The sun is shining brightly and the breeze is blowing.
Qin Huaidao walked leisurely on the tree-lined path, admiring the prosperous Qinjiazhuang. With the addition of green brick and tile houses, the living standard of Qinjiazhuang has skyrocketed, and the environmental sanitation has also been greatly improved. No one is everywhere.
Conveniently, there are elderly people who actively clean several main roads every day and cannot bear to get them dirty.
"Young Master, hello, Young Master!"
"Have you eaten, young master?"
"Young Master, come and sit down."
Seeing Qin Huaidao coming, the villagers in Zhuangshang shouted enthusiastically, simple and sincere.
"It's time to get to work. Let's go and do our own thing. Leave me alone and just walk around." Qin Huaidao smiled, with a smile on his face that made people feel like a spring breeze, and he came to the vicinity of the college unknowingly.
"At the beginning of man's life, his nature is good..."
The sound of Lang Lang's reading sounded in the academy, full of vitality and hope.
Qin Huaidao saw that everyone was reciting the Three-Character Sutra that he had written before, and he became interested. As soon as he arrived at the gate, a gentleman invited to teach came out. The man also recognized Qin Huaidao and quickly saluted: "I have met the Protector of the Country."
"Doctor, you are polite." Qin Huaidao returned the courtesy.
The other party gratefully returned the gift again and said: "The Three-Character Classic written by Lord Protector is very suitable for children's enlightenment, and the book "The Use and Annotation of Punctuation Marks" is even more magical. It will rewrite the literary world and will be of great benefit to the annotation of the scriptures. Not just yesterday
I took these two books to the doctors of the Imperial College to read them, and they all admired them and asked me to give them a message. I am eager to meet the Protector and ask for his advice in person. He is a great talent in the world, and I am also sincerely convinced."
"Forget it if we meet, I've been too busy recently and really can't spare the time. The explanation of the book is very detailed. Whether you see it or not will not affect your reading. "The Three Character Classic" and "The Use and Annotation of Punctuation Marks" will be launched on a large scale tomorrow. They will contribute to the literary world of the Tang Dynasty.
It is also good to do something for the students all over the world." Qin Huaidao said politely.
The other party said respectfully: "The Lord Protector is humble. For example, the book "Usage and Annotation of Punctuation Marks" mentions several ways of breaking up sentences that "the people can know but cannot use them", but the meanings are very different. It can be seen that the punctuation marks are attached.
The combination is important, and there are many such cases in the sage theory. Kong Yingda and other doctors from the Imperial Academy discussed using punctuation marks to re-annotate the classics to prevent future generations from misinterpreting and misunderstanding the essence of the classics, and asked the Lord Protector for guidance."
"Kong Jijiu is a great Confucian of his generation, and his attainments in classics are unparalleled. It is most appropriate for Kong Jijiu to take the lead in this matter. It is also good to re-annotate it to prevent future generations from misinterpreting it. Just give me some advice. After the re-annotation, I will help print it."
, it’s okay to distribute it all over the world, and the price is easy to say.”
"The Lord Protector's wishes will be conveyed to me next time."
Qin Huaidao nodded, feeling very happy in his heart. Confucian classics covers a wide range of topics and is of various types. It is also the most important book in Confucian classics. It is regarded as a model by students all over the world. If they are all re-annotated, they must be printed and distributed. This is a huge profit. Confucian classics use punctuation
Re-annotation of symbols is also required in other books.
Will the market be created soon?
With the printing speed, cost and distribution capacity of the Qinjiazhuang Industrial Park, and the fact that several major families such as the Fan Yang Lu family, whose main business is printing, have been suppressed, no one can take away this cake.
Qin Huaidao chose this opportunity to introduce punctuation marks, so he was naturally thoughtful.
"Young Master!" came an urgent voice.
Qin Huaidao turned around and saw Jia Youcai, with a hurried expression and worried face. He knew something had happened, so he went up to meet him, motioned to a place where no one was around, and asked in a low voice: "You came here so early in the morning, did something happen?"
Jia Youcai nodded and replied: "Young Master, the caravan responsible for supplying goods to the mall this morning said that there were floods in the south of the Yangtze River, the roads were difficult to travel, and there were banditry, so sea salt could not be transported in. Even Qizhou was implicated, and several places were affected.
The Yan area is under attack, and it won't be long before Chang'an has no salt available, and there will be a big mess."
Jia Youcai, who has experienced war, is very aware of the importance of salt. It is a necessity, just like food. Once it is in short supply, there will definitely be chaos.
During the Zhenguan period, there was no shortage of salt, and salt had not yet been included in the official business. The people collected and sold it themselves. The output was huge and the price was cheap. No one would hoard it. However, once the news of the shortage spread, there would be looting and big trouble would happen.
