The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

The next day is the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. According to the usual practice, the court holiday will start on the 27th of the end of the year. The adults who are officials abroad will be released earlier because they have to travel.

Lin Zhao rushed to deal with all the important business affairs before the 22nd, then packed up his things and arranged for his servants, and returned to the capital with Jiang Ziyan.

But I haven't seen him for half a year. As soon as Lin Zhao returned to the palace, the old prince Rong came straight to him. After seeing him, he looked up and down, left and right, and finally almost burst into tears, for fear that his grandson would lose a hair.

Jiang Ziyan only returned to Lin'an at the beginning of the month. After returning, he didn't stay for a few days before returning.

In the past few days when I went back, I mainly arranged for the cement factory and the weaving and spinning business, but nothing else.

On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, Jiang Ziyan met an acquaintance.

Zhou Xing is here.

One was to report the business of Linzhou Paper Mill to him face to face, and the other was to come to the capital to join Jiang Ziyan.

He set off in mid-November and took care of all the affairs of the paper mill, and then he took the account book on the road.

He brought all the ledgers compiled this year, not only the ledgers of the paper mill, but also those of the county restaurants and milk tea shops.These add up to about 80 million taels of profit this year.

After Zhou Xing arrived in the capital, he searched for Jiang Ziyan's address along the way, and asked everyone where Meihua Lane was, and it took him a long time to find the place.

Jiang Ziyan was a little surprised when he heard the housekeeper Wei Nan coming to say that Zhou Xing was here.

Although Zhou Xing had told him in a letter that he would come, he did not expect him to arrive so soon.

"Let him in now."

Zhou Xing soon followed the butler, and when he saw Jiang Ziyan, he bowed with both hands, "Mr.

"Don't stand still, the journey is tiring, sit down and have a rest."

Zhou Xing nodded and sat down on the chair next to him.

Jiang Ziyan said with concern: "Is the journey going smoothly?"

"Thanks to Mr. Lang, it went well. Originally, Han Yu and the others wanted to come along, but at the end of the year, there must be someone in charge of the paper mill, so I came here by myself."

"You've worked hard. I've ordered my servants just now, and I'm preparing meals. After dinner, you can take a bath and have a rest. It's the same when we talk about business matters tomorrow."

A smile flashed across Zhou Xing's eyes, "Thank you, sir."

Unexpectedly, after two years of absence, Mr. Lang is still so kind to him, which makes Zhou Xing very happy, and the master still misses him.

Near noon, Mama Liu, who was cooking, knew that there were guests coming to the house. Butler Wei specially reminded her that this was someone who was very close to the host's family. Mama Liu cooked a table of very sumptuous meals for the guests.

Zhou Xing had been in Linzhou before, and this was his first time in the capital.Compared with the capital city, the remote place of Linzhou is far from it.The same goes for eating, as many things are not available.

After lunch, the mother-in-law boiled hot water for him to bathe. He hadn't bathed for a long time on the way.

After taking a bath, I fell asleep, and when I woke up, it was almost dinner time.

After dinner, Zhou Xing went to see Jiang Ziyan and reported on the business.

Charcoal was burned in the house, and the weather had gotten warmer in recent days, so it wasn't cold inside.

Zhou Xing sat on the other side of the table, talking about what happened in Linzhou this year.

"The paper mill has expanded again. The land you bought earlier has been expanded by more than ten acres to the west, and all the surrounding dilapidated houses have been renovated and rebuilt. Master Zhizhou is very supportive of the expansion of the paper mill, and the government will go through the process. It went well. Thanks to the paper mill, the lives of the people near Linzhou Fucheng have been getting better and better in the past two years, and Lord Zhizhou praises you very much, Mr. Lang."

Jiang Ziyan flipped through the ledger and said with a smile: "It's not my credit, after I came to the capital, it's all up to you guys to take care of it, you are the ones who have worked hard, and you are the ones who should be thanked. "

Zhou Xing smiled, all this is due to Mr. Lang, without him they would not be where they are today.

"Before I came, I paid a special visit to Lord Zhizhou."

Thanks to Jiang Ziyan, Lord Zhizhou Cui knew that Zhou Xing was the manager of the paper mill and met him in person.

"I heard from Master Zhizhou that Linzhou's tax revenue has increased a lot this year. Now Linzhou's plain paper and flower paper are already well-known. When these two kinds of paper are mentioned, several neighboring counties know about it. It is from our Linzhou, and Master Zhizhou is very happy."

That's right, this can be regarded as Zhizhou's great achievement when he was in office. When the officials are evaluated at the end of the next two years, this performance will be rated as good at the very least, and he is naturally happy.

"How is the Jiangnan side? Is the tea party going well? Before, Young Master Zhu wrote to me saying that he has opened several tea rooms in Jiangnan, and the business is pretty good."

Zhou Xingdao: "Speaking of this, the villain really admires Mr. Lang. Although the place where the tea party is run is small, but based on the calculation of the account book at the end of the year, and the few chain stores at Master Zhu's side, it is actually making a profit. There are 10,000+ taels of silver.”

"So many?" Jiang Ziyan was also very surprised when he heard this number. He didn't expect so many people to like milk tea.The south of the Yangtze River is rich and prosperous. It seems that milk tea has a very good market in the south of the Yangtze River.

"That's right. At first, the villain didn't dare to believe it after finishing the calculation. He thought it was a mistake. After all, he asked the accountants below to help him do the calculation again. It turned out that the calculation was correct."

