There are very few celebrant eunuchs, there are not many houses, there is not much pomp, and there are no smiling little eunuchs standing in the corner of the eaves, ready to listen to the order of the great eunuch above, and rush forward to do all kinds of chores. Zhang Shou came from the door to the door of the deepest east wing, and met a total of three people, including Lu Chan, one of them was a sweeper, one was a gardener, and a dog.

It was not a snow-white poodle squatting at the feet of a person napping, but a fierce dog with oily and smooth fur, dark and shiny eyes, sharp teeth and sharp teeth when grinning, and the height was almost half as high as more than half of his own. Although it is not a mastiff, Zhang Shou has no doubt about the dog's combat effectiveness, so he will not reach out to tease it at all.

And the dog followed him very spiritually all the way, and it was not until he followed Lu Chan to the door of the east wing that it wagged its tail as if bored, and then left Lu Chan and Zhang Shou and went straight to the outer courtyard.

Seeing Zhang Shou looking back at the dog with interest, Lu Chan whispered: "This is the ancestor's favorite black moon, and it only operates within the scope of this celebrant and eunuch on weekdays. Before, Dr. Zhang, you fortunately didn't come in at the door, otherwise it would definitely pounce and bite, and only the old ancestor could drink it. ”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Hu and Yang Hao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. It's not like they haven't had dogs in the countryside, but where have they ever seen such a tall and mighty dog that is fiercer than a wolf! As soon as they thought that if they trespassed in without permission just now, they would definitely be chased by dogs and there was no way to enter the ground, and the two of them felt that their legs and stomachs were trembling.

Luckily, I always knew that it was illegal to break into the empty door, and I stopped the two reckless little guys!

Zhang Shou's heart also turned around with such a thought, and then he couldn't help but praise that there are people who must have dogs. At this time, Chu Kuan's somewhat familiar voice came from the room: "Xiao Lu, who did you bring outside?" ”

"Ancestor, it's Dr. Zhang."

After this sound, Zhang Shou heard a sound of footsteps in the room. In a few moments, the door was opened in front of him. Seeing that Chu Kuan, who had opened the door in person, nodded at himself with a smile, he arched his hand in return.

Immediately after, he said bluntly: "Nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, yesterday the emperor came to the national eunuch, there are many people, I don't want to ask Grandpa Chu, now I personally come to ask you for a student." ”

Lu Chan didn't expect that this Dr. Zhang, who was polite to him just now, would be so straightforward and unceremonious when he faced Chu Kuan, the celebrant who was more than one level taller than him. However, what surprised him even more was that Chu Kuan was only slightly stunned, and then pulled the person into the room with a smile.

"It's easy to talk about this, come on, sit in Dr. Zhang's room...... Xiao Lu, go find some good tea for hospitality! ”

Although there don't seem to be many people in this ceremonial eunuch, it doesn't really mean that there is not even a person who serves tea and water, and Lu Chan, the attendant, needs to do it himself. Therefore, Lu Chan was stunned when he heard this, and when he heard Chu Kuan's whistle and saw Heiyue coming over and squatting down at the door with his tail wagging again, he realized that Chu Kuan really had something important to say to people, so he only let his henchman go in to deliver tea.

So, he immediately agreed, and when he ran quickly to the middle hall to rummage through the cabinets, he found a small jar of tea that was said to be a tribute, and went to the small kitchen to scald the purple clay pot with boiling water. When he pushed the door open with his shoulder and went in, he heard Chu Kuan's voice.

"Dr. Zhang, tell me, is this disgusting?"

Just heard Chu Kuan complain and scold his mother, at this time, Zhang Shou was silent, but he already completely understood in his heart.

"What Gonggong Chu means is that the students I asked you to find, the Yan Fang who claimed to have been a few accounts but were all driven away, is because every time he is stunned, he exposes others to make fake accounts and fills his pockets, and the rest are a few poor scholars who are so sloppy that they write letters for others to make a living, and the vast majority of the rest are servants of several nobles or officials?"

Hearing this, even Lu Chan, who didn't know why, couldn't help but tremble slightly, and the tea cup on the tray made a slight noise, he hurriedly stepped forward to put the things down, and then poured the tea intently.

"Nowadays, all the prisoners in the Guozi Prison are dedicated to reading the books of sages and sages, and there are fewer and fewer who are willing to study arithmetic. And those dignitaries and dignitaries have raised a group of servants who have been learning arithmetic and reading accounts since childhood! Forget it, if you hadn't dealt properly in front of the Ge Mansion before, in an instant, the news that your dignified Ge Men disciples and a group of poor and servants were fighting for the wind would have spread all over the capital! ”

Speaking of this, Chu Kuan couldn't help but sigh deeply: "You must know that the profundity of the Ten Books of the Arithmetic Book is not something that can be taught without a teacher just by reading, but must have a qualified teacher to teach by word and deed...... More than ten years ago, when Guozijian still had an arithmetic department, the inmates who came out of the arithmetic department were all not in a good way, and where did they go? All of them were recruited with high salaries to serve as West Seats! ”

Zhang Shou took the tea handed by Lu Chan, and poured a thank you to him, then smiled slightly: "That is to say, those civil and military lords in the court are letting the servants practice arithmetic, so that their accounts are calculated, and their industries are taken care of, right?" ”

Chu Kuan immediately echoed: "That's right, they just think that an elegant hall like Guozijian doesn't need to be counted at all!" ”

For such a result, Zhang Shou was not surprised. Even in Europe, the lords and nobles were initially kept accountants in the service of their own small coffers and accounts, until financial speculation began to flourish, and the arithmetic began to become the gluttonous ones of the great powers that had dominated Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Chancellor of the Exchequer brought it out, and there were piles of people who were proficient in mathematics.

