No matter how Zhu Hao excused himself, a shrewd person like Su Xigui still gave the gift.

Then it was Tang Yin's turn.

Tang Yin became excited......

Zhu Hao's small wooden box contains eighty taels of red gold, and the specifications of the small wooden box given to him are the same, even the carvings are the same, won't it also be eighty taels of gold inside?

But when Su Xigui personally opened the small wooden box to show it, Tang Yin was disappointed in his heart.

It wasn't gold, it was silver, but it looked a little fuller than the box for Zhu Haosheng's gold......

"This is a little gift prepared by the contemptible people for Mr. Tang, Mr. Tang came from afar, the contemptible people have nothing to entertain, if there is trouble on the ground of Huguang, just send someone to inform him, and the contemptible people will try their best to help."

Su Xigui's words are not bragging, Tang Yin knows very well that as the brother-in-law of Huang Zhan, who is about to enter the court as a waiter, people have the confidence to say this.

In the past, it was beyond his strength for Huang Zan to fight with Ning Wangfu, but now he has the strength to fight.

"Zhu Xiaoguan, the contemptible people will not stay much today, they will live in Anlu temporarily in the next few days, if there is something to do, just give orders, and the contemptible people will leave first."

Su Xigui delivered the gifts that should have been given, and did not ask Zhu Hao if there was room for improvement in the salt drying method, so he left.

Zhu Hao and Tang Yin sent Su Xigui out of the village.

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Seeing Su Xigui's convoy go away, Tang Yin couldn't hold back any longer, and finally asked the doubts in his heart: "What is the salt drying method that Su Dongzhu said?" ”

Zhu Hao retracted his gaze, turned around and walked towards the village, his tone was a little careless: "That's the case, I found a method of drying salt from an ancient book, which is higher than the current harvest of cooking salt with firewood, and the manpower and material resources used are very small, and the salt produced is in better condition......"

Tang Yin coldly interrupted Zhu Hao's words: "Zhu Hao, although you are young, you can't be trusted." ”

"I'm honest...... Mr. Lu, that's really the case, if this salt drying method is not very powerful, do you think I am acting with Su Dongzhu? All the things he said just now were deliberately choreographed to deceive you, didn't they? Zhu Hao looked wronged.

Tang Yin was speechless for a while.

Think about it too.

How shrewd is Su Xigui Tang Yin has seen it, such a person definitely doesn't see rabbits, doesn't scatter eagles, doesn't give benefits, and wants to take advantage of him? Do you really think that other officials and businessmen can do this, just by having a good brother-in-law? There are many officials and businessmen, but there are very few who have achieved the scale of Su Xigui.

"By the way, Mr. Lu, according to the habit of the owner of the Su, he gave you a hundred taels of silver, which should be begging you for a painting, and the right to polish the pen, maybe he knows that after you run away from Ning Wangfu, this kind of integrity that does not go with the traitors will definitely make your reputation go to a higher level in the future, and your paintings will be even more ...... Ahem, valuable. You don't need to paint too many pictures for him, just one piece, and you can also receive this hundred taels of silver with peace of mind. ”

While reminding Tang Yin, Zhu Hao analyzed Su Xigui's behavior logic by the way.

Tang Yin really wanted to say, I don't need you to remind me, I know very well who Su Xigui is, he won't give silver for nothing.

"By the way, Mr. Lu, you sold paintings to him before, right? How much silver was there at that time? Zhu Hao turned his head sideways, blinked his big eyes full of curiosity, and looked at Tang Yin.

Tang Yin replied coldly: "You kid just has too many ghost eyes, and he doesn't have a word of truth on his lips, he looks very clever, but it's not good for your growth...... Do it for yourself! ”

Talking about money with the literati, you kid is full of food?

How much money will I charge for a painting?

Dream on!

In fact, if Tang Yin didn't say it, how could Zhu Hao not know?

When chatting with Su Xigui before, he had inadvertently mentioned that it cost forty taels of silver to buy Tang Yin's two paintings...... It doesn't seem high, but among the calligraphers and painters of this era, except for those top civil servants in the court, incumbents or ministers who can bring political resources, Tang Yin's brushwork fee is very high.

Forty taels of silver for two paintings before, but now one hundred taels for one, even if you Tang Yin is high, for the sake of a stable life in the future, you won't refuse, right?

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At sunset.

The people who were doing farm work in the village came back one after another, and Uncle Gen, as the village elder, immediately called more than a dozen school-age children according to Zhu Hao's request.

Uncle Gen looked ashamed: "The village is composed of displaced people, not the same clan, there are many surnames, if you have anything to arrange for them to do, just tell them." ”

The children Zhu Hao found were all under the age of ten and looked relatively smart and clever.

But they all have a common characteristic, that is, they have not received any cultural education, and in these years, it is almost impossible for ordinary children to want to study.

Not to mention that ordinary families have no money for their children to study, and children have to go to the fields to do farm work to support their families, let's just say that in the minds of peasant families, they don't think that Wenquxing can fall into their own homes at all, and they don't think that their children will be able to take the imperial examination after studying.

