After shouting to prepare the carriage, Huo Guang thought about returning to the restaurant to rest for a while.

And on the way back.

He was still thinking about what to say when he went to the ironworks and saw the big farmer.

The refining of cement is inseparable from iron ore.

But during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

If you go to iron ore privately, you will definitely dislike your long life.

So.

Huo Guang's target is not iron ore, but the useless slag produced after iron smelting. But the problem is that even if you want the slag left over after ironmaking, there must be a reason.

After all, the ancients were not fools.

Why would you want this if you don't have a motive?

Thereupon.

Huo Guang thought about the matter of fooling the big farmer, so he didn't notice that someone was approaching.

waited for the other party to pat his shoulder, and then subconsciously turned around and found that the other party was a teenager of the same age as himself.

But somehow.

I always feel that the other party exudes an indescribable aura and rushes to my face. Immediately frowned, looked at the other party twice, and said, "Eh, aren't you the second lang of the Zhang family, Zhang Anshi?"

The young man who was as gentle as jade immediately smiled and said, "It's rare that Brother Huo still recognizes An Shi!"

"Erlang is extravagant, how could Huo not recognize it?" Huo Guang laughed twice, then looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "Why did you come to me?" Oh, did I promise you to come and enjoy this restaurant last time? Whoa, I almost forgot about it."

However, Zhang Anshi shook his head and said, "Brother Huo, don't make fun of me, you also know my father's temper."

"If I play in a restaurant, I can't learn anything."

"If my father knew about this, I was afraid that he would be severely punished."

Visiting a restaurant is not learning and not knowing?

What a word!

Huo Guang complained slightly in his heart, then raised his eyebrows and asked, "Since Erlang didn't come to the restaurant to have fun, what did he come for?" Could it be that Zhang Gong has something to tell me?"

"Brother Huo is really as smart as my father said, and he guessed it right at once." Zhang Anshi's eyes showed a look of surprise.

on this.

Huo Guang didn't care.

The second child of the Zhang family said that he was afraid of his son, and admitted that he didn't come here to have fun?

So what else can you do with yourself?

Scholarship?

I'm sorry, Zhang Anshi is better than himself, a famous little talent in Chang'an City, can he find his own half-baked level.

Besides, the two only have one side.

The relationship is also average.

Then there is only one possibility to find yourself.

Zhang Gong asked him to come.

Huo Guang looked at the other party's surprised expression, smiled faintly, and said without paying much attention, "Zhang Gongbao asked you to bring me a message, what are your words?"

Zhang Anshi replied: "My father has a Peng Shi Lu Juju, who recently had a serious illness, didn't survive, and passed away."

"Uncle Lu has a younger brother named Lu Yu."

"I don't know if Brother Huo knows this person?"

The death of Peng Shilu was not cared about in Chang'an City, a place where only the powerful and rich could live in.

After all.

A history of 400 stone per year is 200 years less than Huo Guang, a 600 stone official of the imperial history.

Who cares if such a person dies?

Just the imperial doctor Zhang Tang will care!

So.

Huo Guang just replied indifferently and said, "I don't know about Peng Shilu's residence, I haven't seen it. But my brother I met once, a little flattering, I don't like such people, the last time we met, I drove him away."

In fact!

He's not hating flattery!

is afraid that Lu Yu, a stupid person, will cheat himself if he befriends him!

But Zhang Anshi didn't know what Huo Guang really thought in his heart!

When he heard this, he suddenly had an embarrassed look on his face and said, "Huh? How could this be, I also wanted to beg Brother Huo to place Lu Yu's family here to take care of one or two."

Putting people in this room for fun?

Sick is not.

After Huo Guang heard this, he shook his head directly and said, "My restaurant is open and collects money, how can I have the kung fu to take in others!"

"And."

"Is Erlang wrong, what are you doing with Lu Yu's family?"

"The one who died, isn't it Lu Zhiju?"

After hearing this, Zhang Anshi immediately smiled bitterly and said, "It was Uncle Lu who died, but Brother Huo didn't know anything. Uncle Ju's brother Lu Yu has been taken away by the Tingwei Mansion and imprisoned with the guide."

"I'm here to ask."

"The main thing is that I hope that your restaurant can take in Lu Yu's family, my father said that he will find a way to rescue Lu Yu later."

"But Lu Yu's family can't take care of it."

After hearing these words, Huo Guang's heart was full of doubts, why was this Lu Yu also arrested?

It's because after Lu Yuju's death.

On Tingwei's side, he couldn't find a breakthrough, so he turned his attention to Lu Yu? :

Huo Guang was also very curious in his heart, although he was a little sympathetic to the Lu family's plight, but he still refused: "If Erlang comes here for this matter, forget it. I opened a restaurant to make a profit, not to do a good deed."

"Again."

"Restaurants are places of exchange, and the customers are complex and of different quality."

"That's the case."

