Chapter 730: A Coincidental Encounter

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It's an unusually busy emerging city.

The continuous expansion of the urban agglomeration has gradually revealed the attitude of this pearl of the sea.

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New Shanghai, without being wrapped in city walls, is very different from other cities of this era.

Xu Guangqi did not take the old county yamen as a line, but built a new Si Nong Si Yamen outside the city without the protection of the city wall.

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Today's Xu Guangqi looks much younger, and he doesn't look like a seventy-year-old person.

After receiving the letter from the capital, Xu Guangqi's face was full of smiles.

"The ...... of the constitution, the ...... of the constitution," Xu Guangqi called out quite happily.

"Elder Ge, the student is ......," Shi Kefa immediately agreed.

"The matter of setting up the government in Da Liuqiu has been completed, and the imperial court has already asked for the opinion of the Si Nong Division......" Xu Guangqi said happily, after suffering so much, it is finally time to make achievements, and it is really a wonderful thing for his efforts to be recognized by the world, and this mood is really happy.

"Really? Elder Ge, this matter has been done so quickly? ......" Shi Kefa has always been by Xu Guangqi's side, as Xu Guangqi's assistant, hearing the news, he was stunned, slightly surprised, and more happy and relieved.

Xu Guangqi also looked at Shi Kefa happily and nodded incessantly.

“…… Pavilion Lao, after all, the emperor lives up to his wishes! Such a difficult, complicated and vast matter, finally has a result......" Shi Kefa sighed, responsible for the food, drink and Lazar of millions of immigrants, and moved them thousands of miles away, the vastness of this is really beyond the imagination of outsiders; The difficulties are not understandable to outsiders.

"Yes! Thanks to everyone's joint efforts! Otherwise, this matter will never have such an achievement as today......" Xu Guangqi said with relief, after working hard for a long time, now, it is finally time to harvest, this success and the joy of harvest, has been haunting Xu Guangqi.

"Ge Lao, this time, I'm afraid that not only Daliuqiu will set up prefectures and counties, Dongting Lake, and Poyang Lake? Is it also in general? Shi Kefa asked.

"Hehehe, since Da Liuqiu wants to set up state and county governments, how can there be any reason not to set up in other places? Is the grain handed in not food? Xu Guangqi said while laughing at Shi Kefa.

"Elder Ge is right, so it is the best, otherwise, if you only set up an official mansion in the Great Ryukyu and promote relevant people, it will cool the hearts of several other people......" Shi Kefa said, seeing Xu Guangqi looking at him with a smile but not a smile, it was very strange, and he looked at Xu Guangqi suspiciously and said: "...... Elder Ge, why are you looking at the students like this, this ......"

"Hehehe...... all say that the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear, this is indeed not wrong, Xianzhi remembers to say others, but forgets that this Shanghai County is also among the upgrades, this Shanghai is now quite large-scale, and the upgrading is already expected, why did Xianzhi forget about himself......" Xu Guangqi said with a smile, watching this gentle student grow up step by step, Xu Guangqi felt a sense of accomplishment, this is a sense of accomplishment for a teacher to teach students.

"This ......, Ge Lao, this ......, Ge Lao made fun of the students, and the students did not go overseas like Zi Gen ......, risking their lives to resettle immigrants, reclaim wasteland, and did not stay in Shaanxi to endure hardships, they stayed in this prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, compared to them, the students were really shameless to talk about promotion...... "Shi Kefa immediately humbly conceded.

"The constitution cannot be shirked, this is also fate, otherwise why is the constitution to make the Shanghai county order? And not someone else? …… The upgrading of Shanghai County is not something that the constitution says not to want, it is related to His Majesty's great strategy, and the upgrading of Shanghai County is a necessary thing......" Shi Kefa said with a smile. Shanghai County is destined to be a pearl on the sea in the future, and it is destined to be proud of the world, so naturally it cannot be as simple as just a county. …,

"The lesson of the elder is that the student understands......" Shi Kefa has been following Xu Guangqi for a long time, and gradually knows some inside stories, and when he heard Xu Guangqi say this, he immediately agreed, without much humility.

