Tang Dynasty good man

Chapter [-] Desire

Just 20 days after Lanling gave birth, an express letter came from Jingli, asking me to bring Cao Jun and all the sailors who participated in the research and development of the semaphore to return to Chang'an to report on my duties. Li Yifu took over the task of the Banking Supervisor to inspect Huainan. Mr. Li had already rushed from the capital to Huainan when he received the appointment.

I didn't expect it to be so fast, and Cao Jun didn't expect to make such a big profit just by pulling the weeds for the Wang family. After receiving the news, he was both happy and worried.It's like a dream for a small navy captain to follow General Zhonglang to Beijing to report on his duties. Maybe he will have the opportunity to communicate with those god-like figures in the capital, and anyone who wins his favor can go straight to Xiaoyun; Everyone is happy that the rare opportunity has been found in this unattractive prince.

Fortunately, there is no flash of joy, the time is short, and the semaphore is still being perfected; it is simple at first, but once you get deep into it, you feel that there are too many things that need to be improved. It would be embarrassing to pick one of them out, not only my own embarrassment, but also my reputation.After all, I am Cao Jun's referrer. Introducing someone these days is like becoming a guarantor. Cao Jun is very scrupulous about this, for fear of losing face for me.

Most people can't wait to receive this news, they can think so thoroughly, and there are not many people who can care about the reputation of the referrer. It is a real person, and they are relieved after hearing Cao Jun's worry, very gratified.Pat Cao Jun on the shoulder to comfort him and let him dispel his worries.There is really no need to think so much. No one has ever seen the semaphore. Since the Ministry of War can call you to the capital, it is because it thinks it is useful. It must be a decision made after consulting experts; If you want to be picky, you have to consider my position. When I gave the report to the Ministry of War, I had already made up my mind.To be perfected.

Lingnan had to say hello to Boss Qian. Lingnan didn’t care if it was taboo in the capital. He brought Boss Qian to local officials in Lingnan to see him one by one. He said what he had to say politely and gave gifts according to the rules. It's definitely not stingy to leave the big seal.The Wang family can now take out precious metals and rare ores, and the small rosewood box is stuffed with the outward facing end.Especially Governor Liu Zhengqing really gave a good name, honest official!It’s just a commemorative gift between colleagues before they leave, but they don’t accept it. I really can’t do anything about it. I have to add another box when I meet an honest official. How can I show the true qualities of an honest person if I don’t take a double copy?The guest and the host broke up after talking happily, secretly praising honest officials in their hearts, but it is hard to dismiss them.Quite like my style back then!

"Remember, no matter what our family's status in Beijing is, we have to abide by the local rules when we go to the local area. Don't rely on power, and don't think that we are superior to others. If you have neighbors around you, you will get along with them with a smile. Thank you Eat in the open, cheap in the dark.

Even if someone calls at the door, you must ensure that they leave safely. As for the rest of the matter, leave it to the government, you know?During the holidays and festivals, it is necessary to ensure that officials, officials and local people have a filial piety.Discuss with the hosts of Qin and Cheng beforehand. Those who should not be in charge of our family must not be contaminated. Those who should be in charge of our family should try to let the government come forward. It fell to the Wang family's words that they were too extreme. "Boss Qian doesn't have as much work experience as his father. Some things need to be explained thoroughly first. The habits in the capital must be restrained. He stared coldly at Boss Qian, and said word by word in a tight voice: "I I don't want to hear about the influence of the Wang family in Lingnan elsewhere.No matter how much money you have, you can do what you say.If something bad comes to my ears... Uncle Qian is getting old, my wife and I understand him, and we are willing to hand over the job of housekeeper from him to the Qian family. Lingnan is good, and the family can feel at ease. After Uncle Qian, the Wang family will have a butler who can make me feel at ease. After finishing speaking, he patted Boss Qian on the shoulder, "Uncle Qian is very good."This makes it difficult for the person who takes over.It's not easy to beat your father, but I'm optimistic about you. "

Boss Qian bowed respectfully.He said solemnly: "I would like to follow the orders of Lord Hou!"

"Well," nodded his head thoroughly, "you just need to understand it, and you have to figure out how to do it yourself. When you encounter problems, think about how your father would do it. It's better not to make progress than to be eager for merit, and seek stability."

