Lu Ming

Chapter 529 The Daily Life of Shopkeeper Wu ([-])

With a sound of "click", an exquisite traditional Ming-style folding wooden chair made of Nanelm, covered with old paint, was firmly placed on the stone surface.

There was a constant clack as the first chair opened, and soon the circle of chairs and the tabletop stools were in place.

The servants with big arms and round waists put away the chairs, and then it was time for the young servants with good faces and exquisite figures to enter the stage.

The kerosene stove produced in Yizhou was set up, the blue flame rose, and the blue bud tea floated up and down in the spring water in the large white and crystal glass teapot.Soon, the emerald green tea boiled, and then was poured into a square solid color stamped cut glass straight cup, and served to the nobleman.

Desolate and desolate, this piece of rocky land known by the locals as the Barren Seven Beach is rarely crowded today.In the natural typhoon shelter surrounded by several large rocks, four or five gentry gentlemen were sitting with Lei Jian, drinking tea and eating snacks, and around them, although they were not noisy, there were guards and guards from various families with a total of more than a hundred people. A line of servants stands ready to attend to the gentlemen.

"My lord Lei, Panshan has worked hard today, and please have a taste of Beishan fried greens. Although this county's local product is not well-known, it is full of fragrance and color, and it has a special taste."

First of all, it was none other than Bai Shen, a social sage in Zengcheng County, who served tea to respect guests.

Relying on his previous status as a "friend businessman" and the relationship of his shopkeeper Wu as a "united front person", Bai Juren was able to sit at the right hand of the distinguished guest on this important occasion.

After taking the teacup, blowing on the froth, and taking a sip of the tea, Lei Jian, who was wearing a denim jacket, nodded and said, "Well, this tea is pretty good, thank you, Master Bai."

Although the tea preparation method used by later generations was perfected and matured in the Qing Dynasty, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the folk tea industry in Fujian and Guangdong had updated the production process, and the tea cake method inherited from the Song Dynasty declined. Green loose-leaf tea is becoming popular now, so what Lei Jian drank from a glass today is exactly the kind of tea and tea he was familiar with before time travel.

Lei Jian, a regular professional in geology, was previously the vice-captain of the exploration team.Nowadays, with the development of various businesses and the expansion of the territory, the previous exploration team has long been dismantled. Lei Jian, as a separate branch, is busy exploring in the new territory all day long. .

Lei Jian's task today is simple: determine the specific location of the limestone quarry supporting the Zengcheng Cement Plant.

The limestone in the Zengcheng area is of high quality. Some rocks in quarries contain more than 55% calcium carbonate, which is a high-quality raw material for cement production.

Before that, Lei Jian had actually roughly delineated the scope of the quarry on the map. After all, the location of the quarry and mine in later generations will not change there.Then, after the bandits were wiped out and the production environment improved, as soon as the Chinese New Year turned, he hurried to come here to confirm the address—the cement plant is a key project, and the SAR government Ding Liqiu has been urging it to start.

This time, Lei Jian actually brought his men to Zengcheng three days ago.After exploring the locations of several mines and quarries in later generations, today he came to the location closest to the county seat: Huangqitan, and the extra accompanying guests were just a few masters in the county.

Huangqi Beach is just north of the county seat, and it is a rocky beach facing the river.Further north along this place is a small hill with dense vegetation.There is no doubt that these hilltops are all limestone matrix.

Walking around around Huangqi Beach, after investigating the resources of the mine with the accompanying guests and a few apprentices, everyone held a tea party on the rocky beach.

"Mr. Lei might as well try this horseshoe cake again. Master Pan's dim sum is well-known far and wide, and ordinary people can't taste it."

Somewhat reservedly, he called Lei Jian "Sir", and the person who recommended dim sum to him was a middle-aged gentleman wearing a cloud scarf, a cotton robe with narrow sleeves for easy movement, and a pair of fashionable suede buffalo hiking boots. ——Gutai, the main hall of Zengcheng County.

After a series of previous incidents, Gu Tai, the county magistrate who had been dawdling in Zengcheng, seemed to have found a new direction in life.Gu Tai, who has actually been tied up with the political power of the Cao family, is now very concerned about some new industries that he has never heard of. Not only has he shown a strong interest, but he has also practiced it personally. Accompanying Lei Jian to visit the Seven Beaches of Desolation.

Hearing the snack recommended by Magistrate Gu, Lei Jian put down his teacup with a smile, reached out and took a piece of snow-white horseshoe cake and put it into his mouth: "Well, it's sweet and refreshing, and not greasy. Master Pan is so delicious!"

While praising Lei Jian, he gave a thumbs up to a chubby old man sitting there.

Master Pan grinned and said happily: "Master Lei, if it is convenient, you can come to the student's home as a guest at any time. To tell you the truth, the cook at the student's home still has a few dishes that can be handy. At that time, it will be a good time to have a drink with the adults."

"Then it's okay, you must bother, you must bother!"

Lei Jian was also full of joy, nodding his head in haste.

The power of the crossing crowd has developed to this day, and earth-shaking changes have taken place both externally and internally. Some small problems that occurred before have long since disappeared, and even reversed.

In the beginning, there were too many people and little influence, and there were not enough official titles. The newly arrived time-traveling dicks fought for who should be the first official.

However, today, with the expansion of the territory, coupled with the need to travel through the territory of Fujian and Guangdong to perform some administrative functions, the dicks suddenly discovered that there are too many official positions and not enough fools.
We must know that even if it is a county in later generations, there will be at least dozens or hundreds of people in management positions above the department level, which is not counting the many enterprise management positions.And it was built by more than 200 people from across the country, but it was a national framework, with power strongholds all over southern China, so everyone soon discovered that everyone needed to hold multiple jobs to barely function.

In this way, everyone is forced to practice dealing with Ming people. Even some highly professional positions, such as geological experts like Lei Jian, now have to put on a smile and talk to these local "friendly people." "People" push cups to exchange cups to promote relations, playing the role of goodwill ambassadors and policy preachers.

It is necessary to do so: those who are willing to come to the barren beach to accompany Lei Jian today are undoubtedly among the many big households in Zengcheng who are willing to publicly express their stance to stand with the Cao family.

Whether it's for money or other benefits, these people in front of them are all betting on their relationship and bearing the pressure, so after some entertainment, Lei Jian felt that it was almost done, so he stretched out his hand to take it from his servant. A roll of maps was spread out on the stool in front of him: "Everyone, I have already decided on the address of the cement factory and quarry. Now I will tell you about the future industrial planning of Zengcheng. There are many projects in it. , Masters can invest according to the situation."

It's time to give some benefits to the followers. In this regard, the time-traveling crowd has always been generous.

(End of this chapter)