Fantasy: Starting out as a gigolo, born a Confucian sage

Pei Mao was stunned for a moment. It was the first time he saw such an impolite young man.

Since he was in a high position, which young man would not show his talent and demeanor in front of him like a peacock spreading its tail.

Who is like Shen Wuming?

He was given a chance to become famous, but he didn't thank him and blackmailed him, and he even asked him to pay first.

Could it be that he was worried that Pei Mao would default on his debt?

"This young man... is a bit interesting." Pei Mao thought to himself, and then felt around. No money?

With his status, he usually doesn't carry money with him. The money he spends is taken care of by his servants.

He felt around all over his body, but there was not a penny.

Shen Wuming stared at him with suspicion.

Pei Mao understood. Shen Wuming suspected that he was defaulting on his debt?

God, he is a second-rank official and a giant of the Mohist School. Is it worth it to default on 30,000 taels of gold notes?

"Well... If Lord Pei feels that he is losing money, I will go down first." Shen Wuming turned around and planned to leave.

Pei Mao gritted his teeth and took off the jade pendant from his waist, "Here you go, I bought this thing for 100,000 taels of silver."

"100,000 taels of silver?" Shen Wuming didn't know much about jade.

He touched it and it was quite smooth, but it was a little oily... Didn't this bastard wash his hands?

Shen Wuming's face was full of doubt, but after thinking about it, he decided to accept the jade.

Then Pei Mao walked up to the high platform alone, and just like changing his face, his black face soon smiled.

"The trouble with Yongding River is indeed very difficult, and everyone has no good solution for a while."

"However, there is a genius of Mohism who has an idea, and everyone is familiar with this young man!"

"His family background, talent, and his own research on Mohism are all very good."

Pei Mao kept it a secret, but everyone was puzzled. Who could make Pei Mao praise him to this extent?

Cao Zhuyu?

But this kind of person thought about it, and Pei Mao just said that he was a young man, without a doubt, he should be a man.

Then...

Everyone looked around the crowd, and finally all of them fell on Meng Wenchuo.

No doubt.

Among the Mohist disciples present, apart from Cao Zhuyu, only Meng Wenchuo could live up to everyone's expectations.

And when it comes to family background, talent, giftedness and research on Mohist philosophy, only he meets these conditions.

Even Meng Wenchuo thought so.

He did have some ideas just now, but he didn't expect Pei Mao to take the initiative to invite him. Thinking of this, he also showed some pride on his face.

Under Xie Rusu's admiring gaze, Meng Wenchuo straightened his clothes.

With a smile on his face, he walked towards the high platform in the sight of everyone.

Everyone dispersed to both sides, as if welcoming a king, which made Meng Wenchuo very happy.

"This young man is..." Pei Mao stretched out his voice, "the son-in-law of Shouting Marquis Mansion, the solver of the cattle division problem, Mr. Shen Wuming!"

Click!

The whole audience was silent, only Song Nanzhu, who was playing with chopsticks, was stunned in place, and the chopsticks fell on the table.

A click brought everyone back to their senses.

Meng Wenchuo, enjoying the attention of everyone, stood there in a daze. He felt like a clown in the sun!

"I won't introduce this little friend Shen Wuming to you... I'm sure you all know him just now."

Pei Mao walked down the platform and pulled Shen Wuming up.

After all, Shen Wuming had solved the problem of dividing the cattle, and he had become familiar with these Mohist disciples.

However, seeing him call Shen Wuming a little friend, he was still shocked.

Pei Mao continued, "But the problem of dividing cattle just now is nothing compared to Shen Xiaoyou's talent."

"I believe you have heard some things, such as the explosion case of Zhongshan Supervision Office some time ago."

"It was Shen Xiaoyou who solved it, especially the principle of dust explosion, which was highly recognized by the giant."

"In addition, the buoyancy gold test technique that the court newspaper is going to publish is also Shen Xiaoyou..."

After Pei Mao's explanation, Shen Wuming knew that Cao Zhuyu had written Archimedes' principle into a paper.

And handed it to the Ministry of Rites, the official agency of the court newspaper, which has passed the review and is ready to be printed and distributed to the world.

"If the buoyancy gold test principle is published, all the dignitaries in the court will be grateful to Shen Wuming."

