Within the county seat of Qishan, Haizhou Prefecture.

This old official office, which was built in the Tang Dynasty, is really lively today, with two groups of distinguished guests visiting one after another. The first to come were the two Su brothers and four Sumen disciples who came from the sea on Yuzhou Island, who were personally welcomed from the dock by Zeng Zhao, the governor of Haizhou. Before a group of people could sit firmly in the state office, Huang Tingjian and Wu Haogu arrived with gifts.

Zeng Zhao hurriedly got up and went out to greet him, and welcomed the fortunate Daru and Huang Tingjian and Mi Youren, who accompanied him, into the guest hall in the backyard of the Haizhou Prefecture.

And Wu Haogu was also here that he met Su Dongpo, whom he had admired for a long time, for the first time. Su Dongpo wore an earthy yellow cardigan and a Dongpo scarf on his head. The old man looked a little thin, with prominent cheekbones, sunken eye sockets, and a goatee that was all white.

Along with Su Dongpo, there is also an old man who is a little younger and a little fatter, but his facial features are very similar, and he is naturally Su Zhe, who once served as a second minister. Su Zhe's dress is similar to Su Shi's, dressed in casual clothes, but he didn't wear a Dongpo scarf, just put on a square scarf, and sat on the upper seat with his brother leisurely.

Zeng Zhao, who knew the affairs of Haizhou, also looked easy-going, also did not wear official uniforms, and vigorously beckoned the visiting Wu Haogu, Huang Tingjian and Mi Youren to take a seat.

However, Wu Haogu and Mi Youren did not dare to relax in front of the old-timers, they were all in full green robes and official uniforms, sitting in precarious positions.

Although both of them are confidants of the official family, it seems to be a matter of time before they are recommended to the two governments. But there are still seniors in the officialdom, and Wu Haogu still came to apprentice, and Mi Youren is simply a generation lower than Wu Haogu, and the Ersu brothers are the masters of his "grandfather's generation".

Su Dongpo's four students are also here, and they are all sitting there in civilian clothes, shaking fans, all of them are celebrities.

Huang Tingjian introduced everyone one by one for Wu Haogu, and Wu Haogu saluted while clasping his fists and peeking at the demeanor of the Ersu brothers.

Well, seriously, Wu Haogu really can't see how much charm the two old men have. It seems that the "four confidants" of himself, Gao Yu, Pan Xiao'an and Mi Youren look better! I don't know why the Song people are fans of Su Dongpo?

However, the predecessors are the predecessors...... Just before Wu Haogu left Kaifeng Mansion, the special issue of "Wenqu Xing" magazine, "The Return of Dongpo" (that is, the reality show album of Qiao Jinniang and Su Dongpo) was a big seller, and the album priced at 200 Wen (referring to the income of Oiran Bank, how much the distributor sells is calculated separately) sold 20,000 copies in Kaifeng Mansion alone! The sales volume of the entire Great Song Dynasty is conservatively estimated to be 200,000 copies!

With such sales, the next "tricks" will definitely sell at a sky-high price......

Fortunately, the Song people have not had any portrait rights and patent awareness in these years, otherwise Su Dongpo would have gone to Kaifeng Mansion to sue himself!

While thinking about the infringement of Su Dongpo's portrait rights, he talked about the greeting scene, talked for a while, and finally began to get down to business. I saw Huang Tingjian with a serious face: "Teacher, the disciple accompanied Wu Chongdao from Kaifeng Mansion this time, just to ask you to accept Wu Chongdao into Sumen and pass on the mantle." Wu Chongdao is a Confucian businessman, the ancestor is the Wu Zhou royal family, since childhood Confucianism and painting, although young, but in Confucianism and painting are very attained, can be called a generation of genius. If you can enter the teacher's door, you will definitely be able to carry forward the Sumen learning! ”

Su Dongpo smiled, shook his fan lightly and said, "Mi Yuanzhang, Zhang Zihou, Cheng Zhengshu, and Fan Yaofu have already received the letters recommending Wu Chongdao to get started. He looked at Wu Haogu, "They all say that you are a great talent in the world and a rookie in Confucianism." And the old man also read your "Republic of Commerce" in Haizhou...... It's not easy!

Although there is a saying in the "Book of Rites" that "the journey of the avenue, the world is for the public, and the selection of talents and abilities" is really put into practice, but only the "Lu Township Covenant" and the "Republic Commercial Covenant" are really put into practice. Moreover, the perfection of the "Republic Commercial Covenant" is far greater than that of the "Lu Township Covenant", and even the old man feels very impressed! To have a disciple like you is the honor of my Sumen! ”

Is this an apprentice? Although Wu Haogu's previous operation had made Su Dongpo unable to refuse, Mr. Dongpo's words still made Wu Haogu overjoyed.

He hurriedly got up, took out the apprenticeship post that had been prepared a long time ago, walked to Su Dongpo, knelt on his knees, and held up the apprenticeship post: "Disciple Wu Haogu greets the teacher!" ”

Su Dongpo accepted the apprenticeship post with a smile, and then stretched out his hand to support Wu Haogu's arm. Wu Haogu took advantage of the situation and stood up in front of Su Dongpo.

