Infrastructure masters in the red building

The reason why Jia Fang gave all the credit to Zhang Youshi was firstly because he was copying the homework of later generations, and he really had no face to make a name for himself, and secondly because Zhang Youshi was a man of insight in this time and space, and his contribution should be recognized by the world. admitted.

After Zhang Youshi's statement and the "Schistosomiasis Prevention Report" were made, Jia Fang put forward many opinions on the structure of the statement and the report, which made the context of the whole document clearer and the conclusion more definite.However, the polishing of the text was done by Zhang Youshi himself.

Finally, a stack of handwritten texts was revised. Zhang Youshi solemnly wrote down his name on the paperwork, and then handed over the thick stack of manuscripts that had condensed months of painstaking efforts to Jia Fang, and then straightened his clothes and rushed to Jia Fang. Bye.

Jia Fang couldn't help but sigh, thinking: Zhang Youshi is a rare ancient intellectual, and this statement is the perfect embodiment of the spirit of "extending knowledge and investigating things".What kind of effect he handed over this report will have a great impact on the development direction of science and technology in this time and space.

But that was out of his control.

It is obvious that Zhang Youshi's motivation for tracking and researching the blood epidemic is not pure, but it is undeniable that the expectation of being "famous all over the world" has become the biggest motivation for Zhang Youshi to take action.This is the same as the motivation of the ancient scholar-bureaucrats who "become famous all over the world in one fell swoop" and it is more meaningful than the latter.

If this document can change the attitude of scholars in the world, then the significance of his doing this may be more important than saving the people suffering from the blood epidemic in the world.

Jia Fang handed the document to Jia Daishan's study.

Jia Daishan turned two pages, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly read the signature: "Zhang Youshi? Who is this friend?"

Jia Fang said, "It's a...friend my child recognizes."

Jia Daishan had already flipped through the previous report, and began to read the latter "Schistosomiasis Report", frowning while reading, saying: "It has never been written like this in the previous report."

Jia Fang nodded: "I know, so I specially made this an attachment for reference purposes only, so that those who need to see some empirical cases for comparison can read it."

After he finished explaining, Jia Daishan gradually took a look at it. He turned over page by page of a report full of numbers and records.

Jia Fang stayed silent, he couldn't guess what kind of reaction Jia Daishan would have.

Hearing a "snap", Jia Daishan had already finished turning over the entire manuscript. He stood up solemnly, raised his head and shouted to the outside: "Prepare the horse! I want to leave the city!"

Jia Fang looked up at the sky outside, the twilight was not too heavy, but Mrs. Shi just sent someone to Jia Daishan's study outside to invite him over for dinner.

As a result, the head of the Rong Mansion didn't even eat, and wanted to leave the city with a serious face?

Jia Daishan didn't forget to tell other people in the mansion: "Bring your third master's dinner here. Fanger, you wait for me in the study outside."

As he spoke, Jia Daishan took a piece of silk cloth, wrapped the manuscript in a bag, put it in his arms, turned around and left.

Jia Fang could only wait in his father's study outside, until midnight.He was sitting bored, his upper and lower eyelids were already fighting, when suddenly he heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside.When he opened his eyes, Jia Daishan was already in front of him.

"Pa is back from the bookseller in town."

"Bookseller?" Jia Fang was startled suddenly, and his whole body became sober.

"The booksellers in the city got an urgent order, and they began to be strict overnight to print this "Blood Plague Report"." Jia Daishan told Jia Fang.

"This, this is..." Jia Fang felt that his tongue was fighting with his teeth, and he couldn't speak clearly.

It is actually printed in a rigid manner, which is to...

"That's not all. The emperor sent a message to the eunuchs who were in charge of ceremonies overnight, ordering them to copy out the statement and distribute it to the southern states tomorrow."

Jia Fang was very excited immediately, feeling his blood was running hot: "Yes, if you don't delay for a moment, the people in the south will suffer less."

Jia Daishan stared at Jia Fang: "Fang'er, I ask you for my father, is this friend really someone?"

Jia Fang: ...?

He immediately realized that Jia Daishan, like the later generations, had the suspicion of "my friend = me".

