Xun Yu took the manuscript handed over by Zhong Yu and didn't say anything for a long time.

It's easy to talk about morality, but everyone has to eat. He went to Chang'an alone, and worked in the palace, although he was not complete, but he would not worry about eating, the difference was only that he ate better or worse. But others can't, and there are many officials who come with their families and families, and they have to live on their income. Originally, it was unbearable to have incomplete hair, after all, it was not easy for everyone, as long as there was a stutter. Now the imperial court has changed the law and built many workshops, in order to retain the craftsmen who came back from Nanyang, the imperial court has to pay the craftsmen the equivalent of the county magistrate, and they have to pay in full, which has caused a great impact on the officials.

A dignified official is not as good as a craftsman?

"Yuan Chang, this is only a temporary difficulty."

"I understand." Zhong Xuan smiled bitterly and retrieved the manuscript, sat behind the desk, straightened his legs, clenched his fists, and gently tapped his knees. "I'm used to living a hard life, calligraphy is still reasonable, helping people write inscriptions, and I can earn a little money to subsidize my family. Cai Bojiao is not in Chang'an, and the business of the tomb is okay. Look, I've got a couple of them here, are you interested? ”

Zhong Yu handed over a few pieces of paper, but Xun Yu ignored Zhong Xuan. He is in a very bad mood now, and he has no heart to joke with Zhong Xuan.

Zhong Xuan continued: "But what about the others, even if they can bear it themselves, when they come home, what will they think when they come home and listen to the women in the family complaining that they are not as good as the craftsmen next door, that it is better to study than to work, and that the books of the saints are not as good as the craftsmen's skills?" Wen Ruo, changing the law is a good thing, but if it continues to change like this, people's hearts will collapse. ”

Xun Yu frowned and was silent. Zhong Xuan is his best friend, and the original intention and plan of the law change, Zhong Xuan is basically clear. Now that Zhong Xuan said this, he was very surprised. He can understand Zhong Xuan's mood, as a scholar and an official, he finds that his life is not as good as a craftsman, and he must feel uncomfortable. The hardships of life and the psychological loss are inevitable. But what Zhong Xuan said was very heavy, and he used the words "people's hearts are broken", which is no longer an ordinary complaint. He originally thought it was Ding Chong's business alone, and wanted to find an opportunity to release Ding Chong, so that he would not slander in front of the Son of Heaven, but now it seems that he thought about things too simply.

Has Sun Ce ever encountered such trouble? It doesn't seem to be. This may have something to do with the fact that he has a bad relationship with scholars, and talents like Liu Ba and Liu Ye are not willing to stay in Nanyang, but they came to Chang'an, which was originally a good thing, but now it seems to be a trouble. If we fail to solve the problems of these people's lives, the advantages of human resources will become a burden, and not only will we not be able to promote the reform, but will also create obstacles. When the resentment accumulates to a certain extent, it will turn into a flood beast and swallow him up.

"Yuan Chang, what do you have a good idea?"

Zhong Xuan shook his head. "Wen Ruo, I understand your good intentions, and I also know that this is only a temporary difficulty. Maybe in a year, maybe in two years, the situation may improve, but have you ever thought that learning the Nanyang change method may be a tiger and not an anti-dog, not only can not save the big Han, but will destroy the big Han? ”

"Why do you say that?"

Zhong Xuan lowered his head, looked at his toes, was silent for a long time, and when he raised his head again, his eyes were full of pity. "Wen Ruo, do you really know what Sun Ce is doing, you haven't even been to Nanyang, just based on the news of Xin George, you have drawn up a plan, have you ever thought about whether these plans are reasonable, and what problems may be?"

Xun Yu's eyebrows frowned, and a deep Sichuan character appeared. He has always been confident, and even if there are many difficulties, he is confident to overcome them. Zhong Xuan suddenly asked this question, which made him very uneasy. If Zhong Xuan is shaken, can others still have confidence in him? The Son of Heaven was young and did not have much contact with the outside of the palace. Yang Biao is exposed to all kinds of practices and deals with all kinds of problems every day, and he must know the pros and cons of changing the law better than Zhong Xuan. He has frequently raised different opinions recently, has he realized the problem of changing the law and is using his own methods to correct it?

"What do you suggest?"

"Let's go talk to Yang Situ, he knows the situation better than us. His son Yang Xiu is by Sun Ce's side and can see a lot of things that we can't see. Isn't Gongda also in Nanyang, you contact him. The stones of other mountains can be used to attack jade. Since you follow Sun Ce's reforms, you should know more about him. If possible, I would even suggest that you contact Sun Ce himself. He is the initiator, and he is the one who knows the law best. ”

Xun Yu thought about it, turned his eyes, and suddenly laughed. "I heard that Sun Ce wrote you a handwritten letter?"

"Yes, his writing is crude, but his calligraphy is beautiful."

"Did you give him a reply?"

Zhong Miao was slightly stunned, sat up, and waved his hand again and again. "I don't have time for this, I still have to write a tomb."

"Guo Fengxiao is by Sun Ce's side, and your two nephews are also by his side, you keep in touch with Sun Ce, are you afraid that you won't be able to make these little money?" Xun Yu stood up and patted Zhong Yu on the shoulder. "Maybe Sun Ce is happy, and it is possible to send you enough new paper for a year."

Xun Yu took two steps, and suddenly turned back again, his eyes burning. "Yuan Chang, do you want to do some business with Nanyang?"

Zhong Miao feigned anger and patted the case: "What kind of business? Although there is no quality in writing tomb texts, after all, it is still a matter of scholars, how can you really engage in a cheap industry and be a businessman. ”

Xun Yu smiled slightly. "I didn't say that you should be a businessman, the Son of Heaven likes the weapons made in Nanyang very much, I think those generals in the army must also like it, if you can buy some good weapons from Nanyang, there must be people who are willing to pay a high price, and the profits in this can be very high."

Zhong Xuan's eyes lit up. At the moment, the richest is the general in the army, recently there is a man named Zhang Fei looking for people everywhere to compete, he has a Zhangba snake spear, known as the divine soldier, it is said that it was built in Nanyang. If you can really buy a batch of high-grade swords from Nanyang and sell them to those generals, it will be a good business.

"Why wouldn't you do such a good thing?"

"Sun Ce implemented a monopoly on salt and iron in Jingzhou and Yuzhou, and such a sharp weapon may contribute a few pieces to the Son of Heaven, but it will not be sold in batches. The court comes forward, this matter will not be done, you look for Fengxiao, maybe you can get through the joint. If you can find out the mystery of these divine weapons, it will be a great achievement. Are you interested? If I'm not interested, I'll find someone else. Ma Teng and Han Sui may already be doing it, but if they don't hurry up, the oil and water will be scraped away by them. ”

"Don't worry, I'll try first." Zhong Xuan smiled: "If I can't try, I guess others won't have much chance." He patted his forehead. Alas, a gentleman is poor, easy to say, difficult to do, I didn't expect my Zhong Xuan to have such a day. I knew this was the case, why did I stay in Chang'an, I just went to Nanyang with Guo Yuan and Guo Wu, maybe I could get a Taishou to do it. ”

"Danyang is too stubborn to do it? If you want, I'll let you go now. ”

"Don't go! I'm not going to wade into these troubled waters. If you want to go, I will also vote for Sun Ce myself, don't want to be appointed by the court, and I will cause the disaster of killing in vain. ”

Xun Yu laughed loudly.