The Wang family doesn't flaunt their enterprising spirit, at least they don't need this kind of person in the position of housekeeper. What the family wants is stability.I think the four big characters of not thinking about making progress should be written in the family motto. The descendants of the Wang family do not need to produce Columbus or Magellan. prohibit!

But I can't tell Lan Ling about this, her way of thinking... I can understand it, and I can barely accept it in some respects. Her noble status allows her to think about things that people don't want to think about. This cannot be said to be true. Radical, can only be said to stand tall and see far?

"You doubt me?"

"I don't have the guts yet. I just want to ask. Let's go back right away. As the leader of the shareholders' meeting of the maritime industry, you should listen to the opinions of the younger brothers before making a decision. You don't have to make everyone treat you arbitrarily. Have you lost confidence?" The draft that I submitted to her clearly analyzed the pros and cons, not to mention whether my analysis is reasonable or not, but the starting point is still good.There is no reason for Lanling to impose his own thoughts on those of us who are suffering. We all eat and drink. There are old and young in the family. There are groups of wives and concubines to support, and we have to eat and drink with every mouth. You are dignified A long princess is too embarrassed to cut off our way of life.

"It's not as low as you said. Which one of them is not a rich man?" Lanling put the sugar cane in a basket and gently pushed it, one hand still flipping through the draft I handed over. "Different from agronomy, navigation includes The land category is too complicated, and some secrets are inevitably involved. Shipbuilding is considered, so is sailing, and drawing charts, etc. If it is the same as folks planting a few acres of land to produce crops, the imperial court and the inner government do not need to control this nautical science. There are merchants on the shore, and thieves at sea, these are major matters related to the safety of the country."

"Then why don't the private shipbuilding sites and workshops also be cancelled? Since this nautical academy is built, you can't say that all those who learn it have entered the Neifu Shipyard, the Neifu Merchant Marine Fleet, and the Neifu Surveying and Mapping Center?" Tai Ke Qi, since he intends to let go of maritime merchants, it is reasonable to lay the foundation for Datang's navigation industry and for the good of the country.We couldn't compete with the Li family, so we accepted it after swallowing our anger.If you suffer a loss, you will suffer a loss. There are many places to make money in the maritime industry, and so many subjects can be established in the Navigation Academy. All the students are selected by the inner court, even bypassing the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the royal family has the final say.We don't even have a place to find talents in the future, so you can't let me carry Jiujin and you two into the Xingqing Ocean, right?Pat the case angrily.Complained: "Then why don't you just build a mixed fleet of royal army and merchants, and open up some maritime merchants, what do you want us to do? Anyway, Datang is also your Li family, right?"

Lan Ling frowned, and asked back, "Why did you think so when you first came up?"

"Then what do I think? Tell me, what else do I think besides thinking this way?"

Lan Ling rested his chin in thought for a while, then asked softly: "It's just a school, not as exaggerated as you said, right? Nothing else has changed, except that the school is under the exclusive control of the imperial court."

"Not the same. Conceptually different."

"Same, are you planning to use navigation to make money?"

"I don't know how to explain it. In fact, you are right. Once it involves military projects, it is better for the court to decide. Forget it, I will not argue with you on this matter. It will not be clear in a while, nor is it that You can understand." Speaking of this, I felt inclined to Lan Ling's proposal.It is better to keep these confidential technologies about ships in the hands of the state. If the people need ships for trade, they can buy them from the shipyards in the inner government.But what about other shipbuilding workshops?After becoming an academy, the craft of shipbuilding will definitely have a qualitative leap in just a few years. However, private workshops lack human resources, and the quality is hard to match with Neifu shipyards. They will soon decline and become the only one in Neifu.This is not right, it is really not the way to develop like this, it is just harming others and oneself.It cannot be seen in the short term, but it will be an obstacle to Datang's navigation industry in a few years.

"Oh?" Lanling couldn't help laughing when he heard my tone, "You can't explain it yourself, why are you angry for no reason? You are just some students, you are doing your business, but you haven't robbed your family of a penny. "

"Of course I get angry. This is worse than stealing money." Not knowing how to explain it, he took a pen and paper and drew two parallel lines. "You see the two lines are about the same height, right?"