"My father just remembered this on the way back. If there is anything wrong with this friend... Fanger, what you did is deceiving the emperor." Jia Daishan stared at Jia Fang seriously.

Jia Fang quickly assured: "Father, there is definitely such a person, and he wrote this statement and report himself. The boy just... just gave him some pointers."

Jia Daishan: "Didn't you just randomly find a book from the Xiaoxiang Pavilion and copy it out?"

Jia Fang: I dare you to know about this!

He shook his head vigorously: "Father, it is better to have no books than to believe in books. If it is only written in the book and has not been proved by experiments, how dare the child take this thing out - after all, it is a matter of life and death."

Jia Daishan let out a long sigh of relief, smiled, and said, "Father has read the "Report", and knows how much thought you put into it... Hehe, it's just a random question."

Speaking of this, Jia Daishan finally let Jia Fang go back to rest. Before leaving, he did not forget to remind Jia Fang: "I like your attitude towards the books in Xiaoxiang Museum... I like it very much. It is better to have no books than to believe in books. Those books... read books. People decide what books they can see and how they are used. You have the power to decide this matter, but remember to be cautious.”

After leaving, Jia Fang silently recalled Jia Daishan's last words in his heart - "The people who read books decide what books they can read", which explains why everyone can find books with different contents from the shelves; "It also decides how to read. Use these books", Jia Daishan seems to be pointing out that the attitude of the reader will have a great impact on the effectiveness of the book. It is obviously two different things to take out the "Schischistosomiasis Handbook" and write it as "Schistosomiasis Prevention Report" after digesting it in its entirety.

And "you have the right to decide on this matter", it may also mean that only when Jia Fang himself is present, can someone take the book out of the bookshelf of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion? ——It has to be said that there is a possibility.

Jia Fang: I'm just guessing casually!

The Third Prince, who had suffered a little damage in the "Gold and Silver Rice" turmoil, has recently taken a fancy to the Southern Sugar business.He was sitting in the free hall, and on the table in front of him was a complete brown sugar crystal. The sugar crystal was transparent and seemed to have no impurities.

"It's in good condition." The third prince nodded, "Just transporting it from the south to the north, the road tax will have to be paid a lot?"

The staff on the opposite side quickly explained: "Have you forgotten the new policy of the Prince Jian Guo?"

There is also a side effect of the grain bank, which is to allow the new policy of cutting operating taxes to start a "trial" smoothly.Only a few states and counties that have paid a lot of road taxes in the past are still opposing this matter.

The third prince said "oh", and said with a smile: "It's one thing for others to pay, but if it falls on you, it's a pain in the ass to pay."

That's what I said, but if someone really asked about the third prince, he would still come up with such stereotypes as "the teachings of the sages, agriculture and mulberry are the foundation", trying to stand on the high ground of public opinion and oppose the New Deal.This is to make money with one hand and speak beautiful words with one mouth.

"Why don't you try shipping by sea?" The staff suggested, "Go to the sea from Quanzhou, go north along the coastline, come in from the mouth of the Shangjiang River, and send it to Beijing along the canal."

The third prince was a little worried about going by sea, and said, "Is the sea route safe now? I heard that there were pirates in the early years, how is it now?"

The staff member only replied: "Sometimes and sometimes not, I heard that it has stopped a lot in the past two years."

The third prince heard: "Let's try it! Let's split [-]% of the goods and go by sea, and then we'll see how the cost will be."

The staff quickly responded, thinking that the master is really a cautious person.

"South..." The third prince suddenly remembered something, "Last time, my father rewarded Jia Fang with a piece of land called Taoyuan Village?"

"Yes--"

"Taoyuan Village... What a wonderful name, it sounds fascinating." The third prince changed the subject after feeling emotional, "I remember that the prince ordered to fill in the [-] villagers who were trapped by the bloating disease in Yujiang to go to that fief , how is it now?"

The aide slandered in his heart: This is what I did, and I don't even remember it. It was obviously you who suggested it first, and the prince was forced to nod. Why is it now the prince's good deed?

But on the bright side, he could only answer: "The villagers have already been sent to the fields, but it is thousands of miles away... the details are still unknown. There is no word yet that there is a need for relief there."

