Everyone talked and laughed from the vegetable garden to the pigpen, and looked at it for a while before coming out, everyone was muddy, and the vegetable farmers and swineherds along the way were all forked, Xu Zixian did not take the shelf, and returned the salute one by one.

After coming out, I saw Li Yi and Kong He and others have arrived, Chen Daojian followed a middle-aged man with a clear face and walked over, listening to the carriages and horses on the side of the road, Jin Huaiyi and others wore strong military robes and pressed the knife to follow the crowd to guard, surrounded by a lot of lively townspeople.

A group of big merchants with heads and faces rushed over from the town, far from afar, and only dared to salute this side with their hands crossed.

There is a private school jointly run by merchants in the town, and two famous Xiucai are teaching a group of merchants' children, and when they hear the news, they all rush out, and two Xiucai wearing turbans bow to this side on the side of the road.

When the crowd walked this way, the people of Zhuang Ding bowed down in unison, and bowed with their hands holding their breath one by one, with a full respectful attitude.

Xu Zixian let out a sigh of emotion from the bottom of his heart, even if it was his current general from the third rank and the future marquis from the second rank, these businessmen and talented students had never saluted themselves with such a heartfelt respectful attitude.

Of course, Xu Zixian's identity, as well as the scheming skills he is showing now, and the strength in his hands also make him, the prince of Nan'an, stronger and stronger, but this kind of respect for the strong is not what he is looking for, it is a kind of respect and admiration from the heart.

Maybe one day Xu Zixian will be respected and admired like this, but now at least it is far from reaching such a standard.

This is the Chinese respect for Confucianism, and illiterate men and women in the countryside will respect their literate husbands, because they will teach their children to read, and one generation will hope that the next generation will be able to jump into their own class, and in China, the best way to jump to the class is to read.

Even if you haven't read through it, you can't take the exam to become a jinshi, a champion, and you can be a bookkeeper and a clerk, you can be regarded as jumping out of the original class.

The one who built the ladder for this leap was the senior Xianda and deserved to be respected.

As for the famous Confucians in the Confucian class, they are regarded as star-like figures in the sky, and are respected and admired by the five bodies.

"I've seen the son." The middle-aged man with a clear face was surrounded by the stars and the moon in front of Xu Zixian, and when he didn't say anything, a wry smile appeared on his face, of course, and at the same time, he was extremely proud.

Wu Shizhong was finally invited to the other courtyard!

The north building of the Hou Mansion was specially vacated, redecorated and whitewashed, and a lot of exquisite high-quality furniture was bought, and dozens of dollars were spent on it.

A small door was opened on the courtyard wall outside the north building, which led directly to the official road in the south, and it was also very convenient for Wu Shizhong and his family to go out and come and go freely.

Wu Shizhong's hundreds of debts were repaid by Xu Zixian, and there was a lot less noise in his ears, and he finally felt peaceful and quiet, a normal person would feel grateful for this, not to mention Wu Shizhong, a great Confucian who pays attention to inner understanding.

If it weren't for Xu Zi doing such a thing first, Wu Shizhong would have planned to sell the collection of books in the year before, although he was reluctant, but paying off the debt was also something that had to be done.

But he also has a lot of confusion in his heart, he can't make a breakthrough in his knowledge for the time being, the production of a few acres of thin land at home is limited, and there are a few children to raise adults, so he can't just keep working hard at home?

Xu Zixian's action can be regarded as giving this Confucian the best choice direction, with a comfortable residence, generous treatment and wealth, the official position of the Hou Mansion is not as good as the official position, quite leisurely, Wu Shizhong has no other business except to go to the Jingshi to worship the Taimiao, for a Confucian student who is not in a good situation, this choice is quite good.

