Chapter 532.

Hu Guang saw Zhang Anshi coming and greeted Zhang Anshi with gusto.

Zhang Anshi said, “Lord Hu is looking good.”

Hu Guang smiled and said, “Fortunately, fortunately, heard that the Song King Palace went to a trip to Raozhou, but I do not know …….”

Zhang Anshi said with a smile, “It just so happens that there is something to seek you out.”

Hu Guang then laughed, “Go, go inside and talk.”

The difference in attitude is truly worlds apart from what it used to be!

All are Wen Yuan Pavilion university sergeant, but Hu Guang first into the cabinet, in terms of seniority, since the value of the room into the Hu Guang.

Here dim narrow, Zhang Anshi will be one side of the seat, one side said:” wait for this new Wen Yuan Pavilion built up, this value room not only to be spacious, but also have to use the glass, otherwise …… with this paper window, it is too dim!”

Said, his eyes and looked around, then said: “Hu Gong you do not know, nowadays there are some mansions, has a large area with the glass to light, Qixia side of the glass workshop, the supply does not meet the demand. Hey …… everyone is laboring in the paperwork, can not therefore boil bad body.”

Hu Guang also can not help but feel touched said: “medical school doctor, also is so instructed, said the old man body has three harm, one is the waist bone is not good, is the cause of sedentary, the second is the old eyes, sooner or later to suffer from eye disease, the third is the wind pain, is the long time in the humidity of the cause.”

Zhang Anshi said, “This is not good, need to be well nourished to be good, if not, over time, after some years, it will be painful.”

Hu Guang smiled and looked at Zhang Anshi and felt much more obedient!

Other people say these words, are mouth favor but not real, Zhang Anshi is not the same, Zhang Anshi once opened his mouth to say that this is not good, but often really may give you to implement a little bit of benefit.

Of course, Hu Guang wasn’t someone who was greedy for favors, he was mainly worried about Lord Yang.

However, Hu Guang did not continue to go deeper into the above, but said, “Your Highness said that there is something …… just now.”

“It’s like this.” Zhang Anshi said, “Lord Hu is from Jiangxi, right?”

Hu Guang nodded.

Zhang Anshi said, “Jiangxi side, the royal grandson opened to repair the railroad, in Jiangxi began to hire workers, this matter, Hu Gong know?”

Hu Guang said: “The report is to see, but the Division of Railroads, to be honest, after all, I’m not good at, it is not good to look into, the profession has specialization.”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “However, the people of Jiangxi are still too conservative. As a result, there are only a few who are willing to be recruited, and in the end, there are still some unscrupulous scholars and gentry who demonize and confuse the people, and the people do not dare to be recruited.”

Hu Guang frowned, sighed and said, “Jiangxi literary style is flourishing, everyone reveres reading, now want to teach everyone to change, always need some time.”

Zhang Anshi actually did not argue, but instead dryly nodded his head and said, “This is the truth, three feet of ice, not a day’s cold. But everything, someone has to start this!”

“Hu Gong …… s hometown is in Jishui County, now the railroad to Raozhou, in a few days, to go to Nanchang Province, more will go to Ji’an Province. His Highness now intends to recruit talented people, both labor, but also need some left and right arms, if someone to go to vote for each other, especially like Hu Gong such as from the family of the family of the book to lead the crowd to go, for the Division of Railroads to serve, then this Jiangxi military and civilian people to see, there may not be such a lot of resistance.”

Hu Guang was a bit careful when he heard that!

It was pathetic to say the least, his people always had to be missed.

Yang Gong advised him not to get too involved with the clan.

Xie Gong tried to trick his people into going to Java.

His Majesty is thinking of those of his people and sharpening his sword.

Now it’s good that His Highness, the King of Song, has come to stare as well.

Hu Guang couldn’t help but feel both heartbroken and tired!

At the same time immediately alert and careful, “This …… this …… building a railroad? They don’t understand it either.”

Zhang Anshi looked at Hu Guang’s reaction, and how could he not understand?

He, however, as if he did not see through it, still smiled calmly and said, “In the Department of Railways, what kind of talents are to be recruited, both the need for political talent, the need for military talent, and the need for magistrates, but also the need for a large number of teachers, medical doctors, craftsmen, and, of course, the need for the most is still the labor force.”

