Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo slowly walked out of the imperial city. As soon as they came to the road, a carriage stopped in front of them.
The two "poor guys" couldn't help but look at each other.
Whose carriage is this?
At this moment, the coachman in the car said: "Boss officials, do you want to take a ride?"
Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo smiled at the same time.
When did this horse-drawn carriage rental business start in front of the Imperial City Gate?
Wen Yanbo looked at the license plate again and saw the word "rent", so he asked the driver: "You are the one!"
The coachman hurriedly replied: "I belong to Bianjing Car Rental Workshop."
Wen Yanbo asked again: "Is it run by the Song Dynasty Charity Foundation?"
"Yes."
The driver nodded.
Wen Yanbo asked again: "How much does it cost to go to Pan Street?"
The coachman replied: "Twenty cents in total."
"It's not very expensive." Wen Yanbo said to Sima Guang again: "Jun Shi, it's dangerous and troublesome to go out with you on the street recently. Otherwise, let's take a bus back."
Sima Guang nodded with a wry smile: "I am really sorry for causing trouble to Mr. Wen."
The two laughed and got on the carriage.
"Oh! This carriage is quite spacious."
Sitting inside, Wen Yanbo couldn't help but look around.
"Well, it's quite clean. It's more expensive than the previous rental carriage!" Sima Guang asked the coachman: "Coachman, how much can you earn in a month?"
The coachman replied: "As for the officials, our business is uncertain. With a little more diligence, you might be able to earn two to three hundred dollars a day, and even more on a rainy day."
"Is that much?"
Sima Guang said in surprise.
The coachman said: "But we pay the workshop two thousand dollars every month, but we don't really get that much."
Wen Yanbo frowned and said, "You paid too much."
The coachman said: "Not much more. We are our own horses, so we only need to pay two guans. If it is a carriage from a workshop, you have to pay four guans."
Wen Yanbo frowned and said, "Then why do you want to join this rental workshop?"
The coachman immediately said: "Of course there are benefits. For example, for the horse feed money, we can buy the horse feed from the workshop, which is more than half cheaper than what is sold in the market. There are also carriage maintenance and license plate fees. We don't have to pay.
what money.
In addition, if there is an accident and we get involved in a lawsuit, the workshop will also help us with the lawsuit for free. Let’s put it this way, although the money handed over is a lot, it also saves a lot of trouble, and we each have our own responsibilities.
On the streets, no one will steal anyone else's business, and the business is much better than before.
For example, those running near the Imperial City or near the Alum Tower are all the best carriages from our workshop."
After listening to this, Sima Guang probably knew what was going on. To put it simply, it is a monopoly in this industry. In this way, the benefits of leasing can be guaranteed, and the commission can naturally be calculated more accurately. Hehe laughed and said: "This guy Zhang San is doing business.
His ability to fight lawsuits is no worse than his!"
Wen Yanbo said: "But you are a little too hasty in supporting him in such a high-profile manner. Now I heard that the students at the Imperial College are very dissatisfied with this and think you are using them to win over Zhang San."
At this point, he paused for a moment and said, "This is not like your usual style!"
Sima Guang smiled and said: "I won't hide it from Duke Wen, I did it on purpose."
Wen Yanbo asked curiously: "Why?"
Sima Guang said: "Because many officials in the court have always had doubts about Zhang San's knowledge. In their opinion, Zhang San was able to win the lawsuit because he was more powerful than other Erbi and relied only on his three-inch indestructible pen."
Many people are not optimistic about the extent of tongue knowledge, especially those who have read Zhang San's articles.
If Zhang San can gain a foothold in the Imperial College, it will be enough to prove that his knowledge can convince the public, which will be of great help to his future career."
The ancients, especially in the Northern Song Dynasty, still valued knowledge very much. Even if you wanted to be a traitor, your knowledge must pass the test. Both Qin Hui and Cai Jing were talented, and they were good at calligraphy and articles.
Everyone knows that Zhang Fei is capable, but it is only limited to the lower-level knowledge. Erbi belongs to the lower-level, and his profession is not prestigious. Most people still look down on Zhang San in their hearts. Sima Guang has also thought deeply about this and feels
The Imperial College is the most suitable place for Zhang Fei to gild.
"I see." Wen Yanbo nodded slightly and asked: "But if he messes up, wouldn't it be worth the loss? Wouldn't it be too risky?"
Sima Guang said: "It was Zhang San who came up with the idea of the graduation certificate system before."
"Yeah?"
Wen Yanbo said in surprise.