"There are two times that Lao Shizi has been to the contempt," Wu Shizhong said with a wry smile: "If you don't come today, you will come to serve as a guest of the Hou Mansion." ”

"There's Mr. Law." Xu Zixian saluted respectfully and said: "Even if you go two more times, three times, as long as Mr. can come and give in, I don't dare to say anything, I only have happiness in my heart, and I don't think about anything else." ”

"There are hills and ravines in the breast of the prince." Wu Shizhong didn't want to say more about this matter, his children followed him timidly, and they all looked yellow and thin, which made him discouraged and depressed when he thought about it. Fortunately, when he came here, he saw that all the arrangements of the Hou Mansion were very stop, Wu Shizhong was also extremely satisfied with Xu Zixian's sincerity, and said at the moment: "Since you are here, of course you have to serve the Hou Mansion of Nan'an and the prince." What Guanshizi did here, he thought of all the houses, utensils, and even vegetable gardens and pig pens. I have traveled all over the world, and I have seen several group exercises, I have seen one in Changdezhou, Jinghu South Road, nothing more than mountain bandits, the local group training will gather more than 1,000 villagers together, although it is not a wood cutting for soldiers, but live in a shack, eat inferior food, like a beggar, what is the use of such a group training soldiers? The mountain bandits were still troubled, and as soon as they went out to engage in battle, they fled in the face of the wind, which made people laugh in vain. From here, look at the layout of the prince, as well as the recruitment announcement seen along the way, this is really to train an elite regiment to train to protect the township, just from this one thing, the son of the world has a successful job, although he is young, but his mind is not as good as ordinary people, and it is also a matter of respect. ”

What kind of person is Wu Shizhong, a well-known Confucian at home, and he is famous for Geng Jie's style in Beijing.

Ordinary princes, the two governments are in power, and it is rare to get a word of praise from a Confucian like him.

Although these people's official positions are not high, and it is difficult for them to become high-ranking officials, they have considerable influence in Shilin and public opinion, and they can be compared with ordinary officials.

This is also the most direct and important use that Xu Zixian must pull Wu Shizhong in, with Wu Shixian's comments, what Xu Zixian did here in Nan'an, first of all, is morally on a commanding heights that cannot be reached on the side.

"Mr. has won the prize." Xu Zixian said to Wu Shizhong quite modestly: "Everything here is just a sketch, but I think that since the fiefdom of the Hou Mansion is here, I will live in another courtyard for a long time, and because of our reasons, Li Cheng has colluded with the Qishan bandits, resulting in a threat to the place, and things must be done from beginning to end, of course, this trouble is best solved by me...... Not only do I have to set up a regiment to practice defense, but I also hope that in the future, I can lead my troops to Qishan and completely solve this big trouble......"

"Great." Wu Shizhong didn't fully believe the words of the young man in front of him, but he also had to praise Xu Zixian's words.

"Set up a banquet tonight to catch the wind and wash the dust for Mr." Xu Zixian didn't say much, things are done but not said, a person like Wu Shizhong, even if he is forced to go out for a momentary embarrassment, he will not say anything against his will. Such a great Confucian, his life is indifferent, just for the sake of his thoughts and reputation in later generations, and even some paranoid, the lives of his family members are indifferent things, just for the robe of pure Confucianism, anything can be sacrificed.

Wu Shizhong is considered human, which is also the reason why Xu Zixian is willing to recruit him, if it is the kind of rigid and pure Confucianism of the stones in the thatched house, it is better to thank you and not provoke.

I can get Wu Shizhong's praise today, or because of what I am doing in front of me, from the vegetable garden to the pigpen, to the house, there is nothing to be faulty, Wu Shizhong's praise is not against his will.

……

"This is a futon for a few tricks, and the housesister has already laid it out with someone."

The sky was dark, the north building in the courtyard was brightly lit, and a small courtyard was sorted out here, a fine house with five or six rooms, all kinds of utensils were placed, Wu Shizhong's four children were taken to take a bath, changed into new robes, held hands with each other with a happy face, followed their father, and waited for the meal.