"Yes, there are so many dignitaries who have lost their titles recently because of the gold-drinking, and everyone has to remember the good of Mr. Shen."

"It's just that it might offend the emperor..." Someone looked worried.

After all, everyone knows that the gold-drinking loss itself is the emperor's attempt to weaken the dignitaries.

If Shen Wuming did this, wouldn't he have ruined the emperor's plan?

"Be careful what you say!"

...

Ignoring everyone's discussion, Pei Mao smiled and said, "Just now, Mr. Shen said that there is a way to solve the problem of Yongding River."

"So I specially invited him up to explain it to everyone and discuss it together."

Shen Wuming rolled his eyes, but he was already being roasted on the fire, so he didn't refuse.

"Time is short, and what I think is relatively rough. If there are any shortcomings, please point them out on the spot."

Shen Wuming gave himself a step, and then he said carefully, "In fact, water control itself must go back to the source!"

"Only by finding where the source is can we solve it fundamentally... I think, one is the seasonal changes in the river water, and the other is urban drainage."

"There is no way to deal with seasonal changes. We can only find a way to dredge the river, and the other is to strengthen dams and bridges."

"Urban drainage..."

Shen Wuming analyzed it, and everyone nodded slightly, but there was not much reaction, after all, everyone understood what he said.

But how to solve the problem?

After Shen Wuming finished speaking, he also started to talk about practical matters, "I have two ideas about reinforcement."

"There is an animal called oysters, and I believe that friends in the south have heard of it."

Many people nodded, after all, oysters are also a common seafood, and many people have eaten them.

"Oysters taste okay, but what does this have to do with strengthening bridges?"

"Yes, isn't this thing edible?"

Many people were puzzled, and Shen Wuming continued to explain.

"Oysters secrete a liquid that is similar to jelly and can be used to strengthen buildings"

"In addition, oysters reproduce very quickly, and can..."

Shen Wuming had seen oysters building bridges when he was watching short videos before. There are many such cases, such as the Luoyang Bridge in Fujian.

There are also similar effects of coral polyps, such as Xiao Rizi using coral polyps to build islands.

Try to turn several reefs into islands, and spend countless efforts to raise coral polyps...

Of course, Xiao Rizi's luck is never too good.

The coral polyps that were raised at a great cost suddenly appeared in the sea area. A kind of starfish from the southern hemisphere that feeds on coral polyps.

Let’s not talk about the grudges for now, but this method of using actions to assist construction is acceptable.

[You explained the art of building bridges with oysters to everyone, and countless Mohist disciples were grateful. Your Mohist mana increased.]

When Shen Wuming introduced it to them, he also felt that the Mohist mana in his body was constantly increasing.

The practice of the various schools of thought is a bit like the power of incense. As long as you preach, you can expand your cultivation.

It’s outrageous...

And other Mohist disciples think it’s even more outrageous. A kind of food can actually be used to build a bridge?

Isn’t this nonsense?

If it were anyone else, they would probably have been sprayed to death by their saliva, but this person is Shen Wuming.

Just now, when Shen Wuming said that there were two ways to solve the problem of dividing cattle, they also didn’t believe it.

As a result, they were slapped in the face.

At this moment, no one offered their faces to be slapped, but they were all thinking.

Even Meng Wenchuo and Xie Rusu changed their expressions, but they did not rush to get beaten.

"Is this true?" An old man beside Pei Mao asked, "Why does it sound a bit..."

"It sounds a bit fake, right?" Shen Wuming smiled and said, "Do you know where to find oysters? Just try it out."

"I have some at home." A Mohist disciple from the south raised his hand and said, "I can prove that there is indeed a kind of colloid."

"I once tried to use this colloid as a material for bonding paper, but I didn't think it could be used to build a bridge."

"Yes, I can prove that its reproductive ability is indeed very strong." Another Mohist disciple raised his hand.

Everyone was thinking about it, but Shen Wuming did not hesitate, but talked about another way.

"I also studied a material called cement, and the method is very simple..."

Half an hour later, the entire Mohist gathering was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone was either thinking or writing something.

Others were busy.

Under the leadership of a Pei family disciple, someone else brought mud and a large basin of oysters.