After a day of chaos and frequent accidents, Lin Ziran still didn't have much sleepiness at night. Even when he lay down, he still slept lightly, and at the same time, he was thinking about many things in a daze.
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There are all kinds of people and things on earth, good and bad.
But what’s more, I’m still worried about the future!
Yes!
Even if he appears calm and composed in front of outsiders during the day, as a first-time traveler, no matter how strong his psychological quality is, he will inevitably be more or less frightened.
At dawn the next day, Lin Ziran woke up from his dream with a cold sweat all over his body.
In his dream, he dreamed that he led a group of bandits under his command to attack everywhere, and quickly grew and grew, but they were suppressed by the army and finally surrounded.
The army suffered a disastrous defeat. The officers and soldiers came to him and fired volleys at him!
So much so that after he woke up from his dream, he couldn't help but touch his body!
Fortunately, there was no blood or bullet holes!
He is still alive!
After waking up from his dream, Lin Ziran sat there for a moment, then took a deep breath, suppressed all the fear in his heart, and then said loudly: "Here comes someone!"
From this moment on, he became a bandit leader again, a bandit leader pretending to be an officer!
After taking a hot bath, Lin Ziran felt that he had returned to a good mental state. After a simple breakfast, he climbed to the top of the city.
The city walls in Qingshan Town are only over three meters high and not too thick. The tops of most of the walls are only one meter wide. Only the city gate tower area has a relatively wide top.
Standing on the top of the city and looking into the city, because the city wall is relatively short, you can't actually see much. However, Qingshan Town is small, so you can barely see most of it.
Outside the city, there are large open spaces. These open spaces are not wilderness, most of them are cultivated land.
When Lin Ziran was looking around the city, Luo Mazi also ran to the city wall, came to Lin Ziran's side and said, "Master, that man named Wang is here again!"
"What's he doing here?" Lin Ziran did not look back, but continued to stare outside the city.
There are already many farmers working outside the city at this time. Just looking at the farmland outside the city and the low brick houses and the faint smoke inside the city, it is impossible to tell that this is a world that has entered the industrial revolution period.
Luo Mazi on the side said: "I brought someone to deliver fruits and vegetables, but I refused to leave and asked to see you, the master!"
"Oh!" Lin Ziran said: "Since he is here, let him come over!"
Lin Ziran planned to stay in this Qingshan Town for a long time. Although he was prepared and confident to use violent control, if it was not necessary, Lin Ziran did not intend to do so for the time being.
If you really fall out with the governor, or if you are found to be fake, it will always cause a lot of trouble.
And Lin Ziran!
Hate trouble!
After a while, Wang Jinquan was brought up. He was somewhat fat and wore an official uniform with a wide-sleeved robe, which fit the image of an official in Lin Ziran's impression.
Wang Jinquan said respectfully before and after he came up: "I pay my respects to Mr. Lin!"
Lin Ziran hummed, paused for a while and then continued: "Come here so early, do you have anything?"
Lin Ziran didn't want to cause trouble, but he needed to maintain his image as a superior official, and he must have arrogance.
Lin Ziran was not polite and spoke directly. Wang Jinquan beside him did not seem to feel any abruptness or offense, but continued with a flattering smile on his face: "My lord, I received the news a few days ago.
It is said that there are gangsters more than ten miles north of the city!"
He continued: "I should have reported it to you yesterday, but I was confused and failed to report it in time. Please forgive me!"
After saying this, he quietly raised his head and looked at Lin Ziran.
Lin Ziran, after hearing this, just said softly, "I know" again.
What kind of bandits are you trying to suppress? They themselves are bandits!
But after finishing speaking, Lin Ziran felt that this was too perfunctory, and immediately added: "I will send people to check when I turn around. Once the gangsters are found, they will be struck with thunder, and the people of Qingshan Town will be able to have peace and prosperity!"
Hearing Lin Ziran's answer, Wang Jinquan was slightly relieved. He was afraid that the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Patrol Battalion would regard Qingshan Town as fat sheep and refuse to leave.
Immediately he said with joy on his face: "If you are demoted like this, I would like to thank Mr. Lin for eliminating harm to the people!"
Since Mr. Lin will send people to check, when they find the bandits, they will naturally lead people to suppress the bandits.
As for the bandit den more than ten miles away, Wang Jinquan naturally gave them the information for free, and the people in that bandit den were not easy to deal with Wang Jinquan, so they just borrowed the help of officers and soldiers to destroy them.
It was such a good plan to kill two birds with one stone, but it took Wang Jinquan most of the night to come up with it.
It's a pity that he doesn't know the true identity of Lin Ziran and the others, let alone what Lin Ziran and the others think.
But at this time, Wang Jinquan heard Lin Ziran say again: "Is there a steam engine in the town? Is there a machinery factory?"
Hearing this incomprehensible question, Wang Jinquan was a little stunned. Wasn't he talking about suppressing bandits? Why did he suddenly jump to a steam engine or a mechanical workshop?
Of course he knew about steam engines. They were just big coal-burning machines. They were not unusual. There was one in the town, and it was used to lift water from the river outside the town.
As for the machinery factory, how could there be any factory in the small place of Qingshan Town? At most, it is just a small-scale machinery workshop with a small amount of machinery used to make agricultural tools and ironware.
Although he didn't understand why Lin Ziran asked this, he still replied: "There is a steam engine for lifting water in the town. As for mechanical workshops, there is only one ironworks workshop in the town!"
After hearing this, Lin Ziran became interested: "Oh, let's go, take me to see it!"
Lin Ziran already knew from his original memory that coal-powered steam engines were used in this world.
It turns out that Pingdan County, which is next door to where they were before, is a large coal-producing county. Almost all coal mines have used steam engines, and there are short-distance railways between mining areas to transport coal.
The coal is transported through the mining area railway to the inland river dock in Pingdan County, where it is then transported and sold via steam paddle steamer coal ships.
Just from the coal industry and transportation situation in Pingdan County next door, Lin Ziran could basically judge that the industrial level of this world was already equivalent to the middle of the first industrial revolution on earth.
However, this is just the memory of the original person!
Lin Ziran hopes that he can see relevant evidence with his own eyes to confirm his judgment.
Although he didn't understand why Lin Ziran was interested in steam engines and iron workshops, Wang Jinquan still took Lin Ziran to see them.
Fortunately, Wang Jinquan and the others have been in Qingshan Town for half a month. During this half month, they have worked hard to visit every corner of the town in order to make money.
Otherwise, Wang Jinquan really doesn’t know where to go.
Not long after, Lin Ziran saw the steam engine used to lift water in Qingshan Town in a small courtyard in the northeast corner of the city!