Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 325
After sending Song Lian away, Zhu Yuan did not return to the inner house to rest, but came to the lake again.

There are already customers waiting here.

It's Fang Guozhen.

I gave up the idea of ​​having a banquet at home during the New Year's Eve, but I still made an appointment with Fang Guozhen to go fishing together today, and I didn't expect to insert an advertisement temporarily.

Just entering the cabin of the boat, Fang Guozhen, who was sitting cross-legged like a black tower by the window, showed her fish basket with a grin: "Pingzhang, it's a good sign, let's see what this is?"

Zhu Yuan got closer and saw a red and yellow carp in the fish basket: "Kind carp, it's a good sign. But, you don't mean to eat it, do you?"

"Why, I just waited for you to come and see this red carp... Heh, you just said 'koi', the name is better," Fang Guozhen said, holding out the half-foot-long koi, and gestured : "Pingzhang, will you let it go or should I let it go?"

Zhu Yuan sat down on the brand-new sofa cushion beside him, and said, "Come on, I'm already 'Jin' enough."

Back in this era, Zhu Yuan found himself becoming more and more superstitious.

However, it is not enough to snatch other people's koi.

Hearing what Zhu Yuan said, Fang Guozhen was no longer modest, leaned out a little, threw the koi into the lake, and said, "Go, if one day you cross the Dragon Gate, don't forget my old Fang... "

After seeing off the koi, Fang Guozhen sat down again, moved her body, and motioned for the sofa cushion with backrest: "Pingzhang, this... this..."

Zhu Yuan said: "Sofa."

Although there is no support, it can be regarded as a sofa.

"Heh, this sofa...is really good. What's in it, it won't deform even when pressed?"

"It's a spring inside."

"spring?"

"Probably..."

Zhu Yuan patiently gesticulated and explained for a while, Fang Guozhen understood, and said with emotion: "Creation is amazing, only this... such a good steel is used to make this sofa... um."

Having said that, Fang Guozhen suddenly shut up.

Zhu Yuan smiled and did not continue.

In fact, I know that what Fang Guozhen thought of should be similar to that of Chang Yuchun before.

This thing is even sharper when making weapons!

However, Chang Yuchun could say that it would be bad if Fang Guozhen talked about it and was overheard.

Is it possible...Your old Fang is still ambitious, what else do you want to do?
Probably this.

Seeing that Zhu Yuan didn't answer her words, Fang Guozhen breathed a sigh of relief, and took the initiative to turn to another topic: "Then the matter of the "Daming Monthly" advertisement has been properly handled?"

Zhu Yuan didn't answer for a while, but asked back: "Are you well informed again?"

"How could it not be well-informed? Jinling City has been spread all over," Fang Guozhen said: "Then...whatever, a page of advertisement is worth 1 taels of silver, one issue of 10 pages...it's ten pages, that's 10 taels, one year... 120 million taels. Only after I met you, Pingzhang, did I know that this money is always so easy to come by."

Zhu Yuan said: "Since you've heard about it, you should know that this matter is not based on this kind of calculation. I went to the palace in the morning to talk with my ancestors, and it was confirmed immediately that there is only 2000 taels per page."

Fang Guozhen still stared wide-eyed after hearing the words: "Is 2000 taels still less?"

"A lot, but it's just like that." Zhu Yuan said, "Anyway, it won't fall into my hands."

Fang Guozhen looked away, threw the fishing rod out again, and said, "It's just that you don't want to."

"Yeah, I didn't think too much about it," Zhu Yuan said, "If you stand on a wall, you can be strong without desire."

Fang Guozhen also felt hit in the heart: "This sentence is good, where does it come from?"

Zhu Yuan also took the bait and threw out the fishing rod.

While thinking about it.

It seems... It wasn't Confucius or Mencius who said it, could it be Lao Tzu?

Not sure, so he said, "Lu Xun said it."

Fang Guozhen: "..."

Although she didn't know Brother Xun, Fang Guozhen felt Zhu Yuan's teasing tone, but didn't ask any more questions.

Perhaps it was because of Fang Guozhen's koi. This time, both of them had better luck. After a while, they each caught two or three fish, including the black-backed crucian carp, which is a specialty of Xuanwu Lake.

Fang Guozhen didn't stay long while chatting and fishing.

Zhu Yuan did not hold a banquet this New Year's Eve as he said years ago. Fang Guozhen's heart was actually a little complicated.

This boy...

It's really 'you can be strong without desire'.

However, because of this, Fang Guozhen paid more attention to the invitation to go fishing together.

This is really treating myself as a friend who forgets the year.

Not bad.

In the cabin, listening to Fang Guozhen's farewell words, Zhu Yuan got up to see him off, and came outside the cabin, thinking of the previous few times, he couldn't help laughing and asked: "Old Fang, I suddenly realized that you don't seem to greet Fang very much in front of me. Things, don't you want him to go further?"

