Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 71 The dangers of evil in the world confuse people's hearts

Some things are just like this. You can't learn them through teaching alone. You have to experience them yourself to understand what the evil ways of the world are.

To give a very simple example, college students and graduate students are deceived and sold by human traffickers. Is it a problem with their IQ?

The answer is obvious, because they have never experienced it, and the education they received has shaped kind humanity.

Once this situation enters an unfamiliar social environment, it is easy for others to take advantage of it.

Human nature has never changed. As long as the cost of doing evil is lower than the benefit, some people will do evil. Once such evil is not punished, a trend will definitely form.

Anyone who has just entered society at the bottom will realize this in a short period of time.

From Li Heng's point of view, he doesn't think he is doing evil, and thinks it is a good thing.

From Jia Lian's point of view, if you were not the third prince, I would give you a big fight first, and then make you run away. This is because of his kind nature. If you were a more ruthless person, I would beat you on the legs first. break.

What good things are you thinking about? Not only do I want to give you advice, but I also want to provide you with money?

After being educated by Queen Zhou, Li Heng still did not understand the essence of the problem, but without delay, he calmed down. He first remembered Queen Zhou's words, followed them, and then slowly learned and understood in the process of action. This is Queen Zhou's plan.

If he still cannot understand anything in the end, cannot see clearly the essence of the problem he encounters, and does not master a method of analyzing and solving problems, then Li Heng is doomed to fail.

After the New Year, Emperor Chenghui was still a model worker. He worked late every day and was often in the study. Today is quite special. I showed up at Kunning Palace before dinner. Queen Zhou welcomed him in with a happy face. After having dinner together, she mentioned Li Heng.

At first, Emperor Chenghui listened with great interest and kept smiling on his face. However, when Empress Zhou mentioned that Li Heng wanted Jia Lian to pay, Emperor Chenghui's expression changed.

Emperor Chenghui didn't understand other people's thoughts, but Emperor Chenghui knew Jia Lian's thoughts clearly, which was to decide not to interfere with the royal affairs. This is the family tradition of the Jia family, who is loyal to whom in his position. The first two generations of the Jia family did very well, but when it comes to the generation of Jia She Jia Jing, it is somewhat unclear.

Only Jia Lian saw clearly that the noble family would never interfere with royal affairs. That is to say, the third child shamelessly pestered others and got a promise to come up with an idea. This is a good start. According to Emperor Chenghui's idea, if there is a chance to build a relationship with the direct grandson of Rongguo Mansion, then why not throw money into it?

As a result, Li Heng got better and the other way around. Is this silly son really his biological son?

Fortunately, Queen Zhou was sober-minded and was very frank with the emperor. She told everything without any intention of hiding anything. Of course, Emperor Chenghui still had to ask people to investigate what should be investigated. However, out of his trust in the couple in need, Emperor Chenghui now absolutely believed everything Queen Zhou said.

After silently reciting a few words in his mind, "My dear, he is still young." When Emperor Chenghui looked at the worried expression of the Queen last week, he sighed leisurely and said, "The third child is still young. He will get better after a few years of experience."

What more can be said? This is the queen who has shared weal and woe with him. The only person in the entire palace who would not betray him.

"The original intention of the third child is good! Take your time." After Queen Zhou said this, Emperor Chenghui stood up and said, "You should rest early." After saying this, Emperor Chenghui left like this. Queen Zhou Get up and see each other off with a smile on your face.

What does that mean?

Queen Zhou knew very well what Emperor Chenghui meant. People cannot make mistakes without being punished. Since Queen Zhou did not punish Li Heng, then Queen Zhou should bear the consequences of maternal love.

After Queen Zhou watched her husband go away, a subtle smile appeared on her face. She knew Emperor Chenghui very well, and she knew without guessing that her husband would definitely go to Yuanchun's place tonight.

The reason is also very simple. Jia Lian didn't give Li Heng face, so if you have a lot of Emperor Chenghui, you have to tolerate it.

The emperor didn't come until after dark, which surprised Yuan Chun quite a bit. After all, last time was really the last time.

This night, Yuanchun experienced the roughness that he had not experienced last time.

Yuanchun, who was aching all over, did not sleep soundly. He vaguely heard the name "Jia Lian" in a daze, but he was not sure.

When she woke up in the morning, she discovered that Emperor Chenghui was considerate and left first without letting the palace maid wake her up.

Li Heng got up in the morning after not sleeping well, and sat in a daze on the bed. The maid beside him was so frightened that he didn't move, and her legs were shaking under her skirt.

The longer you stay in the palace, the more you know that there are strict rules in the palace, and if you make a slight mistake, you will lose your life.

