Who can be really noble? Who can really avoid the fireworks of the world? I guess only gods can do it, certainly not Lu Wenkuan. Although he is a little more upright, the difference is only in the way a gentleman loves money.
Originally, Lu Wenkuan admired Ma Hanshan very much, but after being "forced to become a brother", he became a little angry at Ma Hanshan. Thanks to this bastard, he actually raised his seniority.
Lu Wenkuan was unhappy mainly because the age difference between the two was too big. He was already forty, and the bastard was only over ten years old, even younger than his youngest son.
Anyone would be unhappy to suddenly have a younger brother of such an age. Lu Wenkuan was even more unhappy because Lu Xiangru complained about him for three days. Haha, anyone would complain. He was obviously the same generation, but now he is suddenly a generation below him.
Modern people may not pay much attention to this so-called seniority, and they have no habit of being big or small. But the ancients were different. The ancients valued this kind of seniority very much, even more than official positions.
The ancients also attached great importance to promises and oaths, and generally would not break their promises, let alone their oaths.
Therefore, even if Lu Wenkuan didn't like it anymore, he had no choice but to recognize Ma Hanshan's younger brother now that he was "cooked".
Especially when Ma Hanshan said that the jade token given to him was the identity certificate of the shareholder of Zuixianjiu, and that he could get tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year with this thing, he suddenly felt that it was impossible to have such a monster-like younger brother.
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"Dear brother, I don't dare accept such a heavy gift..." Lu Wenkuan also learned to be hypocritical.
"Haha, it's neither heavy nor heavy. When the Huoshui Lantern is actually put into production in the future, the younger brother will give some shares to the elder brother." Ma Hanshan smiled and drew the pie. Whether he will give it to him in the future depends on his elder brother's performance.
"Oh, I can't do it, I can't do it. It's an industry that my virtuous brother has worked so hard to build. How can I just sit back and enjoy the fruits of it?" Lu Wenkuan waved his hand and said.
"Who says brothers just sit back and enjoy their success? The safety of Wagang Village is not all due to my brother's concern. Besides, we are jointly building a unit." Ma Hanshan said with a smile.
"This...that...well, dear brother, I also have to give you a gift, please wait a moment." Lu Wenkuan quickly entered the room, and after a while, he also took out a jade pendant, handed it to Ma Hanshan and said, "Brother, dear brother,
Although this piece of jade looks ordinary, it was gifted to my father by the late emperor. My dear brother, please accept it as a souvenir."
"Ah, how can I accept such a precious thing..." What the emperor gave was indeed extraordinary. Ma Hanshan was extremely happy in his heart, but he refused.
"Here, for Brother Yu, this thing is just a useless jade pendant, but for Brother Xian, it can scare away some blind little devils." Lu Wenkuan's emotional intelligence is actually very high, and he understands why Ma Hanshan wants to
Become sworn friends with him and give him shares, so you might as well just be a good person and stick to it.
"Thank you, brother." Ma Hanshan took the jade pendant with both hands and bowed to Lu Wenkuan.
"Huh? Are you seeing brother Wei?" Lu Wenkuan grabbed Ma Hanshan's hand and said, "Let's go, brother Wei will buy you a drink."
"How can I make my brother spend money? Of course I have to ask my brother for help... I still have something to ask my brother..." Ma Hanshan said as he followed Lu Wenkuan.
"What's the matter? Oh... let me guess... is it Fan Shuai?" Lu Wenkuan looks like a rough guy without any scheming on the surface. In fact, how can he be a brainless person who can climb to this position? He can fight better than him.
There are many military generals, but he stands out not only because his brother is the deputy prime minister.
When Ma Hanshan heard this, he had to think highly of Lu Wenkuan, who was known as the "Reckless General". This guy was a master at pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger. He did have a headache because of Fan Tianshun's incident, and he didn't know what name to give him.
If Fan Tianshun wants to give something as a gift, he can't just give it to him, let alone not give it to him. Lu Wenkuan already has it, so how can he not give it to Fan Tianshun?
"Brother is really a god. I know everything in my heart. I admire you. I admire you." Ma Hanshan said in a very low-level flattery.
"You talk a lot of nonsense, you don't even know how to flatter me, haha." Lu Wenkuan laughed, and then whispered to Ma Hanshan, "You must not give anything to Fan Shuai, he will beat you out."
"Ah...then I can't even express my feelings?" Ma Hanshan believed that Lu Wenkuan was right. He didn't expect Fan Tianshun to be so incorruptible. He sighed to himself, is there really a pure and honest official in this time and space?
"There are better ways to express your feelings." Lu Wenkuan led Ma Hanshan into a restaurant, asked for a box, then kicked the waiter and his entourage out, and whispered, "Do you know where Fan Shuai is from?"
"I don't know..." How could Ma Hanshan know? All he knew about this time and space was from the materials sent by Qi Nanyue, Shen Wuwan, and the materials retrieved by the reconnaissance company.
Although there are descriptions of Fan Tianshun in the materials, they are all public things. The most private one is that he and the famous minister Fan Zhongyan are of the same race... He thinks this is nonsense. They both have the surname Fan. Can they be of different races?
