Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 101: Battle with Xia Daosheng
Xia Lin rushed downstairs and rolled up his sleeves. Ye Liangchen thought he was going to fight him, so he quickly took a few steps back and hid next to the guards beside him.

"Don't mess around. Disturbing an official of the imperial court is a serious crime."

Seeing his cowardly look, Xia Lin smiled contemptuously: "You just want to know whether your Dantu County or Fuliang County is better, then let's compare them."

Seeing that the young man was not here to fight, Ye Liangchen felt relieved. He raised his chin and smiled, then pointed at the guards: "Go, get two chairs. I want to meet this young man today."

Soon, two chairs were placed in front of Songhe Tower, the most luxurious hotel in Dantu County, and a table was also placed in front of both parties for show, which meant they were going to discuss Taoism.

A cup of jasmine tea with some sugar and the exquisite purple clay cup are actually quite meaningful.

"Please teach me something, sir." Ye Liangchen said in a high-handed manner, picked up the cup and blew a sip, then said softly, "I hope you can give me some advice."

At this moment, people from all around had already come over. When they heard that the county magistrate was going to discuss Taoism with others, they all came to see the excitement. Even the guests in Songhe Tower came out one after another, wanting to see who was so bold as to show off his sword in front of Guan Gong. You have to know that County Magistrate Ye was a newly crowned champion who had won three first prizes in a row. He was not an ordinary person. There were few people in the world who could be compared with him.

"I don't dare to teach you, but I can give you some advice."

Xia Lin's attitude was quite arrogant, but before Ye Liangchen could open his mouth, the people nearby had already started clamoring. Some shouted, "Why don't you take a piss and see what kind of person you are to be the county magistrate?" or "With your mediocre ability, you actually want to argue with the county magistrate".

As more and more people came to watch the fun, there came a businessman who had been to Fuliang and was now in Dantu. He came closer and saw that the man opposite the Dantu County Magistrate looked more and more familiar and more and more frightened. Finally, he suddenly realized and slapped his thigh and said, "Isn't this the Fuliang County Magistrate Xia Daosheng?"

Those who reacted became interested. They had been to many places, and Fuliang and Dantu were among the best. If they had to rank them, Dantu County would be better in terms of overall business comfort, because Dantu County was in the capital after all, and most of the surrounding areas were prosperous, making it very convenient for business travel.

But if he had to choose a place as the headquarters of his company, Fuliang County would be the best choice. Firstly, compared with Dantu County, Fuliang is more pure, doing business is doing business, farming is farming, each has its own policies and subsidies, and compared with the two, Fuliang pays more attention to political stability and harmony, while Dantu County still has some respect for superiors.

Of course, in addition to this, Fuliang County has a more comprehensive development. In other words, it has a more complete range of products. As for the businessman named Yang himself, he is a grocer. He can purchase almost all the goods he needs in Fuliang County at one time, and then sell them along the way. He can bring back things that are not produced in Fuliang to sell, such as pearls, jade, silk, rice vinegar, soy sauce and the like.

But Dantu County is short of a lot of them. Its function is to fill the cargo boxes when people return to Fuliang County. Therefore, a large number of things from Fuliang can be seen here, but few things from Dantu can be seen in Fuliang.

When the businessman surnamed Yang thought of this and the discussion that was about to begin, he was so excited that his whole body was shaking. The two county magistrates were facing each other head-on, and he had heard that the Dantu magistrate was the top scholar and the Fuliang magistrate was recognized as the best in the world.

One is the best in the world on paper, and the other is the best in the world by word of mouth. Let’s fight! This has to be a fight!

"You asked before whether Dantu or Fuliang is better, so I will tell you clearly that Fuliang is better. You will definitely ask, which one is better just because you say so without any evidence? If you say so, I will also say that the neighboring Danyang County is better."

Xia Lin's first words made the people from Danyang County nearby break down their defenses, while the people from Dantu County burst into laughter. However, Ye Liangchen held his hand to ask the people around him to keep quiet, and then he smiled and said, "May I ask what your opinion is? If this is all you can say, then I will not accompany you."

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Xia Lin crossed his legs and took a sip of the sweet jasmine tea. He pointed at the teacup and said, "This tastes good! Baoer, we'll pack a few kilograms to drink on the road. It tastes better than black tea."

Miss Tang on the second floor didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She was selling black tea. What on earth was this kid talking about...

After completing this series of speechless operations, Xia Lin knocked on the table and said seriously: "I want to say that Dantu is not as good as Fuliang for three reasons. Let me explain them to you one by one, don't get angry."

"First, Dantu is good. It is close to the capital and has a halo. Its wealth is naturally incomparable to Fuliang. In addition, it is close to the sea, so sea transportation is naturally developed. Although Fuliang is mountainous, it is rich in products. It has everything from gold, silver, copper and iron. With Poyang behind it, there is no fear of famine. Since ancient times, this place has been a land of fish and rice. There are many craftsmen. There are iron smelting, casting, porcelain making, pharmaceuticals, textiles, breeding, planting, lacquerware, copper smelting, mining, fertilizer making, etc. built along the river. In the future, more other categories will be added. Everyone who has been to Fuliang knows how dazzling the goods in Fuliang are."

