Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 395 Famous in the Capital
She didn't know much about other things, and her literary talent was even worse. But when it came to arithmetic and water conservancy, Dugu Han was actually quite good at it.

Do you remember that when Xia Lin attacked the grain price, there suddenly appeared a lot of capital that followed him to attack the grain merchants? The intervention of these capitals can even be said to have laid the foundation for the victory of the grain bureau sniping war.

Which warlord was Xia Lin thinking about at that time? In fact, the people involved in the sniping were none other than the Dugu family, which he now holds in his hands.

At that time, the money earned by the Dugu family from short selling could fill three granaries if converted into copper coins. From then on, even if the poisonous vine of the Dugu family entangled Xia Lin, it would never let go.

So why did she laugh? Actually, just think about it and you will know. That wonderful war that could be recorded in the history of finance was initiated and executed by this guy. He single-handedly wiped out the 17 major surnames in the north and south, and made the nobles from all sides unable to recover for five years. He even directly killed dozens of newly rising nobles. He made the four major grain merchants of Wei dare not to stockpile grain until now, and destroyed half of the Gao family's property. Even Gao Shilian was reprimanded by the family.

Using this question to test him? Isn't this like using a textbook to question the compiler of the textbook?

You hit a wall.

Xia Lin was actually a very serious person. If someone asked him a question, he would answer it. If he couldn't answer it, he would cheat secretly by drawing pictures and doing calculations. After all his operations, everyone present was dumbfounded.

There were some problems that the entire Ministry of Industry had been working on for three years without any results, but they were finally solved during his time of drinking a cup of tea, especially the problem about the canal and the question of how to transport water from low to high levels. Xia Lin not only gave the answer, he even drew a schematic diagram of the operation.

These things that were played out in Fuliang turned out to be incredible new knowledge when brought to the capital, which made Xia Lin very worried about the education in the capital.

"how?"

After Xia Lin wrote down all the questions for the seven or eight people on paper, he tapped the table with his fingers and leaned forward gently: "Everyone, if you don't understand, you can ask directly. Don't use this method to ask questions. You can come to my house in person or write to me. When I encounter something I don't understand, I will always tell you everything I know."

Xia Lin was full of energy at this moment. He pointed at the person who asked the water conservancy question and said, "The solution to this problem is only suitable for your current problem. If you encounter other problems, do not apply it. You need to adapt to different conditions in different places. For example, in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the river is narrow and the flow is fast, so this method is not suitable. In the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, there are many silt and tributaries, so this method is suitable."

After that, he pointed at another person and said, "The road from Qinling to Bashu has been planned, but the conditions for construction are not yet in place. The plan I gave is not groundless, but I can't say much here. You'd better go and see the terrain for yourself."

After answering these people's questions one by one, the whole audience was shocked. Only then did they realize that the so-called challenge was not actually a challenge but an opportunity to ask Xia Daosheng these difficult questions.

They found this pattern interesting. However, it seemed that Xia Daosheng never answered questions about poetry, but he answered questions about the study of things very carefully.

But anyway, he is really handsome like this. Even the onlookers feel the same way. Just sitting there makes you feel like you are in charge of the world. You can point out the world with just your fingers. It's not just a theory, but you can really tell others how to point out the world. It's really great.

Everyone was envious and thought to themselves that if they could have such extensive knowledge and talent, they would be able to look down on the world like him and answer any questions with ease.

Dugu Han, who was standing next to Xia Lin, was now completely shrouded in Xia Lin's shadow. She originally thought that she was very awesome, and even looked down upon the so-called royal relatives. But now when she looked at Xia Lin again, she realized that this man really had the capital to be arrogant. Although he was always frivolous on weekdays, once he got serious, his temperament that blended together the solemn and bookish air was really quite handsome.

Even Dugu Han, who passed the imperial examination at the age of seventeen, had to avoid his attention.

Today's show was considered a carnival for cultural people. After three shows, people gathered there for a long time. Although many people did not say it, they had already begun to yearn for Fuliang's literary style in their hearts.

"Fuliang is a holy place for studying. I was lucky enough to go there once. The literary style in Ehu Academy was very strong. Some people would even argue over a question until late at night."

"Really? No wonder Xia Daosheng is so knowledgeable."

"Hey! You are wrong. It is not because Fuliang's literary style is flourishing that Xia Daosheng is called a scholar. It is because he is a scholar that Fuliang's literary style is flourishing. In fact, Fuliang is Xia Daosheng's son, and it is a treasure land that he nurtured."

"Really?"

"If you don't believe me, we can go there someday when we are free."

Everyone was yearning for Fuliang, and the top scholar Xiong Wentao smiled and said, "I am from Hongdu Prefecture. To be honest, although I am the top scholar, in terms of talent and ability, I am not even in the top 20 in Ehu Academy. It's just that I was lucky in this exam."

The top scholar's words added a touch of mystery to Fuliang.

After this action, coupled with word of mouth, Xia Daosheng's mysterious profundity and Fuliang's reputation spread far and wide, suddenly making the literary world in the capital lively.

Young people are full of enthusiasm. Some of them went in groups of three or five and boarded the passenger ship to Fuliang that day just to catch a glimpse of the legendary Fuliang.

However, due to the high popularity, some ancillary effects have also emerged, and public opinion will not be one-sided after all. For example, the matter between Xia Lin and Dugu Han has made many people feel uneasy.

The Dugu family is rich enough to rival a country, and Xia Lin holds great power. Fortunately, both of them are men. If they were a boy and a girl, and they had a son, God knows what kind of power he would have.

