Zeng Guofan was a cautious and careful person. Li Zhen put Zeng Guofan in charge of population matters. In a very short period of time, the census and slave release were on track.
The agricultural department in charge of Shi Dakai also acted quickly and began to inventory the land.
Peng Yulin recruited people from all over the country and began to explore which places were suitable for road construction.
Everyone formed their own team and acted quickly.
Compared with Zeng Guofan, Shi Dakai and Peng Yulin, Li Zhen did not mobilize many officials in the industry he was responsible for. After half a month, there were only a dozen members in the team, which was a very small number. Li Zhen knew about industry, transportation, agriculture , the population is different, transportation requires countless people to survey the terrain, and officials going to each province need to form a team. The same is true for agriculture and population. Officials assigned to each province require a large number of people to participate.
The industry that Li Zhen is responsible for is different. Industry cannot be completed by just a large number of people. It requires effective plans, the ability to persuade businessmen to open factories, etc. More importantly, it is necessary to find one or two businessmen to open factories. Although there are results, but The effect is not great. An industrialized industrial base must be formed to drive industrial development and economic take-off.
In addition, it is not possible to establish industrial bases in backward places for the time being. They must have a certain economic foundation. There is no doubt that the Pearl River Delta region selected by Li Zhenqian, Zuo Zongtang and others is in line. It is not only economically prosperous, but also Transportation is convenient.
Li Zhen's first step is the Pearl River Delta region. After doing a good job in the south, he will gradually shift his focus and expand the industrial scale.
On this day, Li Zhen invited Zeng Guofan, Shi Dakai, Peng Yulin, Hu Linyi, Zhao Liewen and others together.
Li Zhen smiled and said unhurriedly: "Things in Beijing are pretty much handled and on the right track. Political affairs are handled by various departments. So I plan to go south to Guangdong to prepare for the establishment of an industrial base. After I leave, agriculture, Population and transportation cannot be relaxed and must continue to be deepened. National political affairs need to be dealt with, but agriculture and other matters are plans for the next few years and cannot be relaxed. It is difficult to do now, but I believe that one will lead to two, and things will gradually get better in the future. Get up, I hope everyone will not relax."
Zeng Guofan nodded and said: "President, don't worry, I will keep the country's political affairs and population in my hands."
Shi Dakai continued: "Agriculture is one aspect of political affairs. Please rest assured, President."
Peng Yulin said: "Transportation is part of building national defense. With convenient transportation, the country's control over local areas will be strengthened. I will do my best not to let the president down."
Li Zhen's eyes fell on Zuo Zongtang and said: "Brother Ji Gao is busy with school affairs and is committed to cultivating talents for the country. Moreover, the school has just been established. There are still many things for Brother Ji Gao to worry about. This time we are not on good terms. I will go south and stay in school to deal with school affairs."
Zuo Zongtang said excitedly: "Thank you very much, President."
He really has no interest in industry, so it would be best if he could stay in school.
Li Zhen shook his head helplessly and continued: "Dean Zhao must cooperate with Premier Zeng and Vice Premier Shi to stay in Beijing."
"yes."
Zhao Liewen nodded and looked at Hu Linyi.
The only person left was Hu Linyi.
Li Zhen's eyes fell on Hu Linyi and said loudly: "President Hu is going south with me, plus more than ten people from our team, it is enough."
Hu Linyi nodded in agreement and said: "Since I am going south, I have to hand over the matters in hand and leave them to my subordinates for the time being to avoid any chaos after leaving."
Li Zhen waved his hand and said: "Go ahead, I'll give you a day."
Hu Linyi stood up and left, and Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and others also left one after another.
Li Zhen didn't have much in his hands, so he quickly dealt with it and returned to the backyard after completing the handover.
In the yard, Zhilan, Gu Lina and others were playing with their children.
After the New Year, Li Xiaotong had returned to Guangzhou with her children, leaving only Li Zhen's children playing happily. Li Zhen came and sat down next to Zhilan, looking at the children who were having fun, and smiled widely on his face. Hua, the older twins Li Chongxuan and Li Chongxiao are almost seven years old, and they are half-grown children. The elder sister Li Chongxuan is quirky and extremely smart; the younger brother Li Chongxiao is tough and a bit naive, and Li Zhen’s youngest son Li Taiping is almost two years old, and Li Zhen's other little daughter Li Nian is also six years old. The whole family is harmonious and harmonious.
At home, Li Zhen enjoys family happiness.
Zhilan saw Li Zhen's expression and the look of reluctance in Li Zhen's eyes. She felt moved in her heart and asked, "Husband, are we going to fight again?"
"Ah~"
Li Zhen exclaimed and said, "Who did you listen to?"
Zhilan said: "It's already reflected on your face."
Li Zhen smiled softly, shook his head and said: "There will be no war, and there will be no war in the next few years. It's just that I will set off south tomorrow to inspect the situation in Guangzhou, so I will stay in Guangzhou longer."
"If we go to Guangzhou, we will go too."
Zhilan didn't want to be separated from Li Zhen and said immediately.
Li Zhen frowned and said, "I'm going to do business, not traveling. What are you going to do?"
Zhilan shook her head and said: "After you left, although there were many people at home, it was always deserted. It was not as lively as when you were there. I don't care, you are busy with your business. After my sisters and I went to Guangzhou, we went to visit my brother-in-law. My sister and I stopped by to visit Xiaopingan, Chongxiao, Chongxuan, Taiping, Li Nian and Xiaopingan are on good terms, so it would be more fun to go there."
Fang Su came over and said, "Husband, we won't disturb you. When the time comes, we will all be at my sister's house and will not affect your work."
Gu Lina nodded and continued: "There is still a factory at home in Guangzhou. After arriving in Guangzhou, I have to go and see the production situation in the factory in Guangzhou. In recent years, I have only looked at the account books at the end of the year. I usually look less. I must go for a walk.”
Sister Alice nodded immediately and said, "Yes, yes, you should go."
Zhou Xiuying interrupted: "Husband, isn't it okay for a bunch of us to go out for fun?"
She looked sad, which made Li Zhen feel soft in his heart.
Li Zhen shrugged and said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. You can go, but you can choose your own time. I won't go south with you."
Zhilan pinched Li Zhen, rolled her eyes, and thought to herself, is there any need to avoid suspicion?
However, Zhilan did not force it, and said with a smile: "My husband and the officials on official business can go first. I will take my sisters down south. The children are still young, so I just want to walk around and broaden my horizons. This time I must go there." Stay in Guangzhou for a while longer, what do you think?"
"yes."
All the female relatives answered in unison.
Zhilan said again: "Let's go and discuss the itinerary."
With Li Zhen's consent, Zhi Lan stood up happily and went to discuss the route with Fang Su, Gu Lina and others. Li Zhen's face was full of helplessness. After playing with the children for a while, he left the yard and went to the study.