The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

In the evening, as soon as the two of them were free after eating, they went into the house early to rest.

After not doing it for a long time, Lin Zhao thought that he still had to be busy tomorrow, so he restrained himself a bit, asked for water twice, and then took a rest.

When Jiang Ziyan got up the next day, he didn't feel so uncomfortable. Lin Zhao helped him clean it up, and he got up, ate something and went out.

In a restaurant in the east of the city, Master Qian and Yuanwai Sun were talking in a private room on the second floor.

They met by chance today, they both went to check the shop, they happened to meet each other on the same street, and they sat down together to talk.

Master Qian shared his gossip, "The people below said that Jiang bought dozens of acres of land from us, and even used all of it to grow cotton."

Sun Yuanwai also heard about this, and he said with a bit of contempt: "I think he is messing around with growing cotton. What does such a young son know? The price of wheat is so high. He doesn't grow wheat, and his head was kicked by a donkey." I just went to plant cotton."

As soon as the words were finished, Master Qian shrugged his shoulders and laughed, "Who says it's not? Planting so much cotton can be sold?"

Thinking of the recruiting of apprentices in the textile factory a few days ago, Sun Yuanwai felt a little nervous again, "Old Qian, you said that he has set up a textile factory, is it because he wants to use all the cotton he grows in the textile factory?"

Master Qian sneered, "He said that opening a textile factory can make it happen? Things are well planned, but it may not achieve that effect. Do you rarely see such things as shooting yourself in the foot?"

"Hahahaha, you're right. He can't run such a big factory with only people and no skills. There are too many weaving workshops. Let's just wait and see. His textile factory will have to close down soon. !"

The two people are very proud of their sarcastic talk here, and what they say is full of belittling and belittling. To them, Jiang Ziyan is just a young junior. He just messes around without much experience, and it's no wonder he can make achievements.

Anyway, they sold [-] acres of land to Jiang Ziyan, which was considered a favor, and the county magistrate also made sense of it.

But some people think differently from them.

When Cui Yuanwai learned that Jiang Ziyan was going to open a textile factory, not only did he not underestimate Jiang Ziyan, on the contrary, he even asked Jiang Ziyan if he had enough money.

Cui Yuanwai was simple-minded and wanted to curry favor with the county magistrate, so he wanted to intervene wherever he could show favor.

But it was rejected by Jiang Ziyan. In Jiang Ziyan's understanding, what Cui Yuanwai said meant that he understood that he wanted to inject capital into shares. He didn't want to let the rich men in the city get involved, so he refused. .

As for Zhao Yuanwai, his sense of presence was extremely low, and he didn't even move.

However, they did not stumbling Jiang Ziyan quietly, and the textile factory successfully recruited all apprentices and began to teach.

The cement road from Lin'an to the capital has been repaired, and the voices of opposition from the former ministers of the DPRK and China have gradually disappeared.

They gradually understood the meaning of Lin Zhao's phrase "If you want to get rich, build roads first" in Lin Zhao's brochure.

People in Lin'an were poor and poor, and their lives were very difficult in the past. Even if they knew that there were many things that could be exchanged for silver, but the roads were impassable or difficult to walk, there was no way to exchange things for silver, and life would continue to be difficult.

Today's road has been built into a cement road, and some sections of the road in the middle have been re-planned, shortening the main path a lot.

There are many branch roads extending from the main path, leading to various places, which is convenient for people in various towns to transport things and conduct trade.

Since the road was repaired, the number of pedestrians visible to the naked eye has increased, and most of them are people who are carrying goods and driving carriages to the market outside to sell things.

At this time, Lin Zhao was still working in the yamen, and the master beside him was waiting on him.

The master was a round and a half older than Lin Zhao, about 30 years old, with a two-pitched mustache, and from time to time put forward some constructive suggestions for Lin Zhao's reference.

This master has worked with several county magistrates, so he has a good understanding of the people's conditions and livelihood in Lin'an City.

Since Lin Zhao took office, he has behaved fairly peacefully, so Lin Zhao kept him by his side all the time.

Mr. Chen is a man with an exquisite mind, and he seems to know that the new county magistrate is an upright official with his own opinions, so he has always kept to his duty.

Just like now, when Lin Zhao doesn't ask him about things, he usually does some auxiliary things by the side, never saying much.

He has always been adhering to the principle of saying more than wrong, and he has a good impression on Lin Zhao.

At this time, he was helping Lin Zhao sort out official documents. He was very surprised that the county magistrate had built cement plants and cement roads during his tenure, and often visited the village to understand the sentiments of the people.

Do things differently and do things differently.

Master Chen was shocked to find that the person who came this time was an upright and willing official. Thinking of the downfall of his family in the past few years, he suddenly felt that there was hope for the future.

