"Brother Fan, Brother Jiang, what do you think Zhang Zhong wants?" Cao Herui asked the other two when the three of them continued to walk to the government office.
How could Fan Jianxi and Jiang Huanshi understand? Just now, the three of them heard the words of the Liu Family's servant. They had no idea what Zhang Zhong was planning.
The people from the three families were arranged to other places. They were not locked up. Instead, they were given some jobs that paid them more money.
Even their wives had a better job. In fact, in the evening, they would talk to the local women who had nothing to do, so that they could know more about the outside world and understand what the life of a slightly richer family was like.
Even the people of the Liu Family had to do the same. The three of them did not understand. What was the purpose of doing so? Could it be that he still expected those ordinary people to live like the rich and powerful?
"Do you think Zhang Zhong wants our family to die of exhaustion? If you don't get enough sleep, you might get sick from being too tired for a few days. "
Jiang Huanshi could only guess like this before he figured out the situation. He did not think Zhang Zhong would be so kind. The more he thought about it, the more he was sure of his judgment. He began to drag his tired body and run again. The other two followed him anxiously.
Liu Shaoqing and the other three families were indeed called to work by Zhang Zhong. Liu Shaoqing's family had other things to do, so they were not called to work. The other three families were called to work because their heads were not there.
Zhang Zhong did not do anything to the three families. When he hid in the mountain, he took them with him. When he came back, he began to arrange jobs for them. In fact, the purpose was very simple. He wanted the servants of the Zhang family to learn from them.
After all, Jang Wong Clan did not have time to teach the servants of the family. She put all her attention on the child in her belly. She wanted to take good care of it and give birth to a baby like Zhang Xiaobao or Wang Juan.
In fact, the servants of the four families, in addition to doing some of the things they used to do, they just talked about how to do a good job, how to use the free time to rest, and what to do when the master of the family was angry.
These things were different from everyone's mouth. After all, everyone had different understandings. Even if the servants of the Zhang Family and Wang Family did not need to worry about the master of the family being angry, it was very beneficial to listen. Since there were no special books to learn these things, listening to others was also a kind of accumulation of experience.
The women who rested at night learned more about the outside world from the madams of the three families. Cao Herui and the other two felt that it was useless to do this, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not think so.
The two of them felt that this place would develop sooner or later. Now that the basic construction was almost done, they would be able to complete the first stage of the construction work by next year and start to enter the second stage.
Then, when the basic construction was done, it would naturally cultivate the unity and enthusiasm of the people, and they would yearn for the future more. As a result, some cultural aspects began to be unable to keep up. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan started a night school for the local people.
Originally, the two of them planned to directly teach the people how to read, but later they found that these people did not want to learn how to read. They just wanted to find a place for their children to learn.
This kind of thing was absolutely impossible. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not deny that in a family, if only one child was studying, and the other relatives were illiterate, this child's future achievements might be more promising than those of the children of the intellectuals.
But this phenomenon was an exception. The two of them were not pursuing an exception, but a whole. If they wanted to arouse the enthusiasm of these people who were not willing to learn, they had to let them know more about the outside world.
The wives of Cao Herui and the other two families were very good teachers. Sometimes, the mothers of the Jang Wong Clan and Wang Juan would also come over to teach for a while. Especially the Jang Wong Clan. Once she dressed up well and took out the knowledge that she had learned in the past to teach others, the temperament of a big family immediately fascinated the people who listened.
From sitting, standing, and walking to how to treat people, there were still some etiquette. Even the wives of Cao Herui and the other two families did not know many of these things. As a result, the people who listened had a thought that one day, their own family would also be like this.
To be able to live such a life, it would be a lie to say that they were not tempted. Although everyone was still an ordinary family now, with so many chambers of commerce established, almost every family could participate. Even if the profits were a little small, after all, they had a share. In the future, when the chamber of commerce developed, their money would also increase correspondingly.
At that time, if others knew more and they knew less, wouldn't they become a joke? When the country is rich, wealth will come from afar. When the land is expanded, the people will stay. When the warehouse is full, they will know etiquette. When the food and clothing are sufficient, they will know honor and disgrace.
