Chapter 294: Flowers Bloom and Fall Differently

"Then Qin Jiushao really said that?"

In the Boya Building, only Zhao and Ju and Hu You sat opposite each other, and Long Twelve stood behind Zhao and Ju, just nodded slightly to greet Hu You when he came in, and then took matters seriously. In Long Twelve's opinion, it seems that everyone in the world may pose a threat to Zhao and Ju, and they are all objects he should be wary of.

"That's true, Your Majesty, this person is an interesting person, he has studied wisdom in Liu for three years, but he has to come back to take the imperial examination."

In recent years, Zhao and Ju have two channels in the selection of officials, the first and most is the imperial examination, those who were born in the imperial examination are still given priority as before when they are promoted; The second is the scholars who choose to graduate from the Liuqiu Academy, including those who go to Liuqiu for short- and medium-term training, and are often directly appointed as officials in various departments. After all, the imperial examination has to be held once every three years, and the Liuqiu School can graduate every year, so some scholars and doctors are jealous and call it the "Penglai shortcut", which corresponds to the "shortcut to the south".

"Hmm...... This Qin Jiushao is a little interesting. ”

In fact, Qin Jiushao's name Zhao Youju is not unfamiliar, in later generations he was recorded in history as a mathematician, but he now has countless people who are proficient in arithmetic, a Qin Jiushao, and he is still a young and ungrown version of Qin Jiushao, and he is not in his heart.

"He also said that he would go to the official's house and ask for the demarcation of the amount of cultivated land to be prescribed by law, if not, he was afraid that future generations would forget this."

"Even if the law is established, future generations will forget it or forget it......," Zhao Heju said, but nodded.

Hu You has been talking to him for more than two hours here, and the matter of the ironclad ship has already been discussed, and the two are chatting about some interesting stories from recently. Hu You told what he had seen and heard on the train, and after Qin Jiushao finished speaking, he changed the topic and turned to Qiu Shuang: "Your Majesty, the minister still saw a child in the car, and the child was saved by Qiu Shuang, and his parents want to ask Qiu Shuang to give his name to that child." ”

"Haha."

Although this kind of news is very simple, it makes Zhao Youju feel happy, for people in the world, this is a trivial matter, but for those people involved, this is a great big thing. However, it is inconvenient for him to steal the limelight of Qiu Shuang in this matter, and it is okay to ask, if he goes to order Qiu Shuang to give his name to that child, it will inevitably turn an interesting story into cold political will.

"Official."

Just when Hu You was about to say goodbye, Han Yu appeared in front of the door, Hu You hurriedly got up and saluted, she nodded, and then reached out and pulled out two children from behind, it was Zhao and Ju's two longest children, Meng Jun and Yinling.

Although Meng Jun was born to Yang Miaozhen, Yang Miaozhen's mother is not very qualified, and Han Yu's temperament makes her more successful in playing the role of a loving mother. And the enlightenment of the children, in addition to Zhao Heju's insistence on taking time out of his own time, mainly relies on Han Yu - Han Yu is a little soft, I am afraid that she will not be able to suppress these children who are spoiled by the elderly, and she will have to add Geng Wan and Xie Daoqing to become successful.

Zhao and Ju also have scruples about this arrangement, Geng Wan once served as the Xuezheng of the Liuqiu Primary School, Xie Daoqing is a square and courteous person, and the three of them jointly educate the children, and their temperaments are just complementary and fair.

Of course, the content of the teaching is not the Four Books and Five Classics, but the so-called "wisdom and learning", which combines literacy and arithmetic, as well as handicrafts, painting, singing, etc. Zhao and Ju not only wanted to cultivate their knowledge, but also their do-it-yourself ability.

"Ayu, what's wrong?"

Seeing the two children holding the huge wooden boat model, Zhao Youju asked strangely, this wooden boat model is a gift brought by Hu You, a toy for the princes and princesses, completely shrunken according to the real sailboat, very exquisite. Not only Hu You, but all the characters who were born as righteous teenagers and took charge of their own affairs, when they come to meet Zhao and Ju now, they will prepare gifts for his children. Gifts don't have to be expensive, but they can certainly increase knowledge and stimulate children's interest. When Hu You came this time, he brought a model boat, and when Meng Xisheng came last time, he brought a bicycle suitable for children to ride.

