"What is money? Money is a good thing, with it, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and the family is harmonious! ”

In the Chongwen Academy, Wang Zhu, the reviewer of the History Museum, came to Ouyang Xiu's case and looked at him with a smile. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ouyang Xiu has been studying the question of what the essence of money is in the new book of the three divisions in the past few days, seeking the classics all over the world, and wanting to write a good literary and scientific essay to come out. Although Xu Ping and Fan Zhongyan had reached an understanding that, unless there were special circumstances, the two sides would not interfere in each other's affairs, but Ouyang Xiu had always been a little unconvinced.

Recently, the three divisions have been in the limelight, and their financial resources are extensive, and they are no longer in the past when they can't make ends meet. From rectifying the collusion and corruption of public officials, to the new opening of the business, and then to the new opening of the shop, the monthly income of the three divisions has been rising. With money in hand, all kinds of official affairs are handled very smoothly, and the officials there accumulate political achievements while using printed books to build momentum.

Although money and grain are the lifeblood of the country, the officials in charge of money and grain have always been inferior, giving people the impression that they are calculating and not talented people who do great things. Only the noble people who do not know firewood, rice, oil and salt are the future of the country.

It's a pity that Ouyang Xiu searched through the three halls and the secret pavilion, but he didn't find any classics that could inspire him, looking at the books printed by the third division, he couldn't see the strange theories that Xu Ping talked about, but he didn't know how to refute them at all.

Looking up at Wang Zhu's cheap appearance, Ouyang Xiu said angrily: "Why are you so proud today?" ”

"Because I just received the Ming edict, from next month, all the officials in Beijing will pay real money, and there is no need to break the money!" Wang Zhu raised his hands and his face was full of joy. "There is no need to be like before, when it comes to the day of the fortune, fold it into fragrant medicine and run to the incense medicine courtyard, and I don't want to fold it into tea alum and run to the courtyard, running around, and running for a day may not get the money. Speaking of which, you don't believe it, I still have a month to be folded into wine, and I actually came back with a few urns of French wine! ”

"If the wine is not bad, you will be content!"

Seeing that Ouyang Xiu still looked stupid, Wang Zhu stretched out his hand and pressed the money book issued by the third division on the case, and said: "What is the money that Deputy Envoy Xu said in your heart, and you always want to refute him, what's the use?" Relying on these statements, Deputy Envoy Xu really earned countless money for the Third Division, and really gave us small officials real money, which is real. With money in hand, we can buy what we want to buy, and we don't need to carefully count the copper coins in our pockets when we have a feast. Uncle Yong, we all have to thank Vice Envoy Xu, this is a good thing for the benefit of countless officials! ”

Ouyang Xiu got up and sighed: "Do you think I'm because of the battle of will?" Uncle Yuan, you underestimate my heart too much! I disdain Xu Ping's trick, because this is just a trick to accumulate money, not in line with the way of governing the country. It's like taking a strong medicine when your body is slightly ill, although it works for a while, it spoils your body! The art of accumulating wealth is not a great way, it is just a temporary small technique, how can it be done for a long time? What I'm worried about is that Xu Ping relied on his set to achieve results in a short period of time, making people benefit, thus confusing people's hearts! If you use this kind of petty trick to govern the country, something big will happen after all! ”

Wang Zhu snorted: "I naturally know Uncle Yong's concern for the country and the people, but now the court, the officials and the people, only benefit from it, and don't see its disadvantages, so you can't scold Deputy Envoy Xu, right?" Is it possible not to be a person who does things for the state, but to be blamed? In that case, which official will work hard in the future? We have received favor from him, and we have spoken a good word for him first. ”

"You and I read the book of sages, we should cite the scholars, the upper auxiliary Mingjun, and the lower An Limin, what we are seeking is the sage road, how can we be blinded by a little favor and small favor? Don't think like that! ”

Wang Zhu smiled and shook his head: "So, a few colleagues in our pavilion who are familiar with each other are going out to get drunk tonight and celebrate, Uncle Yong is always thinking about these big things in his heart, should he go or not?" ”

Ouyang Xiu was stunned: "Where to go?" ”

"Jun Zhen's small shop in the north of the city, we have never been to celebrate him. I heard that there is cold fruit wine at night, and there are freshly roasted mutton and fresh fish, which is very lively, so I went there tonight. ”

"It's in the north of the city, and the place is remote, if it's late, won't it be troublesome to return to your accommodation?"

"Don't worry about that, the third division has a fuel wall car there, and every half an hour he walks from there to the city, all night long. If we come back late, just take the oil wall car back. ”

"In that case, why don't I go?"

Wang Zhu looked at Ouyang Xiu and laughed: "Since you are going, you will call Fan Xiucai together." ”

Now in the pavilion, Ouyang Xiu is correcting the entries in the pavilion collection with Wang Zhu and others, compiling a catalog, and Wang Yaochen originally did this, but his mourning period has not yet expired, so he is only named for the time being. Li Shu, the intellectual, and Song Qi of the Zhishi Museum were responsible for distinguishing the authenticity of the book and the corresponding proofreading. Most of the people in the pavilion were involved in the project.

Fan Xiucai is Fan Zhen, a native of Huayang, Yizhou, Xue Kui knew Yizhou during the Tiansheng period, the two met by chance, Xue Kui appreciated his talent and was hired as a professor of government science. Later, when Xue Kui returned to Beijing, he brought Fan Zhen to the capital by the way, and his poems quickly spread in the capital, and his reputation was shocked. Fan Zhen has not yet participated in the imperial examination, at this time it is cloth, and the royal gift is studying in the pavilion.

Reading in the pavilion is a kind of identity, but also a kind of glory, aimed at people who have no official status but have talents, and there are very few people who can have this opportunity for decades. started with the prodigy Yan Shu, and later there was Song Shou, and the others were basically the sons of Zaizhi. Fan Zhen was able to get this opportunity because he was recognized by many veterans and important ministers with his talent.

Ouyang Xiu is famous for his poetry and writing, and at this time he is Xue Kui's son-in-law, and he has a very close relationship with Fan Zhen, and he went to the house of Wang Gongchen, another son-in-law of Xue Kui, so naturally Fan Xiucai will not be missing.

In the Third Division's Editing Office, Xu Ping was in his official hall, looking at several young officials in front of him, and considering his words.

In the past two days, Xu Ping has transferred Jia Xian, his senior brother Zhu Ji, and several students with arithmetic expertise from Si Tianjian and entered the Regulations Editing Institute to start some preparations for data statistics.

With these mathematicians, there must be corresponding officials to cooperate to do these things, and among the earliest personnel in the editing institute, Liu Xin and Wang Gongchen have already been appointed abroad, and now they must be replenished. These officials are the candidates in Xu Ping's heart.

Zheng Jian, who was already doing audit affairs, naturally wanted to learn relevant knowledge and prepare for the field affairs and shops under the third audit division in the future. The others are Ye Qingchen, Zeng Gongliang, and Gao Ruone in the pavilion, all of whom are Jinshi in the second year of Tiansheng like Zheng Jian, and the other is Ji Ying in the same year as Xu Ping, who was just recommended by Wang Zeng to enter the pavilion.

These people are the team that Xu Ping plans to train for the three divisions in the next few years. (To be continued.) )