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On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the winter jasmine will open for two months.

On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, the Wenshu Monastery Temple Fair will open for fifteen days.

On New Year's Eve, the streets are quiet and peaceful, and the whole city celebrates the New Year's Eve, with firecrackers blasting together.

On the first day of the first lunar month, many people rushed to Wenshu Monastery, Zhaojue Temple, and Qingyang Palace to grab incense. The three major Buddhist temples and Taoist temples were always crowded with people during the Spring Festival.Under Lu Zhaolin's guidance, the prefect of Min made proper arrangements, and no stampede occurred.

On the 25th day of the first lunar month, there is a lantern festival. The main venue is located on both sides of the Jinjiang River, stretching for ten miles, and it is very lively.The river reflects the lanterns and shadows, and the sky is colorful, which is in line with Xin Qiji's famous poem "Sapphire Case? Yuan Xi", "Dongfeng night puts flowers and trees, and blows down, stars are like rain. BMW carved cars are fragrant all over the road. The sound of phoenix flutes Move, the jade pot lights turn, and the fish and dragon dance all night.” The lantern festival did not end until the [-]th of the first lunar month.

Whether it is a big businessman doing business or a small street vendor, or the people who come to visit the flower market, temple fair, or watch lanterns, they are all full of praise for this Spring Festival that is well organized, rich in content, prosperous in business, full of business opportunities, strict in law and order, and free of accidents.

On the twelfth day of the second lunar month, that is, on March 1907, 3, Emperor Guangxu held a ceremony in Beijing to welcome Empress Mu Fanghua into the palace.The next day, the emperor decreed that the queen's biological father, Mu Botao, would be the Marquis of Chengen, and her biological mother, Liao, would be the Marquis of Chengen.

A month later, Lu Haocang and his party returned to Rongcheng from the imperial capital.

In mid-spring, flowers are in full bloom everywhere, and the fertile soil in the western Sichuan Plain is full of rapeseed flowers in full bloom.Large expanses of golden yellow spread to the sky, like a gorgeous and magnificent picture scroll, so beautiful that you almost forget to breathe.

Lu Zhaolin led the provincial and municipal high-level officials and the middle and senior generals in the army, either on horseback or in a car, and headed north for a hundred miles.After waiting for a while at the Chunwang Pavilion built of bamboo, I saw a large group of chariots and horses bathed in bright sunshine, meandering in the dazzling golden sea of ​​flowers.

The person walking in the front on horseback was wearing a blue-gray woolen general uniform and a black cloak. He was tall and dignified. It was Lu Haocang, Governor of Sichuan.

Lu Zhaolin walked out of the Chunwang Pavilion with civilians and military officers, waited for the convoy to approach, then stepped forward to lead the horse to Lu Haocang, and said respectfully: "Father has worked hard all the way, my son and all the adults are here to welcome you."

Those officials said in unison: "Welcome the Governor-General to return to Sichuan."

Lu Haocang bowed his hands to them, "Thank you, my lords." Then he got off his horse and walked forward slowly.

His entourage all dismounted and got off the car, and followed behind.The chief official and some important unofficial personnel entered the Chunwang Pavilion, sat down, drank tea and had a rest.The rest of the officials were standing outside, some drinking tea, some eating, some walking around, acquaintances asking each other about the situation.

All those carrying goods in the convoy continued to go to Rongcheng, while those carrying people stopped to feed the horses with water and fodder, and they were busy.

Lu Haocang sat on the embroidered pier, drinking this year's new Yibin sparrow, feeling very comfortable.Under the influence of Lu Zhaolin, he basically has local products from the three southwestern provinces for his basic necessities of life. He also pays attention to promoting local specialties on the way to the north and after arriving in the capital, which has achieved remarkable results.

Famous teas, famous wines, delicacies, brocades, embroidery, and handicrafts of all ethnic groups in the Southwest are very popular with foreigners.With the participation of Mu Boming, they signed dozens of large orders with western foreign firms in China, exchanging tea, wine, mountain delicacies, Shu brocade, Shu embroidery, and Baiyi handicrafts for their machinery and equipment.

