As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

Therefore, Qin'er, who took care of Huamanlou's daily life all day long, was like this, with chilblains on her hands.

Seeing her fleshy little hands as cold as radishes, she pretended to be fine with a nonchalant face, Hua Manlou felt both funny and heartbroken, and then thought of one thing: Why not build a stove for the house? inside?

After the smelting technology is improved, it is not difficult to build a stove—the kind of stove with an oven that was commonly used in the northern countryside in the previous life, right?Moreover, this thing can use coal instead of charcoal, and a chimney can pass the smoke out of the window, so that the air in the house will not be like burning charcoal, making people drowsy, and it is cleaner and more beautiful .

Since the stove is already planned to be made, it would be a bad idea not to sell it for money, right?

The stove is still used in Huamanlou's previous life where there was no central heating in the countryside, and from time to time, you can throw potatoes, sweet potatoes and the like into it to bake. Some old people with bad teeth like to bake some apples...

So in this era, the stove should be called an epoch-making thing, right?It's not difficult to sell this high-end thing to noble officials and wealthy households, right?

Nowadays, iron-making methods that cost a lot of money have not been popularized, so the price of iron is still very expensive. In this way, an iron furnace that cost 300 yuan in the previous life is worth at least 300 taels of silver here, right?

wrong!

300 taels is just the basic model, and the deluxe version costs at least 600 taels!How luxurious?It's simple, add some gold edging, make some decorations, and set up a layered oven. Wouldn't it double the value?

And this is without a chimney, the chimney is another!

And if you don't put something on the stove, are you embarrassed to say that this is a stove?The exclusive version is a large iron pot that can drink hot water all the time, carved with some flowers that symbolize good luck, auspicious animals, etc., it costs 20 taels, no matter what?

You say expensive?not expensive!

Although money is very valuable nowadays, a county magistrate in Dazhao receives a salary of 45 taels of silver throughout the year, but you can say that people only earn this little?What's more, if one or two nobles put this thing in their homes and show it off, can other noble officials not follow suit?

You have to study the shopping psychology of rich people. Their homes are not only the main room, but also the study rooms and even the servants’ rooms are full of large coal-fired iron stoves. Your family only puts a pitiful basic money in the main room. , You don’t even have an iron pot that symbolizes your status, are you embarrassed to say hello to him?

If you're embarrassed, why don't you obediently hand over the money to Mr. Hua Qian and order a deluxe version?

So, if you travel through the crowd, where can't you unload a few tons of silver?

Just do what you said, Hua Manlou immediately spread out the paper and started drawing, planning to get the basic money out as soon as possible, and then...

Hug money!

131. Go to Xishan to live in a cottage

Just when Huamanlou was drawing a good picture, Zhao Ren came to the door.

Seeing him for the first time, Hua Manlou sighed, "Have you been beaten by your father again?"

Zhao Ren looked miserable. Although he didn't have a bruised nose and a swollen face, his hair was a little disheveled, and there were dust and a small tear on his clothes. From time to time, he subconsciously rubbed his body to take a breath of air.

"Yes, isn't it?" Zhao Ren said cheerfully, and after sitting down on his own, he stood up again with a bang: "Hiss... this beating... hiss... although it is cruel, but It's worth it!"

Hua Manlou looked at him speechlessly and grinned: "Did you get beaten up? Is it worth it?"

Zhao Ren said with a smile: "It's okay to beat me, but it's a good thing. My father promised me to learn the principles of physics with you!"

Hua Manlou said in astonishment, "Learn from me? Didn't I let you think for yourself?"

Zhao Ren sneered and said, "I'm thinking about it? I've been thinking about the matter of the two silver coins for a long time last time, and you let me think about it alone? You don't know how long I've been thinking about it before I figured out that there is a magnetic force that can attract everything on the earth. But I always feel that you understand all these things, so why don't you teach me!"

Hua Manlou was a little taken aback: "Magnetism?"

Seeing his expression, Zhao Ren was also stunned: "Isn't it? Everything will fall to the ground. Could it be that there is a magnetic force on the ground?"

