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Chapter 728 Coincidence
Shanghai.

This is a very busy new city.

The continuous expansion of the urban agglomeration makes this pearl on the sea gradually reveal its proper posture.

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

Xu Guangqi did not use the old county government office as the office, but built a new Sinongsi government office outside the city without the protection of the city wall.

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Today's Xu Guangqi looks much younger, he doesn't look like a 70-year-old.

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

"Xianzhi..., Xianzhi..." Xu Guangqi called happily.

"Master Ge, the students are here..." Shi Kefa immediately agreed.

"The establishment of the government in the Great Liuqiu has been completed, and the imperial court has already asked the Secretary of Agriculture for his opinion..." Xu Guangqi said happily. After so much hardship, it is finally time for results. Recognition is really a wonderful thing, and the mood is really happy.

"Really? Mr. Ge, did this matter come to fruition so soon?..." Shi Kefa has been by Xu Guangqi's side as Xu Guangqi's assistant. When he heard the news, he was taken aback and slightly surprised. It is joy and relief.

Xu Guangqi also looked at Shi Kefa happily, and kept nodding.

"...Ge Lao, after all, the emperor pays off! Such a difficult, complicated and complicated matter has finally come to fruition..." Shi Kefa said with emotion, responsible for eating and drinking for millions of immigrants, and relocating them Thousands of miles away, the vastness of it is beyond the imagination of outsiders; the difficulty of it is beyond comprehension of outsiders.

"Yes! Thanks to everyone's joint efforts! Otherwise, this matter would never have achieved what it is today..." Xu Guangqi sighed with relief. After working hard for a long time, now it is finally time to harvest. The joy of success and harvest has been haunting Xu Guangqi.

"Mr. Ge, this time, I'm afraid it's not just Daliuqiu that will set up prefectures and counties. What about Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake? Is it normal?" Shi Kefa asked.

"Hehehe, since Daliuqiu is going to set up prefectural and county government offices, why not set them up in the other places? Could it be that the food handed in is not food?" Xu Guangqi said while looking at Shi Kefa with a smile.

"Elder Ge is right, this is the best, otherwise, if you only set up government offices in Daliuqiu and promote relevant people, etc., it will cool the hearts of people in other places..." Shi Kefa said, seeing Xu Guangqi's half-smile Looking at himself, it was very strange. He looked at Xu Guangqi suspiciously and said: "...Ge Lao, why do you look at the students like this, this..."

"Hehehe..., it is said that the authorities are obsessed and the bystanders are clear. This is indeed true. Xianzhi remembers talking about others, but forgets that this Shanghai county is also included in the promotion. This Shanghai is now quite large, and the promotion is already a big one. As expected, why did Xianzhi forget about himself..." Xu Guangqi said with a smile, watching this gentle and elegant student grow up step by step, Xu Guangqi felt a sense of accomplishment, this is the achievement of a teacher teaching students feel.

"This..., Mr. Ge, this..., Mr. Ge made fun of the students... The students did not travel overseas like Zigen and the others, risking their lives to resettle immigrants, reclaim wasteland, and did not stay in Shaanxi to suffer. We are staying in this prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, compared with them, the students really have no face to talk about promotion..." Shi Kefa immediately gave way.

"Xianzhi can't refute, this is also fate, otherwise why would Xianzhi come to be the magistrate of Shanghai? Not someone else?... The promotion of Shanghai County is not something that Xianzhi said, it is related to His Majesty's grand strategy. Upgrading Shanghai County is a must..." Shi Kefa said with a smile.Shanghai County is destined to be a bright pearl in the sea in the future, and it is destined to be proud of the world, so naturally it cannot be as simple as a county.

"Mr. Ge taught me a lesson, and the students understand..." Shi Kefa had followed Xu Guangqi for a long time, and gradually learned some inside stories. Hearing what Xu Guangqi said, he immediately agreed without being too modest.

"It's good to understand! Xianzhi is already a sixth-rank official. This time, Shanghai County was upgraded to Shanghai Prefecture. It should be a fifth-rank official to become the prefect. Xianzhi is just right..." Xu Guangqi said with a smile.The personnel of the Sinonong Division have to go through his hands in declaring merit, promotion, and evaluation of merit. He is absolutely qualified to say this.

Shi Kefa's face was slightly red, which was a bit of a blatant assignment of ranks and stepping on promotion.

"...Dare to ask Mr. Ge, I don't know how Mr. Ge plans to set up the states and counties in Daliuqiu this time?" Shi Kefa blushed slightly, and quickly pulled the topic away from himself.

"The establishment of counties in Daliuqiu this time should not be too aggressive, and it is better to set up more states. As for how to divide states and counties, it is not difficult. Today's immigration points have almost reached a certain level. For division, a little planning is enough on the basis of this, this, let Zigen and the others take care of themselves..." Xu Guangqi thought for a while and said with a smile.

