The news from Fang Mengjin and Cheng Yi made Su Hao feel extremely depressed.
Su Hao first went to Fang Mengjin and hinted to him that he intended to accept Han Qian as his wife. Fang Mengjin was noncommittal at first, and then came back the next day to tell Su Hao that County Magistrate Han was very angry about the previous incident and did not want to talk about it for the time being.
A marriage.
"Master Fang, what does 'temporarily' mean?" Su Hao caught the flaw in Fang Mengjin's words and asked.
Fang Mengjin chuckled and said: "In other words, you are such a smart person, but you still can't figure out the mystery behind Han Zhixian's words?"
"I can't figure it out." Su Hao replied honestly. These arty scholars all like to play some mysteries. As a man of science and engineering, he has no ability to figure it out.
Fang Mengjin said: "Miss Han, if you are unkind, you have to let others be unjust. Magistrate Han did not reject you out of love for your talent. As for whether you are a talent, it depends on you.
If you go to the border once, what achievements will you make?"
Han Wen's attitude was such that Su Hao couldn't understand what Han Qian meant from Cheng Yi. According to Cheng Yi, when she went to tell Han Qian about this, Han Qian just cried silently.
, but refused to say a word. Cheng Yi analyzed that it must be Su Hao's rejection of Han Wen's proposal of marriage before, which must have hurt Han Qian's heart. To make the girl forget about it, I'm afraid the only way is to wait for a while.
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After all, the conclusion is the same, that is, Yang Gendi's fantasy plan to get married before Su Hao goes to Yunnan has failed. This is also a relief for Su Hao, who still feels that he is not old enough and cannot
At the age where she can get married. Now neither Han Wen nor Han Qian want to agree to the marriage right away. No matter how anxious Yang Gendi is, it will be in vain.
In the remaining days, Su Hao was not idle. In fact, he had been very busy since he came over. Now that he knew that he was about to be transferred to Yunnan, he was even busier. He wanted to put it together before leaving.
Some important things are settled.
The first thing to do was, of course, the construction of the reservoir. Fan Lai, the prefect of Nanchang, was also a practical person. After receiving the materials submitted by Fengcheng County, he reported them to the Chief Secretary of Jiangxi Province without delay. The Chief Secretary and the Nanchang Prefecture dispatched
Special personnel went to the Luoshan area of Fengcheng County to inspect, listened to the reports on the construction of the reservoir made by Su Hao and Ma Yu, and determined that the plan was feasible. Shortly thereafter, 50,000 taels of silver jointly raised by the Chief Secretary and Nanchang Prefecture were allocated
Arrive at Fengcheng County Government Office.
As soon as the money was in place, the construction of the reservoir was started. Winter is the slack season for farming, which is a good time for labor recruitment. More than 10,000 young and middle-aged men were recruited from all townships in the county to Luoshan, and a vigorous winter water conservancy construction campaign began. County Yamen Three
One-third of the staff was sent to the site to direct, and Ma Yu and other college students spent day and night on the construction site, responsible for comprehensive technical guidance.
As an advocate of the reservoir, Su Hao was very busy when the project was first launched. After the reservoir construction was basically on the right track, he felt a little more relaxed and was able to do some things of his own.
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The second thing Su Hao was busy with was the business matters of Su's Trading Company.
Several coal mines excavated in Xuanfeng Township have already reached coal-bearing seams, and tens of thousands of kilograms of coal are dug out from the ground every day. Some of these coals are used to bake lime, cement and other products, while others are
Sold to urban and rural residents for use as fuel.
Su Xiaohu led his people to open a coal store in Nanchang, specializing in selling raw coal and briquettes produced by Su's Trading Company. Due to Su's Trading Company's large coal output and good coal quality, Su Xiaohu's coal store quickly monopolized Nanchang City.
When some small officials and wealthy people wanted to buy coal, they had to go to Su Xiaohu to open the back door and say something nice to him.
In addition to coal, Su's Trading Company also sold phosphate rock powder, glassware, high-manganese steel kitchen knives and other products that were considered high-tech at the time. In order to prevent the high-manganese steel incident from spreading and causing trouble to itself, this word
It is strictly controlled within the Su's Trading Company, and externally it is only said that this is a better steel, and the kitchen knives, farm tools, etc. made are much more durable than others. Of course, the price is also quite considerable.
It was also during this period that the yellow ** jointly developed by Chen Guanyu and Luo Yuqing was successfully tested. This ** is a ** made by using sawdust and diatomaceous earth to absorb nitroglycerin. Its normal performance is very good.
It is stable and can withstand normal collisions. However, after being ignited with a fuse, a violent explosion will occur, which is several times more powerful than traditional black powder.
After the yellow gun was developed, Su Hao sold some to the reservoir construction site for mining and quarrying. Others commissioned the Hao family to make grenades that were easy to carry and detonate for self-defense. They imitated the grenades of later generations.
As for the detonation method, Su Hao asked Hao Yizong to design a flintlock device on the grenade. As long as it is knocked against a hard object, sparks can be fired and the fuse can be ignited. Normally, this flintlock device is locked with a pin.
No matter how hard you hit it, it won't accidentally explode.
