Following the housekeeper into the study, Lin Xu took a brief look.
The study room is large in area and decorated in an antique style. It is full of huanghuali furniture, especially the huanghuali writing desk that is more than three meters long and at least one and a half meters wide. It is very eye-catching!
You know, Daning country does not produce huanghuali, this kind of wood can only be imported from Nanyang!
Huanghuali is a very valuable wood, but what’s even more expensive is the shipping cost!
It would be better if shipped by sea, but since Japanese pirates are rampant along the southeastern coast, it is very difficult for such bulk commodities to be transported smoothly by sea!
So, most of the time, you can only go by land!
If you go by land, because the southeast is mountainous, there are no official roads in many places. In places like this, you almost have to rely on manpower to carry it!
However, the density of huanghuali is too high, and in order to preserve its value, it must be transported in its entirety. Just carrying a piece of wood is laborious, not to mention the mountain road is so steep and difficult to walk!
Therefore, it is conceivable that transporting huanghuali from Nanyang to Jiangling by manpower would cost a sky-high price!
Although Lin Xu didn't know how much the huanghuali furniture in this study room was worth, he was 100% sure of one thing, that is, it was absolutely unaffordable with the county magistrate's salary alone!
At this moment, Xu Nianmin was sitting behind the desk reading a book, looking very immersed in it, as if he didn't hear anyone coming in at all.
They stood there waiting for a while. Xu Nianmin had no intention of stopping writing. Then the housekeeper walked up to Xu Nianmin and cautiously said: "Master, I brought Mr. Lin here."
From his tone, it seemed as if he was afraid of waking up a sleeping child.
Xu Nianmin acted as if he hadn't heard anything and wrote a few more words before he stopped, looked up at Lin Xu, and said in surprise: "Mr. Lin is here already?"
"Yes, sir, Mr. Lin is here."
The butler immediately said with a smile.
"You old Xu, what are you doing? Mr. Lin is here and you don't even say a word to me!"
Xu Nianmin first scolded the housekeeper, then looked at Lin Xu and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Lin."
Of course Lin Xu could see that Xu Nianmin just pretended not to hear the butler's words and continued to pretend to write there. In fact, he was deliberately making fun of himself!
However, there was no need for him to write his displeasure on his face.
Anyway, I came here today not to make friends with Xu Nianmin!
So, he cupped his hands and said lightly: "Hello, Mr. Xu."
Because the information dissemination in this world is very backward, Xu Nianmin's only concern every day is how to have a son and continue the Xu family's fireworks. He has no interest in government affairs at all, let alone cultivating his own information channels.
In addition, Lin Xu went to Hangzhou as a doctor this time. As for him, Liu Mingju and Liang Shijie, they discussed the strategy of "controlling Japanese with Japanese", and he personally led a fleet and cooperated with Liang Shijie to capture Bailu Island.
, capturing Cui Lin alive, including Liu Mingju later asking for the position of a fifth-grade guerrilla general for him, and giving him a place in the guard, were all not public activities!
Except for some upper-level officials and some soldiers in the Governor's Mansion and Tianxing Army, outsiders have no idea at all!
However, this cannot be said to be a secret. Some high-level people can naturally find out if they want to inquire.
However, with Xu Nianmin’s level and connections, there is no way to find out!
Therefore, when I saw that Lin Xu, a scholar with a flat head, did not kneel down to me, but just held the scholar ceremony, I immediately felt angry!
Moreover, this boy didn’t even bring a gift when he came to visit us for the first time!
Obviously, he disrespects himself very much!
However, he couldn't say anything, because the Daning country had a prosperous literary style, and regardless of whether he had obtained merit or not, as long as he studied in the county and became a naturalized citizen, he was considered a disciple of the emperor and did not have to kneel when he met an official. This chapter has been completed!