Qin Fang and Du Ke discussed the plan to join the Royal Grain Franchise of Hedong Prefecture. No matter what the situation of Lord Liu is, as long as he is not a corrupt official, he must be the agent of the prefecture. There are two advantages for the government to become an agent. One is that the common people, local noble families, and ruffians dare not act rashly. The other is that the government will actively cooperate with related publicity.
Although being an official is good for the people, this consideration is based on one's own safety. Du Ke is a good official, but this good official is also realistic. Let Du Ke spend all his family wealth to be a good official? This is impossible.
Not to mention Du Ke, even Yang Haiyan will not agree to Qin Fang to do so.
Of course, Qin Fang will not do it either. He is not a fool. He works hard to earn money, so why would he help others? So the definition of a good official is complicated.
However, officials should not only think that it is good not to exploit the people, but also learn how to survive in the officialdom. Giving the agent of the prefectural city to Lord Liu is the way to get along in the officialdom.
Otherwise, if you are not good enough yourself, why bother to care about others?
Bao Zheng in Justice Bao is just a novel after all.
Qin Fang stood up: "In this case, thank you for telling me, teacher. Yanyan said that an announcement will be issued today, and then the official document will be issued by Yang County Magistrate. It will be a joint official document from the military mansion and the county government. The people of Yunxiang County will definitely trust it. As for the official documents from other counties and prefectural cities, they will be handed over to Lord Liu to issue the official documents from the prefectural government." Since you have taken his benefits, you have to do things for him.
Du Ke said, "That's great. When the imperial grain factory in Yunxiang County is opened, I will go to the next prefecture. I hope there will be a good omen here. By the way, I still want to talk to you about Hu Gua and the Hu people. I want to visit those people."
Qin Fang was stunned: "What is this, teacher?"
Du Ke said, "Before, Bingyun talked about Hu Gua, which benefited me a lot."
Qin Fang hurriedly said, "She is talking nonsense. Teacher, don't praise her, otherwise her fox tail will be raised." Although he also knew that his wife was very smart, he still had to be humble in front of the teacher.
Du Ke snorted, "If your tone is more sincere and not so proud."
Qin Fang: "..." He was wrong. He originally thought that the teacher loved him the most, but now he found that it was not the case.
Du Ke added: "Bingyun is a smart girl, different from those girls in the capital who only know flowers, plants, poetry and lyrics. If you have to say, those girls are also smart, but their intelligence is not in the right things, while Bingyun has great wisdom. You, you are blessed in your previous life."
Qin Fang liked to hear this: "Yes, I am blessed in my previous life, so I married such a good wife and worshipped such a good teacher."
Du Ke: "..." He just didn't understand. He thought this guy was honest and a little smart before, but his character was still loyal. How come he became a little cunning after worshipping a master and establishing a relationship?
To borrow Du Ke's words just now, if you think the other person is cunning, don't look so kind. Yes, although Du Ke felt that Qin Fang was a bit cunning, he was still very satisfied when he looked at him.
How should I put it? Du Ke had never been said such nice words in his life. His sons and daughters wanted to avoid him when they saw him. Now there is a younger generation who is not afraid of him and even flatters him. He is really... quite comfortable.
This is called itchy bones.
Du Ke: "Bingyun mentioned the cucumber, saying that the cucumber was brought out by the common people of the Hu tribe from their hometown. Then I was thinking, the barbarians of the past were a combination of many different races. Does it also mean that different races have different abilities? A few days ago, I submitted a memorial to the emperor and told him about this. I want to visit different races, write down what each race is good at, and then bring these together. Maybe it will be good for our Qi Kingdom. Just like Bingyun discovered the benefits of cucumber, our Qi Kingdom has one more food."
Speaking of this, Qin Fang suddenly said: "Old Teacher, is being good at raising cattle, sheep and horses also a skill?"
Du Ke's eyes lit up when he heard it: "Is there anyone who is good at raising horses?"
Qin Fang said: "If there is, what benefits will the teacher give to the students?"
Du Ke didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He laughed and scolded: "Look at you, you are so short-sighted. How can I take your benefits for nothing? Speaking of which, we have more infantry and fewer cavalry in Qi State. One reason is that our riding skills are ordinary, and the other is that we have fewer war horses. If we have a groom who is good at raising horses, then we can train the cavalry, and our Qi State will be even stronger in the future." If we add gunpowder, why worry about not becoming the number one power?
Qin Fang said, "I do have someone here who is good at raising horses. You also know that horses are expensive. An ordinary horse costs sixty taels of silver. I have a thousand soldiers here. If each of them is equipped with a horse, it will cost sixty thousand taels of silver..."
Du Ke interrupted him, "You have great ambitions." He still wants a thousand cavalrymen. Even the fifty thousand soldiers in the hands of Yonghe Hou are only a little more than this number. Can he say that this kid dares to dream?