Foreigners are very vigilant. They will never sell the assembly lines for the manufacture of arms, but Mu Boming is very smart. Each country only buys a few types of equipment, and they are all machines for the manufacture of civilian daily necessities, so foreigners sell them very happily.When it is shipped to the southwest, he can make a little modification and assemble it into a weapon manufacturing assembly line.

Someone proposed to want all kinds of jade from Yunnan, but Lu Haocang declined.Both Lu Zhaolin and Mu Boming are obsessed with jade, and insist on protecting all kinds of gemstone mines in the Southwest. They must be mined in a planned way, and they cannot be easily sold to outsiders, let alone sold at a low price.In this way, the price of jade can be lifted up, which is beneficial but not harmful.

In addition, the Hequ horses produced in the first bend of the Jiuqu Yellow River in the Sichuan-Tibet region are more able to endure hardships and stand hard work than Mongolian horses, and are good at climbing mountains and running long distances. Therefore, they are very popular in provinces and regions with many dangerous mountains and roads. Lu Haocang also sold some. The exchange of rare raw materials in the three southwestern provinces has also boosted the economies of those provinces.

In addition to Lu Haocang, the governors of Guangdong, Guangxi and Zhejiang and Fujian are also very economical.The three big officials in Xinjiang set off a wave of business in the capital, which was highly praised by Emperor Guangxu, and ordered officials from all over the country to work hard to develop the local economy, start more businesses, serve as an official, and benefit one side.

Lu Haocang returned with a full load. In addition to a large number of orders, he also brought a group of talents, including Cen Chuanjun, the vice president of the Imperial University, and at the suggestion of Mu Boming and Lu Zhaolin, he sent Zhugexian to Shanghai. Zhang Binglin, a master of Chinese studies who was fully released, came to Sichuan.He intends to open a comprehensive university. The preparatory plan for the Sichuan Provincial University Hall has been more than half done. It is going to merge the Sichuan Chinese and Western Academy, Zunjing Academy and Jinjiang Academy. What is most needed now is all kinds of talents.

When he reported to the emperor, he said: "Sichuan Province has been honored by the grace of heaven, and has worked hard for decades to make the country rich and the people strong... Emphasis on Western learning and the establishment of schools are the foundation of today's efforts to become prosperous and strong. Sichuan Province is located in the southwest, which is especially suitable. Invigorate learning to open up the atmosphere... I plan to hire one person who is familiar with English and French languages ​​and literature to serve as teachers, and to obtain practical books from the North and South Oceans, purchase various foreign books for teaching, and purchase foundations to build school buildings. Ordered Chengmian Road first raised 5 taels of silver as the founding fund for the earthwork item."

Emperor Guangxu Longyan was very happy, and he readily granted permission.

Lu Haocang returned excitedly with the talents he scavenged, ready to flex his muscles.He introduced those people to Lu Zhaolin and those officials, and Lu Zhaolin shook hands with them one by one warmly, expressing a warm welcome.Those talents were all on the road listening to Lu Haocang's entourage praising the eldest son, seeing that he is indeed both heroic and scholarly, and he can switch between English, French, German, Four Books and Five Classics, and ancient Chinese classics at will, and his eyes are twitching at his fingertips Liang, deeply felt that his decision was very correct.Lu Haocang represents the present of the Southwest, while Lu Zhaolin represents the future. The father and son let them see an infinitely bright future.

Lu Haocang looked at his calm and filial son with satisfaction, with a smile on his face.

After talking about the affairs of the capital, he asked gently, "How is it? Is there anything serious in the Southwest?" In fact, he and his son communicated through the radio station every day and knew the situation in the Southwest like the back of their hands, but they always had to ask this question in front of all the officials, Show concern.

Lu Zhaolin said lightly: "It's nothing serious. Those big cigarette dealers, human traffickers, mountain thieves, and water bandits were all scared by us. They either changed their careers or lived with their tails between their legs. They never dared to come out to make troubles. The representative, Mr. Mattis, left and said that he would report to Mr. Minister, and he should come to us again. This matter has nothing to do with us. If the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway Company is looking for missing employees and machinery and equipment, we can notify the local government I will help you. I have discussed other small matters with the adults, and the big ones have to wait for my father to come back."

