Five hundred and thirtieth chapters are humbly asking for advice
He happened to find a flaw in Hong Shanchang's words and hit him hard in public. It was also a reply to his clever words last time. Zhang Shou didn't take it seriously, but after returning home in the evening, he was picked up by others later.
Wu, who learned about this from his mouth, questioned him for a long time. He couldn't help but explain patiently. Seeing that Wu was still uneasy, he took out his trump card.
"Mom, don't worry. Mr. Hong Shan is such an old stubborn man. Since he can accuse me of being clever and charming in front of the emperor, why can't I say that he is old and dim? As for those officials who came from Yuzhang Academy and are not angry with me for causing trouble, you can
There is no need to worry. At least for a while, just because of their background, troubling me will turn into public revenge."
"If you have some free time, you might as well help Zhang Chen think about it. He still has a lot of colored cotton left there. Can he design a gimmick and make something interesting? The fire burned him badly.
I also want to help him."
As soon as she heard that Chief Hong Shan had scolded Zhang Shou for his clever words, Wu's worry immediately turned into anger. Coupled with Zhang Shou's constant cajoling and deception, she was soon led astray and began to think about how to help Zhang Chen.
Use the remaining colored cotton to make something fancy.
Finally, the quarrel with Hong Shan was put aside for the time being. Before Zhang Shou and Wu had finished their dinner, it was reported that the Second Young Master Zhu was visiting. After the initial shock, Zhang Shou couldn't help but laugh out loud.
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"Is it possible that the dinner at Duke Zhao's mansion was earlier than ours, so he came at this time after finishing his meal? Or maybe he just came to my place on purpose to get a meal!"
So, Zhu Er came in with a smile on his face. Before he could tell the big news that he was planning to share with Zhang Shou, Zhang Shou said directly to him: "Sit down and eat together without eating. It happened to be a good time."
I didn’t use my chopsticks. After I ate, I just sat down and waited for me to finish my meal. The world is so big, eating is the biggest thing, and I’m fed up with being blocked by people all the time talking while I’m eating.”
Zhu Er's thick-skinnedness was not inferior to that of Lu Sanlang, and he immediately laughed: "Brother-in-law, you really have a master and a servant. If Brother Six is disturbed while eating, he will glare at you.
It’s light, I might even beat you. But I came here just to get some food. Your food is delicious because you have such a naughty-tongued cook as you!"
The future second uncle who once came to pick up trouble has now become a guy who knows how to flatter others. Of course, Zhang Shou was happy to see such a change, so he smiled and looked at Wu.
Although Wu didn't know Zhu Er that well, he was Zhu Ying's second brother. Now he raised his hand to her politely, so naturally she quickly motioned to the girl beside her to set up a chair and add dishes and chopsticks. Before she could think about it,
When I asked about the purpose of Zhu Er's visit, Master Zhu Er, who had just sat down, couldn't wait to speak.
"Brother-in-law, do you know that my eldest brother is getting married and has robbed you and Yingying of their good life?"
What is all this and what?
Wu was immediately surprised that it was genuine. When she heard Zhang Shou explain to her that she had planned to choose a better life because the family temple had not been completed, but she only mentioned it briefly to the Zhu family, she suddenly realized.
This was what Zhang Shou had told her before. She originally thought that the Zhu family might not agree, but then she learned from Zhu Er that the Zhu family actually planned to postpone the wedding. Although she could not help but regret that a good thing would go too long, after all,
Zhu Ying is actually Widow Zhang's daughter-in-law, not hers, so she just sighed secretly.
At this moment, she was more curious about another thing: "So, the eldest son is getting married in November. I wonder which family the girl is from?"
When Wu asked, Zhu Er immediately grinned. Not to mention Wu, even Zhang Shou couldn't help but look up at the people outside after hearing what Zhu Er told about the future young mistress of the Zhu family.
Looking at the sky, I wondered if the moon would not come out at this moment, and the sun would still shine in the sky.
But then he thought again, wouldn't Zhu Tingfang's character, which will be regarded as a domineering president in later generations, just be matched with a delicate little white flower? However, it is not accurate to say that the delicate little white flower is a delicate little white flower. According to Zhu Er's report of Zhu Tingfang, it is probably
She is a fake white flower who looks delicate...well, she seems to be more suitable for the domineering president.
Zhang Shou complained in his heart, listened to Zhu Er's words, and swept the food on the table like a dragonfly. Although his movements were elegant, he did not eat less food at all. Zhu Er only realized after he had said enough.
Zhang Shou had almost finished eating, but there wasn't much left on the table. So he didn't dare to waste his time and hurriedly took the rest into his mouth.