The third prince thought for a while and said, "This is to see the old man's attitude. Let's see how much he favors Jia Fang." To judge whether the rumors are true or not.

"I heard that there were only 1000 people in Taoyuan Village. The old man gave this land to support the bastards of the Duke's mansion. Now because the crown prince ordered three thousand refugees to fill in, this land is yellow. Let's see what the old man thinks about it later. What kind of compensation will the young man have?"

"I heard that Yu Jiang's bloating disease is also quite scary. No matter men, women, old or young, their stomachs are swollen like pregnant women. It won't take long before they die. And I heard that it will surpass people. There have been many exterminations in Yu Jiang's place. , the whole family is gone." The aide probably felt that the prospect of Jia Fang's fiefdom was not very good.

"The crown prince said that if you move people out of Yujiang, the disease will be cured. I just think this is ridiculous. Since you can surpass people, wouldn't this spread people all over the south and let more people get this disease? "

"If this disease spreads in the future and the people of the world suffer from this disease, this king will definitely speak up in the court and denounce the prince's wrongdoing. Even if he has good intentions, he may have done something bad."

The staff members echoed repeatedly, flattering and hating them together, making the third prince proud, and feeling very comfortable in his heart.

At this time, there were hurried footsteps outside, and someone came in with a document, saying: "It was passed from the Li Palace outside the city into the city. This morning, His Majesty asked to copy this message to the southern states and counties..."

The third prince was taken aback, and when he took it over to look at it, he said with emotion: "It seems that God has the virtue of good life after all, and a way to prevent and treat this bloating disease has been found... I don't know if it will work or not."

Only then did he come to his senses: "Wait, how could it be that the order was sent from the old man and sent to various places in the south? Last night, did anyone go to Li Palace last night?"

The visitor said: "I heard that Duke Rong asked for an audience last night, and he left in the middle of the night. Afterwards, His Majesty ordered someone to copy the document, and handed over the manuscript to the bookstore for printing."

The third prince was even more surprised: "There are still manuscripts?"

The visitor handed over a thick stack of manuscripts, and said: "The humble staff found the study room where the engraving is in progress, spent money to clear it up, and finally copied out a manuscript that will be printed soon."

The third prince snatched it over with his hands. This stack of manuscripts was not bound, it was full of pages of loose paper, the handwriting on the paper was scrawled, it was obviously copied out in a hurry.

The third prince looked at it quickly, turned over ten lines at a glance, and finished all the pages in a short time. He threw a stack of manuscripts to the surprised staff, and sat down by himself, with a depressed expression on his face.

""Schistosomiasis Report"..." He sighed.

"How could anyone in the world bother to memorize these things?"

The staff member had already watched it, and said after a long while: "But just by this manuscript, we can know how much effort the person who wrote the book has spent on this matter."

He didn't forget to remind: "Third Highness, the content of this manuscript comes from Taoyuan Village."

Only then did the third prince realize that he missed the most important content, and hurriedly snatched back the manuscript, and finally read it carefully, then sat down on the chair, and said after a long while: "This Zhang Youshi ...Who the hell are they?"

The person who came immediately replied: "I have already checked. This person got the honor of being a child six years ago, and has not made any progress in the scientific examination since then."

"That's why he wants to write this kind of thing!" The third prince was suddenly furious, and he stretched out his hand and lifted the manuscript stacked by the staff on the table into the air, and the writing papers fell down one after another, black and white, like strange snowflakes. "As soon as this book is printed, this Zhang Youshi will become famous all over the world."

"That's right, you don't need scientific research in the future, you can also use this method to make a name for yourself, write detailed and lengthy reports, and then say that you are 'evidence', you are studying things to gain knowledge, and you are also applying the world..."

The more the third prince thought about it, the more frightened he became: This can even be promoted directly without passing the imperial examination... Isn't this, isn't it the same as when King Qing was in power?

The most terrible thing is that this manuscript can be handed over to the bookstore for stereotype printing in such a short period of time, isn't it because of the instruction of the person on the dragon chair?

The third prince couldn't help but murmured, "Father... father! What do you mean, old man?"

"After so many years, are you going to start praising King Qing's theory again?"

"This is... Killing someone, and using him again?"