Wen Yanbo is quite supportive of this diploma system, and its structure is much higher than Wang Anshi's three-part system.
Sima Guang nodded and said: "It shows that he has good views on education, and some of what Zhang San said in court during the previous lawsuits also contained profound truths, especially the interpretation of the law.
This is something I have never thought of, and I believe he will not disappoint me."
Wen Yanbo chuckled and said, "Listen to what you said, I will go and see it then."
The matter of Zhang Fei going to the Imperial College to teach is still being further fermented.
More and more people are paying attention to this matter, and 99% of them are criticizing, but this time they are not criticizing Zhang Fei, but Sima Guang.
After all, it was Sima Guang who recommended him, not Zhang Fei who forced him to teach at the Imperial College.
These days, whenever Sima Guang meets an acquaintance, he always asks him a few questions.
Are you crazy?
Let Zhang Fei go to the Imperial College to teach.
What's more, he criticized Sima Guang for ruining China's thousand-year education.
This has also led to many people keeping a distance from Sima Guang recently. How can we still eat when we are interrupted more than ten times while eating?
In addition, many teaching assistants at the Imperial College have requested to be transferred.
As long as Zhang Fei comes, we will leave.
Apart from being embarrassed, what else can you gain from working with Zhang Fei?
However, Sima Guang still firmly supported Zhang Fei. He said that he would let Zhang Fei try it first and then talk if it didn't work.
It can be seen that Sima Guang trusts Zhang Fei very much, because this is also a political gamble. If it fails, it will at least cause some damage to Sima Guang's reputation.
But if it succeeds, it will be natural for Zhang Fei to serve as a local official in the future.
However, these days, Zhang Fei has been helping Sima Guang's nemesis Wang Anshi with newspaper matters.
If the conservatives want to run a newspaper, the reformers naturally have to follow suit.
Otherwise, public opinion will be crushed by the other party.
Wang Anshi has already proved this point with his own article before.
But no one on Wang Anshi's side had experience in running a newspaper. Fortunately, they had hired Bianjing Law Firm to publicize it.
Zhang Fei's suggestion was not to do it on your own. This Huang woman was selling melons and boasting, which was unconvincing. Instead, let them secretly purchase a newspaper and publish articles supporting the New Deal in the name of a private newspaper.
Wang Anshi has no opinion on this.
Because in terms of publicity, he was completely convinced.
You, Zhang San, have the final say.
Just say that this shit is sweet, and he will believe it.
Facts speak louder than words.
You can’t always forget about food and not about fights.
Bianjing Law Firm.
"Colleague Lu, everything is done."
Zhang Fei handed a contract to Lu Huiqing.
Lu Huiqing took it and said, "Thank you."
"How dare! How dare! This is what I should do."
"It's a pity that you have other plans in the future. Otherwise, it would be most appropriate to leave this matter to you." Lu Huiqing said with a hint of regret.
He knew that Zhang Fei would have to fight the conservatives at the local level sooner or later, and he could not always help them with propaganda.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Colleague Lu, the secret to printing newspapers is actually very simple. The Analects of Confucius has already told us."
Lu Huiqing cupped her hands and said, "Please give me some advice, Sanlang."
"Don't dare!"
Zhang Fei bowed his hand in return and said: "Many of the truths Confucius said in the Analects of Confucius come from some stories. The trick of this newspaper printing is not to tell truths, but only to tell stories, and to use the interest of the stories.
Arouse readers' interest, and then use the lessons in the story to guide readers to support the New Deal.
If you only talk about hard truths, then everyone will know that you are trying to promote the New Deal. Once you have this kind of preconceived notion, no matter how reasonable you are, people will think that you are doing it for profit."
Lu Huiqing was such a shrewd person. After hearing this, he suddenly became enlightened and said again: "Listening to your words is really better than ten years of reading!"
"Where! Where!"
Zhang Fei bowed his hand humbly.
Lu Huiqing suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, you will go to the Imperial College to give lectures tomorrow."
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, "Is it the first day of the new year tomorrow?"
Lu Huiqing nodded.
Zhang Fei said, "That's tomorrow."
Lu Huiqing felt a little guilty and said, "Actually, I'm not in a hurry about this matter, but I don't want to delay you from going to teach at the Imperial College."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "None of those students are kind. Even if they take a few days, they won't be able to solve any problems."
After seeing this, Lu Huiqing hurriedly said: "It seems that Sanlang is very confident in this."
Zhang Fei exclaimed: "You can still go in even if you don't have confidence!"
