After spending a few days in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Affairs, seeing the rather sinister side of politics, and also seeing the darker side of his father's politics, Zhao Qian always had a feeling of not knowing what year it was when he went home.

Seeing Zhao Qian's expression, his wife Xiao Meimei couldn't help but ask about Zhao Qian's narrative, Xiao Meimei got up without saying a word and prepared to leave. Zhao Qian felt that this performance was too shameless, so he asked his wife, "What do you think I did wrong?" ”

"You didn't do anything, what's wrong?" Xiao Meimei replied.

"Then you think I'm small-minded?" Zhao Qian is not confident in this.

"Do you think I'd like that?" Xiao Meimei asked rhetorically.

The husband and wife stared at each other for a moment, and Xiao Meimei could only continue: "I don't speak, because I don't know what to say." Since the official family approves of such a method, you can learn it. ”

Zhao Qian sighed: "Alas, today the people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told me that the Eastern Roman envoy still wants to send me a woman. They stopped first? ”

"You're angry because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided before you what belonged to you?" Xiao Meimei sat back beside Zhao Qian.

Zhao Qian was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized, he grabbed Zi Po's hand and praised: "What you said is so good!" ”

This reaction made Xiao Meimei cry and laugh, shouldn't Zhao Qian apologize to Xiao Meimei at this time, or make a statement, he won't think about other women in his life? Even if you can't do it, you have to say it sincerely. Just looking at Zhao Qian's happy appearance, Xiao Meimei could only make a note of him in her heart, and she would settle this account later.

"You're so right! I said why I feel uncomfortable in my heart. I see, I see. Zhao Qian is still immersed in the world of pure thinking. This truth can be completely understood when it is said, and at that time, the indescribable feeling from ** lingered in my heart, and it was difficult to let go.

Seeing Zhao Qian praising herself so much, Xiao Meimei only felt that the level of the teacher she invited was too high. It took them a lot of time to get Xiao Meimei to understand what 'materialism' really is. Zhao Qian is not a bad person, nor is he a womanizer. When he felt that 'what belonged to him was taken away by others', the instinct of 'protecting food' naturally came out.

After understanding this problem, Xiao Meimei felt that the world in her eyes was much clearer. A lot of things that were originally incomprehensible can be seen through, and many bad memories of the past have also dissipated because of their own improvement. Seeing Zhao Qian's joy when she heard this, Xiao Meimei decided to put this matter down. Zhao Qian is indeed not as talented as Zhao Guan's family, and he can understand the true meaning of life by himself. When she invited the Master to praise the Zhao family so much, it was from the heart.

Zhao Qian, who does not have the talent of Zhao Guan's family, at least has the sincerity of Zhao Guan's family, and firmly believes that human beings are developing in the direction of truth, goodness and beauty. Even if many people are aware of their instinct to 'protect food', not only will they not think that they want to do the instinct, but they will gladly accept this instinct and rely on such a reaction.

The teacher said that if he couldn't put it down, he could only hold it until the weight crushed him‰ Mother-in-law Qin Yuzhen came forward to help contact the Master and paid a large sum of money to the teacher. Before the start of the class, Xiao Meimei was still very worried about the so-called royal education. Now that it's been simplified, when she gets to the bottom of her heart, she feels that the money is too well spent. Help yourself and your family.

He didn't go to bed until late that night, and Zhao Qian went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the next day in good spirits. When he saw the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zhao Qian felt a little guilty in his heart, he thought that he had cultivated to a considerable extent, but he didn't expect that after the seemingly simple woman was wrapped in the sugar coating of power, she would still be able to hit his weakness.

Women don't care, but power can't be given up. This is too naïve.

Quickly straightened his mood, and Zhao Qian and Foreign Minister Lu Baifeng attended a meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs together. The envoys of the Eastern Roman Empire arrived in the Great Song Dynasty all the way, of course, not to send women. The official in charge of the reception recounted the results of the talks, and the Eastern Roman side hoped to receive weapons assistance from the Great Song Dynasty, as it had done when they first came into contact more than a decade ago. Seeing so many muskets and artillery of the Great Song Dynasty, the Eastern Roman emperors no longer just expected steel armor and steel weapons. At the end of the statement, the official concluded: "This emperor wants to pacify all opposition forces in Eastern Rome. ”

