Chapter 50: Complex Relationships

The New Year of Da Zhou is very monotonous, and there is not even a Spring Festival Gala.

Ruan Bai didn't want to toss some mahjong playing cards or anything for a while, and after two days of lazy sleep, he began to resume studying.

Tian Kai is about to leave when he is back in spring, and if he has any questions, he has to ask for advice/fool as soon as possible.

Chu Hao didn't have anything to do, so he simply joined the teaching ranks.

The study room has become accustomed to being watched, and the three of them directly moved the teaching location to the bedroom. It is inconvenient for others to know what is being said now, and of course, ordinary people do not need to know about the various interpersonal relationships in the court.

Ruan Bai was dizzy when he heard it, what A is B's in-law, B is C's student, A and C are of the same clan, C and D are fellow villagers, and the confusion hurts his head.

He took a pen and paper to draw a diagram of the relationship between the characters, but the result was so chaotic that he couldn't look directly at it, so he could only scramble and redraw: "You guys talk slowly, let's start again, one place at a time." First of all, Shunyang Pass is here......"

Chu Hao could only tell him in detail: "Lord Cao was born in a noble family, and his ancestor was once the founding hero of the country, General Cao Xian, and later the son of General Cao Xian married the niece of the queen...... Later, due to the early death of the eldest son, the Cao family fell down, and it was not until now that the Cao family began to rise, and the Cao family has been developing in Xiping except for a few who came out to be officials. Cao Da of Leyangyi is just the nephew of Lord Cao, and the relationship is very distant. ”

Ruan Bai simply listed a separate character profile, and wrote a piece of paper for each leader. The charcoal pen has been improved by Xu Liu, and now it is much more convenient to use, and it is quickly put down in Ruan Bai's hand, almost the same as Chu Hao's speech speed.

"Go on."

Tian Kaifu added: "Lord Cao's line does not have much power in the court now, and the highest official position is still a foreign appointment. ”

Chu Hao shook his head and spit out a name: "Cao Guang, the second son of the third son of the Cao family, studied under Mr. Mi Da, and is fifteen years old...... It's the same age as my second brother. He glanced at Ruan Bai, pinched his face, and was not angry when he was slapped away, and continued, "I should be taking the imperial examination this year, but I don't know if I will participate in the liberal arts or martial arts." If it was the second brother, would he participate in liberal arts or martial arts? ”

Ruan Bai really thought about it carefully, and was more entangled: "It seems that it is more effortless to be a civil official, just move your mouth and wave your pen; But being a military attache is more handsome and more stylish! ”

As for Cao Guang, he has no other choice than to take the martial arts exam, right? So what Mr. Mi Da, no matter how good he is, no matter how good Cao Guang is, how can the royal family allow a family to be in charge of both military power and internal affairs? Unless the Cao family divides the sect. If you meet an emperor who is a little more cautious, it is estimated that even if you divide the sect, you may not be at ease.

"Poof." Tian Kaifu laughed at him unceremoniously, "I'm still talking about the imperial examination, Brother Ruan will be transferred directly to the official." If you are admitted, you may not be deficient immediately, and you may not be able to be an officer. ”

When he said this, he couldn't help but be secretly frightened. In addition to Cao Guang of the Cao family, there are also many outstanding children of the same age in other families. He is only twenty now, and he already has a deep sense of crisis. In the future, the world of the Great Zhou will probably be in the hands of these people. At the same time, he inevitably felt pity for Ruan Bai. If Ruan Bai has a better background, and he doesn't even need a family like him, an ordinary family with abundant food and clothing can afford to send their children to a private school, where is the fear that people like Ruan Bai will not be able to soar to the sky?

Chu Hao and Tian Kaifu may not have seen that Ruan Bai deliberately bypassed the topic, but they didn't get to the bottom of it and continued to talk about the shape of the court. This is much more messy, Ruan Bai can only remember it first, and only hopes to use it one day in the future. His ambition, An An is not suitable for him to be stationed in one place, even if he runs a courier, it should be networked nationwide, right?

"Brother Ruan?"

"Second brother?"

"Huh? What's wrong? Ruan Bai suddenly realized that the conversation between the two people had ended, and if he looked at the paper again, there should be no missing content, that is, the correctness had to wait for him to finish sorting it out, and then ask Chu Hao to confirm and check.

Chu Hao's face lost the laziness of the small talk at the beginning, and looked solemn: "Second brother's post, be careful." ”

Ruan Bai looked at Tian Kaifu and Chu Hao's expressions, and sighed: "I know." The court rewarded me twice, and both times had nothing to do with Yicheng. Even before Brother Tian came, I didn't know a single big character. Besides, there has been no post station in Shunyang Pass for many years, and there is a Leyang post around it that is enough to use, so why do you want me to be such a post officer? ”

This is a problem that he will find out right away. The other thing is to push back, what is the purpose of sealing him as such a post? First of all, he had to be stationed at a post station with no one in the vicinity, and the secrecy was good; Then it is very close to Shunyang Pass, so safety can also be guaranteed. So what is it that needs to be balanced between confidentiality and security?

Chu Hao's sources are limited because of the problem of leaving home now, but according to his knowledge and experience, he can speculate some, but he is not sure, so he sets his eyes on Tian Kaifu.

