Chapter 148

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan have something to do now, and what is placed in front of the two of them is a very profound topic.

"Is it because of curiosity or because of the environment?" Wang Juan put forward two points. The first one is easy to understand, and the second one is to adjust the environment around children as much as possible and constantly create accidents. Can all children have the initiative to analyze and act on the job?

"Then add toys to it and see if they can still find a way to make some change as they are now. Yes, it is change. Take the bell from the door to the rope. If the first time is accidental, the next three times will be impossible.

Also, you see that they know that shaking can make the bell ring, so they try hard on it. They may not know the principle of the bell ringing, but they can observe it. It's very good, just let them shake it. Perhaps if you shake it, you will learn to work hard in one direction at the same time.

Make a small swing, be shorter off the ground and thicker, and see if they climb up to play, do they know whether they are trying to work hard at the same time."

Zhang Xiaobao didn't know what problems a child could think about, but he knew that thinking was sometimes a habit. Since the four little guys showed it, they had to be well trained.

At this time, Li Xun also got off the ladder and said to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan: "It's so amazing. He can actually think of putting the bell on the rope and making a sound. It's amazing. Maybe the people in both of you are born to be powerful."

Zhang Xiaobao smiled, pulled Wang Juan and ran back. One was to ask his parents to come and see. Perhaps the four little guys hadn't played with it enough, and the other was to make other toys.

"I think we should make a simpler little maze for them to play. When they can find the right path every time they can find the right path, they will do it a little more complicated, and they will gradually adapt to it." Wang Juan suggested.

"Okay, let's go back and let's do it. The playground is not good, it's too big, and it's not suitable for children to crawl around. You should also design a door, make a password lock on the door, and use a large ball as a password. As long as you pull the circle in order, you can open the door, first three, and then gradually increase it, so that they can play."

Zhang Xiaobao was originally planning to put such a game until four little guys were one or two years old before taking it out. It seems that they should take it out now.

He really doesn't know if it's because of the good genes, the usual environmental impact, or nutritional matters. Not to mention him, he can't figure it out even if he finds scientists who specialize in baby research. It's too complicated.

When the mother of both sides ran to see the baby, the two got into their own room and began to design.

Two days later, the new toy was made.

At this time, the people sent by the imperial court to replace Zhang Zhong also arrived. More than a dozen people came at once, and a few were idle positions that had not been arranged before.

Before these dozen people came, they might have been advised by the people behind them, so they were very polite to Zhang Zhong. In fact, they couldn't help but be polite. When they worked hard all the way to the place, the scene they saw shocked their hearts.

It's so beautiful. Being an official in such a place is like a fairyland. Lingnan. Even when he came, he knew that the construction was good, but when he heard it, he felt a different mood when he saw it. When they came, they thought in their hearts was a big gap compared to reality.

The arrival of the successor's official also means that Zhang Zhong is leaving, and Li Xun will not continue to stay here. After cleaning up, Old Man Zhang and Old Man Bi also quietly boarded the boat at night and then slowly left the dock.

Zhang Zhong had a farewell and did not want the people of Luzhou, or the people of Wulei County, which was closest to him, to line up to see him off like the people of Huayuan County at that time.

But the morning after they left, the local people found that the people in the yamen had changed, so they immediately stopped doing it. They asked where the new governor's great officials had gone. It looked like that, if the new governor did not explain clearly, it would cause civil unrest.

The people of Luzhou do not care about the new officials. To put it bluntly, it is too easy for them to deal with the new officials. They directly let their children in the army come and arrest the people, and others have no place to make any decisions.

The mountain people would not stop them. They recognized Zhang Zhong more than the local people. In their eyes, there was only Zhang Zhong, but no emperor. When Zhang Zhong said he would lead them to rebel, they would nod in favor, especially the child of a mountain people who also followed the boat, that is, Zhang Zhong's adopted son and godson, which made the mountain people recognize Zhang Zhong more and more.

The new governor was frightened. It was the first time he encountered such a situation. He had been a county magistrate and a judge before. He had never seen any people in any place love an official so much. Today he has gained some knowledge.

The folk customs were indeed different. In desperation, he didn't care about the dignity of the governor and told the matter from beginning to end. Looking at the residence that had just enjoyed the whole night yesterday, he took the initiative to find a house outside to live in.

The people were reasonable and did not let the new governor look for houses elsewhere. The good government had money and did not have a house. Moreover, they also hoped that the new officials could treat them like the good officials. After some discussion, they reached an agreement with the new governor that as long as the new governor could do things like the original governor Zhang, the house could be lived in.

If one day I have bad thoughts, such as embezzlement, abuse of power, etc., then... it is not just a matter of not being able to live in a house, but it is still a matter of whether I can go back alive.

Knowing that the great officials had left, the people seemed very disappointed. Later, the new governor gave an idea to ask the people to write a letter of the people and send them to the capital.

The people of Luzhou were now happy. They found long silk cloth, those who could write, and those who could not write, even the little kid left a fingerprint with the help of the adults, and rolled it into a large bundle, and asked someone to carry it on and give it to the chamber of commerce here.

