Li Yi had a smile on his face, dressed in common clothes, and still holding a broken cattail leaf fan in his hand.
Gu Zhengchen was a little confused, could this guy be stalking me again? You idiot, stalking a man like me is nothing.
Li Yi pointed to the procession of delivering betrothal gifts with a cattail leaf fan: "This procession is much more luxurious than when your family presented betrothal gifts..."
Gu Zhengchen really wanted to kick this guy to death. He didn't want to pick up any of the pots, and what were the Gu family's conditions? It would have been nice if he didn't send two pheasants to the Zhao family. Where are the wild geese?
Besides, it was the Gu family that the Zhao family was fawning over at first...
"That's good."
After Gu Zhengchen finished speaking, he turned around and left with his hands behind his back.
Li Yi followed up and saw that Gu Zhengchen was not at all depressed or angry, so he couldn't help but ask: "Aren't you touched at all?"
Gu Zhengchen shrugged and didn't care.
For a woman like Zhao Ya'er, if she has no breasts, no brains, and just a decent skin, it's no pity. As for the Zhao family, their uncle is unlucky enough to not only keep a distance, but is also a snobbish person who stands in the distance and throws stones, let alone being a snobbery.
Gu Zhengchen despised the Zhao family from the bottom of his heart.
But in Li Yi's eyes, this kind of "not looking down on" became a kind of free and easy "walking to a poor place, sitting and watching the clouds rise". He couldn't help but praise: "Gu Juren has a good heart, can you invite me to have a drink?" Tea?"
Gu Zhengchen pointed to a middle-aged man not far away pretending to buy plaster: "It's okay to drink tea, but is there one less person?"
Li Yi raised his eyebrows.
Such keen observation ability, he was able to discover Master Yan Bin.
Gu Zhengchen didn't want to find out, but he just wanted to find a professional to follow him. You bought a dog-skin plaster and probed your head seven or eight times. If you didn't see it, the stall owners would chase you away.
Besides, this guy is the guy who followed you yesterday to lie down on the fence east of Gu's house. He stayed in a state of embarrassment for a long time and then left without saying a word. I really thought I wouldn’t be able to see you two among the crowd, with such big heads and big faces...
Teahouse.
After Li Yi introduced Yan Bin, he exchanged a few words, then suppressed his smile and said seriously: "Yesterday I saw Gu Juren's amazing methods. Today I want to ask Gu Juren, if you come to govern the place, how will you do it? Xingmin?"
Gu Zhengchen looked deeply at Li Yi: "Are you from the imperial court?"
Li Yi did not deny it, but just said: "Please give me an answer."
Gu Zhengchen picked up the tea bowl, pondered for a moment, and said seriously: "Governing a place is too broad a word. You should also know that different places have different geography, different mountains and rivers, different land output, and different folk customs. If you want to govern a place, , should be adapted to local conditions. Taking Teng County as an example, what is the most popular in Teng County?"
Li Yi was stunned for a moment and said tentatively: "Water?"
Yan Bin added: "Mountain?"
Gu Zhengchen looked at the two men depressedly and knocked on the table: "Teng County has the most coal."
"coal?"
Li Yi and Yan Bin were a little surprised.
Coal, in ancient times, was known as stone, stone, black pill, coal, etc.
It had been used on a large scale as early as the Han Dynasty. By the Song Dynasty, there were records of "millions of households in Biandu all relying on charcoal".
Nowadays, in the Ming Dynasty, coal is even more indispensable. Not only does Lao Zhu and his family need to keep warm in Nanjing, but also casting massive copper coins and making weapons are inseparable from massive coal.
The Ming Dynasty's foreign war has not yet ended, the Northeast has not yet been taken back, Goryeo is playing double-dealing, there are threatening Beiyuan forces outside the pass in the north, and in the southwest, the Yuanliang King still occupies Yunnan.
If there is no coal, how can we smelt it? Burning fire sticks will not work...
