In the evening, it snowed. As soon as Xu Shao, who had just returned from the palace, entered the backyard warmhouse, he saw his wife talking with his son Xu Zhiren and daughter Xu Yunhua. Another little guy was circling around the desk next to him.

The little guy's eyes kept staring at the model of the steamboat in the glass cover on the table, looking like a mouse spinning around a rice jar.

That was Xu Shao's grandson, Xu Yunhua's son, named Hao Chujun. When he saw his grandfather come in, he quickly returned to his mother and couldn't sit still.

When Xu Zhiren and Xu Yunhua saw their father come back, they quickly got up to greet him. Hao Chujun also followed his mother to greet his grandfather. At the end of the year, Xu Zhiren and Xu Yunhua brothers went home to visit their parents and talked about family matters.

After his uncle and grandmother talked to his grandfather, Hao Chujun sat honestly, without looking sideways, as if another person was just around the ship model.

Seeing this, Xu Shao found it funny and asked his grandson what he was doing just now.

When Hao Chujun heard the grandfather's question, he glanced at his mother. Seeing that his mother glared at her eyes and did not dare to say anything, he hesitated.

Xu Shao understood that his grandson was interested in the ship model, but was "shocked" by his grandmother and could only look at it but not touch it. He should have asked his grandson to play with the ship model. After all, the ship model will be broken, and at worst, he could only be ordered to make another one.

The problem is that this ship model is a gift from the emperor, and it is difficult to explain if it is broken.

The "high-speed passenger ship" with an aspect ratio of 9 has a slender and beautiful hull, without masts, sails, and double propellers. Its speed is no less than forty miles per hour on the Yangtze River. Its boiler can be rotated and will last for more than ten days without shutting down.

This is a new steamship in the design. Now there are only ship models. It is a sample that the emperor temporarily asked Xu Shao to take home and "think about". He will have to return it after a while, so...

Seeing that the little grandson looked at him pitifully, Xu Shao felt distressed and asked someone to use the boat model ornaments in his study as a substitute for the little grandson to play with, which was enjoyable.

Today, his son and daughter went home to visit relatives. Xu Shao had a lot to say to his children. The wife took her little grandson to play with the boat model elsewhere. He sat down, looked at his son and asked, "What's the situation in Liaodong?"

"My father knew that the situation in Liaodong has finally opened up. The first few immigrants have taken root in various parts of Liaodong. The fields opened everywhere have now had good harvests. Many villages and cities have appeared, but they are not deserted."

"Thanks to the convenience of newspapers and postal services, more and more people in the Central Plains know that Liaodong is good, so more and more people are willing to go to Liaodong for a try. Now..."

Xu Zhiren glanced at the ship model and smiled and said, "Just wait for the new steamship to enter the sea and open a route directly to Liaokou. At that time, more people from Hebei will go to Liaodong. In a few years, all parts of Liaodong will have a new look."

"I heard it, Meng Niang, the place in Liaodong is a bit colder, it's not a barren land."

After Xu Shao said this, Xu Yunhua, whose nickname is "Meng Niang", felt a little embarrassed: "I used to be my daughter to have a little knowledge, which made my father laugh."

Xu Zhiren, the son of Xu Shao, is currently serving in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He was sent to Liaodong for business operations at the beginning of the year and only returned not long ago.

Xu Shao's daughter Xu Yunhua, because her husband Hao Xianggui was about to work in Liaodong, felt that his husband was suffering from going to Liaodong, and he did not dare to plead with his uncle (father-in-law) Hao Wu, so he could only beg his father to "help him a favor".

Of course Xu Shao would not help this way. Besides, he is very familiar with the situation in Liaodong. There will be some major changes in the future. The son-in-law went to Liaodong to experience it, which is the best place to accumulate seniority.

After several years of development, Liaodong is in good condition. In order to develop Liaodong, the imperial court mobilized a large amount of manpower and material resources. Various places in Liaodong can be said to have a new look every year. Even if they do not talk about land reclamation, they only talk about commerce. Liaodong's business is developing very fast. If you look at it with an old eye, you will only make jokes.

