Chapter 136 Chapter 136 Building a Primary School
The cement plant began to show results, and cement was put to use, first in Anjing.
Anjing is planning to build a primary school, a middle school, and a university this year.
Many people already know about the primary and secondary schools, but this is the first time I’ve heard of the university.
Lin Si attaches great importance to education, so naturally a university must be built. However, the majors to be set up in the university must be decided after consultation with Zuo You. Now the first thing to do is to build the primary and middle schools and plan the teacher transfer list.
The officials of the Ministry of Industry had already witnessed the magic of this cement, and they also designed the blueprints of the primary school according to Lin Si's requirements.
First, there are the low, two-story teaching buildings and the playground. Moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor development must be comprehensively addressed. Then there are the restrooms, etc.
After the design drawings were completed, workers came to build it, some of whom were transferred from Lingzhou and Li County.
Fang Sheng is one of them.
Fang Sheng was completely different from what he was a year ago.
He didn't understand why he was planning to escape and inform his lord the day before, but the next day he felt that his whole mentality had changed.
He suddenly didn't understand why he was so loyal to Zhuo Zhengchu. It was a bit baffling.
Is that person really him? Even if Zhuo Zhengchu saved his life, there is no need for him to fight so hard.
After finishing his work, Fang Sheng sat on a rock and began to think about life.
Why didn't he just live a good life in Li County like the other spies who were captured at that time?
Why do I torture myself like this and force myself to eat so many dark dishes?
Two days later, Fang Sheng learned that the Princess of Anping had killed Zhuo Zhengchu and was living in the imperial palace in Anjing.
He didn't know why, but when he heard the news of Zhuo Zhengchu's death, he didn't feel very sad. Instead, he felt like the curse had finally been lifted.
He now deeply suspected that Zhuo Zhengchu had put a curse on him, which made him loyal to Zhuo Zhengchu and obey his orders. Once Zhuo Zhengchu died, the curse would be broken.
After calculating this way, he felt that the day he changed was the day Zhuo Zhengchu died.
Fang Sheng suddenly felt scared and his hair stood on end.
But fortunately, he is normal now.
Even the people who worked with Fang Sheng in the mines were surprised. "Fang Sheng, how come you have changed?"
In their opinion, Fang Sheng had changed a lot. He no longer opposed the supervisor in charge of mining, nor did he try to sneak out.
And he is particularly serious about his work.
Zhang Dai had been trying to instigate a young man who had been exiled to the mines for some unknown crime and was unpaid like him. According to the young man, he had offended the senior brother of a female official.
But this person was talking nonsense and didn't listen to anything Fang Sheng said to him. He just kept telling Fang Sheng how hateful that man named Zhang Dai was, and said that Zhang Dai made him be looked down upon and made him feel inferior.
At that time, in order to have more companions, Fang Sheng could only agree with him.
Now Fang Sheng has come to his senses and feels that this man is truly an ungrateful person. The young man named Zhang Dai truly regarded him as a friend, but he was so heartless that he tricked him into being a slave in Nanzhao.
It’s really a bad choice to meet the right person, Fang Sheng sighed.
Fang Sheng's transformation was noticed by his colleagues and supervisors.
Until one day, Guo Zi returned to Li County to do some business and came to have a conversation with Fang Sheng.
Guo Ziwei wondered why Fang Sheng had changed so much. Was it because he had gone mad knowing that his master was dead?
Fang Sheng scratched his head awkwardly. "It's strange to say. Ever since I learned that Zhuo Zhengchu had died when Your Majesty ascended the throne, my thoughts have changed all of a sudden. I don't know why I was so loyal to him before. I don't even understand myself."
After this, Fang Sheng worked for a few more months and was only officially free a few days ago.
Fang Sheng was a little unable to describe this feeling. He felt as if he was out of touch with the world. He didn't know what kind of job he could do to support himself, and he didn't understand many of the words.
Nowadays, housing prices in Li County have skyrocketed, and renting a house is already ridiculously expensive, let alone buying one.
The most expensive houses are those close to middle schools and primary schools. Now they are called school district houses.
Fang Sheng stood in the street in a daze. Several elementary school students with cross-body bags looked at him for a long time from across the street.
Student A: "Is that person the special group that the teacher mentioned who needs help?"
Elementary school student B: "Looking at his face, he does look a bit silly."
Elementary school student Ding said: "Indeed, he only ran to the side of the road when the oxcart arrived. How stupid! Let's go and tell the county government."
Half an hour later, Fang Sheng vigorously proved his innocence in the county government office, saying that although he was a spy in the past, that was several years ago and he had already reformed in the mining area.
The county magistrate asked, "Why are you standing in the middle of the street? Even an elementary school student knows this is dangerous. Do you want to die or are you trying to scam someone?"
Fang Sheng shook his head. "I just feel like I don't understand anything. I'm a little lost, and I don't know how to support myself. Why don't you let me go back to mining?"
In the end, Fang Sheng did not go back to mine, but was sent to Anjing for labor.
Fang Sheng felt that this cement was truly magical. If such material was used to build a house, it would definitely be very sturdy.
People from the Ministry of Works often came to supervise the work, until one day Fang Sheng heard a name.
Zhang Dai.