"Lu Yu's family, how can they be handed over to me to take care of in this restaurant!"

When Zhang Anshi heard this, he could only smile awkwardly: "If it doesn't work, then forget it." By the way, Brother Huo, I have one more thing to ask you."

One more thing?

Huo Guang frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"

At this time.

I saw that Zhang Anshi's face was a little embarrassed, so he reluctantly stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Huo, can you borrow some money?" Our Zhang Mansion can't open the pot anymore, so we have no choice but to ask you for some help."

Zhang Tang's house, how can he not open the pot?

He knew that Zhang Gong was poor.

But no matter how poor.

The annual income of forty farmer families is only that!

Will you not be able to open the pot?

Thinking of this, Huo Guang asked directly: "An Shi is not here to amuse me, I know that Zhang Gong is honest." But no matter how honest and poor you are, how can you be poor and can't open the pot."

However.

Zhang Anshi sighed and said, "Brother Huo doesn't know, a few days ago, you asked hundreds of officials to donate money for disaster relief for the people in the northwest region."

"Although my father donated a small amount, he also took out a full 3,000 yuan."

"That was the money that my Zhang family kept to buy food, and now the money is gone, and the family has no home. When the next year comes, I am afraid that I will starve to death."

Hearing Zhang Anshi's explanation, Huo Guang still didn't agree and said, "Anshi, don't you know how much money the imperial court has above the second thousand stone? Even if Zhang Gong is struggling to make ends meet, he, the imperial historian, shouldn't donate 3,000 yuan, and the government doesn't even have the money to buy food."

Zhang Anshi saw that Huo Guang didn't believe it, so he said lightly: "My father has to take care of people outside a lot of times. For example, when Peng Shilu passed away this time, his posthumous affairs were handled by my Zhang Mansion."

"Be kind and giving."

"Of course there's no money."

When he said the words "philanthropy", the expression on Zhang Anshi's face was obviously a little complaining about his father.

is a good imperial historian, one of the three princes of the Han Dynasty, what are you doing so poor? As a result, he had to come out and borrow money from his second son

Day!

Isn't it a shame to borrow money?

Shame on you!

Looking at Zhang Anshi's appearance, Huo Guang immediately arched his hand and said, "Money is actually just a trivial matter for me. Huo has always admired an honest official like Zhang Gong, if he wasn't afraid of insulting Zhang Gong's reputation, why should Erlang say it, he would have sent it over a long time ago."

This is false, and it is not false.

He really admired an incorruptible official like Zhang Gong.

The three princes of the pole, the power has reached the peak!

If such a person is poor, the level of incorruptibility is not comparable to that of ordinary honest officials!

In ancient times.

What does an official need to do if he wants to be famous through the ages?

Don't do anything, just do your part.

Well, that's right.

It's that simple.

But it's a pity that throughout the ages, few people who have been officials have been able to do this thing.

It's funny to say.

Side.

Seeing that Huo Guang was willing to borrow money, Zhang Anshi immediately said, "Can you borrow it? That's great! Brother Huo, I don't need to borrow too much, I only need 3,000 yuan to buy food."

Three thousand dollars to buy grain, you can buy a lot.

But in Huo Guang's eyes, this money is nothing more than numbers!

It's still an extremely small number.

Huo Guang looked at Zhang Anshi anxiously, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Anshi, I only said that I was willing to borrow, but I haven't said the conditions yet!"

Zhang Anshi suddenly frowned and said, "Huo Yilang, how do you say this?"

"Don't worry, it's not a harsh condition." Huo Guang smiled slightly, and continued: "The main reason is that I am afraid that I will lend you money and be known by others, thinking that it is a bribe!"

"That's it."

"If you report it, it will insult Zhang Gong's reputation."

"So."

"I'd like to make an IOU, and I'll have an explanation when the time comes."

The iron rooster plucks its feathers, how can it be done without making a written note.

No matter how good Zhang Gong's reputation is.

The precedent of borrowing money must not be opened indiscriminately.

Others know about this thing, and they all come to borrow money, so how can it be done?

When Zhang Anshi heard that he had just made a note, his heart was also a lot more relaxed, and he immediately said, "Okay, since it is to borrow money, it is also appropriate to set up a note."

Thereupon.

Huo Guang took out 3,000 yuan and handed it to the other party after Zhang Anshi made a note.

Say three thousand!

That's three thousand, never give one more.

At this time, Fu San also dragged Huo Guang's new carriage over, which was quite novel and beautiful in style.

"Brother Huo, since I have already gotten the money, then, let me say goodbye first, I will go back to the house to buy food." Zhang Anshi wanted to go back.

Huo Guang smiled faintly and said, "Are you going back? So, I'll send you back, right?"

Zhang Anshi hurriedly shook his head and said, "What is this, I have already lent you 3,000 money, so I am embarrassed to take your carriage again."

Embarrassed to borrow money and ride in a carriage?

