Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 84: County Magistrate Xia

Under the supervision of the prince, the little princess did not have many opportunities to be alone with Xia Lin, but she was like a little loach and always found strange times to play with Xia Lin.

For example, now, Xia Lin had just finished chatting with the head of the neighboring township about vegetable planting, and the little princess came over here. She was like a little butterfly flying around Xia Lin, strolling leisurely and unhurriedly.

"Take me out to play later, and we'll go grill fish."

Xia Lin thought for a moment and said, "I'll take you to the glass workshop."

Then he really took the little princess to the glass workshop. As soon as they entered, a wave of heat came over them. However, this place was indeed beautiful. There were many scraps piled up in the yard of the workshop alone. But even the scraps were so crystal clear that the little princess had never seen before.

"Don't touch it, or you'll cut your hands." Xia Lin pulled the little princess' arm and held her hand in his: "This is a restricted area of ​​the workshop, and outsiders are not allowed to enter."

"Then I am your wife..." The little princess's brain was really quick. She took Xia Lin's arm and said, "When can you marry me? I am already sixteen."

"The age does not count."

Xia Lin took her to the glass blowing process. Watching the bottles and jars being formed by the workers, Xia Lin even felt very relieved.

At this moment, the workshop manager ran over quickly. After he came to Xia Lin, he bowed and smiled, "Master Xia, since you are here, why don't you go to the back and have a cup of tea?"

"Not busy." Xia Lin continued to stroll around the workshop: "Did you make the crystal ball I asked you to make before?"

"Of course, but the process is a bit complicated. We spent several days debugging the crystal ball you mentioned, which was free of impurities, before it barely passed the test."

The factory manager walked quickly to the display stand and took down a wooden brocade box. When he opened it, there was a glass ball inside that was bigger than a child's head. It was crystal clear without any impurities, just like a piece of solid ice in the cold winter, and it was already shining brightly when the sunlight shone on it.

Xia Lin handed the glass ball to the little princess and said, "This is for you."

"Wow……"

Where had the little princess seen this before? Not to mention the little princess, even the emperor had never seen this. Natural crystals do exist, but the problem is that natural crystals will more or less have some imperfections. But the one in her hand is simply a supreme treasure. She couldn't let it go. She looked around in front of her eyes and saw that the surrounding scenes became bizarre after being filtered through the glass ball. She just giggled.

"Don't face the sun, or you'll go blind." Xia Lin put his hand on the little princess' shoulder: "Did you remember that?"

"Remember! Don't always treat me like a child. I'm sixteen!"

"The age does not count."

Xia Lin continued to walk around, and while the little princess was outside burning ants with the glass ball, he said to the factory manager, "The mold for the screw-on top has been completed, right? Make me a batch of bottles with screw-on tops. Just make about 300 bottles at first, with thicker bodies."

"That's a piece of cake. What were those little jingling things you made us do before? They're labor-intensive and time-consuming. Just polishing them is a lot of work."

"Hey, I'm making money for my sister." Xia Lin smiled and said, "By the way, you are Zhao Da's son, right?"

"Yes...what happened to Master Xia?"

"Yeah, nothing. Just keep doing your job. You're doing great. Better than your father."

When Xia Lin and the factory manager walked to the door, he said to Zhao Da's son, "There are also glass panels. We need a lot of them here. You have to organize people to work overtime. If there are not enough people, recruit more people. If there are not enough factories, expand them. You will make a lot of money in the future."

"clear."

Xia Lin has been here for more than two years, and it is now the third year. It is estimated that by the end of this year, the population of Xinping Township will reach 30,000 to 40,000. Immigrants will obviously account for the majority, but the young prince did not say that immigrants cannot be introduced.

Therefore, if the population is to grow rapidly, urbanization is essential, and urbanization mainly relies on industrialization and clustered industries. This place seems to have an inextricable relationship with fire. The firing of porcelain is fire, the firing of glass is fire, the firing of cement is fire, and the firing of steel is still fire. Other industries without fire are just average, such as the textile industry... Although the equipment is more advanced than other places, the problem is that the craftsmanship is not good enough. The knitting craftsmanship in Suzhou and Hangzhou is firmly controlled by the aristocratic families. Without a master to guide the apprentice, the goods exported here are not even as good as low-end products. The silk track cannot be competed, and the textile industry can only be built after the popular products such as cotton and linen appear in large quantities.

Now Ma Lin knows what it means that the secondary industry can drive the primary industry. For example, a pesticide factory can enable Leping Township to reclaim 50,000 acres of land to plant various medicinal herbs. In just one year, the villagers who were originally struggling on the poverty line were boosted. Not only that, because medicinal herbs have good economic benefits and are not very picky about the environment, many places have begun to reclaim land in the mountains, which has greatly mobilized the villagers' enthusiasm for work.

