Chapter 0303 - All Things About Commerce
Many county officials who didn't have time to stop them were a little afraid to face the angry Ma Jun, Ma Jun's attitude was still very gentle on weekdays, that is, when he was doing those strange things, he couldn't be disturbed, otherwise, they would have seen the most irritable side of the county magistrate, you see, the county magistrate was angry, and they no longer stuttered!
However, when Ma Jun recognized the person in front of him, he immediately became restrained again, and said in a hesitant manner: "Bye.. Bye, meet the master,,,"
Wen Renxing frowned, stepped forward to push him away, and walked in, Ma Jun followed behind him, and also walked in, and the rest of the people stayed outside, not going in, when Wen Renxing walked inside, he saw the big stove in the house, and some strange tools around, and some dark graphite, the so-called graphite, he knew, graphite is a strange stone, which can be used for incineration, but the effect is not as great as wood.
This so-called graphite is coal, also known as carbon.
I really can't figure it out when I hear the attack, I don't know if I am an unsuccessful disciple, I don't do a good county order, I have to fiddle with some graphite here, he kicked away a few pieces of graphite at his feet, and said with some anger: "I don't hesitate to fight with Wang Funa, to ensure that you pass the assessment, you will repay me like this?" ”
"Division... Shijun, it's not like that, it's just that... Place... Winter is very cold, I see... See.. Seeing that many people in Liangzhou use graphite for heating, and in Luoyang, this thing is still a craft that scholars use to carve, I think I can ,,, can.. I can do something practical for the people of Liangzhou, if I... I... I can make this thing have a better use for cold resistance, so for the people of the world, wouldn't it... Be.. Is it a beautiful thing? Ma Jun hurriedly argued.
"No matter how good this matter is to the people, before that, do you still have to obey your duties as a county magistrate?"
"How can you be worthy of the love of the Son of Heaven who abandon the people here and are only busy with their own trivial affairs?"
Wen Renxi does have great expectations for this disciple, he hopes that this wise disciple can succeed him in the future, so that after he leaves the temple, there are also people who can help the Son of Heaven manage the treasury, but if Ma Jun is always like this, how can he get political achievements? How can it be promoted, now is not the past, as long as An An has the qualifications, now he must make some political achievements in order to be favored by Wang Fu.
"Master, if I can succeed, this graphite should be necessary for the entire northern part of the Han Dynasty, and only I know how to make it, at that time... I will submit the production method to the temple, wouldn't it be able to make the treasury..."As Ma Jun's age gradually increased, his stuttering became less and less, and when talking about his scientific research, he rarely stuttered, and he explained his method one by one, and he didn't know anything about it, but after hearing his huge profits, he also listened patiently.
"Alas... Either way, no matter what! When he heard about it, he just shook his head helplessly and walked out.
"Master, where are you going?"
"I still have important things to do, I need to go to Liangzhou, you just continue to do your thing, remember, I will never favor you because you are my disciple, what you do here, if you are impeached by Wang Fu, I will not help you!" Wen Renfeng said coldly, and after speaking, he left directly with his entourage, Ma Jun lowered his head and was silent.
After leaving Fufeng, he rushed to Liangzhou to the Liangzhou office, but unfortunately, Zheng Xuan was not here, since Wang Fu left, he was also infected with Wang Fu's bad habits, he always did not stay in the office on weekdays, and patrolled around in Liangzhou, the officials of Liangzhou were grief-stricken about this, and they searched for three days before they found Zheng Xuan, at this time, Zheng Xuan was wearing a farmer's clothes, and was participating in the autumn harvest in the farmland.
"I came here this time to do business with foreign countries, and I am not very familiar with Saiwai, and I still need Zheng Gong's help..."
"After the Western Regions, it is Guishan, if the Han wants to send a business trip, it also needs to communicate with Guishan and let them take care of the business trip, so that they can reach rest..."
"Guishan... The prince told me, and he also introduced it to the officials, and he also talked about tea..."
"Not only tea, silk, ceramics, and paper, but they are all the most beloved commodities of foreign merchants, and if they are traders, these items may be indispensable..."
"Hmm... I also need Zheng Gong's help in these matters, and I will also go to Yizhou to discuss the sale of tea with the local businessmen..."
Zheng Xuan got up, wiped the sweat drops on his forehead, nodded with a smile, and said: "It is said that Wen Rengong is rich and rivals the country, and his family is full of gold and silver pools, and he doesn't know that he can also do farming...", when he heard this, he laughed and said: "I have been poor since I was a child, and I have never eaten a full meal... Not to mention farming, but craftsmen and stealing, I know everything..."
Hearing Wen Ren's words of self-deprecation, Zheng Xuan felt a sense of sadness from it, he didn't say much, nodded, and said: "I am the same, if I hadn't been helped by my neighbors when I was a child, I am afraid that I would not have achieved anything recently..."
"Hmm... After helping you harvest this acre, I'm going to Yizhou, about the route, the escort of the soldiers, it's still a lot of work..."Hearing the attack, he lowered his head again and began to get busy.
"Wen Rengong, it is not difficult to escort him outside the Western Regions, it's just that I heard that Guishan is also a big country, with a territory of thousands of miles and hundreds of thousands of soldiers, if he is not allowed to trade, nor does he accept Han merchants, or even detain and intercept him, what should we do?"
Hearing this, he laughed and said, "If he doesn't trade with the Great Han, then use his sword to cut open his country!" ”
After hearing the attack and leaving, Zheng Xuan hurriedly returned to the office, he first found the garrison captain who was stationed outside Liangzhou all the year round, to ask about the route, outside Liangzhou, there are still some Qiang and robbers, only through some areas where the Han soldiers are stationed, can they safely reach the Western Regions, and after arriving in the Western Regions, the 10,000 soldiers stationed in the Western Regions can be escorted and sent to the surroundings of Guishan, and the rest of the escort can be entrusted to the Guishan country.
For Guishuang, Zheng Xuan also needs to send envoys to discuss important matters related to trade between the two countries, of course, but also to inform the court Zhang Taiwei, ready to send troops, Zheng Xuan, as a great Confucian, should not be so belligerent, but for a long time in Liangzhou, he also seems to be a little contaminated with the belligerent wind of Liangzhou, not to mention, he still personally experienced the battle of Xianbei, over the years, he is more and more like a Western Liang martial artist, rather than a world-famous Confucian. 8)