That night, the Ruyiju symposium, the most influential among the veteran scholars, was canceled because the owner of the Ruyiju needed to... think about it.

Because of the "schistosomiasis prevention", Jia spent more and more time "studying behind closed doors" in Daoxiang Village, and there were many times when the mansion came to look for people but could not find them.Thanks to Shuangwen's wit, he often helped Jia Fang cover up.

Jia Fang was very grateful to her, and took a chance to thank her in person: "Shuangwen, thank you for trusting me."

There was no smile on Shuangwen's face, he raised his face to look at him, and asked in a flat tone: "What do I believe in you?"

Jia Fang stretched out his hand and scratched his head: "Trust me... There are urgent business to do in Daoxiang Village!"

Among the people around Jia Fang, Shuangwen spent the most time in the Grand View Garden.She is even better at managing the small workers in the Grand View Garden than Jia Fang or Zhao Cheng, and she is quite prestigious. As long as she coughs, someone will come out and ask, "Sister Shuangwen, do you have anything we can do for you?"

Jia Anxin knew very well that Shuangwen had already guessed that he would definitely not be "studying" in Daoxiang Village.

But Shuangwen never asked. At this time, she heard Jia Fang talking about it, and finally raised the corners of her mouth, with a smile on her face, and said gently: "What can the third master do in Daoxiang Village? Are we doing it?" Can the servant ask?"

That being said, since Shuangwen recognized Jia Fang, he knew that the attitude and demeanor of this young man's speech and demeanor would never rely on evil ways.

But every day Jia Fang stays in Daoxiang Village for a whole day, sometimes even returning at night.Although Shuangwen would help Jia Fang cover up from time to time, she still had some curiosity in her heart.

At this time, Jia Fang simply made it clear: "Shuangwen, when I was in Daoxiang Village, I was not studying, but was busy with other things, so I had no time to separate myself, even sometimes I couldn't hear you when you called me. But I'm doing something important, useful, out of the vulgar. In short, I'm not wasting my time, I'm doing what I have to do."

Finally, Shuangwen couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing with a "puchi", and said, "Okay, third master, I understand! I'll just keep covering it up for you in the future."

Jia Dafang was overjoyed and bowed to Shuangwen.

"Third Lord, if you want to thank me, you can lend me all the sketches you drew before, can you?" Shuangwen asked.

"You are willing to look at my paintings, that's what I wish for." Jia Fang bowed to the end.

Recently, Shuangwen's painting skills have improved very fast, and he has been impressed by it.And Shuangwen Drawing has a kind of patience beyond people's imagination. She can face the drawing board and think for a long time, but the strokes are extremely precise.Sometimes Jia Fang feels ashamed of himself.In addition, this girl's arithmetic is really good - all the dimensions on Jia Fang's drawings are calculated according to the scale, and the drawings drawn by Shuangwen are all in compliance with the rules and there is no mistake.

At this time, Shuangwen made a request, and Jia Fang naturally did not refuse.

Shuangwen was overjoyed, and went back to Jia Fang's small courtyard from the Grand View Garden early that day.Jia Fang, on the other hand, was busy until evening when he remembered one thing: the scroll of "Construction Drawings"—I don't know if Shuangwen would take that scroll as his previous drawing and open it to read.

— But don't frighten her.

Jia Fang tidied up in a hurry, and told the little workers to lock the gate of the garden and go back to his yard by himself.

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard door, he heard a crisp "click"—at this moment, Shuangwen was standing in the main room, quickly picking up an open scroll from the ground, holding it in his hand, and staring at it intently, with an expression on his face. The color of horror.

Jia Fang hurriedly called out: "Shuangwen!" There was a hint of reminder in the words.

Shuangwen was startled, looked up and saw that Mrs. Sun and Fuya were in the courtyard, quickly put away the scroll, then walked to the door, and called Jia Fang: "Master, you are back!" as if nothing happened.

After dinner, Jia Fang's small courtyard was locked, and Sun and Fuya went back to the house to rest, and Shuang Wen cautiously said to Jia Fang: "Master, I... I seem to have gotten into trouble."

Jia Fang: ...Could it be that the scroll was broken?