When Chen Kan strode to the auditorium, he saw the little eunuch who was delivering the order walking up and down the hall with Fu Chen in his arms with a look of fear on his face.
Chen Kan slowed down his pace, as if he didn't see the panic on the young eunuch's face, and said with his hands in hand: "Thank you for your hard work, angel. It's my fault, so please don't blame the angel."
Chen Kan never thought about offending these disabled little eunuchs, especially the little Huangmen who were able to sneak into Zhu Di's edicts, so his face changed in a second, and when he looked up again, he already had a warm smile on his face.
Hearing Chen Kan's voice, the little eunuch hurriedly put an ugly smile on his face: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
At this moment, the little eunuch seemed to see 20,000 ghosts hanging on Chen Kan's shoulders. He said it was okay, but his calves could not stop shaking.
This is a plan to cheat death and trap the murderer who killed 20,000 people. It's terrible.
Chen Kan took the opportunity to sit down at the main seat, took a sip of tea, and asked, "I wonder what your Majesty's message is?"
The little eunuch used his last courage and spoke in a drake voice: "Your Majesty said that Yuanzheng is about to pass, and it is rare for Ming Dynasty to usher in a period of stability. I hope you can take Her Royal Highness to the palace as soon as possible to accompany the Empress."
"I know this, and I asked my chamberlain to tell your majesty that I, Yuan Zheng, will bring Her Royal Highness into the palace early that morning."
Chen Kan put down the tea cup in his hand, and just as he was about to get up to see off the guests, the little eunuch had already fled.
Seeing this, Chen Kan simply turned around and returned to the inner courtyard.
By the small lake in the inner courtyard, Zhu Yuelan was taking Yun Niang and a little boy about the same age as Zhu Zhanji for a picnic.
A heartfelt smile appeared on Chen Kan's face and he walked towards where the others were.
There are too many shackles on women in this era. Even as a princess, Zhu Yuelan can only be trapped in the backyard of the Hou Mansion most of the time. It would be nice to have someone to keep her company.
"Husband is here, sit down for a moment, I will be ready soon."
Zhu Yuelan greeted Chen Kan and started to get busy again.
On a stove made of stones, a roasted chicken tied with wires to form a rice dumpling was roasting. On the burner on the side, something was simmering in an earthen pot, and it was already steaming.
The little boy held a large white porcelain bowl the size of a human head in his hand. He stretched his head to smell the aroma coming out of the earthen pot, and took a breath from time to time. The look on his face made Chen Kan want to laugh.
When Yun Niang saw Chen Kan walking straight towards him, with a somewhat embarrassed expression on her face, she quickly pulled her son over and saluted Chen Kan.
Hua Shi is a very beautiful little boy who has completely inherited Yun Niang’s excellent genes. He is the opposite of the fat Zhu Zhanji.
He was also very polite. When saluting Chen Kan, he did not forget to put down the big white porcelain bowl the size of a human head in his hand.
His small body imitated the appearance of an adult and he cupped his hands towards Chen Kan and said, "I have met the Marquis in flower time."
"No need to be polite."
Chen Kan smiled kindly. This was not the first time he had seen this child.
It's just that he was too busy in the past. Even if Yuncheng brought him to the house to play, it was Zhu Yuelan who took him to play, and Chen Kan could only meet him face to face.
However, this child is polite and smart, and Zhu Yuelan often nags in his ear.
But this time, Chen Kan asked Yuncheng to call the boy over to his house for the New Year, also wanting to test him.
Chen Kan now desperately needs some children who have not been poisoned by Cheng Zhu's castrated Confucianism. Firstly, he is preparing for a retreat, and secondly, he is choosing some playmates for Zhu Zhanji.
Although Chen Kan had begun to instill some of his own ideas into Zhu Zhanji intentionally or unintentionally, Xiao Pangdun had been staying in the palace after all, and Chen Kan's influence on him was limited.
And if Chen Kan wants to turn Ming Dynasty into what he imagined in thirty or fifty years, it is impossible to rely on Zhu Di. Zhu Di's self-thought is too strong, and his ideology has been finalized.
The only thing Chen Kan can count on Zhu Di is to use his iron fist to solve all the shortcomings that Ming Dynasty should solve.
The real modernization process of Ming Dynasty will definitely take place after Zhu Zhanji comes to power, but Zhu Zhanji is only one person. Even if Chen Kan helps him then, their power will still be weak compared to the castrated Confucianism. Weak strength.
Therefore, Zhu Zhanji still needs some partners.
Hua Shi is the second school-age child besides Zhu Zhanji that Chen Kan has come into contact with, and he also has a reputation for being smart.
With such a good piece of jade in front of him, Chen Kan had no reason not to carve it.
