In early November, the first phase of the Pingbaohe Railway project, that is, the railway line from Peking to Bazhou City, was completed. The two sets of trains assembled by Chongdaotang were also delivered to the Railway Bureau. According to the schedule, the trial began on November 12th. Operation. Since the railway line is only supplemented by a single track, it can only be passed on a single track, but this is enough.
Bazhou is an ancient town with a thousand years old. It is not very rich in production resources, but it is rich in clay. It is an ideal base for burning bricks and making tiles. It will be the future building materials center of Beiping City. It can even be used to sinter porcelain, but the quality is not as good as that of Yong. White porcelain produced in the Tangshan area of Pingfu.
In fact, since the Pingliao army occupied Daning, the situation in the north has gradually calmed down. The Pingping Province has included Yongping Prefecture in its administrative planning and has strengthened the development of Yongping Prefecture. The key area for construction is Tangshan, and The most important leading industry is the ceramic industry, and Tangshan's resource advantages will be used to build it into the porcelain capital of the north.
Although the craftsmanship of the ceramics produced in the north is not as good as that of Guanjiao in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, the northern ceramics are rich in color, bold and bold, and are equally unique. Moreover, the output is large and the price is relatively low, and ordinary people are happy to accept it. The first cellar has just been fired. It was sold out and is expected to be exported next year, directly occupying the Japanese and Korean markets.
In addition to ceramics, ceramic tiles have also become in short supply. As the people in Beiping become increasingly affluent, their requirements for the housing environment are also getting higher and higher. They are no longer satisfied with living in brick houses, but also have supplementary materials in the house. Install luxurious ceramic tiles, even paint the walls snow white, and install curtains. All in all, you have to be satisfied with looking clean and tidy.
Where there is demand, there is supply. As a building materials base, Bazhou has built six brick factories and four tile factories, and even two tile kilns have been opened. So many factories are operating at full capacity, but they cannot satisfy the growing demand. Market demand, in short, the entire Peiping has entered a period of major urban renewal.
The Wanzhai that Wan Lei lives in was originally a wealthy mansion, but compared with the newly built high-end mansions of wealthy families, it seems shabby. It's not that he doesn't want to renovate, but that he has no money. When it comes to personal assets, he may Ranked high, if we talk about liquidity, he probably ranks at the bottom. He has no choice but to spend all the money he earned, and he can't say a word about it.
Although the house looks shabby, Wan Lei is very satisfied with it. The two ladies each occupy a main room in the east and west. He sleeps in the east and west rooms on odd and even days. In his heart, he also fantasizes about letting the two ladies move into the same room. He came to live in a big house, but he knew that this was a fantasy. It would be nice to have the blessings of being together, and hugging him would be a no-brainer.
As usual, Wan Lei went to sleep in the east room where Fu Wei was staying that night. Fu Wei was about to give birth and would not do that kind of thing. Wan Lei just talked to her and hugged her to sleep. But in the middle of the night, he I was awakened by a cry of pain. I quickly got up and took a look. There was a pool of blood on the bed. It looked like I was about to give birth.
"Here comes someone, go and call Po Wen." Wan Lei shouted outside the door, and the whole Wanzhai was woken up.
In fact, everyone knew that Fu Wei had been in labor for only a few days, so he didn't dare to sleep to death. Zhang Yan also arranged for several female guards to be on duty and let Po Wen live in Wan's house. Wan Lei's After shouting, everyone got busy. Those who boiled water and those who prepared medicine were busy but not in a hurry.
"How is it? Does it hurt?" Wan Lei saw veins popping up on his wife's face, so he held her hand tightly and kept helping her wipe away the cold sweat on her face.
At this moment, several loyal female guards led two mature women into the house, and kicked Wan Lei out directly. Wan Lei had to guard outside the door, waiting nervously, watching the hot Aunt Li, Zhang Yan, Li Yuan and others kept coming in and out, and the cries of pain coming from the room were like knives, constantly tugging at his nerves, and he could only keep going back and forth. Walking around seems to want time to go faster.
Zhao Xueer also arrived early and went straight into the delivery room, seemingly wanting to learn the experience of being a mother. However, she was quickly frightened when she saw Fu Wei's miserable expression.
"Being a mother is really hard." Zhao Xueer said with lingering fear, "From now on, I will never have children even if I die."
"If a woman doesn't have children, then why should she get married?" Wan Lei rolled his eyes at Zhao Xueer and said angrily. In fact, this little girl just talked about it and kept making troubles as soon as she got to bed. If it weren't for Wan Lei I have practiced some fur internal skills, otherwise my body and bones would really not be able to bear it.
"You're a big pervert, you're always trying to get other people's ideas, and they won't let you succeed." Zhao Xueer blushed and peered into the delivery room again, ignoring Wan Lei.
From midnight to early morning, every minute and second of waiting felt like a year to Wan Lei. Soon, his face was gradually wet with sweat, and his body was dripping with sweat. And Fu Wei News of the birth had spread throughout Beiping City, and many people gathered outside Wanzhai. They all wanted to know whether the child was a boy or a girl.
Although Wan Lei has made it clear that he will not engage in hereditary inheritance, the military, political and business circles still attach great importance to Wan Lei's first child. With Wan Lei's fame and talent, his child will definitely be able to stand out. Decades later, this child will The possibility of coming to power is not impossible.
While everyone was waiting anxiously, after the bell rang at three o'clock in the morning, a loud cry came from the delivery room. Wan Lei's heart was finally relieved, but his whole body was soaked with sweat, as if It's like it was just fished out of the water.
