Great Wei scholar

"Lord Wang, ask yourself, these people are ambitious, and they know that Wei's treasury is empty, but they still come to ask for rewards."

"What kind of heart is it, don't you know?"

Xu Qingxiao said that the money from government and businessmen does not count among them. There is money in the treasury, but it is all for the waterwheel project. Where is it for Fanbang?

For this group of white-eyed wolves?

If the Great Wei was in its heyday, you could give it as much as you said, and it would be like spending money to buy fame, and you won't be afraid of your clamor.

But now that the money is given, people come to Dawei Jingdu happily, eat and drink well, and let Dawei pay for it all, and go home happily with the money?

Looking back, if Wei was to die, would these foreign envoys come to help?The answer is obvious.

I definitely won't come to help. It's a good thing not to take advantage of the fire.

So Xu Qingxiao is definitely not willing to give away the money. I want to give you the money I have worked so hard to earn.

In addition to the matter of Peach Blossom Temple, Xu Qingxiao hasn't forgotten it yet, just like Fanbang, asking himself to pay?

I want to eat shit.

"How can I know? What can I do?"

"It's impossible not to return the gift, right? If this is the case, where will the face of the Wei Dynasty be placed? Why don't you scold us for this group of foreigners?"

"Nowadays, the Tuxie Dynasty and the Chuyuan Dynasty send people to take over with them from time to time. If this happens, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble."

When it comes to business, Wang Xinzhi appears to be very serious, business-like, and asks questions.

"What are you afraid of?"

"My lord, money cannot stabilize the relationship between the two countries. To put it bluntly, if the Great Wei is in trouble, will these foreign nations help out because of today's gift?"

"Those who should go will still go, and those who won't go will not be driven away."

Xu Qingxiao said with firm eyes.

This is true, it seems that if you give money, the other party will surrender to Wei?

But Wang Xinzhi still hesitated, not knowing what to say.

Xu Qingxiao's voice continued to sound.

"My lord, it is not gold, silver and jewels that all nations come to rely on, but a mountain of corpses."

Xu Qingxiao spoke.

The reason why the Great Wei Dynasty was able to have the heyday of all nations coming to the court was not because of gold, silver and jewels, but because of the mountains of bones.

The bones of the enemy, the bones of our own people, rely on force, not financial resources.

There is nothing wrong with this sentence.

Wang Xinzhi was not silent either.

"Then what do you mean? No gifts?"

Wang Xinzhi asked.

"Definitely accept it. Your Majesty's birthday. If you don't accept it, won't it show that our Great Wei has no courage and looks down on them?"

"As for the gift, let's return it too, but in a different way."

Xu Qingxiao laughed.

"Another way? In what way?"

Wang Xinzhi became curious.

"Let me ask you something, Mr. Wang, is there anything in this world that is more precious than gold and worse than chaff?"

Xu Qingxiao asked.

Wang Xinzhi asked this question.

Is it more expensive than gold, and not as good as chaff?

How could there be such a thing?

Wang Xinzhi frowned, unable to figure it out, and Xu Qingxiao didn't hold back, and directly took out a piece of rice paper and placed it in front of Wang Xinzhi.

On the rice paper it is impressively written "Will enter the wine", and all of them are signed.

"painting and calligraphy?"

Wang Xinzhi came back to his senses, he knew what Xu Qingxiao was talking about.

This calligraphy and painting is indeed more precious than gold, but it mainly depends on who owns it, just like Xu Qingxiao's calligraphy, if Xu Qingxiao wrote it in his own name and sold it, 1 taels of silver would not be too much.

Even tens of thousands of taels and 10,000+ taels are possible.

And if Xu Qingxiao becomes a great Confucian, or a great Confucian of heaven and earth, then the value of this copybook will also increase accordingly.

But if one day, Xu Qingxiao really becomes a saint, it will be a priceless treasure, written by the saint himself.

Even now in the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty, there are merchants who want to buy Xu Qingxiao's handwritten calligraphy, and offer a price of 5 taels of silver.

It is enough to prove how famous Xu Qingxiao is now.

But in the same way, this kind of copybook is actually useless, and it is not as good as the bad food in comparison. At least the bad food can be eaten and can fill the stomach.

For ordinary people, unless it is a copybook of a sage, otherwise, even if it is a copybook of a great Confucian, or a copybook of a great scholar of heaven and earth, they don't care.

It's completely useless.

"You mean, take this kind of thing as a gift?"

Wang Xinzhi guessed what Xu Qingxiao was thinking, and couldn't help asking.

"Do not."

"My lord Wang, it's not that I'm a lowly braggart. Xu's copybook is worth a thousand dollars. If it's a gift in return, the loss will be even greater."

"What Xu meant was to let the people in the Ministry of Rites print my copybook, draw a picture of the feast of the Taiping Poetry Festival, and stamp it with my seal."

"Each person comes for one serving. The officials have calculated that the material is the best Yangdu Xuan paper. Counting miscellaneous things, it will cost 70 taels of silver."

"But the most important thing is this poem. The famous poems through the ages are paired with the Taiping Poetry Banquet. I guarantee that after a thousand years, this thing will be worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver."