Today, it was almost evening. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were also listening. They listened to some things about flowers. The people of the four families and the gardeners of the Zhang and Wang families all gathered together. They discussed how to plant better and how to match the flowers.
In the end, the gardeners of the Zhang family usually learned a lot. After making a summary, they came up with a lecture program for those who were going to be gardeners in the future.
The status of a gardener was not high. It was not even as high as a farmer. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan still insisted that different people learn to become gardeners. They also had Zhang Zhong post a notice. In the future, such gardeners would be able to get an extra sum of money every month. It was not much, but the extra income was enough to move people's hearts.
Looking at the gardeners on the temporarily built platform giving lectures, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan felt a sense of accomplishment. They sat below and looked back and forth at the other people.
"Xiao Bao, what do you think will happen in three to five years?" Wang Juan asked Zhang Xiaobao happily.
"We can't wait for three to five years. We have to make something first. Two years, preferably one and a half years. By then, my father will leave. The gardeners must be trained as soon as possible. I don't care what others think of gardeners, but the status of the gardeners here must be raised."
Zhang Xiaobao looked at the people on the platform and replied to Wang Juan.
"En, then find more gardeners from outside. I don't know why these gardeners can't get a good status. The more basic it is, the more beneficial it is for the development of society. The current society is actually a kind of abnormal development. It has missed out on the important aspects of merchants and gardeners.
Let's use a year to form the Esoteric Debate, and half a year later, let's get everyone to acknowledge these craftsmen. A year and a half should be enough. For the first step, we don't need to take too big of a step. We need to leave behind a foundation. That way, we can continue on this path after we leave. "
Wang Juan understood Zhang Xiaobao's thoughts. He wanted to build a certain achievement in the two years Zhang Zhong was in office. This way, Zhang Zhong's ability would be valued by the imperial court. It would be easier to arrange things in the future.
Another point was that Zhang Xiaobao wanted to teach everyone here how to read and let them know more things. If the next Provincial Governor developed according to the plan, then nothing would happen. He would have the achievements he wanted and the money he wanted would not be lacking.
However, if he dared to come here just to gain benefits, take advantage of others, embezzle, and so on like some officials, then he would become a mere figurehead and be unable to do anything. Especially when he met people who were literate and more knowledgeable, it would be impossible for him to deceive them.
Of course, Wang Juan did not think that Zhang Xiaobao's plan, which took a few days to come up with, would be so simple. There must be a backup plan. As for what it was, Zhang Xiaobao did not say and Wang Juan was not in a hurry to ask. She would naturally understand when the time came.
The gardener on the platform was still talking. At the beginning, he felt a little nervous and kept muttering in his heart, "Don't be afraid. The people sitting below don't know anything. Whatever I say is right. What I say is what the other gardeners thought out together. It doesn't matter even if it is a little wrong."
With this thought in mind, when he began to talk, his voice trembled like Weiwei's. However, as he spoke, he was immersed in the content of the lecture and forgot to be afraid. He did not care about the people below him. The more he spoke, the smoother and better he spoke. Similarly, the people below him listened more attentively.
"Not bad. It seems that this gardener has already experienced the benefits of the lecture. Perhaps he doesn't know. At this time, he is very confident. He will slowly understand in the future."
Zhang Xiaobao looked at the gardener on the platform and gave a very high evaluation. Then, he said, "Once such a person feels that he is better than others, he will be worried that he will be surpassed one day. Then, he will definitely work harder in this aspect. Good.
I have decided. After these gardeners are able to teach well, I will let them summarize how to teach well and pass it on to more people. At that time, everyone will not be afraid of facing such a situation. "
"That's right. Give them confidence and let the people of Lu Zhou have a higher level of thought than the people of other places. That way, the development will be faster."
Wang Juan agreed with this idea. It was to create a cultural atmosphere in the region and lead the people of other places. However, when she said this, she was slightly worried. She said, "However, I'm worried that when the time comes, the people here will look down on the people of other places. They will always think that they are better than others. That's right, they are indeed better than others. What if they look down on others? This is especially true if they look humble on the surface, but they will look down on others to the core.