Huo Guang looked at Zhang Anshi, and immediately felt that this guy was simple-minded, but he could get acquainted.

Forthwith!

Without saying anything, he grabbed the other party's arm and said, "You're embarrassed to borrow money, but you're embarrassed to take a carriage, what are these words? Heh, since you call me Brother Huo, then I will let you sit."

Thereupon.

In this way, Zhang Anshi was dragged into the carriage.

Didn't Zhang Gong have a carriage?

Yes.

Isn't there a tattered carriage, Huo Guang has also sat on it.

However, even if the carriage was in tatters, Zhang Anshi couldn't ride it at will, after all, it was his father's carriage.

Han dynasty.

Can't a son drive his father's car?

There is no such rule.

Zhang Anshi can't drive his father's carriage, only him

Father Zhang Tang didn't give it.

After getting into the carriage.

Zhang Anshi looked at the brand-new carriage blankly, a little curious, and asked, "Brother Huo, is your carriage newly built?"

"Hmm."

Huo Guang nodded.

Zhang Anshi said, "If only I could have a carriage of my own when I wanted."

Huo Guang smiled slightly and said, "When you perform the crown ceremony and become an official, this thing is not uncommon. In my hometown, there is a saying that if you want to buy osmanthus and carry wine, it is not like a teenager's trip, which is almost the meaning."

After hearing this, Zhang Anshi asked thoughtfully, "Where is Brother Huo's hometown?"

"People from Pingyang County are not too far away from Chang'an. With a new carriage like mine, it will be back in a few days." Huo Guang said with a smile.

The two of them were talking in the carriage.

The coachman had already driven the carriage and arrived at the house of the imperial historian Zhang Gong.

Thereupon.

Zhang Anshi got out of the carriage and said goodbye to Huo Guang: "Thank you Brother Huo for driving me back, if you need it in the future, Anshi will definitely repay you."

Huo Guang smiled and shook his head, and said, "I brought you back, I just felt that you and I were in love. If you want to say something in return, don't you bury me?"

Zhang Anshi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, Anshi didn't mean that."

Huo Guang smiled faintly and said, "I know you didn't mean that, okay, you go back and buy food!" I won't tell you more about things in the future."

"Farewell."

"Walk slowly!"

The two bowed their hands slightly and said goodbye.

After explaining to the coachman, the carriage galloped towards the ironworks. Although Huo Guang had already lowered the curtain, he was still thinking about Zhang Anshi's affairs in his heart.

This kid...

Why do you always feel a sense of luxury coming to you every time you see him?

Isn't it the youngest son of the imperial historian Zhang Gong!

Could it be more noble than the crown prince Liu Ju?

On the crown prince Liu Ju, he can't feel this kind of extravagance at all...

Huo Guang couldn't figure it out, thinking that it might be because of his appearance, right?

The new carriage ran very fast, and the coachman soon drove the carriage to the iron-making place outside Chang'an City.

Ancient ironworks!

In fact, it is no different from a small workshop.

Especially like the Han Dynasty, more than 2,000 years ago, iron-making technology was particularly backward, Huo Guang looked at everything in the iron-making factory, and suddenly felt quite violent.

What a good iron ore.

The iron smelted has too many impurities, and the quality is uneven.

But.

These things that have nothing to do with Huo Guang, the first thing he has to do now is to find Yan Yi. Yan Yi is a big farmer, and at this point in time, he is also watching in the ironworks.

Salt and iron official camp!

To put it bluntly, it is for the financial tax of the imperial court, which belongs to the national economy.

And the Great Agricultural Order is the department in charge of the country's economy, so it is normal for Yan Yi, who is a Great Agricultural Order, to be in charge of both the granary grain and the ironmaking industry.

It's just that.

He came to see Yan Yi, but found that Sang Hongyang was also here.

Suddenly.

Huo Guang furrowed his eyebrows and asked, "Eh, Sang Shizhong, why are you here in the ironworks?"

Sang Hongyang said lightly: "Your Majesty's salt and iron official camp reform policy, this servant is one of the promoters behind it. At the same time, Your Majesty has ordered me to manage the affairs of salt and iron, and I am here, isn't it normal?"

Wipe!

I forgot about it.

Side.

Yan Yi was busy with the matter at hand, so he said to Huo Guang, "Huo Yilang didn't go to Jingshicang, but invited me to come to the ironworks to see what?"

"That's right."

"With your method, the cotton that has been cultivated is growing well."

His cotton cultivation methods are all derived from the farming experience of the old people in the village.

The planting experience of the elderly, naturally, there is no mistake.

Of course.

It's the village of his previous life!

However, this time, Huo Guang did not discuss the issue of cotton, and after thinking about it for a while, Huo Guang said directly: "Da Nong Ling, I see that in the ironmaking plant here, there is a lot of slag produced after ironmaking. I wonder if this slag ironworks is still useful, and if it is useless, shall I come and get some later?"