Every magistrate will be accompanied by a master, and the most famous one is Gongsun Ce, who is next to Bao Heizi. The status of the master is very special, first of all, the master is not an official, he does not receive the court's salary, but the official's employment money.

However, they are different from servants such as grooms, palanquin bearers, and housekeepers, they play with the pen, and they are clear about the laws and regulations of the court, human affairs, intrigue, and intrigues, and help officials deal with daily affairs, give advice, and are long cited as right-hand men, and are very respected.

Tang Xiucai's conditions are not bad, first of all, he was born in a scholarly family, proficient in literature and ink, and he is related to the Wang family in Taicang, and he can barely be regarded as a local gentry.

Of course, this is not the key, Tang Xiucai's proudest thing is his baby son, Tang Yi is young, he has the name of a prodigy, plus his apprenticeship Wei Liangfu, and he is even more smart and wise. Invite Tang Xiucai to be the master, and also give a Tang prodigy, no matter how you look at it, it is very cost-effective. After the lesson, Chen Zhizhou urgently needed a helper.

Tang Xiucai also saw that Chen Menghe's drunkard did not mean to drink, looking for him was just a pretense, what he really valued was his son, although it hurt his self-esteem, but this was the case. Tang Xiucai could only look at Tang Yi as if asking for help, Tang Yi was quite happy, being a master is much better than copying books, and with the identity of a master, it is equivalent to stepping into the officialdom with half a foot.

After Lei Qi's case, Tang Yi made a deep reflection, if you want to live safely, you must be deaf and well-informed. If you can be a master, you can get in touch with a lot of the latest news, which is of great help.

And unlike others, Tang Yi knows the context of history, Xu Jie's super first assistant who defeated Yan Song, the officialdom of the next ten years, this old man calls for wind and rain, and the emperor has to bow his head.

Chen Menghe is a student of Xu Jie, although it is more frustrating at the moment, but it is a good time to burn a cold stove, the investment is small, the income is large, how can you refuse such a good thing.

Tang Yi smiled and poured tea and water for his father and Chen Menghe, and said, "Dad, Lord Chen is here in person, can you not agree!" ”

"It's not that I don't agree, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to do it well!" Tang Xiucai finally relented.

Chen Menghe saw the stitches and said with a smile: "Mr. Tang, I'm also confused as a Zhizhou, the two of us, just a couple!" ”

After the decision was made, Chen Menghe also opened the conversation, Hu Bin and Sun Yafang fell, and found out from the two of them that the overlord had more than two taels of silver, as well as a lot of land, shops, and workshops, which were converted into almost 1230,000 taels, which was worth the tax of Taicang for a year or two.

"Since the arrival of this official, he has not done anything good for the people, and this time so much stolen money was found, and after confiscation and confiscation, I am ready to renovate the river."

"That's a good thing!" Tang Xiucai couldn't help but admire: "My lord, the construction of water conservancy is beneficial to the present generation, and the merit is in the future." I wonder what rivers the adults are going to build? ”

"This, the first is that the river embankment should be reinforced, and then there are many embankments of the Liu River that have fallen into disrepair in many places, and then there is the Yantietang Canal has long been seriously depressed, if it can be dug again, it can be connected with the Wusong River, and then the river transportation of Suzhou and Songjiang will be smooth, and the people will benefit more than 10 million."

Obviously, Chen Menghe has worked hard, and the three things he said are all good things that benefit the country and the people. Tang Xiucai was quite excited, and he had the urge to create a great cause with Lord Zhizhou.

Only Tang Yi, a little bastard, didn't say a word, and didn't seem to care much!

"Yi'er, what are you thinking, can't you object?"

"The child doesn't dare, it's just ......"

Chen Menghe smiled slightly: "Tang Prodigy, Master Wei and I are also teachers and friends, we are not outsiders, just say what you have." ”

"In that case, I beg your pardon." Tang Yi thought for a while and said, "When adults build water conservancy, it is naturally beneficial to the country and the people. However, to build a river, it not only costs money, but also requires the recruitment of a large number of people, and the coordination and help of the prefect and even the governor. With the efficiency of my Daming, it will take a year and a half, and if there are a few variables, the time will be prolonged, and good things may not receive good results. ”

Many well-intentioned things will be out of shape when done, and the Grand Canal is a typical representative, directly burying a dynasty, ironically, after more than a thousand years, the Grand Canal is regarded as a lifeline.

Of course, Chen Menghe's plan can't be compared to the Grand Canal, but the reason is the same.

It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it will not be a dead body. The most important thing is that Tang Yi doesn't believe in Chen Menghe's ability at all, and he can't do things well with enthusiasm alone.

