However, Liu Zhuo's knowledge and attitude towards learning were nothing to say, and as soon as he saw the arithmetic book in the private school and the abacus on the table, he sat in Pang Huan's office for an afternoon; Yang Chong practiced abacus when he was a child, so the second volume of arithmetic is the abacus and multiplication formula, and after letting the other institute make an abacus, the first batch to teach them was Pang Huan and Wang Xiaotong, and by the way, they improved the textbook. Kong Yingda and Yang Chong were in a panic, so they ran to Li Chun's stone workshop to play, Li Chun saw Yang Chong and said happily: "Master, the inkstone has been made in two pieces, and it is waiting for you to come and see." ”

Yang Chong asked Li Chun to take it out, the two inkstones were made by Seiko and had been old, and one inkstone was ink-colored, like oil and lacquer, black and shiny; The other is golden, and the grain stone is wonderful and fantastic. Kong Yingda is a knowledgeable person, and said in surprise: "Where did you find the stone?" ”

Yang Chong handed the golden inkstone to Kong Yingda and said, "Keep it secret, I can't tell you." ”

When the Sikong line caravan went east, Yang Chong specially let Sikong Xing take a detour to Huangshi Mountain, when Yang Chong poured cultural relics, in addition to the Duan Yan of Zhaoqing, Guangdong, Anhui Shexian Yan, Gansu Zhuoni's Taohe Yan, Shanxi Jiangxian Chengni Yan, the most profound memory is Huangshi Yan, Xu Gong Yan and Songhua Yan, remember Huangshi Yan because the inkstone mountain is named after Zhang Liang's master Huangshi Gong.

After Sikong Xing went smoothly, Huangshi Mountain from the Han Dynasty is this name, and finally brought back more than a dozen good stones that can be made of inkstones, originally Yu Jianzi was too busy, Yang Chong found that Li Chun was a famous stonemason, so he handed over this matter to Li Chun, and also taught Li Chun the technique of making old cultural relics, and was shocked by Li Chun as a celestial. Kong Yingda said indifferently: "I'm not interested in making inkstones, I will accompany you to the other courtyard more when I have time in the future." ”

Kong Yingda is not stupid, there is no thirty or fifty yuan on the market for this kind of inkstone that cannot be bought, so it is good to come a few more times by yourself, and take a few pieces back to fill the façade; Even if there is no inkstone, there are other good things. Yang Chong handed over the black inkstone to Li Chun, and did not bring it back to the private school to Liu Zhuo as Kong Yingda imagined; This made Kong Yingda a little surprised, if he wasn't familiar with Yang Chong, Kong Yingda would definitely think that Yang Chong was embarrassing himself.

Sure enough, as Yang Chong expected, Liu Zhuo had no interest in the inkstone, and when he saw the golden inkstone, he just praised it twice, so he returned it to Kong Yingda; Liu Zhuo is still concerned about the courtyard: "Yang Chong, these symbols of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division you designed are indeed mysterious, they complement Arabic numerals, and they are extremely convenient to calculate, and it is more than enough to be a doctor at your level." I can't help but be even more curious about Shannan Villa, what kind of whimsy is hidden in it? ”

Yang Chong said humbly: "Uncle Shi's words are serious, I just stood on the shoulders of my predecessors and pierced a piece of window paper. ”

Yang Chong said casually, these two polite words are common words in modern society; Kong Yingda, Pang Huan and others were taken aback, Yang Chong's words were full of philosophical incisiveness, who did not inherit the research results of their predecessors, and after decades of study, there was often only insignificant progress; Once there is a breakthrough, looking back, it is all a simple truth, and the achievements written down are only a few pages.

