Yixin Hardware was the first to be selected, and there is no dispute about this.
Not only did the workshop move here from Jiading, but it also brought a population of 5,000.
If he cannot be elected, which one is elected?
In fact, Zhao Feiyang felt that he should not participate in the selection, but Zhao Ping said: "After all, this is chosen for the world to see. If there is not a good workshop, wouldn't it make the world laugh out loud."
Zhao Feiyang must be recommended regardless of his popularity, production quality, and patriotism.
Zhang Huipin's vinegar shop was ranked last, which made him happy. He looked at his three-good workshop customized by the government with great joy every day.
Chen Xingquan saw Zhang Huipin's happy look and looked at him coldly.
He thought to himself that you can only be proud of yourself for these three years, and you will definitely be replaced by me after three years.
The condiments in the Song Dynasty were very simple, basically vinegar, salt, oil, sugar (frost sugar), marinades (spice), etc. were all luxuries.
Soy sauce is only available in the imperial palace. There are no chili peppers or bean paste. Vinegar is also an extremely precious seasoning.
As the most common condiment, vinegar is a natural choice.
Sure enough, not long after Zhao Ping was selected, someone from the court jumped out to scare him.
Of course Uncle Xie Fang and Xu Qingsou will not come out, but a censor named Chen Dafang will come out.
Chen Dafang wrote in the memorial that the government was only about educating the people and completing taxes. How could it be mixed with businessmen.
In the memorial, he denounced businessmen as sensual, treacherous and unfaithful, leading to extravagance and indiscriminate farming and reading. Do you, Zhao Ping, want to collude with government and businessmen?
I have to say that this Chen Dafang quoted classics and sharp words, which really hit the weakness of the businessman and Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping counterattacked in the memorial, citing various touching deeds of Zhao Feiyang.
One is a scholar who is loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
Zhao Feiyang not only studied for ten years and was a Confucian businessman, but he was also loyal and patriotic.
Second, supporting the killing of Hu almost went bankrupt.
In order to support Jiading's fight against the Hu, when the government was in financial difficulty, he resolutely mortgaged his workshop and residence to a gold and silver shop and used usury to make weapons. He almost went bankrupt because of this!
Third, be frugal and morally noble.
Zhao Feiyang not only did not engage in extravagance, but also sent his daughter out to treat people whose homes were washed away by floods free of charge. At the same time, he also received certificates of gratitude from Li Zheng and the parties involved.
Fourth, respect your wife and do not accept concubines. Zhao Feiyang only has one wife and two daughters.
Chen Dafang took Zhao Ping's memorial and read it for a long time, only shaking his head and sighing.
He originally wanted to drag Zhao Ping into trouble through this incident, but he didn't expect that Zhao Feiyang was such a perfect person, and he could not be said to be a gentleman.
It is said that when Zhao Ping presented the memorial to the court on a fast horse, even the officials had to admire Zhao Feiyang for his noble character.
On the contrary, this incident promoted the progress of another matter, which was the disbandment process of Zhao Feiyang and others.
The imperial court has become more and more strict in controlling official titles, not to mention dismissing officials from businessmen who have always been treacherous and unscrupulous.
It turned out that Zhao Ping, through Yu Jie, made a request to the court for Zhao Feiyang's official status, but Lizong suppressed it.
Lizong became more and more disgusted with the increasing number of officials in the government. The reason is very simple. These officials are all on salary. The Song Dynasty is now in financial difficulty.
But if Zhao Feiyang, a loyal, patriotic and noble person with high moral character, is not granted the status of a casual official, wouldn't it chill the whole world?
Zhao Ping did not expect that his memorial to refute Chen Dafang would kill two birds with one stone.
Not only did he refute Chen Dafang's impeachment, but he also won over the scattered officials of Zhao Feiyang and others.
Sure enough, officialdom is dangerous. If he hadn't found someone as perfect as Zhao Feiyang, maybe Chen Dafang's bomb attack would have succeeded.
Just when the top ten workshops and top ten shops were being selected, Zhao Ping felt that he was also a little tired.
As soon as he returned to Zhaojiazhuang, Jintang County, his mother sent Lan'er over and said that someone from Jintang County came to visit him.
Zhao Ping came to the living room and saw that there were more than twenty guests, all dressed as scholars, ranging in age from sixty to twenty, but he didn't recognize any of them.
However, all of them are elegant and have extraordinary appearance and temperament. They are obviously people who have read poetry and books.
Seeing Zhao Ping come in, these people suddenly knelt down one after another, catching Zhao Ping off guard.
Zhao Ping hurriedly stepped out of the way, and at the same time hurriedly knelt down, saying "I don't dare, I don't dare."
Just kidding, these people are outstanding figures in Shilin at first glance, and they control the public opinion of Shilin.
The key thing is that all of these people are much older than me. How can I receive such a gift for no reason?
The Song Dynasty was a world of literati, and they were not afraid to get saliva on the faces of officials. This is what Bao Wenzheng did.
They knelt down as soon as they arrived, obviously asking for something from them.
Besides, I have done a lot of things in Jintang County, and I am on the cusp of the storm, so I must be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years.
These are the scholars of Jintang County. Although I am not afraid of them, I don't want to offend them and behave politely.
The old man of about sixty still knelt down, saluted with both hands and said: "I am Longquan Yehe (Zhang Guhao). Chief Zhao sent someone to save the lives of the whole family. I would like to express my gratitude."
Everyone still knelt down to salute and express their gratitude.
