Can you live forever

Chapter 251 Reunion as before, economic pillar
"Are you not afraid of danger?"

The shepherd boy raised the wooden stick in his hand, meaning clearly that he has weapons to fight, and looked at Zhang Zhixiang threateningly, signaling that if you don't answer, I will blow the whistle.

"My name is Zhang Zhixiang, I'm from the capital, and I want to meet someone."

"A Taoist priest from the capital?"

The shepherd boy thought for a while and blew his whistle three times. Soon, a group of militiamen came over. After asking a few questions, they took Zhang Zhixiang to a yard outside Qinyuan County.

The layout of the courtyard is compact and can accommodate hundreds of people. There are sentry towers at the four corners of the courtyard, and there are soldiers holding firecrackers and crossbows on the sentry towers.

Apparently, this is something like a prison.

It is specially used to place suspicious persons.

Zhang Zhixiang waited for half an hour, and then a young man in his early 20s came in. He confirmed to the shepherd boy as he walked, "Little Shitou, are you sure he said his name is Zhang Zhixiang?"

"I remember well, absolutely right."

"Is he a young Taoist priest?"

"Hey, look for yourself, I'm not lying."

Noisy, the two entered the room, looked at Zhang Zhixiang sitting on the bed with his eyes closed, the young man stared at him slightly, and said, "My name is Ge Xiong, from the security department. I am in charge."

"Your name is Zhang Zhixiang, what is your name, and where is your teacher?"

Zhang Zhixiang slowly opened his eyes and said, "Zhang Zhixiang, whose name is Anping, is a disciple of Tianshifu."

Ge Xiong muttered: "Is it really a national teacher? Do you have any tokens? Who knows if you are a counterfeit?"

Zhang Zhixiang flicked his sword finger, and the Celestial Master sword immediately came out of its sheath, hovered in front of the two, and asked, "Do you want to prove it?"

"Tsk..."

Ge Xiong smacked his lips, and curiously wanted to reach out to touch the Heavenly Master Sword, but he felt that the sword was too sharp, so he didn't dare to use it. He withdrew his hand, thinking while biting his nails, obviously it was difficult for Zhang Zhixiang's identity.

"Who do you want to see?" he asked.

Zhang Zhixiang replied, "Wang Jiangque."

Ge Xiong: "Wang Jiangque...Mr. Qingyang?" He didn't react immediately. Everyone was used to calling Mr. Qingyang, and not many people knew Wang Jiangque's real name. Ge Xiong was in charge of intelligence work. know her name.

"you……"

"Forget it, come with me."

Ge Xiong sighed, obviously feeling a little depressed. Although they respected Wang Jiangque, they didn't dare to offend him in the slightest, but it is human nature that "if you know lust, you will admire Shaoai".

Some people watched from a distance, and some people had the courage to show their hospitality.

Obviously, Wang Jiangque hated this feeling. Ge Xiong was one of the bystanders at the beginning. He still remembers Wang Jiangque's eyes at that time, and the feeling that the person concerned wanted to get into the cracks in the ground, but Wang Jiangque finally stayed. To save face, she only said that she had already been engaged to her, and her husband's family name was Zhang.

Since then, naturally no one has any other thoughts.

In the past few years, Ge Xiong has been in charge of intelligence work, and has learned a lot about outside information. Whether intentionally or not, they still know the identity of Wang Jiangque, who belongs to the royal family of She County.

Knowing the family background, one naturally knows the past deeds, her husband's family name is Zhang, probably...

Ge Xiong feels that his youth is over, Zhang Zhixiang is probably married when he comes over, and Mr. Qingyang is married, so he should go back, right?In fact, she shouldn't belong here...

The more Ge Xiong thought about it, the more depressed he became.

"Qinyuan County No. [-] Primary School."

Arriving at the destination, Zhang Zhixiang read the signboard in front of the school. Ge Xiong lifted his spirits and said, "Qinyuan County has ten primary schools, three middle schools, and one university. Our children over the age of seven can read and write!"

