The emperor's longest holiday of the year, the New Year's Eve holiday, is coming to an end.
During this year's holiday, there were no major issues that needed Su He to deal with.
During this year, which is the long New Year's Eve holiday, Su He can rest for a few days.
Even though it was a holiday these days, Su He didn't have a complete rest.
He needed to visit disabled generals and visit the families of martyrs around the capital.
These things are just for show, but this kind of show must be done.
Only a small cost of time can enhance the cohesion of the country.
Wang Bonuo came back from Manila and came to Kunning Palace today to see his sister Wang Wenjun.
Su He also met the rubber tycoon Wang Bonuo in Kunning Palace.
The Academy of Sciences has been acquiring rubber for several years, through research and development and Su He's guidance.
You have mastered rubber vulcanization technology and can use rubber to make various rubber products.
Wang Bonuo has a large number of rubber industrial parks in the south.
But the rubber there is all saplings.
European colonists introduced a large amount of rubber to Southeast Asia.
They haven't mastered the use of rubber yet.
These European colonists just habitually brought the specialties of one place to another.
The Portuguese brought pineapples and other plants to the Ming Dynasty.
The British would later bring dogs and rabbits to Australia, causing an ecological disaster.
Dahua now relies entirely on imported rubber.
Wang Bonuo was one of the first people to eat crabs. He controlled many foreign rubber plantations.
There are currently no systematic rubber gardens abroad, and rubber trees are used as an ornamental plant in most areas.
Su He bid farewell to Wang Bonuo. He had just left Kunning Palace and Su Rong chased him out.
She hugged Su He's arm and shook it: "Father, I want to go to the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival.
My uncle said that there will be a Lantern Festival tonight at Huanghuafang, and there will be many wonderful programs there.
I told my mother to go to the Lantern Festival, but my mother wouldn't let me leave the palace.
The things inside the palace are too monotonous and boring to look at.
My younger brother and the others were playing with the football that my uncle brought, but they didn't take me to play.
The football my uncle made out of rubber is much more elastic than the previous footballs."
Su He looked at Su Rong's performance and said firmly: "Last time you came to beg Father, what did Father say?"
Su Rong pouted and said: "Father, I can't solve the questions you asked.
You are making things difficult for me. The questions you asked are beyond the syllabus and we have never studied at all.
Besides, I'm not good at that kind of math problem either.
Didn't my father say that students should be taught in accordance with their aptitude?
I'm not good at math, so if you test me on math questions, you're not trying to make things difficult for others."
Su He looked at his daughter's pouted, fleshy little face with a look of frustration.
He picked up his daughter and asked, "It seems like Rong'er is already prepared, so what are you good at?
Show yourself to Father, as long as your performance satisfies Father, I will take you to the Lantern Festival."
When Su Rong heard what Su He said, he said happily: "My mother and I have learned a lot of medical knowledge.
I also went to see Aunt Qin Yun and learned a lot of anatomy and new medicine."
Su Rong asked her father to put her on the ground to demonstrate the medical knowledge she had learned.
Su He looked at Su Rong's performance. She was able to learn this knowledge at such a young age. It seemed that she had inherited his mother's love for medicine.
As the eldest princess, Su Rong is very suitable to study medicine.
As a child of the royal family, you will definitely have no worries about food and clothing.
But you can’t be a loser, you have to find your own hobbies.
This will allow her to live a wonderful life.
Su He rubbed Su Rong's head and said happily:
"Rong'er is doing very well, and my father has to visit several seriously ill scientists during the day.
Let’s take Rong’er to the Lantern Festival together in the evening.”
When Su Rong heard this, she jumped up happily.
"I can go out to the palace to play! I can go to the Lantern Festival!"
Su He looked at Su Rong's performance and was reflecting on himself.
Are the children under too strict control? They can only go into the city without going out.
They usually go to the farthest place from the palace, which is the Royal Primary School where they usually go to school.
Su He decided to ensure safety in the future.
Let your children see the scene outside the palace.
They need to have a clear understanding of the world.
Only by experiencing it yourself can you remember it most clearly.
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In the evening of the Lantern Festival.
Su He held the hand of his daughter Su Rong and walked out of the Forbidden City.
The soldiers of Qilin Guard and Xuanwu Guard, holding new revolvers in their hands, looked at the surrounding situation vigilantly.
Revolvers using smokeless gunpowder are even more powerful.
