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Chen Zilong had seen Liu Rushi a long time ago and was a little emotional but didn't think much about it.

For the so-called scholars who care about the world, famous prostitutes are just emotional comfort when their career is not going well.

Now it is the time of the Ding Dynasty. The "Complete Book of Agricultural Affairs" that he edited and edited has just received public praise from Zhao Han. It is obviously going to be reused. Chen Zilong's mind is full of national affairs.

When he saw Zhao Han talking to Liu Rushu, he immediately became alert and deliberately pretended not to know each other to avoid suspicion.

Liu Rushi behaved like a man, abandoning her delicate and girlish attitude, and answered neatly and neatly: "Qizhen Town, I am an official in the Mission and Education Department of Luling County. I got admitted by myself, not because of anyone else."

"Do a good job." Zhao Han smiled and praised.

"As you command!"

Liu Rushi answered sonorously, feeling that his tone was a bit artificial, and he laughed right there.

"Haha." Zhao Han also found it interesting.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The scholars around him laughed, not knowing what they were laughing at.

Liu Rushi suddenly said to the scholars: "Gentlemen, Zongzhen is also a child prodigy. I once got a poem written by Zongzhen in the past. I wonder if you have heard of it?"

As long as the poems written by superiors are not bad, everyone will definitely praise them.

Zhang Dai was very interested and said, "I'm all ears."

Everyone pricked up their ears, and Liu Rushi immediately recited: "Don't sing the song of eternal regret, for there is also a Milky Way in the world. When couples say goodbye in Shihao Village, they shed more tears than in the Palace of Immortality."

"What a poem!"

Chen Zilong immediately understood and praised: "The poet's feelings are his last resort. This ambition is not only to suit himself, but also to benefit far-reaching people!"

This is both accurate flattery and Chen Zilong’s true thoughts.

He believes that poetry expresses aspirations, not only to express personal emotions, but also to reflect society and the times. In later generations, he was known as the "King of Ming Poetry".

Liu Rushi recited Zhao Han's poem, and Chen Zilong elaborated on it in two sentences, which immediately set the tone of the new dynasty's poetry creation: caring about the suffering of the people!

In other words, don't be sad for spring and autumn all day long.

Zhao Han smiled and said: "You guys, please don't overthink it. Poems and articles are also great for conveying emotions. I particularly like Zongzi's "Looking at the Snow in the Pavilion in the Heart of the Lake"."

All the scholars envied Chen Zilong before, but now they envy Zhang Dai. He is also a person who is in the heart of the emperor.

Zhang Dai cupped his hands and said: "The interesting prose makes people laugh."

Zhao Han was quite emotional and said to Zhang Dai: "In December of the fifth year of Chongzhen, you went to the West Lake to enjoy the snow... That year, I first proposed "Theory of Gesture", which offended many Taoist scholars. I was also plotted by a villain, Qianshan County Master, he lured me to the county government to arrest me and put me in jail."

There have long been various rumors about Zhao Han's life experience, and no one can figure out which one is true.

Lu Xiangguan couldn't help but ask: "Is the main town really setting fire to the county government office?"

Zhao Han said with a smile: "I was young and frivolous at that time, and I couldn't stand the arrogance of birds. So I killed my master and Dian Shi, burned down the county government office, and wandered around the world with my teacher."

"But Mr. Pang from the General Military Mansion?" Chen Qianji couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Han nodded and said, "That's Mr. Pang. Pang Gong was the son of a general in Liaodong. His whole family was killed by Tatar slaves, and he was ostracized by Ming officials. He said he wanted to rebel, and I said I wanted to rebel too. We hit it off and rebelled. . Haha, this is due to fate.”

While everyone sighed, they were also fascinated and could imagine the scene.

A young man who was about to be framed and imprisoned single-handedly killed officials and burned government offices. He took his half-blind teacher with him and wandered the country on the road of rebellion. He built a huge career in a few years.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, due to political corruption and intense social conflicts, heroism was highly respected.

