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Chapter 109 Meeting Zhang Anshi Again!The Zhang family is so poor that they can't get rid of the pot.
After Jiang Busan called to prepare the carriage, Huo Guang thought he would go back to the restaurant to rest for a while.

And on the way back.

He was still thinking about what he should say when he went to the ironworks and saw Da Nong Ling Yan Yi.

The refining of cement cannot be separated from iron ore.

But during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

If you want to engage in iron ore privately, you will definitely dislike your long life.

and so.

Huo Guang's goal was not iron ore, but the useless slag produced after ironmaking.But the problem is, even if you want to ask for the slag left over after ironmaking, there must be a reason.

After all, the ancients were not fools.

Why do you want this thing if you have no motive?
then.

Huo Guang began to think about the matter of fooling Da Nong Ling Yan Yidi, so he didn't notice anyone approaching.

When the other party patted his shoulder, he subconsciously turned around and found that the other party was a boy of his own age.

But somehow.

I always feel that the other party exudes an indescribable aura, blowing towards my face.Immediately frowned, looked at the other party twice more, and said, "Hey, aren't you Zhang Gong's Erlang, Zhang Anshi?"

The gentle and jade-like young man immediately smiled and said, "It's rare that Brother Huo still recognizes An Shi!"

"Erlang is so noble, how could Huo not recognize him?" Huo Guang laughed a few times, then glanced at him suspiciously, and asked, "Why did you come to me? Oh, Did I promise to invite you to enjoy the restaurant last time? Well, I almost forgot about it."

However, Zhang Anshi shook his head and said: "Brother Huo, don't make fun of me, you know my father's temper."

"If I go to a restaurant, I will be ignorant and incompetent."

"If my father knows this, I'm afraid he will be severely punished."

Visiting restaurants is ignorance?

What is this nonsense!

Huo Guang complained a little in his heart, then raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Since Erlang didn't come to the restaurant to have fun, what did he come for? Could it be that Mr. Zhang has something, let you tell me?"

"Brother Huo is really as smart as my father said, and he guessed it right away." Zhang Anshi's eyes showed a look of surprise.

In this regard.

Huo Guang didn't care.

The second son of Zhang's family said he was afraid of his father, but also admitted that he didn't come here for fun?

Then what else can you do with yourself?
To learn?
I'm sorry, but Zhang Anshi's talent is better than his own, the famous young talent in Chang'an City, can he be as good as himself.

Besides, the two only met once.

The relationship is also normal.

Then come to find yourself, there is only one possibility.

Mr. Zhang asked him to come.

Huo Guang looked at the surprised expression of the other party, smiled lightly, and said indifferently: "Mr. Zhang asked you to bring me a message. What is it?"

Zhang Anshi replied: "My father had a family member who lived in Lu, and recently fell into a serious illness. He didn't survive and passed away."

"Uncle Lu has a younger brother named Lu Yu."

"I wonder if Brother Huo knows this person?"

In Chang'an City, a place where only the rich and the rich can live in the death of Chu Shilu Yeju, no one cared.

after all.

A censor with an annual salary of [-] shi is two hundred less than Huo Guang, a censor with a salary of [-] shi.

When such a person dies, who cares?

So Zhang Tang, the imperial historian, would care about it!

and so.

Huo Guang just replied indifferently, and said: "I don't know about Chu Shilu Yeju, I haven't met him. But I met his younger brother once, and he was a bit flattering. I don't like such people. Last time I met, I just met him." Chase him away."

actually!

He doesn't hate flattery!

It's because he is afraid that Lu Yu, a fool, will cheat himself if he makes friends with him!

But Zhang Anshi didn't know what Huo Guang was really thinking!

After hearing such remarks, a look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on his face, and he said: "Ah? How could this happen? I originally wanted to ask Brother Huo to put Lu Yu's family here to take care of him."

Put people here for fun?
Sick is not.

After Huo Guang heard the words, he immediately shook his head and said, "My restaurant is open for money, so how can I have the time to take in others!"

"and also."

"Did Erlang say something wrong, why do you arrange for Lu Yu's family?"

"Isn't the person who passed away Lu Yeju?"

After Zhang Anshi heard this, he smiled wryly and said, "It was Uncle Lu who died, but Brother Huo didn't know about it. Uncle Ju's younger brother Lu Yu has been taken away by the Tingwei Mansion's reduction of declarations, and he is being held at the instructor's place."

"I'm here to ask questions."

"The main reason is to hope that your restaurant can take in Lu Yu's family. My father said that he will find a way to rescue Lu Yu later."

"But Lu Yu's family can't take care of them."

After hearing these words, Huo Guang was full of doubts, why was Lu Yu also arrested?

It was because Lu Yeju died.

Did Ting Wei turn his attention to Lu Yu when he couldn't find a breakthrough?
Huo Guang was also very curious. Although he felt a little sympathetic to what happened to the Lu family, he still refused: "If Erlang came here for this matter, forget it. I opened the restaurant for profit, not for charity."