"The two children are very fond of big ships, and they want to meet the people who build them." Han Yu smiled and said, "Look, this is the one who built the big boat, go up and pay respects." ”

How dare Hu You wait for the prince and princess to come to greet him, and hurriedly came over and gave a deep salute to Zhao Mengjun and Yinling: "Chen Hu You has seen the prince and princess. ”

"It's good for Mr. Hu to be our teacher, teach us how to build a big ship, and it must be able to carry people!" Although Zhao Mengjun is young and very naughty, under the indoctrination of Empress Dowager Yang, intentionally or unintentionally, he was quite mature and atmospheric when he saw the minister, and he was used to playing with Cui and his country, so he stretched out his hand and grabbed Hu You, saying so in his mouth, but his eyes were begging to see his father. Zhao Heju smiled and said: "Look at what I do, whether I want to see Mr. Hu or not, I can't make up my mind for Mr. Hu!" ”

Zhao Heju didn't object, that was in favor, Hu Youzao was not the original child, he immediately understood, and his face showed a look of embarrassment: "The minister is naturally willing, it's just ...... The minister is in Huating Mansion, and he can't come to Lin'an. ”

"I'll go to Huating with you!" Zhao Mengjun blurted out, and then grabbed the silver bell with his little arm: "My sister will also go, my father and mother will also go, and the queen mother's grandmother will also go...... Choi Bearded also goes! ”

He was a naïve child, and he wanted to learn, so he brought the entire Great Song Dynasty Center to Huating. Zhao Youju held back a smile and glanced at Han Yu, who was also smiling.

"Father, Emperor, Father, shall we move to Huating?" Yinling is a girl, and her temperament is a little shy, so she doesn't dare to pull Hu You, so she holds the huge wooden boat model and pounces into Zhao Youju's arms. Zhao and Ju smiled and picked up the little girl and sat on his lap: "Little bell, our family is here, we can't move away at will." ”

"Why can't we, we don't have the money to move?" Yinling asked a question that made Zhao and Ju and Hu You fall down.

For the interest of the two children, Zhao and Ju are naturally encouraged, no matter what the future status of Meng Jun and Yinling is, Zhao and Ju hope that they can have their own lives outside of politics. For example, if Meng Jun fails to become the Son of Heaven in the future, then he can also be a ship designer, and have such and such hobbies, which can make his life more fulfilling.

"Why not?" Xiao Yinling raised her head and asked a little stubbornly.

"Why not?"

In the fine orchid thousands of miles away from the ocean like the little silver bell, a little girl raised her head and asked the adult who was holding him.

"That's where the Song people live, how can we get in?" The adults coaxed, "Let's go that way, go that way." ”

The place where they spoke was Gaolangbu, an important port of Xilan, which was originally occupied by some big cannibals, and in the third year of Yanhuang of the Great Song Dynasty, Meng Xisheng led the sailors of three gunboats to come here, drove away the big cannibals, and allied with the Xilan people here. Since then, the Song people from Liuqiu have come to this town in a steady stream, and in just over three years, this town has grown from only more than 700 people at the beginning, to now there are 1,500 garrisons, more than 6,000 permanent Song people, plus merchants and merchants, there are nearly 10,000 people here.

Although the fine orchid is a small island country, its country is rich in products, especially all kinds of gemstones, which are far better than the Great Song Dynasty. Nowadays, the economy of the Great Song Dynasty is very rapid, and the pursuit of luxury goods is inevitable, and the gems from fine orchid are favored by tens of thousands of wealthy people who quickly became rich in the reform of the Great Song Dynasty. The name Shilan, in Sinhala, originally means the land of light, and the Sinhalese and Dravidian people have their own countries on the Shilan, and they are fighting with each other, and the little girl is a Sinhalese who lost her home because of the war and had to run to Gaolangbu to survive.

"Mom, I'm hungry." The little girl looked back again.

The women with her showed embarrassment on their faces, and fled out, it was already lucky to have a life to this Gao Lang Bucheng, the Song people and the Sinhala Kingdom and the Dravidian Kingdom had an agreement, with the fire of the thunder god they borrowed from the gods, forcing the two countries not to fight around Gao Langbu, as long as they were looking for work here, then their mother and daughter might be able to live.

"Good Padamasha Lijia, there will be food in a while, bear with it first, and wait for mom to find a job......"

The woman comforted her daughter and led him to the market outside Gao Lang.

For the sake of safety, after Meng Xisheng captured Gaolangbu, he recruited people on the spot, built city walls and forts around Gaolangbu, and found workers from Liuqiu, and opened the first cement kiln in Xilan in Gaolangbu. In the eyes of the locals, the port city, surrounded by thick granite and concrete, was impregnable, and the heavy artillery on the forts was a terrible weapon given to the Song people by the Buddha or Brahma.

However, although the Song people gathered here, they only opened shops and docks, but they never farmed, and their food and daily chores still needed the help of the Xilan people. Therefore, around the city of Gaolangbu, a city of local Xilan people was formed outside the city wall, and in this city, which was called Xilan City by the Song people, the decrees of the Sinhalese kings and the Dravidian kings were impassable, and the only laws formulated by the Song people could be observed.

The officials of this peripheral city were also selected by the Song people to act as diligent and cautious people among the Xilan people, and they had to pay taxes and fees to Gaolangbu City, and this tax was completely used for the public construction of Xilan City. For the Song people, the profits from the gem trade and the sale of industrial products from the Great Song Dynasty to the Xilan people were enough to maintain this stronghold of nearly 10,000 people, and there was no need to scrape from the already pitiful Xilan people. The reason why they want to collect taxes is nothing more than to increase their sense of belonging to Gao Bulang and Xilan City, and let them know that this city was also built by their sweat and strength, and only in this way will they cherish it and will not be hostile.