While they despise generals, they also like heroes. Zhao Han and Pang Chunlai are undoubtedly heroes.

Liu Rushi was sure that Zhao Han was good at poetry and took the opportunity to say: "Today is the winter solstice and famous people gather together. Why not write a poem in the town to encourage scholars all over the world."

Zhao Han glanced at Liu Rushi and asked with a smile: "Mr. Liu, do you want me to be the emperor of poetry?"

"I don't dare." Liu Rushi quickly lowered her eyebrows.

Xia Yunyi cupped his hands and said, "Please give me some advice from the mayor."

Zhao Han said with a smile: "Since it is the winter solstice, let's play a song related to the winter solstice. Creation is wordless but has feelings. Every time when the cold comes, spring is born. Thousands of reds and purples are arranged, just waiting for the first sound of new thunder."

"The general town is so proud and proud, I admire you so much!" All the scholars praised in succession.

A very ordinary poem, combined with Zhao Han's identity, instantly seemed extremely heroic and magnificent.

It can be understood that the world is in danger, just like the harsh winter. Zhao Han raises troops in the face of adversity, just like a new thunder, bringing hope of spring to all people.

It can also be understood that everything is desolate and people's livelihood is in decline. Zhao Han is determined to help the world. He raises his arms and calls out, and everyone responds. From then on, the country is stable, prosperous and prosperous.

"Headquarters, there are three people outside the camp asking to see you."

"Bring them in."

But Qian Qianyi, Xie Sanbin, and Xu Xiake came in a hurry, and their families were all divided into fields.

The Qian family has nine Jinshi, so they are naturally very big landowners. However, the family has been divided many times. Qian Qianyi only had more than 2,000 acres of land in his hands. Each person in the family kept 20 acres, and only more than 1,600 acres were taken away.

Qian Qianyi still owns many shops, which he has sold in various ways in recent years and used them for money to collect books.

Xie Sanbin comes from a wealthy family in Ningbo, and someone in his family is engaged in maritime trade smuggling.

Xu Xiake came from a wealthy family in Jiangyin, had a lot of land, and also ran a textile factory.

After being divided into fields, they were forced to divide their families due to the large number of people. They have been busy dividing their property in the past few months. After sorting out the family property, the three of them sat down together to do some summing up, and decided to start a business together.

Xie Sanbin's family owned several sea ships, and he also made hundreds of thousands of taels of silver by suppressing bandits in Shandong. He paid for the ships and people, while Xu Xiake and Qian Qianyi were responsible for collecting and distributing goods, and jointly did maritime trade business in the newly built Shanghai Port!

After the cooperation matters were sorted out and handed over to their families, they came to Jiangxi together.

"Is this Mr. Liu?"

Qian Qianyi and Xie Sanbin, two old men, had long heard of Liu Rushi's name and had read Liu Rushi's poetry.

At this moment, Liu Rushi was not wearing an official uniform, but a Confucian jacket and a man's bun. Even though a woman disguises herself as a man, she still cannot hide her beauty and charm, but adds a bit of chic and neutral beauty.

Although they didn't show any signs of losing their composure, they glanced at Liu Rushi from time to time.

When everyone left the military camp, Qian Qianyi, who claimed to be a leader in the literary world, followed Zhao Han closely, making it difficult for others to compete for seats.

"Since ancient times, it has been said that agriculture is emphasized and business is suppressed, but the main town is emphasizing agriculture and promoting commerce," Qian Qianyi said flatteringly. "Without agriculture, there is no stability, and without business, there is no wealth. This is excellent. When I heard that the main town was building Shanghai Port, the old man immediately Contact Xiangsan and Zhenzhi, and the three jointly established a business and obtained a trade license in Shanghai."

Zhao Han was a little surprised: "Mr. Yushan is also doing business?"

Qian Qianyi smiled and said: "I am just building the framework, and my family will take care of the business."

Zhao Han glanced at the three of them, thinking that this business was probably going to be bad, and there might be some equity disputes in the future.

