"No return!" Liu Anshi replied angrily: "The degraded officials who come to Lingnan are all placed around the government school, nominally to monitor the nearest school, but in fact, the students are constantly asking for benefits every day. Everyone can teach disciples, but they don't care about the old man. You heard what Zhao Xing said in Lianzhou: only talk about learning, not about political opinions and disputes. If he really doesn't care about political differences, I have no grudge against his teacher or with him—why should everyone else go to the government to teach and teach, but I can't? Could it be that he underestimated my learning?

No, let me write to him, unless he invites me to school. Otherwise, the world will misunderstand that I am not good at learning, and I will not lose the face of the old man. ”

Madame sighed, and cautiously tempted: "Xianggong just refused the invitation, you don't meet people, and others can't listen to any complaints...... I see that the officials of the government are very attentive, so it is better for the concubines to reveal this meaning to the officials and let them say goodbye. ”

The look on Liu Anshi's face was already willing, but he didn't say anything about killing him......

Soon, when Zhao Xing got the news, he sighed and said, "Take a step back and open the sky, so I'll let him take a step." This palace tiger fell into this situation, and he was still calculating, in terms of bearing, he was not as open-minded as my master Su Gong. ”

Wan Qiyong asked with a smile: "How many people in the world can match the demeanor of the contemporary Wenzong Su Gong...... By the way, in recent days, there has been a series of heavy rains, and Su Gong wrote that the long-term waterlogging has become an epidemic, telling you to prevent the plague from occurring, and you should follow the example of Hangzhou and establish a pesticide administration bureau to administer medicine to the common people. ”

Zhao Xing smiled and shook his head. He sighed deeply, but it was not a look of regret, it was full of admiration.

This incorrigibly reads people. His love for the people is higher than his own, and in the face of such people, human language is pale.

When Zhao Xing said this to Wan Qianyong, the two were standing on the new pier in Hong Kong.

After several months of intense construction, with the efforts of 50,000 migrant workers, the new wharf and government offices in Hong Kong have been completed. Zhao Xing and Wan Qianyong came to the dock this time. It was to greet Su Shi's four students.

In normal history, this year should be the second lowest year in the number of coins minted in the Great Song Dynasty. Zhang's indiscriminate crackdown on the officials who gained power in the first year made the officials of the coinage departments in various places degrade, and those who did not arrive did not take office, and as a result, the amount of coinage in the Great Song Dynasty was lost in this year......

In addition, successive famines also emptied the treasury of the Great Song Dynasty. Because the coinage division of the Great Song Dynasty did not forcibly allocate copper and tin to cast money from copper mines, they used real money to buy copper and tin to cast new money. The national treasury was empty due to the successive years of disaster relief, and not long ago, the "selling and releasing workshops" were sold off by the government assets of the Great Song Dynasty, and the current government can be said to have neither money nor anything to sell, which led to the suspension of work in all major money prisons this year. The amount of coinage was the second lowest in the history of the Two Song Dynasty.

The lowest tide in the history of the Great Song Dynasty was created in Shaoxing four years after the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the annual coinage was only 80,000 yuan. The peak of the Great Song Dynasty coinage was the creation of the Shenzong era, and the annual coinage of that year was 5.3 million yuan. This amount is equivalent to more than eighteen times the highest annual coinage in the Tang Dynasty.

Originally, the amount of money minted in the Great Song Dynasty this year was only about 600,000 yuan. However, Zhao Xing's early deportation of the money in February included 500,000 yuan of new money and 500,000 yuan of taxes. This is a deliberate mistake by Zhao Xing in terms of numbers, because the Quang Nam East and West Road Coin Division was newly established, and the original coin materials were all in the Qianzhou Lifting Division, Zhao Xing did not know the past practice, and he minted 500,000 new coins at once on the grounds of renovating the new machine.

As a result, this number surprised Zhang. Because this figure is close to the amount of money minted in Guangnan East Road in previous years.

However, on this amount, Zhao Xing also bluntly stated that it was a large-scale replacement of machines, which led to a reduction in production. Because of Zhao Xing's confession, Ling Zhang believed in the confidence of the officials of Guangnan East Road: Zhao Xing can definitely complete the amount, and even exceed the amount of coinage this year. Now that the deadline for the deportation of the Confession Gang to Beijing is approaching, Zhang simply handed over the four scholars of Sumen to Zhao Xing in advance to remind the other party to pay off the Confession Gang as soon as possible, which is the reason why the four scholars of Sumen arrived in Lingnan ahead of schedule.

