Firecrackers ring, and the lights are like dragons.

According to the custom of the Song Dynasty, lanterns should be placed in the thirteenth day of the first lunar month. The lanterns should be lit for five days in total.

Of course, the most lively thing is the Lantern Festival night.

The Lantern Festival is one of the most important festivals that the Song people attach to, and even the Spring Festival is not as good as the Lantern Festival.

On the Lantern Festival, Ouyang Bian was like a gyro, moving around the mansions of elders such as Wang Anshi, Bao Zheng, Wang Gongchen, and Xue Zhongru.

This is the way of human relationships and worldly affairs. Only by walking more can you have feelings. If you don’t move all year round, even the feelings of brothers will become unfamiliar.

But what bothers him was that these elders attached great importance to his studies and would take the school every time they went there.

Especially Wang Anshi and Bao Zheng, they were able to sweat Ouyang Bian every time, so that before Ouyang Bian visited, he had to do his homework.

However, because I have been a little busy recently, Wang Anshi's explanation has not been finished yet, and he was stuck after being asked a few questions.

Wang Anshi's face looked very bad, and he scolded him a few times on the spot. Fortunately, Xiao Wang Jin came out to rescue him, otherwise he would have been killed on the spot.

Ouyang Bian came out of Wang Anshi's house, shook his head and sighed and went to Bao Zheng's mansion again.

Fortunately, Bao Zheng seemed to be in a good mood. Ouyang Bian asked, and it turned out that Prime Minister Chen Zhizhong and Liang Shi were dismissed from prime ministers one after another, Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi were taken over to the Secretariat of the Secretariat, and Wu Kui was the author of imperial edicts.

In history, Chen Zhizhong should have been delayed until mid-year to be dismissed. Because Ouyang Bian's actions made him dismissed, Wen Yanbo and others also entered the Secretariat in advance.

Bao Zheng and Wen Yanbo were both Jinshi in the fifth year of Tiansheng. In the same year, they were a very important official relationship. They admired each other, so the relationship was very good. Wen Yanbo came back to take over the Secretariat, which made Bao Zheng feel sincerely happy.

Ouyang Bian's heart moved. In this case, it would be not far from Bao Zheng's appointment as Kaifeng Prefecture, and his plan seemed to be ahead of schedule.

"What books have you been reading recently?" Bao Zheng was in a good mood, but he did not forget to care about Ouyang Bian's studies.

Ouyang Bian was a little ashamed. Recently, he has only focused on planning the blueprint for the swamp and has not read any books at all.

"There are a lot of things recently, and I haven't read a book for several days."

Ouyang Bian said honestly.

Bao Zheng suddenly had a bad face: "Is there anything more important than reading?"

Ouyang Bian said: "Grandpa Bao, do you have any impression of the swamp outside Chenzhou?"

Bao Zheng frowned: "Of course I know that the dirt hidden in that place really affects the image of Bianjing."

Ouyang Bian smiled and said, "I recently bought this swamp with Kaifeng Prefecture and prepared to create a landscape and a commercial area."

Bao Zheng said a little unhappy: "It's time to manage these things again. The theory of the Rich Country has become a book. There is no need to put your time on it. Just study hard."

Ouyang Bian smiled and said, "Grandpa Bao is unknown. The reason why I want to renovate this land is because it is indeed unsightly, and the other hand, I want to benefit the people of our Song Dynasty."

Bao Zheng raised his spirits: "Tell me, let me see."

Ouyang Bian nodded: "You have seen the rich country theory, and you should know that the so-called economic development will bring more employment to the people."

Bao Zheng nodded, there was no problem with this principle.

Ouyang Bian began to dance: "This time I plan to invest 450,000 yuan to build a commercial center..."

Bao Zheng stood up: "Wait, how much did you say?"

Ouyang Bian blinked his big eyes: "Forty-five thousand coins!"

Bao Zheng's pupils dilated: "Not it forty or fifty thousand coins?"

Ouyang Bian smiled and said, "What can I do for 40,000 to 50,000 yuan? It's okay to build a garden, but it's far from building a commercial center."

Bao Zheng took a breath.

Ouyang Bian continued: "...How to benefit the people is the first step to create investment in commercial centers, purchasing raw materials such as wood and stone, and hiring craftsmen, which can benefit at least tens of thousands of people."

Bao Zheng nodded. This is a very simple question. The rich country theory said this, and consumption can benefit many people.

"...Secondly, when a commercial center is built, a large number of merchants will benefit. When a merchant sells goods here, he has to purchase products. Of course, the products come from hand-made makers and farmers. This covers more than a few hundred thousand people. It is no exaggeration to say that just such a commercial center is enough to lift hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty. Do you think I am benefiting the people?"

Bao Zheng nodded: "It's true. Why haven't I thought about these problems before? I don't even have a good impression of businessmen."

Bao Zheng was a little upset.

Ouyang Bian smiled and said, "For thousands of years, scholars have been prejudiced against businessmen. In fact, our country is already very good."

Bao Zheng said in a brief manner: "Since it is a matter of benefiting the people, I will naturally not stop you, but the matter of studying must continue. Your achievements should not be limited to this. I hope that when you grow up, you can go to Sansi so that your talents will not be wasted and the best for this country."

Ouyang Bian waved his hand: "Let's talk about this later, but there are some problems now."

Bao Zheng nodded and said, "Tell me, I can tell me if I can come up with an idea for you."

Ouyang Bian was delighted, that was what he wanted to hear.

"The formation of this swamp is not natural, but human factors..."

Bao Zheng snorted: "I have noticed this issue for a long time. After passing through this section of the Huimin River in the city, it was occupied by many powerful people. The entire Huimin River is already half blocked. Every time in summer, half of the Bianjing will be flooded, and not just that swamp!"

Bao Zheng was a little angry and had a lot of opinions about several Kaifeng prefects.

Ouyang Bian sighed: "The problem is here now. In fact, the technical problem of development is not big. The key is that it is easy to be flooded, and this problem is big.

If the ground is to be raised, the cost of this commercial center is a sky-high price, otherwise those people in the past would not have given up."

Bao Zheng was silent for a while: "If this happens, you can't build it at all."

Ouyang Bian smiled freely and casually: "It's okay, I plan first, and then go to Master Cai to ask for advice. He can't throw this trouble to me, but he doesn't care about it."

Bao Zheng shook his head: "If he dared to take care of it, he would have taken care of it a few years ago, so how could he delay it until now?"

Ouyang Bian shrugged: "Then let it go. If it really doesn't work, I'll find someone to clean up the garbage, dig it into a fish pond, and plant lotus roots. There are also a lot of output every year. I also created a ten-mile lotus pond for Bianjing, which is also a contribution."

Bao Zheng was silent.
Chapter completed!