Chapter 181: More Wants
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Relying on the wine, Chen Jingben then showed great hospitality, and in turn gave advice to Chen Liang, for example, how to exchange a small price for Li Longhan, the king of Annam, to recruit young men for Chen Liang, and so on.
Anyway, Chen Jingben played a two-sided idea, Chen Liang sold it well, and he also had to make a contribution to Li Longhan.
After a banquet, Chen Liang lowered Chen Jingben's character by two notches in his heart, and in turn, raised his ability by one level. Well, this person is worth working with, but be sure to guard against it.
But there are many good things, and when I talk to Jiang Kui about the expansion of recruitment, Jiang Kui is not happy.
"Brother Tongfu, in the matter of running the school, if Brother Tongfu doesn't interfere, how can he go back on his word! I don't want to be the chief of this mountain, it's better to be the chief of the mountain than Brother Fu. Anyway, the previous idea was yours, and I just acted according to your idea. But now the Confucius Institute has just shown signs of prosperity, Brother Tongfu is going to release water to expand enrollment, you are the elder brother, the foolish brother does not dare to disobey, but if you want me to be a mountain chief with a corpse vegetarian meal, then there is no need. Anyway, Brother Tongfu is famous all over the world, and it is more than enough to be this mountain chief, which is much more suitable than the foolish brother. ”
I didn't expect Jiang Kui to speak so ruthlessly! Chen Liang was a little sneering, his heart was indeed his own blind interference and breaking the rules, but don't say it so suffocatingly.
"Brother Yaozhang, isn't there no way to foolish brother! You see, on the side of the Kra Isthmus, according to you, how can it be repaired quickly without ten thousand people building roads! It can't be delayed for two or three years, so the foolish brother has no choice but to find a way to find a way to recruit more people to build roads, so he has no choice but to accommodate Annan monarchs. Brother Yaozhang, don't you want to think about it! If you want to build a road for 100 miles in the rainforest like the Kra Isthmus, and one or two thousand people go up to it, shouldn't it be built until the Year of the Ox and the month of the Horse? Alas! ”
Chen Liang's sigh made Jiang Kui feel a little soft-hearted:
"Brother Tongfu, it's not that the foolish brother said you, you just went too far, digging a big hole over there, and you want to fill in the soil here, but you have to dig a pit here. It's better for you to dig this pit for recruitment, but you have to fill it with a foolish brother. ”
Chen Liang saw that Jiang Kui's tone was a little loose, so he turned against the guest and said:
"Brother Yaozhang, foolish brother is about to talk about you, you teach and educate people, and let people study diligently and virtuously, which is good, but have you ever thought that Annan has kept an eye on me in the Great Song Dynasty! Cultivating so many talents for Annan, is it to compete with my Great Song Dynasty! ”
When Jiang Kui heard it, Chen Liang had also said about it in the past, but when he talked about it today, his tone was very different, and he seemed to be a little unclear, patronizing and cultivating a proud protégé. As a result, Jiang Kui felt no longer so straightforward, and his eyes became a little wandering.
"Brother Yaozhang, those children of Annan's eunuchs, we must strive for, not only to let them study the sages well, but also to let them establish in their bones the consciousness of the Great Song Dynasty and the Heavenly Dynasty, at this point, Mr. Xiangshan has a set of theories, I have to study and study well one day, sort out a lecture script, and then come to your academy to talk to the students of Annan."
Chen Liang is willing to come to the part-time class, of course, that is the best! Jiang Kui thought that the Confucius Institute in Halong Bay would probably be even more sonic this time.
As soon as he saw Jiang Kui's chin, Chen Liang continued to strike while the iron was hot:
"As for the thirty or forty children of the official eunuchs who have expanded, the elder brother actually doesn't have to worry, Wen Yuan has been recruiting well-educated people in Lin'an, and he is going to let them go to Mao Geng to teach, among them there are a few pedantic pedants, Mao Geng doesn't want it, but I think it's just right for them to come to Halong Bay, in my opinion, Mao Geng doesn't want it, and the people of Annam may be the opposite, and they may even be treasures. Therefore, when the time comes, you only need to symbolically give two lectures on the scriptures and history, and the others will have their own Lin'an scholars to teach, and I will also take the time to give lectures to the children of Annan and other eunuchs, and instill some truths that they should understand. As for Brother Yaozhang, you can focus on your proud protégés, what do you think? ”
Chen Liang is known for being a good teacher, and what is especially absurd is that Chen Liang has a strong urge to fool the students of Annan, and is bent on cultivating these children of official eunuchs into a desperate Hasong family. With this in mind, he proposed to give a lecture himself, and it was really not a lie.
