Chapter 213 Chen Zilong
Li Guodong and Zhang Dai successfully reached a deal and obtained a stable and reliable source of tea. After three rounds of wine, Li Guodong and Zhang Dai and others said goodbye and took Han Dashan and He Xing to leave Meilou.
"Brother, Gu Mei is so beautiful. Why did you neglect her?" After all, it was the first time Han Dashan saw a woman like water in Jiangnan. Not to mention Gu Mei, he was just a few little maids serving him next to him. Each of them was so tender that she could pinch out water. Her big eyes were watery, and she was more delicate and watery than the northern women.
But northern women also have advantages, good figure and tall figure.
Li Guodong smiled and said, "Brother, I'm here to discuss business, but I'm actually not interested in brothel women."
This is the truth. Just look at Qin Huai Bayan, he won't really get into trouble. What's more, except for Gu Hengbo and Liu Rushi, who were already cardamom girls, Ma Xianglan had been gone for many years, and the rest were still girls under ten years old, and they couldn't see each other even if they wanted to.
Li Guodong and his brothers found the yard left by Wang Quan in Nanjing. It was a yard in Dadewang Business Company that was able to stay in Nanjing, which could save a lot of hotel stays. After all, everything in Nanjing is expensive. If you bring so many people to stay in a hotel, you will spend money every day like flowing water, which is a waste.
According to the address provided by Wang Quan, after finding the yard, Li Guodong found that it was a three-entry courtyard. Although it was located in a remote location, it was quite large and clean. If you wanted to buy a yard in a prosperous area in Nanjing, the price would be too expensive. In order to save money, Wang Quan bought a yard in the west of the remote city. Even if it was remote, the yard cost 3,000 taels of silver.
However, the yard is quite large, and Li Guodong and more than 50 people live in it is very spacious. Near this yard, Wang Quan also bought a warehouse to store purchased goods. When the caravan went south, the yard could not be occupied. Some of the guys lived in the warehouse, which could save a lot of accommodation.
Li Guodong temporarily stayed in Nanjing and has been buying goods such as grain, cloth, tea and other goods in the past few days. When the goods are purchased, they will be placed in the warehouse first. When Zhao Feng comes back from Hangzhou, he will take the goods back to the north.
Unexpectedly, after Li Guodong lived, someone came to visit him.
The person who came stood at the door, handed over a famous post, claiming to be Chen Zilong.
"It's Mr. Chen Wozi! Come in and invite me!" Li Guodong never expected that Chen Zilong would visit him. This person was a famous talent for Fushe and a national hero who later opposed the Qing Dynasty. In real history, Chen Zilong was unfortunately captured. On the way to Nanjing, he took advantage of the Qing army's unpreparedness and resolutely jumped into the water to die for his country.
So Li Guodong quickly welcomed Chen Zilong into the hall and asked someone to serve dried fruits in tea.
"Students came to visit Mr. Li. In the court, Mr. Xu admired Mr. Li very much and called Mr. Li a real genius in the world today. Mr. Xu was the first to be my teacher, and was my son-long." Chen Zilong bowed. Because his teacher Xu Guangqi admired Li Guodong, Chen Zilong simply called him the son to show respect.
Li Guodong didn't expect that Chen Zilong was actually Xu Guangqi's student. It seems that Chen Zilong is not a scholar who is talking about the country but a person with some practical skills.
In fact, Chen Zilong did have the ability to do practical things. Influenced by Xu Guangqi, he compiled Xu Guangqi's complete agricultural affairs book and did a lot of practical things during his tenure.
Li Guodong hurriedly bowed and said, "Li admires Mr. Xu very much. He rejects Jiannu in Tongzhou. Mr. Xu has come to Tongzhou. Mr. Xu has met Mr. Xu. Although Mr. Xu is a bachelor's degree, he always does everything himself and can work with the craftsmen who are not ashamed of by scholars. This is really admirable."
Although Chen Zilong was also a scholar in Jiangnan, he was influenced by Xu Guangqi and was not so pedantic. So he said: "My teacher repeatedly taught students, and only by studying things and real learning can it be the foundation of enriching the country and strengthening the people. Master Li is a genius of studying things and real learning, so he heard that Mr. Li came to Nanjing and came to visit him."
"Li is a vulgar martial artist. Mr. Chen is really moved to visit him." Li Guodong bowed.
"Mr. Li is humble, and his mentor strongly recommends the master. If you talk about real learning, students will not be as good as the master!" Chen Zilong also bowed his hand, "It's just that the student wants to ask the master. I'm uneasy in the world. There are Eastern Captains outside, Western thieves inside, and political parties in the court. How should we do things that are beneficial to the country?"
"I thought that the scholars, peasants, industry and commerce all over the world should do their own business steadily, the court's tax revenue could be raised, civil officials would not be greedy for money, and military generals would not be afraid of death, so they would naturally be able to keep the government in harmony and the world would be peaceful."
Although Chen Zilong thought that what Li Guodong said was simple, it made sense when he thought about it carefully. Everyone should do their job well. If the scholars are not greedy for money, the farmers can farm honestly, the army defends the country, craftsmen produce, and merchants do not cheat. Who else would rebel? Foreign enemies can resist it.
The two chatted a little more, and Chen Zilong suddenly mentioned Fang Yizhi: "The student friend Fang Mizhi also admires Mr. Li very much. Although Mr. Fang is a literati, he likes martial arts, is proficient in medicine and investigation, and even understands Taixi investigation books. Fang Mizhi's brother-in-law Sun Lin and friend Yang Wencong are all practicing martial arts for literati."
Li Guodong smiled and said, "The scholars of the Han and Tang dynasties all practice martial arts, while Li Taibai's swordsmanship is very powerful; the powerful families of the Han and Tang dynasties all practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies. The scholars of the scholars did not practice martial arts, but they were weak at the beginning of the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Huhu."
"It is because the Song Dynasty learned the lessons of the fall of the Tang Dynasty and used civil warfare to build military affairs. If the martial arts man was too strong, the chaos of the vassal states in the Tang Dynasty would cause the world to be divided and the people would be poisoned."
"Song's excessive correction has laid the root of disaster from then on."
Chen Zilong refused to comment and asked again: "But today, there is a drought in the north, and the crops are not harvested, and they are starving for thousands of miles. I wonder what Mr. Li can do to help the people with water and fire?"
"Sweet potato! I'm not to be hiding Mr. Chen, Li went south this time to seek this thing. If he could be taken to the north for successful planting, he could save millions of people."
"My teacher mentioned the planting method of this species in the complete book of Agricultural Affairs and vigorously promoted it, believing that it is to solve drought and cold disasters, and even if the land is poor, it can be highly productive. But why is no one promoting it?" Chen Zilong read the complete book of "The Complete Book of Agricultural Affairs", and naturally knew these things, but he didn't understand.
"Isn't the northern gentry unwilling to promote it? This product has a bad taste, so it can't be sold at a good price!"
Chen Zilong didn't know what to say, after all, he was also a member of the scholars, and he suddenly felt a little embarrassed. After a moment, he suddenly asked again: "Mr. Li is willing to go to Tongcheng?"
"When I handle the matter, I will naturally go to Tongcheng and visit the Fang family." There are many talented people in Tongcheng, so Li Guodong will naturally not miss this opportunity to get along with the gentry of Tongcheng.
Chapter completed!