Compulsory education in ancient times

On June [-]st, the second National Highway Auction in Liuli Pavilion came to an end. Tao Jianran saw the letter sent by Qi Bohan, and only then did he know that the second phase of the national highway construction was actually to open up the road from the capital to Ning'an.And it's both water and land.

However, due to the distance, the longest section of this phase of the project is expected to take a year to complete.

Tao Jianran was looking forward to this very much, and even thought that after the completion of the project in the future, Ning'an would definitely become the second largest economic center in Rui Dynasty!

In June, the spring has quietly gone away, and the scorching sun above the head is getting bigger and bigger day by day.Fortunately, the plants in the [-]-acre cotton field were free from disease and disaster, and they grew into what Tao Jianran imagined, and they would be ready for harvest in two months.

Qiu Qinye and Li Qiong's albums were also finished. After reading them, the farmers raised some points that they didn't understand. After many revisions, they finally decided on the final version.

Tao Jianran looked at the picture book in front of him that was three times thicker than the original manual, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion for the two people's intentions.

"Thank you for your hard work. When this album is published, your names will be printed on it." Tao Yanran said to the two of them.

"How is this so embarrassing?" Li Qiong was very surprised. They just converted the words into patterns according to what others wrote, and they could even sign them?Although this is not considered to be standing, judging from what Tao Jianran meant, this album should be widely distributed to farmers!This can be regarded as a long-lasting fragrance!

"This is what you have earned through hard work, so I am so sorry." Tao Yanran comforted, "Not only do you need to sign, but you have done a good job this time. I have already mentioned you in a letter to His Majesty. After the cotton is successfully planted, the reward should not few."

Li Qiong and Qiu Qinye were very excited when they heard their names appeared in front of the saint, but they didn't dare to lose their composure in front of Tao Jianran, so they could only hold back.

Tao Jianran encouraged the two of them a few more words, and each of them rewarded five taels of silver, and then let them go.

Later, when Tao Yanran wrote a letter to Qi Bohan, he brought along this album by the way, and also mentioned his idea of ​​wanting to win over Li Qiong and Qiu Qinye.

Although these two talents are not high in knowledge, they are not useless. The most important thing is to be loyal to Tao Jianran, and the others can be gradually discovered and cultivated.Coupled with Qiu Yu, this trip to Yizhou can be regarded as a little rewarding.

There are also Li Tongpan and Qian Changshi, Tao Jianran doesn't have much contact, and I don't know why, these two people rarely appear in front of Tao Jianran.Tao Jianran didn't bother to think so much, since he didn't want to show his face in front of him, then he didn't need to lick his face to accept his younger brother.

A few days later, a convoy of twenty vehicles appeared at the gate of Yizhou City. After handing over one hundred catties of high-quality rice, they entered the city and came straight to the Jiedushi's Mansion.

It was rare that a convoy did not go to Hushi Street after entering the city. This convoy quickly aroused the ideas of the people in Yizhou.But the car was covered with a thick oilcloth, and it was impossible to see what was inside, which was really curious.

Tao Yanran was still inspecting the construction site, and when he heard the shadow guard say that Ning An was coming, he immediately guessed that it was the batch of silkworms!Immediately mounted Zhuifeng and galloped back.

However, unexpectedly, there was an old friend following the convoy: "Brother Zhang!"

Zhang Wenyou's temperament is obviously much more mature than before, and he has grown a beard following the trend.When he saw Tao Jianran, he bowed politely: "See Mr. Tao."

"Hey, we don't have to be so particular about it in private." Tao Jianran hurriedly helped Zhang Wenyou up, "Why did Brother Zhang come?"

"I was supposed to come with the craftsmen, but the wife at home was not feeling well during pregnancy, so we waited until she gave birth to come here." Speaking of this, Zhang Wenyuan's face was also beaming.

Tao Jianran heard the words, and only then did he know that his old friends didn't know when they got married!I couldn't help but feel a little ashamed: "Brother Zhang is married and has a child, and I didn't know about it. I'm really ashamed."

"Father didn't allow us to disturb you, so I didn't say anything." Zhang Wenyou didn't care, and then talked about his younger brother, "Si Yuan originally wanted to come together, but father and mother are old, and we can't leave at the same time. Waiting for you Back in the capital, we can gather together."

"You guys moved to the capital too? That's great!" Tao Jianran didn't have many friends in the capital, so when he heard that Zhang Carpenter's family had come, he was naturally happy, "But Si Yuan is not young, has he ever been married?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Wenyuan also had a look of helplessness: "He has a quick temper, and the girls his mother told him didn't like him, so he said he wanted to find them by himself. Tsk, now in the capital, how could a man like him have a boudoir girl for him to find."

Tao Jianran chatted with Zhang Wenyuan all the way, and after all the silkworms were moved into the warehouse, he said: "You came just in time, you haven't read the book on water conservancy before, why don't you help me plan the river channel in Yizhou, how to dig it in the future? "

"to make!"

After Zhang Wenyuan agreed, Tao Yanran took him to Qianlixiang for lunch, and then let him go to rest first.And Tao Jianran didn't take a break, he had to quickly open up the silk market for that day.Moreover, silk only accepts barter such as salt, iron, and horses on this day, and resolutely does not accept money, so it is necessary to find a trustworthy person to sell it on behalf of.

