Jinyi champion

Chapter 132 Being left out

Tang Yin couldn't agree with Zhu Hao's thoughts.

All things are inferior, but the only ones who are good at reading are high, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and workers are ranked third. You told me to do some research to make money?Still want me to agree?

Tang Yin made a serious face: "Zhu Hao, considering your age and your intelligence, you should put your studies first, and take the imperial examination as the right path."

It sounds serious, but this is Tang Yin's very sincere advice.

Zhu Hao smiled and waved his hands: "Mr. Lu is serious. I didn't say not to study. I just want to have a side job besides studying... To survive in this world, you can't just rely on reading. Mr. Lu himself is versatile. By the way, when it comes to reading, there are several booklets in my carry-on luggage, all written by me, Mr. Lu can read them when he has time."

Tang Yin straightened his back, finally thought of asking me to help you with your studies?

Children can be taught!

But I heard Zhu Hao add: "Those are all stories and dramas I wrote in my spare time. I told outsiders, including people in Xingwang's mansion, that Mr. Lu told me for nothing, and I just recorded it. If Mr. Lu had the opportunity to contact the people in Prince Xing's mansion and was asked about it, but he didn't know anything about it, it would be boring."

Tang Yin: "I..."

"By the way, Mr. Lu, I have prepared a pen, ink, paper and inkstone for you. If I have time, I will make a few more paintings. If someone appreciates your paintings, you may sell them to him... Don't worry, I am definitely not a middleman. Earn the difference, if you have a chance to meet the person...may be today, then you can sell it to him yourself...It is very important to live in seclusion in the countryside and have money by your side." Zhu Hao reminded.

Hearing that Zhu Hao asked him to sell his paintings, Tang Yin felt very upset.

Does this guy with feelings still have a plan?

Even if you don't resell my paintings, if you introduce them to others, you will get a lot of benefits in the process. You have a good plan!

Tang Yin asked: "Who do you want to meet today?"

Zhu Hao said mysteriously: "Mr. Lu will know the person when he sees him."

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Then Zhu Hao took Tang Yin to see the residence, which was also a thatched house that had been prepared in advance.

It looked much better than the place where Zhu Hao lived. The room was fully furnished, even the bed was a big bed made of nanmu.It's just that compared with the well-built "laboratory", it's not even a star.

Zhu Hao said: "This house was built years ago. It was originally intended to be used by my mother and aunt. The doors and windows are all brand new, and the roof is equipped with glazed tiles, which fully guarantee the indoor light. Unfortunately, it is still a thatched house... Mr. Lu condescends here. For a few days, I think we won't stay too long, and when we return to Changshou County, even if we can't live in the high-walled courtyard of King Xing's Mansion, we will still be guaranteed high beds and soft pillows."

Tang Yin didn't pay much attention to it, and waved his hand: "Actually, it's already very good."

What more could a down-and-out scholar who was fleeing from danger ask for?

Tang Yin wanted to tidy up the bed, but Zhu Hao called him into the courtyard, and soon a village woman came to help tidy it up, and Uncle Gen followed her into the courtyard to report: "Little master, there are some carriages coming from the entrance of the village, and the guests in the carriages said It's for you."

Tang Yin said: "Do I need to avoid it?"

"No, since he came to see me, he also came to see Mr. Lu." Zhu Hao said.

Tang Yin immediately thought that the person who came here should be the "profiteer" Zhu Hao introduced to him to buy paintings. With his arrogance, he obviously didn't want to do the thing of sacrificing money for money. But thinking that he was new here and wanted to see what the hell Zhu Hao was up to, he went out with him.

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to the village.

Seeing this person, Tang Yin was dumbfounded.

Su Xigui? !

Why did he come in person?
Su Xigui came up with a smile on his face, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhu Xiaoguan... oh, Mr. Tang? Long time no see, long time no see!"

One sentence betrayed Tang Yin.

