Chapter 539.

When the news of that boatload of silver at the mouth of the Songjiang River was released, there had actually been an uproar for a long time.

As a matter of fact, the production of steel, coal, and other workshops had begun to heat up since the beginning of the great railroad building spree.

Only, in spite of the fire, the merchants and traders still carry caution.

Although the present trade is good, and the market demand is also very large, but the Division of Railroads side, in order to strictly prevent the material remains high, and even the emergence of the situation of hoarding, or to take a few measures.

On the one hand, there are the steel workshops under the jurisdiction of the Sushumi Trading House, which produce their own on a large scale.

On the other hand, there are all the purchases that are limited to a maximum price, which means that the profit is definitely there, and quite a bit, but there is a limit.

Because of this, many involved in the mines, logging workshops, machinery manufacturing workshops, iron and steel workshops, although it is to see profitable, but also to take advantage of this opportunity to earn a pot full of money, but do not dare to greatly expand production.

After all, these things are invested with astronomical amounts of real money, and while this year’s deal is good, who can be sure of next year?

In particular, the court’s annual expenditure of tens of millions of taels of grain silver was clearly unsustainable in the eyes of many.

By the time you have expanded the new workshop, after everything is complete, it has also been a year and a half, by then, maybe once the heat is over, but may have to blood money.

But now, after the news has spread, many workshops have begun to make preparations for the expansion of production.

The emperor has a lot of silver, so it seems that the railroad will be able to continue to repair year after year, and now it is whoever expands production first, who earns more.

As a result, within this Qixia, almost everyone is talking about steel and smelting, which can be described as lively.

Zhang Anshi sits in the capital, but almost every day to ask about the situation of the Jiangxi Provincial Government Department.

As the railroad project continues to advance, the problems that arise under the eyes, but also a variety of general circumstances, Zhang Anshi is not to be dealt with in particular, know that there is such a thing is good.

The next step is to see how Zhu Junji disposes of it, and the after-effects of disposing of it.

Zhang Anshi only cared about one thing, and that was to borrow the Ministry of Railways and build up several university halls about railroads.

With the expansion of the railroads, talent was the most important thing, whether it was the craftsmen who built the roads, or the people who explored and designed the railroads, and even included the people who improved the steam locomotives, and even more people who surrounded the railroads in arithmetic, medicine, literature, martial arts, and so on.

The recruits, however, are roughly divided into three categories, an academically sophisticated one that passes a rigorous examination for advanced study.

The other is to recruit students from the provinces under more lenient conditions, with a two-year course of study.

There is also another type, where the lower craftsmen, as well as laborers, are referred up for a year’s training.

Now this Ministry of Railways is not short of silver, the only thing missing is still people.

At this time, Raozhou Station.

The Jiangxi Railway Division has moved away.

With the opening of the Raozhou station, the headquarters of the Department of Railways, also moved to Nanchangfu.

And what remains here is still just a Raozhou station.

Almost daily, a rumbling steam locomotive passes through here.

In particular, there was an endless stream of steam locomotives transporting rails, sleepers, and various other raw materials deep into Jiangxi.

The Raozhou station is responsible for both the defense and maintenance of the railroad line to ensure that it can be passed through at any time.

At the same time, it is also responsible for the market, school, hospital and other measures around the site.

Here, a bazaar has gradually taken shape.

Many merchants followed the influx of steam locomotives into the area, and as a result, a store was slowly opened.

Goods from Sukia were displayed on a wide variety of shelves.

Merchants with various accents and the people who gradually flooded into the Railroad Division’s territory negotiated the prices of goods.

These merchants, of course, are only small merchants.

Some big commercial banks, in fact, have long been laying their groundwork here.

They had built up quite a few cargo warehouses along the route, and on top of that, they had also set their eyes on quite a few cheap resources in this Raozhou Prefecture.

Such as raw silk, raw hemp, and various ores.

Some goods that were felt to be able to be peddled locally were utilized to build a few workshops directly on the spot for some simple cotton spinning using these cheap raw materials. Others were transported to Zhili through steam locomotives.

