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Chapter 624 Chapter 623 A tricky way

Tang Zhitong finally heard "Long Live the Queen" from the Han River Checkpoint Building.

The building has to tell time, but the walking speed is not that fast.

"Long Live the Queen" is also called "Westminster" or "The Chimes of Westminster Abbey", and it has a great connection with the troublemaker Karl Lagerfeld's family.

As we all know, the Qing Dynasty was incompetent and opened many ports to the outside world.

Where there are ports, there must be tariffs, but the tariffs have never actually entered the national treasury. As collateral for indemnity, they have never been managed by the Chinese.

The vast majority of local tax commissioners (similar to the current customs commissioner) were foreigners.

During the Republic of China, customs buildings were built in various places. Their styles were all Western, and the clock sounds were all "Westminster". In this respect, they were quite in agreement.

Someone once said that music is symbolic.

Tang Zhitong deeply agreed with this.

It was not until 66 that all time signals were replaced by "The East is Red".

In 86, in order to welcome the troublemaker Karl Lagerfeld to visit Hu County, the customs bell tower there sang "Long Live the Queen" again.

In fact, this period was a time when some people were celebrating, and it was not just because of the "international practice" in the mouths of some people, so there was not much opposition at that time.

Hu County still knew to avoid it. No music was played when Hong Kong County returned to China, and the song was changed back to "The East is Red" in 03.

But here, haha...

Some people say that "Westminster" is widely used as the break bell in primary and secondary schools. Tang Zhitong thought about it and realized that he had never experienced this kind of break bell.

At the beginning, the school was poor, and the schoolmaster wore a watch and rang the bell on time.

The bell is the kind in "Tunnel Warfare". When it rings, not only the school but also the nearby villagers can hear it, and the sound can be heard from far away.

Later, when the school's financial conditions improved, they switched to an electric bell, which had a loud but urgent sound.

Thinking of the bell ringing in the school, Tang Zhitong thought of "One Cent" again, and she didn't know whether Jiang Ye's husband had confirmed the employment.

If the songwriting fee is high, you can try to cooperate with Xiao Wang again. Apart from anything else, "March of the Athletes" is still very familiar. The key is that this kind of song does not violate any taboos and is very resilient.

When he got the bicycle, it was already dark. Tang Zhitong rode the bicycle to the guesthouse and carved a stamp on the way.

The seal is rectangular in shape, made of wood, and engraved with the postal code of the area where one lives.

The investigation team came to Wuhan to reverse the low postal code penetration rate here, but considering the supply here, this work is still very difficult.

Someone once said: If there are difficulties, you must move on; if there are no difficulties, you must create difficulties and move on.

Whether you do it well or not is a question of ability, but whether you do it or not is a question of attitude!

This was Tang Zhitong's first business trip with the department. He didn't want to leave the impression that he was incompetent and had a poor attitude, so he came up with this crooked idea.

Although stamping the zip code on the sender's page does not help much in letter delivery, if the recipient promotes it effectively, maybe he or she will copy the zip code when replying.
After all this, hasn't the work of promoting postal codes been launched?

"Why did you come back just now? The cafeteria is closed, and the team leader asked me to bring the food back for you." Seeing Tang Zhitong come in, Zhao Xin started to complain.

"Thank you, I was just stuck for something." Tang Zhitong smiled at Zhao Xin and didn't bother to argue with him. He put down his bag and went to wash his hands first.

When he came back to prepare for dinner, he suddenly remembered the meal ticket and asked, "How much is this meal? Four ounces? Who paid for the meal ticket?"

"Team Leader Huang paid for you," Zhao Xin replied, controlling his gaze and trying not to look at the lunch box. The food provided here was very watery, and if it was considered barely enough to not feel hungry in the old city, now here you would be starving.

"Okay, thank you. I'll send it to the team leader later." Tang Zhitong took out his lunch box and divided the double-steamed rice into two portions. He did not give one to Zhao Xin, but scalded both with boiling water.

During the trip, Tang Zhitong did not smell any bad breath from Zhao Xin, so the probability of him being infected with Helicobacter pylori was not high, so he could use his lunch box without worry.

The person who invented double-steamed rice is a talented person. Although it cannot provide more calories, it can still satisfy your stomach temporarily.

After finishing his meal, Tang Zhitong poured some water into the lunch box. After making sure that all the rice grains in the lunch box had been eaten, he went to wash the lunch box.

"I'll go find Team Leader Huang." Tang Zhitong returned Zhao Xin's lunch box to him and walked out of the room.

After Tang Zhitong left, Zhao Xin hurriedly took out more snacks from his bag, put today's portion in the lunch box, poured water on it and ate it.

"Team Leader Huang." Tang Zhitong knocked on the door and opened it only after hearing someone shout "Come in".

