Chapter 408: Useful People
"Nonsense, what do weapons belong to, that's a taboo among taboos, who gave you the courage to let you speak wildly, do you feel that the emperor and everyone are protecting you, and you are not afraid of something big happening." Liang Shikou is full of lotus flowers, and the stars are flying wildly.
That's because you don't know how profitable the arms trade is, and I don't think you can bear it, but you have to tell them about it in a roundabout way, and you can't tell him that this business can make a lot of money.
"Lord Liang, you listen to me first, I'll give you an analysis and analysis, and talk about the truth in the middle, you feel still dissatisfied after listening to it, you scold me again, okay." Old children, old children, you have to coax them to deal with them.
"Okay, I'll listen, if you can't tell me one, two, three, I'll immediately send someone to escort you back to Bianjing, and I'll also go to the court to let the court never hire you, you are a capital enemy, do you know?" The old man was really angry this time, and he was very emotional when he spoke.
Lu Zifei said: "Okay, listen to you, first of all, let me tell you a few data, you see if there is a problem with what the kid said, first, all the forbidden troops of our Great Song Dynasty have reached 1.4 million, not counting nearly 800,000 box soldiers, Fan soldiers, and township soldiers, this is all real data!" ”
Liang Shi was also taken aback by such a huge base, but Zhang Tangqing said: "Hanzhang is right, these data were jointly reported by the Ministry of War and the Privy Council last year. ”
Lu Zifei said with a smile: "Aside from the 800,000 miscellaneous troops, let's just say that the 1.4 million regular forbidden army, of which 600,000 are in the northwest border, and the remaining 800,000 are all in Bianjing, Lord Liang, what are you doing with these people now?" Defend the capital? ”
"Boy, don't you tell me you want to disarm? I'd advise you not to think about it. ”
Lu Zifei said: "It's not time to disarm now, but those weapons in the munitions depot can be taken out to bask in the sun, what do you say?" We left half of the number of 400,000, sold 400,000, 400,000 to defend the capital is enough, and in fact, there may not be 400,000 people with combat power. ”
Liang Shi said: "Even if what you said is right, then what will you do with those who have no weapons and raise them in the barracks?" ”
"You mean it's not dry now? The annual maintenance cost of many wooden weapons is an astronomical amount, and some have been placed in the warehouse and rotted by themselves without being used at all. ”
After a moment of impulse, Liang Shi calmed down, he wanted to get the clue of this matter, this kid is not the kind of stunned person who does things, and he will definitely not do meaningless things.
Weapons? Weapons supervisor, Li Lin, isn't this just a complete cycle? It turns out that his ultimate purpose is this.
"You want to change the clothes of the Forbidden Army? However, the consequences of selling these weapons to Goryeo are still difficult to predict. ”
Lu Zifei said: "This involves another huge plan, the change of clothes is part of this matter, and it is also a beginning, mainly because the weapons in the warehouse are backward and can no longer adapt to this era." ”
Liang Shi spread his hands and said: "I don't have the right to speak in this matter, I am not the only person you need to convince, the big head is on the side of the court." They're not as talkative as I am. ”
"What I mean is that weapons are not only sold to Goryeo, but I also sell them to the people of Liao, whether it is Yelu Zongzhen or Yelu Chongyuan or Li Yuanhao, they are all sold, as long as they can come up with money, I will sell them."
Zhang Tangqing touched Lu Zifei's forehead and said, "I don't have a fever!" How can you say this nonsense? Did you not wake up? ”
"I'm very sober, and I know what I'm talking about, Yelu Zongzhen failed to defeat Western Xia, this is a stain on his governance, he must want revenge in his heart, I can't think of three years, Yelu Zongzhen will definitely go west again,
As a good neighbor, if we don't provide a little help, can we still be a good neighbor? Yelu Chongyuan's ambition is inflated, let's not sell some weapons to him cheaply, his self-confidence in rebellion is always insufficient, we must be good people to the end, perfect. ”
After speaking, seeing a few people staring at him, Lu Zifei took a step back and said, "Why do you look at me with such eyes." ”
Zhang Tangqing stammered: "It's okay if your guess is wrong, but if you guess correctly, then your mind is too much..."
"What's the matter, I've always adhered to the principle that I'm a good person, we must help our neighbors when they're in trouble, you think, if one day we go on a northern expedition in the future, Goryeo can also help us from the east to involve the Liao country, isn't this the reason, I also think I'm a genius, don't be obsessed with brother, brother is just a legend."
