At dinner time, as usual, only three people were served: Gao Gong, Mrs. Gao Zhang's and Gao Shishi, and Gao Gong's two such as Mrs. Cao and Xue ate at a separate table in the side hall according to the etiquette.

Gao Gong's wife Zhang and Gao pragmatic's mother Zhang are not the same clan as Puzhou Zhang, Gao Gong's wife was born in Xinzheng's Linxian Zhongmu County, Zhongmu Zhang is also an official eunuch in the local area, and the eleventh ancestor of Gao's wife Zhang is Zhang Gui, the secretary of the Yuan Dynasty. In recent years, it has not been bad, the great-grandfather is the tunliu order, the grandfather Zhang Songji is good at filial piety, known for filial piety in Henan, his father has also been tried for the Zhou government, and even among his younger generations, there are also outstanding ones: Mrs. Gao's nephew Zhang Mengnan is Jiajing's forty-four years of Jinshi, the first Guangping Mansion magistrate, and the current member of the criminal department.

In the eyes of Gao Shishi, Mrs. Gao belongs to a very traditional and typical noble lady from a Ming Dynasty official eunuch family, usually everything is subject to the will of her husband, gentle and dignified, and polite to others, but unfortunately for some reason, she has no children in her life. may be because she has no children, she has a good attitude towards Gao Pragmatic's nephew, but as far as Gao Pragmatic observes, she is also good to Gao Gong's other nephews and nieces, but anyway, Gao Pragmatic thinks she is a good person.

Gao Gong's two side chambers, Cao and Xue, Gao Shishi are actually not very familiar with each other, only know that Cao originally gave birth to three daughters, but unfortunately all three daughters died at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and Xue originally gave birth to a son, Gao Lai, but he also died at the age of thirteen - speaking of which, Gao Gong's family is indeed a bit miserable.

Gao's family style is rigorous, and it is a basic requirement to eat without saying a word, and this meal is of course no exception, that is, to eat quietly, there is nothing to show. Mrs. Gao was the first to finish eating, but after she finished eating, she waited quietly for Gao Gong, of course, this is also the rule. Gao Gong actually eats faster, but because he takes care of Gao Pragmatic, he has always deliberately eaten very slowly recently - because according to the etiquette system, if Gao Gong, the head of the family, puts chopsticks, everyone else at the table can no longer continue to eat, and Gao Pragmatic is the time to grow the body, and after all, the body is still a child, and eating is not fast enough, Gao Gong this person does not look at the uprightness, but it does not mean that things cannot be understood, so deliberately chew slowly and wait for Gao Pragmatic to eat enough.

After Gao Pragmatic finished eating, Gao Gong slowly and methodically finally drank the clear soup, put down the chopsticks, took the white handkerchief handed over by the maid and wiped his mouth, nodded to Mrs. Gao and said, "If Madame wants to take a walk, go first, for the husband has something to talk to Pragmatic." ”

Mrs. Gao has been accustomed to her husband's pragmatic homework or gossip after dinner, and she was not surprised to hear this, nodded and stood up.

Gao Pragmatic hurriedly got up and bowed slightly: "Aunt go slowly." ”

Mrs. Gao smiled gently: "No need to be polite. Shi Shiran went with his personal maid.

Gao Pragmatic waited for Mrs. Gao to go out, looked up at Gao Gong, and saw that he lowered his head, his brows were furrowed all the time, and he couldn't help asking: "Third uncle, but things are not going well in the court?" ”

Gao Gong seemed to be pondering just now, and when he heard this, he glanced up at Gao Shishi and smiled: "Things in the DPRK and China have never been very smooth anyway, and Zhao Zhenji has always been unaccustomed to me, no matter what I say, he will oppose it anyway, I have long been used to it...... Why, do you have any 'high opinions' about the stones in the pit like Zhao Dazhou? ”

Gao Shishi saw him teasing himself, and smiled helplessly: "If the third uncle finds it difficult, and the nephew has only read a few books, and he is only a shallow learner, naturally there will be no good way." ”

"You little ghost, when did you become so modest?" Gao Gong smiled, stood up and made a gesture: "Don't mention him, let's go, go to my study." ”

The servants and maids of the surrounding high mansions listened to each other's faces, thinking that the young master (referring to Gao Lai, who had died young) had not been allowed to enter the master's study until he passed away, and he was already twelve or thirteen years old at that time. There are only three or four servants in the mansion who can be allowed to enter the master's study to clean, which shows that the status of the eldest young master of the sixth master's family in the master's mind is really not ordinarily high!

Gao Pragmatic didn't know about this situation, and he didn't think it would be wrong to enter a study...... When he was in Xinzheng's hometown before, when would he not enter the high-arched study?

Of course, he also knows that Gao Gong's study rules are not small, mainly because Gao Gong is a person who has worked hard, and there are many manuscripts in the study all the year round, some of those manuscripts are the elaboration of his political ideas, some of the expressions of economic thoughts, some are the records of governing the country, and some are the thoughts of academic research...... Gao Gong is not a daily arrangement of these manuscripts, but think of writing down, write down the first random place there, take it out every once in a while and then look at it, after reading it, if there is a need to modify it, then modify and modify, and confirm that it is correct will be sorted out and put in a special position. Therefore, his study does not allow people to move around at will.

