Lu Ming

Chapter 368 Reaction
The tour guides in the kiln area are very experienced in travelers who faint suddenly.Because the Ming people who lived in the rhythm of the medieval countryside were prone to problems when they first came into contact with various industrial shocks.In fact, after the recruited immigrants entered the steel factory workshop for the first time, many of them were so frightened that they peed their pants, became limp, and often passed out.

So seeing Master Bu unconscious, the tour guide hurriedly called everyone to carry him out of the workshop and put him in a cool place outside the door.In the next step, the tour guide stretched out two fingers to probe the master's neck. After finding that the pulse was normal, he lifted the master's chin slightly to keep the airway open.

Not long after that, the master woke up leisurely with a long sigh of "uh".Opening his eyes and looking at the circle of faces above his head, Master Bu shook his head, then sat up slowly with the support.

"It's the old man who has a serious illness." After saying this in a hoarse voice, Master Bu stretched out his arms and said to the long follower: "Help me back."

A good industrial trip ended anticlimactically in this way.

The carriage immediately sent the master back to the hotel.On the way back, the master didn't say a word, and when he arrived at the hotel, he ordered his servants: go to the counter to book a ticket and go back to Fujian.Then the next morning, Fang Tangjing bid farewell to Master Bu and his party at Chikan Wharf.

After watching the ship go away, Fang Tangjing, who was standing by the Taijiang River and waving his folding fan, finally shook his head helplessly.In fact, Fang Tangjing was very clear about Master Bu's every move, including a series of psychological changes after he arrived here, and why there were such changes.

As a staff member and scholar of the gentry family, Fang Tangjing has seen too many "hardcore gentry" like Mr. Bu.

In the late Ming Dynasty, although the morality was declining and the world was no longer, a large number of scholars began to talk about money, wealth and property; but there were still many gentlemen who abided by the principles of Confucius and Mencius and acted upright and old-fashioned-Master Bu was a typical example.

So Fang Tangjing could understand Master Bu's dislike for all kinds of things in this place all the way.Fang Tangjing could even guess the reason for Mr. Bu's fall yesterday. It was just that he was frightened when he saw that the Cao family had money, food, armaments, and strong men.

However, understanding belongs to understanding, as for the rest, it is the same.Putting aside the little contempt in his heart, he, Fang Tangjing, a scholar, is not qualified to control Master Bu's madness.Now that the master is going to leave, he can't stop him, so he has to send it off respectfully.It's best to leave, Fang Xiucai still has things to do, time is tight!

As the saying goes, the same rice breeds the same people, and this situation is very obvious in the industrial tour of the kiln area.

Whether it is a farmer in Muna, a shrewd businessman, or a stubborn gentry like Master Bu, in short, the travelers found that as long as these Ming people visited the kiln area, they would definitely react in various ways.

These after-the-fact reactions, like Master Bu, became more stubborn and "anti-Cao", but more Ming people were shocked by the mighty power of industrialization, and thus became more inclined to cross the forces and willingly obey. I am happy to communicate and hope to get a share of this industrial power.

Therefore, all the people across the time have been strongly supporting the industrial tourism project in the kiln area. This kind of real shock, the transformation effect on the Ming people far exceeds the inciting effect of words and language.

As for people like Mr. Bu, to be honest, the rulers of the empire didn't take them seriously at all.Every social change will create trendy people, and it will also produce old people and young people, which is inevitable.Master Bu's energy is far from enough to worry about.

Let's put it this way: If Chongzhen and his ministers are going to visit the kiln area tomorrow, the people who travel through will not only warmly welcome the guests, but also respectfully send the emperor back to the court after the visit.

A few years have passed, and now is not the time for the gang to land on Dayuan Island tremblingly.

Just like the American emperor who was the most powerful in the world in the 80s and [-]s, the Transit Empire, which already possessed all-round economic, political, technological, and military advantages in this plane, is now full of self-confidence, and has no fear of the prying eyes and hostility of the natives.

No matter what means the natives use, even if Chongzhen and Jiannu join forces to kill millions of troops tomorrow, all of these will be strangled and crushed in front of battleships, giant cannons, breech-loading guns, chemical fertilizers, and electronic night vision devices.

So Master Bu left, gently, without taking a single cloud.The bustling Chikan Wharf is still crowded with people, and the roaring kiln area is still spewing out huge amounts of wealth. No one cares what kind of conspiracy and unwillingness Master Bu took away.

As for Comrade Fang Tangjing, a not-so-talented aide who relies on his intelligence and handsome appearance to mix with society, he still has a lot of things to do that his boss has assigned him.So he will not return to Fujian this time, and when everything is done, he will board a passenger ship to Hangzhou and sail directly to his hometown.

After seeing off the master, Fang Tangjing turned around with the servant and went back to the kiln area.

Unlike Mr. Bu, Fang Tangjing was just a low-ranking scholar with a mediocre family. In the first half of his life, he didn't feel much grace from the emperor, nor did he enjoy any rights. The core is very soft, and it is not actually a member of the ruling class.

