When he defeated Lu Bu at Shouyang Mountain, the pottery merchant had heard Guo Jia playing the harp and singing, but he had never heard the song he sang today.
After listening to a few words and not being able to make out anything, Tao Shang looked at Li Tong behind him in confusion and asked, "What song is it?"
Li Tong smiled happily, with a strange look on his face.
"Hey, it's Feng Qiuhuang... I can't believe that Chief Guo is actually so elegant. The flowing melody of the song just now and the harmony of the voice are enough to prove that Chief Guo is a veteran among the flowers.
Ah, so-and-so actually underestimated him."
The potter snorted, not knowing whether to praise him or scold him.
Judging from Li Tong's expression, the song Guo Jia sang and played should be the standard song for flirting with girls in this era.
Do you want to learn a lesson when you turn around?
At this moment, in the cabin, the song "Feng Qiu Huang" finished playing and singing, and the music suddenly stopped.
But when I heard a charming female voice speaking in the cabin, it could almost make one's bones crisp.
"Sir's song Phoenix Seeking Phoenix is truly one of the most affectionate songs I have ever heard in my life. You are truly a talented person."
Immediately afterwards, I suddenly heard a long "cough" sound, which seemed to be Guo Jia's voice.
"I have been playing this song for seven years, but unfortunately I can't follow my wishes. No one can understand it, until I meet you, girl... Guo has been wandering for half his life, and he is still obsessed with it. It is rare to find a close friend. Now that he meets a girl, his remaining wishes are enough...
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Tao Shang and Li Tong were outside the cabin, with goosebumps all over their bodies.
The charming voice sounded: "Sir, do you value me so much?"
Guo Jia's voice suddenly became a little lonely: "So what if you value it, and what if you don't value it? After all, it will just fade away for a day, and it will be difficult to continue."
The woman asked strangely: "Why do you say that, sir?"
Guo Jia sighed: "After bidding farewell to the girl today, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to sing with you again... Guo's time is running out."
The pottery merchant was stunned when he heard this.
What's going on?
Listening to what this means, why do you feel that this bastard is on the verge of death?
It shouldn't be... Zhang Zhongjing said that it's not too late for him to exercise moderation now. He is weak and can still recover!
But I heard the woman in the boat comforting me gently: "What did you say, sir? Nowadays, everyone in Jinling City doesn't know that sir, he is Mr. Tao's first think tank, and he is also his most powerful arm. Even my concubine
Sisters, the poor people who are being welcomed and sent away, must also listen to the instructions of the husband. The future of the husband is unlimited, how can he care about life and death?"
The woman's words were very concerned, and Tao Shang could tell just from her tone that she must be interested in Guo Jia, and she was a very good person.
But I heard Guo Jia sigh and say: "It's all superficial and lacks connotation. The first think tank and the most powerful arm are all false names! Guo would rather give up all this, learn from Fan Li and Xi Shi, and travel all over the world with you.
Face each other day and night...and then give birth to a lot of babies."
The woman's voice was full of hidden joy, and she mumbled: "I don't believe you are lying."
The potter snorted outside the cabin.
I don't believe it either.
Just listen to Guo Jia continue: "Beauty, you also know that since Guo arrived at Jinling City, he has been working hard and devoted himself to the government... building the government, designing and defeating the enemy, training soldiers and horses, mining and extracting salt, digging
Iron smelting, commanding on the spot...sometimes, I have to help the prince deceive the red rabbit and horse, etc. Guo has too many chores."
The potter's face turned dark when he heard this.
When did he do it all by himself?
The girl's voice sounded very surprised: "Such a large number of tasks are all done by your husband alone? Can you finish it?"
Guo Jia's tone was slightly sad: "God has given Si Ren a great responsibility... Guo is also very helpless."
Outside the cabin, Li Tong stared at the pottery merchant in surprise.
"Mr. Guo has so many responsibilities? Mr. Fu, this is very inappropriate. It will make people exhausted."
The potter snorted and said nothing, but his hands began to make fists, and his bones and joints made a crunching sound.
The girl was obviously worried about Guo Jia's physical condition.
"Sir, is it possible...your body?"
