The Forever motorized tricycle initially drove along the national highway. The national highway was invested and built by the state, adopting a multi-layer roadbed and asphalt pavement, which was a proper high-quality highway in this era. Driving on such a road, even if it couldn't be called lightning fast, the tricycle was both fast and stable.

When the tricycle speed exceeded 40 kilometers per hour, the young cadres and technicians in the car felt a bit 'floating', adrenaline secretion increased immediately, and their emotions also rose.

"Master, can you drive faster!"

"Master, slow down!"

The young cadres sitting in the back said happily. As the team leader, Yang Xiangqian sat next to the driver's seat. Hearing the guys in the back were very happy, he also said, "Master, drive steadily."

After running along the national highway for more than an hour, the tricycle turned onto the provincial road. The road surface immediately narrowed a lot, and the vehicles on the road also changed from mainly trucks and buses to small vehicles and bicycles. Bicycles included tricycles and two-wheelers; regardless of how many wheels, the vehicles were all fully loaded with goods. Especially the two-wheeled bicycles; large and small packages were tied with ropes above and on both sides of the rear seat. Looking at the riders pedaling hard, Yang Xiangqian couldn't help sighing at the endurance and hard work of the masses.

After lunch at noon, when setting off for the town, the motorized tricycle drove onto a dirt road. The driving speed immediately dropped to about 25 kilometers per hour, and the young people in the back also began to undulate with the undulation of the road surface.

Finally arriving at the destination, the young cadres who got off at the entrance of the town stood holding onto the tricycle, almost unable to move. Some who couldn't stand the bumps even retched for a while; such road conditions were really too uncomfortable.

Farmers driving carts were entering the town. Seeing the motorized tricycle, they all turned their heads to look continuously. The livestock pulling these carts included horses, mules, and donkeys. Without exception, the carts all used rubber tires and chassis with bearings and shock-absorbing springs. Even donkey carts were very brisk.

A carter shouted to the cadres when passing by, "Teacher, what kind of car is this?"

"It's a tricycle," the technician answered.

"Where are you from?" The carter was very curious.

"We are from the government," the technician answered. As soon as this was said, Yang Xiangqian felt he had forgotten to warn the technician before; even if they were from the government, don't say they are from the government. But it was too late now; he could only be careful in the future.

Hearing that these people were from the government, the carter's face changed, and he hurriedly drove the livestock, wanting to leave as soon as possible.

Seeing this, Yang Xiangqian's heart was clear as a mirror. In recent years, the government built water conservancy projects and mobilized a large amount of labor. Especially under Wu Lingpu's high-intensity mobilization of labor, the masses were really afraid. Seeing the masses rushing to leave, Yang Xiangqian shouted, "We were sent by Chairman He."

Hearing the words 'Chairman He', the masses who didn't dare to look at Yang Xiangqian's group immediately turned their faces, and the hands holding whips also stopped in mid-air. Some masses were just stunned and continued to drive the carts forward, while some masses' expressions had softened. Just as they wanted to talk, they saw from a distance that the town cadres were coming towards the town entrance. The masses didn't say more, urging the livestock to continue moving forward without stopping.

The young cadres were very surprised by such a change. Someone whispered, "Director, why is the difference so big?"

Yang Xiangqian didn't answer, just asked the comrades to recover quickly; they were going to the town government soon, so try to look spirited. The comrades in the town were very enthusiastic when welcoming them. After all, the town is under the county, and the administrative unit above the county is the city. The administrative level of the town was two levels lower than the city Yang Xiangqian belonged to. On the way, the director of the town office who came to welcome them probed, "We received a document from the county saying that there will be no water conservancy grand campaign this year? Is this true?"

Yang Xiangqian was not from the water conservancy department, so of course he hadn't seen the document. Moreover, after Wu Lingpu left, no one in the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government moved recklessly. Yang Xiangqian originally thought they just wouldn't mention water conservancy or infrastructure grand campaigns, but he didn't expect the county to issue a document directly. It seems that everyone was silent on the surface, but acted very quickly in reality.

But this couldn't be said, so Yang Xiangqian laughed, "Since there is a document from the county, follow the document."

There are regulations for government reception expenses. Chenzhou is a land of fish and rice; the dishes were not many, but the taste was quite good. Moreover, the new government has extremely clear regulations on drinking, especially strictly prohibiting 'toasting culture'. So although there was wine on the table, Yang Xiangqian and the others didn't mention toasting and drank very casually.

However, after a few small cups, someone tentatively asked about Wu Lingpu being transferred. Yang Xiangqian chuckled and just said it was true. He didn't respond to other inquiries, which cooled the atmosphere at the table a bit. But when Yang Xiangqian asked about local changes, the town cadres became excited again. The town mayor drank a glass of wine in one gulp and then said, "Director Yang, our town has developed very well recently. We are preparing to start double cropping next year..."

After getting up the next day, Yang Xiangqian took out the town's economic data statistics table. His finger slid along the list of workshops in the town. Every time he stopped, he wrote down the name of a workshop as an object of inspection. Although he had a rough idea before setting off, Yang Xiangqian only had a general feeling about the town after seeing the situation in the town personally.

Workshops and such would only open after 9 AM. So at 9:30, Yang Xiangqian and the others took the motorized tricycle into the town. At this time, most shops in the town were open. After the autumn harvest, people coming and going were very lively. Various carts and bicycles were parked in front of the shops. The motorized tricycle passed through them, attracting the attention of the masses.

