Saying that, Zhu Zhen pointed to the large and small ships coming and going from south to north around him, as well as the carriages, horses and pedestrians on the shore: "I don't know how many brocade guards and forbidden troops are hidden here." ”

"They're so good?" Xiongying was surprised: "I can't see it at all." ”

"That's right, to be able to do this, one's own ability is one thing, and it is inseparable from the cooperation of the local government." Zhu Zhen put down the melon skin, wiped his hands and said: "Before we came, they had already notified the local government and garrison and asked for cooperation in security matters. ”

"It's really fake, Uncle Six told them not to do this." Zhu Xiongying said depressedly: "Otherwise, what is the difference between what we see and acting?" ”

"It's useless to say. My cousin is so concerned about your safety, let alone the people below. Other people's lives are tied to you, so I'd rather be scolded by you than go on any errands. Zhu Zhen patted Zhu Xiongying's shoulder and said:

"You said this is not the reason?"

"Yes." Zhu Xiongying nodded. He's a good boy who understands things.

"One of the most important things for the superior is that it is difficult not to force others." Zhu Zhen then instructed the three students: "Try to choose among the options provided to you by the people below, so that it is good for everyone." ”

Old Eleven hurriedly took out a small notebook and quickly recorded it.

"So, we can't really understand the people's feelings, right?" Zhu Xiongying asked rhetorically.

"Hahaha, how could it be?" Zhu Zhen shook his head and smiled, pointed to the prosperous scene on the shore and said: "Look at this scene of thousands of sails racing, endless business travel, many shops, and cars and horses, it is not acted. ”

"Yes, Sixth Brother." The old twelve nodded, and said thoughtfully: "I just wanted to ask, is this prosperous Yangzhou, the Yangzhou with only twenty households that the eldest brother said, really a place?" ”

"Isn't this nonsense?" The sixth smiled and said: "How many Yangzhous can there be in the world?" Twenty years ago, the eldest brother also saw the same situation here. Ten years ago, I came to Yangzhou with my father, and at that time there were already 10,000 households here, and there were also merchants concentrated at the Guazhou Ferry, of course, it is still incomparable with the current situation. ”

"This change is too fast, a big change in ten years, and in another ten years, it will be completely restored to the grand occasion of 'one promotion and two benefits' of the year, right?" Zhu Bai said leisurely.

"It's hard." Zhu Zhen shook his head and said: "The reason why Yangzhou can recover so quickly, in addition to the fact that the father and eldest brother lightly pay off the meager endowment and rest with the people, is that it is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, and is the hub of north-south water transportation. ”

"But the problem is that the canal is also successful, and the canal is also defeated. It's a flood season, and you can't tell it, but when we come back, or go north for a while, we will find that the Grand Canal has fallen into disrepair and is seriously silted. Zhu Zhen continued:

"Although my father has always ordered the government to carry out dredging along the way, the problem has accumulated and it is difficult to return, not which prefecture and county, or even which province can solve it alone, it must be coordinated by the imperial court, re-planned and designed, and the power of several provinces and millions of people can be reversed."

"Until then, Yangzhou was pretty much like that." Zhu Zhen finally said softly.

In another time and space, Yangzhou can have the prosperity of the Ming and Qing dynasties, firstly, relying on the northward transportation of grain brought by Zhu Di's relocation of the capital to Beijing, forcing the imperial court to continue to maintain the smooth flow of the Grand Canal. The second is the rise of Yangzhou salt merchants after the destruction of China and France. These are things that haven't happened yet, so I can't tell them.

"Then why didn't Grandpa Huang rebuild the Grand Canal?" Zhu Xiongying asked, "Because the imperial court is too poor to repair?" ”

"I know why, because now the shipping of grain is very mature!" The old twelve hurriedly said: "It is said that the cost of transporting a stone of grain is one-tenth of the cost of transporting the Grand Canal, how can my father have the motivation to rebuild the Grand Canal?" ”

"It makes sense, but if there are conditions, the Grand Canal still needs to be rebuilt." Lao Shi had a different opinion, he stopped the record, raised his head and said: "No matter how good the sea transportation is, it is also point-to-point, and it cannot benefit the people along the coast, but the transportation is not, and the states and counties along the canal can be benefited." Nowadays, there is a big gap between the north and the south, and the gap is quite deep. This canal is needed to connect the north and the south and drive the development of the north. ”

"Haha, that's good. Old Eleven has insight. Zhu Zhen did not deny Zhu Chun's opinion because he was the big boss of shipping, but encouraged him: "But this is just an idea of yours, if you want to suggest this matter to your father, you also need to observe the situation along the way, grasp the most real data, and ask experienced workers to come up with a reasonable, convincing note." ”

"Yes, Sixth Brother!" The eleventh's eyes lit up, and he had a direction to work on. After speaking, he was a little discouraged: "But how can you understand these situations if you don't get off the boat?" ”

"Aren't you just on a field trip?" Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "Besides, our high-level people all learn about the situation through documents and archives. Who do you need to talk to, just call someone to the ship, what can you delay? ”

"Understood, Sixth Brother." The old eleven nodded and smiled happily. It's nice to have a teacher to guide you.

The twelfth raised his head and asked, "But Sixth Brother, the scenes we see can be faked, and the documents and files are easier to fake, right?" ”

"You're right, so we're going to learn how to audit." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "There is this course in the household science department of Guozi University. Mastering this science, not only can you audit the fallacies and falsifications in the report, but also see the real situation of the audited object through the numbers. ”

"Is it so powerful? I want to learn, I want to learn! When Taisun heard this, he was excited: "If you learn to audit, you are not afraid of being deceived by the people below." ”

"I'm going to learn too." The twelfth also enthusiastically said: "This knowledge is very useful when you hear it." Only if you are not deceived will you not lose power! ”

"Haha, okay. There is growth! Zhu Zhen happily gave the old twelve a thumbs up, although the time spent together was not long,

But he really liked the two younger brothers. Especially the old twelve, it is exactly the same as when he was back.

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So in the following days, Zhu Zhen finally began to teach them systematic knowledge.

Before learning auditing, you must first learn accounting, so you must start with accounting knowledge. The courses of Guozi University are all compiled by Zhu Zhen himself, so it is natural to teach them.

The three of them listened to lectures every morning and did questions in the afternoon, and they studied very seriously. He didn't shout to get off the ship.

Learn to be quiet. The ancients did not deceive me.

But Zhu Zhen did not let them ignore the things outside the window, and whenever he went, he would tell them about the local customs, the advantages and disadvantages of the location, the people's livelihood, and the existing problems on the scene along the coast.

No matter where he goes, he knows everything well, like a number of treasures, all kinds of numbers at his fingertips, don't admire the three of them.

If they had been in the local area for a month, they would not have been able to understand such details. No wonder the sixth brother didn't let them get off the boat, there was really no need to waste that time.

(End of chapter)