Seeing that neither of these two people immediately stood up to support themselves, they made their attitudes clear anyway.
At this time, Tong Guan sent someone to bring a painting and calligraphy to the two of them for appreciation. After all, this was the reason why the three of them were gathered here today.
Although the official didn't care much, if he knew that the three of them were meeting in private, it would be a big deal if they were to inquire about it.
After saying goodbye to Tong Guan, Cai Jing got into the carriage. The carbon basin inside the carriage glowed red.
Although it raised the temperature inside the carriage a little, it was nothing compared to an iron stove that burned coal.
But just now I heard Gao Qiu mention that there are already iron stoves specially provided for carriages, and they can be replaced later.
After all, even if the highest-grade bamboo charcoal is burned, it still makes people feel stuffy after staying in the car for a long time.
Sitting in the carriage, Cai Jing reviewed what was discussed today. Indeed, the things proposed by the three little kids would do more good than harm to the Song Dynasty.
However, when I think about it, once it is accomplished, that kid Gao Zhang will take the lead again.
This makes Cai Jing somewhat unhappy, but the question is, can that evil beast of his own stand alone? Can you do things without fear of screwing up?
Cai Jing pondered over and over again in the carriage for a long time, and came to the conclusion that it was impossible...
This made Cai Jing sigh in despair, forget it, fortunately, Gao Zhang is a very knowledgeable person.
No matter what the merits are, he will generously allow his sixth son and his son Zhisheng to share in the rain and dew.
But having said that, that kid had already begun to show his ability to do things when he was working in the Ordnance Supervision.
As for the Zhu family's rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, he actually put an end to the rebellion with only the three thousand cavalry reinforced by the imperial court and the miscellaneous soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River.
This really made Cai Jing and Tong Guan, who had communicated privately, a little unbelievable.
Fortunately, the two of them finally came to the conclusion that it could only be said that the boy was extremely lucky, just like a typical blind cat encountering a dead mouse.
Before, I was just a little kid who took things for granted on paper.
Those military generals were all under his father's command, so they naturally wanted to praise the champion for his civil and military skills.
No matter how well-educated that kid is, he is only eleven or twelve years old. Can he still be as smart and strategic as a famous general?
When I thought about Gao Zhang going south to the south of the Yangtze River, the official had actually awarded this boy the official position of the fourth rank.
After he comes back from the Jiangnan experience, I am afraid he will reach a higher level again.
At that time, although he would not pose any threat to his position as the leader of the Song Dynasty.
But when I think about such a young favorite staying in front of the official family for a long time, he will definitely pose a threat to the political power of the current court.
Don't forget, behind this kid is squatting his own father, Gao Qiu, who was a lieutenant.
After squinting his eyes and thinking about it in the carriage for a long time, his heart suddenly moved.
The corner of his mouth raised playfully, maybe at that time, in the name of training young talents with both civil and military skills, this kid can go to the northwest and suffer hardships.
Anyway, the officials did not send troops to Xixia this year because of the chaos in Jiangnan. Wait until next year, that may not be certain.
The smile on Cai Jing's face became more and more beautiful as he thought about it, and suddenly he thought of his own Rokuro again.
If that evil beast is appointed by the officials to be with Gao Zhang, how should this be solved?
Even though he, Cai Jing, was scheming and cunning, he felt that this matter was really difficult.
His eyes fell involuntarily on the letter home written by Rokuro in his hand.
Forget it, leave this kid alone, it doesn't matter if they go ahead anyway.
If something unexpected or turbulent happens, the taller person will be responsible for it, and the stupid rebellious son of Rokuro will definitely not be held responsible.
Next, at the meeting tomorrow, it would be more serious to resolve the Fujiwara country matter first.
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Duan Zhongping couldn't help but feel a little sad when he saw his old wife holding Erlang and wiping away her tears.
No one thought that such a large-scale rebellion would occur in a prosperous place like Jiangnan.
Fortunately, the child prodigy champion had the skills and ability to restore peace to Jiangnan in just a few months.
However, Erlang and his family were all safe and sound. It was this child prodigy who sent people to let Erlang evacuate Suzhou before the accident happened.
Speaking of which, Duke Zhuangyuan was also the savior of Erlang and his family.
In addition, this time, the amount of money Erlang brought back really shocked him.
The family sat together and ate while listening to Erlang talk about his experiences in Jiangnan. Of course, they mainly focused on what happened after the Hangzhou Ship Division was established.
The No. 1 scholar, Gao Zhang, personally designed and planned the Hangzhou International Commodities Fair, which achieved unprecedented success.
The profits earned from the projects that Duan's Trading Company cooperated with Zhuangyuan Gong really made Duan Zhongping feel more and more that he was lucky to have been smart enough to identify this Zhuangyuan Gong.
Otherwise, how could Duan's Trading Company, which had already reached its peak in development, make new breakthroughs.
After the whole family had a happy dinner, they left the wives and children in the hall to talk.
Duan Zhongping took Dalang and Erlang and went straight to the study.
The iron stove here is also steaming up, making the whole house feel as warm as spring.
"Dad, I didn't expect this thing to exist in Bianliang, Tokyo. You don't know, it was so uncomfortable to spend the winter in the south of the Yangtze River.
Just this year, the Suzhou Iron and Steel Works produced this kind of coal-burning furnace, which makes people feel more comfortable. "
After hearing Erlang's words, Duan Zhongping couldn't help but become happy.
"Here in Tokyo, it was the Kaifeng Metal Workshop that first sold it. Nowadays, all the iron shops in Tokyo are selling it. After all, the room is much warmer than a charcoal fire when this thing is used."
"It seems that it should be the handiwork of our champion."
"It must be him. The Suzhou Steel Plant is an industry under the Kaifeng Metal Workshop."
Duan Zhongping sat comfortably in front of the iron stove, straightened the kettle, added some water to the teapot beside him and asked.
"By the way, second child, just now at the dinner table, you were winking at my father, but what's the matter?"
"Dad, Duke Zhuangyuan asked my son to bring you a letter. I must let you see it as soon as possible."
"Show me." After hearing this, Duan Zhongping couldn't help but look serious.
The content of the letter was not long. Gao Zhang first praised Duan Zhongping's work during this period.
The next step is to hope that he will strive to increase the domestic cotton production in Xixia by at least two to three times this year.
(End of chapter)
