When it comes to theory, it's boring a lot of the time. Zhao Guanjia's discussion about the currency quickly went unanswered. This turned to more pragmatic things, such as how to increase the issuance of currency. For this highly theoretical content, the most enthusiastic is only Sun Qing, the head of the household. Seeing that everyone's points were different, Zhao Jiaren terminated the discussion. After that, nothing was discussed, and the group meeting ended for the time being.

Liu Meng didn't leave, and when everyone left, he said to Zhao Jiaren: "The official family, I will soon be a leader, but I want the official family to take extra care of my children." ”

Zhao Jiaren was silent. There are a lot of people who make such requests, so there is no need to make any big reasons right away. Let's listen to Liu Meng first. Liu Meng continued: "I want my children to open a paper mill in the Lion Kingdom or in the Tianzhu land occupied by our Great Song Dynasty. ”

"I don't approve of you doing that."

"Why?"

"If you have this plan, you need to tell me what basic raw materials are needed to build a paper mill."

"Bamboo. There are bamboo forests everywhere in the lion country and south of Tianzhu. Lime. There is no lime mine, and you can also burn lime by collecting those shells. These two should be sufficient. ”

After listening to Liu Meng's answer, Zhao Jiaren shook his head, "If it was before, these would probably be enough." The current situation is different from the past, which does not use a steam engine to produce mechanically, but also needs to use coal to heat pyrite to obtain sulfur dioxide, and then remove lignin. You have been the owner of Jeju Island, and you must be familiar with coal mines. Let's dig coal on the islands south of the Wa Kingdom. But have you heard that there are coal mines in the south of the Lion Kingdom and Tianzhu? ”

"Can't this ...... wait?" Liu Meng still had some luck in mind.

"Don't wait. Do you think your children are willing to endure hardship? ”

"If you don't want to endure hardship, you want to make money, where is there such a good thing." Liu Meng's attitude in this regard is quite correct.

"Then I'll recommend you a path. Cultured pearls. ”

"Raising pearls?"

"Yes. The College of Agriculture has already figured out the method of artificially cultivating pearls, so let your children do this. ”

"I've heard that a lot of people are already doing this in the south." Liu Meng is not particularly confident in this.

"At best, they call it shell farming, waiting for the shell to suck in the sand on its own, which is similar to hitting a big luck. The pearl culture I am talking about is the artificial cultivation of pearl particles in pearl oysters. I'll write you a letter of introduction, you go to the agricultural college to find my eldest brother, and he will explain it to you. How, do you want to do it? ”

Liu Meng can mix with Shangshu, and he has long been free of so many boring hesitations. After a little thought, he replied decisively: "I will do what the official family says." ”

After taking Zhao Jiaren's letter of introduction, Liu Meng went to meet the dean of the College of Agriculture, Zhao Jiaren's eldest brother, Zhao Jiaxin. Zhao Jiaxin and Liu Meng are also acquaintances, and after reading Zhao Jiaren's handwritten letter, the dean smiled: "But I didn't expect San Lang to let you do this." ”

"I also went to the official's family to find a job for my children and grandchildren. The official family saw that I was pitiful, so they asked me to come to King Zhong for help. Liu Meng responded calmly.

Zhao Jiaxin didn't make any comments on this, he had already seen a lot of things over the years. If any new seeds and new agricultural methods must be given to those who are 'virtuous', most of them will not yield good results. Those who can carry forward these technologies and means must be those who want to make a fortune through these technologies and means.

"I'll give you a little bit of the basics, and then I'll tell you how much money you're going to put in." Zhao Jiaxin told the process he summed up straightforwardly.

"Listen to the king's command." Liu Meng also replied according to the number of roads he had accumulated over the years.

The two quickly completed the basic conversation. Although Liu Meng did not know terms such as nacre, he also knew the principle of pearl production. For so many years, Zhao Guanjia has been a means of 'mastering the principle and applying the principle' to deal with various things, and as the right-hand man of the Zhao Guanjia, Liu Meng knows this very well.

In addition to theory, it is the investment of money. Regarding the figures proposed by Zhao Jiaxin, Liu Meng felt that he was within the range of acceptability. The cycle of raising pearls is about one and a half years, which is also within the acceptable range of Liu Meng. We are not poor and know the importance of making decisions on the spot. Liu Meng signed an agreement with Zhao Jiaxin, and in three years, Dasong Agricultural College cooperated with Liu Meng in pearl oysters.

Waiting for Liu Meng to leave, before Zhao Jiaxin sat down, a secretary came in to report: "There is a person named Zhao Qian who came to visit." ”

"Ask him to come in." Zhao Jiaxin replied.

Not long after, Zhao Jiaxin's nephew Zhao Qian followed the secretary in. Waiting for the secretary to leave, Zhao Qian said, "Uncle, I'm here to ask you for help." ”

"Say it." Zhao Jiaxin said with a smile. He likes his nephew very much, not only because Zhao Qian studies very well, but also because Zhao Qian inherited his mother's appearance, and took Zhao Qian out shopping when he was a child, and he will be praised as 'this little Langjun is so handsome'.

