After Su Chen came to the Han Mansion, the banquet officially began, and all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas were served to the table by the pretty maids, and the five of them chatted freely while eating and drinking.

In view of the fact that Wang Yuechao first came to Runzhou City and was not familiar with the local customs, Han Pei, as the friendship of the landlord, took the lead in explaining the particularity of Runzhou's geographical location to him.

Because Runzhou City is close to the Yangtze River, there is the famous Jinling Ferry (Xijin Ferry), all large and small merchant ships want to enter the Yangtze River section, whether it is to cross the river to the Song Realm in the north, or to flow into the sea along the east of the river, sail away, all have to pass through this ferry.

In normal times, there are 10,000 troops stationed in Jinlingdu, not only to prevent the Song army from raiding, or the robbers at sea landing and robbing, but also to check the import and export materials of contraband, and the identity of merchants and peddlers, so as not to mix into the Song and Yue countries.

Runzhou City has a developed water system, rapid economic development, and the people are rich, mainly relying on the supply of the port, all kinds of materials are moved from here to the ship for export, or the outside materials are transported here, and the local people's labor fees will definitely be able to earn some. Storing goods, rotating transportation, buying low and selling high, etc., the business of the merchants is very flexible, which is an advantage that other Fuzhou cities do not have.

In terms of military position, Runzhou is the north gate of Jinling City, and it is also the gateway to the east, which is of great strategic significance to defend against the attack of the Song army in the north and prevent the attack and landing of thieves at sea.

In Runzhou, there are nine first-class merchant families, namely the Bai family, the Du family, the Ding family, the Lu family, the Fan family, etc., among which the Bai family and the Ding family have been hostile for many years because they both produce ceramics, confronting and squeezing each other, and finally, the Ding family used means to persecute the old man of the Bai family, stealing the secret recipe to suppress the Bai family, who knew that Su Chen disrupted the situation, helped the Bai family turn over, and integrated new resources by Bai Susu, and brought down the Ding family in one fell swoop.

After Wang Yuechao heard these things, he couldn't help but look at Su Chen with admiration.

"Unexpectedly, Su Gongzi also has research on porcelain-making, and can also invent soap, refined salt, and spirits, which is indeed a rare talent!" Wang Yuechao was amazed, and when he heard about Su Chen's deeds in Han Xizai's study in the morning, he was particularly interested in this young talent he had never met.

A talented man who only knows how to write poetry, at most, after entering the imperial examination, can enter the Hanlin Dynasty, write books and speak, and be a generation of writers and lyricists, even if he is an official in the six ministries, he often talks on paper, and rarely pays attention to practice, which is not very useful for reversing the situation.

This is also the reason why Han Xizai values Su Chen, if he continues to create new things, foreign trade can greatly improve the economy, make up for the lack of the treasury of the Tang State, and with money, earn the money of the surrounding princes, and use it to enrich the country and strengthen the army, so that there will be a chance to fight against the Song army.

Su Chen said politely: "It's all about some skills, and in addition to studying, the younger generations like to study those, so there are some small innovations, and they can't get into the hall of elegance." ”

Han Pei said on the side: "Master Su, don't be modest! Do you know that it is precisely because of your small innovation that the Bai family turned over in an instant, as soon as the green and white porcelain came out, and the soap was mass-produced, the Bai family's shops suddenly became wealthy, and the orders were in batches, making the large and small business travel teams in Runzhou all active, and many people planned to order new goods from the Bai family, and go directly to the sea, and sell them to Khitan, Nanyang, Fusang, and Goryeo, exchanging the gold and silver there, as well as pearl agate, spices and ivory, and rare melons and fruits. ”

This Han Pei is in charge of the Han family's business, so he is also full of business experience, what he sees is economic interests, and he is full of business remarks when he says it.

Su Chen smiled slightly, after all, he was a scholar, and in front of several court officials, it was not good to talk about business experience, so he just smiled and kept a low profile.

Peng Zhifu has read books all his life, and he is a real Confucian official, but he still regards these skills as trivial matters in his heart, paying attention to the righteousness of the article, the road to the imperial examination, etc., so he asked: "Su Chen, these days, have you studied well to prepare for the autumn season?" ”

Su Chen arched his hand and said: "Lord Hui, the younger generation is closed at home, and he is studying the bibliography of the imperial examination and the subset of scriptures and history. ”

Han Xizai knew that he didn't read much about the ancients, and was a little worried that he couldn't write well, so he stroked his beard and said, "Why don't you let the old man teach you?" ”

Su Chenzheng picked up a small spoon and took a sip of fish soup, and almost squirted out when he heard the words.

was tested by him to teach the articles and scriptures, and he was destined to make a fool of himself on the spot, and Su Chen didn't dare to respond.

"No, no...... Not necessarily. Su Chen hurriedly shook his hand and rejected the proposal.

Han Xizai showed a suspicious look, and he was still a little uneasy in his heart.