"It's good to understand! Xianzhi is already a six-rank official, this upgrade, Shanghai County is upgraded to Shanghai Prefecture, it should be a five-grade official to do this Zhizhou, Xianzhi is just ......" Xu Guangqi said with a smile. The personnel of this agricultural department have to go through his hands to describe their merits, promotions, and evaluate their merits, and he is absolutely qualified to say this.

Shi Kefa's face turned slightly red, this is a bit of a naked assignment of official ranks, stepping on a point of promotion.

“…… Dare to ask the elder of the pavilion, this time the state and county of the Great Ryukyu are set up, I don't know how the elder plans to set it up? Shi Kefa blushed slightly, and quickly pulled the topic away from himself.

"This time, the establishment of prefectures and counties in Daliuqiu should not be too violent, and it is better to set up more prefectures at once,...... As for how to divide the territory of states and counties, this is not difficult, now the immigration points have been recently divided to a certain extent, and a little planning on the basis of this can be done, this, let them do it themselves...... "Xu Guangqi thought about it and said with a smile.

"The elder of the pavilion is reasonable...... Shi Kefa also said. The gap between the official ranks of the state and the county is still quite large, the county order is only a seven-grade official, and the governor is from the fifth grade, if it is compared with the government, the gap is even bigger, the prefect is the fourth grade, if the official product is made to the fourth grade at once, it is indeed a little hasty and not conducive to growth. If it was just counties and states, it wouldn't be too disgusting to the courtiers.

"It's good that this matter is clear, don't talk about it to the outside world for the time being, and wait for the news of the imperial court to arrive......" Xu Guangqi said with a smile, after sharing the joy with Shi Kefa, he buried this secret again, and now it is just the "gossip" news sent by the emperor's fast horse, and the official news will be delayed for a long time.

"The student understands......" Shi Kefa replied.

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The weather in Beijing is quite hot.

People do things as much as possible in the morning, and never put it off until noon.

This family also came out early.

"Mother, did you think we could go into the inner city today?" A stout man said, his whole body tanned.

"It should be possible, this time, let's take a carriage into the inner city, enter from the Xuanwu Gate, we shouldn't be blocked, and we still have a household registration and work number certificate...... "The older woman said kindly. The family migrated from Shaanxi, has settled down, has been working for a while, has slowly become familiar with what kind of life, has done a period of work, got some wages, and also got a few days off, and is trying to use these days of rest to fulfill their wishes.

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants flowed to the city of Beijing, and there were not a few people who came to kowtow to the emperor, and gradually formed a trend.

Originally, kowtowing to the emperor is not a bad thing, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate will not care much, but they can't stand the large number of people, hundreds of thousands of people are constantly entering Beijing, this is a terrifying force, it is naturally impossible to release people into the inner city without restrictions, for the sake of safety, this kowtow can generally only be kowtowed in the outer city, generally outside the Zhengyang Gate, because the Zhengyang Gate to the north is the Chengtian Gate, and the north of the Chengtian Gate is the Noon Gate, which is where the emperor lives, so many people come here to kowtow.

But many people feel that since they want to kowtow to thank him, it is better to get closer to the emperor as possible, and it is best to kowtow to the root of the imperial city, so how to enter the inner city, close to the root of the imperial city to kowtow to the emperor, has become a matter that many people ponder, the government does not allow them to kowtow to the inner city, and the common people want to kowtow to the inner city. …,

The old lady is also assertive, kowtowing to the emperor outside the Zhengyang Gate is too ordinary, she still feels that she should enter the inner city, and kowtow to the emperor under the root of the imperial city, so that the emperor will feel the heart of their family, and people who have obsession in their hearts are always very persistent.