Pure mathematics can only attract a small number of enthusiasts, and it is only when it is connected with finance that mathematical talent will be precious and important. Otherwise, how are those complex financial derivatives and insurance products calculated?

Therefore, under Chu Kuan's gaze, Zhang Shou put down the teacup: "So, Father-in-law Chu told me this, did he want to say that the students I want have no hope?" ”

Chu Kuan saw that Zhang Shou's eyes were clear and his face was sincere, and he didn't know for a moment whether he was pretending to be confused or really not understanding.

He could only say in an accentuated tone: "I want to ask the prisoners of this country, who will be willing to be in the same ranks as the servants in this country, who will be willing to be in the same ranks as the servants if they pay tribute to the county students of the world, or for the favor of the shadow, or for the donation of prisoners?" Dr. Zhang, I can tell you everyone's names and whereabouts, but these people, even if I really rack my brains to come, then I won't be able to enter the Guozijian! ”

"Then don't want these people yet." Zhang Shou seemed to really couldn't understand the meaning of Chu Kuan's words, and sighed helplessly, "First of all, just find the Yan Fang who first confessed that he was instructed by others, and a few scholars who have no merit." As for admissions, I will give three questions, and I will ask the teacher and Mr. Qi and Mr. Chu to help me post them, but anyone who can answer them can go to Guozijian for an interview. ”

"What do you mean by interview, you ask? Of course, it is to avoid someone taking the questions that others have done to fool them around. ”

"Compared with going to the homes of those dignitaries and dignitaries, it is easier to recruit people all over the city, isn't it?"

"If those servants really want to learn, I told them when I first delivered the books that they could go to the teacher's house and ask for advice. There is no class of teaching, whether it is a teacher or me, they are all willing to answer questions and solve doubts, and they don't necessarily have to be Guozijian ......"

It wasn't until Zhang Shou expressed his attitude to Chu Kuan sincerely and politely, and thanked him for looking for someone before, that he got up and said goodbye to leave, and when he left, he politely said goodbye to Lu Chan, and followed the leading dog who was like no one else with a smile.

Chu Kuan stood at the door of the study, and when he saw that the young Dr. Guozi was walking calmly with his two servants, he couldn't help but squint his eyes, and then he asked Lu Chan on the side: "What do you think of this Dr. Zhang's temperament?" ”

"Temperament ......" Lu Chan coldly thought of the previous uncle's title, and couldn't help but say cautiously, "It seems to be quite easy-going, quite gentle and kind, and it doesn't seem to have any temper?" ”

"No temper? That's when you didn't see the Yuehualou Literary Society, and he couldn't stand up to Xu Fengyang, who claimed to be the first literary anthology in Gyeonggi. ”

Chu Kuan smiled, but there was no joy in that laughter: "You probably don't know, today he is sitting on the third floor of the Zhigong Building opposite the Shuntian Mansion, and he is at the same table with Qi Jingshan Chu Ying. ”

"Huh?" Lu Chan couldn't believe it, "Yesterday, the two old gentlemen, Master Ge and Qi Chu, didn't they also calculate the results?" ”

"Therefore, the attainer comes first, regardless of age." Chu Kuan took a breath irritably,

Originally, he wanted to complain about the difficulties at the beginning, and then try to collect all those people and send them to Zhang Shou as students, he was sure that those who dared to condone the servants to go to the Ge family to make trouble would not dare to fart, and Zhang Shou would owe him a favor at that time. After all, he has really verified that these people are indeed talents who have studied the ten books of arithmetic since childhood and have a certain foundation in arithmetic.

What can you do when you are a teacher without students?

As for making Zhang Shou owe this favor...... The Taizu scrolls in the ancient and modern Tongji library are piled up, but there are some things they can study and understand, and some things are like heavenly books, even the people of Xiyi can only recognize a few words, and they claim to be eunuchs who inherit the will of Taizu, and I don't know how many people have died with regrets.

Even if a dead horse is regarded as a live horse doctor, he might as well let Zhang Shou try it, even if the emperor doesn't allow it, he can copy it in private. But now that this favor has not been successful, how will he open his mouth to people in the future?

When walking all the way out, looking at the big black moon dog shaking his head and tail, and looking at the two little guys who have obviously become much more careful, Zhang Shou's mood was not greatly affected, let alone stressed.

For the sake of a group of people whose talents and conduct are good and cannot be determined, who are not good to speak and whose talents are to be determined, and whose conduct is flawed, he has to go to the group of civil and military officials who raise such a group of people, is he crazy?

There is a powerful weapon of the unified admission exam plus interviews, but he has to go to the special recruitment? If these people really came to ask for advice because of the gift of books on behalf of Ge Yong, it would be better to slowly discern the other party's temperament at that time than to use all the means now to take people into him.

Even if the recruitment fails, it's a big deal, let Lu Saburo be a bare-pole fasting chief in Jiuzhangtang!

As long as the little fat man can shine in some aspects, he is still worried that there will be no good seedlings in the future? The coming day is long, he is not in a hurry!

Ever since he had a big fall, he had learned his lesson, don't be impatient in everything!

Just as Zhang Shou, who was thinking so, stepped out of the threshold, he only heard a loud shout from outside the door: "Ah Shou! ”

When he looked up, he saw that he was riding a fiery red horse, and Zhu Ying, who was dressed in vermilion, suddenly came like a flame, Zhang Shou couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then he heard a sentence that made him stunned.

"Quick, follow me to see my mother!"