The hall is as poor as the courtyard, and there are no extra items except books and basic household utensils.

Zhao Mingcheng said humbly: "The cold room is simple, the hospitality is not good, and I still hope that the adults are Haihan." ”

This humility Zhao Mingcheng only said to Gao Feng that others really can't get this honor.

Zhao Mingcheng was originally the son of the prime minister, and he had never seen any world and characters, although the Zhao family later fell into power, but the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and Zhao Mingcheng still got acquainted with hierarchical characters, so ordinary people were really not taken into his eyes.

Besides, he devoted himself to the study of gold and stone, and spent a lot of money and energy on it, and he was also indulged in some etiquette and mundane matters, so he didn't bother to say that kind of cold room rhetoric.

Zhao Mingcheng's attitude, as for what others think, he won't care, anyway, no one is going to provoke him, he is happy.

Of course, it is different for Gao Feng, mainly because of Gao Feng's favor to him, and Gao Feng's next step is his boss, in this case, even if he is not vulgar, he will make a polite courtesy.

Gao Feng naturally didn't care about the simplicity of the Zhao family, he said calmly: "Lord Zhao, don't be polite, Gao came this time, first, to see off Lord Zhao's succession, and second, to cooperate with Lord Zhao." ”

He didn't say the third reason - to meet Li Qingzhao, in fact, this was the main reason for his visit, as for the rest, he really didn't care.

"What do you want to cooperate with the lower officials?" Zhao Mingcheng asked puzzled.

If the first thing can be understood, then the second thing is beyond Zhao Mingcheng's expectations, he doesn't know what medicine is sold in Gao Feng's gourd.

Gao Feng smiled and said: "The "Jinshi Lu" compiled by Lord Zhao has not been published so far, I want to cooperate with the Lord to publish and publish it, do you think it?" And—"

Without waiting for Gao Feng to finish speaking, Zhao Mingcheng interrupted him: "Adults are also interested in "Jinshi Lu"? ”

"Jin Shi Lu" is indeed the disgusting work of the Zhao couple, but it is limited to the two of them, and there are not many people who are really interested in it.

It's just that he knows that Gao Feng is an authentic businessman, although the official is very big and has the ability to capture Song Jiang, but from the perspective of Shinong Industry and Commerce, he still classifies Gao Feng into the ranks of industry and commerce, not for anything else, just because Gao Feng's start started here.

As for Gao Feng being able to chant a few crooked poems, tell a few stories that are out of tune, and engage in some unpopular operas, etc., he can't get on the stage in Zhao Mingcheng's eyes, after all, there are too many talented people around him, and only one Li Qingzhao is the existence of surpassing the peak.

A businessman's interest in an extremely boring book certainly exceeded Zhao Mingcheng's expectations. It's just that he immediately understood that Gao Feng was interested in it, it was obviously a commercial operation, and this was to sell his books for money.

Zhao Mingcheng was stunned after asking, because he didn't know what to say later. His hard work was actually coveted by Gao Feng, and he was unwilling in his heart, and he even suspected that this was the reason why Gao Feng recommended him to join the company, but he didn't dare to say this sentence now.

Gao Feng didn't answer Zhao Mingcheng's question, but just smiled, which made Zhao Mingcheng think that his concern was good, and his mood suddenly dropped.

Feeling the changes in Zhao Mingcheng, Li Qingzhao hurriedly reminded him on the side: "Xianggong, the tall adult's words are especially unfinished, let's let the adult finish the words." ”

Zhao Mingcheng came to his senses at this time, it turned out that Gao Feng still had a later conversation, but he was unreasonably interrupted.

Zhao Mingcheng hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Please continue, Lord Gao." ”

How could Gao Feng not see Zhao Mingcheng's careful thoughts? However, he did not point out, but said: "Lord Zhao is committed to the study of gold and stone, which can be described as fruitful, especially the "Golden Stone Record", which is comparable to Ouyang Gong's "Jigulu", which can be called the pioneer of gold and stone research. It's just that from ancient times to the present, there are countless gold and stones, although there are two volumes, they are just a drop in the bucket, and there are a large number of gold and stones that have not been collected and excerpted, don't you feel sorry for this? ”

Although these words did not answer Zhao Mingcheng's question, they also spoke to Zhao Mingcheng's heart.

Ouyang Xiu's "Collection of Ancient Records" has a total of more than 400 articles in ten volumes, editing and sorting out the gold and stone artifacts and inscriptions from the Zhou Dynasty to the Sui and Tang dynasties, with a total of 1,000 kinds.

The 30 volumes of "Jinshi Lu" record the inscriptions and epitaphs of Zhongding Yi ware from the three dynasties of antiquity to the five dynasties of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and there are 2,000 kinds of rubbings.

There are only more than 3,000 kinds of records in the "Jigulu" and "Jinshi Lu" combined, which does not exclude the duplication of the two, that is, there are still a large number of types of gold and stone that have not been recorded.

As a person who has been conducting research on gold and stone for a long time, Zhao Mingcheng naturally hopes to improve the "Golden Stone Record" again. It's just that no matter how strong the Zhao family's financial resources are, it was also a matter of Zhao Tingzhi's reign, and now there is not much money for Zhao Mingcheng to squander, so the research of Jin Shi can only stop.

The reason why Zhao Mingcheng has been obsessed with his career recently is also related to this. There is no money to continue, Zhao Mingcheng is idle, he wants to find something to do, and he is full of desire for a career, coincidentally, Gao Feng provided him with this platform, making his wishes come true, and he is full of gratitude to Gao Feng.

It's just that no matter how beautiful his career is, Zhao Mingcheng doesn't want to give up on Jinshi Research, which has already made achievements, and when Gao Feng mentions this topic, he naturally resonates.

Seeing that Zhao Mingcheng nodded in approval, Gao Feng continued: "Lord Zhao, cooperating in publishing a book is only one thing, and improving the "Golden Stone Record" is the ultimate goal, I think Lord Zhao will also have this consideration." ”

Of course, Zhao Mingcheng had this consideration, but he didn't have a good way, so he decided to transfer to the official career, hoping to get some convenience.

It's just that he knows better that it's just a beautiful idea, and whether it can happen is still to be considered, so he doesn't have much hope for it.

Listening to Gao Feng's words, Zhao Mingcheng's heart moved, he felt that Gao Feng had a good idea, so he asked: "My lord, "Jin Shi Lu" is the work of my husband and wife, we naturally want it to be perfect, and please give me advice." ”

It seems that Zhao Mingcheng was tempted, Gao Feng nodded with a smile, and said: "It takes a lot of money and antiquities to improve the "Golden Stone Record", and it also requires a lot of talents and energy. ”8)