Volume 3: Dragon and Snake Movement Chapter 377: The Most Relaxed Boss
After Zhang Shou had a good night's rest and took Ah Liu back to the county government office, he slept soundly. However, Cao Wuye, who was famous for his martial arts in Cangzhou City, could not sleep all night because of what Zhang Shou said.
Zhu Tingfang, who had sent someone to hang behind Zhang Shou from a distance and witnessed the swearing and cup-breaking incidents, and learned that Zhang Shou had been lingering in the Hua's Silk Shop for a long time, was also busy cleaning up the aftermath and talking about the things with Du Heng, so he didn't go to bed until midnight.
So, early the next morning, Zhang Shou, who had slept for more than six hours including nap, went to visit Ge Yong in high spirits. Seeing that his teacher looked listless, he learned that he had stayed up all night thinking about the usefulness of the plane rectangular coordinate system. He quickly accompanied him for breakfast and talked about some practical problems with witty remarks.
I thought this was enough to make the teacher study selflessly for a while, but Ge Yong seemed to have been so dizzy from studying mathematics yesterday that he decided to give up mathematics today. On a whim, he dragged him out to see the Iron Lion of Cangzhou. He had no choice but to obey.
Zhu Tingfang had to stay in the second hall of the county government, and continued to write his memorial with a cold face. Who made Zhang Shou so quick that he wrote down his plans and future responses in a memorial and sent it to the capital before dealing with Xian Yunhe and the other eight people?
He had killed Xu Cheng yesterday, so he had to report this to the emperor; then he was sure that a certain idiot who had been beaten by Zhu Ying really wanted to stir up trouble in Cangzhou City, so he had to report this to the emperor again before closing the net; the matter he discussed with Du Heng, although it was the emperor's suggestion, he also had to report this to the emperor; he also had to report what Zhang Shou said about the relocation of the Linhai camp and Cangzhou Port, which Ge Yong had relayed to him yesterday evening.
Zhang Shou came over early in the morning to talk about the affairs of Beibu and Nanbu. As the chief of the imperial envoys, he had to report it once! For the first time, he suspected that he had dragged Zhang Shou to Cangzhou, not to find a helper for himself, but to find a boss!
Zhang Shou didn't care how resentful his future brother-in-law was. Although he felt a little regretful for not being able to take Zhu Ying to see the iron lion cast in the Song Dynasty, when he really got there and saw the huge iron lion that was no longer majestic and could only show the changes and vicissitudes of time, he felt that if Zhu Ying didn't come, he would be less disappointed.
However, when he heard Ge Yong, who was discussing the plane rectangular coordinate system with him on the road, suddenly started talking to him about flood control, his scalp tingled and he thought of the scene when people discussed astronomy with him before. He could only complain inwardly and quickly pass the blame.
"Teacher, everyone has their own specialty. If it were you, since the Imperial College has reopened the Jiuzhang Hall, which is mainly devoted to mathematics, why not add a few more miscellaneous subjects, such as astronomy, geography, water conservancy, cartography... textiles and the like can also be included in them!"
Ge Yong was almost pissed off to death by Zhang Shou's lazy tone: "It's already hard to open a Jiuzhang Hall, and the emperor got angry because the Taizu plaque was taken down and thrown in the storeroom. Otherwise, do you think it would be so easy? Fortunately, you found the little fat boy from the Lu family, who is a typical example of a prodigal who has turned over a new leaf but has excellent scientific talent, and you also solved the Taizu secret box. Otherwise, do you think Jiuzhang Hall can be safe?"
Zhang Shou knew that Ge Yong was old and had a childish temper, and liked to argue with others, so he half-seriously argued with the teacher for a while. But when they were on the bus back, Ge Yong suddenly changed the subject.
"I copied a small section of Taizu's manuscript and showed it to the foreigners... Yes, those foreigners were from the small Western countries on the map left by Taizu, such as England, France, Spain, etc. Their writing is very similar to the writing used in Taizu's manuscript... But only the English were able to translate a few words."
Although Zhang Shou had guessed this possibility long ago, he still felt a little embarrassed at this moment. However, he knew that Chinese Pinyin and English had a lot in common. If someone was proficient in both English and Chinese, he might be able to see through the mystery, so he simply asked with great interest: "Teacher, what happened next?"
"Later... there was no later!" Ge Yong snorted unhappily, "Except for proving that Emperor Taizu was a learned man who could even understand a language thousands of miles away, what else is there to use? Nowadays, the few people in the court who know Emperor Taizu's manuscripts all agree that Emperor Taizu created a language himself!"