The first to land were the officials who escorted the four scholars, some of whom were high-spirited, and some of whom were low-eyed. Then Huang Tingjian took his brother out of the cabin. Squinting at the scenery on the shore, they saw Zhao Xing, who was tall on the shore. Huang Tingjian was still steady, and Qin Guan had already jumped and waved to the shore.

A person who looked like an official shouted on the deck, it seemed to be a scolding, Qin Guan was honest, and with the official landing, when these people walked to Zhao Xing's side, Zhao Xing ignored the four officials who landed first on the shore, stared at the official who roared at Qin Guan on the deck, and said coldly: "This official: Bachelor of Baowen Pavilion, except for the Guangnan East Road Soldiers and Horses and the transfer envoy of this road; In addition to the Guangnan East Road Jingluo pacification envoy and the Guangzhou City Shipping Envoy, the deputy envoy of Quanjiangnan Transshipment and the capital of the capital to mention the Guangnan East Road and Guangnan West Road to mint money; Zhongfeng doctor, right scattered cavalry attendant, martial arts doctor (that is, the imperial city envoy) Zhao Xing.

Do you know that when I was in Dingzhou, Wang Guangzu, the deputy head of the Dingzhou soldiers and horses, was old and dared to roar at the master in front of me, and I broke three of his ribs - I beat it, and the Privy Council still pretends not to know. You dare to roar at my senior brother in front of me, isn't this a slap in my face, believe it or not, I made you fall into the sea and drown. Do you think the court will continue to pretend not to know? ”

Hearing this, the few prison (edict prison) messengers shrank their necks together, and the one who was reprimanded by Zhao Xing hesitated for a moment, and when he saw that his companion only shrank back, he was also deflated, and reluctantly said: "Lord Zhao, leave some decency!" ”

Zhao Xing pointed to several big ships that were raising their sails not far away, and said with a smile: "The tax amount paid by my Guangnan East Road last year was 15 million yuan, and the amount of money minted was ...... Wan Qian Jiji, tell them, what was the amount of money minted on Guangnan East Road last year? ”

Wan Qianyong shook his head behind Zhao Xing. replied: "I don't know, the Qianzhou Lifting Division has been refusing to turn over the relevant documents, saying that it has not been sorted out yet." So. It is impossible to estimate the amount of money minted in Guangnan East Road in previous years. ”

Zhao Xing sighed and continued: "My ship is loaded with 8 million guan in taxes and 2 million guan in new coinage, this is the semi-annual deposit of Guangnan East Road, plus the 1 million guan given last time, we deported 11 million guan in half a year, with these boats of money, with my friendship with Zhang Xianggong." You said, these 10 million people have been transported to the capital, will he care if I throw you little unproductive solutions into the sea? ”

The faces of several solutions were not good-looking, and Zhao Xing changed to a smiling face in the blink of an eye, and continued: "Several solutions have also worked hard, and it is not easy to come here from Yangzhou. Normally, it takes about three or five months to get to Guangdong on the road, and it takes this time to walk back. Since you came so quickly, you can play in Guangzhou for about five months.

During this period. You can go to my yamen every month to receive 600 charcoal salaries, tea and horse money, food expenses, travel expenses, and after five months of fun, I will arrange for a boat to send you back—but during your stay in Guangzhou, it is best to let my people accompany you wherever you go, and if you go around by yourself and get lost, don't blame me. ”

Seeing Zhao Xing's face change, several messengers hurriedly agreed: "It must be, Lord Zhao rest assured, we must take the post house officials with us when we enter and exit." ”

Zhao Xingyi waved his hand: "That's it." You get into the carriage first, and the carriage will take you to the post house to settle down. ”

Several of the interpreters stood still and hesitated for a moment, and one of them took out the deportation document in his arms. Carefully said, "My lord, look ......"

Zhao Xing casually deported the text, shook it away in the wind, and with a slight "miss", the text blown by the sea breeze fluttered up and blew into the air. But the people around Zhao Xing didn't pick up the text, and everyone looked up at the text floating in the wind until it floated into the sea. Zhao Xingcai reprimanded the solution with a shocked face: "Ah Ye." Why were you so careless that you dropped Wen into the sea...... That's it. Be careful in the future, and go back to the post house with people first. ”

This group of messengers is not an ordinary servant, they are all small officials in the capital, Zhao Xing's arrogant look made their eyes burst into flames, but Zhao Xing also said just now that he is throwing all the messengers into the sea, and no one will avenge them, so the messengers have to endure their anger......

is still the clever solution to escort Huang Tingjian, he hurriedly bowed his hand to Huang Tingjian and begged: "Lord Huang, I have never been disrespectful to Lord Huang along the way, our family can take care of it, and I have never owed Lord Huang, please ask Lord Huang to help intercede." ”