Qin Huaidao's face darkened and he whispered: "That gang of pirates actually went to Qizhou. They want to loot all the coastal areas and create chaos."
"No, although our country has sea salt and well salt, the production of well salt is limited and we mainly rely on sea salt. Qizhou and Jiangnan are salt-producing areas. Once the supply is gone, big trouble will happen." Jia Youcai reminded.
"Block the news, find ways to purchase salt in large quantities, and introduce purchase restrictions. Each household can only purchase a small amount. You determine the specific amount based on the volume of goods. The price cannot increase. The original price must be maintained, even if it is a loss."
Jia Youcai's face changed drastically: "This is not a small amount of money, and it will cost you a lot."
"Don't worry, I will think of a solution, and the imperial court will not sit idly by. In addition, with the floods in the south of the Yangtze River and pirates, Chang'an will be short of not only salt, but also food. Stock up on more before the danger breaks out, and the original price will be paid in the future.
Push it out and stabilize the situation. Chang'an cannot be in chaos." Qin Huaidao warned that although he did not help Li Er, he could not sit idly by and do nothing, let alone enrich the country. This is the bottom line of life.
"This is not small money." Jia Youcai reminded again.
"Just do it." Qin Huaidao said firmly.
Jia Youcai hesitated for a moment, thinking that although the loss was huge, the reputation he could gain was not bad, so he agreed and left in a hurry. Qin Huaidao also left in a hurry.
Not long after, Qin Huaidao returned to the courtyard and sat quietly in his study alone, meditating. The dangers of floods and pirates in the south of the Yangtze River had appeared. The court could not ignore what they did, and even the people of Chang'an City could not ignore it, but the people who made a living with the Qin family village could not ignore it. Then
But there are thousands of households without salt or food at home. Who can work with peace of mind?
If no one can work with peace of mind, the output will not increase, and the impact will be too great.
"How to do?"
Qin Huaidao tapped his finger on the table and thought to himself.
Suddenly, Qin Huaidao remembered that Mr. Song, a Sichuan merchant, had given a salt mine as a gift, but it had not been touched. He suddenly had an idea, opened the door, and said to a member of the team who was guarding the village nearby: "Go to the Chang'an Supervisory Mansion and ask for help."
Su Dingfang is here to see you."
"Here!" The other party clasped his fists and left in a hurry.
Qin Huaidao returned to the study and carefully recalled the salt mining and refining technology. The salt mines dug out were all rock salt, which had many impurities and was toxic. To make edible salt, you must boil, clean, filter and other processes. After thinking about it, he picked up a pen and wrote
Record the process.
At noon, Su Dingfang came over in a hurry.
After the greetings, Qin Huaidao gestured to sit down and talk, poured a cup of tea, and immediately said: "Dingfang, will you be rewarded by the imperial court for your contribution to quelling the chaos?"
"Back to you, sir, not yet." Su Dingfang said, not hiding his dissatisfaction.
Qin Huaidao's expression changed. It didn't matter that he didn't give a reward. But he didn't give a reward to a meritorious general. This was too much. He asked, "Where are the others?"
"Fang Yiai and others are there, and it seems that other soldiers are also there, but I heard that they are all greatly discounted. Everyone is dissatisfied. Some people even privately commented that the general concealed it and underreported everyone's military merits. Fortunately, you did not give less silver rewards to the soldiers before.
, not many people are talking about it, I’m afraid there is fraud behind it.”
"That's unreasonable!" Qin Huaidao's eyes narrowed, thinking that maybe Li Er was doing something small to reduce his influence in the army, or maybe someone from the Ministry of War refused to give the full reward and was deliberately plotting to get it on his head. Naturally,
Can't bear it.
But there was no time to deal with this matter right now. Qin Huaidao asked bluntly: "Do you have any plans?"
Su Dingfang was not stupid. He could have guessed that Qin Huaidao sent someone to call him here. It was definitely not a simple inquiry or chat. He stood up and saluted solemnly: "My lord, I am willing to resign from all positions in the court and follow my lord, riding in front and behind the horse, until I die."
, please take it in, sir."
Being a general in the court and fighting to the death on the battlefield, the goal is to be granted the title of marquis, prime minister, and promotion to the nobility. But now the court does not reward the merits, which is a clear suppression. I am not as rich as Fang Yiai and others, so what's the point? Why not just follow?
If someone you trust can do it, you might be able to accomplish something.
This is what Qin Huaidao was waiting for. Salt mining requires people to be stationed for a long time. This person must be brave and resourceful, and must be reliable and trustworthy. There are many people around him, so he cannot be transferred. Su Dingfang is the best candidate, and he immediately smiled and said
: "Since you are serious about it, how about resigning from your official position and coming here today?"