There are also merchants from nearby states in the chamber of commerce. After knowing the situation, they also wrote their names. What they wrote was different from the people. They wanted to write Cheng Yi. If they wrote a name, they would write Cheng Yi at the back. The worst one was to make a base of hundreds of people. After writing the words, they would take out the money.

There are six prefectures around Luzhou, and there are more than 700 merchants from Jiaru Chamber of Commerce. The money of all of them has reached 200,000 jin and nearly 1.3 million jin of copper coins. A fleet cannot hold the money, and the money is piled up like a mountain.

It scared the dozen new officials, what did Zhang Zhong do for all the people in Luzhou and 200,000 ounces of money?

No wonder they left secretly at night. If someone knew about this, they would probably have to send it for a few days. No matter what purpose they reported, they could no longer compare themselves with Zhang Zhonglai at this moment.

The new governor really came to Luzhou for greed, but when he saw the folk customs here and the gains after Zhang Zhong left, he wondered if he would not be greedy for the money he would get in the end. If he was greedy, he would even be able to make his life here.

He no longer envies Zhang Zhong. When the gap is too big, he cannot develop a jealous heart.

What happened in Luzhou was sent to the capital earlier by someone with a carrier pigeon. Everyone who saw the news was moved. Although this was not the first time, the officials still sighed.

The people of the people, 200,000 yuan in money, and the immortality established by the people of Luzhou, Zhang Zhong’s political achievements do not require any assessment at all. No one dares to give them inferiority, and even the average cannot give them, otherwise it will be easy for the people of Luzhou to cause trouble.

What's more, it's not just Luzhou, but also Yaozhou is close to the capital, and Sanshui County, which had a tax of two ordinary states that year.

If someone else got the belated Cheng Yi, who had received 200,000 yuan, the officials would definitely find a way to impeach him, saying that he was a corrupt official. After all, there was too much money, but no one would say that when it came to Zhang Zhong. How much money does the Zhang family have? The officials have a rough amount in their minds, which is too much, so many that they can take out 110,000 yuan for the emperor to build roads and play.

The richer you have, the more you can get money. Even if the officials are mentally unbalanced, there is no way. Even the emperor laughed and said, "If anyone thinks he is capable, there are still a few states there? Needless to say, in more than a year, it would be enough to catch up with the current Luzhou in three years, and come back to get promoted."

The officials retreated one after another. It was not that they didn't want to be promoted, but that they didn't have the ability. The Zhang family was not a human being at all, and they were still suffering from disaster. Otherwise, they might have come back this summer.

Zhang Zhong didn't know many things that happened after leaving. He couldn't say what he was feeling now. He was a little reluctant and worried. After all, he had put in countless energy to build Luzhou. He didn't know if the new governor could treat the people of Luzhou well.

In such sorrow, he thought of his son and daughter-in-law. Since the two treasures were not in a hurry, why should he be anxious? I believe that his son and daughter-in-law had already prepared. Well, that's it.

Zhang Zhong looked at the night sky and thought about it like this. As he thought about it, he suddenly thought of what his son said, "The bright moon rises on the sea and the ends of the world are here."

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also stood in front of the window of the cabin, looking at the stars and moon in the sky from afar.

"It's so beautiful, I remembered another song." Wang Juan said quietly.

"It's not like looking at the starry sky more than a hundred years ago?" Zhang Xiaobao felt that this song was a bit sad and didn't like to listen to it very much. Even every time he heard it, he felt a different feeling.

"No, the little kid shouldn't sing such a song. What I thought of is that there are countless stars in the sky, and the brightest place is me. I don't know where I came from, nor do I know... Xiaobao, let's go around Hainan Island? Is that good?"

Wang Juan sang a few lines and asked suddenly.

"What's the matter? Isn't Qiongzhou Strait closer?" Zhang Xiaobao wondered.

"Ask a question, the first couplet, the world."

"Answer, the second line, the cape."

"Is that right? I'm going to write there." Wang Juan said excitedly.

"Writing the ends of the world? If you have this hobby, we can't finish writing when traveling all day long, and there are many famous places." Zhang Xiaobao didn't react slowly, and immediately knew Wang Juan's thoughts.

"Well, let's talk about it next time I'm going to say it. I don't believe that anyone is earlier than me. Is there anyone in Penglai Pavilion in Shandong? If we keep walking on the sea and don't enter the canal from Zhejiang, we can arrive and then walk on the Yellow River." Wang Juan said yearningly.

In winter, it is relatively fast to come from the direction of the capital, or from Shandong to Luzhou, but it is troublesome when you go back. There is a cold current, which is simple if you want to be fast, that is, move the ship horizontally towards the sea for a distance, and then you can encounter a warm current.

But Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't expect to go around ***, and there were too many unknown dangers on the sea, so they had to go up against the cold current.

Now Wang Juan didn't mention going to Shandong. She found a place where she could turn into it and got into it. After the land was around, the people on the boat felt much more comfortable.

