Hello Chang’an

"Guan Lin, what you said...does it mean that I look ugly?"

"You know that I have been confused for most of my life. I have accumulated so many ideas in my mind that I have no chance to put them into practice. I finally met the Master this time. I have something to do, so why should I spare my efforts?"

"And now that my whole family has come to Jiangdu, they all say that the governor's office does not support idle people. If I can't get the governor's approval, how will I support my family?"

"Wang Changshi, Ran Nushi...these two are the confidants of the Governor. How can I compare with them? All I can do is be more diligent..."

He admitted that he opened his mouth a bit wider when eating today, but as a newcomer, he was just growing up, so it was normal for him to take two more bites, right?

Wang Yue didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him at all, but gradually felt that Luo Guanlin's reminder was somewhat untenable -

"Speaking of which, Wang Changshi and Ran Nvshi are both your family members. Needless to say, Ran Nvshi is like your second pair of eyes...Wang Changshi is in charge of the affairs of the governor's office. He is already very busy on weekdays. It is a bliss. Seeing that I was waiting for you to share your worries. I am so active and diligent, I don’t think it’s too late for them to be happy, so why would they think I’m stealing the spotlight?”

To put it bluntly, Wang Changshi and Ran Nushi's status is above him. Who doesn't like the people below him to be both capable and willing to work?

Doesn’t competition often happen among people with the same status and position?

Thinking of this, Wang Yue's eyes towards his friend gradually changed, and he asked tentatively: "Guan Lin, are you worried...that I will shake your position in the hearts of adults?"

In the small study room where the two of them were alone, Luo Guanlin sat upright: "...This is absolutely not the case!"

Seeing that Wang Yuewu looked a little sad, Luo Guanlin frowned again and said: "If I had such thoughts, why did I recommend you to come to Jiangdu in the first place?"

Wang Yue has reservations about this statement, but that's not necessarily true. What if he is afraid that he will not be full, but also afraid that he will eat too well?

Human nature is like this... It's not like he can't understand it.

Wang Yue sighed vaguely: "I understand, Guan Lin, I will follow your advice and hide more in front of the governor in the future..."

Luo Guanlin was a little anxious. How could he bear the reputation of competing with Wang Wangshan for favor? What’s more, they are fighting for the favor of a seventeen-year-old girl!

He would never admit it... No, he didn't have this intention in the first place!

In order to clear his name, Luo Guanlin finally said: "Don't think wildly. You don't know. I have a private agreement with her for three years. I will leave Jiangdu in three years. This three-year agreement is just to repay her for saving me." It’s just the kindness of the tribe!”

In short, there is no emotion, it is all out of necessity!

Wang Yue: "?"

Three years later, leaving Jiangdu?

Wang Yue turned around in his chair and faced Luo Guanlin beside him: "Guanlin... why have I never heard you mention such an important matter before!"

"What will I do if you leave in three years?" Wang Yue asked uneasily.

Luo Guanlin said calmly: "It's just a temporary measure at the moment. If there is a better place to go, I will take you with me..."

Wang Yue didn't listen to him at all, and said directly: "No... According to this, I may not be able to support myself alone by then, and now I need to stabilize my position as soon as possible!"

Luo Guanlin looked at his friend with difficulty - he didn't consider going with him at all, right?

It is impossible for Wang Yue to consider this choice easily. Firstly, he is now full of ambitions and has high hopes for Jiang Du. Secondly, he has finally decided on the candidate for his lord. If he is asked to switch to someone else...someone understands. How cruel and terrible is this to him?

Wang Yuesui said with a heartfelt tone: "Guan Lin, there has never been a bottleneck period in your choice of master, but I am different. It took me most of my life to choose a new master. I will never choose a new master unless it is absolutely necessary."

Luo Guanlin frowned. What does it mean that there is no bottleneck period in choosing a master?

He said that Luo Guanlin was like one of those people who wandered around!

"So, Guanlin... please help me quickly!" Wang Yue clasped his hands and bowed to Luo Guanlin: "It was just my villainous heart that misunderstood you... Since you have nothing to ask for, you are a good person who will do it to the end and help me. Secure your position in front of the Governor!"

He had heard that there were quite a few scribes who had come to the Governor's Mansion recently, but Wang Changshi was still screening and watching, and had not allowed those people to work in the study room for the time being.

But the competition in the future will definitely be fierce, and you must do it as early as possible to consolidate your position!

"Guan Lin, please tell me, what are the taboos and preferences of the governor in his daily life?"

"Guan Lin, Brother Yu has a merciless request... If you have any clever ideas in the future, why not give it to me privately? You won't need it anyway, right?"

