Chapter 915: Chatting by the River
Zhou Tai came over and saw Zhou Xian standing by the river from afar, while Gu Yanwu and Chen Feng were standing a hundred steps away from him. He turned over and dismounted and said to them: "Chen Feng, what's wrong with my uncle?"
Chen Feng glanced at Gu Yanwu and replied, "Mr. Gu brought an imperial edict. The second young master has just read it and it's like that. I don't know what it says."
Zhou Tai looked at Gu Yanwu, "Mr. Gu?"
Gu Yanwu shook his head, "Some things can only be decided by the commander or not. I can't make the decision."
Zhou Tai gave Gu Yanwu a blank look, "I'm talking nonsense." As he said that, he shouted at Zhou Xian from afar: "Uncle, Han Yong has captured Ningguta, I'll come and tell you!"
When Zhou Xian heard this, he waved Zhou Tai over and Gu Yanwu and Chen Feng followed. He read the letters from Han Yong and Meng Yue, and smiled faintly: "Han Yong was not outstanding in the past controlled by Han Kuo and Ji Mu. Now he is independent and leading troops outside, but instead shows his ability. In a few months, he not only withstood the counterattack of the Qing army, but also continues to grow. It seems that putting him in the hinterland of Liaodong is a good choice."
Zhou Tai said dissatisfiedly: "If it weren't for your uncle, you would have withdrawn Boss Xie back to southern Liaoning, Boss Xie and I would have conquered Xiuyan City early."
Zhou Xian smiled and said, "Indeed, Xie Qian is very energetic and easy to interact with others. This ability is not comparable to Han Yong. But he has been immersed in the world for too long and has too strong bandits, and the same is true for his soldiers. I transferred him back to southern Liaoning just to get rid of his bandits and purify the military discipline of his soldiers. If he can be reborn in the future, it will not be a waste of my troubles."
Zhou Tai followed Xie Qian for a long time when he was in Xiuyan City. He admired him very much and cared for him more than others. He frowned, obviously not satisfied with Zhou Xian's answer.
Gu Yanwu said: "Mr. Zhou Qian, the governor wants to reuse Xie Guerrilla in the future, so he is willing to spend so much effort."
Zhou Tai showed surprise on his face and looked at Zhou Xian and said, "Uncle, is that true?"
Zhou Xian nodded, "Xiao Tai, I have something to leave to you. You are ready to take some soldiers to escort Huang Zongxi to Laizhou to meet Li Ding. When you are late, you will go to Nanjing to pick up your father and others to Laizhou. After that, Xie Qian will lead a merchant ship to Ryukyu, and you will go with him."
Zhou Tai's face changed slightly, "Uncle, what's wrong with you?"
Zhou Xian nodded and sighed: "The war here is no longer so important. There are some things that were not necessary to be so anxious, but now they can be done in advance."
Zhou Tai said in confusion: "Uncle, what are you talking about!"
Zhou Xian shook his head gently, "You don't have to understand these things, go ahead! Choose some trusted soldiers with you."
Gu Yanwu saw Zhou Tai leave and said to Zhou Xian: "General, Zong Xi is busy with the academy. How could you let him go to Laizhou now?"
Zhou Xian bent over and picked up a small pebbles, and threw them out with great force. The pebbles were rising and falling in the water, causing small ripples to sink until they were far away. He picked up two more pieces, spread his hands and handed them to Gu Yanwu and said, "Try it?"
Gu Yanwu picked one and threw it out casually. The stone rolled and sank directly.
Zhou Xian laughed, "Zhongqing, you are good at learning, but you are far from being a match for playing this." As he said that, Zhou Xian slid the stone out again, and the ripples were created more than before. "This is called Shuidiao in our place. A group of children stood by the river and competed for who threw the farthest."
Gu Yanwu smiled and said, "It seems that I must be the stupidest one."
Zhou Xian smiled and pointed at him and said, "You are not stupid, but your heart is not here. Zhongqing, who should control this great country?"
When Gu Yanwu heard Zhou Xianyi's point of view, he was silent for a while and said, "Of course, people with virtue live in it."
Zhou Xian nodded, "On moral articles, Mr. Shizhai, Huang Daozhou, and Liu Zongzhou, the old left-level censor, can they be called gentlemen. Zhongqing means that those of them should control the world?"
Seeing Gu Yanwu frowned and said nothing, Zhou Xian smiled faintly: "It's just a corrupt scholar. It's okay to let them study and set an example for the world. But if they rely on them to govern the world, the world will be in chaos. Why can they proclaim the world but not the world? Because the world in their hearts is the world in the book, it's clean, and they think that people should be perfect. Instead of this dirty and chaotic world, and those ordinary people who do not care about their means to survive."
Gu Yanwu nodded, "What the Commander in charge said is that scholars cannot be left, but empty talk will ruin the country."
Zhou Xian continued: "In troubled times, what the world needs is a hero who has the ability to turn the world, pacify the world, and let most people survive. But in prosperous times, these heroes are the restlessness in the eyes of ordinary people, and they all want to get rid of it quickly. In addition, all kinds of selfish thoughts are caused by the troubled times, even in troubled times, heroes can show their hearts as heroes, and if they can't show them, they are the dead souls under the sword. Zhongqing, what do you think I should do?"
Gu Yanwu frowned and said after a while: "If it weren't for the military, the villain was just a failed scholar. Such a kind of kindness, whether it was a sword mountain or a sea of fire ahead, the villain would be willing to go with the Supervisor. Moreover, the villain believed that the Supervisor would put the overall situation first at any time."
Zhou Xianxiao said, "It's not as serious as you think. If the situation really reaches that point, I can't lead my troops overseas. The world is vast, can't I find a place to stay?"
After a while, Zhou Xian said: "I asked Huang Zongxi to go to Laizhou to mint new coins, and the copper coins are still used by the court. Huaxia Money House wants to add silver coins and gold coins, and also promote more paper pledges. Huang Zongxi has this proposal, so he will be responsible for everything. Within one year, I will set up a semicolon for money shops in all counties in Shandong; within three years, it will develop to the main provincial government; within ten years, it will spread across the country. As for the college affairs, you will be responsible first."
Gu Yanwu said in surprise: "Master General, have you considered it?"
Zhou Xian nodded, "Before, I was too concerned about Your Majesty. I always thought that if I didn't touch some bottom line, he would give me plenty of time to reverse the situation. But now it seems that I am too stupid. A man is innocent and bears a treasure. Even if I don't do anything, he will be able to do great things. Instead of being careful everywhere, it is better to do something practical according to his own wishes. As for the future, leave it to the future for consideration."
Gu Yanwu nodded, "Supervisor, there is another question, where is the military supervisor Li Hong?"
Chapter completed!