"So, I heard from Zhu Dalang that you should not pursue the things in the Maliu Mountain tunnel. If you use the text lock you borrowed before and the secret letter to calculate the text of his posthumous manuscript, it will probably be a waste of time. Remember, don't do it no matter who asks you to do it, even if it's the emperor himself! The emperor is the most willful person, and he does whatever he wants."
The emperor was said like this, which shows the impression he left on his teacher Ge Yong during his studies and administration...
Zhang Shou thought so in his heart, but he saluted with an extremely serious face and replied: "Yes, I will learn from you!"
"Don't play dumb! You said before that you found some rubber trees from Taizu's manuscripts and got some seeds from overseas... How could you understand Taizu's manuscripts? You're playing tricks in front of me. Aren't you afraid that some people in the court will throw their tablets in your face?"
Knowing that Ge Yong was just taking the opportunity to remind him, Zhang Shou chuckled and then lowered his head and said, "Teacher, don't worry. I understand your worries, but everything depends on human effort. Besides, Taizu's manuscripts may not just be words."
When the teacher and student returned to the county government, Zhang Shou learned that the two rolls of silk he had asked for were delivered to the Changlu County Government by the Hua Silk Shop shortly after he and Ge Yong left. Because he was not there, the matter was reported directly to Zhu Tingfang, and because Ah Liu had also gone out with him, his future brother-in-law paid him 20 guan out of his own pocket.
Thinking of the fact that he had given Zhang Chen a message before leaving, asking someone to pay first, but now the money was paid by Zhu Tingfang, he couldn't help but feel angry and amused. But before he could figure out why Zhang Chen was so slow that Zhu Tingfang got there first, the doorman who had just told him the news smiled and explained, "The silk was delivered when General Zhu called Master Zhang and the Second Master over to talk."
"Right now, Young Master Zhang and the Second Young Master are still in the Second Hall. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Well, even though Zhang Chen usually acts arrogantly... in front of Zhu Tingfang, this eldest son of the Duke of Qin really can't act arrogantly!
Even so, Zhang Shou couldn't understand why Zhu Tingfang took Zhang Chen with him, even though he was just scolding his brother. But at this moment, the doorman said cautiously, "By the way, the eldest young master of the Jiang family has arrived, as well as the grandparents who had been with you for a few days. They are now waiting in the west hall of the county government... They have been waiting for more than an hour."
Zhang Shou had not planned to go out this morning, so he was not surprised to hear that Young Master Jiang had come. But when he heard about the so-called grandparents, he knew that Old Salted Fish and Little Peanut had come together. However, he thought it was ridiculous to have Young Master Jiang and the two groups of people, one old and one young, waiting for him together.
The money for two rolls of silk was not a big deal anyway, and he would not take advantage of his elder brother-in-law all the time, so Zhang Shou sent Ge Yong back to his room first, and then temporarily ignored Zhang Chen and Zhu Er who might be suffering from the storm at Zhu Tingfang's place, and went straight to the west hall. As soon as he reached the door, he heard the complaints of Peanut inside.
"Uncle, I really can't help it..."
"You have to endure it even if you can't help it! Do you know the old saying? Impatience can ruin great plans..."
"But..." Peanut's voice sounded as if he was about to cry, "I just couldn't help it!"
Zhang Shou thought that Peanut was young and angry, and wanted to beat up Jiang Da Shao to vent his anger. But when he quickened his pace and entered the west hall, he saw Jiang Da Shao standing obediently on the left side, with his hands on the back of the chair to share the weight of the whole person, and his two feet were still rotating, obviously because he had been standing for too long. Old Salted Fish sat on the right side calmly, and as for Peanut... the little guy was standing next to Old Salted Fish with his legs clamped together and his face flushed.
At this point, how could he not understand what the so-called "can't help it" means! It's obvious that he drank too much water and has to pee urgently!
He was both amused and annoyed for a moment: "If you can't hold it in, just go!"
With his words, Peanut suddenly felt as if he had been pardoned, and hurriedly stepped outside with his legs tucked together. He heard him and Ah Liu talking in a low voice outside, and then the footsteps passed and there was no sound. At this time, Old Salted Fish said awkwardly: "This is the first time that the people in the county government don't consider the dishes. They sent fruit tea to relieve the heat, and added rock sugar. Peanut is greedy for sweets and drank too much."
