As for the reason why Zhang Siwei said this, it is mainly because Gao Pragmatic stayed in Xinzheng to study in the upper clan, and Gao Pragmatic's mother was not very relieved, so she stayed in Xinzheng to take care of it nearby and did not go to Fengyang with Gao Gong.

Gao pragmatic nodded and said: "The nephew will write to his father about this matter, presumably his father will not object." ”

Zhang Siwei nodded with satisfaction, and Gao Pragmatic invited Zhang Siwei to come in to talk as half of the master, and the two sat down separately according to the number of etiquette - Gao Pragmatic insisted on sitting down, and Zhang Siwei did not insist that he sit in the master's seat, after all, his seniority and identity were clear.

There are not many people in Gao Gong's mansion, but after all, the prime minister's family, his eyes are naturally not bad, the time of tea is very good, and he pinches the time to serve two cups of tea, after all, the two are nephews and uncles, so there is no need to pay too much attention, and Zhang Siwei just talked to Gao Gong, and he was indeed a little thirsty, so he drank two sips before asking: "There is one thing, I don't know if you have heard of pragmatism, it is about you." ”

Gao was slightly stunned: "About me?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Siwei slowly put away his smile and said, "I held a lecture for the saint one day before, and in my spare time, the saint ...... Well, the Holy Lord praised you for your youth and knowledge, and asked me how much this uncle knew about you. ”

"Huh?" Gao Pragmatic was stunned in his heart, and said secretly: Could it be that Zhu Yijun, the little prince, couldn't hold words in his heart, and told the emperor about the previous incident so early? This...... It's a little early.

Zhang Siwei's eyes were blazing, and he looked at Gao Shipra: "After you arrived in Beijing that day, you went straight to the palace with Zhongxuan Gong, and I heard that you had a talk with the prince?" ”

Gao Shishi's heart moved, but he answered honestly: "Yes." He didn't know how much Zhang Siwei knew, so he planned to see Zhang Siwei's reaction before making a calculation.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Siwei was a little worried, and hurriedly advised: "You have been enlightened and studied for a few years in the Gao clan, and you have been personally instructed by Zhongxuangong, and your knowledge and insight are rare among your peers, and the prince has not yet entered the school for some reasons...... So, don't be arrogant in front of the prince. It must be known that although the prince is young, he is a king; Although we can, we are ministers. Do you understand that? ”

"Yes, nephew understands." As soon as Gao Shishi heard this, he knew that Zhang Siwei didn't know what the conversation between himself and Zhu Yijun involved that day, so he said: "The prince and nephew are of the same age, and most of them just talk about playing...... However, the prince occasionally mentioned it, and it seemed that he was a little displeased with some of Kedao's practices. ”

Zhang Siwei's eyes froze: "Oh? The prince ...... "He seemed to notice what the prince said directly, and it was a little inconsistent with his identity, so he couldn't help but stop.

Of course, Gao Pragmatic still has this kind of eye, and immediately followed: "The prince actually just said that some people in the Kedao are too harsh on the requirements of the saint. ”

"Hmm......" Zhang Siwei didn't reply immediately, but thought carefully for a while before asking, "What do you say?" ”

Gao pragmatically said: "I knew you were going to ask!" ”

At that moment, he looked honest and replied, "The nephew said that if they did a great job themselves, and then hoped that the Holy One would do better, then it would be understandable. ”

Zhang Siwei's face changed slightly, and he said with a little reproach: "Fortunately, you are young, otherwise...... Alas, if there is a next time, you should not say anything about such things. ”

"Oh." Gao pragmatic made a somewhat dejected appearance and lowered his head. Zhang Siwei naturally couldn't see the secret smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Pragmatic, uncle is not saying that there is anything wrong with your words themselves, but I want to tell you: the identity of the prince is very sensitive, and your identity is actually not insensitive. Although you are very young, in the eyes of others, some of the words you say 'inadvertently' are likely to represent the meaning of the Holy One or the High Pavilion Elder, and it is very easy to cause people to reverie! It is even difficult to ensure that some selfish people will take advantage of your words...... Wouldn't this cause unnecessary trouble to the Holy Lord and the High Pavilion Elder? Be pragmatic, uncle said so, you should understand what uncle means, right? ”

Gao pragmatically nodded and said, "Although there shouldn't be any opportunity to talk about these things with some outsiders in the future, my uncle understands what my nephew means, and I will be cautious in my words and deeds." ”

Zhang Siwei smiled at this time: "Okay, if you can understand this truth, you can rest assured that you will be an uncle." Then he paused, and his smile became a little bigger: "Pragmatic, although you studied in the Gao clan before, but you also have the blood of the Zhang family in your body, according to the rules of the Zhang clan, all the younger generations of the relatives who go to school will have a copy of the money every month, and your share has always been recorded in the account...... Oh yes, this example money starts when you learned enlightenment in the Gao clan. ”

When he said this, he saw that Gao was a little stunned, and couldn't help but quip: "What, didn't you expect it?" Didn't your mother mention the rules of the Zhang family to you? ”

Gao Pragmatic shook his head slightly: "My mother really didn't say it." ”

This time it was Zhang Siwei's turn to be a little surprised: "I handed over all the family's money and affairs to your third uncle a few years ago, and he specifically mentioned this matter when he corresponded with me, but you were in Xinzheng before...... Your third uncle originally planned to transfer it to you through your mother, but your mother said that you didn't need money at that time, so it might as well be temporarily stored by the Zhang family, so it has never been sent - I don't know that your mother didn't tell you about it? Well, maybe she doesn't want you to be distracted. Speaking of this, he laughed again: "However, this time it is convenient, you came to Jingshi with the elder of the high pavilion, and you are close to me, I got the news and wrote to ask, as of this month, your persuasion money has accumulated to nine hundred and seventy-five taels of silver." ”

Gao Pragmatic was really taken aback at this time - without him, just because it was close to a thousand taels of silver, it was enough to be called a huge amount of money in this era!

Just take an example: at this time, a pound of flour was worth only 0.01 taels of silver.

Moreover, this catty in the Ming Dynasty is not the current 500-gram catty, but a catty of 594.6 grams in the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, one tael of silver can buy close to 60,000 grams of flour, which is 60 kilograms...... In other words, this amount of money can already buy 58,500 kilograms of flour, that is, nearly sixty tons, and this price is still calculated according to the price of grain in Jingshi, which is obviously expensive.

If you are buying meat or simply livestock, the price of a cow at this time is about six taels to eight taels of silver (divided into size, year, etc.), and a pig (divided into large, medium and small) is only 1.5 taels on average.

If you want to compare, then you can compare labor, how cheap is labor? The first formal craftsman in the capital who passed the skill test, worked hard for three months, and earned about five to six taels of silver, which is about two taels a month.

As a high-ranking official from the first grade, Gao Gong's theoretical moon is only a "seventy-two stone" of rice, which is about 8,000 kilograms. Nowadays, the price of one stone of rice in Jingshi is not even one tael of silver, and the price of the prince and the prince is only more than 60 taels. Of course, Gao Gong wears many hats, and he is not a prince and a prince with such an honorary position, but those are two things.

Therefore, no matter whether you look at it horizontally or vertically, this nearly 1,000 taels of silver is undoubtedly a huge amount of money for Gao Pragmatic.