From the moment Shen Shixing's greeting post was sent to him, Gao Shipra, who led the Pan Sheng impeachment case, finally put his mind at ease.

Shen Shi Xingtang Shoufu, at this moment, he should be busy with more things, of course, it will not be because of the scenery of the white jade building, I really want to go with him to enjoy the flowers, the moon and the autumn fragrance.

Shen Shixing took the initiative to ask for a meeting, and the only possibility was to negotiate peace, which is completely certain from high pragmatism.

Although it is not clear what conditions Shen Yuanfu intends to exchange for it, one thing is clear: as long as he is in a hurry to talk, the initiative in this matter is in his own hands.

Of course, negotiation is negotiation, after all, the other party is his "teacher", and the superficial work that should be done still needs to be done in place, so Gao Pragmatic immediately sent someone back to inform Bai Yulou to make some preparations for hospitality, but these things don't need to be detailed.

Gao is in charge of the Beijing camp, but the Beijing camp not only includes the new Praetorian Guard, but also the farmers and craftsmen mentioned before, he has nothing to do, and has been discussing with Zhu Yingzhen and others these days, how to make good use of these people and create greater benefits.

Taking the country's "economic army" to create profits, this kind of thing is highly pragmatic and not only dare to do, but also dare to say. He not only did it publicly, but also said it openly - under the banner of "adhering to the will of Taizu".

What kind of will Taizu have, actually using the army to make money?

There really is.

Taizu said that he raised millions of soldiers, and it didn't cost the people a meter or a mile. In other words, Taizu's legacy was that the army should feed itself.

Since you want to support yourself, making money is, of course, a legitimate act. There's no reason to say that they can do military camps, but they can't do anything else.

Therefore, now that the Beijing camp has begun to divide labor, and the Praetorian Guard has undertaken almost all the regular combat tasks (whether this task exists or not), then the rest of the people, of course, should take on the task of making money and raising the army.

The reason is this, Gao Pragmatic also arranged the plan in this way, but he only said to the imperial court that Jingying would do its best to support itself, but did not say the specific standard, nor did he say what to do if there was surplus after supporting himself.

In terms of the imperial court, from the emperor to the officials, no one noticed the pit dug by Gao Pragmatic in these words.

However, there is no need to go into detail in advance, and let's talk about the meeting between Gao Shixing and Shen Shixing first.

Although Shen Shixing did not say that he wanted to come to him for dinner, but considering that the Ming Dynasty was going to close the city and curfew at night, he estimated that Shen Shixing, even if he had a special status, he probably would not stay outside the city for a long time, and the probability of coming for dinner was very high, so he still went back and waited.

It didn't take long for a horseman to come to summon that Shen Yuanfu's chariot had left Desheng Gate and was coming to Baiyulou.

Gao Shixing saw that there were 3,000 armed men in Xinzhai, of course, he didn't worry about not being able to find out about this situation, so as long as Shen Shixing went out of the city, it was equivalent to being under Gao Shixing's surveillance, and this news must be certain.

Gao Shixing immediately ordered the banquet to be prepared, but considering that Shen Shixing probably didn't have the heart to eat and drink, the banquet was divided into two parts, he and Shen Shixing set up a small banquet alone, and set up a big banquet for the people of the Shen Mansion, and the two seats were completely separated.

By the time Shen Shixing came, Gao Shishi had already opened the middle door and stood in front of the door to greet him, and the posture of the "student" could be said to be extremely well done, giving Shen Shixing enough face.

"The student has seen the teacher."

Shen Shixing had just gotten off the sedan chair, and Gao Pragmatic greeted him and bowed: "The presence of the teacher really makes the cold house shine." ”

"You're welcome." Shen Shixing's prime minister's demeanor was not bad, and he even smiled and joked: "If your white jade building is still a 'cold house', I'm afraid the old man's house won't be able to live in it." ”

Gao pragmatic smiled: "The teacher is criticizing the student, and the student knows that he is wrong." Then he stretched out his hand and said, "The teacher is please." ”

Shen Shixing shook his head as he walked: "The old man didn't criticize you, in terms of your net worth, only two separate businesses, Jianxinzhai and Sanshenyuan, are already commendable." As far as the old man knows, among the relatives and nobles in the north and south of Beijing, there are not many families with more than a dozen or even dozens of other businesses. I heard that Wei Guogong built another garden last time, and it cost more than 100,000 taels to build less than half of it...... How much money did you spend on this white jade building? ”

Gao Pragmatic did not shy away from it, and replied: "There are about 200,000 taels before and after." ”

"Huh?" Shen Shixing glanced around in surprise, especially at the tall main building complex, and said in disbelief: "This white jade building only cost 200,000 taels?" Seek the truth, don't fool the old man for not knowing how to do it. ”

Gao pragmatic had no choice but to explain the truth he had explained to Zhu Yijun to Shen Shixing again, and then sighed: "In fact, students have always adhered to a point of view: things should be done well, and money should be spent less. ”

"Yo, it's not easy." Shen Shixing laughed.