Jiang Kui saw that Chen Liang first played the position card, making it difficult for him to take the move. Now that I've taken care of everything, I hardly have to worry about it myself. In terms of money, not only is there no loss, but there is also income. At this point, I had no choice but to surrender.
"That's it, that's it! Alas! Brother Tongfu, I am convinced of you, alas! You've said that, what else can I do! ”
Having said that, Jiang Kui still had some mustard in his thoughts, but after the two of them drank each other, after three glasses and two glasses, Jiang Kui completely forgot about the previous things.
When the wine was drunk, the singer sang "A Cut of Plum - Red Lotus Fragrance Residual Jade Autumn", and when she sang "Who in the clouds sent brocade books", Jiang Kui touched the scene and suddenly chanted:
"I didn't know that I was a guest in my dream, and I was greedy for joy for a while. ------”
Chen Liang saw that Jiang Kui was missing his homeland, well, he had been overseas for so long, and his nostalgia was getting stronger and stronger! In a drunken haze, Chen Liang was in a trance, and he also fell into the dream of returning to his homeland.
Chen Liang raised his glass, drank a glass of wine, and then threw the glass in his hand casually, for no reason, tears filled his eyes.
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Two days later, Chen Jingben came again, this time not alone, there was also a relative of Annan, who was Li Longhan's brother.
This Li Daijin also has a son who failed under Jiang Kui's entrance exam, so he is also among those who are interested in sponsoring the Confucius Institute, so he is particularly polite to Chen Liang.
Jiang Kui's work there has been done, which reassures Chen and Li, so Li Daijin respects Chen Liang with flattery:
"Thank you Mr. Chen for the expansion of the Confucius Institute! Mr. Chen is a great writer of today's generation, and a generation of great Confucians who spread the knowledge of sages and sages, which makes us deeply admire! Not only that, Mr. Chen spares no effort to benefit the students, which can be described as the world's virtue, and the so-called high mountains are impressive. Mr. Chen's kindness is engraved in our hearts and we will never dare or forget. ”
Li Daijin basically used all the sycophancy words he could think of, and he simply praised Chen Liang to the sky. Chen Liang was originally crazy, and he felt that his status as a writer and a great Confucian was needless to say, but this guy boasted of his high morals or something, which sounded like he was a good person, so his original radiant expression was suffocated. So Chen Liang just responded lightly:
"You're welcome, Lord Li!"
Chen Jingben saw that the foreplay had been done enough, and the so-called over-the-top was too late, so he turned to today's business:
"Mr. Chen, Xia Guan and Master Li came together to ask Mr. for another matter, I want to ask Mr. to buy a full set of lead printing machines, I wonder if Mr. can help with this?"
At this moment, Chen Liang was about to swallow a mouthful of tea in his mouth, and when he heard this, he squirted out a mouthful of tea.
Damn! This Chen Jingben dared to taste the sweetness here, and he actually had to look at Shu, and even remembered the lead printing equipment! Of course, this is another wall in Jiang Kui, so he came to find himself.
It is said that the "Xinbao Overseas Edition" only began to use lead printing equipment this month, and after using the lead printing equipment, in terms of printing quality and degree, it is naturally no longer comparable to wax paper engraving. Even Chen Liang himself couldn't help but be impressed by the wonderful machine created by Mao Geng. I can't imagine that Annan Junchen will take a fancy to this kind of machine so soon! It's very knowledgeable! But this machine is not an ordinary thing, it can be called an artifact! Can this fucking be sold to Annan!
