Chapter 496: We should deny our No. 1 Scholar’s legwork (fourth update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 496: We should deny our No. 1 Scholar’s legwork (fourth update)
Seeing that neither of the two people immediately stood up to support him, Bu Nao finally expressed his attitude.
At that time, Tong Guan sent someone to bring a painting and calligraphy to the two of them for appreciation. After all, that was not the reason why Mingyue and the three of them gathered here.
Although the Wei Shu family doesn't take care of things very much, if they knew that the three of them met in private, it would be a big deal if they were to investigate.
After saying goodbye to Tong Guan, Cai Jing walked into the carriage. The carbon basin inside the carriage was glowing with red light.
Although it raised the temperature inside the carriage a little, it was nothing compared to an iron stove burning coal.
Didn't Bu Nao just hear Gao Qiu mention that there is already an iron stove specially provided for carriages, and he can replace it later.
After all, even if you don’t use the highest-grade bamboo charcoal, it will still make you feel stuffy if you stay outside the car for a long time.
Walking inside the carriage, Cai Jing reviewed the matters discussed by Yidong Mingyue. Indeed, the things proposed by the three little children did more harm than good to the Song Dynasty.
Just thinking about it, once the thing is accomplished, I'm afraid that kid Gao Zhang will take the lead again.
That made Cai Jing feel a little unhappy, but the question was: Can that evil beast of his own stand alone? Can he handle things without fear of screwing up?
Cai Jing pondered over and over again in the carriage for a long time, and came to the conclusion that no, no, no...
This made Cai Jing sigh in despair, forget it, fortunately, Gao Zhang is a very knowledgeable person.
No matter what the merits of Bu Li, he would generously let his sixth son and the boy outwit each other.
Speaking of which, that kid worked in the Ordnance Supervision before, and he has already begun to show his ability in doing things.
As for the Zhu family's rebellion in Jiangnan, he actually put an end to the rebellion with only the three thousand cavalry reinforced by the imperial court and the miscellaneous soldiers from Jiangnan.
This really made Cai Jing and Tong Guan, who had communicated with each other privately, a little unbelievable.
Fortunately, the conclusion the two of them had reached before was no, so it can be said that the boy was very lucky. A typical blind cat only meets a dead mouse.
Before, I was just a little kid who just talked about things and took things for granted.
Those military generals were all under his father's command, so they naturally wanted to praise Yidong's number one scholar for his civil and military skills.
No matter how well-educated that kid is, he is only eleven or twelve years old, and his intelligence and strategy are comparable to those of famous generals.
When I thought about the time when Gao Zhang went to the south of the Yangtze River, the Wei Shu family had actually awarded that boy the official position of the fourth rank.
After he came back from his experience in Jiangnan, he would probably be on a higher level again.
At that time, although he was wrong about his position as the governor of the Song Dynasty, he would not pose any threat.
Do you think that if such a young favorite stays in front of the official family for a long time, he will definitely pose a threat to the political power of the Ming Dynasty.
Don't forget, squatting behind that kid is his own father, Gao Qiu, who was a lieutenant.
After squinting his eyes and thinking about it in the carriage for a long time, he suddenly felt something in his heart.
The corner of his mouth raised playfully, maybe at that time, in the name of training young talents with both civil and military skills, he could let that kid go to the northwest and suffer hardships.
Anyway, the officials will not send troops to Xixia next year because of the chaos in Jiangnan. Wait until next year, it will not be certain.
The smile on Cai Jing's face, which became more and more beautiful as he thought about it, suddenly spread, and suddenly he thought of his own Liulang again.
I beg you, if that bastard is appointed by the Sohu family to be with Gao Zhang, how should we deal with it?
Forgive him that Cai Jing is scheming and cunning, but he feels that this matter is really embarrassing.
His eyes fell on the letter home written by Rokuro in his lap.
Come on, leave that kid alone, it doesn't matter if they don't go forward anyway.
If something unexpected or turbulent happens, the responsibility won't be taken by Rokuro, that stupid and rebellious son.
When we come back from the east, we will meet in the bright moon. It is not serious to settle the matter of Fujiwara Kingdom first.
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Duan Zhongping couldn't help but feel a little sad when he saw his old wife hugging Erlang and wiping away her tears.
No one thought that such a large-scale rebellion would occur in a prosperous place like Jiangnan.
Fortunately, the child prodigy champion had legs, arms, and abilities. In just a few months, peace had been restored to Jiangnan.
And Erlang and his whole family were safe and sound, or else the child prodigy sent Erlang to evacuate Suzhou before the accident happened.
Speaking of which, Duke Zhuangyuan was the savior of Erlang and his family.
In addition, the amount of money Erlang brought back that time really shocked him.
The family gathered around, eating, and listening to Erlang talk about his experiences in Jiangnan. Of course, the main focus was on what happened after the Hangzhou Shipping Department was established.
The No. 1 Scholar, Gao Zhang, personally designed and planned the Hangzhou International Commodities Fair, which achieved unprecedented success.
Duan Zhongping felt more and more that Duan Zhongping felt that he was lucky enough to have been smart enough to identify the number one scholar in the first place.
Otherwise, how could Duan's Trading Company, which had already reached its peak in development, make new breakthroughs.
After the whole family had a happy dinner together, they left the wives and children in the hall to talk.
Duan Zhongping took Dalang and Erlang and went straight to the study.
The iron stove there is also steaming up, making the whole house feel as warm as spring.
"Dad, I didn't expect that there is such a thing in Bianliang, Tokyo. You don't know, it used to be so uncomfortable to spend the winter in Jiangnan.
It will be next year when the Suzhou Iron and Steel Works comes out with coal-burning furnaces, which will make people feel more comfortable."
After hearing Erlang's words, Duan Zhongping couldn't help but become happy.
"Over in Tokyo, Kaifeng Metal Workshop first sold it. Now, all the large and small iron shops in Tokyo are selling it. After all, the room is much warmer than a charcoal fire when this thing is used."
"It seems that we should deny our No. 1 Scholar's leg pen."
"If it doesn't work for him, then the Suzhou Iron and Steel Plant will not be the property of the Kaifeng Metal Workshop."
Duan Zhongping walked comfortably to the iron stove, straightened the kettle, added some water to the teapot on the side and asked.
"That's the wrong kid. Just now at the dinner table, my boy kept winking at his father. Is there something wrong?"
"Dad, Duke Zhuangyuan asked my son to bring you a letter. I must let you see it as soon as possible."
"Show me." After hearing those words, Duan Zhongping couldn't help but look serious.
The content of the letter was not long. Gao Zhang first praised Duan Zhongping's work during that period.
Jie Donglai hopes that he will strive to increase Xixia's overseas cotton output by at least two to three times next year.