"Further."

"The restaurant is a place for communication, and the customers come and go are complicated, and the quality is also different."

"This is the case."

"How can Lu Yu's family be entrusted to me to take care of them in this restaurant!"

Hearing this, Zhang Anshi could only smile awkwardly: "If it doesn't work, then forget it. By the way, brother Huo, I have one more thing to ask you."

there's one more thing?

Huo Guang frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"

at this time.

I saw Zhang Anshi's face was a little embarrassed, he stretched out his hand obediently, and said: "Brother Huo, can you borrow some money? We Zhang's house is a bit stuck, so we have no choice but to ask you for some help."

How could Zhang Tang's house not open the pot?

He knew Zhang Gong was very poor.

But no matter how poor.

With an annual salary of two thousand stones, the annual income of forty peasant families is no more than that!
Will it be impossible to uncover the pot?
Thinking of this, Huo Guang asked directly: "An Shi is not here to amuse me, is he? I know Mr. Zhang is a clean and honest man. But no matter how clean and poor he is, with an annual salary of two thousand stones, how can he be so poor that he can't solve the problem."

however.

Zhang Anshi sighed, and said: "Brother Huo doesn't know something. A few days ago, you asked all the officials to donate money for disaster relief for the people in the northwest region."

"Although my father didn't donate much, he still gave out a full three thousand dollars."

"That's the money my Zhang family kept to buy food. Now the money is gone, and the family has no property to buy. When the salary comes down next year, I'm afraid I will starve to death."

Hearing Zhang Anshi's explanation, Huo Guang still disagreed and said: "Anshi, don't you know how much is the imperial salary above [-] shi? Thousands of dollars are donated, and the family doesn’t even have money to buy food.”

Zhang Anshi saw that Huo Guang didn't believe him, so he said calmly: "My father often takes care of people outside with his salary. For example, this time when Shi Lu Yiju passed away, my Zhang family will take care of his affairs after his death."

"Be kind and generous."

"Of course there is no money."

When he mentioned the words "be kind and generous", the expression on Zhang Anshi's face obviously blamed his father.

A good royal doctor, one of the three princes of the Han Dynasty, why are you so poor and destitute?In the end, he, the second son, was asked to borrow money to survive!
Wouldn't it be shameful to borrow money?
Shame!
Seeing Zhang Anshi like this, Huo Guang immediately cupped his hands and said: "Money is actually just a trivial matter to me. Huo has always admired officials like Mr. Zhang who are clean and honest. If he hadn't been afraid of insulting Mr. Zhang's reputation before, why should Erlang Speaking of which, it has already been sent over.”

This statement is false, and it is not false.

He really admired an honest official like Mr. Zhang.

Extremely Sangong, power reaches its peak!
If such a person lives in poverty, the level of incorruptibility is not comparable to that of ordinary incorruptible officials!
in ancient times.

What does an official need to do if he wants to be famous through the ages?

Do nothing, just do your job well.

Well, that's right.

It's that simple.

But it is a pity that throughout the ages, few people who are officials can do this kind of internal affairs.

It's also funny to say.

aside.

Seeing that Huo Guang was willing to borrow money, Zhang Anshi immediately said, "Can I borrow it? That's great! Brother Huo, I don't want to borrow too much, I only need [-] yuan to buy food."

Three thousand dollars can buy grain, and you can buy a lot.

But in Huo Guang's eyes, these money are nothing more than numbers!

Still an extremely small number.

Huo Guang looked at the anxious Zhang Anshi, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Anshi, I only said that I am willing to borrow, but I haven't said the conditions yet!"

Zhang Anshi frowned suddenly, and said, "Huo Yilang, how do you say that?"

"Don't worry, it's not a harsh condition." Huo Guang smiled slightly and continued, "The main reason is that I'm afraid that if I lend you money, others will find out and think it's a bribe!"

"so."

"If people report it, it will insult Zhang Gong's reputation."

"so."

"I want to list an IOU, and there will be an answer when the time comes."

If the iron cock plucks its hair, how can it be done without written evidence.

No matter how good Zhang Gong's reputation is.

The first of its kind in borrowing money must not be opened indiscriminately.

Others know about this thing, and they all come to borrow money, so what can I do?
When Zhang Anshi heard that it was just a written statement, he felt a lot more relaxed, and immediately said: "Okay, since it is a loan, it is also appropriate to make a written statement."

then.

Huo Guang then took three thousand coins from Zhang Anshi and handed them to Zhang Anshi.

Say three thousand dollars!

That is three thousand, never give one more.

At this time, Bu San also pulled Huo Guang's new carriage over, which was quite novel and beautiful in style.

"Brother Huo, since I've got the money, let me say goodbye first, I'm going back home to buy food." Zhang Anshi cupped his hands and wanted to go back.

Huo Guang smiled lightly: "Are you going back? So, shall I take you back?"