If it were any other time, Young Master Jiang would have laughed at him long ago, but after going through so many things, and getting hit on the buttocks dozens of times, and now not being able to sit casually, he was no longer the young master who was ignorant of the world. At this moment, he just grinned, and when Zhang Shou looked over, he quickly limped forward and bowed his head.
"Meet Dr. Zhang..."
"My teacher dragged me to see the Cangzhou Iron Lion early in the morning." Zhang Shou explained with a smile, and then said , "I think you should know what I said in the county government yesterday. Now you are in charge of both the Jiang family and the Qi family, and there are some things you cannot shirk. How to set the minimum wage, how to set the working hours, how to ensure that there will be no chaos like before, you are responsible for coming up with a proposal."
Seeing that Old Salted Fish was listening attentively, Zhang Shou glanced at Young Master Jiang who was hesitant to speak, and waved to the people to follow him out of the West Hall. Seeing that Ah Liu had stopped Xiao Huasheng who had just returned, and the two were talking not far away, he continued: "I know what you are struggling with, it's nothing more than that you feel it's hard to explain that it's so unprofitable, but you have to know that a good reputation can bring in a lot of money."
"Why do you think the boss of the Qi family entrusted you with the family business? Didn't he think that you have a good reputation recently, at least you won't swallow up the Qi family, at least you will treat his son well, and you will never be like that guy in the Qi family who shouted loudly in the market, thinking that the Qi family should belong to him. At that time, the onlookers shouted for you to agree, you won't forget that feeling, right?"
Young Master Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then he felt mixed emotions.
How could he forget? If he felt trusted and needed by his family for the first time in his life when his father scolded and beat him in Suzhou dialect in the room of the palace, then when the eldest son of the Qi family entrusted him with his family business, wife and children, and the onlookers shouted in response, he felt for the first time in his life that he was actually a person who could be trusted by outsiders.
Therefore, when Zhang Shou waved to call Peanut over again, he didn't care about his sore legs, weak waist and sore buttocks, and stood up straight, completely forgetting that the person who came was not an important person. When he saw Zhang Shou touching Peanut's head affectionately, he was even more grateful for his serious attitude.
"Little Peanut, I'm going to give you a very important task, do you dare to take it?"
Little Peanut was stunned at first, then he raised his head and said, "Of course I dare! Dr. Zhang, just tell me, no matter if it means going through fire and water, I will do my best. If I brag, I will be a puppy!"
At first, he sounded like a street kid swearing a big oath, but in the end, he revealed his young age. Zhang Shou smiled and said, "You should be familiar with most of the people who made trouble with your uncle Yunhe, right? Pick out a few people who are capable but honest and not cunning, and then sit down and talk with Mr. Jiang."
"What about those who have spinning machines? What about those who don't have spinning machines and can only make a living as servants? There are so many things to discuss. As long as you can think of them, we can discuss them all. Discuss these details and write a plan for me. As for those who don't want to work with Young Master Jiang and plan to form their own group, you can also report the number of people and the plan..."
Seeing Xiao Huasheng nodding and muttering to himself, Zhang Shou reminded Jiang Dashao of the main points of the cooperative, such as performance, assessment, bonuses, penalties and so on. When the two were sent out, he saw that they were both walking and muttering, and gradually even their steps were in sync.
As for whether there would be any problems when Young Master Jiang and Little Peanut were getting along, he was not worried at all.
When he returned to the west hall, he saw Lao Xianyu still sitting in the same chair as before, as if he hadn't moved at all. He knew this must be an illusion - how could this character, who was easily moved by the slightest sign of trouble, be so honest?
However, he was too lazy to expose this old drama queen. Seeing people standing up to greet him, he nodded slightly and sat down at the main seat. Then he said bluntly: "Have those three people been settled? At least you have a good sense of propriety. If they had crossed the line a little more, they would have been punished!"
"What are you worried about me doing?" Old Salted Fish smiled until his eyebrows narrowed. " We found a small courtyard to live in temporarily. Young Master Jiang sent someone to negotiate compensation on behalf of the Qi family. I also told them not to ask for too much, so Young Master Jiang agreed to build a new house for them in the original place. As for them, they have already used up all their strength by shouting that there are no rioters in Cangzhou."
Seeing that Zhang Shou didn't comment or mention the other thing he was asked to do, he suddenly stood up and walked towards Zhang Shou. It was not until Ah Liu, who had followed Zhang Shou into the house, suddenly flashed out that he quickly stopped and said with a smile on his face, "Dr. Zhang, there's actually something I didn't say before. I got another thing in Haidong Continent."
"According to that Ming Dynasty 'prophet', it's called quinine cream, and it can cure malaria."
