Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 520 Learning and wealth go hand in hand, which one is true?

Everyone became more and more confused as they listened. How come after talking for a long time, buying paper is not just a matter of money?
But Chen Zhi didn't mean to explain in detail. The people present understood the point and didn't ask further questions. However, Zhang Jingsheng and others were not willing to run all the way on their own. In the end, they had to join the others and lost their first Opportunity, so in these words, he was still trying to see if he could get some practical benefits from Chen Zhi.

"Prefect Chen, your calligraphy is now famous in half of the world. I came here to ask for a calligraphy treasure. Since this general code is temporarily unavailable, can you write a calligraphy for me to appreciate? Just use your words That new paper.”

However, Zhang Jingsheng grasped the thread of Chen Zhi's words, and realized that the eunuch probably wrote the general scriptures not only for fame, but also for profit, and this profit was rooted in the white paper of Chen's Zhifang.

"Yes, I have already experienced the excellence of Chen's paper before I came here," Wang Kuai responded quickly. He understood that Zhang Jingsheng wanted to save the country through a curve, and took advantage of the opportunity to obtain calligraphy treasures to build closer friendship. Let's see if we can get the Tongdian first. "The books containing the Tongdian of the prefect must be written on Chen's paper. That paper is really good. If you can get the calligraphy treasures written on this paper, it will be a real treasure." What a blessing!”

"I fell in love wrongly. I can't actually use my calligraphy skills, but if you are really interested in looking for it, that would be a good thing. I will just take out the scattered chapters of the Tongdian and an agricultural book for you to read. Of course, This is also not free, and my calligraphy is not worth asking for, but if it comes with selling paper, it is still okay."

Everyone's eyelids jumped when they heard this, and they felt that it was very different from the rumors about Chen Zhi that they knew in the past. These words mentioned selling paper. Is Dai Jun really so short of money?
Luo Yang, in particular, had a bit of disdain, feeling that Chen Zhi was just as Wang Jun's subordinates said, a man with little talent and knowledge who was only interested in profit, and was a person who wanted to gain fame and reputation.

But they were not in the mood to ask this question because their attention was attracted by the meaning of Chen Zhi's words——

Scattered chapters of the Tongdian!
Although this kind of thing is not the entire tome, but just scattered chapters, there may be problems in the continuity, but it is better than getting nothing and losing the first-mover advantage. Not to mention that these scattered chapters are also the ton. , you can also get useful things from it.

As for the agricultural books mentioned in Chen Zhi's words, they did not value them. Although Zhang Jingsheng and others were all outstanding figures in their families, after all, they grew up in a prince's family and a big family, and they were exposed to more people. Those at the top have an innate contempt for farm matters, and they have to wait until they become truly pragmatic before they can change their concept.

On the contrary, the Taoist priest Li Buyi's expression moved slightly as he chewed on the word "Nongshu" and thought about the scenes he had seen around Dai County recently.

While these people were thinking about it, Chen Zhi said: "Of course, to get these chapters, it is not enough to just buy paper. As I mentioned just now, money alone is not enough. You must also use Hundreds of schools of knowledge come in exchange."

Exchange knowledge from hundreds of schools of thought?

Zhang Jingsheng and the others were taken aback for a moment, and then they understood, as if they had seen through Chen Zhi's thoughts.

"That's it!" Zhang Jingsheng and Wang Kuai looked at each other with a look of sudden realization. They both felt that their previous doubts had been explained. "No wonder this Mr. Chen has given people a mercenary attitude from the beginning. It feels like I thought there was a hypocrite behind the reputation, but now it seems that spending money to buy paper is just a way of setting the stage, and the real purpose is to collect more books, articles and knowledge!"

Even Luo Yang's expression changed. He had the same idea. He also thought that what Chen Zhi said before was just smoke and mirrors because of this last sentence.

The Taoist priest Li Buyi also nodded slightly, feeling that he understood Chen Zhi's thoughts.

"In today's world, aristocratic families have many books in their hands, and they are still on guard against each other. Many books are regarded as forbidden by aristocratic families, and they are unwilling to make them public. They are the foundation of their own inheritance. To put it bluntly, they are family heirlooms and cannot be given away. Others are not allowed to read it, let alone copy it, and even to the extreme, it is simply passed down by word of mouth.”

The Taoist priest thought and his eyes changed when he looked at Chen Zhi.

"This prefect Chen, it is rumored that he served as a supervisor in the Eastern and Western Gardens of the imperial court. It is presumably that he was able to read a lot of books during that time, so that he was able to write a comprehensive book. I just don't know if the Taoism is really so magical, but Rumor has it that the theory of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect is also involved in the general outline of the Tongdian..."

After the Taoist priest got the rumor, he took the trouble to come to the north, hoping to see Chen Zhi and get a copy of the Tongdian book. He happened to meet Zhang Jingsheng and others. Hearing Chen Zhi's words, he also had doubts. After hearing about the exchange of texts for paper, there are similar speculations.

