"It's you..." Zhou Sheng stared at the other person for a long time, "Now that things have happened, why are you still looking for me?"
The person who came was Mr. Chen, Chen Qiran, who they had a romantic relationship with before, reciting poems and writing poems.
After he came back from Shangyuan, he naturally thought about helping his brothers. After that, he went to Gyeonggi to be an official, and everyone could follow him. Unexpectedly, in just over two months, all these friends had changed their tempers. Not only did they reject his kindness, but they also advised him not to go against Jin Xia, especially Mr. Fu Cheng of the Affairs Bureau.
After that, they simply chose to stay behind closed doors, not even accepting his posts. This almost rupture made Zhou Sheng shocked. After knowing that when he left Yancheng, they sent each other ten miles away and flattered him that they would definitely go to high school. The difference between the two attitudes was so great that Zhou Dacai often scolded the other party for being treacherous.
"I have left stickers on the door before, but I never got a reply. This time I tried to push the door and found that it was unlocked..." Mr. Chen seemed to want to explain why he came in without telling him.
Zhou Sheng interrupted him directly, "Let me tell you what you have to say. Why are you here?"
The other party showed a wry smile, "Mr. Zhou, why don't you invite me to sit in the room?"
He was silent for a moment and finally nodded, "No more tea."
"Just plain cold water will do."
The two returned to the house, and Zhou Sheng poured a glass of water for each other - even if this group of people turned against each other and refused to recognize each other, he considered himself a gentleman and still had to show the proper etiquette.
"You can talk now."
Mr. Chen hesitated for a moment, "I saw your name on the house transaction register... Do you want to sell this mansion?"
Zhou Sheng couldn't help but stare, "How could you see-" But the next moment he had an epiphany, "Are you working for the Secretariat now?"
"Yes, I work as a clerk in the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department. Although it is not a serious official, it is a stable position. It is much better than idleness in the past." Chen Qiran replied.
Zhou Sheng felt the veins on his forehead throbbing faintly.
Could it be that this guy came to the door today deliberately to humiliate himself
They agreed back then that they would gain fame and honor their ancestors together, but now he has joined the rebels!
"Yes - so what?" Zhou Dacai gritted his teeth.
"If you are really short of money, I can help you a little. Mr. Hu and Mr. Lin should also be able to give you some help -"
"No need!" He snorted coldly and interrupted the other party again. Yes, he was indeed short of money, so much so that he had to register the Zhou Mansion for sale to solve his urgent needs, but this was also proof of his loyalty to the court. The rebels can't always win. When the right path is reshaped and everything is clear, his efforts will be rewarded a hundredfold.
"That's right..." Mr. Chen sighed, "I don't think a great talent like Zhou would want this little bit of free money. In fact, I have another way to get you out of this predicament. Recently, the construction department is forming a new team. If you want to repair a new water supply system, manpower is very tight. I think with your ability, with a little training, you can take on important positions in the team, and you will definitely do better than me... "
Is he recruiting himself for the rebels
Absolutely ridiculous!
"I remember didn't that guy Xia Fan say that the Secretariat doesn't need people who have passed the examination?"
"It was like this at the beginning, but now the standards have been relaxed." Chen Qiran explained, "As long as you have no criminal record, you can apply to the Secretariat. However, our assessment will be more stringent, and our promotion path will not come from the academy. Those graduates went so well.”
It's hard to understand... Zhou Sheng shook his head in disbelief. Although Mr. Chen was a little behind in his studies, he was still a serious scholar. Now he had to compete with a bunch of idiots for a position in the rebel regime, and he seemed to have no honor. , this is so ironic!
But what about a water supply system
Is there a risk of water shortage in Jinxia City
After hearing his question, Chen Qiran took the initiative to explain, "Of course not. Yancheng is close to the sea and Jiujiang passes by to the northwest. There must be no shortage of water. But now there are more and more residential buildings, and the number of floors has also increased from one floor to one. On the third floor, fetching water has become quite inconvenient. The Secretariat plans to solve this problem so that residents can use clean water without leaving their homes."
Just...for this reason
Zhou Sheng was stunned. Several families shared a well. Isn't it normal to fill the water tank every day? Yes, the building was built to three floors, but it’s not like there were no three-story buildings in the past! Restaurants, inns and spring buildings, all built to four or five floors, don't rely on people to carry water up bucket by bucket. Has anyone found this inconvenient in hundreds of years
"Are you sure?" He frowned, "How can we get water without leaving home? The Secretariat won't personally deliver water to your door, right?"
"No, it's even more magical than that!" Speaking of this, Mr. Chen suddenly became energetic and said with joy, "Residents don't even need to prepare buckets and water tanks. As long as they turn on the switch, water will gush out from the pipes directly. Deliver it to your home! Moreover, multiple switches can be installed in a household, so you can get water wherever you want. It’s very convenient! I was still wondering why these new residential buildings reserve a well that runs through the whole building. , it is neither suitable for people to pass through, nor does it look like a place for dumping filth. Only later did I discover that this thing was actually premeditated!"
"Wait a minute, is this a plan or did you see it with your own eyes?" Zhou Sheng was extremely surprised. According to the other party, this was definitely an extremely complicated and large project. The population of Jinxia City is now expanding, and it is even more crowded than Shangyuan City. If you want to provide running water to everyone's home, you will probably have to spend hundreds of thousands of taels of silver just for the masonry materials. What's more, water has no shape and is very easy to leak. He has only heard that some wealthy families will specially build running water culverts so that people in the inner courtyard can use water and sewage conveniently. The Secretariat's plan to let ordinary people use it is really a bit of a problem. Whimsical.
"Of course I saw it with my own eyes!" Mr. Chen said vigorously, "If I hadn't really seen it, I wouldn't have believed that the Secretariat could actually do this. I heard that the one who kept the water flowing in the pipes was the Machine Building Bureau. The provided mechanisms can continuously inject water into the pipes, and the pipes are divided into main pipes and branch pipes. The latter are made of bamboo joints and are bonded to each other with glue, so they are particularly quick to manufacture. In order to verify the feasibility, the Secretariat Xing also built a building by the Jiujiang River. Even if it is five stories high, water can climb up easily."
"What about the cost?" Zhou Sheng questioned, "This thing should cost a lot of money, right?"
"Not a penny," Chen Qiran replied, "The Secretariat will bear all expenses. Only when residents waste water will they be charged punitive fees."