Chapter 402 Individual Interview
“Count Galen studied at the seminary in Oak City for a year and stayed there for a month every year.”
Sanya explained why There are so many places in Garon that are similar to Wesson.
For example, the layout of this book bar is the same as that of Wesson. The first floor is a public reading room, the second floor is a small box, and the third floor is a conference room where seminars can be held.
After lunch, Frederick sat alone in Sonya's personal box and read a book.
This private room is Sonya's private studio. It not only has sofas, tables and chairs, but also a quilt on the recliner for taking a nap. The three bookshelves are filled with books. The spines of the books are labeled with their own books. In addition to rhetoric, In addition to books on logic and logic, there are also travel notes from various countries and some professional introductory books.
These books have bookmarks inserted, indicating that they have been read.
At this time, Frederick was holding a copy of "The Helveticians in Wesson" published two months ago. This book was written by Sonya who interviewed nearly a hundred people in Wesson last year. Written by a migrant worker from the Helvetic Federation. The interviewees came from railway and construction workers, restaurant owners, textile factory workers, and pocket watch craftsmen from all walks of life. Through the summary of detailed first-hand information, a comprehensive description They learned about their work content, income, living standards and other conditions in various places in Wesson.
He read it very attentively. There were things about Helveti's migrant workers that the people involved would only tell fellow villagers. At the same time, he lacked a local perspective on migrant workers. This book just filled the gap.
Sanya came back with lunch and asked Frederick with a wicked smile: "Do you eat 'worms'?"
After she finished speaking, she looked expectantly at Frederick's face, hoping to see an expression of surprise or dissatisfaction.
Frederick raised his head, made an extremely exaggerated expression in cooperation, and shouted without any fluctuation in tone: "Wow! It's really scary to eat bugs!"
Sang Ya realized that her prank had been discovered and pouted in frustration.
The "worm" she is talking about is a sausage made with cow or pork and milk as the main ingredients, plus bread crumbs. It turns white after being cooked in water, somewhat like a worm.
Frederick smiled. He had made a fuss over this matter back then. When he went to the railway construction site to investigate, he heard a worker say, "It would be good if you could eat worms." He thought there was something wrong with the logistics support. problem.
Lunch was spent with Sonya telling various local anecdotes. After the waiter who was clearing away the dishes left, she sat down next to Frederick and said seriously: "I want to ask you a few questions."
< br> Frederick nodded. This was what he had just agreed to do. He invited her to lunch on the condition that he answered some of her questions, which was equivalent to an interview.
Sanya asked: "How can the railroad increase people's income?"
Many people know that the railroad has brought huge wealth to Wesson, but how exactly does this wealth come from It's coming, and no one can tell why.
After thinking for a while, Frederick said: "In economic activities, the purpose of railways is to reduce transportation costs, which include money costs and time costs."
"Now the lowest cost transportation method for bulk goods is water transportation, but water transportation is affected by seasons, river distribution and transportation speed, so it is at a disadvantage in some aspects. The two are complementary rather than competitive."
Sanya presented The notebook carefully recorded it. Seeing that she did not ask any more questions, Frederick continued: "In places where there is a lack of navigable rivers, railways are rivers on land."
"As far as I understand, Helveti The natural environment in many places in the federal mountainous area is harsh, the cold period is long, and the yield of oats and beans grown is low, making life very difficult.”
“The mountains are rich in resources, such as wood, herbs, and furs. But the cost is high due to inconvenient transportation, and the price is not competitive in the outside market, so it cannot be sold.”
“The advantages of the railway are reflected at this time. It can greatly reduce the transportation cost of goods. Wherever roads are built, merchants can appear, allowing people to buy things that would otherwise only rot locally, thus increasing income. ”
"At the same time, goods sold outside will be cheaper, and goods such as clothes and fertilizers bought by people in the mountains will be cheaper."
Frederick talked about many benefits brought by the railway, and Sonya wrote in the book Write it down in detail.
But she was a little inattentive. At first, there was a distance of two fists between them. By the time she finished memorizing the railway-related advantages, their shoulders were already touching each other.