Liu Zhuo said happily: "Yang Chong, your realm has reached this point, no wonder you are shining in your knowledge. Alas, if I had known you twenty years earlier, Confucianism would have been nothing to do with Kong Yingda and Gai Wenda. ”

Yang Chong's belly, how did you know me twenty years ago, I have only been in the Great Sui for three years; Kong Yingda patted Yang Chong on the shoulder and said: "The family teacher has never praised people to such a point, and I am stupid, so that's it; is the talent of the senior brother, and in the eyes of the family teacher, it is at most a piece of jade. ”

Yang Chong hurriedly removed Kong Yingda's hand and said to him: "Brother Kong, the junior brother can't afford it, let's go to the other courtyard to have a look." ”

Everyone laughed, hugged Liu Zhuo out of the private school, and came to the courtyard with a smile, now the courtyard is becoming more and more imposing, with high walls and tiles, and a small ditch is newly opened in front of the courtyard, adding a bit of water town flavor. Pang Huan is a person from the other courtyard and often comes and goes; Yan Wanshi and others rarely came, even if they came up to run errands or eat, they were all in the front yard, and the few workshops in the back couldn't enter at all. The glass workshop, tea workshop, and wine workshop are the cornerstones of Yang Chong's current cooperation with others, and technical secrecy is a key.

Today, I was stained with the light of the great Confucian Liu Zhuo and went to three workshops successively, but after entering the workshop, Yan Wanshi and others, including Kong Yingda, consciously stopped outside the production area, and only Liu Zhuo entered alone. Yang Chong asked Pang Huan to lead everyone to the warehouse every time, each of them took some products as souvenirs, and the last person had a mirror, a bag of brick tea, and a bottle of first round of wine; The first liquor is the liquor that has been distilled for the first time, and the imperial sake is the finished product of three rounds of distillation.

After Liu Zhuo visited, when he saw that there was no one left and right in the winery, he said to Yang Chong unsatisfactorily: "No wonder you agreed to transfer these three workshops, if you don't transfer it, it will be a scourge, once you break through the bottleneck, it will be a daily gold deal, which will definitely cause the wealthy to make a move, now let it out, you don't have to spend much brains, and you still have a back hand." It's really terrifying, but it's a pity that the old man didn't get a glimpse of the whole leopard. ”

Yang Chong was really relieved at this moment, Liu Zhuo was able to become friends with his master Zhuge He, who had never met before, and he was indeed a master of Gewu, but he had been hiding under the mask of Confucianism, otherwise he would not easily see the quality of each technique. Yang Chong laughed softly: "As long as Uncle Shi stays in the other courtyard, these things are just elementary things, and some of them are earth-shattering results." ”

Liu Zhuo looked back at the rows of stills and reminded Yang Chong: "There is no end to learning, you give these things away, if the royal family finds a master, it may not be impossible to improve the technique; And your perfume is also made with a distiller, and the level of craftsmanship in Louguan is still above you, as long as you get a little rumor, you will definitely be able to draw inferences from each other and derive it into the production of wine. No, boy, you're deliberately making them competitive, and when the two sides are at a standoff, your new technology will become hot again. ”

Yang Chong deliberately said with a bitter face: "Uncle Shi, can you not be so straightforward, this is the foundation of my life." ”

Liu Zhuo was speechless for a moment, and stroked his hands for a moment before saying: "Jiupin Zhongzheng, there is no way out of the poor door, you and I are great Confucian craftsmen, and we are unparalleled in our talents, and in the end, we still have to rely on the snort of others to survive." Fortunately, although you are young, you are experienced in handling things, and you can grasp the opportunity step by step, so that you can be comfortable in Huanhai Shopping Mall, unlike me, who is stupid to read. ”

Yang Chongxin said, you always have such knowledge, and you are stupid to read books, you can only say that the power of the gate valve is too great, not that we are incompetent, but that the people opposite are strong and cunning. Yang Chong smiled and said, "Uncle Shi, then it's decided, you will live in my Shannan Courtyard, let's do it little by little, so that the world will look sideways." ”

Liu Zhuo's white beard trembled, nodded and smiled: "I do what I want." ”

Scholars, in fact, the good ones are also fame and fortune, but they are in the way of face, and the poor family talks about hardships day by day, and the family that has been inherited for a hundred years repeatedly emphasizes responsibility, and to put it bluntly, it is not the case. Liu Zhuo is an understanding person, not hypocritical, if he cares about this little bit of fiction, Liu Zhuo will not come to Chang'an.

(End of chapter)