Guo Jia helplessly lamented: "After all, he is seriously ill from exhaustion... The doctor said that Guo is afraid that his time is running out."
"Hey!" The girl's voice turned from clear to dark, and she seemed to be crying: "Sir, he is seriously ill. Can he buy good medicine and supplements? Does the master know?"
Guo Jia's bleak voice came out again.
"Cough, cough... get some medicine? No money."
"How come you don't have money, sir?"
"Master Tao will not give Guo a monthly salary..."
Outside the cabin, Li Tong looked at the pottery merchant with a look of condemnation.
"Mr. Tao Fu, the way you handled this matter was a bit unethical."
Potter: "..."
In the cabin, the woman's voice sounded again, faintly like she was crying.
"Sir... you are really wronged. I can't help you with anything. However, when the concubine of the Yu family in Kuaiji came here some time ago, he left me a 'Moon Pearl' from the East China Sea, which he said was valuable.
, Sir, please accept it first, it’s important to exchange money for medical treatment.”
There seemed to be a hint of sadness in Guo Jia's voice: "Beauty, that's your thing, how can Guo use it so well?"
The woman's voice was very firm: "I am a member of the school affairs office, and I have official duties. The pearl was a gift from a nobleman. To me, it is foreign wealth. It is important for you to use it for medical treatment. Sisters,
After working on the boat for several months, I received a lot of treasures as rewards. I will find a few more sisters in the future, and we can all donate some treasures to my husband for medical treatment and medicine... I will not let my husband be wronged."
"Thank you, beauty."
"Sir, between you and me, what's the point of thanking you?"
Guo Jia's voice suddenly became very magnetic: "This is not good...what can Guo do in return for you?"
"Repay? I don't want to repay my husband. I just want him to take good care of himself."
"That's not possible. How can Guo, a tall and dignified man of seven feet, not repay a favor?"
"Oh~? What do you want to repay me with, sir?"
"Why don't you, Guo, give your life to me? This is all I have left now... Come, beauty, take off your clothes."
"Oh! Sir, you are so bad!"
Outside the cabin, Tao Shangqi's handsome face was dark.
He greeted You Luzi behind him and pointed into the cabin, his fingers trembling a little.
"If you don't deceive money enough, you also deceive sex. He is simply a scumbag! You Luzi, would you be able to bear it if it were you?"
It seemed that You Luzi couldn't hold it in for a long time. He fiddled with the big crossbow in his hand and loaded it with a click.
"I can't bear it, I have to!"
Tao Shang took a deep breath. "If you can't bear it anymore, go in and shoot him! It doesn't matter if he is dead, Tao will carry it for you!"
"okay!"
You Donkey picked up the crossbow and rushed into the cabin of the painting boat roaring like a real live donkey.
Then a panicked exclamation was heard in the cabin.
"Hey! Who are you? How dare you trespass?"
"Asshole, You Luzi, I've turned against you, what do you want to do!?"
"Whoosh!"
"ah!"
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After a period of chaos, for a short time, only the pottery merchant who was drinking wine slowly with his wine cup in his hand, and Guo Jia, who had a short crossbow arrow stuck in his bun and whose eye sockets were blue, were left in the boat. The rest of the people had been taken away. Cleared out.
"You have good taste. That girl is quite beautiful, and she still has money to treat you..."
"You are the one who is sick...hiss~!"
Tao Shang was angry, not as angry as before. He asked Guo Jiadao: "She is so kind to you, have you ever thought about marrying her as a concubine?"
Guo Jia rubbed his sore cheeks and let out a hissing sound from his mouth.
"I really just thought about it..."
The pottery merchant snorted and put down the wine cup in his hand: "I can't lie even if I think about it! How much of a scumbag do you have to be to cheat money and sex? A few hundred years later, people like you would have been in a pig cage. "
Guo Jia murmured in a low voice: "Who said Guo cheated money? Which of your eyes saw me taking it?"
The pottery merchant snorted: "At least I caught you for cheating...it's strange. The monthly salary Tao gives you is quite a lot, so it's really not worth the time you spend all over the world. Crying poor...what did you do with your money?"
The pottery merchant was very surprised. Although Guo Jia did not earn a lot under his command, it was definitely a lot!