Frederick was a man who had seen the world and didn’t take it to heart. After Sonya finished recording, she asked: "I heard that people in the mountains want to plant Elizabeth potatoes in large quantities. What do you think personally?"
Frederick blinked and said: "That's good. There are some lands in the mountains that are not suitable for growing wheat, but it can be used to grow Elizabeth potatoes."
"Fresh Elizabeth potatoes are not easy to preserve. Make it into powder like noodles or flour for long-term storage."
Seeing that Sonya stopped asking, he thought about it again and continued: "In the past two years, the School of Agriculture at Weisenberg University has been working hard. Studying staple food rotation, the two-year rotation includes four models: Elizabethan potato, spring wheat, oats, golden beans, and the more special Elizabethan potato, single sowing winter rye and multi-sown short growth period oats. The three-year rotation includes Elizabethan potato. , spring wheat, oat model and Elizabeth potato, oat, golden bean model. The final conclusion is that the model of Elizabeth potato and single sowing winter rye plus multi-sown short growth period oats has the highest harvest weight. The harvest weight of the oat model, Elizabethan potato and spring wheat model is in the second level, and the third level of other models is almost the same.”
“I am not very familiar with the specific planting methods. Different models are suitable for different places. It would be terrible if you make a mistake. You can go to the Agricultural College for an interview. They are preparing to promote it.”
Frederick has always been very concerned about staple food-related matters, and the six-year rotation system is not suitable for mountainous areas. , so we conducted research on staple grain rotation and achieved results.
But he has limited energy and does not have the ability to master all the technical details, and only has a general understanding.
Understanding is probably enough. Some of the current noble lords know when and what to plant in the fields. They rely on housekeepers and stewards to manage, and they only need to look after the final numbers in the ledger.
So Sonya looked at Frederick with stars in her eyes and sighed: "You are so knowledgeable. Not only do you understand railways, you even know how to farm."
Frederick smiled and said: "You will know it if you read too many newspapers and magazines."
There is nothing secretive about these farming models. Making them public is good for gaining reputation and selling seeds and fertilizers. What needs to be kept secret is Techniques for breeding and producing fertilizers.
He then pointed at the bookshelf and praised: "You're not bad either. I haven't read many books. You are very knowledgeable."
Sanya's face turned red slightly and she replied: "Actually, I only read the table of contents of many books and read them when I need to write a report."
Frederick nodded and said: "It is a good habit to ask when you don't understand something, it is better than making up nonsense."< br>
Sanya said: "How can you make it up? You...haven't you ever heard Duke Wesson say that truth is life for reporters."
Frederick said through gritted teeth. : "For those people, making up some nonsense can make newspapers sell better, regardless of whether it is true or not."
"Not long ago, a newspaper made up a random news report saying that...Duke Wesson has two illegitimate children, and they are now waiting for the court's decision."
"Let's not talk about this." He curled his lips, " I think your interview questions need to be improved. I think today you should not only ask general questions, but also ask some details. "
"For example, the question of how railways bring wealth, I will finish. Cost reduction has stopped. You can continue to ask about the details of cost reduction.”
“There is also the issue of introducing Elizabeth potato cultivation. The geographical and climatic conditions in the mountainous area are different from those in Wesson. We must continue to ask whether Wesson’s planting model can be applied in the mountains.”
“Readers don’t just want to read general things, they are more concerned about the details that are implemented. Such news can be more informative. The quantity can better show the full picture of the content, and readers will like it more. ”
"It is not easy to do this. You must have a comprehensive understanding of the questions you want to ask. First determine the main issues and some secondary issues. Otherwise, you don't know which port you are going to, no matter what the wind is, it will not be a tailwind. This is It requires a certain amount of knowledge and preliminary preparation.”
Frederick was because of Sonya’s report on the railway yesterday and the interview with so many people involved when writing the book “Helveticians in Wesson”. It's not just based on what you heard and made up to look at her favorably, so I'd like to point it out.
Nowadays newspapers are still a new thing, there is no sign of journalism, and reporters are also exploring in the dark.
Sanya seemed to see a beacon of progress, and her eyes were on fire when she looked at Frederick.
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