So Fang Tangjing made no secret of his interest in Dagongfang.He has no historical baggage, he likes these exquisite machines, and he can feel the huge power behind these machines that can change society. The most important thing is that he not only does not reject this power, but also wants to benefit from it.

In addition, even if it is only for work needs, it is his duty to accept new things-the staff need to keep abreast of all kinds of new information in society so that they can provide opinions and suggestions when the boss needs it.

So in the next few days, Fang Tangjing spent time in the kiln area.

He not only visited all the factories that allowed tourists to enter one by one, but also seized every opportunity to consult with the tour guide, trying to figure out the working principle of these machines.

Fang Tangjing, who is only 30 years old, still has a strong comprehension ability.Under the introduction of the tour guide, he now understands at least some general concepts: all machines are divided into two parts, the part that emits black smoke is the "body", which is the output, just like mules and horses; the rest is the "use". , responsible for specific operations, like a carriage.

Not only that, Fang Tangjing also roughly calculated the output of some factories in the kiln area.The result of course made him speechless: the monthly output of any parts is calculated in thousands or tens of thousands, even for an ordinary wheel kiln, the monthly output rate of bricks is several 10 yuan. This has surpassed those near Hangzhou. The output of all brick kilns is added up.

The more he got to know, the more Fang Tangjing became more optimistic about Cao's potential, which in turn led him to learn more about this place.So it was not until a week later that Fang Tangjing finished his investigation of the kiln area.

During the two days of rest in the hotel, Fang Tangjing picked up the pen and ink, and recorded the survey results, data, and personal opinions of the senior officials during this period in detail.This is very important information, and it will be discussed and analyzed in detail with the owner after returning home.

After the rest, Fang Tangjing, who had already made up his mind, started his last job as a senior officer: contacting the general's mansion head-on.

The method of contact is very simple, as I have already said in the previous article: Fang Tangjing only needs to walk into the government affairs hall of the Chikan District Government, and then find the window of major customers.

So he did the same.

The process went smoothly.Leaving aside the business visas that Master Bu applied for, Fang Tangjing himself represented a family of gentry in Hangzhou.

So when he came to the window to declare his family name, and handed over his master's post, he was quickly invited to the meeting, and green tea was served in front of him.

The receptionists, a man and a woman in jackets with double-breasted jackets, were very enthusiastic. They not only took out some investment promotion documents printed by the Chikan District Government, but also explained to Fang Tangjing one by one the terms on the documents so that the guests could understand Neologisms such as "light industry".

Generally speaking, there is no threshold for the current investment promotion activities in the crossing country.In other words, as long as the guests who come have money to invest, the time-travelers don't care about the other party's political attributes: even if the opponent is a reactionary gentry like Master Bu.

This idea of ​​attracting investment was only reversed at the conference at the beginning of the year-before that, the Ministry of Commerce did not dare to open up investment channels to the gentry because the plate was too small and the confidence was insufficient.

It's different now: as long as the old men dare to invest, they will dare to sell their shops, houses, land and commodity agency rights.If the entanglement continues like this, when the showdown comes, will the master turn his face or not?
If you turn your face, all the previous investment and business will be gone; if you don't turn it over, it's nothing more than sorry for Chongzhen, master, you can decide for yourself
Fang Tangjing didn't have any worries in this regard. In fact, he knew very well what his master's virtues were.Although it is the same age as Master Bu, but unlike Master Bu who sticks to the way of Confucius all his life, his favorite in his life is Brother Fang, so in the face of interests, Fang can guess how the master will choose with his heels .

Fang Tangjing spent another two days in the government affairs hall.

During this period, he had a detailed understanding of the district government's investment promotion policy, and with the help of the clerk, Fang Tangjing also tried to choose a few investment channels suitable for his family.

These investment routes are all about light industry, which requires two operations: while investing in shops and residences in Chikan, while working as an agent or directly investing in workshops in Hangzhou.

At this point, Fang Tangjing's work as a senior official this time is considered complete.For the remaining actions, he needs to go back to Hangzhou to discuss and study with the master before deciding what kind of project to invest in.

Fang Xiucai, who took care of everything, finally bought the boat ticket after Master Bu Bu, and arrived at Chikan Wharf with the young servant early in the morning.

Shaking the folding fan lightly, Fang Tangjing stood on the pier, and finally looked reluctantly at this land that brought endless hope in his heart: "It will come again in the second half of the year, and then we will buy a set of 'three bedrooms and one living room' first." !” Fang Tangjing thought silently.

However, as the saying goes: There is no book without a coincidence.

The moment Fang Xiucai was about to turn around and board the trestle bridge, he saw a person walking by Shi Shiran from the side of the street.

The startled Fang Xiucai threw down the Gucci buckskin suitcase in his hand, ran quickly, separated the passers-by, rushed to the side of the person, and shouted: "Hey! Wu that kidnapper, you committed a crime today, don't try to run away! "

(End of this chapter)