Guangdong, the new headquarters of the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce.

This is a nine-meter-high building that will be officially put into use after several years of construction. On this day, even the left governor of Guangdong Zeng Wenji personally arrived at the scene.

"Master Fantai."

Guangdong Federation of Industry and Commerce and all the upper levels of the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce were waiting at the door of the new headquarters. When they saw Zeng Wenji coming out of the carriage, they bowed to the salute.

"You don't need to be too polite, you're too disgusting."

Haha, Zeng Wenji quickly stepped forward, then looked up at this new-style high-rise building that he had never seen before.

"You guys don't know, your new headquarters is really impressive."

Zheng Duo, deputy minister of the Guangdong Federation of Industry and Commerce, also the president of the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce, smiled enthusiastically: "Where can you build a chamber of commerce building well, I also have to thank Lord Fantai for the approval at that time. This building is equivalent to your child of Fantai."

Everyone laughed, the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.

"Okay, okay, don't support me. I have only given me a paper approval. You Guangdong businessmen will pay for the construction of manpower and material resources. If you compare this building to a child, I am the biological father, and you are the adoptive father. The kindness of raising you is with you."

The big guys surrounded Zeng Wenji for a few more words before he led the latter to a stone tablet covered with red cloth at the entrance of the building.

"Please unveil the monument for the new building of our Guangdong Chamber of Commerce."

Zeng Wenji did not delay, and held a corner of the red silk cloth with his hand and pulled it downwards. A stone tablet with the name "Guangdong Chamber of Commerce Headquarters" was revealed in the sun.

The six big gold-plated characters shine brightly in the sun, and they are extremely grand.

With Zeng Wenji's monument unveiling, firecrackers were set off not far away, and the ritual and music class invited also played joy.

The gongs and drums are loud and the firecrackers are ringing.

"Please, sir."

A group of people surrounded Zeng Wenji and entered the new building, stepping on the repeatedly polished marble floor tiles. Zeng Wenji felt fresh and surprised when he looked at every part of the high-rise building.

Zheng Duo became a guide next to Zeng Wenji.

"This building is nine feet tall, with a total of six floors. The first floor is a hall, which is used to guide and receive members of the chamber of commerce who have been in trouble or people who want to do business and operate on their own.

The second, third and fourth floors are office areas, each with 87 compartments and can accommodate 300 people to work.

There is a large canteen on the fifth floor, which is a place to eat.

The sixth floor at the top is the office area of ​​several main shopkeepers of our Guangdong Chamber of Commerce.”

Zeng Wenji nodded frequently when he heard this, but still asked: "As the sixth floor, do you have to climb high and low every day?"

Seeing Zeng Wenji confused, Zheng Duo laughed and did not rush to respond, but led the latter to a strange single room.

When Zheng Duo opened the door of the single room, he waited at the door and invited Zeng Wenji to come in. He followed him, and the rest of the escorts were persuaded to stay outside.

Sealed on three sides, no light.

As soon as the door was closed, it became so dark that it was hard to see the five fingers.

Zeng Wenji was a little worried, and at this moment, a ringtone sounded in his ears.

The sound seems to be coming from the beginning?

Zeng Wenji looked up but couldn't see anything. As soon as he was about to ask Zheng Duo, he felt the whole room shaking.

The rotation and biting of the gear teeth and the pulling of the iron chain are dense and harsh.

It lasted for half a minute before stopping. As the last sound fell, the small room shook again.

The back door was opened from outside.

The precious light shone in, which made Zeng Wenji stunned.

At the end of his sight there was a window that was pushed open left and right, and through the window, what did he see?

Blue sky!

"We're going to the sixth floor now?"

Zeng Wenji walked out of the small house and rushed to the window, looking down at the small crowd under his feet in disbelief. The deafening sound of gongs and drums became much smaller.

"That's right."

Zheng Duo walked up and was very proud.

"The house we entered just now is called a lifting room. It is operated by four middle-aged men at the same time. It is like the rocker of well water, but it is much more complicated. There is a lock on the outer top of the lifting room and is connected by four solid iron chains. There is a rocker in the lifting room. After a turn, a ring will ring at the top of the building and the workers will be put into work."