Ye Liangchen drooped his eyelids. How could he not know how rich the things in Fuliang were? Didn’t he see that most of what he sold here were shipped from Fuliang?
However, someone nearby who had never been there began to feel indignant. After all, everyone wanted to protect their hometown, so someone started to curse, but it was just a curse, and no one could hear a word. Instead, Ye Liangchen turned around and glared at him in displeasure: "He's full of foul language. Come on, kick him out."

The guards nearby came up and tried to grab Xia Lin. Xia Lin was stunned: "Are you two sick? If I were your leader, you two would go home and farm this afternoon."

Ye Liangchen glared at the two guards: "Why did you arrest him? I'm talking about the one who cursed!"

The surroundings fell silent again. Ye Liangchen had just been pressed down by Xia Lin to refresh himself. He was also trying to find loopholes to refute the grandson in front of him, but the other person's words were really heartbreaking. Ye Liangchen's softest weakness was hit by a slap. Why didn't he have so many workshops? Did he not want to? He couldn't do it! He didn't have a salt and iron license for iron smelting, and he couldn't master the high-temperature kiln for firing porcelain, so there would always be obvious flaws. He had tried other things such as pharmaceuticals, mining, etc. It wasn't that he hadn't tried it, but he really didn't succeed. He couldn't do it and no one else could.

Everyone knows that if you can produce things in your own place, you can save a lot of money. Alas...

"The second is people." Xia Lin held up two fingers. "Everyone, I've seen that although Dantu County is bustling, there are dilapidated houses everywhere, and many villagers are in rags. When I went to Fuliang County, although not everyone was well-dressed, at least the elderly were taken care of, the young were cared for, the elderly had food to eat, and the children had books to read."

As soon as these words came out, people started to whisper. People who had never been there really didn't believe it, but of course, people who had been to Fuliang started to explain, "It's true. I went to Fuliang to buy goods a few days ago. I was shocked the first time I went there. There are nursing homes and orphanages in Fuliang, as well as free schools. If you are in your fifties or sixties, you can still find a job sweeping the streets, and you can save some money every month."

"Really?"

"It can't be false. If you have time, go and take a look, you will know."

At this moment, Ye Liangchen's face looked very ugly. Like Xia Lin, he was not a broad-minded person. After being criticized twice in a row, he was really embarrassed.

The key is to create an image of being able to listen to both sides and be wise, even if he wants to eat people now, he still has to keep smiling.

"The third one is naturally an official. Haha..." Xia Lin stretched his neck. "There is a saying that those who learn from me will live, and those who imitate me will die. You are the head of a county, so you need to have your own overall view. You must know what to do and what not to do. You learned from Fuliang, and now it seems to have achieved some success, but let me ask you, what if Fuliang becomes bigger in the next few years? What if it opens a new shipping route to Quanzhou and Guangzhou? Everyone knows the Silk Road, but do you know that there is also a Silk Road on the sea? It also leads to Persia. What do you use to compete with them? Use Fuliang's goods to pave the trade route? Or rely on your few amazing strokes? Silk, tea and pottery? Don't you think Fuliang has them?"

As soon as these words came out, Ye Liangchen's head buzzed, and there was no movement for a long time. His eyes moved quickly, and then he frowned: "Then what should I do?"

"I told you, those who learn from me will live, those who are like me will die. You can learn from Fuliang, but you can't be like Fuliang. Since you don't have the skills to flourish in all areas, you might as well specialize in one or a few areas. Your silk is worse than Fuliang's, so why do you have to compare your weakness with others' strengths?" Xia Lin stood up and patted Ye Liangchen on the shoulder: "Little brother, you may know how to be an official, but you don't know how to go down in history."

Xia Lin's words made Ye Liangchen's head buzz. No scholar could withstand the words "record his name in history", and the onlookers nearby had even more buzzing heads.

Didn't we agree to discuss the Dao? How did it become a father scolding his son?

From the beginning to the end, it was that strange young man who was talking so much that Master Ye was speechless, and in the end he even patted him on the shoulder...

Ye Liangchen's face was actually very ugly, but he had to behave like a gentleman, so he stood up and bowed to Xia Lin: "May I ask what is this person's name?"

"What about you?" Xia Lin glanced around: "You are the county magistrate here, right? I just arrived today and didn't really pay attention."

"Together?" Ye Liangchen also raised his hands: "Don't treat me as an official when I'm in casual clothes."

"Okay, I'll be your master now. You have to acknowledge me as your master in the future."

Xia Lin bowed to him and said, "Please."

"Ye Ji from Suzhou, courtesy name Liangchen."

"Luoyang Xialin, huh? Ye Liangchen!"

"Ah? Xia Daosheng?"

The two of them instantly retracted their smiles, and Ye Liangchen's face looked as if his father had died...

(End of this chapter)