Zhao Mo had some ideas in his heart, but there were so many people present at this time, and it was difficult for him to say it, so he temporarily suppressed this idea in his heart and continued to joke with the Qin family. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Qin Bai and his entourage were on the boat, and they didn't have to do anything except eat, sleep, enjoy the scenery, and laugh. In addition to the activities necessary for survival, it is impossible to enjoy the scenery and laugh all day, so it is better to find something serious to pass the time. Qin Bai is used to being a teacher, and now that he is away from home, Qin Jian, Qin Hanzhen and Zhao Mo are all children, and they are at the age of learning, so they were arrested by him to listen to the class.

Qin Jian and Zhao Mo had already been mentally prepared, but Qin Hanzhen was a little confused, and he didn't understand what lessons his grandfather could teach the three of them at the same time. Not to mention the difference between men and women, they are different in age, and even the learning progress is not very different, right?

As it turned out, she underestimated her grandfather too much.

Qin Bai doesn't teach according to books, Zhao Mo teaches him on weekdays, Qin Hanzhen will ask him about his homework every day, and Qin Jian also comes to ask for advice from time to time, so he is very clear about the learning progress of the three children and knows what he can teach them. The knowledge in books can be taught at home, and it is difficult to make a long trip, so it is natural for them to learn something that they can't learn at home.

At the beginning, he set up several themes for the various wharves on both sides of the canal, as well as the crops in the farmland on the bank, and told the three children about the Four Books and the Five Classics or the relevant articles in the famous works of the ancestors, and told them the truths.

After finishing the article, he asked Qin Jian and Zhao Mo to take a few people to the shore every night when they docked at the dock to rest, and asked the local merchants and people about the sowing and harvesting seasons of local grain, grain prices, tax geometry, what local products there are, scenery and scenic spots, etc. Although it is only a general talk and does not have an in-depth understanding, it can at least give the two children a general understanding of the local situation.

Qin Jian and Zhao Mo like this way of learning very much. In their eyes, it's not about learning, it's about playing. It's just a walk on the shore, chatting with the locals, buying some local products or something, it's so easy. But after a few days, they suddenly realized that they knew the price gap between the places they passed, and they also knew which places were rich in what and which places had the heaviest taxes. Then, based on these circumstances, it can be roughly inferred which local officials are incompetent and greedy, and which local officials are clear and strong.

If you are more careful, according to the name of the official, the family history is smooth, and you can still figure out the family style and deeds of many official eunuchs in Beijing and abroad.

For a Houmen disciple like Qin Jian, this kind of learning is very helpful to him. He was born in Beijing, mixed in the circle of noble sons, knows the members of various families and ethnic groups quite well, and can memorize the genealogy of the elite circle since he was a child. It's just rote memorization, and it's not as good as seeing it with your own eyes and hearing it with your own ears. Now he can match the names he knows with the names, official positions and deeds in reality, and when he meets those people again, no one can fool him.

As for a clan disciple like Zhao Mo, he could not only personally understand the complex relationships between those officials and them, but also get relevant family background information from Qin Jian, and the benefits he would get were no less than those of Qin Jian.

He even found out the performance of several officials who were related to the Wang family, as well as the officials who favored the King of Shu, along with their little handles. You can use it whenever you need it.

But what's the use of this? Zhao Mo couldn't help but feel a little disheartened when he thought of the change in his father's attitude towards him. Even if he has done great things for his father, his father will no longer regard him as an ignorant child and will discuss business with him, but he will still give up on him at any time when he needs to. What was the need for him to do his best for his father's ambitions?

Zhao Mo reined in the careful thoughts that were about to move, pulled back his thoughts, and turned to pay attention to what Qin Hanzhen was thinking.

Qin Hanzhen was not like him and Qin Jian who could go ashore from time to time to hang out, so she could only wait for them to return to the ship and listen to the news from them on the shore, but she inquired very carefully. When Qin Bai asked them questions, he would not leave his granddaughter behind. Although Qin Hanzhen is young and a girl, her answers are quite insightful every time, and sometimes she is better than the two teenagers of their teens, and she is praised more by Qin Bai. Qin Jian and Zhao Mo both admired this very much, but they only felt that they really knew too little about Qin Han in the past, and she was different from other sisters and cousins.

Qin Hanzhen was very calm about this. She has the soul of an adult, and in modern times, she has not learned much about political economy, and she reads newspapers and television every day, and what is so difficult about talking about various macro and micro economic theories in a few simple words?

It's just that her focus is different from that of the two boys. They pay attention to the affairs of officialdom, but she only listens to gossip, and is more concerned about price issues, and she also pays attention to local specialties. She can quickly find out which area is inflated, and she can also take out the prices of similar products in neighboring areas for comparative analysis. This was very helpful for Qin Jian and Zhao Mo to discover the integrity and ability of local officials.

