The next day, after the end of the morning dynasty, Zhou Shuren was stopped by the familiar little father-in-law, and he consciously followed the little father-in-law, as for the jealous gaze of several scholars behind him, he got used to it.

The little father-in-law is now well-mixed, warmly dressed, and has grown a lot taller, the little father-in-law lowered his voice, "The emperor is in a good mood today." ”

He heard the emperor's laughter this morning, and although he didn't know what the happy events were, the news was enough.

Zhou Shuren was in a complicated mood, he just looked at the other party as a child, and of course he didn't have such a deep ancient concept in his heart, so he didn't treat the little father-in-law with color or disdain, and the little father-in-law would give him some news from time to time, "Thank you." ”

The little father-in-law grinned, he also led the way for other adults, but no one said thank you to their low-level little father-in-law, and his eyes couldn't deceive people.

In the political hall, the emperor was drinking hot tea, his eyebrows were very relaxed, and he was indeed in a good mood, "Shuren, come and sit." ”

Zhou Shuren's movements when he got up stiffened a little, he used to love Qingqing, but now he was called by name, and he panicked inexplicably.

Zhou Shuren was vigilant, but sat down obediently.

Gonggong Liu had already handed over the hot tea here, Zhou Shuren took it with both hands, he was actually not very cold, and he didn't drink it after two sips, "What does the emperor have to tell the ministers when he asks the ministers?" ”

The emperor has been so brisk for so many years, the Qi family is honest, the Feng family has fallen, and the Chen family's power has also been collected a lot, and the stones that have been pressed on his heart for many years have finally moved a few pieces, "It's not the end of the year, and there is nothing important in the court, I haven't chatted with you for a long time, so I'll chat today." ”

Zhou Shuren rolled his eyes wildly in his heart, did you forget that because you were jealous of him, you deliberately postponed the dynasty these days?

Zhou Shuren smiled on his face, "Indeed, you will be able to rest in a few days." ”

The emperor hummed and put down the teacup in his hand, "I heard that your second son is back?" ”

He also made a special generous shot, and gave away all kinds of gemstones, and he kept a lot, and brought back a lot of gold jewelry, which made him very worried.

Domestic businessmen go out to do business, and they can indeed get back a lot of wealth, but they really haven't brought back so many gems with good color at one time, no one is a fool, and they can come by flickering.

Zhou Shuren sighed, and then looked distressed, "This kid in my family likes to buy property, and the minister's original intention was to go abroad for a long time, but he bought the land, not to mention the bold contracting mountain, which was not targeted by a local gang of bandits, and there were several conflicts with the locals." ”

Zhou Shuren and the emperor spoke very carefully, not as simple as telling his daughter-in-law, it is dangerous to go abroad, if the force is not enough, he will really be slaughtered, so he has to make this clear to the emperor.

The emperor listened very seriously, "These two boys of your family can't study, but their brains are up to you, and they also know how to unite the locals." ”

Zhou Shuren wanted to say that he really didn't follow him, but the day after tomorrow was his good education, "This kid is bold, the minister saw a knife wound yesterday, and he couldn't sleep this night." ”

He did toss and turn and didn't fall asleep, but he wasn't worried, his son had returned, so he wouldn't worry about what had happened, what he thought about was how to fill the framework that his son had worked hard for, so that he wouldn't be picked in the future.

The emperor said again: "Your second son also brought back friends?" ”

"Yes."

Later, Zhou Shuren introduced his son's friend Bahu, and Zhou Shuren did not hide the purpose of coming, this is what he came to investigate.

The emperor was silent, he only paid attention to Zhou Changlian to the sons of the Zhou family, and he paid attention to Zhou Changzhi next these days, because next year is the township exam, and he wanted to see what kind of results the children of the Zhou family who are the best at reading can have.

He didn't expect that the two white bodies that he had never paid attention to were also capable, and after touching his beard, there was nothing surprising that there was such a father as Zhou Shuren.

Zhou's family, Changyi didn't go there today, stayed at home to talk to his mother, as for the guests who came back, they were still resting, it was too cold outside, and it would take a few days to get used to.

Zhulan listened to her son speak the languages of several countries, and fell silent, "I heard from the Xu family that you have a very high language talent, and now you believe it." ”

Where is this high, it's a genius, anyway, she was very miserable when she first studied.

Changyi is still very proud, "Actually, my son knows that he has touched some rules, and it is much easier to learn if he finds a little." ”

Zhulan was very envious, how good it would be if she had such a high language talent, "It's amazing." ”

Changyi rarely saw his mother being hit, and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened, it was better to be at home, even if he built a good house abroad, it was still not a home.

Zhulan eased her mood, "Now that foreigners are being given residence permits, although some foreigners have left, there are still quite a few, and I heard that many people learn foreign languages." ”

At first, it was businessmen for the convenience of communication, and later with daily exchanges, some officials who came into contact with maritime trade would learn, and then those with foresight would ask their children to learn.

Because we all know that the Imperial Navy was not only built, but also invested a lot of money, which is determined to develop maritime trade, the better the development, the more countries contacted, diplomacy is very important, and language communication is very important.

Inside the palace, the emperor's voice fell on Zhou Shuren, "You mean, your son knows three foreign Chinese languages?" If I'm not mistaken, he's only been out for a year. ”

Zhou Shuren said: "The minister doesn't dare to deceive the emperor, the minister's son is very talented in language, and these three languages are the most widely used." ”

The emperor thinks, in the past few years, he has also met with the envoys of some countries, this language is really pitted, the other party's Chinese has to add limbs, he has to guess, the translators on his side are all officials of the Maritime Affairs Department, skilled but skilled, but few will know several, this is talent.

Zhou Shuren saw that the emperor was contemplating and stopped talking, and today the emperor did not keep him, and he would also think of ways to let the prince know how high Changyi's language talent was.

When Changyi and the Xu family were studying, he knew that he was talented and learned quickly, so he considered using this aspect, but he didn't expect that Changyi gave him a big surprise, he felt that one was very painful, this kid also learned a few in a short time, although it was not too profound, it was enough.

The abacus in Zhou Shuren's heart sounded, and now there are more calculations.

The emperor squinted, "I have seen this foreign envoy, but our minister has never gone out." ”

Zhou Shuren thought for a while and spoke, "The minister feels that there is no hurry, after the ship's technology and gunpowder weapons are improved, it will be better to send another envoy." ”

Deterrence by force, big fists are the last word, no matter how much they talk about it, it is nonsense, and it is a waste of time, as soon as advanced ships and gunpowder weapons appear, the navy will follow, and the envoy will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, and it will also deter some countries that are ready to move.