Signaling the two women to go about their business, Chen Kan came to lie down on the recliner, and saw Hua Shi very discerningly bringing Chen Kan a pot of warm rice wine.
Chen Kan didn't show any politeness to him. He took the wine pot and directly put it to the spout of the pot without using a wine glass to draw a long whale to drink the water.
After drinking half a pot of rice wine in one gulp, Chen Kan looked at the little boy in front of him with a smile and asked, "Aren't you afraid of me?"
Hua Shi's face showed confusion: "Why should I be afraid of Mr. Hou?"
Chen Kan handed the jug back to him and said lazily: "Now people outside are saying that I am a murderer, aren't you afraid?"
Hua Shi shook her head and said seriously: "I'm not afraid. Mother said that the people the Marquis killed were all bad people. The Marquis is a good person, so I'm not afraid."
"hehe!"
Chen Kan laughed and asked: "Then how do you judge whether a person is a good person or a bad person?"
Hua Shi responded without thinking: "Mom said, people who don't hurt others are good people, and people who bully others are bad people."
It's a very simple truth, the little boy said it very seriously.
He was so innocent that Chen Kan couldn't help but think of teasing him: "If according to what you said, I not only bullied many people, but also killed many people, why do you still think that I am a good person?"
This time Hua Shi did not answer quickly, but frowned and thought for a while.
Then he said: "This is different. The people you killed were all bad people, and those bad people are those who need to be punished. This is to eliminate harm for the people, so you are still a good person even if you kill people."
"oh!"
Chen Kan squinted his eyes and reluctantly agreed with Hua Shi's words.
Hua Shi is indeed smart, but after all, he is just a five-year-old child, and he can only distinguish between right and wrong when looking at things.
But for a five-year-old child, it’s pretty good if he can survive Chen Kan’s language trap.
Even compared to the cunning little fat man like a fox, there is still a gap.
But considering that the two people were in different environments. Xiaopangdun received personal teachings from Su Xuehongru and Zhu Di as early as his enlightenment, while Hua Shi only had a widowed mother, so Chen Kan decided not to be so biased.
Chen Kan waved, and Hua Shi handed Chen Kan the wine bottle in his hand again.
After taking a sip of sweet wine, Chen Kan asked, "Have you ever become enlightened?"
Hua Shi sat down in front of Chen Kan seriously and said, "Go back to the Marquis, my mother has already hired a husband for me."
Chen Kan continued to ask: "What book did you read?"
Hua Shi rolled her eyes and replied: "Sir, he taught "Hundred Family Surnames", "Three Character Classic", and "Thousand Character Classic"
Chen Kan nodded. They were all books commonly used in Mongolian studies in the Ming Dynasty. The main purpose of memorizing these books was for literacy.
In other words, Chen Kan no longer has to worry about the child's literacy.
Chen Kan put his hands on his knees, closed his eyes and said slowly: "Recite a section of "The Thousand Character Essay" to me."
The conversation between the two naturally fell into the ears of two women not far away.
When Yun Niang heard that Chen Kan asked her son to memorize the Thousand-Character Essay, she hurriedly gave her son an encouraging look.
You know, in addition to having a reputation as a ruthless person in the capital, Chen Kan also had a teacher Fang Xiaoru who was a good scholar.
Moreover, Chen Kan's attainments in poetry have long been recognized by scholars.
Therefore, when it comes to learning, no one has ever doubted that Chen Kan was not good at learning.
But now that Chen Kan was suddenly testing her own son, she already had some vague guesses in her mind.
After getting the hint from my mother's eyes, I spent a lot of time thinking about the way I endorsed my mother in the past.
He began to shake his head and recite: "The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, and the universe is ancient. The sun and the moon are full, and the stars are arranged. The cold comes and the summer goes, the autumn harvests and the winter hides. The leap years are full of years, and the law Lu adjusts the sun..."
In the inner courtyard, other sounds suddenly disappeared, leaving only the sound of Hua Shi reciting the Thousand-Character Essay.
And Hua Shi lived up to expectations and quickly memorized the Thousand-Character Essay completely.
Chen Kan opened his eyes and glanced at the little boy in front of him with admiration: "Not bad."
A five-year-old child who can memorize a thousand-character essay in its entirety can indeed be called smart.
Although The Thousand-Character Essay is just an enlightenment book, even many adults may not be able to fully remember many of the rare words in it.
After hearing Chen Kan's compliment, Hua Shi's face instantly showed a proud expression, revealing the child's true nature.
After spending time memorizing the Thousand-Character Essay, the things on Zhu Yuelan's stove were ready to stew.
Seeing Hua Shi's slanderous look, Chen Kan stopped and said, "Go!"