Zhang Anshi quickly shook his head and said, "What's the matter, I've already lent you [-] yuan, so I don't have the nerve to take your carriage again."

Is it embarrassing to take a carriage if you borrow money?

Huo Guang looked at Zhang Anshi, and suddenly felt that this guy was simple-minded, and he could get acquainted.

immediately!

Without any explanation, he grabbed the other party's arm and said, "You are embarrassed to borrow money, but you are embarrassed to take a carriage. What are you talking about? Heh, since you called me Brother Huo, I will let you sit." .”

then.

Just like that, he dragged Zhang Anshi onto the carriage.

Doesn't Mr. Zhang have a carriage?
Yes, I have.

Isn't there a dilapidated carriage, Huo Guang has been in it before.

However, even if the carriage was tattered, Zhang Anshi couldn't ride it casually, after all, it was his father's carriage.

Han Dynasty.

Can't a son drive his father's car?
There is no such rule.

Zhang Anshi couldn't drive his father's carriage, but his father Zhang Tang didn't give it to him.

After getting on the carriage.

Zhang Anshi stared blankly at the brand-new carriage, a little curious, and asked, "Brother Huo, is your carriage newly built?"

"Ah."

Huo Guang nodded.

Zhang Anshi said: "If only I could have a carriage of my own at any time."

Huo Guang smiled slightly, and said: "After you have completed the coronation ceremony and become an official, carriages will not be rare. There is a saying in my hometown that if you want to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and carry wine with you, it is not like a young man. That's what I mean."

After hearing this, Zhang Anshi asked thoughtfully, "Where is Brother Huo from?"

"People from Pingyang County are far away from Chang'an, but it's not too far away. With a new carriage like mine, I can drive back in a few days." Huo Guang laughed.

The two were talking in the carriage.

The coachman has already driven the carriage and arrived at the home of Zhang Gong, the censor doctor.

then.

Zhang Anshi got out of the carriage and bid farewell to Huo Guang: "Thank you brother Huo for bringing me back. If there is any need in the future, Anshi will definitely repay you."

Huo Guang shook his head with a smile, and said, "I brought you back because I just thought you and I hit it off. If you want to reciprocate, don't you just bury me?"

Zhang Anshi quickly waved his hands and said, "No, that's not what Anshi meant."

Huo Guang smiled faintly, and said: "I know you don't mean that, well, you go back and buy food! Ben Yilang has something to do later, so I won't tell you more."

"Farewell."

"Walk slowly!"

The two slightly cupped their hands and said goodbye.

After explaining to the driver, the carriage galloped towards the ironworks.Although Huo Guang had already put down the car curtain, he was still thinking about Zhang Anshi.

This kid.
Why every time I see him, I always feel a sense of extravagance rushing towards my face?

Isn't he the youngest son of Zhang Gong, the censor doctor!

Could it be that he is more noble than Prince Liu Shi?
He can't even feel this kind of nobility in Prince Liu Ju's body.
Huo Guang couldn't figure it out, thinking it might be because of his appearance?
The new carriage ran very fast, and the driver soon drove the carriage to the iron smelting place outside Chang'an City.

Ancient ironworks!

In fact, it is no different from a small workshop.

Especially like the Han Dynasty, more than 2000 years ago, ironmaking technology was particularly backward. Looking at everything in the ironworks, Huo Guang suddenly felt violent.

What a fine iron ore.

The smelted iron has too many impurities, and its quality varies.

but.

For these things that have nothing to do with Huo Guang, the first thing he has to do now is to find Yan Yi.Yan Yi is a big farmer, so at this point in time, he was also watching in the ironworks.

Yantie official camp!
To put it bluntly, it is for the imperial court's fiscal and taxation, which belongs to the national economy.

The Da Nong Ling is the department in charge of the country's economy, so Yan Yi, who is the Da Nong Ling, is in charge of both the granary grain and iron smelting, which is normal.

just.

He came to see Yan Yi, but found that Sang Hongyang was also here.

Immediately.

Huo Guang frowned, and asked, "Hey, Minister Sang, why are you here at the ironworks?"

Sang Hongyang said indifferently: "Your Majesty's salt and iron government-run reform policy, I am one of the promoters behind it. At the same time, your majesty ordered me to manage the salt and iron affairs. Isn't it normal for me to be here?"

wipe!
I forgot about this.

aside.

Yan Yi was busy with the work at hand, so he said to Huo Guang: "Huo Yilang didn't go to the capital warehouse, but instead invited me to the ironworks to see what?"

"correct."

"Using your method, the cultivated cotton grows well."

His cotton planting methods all come from the farming experience of the old people in the village.

The old man's planting experience is naturally not wrong.

of course.

It was the village in his previous life!

But this time, Huo Guang didn't come here to discuss the cotton issue. After thinking for a while, Huo Guang said directly: "Da Nong Ling, I see that there is a lot of slag produced after iron smelting in the iron factory here. I don't know if the slag is smelted Is the iron factory still useful, if not, can I get some later?"

(End of this chapter)