The first one to inspect was a rice husking workshop. Finding the location according to the address, they saw the gate of the rice husking workshop was half-closed, and there was no one. The accompanying deputy director of the town office saw the car stop here and immediately said, "Director Yang, you should have said earlier. This workshop is about to close."

"Why?" Yang Xiangqian didn't expect the first workshop he chose to be in such a situation, but he wasn't very surprised.

The deputy director hurriedly explained, "A grain processing factory using machines opened in the town. Husking is cheap and fast; no one comes to this husking workshop... Sigh..."

Speaking of this, there was some regret in the deputy director's expression. Yang Xiangqian asked immediately, "What happened in between? Did someone die?"

The deputy director was stunned and shook his head hurriedly, "Definitely no one died!" Although he said so, the deputy director of the office was very surprised in his heart. Although this Director Yang from the city came for the first time, his judgment of things was really accurate. This was definitely not a person who could be fooled.

Looking at Yang Xiangqian's neat short hair and bright eyes, the deputy director answered carefully, "This husking family has three sons. Seeing business was bad, they were angry and went to cause trouble at the entrance of that grain processing factory using machines. Later, a fight broke out, and someone almost died. People from both families were arrested, and it seems they are about to be sentenced."

After speaking, the deputy director thought Yang Xiangqian would naturally scold a few words, but unexpectedly Yang Xiangqian just took out a pen and wrote quickly. The deputy director wanted to lean over to look but dared not. Yang Xiangqian finished writing quickly, put away the notebook, and greeted the deputy director and accompanying comrades to get on the car together and go to the next one.

This one was also a workshop with some history in the town. The reason for saying 'some history' was that in the economic deterioration of the past few decades, truly old workshops and shops closed down in large numbers. The establishment time of these current workshops and shops was far less long than some old enterprises in the Northeast. In the records, this blacksmith shop was taken over 6 years ago by a distant relative who learned the craft from outside, taking over the previous old blacksmith's shop.

The clanging sound of metal collision passed over the wall to the outside. Yang Xiangqian entered the blacksmith shop under the guidance of the deputy director of the town office. From the outside, the blacksmith shop was not small. Entering the yard, they saw there were many rooms in the blacksmith shop. In the open space against the wall were some furnaces; there was actually very little real open space.

The deputy director went in to find the workshop owner, and Yang Xiangqian looked at the blacksmith shop with the accompanying comrades. They saw a group of workers using iron tongs to clamp metal objects into the furnace to heat, and the red-hot iron pieces were taken out and hammered. Hammering in the yard, the metal collision sound was even more uncomfortable to hear. What could be certain was that the business of this blacksmith shop was very good.

At this time, a man about 40 years old with a medium build came out with the deputy director. After mutual introduction, they knew this was the owner of the blacksmith shop. Several people went into the back room. Although the clanging hammering sound continued, it was much better than facing it directly. Yang Xiangqian exchanged a few greetings with the blacksmith shop owner, then asked seemingly inadvertently, "Boss, your blower seems to be manually operated?"

The blacksmith shop owner had also traveled the world and seen the world when he was young. Hearing Yang Xiangqian say this, he responded to Yang Xiangqian's question according to his own thinking, "Leader, do you know a shop selling new blowers?"

Yang Xiangqian laughed, "I don't know any. For shop operation, naturally, enough is good."

The blacksmith shop owner nodded repeatedly, "Yes, enough is good, enough is good. My shop is short of hands now, and the blower is very handy to use."

Seeing the owner finally didn't suspect he came to force a sale, Yang Xiangqian continued to ask, "When you recruit apprentices here, do you look for good health? Or ability to endure hardship? Or some knowledge about blacksmithing?"

The blacksmith shop owner dared not answer. Doing business requires being able to mix, judge people, and respond. The blacksmith shop owner felt he was okay in these aspects and could deal with it. So when he first saw Yang Xiangqian, he felt this official shouldn't be a bad person. Even looking at his gestures, if not full of righteousness, at least there was no evil spirit.

But the questions this official asked sounded too focused on shop operations. If it were corrupt officials in the past, they would force the boss to pay money or force people in. The new government really didn't do those rotten things in recent years. Seeing the respect of the deputy director of the town government office for Yang Xiangqian, Yang Xiangqian should be an official much bigger than the town mayor. logically, such an official wouldn't hold on to a blacksmith shop. So Yang Xiangqian's questions really confused the blacksmith shop owner.

Finally, the blacksmith shop owner used the last move, which was 'tell the truth'. He stood up and bowed to Yang Xiangqian with hands clasped, "This leader. I feel the leader wants to give me some advice, but I don't understand the language of officialdom and can't understand the leader's meaning. Please tell me what exactly the leader wants to know. As long as I can understand, I will definitely say it all. If the leader keeps asking like this, I will be scared to death."

Yang Xiangqian and the accompanying comrades couldn't help smiling. To be honest, it wasn't easy to meet such a clear-thinking character in the town. The deputy director was initially scared by the blacksmith shop owner's frankness, but seeing Yang Xiangqian's reaction, he felt relieved. As long as the blacksmith shop owner didn't affect Yang Xiangqian's mood, there would be no problem.

In such a relaxed atmosphere, Yang Xiangqian said, "Boss, please sit down and talk."