"He is from Pizhou, Anyang Prefecture... That place now belongs to Donghu... When Fan Shuai was one year old, he adopted his uncle, and then lived in Pingjiang Prefecture, and then moved to Lin'an... But... But his biological mother and brothers
They are all still in Anyang... Unfortunately, Fan Shuai has searched for them several times, but to no avail. What if..." Ma Hanshan immediately understood what Lu Wenkuan meant. If Fan Shuai could be reunited with his family, this gift would really be better than
Giving away shares is much more important, and Fan Tianshun will never refuse it.
However, Fan Tianshun can't find his family, can he?
"Brother, I understand. I will send someone to search immediately. Thank you for your advice..." Ma Hanshan really wants to thank Lu Wenkuan. This "gift" idea is really great.
"Haha, thank you for that. We are brothers. You go and find it. I will find the right time to reveal this matter to Fan Shuai. You can't be busy working there and no one appreciates it." Lu Wenkuan said with a smile.
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"I really don't know how to thank my brother. How about I thank my brother for it," Ma Hanshan said jokingly.
"Get lost..." Lu Wenkuan laughed and scolded.
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Ma Hanshan really got out. He took his people and an outside disciple, Ge Shibao, out. A group of six people took a boat and went south along the Mian River.
Mianshui is much larger than Luhe River, with a wide surface and unlimited scenery.
However, Mahanshan was not in a hurry and deliberately allowed the boatman to slow down and enjoy the scenery all the way down. It was not until the afternoon of the next day that he entered the longest and largest river in Da Song.
Dajiang is of course much larger than Mianshui.
Mahanshan discovered that the river in this time and space was almost the same as the Yangtze River he knew in his previous life. It was just that the river in this time and space was much more beautiful than the Yangtze River in his previous life. At least, the water was much clearer.
After entering the river system, we immediately arrived at Ezhou, an important town in the south of the Dasong River.
After entering the city, Ma Hanshan immediately discovered that this Ezhou was not the Ezhou city he knew in his previous life, but the capital city of Northern Hubei Province in that time and space in his previous life.
Ezhou was originally not as populous and prosperous as it is now. Before Dasong was invaded by Donghu, Ezhou should be ranked fifth or sixth after Dasong in size. But after Donghu invaded and Dasong's capital moved south, it became It was an important base for the Song Dynasty to defend the northwest gateway against the Hu army.
Ezhou's location is very important because it connects north to south and east to west. Ezhou has more than 100,000 residents. It is a big city second only to Lin'an Jiankang and has more people than many prefectures.
Lu Fangweng wrote in a poem: "The cities are prosperous and prosperous, and the buildings are numerous. There are also several miles outside the city in the south. Although Qiantang cannot pass Jiankang, it is a big city." It describes the prosperity of Ezhou. Unfortunately, Mahanshan is a city. The police officer working as an undercover agent in Ji society did not know this poem.
"Not bad...not bad...well, this place should be able to sell a lot of drunk fairy wine." Ma Hanshan couldn't help but feel very happy when he saw the shops in the city and the busy streets with people and traffic.
For him, the more prosperous the market is, the happier he is, because the more prosperous the market is, the more wine he sells, the more lamps he sells, and the more other things he sells.
"Master, although it is prosperous here, it is still inferior to Lin'an." Shen Hua was in a good mood these days, so she occasionally struck up a conversation with Ma Hanshan.
"Hmph, is this even comparable? Lin'an is the capital, and this is just a state on Jinghu North Road, not even a government office." Shen Hua glared and shot back.
"Such a big city is actually a state, and a city as small as Xiangfan is a prefecture. It's really nonsense." Ma Hanshan has always had opinions on the emperor and officials of Dasong, so he can criticize them for everything.
"If this court had not been so stupid, half of the country would not have been cut off by the barbarians." Shen Hua was also deeply resentful of the court because of her brother Shen Lang's affairs, so she often joined Ma Hanshan in scolding officials.
"Ah...you actually made unreasonable remarks about the government and insulted the emperor...I want to report you..." Geshibo pointed at Chen Hua and said.
"Get out of here, or I'll beat you up." Shen Hua didn't understand that Ma Hanshan actually accepted this young man as his disciple. She didn't have any good impressions of Geistbo anyway.
"You...you...big brother, look...this girl is trying to hurt me..." Geistbo was a little afraid of Shen Hua, but he had Ma Hanshan as his back-up, so he immediately filed a complaint.
"I think she should beat you up. Why don't you say anything? Let me tell you, since you want to follow me, your thoughts and actions must be consistent with mine and the science department. Huahua is younger than you, you should treat her as your sister. Not only can I not bully her, but I can't let others bully her." Ma Hanshan never said anything false to this outside disciple who should be about the same age as himself, and would never treat him specially just because he was Gai Rencong's son. .
"Boss...you...you are partial..." Geshibo was "on a mission". When he saw that Ma Hanshan was not particularly kind to him, he immediately changed his face and acted coquettishly...
"Little Gai, let's find a place to stay. You can ask around and ask for the best inn not far from the Yellow Crane Tower." Ma Hanshan planned to visit the historical sites and other places here, and then continue to take the boat.
"Haha, I know it so well... Boss, don't you know, I am from Ezhou, and I am going home this time... But, boss, if you want to see the Yellow Crane Tower, it is gone, it has collapsed..." "Gai Rencong said helplessly.