The people who were eager to return home were also fast on the oars. The boat was carrying enough supplies, and no one wanted to do anything on the road. They arrived in the capital without stopping. Calculated the days, it was only forty days. This speed was only one word for Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, slow.

But for those who have never reached such a speed, it is a miracle. There are still ten days left before the New Year, and it is enough to go home, and the boat will stop at the dock in the capital.

Zhang Zhong breathed a sigh of relief and brought the things he needed to the palace to find the emperor.

Li Longji didn't expect Zhang Zhong to come back so quickly. He thought he would not arrive after the New Year. When he was surprised, he had a deep understanding of the propeller and the ships with wheels on both sides.

Half an hour later, Zhang Zhong came out, but in fact he didn't say anything. He just asked about the situation there and encouraged him. That's all.

The big ship can't sit at this time. The river is too shallow, and the small boat is the same. It's frozen. The group can only ride back in a carriage. Both Zhang and Wang families want to celebrate the New Year with their own houses. This year, they are rushing quickly and coincidentally. I don't know what will happen next year?

Zhang Zhong, who was sitting in the carriage, didn't say anything, and looked very excited when he looked flushed.

"Husband, is it not easy to meet the emperor?" Zhang Wang, who was sitting next to him, asked.

Zhang Zhong then realized and said with a smile: "It's not that it's not easy to meet the emperor, it's that I know about Luzhou."

After telling the situation where he and others left the next day, Zhang Zhong leaned on the back and didn't say anything. He also heard from the emperor that he didn't know why others became officials, but he just wanted to let the people live a good life and get the recognition of the people. This time he got it, so he was so excited.

After hearing this, Zhang Wang was stunned for a while, sighed and said, "It's worth it. My husband hasn't helped the people do so many things in vain. Just have a formula for the people, and money doesn't matter."

Zhang Zhong nodded, and said nothing more. The carriage became quiet for a moment.

But before Zhang Zhong could digest what he had just heard, when the convoy arrived in Huayuan County, Zhang Zhong's unsatisfied mood became excited again.

I don’t know who leaked the news. The people of Huayuan County already knew that Zhang Zhong was back. When the convoy arrived in Huayuan County five days later, he could no longer move forward, and the people had already blocked him.

Standing in the cold wind, they didn't say anything, just looked at Zhang Zhong's convoy.

Zhang Zhong picked up the curtain and saw that he had a headache, but he had to go down and say hello.

The moment he saw Zhang Zhong, the people surrounded him and greeted him one by one. Some wanted to ask what Luzhou looked like, while others were concerned about where Zhang Zhong would become an official next step, and even whether he could offend the current governor of Yaozhou or not, he directly advised Zhang Zhong to think of some solutions and return to Yaozhou to become governor.

After seeing this scene by people who don’t know the specific situation, they were very puzzled and did not understand why so many people came from it.

After some inquiry, the look of looking at Zhang Zhong also became more respectful. It was easy to be an official, but after leaving and coming back for more than a year, it would be not easy to still be able to gain support from the people.

The people in the cold wind can only speak if they are closest to Zhang Zhong, and the others are quiet, and the seven or eight-year-old kid can't say a word sensible.

Zhang Zhong had no choice but to find his own loudspeaker and shouted to the people around him. He simply said that he was good and lived well in Luzhou so that everyone would not have to worry. Then he would let the people go home for the New Year more, celebrate a good New Year, and also pay a wish for the people early.

The people were actually not going to do anything. They just wanted to see Zhang Zhong. Seeing that Zhang Zhong’s family had nothing to do, they would feel relieved. After all, it was cold outside. After seeing the four little kids who were suddenly taken back, they said congratulations and then dispersed.

Zhang Zhong did not dare to leave, nor could he leave, so he stood in the carriage and watched the people leave one by one. After all the people left, he climbed down, got into the car, and baked his hands on the stove, and it was frozen.

His hands and face were cold, but Zhang Zhong’s heart was warm. He knew it was cold. Could it be that the people would not be cold after waiting for such a long time?

"Husband, have you realized that being a good official is better than being a corrupt official? Justice is in the hearts of the people." Zhang Wang's eyes were red, and he was obviously moved just now. Even if the emperor came, there would be no way so many people would come here to welcome him, unless the soldiers were sent to drive them out.

But when my husband just returned home, the people waited spontaneously. If this was not a good official, what would it be?

Zhang Zhong also felt very accomplished and sighed: "When I get old, I will tell my grandson that back then..."

"Thanks to this era, if we were indeed officials so loved at that time, then this official would be finished. Love should be given to the leader." Zhang Xiaobao said with gratitude.

"How did I find that you always attack the leadership class? They are all serving the people and are public servants." Wang Juan has heard Zhang Xiaobao's complaints more than once, and felt that this was not good.

"Turn down, don't you blush when you say this? I didn't attack anyone. I just said a fact. This era is good. It's better to take advantage of the good times and do more things for the people, so it's not in vain to go back and forth between heaven and earth.
To be continued...