It turns out that this is the case. He sent people to save lives, and they knelt down and saluted, which was barely justified.
Zhao Ping hurriedly said that he did not dare, and said: "All the elders are our benevolent people in the Song Dynasty. They cannot be moved by poverty and humbleness, and they cannot be surrendered by force. This is what a man does. You elders are role models for scholars. If you cannot survive, you will not be able to survive." It’s a disgrace to our generation.”
Zhao Ping did not mention that he sent people to save their lives, but instead lamented their quality.
These people looked at each other with admiration in their eyes.
Everyone humbled each other again, and then the guests of honor sat down.
The Zhang family is now famous in Chengdu Prefecture, and they would rather starve to death than go down the mountain to help the evildoers.
Naturally, this character became a good talk among scholars, and many scholars came to visit him one after another. The Zhang family vaguely became the leader of scholars in Chengdu.
Now that this family is relying on the power of their reputation, and this is the opportunity to thank me, they must have some agenda, and I have to deal with it carefully.
Alas, dealing with literati is the most tiring, but you have to deal with them.
Zhang Si and Zhang Hong's father and son played Zhao Ping's "A Laugh in the Sea" and "Butterfly Lovers" on the piano to express their gratitude.
Zhang Hong's brother Zhang Wei came out and memorized Zhao Ping's "War Theory" and "The Way of All Things" from beginning to end. His voice was cadenced and he didn't miss a word.
Zhang Si's brother Zhang Nian highly admired Zhao Ping's management of businessmen. He believed that Zhao Ping used the method of balance to manage businessmen convinced with one slap and one sweet date.
Zhang Gu's brother Zhang Dingze admired "The Way of All Things" very much and planned to write a book on Confucianism and "The Way of All Things".
Zhao Ping felt more and more that there was something wrong with these people. They kept sugar-coating things for him. Could there be any bombs that could not be used? He must not be fooled.
Zhang Gu looked at "The Theory of War" and "The Way of All Things" again. After drinking tea, he patted the coffee table and expressed his great appreciation.
Zhang Gu looked around again, sighed and said: "Sure enough, Master Zhao's way of governing the country is indeed about balance. The former Tang Dynasty relied on force and was weak on culture, so it finally perished by force. Now the Song Dynasty uses culture to govern the country, but it is overwhelmed by the barbarians. , otherwise how could Chengdu be lost again?"
It was the national policy of the Song Dynasty to use literature to control military affairs. Unexpectedly, this person would openly question it.
Zhao Ping was secretly surprised that this person actually said this. Although it was not in a public place, he was obviously testing something?
Zhao Ping bowed his hands to the sixty-year-old man and said: "The commander-in-chief has led his brave men to defeat the barbarians and is regaining the lost territory step by step."
You have to be careful when communicating with the other party.
Zhang Gu looked at Zhao Ping and asked without any politeness: "If Chief Zhao hadn't taken back Jintang County this time, Lao Cao's entire family might have starved to death on the mountain."
Zhao Ping was pressed closely by this person step by step and said, "I just happened to meet him by chance."
Zhang Gu read the "Da Song Zhonghua News" and sighed with a very desolate tone: "Without Master Zhao, not only would the old man's entire family starve to death, but no one would even come to collect the body."
When he talked about being emotional, he couldn't help wiping his turbid tears with his sleeves, and more than a dozen other people also wiped their own tears with their sleeves.
Although Zhao Ping was moved in his heart, his face remained calm.
He bowed to Zhang Gu's family and said in a very respectful tone: "Patriarch Zhang understands the righteousness so well, God has already made arrangements."
Speaking of this, Zhao Ping said calmly: "God has the virtue of good life, so he arranged for the boy to come to Jintang."
Zhao Ping's answer was extremely clever, just like Tai Chi pushing hands, he unknowingly resolved this move with an emotional and touching technique.
Zhang Gu suddenly recited a poem slowly: "Thirty thousand miles of river east enters the sea, and five thousand miles of mountains reach the sky. The remaining people shed tears in the dust, and look south to the king's division for another year."
Zhao Ping listened to him reciting poems and felt something was wrong.
Sure enough, Zhang Gu stepped forward, bowed his hands and said, "Although we became survivors for a time, we were dealt with by Master Zhao."
Having said this, he suddenly looked to the northeast and sighed: "But the Central Plains, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, still has thousands of my remnants."
When he said this, tears streamed down his eyes, and he said: "Lao Chan's ancestral home was originally from Tokyo. After the Jin soldiers conquered the capital, they moved to Jintang. Generations of Lao Chan family patriarchs have only one wish, and that is to return to Tokyo."
Zhao Ping was also a little moved. Although they have settled in Jintang County for more than a hundred years, they still have not forgotten their ancestral precepts.
At this point, Zhang Gu seemed to have made up his mind. He suddenly knelt down in front of Zhao Ping, raised his hands and saluted, and said: "I don't have much time left, and there is no hope in this life, but Si'er still has hope. I beg Master Zhao to make it happen."
As soon as he knelt down, the entire Zhang family also knelt down and said in unison: "I beg Master Zhao to make it happen."
Zhao Ping was in a dilemma at this time. These people were forcing him to express his position.
However, taking back the homeland is a matter for the imperial court, and he is the chief registrar, and only the chief registrar of Chengdu Mansion.
Now that things in Jintang County have just started to improve, the Zhang family hopes to take back their homeland in the Central Plains.
What does this mean? Do you think you have a security team and an army protecting the river?