Eastern Rome was very far away from the Great Song Dynasty, and it was a neighbor of the Great Song Dynasty. Zhao Qian felt at a loss for the first time, whether to refuse or agree, what was the reason? was thinking about it, but Zhao Qian found that no one spoke, and many people's eyes fell on Zhao Qian. He hurriedly said: "Everyone, I'm here to learn, ‰ everyone will talk first." ”

Minister Lu Baifeng responded: "The prince doesn't need to be polite∫ the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seems unfathomable to outsiders, but in fact, the fundamentals of the matter have always been the same∫ we have said everything we should have said, and the prince can say it first." If you don't understand anything, you can ask us. ”

Unexpectedly, Lu Baifeng actually wanted to test himself, and Zhao Qian was a little uneasy. Just thinking that Lu Baifeng would not have the courage to deliberately make things difficult for himself, Zhao Qian also thought back to what he had heard and learned in the past few days. After straightening out his thinking, Zhao Qian asked: "Does the Eastern Roman Empire have any plans and strength to make the province of Europa an enemy?" ”

The official in charge of the work there immediately replied: "The Eastern Roman Empire is very weak, and after signing the Quadripartite Alliance with the provinces of Europa, the Yuan Kingdom, and the Western Roman Empire over the years, it can be regarded as recovering a little. Now he has more than 20,000 regular troops under his command. ”

"What is the attitude of the current emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire towards trade, and what is the attitude of the princes below?"

Lu Baifeng was overjoyed when he heard this question, if the crown prince really mastered this, his work would be over at this time. The diplomatic thinking that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Great Song Dynasty has gradually built up over the years is to revolve around the interests of the Great Song Dynasty, and the means that can best reflect the interests of the Great Song Dynasty is to open up trade routes. In the Pacific, Tianzhu Ocean, and the Mediterranean, the Great Song Dynasty made endless fortunes by using the trade routes strung together by the fleet. Whoever blocks this route will be killed by the Great Song Dynasty.

I was thinking about it, but the officials here had already finished giving a general briefing. After hearing this, Zhao Qian thought for a while and said: "I personally tend to support the Eastern Roman Emperor, but I have two ideas, the first is the area conquered by this emperor, can we build a joint venture with them to build a factory. Second, if we fought against the Mongols and seized Egypt, would the Eastern Roman Empire send troops to help? At least not biased towards Mongolia. ”

The eyes of some officials lit up, and Lu Baifeng immediately interjected, "These two things can be discussed later, and I also think that we can agree to the request of the Eastern Romans." What do you think. ”

Zhao Qian was a little puzzled, but he didn't say much. After the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a decision, he saw that Lu Baifeng gave him a signal, and the two quickly went to Lu Baifeng's office. Closing the door, Lu Baifeng said: "Prince, although the two things you said make sense, you can't talk about it now. ”

"Please."

"The first thing was easy in truth, and now it's in trouble. Europa was not overseen enough, and many of them were enriching themselves in addition to their fair share. The court is looking into them. But the two sides are separated by thousands of miles, which is not so easy. Lu Baifeng explained helplessly.

Zhao Qian's eyes lit up, this question was indeed beyond his imagination, and he felt very reasonable at this time.

"The second thing is the decision of the officials, and I asked Minister Luo of the Ministry of Finance about this, and the officials thought that the seizure of Egypt would not be just our war with the Mongols, but probably our wars with the Mongols, the Yuan Kingdom, and the Western Romans∫ and they thought so. So I hope the prince doesn't mention it. ”

"Understood." Zhao Qian nodded in agreement.

"If the prince doesn't know what the official family said at that time, you can go and ask Minister Luo." Lu Baifeng naturally threw Zhao Qian to the Ministry of Governorship. Fang just got a good score in Zhao Qian's exam, and Lu Baifeng didn't want the prince to stay in his department all the time, and he had to return to Zhao Guan's family.

Luo Yiren, the minister of the domain, listened to Zhao Qian's question and could only answer it in good spirits. "What was the first thing the prince did after he knew that the official family had recaptured the South China Sea route?"

"Recycling copper coins that have been left overseas." Zhao Qian replied decisively≡ from the first time he talked to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Governors, he found that he knew very little about the past policies of the imperial court, so he made up for his knowledge.

"That's right, recycle copper coins that have been left overseas." Luo Yiren's knowledge in this area is much more complete than Zhao Qian's, and he was also relieved when he heard Zhao Qian's answer, "But after all, copper coins use copper, and there are more and more places where copper is used in the industry of the Great Song Dynasty, so the officials have adopted a new monetary policy." ”

"Are you saying that the banknotes can circulate smoothly in the Great Song Dynasty, but there is no way to use them overseas?" Zhao Qian told him the knowledge points taught to him by the Ministry of Finance.