However, their friendship had already reached the point where they slept together happily, so some things had to be guarded against. In just one day, many families began to withdraw their cooperation with the Dugu family, and some even ordered them to withdraw completely before a certain date and not to cooperate with the Dugu family at all.

Dugu Han almost cried when she heard the news. After being controlled by Xia Lin for just one day, the Dugu family suffered direct and indirect losses of tens of millions of taels...

Who can withstand this? If this continues, the number one on the wealth list will soon be surpassed by the Longxi Li family.

"What's wrong?" Xia Lin saw Dugu Han appear in front of him with a sullen look, and he moved her to his side like coaxing a child: "You are already 21 years old, why are you still crying all the time?"

"It's all your fault!" Dugu Han pointed at Xia Lin and said, "You have to pay me back!"

"What did I do to you? What do you mean by suddenly coming over here and asking me to pay you back?"

Dugu Han told him the news he got, Xia Lin couldn't stop laughing. He glanced at Dugu Han and said, "That's just the beginning. I'm going to cancel all your cooperation outside. Didn't your Dugu family follow me? How can you follow others after following me? I'm good in everything except my possessiveness. I'm going to announce one thing tomorrow, that is, my sister will marry the head of the Dugu family."

Dugu Han: “???”

Seeing Dugu Han's confused face, Xia Lin smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Where did you get your sister?"

Xia Lin stroked his chin and thought for a moment: "I don't have a sister, but I can make up a sister. Anyway, others don't need the truth, they just need the movements."

"You!" Dugu Han's expression suddenly became ferocious: "You want to destroy my Dugu family!"

"What are you talking about?" Xia Lin leaned back in his chair. "I'm just a possessive person. I don't want to see someone who is fickle. If you can't make a decision, I'll help you make it. If you refuse to clear out, I'll ask someone to help you clear out. If you still struggle, no matter what business you do, I'll give them a 30% discount when I do the same business with them. Dugu Han, you're rich enough to rival a country. Do you want to try to gamble with me?"

"bet?"

"Yes, let's bet." Xia Lin shook his finger: "If you win, your Dugu family will be the only one in power from now on. If you lose, your Dugu family will be completely wiped out."

Taking advantage of Dugu Han's distraction, Xia Lin took out a pile of information from the drawer: "This is the distribution of all the industries of the Dugu family. From now on, whatever industry your family develops, I will follow suit. Not only that, I will also give you 30% of the profit. I want to see whether the relationship is more important or the profit is more important."

"Why are you bothering..."

"I told you, I'm very possessive. You, the Dugu family, either don't touch me, or if you want to touch me, just touch me. You are a maggot on the tarsal bone, fine. But you can only stick to me. I won't be happy if you say you love me with your mouth that has sucked other people's hooks."

Dugu Han sat beside him woodenly: "You force me to take sides."

"I'm not forcing you to take sides. You don't need to take sides. They will help you take sides." Xia Lin looked up at the window: "From today on, your Dugu family can only be in my shape. If you don't want to, I will clear out all your Dugu family's industries and crush you all. Of course, you can mobilize warlords from all over the country to attack me, but don't forget that the Li family has always wanted your lives."

Dugu Han narrowed her eyes and looked at Xia Lin. She could never have imagined that the man who usually flirted with her and laughed with her would be so heartless and ruthless, not even giving her any way out.

"You are so cruel."

"Ruthless? That's right." Xia Lin stretched lazily. "In troubled times, I definitely can't let a family sway around me. Either they come in and merge with me, or they go out and get strangled by me. Fuliang is no smaller than your Dugu family now, and you have to face many families who are ready to fight at any time. I am very familiar with the vertical and horizontal alliances, and I know your weight very well. If you can destroy the Buddha today, I can destroy Dugu tomorrow."

Dugu Han looked pale and a little limp. She leaned over and smiled softly, "When will your sister marry you?"

"That's right." Xia Lin pulled Dugu Han to his side, grabbed her waist with both hands and locked her in front of the table: "This is a good baby."

The two were about to kiss each other, and this time was even more dangerous than the last time. However, Dugu's mind was blank and he had no extra time to think about this problem. After all, this matter was about deciding the fate of the family.

"Come out, there are a lot of sheep coming today, let's go eat some."

Suddenly, there was a greeting from outside, and then Lao Zhang came jumping in. When he pushed the door open, he saw Xia Lin and Dugu Han kissing each other on the lips.

"Hey! Are you eating?" Lao Zhang stepped back silently, closed the door, and said at the door: "I'll wait for you for a while. The lamb today is really good. If you don't go, it will be sold out in a moment. They say it's from Xixia. I just had a portion of lamb rib fan, it was so fresh and delicious."

"You came at the perfect time."

Xia Lin followed closely and came out: "I was about to finish it, but you scared him awake when you came."

Old Zhang turned his head to glance at Dugu Han who was wiping his mouth in the room: "You like this kind of girl too? Well, she is pretty, not bad."

"How do you know she's a woman?"

"Are you blind?" Lao Zhang took out a pen from his bosom and held it in his hand, pinching the pen body and gesturing: "Look at her proportions, she is obviously a woman. Do you think I have been painting women for nothing over the years?"

“You’re awesome.”

"Don't brag about it, sheep! The sheep are almost sold out. I asked the boss to keep one. Hurry up! You can't eat when you want. If you miss the Xixia lamb, you'll have to wait another year!"

(End of this chapter)