Huang Tingjian nodded, turned around and persuaded Zhao Xing: "Leave people, why bother, these people are all sent by the officials, and they can't help themselves, why should you embarrass them." Zhao Xing nodded with a smile, his eyes swept over the solutions, and said, "Is it only my Senior Brother Huang's solution that says that?" It seems that the other senior brothers have suffered a lot...... That's it, Senior Brother Huang will intercede with you, and I will let you take a step...... Duh, what are you doing here, get in the car and leave! ”

Several messengers thanked Huang Tingjian and climbed into the carriage prepared for them, and the coachman shouted, and the carriage rolled towards Guangzhou City.

The messengers were all gone, Qin Guan was active, he turned his head to greet his family members on the boat, and explained to Zhao Xing: "Leave people, the deportation document you threw into the sea is mine, what if there is no deportation document?" ”

Zhao Xing replied lazily: "The article is nothing more than saying that I want to place you in remote prefectures and counties, and I don't plan to implement it, so what else do you read." ”

Chao Buzhi had made a general judgment, and knew the means here, so he immediately replied: "As long as you get a copy of the document at random, put it in the water, and wait for the handwriting to be blurred, it will be said that the officials will be deported along the way, and the road will encounter rain, and the text will be sweaty, or wet by the rain, and it will be unrecognizable." In this way, it can be archived and saved. ”

Qin Guan sighed, Zhang Lei was most concerned about Su Shi, and he hurriedly asked: "Leaving people, how is the situation of the teacher, okay?" ”

Zhao Xing nodded and replied: "It's said to be okay - I only went to Huizhou once to avoid suspicion." You're here, just in time to accompany the teacher for me. However, there are some things that cannot be said, and no matter what we do in Quang Nam, we must not go around talking nonsense. The senior brothers have kept an eye on Shaoyou (Qin Guan), you can go to Goolan Washe, but as long as you participate in Goolan Washe, notify me first, and I will collect all the poems. ”

Huang Tingjian glared at Qin Guan dissatisfied. reprimanded and said: "At this time, I still want to hook the fence, it's really incorrigible." ”

Zhao Xing laughed: "Brother Lu Zhi (Huang Tingjian) Why should you be harsh, everyone has their own favorite way of life." Our Great Song Dynasty is a free country, and everyone should be allowed to live according to their own choices. The talent of less travel lies not in officialdom, but in the beauty of the article. Artistic creativity is worth cultivating at a great price. And sometimes, some people, no matter how much they spend, are still a waste of wood - this requires talent, innate things. I can't cultivate it the day after tomorrow.

I'm not afraid of this, what is Brother Lu Zhi (Huang Tingjian) afraid of...... It's just a very moment, and you need to be a little more careful. It doesn't matter, what Shaoyou wants to do, just let him do it. ”

Qin Guan gratefully bowed his hand to Zhao Xing, and Zhao Xing hurriedly pointed to the carriage and urged: "Shaoyou has been tired all the way, my lifting division is not far from here, the weather here is hot, and sweat is like rain." You go and take your family to wash up first, and we'll talk later. ”

Sending away the big-mouthed Qin Guan family, everyone else present breathed a sigh of relief, Wan Qianyong commanded the families of the other three to board the carriage, during this period, Huang Tingjian and others also maintained their image to chat with Zhao Xing, and the others hugged and cried as a guarantee of safety. Zhao Xing asked Huang Tingjian casually: "Are you okay on the road?" ”

"I was walking on the road, and before I arrived at the resettlement site, I suddenly wrote a new article. We were placed in Guangnan, we were worried about the long way to Lingnan, but I didn't expect that there was another article in the article, saying that we should rush to Yangzhou to board the ship......"

Zhao Xing wiped his sweat. While explaining casually: "That's a sentence I asked a person in the ministry to add a sentence, I guess the court doesn't know yet." It is really troublesome to walk Lingnan by land, but it is comfortable and time-saving to walk by sea.