After receiving Chen Kan's permission, Hua Shi immediately jumped up and down and trotted towards Zhu Yuelan, carrying her white porcelain bowl that was bigger than a human head.
Then he raised the big bowl in front of Zhu Yuelan and shouted with burning eyes: "Auntie Princess."
Zhu Yuelan did not disappoint him and filled him with a large bowl of broth.
Then he served another bowl to Chen Kan and said with a smile: "The hundred-flavored soup I stewed with Cordyceps flowers. The imperial doctor said it is very good for your health."
Chen Kan touched his nose. Although it was a little weird to have a picnic at home, Chen Kan understood immediately when he thought that these were two boring women.
So Chen Kan took the soup, took out the chopsticks from the folding table nearby, and started to attack the barbecue on the grill.
Halfway through the meal, Yuncheng came to Chen Kan and whispered a few words in his ear.
After hearing the news brought by Yuncheng, Chen Kan smiled on his face.
"You guys keep eating, I have something to go out on."
After giving instructions to the two girls, Chen Kan followed Yuncheng to the outside.
An unsmiling eunuch was guarding the door. Seeing Chen Kan appear, he came up and whispered: "Master Marquis, it has been found out that the Guangping Marquis Mansion and the Wuyang Marquis Mansion are joining forces to replace a large number of treasures in the hands of the people. Servant I suspect they are just here for the bank.”
Chen Kan nodded to show his understanding, then summoned his guards: "Go to the bank!"
These days, due to Chen Kan's fake death, the news that banks can exchange treasure banknotes for gold and silver has been suppressed by the news of Chen Kan's death.
But as Chen Kan's plot to kill the White Lotus Sect gradually fermented, people all knew that Chen Kan was not dead. Not only was he not dead, but he also eliminated the hidden dangers of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop.
So the bank took advantage of Chen Kan's popularity among the people and pushed the treasure banknotes to the market.
With the endorsement of Chen Kan and the royal family, and the bank's introduction of gold and silver banknote exchange channels, the new banknotes quickly gained a foothold in the capital once they were promoted.
But this matter inevitably reached the ears of the higher-ups.
Many nobles are worried that His Majesty is standing behind the bank, so they dare not have any bad intentions for the time being.
But the Marquis of Guangping and the Marquis of Wuyang, one is His Majesty's son-in-law, and the other is His Majesty's nephew.
So they decisively thought of ways to profit from it.
Chen Kan didn't expect that before he could take action, these two people would bring the clue to his door.
What two kind people.
It is a pity that Fuyang Hou Li Rang did not participate, otherwise Chen Kan would have taken this opportunity to catch all the people who showed Chang Ning's teeth.
After feeling regretful for a while, Chen Kan led people to the bank.
It can be seen that the bank was extremely busy at this time, and many people were waiting in line holding old versions of treasure banknotes issued by the imperial court.
At first, the imperial court opened ten counters, but later found that ten counters could not satisfy the enthusiasm of the people in the capital for exchange, so they had to dismantle the duty room nearby and set up five more counters, which barely managed to disperse the flow of people.
On each counter, there is a blond and blue-eyed Yishile man holding an abacus and making crackling sounds.
Originally, this scene should have happened half a year ago. If it weren't for the damn White Lotus Sect, the treasures of the people of the capital would have been replaced in half a year.
Fortunately, although the time was pushed back a bit, the bank was finally on the right track.
Chen Kan looked at this scene silently, with a smile on his lips.
The common people exchanged the old version of the treasure banknotes for the same amount of gold and silver, and under the persuasion of the professional managers in the hall, deposited a large amount of gold and silver into the bank.
What most people take away from the bank is either an encrypted passbook or the corresponding new type of banknotes.
Through Chen Kan's few minutes of observation, the majority of people choose to replace their treasure banknotes. After all, gold and silver are indeed inconvenient to carry. But now that there are treasure banknotes that can be exchanged for gold and silver at any time, of course the people are more willing to use exquisitely made and easy-to-use banknotes. Treasure money to carry.
Of course, some people were skeptical of the new treasure banknotes and took away the gold and silver.
But after all, the gold and silver that was taken away was still a small amount.
Just a simple move of the left hand to the right hand replaces the treasure banknotes and silently restores the market value of the treasure banknotes. This is the role of the existence of a bank.
Chen Kan stood at the door and looked at the process of people exchanging treasure banknotes before stepping into the hall.
"Sir, please come here and line up to get your number."
The young man from the gang hall guided Chen Kan to the counter where the number was taken.
A middle-aged clerk handed a ticket number to Chen Kan without raising an eyelid: "The counter will call the number, go over there and wait, and don't block the people behind."
