Wang Bi and Ouyang Xiu are good friends, hearing Wang Gongchen say this, he couldn't help but wonder, seeing Shen Kuo and Wang Gongchen competing with each other's brother-in-law and brother-in-law, Hu Su explained with a smile: "Lord Wang, our Wang Tongju and the drunkard are brothers-in-law. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Xue Kui, the household servant, had three daughters, the eldest daughter married Ouyang Xiu, and the second daughter married Wang Gongchen. After Ouyang Xiu lost his wife, he remarried the youngest daughter of the Xue family. Therefore, Wang Tong made this joke. ”

Wang Fang thought to himself, this Shen Kuo is an old naughty boy, and it is normal to like jokes, this Wang Gongchen is a little out of sight, how can he joke with his relatives at the banquet? ! He smiled slightly and didn't answer, he was always bad at telling drunkard jokes behind his back. He laughed and said: "There was once a man named Liu Yuan's father, who married his wife in his later years, and Ouyang Xiu wrote poems to tease: 'Don't laugh at the flowers in the cave, Liu Lang was the old Liu Lang. Liu Yuan's father was unhappy and wanted to take revenge. One day, the three of us got together, and Liu Yuan's father said: In the past, there was a scholar who taught children to read and write, and when he read "Mao's Poems", he taught: "The snake character is read as the word aunt, remember." The next day, the schoolchildren watched the beggars play snakes, and did not go to the school until after dinner, and the old pedant asked, 'Why are you late?' The schoolboy replied, 'Just now there was a person who made an aunt on the road, and I watched it with everyone, but I saw that he was late because he was late because he was getting the aunt first and then the younger aunt.' ”

This joke didn't even hold back the king's laughter: "How did the drunkard reply?" ”

Wang Gongchen said: "What else can he say except laugh? ”

Everyone laughed again, and Wang thought to himself, this ancient man looked like a literati and scholar, and there were some meat jokes when he sat in one place, and it seemed that people had not changed for thousands of years except for the style of clothes. But this Wang Gongchen is enough, no wonder Emperor Renzong doesn't like him in his heart, this person really doesn't look at the occasion when he speaks, and he doesn't distinguish between objects. He smiled, turned to Shen Kuo and asked, "Why does Brother Shen want to go back to the capital again?" ”

Shen Kuo replied: "Yes, but there are still a few days to go, just accompany the prince to take a good look in Yangzhou, and wait for Li Gefei to go to Yangzhou by the way." ”

Hearing Shen Kuo say that he was going to leave Yangzhou, Wang was a little regretful, after all, it would be much easier for Shen Kuo to do things in Yangzhou in the future. After the banquet, Shen Kuo sent Wang Bei back to his residence, the two had not seen each other for more than a year, Wang Bei invited Shen Kuo to his residence to talk about it, Shen Kuo did not shirk, the two of them ordered someone to send a pot of tea under the gazebo in the garden, and chatted until the lamp was lit in the courtyard.

When Shen Kuo saw the king, it was not just a joke that was commensurate with brothers. To say that above the officialdom, Shen Kuo does not have such ups and downs as Wang Bian, but he has not seen the spring breeze proudly. But in terms of knowledge, in the mainstream era of the Northern Song Dynasty, when the scriptures were read and the poems were recited, science was regarded as the last learning, and was even ridiculed as a side door to the strange skills. can talk to Shen Kuo, from the compass to oil, from astronomy to geography, the huge Northern Song Dynasty is probably only the king next to him.

The weather in March is still a little cool, just as the so-called warm and cold at first. Su Xiaomei waited in the room for a long time, and heard that Wang Bei had returned to the house, but she didn't enter the room for a long time. I heard that I had been chatting with Shen Kuo under the gazebo, and I was amused. After the lamp was turned on, the little sister took a cloak and sent it to the gazebo, and saw that the tea of the two people in the pavilion had been replaced by wine and food, and they were laughing and talking with great interest.

"My brother and sister are here, I'm so bothered, don't be weird about the newcomer! Haha," Shen Kuo said with a smile.

Wang Bian said while pouring wine: "Let's sit together, Brother Shen is not an outsider, he and your brother Su Shi are also friends." By the way, Brother Shen, Brother Su also mentioned the matter of making "Cloud Pick" together. When we have the opportunity in the future, we will all return to the capital and pick up the clouds again. ”

Shen Kuo was happy: "Okay! When the time comes, I will write all my discoveries over the years on the cloud pick. There are definitely a lot of people who like to watch it. ”

"Then I'll have to give you a pen name." The king had the heart to make fun of him.

"Uh-huh" Shen Kuo couldn't help nodding, "You say, what's my name?" ”

"Let's call Frankenstein! Haha"

Shen Kuo took a sip of wine: "I know that you kid makes fun of me, what does science mean and don't say it, but you still say that I'm a weirdo?!" ”

Wang Bei smiled: "If Brother Shen hadn't returned to Beijing to take up his post, I really wanted Brother Shen to go to Yongzhou with me, and with you, I would open a school, not only to teach those articles and resignations, but also to open some arithmetic, medicine, astronomy, or something." How nice would it be for you to be the principal?! ”

Wang Bi Ke really thinks so, the students of the Song Dynasty are really biased, although they have abandoned the old Bagu Wen, but the scientific examination still attaches great importance to the liberal arts. He was even more right about Shen Kuo's mind when he said this: "That's it, that is, or we are like-minded." Unfortunately, I can't go, but I do want to be alone. I'll call him tomorrow and let him follow you. ”

"Oh? Can Brother Shen be promoted, who is it? ”

Shen Kuo looked at Su Xiaomei: "Don't my younger brothers and sisters like that Yanji?" It's the person who does that Yanji. I didn't make such a thing in my study, and I made it for the two of you to take a fancy to. This person's name is Li Jie, the word is Mingzhong, and he is from Zhengzhou Guancheng. This is my protégé, who has a lot of knowledge in geography, history, music, and architecture. Didn't you go to Yongzhou to engage in construction? I think this guy is the perfect fit! ”

Li Jie? The king silently recited this name in his heart, and touched the ancient stone hidden in his chest with his left hand, this person is also the person who left a name in later generations! He was also a civil architect in the Song Dynasty and the compiler of the book "Building the French Style". Such talents have to be kept by themselves, and they must be useful when they arrive in Yongzhou.