In terms of time, you have not yet arrived in Quang Nam in the past few months—and the imperial court will think so. So you might as well go around, I have built a lot of schools in various places, you can go to the schools and hang around. Quang Nam thalassemia. Reading too few people...... I have already explained to the local government schools, and you don't have to use your name. When you get to the school, you can just talk about what you want. ”

Huang Tingjian generously persuaded Zhao Xing as an eldest brother: "Liren, you just went too far with those few people, be careful that they return to the capital and say that you are domineering." ”

Zhao Xing grinned: "I deliberately! Now Zhang has no money and needs to use me, so he will endure all my dominance, but after a long time, if he knows my attitude towards the teacher and the attitude towards the degraded officials, with his character, he will always be unable to bear me, and after these petty officials return to Beijing, they will definitely rumor that I am domineering, and if Zhang wants to transfer me in the future, ordinary officials must not have the courage to come to Guangnan. ”

Huang Tingjian pondered for a while, and Chao Buzhi immediately explained: "When I came to Lingnan, everyone was unwilling to work on the ground, and these few messengers were escorted to this official position, and they must not be treated well in the ministries in ordinary times. They go back and say something, and people will just listen. Zhang Youyou asked to leave people, how could he endure this time. When he stabilizes the court, and then wants to clean up and leave, the new official is afraid of leaving people, and he must be reluctant to take office, and it will be easy to leave people during this period.

Well, that is, in the first few years, it took a buffer to leave people, and after three or five years, the people left in Guangnan to gain a firm foothold, and presumably the imperial court did not dare to remove them at will. ”

Chao Buzhi had already explained Zhao Xing's meaning clearly, Huang Tingjian nodded, at this time, there was a commotion on the deck, and Huang Tingjian didn't reply and asked: "I still saw Shen Kuo on the boat, why is he also on the ship." ”

According to normal history, this year should be the year of Shen Kuo's death. After the new party came to power, Shen Kuo jumped around, ready to make a comeback, but he didn't expect that the new party that came to power didn't look down on Shen Kuo's personality, and as a result, Shen Kuo, who was extremely depressed, died of illness in loneliness.

Zhao Xing returned from Yangzhou this time and heard that Shen Kuo was moving up and down, so he arranged a kidnapping and asked people to kidnap Shen Kuo from Mengxiyuan to Guangzhou, and control him in his hands, so as not to leak his secrets to the outside world. At this moment, Huang Tingjian asked, and Zhao Xing replied honestly: "I was kidnapped, I heard that he jumped very well in Suzhou, there are many secrets between me and him, and he is not allowed to say it to the outside world. ”

Although Shen Kuo shouted loudly, the coward calmed down when he saw Zhao Xing, Zhao Xing didn't speak first, and observed Shen Kuo carefully, he found that this meeting, Shen Kuo's eyes were much more flexible, which showed that his depression had been greatly reduced.

"Lord Zhao. Are you going to kill me? Shen Kuo asked calmly. He also knew that he had too many secrets, and he was afraid that Zhao Xing would not allow him to go out and talk nonsense, so he asked.

Zhao Xing shook his head: "What you step on is the place of finger shooting." I've heard that you're working on a comeback business, but the people in the court don't pay much attention to it. If you want to make a comeback, why don't you look for me? It's just a small thing for me, so why plead with those who are useless?

I'm giving you a chance to make a comeback now. Guangnan Promotion Division, Transshipment Division, Economic Strategy Division, and Pacification Division, whatever you choose, I will give you an official body and report to the imperial court. In this way, you are restored to your official position. Let's do it for me for a year first, and after a year, can't it be transferred naturally. ”

When Shen Kuo heard this, his face softened, and he arched his hand and said, "I knew that Zhao Liren would not fail me." ”

Zhao Xingyi stretched out his hand and introduced Shen Kuo to a strong man who got off the boat behind me: "This one you should know: Yan Xiaoshan." His grandfather, Yan Su, invented the lotus drain, and he built a new water clock at my home in Hangzhou. I asked him to do research with you, and I found the escapement in the water transport platform a bit interesting, and I had an idea to invent a mechanical clock that would not be operated by water. I hope you two work together.

I've been thinking about the mechanical clock for the past few days, and I've drawn a rough mechanical drawing, and you've perfected the escapement in it. I did a rough calculation, if you swing with a pendulum, you can also calculate time, and the length of the pendulum is related to a constant, which I call the gravitational (acceleration) constant......

Let's talk about this later. I believe that with this constant value, combined with the escapement of the two of you, we will make a water-free one. A mechanical pendulum is used as a timer for timing. ”

In fact, Shen Kuo has no intention of inventing now, his current mind is all about returning to be an official, but now Zhao Xing has given him a chance to become an official. and promised to let him continue to serve as an official in the mainland after a year, Shen Kuo reluctantly replied: "Okay." Since Master Zhao already has a plan in his heart, it won't take me more than a year to join forces with Yan Xiaoshan, but I will just move some escapements to another place......"

"It will take a year!" Zhao Xing turned to Yan Xiaoshan and said solemnly: "How many county towns there are on Guangnan East Road, I need to build as many timers." At the same time, a city should have more than one timekeeping device.