Naturally, there are a variety of mountain goods in short supply, Jiangxi is mountainous, people and land, come here to acquire a large number of mountain goods merchants, the mountain goods will be trafficked to Zhili to go.

As for Hu Mu at this time, his headache is the influx of a large number of people.

After less than four months of serving as a mandarin, he was eventually promoted to mandarin because of a vacancy at the Raozhou station.

At this time, he has been considered to have a serious official body, at least if it is in the other Yamen, the canonical officials do belong to the ranks of the officials, just …… a little less in the flow.

His authority, of course, was much greater than that of an ordinary canonical official.

He’s more like a brick that needs to be dipped a little bit wherever it’s needed.

And now, up and down the station, it’s all about the people.

At first, the station and the neighboring states and counties could be said to be in a state of mutual fallibility.

Although also recruited workers, but after all, the applicants are very few, the local people, still need to take care of that acre of land, in their view, the recruitment of labor is tantamount to corv茅e, who dares to come?

But slowly some people ate crabs and got paid, and gradually, some people began to focus on it.

There are bold people began to come in, and then later, people found that here, even if not to build the railroad, to do hard labor, even to the land under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Division, to work for the workshop, or responsible for the construction of the house, or to go to the store to watch the store, but also have salary, this salary …… can even support the family.

The four words “raising a family” may be nothing to the nobles far away in Zhili.

But for this ordinary people, it has a fatal attraction.

In the past, if you rented land to someone, you would not have enough to eat or wear at the end of the year, and at the end of the year, you might even have to owe rent or debts to support yourself.

But here, it’s real, real food.

Not only that, but Raozhou Station began overhauling its dormitories, offering them for rent, though they were small huts, barely sheltered from the wind and rain.

But many people look at it and see that it’s made of brick.

This is much better than those thatched huts with thatched roofs and mud plastered walls.

But wherever there is a willingness to sell gas, there is a way to live.

So …… many people came with their families.

If said Zhili prosperous, but after all, for thousands of miles away from the people, really is still too strange, neither people are willing to leave their hometowns, but also do not dare to easily take the risk of leaving their hometowns thousands of miles.

But this Raozhou station is at the doorstep, even if there is really something, the big deal is that you can still walk for a day or two back to their hometowns, then this kind of attraction, it is not ordinary people can compare.

So a large number of people, started moving in.

The clerks at the station, who had to register everyone who entered, issued household registers to ensure that they could keep track of the population.

Apart from that, a large number of people have come here with their families and they have no place to stay, so it is necessary to take measures, otherwise, it may lead to chaos.

Therefore, Hu Mu busy feet do not touch the ground, with people, in the area near the station west, set up a temporary settlement, because the construction of the dormitory can not catch up with the speed of the influx of people, then simply, please build a lot of settlement, built a temporary shed, although it is to teach people to squeeze in this, but there is always a place to stay.

However, the more such places, the more likely to breed chaos, and even verbal disputes and fights, in addition to the problem of hygiene, and there are many inconveniences for the female family members.

If left unchecked, it will easily become a place to hide dirt in the long run.

In the ministry, it has long been written that the more such places are, the more every effort must be made to safeguard them and to ensure that they are safe.

As a result, the station drew a number of inspectors and doctors, and even hired some volunteer teachers to come in.

With these safeguards, people’s hearts are actually stabilized, and people do not have to worry about their baggage, which will be taken at will, or about the women’s families being intruded upon.

Even the children who had nothing to do now had a place to go, and one by one they were carried away, although the conditions were relatively simple, and in fact all that could be taught was to recite the thousand character script, but this role of stabilizing the hearts and minds of the people was irreplaceable by anything else.

“Your Highness is admirable!”

Just from the temporary resettlement place has toured the medical clinic, at this time is about to hit the road back to the home of Hu Mu, is the head with a bucket hat, top of the hot sun, I do not know is thought of, the mouth issued such a sigh of emotion.

