Chapter 238 The request of the Minister of the Household
If such a person had not been bitten by a poisonous snake while meditating in the wild, and happened to be encountered by the Barbarian King and saved him, there should not have been any intersection between the two. Even if he is the leader of this clan, Still not in Teng Ziju's eyes, this is a warrior whose strength has reached the level of a master. Unless he is exhausted or surrounded by bows and arrows, it will be harder to catch him than to reach the sky.
It was just a coincidence that he was stepping from the peak of Huajin to become a Grandmaster. He was too single-minded and unaware of the outside world, so he fell into the trap of the poisonous snake and had this fate with the Barbarian King.
Even so, King Man cannot be regarded as Teng Ziju's savior. With his ability to step into the master's level, there is nothing he can do about it, just snake venom. But no matter what, he is also kind-hearted, and I still want to be grateful in my heart. of.
The Man King did not completely listen to what the other party said. At most, the other party's words were just a suggestion. The Man King named Shen Ao and asked Teng Ziju to investigate on his behalf. If possible, he would bring him back.
Teng Ziju was about to go to Daliang City to visit. He had heard people say that it was the most prosperous place in the world. Now that the Barbarian King's request was in line with his purpose, he naturally agreed. But he did not guarantee that he would take it. When people bring him back, whether this Shen Ao is exaggerated or whether he is really knowledgeable, he has to take a look to know. Also, even if this person is knowledgeable, it also depends on his mental skills.
Those who are capable but have bad intentions are not a blessing to mankind, but a disaster. Teng Ziju will take action to solve this disaster.
With the expectations of the Man King, Teng Ziju left Man City without attracting anyone's attention. Even the spies arranged by the Emperor's Guard were completely unaware of it.
At this point, two masters from the north and one from the west who had entered the master realm were heading towards Daliang City, and their goals were related to Shen Ao. Shen Ao didn't know about all this. At this time, he was sitting at home. In the minister's wing, he and Rui Butong sat looking at each other.
The new statistical results of the Ministry of Finance came out. Because of the emperor's attention and the lives of former right minister Jiang Dai and deputy director of the Ministry of Finance Yang Xun, Rui Butong personally organized personnel to verify. Just this morning, the results finally came out, and it turned out that It is completely consistent with the results achieved by three students Shen Ao after two days of hard work.
Four hundred and seventy-four thousand, five hundred and thirty-six hectares.
The exact result shocked Rui Butong. This time he no longer doubted that Shen Ao got the result by guessing. The exact same number was enough to illustrate Shen Ao's ability, and it also showed that he was unmatched by others in arithmetic. ability.
This led to Shen Ao. The reason why he didn't go to Deputy Director Ning Feng and other three Shen Ao's students was because Rui Butong knew the meaning of respecting teachers. If there is no teacher to speak, as a student, you can't talk nonsense. If you speak nonsense, you will be expelled from the school and despised by everyone.
Shen Ao sat in front of Rui Butong, sipping tea slowly, not caring at all about the way the other party looked at him. Although Rui Shangshu had already looked at Shen Ao more than three times at this moment, if it were an ordinary person, he would have been upset. It can be seen that Shen Ao, who is too rich in the world, doesn't care.
People are here, you can see them if you want.
Finally, Rui Butong seemed to have seen enough, stopped his almost scrutinizing gaze, and spoke, "Mr. Zhongguo, how did you do it?"
He did not address Shen as master, which was a sign of Rui Butong's respect and recognition of Shen Ao.
"Arithmetic is simple. It's easy to learn the way, but difficult to study it." Shen Ao also opened his mouth and smiled in response.
Arithmetic is like this originally. It is simple to get started, it just involves addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. But if you want to study in depth, what equations and so on will become more and more difficult. This is why everyone in the future can do arithmetic, but there are very few real mathematicians. The reason for the occurrence.
"Simple? So simple that what originally took dozens of people ten days to complete can now be completed in two days by three people? And they still have the leisure time to check the calculations many times to make sure they are correct?" Rui Butong smiled bitterly, He was shocked by Shen Ao's talent.
Shen Ao is talented, this is something everyone knows.
He became famous since the Luoshui Poetry Society, and then he showed his talents to the fullest when he bravely challenged the Japanese envoys. Two days ago, it was even reported that he wrote three poems in one word, which took less than a stick of incense. , three poems with the same pronunciation and different words have already gone viral in Daliang City. Nowadays, when talking about poetry, Shen Ao cannot be avoided. This seems to be people's consensus.
He was only sixteen years old, and this kind of achievement was already very difficult. Now that he had such in-depth research on arithmetic, Rui Butong suddenly found that he couldn't see through Shen Ao.
Is this the same Duke Zhongguo who people called the bastard young master more than a year ago?
