Back in Fuzhou, the official document had not yet been delivered, and the news in the Di newspaper about the completion of the Mulan Pi North Canal by the Xinghua Army was greatly published. Since then, Putian has had Beiyang and Nanyang, under the auspices of the Xinghua Army Zhijun, the local fathers and elders agreed to divide the water. The South Sea gets seven points of water, and the North Ocean gets three points of water. Since then, the Xinghua area near the sea has become a place of affluence.

It can be seen that Zhao Zhizhuo did not talk too much about officialdom to Zhao Jiaxin, probably hoping that Zhao Zhizhuo could have a heartfelt longing for the honor of the scientific examination. Zhao Jiaren didn't have such expectations for his brother, and seeing that Zhao Jiaxin was very interested in officialdom, he didn't hide his selfishness and analyzed it for Zhao Jiaxin.

From the latest information, it can be seen that Lin'an's anti-Ding Daquan forces are very strong, and it was originally planned by Ding Daquan from beginning to end, and Ding Daquan and the prison that Ding Daquan was going to appoint did not mention. Zhao Jiaren, who did his best for Beiqu, did not mention it at all. After skillful operation, it seems that they have become conscientious Shilin Qingliu for the country and the people.

Zhao Jiaxin was not particularly scared or particularly touched after hearing this, and the whole person seemed to have a sense of alienation from the twists and turns inside. Zhao Jiaren has a good impression of this, he has experienced life and death, and he has seen prosperity. The tricks of officialdom were more like the play of ignorant urchins to him at this time. If there was a big brother who was making a fuss and chattering next to him, Zhao Jiaren's mood would not be very good.

In fact, Zhao Jiaren is already in a very bad mood now.

"Brother Zhao, I've already seen what you said about papermaking. I can't borrow this money. Qi Ye took out a professional expression of the money banker, which means that even if he said something negative about the other party, it would not make people feel that it was a personal problem.

"What the hell do you think is unreliable?" Zhao Jiaren asked this question for the second time.

Seeing Qi Ye's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Zhao Jiaren was even more annoyed. For more than a year, he has rarely had such emotions.

"I'm not asking you to help me solve my problem. Money, lending must always be able to recover. But you won't agree, but you don't even dare to say anything? Zhao Jiaren had a strong desire to break the casserole and ask the end.

Qi Ye finally made a ruthless decision, and he whispered, "I'll invite you to drink tonight." ”

Then he continued with the attitude of the bank's staff: "We just don't think it's appropriate for this kind of thing. ”

Zhao Jiaren stood up and snorted, turned around and left Jianxian Village.

In the evening, the two meet at a small wine shop. The oysters at this shop are delicious, and this is the only one that is good. The two asked for food, drank two cups first, and Qi Ye said: "I don't think you have thought about the number of ways you sell paper, just thinking about lowering the price of paper." Now from Fuzhou Road to Zhejiang Road, there is no paper store in the city. I'm afraid your paper won't even get into the city. ”

This time Zhao Jiaren was not angry, he nodded sincerely, "I know about this, and when I think of this joint, I can only choose the means of reducing the price." ”

"And that's not all. Some of the jinshi gave us money, according to those who entertained them. Recently, some people in Fujian have been very interested in you. said that you offended Dong Huai, and they wanted to give you a good look. Qi Ye cautiously told the news he cared about the most.

At this time, Zhao Jiaren suddenly realized. Things have come to such a point, where does Qi Ye dare to lend money to Zhao Jiaren. He said gratefully, "Thank you." ”

Qi Ye saw that Zhao Jiaren was not angry or afraid, but took the lead in thinking about thanking him. He also felt that it was worthwhile for him to deliver the news to Zhao Jiaren. However, Qi Ye still advised, "I didn't tell you this. ”

"I'm not going to blame anyone for that. I'm thankful that I didn't bother others. Zhao Jiaren sighed.

Qi Ye ate a few oysters in silence, and then couldn't help asking, "Brother Zhao, what's so good about being an official." Our Qian Zhuang sent me to Mulan Pi a few days ago to see that the Beiyang side has been repaired. Even if I don't build a temple for you, erect a monument, and engrave your name on it, it is always right. But when I went to look, there was no sign of your name on the inscription. You have worked hard and gained nothing, but you have provoked a lot of enemies. I don't think it's worth it for you. ”

These days, Zhao Jiaren has endured intense pressure and done a lot of things. In the end, not only did he get nothing by himself, as Qi Ye said, but also provoked a lot of enemies. The people of Beiyang are not grateful to Zhao Jiaren, and his own family does not even have a word of comfort. Now hearing Qi Ye, an outsider, say something fair, Zhao Jiaren's heart couldn't help but feel hot.

Zhao Jiaren smiled bitterly: "To be an official is to do things. I don't care what others think. Besides, now those people look at me and gnash their teeth, in fact, they just want to please Dong Huai, the right minister. To put it bluntly, if I become the prime minister, they will immediately please me like Dong Huai. No big deal. ”

"Hmph. Brother Zhao can think about it. Qi Ye gave a mocking answer to Zhao Jiaren's heart. Then he added: "The ship thing has become a bit of an eyebrow, and there is a ship for sale recently. The price is good, 1,200 yuan. Would you like to take a look? ”

Zhao Jiaren's first impulse after hearing this was to go and see the ship, but he only had a thousand yuan in his hand now. The boat is not something that can be used immediately after being bought, it needs to be modified and a sailor needs to be hired. These expenses alone may not be able to withstand the entire 2,000 yuan.

After thinking about it, Zhao Jiaren finally said with difficulty: "That's it this time, I'll talk about it next time." ”

Everything was frustrated, and Zhao Jiaren could only stay in Fuzhou bored. Fortunately, the system of the Southern Song Dynasty is quite sound, even if Dong Huai is making trouble, Ding Daquan can't let Dong Huai do whatever he wants. Song Ci, a prisoner in Fujian Road, went to Fuzhou and also brought Zhao Jiaren's appointment documents. So Zhao Jiaren, the county governor of Fuqing County, went to take office with his eldest brother Zhao Jiaxin.

The county commander Li Yong also received Zhao Jiaren in accordance with the rules, and he said with a smile: "I have long heard that Zhao County Wei is good at repairing canals, and the Beiyang in Mulan Pi will be a grand sight in the future." The water of Fuqing County comes from Putian, and I want the county governor to be able to make a big show here. ”

Zhao Jiaren inquired about the affairs of Fuqing County before he came, and this Li County Commander studied under Liu Huang Taixue, and Liu Huang was a die-hard supporter of Dong Huai. Just like the information revealed by Qi Ye, because of the struggle between Dong Huai and Ding Daquan, there are as many people who want to clean up Zhao Jiaren and show favor to Dong Huai, the right minister. It would be strange if he was genuinely friendly to Zhao Jiaren.

Faced with such words, Zhao Jiaren smiled happily, "Li County Order, if I am really good at cultivating canals, I probably won't be kicked out of Putian." I'm a lost dog, what else is there to say. It's nice to be able to mix and eat. ”

Hearing this, Li Yong's face changed slightly. This made Zhao Jiaren feel a little surprised, stumped Li Yong's guy because he had a little conscience, so he would feel embarrassed?

With the conscience of the scholars of the faction, it is really a very scarce thing. Zhao Jiaren found it very interesting.