Xu Xiake suddenly asked: "I heard that there is a prospecting team in the main town?"

Zhao Han nodded and said: "We are prospecting in Hunan."

"Maybe I can join." Xu Xiake was frightened by the bandits and wanted to join the prospecting team so he could travel around and write a diary.

Zhao Han smiled and said, "Go to the General Military Mansion to get a sign."

A foreign devil was captured in Macao, said to be an explorer of the East India Company. Zhao Han ordered the formation of a prospecting team, with the foreign devil as his deputy, but it turned out that the foreign devil was a parallel importer.

In other words, the prospecting experts in Europe at this time were all parallel imports, and their technology and theory were not as good as those of the Ming Dynasty.

Today, the prospecting team is in Yiyang, Hunan.

Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, gold nuggets have often been found in southern Yiyang, but large gold mines have never been found. That place is very magical. Decades after the founding of New China, nugget-headed gold was occasionally found. A piece of nugget-headed gold can weigh about ten kilograms.

The Ming Dynasty officials also went to investigate, and hundreds of thousands of people were used to excavate in several counties. The gold finally mined was not enough to pay for the labor.

Of course, there are also bureaucratic reasons.

When the emperor heard that gold and silver were found somewhere, he sent people to explore and mine them. When the central mine envoy arrived at the local area, he immediately ordered the local officials to recruit slave laborers to dig the mines indiscriminately.

For example, during the Wanli period, it was known that the silver mines in Suichang had been exhausted, and the grade of the remaining silver mines was very low. The eunuch falsely reported 73 silver pits and asked the magistrate Tang Xianzu to dig them immediately.

Tang Xianzu dug for a year and resigned in anger because the cost of mining was too high. The silver produced was not enough to cover expenses, but agricultural production was delayed.

Alas, I don’t know if Zhao Han’s prospecting team can discover a large gold mine in Yiyang.

Anyway, according to modern exploration knowledge, there are more than 150 gold veins in Yiyang. Zhao Han didn't understand mineral exploration and couldn't figure out why gold nuggets appeared frequently, but no rich ore could be found in Yiyang in the past dynasties.

The scholars dispersed, and Zhao Han returned to the General Military Mansion.

"Renzhong, do you know where Mr. Liu lives?" Qian Qianyi found Chen Zilong privately.

Chen Zilong wanted to kick him over and said with a smile, "I don't know."

Qian Qianyi asked other scholars again, but still couldn't find out. Finally, he simply wrote a letter to the county government and had it delivered to Liu Rushi's workplace the next day.

Liu Rushi not only received letters from Qian Qianyi, but also letters from Xie Sanbin, both of whom said they would organize a cultural meeting in Bailuzhou and invite her to discuss literature and art.

"What do they mean?" Liu Rushi asked Lin Xue when he returned to his residence.

Lin Xue laughed and said: "They thought they were from the old dynasty and only regarded women as playthings. But they didn't think carefully. My sister is a county official, how could she marry them as a concubine? Wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the town! Did my sister know them before?"

Liu Rushi shook his head and said, "I've never seen him before."

"Then ignore it," Lin Xue said, "We, good women, should keep ourselves clean."

Liu Rushi felt baffled when he received letters from Qian Qianyi and Xie Sanbin. But sitting in her room, she suddenly wanted to write a letter to Zhao Han, and immediately wrote a love poem to express her secret love.

After the love poem was written, Liu Rushi read it silently to herself. As she read it, she felt blushing, fearing that Zhao Han would think the poem was too frivolous.

After much thought, I simply copied an old work and sent it to Zhao Han for comment.

This is a poem in memory of Yu Qian. It was written while visiting Shaobao Temple in Hangzhou last year.

This poem as a gift is also a subtle expression of admiration for Zhao Han: "Shaobao is the most outstanding person in the world, and his fame is sent to Liao Kuo... Since the Duke replaced Ling, several people called him Naozhuo. So hikers, mourn Bawanglue."