My teacher is a gentle, leisurely and elegant gentleman... It would be strange if Lu Sanlang thought so!
He couldn't understand why his ancestor Ge Yong, the emperor, and the craftsmen all thought that Zhang Shou was a gentleman who was oblivious to the world outside and devoted to studying mathematics? Looking at Zhou Jijiu, Luo Siye, and his father, it was very clear that Zhang Shou only had a clean and elegant face, but in fact he was a cruel and ruthless person!
At this time, after watching the carriage leave, Lu Sanlang turned back unhappily. Seeing Zhang Shou also standing at the door, he was really nervous. After finally making sufficient preparations, he forced a smile and greeted him.
However, Zhang Shou simply turned around and walked back through the door, leaving him with only his back. Startled, he hurried to catch up, only to hear Zhang Shou say without even turning his head: "Take me to see the scholars who wrote books for you."
Lu Sanlang wanted to say that everyone was sleeping, but when he was about to say it, he felt that Zhang Shou might have a deeper meaning, so he ran forward to lead the way. When he arrived in front of a room, he pushed open the door and smelled a strong smell of alcohol. He quickly turned back and smiled, "I heard that after finishing writing last night, these people drank and made a scene, and didn't go to bed until dawn, so they definitely can't be woken up now."
It would be troublesome if they could be woken up. Maybe these people would talk nonsense in front of Zhang Shou and ruin his already poor reputation!
Zhang Shou certainly would not bother to wake those people up. He looked at several rooms in a row, and saw a drunk sleeping soundly in each room. The beds and furniture in the rooms were not exquisite, but they were neat and tidy, and the clothes that the scholars had not taken off in time were also made of good materials, so he had an idea in his mind.
Although the method is simple and crude, fundamentally speaking, Lu Sanlang's approach can be regarded as... curing diseases and saving lives
The fat guy's three views are probably like this: only the rich have the right to be lazy, and the poor deserve to die of laziness and poverty! Therefore, I lock you up in a small dark room to save you, so that you can have enough food and clothing and become rich.
Thinking this in his heart, Zhang Shou turned around and quietly left the house. When he stood in the yard, he looked at Lu Sanlang and asked, "You lock people up here to write and write, and then use the rewards to buy houses and land for them. Do you think this is for their own good?"
"Of course!" Lu Sanlang said these three words instinctively, then cursed himself for telling the truth, and quickly explained, "I give all the money to their families regularly. Some families' wives and sons rely on this money to live; some families' elderly parents also rely on this money to support; and some people are single, and with houses and land, they can get married in the future..."
Before Lu Sanlang could finish his words, Zhang Shou laughed and said, "How many copies of your book can you sell to allow them to have a house and land in such a short time?"
"Well, it's not the inner city, it's the outer city, just a small courtyard with a gate, and the land is also a few acres or tens of acres scattered around the capital, but at least the family is not without permanent property."
Lu Sanlang looked away with a guilty conscience, but when he saw Zhang Shou taking a step closer to him, he instinctively felt that something was wrong and quickly explained, "There aren't many people who can buy these books, but I bribed a few collectors to sell them together."