Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 79
Zaiyu held the land deed issued from the Duke's Palace of Lu in his hand, and his mind was still a little dazed until now.

Standing on the mound, looking at the land under the mound, and listening to the sound of the river flowing, he couldn't help sighing.

They give way too much!

Although he thought that the rewards would not be too small, when the rewards were actually received, Zaiyu found that his situation was still small.

Most of the ordinary sergeant grants would only grant one well of land, but Zaiyu got a full three wells.

Adding the one well of land that Mengsun Heji gave him before, it happened to be a town, that is, [-] mu of land.

Although there is no way to compare it with Zigong's land of hills for the time being, Zaiyu can be regarded as getting rid of the poor class and becoming the number one person on the ground in Qufu.

But this is not what Jaiyu is most satisfied with. What he is most satisfied with is that the Mitsui land is all carefully selected fertile soil near the river, and the soil fertility is not comparable to that of newly cultivated private fields.

In other words, Zaiyu could not only recruit 27 more households to farm, but also raise these savage tenants to be strong and strong.

Although these people look pale and emaciated now, they will all be a powerful force to overthrow Huzi in the future.

He was standing on the mound sighing, when he suddenly heard someone calling him from the mound.

"My son! Hurry up and leave, we will be thrown away by the mission for two miles in a while!"

It was Zigong who spoke, but the clothes he was wearing today were obviously different from the usual Confucian uniforms, a whole set of red and black dark clothes with algae patterns, holding a scepter, and even the jade pendant on his belt was more luxurious than usual Not a lot.

Looking at Zaiyu again, he is also dressed in the same way as Zigong, but the decorations on Zaiyu's deep clothes are obviously more complicated than Zigong's, with not only algae patterns, but also fire patterns.

That's right, today is the day when the mission of the State of Lu went to the State of Jin.

Zaiyu was summoned by Zigong, not only did not take it seriously, but accused him aloud.

"How unreasonable! I am a sergeant, you are just a corporal, and you dare to call me by my name?"

Zigong was not angry when he heard this, but took out the Liubo chessboard from the carriage and shook it at Zaiyu.

When Zaiyu saw it, he immediately put on a smiling face, flicked his sleeves, and walked down the hill in a hurry.

"Wouldn't it be over if you took this thing out earlier? What a delay!"

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Along the way, Zaiyu and Zigong chatted while playing Liubo.

"My son, you said that you opened a game game before, how should you count it?

Your arrow pierced through the whole field, and the monarch directly gave you a victory. According to the rules of the game, you will have to pay double.

Are you planning to return those jerky? "

Zai Yu picked up the chess piece and took a step forward.

"Who said I don't plan to pay it back? Am I not under the order of the emperor to go to Jin as an envoy?
Although the students are pressing hard, but I still take the overall situation as the most important thing!
When I go back to China next week... No, I may not come back next week.

Going back to China next month, no... not necessarily next month.

Anyway, you don’t have to rush me for everyone, I’m sure I’ll give you a lot of jerky that should be returned. "

Zigong asked while shaking the lottery: "And about our newspaper, you told me before that we can allow Chinese people to exchange raw materials for newspapers.

But then I thought about it later, if we do this, will there be risks? "

Jae Yu put his fist to his lips, pretending to think: "What risk?"

"What else is the risk? Of course it is the risk of leaking the paper formula! If we do this, isn't it the same as telling everyone the formula?

What if the paper-making craftsmen we hired were a little less strict and asked others to learn paper-making? "

Zi Gong's question was on the key point, but his concern was exactly what Jai Yu wanted to achieve.

Jae Yu never wanted to protect the papermaking formula from the very beginning, in other words, he deliberately leaked the secret.

Although monopolizing papermaking technology can make a small fortune, it is not a good thing for cultural communication.

In Zaiyu's dream, there was still a library of books waiting to be printed, and this matter could not be done with the strength of him and Zigong alone.

Moreover, papermaking itself is not a complicated process. Even if it is strictly guarded against, it will be discovered by others sooner or later.

Most importantly, if he and Zigong were the only ones who had mastered the art of papermaking, then everyone in the world would know that it was printed by Zaiyu when they saw paper books.

But the problem is that some of the books that Zaiyu wants to print must not be signed by his own name.

For example, the revised version of "Zhou Li".

If the master knows that he is actually making innovations in "Zhou Li", I am afraid that a few rotten woods are not enough to carve, and a few walls of dung are not enough for Zaiyu to paste.

Zaiyu didn't want to be expelled from Confucianism by his master.

I don't even want to be expelled from the state of Lu, which has always claimed to be a state of etiquette.

Therefore, instead of saying that Jaeyu is actively revealing the secret recipe of papermaking, it is better to say that he is looking for someone to take the blame for him.

Just as King Zhuang of Chu couldn't bear the burden of aspiring to the top, Zaiyu also couldn't bear the burden of making a revised version of "Zhou Li"!
Aspiring to the top is just to promote Zhou Tianzi.

But making a revised version of "Zhou Li" is tantamount to promoting the homesteads of all countries in the world.

So it's a matter of course, but it must never be said.

But even though Jae Yu thought so in his heart, he still spoke quite righteously.

"Zigong, you're wrong to think that way. As the saying goes, the world is for the public.

When the Dao is implemented, the world is shared by all people. People with high moral character and ability are selected, honesty is emphasized, and an atmosphere of harmony is cultivated.

The same is true of papermaking.

The grandpa taught me the technology of papermaking in a dream, not for the purpose of making me rich, but for the purpose of spreading this skill that should be shared by all people in the world.

Taigong chose to meet me in a dream, which means that he recognizes my virtue and knows that I will not abolish the Dao for my own selfish desires.

That being the case, how can I live up to his earnest teachings?

Besides, if papermaking is to be spread in the world, it is determined by the destiny.

If papermaking is going to be abandoned by the world, it is also determined by the destiny.

So whether we keep this secret or make it public, how can we give the destiny? "

Zigong looked at Jaiyu's appearance, and didn't know whether to believe him or not.

If you don't believe it, Zai Yu has come up with too many bad ideas recently.

Another papermaking, another newspaper, another printing press, and compound bows and such.

If the grandpa didn't give him a dream, how did he get so much knowledge all of a sudden?
But you have to believe it, and if you don't make it right later, you will be tricked by him again.

Last time I believed in Jae Yu's evil, but ended up getting entangled with Yang Hu.

This time...

Zigong thought for a second.

Having said that, could there be anything worse than getting involved with Yang Hu?
It seems that there are no more.

Thinking of this, Zi Gong shook his head, raised the chess piece and played chess with peace of mind.

Forget it, if he doesn't want to say it, then he doesn't want to say it.

Now that I have already boarded this carriage, can I still jump out of the carriage halfway?
Zaiyu saw that Zigong didn't speak anymore, so he smiled and took out a blueprint from his sleeve and handed it over.

"Besides, the profit of papermaking is so thin, how can it be a long-term solution? Look at this, I just tossed something with the boy a few days ago, which is much more useful than Leisi."

Zigong took the drawing and glanced at it, only to see three words written squarely on the header of the drawing.

—— Qu Yuanli.

　I hope that one day you can proudly subscribe to me in front of others, even if you just turn on automatic subscription by accident.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)