Human life is as worthless as an ant in front of royal rules.

In the eyes of the servants, Li Heng was moody and could not be considered a good master, but this was not something the servants could choose.

Li Heng, who felt that he had figured out his thoughts, waved gently, and then the maid stepped forward to wash and dress him.

In the past, when I was in the palace, I was only served by minor chamberlains. After I left the palace and opened a mansion, Li Heng, who was in charge, was replaced by a maid.

After breakfast, the personal chamberlain came forward and said, "Your Majesty, someone is coming from the palace."

Li Heng quickly got up and went out to greet her. What he saw in front of the hall was Lao Qi, the eunuch beside Queen Zhou.

Lao Qi was a discerning man. When he saw Li Heng coming out, he stepped forward and saluted: "I have met Your Highness, the servant is here to deliver something." Even though he made his purpose clear, Li Heng still smiled and hugged his hands: "Thank you for your hard work. "What's your message, Queen Mother?"

Lao Qi took out an envelope from his sleeve and presented it with both hands. Li Heng took it and glanced at the paint before stretching out his hand. Lao Qi said: "Your Highness did not give any instructions. This servant is really just here to deliver something. He just told him to leave as soon as possible and return as soon as possible."

Li Heng didn't look at the contents of the envelope and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work! I won't give it to you then."

Lao Qi was not reckless enough to let Li Heng see him off, so he quickly bowed, hugged his hands, and exited the main hall. When he reached the courtyard, the servant next to Li Heng came up and said, "Eunuch Qi, you have worked hard. Your Highness will treat you to tea."

Eunuch Qi deliberately refused but was afraid of hurting Li Heng's face. After a few moments of reserve, he accepted the ten taels of silver handed over by the waiter, exchanged a few pleasantries and then left in a hurry. Ten taels of silver for tea was not much, but it was a lot for Li Heng. After all, he had just left the palace and opened a mansion, so he needed money for a lot of things. Lao Qi was a sensible man. He returned to the palace and met with Queen Zhou. He explained the matter clearly and took out ten taels of silver. When Queen Zhou saw this, she smiled and said: "Third Highness, please accept the reward given to you."

Only then did Lao Qi collect his money and retire.

Queen Zhou couldn't keep her words in the harem, and there was also a concubine in the palace. This Concubine Dong is also a sensible person. She is too old and young to live in the Xishan Royal Manor. Instead of staying in front of the Supreme Emperor, she can stay in the palace with peace of mind.

Was it the Emperor's eyes and ears? Queen Zhou judged that it should be so. After all, the concubine was not restless in the palace and would often come out to show her presence.

Faced with such a current situation, Queen Zhou was also helpless, but there was nothing she could do about it.

……

Li Heng opened the envelope and took a look. There were ten banknotes for one thousand taels each issued by Shanxi Zhang Ji's banknote number.

This money should be more than enough to run a newspaper.

After being taught a lesson by the queen, Li Heng became calmer and did not rush to contact Jia Lian immediately. Instead, he went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs first.

At that time, Taizu ordered two sets of copper movable type to be cast. Because copper was too expensive, the civil and military officials firmly opposed it. In the end, only one set was made and kept in the Printing Bureau under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Li Heng went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and learned that the core technology of movable type printing was not in movable type, but in printing ink. The Printing Bureau does not do much printing work every year. It prints newspapers from the General Affairs Department, notices from the imperial court, and some official books.

When the Supreme Emperor came to the throne, some ministers reported that the Printing Bureau printed books and sold them to compete with the people for profit. The Supreme Emperor "followed what was good and followed the flow" and gave up the Printing Bureau's external business. As a result, the Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs now has no movable type technology, but little room for use.

The mainstream of private printing is still block printing. Many craftsmen have become fugitives because the printing bureau is half-dead. The printing office that used to have more than 5,000 people now has only more than 300 craftsmen.

The reason why metal movable type printing has never appeared in the private sector is very simple: the cost is too high.

In the current Zhou Dynasty, silver was cheap and copper was expensive. The cost of using copper to make movable type was not affordable, and the price of printing ink was also high.

how to say? This is like the textile machines in the late Ming Dynasty. It's not that there were no more efficient textile machines, but because artificial machines were cheap and the weaving quality of the first generation textile machines was not as good as that of older textile machines with mature technology, resulting in lower market competitiveness than the old textile machines.

The same is true for the printing industry. Because the cost of reading is high, readers are a very small minority in the total population. On the premise that the market itself is not large, the cost of block printing is lower, the technology is more mature, and the printed books are more beautiful than movable type printing, which in turn curbs the technological development of movable type printing.