Hua Manlou opened his mouth: "You... are actually right to think so..."

He said so, but Hua Manlou was actually horrified in his heart: Just give him such a few clues, can he figure out some gravitational force?What this guy thinks about all day is either bombing the Meridian Gate or making a whimsical Purdue as big as a millstone, and his jokes are so low. Now it seems that he is still a physics wizard?

Hearing what Hua Manlou said, Zhao Ren immediately became excited: "Is that right? I thought that the air can be attracted to the ground by this magnetic force, and the smoke is lighter than the air, isn't that true? Otherwise, how can it float upwards?" What? So the Kongming Lantern is able to fly with the help of this smoke, right?"

Zhao Ren excitedly talked about his discovery about the lightness of the smoke and the heavyness of the air, but Hua Manlou had an even more ghostly expression on his face: From the perspective of the phenomenon, it is very rare for him to think of this step...

"What did you just say? You think I understand all these things, so you came to study physics with me?" Hua Manlou interrupted Zhao Ren's rambling.

"Yes, my father agrees!" Zhao Ren replied, but then he was a little sad: "But he wants me to study the Four Books and Five Classics in the morning, and a subset of classics and history, and then I can study physics in the afternoon... In this way, what I want to learn Isn't it more? I always feel like something is not right..."

The house is full of joy.

Although I don't know how Zhao Ren persuaded Uncle Zhao, but in the final analysis, physics in this era has no status, and if you don't read the Four Books and Five Classics, you will have no future at all. Uncle Zhao is already enlightened to let him study physics in the afternoon. Doing research all day?

"But I'm not free, I have to go back to Xishan tomorrow, and there's still a lot of work over there." Hua Manlou said with a smile: "I'm also an official of the imperial court after all, and His Majesty sent someone to supervise me to do things today, what do you think? How can I teach you? Don't you have to figure it out by yourself in the end?"

Hua Manlou is really not in the mood to accompany this unlucky child to study physics. After all, the scholars have already completely offended the emperor, and the emperor is also in a hurry, so hiding in Xishan for a while, and tinkering with the emperor to earn some money is the right way ——The orders from the big boss have all come down, if I continue to fish...

Companion to a king is like companion to a tiger. If a tiger thinks you are not pleasing to the eye, it is much more dangerous than if a scholar thinks you are not pleasing to the eye.

Zhao Ren said depressedly: "Then what should I do? I was beaten up for this matter, you can't leave me alone!"

Hua Manlou joked casually, "Why don't you carry two packs of books on your back and say that you are going to live in a hut in the West Mountain, study poetry and books and plan to be the number one scholar?"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Ren's eyes lit up as soon as he heard it: "That's right! Why didn't I think of that! Just wait, I'll go home and pack my things, and we'll set off tomorrow!"

Zhao Ren stood up and left, Hua Manlou hurriedly grabbed him: "Come back! Are you really going? Are you kidding me?"

Zhao Ren was dissatisfied and said, "If I don't go, how can I learn the principles of physics? The big deal is to promise my father that I will come back every few days and let him test my homework. Done, he can't say that I'm not doing my job right?"

Hua Manlou said contemptuously, "You couldn't complete your homework in Beijing even if someone taught you. Do you think you can do it in Xishan?"

Although Hua Manlou didn't know what was going on with Uncle Zhao's family, these days, the children of officials and eunuchs would invite enlightened teachers, and when they got older, they would go out to travel and visit famous teachers, and Zhao Ren would occasionally complain about his teachers, So it's not bad enough to make up for Zhao Ren's learning environment - a group of old rotten scholars surrounded a brat, shaking their heads and reading the Analects of Confucius...

Zhao Renle said, "You don't understand now, do you? As far as the Four Books and Five Classics are concerned, I already memorized them all!"

Hua Manlou was taken aback: "What?"

Zhao Ren smiled like a little fox: "The Four Books and Five Classics, no matter how stupid you are, you won't be able to learn everything in a few years, right? Not to mention the Four Books and Five Classics, I have read quite a few of the classics and history collections!"