Although he could follow the previous county magistrates to get some oil and water in the past, he still has a steelyard in his heart. He dare not make more money for the people's fat and people's ointment he has collected, because he is afraid of feeling ashamed, and he always feels uneasy when he goes to sleep at night.

Now he is sleeping soundly. Although the salary is not much, as the county magistrate said, life will get better little by little.

After Lin Zhao finished approving the last official document, he started a conversation, saying, "How do the people feel after the cement road is repaired?"

Master Chen replied with a smile: "Everyone is very satisfied. Many people have ox carts at home, and they drive the ox carts to pull things outside to sell."

"Well, people in Lin'an have rarely traveled far, and haven't seen the outside world much. You should remind people to go out and sell things, be careful, and don't be deceived."

"Your Excellency has a kind heart, and I will go down and say something after a while."

After working together for a long time, Mr. Chen found that Lin Zhao had no airs in his speech, and he could say whatever he wanted, which he liked very much.

Master Chen saw that he took out the geographical map, and didn't know what he was looking at, so he chatted and said: "The common people have gone out after a long time, and wish they could buy all the things that can be sold at home."

Lin Zhao laughed, "They are all poor people, so we should let them earn more money from the rich, so that the rich don't spend it all and waste it."

"What your lord said is very true. In the past, I always felt that a person's life is destined to be born. Some people's lives are as cheap as weeds on the roadside. No matter who sees them, they can step on them casually. Some people just Born with a good life, enjoying the glory and wealth, spending money that others can't earn in a few lifetimes."

"But now the lower officials have a different view."

"Let's listen to it." Lin Zhao said.

"Although people are born with different status and circumstances, if you find the right method and add hard work, it is not impossible to improve."

Lin Zhao picked up a pen and circled a few places on the geographical map, and said, "That's right, I'm still very enlightened."

Master Chen has always been the most flattering person, but when he came to Lin Zhao, his words became a little more sincere.

"My lord is not the same as the county magistrates in Lin'an before. I can see that you are a good official who really has the people in his heart."

Lin Zhao raised his head and glanced at him, and found that he looked serious and did not seem to be joking, so he smiled and did not answer.

He carefully looked at the map, and then planned another route around the main road that had been repaired.

He said: "Go and call the person in charge of repairing the cement road."

Master Chen didn't understand what he wanted to do, and asked with some doubts: "Isn't the cement road already repaired? Now that the person in charge of road repair is called over, do we still need to check for leaks? Or is there something wrong with the cement road?"

Master Chen was a little worried. The concrete road that would bring convenience to his hometown had only been repaired for a few days, so there must be no mistakes.

Lin Zhao shook his head and explained, "No, I asked him to come over to discuss and prepare for the road to be built next."

"Do you still want to build roads?" Master Chen was a little surprised. He called a yamen servant and asked him to call the chief engineer who repaired the cement road.

Lin Zhao felt that it was better to explain these things clearly to the assistants around him, lest he would not know anything and be in a hurry when the time came, and he could make preparations if he knew in advance.

He said: "The road that has been repaired is mainly the official road, which can be regarded as the first phase of the project."

He still learned the word "Phase I Project" from Jiang Ziyan.

"Now this road has been repaired, and the response after it is put into use is also good, so I plan to start the second phase of construction."

Although Mr. Chen didn't know what the first phase and the second phase of the project were, it was not difficult to understand them literally.

This is a great thing to build a hometown. Master Chen asked very excitedly: "Sir, do you mean that we will not only build a cement road? Is there a third phase of the project? A fourth phase of the project? There will be many roads in Lin'an." Concrete road, right?"

Lin Zhao nodded, "Well, that's the plan at the moment. However, some roads in some places need to be surveyed on the spot. Tomorrow, I will find some people who specialize in drawing road maps to plan the route and then discuss the construction of other roads. "

"No problem, don't worry, this matter will be left to the next official."

Master Chen's hometown is a place called Sishui Village under Lin'an City. Sishui Village belongs to Baishui Town, but Baishui Town is farther from Lin'an City than the road from Lin'an to Beijing.

Because there is a short-cut road that cannot be taken, and you can only go halfway around the mountain to get to Lin'an, it is very inconvenient to travel.

Although Mr. Chen works in the Lin'an County Yamen, his wife, children and mother were brought here, but his family left the village, and everyone else was still in the village. It was inconvenient to travel and life was very difficult.

If the road from Sishui Town to Lin'an City is repaired, it will be very convenient to travel and do business, and the villagers in the village will be able to improve their lives.

Lin Zhao saw that he was very happy, but was afraid that he would be anxious and unstable, so he said, "Don't worry, take your time. Passers-by repair one by one. My mission here is to help the people of Lin'an get rid of poverty."

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The second phase of the cement road project is already under planning, but within two or three months, construction has already begun.