"However, among all the profits this year, the paper mill accounts for the bulk. Most of the people in the west of the city work in the paper mill. We have built several dormitory buildings for the workers to live in according to Mr. Lang's plan. Now the entire Rin The appearance of Zhoucheng West has taken on a new look, which is quite different from before.”

Jiang Ziyan said with a smile: "It's enough for the people to live well. Business drives the economy. As long as the economy develops well, the people's lives will naturally be better."

What Zhou Xing said was all the changes in Linzhou City in the past two years. Although Jiang Ziyan couldn't see it now, he could feel the great changes in Linzhou City from his mouth.

He asked again: "I probably understand the situation in the prefecture and county. How is the town? Are Qingshan and the others still in the town?"

Zhou Xingdao: "Qingshan has now moved to the town to live in. Before the Xiangjiang dam burst, the family house was washed away, but fortunately the property in the town is still in good condition. He directly bought a big yard in the town, and the Everyone in the family took over to live in. Besides, Qingshan just got married this year, who do you think he married?"

Since Zhou Xing asked this question, Jiang Ziyan must know this person.

He thought about it seriously, and even thought of Lady Xu, but then he ruled it out, after all, the age of the two was not suitable.

Finally he said: "Could it be Erya?"

Zhou Xing smiled and said: "Mr. Lang is smart, he can guess right."

"Erya is still young, right? I remember she was only twelve or thirteen years old at that time, why did He Qingshan..."

That's right, now two years later that girl is fifteen, women can marry when they are fifteen, and Qing Shan is only eighteen or nine years old this year, the difference between the two is three or four years old, so they are a good match.

"The two of them are actually married, maybe there will be a big fat boy next year."

"Yeah, two years have passed in a blink of an eye, time is like this current, a year is a blink of an eye."

Jiang Ziyan casually flipped through the remaining ledgers. Zhou Xing did the accounting carefully, and it seemed that he didn't need much effort to flip through.

After closing the ledger, he said, "Do you have any other plans for your visit?" Jiang Ziyan asked.

Zhou Xing should have his own plan, otherwise he wouldn't have traveled all the way here.

Zhou Xing hesitated for a moment, then suddenly stood up and knelt down, expressing his thoughts.

He said: "Lang Jun, I want to stay close to you and follow your footsteps. Even if I don't work as a manager of a factory, I can just be an accountant. I am not willing to stay in a small place like Linzhou all the time." Please don't mind the local development."

Jiang Ziyan originally thought that Zhou Xing was going to resign, but he didn't expect that he didn't want to work in Linzhou anymore.

It is a good thing to be ambitious, and Zhou Xing is also very loyal to him.

Thinking of this, Jiang Zi paused for a moment and said, "I just opened a weaving workshop in Lin'an, and now I am in need of a manager. If you come, I don't have to bother to find another manager. Lin'an left the capital It’s not far away, Ah Zhao is the magistrate there, and he doesn’t feel constrained when doing things. Now that the concrete road has been built, it’s very convenient to travel.”

Zhou Xing was very happy when he heard the words, but he didn't expect Mr. Lang to agree to his wish so easily.

He nodded hurriedly, and said: "Zhou Xing will definitely live up to your husband's cultivation."

"It's good to know, it's cold on the ground, get up quickly."

Zhou Xing got up and sat back on the couch.

"Since you intend to stay here, you must take over the affairs of Linzhou. Who will take over after you leave?"

"Back to Mr. Lang, Han Xiao is now in charge. Although he is still young, I have trained him for two years and he has performed very well. Mr. Lang picked him out of so many people and bought him back. Didn't you see Wrong person, he is an upright person."

"That's good."

"Before I came, I explained everything clearly, and I have gone through all the necessary procedures. Don't worry, this gentleman."

Zhou Xing was prudent in his work, and Jiang Ziyan was always at ease.

After the business matters were finished, the time was almost over, the sky had completely darkened, only a few stars in the sky were still twinkling.

Jiang Ziyan asked Wei Nan to take Zhou Xing down to rest, and the place he arranged for him was naturally the West Wing.

A total of four living rooms were cleaned up from the front and back of the west wing, and the rest were utility rooms. It took two days to clean up and live in.

Of these four rooms, Chang Hua lives in one for girls, Chang Lin in one, and Feng Ke in one. Not long ago, another room was cleared out for Zhuo Feng to live in. The four rooms are just full.

Now that Zhou Xing is here, naturally he cannot be allowed to live in the servant's house.

So Wei Nan specially told Feng Ke to spare a room for Zhou Xing to live in.

As for which room to vacate, it was up to him to decide.

The one vacated from the left and right is not his room, but Zhuo Feng's room.

Don't ask why Butler Wei didn't arrange for Zhou Xing and Chang Lin to share a room, ask why he wanted to help these two young people.

Zhuo Feng's injury has been healed for several days, and most of the wounds on his body have shed scabs. It doesn't affect him at all when he usually walks around and does some basic movements.

It's just that his injury is very good, and the relationship between the two of them is not so harmonious.

I didn't know why I had a big fight with Feng Ke two days ago, and no one paid attention to each other these two days. Butler Wei saw that the two of them were in a cold war, and deliberately arranged the room on Feng Ke's head.

At night, as soon as Zhuo Feng lay down, Feng Ke walked in with a cold face.

Seeing him coming, Zhuo Feng felt a flash of joy in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He asked coldly, "Why are you here? Don't you want to see me?"

Feng Ke looked at him upon hearing this, and said in surprise, "When did I say I don't want to see you anymore?"