Fang Guozhen stopped and waved his hands with a smile: "Pingzhang thinks he can do it, so he can. If he can't, let him work hard for a few more years, and I won't talk nonsense."

Years ago, Fang Li, Liu Lian, and Yao Feng were promoted to deputy envoys of Yinghai in the winter arrest of Mingzhou, and they were one step behind a certain third-rank envoy of Yinghai who had been vacant.

This is also the position that the imperial court is staring at.

Fang Guozhen is not stupid, the foundation of the Fang family is there before, if Fang Li can go further, it will be a ghost.Even reaching the current position, in Fang Guozhen's opinion, is a bit too much. If he is Lao Zhu, he will definitely limit it, lest the Fang family have another opportunity in the east of Zhejiang.

Therefore, out of the idea of ​​self-preservation, Fang Guozhen really considered whether to ask Zhu Yuan for help, or simply transfer Fang Li back.

to avoid suspicion.

However, after getting along a few times, Fang Guozhen dispelled these thoughts.

A young Pingzhang must be smarter than him, and he can see many things more clearly than him. The Fang family has already expressed a clear attitude, and the other party has also acquiesced in this attachment. So, where is he, an old man who is unemployed, needs to think about it? .

Doing nothing is probably best.

Fang Guozhen has been silently observing Zhu Yuan, so why not Zhu Yuan.

After asking this time and getting an answer, Zhu Yuan also felt relieved.

Zhu Yuan had always been worried that Fang Guozhen would open his mouth to help his eldest son mediate the position of the Yinghai envoy.

This position...Unfortunately, it must not be given.

The inside is the reason Fang Guozhen herself understands.

Therefore, if Fang Guozhen really proposed, not only would Zhu Yuan not agree, but he could only transfer Fang Li back from Mingzhou in advance. At that time, he might be promoted to the third rank, and he might be in charge of a large Industrial groups, such as steel or coal, but...for the Fang family, Zhu Yuan also has some scruples.

Because Fang Guozhen is still not smart enough, or not quiet enough.

Standing on the wall, no desire is just.

Although I didn't think of which 'son' said it for a while, but Zhu Yuan didn't say it casually without purpose.

After Fang Guozhen left, Luo Shui came out from the cabin and asked Zhu Yuan if he still wanted to go fishing, and if he wanted to take a nap here?
Zhu Yuan shook his head, returned to the position just now, motioned for Luo Shui to come over, remembered something, and said with a smile: "Like them, you can sew a set of clothes this month...if you like. "

It was agreed last month, the twenty-first day of the first month.

Luoshui already had it... when he was in Mingzhou.However, hearing what Zhu Yuan said, the woman did not refuse, and nodded happily: "Thank you, sir."

As they spoke, they looked out the porthole together.

Caiyu float moved again.

The two of them pulled the fish up together. It was a very big carp, weighing two or three catties. If Luo Shui was not by his side, Zhu Yuan felt that there was a high probability that he would throw away the fishing rod to avoid being dragged accidentally. go out.

Sorry, not koi.

I'm sorry then.

Putting the carp into the fish basket at the side, Zhu Yuan explained: "Send it to the kitchen, I want to eat sweet and sour carp tonight."

After the servant girl took the carp away, Luoshui took a picture album when he saw that there was no movement outside the window for a while, "My lord, these are some drawings drawn by the slave sisters for 'Guanjufang' recently, take a look."

Zhu Yuan turned his head to look.

This is a batch of design drawings of luggage. After reading page by page, I quickly discovered the joints, and said with a smile: "The theme of Song Ci."

Just saw one I like.

Liu Yong that.

In the southeast, the city of the Three Wus, Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times.

Luo Shui nodded, and said anxiously: "Your Excellency said earlier that in the future, the theme of 'Song Ci' can also be used on Zhiyongzhai's pens. This... slaves can draw casually."

"It can be used everywhere, and our Chinese culture... definitely can't be used up," Zhu Yuan said, but regretted: "I was thinking that I could write for Guan Ju in the "Da Ming Monthly" Place an advertisement in the square, and now... well, I mean, in the future, it will not be easy to squeeze in."

Luoshui heard Zhu Yuan talk about the advertisement in the inner house yesterday, and said with a smile: "Our Zhiyong Zhai last year was very popular without using the advertisement. This Guanjufang has a plaque inscribed by the empress, and Yes, the slave sisters are also confident that these styles will be very popular, it doesn’t matter whether there is an advertisement or not.”

"That's the truth, but it can't be true," Zhu Yuan said with a smile: "It depends on the situation. Advertisement must be done. Besides, Guanjufang also has royal shares, and the ancestors and empresses don't want the business to fail. "

Several times in a row, Zhu Yuan also found out that Lao Zhu is very money-obsessed, and even, the husband and wife are one, Ma...it is impossible to treat money like dirt so much.

That being the case, what to do, do it.

Talking, unknowingly still tired.

Zhu Yuan didn't move to the inside, and fell asleep on the sofa cushion against Luoshui.

(End of this chapter)