Mr. Dongpo looked at Wu Hao Gu Yingting's appearance, smiled slightly, and said, "Sit, sit down and talk." ”

Wu Haogu returned to his chair and sat down, although the formal apprenticeship ceremony had not yet been held, but from now on, he was a disciple of Su Men and the ideal heir of Su Dongpo......

Mr. Dongpo stroked his beard, pointed at his brother Su Zhe beside him with a fan and said, "Ziyou and I have been discussing your "Republic of Commerce" these days...... Zi Youdu thinks that the 'business contract' is not very good, and there will always be a day when the world will be chaotic! ”

This view ...... Uh, most likely that makes sense!

Wu Haogu knew that the "Republic of Commerce" and Jiehe Shang City, as well as the Yuntai Academy Palace and the Armed Doctor Corps, which had not existed in history, appeared one by one, and it was already destined for the future world, and it would be more chaotic than the original history.

Because the Chinese bourgeoisie now has a method for organizing a political power (the "Republican Commercial Treaty"), a base for the practice of political power (the Republican Commercial Market), and an armed group with ideals (the Armed Doctors' Group), as well as a bourgeois mentor who can toss around. With all this, if the Jingkang shame still appears as scheduled, then this catastrophe will become an opportunity for the birth of a bourgeois republican regime independent of the feudal dynasty.

And the minorities of the North, neither the Jurchens nor the Mongols, are probably enough to destroy a bourgeois republic with a population of several million, a huge handicraft industry and sea dominance in the East, and a large number of overseas colonies.

Perhaps in its place, there is a high probability that there will be more protracted chaos and conquest......

However, this true idea, Wu Haogu can't say it to Su Dongpo.

And Wu Haogu had long known that Ersu would ask such a question, as for the answer...... He had already thought about it.

"Teacher, the "Lu's Township Covenant" is a peasant covenant, and the "Republican Commercial Covenant" is a covenant of industry and commerce, but Shinong industry and commerce are headed by scholars after all. Students think that perhaps the covenant of scholars is the way to truly realize the world for the public, right? ”

And "covenant" again?

Everyone present looked at Wu Daru with burning eyes, as if they were waiting for his "Scholar's Appointment".

Wu Haogu said with a smile: "It just so happens that there is an opportunity to practice the covenant of scholars here in Haizhou. ”

Haizhou?

What does he want to do? Haizhou is a state of the imperial court! It is impossible for towns, townships, and cities below the county level to be self-governing - the scope of the central power of the Song Dynasty is basically to the county, and below it is various forms of autonomy.

Zeng Zhao suddenly understood, looked at Wu Haogu and asked, "Chongdao, are you talking about Haizhou Commercial Market?" ”

The name of "Shang Shi" of Haizhou Commercial Market was casually called. It may become a commercial market in the future, but now Haizhou commercial market is actually a place to settle degraded officials. By the time the next court party fights up, I'm afraid it will be full of unlucky degraded officials......

Wu Haogu said with a straight face: "It is inappropriate to call the new city in the north of Shushan County a commercial market, although it was indeed built by a commercial bank, but the main people who will live in the future are the court officials." ”

"That's right." Zeng Zhao thought for a while, "You have to change your name, Mr. Dongpo, Su Xianggong, what do you think?" ”

The two Su brothers glanced at each other, Su Shi smiled slightly, and Su Zhe frowned - Wu Haogu, the "evil Confucian", isn't he fighting some bad idea again?

"It's better to call it Tianya Town." Su Shi sighed and said, "We are both fallen people at the end of the world, and we meet with a smile and enmity." ”

"Good! It's called Tianya Town! Zeng Zhao nodded in agreement.

Wu Haogu said: "The fallen people at the end of the world are also dignified doctors!" In the future, Tianya Town will be the place with the highest concentration of doctors in the whole world...... This doctor's appointment, it's better to start from Tianya Town! ”

The scholars and doctors present at this point all frowned.

The place of degrading officials in Tianya Town should be empty! How did it become the place with the highest concentration of doctors in the whole world? How many people have to be demoted?

"There should be a "Covenant at the End of the World"." Su Dongpo shook his fan and said, "The villagers of the Lantian Lu clan and the merchants of Jiehe Business City can all choose talents and abilities, and the dignified doctors must be better than them!" ”

Su Zhe listened to his brother's words, and also felt that what to do.

It is said that the farmers and industry and commerce are headed by the scholars, and now the farmers and industries are "selecting the virtuous and capable", but the scholars cannot "select the virtuous and capable", so how can the nobility of the scholars be reflected?

Moreover, the "business contract" is only wealth, and the "township contract" is only morality, both of which are to take care of one at the expense of the other, and if it is implemented in the world, there will definitely be problems. If we can try out a "Shiyue" in Haizhou that "has both virtue and wealth," there will be hope for the country to be governed in the future.

And this "covenant" was obviously to be formulated under the guidance of the Sumen scholars. Su Zhe thought to himself: I have been a prime minister, and I am a great Confucian, there are so many bachelors in Sumen, all of whom are full of Confucianism, and you can refer to the "Business Covenant" and "Township Covenant", and you will definitely be able to formulate the best "Scholar Covenant......

Thinking of this, Su Zhe also nodded: "It's time to formulate a "Covenant at the End of the World...... Chongdao, you can also participate. This time, the old man wants to draw up a "Covenant at the End of the World" with Zizhan, Zikai (Zeng Zhao), and Sumen's disciples. ”