"Uncle, my father said to produce more silk, and he also has special requirements for mulberry trees, so I have to ask you for help." Zhao Qian expressed the purpose of the trip.

"It's easy." Zhao Jiaxin replied, "I'll find you an expert to explain." ”

"Thank you, uncle. I also want to ask about how to run a place where there is water everywhere. ”

"It depends on the location. There are many places with water, such as Guangdong, Jiangnan, Lianghuai, and even the north. ”

"Uncle, I'm going to work at the Sizhou Agricultural Bureau. There is a lot of water over there, and agriculture is said to be not well developed. ”

"Sizhou, that place has changed a lot. If you go, go to the Huai River Authority first to ask them about the water situation. I remember that since the Huai River returned to the north, there have actually been quite a lot of changes there......"

Zhao Qian was very convinced of the uncle's agriculture, and he took a notebook to write down what the uncle said one by one. Some time ago, we made every effort to promote the establishment of auxiliary associations for veterans in various localities, and although the results were great, we also saw many problems. When Zhao Qian returned to Hangzhou to ask his father for advice, he was directly assigned by his father to go to the Sizhou Agricultural Bureau.

Thinking of his father's sentence 'You always say that the local government does not take retired soldiers to heart, and you also work with the local government, it is possible to know that they also have their own pursuits', Zhao Qian felt that his father sometimes spoke like nonsense. 'Possibly' is a fool.

Looking at his nephew's expression, Zhao Jiaxin stopped talking, took a sip of tea, and then said with a smile: "Do you think your father's words make you feel heartbroken?" ”

"I didn't ...... No. Zhao Qian shook his head and replied.

"I worked with your dad almost 30 years ago. At that time, your father was a county lieutenant in Linqing County, and I planted pyrethrum with him and tried to cultivate new soybeans. We were both young and had a lot of trouble with each other. When your dad is reasoning, people feel that they can't listen to it. Once, the two of us didn't talk for half a month. Zhao Jiaxin recounted his past experiences.

Zhao Qian felt that what the uncle said was too right, and his father's insistence on the truth was unbearable. So he hurriedly asked, "Later, my father apologized to you?" ”

"Later. I want to understand one thing, your father and I are not enemies. You've been a soldier, and you know how your dad treats the enemy. There's nothing to communicate with the enemy, just get rid of them. If it is not a contradiction between friend and foe, then figure out in the matter of cooperation, it is not me who is right, nor is it right, and determine which path is right by whether we can do it together or not. Your father and I are relatives, so it's boring to be angry. Zhao Jiaxin tried his best to tell his own experience.

"That'...... Later...... "Zhao Qian faintly felt that something was wrong.

"We continued to work together." Zhao Jiaxin gave the answer.

"That ......" Although Zhao Qian knew that the answer he was expecting might not appear, he still hoped that there would be the answer he was looking forward to in the world, so Zhao Qian asked tentatively: "Uncle, who is right and who is wrong in your dispute?" ”

"Well, your dad is right. It took me years to make sure your dad was right. From that time until now, I have worked hard for 20 years before I realized that everything your father said about agriculture was right. He also knew that he didn't know the specific people who were engaged in agriculture, and he never spoke in detail. So he didn't say anything wrong about agriculture. Hehe, I know that's the last thing you want to hear. ”

Zhao Qian was silent. Uncle Zhao Jiaxin is not wrong, the last thing Zhao Qian wants to hear is the case that proves that his father Zhao Jiaren has always been right. If his father is right, wouldn't that prove Zhao Qian wrong.

Zhao Jiaxin picked up the teacup, drank all the tea in it, and then stood up, "When I was young, it was always easy to look at the world with an antagonistic attitude, because we consciously or unconsciously thought that we were the center of the world. When this imagination is opposed to the facts, we feel that the world is wrong, and we are not wrong. That's what your dad told you about. Growing up is about recognizing that we are only a part of the world, finding that part of ourselves, and trying to do well. Then the opposing minds will decrease and the willingness to cooperate will increase. That's all for today, I have to go home first. ”

Between the uncle and the father, Zhao Qian and the uncle are closer. Seeing that the uncle was leaving, Zhao Qian could only leave. After parting at the intersection, Zhao Qian put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker and walked slowly. Uncle Zhao Jiaxin is known as the reincarnation of Shennong and is a world-famous university scholar. Zhao Qian himself also wants to be a scholar, and he feels that he is very compatible with his uncle. However, the uncle always firmly believed that Zhao Qian's father, Zhao Jiaren, was a greater scholar than Zhao Jiaxin.

When Zhao Qian asked his father why those scholars supported him so much. Zhao Jiaren replied: "Because I teach them what I can possess, so that they can become scholars with this knowledge." So of course they support me. Such a proud attitude is very different from the uncle's calm and calm scholarly demeanor, which Zhao Qian can't accept.

After listening to the uncle's words this time, Zhao Qian only remembered one sentence, don't face the world with a contradictory attitude of enemies and me. The uncle he respected said so, and Zhao Qian decided to give it a try.