"Ministry of Works. Brother Ruan's wheelbarrow and modular construction were targeted by the Ministry of Industry. As far as I know, the Ministry of Industry is now beginning to start testing weapons on some of the equipment used by ordinary auxiliary forces, and the exact results are not yet known. But I don't think the Ministry of Works' plan is just for a wheelbarrow. ”

Do you want to move on to weapons eventually? Ruan Bai raised his eyebrows. He will do a lot of harmful things. Of course, after coming to this extremely low productivity week, more than half of his high-tech was wasted. He thought about it seriously, rubbed his fingers, and asked, "If I can really improve the wheelbarrow or other things, how much money can the court give me?" ”

The reward of the fire kang is really disgusting, and the court of Da Zhou is too stingy. People can become rich by designing a Coke shape, and he has given a lot of lives. A court actually cuts out to pay for its people like this, and it feels very unprofitable to follow the mix.

"Thinking about money all day long." Chu Hao simply grabbed the person to his side and hugged and pinched it, and there was no hint of blame in his tone, "Didn't you get the wheelbarrow a long time ago, and gave it to Hu Lao Liu?" ”

"That's not counting, it's just a shock absorber." Is it good to have a high standard and strict spirit? But he actually tossed about it, and the rest was just waiting for Xu Liu's test number.

Seeing that Ruan Bai didn't want to continue talking about that topic, Tian Kaifu asked: "Have you made all the plans for the beginning of spring next year?" Have all the people who built the house invited? ”

Ruan Bai blinked and turned his head to look at Chu Hao: "Please?" ”

Chu Hao sighed helplessly: "I'll let Xu Wu do it." ”

Ruan Bai turned around and nodded to Tian Kaifu: "Hmm." ”

Tian Kaifu: "......"

Tian Kai, who was congested, left, and there were only two people left, Chu Hao and Ruan Bai, of course, there was more to say.

Ruan Bai carefully opened the drawings and showed them to Chu Hao: "The sixth-class post is just such a place, anyway, there are regulations on the specific size and style, just build it according to it." "One roll of drawings spreads out another, and the house occupies a smaller area, but there is more than one step in complexity," this is where the post man lives. It's so cold here, you have to do underfloor heating and burn the fireplace, the kang is too hard, it's uncomfortable to sleep, I want to sleep in a bed. Then the toilet is here and the bathroom is to be built separately......"

Chu Hao looked at Ruan Bai as if he was planning to resist the war for a long time, and suddenly stretched out his hand to hold down the drawing: "Second brother, we won't stay in Shunyang for the rest of our lives." ”

"Hmm." He knew, "What's wrong?" ”

"You have to go back to Xijing with me." So there's no need to think so much about a temporary home.

"Hmm...... It's the same to build a house, and it's not complicated to get this. What does this have to do with whether or not to go to Xijing? "Besides, it's so troublesome to take a shower now!

Chu Hao simply stretched out his hand and put all the thick stacks of drawings on the low table on the side, and asked, "Isn't this complicated?" ”

"Most of this is the blueprint of the village." Ruan Bai spread out the drawings, "The current defense of the barren post ...... It can also block the wind. When the spring came, it was all pushed to reconstruction. Then I plan to build a market in the original place where all the merchants can trade. Here's the rendering. ”

Chu Hao looked at the so-called renderings, and there was a hint of shock in his eyes, but he said, "Aren't you planning to let Ah Qiang and them go back to their respective homes after opening the spring capital?" "Actually, it's really not appropriate to set up a transaction in Sekijo. The origins of the businessmen are complex, and they cannot investigate them one by one. Let these people enter, and some actions in the army cannot be concealed from those who have intentions. It would be nice to be able to gather those merchants in a place not far from Guancheng.

"That's the plan, but there are probably a lot of people who don't have a home. Go back and take a look, and only when you are dead will you move forward steadily. "Remembering your name and how much blood you have paid for your relatives can straighten your back and survive in this cruel era.

"And the displaced people who were repatriated, who returned home with nothing ......"

Chu Hao interrupted him: "The imperial court will give them food, tools and necessary property. ”

Ruan Bai waved his hand: "Forget it, you can really get it, how many days can you survive?" ”

Shunyang Pass generally belongs to the territory of Pingxi Palace, Ruan Bai is so sincere, Chu Hao feels a little embarrassed, and he can't help but say viciously: "When the time comes, I will personally stare at it, and I don't believe that they dare to touch a grain of rice!" ”

"Huh." Ruan Bai didn't believe it at all, "You better settle your marriage contract first." ”

"What a marriage contract, I don't have a marriage contract!" However, he was still a little short of breath when he mentioned him, and he couldn't help but gently hug Ruan Bai, "If I can get engaged to my second brother...... but no." No matter how capable the second brother of his family is, but he has a life experience, in the eyes of the Pingxi Mansion or today's family, he is an ant that can be pinched to death casually. If he pushed Ruan Bai into everyone's sight before the situation stabilized, he would definitely be fine, but Ruan Bai would definitely be fine. He can't take risks with Ruan Bai, and he can't have the slightest possibility.

Ruan Bai was hugged by Chu Hao, and he couldn't see his expression, but he vaguely felt that something was wrong, and gently pushed the person away a little distance, and kissed him comfortingly: "Don't worry." ”

"Hmm." But he can't drag it out so negatively, the things that should be dealt with have to be solved in the same way, and if he continues like this, I'm afraid he will be treated as a soft persimmon and let people handle it at will.

Ruan Bai bared his teeth: "Anyway, I'm just fifteen." ”

The eighteen-year-old "old man" angrily pushed the person onto the kang and rectified the Fa on the spot.