Xu Qingxiao said seriously.

But Wang Xinzhi's words sounded a little strange.

Thousands of years later?

Your uncle, it is a question of whether this thing can be preserved after a thousand years, and even if it can be preserved, it is also a question of whether their country is still there.

Aren't you deceiving people as fools?

"Shouren, if you do this, don't you think they are fools?"

Wang Xinzhi couldn't help but said.

But Xu Qingxiao couldn't help but sneer.

"They don't seem to think of us as smart people, do they?"

There was something in Xu Qingxiao's words. The other party sent so much silver taels. Knowing that Da Wei's treasury is now empty, he managed to earn a fortune, but in the end he wanted to get some back through this method.

This thought is terrible.

Sure enough, after saying this, Wang Xinzhi fell silent.

He really didn't dare to agree directly. After all, diplomatic matters could easily lead to trouble, and once trouble was caused, it would be a war.

He doesn't want to take the blame.

Seeing that Wang Xinzhi was still a little hesitant, Xu Qingxiao began to intensify.

"My lord Wang, let's not talk about the other subordinate officials. As long as my lord Wang agrees, all the 400 million taels will be allocated to the Ministry of Rites."

"The lower official is willing to add another 600 million taels, and add up to 3000 million taels, all of which will be given to the Ministry of Rites. In this way, at least for the next three years, the Ministry of Rites will not have too much pressure."

"Of course, if Mr. Wang refuses to agree, then the lower officials will not say much. If Mr. Wang can extract 400 million taels from Mr. Gu, then the lower officials will admire you."

Xu Qingxiao tried to lure her with threats.

If you listen to me, I will give you 3000 million taels, and the Ministry of Rites will not have any financial crisis for three years. You can spend it as you want, anyway, the meat will rot in the pot.

Have a good few years everyone.

If you don't listen to me, that's fine, you can handle it yourself. If Gu Yan can come up with 400 million taels of silver to give you a gift in return, then I, Xu Qingxiao, are small.

Xu Qingxiao's words almost drove Wang Xinzhi to a dead end.

The reason is very simple, who is Gu Yan?Who doesn't know that the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty are a miser, if he dares to ask for 400 million taels, Gu Yan will directly slap him.

But now, if Xu Qingxiao agrees, he can get 3000 million taels.

There are two choices in front of you, anyone who is not a fool knows what to choose.

"Ugh!"

"I don't know how this group of foreigners provoked you."

"All right, yes, yes, yes, I will do what you want."

Wang Xinzhi agreed to Xu Qingxiao without any hesitation.

There is no way, don't promise who Xu Qingxiao promises to?

It's impossible to really go to Gu Yan to get money, right?Isn't this asking for trouble?

Although it is extremely easy to cause diplomatic troubles by doing so, at least my Ministry of Rites has 3000 million taels of silver.

As for the real fight, that's a matter for the Ministry of War, not my business.

"Master Wang is wise."

Hearing Wang Xinzhi's promise, Xu Qingxiao couldn't help laughing.

"What a fart, Yingming, when will the money be given to the Ministry of Rites?"

Now that the decision had been made, Wang Xinzhi directly asked Xu Qingxiao when he would give the money.

He doesn't have so many ideas now, he just wants to make money.

"September [-]st, come and receive it with the other five departments."

Xu Qingxiao answered.

"it is good!"

"Xu Shouren, that's the end of this matter, but there is one thing I'd like to tell you in advance."

"Next time something like this happens, come directly to the old man to discuss it, there is no need to go around like this."

"There is one more thing, the old man reminds you."

"The water in the Great Wei Wen Palace is very deep. If possible, it is best not to continue this stalemate, especially the scholars of the Great Wei Wen Palace, you don't want to touch it."

"Now is not the time for school disputes, do you understand?"

The meaning of Wang Xinzhi's previous words is very simple, don't isolate him.

But the meaning behind it is a bit weird, it is a reminder, not a warning.

"Students understand."

After hearing this, Xu Qingxiao couldn't help but nodded, and bowed to Wang Xinzhi.

The water in the Great Weiwen Palace is very deep, Xu Qingxiao understands this, Wang Xinzhi is reminding himself not to wade into the muddy water.

Especially the matter of school disputes.

No matter how much I toss and how much trouble I make, in the final analysis it is still a personal grievance. For example, Yan Lei and Sun Jing'an are very unhappy with me, and other great Confucians are only showing up symbolically.

But if he really recruited apprentices and started a school dispute, it would not be a joke, not to say that he would not allow it, but Zhu Sheng's lineage would gather strength to suppress Xu Qingxiao's school.

After all, Xu Qingxiao's school is completely opposed to Zhu Sheng, if it is another school, it will not be too fierce.

Everyone has selfishness.

Even great Confucians have their own selfishness, and even saints have selfishness, unless they are ruthless and desireless, otherwise, who has no selfishness?

On a larger scale, there is no darkness in this world, and everything is just the opposite.

"Master Wang, take your things well and remember to print them. Don't let people copy them by hand, just rub them directly."