"Old Man Ge is right..." Shi Kefa followed suit.There is still a big gap between the official ranks of prefectures and counties. The county magistrate is only a seventh-rank official, but the magistrate is from the fifth rank. Compared with the prefecture, the gap is even bigger. The magistrate is a fourth-rank official. The fourth grade is indeed a bit hasty, which is not conducive to growth.If it is just counties and states, it will not arouse the disgust of courtiers too much.

"It's good to understand this matter, don't say it to the outside world for now, wait until the news from the court arrives..." Xu Guangqi said with a smile, after sharing the joy with Shi Kefa, he buried the secret again, and now it is only sent by the emperor on horseback The "grass" news, the official news will be delayed for a long time.

"Students understand..." Shi Kefa replied.

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The weather in Beijing is quite hot.

People do things as early as possible in the morning, and never delay until noon.

This family also came out early.

"Mother, do you think we can enter the inner city today?" said a burly man, his whole body was tanned.

"It should be possible. This time, we will take a carriage into the inner city and enter through Xuanwu Gate. We shouldn't be blocked. We still have our household registration and work ID on us..." The older woman The man said kindly.Their family migrated from Shaanxi, and they have settled down. They have been working for a while, and they have gradually become familiar with the kind of life. After working for a while, they got some wages and a few days off. Take a few days off to fulfill your 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 a trend gradually formed.

Originally kowtowing to the emperor was not a bad thing, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city gates would not care about it, but they couldn't stand the crowd. Hundreds of thousands of people came to Beijing in an endless stream. This is a terrifying force, and naturally it cannot be unlimited When letting people enter the inner city, for the sake of safety, this kowtow can only be done in the outer city, usually outside Zhengyangmen, because the north of Zhengyangmen is Chengtianmen, and the north of Chengtianmen is Meridian Gate, where the emperor lives. So, many people come here to kowtow.

But many people think that since they want to kowtow to thank the emperor, it is better to be as close to the emperor as possible, and it is best to be at the root of the imperial city. The government does not allow people to enter the inner city to kowtow, and the common people want to enter the inner city to kowtow. The strategy was summed up among the common people.

The old lady also has her own opinions. Kowtowing to the emperor outside the Zhengyang Gate is too ordinary. She still thinks that she should enter the inner city and kowtow to the emperor at the root of the imperial city, so that the emperor can feel the love of their family. Mind, people who have obsessions in their hearts are always very persistent.

How to kowtow into the inner city is still somewhat difficult for immigrants like them.The officers and soldiers responsible for the security of the inner city and the imperial city are also afraid. If there are so many people, if something bad happens, this is the inner city, at the root of the imperial city, and they can't afford it. But the common people came to kowtow to the emperor devoutly, and it was not easy to do anything to others. They came in as soon as they came in. This matter was just so deadlocked, and the officers and soldiers watched the wave after wave with tense nerves. A person who kowtows to the emperor.

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

This family came out early, as soon as the sky was about to light up. Now they are catching the first carriage to enter the city. Before the carriage arrives, they are talking on the side of the street.

"Mother, I heard that Liulizhai is recruiting female tents. We also want to study and learn arithmetic..." The young daughter-in-law looked at her mother-in-law and tried her best to speak out what was in her heart. This thought was a bit abrupt. , In the age when women are ignorant of virtue, they want to study. Saying this, the pressure is not ordinary.

The old woman was very happy at first, but immediately frowned after hearing what the daughter-in-law said.

"...Mom, if we learn how to read and calculate accounts, we can go to the women's tent in Liulizhai. If we pass the exam, mother won't have to work so hard, and Niuniu can eat better..." The young The daughter-in-law pleaded again, usually she would not dare to say these words, but today is a good time, today the whole family goes to kowtow to the emperor, this is always a festive and serious thing, presumably the mother-in-law will not be upset because of this He was furious because of the incident, even if he didn't agree, there was still room for maneuver, but the young daughter-in-law bravely spoke out what was in her heart.

The old woman frowned even higher.Looking at his son, his son also looked at him with hope.The old woman knew that the daughter-in-law must have talked about this with her son, and her son must have followed the wife, and now it is time to talk about it.

"...Hey, the work of the accountant is not something that women can do. It is the shopkeeper's job. It is not suitable for women to do what the accountants do. Together, what do you say..." The old woman rejected her daughter-in-law's request.

"Mother, no, it's not going to go with those male accountants. It's Liulizhai that recruits female accountants, and the accounts are also settled with women. Without men, there will be no such things. The big shopkeeper of Liulizhai is a woman." ..." The daughter-in-law immediately explained.

The old woman raised her eyebrows even higher. Her daughter-in-law really has some ideas of her own. It was obvious when she migrated from Shaanxi. Now, she is determined to be the tent of Liuli Zhai. The old woman Sighing in my heart, my daughter-in-law is not a person who accepts fate!

