Su Ren was furious at those idiots who gave the emperor the recipe for making ice. They were not allowed to travel five kilometers per person, and they were also punished to copy the academy rules a hundred times. At the same time, Taoist doctor Zhuang Qingzhai bore the unshirkable responsibility.
, fined two months' salary.
Dong Zhongshu didn't say anything in front of others. When Su Ren finished losing his temper, he called Su Ren into his room: "Are you crazy about money? The world's most wealthy businessman, how short of that little money is? Isn't he just an ice maker?
Fang Zi, Dr. Zhuang is also a former Taiwei after all. In front of so many people, how is it appropriate to be reprimanded by a junior like you?"
"Father-in-law, there is no need to be angry. Listen to what I have to say. This recipe for making ice is the first research result of our academy. Although it is not worth much, it is indeed a symbol of the academy. This time, I was deceived by Liu Jiqing with just a few words."
, if there is a better one next time, will you be deceived again? I am not doing it for the money, but for the value of my knowledge. As my father-in-law, how much is this knowledge worth?"
Dong Zhongshu frowned: "Why do you always stick to money in your mouth when it comes to anything? The world belongs to His Majesty, and everything belongs to His Majesty!"
"I don't agree with this. Take this ice-making recipe as an example. It didn't exist before. It was researched by those students with so much hard work. I saw it with my own eyes. For Dr. Dongxi Zhuang and a few students,
We have done thousands of experiments and used a hundred kilograms of saltpeter alone. Several people have lost a lot of weight. Shouldn't we give some reward for all the hard work and effort to get it done?"
"I just took it away after just dedicating it to His Majesty. How can the hard work of Dr. Zhuang and a few students be so cheap? If it were dedicated to the imperial court, I would have no problem with it, but Your Majesty is not the imperial court? The imperial court serves the people, and your majesty is just a member of the imperial court.
If your Majesty was stupid, he would have been replaced a long time ago. Qin's fall is just around the corner. My father-in-law has never thought about why Qin fell? Or is he wantonly squeezing the people? Does my father-in-law want to see me follow in the footsteps of Qin? "
Dong Zhongshu said angrily with a dark face: "How can a small method of making ice be involved in the subjugation of the country? Are you making a fuss out of a molehill?"
Su Ren shook his head: "This matter seems small, but it is actually not small. The method of making ice is just the beginning, and more new recipes will come out in the future. Dr. Gongshu is researching new siege equipment. If the research is successful,
Is His Majesty going to donate just one word? Dr. Han’s stirrups and the new military system, as well as the farming methods studied by several farmers’ Ph.D.s are all going to be dedicated? We are all human beings, and if we don’t want to give back, who would have the heart to research in the long run?”
"Then what should we do according to your wishes?"
"The boy believes that from now on, as long as everyone in the academy researches something, the academy will reward them and encourage them to continue research. Of course, the research results belong to the academy. Whether it is the imperial court or your majesty, you have to spend money to buy it.
The money is used for the expenses of the academy, so that the academy can survive and operate forever."
Su Ren helped Dong Zhongshu sit down again and poured a glass of water: "I don't think I have the ability to keep the academy running, but the teacher needs to know that this academy is not mine. If I run out of money that day, or if I die,
What should we do with the academy? It is impossible to expect others to invest money. The purpose of building the academy is to pass on the knowledge of my father-in-law and all the doctors forever. Even if the Han Dynasty dies in the future, our Louguan Academy will continue to exist in the new dynasty for thousands of years.
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Dong Zhongshu took a deep breath and looked at Su Ren again. He suddenly felt that this kid was not that hateful. At least for now, he looked sincere and was definitely not lying. He nodded: "Okay! But I declare in advance that you are not allowed to touch any of the money I have received."
, all used in the academy!”
Su Ren chuckled: "Of course, father-in-law, don't worry, I won't be interested in that little money."
The long-awaited rain finally fell, and the people rejoiced and began to make noises by beating gongs and drums. This time it rained heavily, and it rained for three days and three nights, moistening every inch of the land. Farmers are all hard-working, and they took advantage of the opportunity.
I took this opportunity to start replanting. Although it was already past the farming season, I could at least harvest some to avoid the fate of starving to death.
Pei Songnian, the magistrate of Yusi County, once again led the village elders to comfort the gods, and ran to Su Ren with a smile: "Mr. Su, the drought is over, and now that the people have hope, what happened to us back then was...
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Su Ren rolled his eyes at Pei Songnian: "According to the promise, these poultry will be raised for one year. How long has it been before you want to regret it?"
"No, since the disaster is over, there is no need to save ourselves. The poultry stored in the farmhouse is of little use. Besides, Mr. Su's poultry is too expensive and the common people cannot afford to raise it."
"Okay! Then follow the promise, send the poultry back, and pay ten yuan as compensation."
"Mr. Su, Mr. Su! Don't leave!"
Su Ren turned around and left, completely ignoring Pei Songnian's shouts. Pei Songnian sighed angrily: "If I had known it would rain, why would I provoke this god of plague?"
With rain, as long as the seeds are sown, they will sprout soon. For this crop, the farmers are more careful and spread organic fertilizers into the ground, hoping to use this method to minimize their losses.
In order to help farmers overcome difficulties, farm disciples from Louguan Academy went out one after another to guide farmers in farming day and night.