Tang Yin couldn't help taking a look at Zhu Hao, but saw the little guy looking at him with a smile on his face.

And you said you don't know Su Xigui?
What are you talking about now?
Tang Yin held his temper, cupped his hands and said: "Su Dongzhu, are you here all right?"

Su Xigui said with a smile: "Walking around the world, we communicate with each other, in exchange for food. If you are safe or sound, you have to hold your job securely...Mr. Zhu Xiaoguan, shall we talk inside?"

Zhu Hao said, "Please!"

Tang Yin was sad for no reason, and suddenly understood why Zhu Hao would try his best to help him escape from the tiger's mouth, and even "tricked" himself to come to Anlu. His feelings were based on his "economic value".

There were quite a few paintings by Tang Yin before, but only a handful of them were really willing to pay a high price for them.

Calligraphy and painting are of course more valuable for famous ancient masters. It is easy to be famous all over the world, but it is not realistic to exchange calligraphy and painting for money.

Tang Yin asked with a straight face: "Why is Dongzhu Su here?"

Su Xigui smiled and said: "I am doing some small business in Anlu. I heard that Mr. Zhu Xiaoguan came back from Nanchang, so hurry up and take a look... I brought a little gift by the way... Mr. Tang must have had a hard time coming all the way from Jiangxi, right? King Ning's wolfish ambition has stirred up the smoky atmosphere in the place. Recently, my business has deliberately avoided Jiangxi. Apart from Jiujiang and Nanchang, the other prefectures in Jiangxi and Jiangxi are not at peace..."

Su Xigui's words remind Tang Yin in a disguised form that I never intend to betray you, so you don't need to worry about it.

Tang Yin was so depressed, he really regarded my painting and calligraphy as a business.

Just when Tang Yin felt that he was being watched, Su Xigui said again for no reason: "How lucky is Mr. Tang to be able to walk with Xiaoguan Zhu? I really envy Su..."

"Um!?"

Tang Yin felt awkward when he heard this.

Your Excellency, is that the opposite of what you said?

It's his luck that this kid is with me, how come it's my honor in your mouth?Don't you, Su Xigui, want to buy my paintings?

Bald tongue?
Don't even know the basics of the world?
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A group of people came to the small courtyard where Zhu Hao stayed.

Zhu Hao arrived at the table and invited Su Xigui to sit down, but there was no tea for him. Zhu Hao was a little embarrassed: "Master Su, we just arrived, and we didn't have time to clean up, so we can't entertain you well."

Su Xigui had an indifferent look on his face: "It's okay, it's okay, just sit down and talk, and get things done. It's like this, I sent someone to Qinzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province to re-copy the salt-making process. After confirming that it was correct, it was reported to the imperial court. Years ago, the Ministry of Household Affairs reached Tianting, His Majesty issued a decree, and the inner government supervised. Two batches of salt were dried before and after at the coastal salt field in Fuzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, and the results were remarkable..."

Tang Yin was thinking about why he refused to paint for Su Xigui, but he was dumbfounded after hearing this.

what are you guys saying?
Sun salt?

Some kind of code word?
Zhu Hao secretly marveled at Su Xigui's efficiency in handling affairs, and thought that money can make ghosts turn the clock, and a large amount of money is involved. Even the Ming court, which has extremely low administrative efficiency, operates at a high speed, and everything can be done within two or three months. , immediately smiled and said: "As long as the method is proved to be feasible."

Su Xigui had an incredulous look on his face: "Of course it's possible. From the very beginning, I never doubted it... His Majesty personally ordered a reward."

Zhu Hao smiled.

He is very clear that although the current emperor is said to be a stupid emperor, it is only because of his playfulness and nonsense. It does not mean that Zhu Houzhao is so stupid. On the contrary, in many things, Zhu Houzhao is full of adventurous and practical spirit. Being scolded as a faint king, he controls all the affairs of the court, and even the commentary of the memorials is never neglected.