"I have heard that your country's taxes have increased dramatically recently, and as far as I know, a large amount of coal is mined north of Halong Bay, and your king is very lenient in collecting taxes. It's about that the money is too much to spend, so I started the idea of buying a full set of lead printing presses, and I'm right! ”
Regarding Chen Liang's ridicule, Li Daijin still had a smiling face, and complimented again:
"This is not a blessing for Mr. Chen! Legend has it that Mr. Chen calculated that there was coal in Halong Bay, and he was able to dig it up. With Mr. Chen's enlightenment, our people in Annam also did the same, no, not far from the concession, they also dug up, and some lucky guys dug up coal in this way, speaking of which, this is inseparable from Mr. Chen's clever calculation. ”
In Chen Liang's eyes, the coalfield of Annan is really eye-catching, the coal production in the Halong Bay concession is already amazing, but not far away can also dig out a huge amount of coal, why is his mother's Annan so blessed!
What Chen Liang didn't know was that this coalfield in Annam was amazingly large, with a length of more than 1oo kilometers and a width of 15-2o kilometers, which was a large coalfield and claimed to be the largest in the Indochina Peninsula. Moreover, the coalfield is extremely shallow, from the outcrop to the depth of 3oo meters, the coal reserves are as high as 3.3 billion tons. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that within the scope of this coalfield, coal can be dug up by digging casually.
Chen Liang said in his heart, this is all thanks to Mao Geng, of course, this can't be told to outsiders.
"Sir, I yearn for the etiquette culture of the Great Song Dynasty as the king, so I want to buy a pencil printing press, and please sir! I have enough taxes now, and I don't have to worry about it, sir, I can still afford to pay the money I bought the machine. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jingben regretted it again, showing off his wealth in front of the seller, isn't it stupid! Isn't this a reminder to set a high price! At this time, Li Daijin also cast a strange look, obviously disdainful of Chen Jingben's expression.
But Chen Liang didn't take the opportunity to open his mouth, and he didn't even offer a price. The reason why this is the case is not that Chen Liang doesn't want to take the opportunity to knock on a ruthless job, the problem is that even if Chen Liang goes out to do work, Mao Geng may not necessarily sell this machine.
In fact, Chen Liang now feels that there is money to be spent everywhere, and the Kra Isthmus project is huge, and he needs to burn a lot of money, and buying fast ships and iron boats is needless to say, it is also a money-burning business. Only then did the master know that firewood, rice, oil, and salt are expensive! Huaxi Company has made a lot of money, but most of them have asked Qu Laisan to go to the Kra Isthmus to buy land, and I don't know if it is really all used to buy land, but who is Qu Laisan a major shareholder!
Seeing Chen Liang shaking his head, Li Daijin thought that the chips were not enough, so he said:
"If Mr. Chen is willing to help me buy a pencil printing machine, I will also return the favor, my king said, if the matter is successful, Mr. Chen wants the 3,000 young and strong, pay half of the salary, and the other 2,000 people, just eat, if Mr. Chen is willing to accept them, these two thousand people will be given to Mr. Chen by my king."
It can be seen that these two people are prepared, Chen Liang said in his heart, this condition is very tempting!
Depend on! It has always been me Chen Liang who set the bait for fishing, could it be that this time Li Longhan's milky and undried boy set the bait, and he can really make himself unable to fish!
However, Chen Liang did not reject Chen and Li, Chen Liang decided to rush Li Longhan's tempting chips, or to fly the pigeon to pass the book for it.
Seeing off Chen and Li, Chen Liang was about to write a pigeon book to pass to Mao Geng, but received another pigeon book from the Kra Isthmus.
This pigeon book was sent by Chen Liang to Lu Dahu, who was undercover under Qu Laisan, and the pigeon book reported a bad news, Qu Laisan was making good progress in the Kra Isthmus, but he met a die-hard chieftain, who was completely inaccessible and refused to sell his territory, so Qu Laisan could not get that key piece of land. If you can't get this piece of land, the road on the Kra Isthmus will have to make a huge turn, and I don't know how many miles of detour, which may make Chen Liang's grand plan come to naught.
Qu Laisan couldn't get this key piece of land in a hurry, but Qu Laisan always reported good news and didn't report bad news, and kept hiding it from Chen Liang, but the paper couldn't hold the fire, and Chen Liang still knew about it.
This time, Chen Liang was not calm, and his heart was hit in a flash, and overnight, he actually grew a lot of white.