After listening to Hong Tao's tirade, Su Shi and Cai Jing all fell into deep thought. These words are extremely thorough, from the principle to the means and the explanation, but in fact it is also true.

It is impossible to count how many people in the country have benefited from tea and horse lanterns, but the businessmen who went to the gate of Yangtze River University to catch graduates in the past two years must be true. There is no need for Wang Shu to boast, Fuzhou Daily and Pravda have already reported on this incident, and local officials in Yangzhou have also seen it with their own eyes, so there will be no fake.

Thinking of more and more people who switched to Yangtze River College instead of participating in the imperial imperial examination, whether as high-ranking officials in the imperial court or ordinary scholars, Su Shi and Cai Jing were not very happy in their hearts.

But you can't ban it because the Yangtze River College teaches the craftsmanship that can make the people work hard and get rich, as an official, it seems that it should also be encouraged, isn't it the pursuit of hard work to enrich the people and strengthen the country?

“…… King Liang's words are better than reading ten years. I thought that I could learn the law of the rich country after reading through the Five Classics, but it seems that I am only getting a glimpse of the skin. In his position, he can't seek his own government, so that a certain person is ashamed of his majesty's trust! ”

At this time, if Su Shi came alone, he would have to break up unhappily and slap his face in the face, but he still opened the bow left and right, and no one could talk anymore.

But Cai Jing has this ability, no matter how unhappy he is, he can still suppress it with reason, and even the slightest emotion does not take the initiative to admit his mistakes, it seems that he must be a righteous gentleman, and he is not far from a saint.

"It's a small skill, and it's not worth mentioning. If we want to talk about the way of governing the country, we have to rely on the strategies of the ministers and officials of the DPRK and the central government. It's a pity that he is facing Hong Tao, and whoever looks like the saint Hong Tao will regard whoever is the biggest enemy.

"It's not a secret, this official and Su Xiang came this time to be entrusted by the official...... "The tea is almost colorless, and I have listened to the story for a long time, seeing that going around in circles has no effect, Cai Jing hugged his fists and looked at Xu Donglai and said half a sentence.

"Let's go down and arrange the food and lodging of the two adults...... Xu Donglai didn't want to accompany him, but unfortunately Hong Tao didn't speak, and now he can be regarded as having found an opportunity, and he got up and was about to leave.

"Don't be busy with Donglai, I'll take the two adults to the bell tower to see the scenery, and you go and open the door." Accommodation is a fart, these two are weasels who don't have a good heart to give New Year's greetings to chickens.

If the emperor had a new appointment to bring a decree, and it seemed that they did not have a decree, then there would be nothing to fear. Listen to it first, it is estimated that you will have to break up unhappily, and even save dinner.

If you want to ask what is the safest place in Cheung Kong College, it is not the database located under the second annex building, nor the dormitory where the college's security guards live, but the bell tower behind the main building.

This more than 30-meter-high cement steel tower-like building has the role of a lighthouse in addition to the bell tower telling the time, and there will be several gas lamps hanging on all sides at night, as long as there is no fog, it can be vaguely seen more than ten miles away.

At the same time, it is also a secret stronghold of the Shanchuan Inspectorate, and more than a dozen inspectors are responsible for maintaining the operation of the bell on weekdays. This includes gathering intelligence through students, developing peripheral members, and doing kidnappings and assassinations.

There is also a tunnel under the base of the tower that leads through the stone foundation of most of the college to the pier to the west, where there is always a small boat moored. It is also normal to have a couple of ships to build a bridge near the water, it will not be noticeable.

If someone tries to disadvantage the academy, the main gate, side gate and dock will definitely be controlled and unusable, and key personnel and materials will be retreated from here to the ship, and then go down the river to Yaoliu Shazhou at the mouth of the Yangtze River to transfer to the training ship and go to sea.

The two families on Yaoliu Sandbank are no longer ordinary fishermen, and they have all been replaced by the eyeliner of the Mountain and River Supervision Institute. A small training camp was also established, and Wang San was responsible for training armed escort personnel for the dart bureau and post office.

In addition, the bell tower is also a lookout post, echoing the eldest princess tower in the Liangwang Mansion in Yangzi Town, using telescopes and flags to communicate regularly during the day, and exchanging messages with light signals at night.

Once there is a police situation in Liangwangfu, the academy security guards and inspectors can immediately form an armed team to quickly reinforce them. The college has important people to visit, and it is also passed on to Hong Tao in this way.