The others didn't know the details, so they didn't care, Governor Peng raised a glass to toast the new thorn history at this time, and Su Chen and Han Pei accompanied them to have a drink.

Wang Yuechao was still a little excited about coming to the rich Runzhou, and couldn't help but tell everyone about Daozhou.

That Daozhou is adjacent to the Southern Han Dynasty, close to the south of the Liangguang Mountains, the heat is incomparable, and there are many miasma, not to mention that the northerners were not accustomed to the water and soil in the past, even the Jiangnan people will feel uncomfortable.

The previous assassin history, named Liao Yan, was the minister of the Ma court of Chu State, and later Chu civil strife, Liao Yan and Peng Shisong led people to escort the late emperor's son Ma Xicao to the Tang Lord in the south of the Yangtze River, and became the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Liao Yan was sealed by Li Jing Daozhou Assassin History, after taking office, he originally did a good job, but the Southern Han sent people to make a rebellion in Daozhou, Liao Yan led people to suppress and died, Wang Yuechao was transferred from the identity of Jinling City's military department member Wailang, went to Daozhou to do the assassin history, pacified the local chaos, this treatment is five or six years of time.

After Wang Yuechao finished talking about these past events, he came to Jiuxing, and said earnestly to Su Chen: "Han Shilang recommended you, you attach great importance to it, and treat it as a protégé, after you join our faction, you have to be with Han Shilang and us to fight against the traitorous and chaotic party, rectify the dynasty, save the decline of the Tang State, and resist the threat of the Song army, all of which are things that we, loyal and patriotic courtiers, should do." ”

Su Chen listened to the other party's talk about the party struggle so righteously, and he also admired his eloquence.

Perhaps this is the remark that every Sun Party member uses to brainwash, and only by believing in it can we have a common goal and make a strong move in one place.

Wang Yuechao saw that his expression was abnormal, he didn't answer, and thought that he was resisting the party struggle, so he explained: "Scholar, don't demonize the party struggle!" Mr. Feng Dao said well in the article "Ku Rongjian", a gentleman is not a party, and there is no help for it; The villain is good for friends, and it is good for people to help. If morality is lost, there will be no solution, and the gentleman will not be able to change it, and the villain may be forgivable. You've read this article, and you should know the meaning of it. ”

Su Chen was stunned for a moment, recalling this Mr. Feng Dao in his mind, it seems that he really has an impression, he is a strategist in the five dynasties, he served in the early years of Yanwang Liu Shouguang, the Later Tang Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty, the Later Han Dynasty, and the Later Four Dynasties, and successively served in the Later Tang Dynasty Zhuangzong, the Later Tang Mingzong, the Later Tang Min Emperor, the Later Tang Dynasty Emperor, the Later Jin Dynasty Gaozu, the Later Jin Emperor, the Later Han Gaozu, the Later Han Yin Emperor, the Later Zhou Taizu, and the Later Zhou Shizong Ten emperors, always served as the general, the three dukes, and the three divisions, which can be regarded as an evergreen tree.

In this article he wrote, "Ku Rongjian", he analyzed the relationship between officialdom and came to a conclusion, that is, the gist of what he said just now: A gentleman does not like to form gangs, but no one will help a gentleman if there is a disaster. The villain forms a party with a group of people for personal gain because of interests, and because of the relationship of interests, once something happens, these people will help him.

Failure to pay attention to morality will not cause any practical consequences, and if there is a disaster, no one will help you, but you will inevitably be unlucky. Being a gentleman can only bear the consequences if he is unlucky, and the villain sees this, and chooses to be a villain in order to protect himself, which is understandable and acceptable.

It is precisely because of this article that many literati and politicians in later generations criticized Feng Dao, feeling that he beautified the party struggle, ignored the style of a gentleman, and simply smeared the scholars who had a career in the imperial examination, such as Ouyang Xiu, a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, who despised Feng Dao's behavior of "going to the Liang and the twilight" and having no discipline, and he scolded Feng Dao for being shameless. Sima Guang also criticized Feng Dao for being "loyal to the two monarchs", but Wang Anshi believed that Feng Dao was "a person in the Buddha's position", and Su Dongpo also praised Feng Dao as "a bodhisattva, and a person who comes again".

In fact, Feng Dao was born in the troubled times of five generations, which can be said to be surrounded by tigers, wolves and leopards, and it is a great merit for him to move around, establish a life for the people, and save countless people. It is easy to be a "loyal minister" who has died, and when the people's lives are hanging upside down, they can only endure humiliation and bear the burden, and think of saving things when they are saved, which is the heart of the Bodhisattva.

Su Chen was silent when he heard this, he would not be dogmatic about a certain article or a certain point of view, but had his own style of acting and a code of conduct. He can see clearly what is good, what is evil, and the major issues of right and wrong, and has a vision beyond the limitations of this era, so he will not blindly obey, but will only judge the situation, adapt to the situation, and do things according to his heart.