The young man was also taken aback when he heard that the person in front of him was the famous Guo Zhiyuan, especially when he spoke disrespectfully Guo Zhiyuan but was still so approachable, he was very surprised, and he hurriedly saluted with some embarrassment: "The grass people have no form, offended Lord Guo, please forgive me, the grass people Xu Hongzu, the word Zhenzhi, the number Xiake, the people of Jiangyin (now Jiangyin City, Jiangsu) in the south, have read books for a few years, but the talent is dull, and they have failed to gain fame, so they can only place their affection between the mountains and rivers, and I heard that Dongfan is updated in the weather under the governance of adults. It's like a paradise, so I came here to ......"

It is said that Guo Zhiyuan now has a certain immunity to meeting historical celebrities in this dynasty, Xu Guangqi, Zhao Shizhen, Wang Zheng, and Shen Yourong all served under him, and even Hong Chengchou, the "first hero of the Qing Dynasty", was cut off by him in advance, what other historical celebrities in this dynasty can move him, but hearing the name Xu Xiake still makes him feel ecstatic in his heart!

Although Xu Xiake is famous in later generations, in most people's understanding, he is still only regarded as a loser who likes to travel in the mountains and rivers without doing his job, and he can't talk about much historical contribution, but isn't it, who wouldn't be able to travel in the mountains and rivers? Especially Xu Xiake has been displaced all his life, and he does not hesitate to sell his property to visit the famous mountains and rivers of the country, not to mention that people in this era cannot understand, that is, from the secular perspective of later generations, he is also a typical loser and a loser in life.

But in fact, this idea is very wrong, Xu Xiake's historical contribution is not only great, it can even be said to be unprecedented, he wrote "Xu Xiake's Travels" recorded in detail the humanities, geography, minerals, animals and plants throughout China, a historical precedent, is an immortal masterpiece!

Xu Xiake has provided many precious historical materials for the later generations of geography, minerals, zoological and zoological research, etc., and laid the foundation of these disciplines, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the founder of these disciplines, so he is not only a well-known traveler, but also a great geographer, zoologist, ecologist, miner, and writer. His tireless exploration of nature is enough to transcend time and space, and we modern people are ashamed.

However, the reason why Guo Zhiyuan was ecstatic was not because he was overwhelmed by the spirit of this "strange man through the ages", in fact, Xu Xiake at this time was just in his early twenties, and his exploration journey had just begun.

Some readers may not have reacted, isn't Xu Xiake a traveler? What does it have to do with Guo Zhiyuan's solution to the problem of limited resources in Dongfan? You may have forgotten that Xu Xiake is not only a traveler, but also a mineralogist, Xu Xiake has read a lot of books since he was a child and has a wealth of knowledge, so he can write a masterpiece like "Xu Xiake's Travels", which is exactly the special talent that Guo Zhiyuan needs!

As to wear. Yue, Guo Zhiyuan has the advantage that people in this era do not have, he knows which mineral resources are abundant in which places in later generations, most of these places have not been developed in this era, because the highly professional work of prospecting is not something that ordinary people can do, and now with Xu Xiake, this problem is easy to solve, as long as Guo Zhiyuan provides the general direction, let Xu Xiake take people to find mines, then it is not a good one!

At that time, Guo Zhiyuan only needs to spend money to buy the land, and then buy off the local government, or find local magnates to buy shares, won't he continue to obtain the mineral resources that Dongfan lacks?

Thinking of this, Guo Zhiyuan became more and more overjoyed, and he didn't care about accompanying Chu Wan'er to continue shopping, and warmly invited Xu Xiake to the prefect's yamen to drink tea and talk in detail, Xu Xiake didn't know that he had become a little gold man who could dig gold in Guo Zhiyuan's eyes, and he was really a little inexplicable about Guo Zhiyuan's sudden enthusiasm, but how could he not be flattered in the face of the prefect's invitation, so he naturally followed Guo Zhiyuan to the prefect's yamen.

Coming to the prefect's yamen, Guo Zhiyuan did not directly say his thoughts to Xu Xiake, but talked with Xu Xiake about the mountains. The more he goes, he just needs to move and wear. The golden finger of the Yue is enough to make Xu Xiake, who is not deeply involved in the world, shocked, and only regards Guo Zhiyuan as a rare mentor and confidant in a century!

Under Guo Zhiyuan's favor, Xu Xiake also showed his lofty ambition and inventory of his intention to travel all over the country's famous mountains and rivers, Guo Zhiyuan wanted such an effect, and immediately applauded, expressing his willingness to fund Xu Xiake to visit the famous mountains and rivers, and also allocated fifty highly skilled guards to Xu Xiake as an entourage to protect him.

Xu Xiake was stunned by this sudden surprise, although his family is well-off, but he only has a little property, far from being called a rich family, this time he encountered thieves on the way, and the silver on his body was stolen, so he was so down, and now Guo Zhiyuan not only promised to fund him to visit the famous mountains and rivers, but also assigned fifty skilled guards to him as his entourage, this is simply pie in the sky!

It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and he bowed his head with tears in his eyes, and said in a choked voice: "My lord treats me like this, how can the grass people repay me!" ……”

Guo Zhiyuan actually wanted to use Xu Xiake to help him find mines, seeing Xu Xiake's true feelings, he was a little embarrassed for his "despicable" intentions, and hurriedly helped Xu Xiake up, and sighed: "Brother Zhenzhi please get up quickly, in fact, I envy you, the eldest husband should be facing the blue sea and the twilight is blue, the master has not reached, the unknown of the people, don't look at the surface scenery of my prefect, but it is actually difficult, if it is not for the hundreds of thousands of people in Dongfan, I also want to learn from the virtuous brother between the mountains and rivers, travel all over the famous mountains and rivers, and live up to this life!" ……”

Xu Xiake was more and more moved, and said ashamedly: "The adults care about the people, which is admirable, but it's a pity that the grass people have no strengths and can't share their worries for adults!" ……”

Guo Zhiyuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Zhenzhi must not be presumptuous, I have a vast land in China, and there are countless treasures under the mountains and rivers, and the virtuous brother is interested in exploring nature, and he will be able to leave a name in history, and he will be ......able to leave a name for eternity."

Xu Xiake is also a smart person, and when Guo Zhiyuan was so plucked, he felt that his eyes were suddenly opened, and he said excitedly: "An adult's words are better than ten years of study, if adults have a place where they can get grass people, grass people are liver and brain, and they will not hesitate!" ……”