Hua Manlou was even more confused: "I remember your father said that you haven't learned all of these..."

Zhao Ren said with a smile: "If I say that I have finished memorizing these things, I will be praised twice at most. There is no benefit at all, and more and more difficult homework will be added to me later. I am not stupid. Why? Want to ask for trouble? So even if I was beaten, I couldn't bear to say these things. But it's different now, think about it. After going to Xishan, I can recite an article backwards every few days. It is the right way for me to go to Xishan, and it has also proved that I am intelligent, but those old bastards who taught me to read are useless, so if my father is not allowed to say, why don't you drive them away?"

Hua Manlou immediately looked at this brat with admiration: Amazing!How many smart people claim to be smart, and show off complacently after learning something, but this guy just keeps silent after finishing his studies, in order not to accept more difficult things, and even treats this as a negotiation with his parents This is equivalent to a primary school student in the previous life deliberately getting a low score in the test, and then guaranteeing progress in the next test, asking the parents to buy toys or something, and it is not a one-time improvement, just to maximize the benefits and sell the toys you want I can buy them all...

Looking at Zhao Ren with a mean smile on his face, Hua Manlou couldn't help but want to hit him: "You said that if I go and tell Uncle Zhao what you think, then..."

Zhao Ren nearly fell to his knees when he heard the words: "Brother Hua! Big brother! For the sake of being so frank with you, don't cheat on me?"

Hua Manlou rolled his eyes: "Okay, it's fine if you can convince your father. Besides, we have agreed that if you go to Xishan and cause trouble, I will expose you immediately and send you back!"

Zhao Ren responded excitedly, "That's right!"

At this time, Huamanlou still doesn't know how big a deal it is for him to just casually say that he ends up living in a hut today...

132. Is the younger sister's market so bad?

After confirming that Zhao Ren really wanted to learn the "principle of things", and based on the idea of ​​being close to Zhu Zhechi, Emperor Guangxing agreed to Zhao Ren's temporary residence in Xishan—that is to say, he was not sure that teaching the prince in this way would be beneficial. No, but after contacting Zhao Ren and Hua Manlou, there were indeed some good changes. In addition, Emperor Guangxing was very touched by his words, so he thought that he could give Zhao Ren a period of time to prove what he said, and try to Let's see if this kind of education has any effect.

Anyway, it's only for a while, if it doesn't work, he will be arrested and kept locked up.

But in this way, there are two troubles: first, how should Zhan Shifu fool him.

It has to be said that although there are many official titles in Zhan Shifu, workshops and bureaus, many official positions are not permanent.But even so, Zhan Shifu is still the main unit that assists and tutors the prince. To some extent, they are even more important than a few elders who occasionally give lectures to the prince. After all, Zhan Shifu not only teaches the prince "Shangshu ", "Spring and Autumn", "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", there is also a lecture on the art of governing the country. Such a complicated course, a scholar who is busy with state affairs can't take care of it.

Except for counseling and teaching, these people in the East Palace are basically the foundation of the prince, and they will assist the new king in the future.So once Zhao Ren is sent to Xishan, then Zhan Shifu will be a complete display, and the people in Zhan Shifu will definitely make a fuss—the job is gone, can they stop making trouble?

As for the second, it was a matter of hiding Zhao Ren's identity.

This is not only because Emperor Guangxing wants to continue pretending to be "Uncle Zhao" in front of Huamanlou, but also because the crown prince is related to the country, and there must be no slight difference in security. Therefore, if Zhao Ren goes to Xishan, it is best to conceal his identity, and he There must be someone around you to protect you at all times.

Therefore, after scratching his head for a long time, Emperor Guangxing finally thought of an expedient plan: On the one hand, Emperor Guangxing told Zhan Shifu that he would personally urge the prince to study in the near future based on Yu Pengyi's complaint, so Zhan Shifu recently You can take a holiday first and wait for the order; on the other hand, Emperor Guangxing found Ying Guogong, gave him some instructions, and then...