“…”

Luo Guanlin suddenly felt that he was being roasted on the fire, so now he was forced to help Wang Wangshan to "secure his favor", right?

What on earth is he doing here tonight?

That night, Luo Guanlin was pestered by Wang Yue and asked about Chang Sui Ning's likes and dislikes. It was only after three o'clock that he was able to escape.

Therefore, when he appeared in front of Chang Sui Ning the next day, his eyes were slightly green and black.

Chang Suining summoned Jiangdu officials to discuss matters, summarized the problems encountered these days, and discussed solutions one by one.

After the officials left the meeting hall, Wang Changshi also retreated to arrange matters.

At this time, a police officer came to convey a message, saying that someone wanted to see the governor. His identity was unknown, and he only called himself Yuan, saying that he recognized the governor.

Chang Suining asked Yao Ran to go see it on his behalf first to find out whether it was true or false.

After Yao Ran left, Chang Suining looked at Luo Guanlin, who was sitting there sorting out his notes: "Mr. Qian, do you have something to say?"

At this moment, everyone dispersed, and apart from Chang Sui Ning, only Luo Guanlin and Wang Yue were left in the meeting hall.

During the discussion, Luo Guanlin hesitated to speak several times, but at that time in front of those officials, he did not speak out.

Listening to Chang Suining's question at this moment, he put down the note in his hand and looked seriously at the girl wearing a crimson official robe. Before answering, he asked: "My lord, do you know why the imperial court chose to suppress industry and commerce?"

Scholars, farmers, and commerce, followed by industry and commerce, this is the division of value recognition.

Chang Suining nodded.

Luo Guanlin said: "Businessmen pursue profit. Whenever they see profit, they will do anything. But once they become strong, most of them will be deceitful, forcing good people to be inferior, and even colluding with officials to deceive the common people. Therefore, If we do not try to lower their status, it will shake the foundation of the country.”

"And the origin of business is also closely related to workers. Workers create things, and merchants sell them—"

Luo Guanlin looked at Chang Sui Ning and said bluntly: "Your Excellency is now going to set up a craftsman academy in Wuer Academy to train craftsmen and let them grow vigorously. This move may bring temporary prosperity to Jiangdu, but if the craftsmen are allowed to develop It may only take a few years for them to grow stronger. They will flow into all walks of life and pursue profits together with businessmen. The foreseeable harm must be two-"

Chang Sui Ning nodded and accepted his words: "First, once the status of workers is improved and the interests of businessmen are increased, it is easy for the people to lose sight of reality and become imaginary. People's hearts will become unresponsive and unwilling to settle for farming, which will shake the foundation of farming." Luo Guanlin After being stunned for a moment, the girl continued: "Secondly, once the connection between industry and commerce is strong, with huge profits in hand, and collusion with powerful people, it will be like a salt dealer, who may have a big tail in the future to counter the government's worries. "

Luo Guanlin took a deep look at her and said, "Yes, once such a situation is formed, the prosperity will be like a bubble that may collapse at any time."

He couldn't help but ask: "Your Excellency, since you know this very well, why did you choose to establish the Craftsman Academy? Is it possible that what you want is just a temporary prosperous scene like a flashback? For this reason, you have to ignore the possibility that this strong medicine may bring Disadvantages?”

"Sir, I need craftsmen. I need many skilled craftsmen who can make new things."

There was faith and determination in the girl's cold eyes: "Sir, do you know how important a good knife, a good armor, and a warship that can break through the wind and waves are on the battlefield? They can even decide a war. The victory or defeat. The emergence of a sharp weapon that no other country has ever seen can influence the survival of a country if it plays a role in a key battle. Nowadays, with internal and external troubles, constant foreign enemies, and prosperity and decline, it is even more necessary to protect it with a sharp weapon. ”

The girl's voice was not strong, but there seemed to be the sound of an iron horse behind her.

Luo Guanlin had never been on the battlefield, but at this moment, he actually saw the perseverance to protect the country from this seventeen-year-old girl.

He suddenly believed that she really wanted to protect this land and its people.

"This is a matter of survival and victory in the war." Chang Sui Ning continued: "What is made by workers is beneficial in all aspects. Since the beginning of farming, the importance of agricultural tools is self-evident. If we can make further progress on the current basis, We can use less manpower to do more things - the development of workers will not only indirectly 'hurt farmers', but also directly help farmers. "

"I can't refute the benefits that your Excellency said." Or perhaps he really understood Chang Suining's intentions. Luo Guanlin's tone sounded much more relaxed, but his attitude was still clear: "But Your Majesty also mentioned just now that this move will bring After weighing the harm, do you still think it is worth it?"

