The sound of firecrackers had just started, and the front door of Qi's house was already crowded with people.
Look, all kinds of people, they all lined up in a long queue to come and pay New Year's greetings to Mr. Qi.
The first people to enter the living room were Sun Dacai's family. After they kowtowed to Mrs. Zhou who was sitting at the head of the table, they sat aside in a polite manner.
Today's salesman Sun's image has changed drastically. He has a tall belly and wears gold and silver, just like a real official. As long as he doesn't speak, no one can see his true face.
Zhou's attention was all focused on her daughter Qi Lan and her granddaughter Sun Qiaoyun, but she turned a blind eye to her son-in-law's swelling, and didn't even take a direct look at it.
Liu Jincheng's family walked in next. After giving the old lady a big gift, they hurriedly found their seats and started chatting enthusiastically with Qi Yu, who was sitting at the bottom.
Liu Jincheng's topic is nothing but one: he wants to make a bright future.
Qi Yu glared at him and said in a low voice: You're celebrating the New Year, why do you keep talking about such trivial things? If we really have a good opportunity, will I forget you?
Although Liu Jincheng was confused by the spray, his heart was filled with joy: Hahaha, it turns out that my brother-in-law has always put me at the forefront of his heart. If this is the case, then just wait with peace of mind.
As for Mrs. Zhou, maybe because of the large number of people, she is a little restrained now. She speaks very few words and basically only speaks one word: reward!
As soon as she heard this, Xiaotong would hold out a handful of silver coins as lucky money.
Of course, all these scraps of money were prepared by Liu Quan in advance to increase her mother-in-law's sense of superiority and pride.
Qi Yu believes that this is also a manifestation of filial piety. It is a joy to celebrate the New Year. In this case, why not do it?
good!
After Liu Jincheng, a rare visitor came.
who?
——Yin Tao.
However, what was even more unexpected was that as soon as she stood still, she bowed down and kowtowed respectfully to Mrs. Zhou.
Surprised, Mrs. Zhou quickly helped her up, then pulled her to sit down next to her. To show her closeness, she also gave her a handful of sweet and sour raisins from the northwest.
Seemingly inadvertently, Yin Tao's hidden eyes flashed, and she glared at Liu Jincheng, the second-rate man who was about to strike up a conversation. The latter was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and he immediately became more honest.
After Yin Meiren, all the people who came to pay New Year's greetings were outsiders, such as government officials, and students from the government schools and academies.
"Lord Qi, the new year brings a new atmosphere, and the national destiny will be prosperous..."
"Principal, students are here to wish you eternal blessings and longevity..."
Cough, spit!
What are these words? Why do they sound so awkward?
Qi Yu grinded his teeth secretly, since he didn't know how to answer the question.
Let's talk about Liu Quan. She looked at the grand family scene like a bustling house, and she felt relieved and delighted. Then she quietly ran to the back kitchen, added several large dishes to the Stove Lord, and prayed eloquently.
Ichiban.
It's hard to forget this night, but it's hard to stay at this moment. Before I knew it, the sky started to get brighter.
According to traditional etiquette, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Qi Yu will visit his elders to pay New Year greetings.
However, as far as the current Qiongzhou is concerned, there are really not many people he can call his elders. After all, it seems that only his mentor Meng Lanshan is the only one.
Well, let's go and pay New Year's greetings to his old man.
After entering the door, I saw my husband leisurely drinking tea and reading newspapers in the courtyard, enjoying himself in the silence.
Oh, I almost forgot, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, which is the official release day of the Qiongzhou Xunbao, so there is a new newspaper to read.
Qi Yu walked forward gently, first greeted his husband and then sat down at the bottom.
"Tea!"
"Thank you sir!"
Recently, Meng Lanshan has been obsessed with reading newspapers, especially the humorous jokes in a certain section, which made him laugh out loud and laugh endlessly.
It is said that old children, old children, become more and more like big children as they get older. Now it seems that this statement is really true.
Reading newspapers is indeed a kind of fun. You can learn about the major events around you without leaving home. What literate person doesn't like it?
However, for a scholar of his level, reading newspapers is indispensable without commenting on them.
Look, this is not coming...
