"What is money? Money is a good thing. With it, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and the family is harmonious!"

In Chongwen Academy, the History Museum's reviewer Wang Zhu came to the Ouyang Xiu case and looked at him with a smile.

Ouyang Xiu has been studying the essence of money in the new books of the Sansi. He has sought classics and wanted to write a great article with both literary and scientific knowledge. He has only known money and grain among the three officials in the town. Although Xu Ping and Fan Zhongyan have reached an understanding, and it is not a special situation, and both sides do not interfere in each other's affairs, Ouyang Xiu has always been a little dissatisfied.

Recently, the Sansi has been very popular and has made a lot of money. No matter how poor people have been, they are all short of everyone they see. From rectifying the collusion between public officials, to the new opening of the business, to the new shop, the monthly income of the Sansi has been rising. With money in hand, all kinds of official duties are handled particularly well. While the officials there accumulate political achievements, they use printed books to create momentum.

Although money and grain are the lifeblood of the country, the officials in charge of money and grain have always been inferior. The impression is that they are petty and not talented people who do big things. Only noble people who do not know the firewood, rice, oil and salt are the future of the country.

Unfortunately, Ouyang Xiu searched through the Sanguan and the Secret Pavilion, but he did not find any classics that could inspire him. Looking at the books printed by Sansi, he didn't like the strange and strange theories mentioned by Xu Ping, but he didn't know how to refute them at all.

Looking up at Wang Zhu's appearance, Ouyang Xiu said angrily: "Why are you so proud today?"

"Because I just received the Ming imperial edict, from next month, all the officials in Beijing will pay their real salary, and no longer have to pay them!" Wang Zhu raised his hands, his face full of joy. "No need to pay them like before. When the salary is paid, he will be paid into incense medicine and run to the incense medicine hospital. He doesn't want to get them into tea alums and run around. He may not get the salary even if he runs for a day. He doesn't believe it. I have been paid into wine in one month, and I actually brought back a few jars of magic wine!"

"You can be content if the wine is not broken!"

Seeing that Ouyang Xiu was still looking disappointed, Wang Zhu reached out and held the money book issued by Sansi on the desk and said, "You are not convinced in your heart what Deputy Envoy Xu said, and always want to refute him. What's the use? With these statements, Deputy Envoy Xu really made countless money to Sansi, and really gave us small officials real money. This is real. With money in our hands, we can buy what we want to buy. We don't need to carefully calculate the copper coins in our pockets when we have a banquet. Uncle Yong, we all want to thank Deputy Envoy Xu, which is a good thing that benefits countless officials!"

Ouyang Xiu stood up and sighed: "Do you think I'm because of a fight between indifference? Uncle Yuan, you underestimate my mind too much! I disdain Xu Ping's trick, because it's just a technique to make money, which is not in line with the way of governing the country. It's like taking strong medicine when you have a slight illness. Although it takes effect for a while, it damages the body! The technique to make money is not a big way, but a small technique for a moment. How can I do it for a long time? What I am worried about is that Xu Ping relies on his trick to achieve results in a short period of time, which makes people benefit, and thus bewitch people's hearts! If you use this little technique to govern the country, something big will eventually happen!"

Wang Zhu laughed: "I naturally know that Yong Shu was worried about the country and the people. However, now the officials and the people in the court are only benefiting and have not seen their disadvantages. We can't scold Deputy Envoy Xu? Is it possible that we will become a person who works in the country, but we will be criticized? In that case, which official will do things with sincerity? We have received his favor, so let's say good things for him first."

"You and I should read the books of sages, and we should be the one who serves the wise kings and the people who are in peace. What we are seeking is the great way of sages. How can we blind our minds by a little favor? We must not think like this!"

Wang Zhu smiled and shook his head: "Then, a few familiar colleagues in our pavilion will go out tonight and stop and celebrate. Uncle Yong is always thinking about these big things. Should he go or not?"

Ouyang Xiu was stunned: "Where to go?"

"We have never celebrated Junjun's small shop in the north of the city. I heard that there was cold fruit wine, freshly roasted lamb and fresh fish there at night, which was very lively, so I'll go there tonight."

"The north of the city is remote. If it is too late, wouldn't it be troublesome to return to your residence?"

"Don't worry about these. Sansi has an oil-walled truck there. He walks into the city every half an hour, and keeps going all night. If we go back late, we'll be fine when we get back in the oil-walled truck."

"Since that's the case, why don't I go?"

Wang Zhu looked at Ouyang Xiu and laughed: "Since you are going, you can call Fan Xiucai together."

Now in the Pavilion, Ouyang Xiu and Wang Zhu and others corrected the items of the Pavilion's collection and compiled the catalog. Wang Yaochen had originally done this, but his mourning period was not over, so he would just be named. However, Li Shu, the author of the imperial edict, Song Qi and others were responsible for identifying the authenticity of the books and the corresponding collation work. Most of the people in the Pavilion participated in this project.

Fan Xiucai was Fan Zhen, a native of Huayang, Yizhou. During the Tiansheng period, Xue Kui was in charge of Yizhou. The two met by chance. Xue Kui admired his talent and hired him as a professor of official studies. Later, when Xue Kui returned to Beijing, he brought Fan Zhen to the capital. His poems and essays quickly spread in the capital and became famous. Fan Zhen had not yet participated in the imperial examination. At this time, he was a commoner and imperial teacher studied in the museum.

Studying in the Pavilion is an identity and an honor. It is aimed at people who have no official status but are talented. There are very few people who have had this opportunity for decades. It started with the prodigy Yan Shu, and later with Song Shou, and the others were basically the children of the priest. Fan Zhen was able to get this opportunity because his talent was recognized by many veterans and important officials.

Ouyang Xiu is well-known for his poetry and prose. At this time, he was Xue Kui's son-in-law whom he married. He had a close relationship with Fan Zhen. He went to the family of another son-in-law of Xue Kui, so naturally Fan Xiucai would not be missing.

In the editorial office of the Sansi, Xu Ping looked at the young officials in front of him, pondering his words.

In the past two days, Xu Ping has transferred Jia Xian, his senior brother Zhu Ji and several students with specialties in mathematics from the Sitian Supervisory Office and entered the Registration Institute to start some preparations for data statistics.

With these mathematicians, corresponding officials must cooperate to do these things. Liu Han and Wang Gongchen, the earliest personnel in the editorial office, have been assigned to other offices, and now they must be supplemented. These officials are the candidates in Xu Ping's mind.

Zheng Jian, the judge of the Salt and Iron Institute, was originally doing auditing affairs, so he naturally had to learn relevant knowledge to prepare for the future audit of the venues and shops under the Third Department. The other ones were Ye Qingchen, Zeng Gongliang and Gao Ruonai who were in the Pavilion, both of whom were Jinshi in the second year of Tiansheng, just like Zheng Jian, and the other was Ji Ying of Xu Ping, who had just been recommended by Wang Zeng to enter the Pavilion.

These people are the team that Xu Ping is preparing to train for the Sansi in the next few years.
Chapter completed!