When Zhao Mo sat beside her, she was chatting with Qin Bai: "The land in this place is fertile, rich in wheat and other grains, the local people have no worries about food and clothing, there is a strong reading atmosphere, and there are many merchants and craftsmen. And that place is not far from it, but there is saline-alkali land, and there is a parent official who has no ability, the grain production is low, and there is no other livelihood, the people have no way out, they can only barely survive, and many people have taken the wrong road, and the law and order is not good, and no one goes to them. Isn't this a vicious circle? There should be a way to control saline-alkali land, right? It was by the canal, and I heard that the land used to be normal, and good land would become saline-alkali land, and there must be a reason, and it was not enough to find out the reason and deal with it? If the crops are not good, then change to learn the craft, even if it is to go out to work. As long as you make money and sell grain from your wealthy neighbors, you are still afraid that you will not be able to feed the people of a county?

Qin Bai sighed: "How easy is it to manage the saline-alkali land well? But you said that the local people can go to learn crafts, go out to work, and earn money to buy grain in other places and come back to support their families, which is indeed a good idea." Nowadays, they almost buy food from other places, but the means of earning a living are not humane. The local parent official did not do well, but he will be able to serve for six years at most next year, and he will always be transferred. But the place is so barren, and I don't know what kind of newcomers the court will send, but I hope this time it will be a capable official. ”

Qin Hanzhen opened his mouth and closed it again. Saline-alkali land management or something, at most, she has watched some news, documentaries and the like, and she doesn't know much about it, even if she wants to come up with ideas, she can't think of any tricks, so forget it.

She turned her head to bring tea to drink, but saw Zhao Mo sitting beside her at some point, looking at her fixedly with two eyes. She couldn't help but wonder: "Cousin Zhao, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Mo shook his head and said with a smile: "Cousin is really smart. "The mood is a little heavy. Qin San's cousin has a compassionate mind, but he only cares about the gains and losses between himself and his father, which is really too far behind. He has to cheer up a little, and he can't ask his cousin to compare!

Zhao Mo had to praise Qin Hanzhen several times a day, but Qin Hanzhen didn't pay attention to what he said, and went back to discuss with Qin Jian the difference in land prices and prices in various places.

Discussing and discussing, she suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that we have to hurry, and it's not good to delay halfway, otherwise every time we go to a place, we can buy some local products, and sell them in the south where the price is high, and we can also make a profit." That's the easy thing to do, but I forgot about it. ”

Qin Jian was surprised: "Why did my cousin suddenly mention the matter of this businessman?

Qin Hanzhen disagreed: "Brother Lobby hasn't heard of it, I don't believe that the Qin family has really never done such a thing." The housewife should know better, right? Selling goods from the south to the north, or selling goods from the north to the south, is the most profitable. Even if it is a person in a large family, it is common for them to occasionally go out to the waterway and bring a batch of goods to the destination to sell, which can be subsidized. Even if the master doesn't do it, the subordinates will also earn some expenses. When our family returned to Beijing from the northwest, they brought a lot of peppercorns and spices. Buying in Yulin is not expensive. After entering Beijing, it was resold, and there was a profit of a few hundred taels of silver. I've heard Mama Tiger pay her grandmother's bills. ”

Qin Bai nodded: "This is my idea." Our three-bedroom family has a thin background, and after entering Beijing, we need to have some money in hand to do things conveniently. At that time, I didn't know that the emperor would crown me as the Marquis of Yongjia. "I thought that the emperor was still annoyed with him, and maybe he didn't want to see him return to the capital. Where did you think of the changes that followed? The few hundred taels of silver were just icing on the cake in the end, but they left a lot of Qin pepper, Sichuan pepper, and the like for their own use.

Qin Jian's eyes widened, as if his three views were cracked. It turns out that a noble scholar like the third uncle ancestor would also do this kind of thing?!

When Niu Shi saw him like this, he couldn't help but quip: "What's so surprising about this? When we decided to go south, I thought that we would take the boat and the waterway anyway, so I didn't have to go out of the carriage to pull the luggage, and I also asked Uncle Hu and his family to buy some northern specialties, and planned to take them to Jiangnan and sell them to earn back the travel expenses." When you are a family, isn't that what you do to make money to support your family?"

Qin Bai glanced at her with a smile, and Niu poured a cup of tea for her husband with a smile.

Qin Jian accepted Niu's statement well. It probably has something to do with the fact that Niu is a merchant family. It is clear from the top to the bottom of the house that Mrs. Niu was in the spice business during her lifetime. No one dared to say that they looked down on him as an old man. If there was no money earned by Old Lady Niu's business, the old Marquis and Qin Song and Qin Bai brothers might not have survived when they were exiled to Yulin.

Qin Jian thought about it, pulled Zhao Mo to the deck, and discussed with him in a low voice: "Guanglu, you say...... Since the third uncle and grandmother are doing this kind of thing, we can also learn from it, right? I have some silver in my hand, and you have it too. Shall we ...... If you can earn some private housing, it will be cheaper to do things when you return to Beijing. ”

Zhao Mo paused: "The idea is a good idea, but it can't be delayed on the way south, and the purchase of goods needs to be inquired about in advance, which is too time-consuming and laborious." Why don't we write down the local products and prices of various places first, and then buy them when we return to Beijing? Moreover, there are many good things in Jiangnan. Didn't my cousin just say that selling goods from the south to the north is also extremely profitable?"

Qin Jian nodded: "Then it's decided!"