Wei and Jin Cooks

   Chapter 216 Genius

   Zhao Hanzhang was also frank and pointed directly at Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan met Zhao Ming's gaze and smiled slightly: "When Xia Houren went to Beijing to select officials and join the military department, he served in the Department of Staff and Fang, but he resigned angrily because he had a bad relationship with Jia. Jin painted maps, he refused on the grounds that there are many inaccuracies in the collection of maps, but after that, the master kept writing trust and payment, and he began to calibrate and paint around by traveling."

The Staff Fang Division is the department of the Ministry of War that is specially in charge of maps. It is also responsible for collecting the map surveying and mapping uploaded by the localities. As for who knows the territory of the Great Jin the most, except for some big bosses who pay special attention, it is the Staff Fang Division, because That's what they do.

Being able to be entrusted by Zhao Changyu already shows that Xia Houren is quite capable in this regard.

"A few years ago, he had correspondence with Lord Lang, and occasionally mentioned that he had drawn a lot of pictures of prefectures and prefectures. Unfortunately, after Jia Hou gained power and the capital was in chaos, he and Lord Lang broke up the correspondence," Ji Yuan said, "This is The last time I saw him here, I remembered."

   Zhao Ming pondered, "I don't know if he intends to hand over this drawing to the court, or leave it to the Xiahou family?"

   Ji Yuan pondered for a moment and then said, "The master promised him that as long as he draws a calibrated map, he will present it to His Majesty on his behalf."

   Judging from Xia Houren's manuscript, he even marked the silting of the river on the top. With such a detailed map, after entering the top, Xia Houren can be knighted.

   But no one thought that the situation would change so much. After that, not only Empress Jia died, but now the emperor also died. Let's change to a new emperor, Zhao Changyu also died.

  Ji Yuan said: "He is willing to give this effort to the girl, of course because the glazed workshop is of high value, but it may not be because of the master."

   Zhao Ming's heart moved, "If I can get another manuscript from him..."

  Zhao Hanzhang gave him a thumbs up, "My uncle is very ambitious, and I also think so, so we have to have a good relationship with him. It would be better if we can keep him in Wubao for a long time."

   Zhao Ming: "...Aren't you afraid that he will find out about your tricks in Xiping County?"

   From the map he drew, Xia Houren was not a careless person.

Zhao Hanzhang's enthusiasm was poured into cold water, although she was confident that she could hide it, but... not afraid of 10,000, just in case, she is still so weak and helpless, so she should not easily show her face in front of Da Zhongzheng and He Shishi. .

   Zhao Ming put down the drawing and said, "Copy it as soon as possible and send the person away."

   Now that the Zhao family and Zhao Hanzhang have been tied together, if she has an accident, that is the accident of the Zhao family, and he will never allow anyone to harm the Zhao family.

   Zhao Hanzhang obediently responded, "But there are so many manuscripts..."

   Zhao Ming said: "I will ask the children of the clan to help you."

   Zhao Hanzhang immediately thanked him and sent Zhao Ming out with a smile. It was much more convenient for him to come forward than to invite her.

   Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Ming spoke, Zhao Kuan and others had to come to the door obediently.

The selected ones were all good calligraphers and painters. Even Uncle Eleven came to look at them. When he saw such a detailed sketch, he couldn't help but stroke his beard and praised: "Xiahou Zitai is worthy of being a famous person, he draws well. Has the surveying and mapping ratio been calculated, is there a problem?"

   Zhao Hanzhang: "No, he is very careful, the surveying and mapping scales used are the same."

   So it is also convenient for them to aggregate.

   Uncle Eleven looked at the map of Xiping County and praised repeatedly: "Wonderful, wonderful."

Zhao Hanzhang saw a move in his heart and moved forward, "Eleventh Uncle, this picture is separate, for example, our picture of Xiping County, he divided it into two parts, he painted wherever he went, and some were still in the original. If you make changes to the picture, people with average knowledge can’t tell what is right and what is wrong.”