Luo Yiren nodded heavily, "That's right, you don't even need to carry a banknote, you can walk around with a check" Zhuang has their own telegraph network, and they can guarantee large payments thousands of miles away. But not overseas, the Ministry of Governors has been expanding its power on the Tianzhu Peninsula over the years, firstly to obtain more wealth, and secondly, to build a telegraph network. Until the telegraph network reaches the Mumbai line, it is not a big problem to let Mongolia get some benefits through the canal. The war to capture Egypt was too expensive! ”

Zhao Qian understood this time, and he was even a little strange, he actually had a hatred for Mongolia at this time⌒ Thinking about it carefully, he found that the woman's incident before had a lot of impact on him. When you no longer react instinctively like a dog that protects your food, you will become loose when you understand that the gains outweigh the losses. Judge who a thing belongs to, not because it is not in one's own mouth. Anglers want the bait to be right next to the fish's mouth.

"I will not mention the seizure of Egypt in the future." Zhao Qian said.

Luo Yiren breathed a sigh of relief, it would be great if the prince could understand this~ Many people, especially those in the imperial court, are now eager to send troops to conquer the entire earth. What they say is the interests of the Great Song Dynasty, but in fact, they are all thinking about themselves~ Zi can understand to this point, at least they will not be easily moved. After working under an emperor like Zhao Guanjia for so long, Luo Yiren found that he could not accept being an errand boy under bastards, stupid and bad guys.

Just when Luo Yiren was relaxed, he heard Zhao Qian ask: "Minister Luo, I want to ask a digression." What is the problem in Europa? ”

At this time, Luo Yiren's mood immediately fell. After thinking for a while, Luo Yiren replied: "Prince, this matter is very complicated∫ I can only say that Europa Province has obtained great benefits for the Great Song Dynasty, and Europa Province has its own difficulties. Now, if someone mentions this, I am afraid that it will be used by some people with ulterior motives. ”

"Understood∫ just curious, not to mention it." Zhao Qian said with a smile.

That night, Zhao Qian received an order from his father to prepare to study at the Ministry of Finance. The next day, Zhao Qian still ran to his father and asked his father: "Official, I always have a doubt, can I do all kinds of evil for the benefit of the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

"The purpose of doing no evil is to do evil. If it is to earn aldehyde benefits, there will naturally be a bottom line. ”

"What if anyone does evil in the name of doing good?"

"Seeing their true colors clearly, isn't it the work of the imperial court?"

Zhao Qian was immediately speechless, he didn't expect this.

Zhao Jiaren didn't want to say more, to this point it was based on actual work experience. He said: "If you remember that you put the interests of the country above you, and have the ability and means to serve the country, the court, and the people, then the country will not treat you badly." If you are cooperating with the country or others in order to fulfill your ambitions, it will depend on what benefits you can bring and whether you can accept your part of the impact. If you only think that others want to serve you, Lin'an always surrenders and it is the end. Well, go for it! ”

"I want to ask one more thing!" Zhao Qian didn't have time to taste his father's words, he said eagerly: "Life is a process, so how big a pot can cook how much food." What age does the official understand this truth? ”

Zhao Jiaren looked at his son carefully, trying to judge whether Zhao Qian could really understand it by looking at his appearance. As a result, he was disappointed, and Zhao Jiaren found that he couldn't just rely on his eyesight to see the true feelings in Zhao Qian's heart at a glance.

Looking back on my life, it has been more than 100 years since the three lives combined, and it was only in the third life that I had to face the world with a materialistic attitude. At the beginning, Zhao Jiaren was more forced by the cruel reality to keep moving forward. When he can look at the world in a good time, it won't be long.

"Dalang, I understood this truth when I was a teenager. At about your age, you can barely start to become such a person. So you don't have to be ashamed, I said a long time ago that you are a better child than you thought you were. ”

"Really?" Zhao Qian felt that his nose was sour.

"What have I lied to you. So get out of here and get to work! ”

Looking at his son's back, Zhao Jiaren thought he would be very happy, but he felt very lonely. If Zhao Qian really reached such a realm, he would soon understand how lonely he would be in the Great Song Dynasty.

dragged hard, Zhao Jiaren wanted to throw the melancholy out of his head. He turned around and went to work, and work was the only way to forget about himself.