Chapter 52: Individual Meeting
Gu Chengyu took a simple bath, and then set off with Ye Zhiqiu, it took more than half an hour to walk from the inn to the mansion, and he would pass by Gu Chengyu's Yipinzhai in the middle.
Gu Chengyu plans to take two boxes of pastries in Yipinzhai and buy them in other shops, it is better to get them in his own shop, anyway, he taught the cook to make a lot today, and the opening will not be until tomorrow, and these pastries will not be eaten.
As for the tea, you can buy it at grocery stores and tea houses, and you can buy it all from the road.
The two came to the mansion with the four-color ceremony, it was already the end of the hour, and there were already people standing outside the gate in the back house of the mansion. Gu Chengyu took a closer look and saw that he should be in charge.
"I've seen two sons! Is this Gu Gongzi? As soon as the steward in front of the door saw Gu Chengyu and the others, he immediately stepped forward to salute and inquire.
When the steward straightened up, he looked at Gu Chengyu's face, his pupils shrank, he was stunned for a moment, and then lowered his head, and his expression returned to normal!
Gu Chengyu was a little surprised, why did he name him separately? "It's down there! I don't know what to call a steward? ”
"Childe just told me to be in charge! We adults have some things we want to see Childe alone, so please move to the study! "Steward Yu is the son of Yu's mother's family, when Yu's got married, Yu's family became Yu's companion, and he is now on an errand in the outer courtyard.
"I'm really sorry, I also ask this Ye Gongzi to move to the flower hall first, the dinner will have to be a while, please Ye Gongzi take a break!" Steward Yu greeted another servant and asked him to take Ye Zhiqiu to the flower hall first.
Gu Chengyu was a little strange, it seemed that they came early, but the invitation clearly said that it was Shen Shichu. No wonder there was no guest in front of the gate, but I don't know what happened to Governor Jiang looking for him alone.
Steward Yu led the way in front, and after a while, he arrived at the outer study.
"My lord! Gu Gongzi is here! ”
Gu Chengyu glanced at it, and saw that there were two small servants standing outside the door of the study, guessing that this might be a heavy place.
"Let him in!" In the study, Jiang Zhifu held the brush in his hand, and he was practicing calligraphy!
Gu Chengyu entered the study and saluted to Jiang Zhifu, "Student Gu Chengyu has seen Lord Jiang!" ”
"Excuse me!" Jiang Zhifu put down the pen in his hand and set his eyes on Gu Chengyu.
I saw Gu Chengyu wearing a smoke-blue satin round-necked robe, a piece of white jade hanging from his waist, and a hairband on his head. Jiang Zhifu looked at Gu Chengyu's face, he really looked like that person!
"I wonder what adults are doing when they come to students?" Gu Chengyu saw that Jiang Zhifu was starting to be stunned, and immediately reminded.
"Oh! I read the strategy you wrote, and you came up with this strategy yourself? Governor Jiang asked very kindly, his tone was soft, and he didn't use such a self-titled official.
"Back to my lord! Some of them are what I read in books, and some of them are thought of by the students themselves. Gu Chengyu replied respectfully.
"Then what you wrote in your theory, except for floods, have you practiced all of them?" Jiang Zhifu was very interested in Gu Chengyu's writing about flood control, but the policy was not written in detail, and he also wanted Gu Chengyu to write down the detailed plan!
"These are all practiced by the students' families, and the prefect may wish to take some fields as experimental fields, if they are effective, they will be popularized, and it will also be the well-being of the people!" Gu Chengyu felt that although it was impossible to produce a thousand catties per mu like in his previous life, it was two or three times more than the original one mu and one stone!
"I have written your argument as a memo and presented it to the Holy One, and now I am waiting for the Holy One to reply. You have to be prepared, maybe the Holy Lord will explain this matter and let us Jingyuan Mansion test it first. Jiang Zhifu took a sip of tea and moistened his throat.
"As for the floods, we are located in the north, so the probability of floods is smaller, and there are generally more floods in the south of the Yangtze River. You didn't write a strategy in detail, do you have a plan in mind? ”
"Back to my lord! Regarding the flooding, the students did not go to the river dams, but based on the books of the past dynasties, they sorted it out by themselves, and added their own understanding, but these are all on paper, not practiced, and the students cannot guarantee that these will be useful! ”
"You don't have to be humble, I think you can try your strategy. Even if the embankment is not reinforced every year, it is reinforced frequently, and it has to be repaired every few years, so it is not reassuring, and it is better to find a way to find a way elsewhere. There is no decree from above, and we have to wait! ”
Governor Jiang also felt that there was no need to rush, after all, there was no holy will, even if they carried it out? He really wanted to be a good official who thought about the people, but he was also a politician.
"If there is such an honor to benefit the people, then it is the duty of the students to do so!" If he doesn't go to such a good thing, isn't he a fool?
"You must know that if this thing can be implemented, it will be of great benefit to you, what are you taking the imperial examination for, not to be an official? As long as the saint remembers you, then you will be admitted to the Jinshi and become an official in the future, and you will naturally not worry about not having a good official position! ”
Jiang Zhifu felt that Gu Chengyu knew how to advance and retreat, and he also knew how to seize opportunities, and such a person would inevitably be able to adapt to officialdom quickly. That's why he started to love talent and reminded him a few words.
"Students, thank you for your support!" In fact, if Lord Jiang didn't report Gu Chengyu's name, and only said that he thought it himself, Gu Chengyu could only watch dryly, he was not even a showman, and Governor Jiang didn't have to take him in his eyes at all.
Seeing that Gu Chengyu knew how to behave, Governor Jiang replied jokingly: "Haha! Then you must remember my kindness! ”
In fact, agriculture is secondary, but he must report the flood, just dig the reservoir, it must be a waste of money, without the permission of the imperial court, he cannot use the tax money to build the reservoir privately.
"There is one more thing, the few thieves you caught last time, don't mention it again in the future!" Jiang Zhifu was afraid that Gu Chengyu would be involved in this matter, although Gu Chengyu arrested several people as thieves, but those people were so desperate that they would rather kill by mistake than let go.
"Huh? Did they fail to catch their boss? Gu Chengyu didn't think about it so much, he thought that the boss of the mountain bandit had run away, and he was afraid that he would come back for revenge, so Jiang Zhifu didn't let him mention it.
"That boss ran away, anyway, don't mention it to anyone in the future!" Of course, Governor Jiang won't say too much to Gu Chengyu, the less he knows, the better!
Gu Chengyu was worried in his heart, seeing that Jiang Zhifu's face was grim, it seemed that he was very taboo about this matter, could it be that there were other things involved? The boss of the gang of mountain bandits ran away, but the government did not offer a reward for arrest, but seemed to be planning to stop there!
This is too unreasonable, the only thing that can be explained is that they can't afford to mess with this boss Jiang Governor's Mansion, or rather, the people behind the boss, Jiang Governor's Mansion can't afford to mess with it!
Gu Chengyu's thought flashed in his heart, but he didn't ask any further. Since he was a person that Governor Jiang didn't dare to offend, of course he couldn't get involved, but what Gu Chengyu didn't know was that he had already participated in this matter, and it would be closely related to him in the future!