Tao Jianran thought about it, and finally decided to find the stone.

Shitou was also a merchant before, so I believe that going to the mutual market to sell things will not be cheated.And in the previous contact process, Tao Jianran had a good impression of the stone.

Now Shitou's family no longer operates as a peddler, and the small grocery store at home has also been converted into a snack bar.When Tao Jianran arrived, Shi Shi was greeting the guests inside. When he saw Tao Jianran coming, he quickly left the guests behind and came out to greet him: "My lord! Why are you free today? Come and sit inside!"

"I've got something to look for, are you free now?" Tao Yanran purposely picked a time when it wasn't lunch time, as there weren't many people in the store now.

Even if there are many people in the store, can Stone dare to say that there is no time?Must be free!Stone hurriedly took Tao Yanran to the backyard, the living room where they lived.

"Don't be too busy, I'll just say a few words." Tao Yanran stopped Shitou from making tea, "I just want to ask you to help me sell something in the mutual market."

"No problem! Leave it to me!" Shitou immediately agreed, patting his chest.

Tao Yanran couldn't help laughing and said, "Do you know what I'm going to sell? Did you agree so quickly?"

"Uh... what do you want to sell, my lord?" Shitou felt a little cowardly when he heard Tao Yanran say that.If it's something that's very unpopular, then he'll be thankless.

Tao Jianran didn't intend to scare the stone, and explained: "Don't be nervous, it's just some cloth, have you heard of silkworm silk?"

"It's the one-foot-thousand-gold celestial silk in the capital?!" Shito traveled all over the world, how could he have never heard of the name celestial silk, "Sir, do you want to sell that?"

"Yes, but you know how expensive this kind of cloth is, so you can only exchange it with iron ore, high-quality horses, or grain and grass. Of course, if it is grain and grass, the amount must be more than the first two." As for the specific cost , Tao Jianran also knew it in his heart, and directly said the quantity of these equivalent materials that could be bought after replacing the silkworm silk with the market price.

Shi Shi was really frightened by such a large-scale transaction. The value of this piece of cloth was more than the sum of the transactions he had handled in his life!

Of course, Tao Jianran didn't want stones for nothing: "If you can sell more than this price, I can convert the excess into silver and give you [-]% of the profit. How about the commission of two silver coins?"

Stone had never taken over such a big business, and was stunned for a moment.It took a long time to hold back a sentence: "My lord, is this really for me to sell?"

"Yeah, if you dare not do it, then I can only find someone else."

"Dare! How could you not dare! Leave it to me!" A capable businessman would not have the guts!Stone agreed without saying a word.

Tao Jianran made an appointment with him that every morning of the mutual market, someone would bring the silk from the sky, but Shitou must not reveal to anyone that this business was related to Jiedushi, not even his family members.Otherwise, Tao Jianran was afraid that it would arouse the vigilance of the Huns.As for the materials exchanged, after nightfall, shadow guards would quietly come to Shitou's house to pick them up.

Tao Jianran did not intend to send this batch of supplies to the army, nor would anyone else know about it.Qiu Yu and the others are not considered confidants, and Wang Junhao is not completely his own, so Tao Yanran can't trust them wholeheartedly.

Moreover, building a Wubao may not be without the idea of ​​​​dispersing Wang Junhao's troops.

Half a month later, a fabric called silk silk suddenly became popular among the noble circles of the Huns.Wearing this fabric on the body, I feel extremely cool. In this hot season, it is like wearing ice cubes!

As soon as Jie heard someone mention this kind of fabric to him, he immediately guessed that it was another thing that Ruichao used to squeeze the Huns for supplies.So he pushed the boat along the way, bought a bolt of silk at a high price, and presented it to Rodney.

When he presented the gift, Cui Yanming was also present.

Cui Yanming stared at Jie suspiciously with his slender eyes, but he couldn't see anything unusual after looking at him for a long time, so he couldn't help frowning slightly.

Rodney, on the other hand, was overjoyed, and while stroking the cloth fondly, he asked casually: "This thing is good, how much did you pay for it?"

"Return to Khan. The man heard that it was a gift for Khan, and he only charged the purchase price of 1000 taels of gold from the villain." Jie lied and didn't write a draft.

"This little piece of cloth is worth a thousand taels of gold?" Rodney asked a rhetorical question, but his tone was flat, and he didn't look surprised at all.

Cui Yanming took advantage of the situation and said: "Khan, I heard that the mutual market in Yizhou is buying our furs. If this continues, there may be a shortage of furs in the country next winter."

"Then give an order, and then sell the fur to the Ruichao, die." Rodney's tone did not fluctuate at all, as if killing people is just eating and drinking.In fact, in order to clear the obstacles, the lives in his hands have already piled up.And he was cruel by nature, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did.

Jie bowed his head aside, trying to eliminate his sense of existence.But that was all he could hear, and Rodney rewarded him with some jewels and drove him out.Although Jie had become a member of the aristocratic circle with a mirror, in fact Rodney didn't pay much attention to him, and it was difficult for him to find out even some of the most confidential matters of the court.

If you offer a piece of silk today, you can get such a news, which is already a big profit.