Looking at his wife's smaller and smaller figure on the dock, Zhao Jiaren lowered his arm. No matter how firm her attitude was when she wanted to go to Lin'an with Zhao Jiaren before, she just heard that "the child is likely to come into contact with germs on the road and get sick." There are also various mineral contents in the water that cause diarrhea...... "Qin Yuzhen, as a mother, still overwhelms Qin Yuzhen, who is a wife."

Zhao Jiaren was not happy because he had made the right choice, if no son was born, he would have taken his wife to Beijing together. With children, the perspective of thinking is very different. It is not the idea that is needed to protect the weak, but the ability. When he turned around and went back to the cabin, Zhao Jiaren felt that he could probably understand why so many heroes and heroes who were out of the realm of life and death lost their way in the face of the life and death of their families. With family comes care.

When he returned to the cabin and began to deal with the work, Zhao Jiaren naturally focused. Since there is a family and there is concern, for the safety and happiness of the family, the head of the family must work harder and more effectively.

On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, Zhao Jiaren arrived in Lin'an with the fleet and tribute. He didn't dare to go back to his parents' house first, so he handed the paperwork directly to the palace. The imperial palace of the Southern Song Dynasty was in the area of Phoenix Mountain in Hangzhou, but after the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, it was destroyed, and the Yuan Dynasty rebuilt the imperial palace into a Five Buddha Temple. Later, the Five Buddha Temple was also damaged at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhao Jiaren did not see the imperial city when he traveled to Hangzhou, and did not have the opportunity to see the imperial city of the Southern Song Dynasty until he returned to the Southern Song Dynasty.

It must be said that he felt that the Southern Song Dynasty Imperial City was just like that. The size is limited, and the aesthetic does not match the single brightness. Zhao Jiaren didn't like it here. All kinds of tributes were brought down and carefully inspected with the attendants. Eliminate the bumps on the road that are damaged, and those top grades will be made by the warehouse management.

Busy from day to night, Zhao Jiaren returned to the boat to take a shower and slept all night. The next morning, I washed up again and prepared to see the official house of the Great Song Dynasty.

The official family did not particularly toss Zhao Jiaren, and when the court meeting was over, Song Lizong announced that Zhao Jiaren would meet him. While waiting, Zhao Jiaren looked at the Imperial Forest Army of the Great Song Dynasty. The Great Song Dynasty required a height of 180 for the selection of the Imperial Forest Army, and the Southern Song Dynasty probably maintained this level. However, although these people are tall, their bodies do not look strong enough. On the way into the palace, you can also see the Imperial Forest Army guarding in various places. Looking at their mannerisms and movements, Zhao Jiaren felt that these people should be inferior to those melee members on Zhao Jiaren's fleet in terms of cold weapon combat. Melee fighters should have two taels of meat a day as much as possible, and since the introduction of beef jerky, troops can ration it. The supply of meat is more secure. Not to mention their height, just looking at their size and muscles, they are much more than the Royal Guards.

Song Lizong did not receive Zhao Jiaren in the palace, and the chamberlain led Zhao Jiaren to a waterside clearing. There's a glass shed there. That's right, Song Lizong built a glass greenhouse. The lower half is a stone wall, and the south-facing side of the building and half of the roof are made of glass, and you can see rolled straw mats on top of the glass. This is the design plan and details provided by Zhao Jiaren to Song Lizong's favorite chamberlain, Dong Song Chen.

From the outside, you can see that the greenhouse is densely planted, and there is a room next to the greenhouse, the windows are bright, and the internal heating equipment shared with the greenhouse is adopted, and the house is also very warm. Song Lizong sat inside, with a few plates of very fresh vegetables and fruits in front of him.

Song Lizong is in his fifties, with gray hair and gray beard. The whole person is slightly fat. He looks like a normal old man. However, after all, he has been an official for so long, and Song Lizong himself still has the momentum. At least not to the point where you don't know what you're doing.

After Zhao Jiaren stepped forward to salute, his cousin Song Lizong gave him a seat. Zhao Jiaren sat down unpretentiously, he didn't want to play any tricks that he didn't dare to play. This is a thing in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and our civil officials in the Great Song Dynasty have never done this.

"Jiaren has worked hard. I didn't expect you to come so soon. Song Lizong said with a smile.

Zhao Jiaren replied: "The official family has a purpose, so naturally they must do their best. But I also happened to make a batch of candles here, and if I didn't have them in my hand, I would have to get them together before I dared to get up. ”

Seeing that Zhao Jiaren did not mean to complain, nor did he look like a sycophant, Song Lizong continued: "This greenhouse Jiaren has contributed a lot, but many ministers in the court have said that Jiaren is happy to meet him. ”

That's not authentic. It was Zhao Jiaren who made the things, but the actual cost was not much, and it was Song Lizong who enjoyed it. Zhao Jiaren felt that the eyes of the attendants next to him were staring at him, and he had the intention of watching a good show.

"Every move of the official family is known to the imperial court, and so is this conservatory. I don't think there's anything to comment on such an upright matter. I wonder what those ministers said about the greenhouse itself after they arrived at the greenhouse? Maybe they want to build one in their own house, too. Zhao Jiaren replied without hesitation.

Zhao Jiaren does not pay attention to morality, and directly criticizes the jealousy of the ministers, which can probably be described as cheeky. The chamberlains stood in the position of the official family, and after hearing this, they all showed relieved smiles. In fact, they have always felt that the words of the ministers are really due to jealousy.