Gu Zhengchen said seriously: "If Teng County can mine coal and sell it with the help of the canal, Teng County can be prosperous in less than ten years. Of course, whether it will be mainly government mining or merchant mining, in what way?" Benefiting the court and returning benefits to the people require long-term planning, and I am just talking on paper."
Li Yi looked at Gu Zhengchen in surprise.
This person has long-term thinking and unique vision. If he enters officialdom, he will have great potential.
However, Gu Zhengchen still thought of the problem too simply. Coal mining requires a lot of manpower. Teng County is a lower county with a population of less than 6,000 households and cannot support large-scale coal mining.
"Studying hard in Hanchuang, what is your ambition?"
Li Yi asked.
Gu Zhengchen said, "Why don't you tell me first."
Li Yi looked solemn and said very seriously: "My lifelong ambition is to serve Gong Huang."
Gu Zhengchen frowned.
Gong Huang refers to Han Xun officials Gong Sui and Huang Ba.
"Song Book·Biography of Good Officials": "In the Han Dynasty, the household registration was prosperous, the criminal affairs were simple and broad, and the counties and counties managed the people without any interference... Gong Huang's transformation was easy to succeed."
Gong and Huang can be regarded as models of ancient administrative justice. The person in front of me wants to be Gong Huang of the Ming Dynasty. He seems to be ambitious.
Li Yi looked at Gu Zhengchen.
Gu Zhengchen blew the tea and said calmly: "I'd rather be me."
A look of shock appeared on Li Yi's face.
I'd rather be me!
This is an unexpected answer.
"Shishuoxinyu Pinzao" records:
Duke Huan (Huan Wen) was as famous as the Marquis of Yin (Yin Hao), and they were often competitive.
Huan asked Yin: "How can you be like me?"
Yin Yun: "I've been dealing with me for a long time, I'd rather be me!"
That means, I don't want to compare with you, I just want to be myself and stick to my beliefs and ambitions.
Among the many classics and poems, only a few people such as Xin Qiji and Lu You said the words "I'd rather be me".
In this world, countless people wander in the secular world, drifting with the current, like willow catkins in the wind or duckweed in the water. One sentence of "involuntarily" explains the loss and sinking, following the crowd. They persist in "I'd rather be me" throughout their lives, never forgetting their original intentions and their beliefs. How many are there?
I would rather be me, not be independent, but be determined to seek truth and practice my beliefs!
After watching Gu Zhengchen leave, Li Yi said to his master Yan Bin: "Add Gu Zhengchen's name to the imperial examination list. The court needs such talents."
Yan Bin is a little worried: "Now I'm a little worried that he is too tough and too sharp, and will be suppressed when he enters officialdom."
Li Yi looked a little solemn and said in a low voice: "There are many Chuke in short clothes in Mashan, and half of the people in the city are Huai people with high buns. Now that Hu Weiyong is in charge of Zhongshu Province alone, I'm afraid it won't be long before he becomes the right prime minister of Zhongshu. People say this A man may be brave and have great ideas, but he may be sinister and dangerous. I am afraid that I will not tolerate others who challenge me."
Yan Bin nodded and asked, "Should we keep Gu Zhengchen for a few years? He is still young after all."
Li Yi waved his hand and insisted: "Although the emperor comes from Huaiyou, the nobles of Huaixi cannot cover the sky. Hu Weiyong can control the province of Shu, but he cannot control the world. If Gu Zhengchen is really jade, then he should have experienced being carved. Pain, this is the only way to achieve success!"
Yan Bin smiled calmly: "The county magistrate wants to say: The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the honest minister!"
At this moment, the county magistrate hurriedly came in a cart and said to Li Yi in a hurry: "Your Majesty, the imperial court has sent an order."
Li Yi handed the cattail leaf fan to Yan Bin, straightened his clothes, took long strides and said in a deep voice: "Go back to the county office!"