Lu Huiqing frowned and said: "For you, tomorrow is very important. It may be related to your future career. Although Bachelor Sima's arrangement is beyond my expectation, I can understand his intention. He
Most likely, I hope you will take this opportunity to show off your knowledge. After all, you have never taken an imperial examination and your knowledge cannot convince the public.
But in terms of knowledge, no one will be humble. Those students will never let you pass easily. They will definitely try their best to make things difficult for you to prove that your knowledge is not suitable for being a teaching assistant at all. You are here
If you go there, you will definitely find yourself in a dragon's pond and a tiger's den."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If they have this mentality, then my chances of winning will greatly increase. After all, what I am best at is arguing with others."
Lu Huiqing said: "But there is still a big difference between intellectual disputes and legal disputes."
"But the topic is given by me, and there is no stipulation on how I should teach it."
Zhang Fei chuckled: "They may not be able to resist my wild ways."
The next morning!
boom!
The door was violently pushed open by someone from outside.
I saw a man and a woman in the house getting dressed.
"Wow Zhiqian, what are you doing? Are you here to catch someone raping?"
The frightened Zhang Fei turned around, looked at the anxious Xu Zhiqian, and said with a puzzled look on his face.
"What are you talking about?"
Gao Wenyin, who was helping him sort out his clothes, suddenly turned red with embarrassment. She couldn't help but patted his shoulder gently and said, "It's sorted."
Then he stepped aside with an aggrieved look on his face.
Zhang Fei faced the bronze mirror and began to pose.
Seeing him still sticking his butt out, Xu Zhiqian wanted to kick him over, and said anxiously: "Zhang San, what time has it been? If you don't leave, it will be too late."
Zhang Fei said calmly: "Didn't we all decide on the second quarter of the day? It's still very early, and we will definitely make it in time."
Xu Zhiqian said eagerly: "But today is your first day of class. When you go there, don't you have to prepare a little bit and get to know the officials and teachers there."
"I have no intention of doing so."
Zhang Fei said: "I'll go to class when I get there, and I'll leave after class."
After saying that, he turned around and asked, "Zhiqian, how do I dress today?"
Xu Zhiqian saw that he was wearing a white robe today. He was indeed very handsome. However, she took a deep breath and said, "If you are a beauty lover, then that's it. If you are a teacher, dressing up like this will make you look ostentatious."
nondescript."
Zhang Fei hummed: "What do you know? On the first day I became an Erbi, I told myself that it doesn't matter if I lose the lawsuit, but I must be the most handsome Erbi. After all, being handsome is a lifetime thing.
The same is true for being a teacher today. How well you teach is another matter, but I am determined to be the most handsome teacher in history. When I enter the classroom later, I must first suppress them with my appearance. Hey, hey, Zhi Qian.
What are you doing? Don't pull it. Madam just sorted it out for me."
Xu Zhiqian, who had a rather impatient temper, couldn't stand it anymore, so she pulled him and rushed outside.
Don't blame Xu Zhiqian for being so anxious. Her father had already gone to grab a seat in advance. How many ministers would be there today? It would be really embarrassing if they were late.
Moreover, the Imperial College is not a private institution, but a state government agency. There is no reason not to visit the superior on the first day of class.
This cannot be said to have low emotional intelligence, it can only be said that there is no emotional intelligence!
This is also true. Nowadays, the Imperial College is overcrowded.
Almost all the political advisors, scholar-bureaucrats, and national idols in the capital were all present, which made a group of young fans exclaim with excitement.
"Ah! Is that man in gray robe the Prime Minister Wang?"
"That should be the case. I heard that Mr. Wang has always been slovenly. Look, he seems to be the only one here who is slovenly."
"Who is sitting on the chair?"
"Mr. Rich."
"Oh! Mr. Fu is the person I admire the most."
"The person standing next to the rich man seems to be Sima Xianggong."
"Humph, he was the one who recommended Erbi to teach in our Imperial College."
“It’s really a bargain for fame and reputation.”
Just as the students in the corridor were talking about each other, they suddenly heard a shout from outside the door: "The Emperor has arrived."
The students were completely dumbfounded.
what's going on?
I just woke up today and typed a thousand words, and suddenly my computer had a blue screen. I ran to the computer and tried a lot. First I thought it was a graphics card problem, then it was a memory problem. Finally, I found out that the hard drive was broken and a lot of the data in it was gone.
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What a happy new year.
This chapter was posted at 5pm today, and the chapter in the early hours of the morning will probably have to be postponed until tomorrow afternoon.
But I will try my best to code it out tonight and post it at noon tomorrow.