If that's the case, it will be troublesome to communicate with other places. Can you think of a way to stop them from doing that? I don't want to see them looking down on the people of the same country when they are outside. "
Wang Juan's worries were not unfounded. Zhang Xiaobao knew this as well. However, Zhang Xiaobao did not have any solution to this problem. He shook his head and said, "It is this kind of contempt that allows this place to maintain its rapid development. I can't think of a solution.
This is a common problem among humans. It is the same between countries and between regions. In fact, this is a good thing. For example, it is because of this kind of thinking that people are superior that they pity and help the weak.
I think we can't put the blame on the people of the places that are developing well. If the people of the places that are not developing well can be self-improvement and strive to catch up, it may not be a bad thing.
When I left the orphanage and went out to find a way to survive, many people looked down on me. These were not the adults. Some of the adults pitied me and gave me food to eat. Some despised me and stayed far away from me, afraid that I would steal their things.
It was the same for children. Some people scolded me, and some people spat on me. I hated them at that time. However, when a child in a princess dress gave me the ice cream she just bought, I felt that the world was not all cold. "
Zhang Xiaobao looked at Wang Juan when he said this. Wang Juan listened very carefully. She liked to listen to Zhang Xiaobao talk about the past. She did not know much about it. When they were young, she and Zhang Xiaobao seemed to be from two different worlds.
"Tell me more, Xiao Bao. Tell me more. What happened in the future?" Wang Juan saw Zhang Xiaobao stop and urged him.
"In the future, when I was 14, I met a child who fell into the water. His family was very rich. At that time, I thought so. When he was playing on a bridge, he got out of a broken bridge fence and fell into the river. I happened to be practicing swimming in the river, so I saved him.
When we reached the shore, there were many cars. They were all famous cars. They formed a motorcade. At that time, there was an old man who insisted on taking me to his house for dinner. I was scared by the motorcade and stood there stupidly. The child's father wrote me a check. I didn't know it was a check at that time.
I thought he would give me money, but he handed me a piece of paper. Of course, I didn't take it. I thought he gave me too little. He gave me a piece of paper. Even if he gave me 100 RMB, it would have been better. There were Chinese characters and numbers on the paper. I still remember that there was a one and eight zeros behind the number. One million? I just glanced at it and didn't take it. "
"Hahahaha." Wang Juan suddenly couldn't help laughing. Zhang Xiaobao also laughed. A one million cash check was less than 100 RMB.
"Xiao Bao, I really admire you. You are not moved by one million RMB. You are amazing. Go on. It's so funny." Wang Juan continued laughing.
"In the end, the child's father was slapped by the old man. The old man said to the person, 'Do you think someone saved my grandson because of your money? My grandson's life is only worth one million RMB? ' Only then did I know that it was worth one million RMB. I regretted it. I thought that if I got it, I would be able to go back to the orphanage and buy more things for the people there.
But they took the money back. Naturally, I couldn't rob them again. So I went to the old man's house and had a good meal. The old man wanted to arrange something for me, like letting me go to school, but I refused. At that time, I talked to the old man and learned a lot of things. People have to be strong.
Later, the old man gave me some money, and I sent it to the orphanage. I filled in a phone number and an ID number, and I really sent it to the orphanage. Don't you know what happened after that? The path I chose to be strong was that kind of path.
After that, I had a few dealings with that family. One time, I was injured and hid in their house. After they found out about me, they didn't call the police and protected me. According to them, they didn't care what crime I committed. They only knew that I saved their family.
After I left the country and went outside, I cooperated with them to build some roads in the countryside and build some schools. I paid a large part of the money and they paid a small part. This was also a backup plan for my life. Even if there were problems with the funds, they would still help me. Of course, there were other backup plans. "
The two of them were originally talking about how the improvement of the local culture would make the people in the area arrogant. But as they talked, they talked about Zhang Xiaobao's past. Everything was caused by the topic of self-improvement.
As Wang Juan listened, she stopped laughing at Zhang Xiaobao's behavior of giving up a million yuan for a hundred yuan. She held Zhang Xiaobao's hand and said, "If everyone could be like you, then the country would be very strong. Unfortunately, you are destined to not leave a good reputation after giving so much."
