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Chapter 50 Soldiers and Officials (1)

When carrying the measuring instrument, Zhao Qian subconsciously wanted to shrink his shoulders. He did do so, and then felt that his shoulders were not as painful as he imagined. Zhao Qian was stunned for a moment. He wanted to leave like this, but he felt that he could not ignore this change.

When he put down the measuring instrument, Zhao Qian took a completely unavoidable approach to the equipment on the kang. The hard equipment fell on his shoulders, and it felt uncomfortable. After putting down the equipment again, Zhao Qian thought for a while. He neither wanted to hang out nor did he want to hide without any prospects. After several attempts, he found that the power of his arm could control the equipment more calmly. Zhao Qian picked up the equipment and gently approached his shoulders. This time it was much more comfortable. After a few attempts, Zhao Qian carried the equipment and walked forward.

Because of this trouble, Zhao Qian lags behind the team a little. Without the previous discomfort, this point was caught up within half a minute. Zhao Qian's team did not continue to build a north-south platform, but started from the completed measurement benchmark point and built an east-west measurement base point.

It was already the October month of the Song Dynasty, and the weather was cold. The neat Song army was walking in the wilderness, and there were no people except the extremely sparse villages. While walking around a forest, Zhao Qian saw the village in the distance. He suddenly realized that he had finally begun to get used to such China. In other words, he began to no longer have instinctive resistance to the wilderness.

Zhao Qian was born and raised in a densely populated city like Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Guangzhou. In recent years, he has lived in a super metropolis with a population of one million like Hangzhou. The crowds are surging and shoulder to shoulder. In Zhao Qian's opinion, it is a normal state. When he and his troops were conducting primary training in Guide Prefecture (Shangqiu), Henan, the Guide Prefecture, with a population of less than 100,000, was already a desolate place. When he marched in the wilderness in Henan, Zhao Qian could not accept it in his heart that it was the Song Dynasty.

Before the Song army recaptured Henan, Henan was always regarded as a ranch by the Mongolians. Henan, which implemented ranch-making, had little population. After the Song Dynasty recaptured the south of the Yellow River, it was counted and found that the entire Henan population was less than one million. Henan's area was thousands of times that of Hangzhou City, and its population was the same as Hangzhou City. This fact made Zhao Qian feel difficult to understand.

According to historical records, Kaifeng had a population of one million at that time, while Henan was an extremely wealthy area with a population of tens of millions. If it weren't for those soldiers, it would be impossible to see a village for two or three days. After recapturing Kaifeng, the population of the entire Kaifeng Prefecture was only 100,000. Zhao Qian really couldn't imagine what kind of cruel rule the Mongols had carried out in Henan.

After staying in such a place for a long time, Zhao Qian found that he had begun to get used to such desolation. Such self-awareness made Zhao Qian laugh.

"Deputy squad leader, what's so funny?" The warrior walking beside Zhao Qian couldn't help asking.

"I..., I remembered what happened when I was a child." Zhao Qian replied.

"Why are you lost?" said comrade in surprise.

"I actually don't recognize the direction." Zhao Qian replied. When living in the city, just remember the familiar locations and the directions of the buildings, you can easily and easily in the city. After entering the army, Zhao Qian felt that the course of recognizing direction was so profound that it was amazing. Those comrades in the army who could easily recognize direction made Zhao Qian even more suspicious that they had natural abilities. Just like pigeons who naturally distinguished directions.

The comrades were very good at identifying the direction, and he obviously didn't know that what Zhao Qian said was not the problem he was thinking, so he asked a little complacently: "What about now?"

Zhao Qian heard the compassion of his comrades, and couldn't help but want to fight back. He smiled and said, "Now that these measurement reference points are repaired, the direction is marked on them. As long as I find this reference point, I can know the direction."

"So that's how it is." The tone of the comrades was completely 'I understand', and he was not at all excited about participating in such a project.

Zhao Qian took advantage of the situation and shut up and interrupted the conversation. A week ago, the army announced the candidates for these deputy squad leaders. Zhao Qian was selected as deputy squad leaders. The company instructor asked Zhao Qian a question, "Why do you think you can be selected?"

This question was beyond Zhao Qian's imagination. He just felt that he could definitely be selected. In terms of height, he must be 185. In terms of physical fitness, he can also rank in the top ten in the company. In terms of academic qualifications, he was admitted to university. As for his background, Zhao Qian was not even bothered to consider this factor. If his background was announced, Zhao Qian should probably be the person in charge of the Henan War Zone.

At this time, Zhao Qian knew that he hated Zhang Yang's goods, and the army generally did not like Zhang Yang's people. He followed the response method assigned by his father and said frankly: "I don't know why the company chose me. Since the company chose me, I will work hard to do my job well."

