Jialan couldn't help but smile when he heard that the Beizhuang people, who had always prided themselves on being brave, were frightened by Hedram's appearance.
Looking back on the first time I saw a black person as a child, I felt almost the same as the teenagers in Beizhuang! It’s just that as a person’s knowledge grows, there is a process of growing from narrow to wide. The things that frightened you as a child will only become apparent when you grow up.
Understand that people are actually colorful, and they are wonderful because of their colors. I hope the young people in Beizhuang can understand this truth after broadening their horizons.
As a person from the future, he firmly believes that only by bravely walking towards the sea can we embrace the future. The young man is clear and the time is right, and the young man who embraces the sea will surely grow into a youth group of the era.
If young people are strong, the country will be strong!
It is a good thing for children to see more of the outside world.
"The scale of Beizhuang has almost reached the expansion limit. Next, I am going to start developing the two newly built villages in Hejian Mansion..." Jia Lan took out a map from his body and pointed to the location of Zhuangzi. "Look, here is directly connected to the canal in the north.
Shenjing is adjacent to Jinmen in the east and serves as a guard. It is located at the junction of Shuntian Prefecture and Hejian Prefecture. It is sparsely populated due to constant floods, which just allows us to show our strength."
"Here..." Jia Lan pointed to several places on the map: "There are scattered lime ore, clay ore, and a small iron ore and quartz, which is the water jade mine, which can be used for the experimental production of our glass."
Glass products are not rare in China. Glassware has been unearthed from tombs as early as the Han Dynasty, and colorless and transparent glass bowls were found in the Liu and Song Dynasties in the Southern Dynasty.
However, the glass products of China have never been industrialized. They can only be made into glazed products known as "five-color stones", which are circulated among the middle and upper classes. For example, there are many glazed products in Rongguo Mansion. Jia Lan's mother Li
Wan once used the phrase "crystal heart and glass person" to describe Sister Feng's ice-snow intelligence.
Jia Lan plans to first use the mined quartz to test-make glass products to expand a new source of income, and then use this part of the income to invest in subsequent experiments on various products.
Cement, soap, iron-making... In Jialan's plan, Beizhuang is used as a production base for agricultural products, while Zhuangzi in Hejian is used as a production base for industrial products. As a time traveler, he has actually long wanted to start a three-piece time travel.
Manufacturing, but he is just an ordinary liberal arts student. He is not like the senior time travelers who have all the life skills. He can only give a rough idea of many things, which makes him unable to understand what he says and the people who listen cannot understand.
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Lack of money and talent were the difficulties that Jialan initially faced. After several years of hard work on the money and grain matter, the money problem was basically solved. Now that Charlie, a chemist, has joined, he has finally been able to make up for his shortcomings in terms of talent.
Charlie is a chemist, which is especially precious to Jialan, because there is no real chemist in Middle Earth at all, although in the West, the word chemist (Chemist) originally originated from ancient Egyptian alchemy.
(al-kimia), but unlike Eastern alchemy, Western chemistry has gradually lost its mysticism and begun to transition to modern science, while Middle-earth alchemy is still serving the "immortality" of the upper classes.
It is really a pity that the same origin and similar development process have produced completely different results in the end.
If Jalan wants to change this ending, Charlie's knowledge is crucial.
He hoped that Charlie could train several apprentices and write a primary textbook to teach the children of Beizhuang.
Taking into account the aesthetics and acceptance of people in this era, the first batch of apprentices will only be selected from the direct descendants of Beizhuang. They are worthy of being the military soldiers of the Rong Kingdom and are extremely loyal. Under the detection of Jia Lan using his spiritual sense,
All the old Beizhuang people have an almost faith-like feeling towards Rongguo Mansion.
Even Jia Lan had to lament that he turned his back to the sky and faced the ground day after day, and even food and clothing could not be counted. However, the cohesion of the people of Old Beizhuang gave Jia Lan a kind of trembling admiration.
In contrast, the newly recruited villagers in Beizhuang are somewhat mixed. The first few batches have been screened by Jiao Da to eliminate those who are unruly and sneaky. However, those who have been absorbed later have gone through Jia Lan
Use your spiritual sense to make a preliminary screening, and you will find that there are countless people with ulterior motives.