Liu Zhan, the bookkeeper who followed behind, couldn’t hear very well, so he wiped the sweat on his forehead with his hand and said, “What?”

Hu Mu turned back to look at Liu Zhan, at this time Liu Zhan is a bit of a mess, the clothes on the body is a bit wrinkled, the original combed and flattering hair is also hanging down a few down.

Hu Mu couldn’t help but think of the party.

Fangcai medicine a few doctors, sent a big whine, are complaining about the station medicine is not timely, and also asked to add population, this temporary settlement of the sanitary conditions must be careful, although it will soon be in the fall, but still have to prevent epidemics.

After all, Hu Mu is the official, they are not good to complain, so they simply this pull that pull the book of Liu Zhan chatter.

Liu Zhan looked disgusted at this time, appearing a little frustrated.

Hu Mu then smiled and said, “The matter of hygiene, indeed, is urgent, people are certainly drawn out, why not rely on the mountain, let the station allocate a little money to, from the military and civilian people of the settlement, select some careful, daily cleaning, especially the garbage and feces that occurs every day, in particular, should be disposed of properly.”

Liu Zhan sighed quietly and said bitterly, “I’m afraid the station won’t approve it.”

Hu Mu said: “If you say to clean, certainly can not afford to approve, but if you say to prevent the plague, and then take the words of the few doctors out, say the doctors said that this year may have to be epidemic rampant, you see the station is willing to do.”

Liu Zhan’s eyes instantly lit up, and he said in surprise: “I get it, or Hu Dianliang has a way. Hu Dianliang, just now you said that His Highness ……”

Hu Mu then said, “Yes, I say Your Highness really has a way!”

Liu Zhan suspiciously said, “Ah …… isn t His Highness a thousand miles away?”

Although Liu Zhan, as a civil official from the official school academy, since Zhang Anshi is highly respected, but he really can not think of what today, can let Hu Mu issued such a sentiment.

Hu Mu said: “His Highness said, each temporary settlement of people’s place, the first to ensure is to draw the teaching staff to go, have a teaching gentleman, then the hearts of the people will be stabilized. At first I still feel some wrong, these days, but deeply felt, really teaching teachers have, then everything is in order.”

Liu Zhan heard, but laughed and said: “Haha, this I know, this is His Highness in Henan, Guanzhong and other places to relieve the people learned from the experience, since then, His Highness ordered to promote, our official school academy, there is a special course, learning is this.”

Hu Mu eyebrow one, can not help but be surprised, “Learn this?”

Liu Zhan nodded his head and said, “It’s actually analyzing the causes.”

“Have you analyzed it?” Humu pursued, looking interested.

Mention of the former school, Liu Zhan’s spirit of gas is also a good up, especially look at Hu Mu interested in the look, but also have a talk, and so said: “analyzed, and finally came up with the result is, the world four seas, not to my Ming people and the people of the army and the people Chong Wen Chong teaching, but also for the children and grandchildren of the importance of to the point of no return. Therefore, the children have a place to go, can read some books, literacy some words, then the people also have hope and hope, this teacher to go, both can carry out some simple preaching, but also can teach some of the children to learn some of the rough literacy skills, but also to stabilize people’s hearts, and therefore, is the center of gravity of a lot of work.”

Hu Mu heard, face swept out a touch of yearning color, can not help but sigh: “If it is not that I am older, really want to go to the official school academy also read for two years.”

Liu Zhan then laughed and said, “I’ve heard from others that the family of Dignitary Hu has extremely deep family roots and also has a great deal of knowledge, so why should it be like this?”

Hu Mu but shook his head: “This is not the same, in the past is to think that once upon a time read more books, there is some ink. But now is having a reading, but found …… that is not the study of the world, to say also ashamed. Your Highness’s learning ……”

Before Hu Mu finished speaking, Liu Zhan was the one who said, “But Your Highness does not teach any learning on weekdays.”

Hu Mu smiled and said: “This is the place where this learning is remarkable, real learning, this is not rely on a few steps of history can learn. I heard, your official school academy often open mouth say what traveling ten thousand miles, read ten thousand volumes of books. Now it seems, this is the university question.”