The masters of the two teams selected by the Forbidden Army mixed into the Shenji Battalion, and then Ying Guogong planned to send more than 300 soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to Xishanwei in the name of exchanging studies between the Shenji Battalion and Xishanwei to protect Zhao Ren secretly.

While arranging this matter, Duke Ying's mansion held a pre-war meeting. The participants included: Duke Ying, the two sons, female soldiers from southeast and northwest, and Zhang Jiahao who appeared here for some reason.

Ying Guogong, who was seated at the top, had a serious face. He looked at Zhang Jiahao first, and then said: "Nephew, old uncle, I treat you well, right?"

Zhang Jiahao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Whatever orders Uncle Shi has, my nephew will definitely obey them, absolutely!"

Ying Guogong nodded with a serious expression, and continued: "Ming people don't talk dark words, you can see the matter, Uncle Yu just wants to find a wealthy son-in-law for my precious daughter. There is no one in the family who is in charge of the matter, so this matter will not be completed for a while. So this time, Uncle Yu just wants to let Wanrong and Huamanlou get in touch more, so that Huamanlou can see that Wanrong is good. I will beg his father to come to my house to propose marriage, but..."

Ying Guogong glared at Zhang Jiahao: "What do you mean by giving him a brothel top card?"

Zhang Jiahao's face turned bitter: "It's just the right time for the meeting. Nephew Yu didn't know that Uncle Shi had such a big plan before. This matter... I gave it away, so I can't come back, right?"

Ying Guogong said: "I didn't ask you to come back, it's just that the matter of Wanrong might be a bit more difficult, you can't just let it go, can you?"

Zhang Jiahao's face became even more bitter: "Yes, I will obey Uncle Shi's orders..."

He said so on the lips, but he was slandering in his heart: I just eat melons and watch gossip, why am I being targeted by this old guy?That's all, a dead fellow is not a poor one, if Qi Wanrong can't get married, what should I do if she depends on me?

"That's great!" Ying Guogong patted Zhang Jiahao on the shoulder: "In the future, if you have nothing to do, go to Xishan Weiduo, take more people there, and it's best to stay there for a longer time. Two: First, inspect the outskirts of Xishan in the name of hunting, and don’t let the younger generation get close to Xishan; second, hook up with all the girls of the right age who appear around Huamanlou..."

Zhang Jiahao was terrified: "Hook up...Hook up?"

Ying Guogong squinted at him: "Is there a problem?"

Zhang Jiahao looked puzzled: "Why don't you let the two relatives hook up?"

Ying Guogong glared at the Qi brothers angrily: "These two trash... Huh, anyway, they have other tasks, I won't pick and choose, just you!"

Zhang Jiahao glanced at Qi Pengfei, who had drooping eyebrows, and suddenly understood: These two guys are tall and big, and their image tends to be military generals, but these days, scholars are so popular...

That is to say, the image of the brothers of the Qi family is really not suitable for Goumei. On the contrary, although Zhang Jiahao is also from the Wu Xun family, his image is biased towards scholars, so he was dragged into this muddy water.

Zhang Jiahao immediately felt extremely resentful: If he is handsome, he must be cheated?The Qi family is a bunch of scammers!

Thinking about his responsibilities, Zhang Jiahao became even more resentful: Seeing the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, this is the season to pretend to be hunting?And it’s not good if you don’t go, after all, it’s about the crown prince, this damn...

After Ying Guogong finished his orders, he ignored Zhang Jiahao, pointed to Qi Pengfei and said, "The Forbidden Army is all people you are familiar with, and they all know the inside story. Your main task is to protect that person. If something goes wrong, you Mo is back, wipe your neck yourself!"

Qi Pengfei responded awkwardly, and Ying Guogong pointed to Qi Pengwu and said, "You take the people from the Shenji Camp with you, and you have to ensure that the team with a hundred people can be summoned at any time, otherwise..."

Qi Pengwumen said clearly: "Something went wrong, wipe your neck!"