Mountainous areas are not suitable for growing crops such as rice and wheat, but medicinal herbs can fill the gap besides food. If the scale of vegetable cultivation can be increased in the future, people can make money and there will be no need to worry about population shortage.

Also, pesticides are really good things. Xia Lin set up two experimental fields, one where pesticides were sprayed and the other where not. The effect could be seen in just a few days. This early summer season was when all kinds of insects were running around. The vegetable field that was not sprayed with pesticides was sparse, and the slightly better leaves were eaten clean, while the field that was sprayed with pesticides was lush and green and in excellent condition.

The old farmers in the neighborhood are more concerned about this matter than Xia Lin. Those who have been dealing with the land all their lives will really cry when they see such results. Therefore, farmers from all over the country come to observe every now and then. They squat in the fields for a whole day just to observe whether the insects eat the leaves sprayed with pesticides.

Don’t tell me, I really don’t eat…

As some industrial chains in Xialin were gradually built up, the surrounding people were naturally the first to enjoy the benefits. They were obviously much richer than people in other places, and were not inferior to the state government at all. With the confidence, business became more developed. Moreover, many things in Xialin were groundbreaking, and many people came from afar just for the scarcity in order to make more money by taking advantage of the information gap.

As a result, transportation and logistics have revitalized the livelihoods of a group of people. Even the sister-in-law who sells wontons at the dock has gone from a poor widow who could not afford to eat to a hot little star at the dock in just one year. She just built a house with blue bricks and tiles after the New Year, and is still pursued by many strong men at the dock.

The prince was standing on the dock at this moment. He was too lazy to pursue the matter of being locked up before, but from then on, he brought guards with him when he came to the dock. The old man stood in the position of the former foreman and directed traffic.

"That big ship over there, please move forward a few steps. You are blocking the cargo ship behind you. Oh... I am so anxious. You who are behind you, please move back two steps! How can others give you space if you don't move back?"

The captains of the boats passing by all had dark faces. Whenever someone tried to speak up, they would be covered by the mouth. Over time, everyone knew that the one who particularly liked to direct traffic at the dock was the prince...

What else can I do? I dare not say anything but be angry. I just have to follow his orders.

The little princess had time to play with Xia Lin while the prince was directing traffic.

“Daosheng Daosheng…Brother Daosheng~” The little princess was holding Xia Lin’s hand and acting coquettishly: “Just take me to have a look. I’ve never been there before.”

"You really can't go into the mine." Xia Lin sighed, "Firstly, that place is really unsafe, and secondly, there are rules in the mine that women are not allowed to go in. Don't be so willful."

At this moment, Xia Lin happened to be not far from the dock. From a distance, he saw the prince with his hands on his hips cursing. It must be someone who violated the rules and was discovered by him...

"No, why is your father so addicted? What does he do at the dock every day?" Xia Lin took a look and said, "No, I'll find him a job at the dock."

"Oh, please don't tease my father." The little princess covered her mouth and chuckled, "He doesn't really like the dock, he just likes the hustle and bustle."

It was unclear what was going on in the minds of these royal relatives, but it was good enough that they didn't harm anyone. Helping to direct traffic was not a bad thing, so Xia Lin didn't say anything.

On that afternoon, Xia Lin had just woken up from a nap when he suddenly heard loud gongs and drums and firecrackers outside, all the way towards the township government office. When the firecrackers arrived at the door, Xia Lin wanted to watch the excitement but unexpectedly he was greeted by a eunuch with a serious expression and a group of people holding all kinds of messy things behind him.

At this moment, Xia Lin was still in a daze. Suddenly, someone kicked him on the calf. He fell to his knees with a thud. Looking back, he saw Lao Guo staring at him exhaustedly.

"Oh, oh, oh..." Xia Lin reacted immediately and pounced forward with exaggerated gestures: "Your Majesty, I accept your command and thank you."

The old eunuch's face changed. He looked at Lao Guo with a helpless look. Lao Guo uttered a cry and snatched the imperial edict: "I'll do it myself. Xiao Cui, you take these eunuchs to have a good rest. All expenses will be charged to my card."

The old eunuchs were all sensible people, so they didn't argue with Lao Guo and just followed him happily. Lao Guo squatted in front of Xia Lin and slapped Xia Lin's face with the imperial edict: "I have brought back the imperial edict for you to be promoted to county magistrate. Your promotion to county magistrate is just a stamp from me. How are you going to thank me?"

Xia Lin was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Lao Guo for a long time: "Ah? Then...then...Dad?"

Everyone present laughed, even Lao Guo himself couldn't hold back: "You little bastard..."

(End of this chapter)