Liang Shi looked at Gu Xuanze and said, "Is this young man's mind so dark now?" Many people say that this kid is not a disciple of Confucianism, but I think there is a lot of saying that Confucianism cannot cultivate this kind of person. ”
Lu Zifei said proudly: "I am the last descendant of the Guigu lineage, and you can't slander me for not being a Confucian disciple, otherwise wouldn't you slap yourself in the face?" ”
Gu Xuanze scolded with a smile: "Confucianism does not have a brazen person like you. ”
Lu Zifei was not ashamed but proudly said: "Are you the roundworm in my stomach, I just wanted to write a book recently, I have thought of the name, it is called "Thick Black Learning", which is dedicated to telling how a person can be thick-skinned and black-hearted, and when the time comes, a few more opinions." ”
"You are discrediting and blaspheming learning, and people like you should be exiled to the ends of the earth, where you are the only one." Liang Shi gritted his teeth and said.
"Haha, I really want to go? But this world is in my heart, it's the same there, I'm going to write a recital for the emperor, this time I have to write a little more detailed, and you guys will taste tea slowly. ”
Zhang Tangqing said: "How can a peer be so evil? Everyone has the same head and two hands, why is there such a big difference? I don't think I'm worse than any of my peers, but in front of him, I feel like I'm a latecomer. ”
Liang Shi said: "He has violence in his heart, and it makes sense that those people in the court don't want him to stay in the court." ”
August is a harvest season, the people's hard work of the year depends on these days, in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, you see a busy scene during this time, Luoyang's Lujia Zhuangzi is even more lively.
"My lord, why don't you sit down in the shed next to you and rest, we will ask you to come and check after we have finished collecting it." Huzi said to Sima Guang with a smile.
After being appointed to stay in Luoyang, Sima Guang thought that this was a great opportunity, as long as he could make some achievements in Luoyang, then the next Zaifu would inevitably have his own position.
Who knew that after arriving in Luoyang, I found that this Luoyang seemed to have him or not, you are like this, you are not still like this, which makes Sima Guang's heart suffer, I don't hear that the Lu family's grain cultivation is very famous, he came to see it in person, and after he came, he really made him see something different.
"Have you ever eaten this corn? How it tastes. ”
Huzi said: "I have eaten, the taste is definitely not as good as wheat and rice, but it is much better than sweet potatoes, no matter how this is also food, there is no adverse reaction after eating, the important thing is that this thing does not pick the ground, the yield is also high, one acre of land can produce six or seven hundred catties, which is twice that of wheat." ”
In fact, Sima Guang had heard of corn in the capital, but he felt that it was a young man who was sensationalizing, so he didn't know much about it.
When he arrived at the pergola, he saw that there were many people at the door of Zhuangzi, so Huzi took the initiative to explain: "They are all people who want to come to Zhuangzi to read, but the number of people is a bit large in the past two days. ”
"Can I go and see it?" Sima Guang's interest came up, food and culture and education are the two major factors that reflect the achievements of officials in charge of the government, and there are many literati, and many Jinshi are also the embodiment of political achievements.
"Of course you can, but this scholar really has a lot of problems, and he is not as humble as Xiao Fei at all."
Sima Guang shook his head, and didn't answer Huzi's complaints, he is also a scholar, how can the pride of a scholar be the same as a group of mud-legged people, and Sima Guang is also a person who attaches great importance to 'etiquette', and he looks down on people like Huzi in his heart.
There are more than a dozen tables and chairs in the courtyard, and there is a student sitting on each of them, and after one answers, the next one will be connected, and someone will re-put the test papers, Sima Guang also stood behind the candidates and looked at the exam questions, and he was immediately attracted by the test questions on the test papers.
He tried to answer in his mind a few times, but it didn't seem so satisfying, and when he looked up and saw a man looking at him with a smile, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"It turns out that the examiner is Mr. Shengyu and Mr. Liu."
Mei Yaochen said with a smile: "Why didn't the left-behind adults come to the door without notifying us, it seems that we are rude." ”
Mei Yaochen's reputation in the literary world has risen sharply in the past two years, and he is still his predecessor, Sima Guang did not dare to put on an official stand, and said: "Lujia Zhuangzi is the capital of my promotion, of course I have it, but I think the questions of these children's exams are a bit biased." ”
Mei Yaochen said: "I didn't write this volume, the author is these two new science and technology scholars, and I am only responsible for supervision." ”
Zhang Dian had to stand up, and he made a joke with the little girl of Sima Guang's family, and he would be criticized for not speaking at this time.
"I didn't expect Sima Shilang to come to Luoyang, it seems that the fate of the student and Master Sima is not shallow."
"It's thick! Can you tell me why you did this? Sima Guang asked after seeing Zhang Dan.
Zhang Dian did not have stage fright, and said eloquently: "The purpose of Tsinghua University is to cultivate useful people, and we have made it very clear to them that those who only want to be in the Jinshi will turn left when they go out, and rely on the Jinshi in Tsinghua University is only incidental." ”
"Then tell me what a useful person is" Sima Guang was not angry, talking to Zhang Dian like a gentle elder.
"People who can feed the people, make the country strong, and be able to achieve the ultimate in a certain field."