A map impressed the highly accomplished Pan Jixun. Su Hao, the director of the river channel of the Ministry of Industry, had been recognized by the highest official of river management. Whatever he had to do next would be much easier. The reading glasses he gave to Pan Jixun
, magnifying glasses and other items were also deeply loved by the old man. Su Hao originally thought that Pan Jixun would ask in a pretentious way how much these things cost, but he didn't even mention it and just laughed it off. Maybe in the old man's mind
, being able to accept the gift from Su Hao was enough to give Su Hao face. Su Hao didn't burst into tears with gratitude, even if he didn't have any eyesight.
Ma Yu and others also received praise from Pan Jixun. After learning that several of them had presided over large-scale reservoir construction projects in Jiangxi, Pan Jixun personally asked them some questions. Ma Yu and others answered Pan Jixun's questions fluently, giving Pan Jixun
It left a good impression. In front of everyone, Pan Jixun said a few words such as "The boy can be made" and asked them to come to the river governor's office frequently to participate in discussions. His words revealed that he wanted to support several of them.
the meaning of.
Ma Yu and others were naturally ecstatic about this. Pan Jixun was a second-rank official. If nothing went wrong, it would be a matter of time before he was given the title of Crown Prince and Taibao. With such a high-ranking official watching over them, their future was bright.
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In the days that followed, Su Hao, Ma Yu and others started their work step by step. In the river project, the Ministry of Engineering was responsible for the implementation of the project, mainly organizing laborers to repair the river and being responsible for the quality of the project.
Ma Yu, Jiang Yida, and Tan Qi are all people with engineering experience. They are divided into several groups and go deep into the front line of the project to supervise the progress and quality of the project. There is no need to go into detail.
Su Hao still handed over the work of hiring slave laborers to Zhang Xiang and others, pretending to be unaware of the fact that they collected money from "fire expenses" to line their own pockets. In secret, he instructed Ma Yu, Chen Guanyu and others to secretly
Contact the laborers and lower-level managers on the construction site, make friends with them, build your own insider network, and wait for the opportunity.
Every three or four days, Pan Jixun will hold a regular meeting at the River Governor's Office to deal with various problems that arise in the river project. At the same time, he will brainstorm ideas for river management. Su Hao and others have officially obtained the qualifications to participate in the meeting and can sit down.
In the lobby, I discussed matters with officials from all walks of life, and I became quite familiar in this circle.
The river management strategy proposed by Su Hao in front of Pan Jixun was discussed at regular meetings for many rounds. Everyone put forward different opinions on this plan based on their respective professions, visions, interests, etc. These opinions were mixed.
But overall, most people tend to accept Su Hao's ideas and have made many useful additions.
Under this circumstance, Pan Jixun ordered a team to be formed to evaluate the Huaihe River Crossing Yellow River Project, including the technical feasibility of the construction of the Yellow River Crossing Canal, and the planning of the Huaihe River's entry into the sea after crossing the Yellow River. This team was headed by Pan Jixun's close confidant Xiong Enzheng.
Su Hao, Ma Yu and others are all members of the team. Xiong Enzheng has always had some knots in his heart because he was contradicted by Su Hao several times. However, he has a very good friendship with Ma Yu and others, and he will still be there if nothing happens.
Let’s discuss articles, poems and poems together. These games between literati are out of reach for Su Hao, which is one of the reasons why Su Hao has difficulty integrating into their circle.
The cement factory of Su's Trading Company was also established on the outskirts of Huai'an. Su Hao wrote a letter, promising generous treatment, and summoned Xu Zong and others who were making cement in Fengcheng to Huai'an, and brought the ball mill designed and manufactured by Hao Yizong
The key equipment has also been shipped over. In the entire Ming Dynasty, no one else can manufacture the same equipment. This means that even if the cement production process is discovered by others, they cannot imitate it and produce cement.
Cement samples produced by the cement plant were sent to the river project for trial use, and the results were naturally very satisfactory. In the past, lime, glutinous rice juice, etc. were used as binders for stones in projects, and their performance was far superior.
Far inferior to cement. Pan Jixun ordered a large amount of cement to be purchased for river project construction. This order brought Su Hao huge profits.
In addition to the river channel matters, the expansion of the survey camp also went extremely smoothly. With the support of Han Wen and Pan Jixun, Su Hao was able to select qualified personnel from the various states and counties in Huai'an Prefecture as well as the laborers of the river project.
There is a lot of room for improvement, and the quality of the troops is guaranteed.
After years of famine, the local people's lives are very difficult. Being able to serve as a soldier is a very good way out for many people. Therefore, as soon as the recruitment list comes out, the gate of Kanyu camp is almost crowded with applicants.
There is a hard threshold for joining the Kanyu camp to serve as a soldier, that is, you must be literate and know some arithmetic. Huai'an has a tradition of studying and has many educated people, but there are not enough employment opportunities, so among those who come to apply
, there are many people who are talented and famous, and there are even unsuccessful candidates.
"Are you a Juren?" Su Hao asked in surprise as he looked at a middle-aged man wearing a heavily patched gown standing in the courtroom. In his impression, Juren had great status, how could he be reduced to serving as a soldier?
For food's sake.