Liu Zhan then laughed.

Hu Mu but the sudden turn of phrase said: “After going back, will be newly made yellow book sent to my desk, these days, the influx of too many people, I want to check a two, oh, right ……”

He got serious again and began to explain a lot of things, “What’s the deal with the monsters that the theater groups have been singing about lately?”

Liu Zhan said, “Hu Dianliang, you do not like to listen to the theater, but do not know, nowadays the most popular, it is these plays, saying that the sea monster appeared outside the domain, so there are good men to go to cut down the demons and get rid of the devil.”

Liu Zhan looked like he was happy to see it, and said to Hu Mu with relish, “Look, there are mountain monsters from Annam, water demons from Luzon, and Siam …….”

Hu Mu only felt a headache, he was too old to suffer from this, but he suddenly got up and said, “What kind of monster is there in Java?”

Liu Zhan thought for a long time and shook his head, “That’s not true.”

Humu then coughed and said nothing.

Back to the court house.

Hu Mu took his seat, he lightly wrinkled up no, some out of focus, seems to be thinking about what, always feel that their own brother, some more and more unlike, but this three brother has long been adult, he even if it is to do the older brother, but it is also not good discipline.

Was thinking and worrying about it.

Liu Zhan, however, had come holding the household register as well as the latest forms.

Hu Mu heard the movement, which made him look up.

To Liu Zhan nodded, immediately began to flip through, and then …… he revealed a few moments of unbelievable look, uncertainly said, “The number …… is correct, right.”

Liu Zhan, on the other hand, said with a mouthful of certainty, “There is no mistake.”

Humu’s frown deepened before it slowly stretched out.

After a long time, Hu Mu only said, “This is a million people did not think …… this is not to say that …… our station, under the jurisdiction of the military and civilian population, soon, will exceed the Rao state government?”

Liu Zhan smiled and said: “In recent days, you are busy faint, now the station sections, the population is skyrocketing it. Surrounded by several counties, especially in some places, has reached the point where ten rooms are nine empty …… days ago, Rao state government people also sent people to the station to negotiate, for this matter, said that we lure the people, and said that the people escape the household, but the station master did not pay attention to them.”

Hu Mu couldn’t help but say, “They might be willing to give up?”

Liu Zhan said: “is definitely not willing, but also want to quarrel, and then the station master said, this has nothing to do with them, to talk, let them go to find His Royal Highness the grandson to talk about, or into the capital, and His Royal Highness the King of Song to talk about.”

Liu Zhan was beaming with joy and said with a bit of smugness, “As soon as those people heard that, they turned around and left.”

Hu Mu is seriously thought: “the more people will be more prone to trouble, the inspectors, be sure to strengthen the vigilance, to prevent a small people, mixing in trouble.”

He frowned up and began to get up and pace, a few moments of worry showing on his face, then added, “I’ll see, someone will swallow it.”

Liu Zhan subconsciously said, “They dare to ……”

Hu Mu, however, said, “It’s always better to be careful, and it’s better to be prepared than not.”

When Liu Zhan heard this, he closed his mouth that wanted to open, looked at the worried color on Hu Mu’s face and nodded his head.

Hu Mu resettled, he now seems to have come with the first time, all different, after a short meditation, and then said, “Rao state government side …… think of a way to find a few people …… and that side of the division officials, clerical officials, to see whether anyone find a familiar relationship, every move over there, should be concerned.”

Liu Zhan then raised his eyebrows and seriously thought for half a minute, and then eyes slightly a, said: “There really is a, is a student’s fellow townsman, but not for the officials, but in the government city opened a medical hall, because with the Yamen people familiar, often in and out to give people treatment.”

Hu Mu then smiled and said, “Then I’ll have to trouble you.”

Liu Zhan, on the other hand, said, “Is this really necessary?”

Hu Mu didn’t explain much, only said succinctly, “It’s time to share your worries for your highness.”