"This is the only book in the world. It is hidden by aristocratic families. They are like guarding against thieves. The book is the crystallization of wisdom and the pillar that shapes the family tradition. It will not be shown to others easily, let alone entrusted to the court. Even if it is the secretary's supervision, it will not be allowed. Seeing that the world is complete, there must be some shortcomings in this general code. Perhaps Chen Zhi wanted to make up for it and needed to collect more books, so he came up with this plan. The so-called buying with money was actually to confuse others."

With this idea in mind, several people felt much more relaxed when they talked next, and they all felt that they had grasped the key.

As lunch was served, everyone ate while talking and laughing.

After the meal, Chen Zhi stood up and said: "Guys, I have arranged for you a place to rest. It's not in a post house. This place is no different from Luoyang. Many places can be called crude. I hope you don't take it too seriously. .”

Zhang Jingsheng was not polite and said directly: "Where is it? I am satisfied that I can listen to your teachings here, Mr. Chen. How can I go to Longwang Shu? Besides, before I came here, I had instructions from home, and we have already had them." I am prepared not to complain about the roughness of my landing place.”

The children of these aristocratic families cannot actually endure hardship. It's not that it's not easy to bear, but if there is no reason, it means lowering one's status and style, unless it can be used to spread fame.It's as if Jin Jinggong died in his hut and was the butt of laughter for thousands of years. This was a meaningless suffering, while King Goujian of Yue lived on his salary and tasted his gall, even eating his husband's shit, but he achieved dominance because he thought that future generations would admire him.

The frontier is bitterly cold and not as prosperous as the hinterland. People are used to rich clothes and fine food. They are doubtful when they come here suddenly. But as long as they can gain fame and gain from the Tongdian incident, it means that they have invested in something that pays off. They can endure it. .

Chen Zhi knew the truth behind this, and naturally he would not tell it. He just ordered people to take them away, and after tidying up his clothes, he went straight to the government office to handle official business.

But before leaving, Chen Zhi finally asked the Taoist priest about his purpose and origin.

"I am actually here just to borrow Taoist treatises. But since the prefect has proposed the rules, I will not read them empty-handed. Books will be delivered to me when the time comes. It just takes a few days to wait." Taoist priest Li Bunie replied with a smile. .

Chen Zhi then said: "In that case, it would be better for Taoist Master to go and cultivate together with Zhang Jun and others."

But Li Bunie shook his head and said: "This is not appropriate. These gentlemen are all top-notch people. How can we be together with poor people from the mountains and rivers? It's better to still wander around the city, and I will go myself!" After the words fell, this The Taoist priest swallowed a chicken leg on the low table in front of him, wiped the grease on his mouth, laughed, stood up and walked away, looking at the slow movement, but in the blink of an eye, he was outside the door, his body flashed, and he blended in The crowd was nowhere to be seen.

"I didn't expect that this Taoist priest still has some skills!"

Watching the flying figure walking away, Wang Kuai sighed with emotion.

Zhang Jingsheng was not surprised and said with a smile: "This Taoist priest should have gone north alone. He came alone, but he passed many convoys and bumped into us. How could he travel alone without two brushes? And you Seeing that there is not much color on his face, it is obvious that he is not only good at martial arts, but also good at maintaining health, see you next time, I will ask him for advice."

The two men talked, and had a few polite words with Chen Zhi, and then parted ways.

On the contrary, the book boy Chen Wu was puzzled for a while.

"Master, there are many families in Daijun waiting over there, and the people from Luoyang here didn't give them the pass, so you just go back to handle official business?"

"These two things are actually the same thing," Chen Zhi glanced at Chen Wu and chuckled, "The people of Luoyang are the force that made the Daijun family bow their heads, and once the Daijun family can unite into one force, they will It can be reversed to make the visitors from Luoyang have some scruples. These visitors from Luoyang are originally fierce dragons crossing the river. In the future, I will rely on their strength. In order not to be turned against them, I must have my own trump card that can deter them. If they, the power of this generation of county family are dispersed, it will not be enough to see at all, but once they are concentrated, their absolute power will be stronger than any branch sent by the Luoyang family!"

Chen Wu was even more confused, and even a little worried: "Master, do you want to deal with the Luoyang family?"

Chen Zhi smiled, shook his head and said: "Where do we have to deal with it, we just need to rely on their strength, but we can't let them take the lead, so you see, I'm just waiting for the matter to ferment. Okay, you don’t have to think too much, just go and review your lessons when you get to the place later.”

On one side, the master and servant went to the government office, while on the other side, Zhang Jingsheng and others were taken to the house prepared for them.

Strictly speaking, Zhang Jingsheng and others were not from the government, so it was not suitable to live in the post house. What Chen Zhi prepared for them was a property originally owned by the Zheng family, which was now under his own name.

In terms of environment, it is also ranked high in Daijun, but it cannot compare to the prosperous mansions in Luoyang.

When the news came back that several people had settled down, the moonlight had already appeared. Chen Zhi left the official residence, tidied up and returned to his house. Several people from Daijun's wealthy families had already gone back by this time.

Chen Zhi went back to the room without asking about the situation, but just as he lit the lamp, the lamp suddenly shook, and Chen Zhi narrowed his eyes.

A cold female voice came from behind -

"Mr. Chen, please let me wait!"

A breeze blew by, and Chen Zhi turned his head slightly and saw the cold light reflecting the light.

(End of this chapter)