"Okay, well done." Lu Haocang nodded approvingly, "The French envoy and Mr. Matisse visited me in the capital and made some unreasonable requests, but I rejected them all. You handled it well, and I have no objections. You can handle this matter at your own discretion. If foreigners come again, you still go to receive them, and I won’t listen to their nonsense.”

"Yes." Lu Zhaolin smiled slightly, "I am afraid that foreigners will send troops into the country under the pretext of looking for missing persons and equipment."

"Then let them come." Lu Haocang was full of ambition, "It's just a good time to try the new army we have trained."

The officials sitting around all laughed and agreed one after another. Naturally, at such a time, Shangguan's cold water cannot be poured on, and even if there is a disagreement, they must wait to discuss it in private.The military generals were all keen on fighting, and they all said in one go, we are not afraid of foreigners, we fight whenever we want, just peel off the skin of foreigners, get back our own things, and get some money from foreigners by the way.

After talking for a while, drank two cups of tea, and rested enough, everyone got on their horses one after another and went back to Rongcheng together.

Lu Zhaolin did not get on the horse, but got into the carriage with Mu Boming.Lu Haocang knew that they were close friends, and it was rare to see his son look childish, so he wanted to pamper him, so he just smiled, and rode ahead on horseback, walking side by side with those high-ranking officials, discussing political affairs while walking.

As soon as Lu Zhaolin entered the carriage, he lost his shape, leaned on the cushion, grabbed a tangerine, peeled it, and ate lazily.

Mu Boming was wearing a bamboo green thin cotton gown, looking solemn and clear, with a forest-like style.He was holding a book, leaning on the brocade mat, and said with a happy smile: "Seeing how you are exuberant outside, pointing out the country, you are very tired, aren't you?"

"To each other." Lu Zhaolin looked at him jokingly, "I heard that you are very popular in the capital. Uncle Guo, unmarried, clean around you, without half a woman, handsome, knowledgeable in Chinese and Western, good family background, good knowledge , good character, young and promising, he is really a good son-in-law who can't be found even with a lantern. Many people want to marry their daughters, nieces, granddaughters, and granddaughters to you, and there are young girls who meet you by chance on various occasions. There are foreign girls competing for your beauty, and the new school student Lengtouqing came to fight with you because his Darling admired you. Newspapers and magazines in the capital and all over the world have published it as an anecdote, and you have become famous all over the world. "

"Laughing and laughing." Mu Boming coughed dryly, twisted his fingers, finally couldn't help it, pinched his face, and then sighed, "To be honest, I am also very embarrassed and wronged. I didn’t do anything, I’ve always kept myself clean, but now I’ve somehow become a playboy.”

"It's a good thing. People say that men are not bad, and people don't love them." Lu Zhaolin couldn't help laughing, "No matter what your reputation is, people who want to recruit you as son-in-law will still be aggressive."

Mu Boming shook his head slightly, "It's useless, I'm already engaged. Although it is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, the woman is not a woman with small feet who grew up under the etiquette. She comes from a scholarly family, studied in the United States, and traveled to the United States. Traveled to Europe, was received by the king, very knowledgeable."

Lu Zhaolin raised his eyebrows, "Really?"

"Well, I heard what the matchmaker said." Mu Boming smiled faintly, "She is still abroad, and it is said that she is already on her way back to China. Her father is Sun Qiying, the new scholar of the Wenhua Palace and the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Her mother is Nian, and her ancestors are Nian Gengyao's elder brother, Nian Xiyao."

"Then she is indeed a well-known lady." Lu Zhaolin nodded, "It's just that she has been in the West for so many years, I'm afraid she won't approve of arranged marriages, right? If someone already has a lover abroad, and now they return to China to get married, you will be embarrassing. "

Mu Boming chuckled, "If that's the case, then I will naturally be beautiful."