"Xiao Tang, what's wrong? Is there something?" Huang Ruifeng was writing something at the desk at this time. When he saw Tang Zhitong, he stopped what he was doing, turned sideways, and waited for Tang Zhitong to continue.

"I came back late today because of something else. Thank you for helping me get food. Here are the food coupons and money." Tang Zhitong handed what he had just prepared to Huang Ruifeng.

"There's no rush. Give me another one tomorrow." Although Huang Ruifeng said this, when he saw that Tang Zhitong had already handed it to him, he took it.

"I came here for something else." Tang Zhitong smiled, took out a seal from his pocket and showed it to Huang Ruifeng: "This afternoon when I went out to understand the situation, I asked someone to carve a seal for me. From now on, as long as you deliver it to the post office, you can stamp it with such a seal nearby, just like stamping a postmark. The postal code filling rate will go up as soon as it goes down."

"This is a good idea. How did you come up with it?" Huang Ruifeng was very interested in Tang Zhitong's proposal. He played with the seal in his hand and even blew on the seal, trying to print the zip code on the paper.

Today he also went to the grassroots level and visited a branch office where the postal code promotion was the least ideal.

When I walked in, I saw that the staff were all bloated. In this case, how can I blame them for not promoting the product well?

After returning, Huang Ruifeng was also scratching his head, worrying about how to write the investigation report.

It is inappropriate to severely criticize the WH Municipal Bureau for inaction, but it is even more inappropriate if I don't achieve some results on this trip.

Tang Zhitong's small seal appeared at the right time and solved this problem perfectly.

"Here's what I think. We should start popularizing it from the sender's signature, so that residents will have this awareness. When they receive the letter, they may copy the address by hand. In this way, the popularity rate of postal codes here will be increased." Tang Zhitong watched Huang Ruifeng forcefully leave a blurry mark on the letter paper, and explained the origin of his idea.

"Good, good, you are still smart!" Huang Ruifeng stamped a seal, leaving an inconspicuous mark on the paper. With a smile on his face, he was very polite to Tang Zhitong and kept praising him.

Huang Ruifeng knew Tang Zhitong's background and that he had already caught the attention of the higher-ups in the department, so his future was limitless.

"I don't deserve it. After all, I used to be a courier, so I'm a little clever." Tang Zhitong didn't take credit for it. It was just a little trick to fool the investigation and avoid embarrassment for the ministry and the local municipal bureau. It was not worth praising. "Hey~ Don't be modest, it's really good. How much did it cost to carve this seal?" Huang Ruifeng was very satisfied with Tang Zhitong's invention. With this thing, he had a stepping stone and it was easier to write reports.

"Thirty cents." Tang Zhitong made up a number. When he found someone to engrave a seal in the old city, they only charged fifty cents for the labor and materials, so Tang Zhitong weighed it and estimated the amount.

"It's okay, not expensive. You can get another ticket tomorrow and I'll go to the municipal bureau and report it for you." The more Huang Ruifeng looked at this little thing, the more excited he became. He even thought about how to write the report.

"No need. It's not much money." Tang Zhitong waved his hand. Forget about the money for "engraving the seal". It's not a big deal anyway. It's just a small thing.

"That won't work. Official business is official business. There's no reason for me to ask you to pay for it," Huang Ruifeng insisted.

"He's running a mobile stall. Who knows if he'll push a cart and sell his wares tomorrow at the place where I found him? When I went there, there were several people engraving stamps, but I didn't see him issuing receipts to anyone." Tang Zhitong continued to shake his head. He had to shake his head because he didn't have a receipt!

Although there were still some blank receipts left over from the construction site in the space, I didn't dare to use them at all because they were stamped by the supply and marketing cooperative's agency.

If you dig deeper, all your past will be exposed.

"Okay, I'll think of a way to solve this problem. Sit down and talk about it, sit down and talk about it." It's just thirty cents. Huang Ruifeng has already thought of a solution. Tomorrow he will go to the Municipal Bureau and ask them to increase the price by thirty cents when they engrave the seal. The seal will be considered engraved by the Municipal Bureau, and the money will be paid from the office expenses.

Tang Zhitong sat down as he was told and looked around Huang Ruifeng's room. It was also a double room, but Huang Ruifeng was alone there.

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The furnishings in this room are the same as his own, except that there is an extra telephone on the desk.

"How was the situation when you went down there today?" Huang Ruifeng put down the seal and poured water for Tang Zhitong again.

"Not very good. The comrades eat poorly, and the quantity is not enough..." Tang Zhitong talked about the backlog of letters, but did not mention that he had gone for a stroll by the river.

"Alas, there are indeed difficulties at the moment, but fortunately the delivery is not delayed and can be delivered to the destination." Huang Ruifeng said with a sigh.

