Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 315 What do you think Shen Zheng means?

"Retreat?"

Yu Shizhang curled his beard and asked, "Do you want your father to retire?"

"no......"

Yu Zhengqing's eyes widened slightly, and he argued, "Didn't you always talk about retiring? How come it ends up being your son who wants you to retire? If you really wanted to... then your son would never be able to stop you."

Yu Shizhang snorted, "Why are you pretending? If I retire, wouldn't you and Shen Zheng be as anxious as ants on a hot pot? You won't be able to ask for help from anyone."

There is no word "ask for help" in Yu Zhengqing's dictionary, so he said immediately:

"Even if you weren't here, my son and Shen Zheng wouldn't have ended up like this..."

"That's not the case."

Yu Shizhang took a sip of tea, raised his head and said, "But since I'm here, you two don't have to ask anyone for help."

Yu Nanshu's eyes sparkled as she listened.

Grandfather is awesome too!

Yu Zhengqing poured tea for Yu Shizhang, sighed and said:

"You are actually right. Under the current circumstances, I don't really want you to retire. Just think of it as my own selfish desire."

He looked in the direction of Shangjing.

"Our Bo's Mansion has always been considered a clean stream in the capital. We have always been prudent and self-protective. Thanks to your past achievements, we have been able to get through all the ups and downs over the years."

"But... being a clean official also has its drawbacks. If you retire, no matter who inherits the title, others will not treat our mansion the same as before."

Although Yu Zhengqing didn't want to admit it, that was the fact.

Even he has been reaping the benefits of the title of "Earl of Yongning".

If his father retired, even if someone in the Earl's Mansion could inherit the title, their influence would certainly be much less than before.

It would be best for him and Shen Zheng not to fall into such a situation right now. It would be safest to have someone to support them.

Yu Shizhang actually didn't want to see his son like this.

No matter when, in his eyes, Yu Zhengqing should always be a young man full of vigor and vitality.

He smiled, as if to comfort him, but also as if to tell the truth.

"The Earl's Mansion... is just an empty title. Don't you always want to earn the title of Earl on your own? But right now, you want me to retire, but I don't want to retire yet. This is an opportunity."

opportunity?

Yu Zhengqing looked at him.

Yu Shizhang only said one sentence: "It's hard to be a clear stream."

Yu Zhengqing looked at his graying hair and suddenly understood.

"If father doesn't step down, our Yu family will not be able to withstand the encroachment in the end. We will either decline or become a 'noble family' in this world."

They, the civil officials, are not like the military generals who rely on fighting on the battlefield and military achievements to gain a foothold.

Civil servants play with pens, and it depends on who can spit farther.

If you don't spit to win people's hearts, a generation of civil servants will be ruined. If you want to protect yourself, you can only protect yourself for three generations at most.

Yu Shizhang was such a brilliant and handsome man in his early years, how could he not understand this truth?

But he had very few disciples, and even in his son Yu Zhengqing's marriage, he never used them as bargaining chips.

Is it because he doesn't make plans for future generations?

Not really, he just can't do that.

So when Yu Zhengqing volunteered to be a local official, although he was worried and angry, he did not forcibly stop him. The same was true when his eldest grandson joined the army.

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings.

"But now, I don't have to retreat or hide anymore. Shen Zheng, a little girl, is rushing forward headfirst, so why should I be afraid? While I can still move, I should seize this opportunity and cleanse this world."

Yu Shizhang smiled heartily and stretched out his hand, saying, "Show me your letter."

Yu Zhengqing subconsciously hugged the letter in his arms.

Yu Shizhang: "Can't bear to watch? Did you two say bad things about me?"

Yu Zhengqing felt a little embarrassed.

Isn't it true that the county school is admitting girls? He asked Shen Zheng for her opinion. Is she afraid that Yu Shizhang will laugh at her?

He asked, "Which part do you want to see, Father?"

He can just draw the card that he wants to see.

Unexpectedly, Yu Shizhang slapped the table and glared: "Look!"

Yu Zhengqing handed him the letter reluctantly.

Yu Nanshu knew that she couldn't interrupt the conversation at this time, so she simply took Zhuang Zhiyun to read her letter.

When she saw Shen Zheng's opinion on her clothes painting, she excitedly shook Zhuang Zhiyun's arm.

"Mother, mother! Did you see what Sister Shen said? She said Nan Shu is a great girl and she likes the clothes she made. Next time Nan Shu goes to Tongan County, she will definitely wear new clothes to pick her up!"

After she finished speaking, she laughed a bit foolishly: "Hehe - what a great girl."

For some reason, as a young lady from a noble family, she had heard countless flatteries.

But when she saw Shen Zheng praising her, the feeling in her heart was different.

Sister Shen said she was amazing and that the clothes she made were beautiful, so that must be true.

"I saw it."

Zhuang Zhiyun touched her head and praised her, "Mother said that my Nan Shu is great at everything she does. Those who say bad things about you can't wear the beautiful clothes our Nan Shu draws."

Before she got married, Zhuang Zhiyun was not a delicate lady, so she did not attach much importance to women's virtues and precepts.

Let your child do whatever she likes.

As a parent, it would be a cause for worry if your child doesn’t like anything.

After a while——

Yu Shizhang suddenly stood up and asked Yu Zhengqing: "What do you think Shen Zheng meant by this?"

He placed the letters that Shen Zheng had written to the two of them side by side on the table, then stood up and turned around twice, seemingly thinking.

Yu Zhengqing walked forward curiously, picked up the two letters and compared them.

The contents of the letter are all related to movable type printing.

But in the letter Shen Zheng wrote to him, he only gave a general description of the printing process, and the proportion of ink and paper for each process was basically the same.

But in her letter to her father...

The process of clay engraving is described in great detail.

Before engraving any clay, it is best to ask everyone to write the inscription.

When engraving with any kind of clay, it is best for us to supervise it personally to prevent the engraving craftsman from misjudging our calligraphy and misleading the students.

At the end, there is a long paragraph of complaints.

She said she didn't know Mr. He and the county didn't have enough funds. After much thought, she felt that the only option was to collect calligraphy copies on the market and have craftsmen copy them and engrave them.

They also say that the clay that is engraved can be used for decades, and it is a pity to use ordinary copybooks...

Yu Shizhang was extremely anxious.

He stood in front of Yu Zhengqing and asked, "What do you think she meant? She wrote that long paragraph to me. What did she mean? What did she mean?"

Yu Zhengqing couldn't help laughing when he saw him like this.

He pretended to analyze the two letters and then said:

"My son thinks that Shen Zheng is embarrassed to tell you and is hinting at you."

"right."

Yu Shizhang got approval and stepped forward to take the two letters away.

"I'm not the only one who feels this way, am I? Doesn't he want me to write back and tell him that I'm the 'big shot' she's looking for?"