"Congratulations, Mr. Wan, on the birth of your precious son. Mother and son are safe." Po Wen opened the door and said with great joy.
"I have a son!" Wan Lei was so happy that he rushed into the delivery room and said, "Quick, bring him over and let me see."
Wenpo brought the child over. Wan Lei wanted to give it a hug, but she didn't let him go. She just let him look at it for a few times and then carried it to Fu Wei.
At this time, Fu Wei looked haggard and was still unconscious. Wan Lei walked to the bed and gently touched her face. After a while, she woke up faintly. She just opened her eyes, His hands moved restlessly, as if he wanted to find his child.
Fortunately, Granny Wen was very experienced and understood the nature of every mother. She immediately brought the baby in front of Fu Wei. When she saw her son, her anxious heart finally relaxed, and her pale face revealed A hint of happy smile.
"We have a son. Look, his nose, mouth, ears, and eyes look just like yours." Fu Wei's voice was choked with sobs. She was ten months pregnant and once she gave birth, she was the only one who suffered. Understand it yourself.
"Yes, we have a son!" Wan Lei was also overjoyed and asked softly: "What do you think?"
"It's okay, I'm just a little tired." Fu Wei still stared at his son's face. He wanted to reach out and touch him, but he was so weak that he couldn't lift his hand.
"If you're tired, take a rest first. I'm here and nothing will happen to you. Just sleep peacefully." Wan Lei gently stroked her face with his hand, and her eyes slowly closed.
The news that Wan Lei was pregnant with his son spread like the wind throughout Beiping City, and even outside the city. There were many guests outside Wan Lei's house, all coming to congratulate them, and all of them brought gifts, so Wan Lei had to come out in person. He thanked the guests and promised to have a big banquet for the guests when his son was a full moon, and the guests gradually dispersed.
But this night is destined to be a sleepless night!
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Wan Lei was happy to have a son. Wan Lei happily received these visitors all day long. A few days later, commanders such as Zhao Quanjie and Liu Wenxiu who were assigned to other places also sent people to congratulate them. Wan Lei could not neglect these people.
With the birth of Xiao Yuan (Wan Lei named his son Wan Yuan), Zhao Xueer finally had something to do. She followed Fu Wei every day, looking at this and that, asking this and that, as if she was preparing to be a A qualified mother reserves energy in advance.
Wan Lei is not idle either. He always tries every way to amuse Xiao Yuan. This little guy laughs every time he sees his father. This also makes Wan Lei feel a sense of accomplishment, and it seems that he is more successful than others. Conquering the city made him even happier.
On the fifth day after giving birth, Fu Wei was finally able to get out of bed. These days, Wan Lei has been staying at home and not going out, living a leisurely life with his wife and children on the hot bed. However, military and state affairs are all taken care of, so he doesn't need to worry too much. He paid a lot of attention to the education of the five apprentices who lived in Wanzhai.
At the end of the year, the weather was getting colder and colder. In the morning, Wan Lei was warming himself by the stove with his son in his arms, casually explaining some science knowledge to the five apprentices. At this time, a Jing Zhongwei walked in quickly and said that Master Zhang was here. See.
Zhang Zhenren, that is, the sloppy Taoist priest. This old guy actually came to the door in person. This must be something important. Wan Lei asked the disciples to leave first before inviting him in. The person accompanying him was actually Xu Hui's grandfather and son. , it seems that this old guy's ability is not only in his body, but also in his mouth. He really convinced Xu Huizu.
After exchanging pleasantries, the sloppy Taoist priest took Xiao Yuan from Wan Lei's hand, looked up and down, left and right as if he had discovered a rare treasure, and kept winking and making faces, making Xiao Yuan laugh. Xu, who was sitting beside him, Seeing this, the father and son still sat expressionless.
"Mr. Xu, we meet again." Wan Lei said with a smile. He knew that the sloppy Taoist priest intended to create opportunities for him to communicate with the Xu family.
"Young Master Wan is happy to have a son. I should come here to congratulate you." A forced smile appeared on Xu Huizu's face.
"Haha, we are all happy together." Wan Lei returned the favor, "Oh, in these years of war, there are not many things that can make people happy."
"What the young master said is absolutely true. Since we are all citizens of the country, why not stop fighting and form an alliance, so that the people can enjoy peace forever." Xu Huizu went straight to the point. He was here to persuade peace.
"It's not that we don't want peace, it's just that some people are unwilling to do so. The Peiping Army is gathering strength not to invade the south, but to protect itself." Wan Lei shrugged.
In fact, he had long been interested in going south to attack the prosperous land south of the Yangtze River, but the situation in the north was uneasy, especially the Tatar tribe and the Peiping army were at loggerheads. If he sent troops south at this time, he would fall into a dangerous situation of multi-front combat. Therefore, He intended to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty, and after the Tatars were settled, it would not be too late to plan a southern expedition.
It was precisely because he did not want to fight on two fronts that Wan Lei spent a lot of effort to get Xu Huizu's family, because he knew that a shrewd strategist like Xu Huizu would definitely encourage the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars to form an alliance to deal with Peking together. Army. Now that Xu Huizu has fallen into Wan Lei's hands, the Ming Dynasty has even fewer talents, and the pressure on the Peking Army has also been reduced.
However, in order to deal with the threat from the north with peace of mind, the south must be stabilized first. Therefore, Wan Lei was very sincere in negotiating peace, but he was just afraid that the Ming Dynasty would not agree.