Fortunately, Mrs. Wu thought that he was a guest and stopped her chopsticks early to let him go. Zhu Er finally filled his stomach, then put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, you are so serious. You are not like brothers with Sixth Brother."
Well, how come you don’t see him coming to the table when you eat?”
Zhang Shou glanced at Zhu Er meaningfully: "If he comes, you won't even be able to drink a sip of soup. He is a big eater and goes to the kitchen to clean up, so he can eat as much as he wants.
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Zhu Er suddenly became speechless, and then laughed twice. He originally came here to ask for advice today, but he was always a little embarrassed in front of Wu. Now that he had eaten and drank enough and wiped his mouth clean, he naturally politely asked Zhang Shou for help.
He went back to the study to talk, and as soon as he went out, he couldn't wait to take out the difficult problem he was facing.
After Zhang Shou listened to Zhu Er's complaint, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry. But after thinking about it for a moment, he had a plan in mind, and he immediately said to his future second uncle with a half-smile: "If you want to make a career quickly and marry a girl from the Wang family,
Now you can tell the emperor that you are willing to serve Xuanda, and then go and build a good relationship with Governor Wang who is not your future father-in-law, but better than your future father-in-law."
"If you feel that haste is not enough, then go back to Cangzhou and work slowly. As long as you can have a high-yield cotton field, then your character of Zhu Gong, a good farmer, will be established. But this may not necessarily be the case at this time.
You may have a prominent reputation, but it is better to work steadily.”
Although Zhu Er was very moved by Zhang Shou's first suggestion, thinking about the Wang Datou he knew and his pitiful abilities, he didn't think that serving Xuanda was a good idea at all. It was a bad idea at all.
It's easy to be disgraced by Wang Datou's spray, but it would be the most worrying if you make a mistake and make a joke!
Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, he finally whispered: "I'd better... go back to Cangzhou. But it seems to be too early for cotton planting. It will have to wait until February or March next year at least!"
"It's still early to sow, but are you and Zhang Chen's cooperative limited to cotton? There are many things that can be produced and sold in one package." Although Zhang Shou knew at this time that his plan was actually a monopoly, but
In today's era when the bottom class lacks the right to speak, if there are strong enough people who are willing to provide relative fairness and set up a framework, there is actually much that can be done.
In later generations, communes were abolished and contract contracts were transformed into land transfers. Large cooperatives concentrated land and gave farmers equity, and then hired them back to carry out large-scale planting. In fact, this only took a few decades.
Zhang Shou casually introduced some examples of cooperatives to Zhu Er, and then instilled some crooked ideas. Including that he had built a bamboo house in the bamboo forest, and then planned to rely on Zhu Ying to attract literati to come to this elegant gathering... Lin Zongzong came up with all of them -
-In the past, this kind of thing needed to be kept secret, but now that his character has been completely established, no one will say that he is greedy for money.
Others will only say, oh, Dr. Zhang is a pro-farmer, and he only thinks about his fellow villagers!
He then thought about it, stopped suddenly, patted Zhu Er on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Also, you can go to Zhaoming Academy's Chief Yue Shan to make some ideas. He is an expert in agricultural science, maybe
I can still help you."
"You come to ask for advice in a dignified manner. There is no way he can deceive you, the dignified second son of Zhao Guogong. He has to come up with a good idea for you to show off his abilities. Isn't it cost-effective to use his ideas to strengthen yourself?
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Can it still be like this? Zhu Er felt that a new world had opened up in front of him. He was actually a bit smart, but he had been hit a bit hard over the past year. At this time, Zhang Shou reminded him that his mind suddenly became sharper.
When I got up, a lot of thoughts suddenly came to my mind, and all of them were deceptive ideas.
After this thought, Zhu Er immediately woke up as if from a dream, and then happily bowed and thanked Zhang Shou, but was directly helped up by Zhang Shou. So, he could only smile unnaturally and said: "Brother-in-law, you are so strong
It’s really big. It’s not like I’ve been practicing with Ah Liu for so long and haven’t made much progress... But if I go ask that person named Yue for advice..."
He hesitated for a while, but finally decided to speak clearly: "Many people know that I was bewitched by others in the past and planned to bring Yingying and Lu Sanpang together. Let's see if I go to see Chief Yue Shan. Do you think you are going to confront me?
We are not in harmony with each other, and you are just pretending to be close to me now? Then it would be meaningless to you, me and the Zhu family if word spread! "
"Hey, Brother Zhu, you are thinking more thoughtfully now."
