"Well, now that everyone has no problems, go get to work. Hurry up, and come to me if you don't have enough money."
After Xie Xian finished speaking, Lian Gui immediately asked back: "We all have work to do, what are you going to do?"
Xie Xian smiled complacently: "Me? Of course I will go to the city to get to know the rich and build good relationships. I'll be a little tired if I'm alone."
"Besides, it's too unsafe here. To prevent anyone from listening, I'm going to buy a pleasure boat and we'll gather on it from now on."
"Zhao! Why? You're going too far! Just because you have a big head?"
Everyone suddenly became excited. You were asked to take the lead, not to enjoy it!
You work hard while you're at it, and you go to a brothel and eat a fancy meal?
Xie Xian shouted, "Yes! Just because I have a big head! I am a juren! You bunch of illiterates, how can you recite poems and write couplets? There are great scholars talking and laughing, and there are no unlearned people among us!"
"It's useless for you to go. I'll pack whatever you want to eat. Just eat the leftovers."
Everyone looked at Xie Xian in silence.
Indeed....although everyone can read, they are still illiterate in essence. This wave is really a loss caused by lack of education.
Lian Gui hesitated and said, "Old Xie...you...you are a juren? Then how did you come to Taoyuan County?"
"Oh, how else could I have come? Of course, the master appreciated my talent and invited me to Taoyuan County."
Xie Xian was very proud.
"I also ran into you by chance when I went to Beijing to take the imperial examination. We had a great conversation. Later, I promised you that if I failed to pass the imperial examination, I would go to Taoyuan County to serve you!"
Lian Gui said with a smile: "In the end, he failed the exam. It seems that he doesn't have much ability. The master also misjudged him."
"Nonsense!" Xie Xian said in anger, "I didn't even take the exam that year! I encountered robbers on the way to the capital, and all my money and writing materials were stolen!"
"I, Xie Xian, have studied hard for more than ten years, and it is more than enough for me to pass the imperial examination... I didn't expect..."
Xie Xian had an extremely heartbroken expression. He never expected that his highest pursuit as a scholar would be shattered that day.
Suddenly a weak voice came from the crowd: "Old Xie...I was the one who robbed you back then, I'm sorry, this is all because of you..."
Xie Xian was stunned for a moment, then he pounced on him like a madman.
"Fuck you! I'll beat you to death!!"
"Old Xie, Old Xie, calm down, calm down..."
"Stop! Stop fighting."
"..............."
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Inside Banshanfang.
Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao sat leisurely in the yard drinking tea.
Li Yuanzhao looked at the sky and sighed from time to time.
Fang Zheng felt annoyed when he heard this and squinted at him: "Your Highness, can you please stop sighing? Negative energy is easily contagious."
“What is negative energy?”
"Well, when His Majesty spanked you, you were invaded by negative energy."
"Well....."
Li Yuanzhao put down his teacup, picked up a piece of dessert and took a big bite, mumbling, "Tell me, why is it that my words in front of the emperor are useless? I think the grain price will definitely not be lowered."
Fang Zhengyi shrugged.
It's no use licking for so long.
"They are just a lot of people. Your Highness, don't even think about the food crisis. Wear pants that fit your buttocks... oh, pants."
"This matter cannot be completely solved by one person or one idea, just do your best."
Li Yuanzhao looked confused: "Why do I feel that something is wrong? You know, I went to pay my respects to my father last night and saw a memorial in the imperial study."
"It is said that there was a famine in a place called Tonggu in the south, and the hungry people scrambled to eat the Guanyin soil."
"What is Guanyin soil? Can soil be eaten?"
Fang Zheng just picked up the teacup, his hand shook, and he put the cup down again.
Slowly lie down on the recliner.
"It's just some kind of soil. It's edible."
Li Yuanzhao looked at Fang Zhengyi curiously: "Old Fang, have you ever eaten it? Is it delicious?"
Fang Zheng stared blankly at the sky and said softly, "I ate a little."
"It's delicious.. It's like flour, just sticky in your mouth. Once you start eating it, you can't stop."
Li Yuanzhao was greedy: "Where can I get it? I want to try it..."
Fang Zheng smiled and said, "The Jingtang in Taoyuan County is made with Guanyin clay. If Your Highness wants to try some, I can give you a piece."
Li Yuanzhao also laughed: "Old Fang, do you really think I'm a fool? It must not taste good!"
"Why do you have to wait until you're extremely hungry to eat delicious food?"
"Your Highness is very intelligent. I am ashamed to be inferior to you."
Li Yuanzhao thought about it, picked up a handful of soil from the ground and put it into his mouth. In an instant, his facial features twisted together.
"Tui! Tui! Tui!"
"Tui! It's all dirt, that's probably what it tastes like! Wouldn't it kill you if you eat this?"
"I wonder what's happening in the South. Aren't they starving to death?"
Fang Zheng couldn't help but sigh as soon as he saw it. He really had met a good prince.
"Your Highness, do you want to provide disaster relief?"
Li Yuanzhao asked back: "What else? You don't want to save him?"
"If I can save him, I will. If I can't, forget it. That's what I think. I'm just an ordinary person. Some things cannot be changed by human will."
"And now?"
"If Your Highness wants to save him, I want to save him."
Li Yuanzhao clapped his hands and jumped up from the recliner: "Hey, I knew that you usually do nothing but sleep and flatter the emperor when you go to court. You must be very busy to talk to the emperor twice!"
"Old Fang, you have the most tricks. What do you have in mind?"
Fang Zhengyi immediately shouted: "What flattery! I just like to speak my mind. Our emperor is wise and wise, and that is known to everyone. I hope I can enter the court..."
Passersby outside the wall stopped when they heard the flattering voices coming from the yard.
Li Yuanzhao said with a sullen face: "Almost done, Lao Fang, it's just the two of us."
Fang Zhengyi's expression straightened up: "There is a way! Engrave it on a stone to record the merit!"
Li Yuanzhao's eyes lit up: "Tell me in detail."
"The officials in the capital are gathered from all over the country. Those who can serve in the court are all local wealthy families. It is much easier to collect grain directly from them!"
"But if we lend them money directly, they will definitely refuse. So we can calculate the amount of grain donated by each family, rank them, and then publicize them among the people."
"In this case, wouldn't all officials be eager to donate?"
Li Yuanzhao was dumbfounded: "What a bad idea! Can't they unite? I don't believe the problem can be solved so easily."
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "Well said!"
"Of course it's not that simple. What I want to make is an advanced version. Your Highness, do you know? I have two martial arts that have allowed me to live like a fish in water today! Once these two skills are revealed, all the heroes will be helpless!"
Li Yuanzhao was completely excited!
Excitedly, "You actually have peerless martial arts! Come on, show it to me! Could it be that you are more powerful than Zhang Biao?"
Fang Zhengyi shook his head: "No, Zhang Biao attacked the body, I attacked the spirit."
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