Xu Yunhua didn't know the situation in Liaodong at first, and was worried that her husband Hao Xianggui would suffer when he went to Liaodong. Later, he gradually understood, so he couldn't say anything.

Xu Shao was happy to see his daughter bringing her grandson back to visit relatives, but he did not forget to remind her to take care of her husband and children on weekdays and to be filial to her uncle and aunt (parent-in-law).

Xu Shao and Hao Wubo were kind since childhood, and were classmates. They were both the Emperor Huangzhou (Bazhou) Yuan Cong. Now they hold important positions and are the emperor's confidant ministers. Both families are very prominent.

The emperor had intended to marry his two families before, either marrying the prince or choosing a good son-in-law for the princess, but Xu Shao and Hao Wu both refused the emperor's intention to marry and formed a family of children.

As an important official, he refused to marry the emperor and formed children and relatives, which was a bit taboo.

But the emperor knew back then that they had made a marriage for their children, so the proposal was only mentioned, and there was no further information, and they did not care about the two families becoming children and in-laws.

Now that Xu Shao and Hao Wu Bo have formed relatives, they will not abuse their power or form cliques for personal gain.

Not only that, he also took the initiative to let his son receive experience.

Hao Wu Bo hoped that his son would be trained, rather than relying on his family background to stay in the capital and live a life of scattered life. Therefore, Hao Xianggui was about to go to Liaodong to become the governor and overcome difficulties for the court.

Xu Shao also hoped that his son would get training, so even if his son served in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he asked the emperor to be kind and asked Xu Zhiren to be sent to the South Central Committee for training.

Their families are now very popular, and people who are tempted by the storm are like crucian carp trees. Xu Shao felt that if he did not strictly demand his son, his son would definitely be made to be elated by those who flatter him, and he didn't know how much he was.

At the beginning of next year, Hao Xianggui and Xu Zhiren will go to Liaodong and take office in Nanzhong. It will probably take three to five years to come back, so Xu Zhiren and Xu Yunhua take advantage of the time now and often take time to go home to talk to their parents.

Looking at his children, Xu Shao lamented that time had passed. When he was young and energetic, he was often told by his father that he would benefit the people as an official.

The past is vivid in my mind, and he has become the nagging "father", and it is his children's turn to listen to the teachings.

Is this "poor parents in the world"?

But no matter how reluctant I can, I have to let my son go out for training, otherwise I will always rely on the big tree of my father to shelter from the wind and rain. What should I do in the future?

As a father, he must be worried about his children, especially his son must be well taught, otherwise what should he do if he loses his family in the future?

Xu Shaoke didn't want his son to become a playboy among the evil and the weak, and Hao Wu Bo also didn't want his son to be like this.

Not only the two of them, but even the emperor tried his best to train the princes to become talents, and sent all the adult princes out for training. What is the purpose?

In order to ensure that the princes will never lose their family in the future.

Otherwise, the family business that my father had saved up after working hard for decades would be completely ruined in a few years.

Thinking of this, Xu Shao asked Xu Zhiren: "How is the current development progress of mosquito coils? What is the effect?"

The mosquito coils that Xu Shao asked about refer to mosquito coils made of pyrethrum as raw materials. Although this "research project" has nothing to do with Xu Zhiren, he knew the details. He heard his father's question and answered:

"Father, I have probably figured out the process of making mosquito coils with pyrethrums, and I have also found the finished product. However, in the cold winter, mosquitoes disappear. The specific effect remains to be verified."

Xu Shao nodded after hearing this: "That's right. Go to Nanzhong in the spring next year, bring more mosquito coils and try the effect of killing mosquitoes."

"Also, if you want more seeds and bring them to Nanzhong to plant them, if this thing really has a significant insecticidal effect and makes a large number of mosquito coils, it would be a great thing that benefits the country and the people!"
Chapter completed!