Su He himself had a revolver loaded with ammunition in his pocket for self-defense.
This compact pistol is the most convenient to carry around and ensures powerful power.
Su He told his daughter Su Rong: "After we put on makeup, your mother needs to be carefully identified when she comes in front of us.
If you are outside for a while, you are not allowed to call me father.
You can call me father, papa, daddy, etc.
You called out my father and exposed our identities. In order to ensure safety, we can only end the tour early and return to the palace."
Su Rong nodded seriously. She had decided to speak less. If she really wanted to speak, she would have to think carefully before speaking.
Su He took Su Rong and walked on the streets of the capital to experience the fun of the Lantern Festival.
He chose to come out this time to pay a private visit incognito to observe the changes in the capital.
The last time I visited incognito, I found out that officials were raising rabbits. I hope I can gain something this time.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t gain anything, the most important thing is to take your daughter to have fun at the Lantern Festival.
Su He saw the rickshaw and waved his hand towards it.
The rickshaw driver rushed over immediately.
"Sir, do you need to take a rickshaw? It's very cheap."
"My daughter and I, can you pull us?
How much does it cost to hire you to go to the Lantern Festival?"
The rickshaw driver immediately said: "Not to mention your size, I can even pull a fat man weighing more than 200 kilograms.
Rickshaws also require less effort than previous vehicles.
With your size, I can pull a car even with two adults on it.
Sir, let me make it clear in advance.
Normally, it only costs one hundred copper coins to run from here to Huanghuafang.
But today’s situation is special and additional money is needed.
Today's price is three hundred copper coins, and you need to pay one hundred copper coins first.
I won’t be bothered by looking at your clothes. A villain would never dare to do anything without taking money.”
Su He took out a hundred copper coins from his pocket and handed it to the rickshaw driver.
The rickshaw driver happily put down the rickshaw and asked Su He to sit on it.
Su He hugged Su Rong and sat on the rickshaw.
The rickshaw driver saw Su He and the others sitting firmly.
He immediately reminded: "Master, I am about to set off, please sit tight.
Are you in a hurry, should I rush to the Lantern Festival as quickly as possible, or if you want to visit the capital, I should walk there slowly."
"I'm not in a hurry, just pull the car at a normal speed."
"Okay! Let's go to Huanghuafang. This year's Lantern Festival Lantern Festival is the most lively. I heard that many big businessmen are sponsoring it.
"The Evil God"
Only with sufficient funds can we make the Lantern Festival such a big event."
After the rickshaw driver finished speaking, he started to jog, pulling the rickshaw towards Huanghuafang.
"I was working elsewhere, and this time I was transferred back to Beijing. I found that the capital has changed a lot.
I remember there were many horse-drawn carriages in the capital before, but why are there so many rickshaws now?"
Su He said this just to cover up his ignorance of some common sense in the capital city.
"Looking at your extraordinary temperament, I know that you are not an ordinary person and don't know much about the situation at the bottom.
The cost of raising horses here in Beijing, especially in the inner city, is too high.
Horses require more care than raising a child.
Horses are not allowed to defecate casually. Once caught by the police, the fine starts at least one silver coin.
In some situations, it is necessary to keep quiet, and I don't like the sound of horses neighing.
These are not very important, the most important situation is.
There is an old saying that if a family has a lot of money, it does not count the hairy ones.
Some time ago, horse plague suddenly appeared near the capital.
A large number of horses died, and horse owners suffered heavy losses.
The public family can still hold on, but ordinary people can't survive the death of a few horses, no matter how wealthy they are, and those are just silver coins.
The emergence of this horse plague has made many people afraid to raise horses anymore.
While others were hesitating, a cheap rickshaw appeared.
Longchang's rickshaw service only costs 100 silver coins, and they also offer a taxi service.
If you want to buy a rickshaw in the future, the rental fee can be used to offset the car payment.
Rickshaws are cheaper. They use a type of tire called rubber, which means there is no bumpy feeling on the road and it saves effort.
The production of this precious tire is very limited and the price is very expensive. High-end carriages are not willing to use it.
I heard that only with a strong relationship with a rickshaw manufacturer can we get a large amount of rubber.
This is also the main competitiveness of us rickshaw drivers.
I do hope that the rubber tires used in carriages will be popularized as slowly as possible, so that we can make more money."