Therefore, in this era, any new technology will hardly have room for survival if it does not immediately bring greater benefits. As for the advancement of agricultural technology, can you expect a group of rent-collecting landowners to improve agricultural technology? These people don't even have the motivation to repair canals. How can they get the motivation to develop agricultural technology?

Li Heng's identity was there, and he easily handled the printing matters for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Even in terms of price, the Printing Bureau said it only charges a cost fee. The reason is very simple. There are so many craftsmen who always have to work. If no one works, the Printing Bureau will not be able to find an excuse to ask for funding from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. .

At this stage, Li Heng's actions are in the interests of the Printing Bureau, and the other side is also very enthusiastic about cooperation.

After spending two days to get the printing done, Li Heng sent someone to find Jia Lian, but he was rejected. The servant said that he had something to say to Brother Rong of Ningguo Mansion.

This incident made Li Heng very angry at first, but after suffering a loss, Li Heng quickly calmed down and asked someone to find Jia Rong.

Jia Rong happily agreed. The only unhappy person was Jia Dairu, who watched helplessly as Jia Rong had enough reasons to skip school. When Jia Rong left, Jia Dairu said angrily that Jia Lian was also a master of ethnic studies, and everyone should learn from Jia Lian, study hard, and strive to gain fame in the exams.

Ethnology actually doesn't teach many talents. The main reason is that Jia Dairu is a fisherman.

In Jia Lian's view, ethnology is just a literacy class, and nothing can be learned here.

Jia Rong arrived at Dongkuoyuan and entered Jia Lian's study smoothly. Seeing Jia Lian reading, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Second Uncle Lian, that person sent someone to find me and asked me to pass on a message, saying that he would like to have an interview with you. .”

Jia Lian was very satisfied when he saw Jia Rong's actions. Following his guidance, the boy became more and more obedient to his words. Immediately he took out a bound copybook from the desk and handed it to Jia Rong, saying: "Thank you for your hard work and send it to him. By the way, when I asked you, you said you were running errands for the third prince. I'm sorry he didn't dare." Hit you and scold you.”

Jia Rong was very happy after hearing this. Finally, someone could cure Jia Zhen. He immediately accepted the errand with a smile and said, "I can't guarantee that. He went crazy after drinking. Even his father scolded him."

"Your father is just a bully and afraid of evil. How about asking him to scold him in person? He doesn't have the guts, you know? As long as you move out of His Highness, your father will definitely not dare to fart. You don't have to be afraid from now on. If he, if he wants to take action, come to me. Don’t worry, I’ll protect you as long as I’m here.”

Jia Lian continues to confuse people. You must know that Jia Rong is extremely afraid of Jia Zhen. Meeting her is like a mouse meeting a cat.

Without Jia Lian's demagoguery and the opportunity to bring out Li Heng, Jia Rong would probably never have the courage to raise her head in front of Jia Zhen in her entire life. Whether or not this person has a backer is completely different, especially in childhood. Without a backer, there is no sense of security. This is human nature. Jia Lian was willing to be a backer for Jia Rong, and also took the initiative to help contact more backers.

Jia Rong now really feels that the father in her family is not as good to her as Jia Lian. He neither beats nor scolds, is pleasant-looking, and even helps contact the third prince outside. It can be said that Jia Rong is extremely satisfied psychologically because of this matter.

Jia Lian was still uneasy and continued to warn: "Don't talk about the third prince's affairs to anyone else except your father."

Jia Rong asked curiously: "Why is this?" Jia Rong also planned to use this matter to show off his power.

Jia Lian was quite speechless, but he couldn't explain clearly. After all, this guy was still young, so he couldn't explain the powerful relationship clearly to him. You tell him that the four kings and eight princes are one, and under the leadership of King Beijing, they are now in a state of swing, striving for the greatest interests. Jia Rong couldn't understand this matter at all.

It's okay to use Li Heng to scare Jia Zhen, but if you ask Jia Zhen to get close to Li Heng, Jia Zhen probably won't do it.

After this generation of King Beijing passed away and the new King Beijing came to the throne, the Jia Mansion took the initiative. Emperor Chenghui named Yuanchun a "virtuous concubine", which in itself was a signal to choose one of the two. As a result, the Supreme Emperor came back with a decree that could save the bride, and also let the Jia family choose. The final decision of Yuanchun and Jia's family was to visit relatives. Maybe it was the lack of political wisdom of these insects in Jia's family, or maybe it was Yuanchun's decision. In short, in Emperor Chenghui's view, both Jia's family and Yuanchun chose the Supreme Emperor.

(End of this chapter)