Hu Guang coughs, “This …… this …… well ……”

Zhang Anshi said: “Railway Division is not to teach people to serve in the corv茅e, is serious to pay salaries, this Railway Division is now recruiting people, at the moment is temporarily to the official staff, but also set the fifteen levels of salary, this salary is both by seniority, but also by virtue of the skills. Early to go early to get.”

After a pause, he continued to introduce: “Not only that, but also along the line, the construction of housing, if there are children at home, can also be near the study, in short, although not necessarily and for the official, as long as there are really a few skills, into the Division of the railroad, may not be no prospects.”

Hu Guang froze for a moment as he listened.

If that’s the case, it’s pretty tempting.

He bowed his head, thoughtful and silent.

Zhang Anshi said: “I know that the Hu family has a lot of talented people, but Hu Gong clean, afraid of being criticized, so has been avoiding suspicion, many of the children, are living in the countryside in idleness, this is not good, living in idleness for a long time, the person is going to be deserted, it is better to come out to do something, both to help the court’s great help, but also to teach them to have a place to go.”

Zhang Anshi’s words were enough to make Hu Guang’s heart flutter.

He knew that these benefits that Zhang Anshi had said would definitely be honored.

Zhang Anshi also said precisely in his mind, Hu Guang these years, although ranked in the center, the family has three sons, there are a lot of nephews, but Hu Guang’s temperament, the most is clean, do not dare to bring their own sons and daughters to the capital, and even more do not dare to do anything to their own sons and nephews to make arrangements for fear of others to say that they are bending the law.

Even the imperial examinations, he can not encourage to discourage, but also afraid that once the children and nephews in high school, the opposite is thought to be the examiner is in the face of his Hu Guang, and therefore, many children, to the Xiu Cai, they are still in the countryside in the study.

Just like this, it is really not the way, he Hu Guang is the achievement of the name, but the children are miserable.

Now, Zhang Anshi hopes that he can let his sons and daughters into the Department of Railroads, this Department of Railroads, it is not considered to be an official, and now no one is willing to go, Hu’s sons and daughters to go, on the contrary, is to help the court, in the public and private, and there is nothing to criticize.

As for the treatment ……

He looked at Zhang Anshi and said, “How can there still be housing?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Let’s talk about Ji’an Province, the land over the station is not worth much either, but in order for people to build the railroad with peace of mind, and even contribute to operating the railroad in the future, there has to be a place for people to shelter from the wind and rain.”

Hu Guang said with misgivings, “This …… this will not be wrong?”

Zhang Anshi said very frankly: “The so-called eating the king’s salary, in order to be loyal to the king’s affairs, repairing the railroad is a national policy, if the people of the Railroad Division are starving and freezing, is this like that?”

Hu Guang nodded, but still said cautiously, “Old man has to think about it.”

Zhang Anshi then smiled and said: “Think about it, there is no hurry, but now the Division of Railways at the time of use. Hu Gong you know, now is a carrot, now is short of manpower, so the treatment and arrangement is naturally good, if it is talented, and proficient in writing and ink people, it is more teach His Royal Highness Sun like a treasure. But …… wait for the future ……”

Hu Guang: “……”

Seeing that Hu Guang didn’t answer.

Zhang Anshi then got up, “I should go back to my office in the duty room.”

Hu Guang pursed his lips, his hand tightened, and just as Zhang Anshi was about to turn around, he hurriedly said, “Wait.”

Zhang Anshi said casually, “What else does Lord Hu have to say?”

Hu Guang was a little embarrassed, coughed and said, “That …… that …… old man still needs to ask the meaning of the clansmen after all, the heart of repayment, the old man is there. But whether the sons and nephews are willing, always need to ask.”

Zhang Anshi then smiled and said, “Then please ask Hu Gong to repair a letter when he has free time is, in fact, this matter, there is no need to rush.”

Hu Guang nodded.

As soon as Zhang Anshi left, Hu Guang began to ponder away.

He muttered under his breath, “Zhang Anshi isn’t supposed to be such a person.”

So, after a brief stop, he violently went to the desk, took a pen and ink, immediately waved the brush and splashed the ink, and in a few moments’ time, he repaired a letter, saying, “Come on people.”

A sherpa came in.

“This epistle, send it out at once.”

“Here.”

…………

“Your Highness, Your Highness ……”

Zhu Zhanji had been busy all day and had just rested, when he heard the commotion, he couldn’t help but frown.