"Everyone, as long as they are of age, can read."

"free!"

Ge Xiong emphasized that in order to make Zhang Zhixiang aware of their advanced nature, he had the idea of ​​supporting the scene with his family.

"She's teaching elementary school?"

"All our textbooks, including college textbooks, are written by Mr. Qingyang. Compared with college students who can already study on their own, primary school students need Mr.'s teaching more! Moreover, Mr. gives lectures at the university every week, and the seats are always full. .”

"Is that so..."

On the way, Ge Xiong not only introduced their educational level, but also their industrial level. He said that they had already developed and imitated the imperial court’s Big Dipper. Their scientific research level was higher than that of the imperial court and Zhoushan, but they lacked the support of basic industries.

Zhang Zhixiang suddenly thought of Wang Jiangque's comment on "Baojian of Mathematical Sciences" back then.

The Wang family has always attached importance to science and engineering.

After ten years of investment in training, it is not impossible for the scientific research level of Qinyuan University to surpass that of the imperial court and the Ministry of Industry and Zhoushan. Of course, it is only limited to the theoretical level...

Ge Xiong brought Zhang Zhixiang to the door of the classroom where he was in class, and Wang Jiangque, who was writing on the blackboard with chalk in his hand, saw the people outside the door out of the corner of his eye.

The vague familiarity made her think of that person in her first reaction.

She stopped writing, and calmly said to the students: "Self-study."

After finishing speaking, she turned around and went out, getting closer and closer to Zhang Zhixiang, without greetings or greetings, she just said, "Here you are?"

"Ah."

"Shall I take you shopping?"

"it is good."

Watching the two leave, Ge Xiong sighed, sat on the steps of the corridor, took out a crumpled cigarette from his pocket, lit it with a match, and smoked in pain.

The naughty boy closest to the door leaned out and asked, "Uncle Ge, who is that?"

Ge Xiong muffled: "Mr. Qingyang is getting married."

"what?"

The boy suddenly screamed, and the news spread, but Zhang Zhixiang and Wang Jiangque didn't know about it. Wang Jiangque was taking Zhang Zhixiang to watch the industrial capacity of Qinyuan County.

In addition to iron smelting, machinery, chemicals and other categories.

There are even cigarette factories and match factories.

"Relying solely on agriculture, Qinyuan does not have enough income and capital to develop industries, and our Wang family cannot directly invest, which is not good for Qinyuan's own development. Qinyuan needs pillar industries to bear industrial development and financial expenditures. .”

"It's bitter cold in the north, and tobacco isn't all bad."

"It can dispel dampness and coldness. Although it hurts body fluid and consumes qi, it is also very good for tonic. Black plums and the like have the effect of promoting body fluid and reducing fire."

"In Daming, tobacco is mostly eaten in Guangdong and Guangxi, which can remove miasma and kill insects."

""Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" has a saying: To treat heat poisoning boils, carbuncles and ulcers, unknown swellings, all heat poisonings, or internal poisoning from eating cattle, horses, donkeys and mules, tobacco can be used."

"Such as typhoid fever and malaria, it is also effective."

"The advantages of this thing outweigh the disadvantages."

Zhang Zhixiang scratched his head and didn't refute it. From the point of view of Chinese medicine, it was indeed the case. After all, talking about toxicity regardless of dosage is a hooligan.

Things are biased, it's all about how to use them.

The biggest problem with tobacco is its addictiveness, and the dose cannot be controlled.

"It will become addictive." Zhang Zhixiang reminded.

But Wang Jiangque said: "It's just psychological dependence. Without physical dependence, the harm is not great. We must first solve the problem of survival, and then talk about other things. Qinyuan needs this industry."

"How, a little disappointed?"

"Our main income is actually cigarettes."

Zhang Zhixiang was not disappointed. After all, in a big country in later generations, the military expenditures depended on tobacco taxes...

(End of this chapter)