"What reputation? Anyway, I'm satisfied. Now that I'm here, can't I help the country become stronger? Let's go. It will be better in the future. Let's go and see how the bamboo pole dance is going. "
Zhang Xiaobao didn't care about so many things anymore. His heart was satisfied and he felt fulfilled. He quietly left the classroom with Wang Juan and went to the training place.
The two of them walked for a while and stopped at the courtyard they were going to enter. There was the sound of bamboo hitting each other, mixed with the sound of pain.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. They walked in and saw some people hitting two bamboo poles back and forth. There was also someone beating a drum. The beat of the drum wasn't very stable. The women moving the bamboo poles didn't all move according to the beat of the drum. Some men were dodging the bamboo poles back and forth. It was even more difficult to dodge.
In addition to the sound of pain, there was also the laughter of the women hitting the bamboo poles.
"It seems that I still have to practice. Otherwise, when I reach Hainan Island, I won't be able to blend in better with the local people. It'll be fine after a little pain. They are really ruthless. They hit with all their strength. Hehe."
Zhang Xiaobao looked at the scene in front of him and said to Wang Juan.
Wang Juan also covered her mouth and laughed. She hadn't seen this kind of thing for a long time. She had seen it before when she was traveling. At that time, men and women were doing everything. But the real custom was that the women were hitting and the men were dancing. So they could only follow this.
When those people saw the young master and young lady, they stopped one after another and gathered here to let the young master and young lady play together.
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head vigorously. "No need. You can play. Remember to be serious. Don't lose to others. In that case, you will be laughed at."
"Hurry up and practice. Don't treat it as playing. Do it as a task. Come back tomorrow. If it's still like this, then I'm going to change people." Wang Juan stood beside Zhang Xiaobao and said.
Now everyone didn't dare to be so casual. They ran over there and continued to practice. Normally, the drum beats were basically fixed. But Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan insisted that they practice more. Also, the people who were dancing were not allowed to only use one posture to dance. In that case, if the people here had new tricks, wouldn't it be troublesome?
The two of them wanted to use cotton as a gift and as something to exchange in the future. They wanted to use things like the China knot to impress the people of the Li Tribe. In the end, they wanted to use this bamboo pole to blend in with that place.
"Let's go and see how they are doing with the China knot." Wang Juan saw that the people here were practicing again. She pulled Zhang Xiaobao to another place.
At this time, Cao Herui and the other two also found their families. When they saw the appearance of their families, the three of them were stunned. They thought that these family members would be sallow and emaciated. After all, they sneaked out for such a long time and their family still owed money.
In that case, their lives would be very difficult. But they didn't expect that when they saw the servants in their family, they would all be in good health. Needless to say, their family members were naturally in good health. Unless these servants had left home and found a way to make a living outside, it was impossible for the servants to be in good health and the master's family to be in bad health.
The three of them were still in a sorry state. Fortunately, the servants of Cao Herui's family could still recognize their master. As soon as they saw the three of them, the servant of Cao Herui's family immediately ran over. He looked at the master and said, "Master, what happened to you? Quickly, the master is back. Quickly send someone in to tell the madam. Also, prepare delicious food and water for a bath. Also, bring out a set of clothes. "
After the servant asked, he immediately shouted towards the other side.
As soon as he shouted, the other side became chaotic, but it quickly calmed down. The people in the family also came out to greet them. When they saw Cao Herui like this, Cao Herui's wife and concubines cried and pulled him into the house. This was a temporary home that was arranged for them. The place they lived in before was too far away, so they couldn't live in it.
"How are you doing?" Cao Herui pulled his wife and asked.
"Good, good. We don't lack food or clothes, but we don't have much spare money. We used all the money we earned to pay off the debt. Master, what happened to you? Did Tang: Governor Of Ning not take care of you? "
Cao Herui's wife said with distress. The other concubines were only anxious at the side, but they didn't dare to come over. After all, the first madam was there.
"It's okay. Everything will be better in the future. Zhang Zhong didn't make things difficult for you?" After Cao Herui entered the courtyard of his home, he found that there was no part of his body that didn't feel uncomfortable. His whole body and mind relaxed. Only then did he feel that it wasn't easy.
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