Sure enough, as soon as he heard what Tang Yi said, Chen Menghe's head suddenly became bigger, and he was not good at recruiting people and coordinating officialdom.

"Alas, is it so difficult to do something for the people?"

"Hehe, if you have a heart, there are actually more things that can be seen immediately."

"Oh? Please speak. ”

Tang Yi said with a smile: "My lord, Sun Yafang and Hu Bin have encroached on a lot of people's fields, and they were supposed to be confiscated, so you might as well return them to the people." As for the rest, wouldn't it be better to rent the land to the people for cultivation with a lower land rent, and use the land rent collected to subsidize the poor scholars of the state school, and to reward the students who have achieved fame in the imperial examination! ”

Well, not at all!

In all fairness, how many people can be helped by building water conservancy, and how many can be helped by rewarding students! To put it bluntly, Tang Yi's idea is the icing on the cake, that is, to avoid the important and light, and it is typical to only do the dojo without chanting!

But some things don't have to be like this, because no one can find fault with rewarding students. On the contrary, the students who are rewarded will also praise the virtues of adults everywhere, praise you for being considerate of the people, and be a rare good official. As for the flood and drought disaster in the place after you leave, it will be the responsibility of the next term, and it has nothing to do with you.

Of course, if conditions permit, Tang Yi is still willing to do something really useful, but if he is not sure, he should give priority to safety, and protecting himself is more important than anything else.

Tang Yi would not say these words to Chen Menghe, but only talked about the difficulties of building water conservancy, Chen Menghe thought about it for a long time, and finally agreed to Tang Yi's proposal and immediately started to handle it. Dad, this master also took office.

At this time, another good thing came, the paper shop that Tang Yi bought before had been renovated and was ready to open. Wu Tiancheng accompanied Tang Yi to the newly decorated paper shop.

The three doors are all opened, a total of four large shelves, respectively placed pen, ink, paper and inkstone, on the opposite side of the counter, there is a table, after the guests have chosen, they can splash ink on the table, if they are not satisfied, just put it back.

The floor and counter are all made of green bamboo poles, which are not painted, and are all original verdant colors. When Wu Tiancheng got the design drawing, he only thought that Tang Yi was picking the door, but when it was really decorated, he couldn't help but give the teacher a thumbs up!

The brand new green bamboo looks clean, the house is bright, and it is easy to replace it if it is broken. No matter how you look at the shop, there is a simple and elegant taste, and it is really hard to see how the teacher came up with it.

Passing through the door, which was the warehouse at the back, Tang Yi spent another hundred taels of silver to buy the adjacent house, and the area increased by as much as four times.

This time, it is not a warehouse, but a green bamboo, plum blossoms, flowers and plants under the cloister, and several fish tanks of different shapes. It looked like a rich man's garden, with four or five mahogany tables among the trees and flowers.

There is a table of eight immortals for many people to talk about, a square table for two people to talk, and a person's case, which is placed in a staggered manner. On the east side of the courtyard is a small stage, enclosed with curtains. To the west is the kitchen, where the names of various dishes are written on bamboo chips, and on the other side there are bamboo slices of different teas. Everything is clear and understandable.

Tang Yi nodded as he walked, although it was a little different from what he imagined, but it was already good. However, Wu Tiancheng looked bitter, for these things, he spent more than three hundred and thirty taels of silver before and after, Tang Yi's pockets were empty at this time, if he lost money, he couldn't imagine it......

"Master, let's buy paper honestly, why bother with all these bells and whistles, the disciple always feels unreliable!"

Tang Yi sat on an official hat chair and said with a smile: "Tiancheng, what do you think of this small courtyard compared to Chunfang Building?" ”

"So, what does that look like? People are more generous and luxurious than us. ”

"And what about our strengths?"

"This ...... The disciple can't say it, but he feels that we are more comfortable, more and more elegant! Wu Tiancheng finally squeezed out a word.

"That's right!" Tang Yi laughed, "Literati like this tune, how can a gaudy place like Chunfanglou be worthy of Shilin's demeanor!" I dare to say that as long as we open, the next Taicang cultural meeting will definitely be held here. The literati are stupid, impulsive, and generous, or it won't be long before we count the money and get cramps. ”

Wu Tiancheng peeked around and whispered, "Master, it seems that you are also a literati!" ”

After being silent for a long time, Tang Yi's scolding voice suddenly came: "Wu Tiancheng, you listen to me, it will open tomorrow, no one is allowed to be lazy, if there is a little dust, I will ask you!" ”