Qin Fang chuckled. In front of Du Ke, he was like a simple boy. "Yes, I have great ambitions, but I am not just dreaming. When I was chatting with the soldiers earlier, I found out that among the barbarians, there are some who are good at raising cattle, sheep and horses. I have gathered them and settled them in the military estate next to the military field. Because I can't afford to buy so many horses, I bought "I have also asked them to raise several stallions and mares and have them raised. With the stallions and mares, they can breed foals. After a few years, when the foals grow up, won't everyone have to worry about not having horses?
Not only that, I have also asked them to raise sheep and cattle. They can be raised and sold for money. As for sheep, the goat milk can be detoxified and cooked, and can be given to the soldiers to drink for health, killing two birds with one stone."
Duco was stunned. He didn't know that this student with no knowledge in his head could really have such lofty ambitions. "You...you..." He said two yous on his face, and for a moment he couldn't think of a good word to describe him. He wanted to praise him, but he didn't want him to be too proud, so he had to give up. "Quick, take me to see." His old father said that Qin Fang was a lucky man. He believed it before, but now, he was more looking forward to it.
Qin Fang said, "Teacher, please."
The two of them left the yard. Du Ke said to Zhang Hao, "Go and call Shen Lixian next door."
Zhang Hao: "Yes."
Du Ke asked Qin Fang, "Do you know why I want to bring Shen Lixian?"
Qin Fang said, "Because he is the teacher's deputy?"
Du Ke smiled and shook his head, "Because he is the son of Cheng'en Hou." There is another way to say this identity, he is the emperor's brother-in-law. For some things, it is better for Shen Lixian to praise Qin Fang in front of the emperor than for me to praise him in front of the emperor. Because now, Qin Fang is his student. If he exaggerates too much, Qin Fang's good impression in the emperor's heart will be greatly reduced. But let Qin Fang figure it out by himself.
After a while, Shen Lixian came. Shen Lixian has not been idle these days. He seems to be in the general's mansion, but in fact, he secretly asked the people he brought to search for his nephew's whereabouts in Yunxiang County. Wherever he goes, he will look for it and will not miss any place.
"Lord Du, General Qin." Shen Lixian greeted.
Du Ke said, "Let's go. We have been here for several days. We have seen the Taoist temple and the mines in Beast Mountain, but we have not seen the military camp land that the emperor praised so much. I heard from Qin Fang that there are other surprises there. Let's go and have a look."
Shen Lixian's main purpose is to find his nephew, but he is not looking for his nephew, so he will not neglect the important things here. The military camp fields solve the people's livelihood problems of the army, which is indeed worthy of attention. Now that Du Ke has invited him, he will naturally not miss it: "In this case, it is better to obey your order."
Then, Qin Fang took them to the military camp fields, and the group went there by carriage.
Except for Du Ke, Qin Fang and Shen Lixian rode horses.
Halfway, Qin Fang saw a carriage coming from a distance, and the one driving the carriage was Uncle Hong. Uncle Hong also saw Qin Fang. When the carriage arrived in front of Qin Fang, Uncle Hong said, "Hello, general."
Qin Fang nodded and said, "Uncle Hong, are you going to the military camp and the fields?"
Before Uncle Hong could answer, Qin's mother came out of the carriage. She smiled and said, "Where are you going? Oh, I haven't said congratulations to you yet, and in a blink of an eye, you're going to be a father." Qin's mother looked at her eldest son as she spoke. He had grown so big in the blink of an eye. In the future, no matter whether her daughter-in-law gave birth to a boy or a girl, she would not suffer a loss in height.
Qin Fang was confused by what his mother said: "Mother, what did you say? I took the teacher to the military camp to have a look."
Seeing that Qin Fang was busy again, Qin's mother immediately said: "Then you go ahead, I'll go back to the general's mansion to see Yanyan." As she spoke, Uncle Hong also made way and let them pass first.
Qin Fang didn't think much about it, and took Du Ke and the others over, but after a while, he suddenly came to his senses: "Drive..." He pulled the reins and chased after Uncle Hong's carriage. Uncle Hong didn't move yet, and was immediately caught up by Qin Fang.
Uncle Hong: "General?"
Qin Fang jumped off the horse and came to the front of the carriage. He opened the curtain and saw that there was not only his mother in the carriage, but also Nanny Lian. He asked in a slightly nervous and excited tone: "Mother, what do you mean by what you said just now? What do you mean I'm going to be a father?"
Mother Qin was stunned, she blinked: "What? You're going to be a father, don't you know?"
Qin Fang's mind was a mess.
Nanny Lian said: "Ah, Madam, the general really doesn't know. Doctor Li came to take the pulse this morning and learned that the county lady was pregnant. I told the old lady in the mansion first, and then told you, but I haven't told the general yet." Mother
Qin heard: "So that's the case, then it's the same to know now, Fang, you're going to be a father."
Qin Fang looked at his mother, then at Nanny Lian, without any joy on his face.
Qin's mother also noticed that his expression was different and couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with you? Your wife is pregnant and you are not happy?"
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