Lan Ling nodded.He smiled and said, "You are not as straight as I can draw."

"I don't want to draw straight on purpose, don't interrupt!" I followed the strokes.Probably a little straighter, but not generally thick. "Now everyone is at the same level in shipbuilding and operation. It's still inconspicuous, and I can't see why. What about two years later? Three years later?"

"What do you mean?"

"College system, once professional research institutions and colleges are established, with the concentrated exchange of talents, Datang Boat Industry may make a leap in three to five years. Just like agronomy, when you establish agronomy, you think of something different. Can the humble mud legs gain such a big influence in such a short time?"

"Isn't this very good!" Lan Ling gave me a blank look, "Then what are you talking about? You also drew two chopsticks, which are not straight and uneven in thickness."

A little helpless, he shrugged his shoulders, "Okay, go back to Beijing and listen to everyone's opinions before making a decision. Don't get carried away just because you have a baby."

Lan Ling smiled, "You're almost ready and hurry up. I'll take a tour of Huainan and arrive in Chang'an one month after you. We'll talk about it then, don't delay your schedule."

The schedule is not delayed, and a group of gentlemen can hurry on their way.In particular, Cao Jun's morale was high. He knew that this trip to Beijing was a good prospect, and he didn't have to go back to the poor place of Lingnan again. The trouble of being a poet.

It took three months to come here, and the journey back was only 30 days. I stood in front of Tongguan and sighed for a long time. I vowed that I would never go out of this checkpoint again. I would rather die of old age in Tongguan.The dignified Lord Hou hurried on the road like a beggar, missing Ying, his second daughter, the luxurious bathroom in my house, and the pig-like food in the agricultural school.

"Everyone washes up and changes their clothes! We will see Beijing tomorrow, and we all start speaking Mandarin, and we have to learn it even if we don't know it. If anyone is chirping, just pull out and chop their tongues!"

I left at the end of spring last year and came back at the end of summer this year. I stayed outside for fifteen months and never had a decent meal of pasta.Holding the big old bowl from the Mengyuan Hotel, the food is worse than a beggar, and the sympathetic eyes of the staff in the hotel made me feel that I am worthless, so I wiped my mouth in embarrassment and warned: "Second lady, pay attention to your demeanor! "

"Oh!" Accompanied by the sucking sound.Er Niangzi lowered her head and agreed vaguely, the bottom of a pot of noodles was drained in no time, and I felt Er Niangzi was like a rolling machine, reminding him to be careful not to suck in even the chopsticks.

The appetite is not big, just two pots of noodles.Cao Jun is not as rough as Er Niangzi, and he tried to keep his lower-level restraint in front of me. It is not easy for northerners to get along in the south, and the appearance of wolfing down is similar.Some are happy and some are sad.A few soldiers in the south were not as happy as we were. They took the big bowls and rolled the noodles with chopsticks and stuffed them into their mouths with a frowning face, making an astonishing sucking sound ashamedly.It’s a weird way to eat, I don’t understand, it’s better not to eat the noodles without sucking sound, Cao Jun looked at it very shamelessly, went up and kicked the roll noodles family, and then asked for a bowl in a very dignified way and stood in the middle of the yard Teacher Fan showed them.

"Very standard. Not bad!" I couldn't do it anymore. I had a belly of about five months. I found a recliner to watch Cao Jun teach people how to eat noodles. This guy is very smart and knows how to make himself full without losing his status.

"Thank you, Lord Hou!" Cao Jun wiped his mouth and put down the empty bowl.At the end, there was still an unsatisfactory sigh.

"You can teach them one more time, until the church." Smiling, he patted his belly, "I'm fed up, you continue. Hehe, haha..."

"Young one, come teach me!" The second lady will see her mother-in-law tomorrow, and she is so happy that her appetite increases, so she volunteers to be a noodle teacher.

"You stay aside! Four bowls, are you not afraid of being overwhelmed?" I despise all people who eat more than me. It's a pity. I think my appetite was no worse than Er Niangzi back then, but after the Tang Dynasty, it will die.God punished me on purpose.

I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night. Usually, everyone waited for me when I went out. Today was different. I was in the yard with Er Niangzi and prepared to go out before the stars went down. Cao Jun was deeply moved by our homesickness. The soldiers rushed to Chang'an to kill them wearing stars and wearing moons!