"The "New Year's Message from the Prefect" you wrote is too vernacular and seems a bit casual. I think it is better to write it in 4-6 parallel prose to show the beauty of solemnity." After a pause, the old gentleman pointed to the article again.
"The Envoy to Luzon" said: "This article to sow discord is quite well written. It seems to express one's own position and feeling inadvertently. The wording is also very sophisticated, making it difficult for people to understand."
Tsk tsk, it seems that nothing can be hidden from Mr.’s discerning eyes.
Although he didn't guess everything correctly, he accurately understood his true motives.
In this regard, Qi Yu did not hide anything and directly revealed his plan to annex Luzon. After that, he asked humbly: "I wonder what you think of this, sir?"
Meng Lanshan's answer was more pertinent. He said: "Although your strategy is good, it is not proactive enough and it is easy to miss the opportunity. Let's put it this way, if the King of Luzon is a strong-minded person, he chose to rather die than surrender and defend the city bravely.
Your wishful thinking will come to nothing."
Too!
This kind of scheming involves gambling, and the key to its success depends on whether Duan Zicheng is accurate about the character of the King of Luzon.
The eyes of an old fox...
Basically reliable!
Therefore, Qi Yu still chooses to believe it!
As for whether Annan and Luzon will really fight, it is still unclear, so let us wait and see.
After talking about this matter, Qi Yu suddenly asked: "Sir, my next policy focus is to focus on the construction of public facilities. What do you think about this?"
public Utilities?
Meng Lanshan was startled when he heard this, and then said: "I don't know much about facility construction, so I dare not speak nonsense. Unless you can explain it in detail, I can only express my opinion after I understand it thoroughly."
"Okay, sir, please listen to me..."
Afterwards, Qi Yu introduced his 'unique' conceptual knowledge.
According to his explanation, conventional construction can be divided into two major areas, namely infrastructure construction and public facilities construction.
Let’s listen and explain one by one.
Infrastructure includes roads, water transportation, shipping, docks, bridges, mineral development, and supporting factories related to people's livelihood. These are the most basic social configurations and are indispensable.
Public facilities include: schools, hospitals, media, culture, welfare and security, etc. These projects are all built to improve or improve the quality of people's livelihood, and are the main symbol of whether a place is prosperous or advanced.
Nowadays, infrastructure construction has been fully rolled out and has begun to take shape. It is time to shift our energy to the field of public facilities.
According to Qi Yu's idea, his policy focus for the new year will focus on strengthening the expansion and construction of hospitals, schools, and newspapers, and then forming a complete management system.
At present, the school's expansion plan has been put on the agenda, and the expansion of the newspaper industry is not very difficult. In the end, the only thing left is the most difficult nut to crack: medical care.
That's why Qi Yu asked his mentor for advice, or rather for help.
Meng Lanshan was a well-educated Confucian and had experienced the overseas world. In terms of his vision, he was incomparable to others. Therefore, as soon as his beloved disciple Qi Dalang finished speaking, he immediately understood the general layout.
"Well, tell me your specific thoughts."
"Yes! I want to build a matching medium-sized hospital in each of the three new counties of Qiongbei, Qiongzhong and Qiongnan. I also hope that Mr. Wang will outline the program, cultivate talents, and expand the coverage of inclusive medical care again.
Let more people benefit from this."
Although Qiongzhou is only a state-level place, in terms of the area under its jurisdiction, it can be considered a vast land. How can a hospital in a prefectural city cover it?
Therefore, it is imperative to build new hospitals, but it is only a matter of time.
But sooner rather than later, why delay?
After thinking about it for a while, Meng Lanshan stroked his beard and said: "It is not difficult to build a new hospital, but the difficulty lies in the lack of talent." After sighing, he added: "Let's see, in the future some time
Inside, I tried to cultivate some medical elites and let them bring in new people to serve as a talent reserve."
That's great!
Since the gentleman said this, it means that he has a certain degree of confidence.
Qi Yu was overjoyed and quickly thanked him: "I will ask Tan Junyan to allocate money later to strongly support medical construction. If sir is in trouble, you can ask him to send a message to me, and the students will do their best to solve the problem."