Those security guards are not good at stubble, they are all military personnel trained by Wang Da and Wang San in the name of the dart bureau and post office system in the past few years.

They usually serve in the dart offices and post offices scattered all over the country, and as soon as they receive orders, they can assemble and form a small army, not an ordinary army, but a musket team that is skilled in the use of soul chasing guns.

However, outsiders don't know about these things, even Xu Donglai, the vice president who is in charge of the daily work of the college, only thinks that there are many sophisticated clock machinery in the bell tower that cannot be known to outsiders, so he does not let outsiders approach.

In fact, the clock and watch machinery are in the upper part of the bell tower, and there are three floors of duty rooms below, as well as a conference room. Usually Hong Tao will meet with the people in charge here, so as not to let them often go in and out of the Liangwang Mansion and be targeted by people with intentions. Although the imperial court does not pay much attention to this side, it is not a big mistake to be careful.

"Su Xiang and the official said that King Liang's clock is a treasure in the world, I didn't expect it to be like this...... "You can't see all the internal structure of the big clock in the conference room, but you can see part of it, especially at the moment when the time is chime, the entire bell tower seems to be alive."

This kind of scene is extremely wonderful in the eyes of Su Song and Shen Kuo, but Cai Jing and Su Shi are a little frightened. This is the essential difference between science students and liberal arts students, as they observe the world from different starting points and perspectives.

Thinking that this small pocket watch will not make Cai Xiang feel uncomfortable...... "No matter who it is and what kind of attitude he has towards new things, Hong Tao is willing to try his best to exert influence." Even if there is only a small change in each person, it can be large enough, such as a pocket watch.

Presumably no one would refuse this kind of small object that can accurately calculate time, but is it an improvement after getting used to the 24-hour clock?

"It's useless, I'm afraid this thing is too valuable, right?" The ancients said that great good is like evil, and great treachery is like loyalty. Cai Jing's style is how to look like a good official who is honest and honest, and serves the country and the people.

"Precious? No, no, no...... Both Su Xianggong and Zhang Xianggong also have this thing, and the king also sent two more exquisite table clocks to the official family. Not only that, but each of the craftsmen who maintain the operation of the clock has a piece. ”

It's a pity that no matter how much Cai Jing pretends, he can't change his impression in Hong Tao's heart, and what he does in private has not escaped the eyes of the Shanchuan Supervision Institute. This is called a real traitor, and compared to him, Gao Yu and Tong Guan are just street bastards.

"In this way, the official is disrespectful!" Seeing Su Shi pull out a silver chain from the placket on his chest, and the three craftsmen next to him also took out a pocket watch with a similar appearance from the pocket of his jacket, Cai Jing hugged his fists and thanked him.

"Go ahead and get busy, and don't let anyone get close...... Two adults, please sit down, what does the official family say to this king! It's absolutely safe here, and it's out of your mouth and into my ears. "To be honest, Hong Tao didn't want to stay in the bell tower, and it was annoying to make all kinds of noises when the machinery was running.

"The imperial court suffered a defeat on Qinfeng Road, and more than 10,000 elite forbidden troops were wiped out. The Western Xia army also had weapons similar to those of the new army, which caught us off guard. As the door closed, Cai Jing and Su Shi suddenly became serious, and the topic became more serious.

“…… The official family will not suspect that this king is secretly colluding with the Tangut people to provide weapons! "The most worrying thing really came, Hong Tao asked knowingly, if the emperor suspected that he was coming, it should not be Su Shi and Cai Jing.

The main reason for asking this question is that he can't guess the intention of these two high-ranking officials of the imperial court, the Xixia people will invade and send troops to fight, even if the other party also has a steel plate crossbow, the forbidden army will not suffer in terms of equipment, and it is useful to come to find himself.

"King Liang is thinking too much...... Su Shi felt that this question was too hurtful, and if he wanted to ask who the Xixia people hated the most, it had to be Wang Xu, and there was no possibility of collusion.

"Is it because of the tall man? If someone wants to take the opportunity to frame Zhongliang, I am afraid that this king will talk to him in the newspaper! ”

I don't have responsibility, that is, I want to push the responsibility to Gao Cuifeng. It is very likely that this is also a common practice in officialdom, after an accident, do not say how to quickly figure out how to make up for it, but first find the person who bears the blame.