Pink peach petals fall, and greedy fish chase the petals on the water's surface, causing ripples.

Watching everyone bury the stele in the soil, Du Zhongxiao said to Su Song: "The stele is set up here to remember, and since then, the land between the Bianhe River and the Lianhe River in Yongcheng County has been used for field work." There is a big river to block it, and it also prevents idle people from flowing around. The inscription was written by Zirong, and after a thousand years, people also know that if this area is a fertile land, you have a share of the credit. - It's late spring, and if you want to go back to Suzhou to deal with government affairs, I can't stay. After autumn, I will come to Suzhou to see you, and then we will meet again. ”

Su Song said goodbye, stepped on the official ship that he had been waiting for, and cherished Du Zhongxiao.

Ma Meng's case has been completely concluded, and Su Songqian has been appointed as a moderated official, and everything has not changed. After this move, Su Song should be promoted to be a Beijing official. Leaving Xuanhai, whether it is to make a judgment, a general judgment or a county magistrate, the promotion of Jinshi will be faster.

The development of the steam engine reached a bottleneck, and as long as the pressure was further increased and the sealing problem was solved, it could be practical. Su Song brought a set of drawings back, and went to Suzhou to study it by himself. The two discussed with Han Jiang and tried to make a practical machine within two or three years.

The country is facing various crises with internal and external troubles, and there are many ways to solve them. But the most violent and simple is the progress of science and technology. As long as this step is big enough, all the restraints will be smashed, and the progress of the whole society will be unstoppable. In Du Zhongxiao's previous life, this kind of progress was called the technological revolution, which could not only change the face of society, but also ensure the prosperity of the country for hundreds of years. The invention of the steam engine was such a technological advance, the core of the Industrial Revolution, enough to usher in a new era.

He has been an official in Bozhou for more than half a year, and although he is busy with government affairs, Du Zhongxiao still has a general understanding of the political situation of this era. He had also thought about a lot of political reforms, but when he thought about it, there was really not much room for him to play in this. According to the historical knowledge learned in his previous life, it is difficult to have any reform that is greater than Wang Anshi's change of law, and many of the methods that he thought of were either proposed at that time, or there were signs. It's just a matter of specific content, and there is still a lot of room for improvement due to practical limitations. However, Wang Anshi's reform has encountered so much resistance, why did he propose an improved version and not encounter resistance? I don't have the ability of Wang Anshi to dominate the world academically.

The more he learned, the more Du Zhongxiao realized that political reform was too big, and finally gave up on this path. It is better to carry out a major technological revolution and smash the social structure of this era with economic violence. As for what monster will come out in the end, let Wang Anshi and Sima Guang fight with a large group of people. The national strength is strong to a certain extent, and the surrounding countries are like tigers entering the flock, laughing and playing casually, and the sheep can't help the tiger. The system that is truly suitable for this era cannot be answered in history, so it is better to let the people of this era fight it themselves.

Watching Su Song's boat gradually move away, Du Zhongxiao turned to the several villages who came to see him off and said: "In the future, anyone who comes to join the camp and field affairs will have technicians and craftsmen in it, and the government must be examined." There is no other place where it can be used, so it can be incorporated into the villages. After you go back, check the households in your village, not only blacksmiths and carpenters, but also medical books, and all of them come to the county government to see me! ”

Everyone agreed in an uproar and said goodbye to Du Zhongxiao.

Watching everyone leave, Du Zhongxiao breathed a sigh of relief. I decided not to use my brains in politics anymore and to make a breakthrough in the technology that I am good at, and I suddenly felt much more relaxed. Those worries, let those who like to toss use their brains. Gather all the craftsmen in the county, Du Zhongxiao to see what other skills he can do, and also find something to do for himself.

The errand of the county magistrate is too busy to be idle every day. But if you don't worry so much, it's actually very leisurely. There are county lieutenants in criminal prisons, and there are master books for economic affairs, and as long as you know how to delegate power and know how to supervise, you can easily do so.

Before he was admitted to the Jinshi, Du Zhongxiao was bent on taking the Jinshi examination, and all his time and effort were invested in it. After winning the Jinshi, he was thinking about how to come up with his own reform plan in this era, which was quite a bit of a comparison with Wang Anshi's people. Now that I finally want to open it, I used to be too persistent. I always think about a thousand years of knowledge, who is like me in this era? In fact, what are you fighting for?

If you have time, make some small inventions and study more technical problems, it is your greatest contribution to this era. As long as the steam engine is really promoted, any Khitan party item can be pushed all the way. Without foreign enemies, the greatest danger of this era is gone. In his own memory, the Song Dynasty did not have a life-and-death situation internally. When the steam engine is loaded on the ship, the whole earth can have fun as it pleases.

In my spare time, I go to the people to take a walk and learn about the people's livelihood and social conditions in this era. If you have time, listen to music, read books, and according to Su Song's words, this is the life you should have as a scholar.

Bidding farewell to everyone, Du Zhongxiao crossed the Bianhe River on a ferry, did not ride a horse, and walked slowly towards the county seat.

Yongseong is an ancient city with intact city walls. However, the area of the city is not large, and the pier and most of the commercial activities are in the city, and the section from the pier to the city gate is particularly prosperous. There are many shops on both sides of the road, selling all kinds of food.

Seeing a wonton stall on the side of the road, Du Zhongxiao sat on the stall on a whim and asked for a bowl of wontons. While eating, looking at the red and willow greens around him, and the colorful silks, his heart moved, and he didn't know how the business was to make a snack street in this section. This is the most prosperous section of the Bianhe River, I don't know how many boats pass by here every day, if you make a reputation, it is also a local scene. In my previous life, a city had to build a snack street, and it was called a food street, and many of them were the most lively places. In Bianjing City, snacks are also particularly abundant.

Yongcheng is located at the junction of the north and south, the northwest should be Tianfu, the northeast Xuzhou, the south is Jianghuai, not only the transportation is convenient, and the guests from the south to the north have mixed tastes. If you follow the memories of your past life, you can get those snacks together, and it will be interesting to think about it.

When Du Zhongxiao was thinking wildly, a woman on the table next to her got up, asked the entourage to settle the meal money, and saluted in front of Du Zhongxiao: "Dare to ask the official, do you know that there is a foreign Qu Wu Niang in this city, where does he live?" ”

Du Zhongxiao looked up at the woman, dressed in half-new clothes, and the material seemed to be non-satin. He has curved eyebrows and red lips, and his face is like a silver moon, with a bit of posture, but with a bit of dust. A tall and strong man beside him, with knotted muscles on his body, took a flat pole and stood aside, staring at him. Another thirteen-year-old girl, standing beside the big man, turned to look at a peach blossom tree by the river.

Qu Wuniang, a singer who came here in a foreign land, happened to be met by herself, happened to be taken in by herself, and ate a bowl of wontons by herself, and someone happened to ask her about her, which was too much of a coincidence.

Putting down the spoon in his hand, Du Zhongxiao asked casually: "I know Qu Wuniang, but I don't know who you are?" ”

The woman said: "The cheap concubine Lu Saisai is a good sister with Qu Wuniang, because I heard that she found a good family here, so she came to defect." ”

As soon as Du Zhongxiao heard this name, he knew that she was another woman who had fallen into the dust. At this time, when a woman chooses a name, she is either directly called Ji Niang, or she is like a man, or after she marries, she is called a certain family name with her husband's surname. Names like Wan'er and Saisai were loved by people in Du Zhongxiao's previous life, but in this era, they are all names of prostitutes and maids, and it is impossible for a woman from a serious background to take it, unless it is a milk name.