In fact, the high status of scholars in the Ming Dynasty was only relative. Especially in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, due to the social and economic development to a certain extent, culture was more popular than in the early Ming Dynasty, and there were many more scholars than before. Therefore,
Their status gradually declined. According to the notes of literati at that time, it was not uncommon for students to be "poor enough to be buried, without clothes, and without a family." In some places, poor students occupied the majority of schools.
The proportion of students can even reach more than half.
Compared with students, the situation of Juren is much better. Generally, they can become the guests of local officials and can live in the countryside. However, it is not ruled out that there are a few Juren who are in despair because they are not good at communication and their emotional intelligence is too low.
The person in front of Su Hao falls into this situation.
"In the next week, your member, courtesy name Gengshu, is a member of the Wanli Wuzi family." The middle-aged man replied. He tried his best to pretend to be aloof, but he lacked the confidence. He still spoke with some humility.
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Su Hao asked: "Since you are a civil servant, why don't you go to the government to get a job? Don't you know that being a soldier is hard and tiring, and it doesn't have any status?"
Mr. Zhou Ru hesitated for a moment and replied: "Zhou did find some jobs, but in the end he didn't do them. Zhou wanted to live in seclusion in the fields, but he ended up living a miserable life. Unexpectedly, natural disasters happened one after another, and the whole family had no food and clothing, so...
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"Go into seclusion..." Su Hao wanted to laugh a little, so he asked, "You mean you didn't do those errands. What's the reason?"
"Maybe it's because Zhou is unwilling to give up for five buckets of rice." Zhou Ruyuan replied.
Su Hao said: "If this is the case, Zhou Juren, then why do you want to bend your back now? Do you know that the most important thing in the army is to obey orders and prohibitions. For these five buckets of rice, you have to obey even if you are asked to kneel, let alone bending your waist.
Do you want to?"
"As long as he doesn't do anything that goes against the principles of saints and sages, it doesn't matter if Zhou suffers a little hardship or suffers a little grievance." Zhou Ruyuan said.
"So, your past boss made you do things that were against the sages?" Su Hao caught the meaning of Zhou Ru's words and asked.
Officer Zhou Ru lowered his head, sighed, and said: "General, please don't ask about this matter. Zhou is just unwilling to collude with others, and that's why he ended up in this situation. Don't worry, General, Zhou is not a rebellious person. As long as the general lets Zhou do what he wants,
If the matter does not violate Zhou’s conscience, Zhou will definitely obey his words.”
"What if it goes against your conscience?" Su Hao asked with a smile.
Officer Zhou Ru said: "Then Zhou will bow down and retreat, and will never reveal any of the general's secrets."
"Well, okay." Su Hao nodded and said to Deng Kui beside him: "Old Deng, please take him in and go to the tent to make a note of his military journey. What do you think?"
Deng Kui looked at Zhou Ru's body and knew that there was no chance for such a person to become a surveyor. He was about to say that he didn't want this person, but Su Hao had already spoken, and he couldn't veto it, so he nodded and said: "
Okay, I'll take him in first."
After Zhou Ru resigned, Deng Kui had the opportunity to ask Su Hao: "Su Qianhu, this Zhou Juren has nothing outstanding, why do you want to accept him?"
Su Hao sighed: "Oh, I really feel sorry for him. He is still a civil servant after all. It's miserable enough for him to get to the point where he has to join Kanyu Camp as a soldier."
Deng Kui said: "I have encountered this kind of people in the past. Most of them are unable to achieve high levels or low levels, and in the end they are so miserable that they can't even make a living. Regardless of his reputation as a leader, in terms of doing things, I think even the Xiong brothers are capable.
Nothing compares to it.”
"Let's try to recruit him first. Didn't you listen to what he said? The whole family has no food and clothing. I guess if I don't recruit him, his whole family will have to live in the northwest wind." Su Hao said.
Deng Kui smiled helplessly: "Su Qianhu has a soft heart and relies on me to avoid recruiting such trash."
"Trash also has its uses," Su Hao said.
Due to the large number of applicants, the scale of Kanyu Camp soon expanded to more than 300 people. Most of the recruits were farmers' children with high education, good physical condition, and clean family backgrounds. After the recruits came in, the original soldiers of Kanyu Camp
They all became junior officers such as the general flag and the small flag. They all straightened their backs and unconsciously imitated Hao Tong and Deng Kui when they spoke and acted.
Recruit training still follows the methods used in Fengcheng, including the culture of the team, which also implements Su Hao's spirit, advocating unity, friendship, and mutual help. The more than 50 veterans set an example in front of the new recruits, which made the old Kanyu camp
The tradition has been effectively passed on in the expanded Kanyu camp.
When Xu Guangzu, a veteran, has nothing to do, he will also come to Kanyu Camp to teach as a non-staff, teaching everyone martial arts and marching and fighting experience. According to his evaluation, the combat effectiveness of Kanyu Camp can be ranked in the middle among the entire Ming Dynasty army.
This is mainly due to high-intensity training and adequate nutritional support. It should be noted that no soldiers in the Ming army can guarantee that they will eat every meal, and there will be meat and fish the next day.
Su Hao can rest assured that Deng Kui and Xu Guangzu are in charge of these matters of training the troops. He will not spend all day in the military camp, because there are many other things to do. For example, right now, he is sitting In the second hall of the Huai'an Prefecture, I chatted with the prefect Han Wen about the political affairs of Huai'an Prefecture. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)