Zeng Wenji was stunned when he heard this. Everything that happened just now made him feel like he was falling into a dream.

At this time, the lifting room behind him was in operation, bringing two or two officials of the governor and chamber of commerce over there.

After every official came out, he was as surprised as Zeng Wenji.

"If you want to introduce it carefully to me, there are some new inventions here."

Zeng Wenji was itchy and urged Zheng Duo to take him to continue watching.

"On the first floor of this building, there is a thatched house on each of the three floors, and on the east side of each floor is the place to fetch water."

The group followed Zheng Duo's introduction to the east end of the building. A strange irregular cylinder made everyone unable to understand.

On the outside of this object, there is a circular tube protruding out, and there is a handle on the top.

Zheng Duo walked forward and held the handle with both hands, pulled upwards and then pressed down. After a few repetitions, water suddenly emerged from the round tube that was protruding out.

Everyone was stunned.

"Manpower water supply, I call it a hand-cranked water pump."

Zheng Duo looked down at the bucket and sighed: "Before building, the craftsmen racked their brains about water supply, sewage discharge and other issues. They first found the groundwater source, and then connected the water supply pipes of the entire building, using this hand-cranked water pump to deliver water."

“Shouldn’t the water flow downward?”

The so-called people go to a high place and water flows to a low place. How can water flow upward?

Faced with this problem, Zheng Duo spread his hands: "I don't understand the specific principles either. I just enjoy the convenience of the craftsmen."

"Incredible, incredible."

Zeng Wenji himself couldn't remember how many times he had said it was incredible, but this did not prevent him from continuing to say it.

"The water supply and sewage discharge pipelines in this building are staggered. In addition to this water supply, sewage discharge is also extremely convenient."

Zheng Duo took Zeng Wenji into his huge office and opened a side door.

There is a handrail inside the ground paved with white porcelain, a hand-cranked water pump that everyone has just seen, and a large bucket with water inside of 80% high, with a scoop floating there.

What really attracts attention is a small hole embedded in the ground.

Thatched cottage.

Even without asking, everyone can know where this is.

“This is the toilet.”

Zheng Duo said that he did not conduct an experiment in person this time.

"It is convenient for people to squat on it. After the end, the water will be used to wash the manure and drowning, and the manure will be discharged all the way out of the city through the sewage pipe. We built a treatment workshop outside the city, and we took these manure and drowning for processing. After steaming manure, we can use it as a very good fertilizer to enhance the land's fertility."

Speaking of this, Zheng Duo did not make any contribution, so he hurriedly reported the names of the invented craftsmen one by one.

"This building was built by everyone, including the treatment and reuse of feces, drowning and sewage, was all experimented in recent years. Our Guangdong Chamber of Commerce is just providing financial support."

Zeng Wenji no longer felt that there was something incredible, but was silent for a long time before he sincerely said: "It's amazing."

The power and wisdom of craftsmen are endless, but they have a bad survival. The living environment limits their development and forces them to try their best to survive.

And when life becomes stable, the wisdom of our ancestors will be put into use.

"I immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the Nanjing Tongzhengsi."

Zeng Wenji breathed a sigh of relief: "It can solve the problems of water supply, sewage discharge, and cooking, so the new yamen of the governor's office can be established."

"Theoretically, as long as you are not afraid of trouble, pre-built all pipelines before construction to achieve water supply and sewage discharge in every household is not a problem."

Zheng Duo said loudly: "If only six floors are built, it will be much less difficult. The policy of concentrating people's living and building new residential areas can be realized."

Concentrate the people and release more land to build factories.

Urbanization, industrialization.

Zeng Wenji closed his eyes slightly, and his whole body trembled with excitement.

When the emperor talked about the future development of the country, he mentioned these two words, which was planned to be realized in ten or even twenty years. Now, Guangdong is likely to become the first province in the country to start!

This is a huge political achievement.

"We must reward these craftsmen with great reward."

Zeng Wenji turned around and said righteously: "The governor and the governor paid a lot of rewards."

Zeng Wenji has never been so grateful to the craftsmen as he is today. He even wished he could hold these craftsmen and kiss them one by one.

Thanks to these people, I personally made a new official hat for him.
Chapter completed!