Zhang Shou mockingly called Brother Zhu Er. Seeing that Zhu Erdeng seemed to be very happy, he smiled slightly and said: "That's not easy. When you came to visit, you just said it because I highly recommend Yue Shan."
He is good at farmland water conservancy, and there are many talented people in Zhaoming Academy, so you went to ask him specifically for advice?"
"Then after he gives you some advice, you can still do this..." Zhang Shou paused and tapped Zhu Er lightly with his finger, "Just say, I heard that there are many people in Zhaoming Academy who are proficient in farmland water conservancy.
Can you recommend a few of your students to you? Are you willing to provide them with opportunities to do their best? If they are outstanding, you can recommend them to the emperor."
"Aha!" Zhu Erdeng clapped his hands vigorously in surprise and joy, and exclaimed with joy, "It can still be like this!"
Muddling along and not wanting to make progress may have been Zhu Er's biggest shortcoming in the past, but doing what he thought of and acting vigorously and resolutely were also Zhu Er's greatest strengths in the past - although this advantage can also be interpreted as impatience and recklessness.
All in all, Zhu Er has perfected the aspect of strong mobility.
After asking for advice from Zhang Shou, early the next morning, he went directly to the elegant house next to the Imperial College that had been renovated last year and was used to entertain four mountain elders this year, and asked to see Yue Shanzhang of Zhaoming Academy by name.
Even if others were wondering why a well-known dandy in the capital, the second son of Zhao Guogong, who had recently become a little more serious, came to ask Chief Yue Shan about something, no one dared to stop Zhu Er rashly, so they naturally went inside to inform him.
As a result, Chief Yue Shan felt a little headache for such an inexplicable seeker.
However, thinking about it, even though I had a little quarrel with Zhang Shou yesterday, compared to Hong Shanchang who had an argument in person, he was always much stronger, at least it was not a quarrel. And even if Zhu Er is in the capital, he has a reputation.
It was bad, but he shouldn't come to pick a fight. So, he finally agreed to see the guests.
However, even he had speculated on the purpose of Mr. Zhu Er's visit. When Zhu Er really smiled and asked for advice on agricultural science, how to grow overseas high-quality cotton in Cangzhou, how to purify the varieties, he also came up with a series of other topics such as rejuvenation.
When he saw a professional term that he had never heard of, Yue Shanchang's initially decent but slightly perfunctory smile finally froze.
Zhu Er was also cunning. Although Zhang Shou had instructed him to ask for advice from Chief Yue Shan, he threatened people from the beginning and used a bunch of terms he heard from Zhang Shou to scare people. At this time, he saw Chief Yue Shan that
His expression seemed to be frozen, and he was naturally extremely proud.
But after a moment he realized that he had been happy too early. Chang Yue Shan's expression soon relaxed, and he asked with a smile but not a smile: "It is not Zhang's intention to set up a special plot of land in Cangzhou to try to grow overseas cotton seeds.
Is it the virtue that Dr. Zhu promoted in Cangzhou? Did Young Master Zhu ask the wrong person for advice? You should ask Dr. Zhang about this. Since he advocates this, he should know better than an outsider like me."
Realizing that he had just acted smart, Zhu Er immediately screamed inwardly. Finally, he was still smart and immediately said with a smile: "Chief Yue Shan, you are right. Of course, my future brother-in-law has given you some advice on how to plant this, but I heard that Zhao Ming
The academy has always been proficient in agricultural science, and has great experience in selecting, cultivating and improving improved varieties, so I came here specifically."
"If I didn't make it clear in my words just now and offended you, please forgive me!"
To be fair, Yue Shanchang hoped that his slightly cold attitude could make Zhu Er, a young man from a noble family, angry. However, he did not expect that not only did he fail to achieve his goal, but he was turned around by the other party.
I have achieved an achievement in myself that I know my mistakes and can correct them, and I am humble and sincere.
Faced with such a young master Zhu, who could change his face faster than turning the page of a book, put away all his arrogance in a moment, and reveal his well-educated side, he could only try his best to squeeze out a smile and said: "Young Master Zhu is serious, I
I don’t mean to blame you. It’s just that there are specialties in the art..."
"Who doesn't know that Zhaoming Academy ranks first in agricultural sciences? Don't be humble, Mr. Yue Shan! You know, excessive humility is pride!" Since Zhu Er can sacrifice his face and pretend to be a good student, he is of course putting on a show.
Shi simply bowed deeply and said, "Those farmers in Cangzhou have been abused because of the former County Magistrate Xu. How can you bear to let the hard-working farmers still suffer?"