Duke Ying said indifferently: "No, if something goes wrong, you come back, and I will chop you up myself!"

Qi Pengwu: "...Yes."

After settling the three, Ying Guogong looked at the people in the southeast, northwest and the others: "You needn't say anything, this time, you should play drums and drums with Wanrong, encourage them, and create more opportunities for Wanrong and Hua to come together." All alone in the building, you know?"

Xiao Dong immediately responded: "Master, don't worry, this maidservant will definitely fulfill her mission! Although Missy is not enlightened, maidservant will definitely find a way to enlighten her!"

Duke Ying nodded, and said again: "As for Huamanlou..."

Xiao Nan's face was stern: "From now on, the servant girl will stay by my uncle's side, take care of him in the name of the eldest lady, always remember the goodness of the eldest lady, and use all means when necessary to let the uncle and the eldest lady cook rice! "

As soon as these words came out, not to mention Zhang Jiahao, even the brothers of the Qi family were shocked: Is the younger sister's market so bad?

Duke Ying opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything to refute, but he felt a little frustrated in his heart: Marry a daughter, why do you have to use such methods?But if not, what should Wanrong do?

In the end, he could only wave his hands weakly: "Go!"

(There will be another update tonight...probably.)

133. Don't warm the bed!

Thanks to Ying Guogong's maneuvers, when Hua Manlou came back, the few lonely riders suddenly turned into a thousand-man brigade.

This includes not only the Shenji Camp and the imperial guards pretending to be the Shenji Camp, but also hundreds of servants, cooks, coachmen, and maids brought by the three members of the Qi family. The whole team looks like they are moving, which makes Hua Manlou sigh: " WTF! You said that you are going to exchange and study? Exchange and study with so many servants?"

Qi Pengfei said solemnly: "Of course it works. Look, this time, we will go to 300 people and study for two months, and then change to 300 people and study for two months. In this way, the 3000 people in Shenji Camp will last for more than a year. Then Don't I have to follow the whole journey? Since I want to follow the whole journey, then I have to live in Xishan, so not only do I have to take people with me, but I have to build a house when the spring begins..."

In fact, Qi Pengfei was not willing to bring so many servants, but at least half of them were going to take care of the prince, and the prince was hiding his identity, so these people should be blamed by the Qi family?

But even so, the three brothers and sisters of the Qi family brought a lot of servants, and the several large carts hanging at the end of the line were their personal belongings and things they were used to—the Qi family really wanted to put blame on others. It's quite hard...

Hua Manlou pursed his lips a few times, but after looking at Qin'er behind him, he cursed fiercely: "I can't get used to the faces of local tyrants like you!"

It has to be said that Duke Ying's family is extremely rich, so there are naturally many charming and extravagant maids. Look at Qi Wanrong, there are only sixteen playmates neatly, but flowers based on the principle of the mean At best, the family can be regarded as a middle-class family—the Huai'an uncle's mansion is just a three-entry mansion, and there are not many servants in the mansion, and because Xishan lives in a small place, Huamanlou didn't even bring Qiaoqiao with her. I left her a set of impromptu exercises and multiplication formulas for her to figure out first...

As the highest officer of Xishan, I have only one person to take care of me, but these local tyrants are simply too much!

After scolding, Hua Manlou wanted to open a shop and sell stoves to earn his first pot of gold.Although Emperor Guangxing scored a large part according to the previously set ratio, the money he got was also considerable, and it was safe!The emperor's business, which one do you dare to touch in Dazhao?

But then Huamanlou realized a big problem: "Wait a minute, you said that the house will be built in spring... Then where do you live now? The Xishan side really can't accommodate so many of you!"

Qi Pengwu came over and said cheerfully: "Don't worry about it, we will find a way by ourselves."

Hua Manlou looked at him suspiciously: "Don't say you want to rob someone's house? Let me tell you, Xishan is not a place outside the law..."

Qi Pengfei smiled and said, "Don't grab it, just buy the head office?"

Hua Manlou was taken aback: "Buy?"