"...Hey, mother also knows that the head shopkeeper of Liulizhai is a woman, but even if mother asks you to take the exam for the female accountant, who will teach you to read and write? The accountant mother is good at it, but she can only count a few I don’t know how to keep accounts in Liulizhai. Where do you go to learn? You can’t read and don’t know how to settle accounts. Who wants you? It’s always inconvenient for a woman to show her face..." The woman declined with a sigh.

"Mom, let's not go to school. I asked the teacher who taught. He said that as long as he wants to go, their school also accepts girls. We have asked clearly. They are government-run and do not charge tuition fees. It’s enough to send some kindness, let’s send Niu Niu to study somewhere, and Niu Niu is back home, we can just follow Niu Niu’s study, without delaying work...” The young woman said quickly, telling her the way to learn knowledge Speak up.

Hearing this, the old woman was suffocated, she couldn't speak for a while, her heart was so sore, and it didn't matter whether his daughter-in-law could learn it or not, what she would do if she learned it, and what the consequences would be, she alone It is not always easy for this daughter-in-law to come up with such a solution and be willing to endure such hardships. What reminds me of the hardships of raising a son on her own is what reminds me of supporting the family alone. It is difficult to enter the door, why is it so difficult for women?

The whole family fell silent, the adults did not speak, and the little girl could only look at the adults in bewilderment.

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

This family speaks in "official dialect". When they arrive in the capital, learning the official dialect will bring a lot of convenience. Therefore, the family is also working hard to learn the official dialect, and try to use the official dialect when they communicate on weekdays. However, the learning time is relatively short. It's short, and it's all stumbling.

The old man took a lot of effort to understand. Looking at their images and listening to their words, he had already deduced their identities. He probably immigrated. moved.

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

Seeing an old man who looked like a scholar came to talk to him, the family didn't dare to neglect, and quickly agreed.

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

"...Forgive the old man for eavesdropping... If the old man heard correctly, this should be your son, this should be your daughter-in-law, and this should be your granddaughter? I don't know if they moved here?" The old man First of all, I made a accusation, and then the relationship between several people was determined.

"Old gentleman, you are polite. Talking on the street is open. No wonder sir. This is indeed the son of the old man, and 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." Blessings, they migrated from Shaanxi..." The old woman also replied quite politely.

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

"How long has it been since your family immigrated here..." the old man asked, and inadvertently, the two groups of people who met by chance on the street suddenly turned into the old man asking the question, and the family answered, as if From the old man's point of view, this is justified.

The old woman also has good eyesight. Seeing the extraordinary "attitude" of this old man, she guessed that this old man's identity might be unusual. In this capital, it is said that anyone who hits anyone with a stone may be a seventh-rank official. Not daring to be negligent, he quickly replied: "...Our family has moved to the capital for more than a month. At that time, it was a severe drought in Shaanxi, and we immigrated when there was no harvest..."

"Oh, you've been in the capital for more than a month?" the old man asked in surprise.

"Yes, more than a month..." The old woman replied affirmatively.

"Then your family's official language is not bad! The words are correct, and if it's not for some stumbles, it can almost be regarded as a serious official language. Your family used to know the official language?" The old man became interested in this and asked. road.

"Uh..., that's not true, that is, the mandarin that I started to learn after I migrated..." Facing the old man's constant questioning, the old woman didn't feel disgusted, and instead answered more carefully.

"It takes more than a month to be able to speak Mandarin to such an extent? This..." The old man was a little surprised. Mandarin with various accents in the courtroom has always been a nightmare. It is definitely not a joke when chickens and ducks speak. If they are all like this family Like people, it should be a great blessing for the court to be able to speak official words to this level in a month or two.

The old woman's family also felt a lot of pride when they heard some praise from the old man's astonishment.

"Hey,...then why do you want to learn official Chinese again? Why did you learn it so quickly?" The old man was very interested in this, more than the girl's schooling just now, and asked without any embarrassment, as if this is It's only natural.

Seeing the old man asked this, the old woman was a little embarrassed. Should she tell this "secret"?What are the consequences of speaking up?
"If it's inconvenient to say, then forget it..." The old man saw that the family was in a lot of trouble, so he didn't intend to ask.

"Don't hide it from me, old man, the reason why our family worked so hard to learn official dialect is to be able to enter the inner city and kowtow to the emperor. Our family has received the emperor's great favor, and we must not forget our roots. Our family is ordinary people, and there is no If there is any way to thank the emperor, I can only kowtow from a distance, which is considered as fulfilling our family's wish..." The old woman explained the reason why she learned official Chinese. If you speak official language and dress decently, the officers and soldiers will generally not be in trouble, and you can usually succeed in entering the inner city. Therefore, there are not a few people who immigrated to middle school to learn official language. Apart from this aspect, there are other aspects of official language that are also very important. For example, it is convenient to speak official Chinese when buying things, such as those who can speak official Chinese, read some characters, and do arithmetic. Generally, they don’t need to work directly by themselves, and can be a small boss of workers or immigrants. It is much better than ordinary workers and immigrants. Therefore, there is no need to force people to learn the official language, and they all use the official language automatically.

(End of this chapter)