Gao Pragmatic introduced Shen Shixing into the small banquet hall, personally pulled out a chair for him, and invited him to sit down, while replying with a smile: "The teacher doesn't know, these things seem difficult to do, but in fact, they are easy, but sometimes you have to look at it from a different angle, and you can't fall into the shackles of the experience of your ancestors." ”

"Really?" Shen Shixing narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked in a meaningful way: "Since it is the experience of the ancestors, why has it become a shackle again?" ”

Gao Shishi pretended not to understand what he meant, but replied: "The teacher asked, the student does have a few foolish opinions, so I will take this white jade building as an example. ”

Of course, what Shen Shixing wanted to hear was not this, but Gao Shixing said this, and he couldn't object, so he bowed slightly: "I want to hear Gao's opinion." ”

Gao pragmatic said: "People in the world use precious wood as the best material for building houses, but they don't know that although wood is good, it is difficult to use for a hundred years. Students studied Western history and culture, and found that although Westerners were not as good as China in Taoism, they were also quite impressive in terms of architecture and ingenuity.

For example, this house, which was mostly made of wood in Chinese dynasties, was considered from the coexistence of the five elements and the harmony of yin and yang, while Westerners pursued eternal immortality. As early as the Great Qin (Roman) period in the West, the great architects of the country put forward the three principles of 'solidity, practicality, and beauty', so many ancient buildings of Westerners have been handed down to this day. And I don't have such a situation in China - the name of Abang Palace moves the world, who sees it? ”

Shen Shixing frowned slightly: "Truth-seeking, since you are the champion of the six heads, you naturally know the truth of the five elements and the harmony of yin and yang, right...... Don't agree? ”

This question is very interesting, the highly pragmatic white jade building is famous in Kyushu, but so far there are few people who imitate the white jade building like Western architecture. Only in Annam, or in Annan's Annam Hall in Beijing, there are some imitations.

In fact, the heavy earth and stone of ancient Chinese architecture and the West is not a big difference in the level of architecture, but a problem of cultural orientation.

Westerners have a special love for stones. In ancient Greek mythology, the human beings who suffered the Great Flood were recreated from stone, and stone was the material that created human beings, so it makes sense to use stone to build the most important buildings.

In the Middle Ages, apprentices were regarded as uncarved stones, while those who learned were regarded as pillars, so it can be speculated that in the cultural symbolic lineage of Westerners, stones were carved from higher levels, such as the altars in Western temples and churches.

The situation in China is different, the ancient Chinese emphasized the five elements of yin and yang. The five substances in the five elements, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, correspond to the five directions (west, east, north, south, and center).

Among them, the earth represents the center, the earth that carries all things and nurtures all things. Therefore, Tude has a very high status, such as the three halls of the Forbidden City, which symbolize the "center" of the Ming Dynasty, are built on a triple white marble pedestal in the shape of a "soil", and the altar representing the country is also symbolized by the "five-color soil".

The wood in the five elements represents spring, is the east, and symbolizes the power of life and growth.

In addition, the gold in the five elements symbolizes the West, as well as force and torture, so all Wu-related buildings, such as the Wuying Hall in the Forbidden City and the Xuanwu Gate in the inner city of Jingshi, are on the west side of the central axis of the city or palace.

The water in the five elements symbolizes the north, and the Qin'an Hall at the north end of the central axis of the Forbidden City is dedicated to the water god Xuanwu the Great, and also has a symbol of fire aversion. In addition, the caisson decoration used in the interior of the building and the owl kiss decoration on the ridge of the building have the symbolic function of fire apathy associated with water.

Therefore, it is clear that among the five materials most admired by the Chinese represented in the five elements, only the remaining earth and wood are the most suitable for building houses for "people" to live in, so the basic material of ancient Chinese architecture is "civil engineering". People inhabit a space that is carried by "earth" (pedestals) and surrounded by wood (pillars, beams).

Faced with Shen Shixing's question, Gao Shixing smiled and said indifferently: "I don't know if the teacher knows the meaning of the student's name and words?" ”

Shen Shixing's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Of course, he knew the meaning of pragmatism and truth-seeking, but he didn't expect that Gao Pragmatism really regarded this as very important.

He asked in a deep voice: "The five elements are born together, yin and yang are harmonious, isn't it true and true?" ”

Gao Pragmatic was not as serious as him, but chuckled: "Maybe it's true, maybe it's true, but the teacher may have misunderstood the student's meaning." ”

"What do you mean?" Shen Shixing still looked very serious at this time, perhaps in his heart at this moment, this conversation already had the meaning of maintaining the Dao system.

But Gao pragmatic put it simply: "The meaning of the student is simple: avoid waste. ”

Shen Shixing was stunned: "Avoid waste? ”

"Yes." Gao pragmatically said: "Zhu Ziyan: A porridge and a meal, it is not easy to think about where you come from; Half a thread and half a thread, the constant thought of material resources is difficult. It is important to know that wooden buildings are not easy to preserve, and if they are to last for a long time, they cannot be rebuilt regularly. Not to mention the others, the three major halls, how many times have they been renovated in the past two hundred years, and how much silver has been spent?