How to enter the inner city and kowtow is still a little difficult for them immigrants. The officers and soldiers responsible for the security of the inner city and the imperial city are also afraid, so many people, in case something bad happens, this is in the inner city, under the roots of the imperial city, they can't afford it, so theoretically, they are not allowed to kowtow to the inner city, but the common people are all pious to kowtow to the emperor, and it is not good to do anything to others, and if they come in, they will come in, and this matter is so deadlocked, and the officers and soldiers tense their nerves and watched the waves of people who came to kowtow to the emperor.

The young, stout son took out a small notebook, which was their work number card, which recorded what their names were, where they were from, where they worked, and so on.

The family came out early, and the sky was about to dawn, and now they were catching the carriage that was the first to lie down in the city, and now the carriage had not yet come, and they were talking on the side of the street.

"Mother, I heard that Liulizhai is recruiting women in the tent, we also want to study, I want to learn arithmetic......" The young daughter-in-law looked at her mother-in-law, and tried hard to say what was in her heart.

The old woman was originally very happy, but when she heard her daughter-in-law's words, she immediately frowned.

“…… Mother, if we learn to be literate and settle accounts, we can go to the women's tent room of Liulizhai, if we can pass the exam, my mother will not have to work so hard anymore, and Niuniu can also eat better......" The young daughter-in-law pleaded again, usually she didn't dare to say these words, but today is a good time, today the family went to kowtow to the emperor together, this is always a festive and serious thing, presumably the mother-in-law will not be angry because of this matter, even if she doesn't agree, there is still room for maneuver, The young daughter-in-law bravely spoke her heart.

The old woman's brow furrowed even higher. looked at his son, and his son also looked at him with a look of hope. The old woman knew that the daughter-in-law must have told her son about it, and her son must have followed the daughter-in-law, and now she will wait to explain herself here.

"......, hey, the work of the tent is not something that a woman can do, it is all the shopkeeper's, and it is not appropriate for a woman to do what the gentlemen of the account does, and it is not always appropriate for a woman to nest with those male shopkeepers...... "The old woman refused her daughter-in-law's request.

"Mother, no, it's not to go with those male tent gentlemen, it's Liulizhai to recruit women's tents, and the accounts are all women's together, without men, there won't be those things, the big shopkeeper of Liulizhai is a woman......" The daughter-in-law immediately explained.

The old woman's eyebrows are higher, her daughter-in-law is really a person who has some ideas of her own, it was obvious when she migrated out of Shaanxi, and now, she is even more determined to do the tent of Liulizhai, the old woman sighed in her heart, her daughter-in-law, is not a person who accepts her fate!

“…… Hey, my mother also knows that the big shopkeeper of Liulizhai is a woman, but even if my mother asks you to take the female tent exam, who will teach you to read and write? The accountant mother will know some, but it is only a few small money accounts, so how to keep accounts in Liulizhai, my mother is not clear, where do you go to learn? If you can't read or write, who wants you? It's always inconvenient for women to show their heads......," the old woman said with a sigh.

"Mother, let's not go to study, we asked the gentleman who taught, he said, as long as you are willing to go, their school also accepts girls, let's ask clearly, they are government-run, do not charge tuition, it is just to send a snack during the New Year, let's send Niuniu to study, Niuniu is home, let's follow Niuniu to learn, don't delay the work......" The young woman hurriedly said, saying her way of learning knowledge. …,

When the old woman heard this, she was suffocated, she couldn't speak, her heart was very sour, and no matter whether his daughter-in-law could learn it or not, what would she do if she learned it, and what the consequences would be, just her daughter-in-law's heart, she could come up with this way, and she was willing to endure this hardship, it was always not easy, and her heart reminded me of the hardships of raising her son independently, and what I remembered was the difficulty of supporting this family and marrying a daughter-in-law into the door, why is it so difficult for a woman?

The family was silent, the adults did not speak, and the little girl could only look at the adults in confusion.

In the silence, an old man came out and broke the silence of the family.

