089 Solved
At the end of the Chen hour, Sun Sicheng and Sun Wen leisurely walked into Wanxiang Tower, followed by Jixiang and Ruyi.
The waiter took them directly to the private room on the second floor.
"Knock knock knock." Sun Sicheng knocked gently on the door of the private room.
The door opened.
Prefect Hou smiled brightly: "Mr. Sun, I haven't seen you for two years. How are you?"
Sun Sicheng smiled and said, "Thanks to Lord Hou, everything is fine. Sicheng greets you."
"Oh, no need. Sicheng, is it okay for me to call you that? I'm 41 this year, much older than you, but we hit it off the moment we met. It's hard to explain the fate of people sometimes, haha, haha."
Sun Sicheng said hurriedly, "Your Excellency, please call me Sicheng. This is Mr. Sun, my good friend."
"I know that Mr. Sun Wen, the eldest son's right-hand man, is a man of great talent."
Sun Wen bowed and said, "Master Hou, I am not worthy of your praise. Thank you for your appreciation."
The three of them entered the private room, the door of which was ajar. Jixiang and Ruyi were sitting not far away.
Yesterday, Sun Sicheng had asked Jixiang to tell Lord Hou a little bit about his idea of first aid that he wanted to pass on to the common people.
The matter was urgent and he had no time to play psychological warfare with the prefect.
Given his current situation, being straightforward is the best approach.
Lord Hou is eager to achieve political achievements and does not like to beat around the bush.
Both parties knew the situation well, and within an hour, the three of them had discussed everything.
Lord Hou will issue a notice in the name of the government tomorrow, and then ask people to copy hundreds of copies of the two first aid methods and distribute them to various places in Yuhang.
At the same time, Sun Sicheng taught the runners and doctors sent by the government office, and these runners and doctors then passed the knowledge on to batches of people.
At the same time, the government office will also state in a notice that these two first aid methods are recipes donated free of charge by the eldest son of Baicaotang.
Sun Sicheng said that once the iron mine issue was settled, he would donate it to the court free of charge directly through Lord Hou.
After all, iron ore is of great use to the imperial court, but it is just icing on the cake for the Sun family.
This sudden good news almost made Lord Hou lose his composure.
The eldest son said that the first aid method would be passed down first in Yuhang, and then other places would follow suit. After all, it is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Many people die every year because of this, and most of them are children.
There was war in the past few years of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the population was not very large. The court still attached great importance to the population. Without people, everything is empty talk.
Lord Hou certainly knew that it was only a matter of time before the news spread to other places. The more people knew about it, the more ways it would spread. But he had taken the lead, so he had more room for maneuver, so this was different.
But when Sun Sicheng proposed to donate the iron mine to the court free of charge, he was really shocked. It took a magnanimous person to do such a thing.
Such a big iron mine, I heard it's very good. If all is mined, I'm afraid we can get at least one million taels of pure gold. How can you just give it away like this?
Of course he knew that the Sun family had a strong backer, and the backer was not small, but he chose not to let the backer offer the gift, but he did.
This is a huge favor.
Both benefits are huge. Maybe he will be promoted directly in the spring assessment next year.
If the time, place and people are right, it might be possible to be promoted to two levels.
"Don't worry, young master. I will ask Hua Shou Tang to come over and cancel the contract, and the government will return the money to him.
He really doesn't know how to appreciate my kindness. I won't spoil him. It was your Baicaotang that bought it first, and it's even more than five years old. The government has the right to sell it directly without him coming. Of course, I will try my best to make things smooth, don't worry about that."
Prefect Hou wished he could go back to the yamen right now, as today's surprise was just too big.
It's almost July. The court begins evaluating officials in October every year. Next spring will be his third year here.
I’m in my early forties, and if I don’t move up a level, I’m afraid I won’t have that chance anymore.
His old father is sixty years old and his old mother is fifty-eight. If anything happens to his parents one day, he will have to go home to mourn. Birth, old age, sickness and death are inevitable for everyone.
But if his parents could live another ten years, he would have already taken one or two steps towards the goal, and he would have no regrets in this life.
"My dear, are you free someday? I would like to ask you to check my parents' pulse. My parents are old, and as children, we wish we could stop time, but this is just a foolish dream."
"This is your filial piety. I will stay here for the time being. If you are free someday, just send someone to call me."
"Thank you very much, Master. Since you are not in a hurry to leave, just wait for us to finish these things. Business is important, business is important."
"Lord Hou really cares about the country and the people. Sicheng is really moved."
Sun Wen asked, "Lord Hou, can I take care of the matter with Huashou Hall?"
"It's good for Mr. Sun to come forward."
How could Lord Hou not know what Sun Yat-sen was thinking?
In case Huashoutang is a little angry, there might be some verbal conflict.
If the eldest son does not show up, everything can be resolved. On the contrary, if the eldest son cannot back down, things will come to a stalemate. For people at this level, face is sometimes more important than anything else.
The young master of Huashoutang is actually a fool. The old boss was smart all his life, but he spoiled the child too much, which is not a good thing.
Lord Hou insisted on treating Sun Sicheng to lunch, so Sun Sicheng agreed with a smile. What's a meal?
He also knew that Lord Hou was in a hurry to deal with things, which was a good thing. After the meal, he said that he was a little drunk and had to go back to rest.
Ren Jixiang and Ruyi supported him and went back.
What’s this little bit of wine actually?
He didn't dare say that he could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, because no one could do that. His actual alcohol tolerance was still acceptable.
After entering the study, Sun Sicheng discussed the various possible next steps with Sun Wen.
"I have already thrown out the bait. Now it depends on how fast Lord Hou can handle the situation. This matter is indeed unreasonable on the part of Huashou Hall. It is not difficult to resolve it. Sometimes people still have to consider how big the benefits are.
Ah Wen, we will try to leave in early October. We will sort out all the things here within three months. Next year, we will put down the burden. You can study hard and I will practice medicine. We can both take a break. "
"My Lord, are you just going to put down that burden?"
Sun Sicheng raised his lips and said, "Of course not. I will exchange it for some benefits. Therefore, this matter is only between you and me. When I return to the capital, I will tell my grandfather and father. No one else will know."
Sun Yat-sen smiled. It was a pleasure to talk to smart people.
"If this is the case, I won't be able to return to the capital next spring, and I'll have to deal with the contract by the end of March. Ah Wen, you and your family should come with me to the capital at the end of the year."
"Where's Ping An?"
"Of course I brought it. My family hasn't met him yet, so he can still receive a lot of gifts."
Sun Wen smiled and said, "These are not urgent for now. I still have a lot of things to arrange. I don't know when Wang Chun and the others will come. I miss them a little. It's especially convenient to use them."
"How about this, I'll let He Jin stay in the city for the time being, and have someone else look after the valley, and just go and take a look occasionally, he's quite capable."
Sun Yat-sen naturally agreed.
The next day, many notices were posted in the government office, stating that the eldest son of Baicaotang had donated two first aid methods free of charge, and the government office would send people to various places to teach them.
Another two days.
Sun Wen came back and said that all the problems had been solved. Huashoutang accepted the money for buying the mountain and cancelled the red deed.
The next day, Sun Sicheng formally handed over the iron mine to Lord Hou and donated it to the court free of charge.
The whole Yuhang was shocked.
The eldest son of Baicaotang is really generous. He gave away the iron ore as soon as he said it would, and he spread the first aid method that could bring the dead back to life as soon as he said it would.
So grand.
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