When the little sister came over to salute Wu Shizhong, the great Confucian made an exception and asked, "How is your homework, do you have any reading and literacy?" ”

"Yes." Xiaomei smiled and said, "I've read thousands of poems and Analects." ”

"Oh, yes." Wu Shizhong nodded and said, "Don't read Zuo Chuan, it's a university." You can read some miscellaneous books, the theory of things, the creation of heavenly things, geography, hydrology, this kind of books are good to read, serious scriptures, hard reading requires hard work, or a stepping stone to fame, there is no need to read it. ”

Xu Ziwen said with a smile: "Fortunately, Mr. said this, if it was someone else, Shilin didn't know how to react." ”

"Don't worry about Confucianism." Wu Shizhong's eyes burned, and he looked at Xu Zixian and said: "The application of the world is the foundation of learning, the master did not get into the pile of books back then, and he traveled around the world after Shilu, so why did he come?" The prince worked hard to find me, shouldn't he have come to talk to me about learning? ”

"I don't deserve to talk about learning with Mr. ......" Xu Zixian pondered for a moment and said: "Mr. is a guest, I have ordered Mr. Fengchang Li to report with a seal, and I want to bother Mr. to go to Beijing for a trip to Beijing." ”

"It's inevitable." Wu Shizhong said: "I'm just strange, it is said that the Hou Mansion can win this position by inviting a famous celebrity a little, why do you have to work hard to invite me?" ”

This man really isn't a rotten man!

Xu Zi thought about it first, and knew that it was better to tell the truth to smart people, so he immediately said: "It is rumored that this year's Fengqi Jin, the imperial court will have some distribution, this matter is top secret, and there are not many people who want to know." ”

"I see." Wu Shizhong said: "The mansions have used copper instead of gold for at least a hundred years, and the imperial court has been quite harsh on the clan in recent years, so if there is such a thing, it is not surprising." If so, the use of gold by the prince is not a big deal? ”

"There have been a few things lately that I may have offended a lot of people." Xu Zixian said honestly: "After going to Beijing, I am afraid that there will be accidents, the fake can be true, and the real can also be fake." ”

Hearing this, Wu Shizhong stretched his eyebrows and said with a smile: "The prince is so honest, it is contrary to the way of a gentleman." A gentleman can bully him, and a backhand can also bully a villain. Since this matter is so important, then we will discuss it with the prince in the next meeting to handle this matter......"

Xu Zi gave up his hands first, and this time he really went to most of his mind.

……

"This is Liu Jiusi, the leader of the master craftsmen on our construction site, this is Zhang Zhong, this is Zhang Xin, this is Zhang Yi, this is the three Zhang brothers, and they are the leading craftsmen of stone, wood, small wood, sawing, and bamboo, tile, and mud."

Fu Qian introduced the person in front of him for Xu Zixian with a red face, and a group of craftsmen stood up very restrainedly, and bowed to Shizi with crossed hands.

Fu Qian continued: "There are also Lin Qisan, Lin Enmao, they are the masters of the kiln factory, we use a lot of bricks this time, the prince said that it is better to build a kiln factory by yourself, and then use bricks in the future, you can call a few of them to raise this matter." ”

Xu Zixian nodded and smiled at these people, the kiln is also a technical job, involving air closure, fire, charcoal fire and other aspects, in the future generations of kiln burning is a simple matter, a farmer couple can invest tens of thousands of yuan to set up a small kiln, as long as you eat hard, it is a simple matter to burn hundreds of thousands of bricks in a summer.

Because it is easy to burn and transport, the brick blank is quite simple to make, and it is a hard work.

Now in this year, kiln firing is a technical job, and several masters are very restrained in front of nobles and Confucians like Wu Shizhong, but Xu Zixian knows in his heart that ordinary people want to invite them to come to the door to say good things about half a car, and they have to give gifts.

This time, I was able to invite a lot of famous masters from other courtyards and even Fuzhou, mainly because of Fu Qian's strength.