What do you mean? Not afraid to make a big deal out of it? Wu Haogu was stunned, and he already understood his teacher's mind a little.

Prime Minister, Su Dongpo still wants to be!

Su Dongpo was originally a minister who was qualified to worship the prime minister, but before Wang Anshi's reform began, his career was smooth sailing. In the fifth year after high school, he became a judge of Fengxiang Mansion, and three of those years were still at home to keep filial piety to his mother. By the time Wang Anshi's reform began, Su Dongpo had already made a judgment on the Wengu Academy. If he hadn't been involved in the ensuing party dispute, he would have thought that the Wutai poetry case had become the target of public criticism, and with the reputation of his early qualifications, it would have been no difficult for Xuanma.

And even if he was rectified in the party struggle, Su Dongpo still made a comeback during the Yuanyou period, and achieved the Zhongshu Sheren, Hanlin Bachelor, and Zhizhi Xuan, which can be said to be one step away from Xuanma worshipping the prime minister. It's a pity that in the end, because he advocated reconciling the old and new contradictions, he was appointed abroad again, and he knew Hangzhou with Longtu Pavilion.

It's a pity that his idea of reconciling the old and the new did not win the new party's tolerance for him, and after Shaosheng Shaoshu began, he once again became the target of the new party's strong attack, all the way to Danzhou, almost despairing of officialdom.

But now that he is praised by Wu Haogu as the grandmaster of the Yuntai School, and he has the "Practical Enlightenment Trial", a tool that can be used to find the Confucian Dao, the mind of being an official is naturally activated.

If "positivism" can be praised as a manifestation of science through the Tao, then of course Su Dongpo and his younger brother Su Zhe can make a comeback, and it is possible for both brothers to declare hemp at the same time!

Because "positivism" has become an explicit study, then Jing Gongxinxue is of course a pseudo-science. How could the official family let a group of "pseudo-Confucians" stay in the political hall? Of course, we have to let all the members of the New Party get out, so how many seats will have to be freed up?

And Wu Haogu himself, as the first author of "Practical Enlightenment and Taoism", has undoubtedly obtained the status of a great Confucian, and there is no need to ask about the transfer of scholars to literature. And at the age of 25, he became a courtier and a great Confucian, and there was a school as a backing, and Xuan Ma was only a matter of his thirties......

That's a lot of wishful thinking! However, Wu Haogu also knows that precisely because there are too many interests involved behind the struggle of schools, it has become a life-and-death struggle, and the rights and wrongs of theories are sometimes not the standard for judging academic levels.

Otherwise, Confucius would not need to take Zilu to convince people with virtue...... And there are still too few "sub-roads" around Wu Haogu, and he is weak when he is reasonable!

……

When Wu Haogu was paying New Year's greetings to Su Dongpo and discussing whether to go to Kaifeng Mansion to discuss the last Tao, Lu Jiawen, who had a "hatred of killing his son" with him, was visiting Zeng Zhao, who knew Haizhou.

And he also prepared a grand gift, putting on the style of a big businessman.

"Look, why are you doing this?"

In the backyard of the Zhizhou Bureau, Zeng Zhao looked at the visiting Lu Jia and asked, with a look of regret.

"Bitter?" Lu Jia asked and snorted, "I am a big businessman now, but I have made tens of thousands of profits in a few months, and I can't earn ten years as an official, how can I say that I am bitter?" ”

Zeng Zhao only sighed when he heard this. Lu Jia asked that he must have been hit by the pain of losing his son, so he broke the jar and fell into the eyes of money. But what can I say? Lu Jiawen's son died for the sake of the New Party......

"That'...... Brother Wang, you have my use, even if you say that. Zeng Zhao meant that Lu Jia asked where he could be useful in business, although he spoke.

"Good!" Lu Jia asked if he really nodded, "Then I'll say it."

Brother Zikai, the "Tianya Shi Covenant" was formulated with your support? ”

"Yes, yes." Zeng Zhao couldn't help frowning when he heard the other party mention "Tianya Shiyue".

The Covenant of the End of Heaven was indeed drawn up with his support. And he had read all the terms and felt that there was no problem, so he agreed to try it out in Tianya Town. As for the results of the trial...... Can't say no, okay? Now the hukou in Tianya Town has increased rapidly, almost enough to reach a Wang County. The business in the town is also developing very well, and the housing tax and the tax are showing signs of approaching Haizhou.

But the problem is that this Tianya Town is becoming more and more like Jiehe Commercial Market! While commerce flourished and the population gathered, the power of merchants also expanded rapidly. Almost half of the town elders, whether they have official status or not, are actually businessmen. And the mayor of Tianya Town is full of flowers, and he is an out-and-out businessman, and he doesn't even have an official body.

"Zikai," Lu Jiawen sneered, "Tianya Town is about to become the second Jiehe Commercial Market, and your credit is really not small!" I wonder what the imperial historians will think when they find out? ”

Zeng Zhao was a little speechless. This is indeed a meritorious matter according to the previous official evaluation standards. Jiehe Shang City is still in the five-year tax holiday, and the benefit that the imperial court can see is the 100,000 yuan tax of the city's shipping department, and if the five-year tax holiday period is over, the total income can reach 200,000 yuan. And Tianya Town is now developing rapidly, and it may be able to reach more than 100,000 taxes in a few years.

But the problem is that this Jiehe Commercial Market is already very wrong...... I heard that the permanent population of the place has gone to 100,000! There are more than 10,000 converted households, which can be regarded as a state. And the wealth generated is worth a large state.