It can be seen that the instructor was a little surprised by this answer. The instructor was silent for a moment before he spoke: "Comrade Zhao Qian, when choosing you, the company felt that you were not able to unite comrades, so you might not be able to convince the public. However, your very clear advantage is that you never complain and can complete your own work. So we finally feel that you should give you such an opportunity to exercise. We know that you are a high school graduate, and in the company, few people in the entire battalion can have such an education. But don't regard this as the capital for you to look down on others."

Why should I be worthy of others? Zhao Qian couldn't help feeling a little angry. If it weren't for his father's unique arrangements and the harsh speech before departure, Zhao Qian felt that he should have been scolding others like this at this time. But when he thought of his father's speech, Zhao Qian was also a little guilty. The truth his father said was very easy to understand. If a person did not start from the grassroots level, he would be cheated by others.

So Zhao Qian replied: "I really don't look down on people."

"Looking at others means you never think about what others think. You always think that what you think is right." Instructor Lian said.

Zhao Qian was speechless immediately. If this was the standard for looking down on others, Zhao Qian really had to admit that he looked down on others. Even now, Zhao Qian still thinks so.

If he wanted to get along well with his comrades, Zhao Qian could not say a lot. Just like Zhao Qian thought that this measurement work was really good from the perspective of the country. When he expressed his views, his comrades either sneered at it or felt that Zhao Qian was completely echoing the above statement.

So Zhao Qian talked about his benefits to these basic points, "After having these basic points, dividing land and land, it is easy to find out the size of the big and small. Building roads and canals can also clearly know how much boundaries you need to occupy."

This is Zhao Qian’s truth. When his father talked to the cadres who implemented the Lin'an New City Plan at home, he specifically talked about the importance and practicality of establishing a measurement base in Lin'an.

The comrades basically didn't understand what this meant. After they asked in confusion or disdain, Zhao Qian made a reason. Some people didn't say anything, while others said, "This is the government's business, and it's not our turn to do it."

"Aren't we just a part of the court?" Zhao Qian directly quoted his father's definition of the army.

"We are far away from the government!" Someone immediately laughed. The person who mocked Zhao Qian at that time was a comrade-in-arms with extraordinary ability to identify directions.

In order not to look down on others, Zhao Qian did not even dare to say his heart to these comrades. He continued to move forward silently, and this silence was the company's greatest recognition of him. In his silence, Zhao Qian was considering his current work and contacting the court.

These measurement base points have special signs facing the four directions of southeast, southwest and northwest. Even a guy like Zhao Qian who lacks the ability to identify directions can know the direction as long as he can go to the measurement base point and look at it. Walking along the direction, you can easily find the next reference point. Even if there is a problem with these signs, you can still find the direction under the comparison of several consecutive reference points. With such guidance, the troops will not go in the wrong direction. People who recognize words like Zhao Qian are not afraid of walking thousands of miles. Not to mention that these signs are not limited to text, but also graphics. For example, in addition to the Bei character, there is also the Beidou logo on the cement column in the north.

Walking silently, Zhao Qian actually suspected that his comrades were unhappy because his talent was weakened by the guidance services provided by the measurement base point. Zhao Qian did not have any sympathy for this. He found that he was also jealous and hated Zhang Yang people. Seeing such a guy being frustrated, Zhao Qian felt very happy.

However, as he walked, Zhao Qian suddenly felt a little uneasy. Others should also view Zhao Qian like this.

In order to implement the order of his father Zhao Jiaren, Zhao Qian continued to walk through the wilderness of Henan with this uneasiness. Zhao Jiaren in Hangzhou looked coldly at the memorial written by Li Tingzhi, the magistrate of Nanchang. The memorial said that cement piles cost a lot, and there are many bandits in the mountainous areas of Jiangxi. Spending precious manpower and material resources on making cement piles and buried cement piles is a huge waste.

The words written in the article are sincere, and there is even a bit of beauty in the words and sentences. I think it can be appreciated by many literati. Zhao Jiaren originally wanted to put this memorial aside, but he really couldn't do it. No matter what, Li Tingzhi showed enough determination when fighting against Mongolia, and could also be called a hero of the Han Dynasty. Zhao Jiaren did not want him to lose his result for such a person.

Finally, Zhao Jiaren said to the secretary, "Give me a copy of the application form for the basic information of the investigation."

Capital information includes age, gender, year of birth, basic resume of an official. Personnel content at the general level. Taking Zhao Jiaren's application form, the secretary quickly obtained information from the Ministry of Personnel. Zhao Jiaren actually only wanted to read, that is, how old is Li Tingzhi.
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