"This manuscript is all won. We have already taken advantage of it. It's not good to ask Uncle Xiahou for help. In our clan, the one who has the ability to draw this picture together is the Eleventh Uncle." Zhao Hanzhang looked at Zhao Chen eagerly, "Eleventh Uncle, why don't you help me."

   Zhao Chen almost pulled his beard off, he said with a serious face: "Hugh is talking nonsense, your Uncle Ming and Uncle Cheng are both good at painting, aren't they better than me?"

   That's what I said, but the corners of the mouth are not so obvious.

   Without waiting for Zhao Hanzhang to continue to persuade him, he has already taken care of himself, "But they are all busy and probably don't have time. This picture is of great importance, so I will help you."

   Zhao Hanzhang immediately said: "I'll let someone clean up a yard alone. In the future, the eleventh uncle and brothers will draw pictures in the yard. If you need anything, just find me, and I will find it for you."

   When Fu Tinghan saw her, he fooled an elder to come over to do white labor. He couldn't help shaking his head slightly and went to the new yard together.

   Zhao Chen and the others had been busy all morning, but they only started to sort out the drawings in order.

  The drawings were laid out in half the room, and everyone gathered around and pondered, "Eleventh Uncle, where do you start writing?"

   Zhao Chen was still thinking, Fu Tinghan pointed to one place and said, "From here."

   Everyone looked and found that it was Guan Cheng, and couldn't help but be surprised.

   Zhao Chen clapped his hands for a while and said, "Wonderful, there is an official road and a river leading directly to Luoyang, and Yuzhou also starts there, but unfortunately there is no picture of Luoyang."

  Luoyang belongs to Sizhou, and the map of Luoyang is not drawn casually, even if Xia Houren drew it, he could not hand it over to Zhao Hanzhang.

  Fu Tinghan looked at the pictures on the ground little by little, and seeing that they were still struggling with how to write, he said, "Let me start, I will draw the outline, and you will fill in later."

  Fu An immediately spread out the silk cloth that Zhao Hanzhang found this morning and covered the floor.

   Zhao Chen wanted to stop him, but Fu Tinghan had already touched the ink and started writing, so he endured immediately, for fear of disturbing him, but the painting would be broken.

   Such a large piece of silk cloth specially made for drawing is not cheap.

   Zhao Chen felt that Fu Tinghan was too impulsive, why did he have to make a draft before starting?

But looking, looking, a strange color flashed in Zhao Chen's eyes, and Zhao Kuan also gathered around him, watching Fu Tinghan holding a ruler and drawing down from Guancheng bit by bit, without looking at the original picture, there was no trace The villages and towns are not badly marked, and the surveying and mapping data between roads are exactly the same.

   Zhao Kuan and others all looked at Fu Tinghan in shock, what kind of brain is this, don't you need to compare it?

   Zhao Chen was also shocked. When he finished drawing the beginning, he grabbed him, "Ting Han, why didn't you go to the banquet in the garden?"

  Fu Tinghan was stunned for a moment and then said, "There are too many people, and I don't know anyone."

   "Why not, Zhao Kuan and a few?" Zhao Chen immediately assigned, "You guys don't just play on your own, take your brother-in-law with you."

   He said: "Ting Han is not an outsider, you should take care of it more on weekdays."

Zhao Kuan and others nodded and greeted Fu Tinghan warmly, "We will take you, regardless of the number of outsiders who came to Wubao these two days, in fact, most of the people who came to the banquet were acquaintances of our Zhao family, including relatives, friends, and classmates. , we introduce you."

  Fu Tinghan: "Aren't we going to draw pictures?"

"The pictures can be drawn anytime, but the banquet is only for three days. Don't be too busy today. Go to the garden to play. It's fine to have me here." After that, Zhao Chen pushed them out and asked Zhao Kuan and others to take them with him. Go to play with Fu Tinghan.

   Such talent, how can the world not know about it?

  It is too wasteful for Sanniang to detain people at home.

See you tomorrow

   (end of this chapter)