Although the students are rich, they dare not waste material resources. I am willing to ignore the five elements, regardless of yin and yang conditioning, and only set an example for the people of the world. As long as the house is economical and durable, if there is still some money left, consider the beauty; If there is no money left, it is just a place to live, so why worry about it? This is pragmatism and truth-seeking. ”

At this moment, Shen Shixing has nothing to say. As Gao pragmatically said, he is rich enough, even if the Jianxinzhai is made of civil engineering, it is not a big deal for him to renovate the Jianxinzhai once a year. Now he would rather live in "a pile of stones", but take himself as an example, calling on the people of the world to seek truth and be pragmatic, what else is there to say?

According to what he said, it's not that he doesn't understand, he is saving material resources for the people of the world - this is simply what the saints are for!

Shen Shixing was speechless for a while, and finally felt that he shouldn't waste his tongue on this matter, so he simply nodded as a tacit acquiescence, and then led the topic back to the things he cared about, coughed dryly, and asked: "Recently, there has been a lot of turmoil between the DPRK and China......

Who would have thought that this had just begun, so Gao Pragmatic took it, chuckled, and said, "I don't know if the master is talking about Pan Ge Lao, or Wei Butang?" ”

"Uh......" Shen Shixing hesitated for a moment, coughed a little embarrassed, and whispered: "This, it's all a little disturbing." ”

Gao Shicheng smiled and said, "These two things, the student has already expressed his attitude just now. ”

When Shen Shixing heard this, he was stunned and surprised: "When?" ”

Gao Pragmatic raised his eyebrows lightly: "It's the student's name and word." ”

Shen Shixing was stunned and said, "What does your name have to do with these two things?" ”

Gao pragmatic looked helpless and said: "Teacher, although what the student just said is architecture, it has also explained the student's attitude towards things. ”

Shen Shixing couldn't help but groan when he saw that he didn't look like a joke, and only frowned after a while: "You naturally have 'extra money', so now you not only require 'economic durability', but also 'beauty'?" ”

It seems that Shen Shixing now understands the intention of Gao Pragmatic to say that "gossip" about construction just now, in other words, Gao Pragmatic now not only wants to be honest, but also to save face.

Based on Shen Shixing's understanding, Gao Shishi's implication is that not only does he want Pan Sheng's position, but he must justifiably "win" in this competition.

Shen Yuanfu looked at Gao Shipra, who was smiling and silent, and felt unhappy for a while, but he didn't dare to show it at this time, so he just asked in a deep voice: "Pan Xinchang's matter can be discussed, but the matter of Wei Jingyang (Wei Xue was once from Jingyang, Shaanxi), the old man thought that there was no need to talk about it." ”

Hey, you Shen Yuanfu will also "ask for the price to pay back on the spot"?

Gao pragmatic smiled: "That's it, one by one...... How does the teacher think Pan Xinchang's matter should be discussed? ”

Shen Shixing didn't dare to look at him, his eyes turned, and he sighed and said, "Several protégés of Gao Wen Zhenggong, I'm afraid not everyone can accept it." ”

Gao pragmatic understands that the bottom line of the Xin School is that Pan Sheng's position cannot be filled by an official of the Shi School.

He wasn't in a hurry, he just smiled and asked, "Who does Motosuke think is suitable?" ”

Shen Shixing didn't talk a little nonsense this time, and said bluntly: "Wang Shanyin." ”

Gao pragmatic said: "It depends on the teacher." ”

The Wang Shanyin that Shen Shixing is talking about here, the "Shanyin" is not the Shanyin of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, but the Shanyin of Shuozhou, Shanxi, and Wang Shanyin is Wang Jiaping.

However, Wang Jiaping has a strong personality, although he is from Shanxi, he is not a Jin Party in the actual sense, but more like a neutral, the reason why Shen Shixing proposed to let Wang Jiaping replace Pan Sheng is because of this.

The reason why Gao Pragmatic agreed was because Wang Jiaping had a strong personality and was not a serious member of the party, but after all, he was born in Shanxi and had no good impression of officials in the southeast.

Moreover, since he is from Shanxi, once he goes up, the outside world will still think that this is the victory of the Shixue School, and he will get the "face" that Gao Pragmatism just said.

Although Shen Shixing was a little worried that Gao Shixing promised so straightforwardly, would there be fraud in it, but the words had already come to such an extent, and it was not his style to regret it, so he had to say: "Then what Wei Jingyang mentioned ......?"

Gao Pragmatic said lightly: "As long as the teacher can promise the student one thing, the student can also be a middle-aged person and persuade him to be cautious." ”

Shen Shixing quietly took a deep breath and asked, "I don't know what the truth is saying?" ”

Gao pragmatic said: "The affairs of the imperial court are solved by the imperial court, and the affairs of the shopping mall are solved by the shopping mall." ”

Shen Shixing opened his mouth, but he seemed to hesitate a little, and hesitated for a moment before saying: "Such a big matter, I'm afraid it's not easy to solve in the mall, right?" ”

Gao pragmatic shook his head and said, "How do you know if you don't try?" ”

Shen Shixing hesitated for a long time, saw that Gao's pragmatic attitude did not soften at all, and sighed: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves...... It's up to you. ”

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