At that time, he was uneducated and disliked by everyone. Even for food and drink, he had to rely on others for help. But in the past year or so, he has completely changed, as if he has become a different person. Not only does he behave well, He was extremely talented and extremely stable, and he successively became the head of Guochanglong and Daqian Banks. He also had a position in the court, the head of the Finance Department, a powerful and powerful third-rank official.
With all this, Rui Butong, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, did not dare to underestimate him. Especially after learning that Shen Ao was so good at arithmetic, he wanted to ask for advice. Although given his status and age, he was determined to I won’t take Shen Ao as my teacher, but there are many young people with good character and ambition in the household department. They can learn from Shen Ao.
Rather than asking Shen Ao about arithmetic, Rui Butong is more likely to seek tutors for those young people. Just imagine, if all the officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs are good at arithmetic, then the work efficiency of the entire Ministry of Household Affairs will be greatly improved. No matter how much he is promoted, wouldn't he, the Minister of Household Affairs, be able to enjoy his leisure time?
"Mr. Zhongguo, I wonder if the arithmetic you teach is easy to learn? Can you teach more people to popularize the world?" Rui Butong finally said his purpose, and then stared at Shen Ao, very nervous.
It seems that he is afraid that Shen Ao will say the word "can't do it". If so, he will report the matter to the emperor. No matter what, he must let Shen Ao teach more students and bring out some talents for Daqian.
Shen Ao is not an ancient person, and he will not rest on his laurels. He will refuse to pass on any great skills, leading to the loss of the technology. He is willing to carry forward arithmetic, which will be beneficial to the great cadres and the progress of the Han people.
But he also understood that the law should not be taught lightly, the Tao should not be sold cheaply, the teacher should not follow the way, and the doctor should not knock on the door. Even if you want to teach students, not just anyone can do it. The person must be reliable in character, good in conduct, and finally The important thing is to have a desire to learn. He will not save others from learning the principles he teaches.
"Yes, it's just that my time as an official is limited, so I can't concentrate on teaching. I have to trouble Lord Shangshu to select suitable talents." Shen Ao agreed without any hesitation.
This also made Grand Duke Rui Butong breathe a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Shen Ao would refuse, and then he really had no better way besides reporting it to the emperor. Even if he reported it to the emperor, there was no guarantee that Shen Ao would refuse. Being proud will lead to submission.
And technology is the place where one lives, and people are free to not want to teach. If he forces it, once it is spread, he will face huge pressure. What, if Shen Ao is forced to teach arithmetic today, then Are we going to force others to bring out their family traditions tomorrow?
Even for the sake of their own interests, people would stand up regardless of whether they were friends with Shen Ao or not. This involved the interests of most people. At that time, Rui Butong was just a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, even today. Emperor Qianwen also had to retreat when faced with this force.
Shen Ao agreed, and Rui Butong breathed a sigh of relief, and then said in a reassuring tone: "Don't worry, Lord Zhongguo, I will personally select whoever is suitable to learn from him, and ensure that everyone is smart, and this skill will not be passed on to others. .
Shen Ao really doesn't care if it is rumored that even if others learn his arithmetic, without his teachings, it is impossible to achieve great success. Think about how many generations and how many generations it took for future generations to become so powerful in arithmetic. With the joint efforts of smart and talented people, how can it be possible to learn and succeed overnight?
Not being afraid does not mean that Shen Ao must speak out. It is good to maintain a sense of mystery. This will make students work harder and learn with twice the result with half the effort. At the same time, it is also helpful for expanding one's influence and consolidating one's own strength and position. Great benefit.
Otherwise, everyone can learn, and no one will be grateful to you. Studying and studying are just one more word "seeking", but the mentality is completely different, and the results obtained are also very different.
"Okay, everything will be done according to the wishes of Lord Shangshu. They can learn from Ning Feng and the others first. If they don't understand anything, they can ask someone." Shen Ao nodded, which was regarded as a commitment.
After getting what he thought of, Rui Butong was in a good mood, and reciprocated the favor by saying, "If Jiang Dai leaks secrets, he will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial, and the best result is exile. As a member of the Ministry of Finance, Yang Xun did what he did Without the authorization of you, the head of the Jin Department, and without the eyes of a superior, I will be removed from my official position and assigned as a slave, but I don’t know if Duke Zhongguo is satisfied.”
In the blink of an eye, a third-rank official and a fourth-rank official were deprived of their official title and turned from official to slave. This is the tyranny of power.
Power can make you a master or a prisoner. It all depends on the thought of the person in power.
"Everything will be done according to the wishes of Lord Shangshu." Shen Ao did not reject Rui Butong's kindness. Besides, Jiang Dai and Yang Xun made things difficult for him, so they wanted to teach them a lesson, otherwise others would follow suit. , wouldn’t he be trapped in it and unable to do anything?