Little Padamatha Lijia was led by her mother to the city of Holan, compared with the wide concrete road leading to Gao Bulang, although the road to the city was also made of concrete, but it was only very narrow in the middle of the road, and the direction it led to was far less magnificent than that of Gao Bulang.

Little Padda's mother had only walked a few steps down the street when she was stopped by a group of fine orchids with signs taped to their chests.

"New here?" The leader asked little Padda's mother.

His attitude was not bad, and of course it had nothing to do with friendliness, and little Padda's mother put her arm around little Pada who was a little panicked and nodded.

The leader looked left and right, because it was above the market, and there were many people coming and going, he looked back: "Is there any registration?" ”

"I didn't ...... No. Little Padda's mother said in a trembling voice.

"Did you bring any valuables?" The man asked in a low voice.

Little Padda's mother glared at him warily, pursed her lips tightly before she said, "No, we are poor. ”

"I know you're poor, and if you're not poor, you're not going to come here." The man spoke impatiently, and then added, "If you have valuables, I can guide you...... Hey! ”

The man's gaze rested on little Padda's neck with a look of astonishment, and above the tiny neck bone, a cloth bag strung with fine hemp rope revealed a blue light like the sky.

"This ...... It's ......"

The man stretched out his hand and grabbed this thing, and he stuttered a little as he spoke, no wonder, he had lived in Xilan City for more than two years, and naturally knew that this thing was a sapphire that the Song people were willing to buy at a high price, like this one so big and of such pure quality, he had never seen it.

It's enough to exchange for hundreds of Song people's banknotes.

The influence of the Great Song Dynasty on Xilan is all-round, in terms of religion, in the past few years, dozens of eminent monks have come to Xilan to completely drive the Muslim forces away from Xilan; In terms of culture, the Great Song Dynasty opened the Gaolangbu School to educate the Xilan people in Chinese characters and Song language, and now the natives living in Xilan City can speak a few words of Chinese; Economically, paper money has become unrestricted in the popularity of fine orchids, and the fights between the fine orchid tribes often use standard weapons produced by the Great Song Dynasty, and at least a quarter of the livelihood of the common people of fine orchid is directly or indirectly related to the Great Song Dynasty.

Thinking of this, the man's eyes couldn't help but shoot a greedy light, and the hand holding the rough sapphire began to shake slightly.

He didn't dare to rob by force here, although the Song people treated the Xilan people leniently, there was no lack of severe punishment, especially in this Xilan city robbery and wounding and other crimes, that is, to flee to the rest of Xilan, the Song people would also force the king of the land to hand over the prisoners.

He was making up his mind with his eyes, when a laugh suddenly came from behind him: "This patrolman, if there is nothing else, please let this little girl go." ”

Speaking in the Song language, the man immediately let go of his hand, stood up straight, and bowed when he turned around: "Sir, the villain has no malice." ”

The man who was called the patrol also spoke Song language, but the tone was a little weird, standing in front of him was a man nearly thirty years old, with a smile on his face, which looked like a spring breeze.

"I know, I know, you just want to be a middleman and make some money running errands, and that's how you should be." The man who was nearly thirty years old was Meng Xisheng, and the smile on his face was still not dissipated when he spoke, but he just patted the shoulder of the fine orchid man he called patrolling: "You are doing a good job, if you can be polite when you see these newcomers, you can make money with anger, and make money with anger!" ”

"Yes, yes, Mr. Meng." The man's face was half ashamed and half excited, and he nodded desperately, and kept answering.

"You go and get busy, there are more people who have fled recently, you guys are working hard, go back and I'll ask the city guard of Xilan City to see if I can add some rewards to you, it's not easy for everyone."

Meng Xi said in a chattering voice, but the person and his party were already thunderous with joy, and Meng Xisheng came forward, where is the reason why the guards of Xilan City are not allowed!

"He wants to hurt people." After the man and his party left, the young man beside Meng Xisheng suddenly said.

"Zhao Yi, don't talk nonsense." Meng Xisheng said with some dissatisfaction: "He is good or evil, if he just exposes his mind, it will push him to the wicked, if he pretends not to know, and then rewards him, it will help him to do good." ”

Zhao Yi looked at Meng Xisheng with a thoughtful look on his face. Meng Xisheng half-crouched down again, looked at Little Padda, and then asked in Sinhala, "Are you hungry?" ”

"I'm hungry." Little Pada nodded vigorously, and her intuition told her that the uncle in front of her had no malice.

"It's about the same age as our little princess, I haven't seen my little princess for a year, I haven't seen ...... Son of Heaven. Meng Xisheng said to himself.

Note 1: Gaolangbu is Colombo, where the Chinese explorer Wang Dayuan arrived in 1330.

Note 2: The Dravidians are now known as the Tamils.