Not long, there is a bookkeeper to say: “from Ji’an Province, suddenly came hundreds of people, vast …… actually come to cast our railroad division. It is strange, the leader of the people, there are more than a dozen spandex shirt of the scholar, at first thought it was a nuisance, and then realized, is to come to the railroad division in the official work.”

Zhu Zhanji froze, the railroad division to recruit laborers are already stretched to the limit, not to mention the spandex Confucian shirt readers.

After coming to Raozhou for so many days, not a single scholar has come to apply for the recruitment.

On the one hand, these readers have a family business, ambition is not here, coupled with the Jiangxi side of the flourishing literary style, the Division of the railroad is hostile to the Division of the Railroad, once cast the Division of the Railroad, is to teach people to look down on, and poke the backbone.

Zhu Zhanji couldn’t help but carry a few suspicions and murmured, “It can’t be scouts and spies, can it?”

On second thought, it’s not like this is a march to war, so what does it have to do with the detail?

However, as a long-traveled Zhu Zhanji, he quickly settled his mind, and at that moment, Zhu Zhanji said, “Invite the person who is in charge.”

Not long, there is a reader came in, thirty years up and down, a thin face, but also instrument hall, into Zhu Zhanji’s small hall, immediately saluted: “small people Hu Mu, see your highness.”

Zhu Zhanji smiled, “From Ji’an Province?”

Hu Mu said, “Yes, the little people are from Jishui County.”

“Jishui County, Hu?” Zhu Zhanji looked at Hu Mu and couldn’t help but say, “Jishui Hu Guang, is related to you?”

Hu Mu did not look too proud to say, “It is precisely my father, the small people in the family ranked second, the father Hu Guang, in the dynasty as an official, and the eldest brother …… was appointed by His Majesty to a shade position.”

When Zhu Zhanji heard this, his face changed.

He had only asked subconsciously, not realizing that it was actually Hu Guang’s son.

His impression of that Hu Guang was that of a conservative and stubborn little old man, but what did his son …… run for?

Zhu Zhanji immediately said, “So that’s how it is, you want to join the Railroad Division?”

Hu Mu said: “heard that the railroad will be built in Jiangxi, Hu’s by the emperor’s grace, since to offer a modest contribution! This time, not only small people, and small people’s third brother, as well as other cousins, as well as some distant relatives, as well as the township was small people together to talk to the clansmen, there are three hundred and seventy-two people, most of them are young and strong, and came to share the worries of His Highness.”

Zhu Zhanji: “……”

Hu is a scholarly family, and has been an official for many generations, and in Hu Guang’s generation, he was ranked as a prime minister.

Can be said to be counted within the Jiangxi Buzhengji, first-class family.

This time, the Hu family can be said to have come forward, which is undoubtedly for Zhu Zhanji, a long drought is sweet rain.

Zhu Zhanji tried to hold down the excitement in his heart and said, “But willingly?”

Hu Mu humbly said, “All is as Your Highness arranges.”

Zhu Zhanji rejoiced, then said: “good, there is a merit, or arranged in the Jiangxi Railway Division as a bookkeeper, clerical staff, or in the school to teach people to read. No merit, but can read and write, need to be arranged to go to the railway academy in March, teaching some of the railroad and steam engine general principles, and then appointed as a master craftsman. As for the rest, they should also be arranged to act in the various engineering teams.”

Zhu Zhanji said: “according to the rules, you are the first to enter the railroad division, so even so, still need to start from the clerks and bookkeeper, you do not feel aggrieved, if it is really down to earth, the Palace has its own stable arrangements.”

Humu said, “Yes.”

With this Hu so, there is indeed an extremely strong demonstration effect, Zhu Zhanji since the great joy, but these people in the end can not be used, he still left some heart.

So said: “You temporarily in the railroad department under the Raozhou station streets as a civil official it, to assist the railroad department, resettlement of migrant civilians and military people, responsible for the statistics of the household register.”

Hu Mu led the order, and then, he went out to explain the matter to the clansmen who came with him.

The people can not help but be frustrated, Hu Guang Xiu book to, thought there is what reuse, who knows …… actually teach people as mandarins, or for the ordinary teachers, and even a lot of townspeople, here for the drudgery.

But Hu Mu is an honest man, said: “Father has arrangements, we follow is, father will not harm us, we are contented, good to listen to is.”