There were people who came here to eat free meals, and colleagues who came to learn about the secrets of the wine. In addition, there were spies sent by the inner guards and the embroidered guards, as well as people sent by other forces. These people were all listed by Jia Lan.
Come out and hand it over to shopkeepers Jiao Da and Zhao. I believe they will handle it properly.
It was also because Beizhuang had come into the sight of many people that Jia Lan had the idea of starting a new business, and the location of Hejian Zhuangzi was just right.
Here, Jia Lan and Jia Qiang were chatting about Guangnan's foreign trade. Charlie, who was sitting next to him, carefully studied the map that Jia Lan took out.
After a long while, he expressed his opinion.
"The location of this place is indeed not bad, but looking at the signs on the map, I'm afraid that a village with this kind of terrain may be prone to floods, so we need to make plans in advance."
"Mr. Luo really has a keen eye, and this insight is really hit the nail on the head."
"?" Although Charlie has improved a lot in Chinese, the two idioms Jia Lan used in succession were still difficult for him to understand. But judging from Jia Lan's expression, they were obviously good words, so he rubbed his head and explained with a smile.
: "My hometown is adjacent to the Low Countries and has always been troubled by floods, so I know this terrain very well."
"But I think, sir, you must have another intention in choosing such a location?"
"Yes, that's true."
Jia Lan smiled and pointed to the map and explained that this village in Hejian Prefecture is located in a remote place and suffers from frequent floods. Apart from some fishermen living along the lake, there are no other residents. It seems to be very close to the canal, but because of the road
It was so muddy that no business travelers were willing to pass by here, so Jia Lan obtained the land deed for the entire area from the local government without much effort, and divided it into two villages, on the condition that he paid a tax of three hundred taels per year.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! You know, if Jialan didn't give it, the local fishermen would have to rely on just a few fishermen a year, and they probably wouldn't be able to collect even a tenth of it. So the two parties hit it off, and in order to show their traction,
, the local household department also gave Jia Lan all the fish lessons for the fishermen in this Dianzi area, and some of them gave it a hint of sweetness.
The remoteness of the place is just right for Jialan. There are fewer people waiting around, and Charlie can experiment with peace of mind here.
"I plan to build a real village on this relatively high ground first, move some craftsmen from Beizhuang here, and then dredge the land here, cultivate it, and build workshops at the same time."
"Mr. Luo..."
Charlie waved his hand: "You and I have already formed a friendship. Please just call me Charlie, and I will call you Young Master."
Jia Lan was amused: "It seems a bit weird to call me this way."
Charlie pointed at himself and then at Jialan: "You and I, do as the Romans do." After saying that, he clasped his fists and cupped his hands towards Jialan.
Jialan laughed heartily, put his left hand on his right chest and bowed slightly forward, nodding towards Charlie as a return gift.
"Oh, God, if I weren't in the mysterious East at this moment, I almost thought I was facing a French noble!"
Jia Qiang interrupted at this time: "In fact, you are also facing a noble."
"Oh! Yes!" Charlie patted his head, "The young master is not only a learned bachelor, but also a direct descendant of the Duke of the East."
The three of them looked at each other and laughed. After laughing, Jialan asked: "Charlie, has there been any progress in the thing I asked you to think about before?"
Charlie was slightly startled at first, and then he saw Jia Lan rubbing his hands towards him. He instantly understood and nodded with a smile: "It's basically done." After saying that, he turned around, dug out a box from the luggage behind him and handed it to him.
Gave it to Jia Lan: "Sir, the material you proposed is very suitable, easy to obtain, and the cost is much lower than olive oil."
Jia Lan took the box and opened it, and a familiar smell hit his nose.
Soap, I finally made it for you!
"It's just..." Charlie changed the subject: "There is a problem with this grease. It is relatively easy to deteriorate and not very durable. I need to make further improvements, try changing the proportion, or add some other raw materials..."
As he talked, Charlie fell into the realm of science and engineering men talking to themselves.