April has just passed, and the one-foot-tall wheat seedlings are growing well. Northerners, especially the Sanfu people, like pasta the most. It is said that when the Qin army was able to unify the country, the wheat noodle pot helmets played a big role. The Qin people made wheat noodles a great food.
It is made into various shapes and various kinds of food, ranging from noodle cakes, soup cakes, steamed buns, flat food, pancakes, etc., and the items are complex and strange.
The most widely planted thing in Sanfu is wheat. Because of the drought, there is no hope for winter wheat. Two crops a year have become one crop a year, so it is particularly important for bookmakers to watch this crop. Fortunately, since the first game was placed,
After the rain, God's mood seems to have improved a lot, and the weather will be smooth in the following days. Whenever there is a little drought in the fields, black clouds will immediately come, and the rain will not relieve it.
Some old farmers said excitedly that they had never seen such a good year with good weather and good weather, and this year would definitely be a good harvest year.
In addition to going to class every day, Su Ren would take Huo Qubing, Su Jian, Dangli, and Luo Datou around to play. They would dig crickets, catch earthworms, flutter butterflies, fish and catch shrimps, and have a great time. If there were no classes
At that time, a few people could play for a whole day, and when they came back, they were all dirty and dirty, but with smiles on their faces. Several children showed off the harvest of the day, which made Dong Qian look at them angrily.
It seems that there are a lot of insects this year. As long as you go out, you can always catch strange things and come back. Princess Dangli likes these little bugs the most, so she also learned from Su Ren and made a specimen album. Colorful and weird things are listed page by page.
, write down the location and procedure of capture, and name it, just like a biologist.
Caterpillars were the most caught. Unlike other girls, Dangli was never afraid of these things. She loved holding them in her hands to scare Su Jian and Luo Datou. Listening to the two boys flying around and screaming, Dangli was stunned.
Li laughed loudly. The next one was grasshoppers. Ever since Dang Li started making specimens, there have been no less than twenty kinds of grasshoppers in the pages of the book, green, yellow, yellow-green, and even black, with all kinds of strange shapes.
Whenever Su Ren sees these things, his heart always hurts unconsciously. It is said that after a severe drought, there will be a catastrophe. Now it seems that the weather is going well, but when the catastrophe breaks out, it will be overwhelming and make people want to cry.
situation.
Pei Songnian has gone to Su Ren many times, and Su Ren still said the same thing, if you want to return the poultry, you can pay the money first. Ordinary farmers have no choice but to keep it. A well-off family will never raise such a worrying thing.
Rather than giving the money, they returned it to Su Ren. Some powerful people contacted the court officials again, and this time they directly impeached Su Ren. However, the emperor's attitude continued to disappoint them.
A chicken walked leisurely on the field ridge with square steps. It suddenly lowered its head and picked up a grasshopper and swallowed it in a big gulp. It looked back at the five people, one large, four and small, lying behind the field ridge. It ignored them and continued walking and searching.
Food.
Huo Qubing turned around and looked around to see if there was no one around. He smiled and said, "Master, do you want to catch it and burn it? The beggar's chicken last time was really delicious."
As soon as Su Ren's good words came out of his mouth, Luo Datou rushed over. Then there was a flurry of chickens and dogs. Before the chicken could run ten steps, Luo Datou pushed him down on the field ridge. This guy is very good at doing this.
With experience, I grabbed the chicken by the neck and the chicken just crowed once and then stopped moving.
Su Jian ran over with a smile, patted Luo Datou on the shoulder and said, "Very good, the two hundred dollars will be deducted from your share."
"Ah! Why?"
Su Jian said: "You caught the chicken, so of course you have to pay for it. Last time I caught the chicken that Brother Bing caught, but Brother Bing paid for it. It's your turn this time."
"No, no, no, there are five people eating the chicken. Naturally, all five of them will pay for it together. I also caught the chicken, so it should be less."
Su Jian glared: "Just do it if I ask you to, there's so much nonsense!"
"No! If you don't pick up the chicken, I will let it go!" Without waiting for Su Jian to respond, Luo Datou flicked his hand and the chicken flew up. By the time Su Jian reacted, the chicken had already disappeared into the wheat field.
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Su Ren swallowed: "It's over, there's no more beggar chicken to eat!"
On the way back, everyone starting from Su Ren gave Luo Datou some education. Among those present, Su Ren was the teacher, Huo Qubing's uncle was the emperor, Su Jian was Su Ren's son, and Dang Li was the princess. Only
Luo Datou is a servant and has harmed the interests of everyone, so naturally he has to obey. Fortunately, Luo Datou is thick-skinned. No matter what the other people say, he will not admit his mistakes even if they are beaten to death. He insists that five people will eat chicken.
It has to be shared among five people, and I will never be taken advantage of.
I haven't eaten chicken, and I always feel that there is something wrong with it. Just when a few people were scratching their hearts, Su Ren suddenly said: "Want to eat something special? It's delicious!"
Luo Datou immediately responded: "Okay, sir, you can't be wrong when you say yes, it is definitely more delicious than beggar's chicken!"
Su Jian glanced at Luo Datou with contempt: "Go away, I won't give you anything delicious."
Su Ren smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. I'll make it this time. I'll eat it to my heart's content and I won't let you spend a penny." (To be continued)