However, looking at the prodigal's daily expenses for food, drink and clothing, it seems that he is still as poor as when the potter first met him.
Moreover, he still lives in a side house of the school office, refuses to buy a house in Jinling City, and can't even afford a servant to take care of him.
I had given him a reward for buying a property.
Among the pottery merchant's subordinates, Guo Jiaguo was the most miserable and least wealthy.
Logically speaking, after working for so many years, he shouldn't be like this. What is he doing with all his money?
When Guo Jia heard the pottery merchant asking for money, his expression suddenly changed, and his eyes became evasive.
"This is Guo's private matter...I won't bother you to ask."
Prefer not to say?
I don’t want to give it up, Tao will definitely be able to find out anyway.
"You came here specifically to block me, weren't you just trying to offend Guo? You have something to say." Guo Jia stared at the pottery merchant resentfully.
The potter smiled softly and then recounted the conversation he had with Chen Deng during the day.
"Chen Yuanlong is extremely disgusted with the establishment of recruitment halls and recruitment lists. This matter makes me a little worried, so I came to you to discuss it?"
Guo Jia shrugged casually and said: "Chen Yuanlong is the leader of the gentry in Xuzhou. The investigation and examination has always been the best way for the gentry to develop and grow. It is common sense for Chen Deng to oppose the order of seeking talents. You are doing this in Danyang County and Wu County. To put it bluntly, what is being deprived of is the power of the Jiangdong gentry to recommend people. Although it will not affect the Xuzhou gentry for the time being, Chen Yuanlong has a far-sighted vision. He is afraid that you will inherit the throne of Xuzhou in the future. If you follow this method, over time, the Xuzhou gentry will His right to speak no longer exists, so of course he is anxious."
The pottery merchants also knew that the recruitment order was a strategy to bypass the imperial examination and hire talents directly from the local area. It was a strategy that greatly weakened the gentry's local personnel rights. If implemented, it would definitely offend others.
But he must implement this method.
The privileges that were stripped away from the gentry were actually transferred back to the potters themselves.
The shortcomings of the imperial examination system have long been obvious. If it continues to develop, the political power of the gentry will only become more and more powerful. We must find ways to limit it.
"Then what should we do now? We have to set up a recruiting center! Chen Deng can't speak easily... What if Tao insists? What can they do to me?"
Guo Jia rubbed his temples with one finger and said with a smile: "You are the leader of a party, and the military and political affairs of the four counties are in your hands. You are determined to execute the decree. Who dares to do anything to you? But they will definitely make plans in private.
As for you, if these nobles have an affair, our rear will be unstable... After all, there are quite a few princes who are keeping an eye on Danyang County right now, so don't let anyone take advantage of this."
What Guo Jia said made perfect sense, and the pottery merchant nodded in agreement.
"Actually, this matter can be easily solved." Guo Jia suddenly said.
"How to solve?"
"Have you forgotten the Wang family and Sima family in Taiyuan who you moved here?" Guo Jia suddenly reminded the pottery merchant.
The pottery merchant raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you mean?"
"The Talent Recruitment Center and the Talent Recruitment Order will only divert some talents away, but they will not completely replace Chaju, at least not for the time being. However, they will significantly reduce the number of Chaju. In this way, the gentry in Jiangdong and Xuzhou will definitely benefit.
If they are dissatisfied, they will definitely resist and even start to jointly deal with you, and at this time, you can bring the Taiyuan Wang family and the Sima family to the table."
The potter seemed to understand a little bit.
"The number of inspectors has been reduced due to the promulgation of the recruitment order. As the leader of the world, the Wang family of Taiyuan! Even if they reserve the quota for inspectors, there are still many talents to advise! If they also start to participate in the recommendation of inspectors in the four counties, then
How can the local nobles in Jiangdong and Xuzhou be in the mood to quarrel with you? The quotas will be taken away by foreign nobles. They have to find ways to follow your path and desperately recommend talents from their respective tribes. Is it possible that they want to be
Will the foreign gentry grow stronger and eat them all?"
Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant suddenly realized, and then clapped his hands: "That's it...the conflict has shifted!"
Guo Jia shrugged and said: "Compared to what you said, Guo prefers to call this a method of balancing and differentiation."