How could such a piece of land not be under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court?

Of course, because this matter involves the relationship between Song and Liao, no one dares to mention it now. But Tianya Town is different, it is in the land of the Great Song Dynasty! If you want to make the same appearance as the Jiehe Commercial Market, then don't let the imperial history and the official spray to death?

"Wangzhi, don't talk about it......" Zeng Zhao shook his head again and again, "I don't know what to do with Tianya Town now." ”

"Naturally, the mayor of the town has been re-elected!" Lu Jia asked, "Since it is a town of scholars, then at least there must be a mayor of scholars, right?" How can a merchant be called to govern? ”

"Re-election?" Zeng Zhao frowned, "How do you want to re-elect?" The term of office of Hua Manshan is three years. ”

"Naturally, Brother Zikai ordered the doctor from Tianya Town to come to the public promotion." Lu Jia asked.

"This ......" Zeng Zhao frowned deeply, "If the scholar is recommended, I am afraid that the person who is selected is also from Yuntai Academy." ”

Lu Jia asked and smiled: "It's not impossible for the people of Yuntai Academy to do it...... As long as military attachés, merchants, or unofficial merchants do not become mayors or elders. ”

"Not even a military attaché?" Zeng Zhao asked.

Lu Jia asked and snorted: "Of course not!" How can a martial artist be considered a dignified doctor? ”

"I'm afraid I won't be able to convince the public."

Lu Jiawen smiled: "If Zikai is afraid that he will not be able to convince the public, please order." ”

Zeng Zhao wrinkled his eyebrows, "But the current "Tianya Shi Covenant", the previous "Jiehe Business Covenant", and the earlier "Lu Family Township Covenant" are all self-governing with the covenant, and there is no precedent for the official family to surrender the edict." ”

"Within the four seas, it is not the king's land, and the coast of the land is not the king's minister!" Lu Jia asked, "It is natural for the official family to send an edict to allow the 'township covenant' and 'scholar covenant'.

As for the "Jiehe Shang Treaty", that is a special case, after all, the Jiehe Shang City occupies the land of the Song and Liao countries, and it is inconvenient for the officials of our dynasty to issue an edict alone. ”

"That's right," Zeng Zhao thought for a while, "After Chinese New Year's Eve, I will call the mayor and town elders of Tianya Town and talk to them first." ”

……

That night, Wu Haogu held a Chinese New Year's Eve banquet in his mansion, and invited a number of people in Haizhou's business circles. Wu Yanen, who has always traveled south in winter, made an exception this year and did not go south, but just stood guard in Haizhou, waiting for the clipper ship that would arrive from Goryeo at any time. Therefore, he was also invited to attend the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet in Wu Haogu's mansion.

Before the banquet began, Mi Youren, Wu Yanen, Hua Manshan, Pan Xing'an, Ximenzi, Su Shi and several other figures who were close to Wu Haogu were all in the inner hall of Linhaizhuang and gathered with Wu Haogu.

Tonight, Wu Haogu's mood didn't seem to be very high, and after just a few words of greeting with the guests, he said in a low voice: "I'm afraid that the tree is making a big move, have you read all the articles of Lu Xiucai?" ”

Wu Yanen let out a long sigh faintly, as if talking to himself, and said: "After all, the official family of the Great Song Dynasty shares the world with the scholars!" ”

"What about the scholars?" Pershingan snorted, "It's not that we don't have it on our side!" It's a big deal to ask Brother Zhongnan to come out and be the mayor of the town. ”

Su Shi has been doing well in Haizhou these days, and has become a group of big brothers who "depreciate the second generation" and "depreciate the third generation" - he has a spending target of 40,000 yuan, and he can also make a large group of friends with wine and meat! Moreover, his father was the prime minister and was demoted to Lingnan, so he belongs to the second generation of senior debasement.

Wu Haogu shook his head and said, "After a while, Su Zhongnan still has important matters, I'm afraid I can't stay in Haizhou for a long time." ”

"Teacher, why don't I do it part?" Mi Youren, a student of Wu Haogu, volunteered.

Although he is not a second-generation debasement, he is a dignified scholar and a confidant of the official family, so why not be in charge of Tianya Town? It's no problem to let the official family lower the edict.

"Yuan Hui, you're not suitable either." Wu Haogu still shook his head, "The county order of Donghai County will soon expire, and we will enter Beijing together after the Shangyuan Festival, so we will send you to ask for the dispatch of Donghai County." ”

Donghai County's jurisdiction is Yuzhou Island and nearby Lianshan Island, as well as some other small islands, and there are very few permanent residents, so it is a middle and lower county, so Mi Youren's Wenlinlang official rank is enough to serve as the governor of Quanzhi County. And with the relationship between Mi Youren and Zhao Ji, why can't they slowly climb up according to the conventions of surveying, right? After returning to Beijing to meet Zhao Ji this time, he will definitely have to be promoted, and then it will be Deng Shilang, although he is still from the ninth grade, but it is also the third order of the four orders of the selection, and it is now a Beijing official, and there is no problem in managing the middle and lower counties.

"Teacher," Mi Youren thought for a moment, "then who do you want to be the mayor of this town?" ”

Wu Haogu shook his head, "It's not a question who is the mayor of the town, even if Zhang Zihou wants to be the mayor, the question now is how should the mayor and the old man be produced?" ”

"What does the teacher think?"

Wu Haogu paused, "It doesn't matter what I think, what matters is what kind of conditions we can negotiate with Zeng Zi." “