I need noon. The whole city trembled with bells. I hope that all the barbarians who see our creation will express sincere admiration for our civilization from the heart. So what I needed was a big workshop. I need you not only to develop a mechanical clock, but also to make the escapement so small that it can be carried by two or three people.

The proceeds of this workshop are shared by the three of us, I build the factory, and I help you solve the mechanical equipment for the production of gravity hammers, and you solve the escapement equipment, so I own 40% of the shares, and the two of you each account for 30%.

After the establishment of this watch workshop, I believe that Da Song Dynasty needs more than one watch workshop, and I allow you to build other watch workshops in the mainland, and the shareholding setting is still in this proportion. In this way, this is a family business that can be enjoyed by all generations, and I don't know if you are willing to do it. ”

Yan Xiaoshan often works on the construction site, and his temper has been dyed with many market characteristics, he rolled up his sleeves and replied boldly: "Lord Shen is right, this escapement equipment does not need a year to study, I will take it out for you in a month or two." ”

Zhao Xing nodded: "If the escapement equipment wants to be miniaturized, it needs to be processed by a lathe and standardized weights and measures. In addition, in order to produce such timers on a large scale, it is necessary to break down the process flow into operational processes...... I'll do the work, and you can just do the research. I hope you will come up with samples in a few months, and the rest of the time we will build a factory and sell it to the world. ”

After a pause, Zhao Xing told Yan Xiaoshan again: "Lord Shen has an official position, and I will also give you an official position, and I will be the supervisor of the road and bridge." You haven't been an official before, so start with this nine-grade petty official. ”

Shen Kuo originally had a trace of suspicion about Zhao Xing, after all, Zhao Xing brutally kidnapped him from his home, but now Zhao Xing even gave Yan Xiaoshan, who studied with him, an official title, he was completely relieved, raised his feet and walked a few steps, Shen Kuo stopped again, and patiently admonished: "Lord Zhao, I used to retire from the fourth rank of Zhizhou, this comeback can't start from the ninth grade, how can I also need a sixth-grade official." ”

"Six pins, definitely six pins!" Zhao Xing promised: "Your new official position is: Deputy Commander of the Water Army on Guangnan East Road, Congliupin." ”

Shen Kuo climbed into the carriage with satisfaction, and Wan Qianyong muttered quietly behind Zhao Xing: "My lord, I'm afraid this official is not something that adults can appoint, and when it comes to the jurisdiction of soldiers and horses, how can it also need the approval of the Privy Council." ”

Zhao Xing smiled and reminded: "You know, I know, does Shen Kuo know?" You can escalate the appointment slowly, say after one year, and then two years later...... By the way, the place where he developed things was kept extremely secret - I think so, the small island opposite Hong Kong County is very good, and now there are several important farms on the island, and no one can say anything about placing them there.

Oh, isn't Shen Kuo under the jurisdiction of soldiers and horses, the soldiers guarding the island can be under his control, there are rules for the transfer of soldiers in the Great Song Dynasty, he has no right to transfer soldiers, but he can manage the daily chores of soldiers, such as housekeeping, salary, training - let the soldiers ask him every day for some trivial things, so that he can feel that he is in power......"

Wan Qiyong understood, and he smiled and responded: "The weather in Guangnan is hot, and the big stone house built by adults in Hong Kong is cool and comfortable, and there is a big swimming pool in front of the door, so you can play in the water." We'll send a few more kataka to make sure he doesn't want to go. ”

The two discussed here, Chen Buqun had a telescope hanging on his chest, a waist knife pinned to his waist, and two or three handcuffs, and he ran over with a clang, raised his hand to salute Zhao Xing, and asked, "Teacher, can I anchor?" ”

Zhao Xing nodded: "Anchor, we have already got the people, and if the money is no longer shipped by the anchor, Zhang Xianggong will be angry." You go and come back quickly. The ships are full of gold, silver, and copper coins, so be careful all the way, and anyone who tries to approach without warning, or who you think is trying to approach you, will be sunk by cannon.

No, there are some new sailors on board, and there are many Fujianese who have never played with artillery, this time you have to let them play with more cannons, as long as they are not their own merchant ships, they will be at your disposal.

In addition, you must also remember: this is the first time that the money gang has taken the sea route, and the rules are established by you, presumably Zhang Xianggong will establish the escort rules according to your voyage afterwards - rest assured, the imperial court will never allow merchant ships to get close to the cargo ships of the money gang, so you can just sweep the ...... all the way."

Chen Buqun saluted, turned around and was about to leave, Zhao Xing called him again: "I'm going to go to Guangxi immediately, if I'm not there after you come back, you will immediately get into the mud ......."