If Zhu Hao directly said that he would take these children to study and teach knowledge for free, it is estimated that every family will not object at the moment, and he thinks that it is good for the children to know a few words, but that's all, once they learn to write simply, they will not send their children again, and it will be useless to persuade them at that time.

There has to be a fresh and compelling narrative.

Zhu Hao said: "Uncle Gen, that's the case, the family is going to open a few workshops in the city, specializing in making some utensils, and some helpers may be needed at that time, so it is better to let these children follow me to learn a craft, and by the way, it is also good to pick a few words from among them to know how to count, and then go to the shop as a bookkeeper...... What do you think? ”

Uncle Gen's eyes lit up: "That relationship is good." ”

"Uncle Gen asked all the school-age children in the village to come and learn, and he went back to say ...... to the people in Xiacun Village."

Zhu Hao let out the words.

And it worked.

After dinner, seven or eight more children were added.

It is estimated that some people were worried that Zhu Hao didn't know what to do, and he didn't pay much attention to the recruitment of the owner, and he heard that he was going to select apprentices from them to go to the city to learn the craft, so he couldn't wait to send the child here.

In this era, most people were small-scale peasants who thought that there was no future in reading, and that they could learn a trade...... That's definitely the ancestor burning high incense.

The craft can be passed down from generation to generation, it is simply a family heirloom, and ordinary craftsmen will not easily pass on the craft to people with foreign surnames, and sometimes even the female baby in the family will not be taught.

I heard that the owner teaches the craft, so why don't you let your own children come to participate in the selection and give it a try?

Of course, none of them were girls, all of them were boys.

Zhu Hao is not reluctant, it is still that problem, even if he wants to engage in equality between men and women, in the absence of an economic foundation, it is in vain.

Everyone thinks that sooner or later a girl will become someone else's family, and when she grows up, she will have to marry, teach her husband and children, and send the girl to learn the craft to help her husband's family revitalize the lintel, what kind of mentality is that?

Besides, the popular thing in this era is that women are virtuous if they are not talented, except for official eunuchs, there are really not many people who are willing to cultivate daughters......

If girls want to receive education, they must wait for Zhu Hao to cultivate the first batch of talents, and after following him to eat and drink spicy food, there is a demonstration effect, and at the same time, Zhu Hao expressed his willingness to accept girls into school, and it is estimated that the attitude of each family will be loosened.

"In the next few days, let them come over every day, teach literacy first, and see which of them are suitable for learning crafts to follow, it doesn't matter if they are a little older, as long as they are humble and willing to follow along, it is okay to have a handful of strength, but they can't be too stupid......"

Zhu Hao didn't come to the selection, for him, the more helpers, the better, "I don't use people in vain, stay with me, and I will pay two cents per person per day." ”

Uncle Gen hurriedly said: "No need, the child has little strength and can't help the owner much." ”

Zhu Hao said: "I still want it, but I have to make it clear to each family, the child is sent, no matter how big or small, it will only be subsidized for two cents a day, don't talk about how much work can be done in the field, if you worry about me, I will send his child back, no matter how talented it is, it is useless to keep the ungrateful." ”

Uncle Gen saw that Zhu Hao was saying ugly things in front, and hurriedly nodded: "The peasant family is not as complicated as the little owner thinks. ”

Tang Yin was watching and laughing from the side.

Tang Yin, who has a deep understanding of human nature, understands Zhu Hao's mentality, and feels that Zhu Hao has the means, not suffering from widowhood but unevenness, and the biggest inequality in the countryside is the ability of each child to work in the field.

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When Uncle Gen left, Tang Yin couldn't help but remind: "Zhu Hao, I counted, more than 20 children read and read with you, by the way, you give two wen a day, and at the end of the day, it is more than 40 wen, and they will ask for more than one or two silver a month, and they can't help you earn it back." ”

Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Lu, I can still afford to spend one tael of silver a month, and do you think I will do a loss-making business?" ”

Tang Yin glanced at Zhu Hao: "I think if you sell them, they will help you count the money." ”

Zhu Hao laughed: "Where do I have a gentleman who says so badly? Actually, I want to find some assistants to help me do things, what I want to do is something that I don't have in this world, I do it all by myself, definitely not, I need someone to help me do it......

"This village is full of tenants of my family, and I don't think there is any problem with my children coming to me as helpers to learn the trade. If there are seeds of reading among them, I will also let them study hard and take the path of the imperial examination. Even if there is no progress in fame, starting by my side can be regarded as cultivating people who are close to themselves from an early age. ”

After listening to Zhu Hao's idea, Tang Yin stroked his beard with a smile and nodded: "This plan doesn't sound bad." ”

Zhu Hao walked into the room and took out the candle he was carrying: "Mr. Lu, I'm going to the laboratory to do research now, Mr., please feel free, you can write and paint here, and you can also look at the scripts and scripts I wrote, otherwise simply go back to the house to rest, so I won't bother much." ”

Tang Yin didn't care about what kind of research a child like Zhu Hao was doing.

But seeing what Zhu Hao did after arriving in the village, he couldn't help but arouse a strong curiosity in his heart: "Let's go, I just want to see what you are going to do." ”