"Oh, Little Yu 'er, can you read?"
Li Zexuan thought for a while and asked.
Although he didn't have much of a relationship with Li Yu, on one hand, Li Zexuan was moved by Li Yu's experience and her intelligence. On the other hand, looking at the situation, his most proud student seemed to be interested in the little girl. Should he help them? Or should he?
"Yes, yes. When I was young, my aunt taught me how to read!"
Although Liu Yixue did not know mathematics, she knew a little about poetry. In addition, she treated Li Yu as her own daughter. Of course, she would take the time to teach Li Yu how to read.
"Well, since Little Yu 'er is not willing to be a servant, how about this? Our workshop is lacking reporters. You can earn money by writing news."
Li Zexuan thought for a while and suddenly slapped his thigh and said excitedly.
This little girl's mind was jumpy and she had a weird personality. Her words were also humorous. He wanted her to try being a reporter and see how it would turn out.
"What is a reporter? What is news? "
Li Yu felt that the people in the city were not friendly. They kept saying words that the people in the countryside had never heard of.
Meng Wenhao also looked at Li Zexuan curiously. After reading the newspaper for so long, he knew what news was but he did not know what a reporter was.
Li Zexuan took a few newspapers from the table and handed them to Li Yu. "Little Yu 'er, take a look at what the news is about. Then, the reporter is the person who writes the news. I call him a reporter. If you can write a similar article, then come work in the editorial department! For every article you write, I will give you 100 coins. How about it? "
"Okay, okay!"
Li Yu was extremely excited and quickly agreed.
Meng Wenhao's eyes flashed with envy. Even if she only wrote one article a day, she could earn 3000 coins a month! This salary was not low.
Li Zexuan smiled and looked at Meng Wenhao. "Wenhao, why are you out today? Aren't you studying at home?"
"Oh, right. Sir, the newspaper said that the imperial court sent the navy to escort the fleet to the south. Do you know about it?"
Meng Wenhao just remembered the reason why he came out today. He looked at Li Zexuan with a glimmer of hope in his eyes and asked.
"Yes, I know. What's wrong?"
"Sir, because of the imperial court's decree, countless merchants flocked to buy ships. Correspondingly, the merchants also crazily recruited sailors. My father joined them because of the rich reward from a ship owner. I heard people say that there are countless dangers in the sea, so I tried to persuade my father not to go out to sea. However, he was not persuaded. I was very depressed, so I came out to relax. I beseech you to help me persuade my father. This student is willing to pay any price to repay your kindness! "
Meng Wenhao cupped his hands and bowed.
Li Zexuan was speechless. When he was in the imperial college, he had some understanding of Meng Wenhao's family situation. He did not expect that helping Li Zexuan publish two decrees would cause Meng Wenhao's father to risk his life to go out to sea to earn money. This made Li Zexuan think of his father in his previous life.
In his previous life, his family was not well off. His father was from the countryside. In order to support his education, his father went home to farm during the busy season and worked at the construction site during the free time. He remembered one time when his father was working on the ninth floor of a building. The wooden plank under his feet suddenly broke and he fell from the ninth floor.
If his father hadn't relied on his strong survival instincts to step on a suspended steel pipe during the fall, changing the direction of his fall and finally landing in a pile of sand, he would have died from this fall. Even so, after that accident, his father's vitality was greatly damaged. After that, his body was not as good as before.
No matter what era it was, every father did not have it easy. There were always many fathers who risked their lives to earn money for their children so that their children could have a good future.
This was also one of the reasons why he valued Meng Wenhao. Because he saw a lot of shadows of his previous life in Meng Wenhao.
"Wenhao, I can't help you with this matter. Your father risked his life to go out to sea. This was a choice he made for you. This is a father's persistence. No one can change it. Although I can give your father a sum of money to not go out to sea, I don't think that a father who is willing to sacrifice his life for his child will accept this charity. A father's love is like a mountain. I admire your father's actions, but I don't want to give him charity because this is an insult to an iron father! If you really care about your father, then study hard and strive to pass the imperial examination in the future to bring honor to your family! "
Li Zexuan stared at Meng Wenhao's eyes and said very seriously.
Meng Wenhao's eyes reddened. After listening to Li Zexuan, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your advice. Wenhao was too impulsive!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said, "Haha, it's okay. But your father will be much safer this time. I will go back and tell Prince Hejian that he will be the navy commander this time. I will ask him to take care of your father's fleet. It shouldn't be a big problem. Besides, I am going to make a small tool for their fleet to identify the direction. With it, the fleet's safety will be another layer of protection. Wenhao, if you have nothing to do in the afternoon, why don't you come with me to the workshop and see this magical tool? "
"Yes, yes, I can't ask for more!"
When Meng Wenhao heard that the small tool for identifying the direction could give the fleet an extra layer of protection, he wanted to go and see it himself. It would be best if he could help. After all, it was related to his father's safety. Now that he heard Li Zexuan's invitation, he had no reason to refuse.
"I'll go too, I'll go too! Mr. Li, your newspaper is so interesting. I also want to go to the workshop to see it! "
Li Yu, who had been reading the newspaper for a long time, said excitedly. He had to say that this girl was really lucky. When she first arrived in Chang 'an, although she encountered robbers, she was scared but not in danger. She even got her first sum of money and met Meng Wenhao. Then, she met Li Zexuan, the big tycoon, and was directly assigned a job. Her luck was really out of this world.
"Okay, I'll take you to see the editorial department of Datang Daily! San Bao, continue to the workshop! "
Li Zexuan also had the same idea. He nodded and shouted outside.
"Yes, young master!"
San Bao answered and the carriage continued to move slowly.
"Wow! This carriage runs so smoothly! "
"Ah! There's a toilet and a place to wash your hands in the carriage! "
"Mr. Li, your carriage is so useful. How long have I been a reporter for to be able to buy such a carriage?"
Once the carriage started moving, Li Yu was like a curious baby. Her exclamations could be heard everywhere. It was Meng Wenhao's first time in such a carriage. Although his eyes flashed with surprise, he did not make a fuss like Li Yu.
Li Zexuan looked at Li Yu and thought about it seriously before replying, "If you write a news article a day, you'll be able to buy a car like this after working for about 22 years! Little Yu, work hard. I have high hopes for you! "
Li Yu was speechless. (High hopes my ass!)
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