"I have also been thinking about this problem. I wonder if the Municipal Bureau can print or write some slogans and post them in post offices and streets to tell people that if they want their letters to be delivered quickly and accurately, they must have a postal code. Scare the people and maybe it will be effective. It would be even better if the postal code of this area could be written at the entrance of each alley." Tang Zhitong gave another idea.

The backlog of letters is not entirely a bad thing, and people are certainly anxious.

It is entirely possible to give an ambiguous explanation, saying that the letters are delayed because the postal code is not written on them, which affects sorting and delivery.

People are like this. Only when their own interests are involved will they actively and proactively implement the given solution.

"How can this be called intimidation? This is called propaganda! It's called promotion!" Huang Ruifeng corrected with a smile.

"Yes, publicity and promotion." Tang Zhitong also responded with a smile.

"I think it's okay. I'll talk to the Municipal Bureau tomorrow." Huang Ruifeng agreed. Even if he couldn't eat enough, he had to rush to carry out this matter!

The investigation team can still stay here for about five or six days. If the proportion of letters with postal codes increases during this period, the investigation team can go back and report!
The two chatted for a while before Tang Zhitong stood up and said goodbye.

Huang Ruifeng was very considerate of his subordinates. He sent Tang Zhitong to the door and told him, "The basic conditions here are not very good. Just hold on for a while and we'll be fine when we get back. Rest early these days to save your energy."

"Okay, thank you Secretary Huang." Tang Zhitong smiled and walked out.

Considering the amount of activity today, I would definitely be hungry at night if I didn’t secretly have a snack. But I ate two steamed buns on the way back, so my stomach didn’t feel uncomfortable.

When he returned to his room, Zhao Xin had already washed up and was lying on the bed.

Seeing this, Tang Zhitong stopped working at his desk and simply went to bed.

"Are you hungry?" Tang Zhitong was in a daze and heard Zhao Xin ask beside him.

"Well, it's better to fall asleep. You can save some energy after falling asleep." After Tang Zhitong said this, he turned over and continued to sleep.

This is the problem of not being picky about the bed. If you are picky about the bed, it will be difficult to fall asleep when you are on a business trip.

The only drawback is that classmate Xiao Wang is not with him. Even though they have only been separated for two days, Tang Zhitong misses his wife very much. If he has a beautiful girl in his arms at this time, he would probably feel more energetic, right?

Sunday, May 2.

The investigation team's time in Wuhan is limited. If the investigation team doesn't take a break, it won't be easy for all the comrades in the WH Municipal Bureau to take a break, so several key leaders here are here.

Huang Ruifeng went to communicate, arrange and deploy with the Municipal Bureau regarding promotion matters, while other team members continued to go to the grassroots level after lunch.

With yesterday's experience in mind, Tang Zhitong simply brought a brush and ink from the branch office today.

Compared to chalk, ink stays on the wall longer and is not likely to change color even in the wind and rain.

As long as the postal code can remain on the wall for a year, it is estimated that the people here will be able to remember the postal code of their home area. This will be conducive to the promotion of postal codes and must be done.

The comrades in the branch office here knew what was going on, and at noon, they rejected Tang Zhitong's suggestion to take turns eating again and each ate their own food.

After Tang Zhitong finished his watery double-steamed rice, he looked at the counter for a while and then left again.

This time, Tang Zhitong did not go to the Yangtze River, but went to Yue Lake.

Yuehu Lake is very famous in the local area. It is said that Boya and Ziqi met here and left behind the allusion of "seeking a soulmate among mountains and flowing waters".

This is also an industrial area. As early as when Zhang Zhidong was promoting Westernization, the Hanyang Iron Works, Arsenal, Steel and Pharmaceutical Factory, Official Brick Factory, etc. were built here. The famous "Hanyang-made" products were produced here.

The Yue Lake is now very large, with East Yue Lake and West Yue Lake. When Tang Zhitong was walking back yesterday, he had already inquired about them.

When asking, the local people all thought about food. They took half a steamed bread from Tang Zhitong and while eating it, they counted with Tang Zhitong the delicacies produced in Yue Lake.

Apart from fish, the next most popular food is lotus root.

The lotus roots of Yuehu Lake have a peculiar origin. Legend has it that in ancient times, a concubine washed her face in the lake, and pollen and rouge fell into the lake. After washing like this every day, the lotus roots of Yuehu Lake acquired the flavor of rouge, and the stewed soup has its own fragrance.

There are different varieties of lotus roots, which can be produced from summer to spring.

The varieties currently produced are called "Zhou Ou" and "Mao Jie", which are not only supplied to Beijing and Tianjin, but also exported to Hong Kong and Macao.

At this point, the steamed bread was finished, and the expressions on the passers-by's faces were interesting. On the one hand, they were proud of the local specialty, but on the other hand, they were dissatisfied that such a good thing was not left for the local people to fill their stomachs...

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