And it was time for the first batch of cotton to be picked, and the tenants had almost all grown the cotton according to Jiang Ziyan's request, and now they all started to pick cotton.

After the cotton is mature, the shell will crack, exposing the white cotton core inside, and the cotton core will be pulled out and put into the basket, and the cotton picking will be completed.

After the cotton stalks are cut off, they can still be used as firewood. The firewood belongs to the tenants themselves, and the land they planted is theirs.

After the first batch of fresh cotton is collected, a series of steps such as centralized flower cleaning and seed removal are carried out in a spacious room of the textile factory.

Jiang Ziyan planned to sell half of this batch of fresh cotton to other merchants and keep the other half for weaving.

Now there are only a few master craftsmen who can make finished cloth, and a few young weaver girls recruited are not very proficient in weaving cloth with multiple threads.

And the newly recruited apprentices have only just learned it for a short time, and at most they can only twist a thread, so the overall amount of cotton consumed is not much.

Soon, the first batch of cloth woven with multiple threads came out, but the weaving and dyeing were integrated. Jiang Ziyan's textile factory did not have people with the skill of dyeing cloth, so he could only entrust it to a cloth dyeing workshop. , dye the cloth they wove into the desired color, and send it to them after drying.

What Jiang Ziyan needs to do now is to find a few highly skilled tailors to work in shifts and make samples according to the patterns he drew.

Almost an assembly line engineering job.From thread weaving, cloth dyeing, tailoring to making clothes, there are probably three main processes. If you add one cleaning cotton, it will be four.

Jiang Ziyan felt that when the scale of this textile factory was expanded in the future, four such large workshops could be arranged to operate.

However, there are few people now, and there are not many people with special skills. Without diamonds, we can't do porcelain work, so now we can do whatever we can, and we can do as much as we can.

Before the twelfth lunar month, the ready-made clothes made of the pattern drawn by Jiang Ziyan and the cloth woven with multiple threads were ready.

The fabric used for the first dress is dark blue, with buttons on the slanted placket, and there is a picture of an auspicious bird in the middle of each button. Pattern of clouds and mist.

This is a cotton coat, because it is made of cloth with multiple threads, the fabric is thick and windproof, and the cotton core is filled in the middle, and the cotton core is fixed with threads, the whole cotton coat does not look bloated at all, but has a tidy and noble air beauty.

This dark blue color is rather dark, and Jiang Ziyan made it for the old prince Rong to wear.The outer shirt is a cape with cotton inside and a layer of fur inlaid on the collar. It looks luxurious and elegant, but the most important thing is that it retains warmth better.

Although there are earth dragons in the palace, it is not cold at all when it burns in winter, but people always have to go out, so this dress is just right to wear when going out.

The moment Jiang Ziyan brought the ready-made garment back, he immediately showed it to Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao touched the thick sleeves, and boasted: "The style is beautiful, and the clothes are also thick. It should be a style that is not available in the capital. I am a little jealous of my grandfather. I can wear the first clothes you made."

Jiang Ziyan was also happy when he heard that he said yes.After all, it was a gift for the elders. The old prince had everything he needed. At this time, it was a gift from his heart, and he had to wear it to match his identity.

He said: "Why are you and the old prince jealous? I didn't think that you were sent here as an official not long after you returned to the palace, and you didn't stay with him for a long time. He's got a new dress to make him happy. And I didn't make it, I just drew it."

"Besides, this is just the first one, and the next two haven't been made yet. I made one for you and one for my father. You can have fun secretly, you've got their credit. "

Lin Zhao quietly stretched her arms from the back and waist to the front to hug him, and pressed her chest against his back without leaving a gap in between.

He said softly: "My husband's paintings are really beautiful, and the clothes he makes are much more beautiful than those made by the embroiderer outside."

Jiang Ziyan's ears turned red when he called her husband, "You don't have to be ashamed to yell nonsense."

"Why, I think you used to be very easy to call, why do you despise me now?"

Jiang Ziyan suddenly remembered the circumstances under which he was called Husband, and it was all because of Lin Zhao, who tortured him in every possible way every time he was in bed, asking him to call this and that, but he couldn't bear it and simply called them all, but the next few times when he did it, he called It's smoother than before.

Thinking of Jiang Ziyan's face flushing, he stumbled and said, "You, why have you learned all kinds of nonsense now? What about your cold and aloof look before?"

Lin Zhao looked down at him, and curled up his mouth, "Oh, so I used to be a cold and noble image in your heart."

"No, is that the point?"

"Well, that's not the point." He added, "You are the point."

Lin Zhao liked teasing him more and more, and felt happy every time he saw him embarrassed and annoyed, as if every boring day became alive when he came to him.

Jiang Ziyan's face and ears turned even redder when he heard the words, and he didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only say dryly and fiercely: "Don't say any more!"