Song Lizong didn't expect Zhao Jiaren to answer like this, and when he saw Zhao Jiaren's young face showing a young man's unique unconvinced expression, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head and sigh.

Next, Song Lizong asked about the Bosi of Quanzhou City, and Zhao Jiaren responded truthfully. After the collapse of the Pu family, those big food merchants did not do business well and wanted to hoard Juqi. Zhao Jiaren formed a fleet to go south to do business, and with the help of luck, he continued to trade in the south.

Song Lizong's expression was calm, until he heard Zhao Jiaren say, 'I didn't encounter wind and waves in luck help', so he nodded with affection. Zhao Jiaren secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it seems that Song Lizong has maintained the level that the Great Song Dynasty officials and ministers should have. In other words, because of the lack of basic knowledge, I am very concerned about the 'luck' thing, and I have a strong sense of identity.

After Zhao Jiaren finished talking about the most important parts of these government affairs, Song Lizong spoke, "I don't know what Jiaren thinks of King Zhong? ”

"I didn't have any friends with King Chung, so I didn't know anything." Zhao Jiaren replied decisively.

The expressions of the chamberlains changed slightly, and such an answer was really rare. Generally speaking, it is impossible for ministers to be ignorant of the affairs of the imperial court, and Zhao Jiaren must know something about the Zhongwang. Zhao Jiaren's reaction turned out to be because he didn't know, so he couldn't comment. This is really different from the style of the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty who had to discuss everything.

Song Lizong also had a surprised expression after hearing this, he frowned slightly and continued to ask: "It's hard that Jiaren hasn't heard of the remarks against King Zhong?" ”

Zhao Jiaren continued his pragmatic attitude, "Everything they say has their own thoughts. The matter of loyalty to the king is the business of the official family, and the courtiers should not discuss it, and as a clan, I should not discuss it. If I have any dealings with King Chung, and the official asks about the relationship between King Chung and his ministers, the ministers should tell me the truth. If it is an air-to-air comment loyal to the king, the minister does not know how to comment. ”

If these words were heard in the ears of civil officials, they would probably mock Zhao Jiaren's sycophancy. But Zhao Jiaren didn't care, he originally wanted to follow Song Lizong's wishes. If Song Lizong can have a good feeling about Zhao Jiaren, he can get twice the result with half the effort when he asks for an errand in Fuzhou Zhizhou. No matter how powerful Prime Minister Zuo is to the government and the opposition, if he forcibly prevents the official family from doing an errand to the clan, or an errand from a governor, it is not appropriate. If Jia Rudao really did this, he would only lose Song Lizong's favor for him. Zhao Jiaren believes that Jia Yidao is not such a brainless fool.

Speaking of this, it was probably time to end, and Song Lizong asked Zhao Jiaren what his plans were next. Zhao Jiaren replied: "The minister wants to ask for an errand from the governor of Fuzhou. ”

"Why don't you want to stay in Lin'an?" Song Lizong asked with some puzzlement.

Zhao Jiaren replied: "The minister is too young to do anything if he stays in Lin'an. If you can do another term outside, accumulate some credit. When I returned to Lin'an as an official, I had a voice to speak. ”

"Haha! Does Jiaren also want to be the prime minister? Song Lizong felt that he understood Zhao Jiaren's ambition a little.

"Now that Jia Gong is the prime minister, I am still willing to be a local official. I also asked the official family to give me an errand for the governor of Fuzhou. Zhao Jiaren expressed his attitude very implicitly.

When Zhao Jiaren left and the waiter changed shifts, some waiters quietly left the palace and arrived at a wine shop in Lin'an City. It's quiet, and there's already people waiting inside. After listening to the description of Zhao Jiaren's official family, the man handed the waiter a stack of bills. With a somewhat regretful expression, the chamberlain took the money and left.

The waiter left, and he left the wine shop after a while. Back in Jia Rudao's mansion, he couldn't help but complain to the housekeeper: "After Dong Songchen was released, the current group of eunuchs are becoming more and more greedy. Give them money, and they are not happy. ”

After hearing these half-truths, Jia Rudao's housekeeper didn't say anything. After the end of the Mongol invasion, the Great Song Dynasty entered the market in large quantities as a reward for their payments during the war. As a result, the price of banknotes continued to fall. What used to be possible in 20 times, now in 25 times may not be able to be bought. Therefore, the purchasing power of gift money of the same denomination has been greatly reduced at this time.

But everyone understands this truth. Just like the errand who wants to complain, how can some of them who run errands manage such a big thing as the actual purchasing power of paying money. The one who can really manage it is Jia Xianggong in the main hall.

After a while, the talker left. Jia Nidao's housekeeper hurriedly asked the errand to go and report to Jia Nidao. Seeing the errand go in, the housekeeper finally frowned. He was a little puzzled why Jia Rudao was so jealous of Zhao Jiaren now. Although Zhao Jiaren is young, although Zhao Jiaren is a clan, it will be at least ten years before Zhao Jiaren can shine in the court. This year, Jia Rudao is already 50 years old, and he will be in his 60s by then. Why bother?

However, the housekeeper also knows very well that Jia Rudao cares very much about those who have made great contributions in Ezhou together. At that time, half of those people were killed by Jia Yidao. As a housekeeper, don't get involved in this matter.

After another half an hour, a relative came out to inform the housekeeper, "The prime minister has an order, please ask Zhao Jiaren to come to the house to talk." ”