"Yes." Chang Suining said without hesitation: "But I will try to minimize the harm. What I want is craftsmen, and I have no intention of raising the status and interests of businessmen-"

Luo Guanlin: "But craftsmen and merchants are one cause and one effect..."

Chang Suining raised his hand to pour himself a cup of tea and asked, "What if all the craftsmen who master the latest skills belong to me?"

Luo Guanlin looked at her puzzled.

"The craftsmen I have trained should be used by me." Chang Suining took a sip of tea and said, "Sir, I plan to build four workshops in Jiangdu."

Luo Guanlin didn't react for a moment: "...Wueryuan has not been completely completed, so why should we build a workshop again?"

Chang Suining blinked: "I don't build a workshop. Where will the craftsmen who come out of Wueryuan Craftsman School go to work?"

"It turns out that the governor has already thought about where these craftsmen will go!" Wang Yue thought to himself: "In this way, we can restrict and supervise the craftsmen to the greatest extent..."

He also knew that the quality of this sentence was not good, but it was not a problem that he could not get a word in!

Halfway through listening to Lao Luo's words, he had already started to feel regretful - why wasn't such a good performance opportunity left to him?

But Wang Yue also knew that the water on this topic was too deep, and he was destined to be less able to grasp it than Luo Guanlin - people who had been to the capital and served as officials were still different after all.

His vision angle and acuity were all inferior.

Wang Yue knew that he was not as good as he was, so he secretly made up his mind to ask his friends for advice more often in the future, and in the name of not being ashamed to ask, he would take advantage of his friends.

But having said that... The governor has not been an official for long, how can he be able to answer questions freely with Lao Luo?

"Yes, restrictive supervision is one of them." Chang Sui Ning said: "I not only want to supervise, but also make profits."

Her words were very straightforward: "The interests are in my hands, in the hands of the government, and in the hands of the court, just like official salt. I have the final say on how to distribute it to those businessmen and how to regulate it."

Luo Guanlin raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty, do you want to build an official workshop?"

"Of course." Chang Sui Ning said: "I not only want to build a porcelain workshop and a silk weaving workshop, but also a shipyard and a smelting workshop, which must be approved by the imperial court."

The government-run handicraft industry has existed since the Western Zhou Dynasty. She is not the first to do so. There are government-run paper and porcelain workshops in Xuanzhou.

"The current situation in Jiangdu is like this. Even if the imperial court agrees to build a workshop, the Ministry of Household Affairs may not be able to allocate the money now..." Luo Guanlin said tactfully.

He also had to build ships and smelt, and he didn't even dare to think how much money this would cost.

"It doesn't matter, as long as the court approves it, I can contribute the money to advance the payment." Chang Sui Ning smiled: "I just have some spare money on hand."

Any money left?

The three million coins in her private treasury?

Luo Guanlin wanted to sigh inexplicably. It had only been a few days of prosperity... She couldn't save any money in her hands, so she had to do something.

But if these workshops really open up, the profits should be considerable. The court would also be happy to see workshops that could replenish the national treasury and be supervised by the government.

She funded it herself, and most of the craftsmen in the past came from Wueryuan... Although it was officially government-run and had to pay taxes, it was almost as low as her private business.

Therefore, by building Wueryuan first and then the workshop, she might have already laid out a complete plan for Jiangdu in her heart.

In this way, the craftsman can better utilize his talents and at the same time be regulated and managed, the benefits created will be distributed by him, and the market will be regulated by him, which can effectively slow down the impact on the system order.

She tried to make Jiangdu fly, but the string of the kite was held in her hand... Then everything was controllable to a certain extent.

This also shows that she understands the importance of the word "rule".

In fact, there are many disadvantages just mentioned. In the final analysis, the biggest harm is that it is not conducive to governance. This is also the fundamental reason why the imperial court emphasizes agriculture and suppresses business, and relegates novel skills to strange skills and tricks.

"Don't worry, sir, I'm not just someone who likes to dream." Chang Suining put down his tea cup and said, "This world will always need order and means to maintain stability, and I will never ignore the fundamentals at any time."

At this moment, looking at the aura around the girl, Luo Guanlin's mind surged like ocean waves, then slowly settled down, unable to describe the specific feeling.

Good night. (The plots of the last few chapters seem to be very boring. They are all about Ning Ning’s official business, and writing them is also very difficult. I check a lot of information every day, and I may only write a few words. I cry, but if I don’t write, I feel very vain. I can’t help it. I’m just lazy, but I’ve finally finished this paragraph. Please correct me if there are any mistakes.)