This name looks so familiar!
Fang Sheng suddenly remembered that this was the name of the ungrateful person in the mining area who he hated so much every day.
Fang Sheng couldn't help but look at Zhang Dai twice, thinking that this man did look much more decent, while that ungrateful man had sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, like a mouse.
Zhang Dai and officials from the Ministry of Works were wandering outside the construction site, chatting.
Zhang Dai smiled and said, "Your Majesty has already said that this room must have large windows, and then we can make glass windows."
Lin Si was the first person to enjoy glass windows, and now all the windows in the palace have been replaced with them.
Another official replied: "Such a nice teaching building with glass windows. We didn't have such conditions when we were studying. The weather was so cold back then. I had to get up early every day to go to the teacher's house. The teacher only liked children from wealthy families. Since I came from an ordinary family, I could only bury my head in my studies." After saying this, he even wiped away two tears.
Zhang Dai had never suffered the hardship of studying. He had been smart since he was a child, so he just smiled awkwardly.
After completing the inspection, Zhang Dai was about to leave, but he saw a worker looking at him with a very complicated expression, as if he had something to say but didn't know how to start.
Zhang Dai was so smart that he immediately sent the other official away.
Zhang Dai's mind raced with speculation. This elementary school was a key project for Anjing this year. Could someone have cut corners? Or was someone withholding wages? Or were the workers being treated unfairly?
Zhang Dai, like a messenger of justice, said righteously and sternly, "Sir, if you have suffered any injustice, please tell me directly. Don't be afraid."
Fang Sheng immediately shook his head. "No, no, your Excellency has misunderstood. It's not that I've suffered any injustice. What I'm talking about is related to you."
Zhang Dai was puzzled: "Is it related to me?"
Fang Sheng then explained the situation of the man in the mining area. "Sir, your enemy is having a miserable time in the mining area, and he keeps muttering your name all day long."
Zhang Dai breathed a sigh of relief, smiling broadly. "Thank you, sir, for telling me this news. I feel very relieved to hear it."
After get off work, Zhang Dai returned to Feng Ling's house and put the food he packed from the restaurant on the stove to warm it up.
After returning from this business trip, he was tanned and received a lot of subsidies, so he no longer sells vegetables or cooks by himself. To save trouble, he just packs them up.
The food in the restaurant is varied and delicious, and you don’t have to cook or wash dishes yourself, which is very convenient.
That is to say, today he was on his way home from get off work. In the past few days, he asked the deliverymen to deliver food to him from the restaurant.
This is an industry that has emerged recently. The deliverymen just charge a fee for running errands, which is only a penny or two.
Feng Ling returned from the Wugengtian base and was delighted to see the food. "Brother, is today a good day? Why are there so many dishes? You only bought two dishes the past two days. Can you go on business trips every month? That way you'll always have money!"
Zhang Dai shook his head. "It's not a good day, but I did have some happy experiences. You, you, don't even bother to show some understanding for me. It's so tiring to be on a business trip. Don't you see how tanned I am? I've been with the glass factory since the beginning, and it's been very hard work."
Feng Ling gnawed on a chicken leg. "If you weren't working so hard, why would His Majesty pay you so much?"
After dinner, Feng Ling would practice sword in the yard, and Zhang Dai also started practicing with her recently.
During a break in their sword practice, Feng Ling casually said, "Brother, I went to the palace to visit His Majesty a few days ago. All the windows in the palace have been replaced with glass, which makes it so bright. I said it was a pity that it was still dark at night, and His Majesty said it was because our technology is not yet developed. If we had electricity, we could make electric lights, so that the night can be as bright as day."
Zhang Dai was puzzled: "Your Majesty, you must be joking. How is it possible that the night is as bright as day?"
Feng Ling said angrily, "Your Majesty wouldn't joke with me. Why don't you try your best to get that electricity out?"
"Then when I can see His Majesty, I'll ask him what this electricity is."
Feng Ling is a restless person, no different from a husky, with a lot of energy. After practicing swordsmanship, she wanted to run outside. Fortunately, everyone in this alley was familiar. She knew Mo Jinglian was busy recently, so she went to find Zhu Shixi.
It’s strange to say, Feng Ling and Zhu Shixi have completely different personalities, but the two of them can surprisingly chat with each other.
Feng Ling held his face in his hands and said, "Miao Miao has been very busy lately. I haven't visited her for a while."
Zhu Shixi opened his eyes wide and said comfortingly, "The Ministry of Commerce has been very busy recently. The glass has been produced, and His Majesty is planning to build a fleet to go out to sea."
Feng Ling's eyes widened with curiosity: "How come I don't know? What kind of sea are we going to?"
Zhu Shixi pondered for a moment how to put it in simple, direct terms that Feng Ling could understand. "It's about establishing a Maritime Silk Road and selling Da'an's goods to countries across the sea. That way, Da'an can make a fortune."
This was beyond Feng Ling's comprehension. She quickly asked, "Is there a continent or a country on the other side of the ocean?"
"If your majesty says there is, then it must be there."
Feng Ling's interest was immediately piqued. "How amazing! When this fleet is completed, I will definitely suggest to His Majesty that these people write about what they saw and heard during this voyage in the newspaper."
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