The Chan River, the Baqiao, and the dark green everywhere.Although the road is constantly green.But it is the most pleasing to the eye in Tongguan.Going down the east side and passing by the east gate, the agricultural school hesitated and asked them to wait outside.I walked in alone, and the old concierge stopped me when he rushed out, "Idlers, get out!"

He grinned and said, "Look clearly!"

I just like the loud voice of the Guanzhong people. The old man is still as energetic as when I left, and his voice is even louder, which shows that the welfare of the agricultural school has been good for more than a year, and he looked at me with a red face.

"Waist card!" The old man ignored my arrogance, and stretched out his hand for the belt card, "Don't think I don't know you, last time I lost a lot of fruit in the yard and deducted a lot of wages from the old man!"

It suddenly dawned on me that I am now an uncle with a big beard, and I have passed it all over my face. I haven’t shaved since the beard grew out, and I have lost the nobleness of the past. I laughed and cupped my hands. Salary!" Before the old man could react, he walked away, and there was a loud scolding sound from behind.

After making arrangements for Cao Jun and his party, he and the second lady raced towards the house on horseback. They couldn't care about anything else, and crazily rolled up dust and smoke on the official road.

"Hurry up, go back quickly, I'll let you go on vacation today!" Standing at the entrance of Zhuangzi, seeing the big archway of Wang's family from afar, his nose became sore, he got off his horse and kicked Er Niangzi, "Hurry up!"

"Hey!" Er Niangzi responded loudly, wiped the corners of her eyes, and ran towards Zhuangzi without getting off her horse.

"Uncle Qian!"

"Mother! You are Lord Hou..., Lord Hou!" Just after Qian Butler came out of the house, the old butler was shocked by the face-to-face meeting. If I hadn't said it first, the old butler would not have dared to recognize me.The butler turned around and kicked the two servants who came out, "Master Hou is back, why don't you hurry up to greet him! Pull the reins, you foodie!" As he said that, he rushed over to help me fumble with the fat fingers on my body, crying tremblingly. I pulled it inside, "You just came back! Don't dare to go out anymore. If you are not at home, you will lose your support. The two wives haven't smiled at me for half a year, and Lao Hu always talks about you when he drinks," he said. He shouted loudly at the entrance of the yard: "Old Hu!"

Wiping the corners of his eyes with a smirk, he patted the old housekeeper, "Uncle Qian, I've been going to the house one after another. Madam is there, right?"

"Oh!" The old housekeeper slapped his forehead angrily, "I forgot, just for my own pleasure, you go, you... know the way... the old man will report it now!" I ran, and I was so frightened that I hurriedly chased after the old man, fearing that the old man would fall. I didn't catch up for a long time, and entered the back house one after the other, "Master Hou is back! But he is back!"

Going to the bedroom, I heard a 'bang' in the room, I don't know what was smashed, Ying's petite body was already leaning against the door frame, before the person arrived, tears came down first, she grabbed the door frame and looked at me, soft Sitting on the threshold.

I stepped forward to grab it and hugged it, the familiar taste, the familiar feeling, Ying burst into tears in my arms, I tried my best to grab the meat on my waist and squeezed it hard, repeating in my mouth over and over again: "The one who suffered a thousand knives Hairy face, hairy face with a thousand knives..."

"I'm back..." The choked up words didn't make sense, and Steward Qian squatted on the ground behind, not avoiding suspicion, crying and twitching.Hugging, sniffing the smell of Ying's hair greedily, I suddenly felt someone hugging me by the waist from behind, and clinging to me tightly.It's the second daughter. The second daughter of my family is a big girl. I haven't seen her for more than a year. I want to die!

"Where's Jiujin?" The husband and wife forgot the time, and it wasn't until after conveying their missing in this way that I realized that there should still be a family member.Let go of Ying and the second daughter, look left and right, there is a fat boy crawling behind Shidunzi, probably frightened by the things in front of him, he stared blankly at me.

"Nine catties? It's so big, how come no one cares about crawling around?" He jumped in front of the child, pointed at himself, and said affectionately, "Call me Dad."

The child suddenly grinned and burst into tears.