After discussing some current affairs with Zhang Zhidong, Zhang Zhidong asked Zhou Bing to take him on a tour of the factories, from the match factory to the cigarette factory, from the textile factory to the garment factory, visiting them all at once.
At dinner time, Zhang Zhidong looked at the dishes on the table and said, "Does Lord Zhou usually eat this kind of food?"
“My lord usually eats with the workers, but today we prepared extra dishes because Lord Zhang is here,” Sun Taiping said.
"Did Lord Zhou eat the same food as the workers?" Zhang Zhidong asked in surprise.
“Yes, the Earl usually eats in the factory canteen. Today, we prepared a dinner at the Earl’s mansion because Lord Zhang is here,” Sun Taiping said.
“Lord Zhou, I don’t understand why you would eat with the workers.