Hu Mu inherited Hu Guang’s temperament, is an honest person, has been at home to study, this time his father to repair the book, he did not dare to argue, although the heart can not help but be extremely disappointed, but did not dare to think too much.

The next day, there will be the Secretary led to go, and then, will be to this Raozhou station, and Raozhou station than Hu Mu imagined even worse, although the land has been leveled, but now many of the engineering team, but also in the tamping of the roadbed, many cars and horses, back and forth shuttle, dust and dirt.

As for the so-called Raozhou station street, in fact, it is now a piece of wasteland, the ground is leveled, the future plan, there is a station, there is a bazaar, and there are even many buildings, but at the moment, everyone has put up a temporary work shed, temporary shelter.

That Secretary, directly took a full box of paperwork, taught him to adapt and learn first, and then, in the afternoon, took him to supervise the work.

The construction of the railroad, and the street has nothing to do, the street is now mainly in addition to resettlement of personnel, is to be the school and the medical center as well as the street of the Yamen first repaired, because of the lack of manpower, and then even his this mandarin, but also to go to supervise the work.

After a while, Hu Mu will be dusty, really too much dust, and everywhere is noisy, people yell at every turn, there are some vendors and goods, see this place is crowded, and here the strong man are paid, and therefore excited to sell some groceries, in order to attract business, they began to yell.

Hu Mu read half a lifetime of books, where have seen such a situation? He bowed his head, the so-called paperwork, in fact, are yellow book, yellow book is actually the household registration, the recruitment of personnel, once into the railroad line, if you intend to settle here, then they are all under the jurisdiction of the Railway Division, which is the population of the Raozhou station mastered.

It took a full two hours or so to organize the methodology and pick out a few yellow books that were in some unknown condition.

Then he was led to dinner.

Just at this time, the eating place …… has not been built for the time being, but there are people picking a quart of dishes and rice, arriving at this big construction site, and directly starting to distribute.

Everyone will just take their own work tags and go get their meals.

Hu Mu face confused, after all, he came from a family of books, where have seen such a battle, but see this took the meal of people, one by one to take the lotus leaf wrapped, they are looking for a place to squat, and then they devour, feast.

On the contrary, it is Hu Mu, twisting and turning, only feel the yellow earth is filled with the sky, really do not have any appetite, the Secretary is to see through his mind.

“Look at your fine skin and tender meat, I am afraid that the family is not bad, how …… not used to it? Don’t worry, after a few days to get used to, you and those laborers are different, laborers see these meals, feel as if the mouse fell into the rice bowl. But you like this person, at first there must be little appetite, but …… after a few days of hunger, you can also be the same as them.”

Hu Mu couldn’t pick up the words for a moment, and after mumbling for half a day, he said, “Oh.”

The Secretary, however, was excited to take him to receive the rice, squatting down, but did not bother to use chopsticks to clip, because it was a lotus leaf wrapped rice, so they directly use their hands to grab it.

Hu Mu, however, only used chopsticks, carefully picked something that looked like it could still go down the mouth, especially avoiding to clip the huge fat meat, that skin, but also visible a handful of pig hair, but only take the inside of the soybean, ate a few, can’t help but say: “Wang Sifu is also a scholar?”

“Of course, a proper showman.”

In stark contrast to Hu Mu, Wang Sifu ate with gusto.

Hu Mu, on the other hand, was surprised, “But why ……”

“I’m not only a Xiu Cai, but I’m also enrolled in the Arithmetic Academy, why, what do you want to ask? No harm done.”

“How can you get used to this?”

Wang SiLan haha a smile, said: “see you are the book family out of, truthfully, I am also the same, on the contrary, my family in the song yuan, is also tired of the public secretary, but I read some books since young, and was taken by my elder brother to go to qixia to study, which only know, the world of the vastness of heaven and earth, and the world is what is it like. Thus, it did not hesitate to enter the school of arithmetic, finally also learned something, and now came to the Division of Railroads.”

Wang SiLan suddenly looked deeply at HuMu said: “big man reading, not like a corrupt Confucian article, is like ZhangQian, learn BanChao, may not necessarily have to build a career, feudal lords and worship ministers, but also should make some real cause, so that teach themselves this life without regrets.”

Humu: “……”

He felt that this Wang Sifu, did not look like a scholar in the slightest.

And yet, they look like readers.