Su Rong looked at the tire and said curiously: "This is the rubber that uncle mentioned. It is different from what uncle brought here. The tire is black."
Su He looked at the black rubber tires of the rickshaw.
This is a solid rubber tire, but it can already exert the powerful effect of rubber.
Rubber tires can reduce the contact area between the ground and the vehicle, and they can also play a buffering role, making people feel comfortable while riding.
"This is because carbon black is added to the rubber to turn it black, which enhances the service life of the tire."
Su He asked the rickshaw driver again: "Driver, do you feel it is disrespectful to you to pull a rickshaw?
I see a lot of people arguing about this topic in newspapers recently, what do you think?"
The rickshaw driver was running quickly on the road when he heard these words.
He said in confusion: "Master, why do you think so.
I provide you a service and you pay for my service.
I don't steal or rob, I rely on my own labor in exchange for money, why should I feel it is disrespectful to my dignity?
The only thing I regret is that I am illiterate and have missed many opportunities.
My son must learn to read. The little brat doesn't study well and his legs are broken.
As for the people in the newspaper, I feel that some of them are completely full and have nothing to do.
What is there to discuss about this matter? Is it wrong for us to sell our labor to make money?
I used to work as a porter at the dock, and it was hard work and I earned little money.
A rickshaw driver has a much easier time than a porter and earns more."
Su He nodded and said: "You are right, you can make money based on your own ability and you are not shabby.
There is no difference between high and low jobs, they just create different values."
Su He and the rickshaw driver were chatting about some interesting things in the capital.
Su Rong looked at the various lanterns on both sides of the road.
She said in surprise: "Father...Father, these lanterns are very beautiful."
Su Rong admired the various lanterns and looked at the crowded streets. She was very happy.
"Sir, Huanghuafang has arrived."
Su He took Su Rong out of the car and handed the remaining money to the rickshaw driver.
They were walking on the street of Huanghuafang.
This is the headquarters of the Greater China Chamber of Commerce.
This is one of the most prosperous places in Beijing.
The place where officials live would not be so luxurious.
The merchants in Huanghuafang are very rich, and they want others to know that they are rich.
Many people also decorate themselves very luxuriously and try their best to show off their strength.
Proving that you have money will make it easier to do business with others.
This is also the reason why the Lantern Festival is held in Huanghuafang.
When Su He looked at the scene in Huanghuafang, he was most pleased.
It is already evening, and there are many unmarried girls who look good in their hairstyles, walking together on the streets of the capital.
There are only a few family members around.
That they dare to do this shows that the public security in the capital is very good.
Su Rong saw many young people on the roadside, reciting poems and composing poems, or showing off their unique abilities.
"Dad, what are they doing?
Why is it like the big rooster from my uncle's house, showing off in front of the hens?"
Su He looked at the childlike Su Rong.
The people on both sides of the lantern festival acted very openly, and Su Rong could see it even at a young age.
"Rong'er, the Lantern Festival has been a festival for blind dates since ancient times.
They are showing off their abilities to attract the attention of women participating in the Lantern Festival."
Su Rong said happily: "I know, I know.
I learned the lyrics in class and wrote them by Xin Qiji.
The crowd searched for him thousands of times. Suddenly looking back, the man was there, in a dimly lit place.
I didn’t understand it before, but it turns out that the Lantern Festival also has this function.”
Su Rong was quickly attracted by the Lantern Festival and more exciting things.
A group of people were setting up lanterns by the river.
"Dad, let's put the lanterns, I'm going to put the lanterns too.
Why is there no Kongming Lantern? If the Kongming Lantern flies into the sky, it will be even more spectacular."
Su He touched Su Rong's head and said: "The lantern goes down the river, it floats in the river, and the candle in the middle of the lantern goes out quickly, so the impact is not big.
Kongming lanterns fly into the sky, and there is no way to control them.
If a large number of sky lanterns are released and they fall into buildings, they will cause large-scale fires."
Su He took Su Rong and bought a large lantern.
He asked Su Rong to write wishes on the lanterns, put the lanterns by the river, and let them flow down the river.
Su He takes Su Rong to visit the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival.
Su Rong was very surprised by everything in the Lantern Festival.
But the child's physical strength is limited after all. After walking around for a while, she was already dozing off.
"Father, I feel a little sleepy."
Su He waved his hand, and Qin Shanshui appeared beside him with a carriage.