This family speaks in "official dialect", and when they arrive in the capital, learning official dialect will bring a lot of convenience, so the family is also working hard to learn official dialect, and they also try to use official dialect in conversation on weekdays, but the learning time is short, and they all stumble.

The old man took a lot of effort to understand, and when he looked at their images and listened to them speak, he had already deduced his identity, probably an immigrant, and understood the conversation between them, and was also moved by this woman who was bent on studying.

"Hey...... let the old man say something...... the old man suddenly turned to the front of the family of four and said.

Seeing an old man who seemed to be a scholar coming to talk, the family did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly agreed.

"I don't know what the old gentleman has to say...... old woman said.

“…… Forgive the old man for the crime of eavesdropping...... if the old man heard correctly, this should be your son, this should be your daughter-in-law, this should be your granddaughter? I don't know if you migrated? The old man confessed first, and then determined the relationship between several people.

"The old gentleman is polite, this street is talking, it is open, no wonder sir, this is indeed the son of the old man, this is the daughter-in-law of the old man, this is the granddaughter of the old man, our family is entrusted to His Majesty's blessing, migrated from Shaanxi......" The old woman also replied quite politely.

The old man listened to the old woman's reply, and nodded, feeling very satisfied, the people who immigrated from Shaanxi can speak at this level, and it can be regarded as a well-educated family.

"How long has it been since your family immigrated...... the old man asked, and inadvertently, the two groups of people who had originally met on the street had become the old man's question, and the family answered, as if in the old man's opinion, this was a matter of course.

The old woman also has eyesight, looking at the "attitude" of this old man, guessing that the identity of this old man may not be ordinary, in this capital, it is said that if you throw a stone at a person, you may be a seven-rank official, so she didn't dare to slack off, and quickly replied: "...... It has been more than a month since our family moved to the capital, and it was a time when there was a great drought in Shaanxi, and there was no green and yellow to immigrate......"

"Oh, more than a month in the capital?" The old man asked with some surprise.

"Yes, more than a month ......," replied the old woman in the affirmative.

"Then your family's official words are okay! The words are correct and round, if it weren't for some stumbling, it could almost be regarded as a serious official language, and your family used to know official language? The old man became interested in this and asked.

"Well...... it's not, it's the official dialect that I started to learn after migrating out......" In the face of the old man's constant questioning, the old woman did not have any disgust, but answered more carefully.

"Can you speak official language to this extent in more than a month? This ......" The old man was a little surprised, the official dialect with various accents in the court has always been a nightmare, the chicken and duck are by no means a joke, if they are all like this family, they can speak the official language to this extent in a month or two, it should be a great blessing for the court. …,

The old woman's family heard some praise in the old man's surprised voice, and they also had a lot of pride.

"Hey,...... Then why do you want to learn the official language? Why do you learn so fast? The old man was very interested in this, more than the matter of the woman's study just now, and asked, without the slightest embarrassment, it seemed that this was the right thing to do.

When the old woman saw the old man ask this, she was a little embarrassed, did she want to tell this "secret"? What are the consequences of speaking out?

"If it's inconvenient to say, then forget it......" The old man saw that the family had a lot of difficulties, so he didn't prepare to ask.

"Don't hide it from the old man, the reason why our family works hard to learn official words is to be able to enter the inner city, to kowtow to the emperor, our family has received the emperor's great favor, and we can't forget our roots, our family is a flat-headed common people, and there is no way to thank the emperor, and we can only kowtow from afar, which is considered to be the fulfillment of our family's wishes......" The old woman said the reason for her learning official language, according to the "strategy" summarized by the immigrants, if you take a carriage, speak official language, and dress decently, then the official army will generally not be embarrassed, In addition to this aspect, in other aspects, the official language also has a great advantage, such as usually buying something, speaking official language is also convenient, such as knowing official language, knowing braille, knowing arithmetic or something, generally do not need to work directly, you can be a small leader of managing workers or immigrants or something, the treatment is much better than that of ordinary workers and immigrants, so, learning official language does not need to be forced, are automatically using official language.