Lin Zhao felt that he was like a half-month-old kitten whose paws hadn't fully grown yet, so he could only use the soft pads to scratch him ferociously, which made him feel itchy in his heart, like feathers. Pass.

In fact, Jiang Ziyan also had his own plans for making this first set of ready-made clothes into the stature of Lord Rong.

On the one hand, it can make the elderly happy. On the other hand, wearing it on the old prince can be regarded as a sign when going out. After all, this new style should not exist in the capital.

So half a month later, the old prince Rong received a new dress, the style of which he had never seen before, and he didn't care whether others would look at his clothes in a strange way, anyway, the first day he received the clothes Happy to put it on.

Then he said to Steward Chen from ear to ear: "Old Chen, look at how filial my granddaughter-in-law is. You haven't seen such beautiful clothes before, have you?"

Steward Chen kept silent, and smiled silently, pretending not to hear the show off in the old prince Rong's tone.

"Well, the clothes are also warm. The fabric seems to be a little different from the usual ones, and it feels thick. No matter, first go and make an appointment with those old guys for me. I will let them take a good look at my new clothes tomorrow. clothing!"

However, before the appointed time the next day, Lord Rong went out.

He is not going to keep the appointment, but to go to the morning court.

Since Lin Zhao was recognized and returned, the old prince Rong has only attended the court once, and it was because he had something to do to help the grandson in his palm.

This unprecedented visit to the early court not only attracted the attention of civil and military courtiers, but even the emperor was very surprised, thinking that his uncle had something to report.

Even when he first entered the morning court, he greeted him with great concern: "It's rare to see the emperor's uncle in the morning court. How is the emperor's uncle recently?"

Old Wang Ye Rong replied calmly: "Go back to the emperor, I'm fine."

In the morning court, the courtiers didn't have many things to do. After the first few things to be done, everyone waited for a while, as if they were waiting for the old prince Rong to speak.

However, until the next morning court, the old prince Rong didn't say a word, and he really just came to the morning court.

After the morning court, the old prince walked a few steps, but he didn't rush back, but walked slowly with the ministers.

Until then, someone finally noticed the clothes he was wearing.

The man was surprised and said: "My lord, why didn't you wear court clothes today?"

The old prince Rong has a high title, and others have to wear court clothes when they go to court, but he doesn't.

Just because once I got up late in a daze, I didn’t notice that I was wearing a regular uniform and went out to go to the court. As a result, I was impeached by the censor at the court for being disheveled, but was stopped by the first emperor and allowed him to go to court without wearing the court uniform towards.

This is the only honor in the entire Wei Dynasty.

Old Wang Rong waved his hand indifferently, "It's rare for this king to be interested in coming to the court for the last time, but he is getting old, and the official uniform is too cumbersome, so he came in ordinary clothes."

Although the old prince Rong is old, but because he has practiced martial arts all the year round, he has a straight body and no big belly, so he looks more energetic when he wears the upper body.

"This uniform seems to be different from ordinary uniforms. My lord, which shop did you make? It is novel and unique. Tell me which tailor shop it is from. Later, I will ask my wife to make two for me too." body."

Today, the old prince Rong came to show off his clothes. Seeing that someone finally asked about the idea, he immediately said with a smile on his face: "This is custom-made by my future granddaughter-in-law. I drew the style with my own hands. When I come back, I will help you." Ask where the tailor made it."

Old Prince Rong narrowed his eyes happily, and looked at them with a smug face.

However, in the eyes of these officials, the focus is not on clothes.

Before he was too busy, someone asked, "My lord, has the prince already made an engagement? Which girl is he engaged to? Why is there no news at all?"

As soon as these words came out, the dozen or so courtiers nearby all pricked up their ears and waited for the old prince's answer.

The old prince said: "Hey, we haven't decided on a marriage yet. I don't know exactly which family I'm looking for, but I don't know. It's always the person he likes. I, an old man, don't want to mix things up. As long as he likes it."

Originally, there were still some people who wanted to marry their daughters to the palace, but now they put their minds back after hearing these words.The eldest son of the family already has a sweetheart, but those who are not looking at marrying their daughters as concubines almost give up their minds.

Seeing that the old prince Rong had achieved his goal, he happily left.

He came to the court today not only to show off his clothes, but mainly to protect his good grandson from the peach blossoms. Although Ziyan has no status yet, he can't be wronged.

During this period of time, Lin Zhao was not in the capital, and I don't know how many people came to the door. Consciously or unintentionally, he mentioned Lin Zhao's marriage to the old prince, and even His Royal Highness the Princess Princess, intentionally or unintentionally, matched her daughter, Princess Yanghe, with Lin Zhao. Zhao's marriage.

Rong Wang Mansion now only has a serious master, the old Wang Ye, and he is an elder, so the marriage of the son must require his nod.