Thinking of this, the king raised his glass and said, "Then I will thank Brother Shen first, in the future, such a talent, Brother Shen will recommend more." ”

"Of course, of course. Then again, I think this person will definitely make a difference in the future! I'm useless as a teacher, maybe I can do something with you! Shen Kuo ate a mouthful of wine and a mouthful of food.

Wang Bian smiled and nodded, looking at Su Xiaomei, she was a little bored sitting here, she had already taken the wine jug in Wang Bian's hand, and poured wine for Wang Bian and Shen Kuo. So he whispered in Su Xiaomei's ear: "Don't look at Li Jie, do a few things now, and in the future, even many buildings in the palace will be built by him." ”

Xiaomei laughed in a low voice and said: "You are not a prophet, when the time comes, will you also lend him the money for the project like borrowing the silver from Gaoyou County?" Otherwise, how could he take on such a big project for the royal family? ”

Although their voices were very soft, Shen Kuo still heard it: "Gaoyou County Order, what silver taels to borrow?" ”

Wang Bei told Shen Kuo about Xu Liang's loan to do the project of the royal garden when he passed through Gaoyou, Shen Kuo frowned when he listened, and shook his head after a while. Seeing his strange expression, Wang couldn't help asking, "Brother Shen?" Why do you think this is inappropriate? ”

Shen Kuo shook and said, "It's not appropriate, but it can't be helped." You remember that before I left the capital that year, I said that I would not leave until I had participated in the royal sacrifice. At that time, I found a lot of problems. In particular, you are talking about the construction of these royal sacrificial gardens. For this reason, I also wrote "Southern Suburbs Style", which was played by the imperial court when I was about to return to Beijing. ”

Wang Bian and Su Xiaomei heard Shen Kuo say this, so they looked at Shen Kuo suspiciously, and Shen Kuo said: "The etiquette of sacrificing heaven and earth in the southern suburbs of Yuanqiu is arranged by the imperial court according to the records of the classics, and then the copy is collected. Clerks often take advantage of the ritual for personal gain. Before their sacrifices, they erected a tent under the altar, built gardens a few miles outside the palace, planted trees, decorated them in various colors, carved birds and animals, and placed them among the trees. On the evening of the day when the sacrifice was to be carried out, the emperor personally came to enjoy the scenery of the garden, climbed to the south main gate of the end gate, displayed the honor guard, inspected the troops of the martial law guards, and toured and enjoyed. But ......"

As he spoke, he took another sip of wine, "These are not the sights that should be seen during fasting and sacrifices. If these can be saved according to the etiquette of the formal sacrifice, I have roughly calculated that the savings are tens of thousands of dollars each time......"

Millions? Listening to this number, the king couldn't help but scold: "These moths, this is how the silver taels of the court are hollowed out. ”

Shen Kuo nodded in response: "It's not!" You say, "It's not right to lend them money?" ”

Wang Bei nodded: "Brother Shen is right, but don't be in a hurry to play it when you go back to the capital, it's useless to play it now, Emperor Yingzong's dragon body is not safe, it is estimated that the blessing of the heavens and the earth is still inevitable at this time." ”

"What? You just finished scolding those moths, and you're still going to eat them and make them with interest? Shen Kuo didn't speak without turning.

"Brother Shen said where is it, I mean you may not be able to adopt the above table now, it is better to wait for the crown prince to ascend the throne and completely resolve to innovate, then it will definitely hit the nail on the head and hit the nail on the head!"

Shen Kuo thought for a while: "It's not unreasonable to listen to what you said, but what about the matter of borrowing money from Gaoyou County to take over the project?" Don't talk about the imperial court's project with such a large financial resources, just say you Yongzhou, you will be the god of wealth if you go, even if you want to expand the palace and build a field, there are people who take the opportunity to do some fancy work to make money, I said that it is not appropriate to lend them money, but it is very difficult to put an end to this phenomenon. ”

Wang Fang smiled slightly, how could his thoughts be understood by the ancients? What's more, modern things don't need to be copied, only a little bit is used, which is more than enough to operate in the Song Dynasty: "It's not difficult, I have already thought about the construction of Yongzhou, as long as I need a project or a palace procurement, I will open the bidding." ”

"Tenders? And what does that mean? Shen Kuo stopped the wine glass that was about to be brought to his lips and stared at the king's side. Even Su Xiaomei, who had been listening silently without speaking, would look at the king, and she was becoming more and more curious, how could her husband have a fresh stomach.

"This is simple, that is, I will do the project and the requirements are announced, whether it is the government or the common people, you can calculate the project cost according to my requirements, and finally I choose the right quality, reputation and price of people, let them do it. The people who participate in it are called bidding, and those who get the project are called winning the bid. ”

"Good! Good! This method is good, compete in the group, and people can get it! Shen Kuo put down his wine glass and praised it loudly.

Wang thought to himself, of course this is good, as long as the process is open and transparent, it is definitely a good way to promote competition and save costs!

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