On the contrary, it was Zhu Houcong who Zhu Hao was determined to assist. During the second half of his reign as emperor, he simply didn't care about world affairs, and cultivated a powerful minister like Yan Song who overshadowed the sky with one hand.

"However..."

Su Xigui immediately added, "The official position has not changed for the time being, because the salt was sunned in a small area before, but His Majesty has decreed that this year, salt flats will be built in various salt fields in Nanzhili for pilot projects. If all goes well, Xiayan will There are a large amount of income from sun-dried salt, and the amount will be increased in the coming year."

Zhu Hao laughed and said nothing.

Tang Yin couldn't help it, and asked, "Master Su, are you talking about... sun-dried salt? Could it be that the imperial court deliberately changed boiled salt to sun-dried salt? As far as I know, the sun-dried salt has a lot of impurities, so I'm afraid it's not suitable for large-scale promotion. Bar?"

Only then did Su Xigui remember that there was Tang Yin sitting next to him, and he actually left out this world-famous talent, and he was full of apologies: "Mr. Tang, you see that I was negligent, and I forgot to tell you that the method of drying salt is actually Zhu Xiaoguan. Provided to Huang Fantai, Huang Fantai reported to the court after careful inspection...

"Now His Majesty issued a decree to praise Huang Fantai. Although Huang Fantai's official position has not been changed, there have been frequent letters from the court and China recently, especially several academicians from the cabinet and the three ministers of the household department, who have praised Huang Fantai..."

It was only here that Tang Yin really understood.

No wonder when Su Xigui arrived, he said how honored I am to be with Zhu Hao, how envious he was, and even put me aside in the cold. The purpose of his affection was not to ask for paintings, but to thank Zhu Hao for giving Huang Zan What sun-salting method is provided.

Although Su Xigui said that Huang Zan had no hope of promotion for the time being, the dignitaries in the court often sent letters of praise, which clearly told him that as long as the salt drying method provided by Huang Zan to the court was effective this year, Huang Zan would enter the center, at least as a servant?Is it even possible for Shangshu in the future?

"I came here this time and brought a small gift for Mr. Zhu...and Mr. Tang, I hope to accept it." Su Xigui stretched out his hand to greet him, and the entourage standing at the door immediately brought in several boxes with his subordinates. .

On one side are two boxes, one large and one small, stacked together, while on the other side there is only one small box.

It is obvious that the big and small boxes are for Zhu Hao, and the other small box is for Tang Yin.

Su Xigui then asked people to open the big and small boxes, and Tang Yin almost jumped out of his seat... The bottom of the big box was cloth, silk, etc., and the top was snowflake silver, stacked on top of each other, at least five hundred taels. And the small box is full of gold...

"Six hundred taels of silver, eighty taels of red gold, and some silk cloth, Mr. Zhu, keep it by your side for pocket use." Su Xigui said with a smile.

Tang Yin glanced at Zhu Hao, he knew very well, what kind of shrewd person Su Xigui is?To actually offer such a generous reward shows that Zhu Hao really helped Huang Zan a lot, and maybe he will ask Zhu Hao for something in the future, so he is generous with the gift.

Of course Zhu Hao is well-versed, how could Su Xigui and Huang Zan fail to see that drying salt is not a matter of simply building a few salt ponds, and there are too many ways to increase quality and production, without Zhu Hao's continuous "after-sales service" , I am afraid that it is difficult to achieve the best effect.

You must know that the salt drying method provided by Zhu Hao was not unknown in the Ming Dynasty, but the technology was extremely backward. His technology is actually the crystallization of the wisdom of salt drying workers in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and even modern centuries.

"Why is Su Dongzhu so polite? I'm so embarrassed." Zhu Hao looked puzzled, "Didn't you pay the buyout fee before?"

Tang Yin was worried for Zhu Hao.

If someone gives it, you just take it!
What are you pretending to do here?It's as if you think that if you take the money and don't do things for others, they will let you go... You don't take the money for nothing.

(End of this chapter)