I was the richest man in Da Song

Chapter 101 Fang Yu
"Is there anyone in your house who is familiar with the terrain of Hedong Road?"

"Yes, there is, but..." Zhang Qixian's face was a little unnatural.

"Is uncle in trouble?"

"That's not true, come here, call that evil son to the old man"

Zhang Qixian yelled at his servants, his voice still full of anger.

"Your son?"

"The youngest son of the old man, Zhang Zongli, was originally a handsome man in Kaifeng City who has read poetry and books and is full of talent. He is the most promising of the old man's sons.

Originally, His Majesty's grace allowed this kid to fill in an official that no one else could ask for, but he resigned three times saying that he wanted to study Fang Yu's knowledge, secretly took a few books and a change of clothes, and ran away from home. It's been more than a year since I left without even a single piece of gold or silver on me, and I just came back a few days ago! "

Zhang Qixian shook his head again and again, feeling very sorry.

"Extraordinary people do extraordinary things, brother Zong Li must have a great talent by his side"

Although He Shao didn't know about Fang Yu's studies, it was always right to praise others no matter when.

"What a great talent, the old man's ability to support the family after his death is considered a skill. He won't listen to my words. You are all young people. You can persuade him for me."

"Uncle Zhang, I will try my best."

The man who opened the door and walked in was only three or four years older than He Shao. Zhang Qixian had been the prime minister for 21 years, and his son was also a top government official in Kaifeng. The world is full of dust.

"Where did you go again?"

"Father, my son went to Jiweng Mountain. There is a huge boulder in the shape of an urn on the mountainside. The unique shape of the mountain is a wonder in the world. I will take you to see it when you are free," Zhang Zongli said energetically.

"That's all, I won't quarrel with you today, this is He Shao, he needs you to tell him about the geology of the mountains and rivers on the East Road"

Seeing his spoiled and spoiled son who is now like a villager in the mountains, Zhang Qixian felt pain and hatred, and finally got up and left to take a look at He Shao.

"You also like mountain geology?"

Zhang Zongli's eyes lit up, this was what he was most interested in, but no one in his family was willing to listen to him talk about it.

"Of course." One of He Shao's favorite things to do before time travel was traveling.

"wait for me a while"

Zhang Zongli broke out in a hurry, and sneaked in after a while, looked around and saw that Zhang Qixian was not there, closed the door and quietly took out a book from his arms.

With such a sneaky move, He Shao thought he would see adult books such as erotic pictures or Jin Ping Mei, but he didn't expect to open it and it turned out to be travel notes!

"At the end of March in Jiayin, I came out of the west gate from Taiyuan Mansion. The clouds scattered, the sun was shining, people were happy, and the mountains were beautiful. I was in a happy mood. I went to a barren mountain for eighty miles. I heard that there were fierce tigers flanking the road and injured several people in the moonlight, so I stopped the night..."

"These are all written by me during my journey, how about it!" Zhang Zongli asked proudly.

"Uncle Zhang said you are obsessed with Fang Yu, is this Fang Yu?"

"I think it's great to master what the people have not reached, to explore what the ancestors didn't know, to travel around the world and explore the mountains and rivers, but my father always thinks that I am playing with things and losing my ambition."

"It's not great..."

He Shao flipped through the book page by page, feeling the shock in his heart beyond measure.

"My father always said that you are smart and different from ordinary people. Do you even think I'm playful?"

Zhang Qixian has always told him that only entering the court as an official is the way to honor his family and realize his personal value, so he has not been recognized all the time, which makes Zhang Zongli feel a little bit disappointed.

"It's not great because greatness doesn't describe what you're doing"

The travel notes written by Zhang Zongli are not only excellent in writing, but also undoubtedly opened a door for Song people.

"Ah?" Zhang Zongli didn't expect He Shao to have such a high evaluation.

"I do have a suggestion. Since you are traveling around the world to investigate mountains, rivers and geology, why not write your experiences and knowledge into travel notes, and write down the local legends of mountains, rivers, historic sites, and rivers into topography. After you finish writing, I will print it for you and sell it. "

"Who would buy this thing"

Zhang Zongli himself was a little unconfident. Most of the books bought by literati were classics and the like. How could the travel notes he wrote be the same as these things.

"I'll buy, I'll buy your travel notes, one hundred per article, and I'll buy your topography too!"

"One hundred guan? Are you joking?" Zhang Zongli was a little confused.

"If you don't believe me, you can pay first, and the most important thing is not money, but meaning!

You will be the first person in history to measure this country with your feet. In terms of military requirements alone, if your topography is detailed enough, bridges, dangerous roads, storage, etc. are all very important.

Then why does the river flow to the east instead of the west? Let’s talk about the soil. The soil in the northern part of Khitan is black, while the soil on the East Road is yellow. The soil in Yangzhou is red. is white.

If you travel all over the world, you will find that geological changes are regular. If you can sort them out, congratulations, you will be famous in history and become a figure like the founder of the mountain! "

Zhang Zongli felt that he had met a bosom friend, and at first he was just obsessed with mountains and rivers and recorded what he saw by the way. The purpose was not very strong, but after what He Shao said, he suddenly became enlightened.

"He Fenglang, it's too late to meet you"

"That's because we are the same person. My father thinks that I am suitable to be an official, and my husband always thinks that I should be a prime minister. Of course, His Majesty the Emperor also thinks so, but I am very firm and choose to be the richest man."

After He Shao finished speaking, he burst out laughing.

"My father should have asked you to persuade me to return from the wrong way. How are you going to explain to him by making such a fuss?" Zhang Zongli laughed.

"Do you want to be an official and stay away from these mountains and rivers in the future?" He Shao asked.

"Of course not"

He Shao waved his hands in a helpless gesture

"Look, I've tried to persuade you but have you stopped? Besides, you don't listen to your father's words, so how could you listen to me, so you can do whatever you want?"

"My dad said you have other things to do with me?"

"You are familiar with the terrain of Hedong Road, so I would like to ask where you have seen coal."

No matter what will happen to Zhang Zongli in the future, the most important thing right now is to find a coal mine. The winter on Hedong Road is freezing so that no one else will freeze to death.

"Coal? You mean coal?"

"Yes, generally where there is coal, there are black seedlings in the soil"

If you don't ask Zhang Zongli, you can dig a few mountains blindly, but now the East Road is all frozen soil, and the coal seam is too deep to be excavated. Only the place where the black seedlings grow is shallower.

"Black Miao?"

Zhang Zongli thought for a moment and really thought of a place.

"In April, I left Taiyuan Mansion and walked about [-] miles from the north gate. There was a mountain there. At that time, I saw sparse grass. The roots turned black and the leaves were dark. It was quite strange at the time. It's coal."

"Go, take me there"

"now?"

"Of course now"

(End of this chapter)