Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

For several days in a row, Xu Wen Shu had been poring over the trading house materials that Liu Zhongshun had brought over.

It must be said that the contents were truly shocking!

Now he had a completely new perspective on the capabilities of the trading house.

Such an inconspicuous little institution was involved in the ups and downs of tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of taels of silver in the future.

And each business behind it could be described as a behemoth, and this behemoth was still absorbing money through the trading house, continuing to expand recklessly.

This was truly frightening...

For many years, the imperial court had always looked down on merchants, but they never expected that merchants would now be growing wildly in such an unexpected form.

For the country, it was unknown whether it was a blessing or a curse...

Xu Wen Shu understood in his heart that although the atmosphere had become much more open in recent years, many people in the imperial court had always looked down on merchants and the like.

But despite their disdain, many things in the country were essentially operating through the logic of commerce.

And once the significance of the country was vested in the trading house, the power that erupted would probably be a thousandfold or a hundredfold!

The power of the state would also gain a huge boost as a result!

This was an extremely sharp double-edged sword.

However, Liu Zhongshun also proposed many restrictive measures in the materials, and the rules and regulations were quite complete.

He had been thinking about it for a few days and had not found any loopholes.

But even so, he was still wary of it, after all, he was facing many unknowns.

The current situation could not represent the future, it seemed that he still had to talk to Fang Zheng Yi...

"Lord Xu... Lord Xu! ?"

"Huh?" Xu Wen Shu was suddenly awakened by a voice beside him, and turned to look at the clerk in the office, "What is it?"

The clerk said, "My lord, it's time to leave work, aren't you going back?"

Xu Wen Shu responded and began to tidy up his desk, saying, "Do you know where the Marquis of Jianye is?"

The clerk said curiously, "The Marquis of Jianye is in the Zhen撫司 (secret police) Yamen, don't you know?"

"No, I'm asking where he goes home? Is he in the Marquis's residence or the Princess's residence now?"

"This... I heard that the Marquis of Jianye usually only lives in the Princess's residence, which is next to the Yucai Primary School."

Xu Wen Shu tidied up his desk and instructed, "Okay, prepare a sedan chair for me immediately, and go to the Princess's residence."

.....

"Stand up straight!!!!!"

Inside the study, Fang Zheng Yi was holding a small long stick and waving it in the air.

In the corner of the wall was Fang Chenyu, with a look of fear on his face.

Fang Zheng Yi roared, "You bastard! You're getting cocky after getting fourth from the bottom in the exam, who told you to unite all the students in the school to resist the teacher's homework!"

Fang Chenyu said with a crying voice, "I didn't want to, Dad! No one in the school respects me anymore after I got fourth from the bottom. The students all call me Big Brother, I have to fight for some benefits for them..."

"You're talking nonsense! Instigating students to slack off in their studies is called giving students benefits?" Fang Zheng Yi gritted his teeth, "You even dared to point your finger at the teacher and argue back? Tell me, how did you get all the students in the school together?"

Fang Chenyu stretched his neck and argued, "The students have been suffering from after-school homework for a long time, I'm just going with the flow, they agreed as soon as I contacted them."

"A small test every three days, a big test every five days! And we have to copy scriptures, I don't know what the ancient scriptures are learning, they are all about fortune-telling! I think they are superstitious, they can't wait to poop and have their fortune told!"

"The teacher doesn't explain it clearly, and he has to pretend to be profound, I don't know if he's discouraged, and he keeps testing, what the hell is he testing!"

"Dare to scold people? Shut up! You're at the bottom, you haven't learned anything, is it your turn to question what the teacher teaches?"

Although Fang Zheng Yi was angry, the corners of his mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.

Although the little brat in his family was not very obedient, and now he likes to say nonsense, some of his abilities were obviously outstanding.

At a young age, he could unite the masses, with this ability, it seemed that he would at least not have to worry about eating and drinking when he grew up.

That said, he was still a little proud.

Boys! Being rebellious is not a problem.

But after all, he had led other children astray, which was a great crime, and he still needed education!

Fang Zheng Yi dropped the small stick, pressed his hands on Fang Chenyu's shoulders, and said seriously, "Listen to me, I won't argue with you today, but you have to know what it means to respect teachers and value the Tao! It's unwise to argue with teachers, and it's even more stupid to lead students to resist the teacher's homework!"

"The teacher is the greatest in the school, if you offend the teacher now, how will they see you in the future! Yes, many students are willing to play with you, but think about it carefully, is the teacher greater or the students greater?"

"The teacher is greater.... But Dad, you are the principal." Fang Chenyu said timidly.

"Then I can't favor you even more!" Fang Zheng Yi raised his voice, "Remember, you can have different opinions about the teacher, but learn to express yourself well, learn to see the problem from the teacher's perspective."

"A person can say the right thing, and is allowed to say the wrong thing, but in the end, he must say a fair thing, your dad is famous for being fair in the court!"

Fang Zheng Yi changed the subject and asked, "I ask you, next time there is a situation where students are collectively dissatisfied because the school assigns too much homework, what should you say to the students?"

What to say... See the problem from the teacher's perspective....

Fang Chenyu's eyes rolled around, and after a long silence, he stammered, "I should say to the students..."

"Recently, I heard that many people in the school are dissatisfied with the teacher assigning too much homework, and I have also heard it. I know that everyone is tired of doing homework, but I can't help but nag a few words. Although there are many exams in the school, and it is true... There are some cases where too much homework is assigned, but the teachers are all for the good of everyone... Finally, I urge everyone not to complain, study hard, and do more homework so that you can suffer less in the future..."

"Is what I said okay, Dad?"

"Fair!" Fang Zheng Yi happily touched Fang Chenyu's head, "Good son, isn't that smart? Okay, go study, I will regularly check your learning situation in the future, don't think about being lazy all day long!"

"Yes!"

Fang Chenyu was secretly happy, ran away quickly, and secretly curled his lips at the door.

Doing homework, my eyes are blurred! And helping the wicked, wouldn't that hurt my brothers?

My dad is a liar, he can fool people....

He had just run a few steps when the servant led Xu Wen Shu to appear outside the study.

Xu Wen Shu waited at the door with a smile on his face.

The servant entered the study to report, "Master, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Lord Xu, has come to see you."

Has he finally come himself because he couldn't sit still?

Fang Zheng Yi was stunned for a moment, smiled slightly, and got up to greet him.

As soon as the two met, before Fang Zheng Yi could exchange greetings, Xu Wen Shu got straight to the point: "I know that Lord Fang doesn't care about those formalities, so I'll be blunt."

"Today I am here for the matter of the trading house, and I hope that the Marquis will not hesitate to give me some advice!"

"What are you talking about!" Fang Zheng Yi enthusiastically pulled him into the study: "Advice is out of the question, since you are interested, let's have a good chat!"

......