The manufacturing of flintlock muskets also went very smoothly. Su Hao asked Hao Yizong and his son to make a total of 20 flintlock muskets, and also made a large number of bullets wrapped in oil paper to arm himself and several of his followers. Hao Tong, Deng Kuina
With the arrival of 6 of the guns, Su Hao had completed what Tu Wenhuan had originally entrusted.
Time flew by, and when it was almost the end of the year, the official document from the Ministry of War finally arrived. Along with the official document, there was also a director of the Ministry of War named Chen Dao. Jiangxi Dusi specially sent a commander named Zhong
Qian Shi accompanied Chen Dao to Fengcheng and read out the order to Su Hao.
Needless to mention the cliches in the order, Su Hao understood the core content, which was to require the reconnaissance battalion to complete all preparations within five days, and then leave Fengcheng and head for Yunnan. The order specifically stated that the march route
, supplies and other issues along the way were all taken care of by Chen Dao, the head of the Ministry of War. The survey camp, from Su Hao onwards, was all under Chen Dao's orders.
"Mr. Chen, do you have to go to Yunnan with your subordinates?"
After sending Zhong Qianshi away, Su Hao asked Chen Dao who stayed behind in surprise.
Chen Dao is a middle-aged fat man with a smile and a nice body. Hearing Su Hao's question, he first waved his hand and said: "Su Baihu is welcome, Su Baihu is the sixth grade, and Chen Dao is also the sixth grade.
You and I are of the same rank, so this subordinate should never mention it again."
"Uh... Chief Chen is the head of the Ministry of War. How can he be on the same level as me, an ordinary householder? Isn't this too rude?" Su Hao said.
"Well, I am the head of the Ministry of War. I am just hanging around in the Ministry of War." Chen Dao said, "Well, as long as I am a few years older, Su Baihu can just call me Brother Chen. As for me
Let's call him Su Baihu... I wonder if Su Baihu has a nickname?"
"My little brother has a cousin, it's called Gai Zhi." Su Hao said.
"Well, then I will call you a wise brother. What do you think?" Chen Dao said.
Su Hao cupped his hands and said, "Brother Chen is approachable. Hao admires him very much. As for calling him, please just follow Brother Chen."
After describing the titles of both parties, Chen Dao said: "This time, the Ministry of War sent me to deliver the order. Actually, the main purpose is to ask me to accompany you to Yunnan. Any talk of responsibility is false. I am just exploring the way for you.
I'll arrange reception at the stations along the way and get you safely to Yunnan, then I can go on a mission."
"With Brother Chen at the helm, I feel more at ease." Su Hao said. Of course he didn't believe that Chen Dao's role would be as simple as he said, but Chen Dao refused to say so, and Su Hao didn't either.
So I asked more questions.
That night, Su Hao set up a banquet in the best restaurant in Fengcheng County to entertain Chen Dao and his two entourages. In addition to Hao Tong and Deng Kui, the people accompanying him included the county magistrate Han Wen and the master Fang Mengjin.
.Chen Dao's sixth rank is completely different from Su Hao's sixth rank. As a sixth-rank imperial official, Han Wen had to rush to curry favor with him.
The atmosphere at the wine table was very harmonious. Chen Dao was a very easy-going and funny person. Because he had been in the capital for a long time, he was somewhat tainted by the bad words of some people in the capital, and he was also unscrupulous when telling jokes about the imperial court. As a local official, Han Wen
, How could I dare to be so presumptuous? I could only stand by with a smiling face and dare not say too much.
After having enough wine and food, Su Hao and Han Wen sent Chen Dao and his entourage to the mansion to rest. When they came out, Han Wen walked with Su Hao and asked Su Hao: "In other words, how come this matter of yours is getting bigger and bigger?"
Well, when the Ministry of War mobilizes a camp of 100 households, is it worth sending a chief officer to accompany it?"
Su Hao said: "When the students first met Director Chen, they were also surprised, but after thinking about it for a long time, they couldn't figure out the reason. Director Chen himself refused to tell him, so the students could only wait and see what happens."
Han Wen said: "Based on the experience of this county, there must be something fishy about this matter. To change the situation, you must be very careful during this trip and put away your old temper. Don't let Mr. Chen feel disgusted with you."
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Su Hao asked: "My lord, do you think that Chief Chen was sent by the Ministry of War to examine me?"
Han Wen shook his head and said: "I don't think so. Although you have some talents, you are not worthy of the Ministry of War sending someone to take the exam. Maybe the Ministry of War originally wanted to send Chief Chen to Yunnan to inspect the border, and they just caught up with you.
, I just happened to go with him in a few minutes. I thought too much, but I went astray."
"Well, this possibility is quite high." Su Hao responded.
After saying this, both of them fell silent. After a while, Su Hao said: "Your Majesty, the students will go to Yunnan soon. In the past, students were young and ignorant, and did some things that displeased the County Majesty. Please ask the County Majesty to
Forgive me."
Han Wen turned to look at Su Hao, with a smile on his face. He patted Su Hao's shoulder and said: "Instead, I'm going to Yunnan now. I hope I can go back early. You know, someone is thinking about you."
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"I will bear in mind the county magistrate's advice." Su Hao replied respectfully. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)