After entering the study, Gao Gong asked Gao Shishi to sit down first, but he picked and chose among several stacks of manuscripts on the bookcase, as if he was looking for something. Gao Pragmatic was very open in front of Gao Gong, let him sit down, and he sat down, and even picked up the big red robe personally sent by the housekeeper and blew it gently - he is a child who is afraid of burning, and even if he drinks tea in winter, he prefers to drink it cooler.

Gao Gong finally found what he wanted, it was also a manuscript, and it was obviously a draft, he looked at it, walked over and handed it to Gao Shishi, and said, "You can take a look." After a slight pause, he added: "You are reading the University, look at this manuscript, and say what you think." ”

Gao Cheng put down the teacup, got up and took the manuscript, and waited for Gao Gong to sit down before sitting down and reading the manuscript.

"Q: Why does "University" make money in words? Said: This is the useful learning of the sages! "Hong Fan" eight politics, the first word of food; The three things of "Yu Han" finally gave birth to a good life. Financial management, the top priority of the king's government! In later generations, pedantic and well-known people did not know righteousness and profit, did not distinguish between public and private, and regarded self-interest as the highest, and even made people unable to be a country. As everyone knows, gathering people is called wealth, and financial management is righteousness. It is also said that the sum of the benefits of the righteous is not disadvantaged...... The distinction between righteousness and profit, but in the judgment of public interest, if it is out of righteousness, then both benefit is righteous; If you are out of profit, you will also benefit from righteousness. And in vain to take the unspoken profit as the highest, so that people cannot be regarded as a country, it is also in the name of the beneficiary, and how can it be called righteousness? ”

After reading it, Gao Shishi raised his eyebrows and praised: "Three uncles see you!" I still remember that when my nephew read "University Yanyi Supplement", I saw Qiu Wenzhuang say: Yi said: Why gather people? Said wealth. Wealth is used for people out of the land. The reason why people are human beings and make a living from wealth cannot be left without a person for a day. The so-called rich man is just grain and goods. The valley is so rich in food, the goods are in charge of the people, and if there is food and use, the people have the tools for life and raising, and the settlement is in peace! He paused for a moment and continued: "However, although Qiu Wenzhuang Gong has a clear discussion of wealth and goods, if it is said that the theory of financial management is elevated to the debate of righteousness and benefit and deaf, Sanbo is probably still the first person!" ”

Gao Gong listened carefully to what he said, and then smiled and said: "It seems that your "University Yanyi Supplement" is indeed not read in vain, but you said that I am the first person to elevate financial management to the debate of righteousness and benefit, but I dare not take it...... You probably haven't finished reading this "University Derivation Supplement", right? ”

Gao Pragmatic was slightly stunned, and Hao Ran said: "Qiu Gong's masterpiece, Huanghuang has more than a million words, and you have to be patient and savor, my nephew is stupid, and I haven't finished reading it yet." ”

"Well, you're right, with your age, you have other homework on weekdays, and it's common for you to finish it yet." Gao Gong nodded and said: "In fact, my argument is also based on the words of Qiu Wenzhuang Gong, Qiu Gong once said in the 160th volume of "University Yanyi Supplement": The king is the ruler, and the country is not used to control the country, and the reason why the country is the user is also wealth. Wealth is born in the sky, produced in the earth, and made in people. Therefore, the one who makes it use, Jun also. Although the monarchy is used for the country, it is actually for the people, so the monarch is not enough to take the people, and the people are not enough to take the king, the upper and lower are accommodating, intertwined for use, when the time is scattered, there is no one, cover with one person and make its use, not dedicated to one person. It is the ancient benevolence that knows that it is the heaven to guard the wealth, and the wealth for the people is also gathered, and all the useful degree is not for the heavens, not for the people, and will never dare to spend lightly, and its expenses will also be for the enjoyment of the gods, and will be for the safety of all the people, and dare not think of it as their own selfishness. What is it? Born with five materials, the people use it, Junte is the ear of the people's reason, not the king's income and private ownership. Gou thinks that he thinks it is his own thing and uses it privately, he does not know the limited nature of the people, the difficulty of the people's strength, the accumulation of a hundred years and insufficient, scattered for a day and no more, the day and the month are consumed, once it is tamed in the emptiness of the treasury and the lack of national budget, and the officials have no reserves, and the people have no cover, so at that time, all the schemes are unsuccessful, how can the monarch be safe, and what can the country have to govern? ”

When he said this, he smiled and looked at Gao Shishi: "You see, although Duke Qiu Wenzhuang clearly advised the monarch to be thrifty and love the people, he has actually secretly expressed what he thinks in his heart: Jun is thrifty for the people, and righteousness is also. ”

Gao Pragmatic also laughed: "In the final analysis, it all comes from the place where 'the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light'." ”

Gao Gong laughed, sat on the Taishi chair and leaned back gently: "So it's all about learning." You see, if the people are precious, then it is for the people to manage their finances for the great righteousness, but what is necessary for the people? Money and goods. Therefore, it is the great righteousness of the world to manage money for the world. ”