Chapter 244 Quiet and Thoughtful
King Jacob frowned and thought for a while, then said, "We can go back and collect more advanced knowledge for the leader, but this requires money!"

Chen Gu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "I have silver, but I can't give you too much. After all, if I give you too much silver, I can't guarantee that you will come back.

How about this, I can give each of you one thousand taels of silver first, and after you bring back more advanced knowledge, and after evaluation by the Organization Department and the Ministry of Industry, I will give you corresponding rewards.

My Huaxia Department has always been fair. You should have experienced this in the past six months. As long as what you bring back is really worth the money, I think the evaluation results will not disappoint you!"

As for the fairness of the Huaxia Department, several people had a deep understanding. Even towards them, the officials in charge of the evaluation did not treat them differently. Moreover, before they taught the students, Chen Gu also rewarded them with a sum of silver, which was equivalent to purchasing their knowledge.

Wang Ya Gebo nodded and said, "Okay, does a leader need knowledge of both chemistry and physics?"

"Others are also possible, such as medicine, biology, astronomy, optics, etc. As long as they can improve our Huaxia Department's knowledge, it's fine, except for philosophy and theology. These two things are useless to our Huaxia Department."

De Tianci couldn't help but smile bitterly. In China, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism had pushed philosophy and theology to an extremely high level. This was also the reason why missionaries of this era had a hard time.

Qianlong didn't like them, Jiaqing didn't like them, and now even Chen Ke didn't like them.

After sending away a few foreigners, Chen Gu left the government office and returned to his own residence. After hesitating for a while, Chen Gu first went to the east wing to Wu Qing'er's side.

"Daddy!" Chen Xiaoao, who is only eight months old, has not only learned to walk, but can even call for help today.

This made Chen Gu couldn't help but be surprised, and Wu Qing'er stood beside him smiling proudly.

The little fellow was chubby and strong. After being put on the ground by Wu Qing'er, he stumbled towards Chen Gu. Chen Gu quickly took two steps forward and hugged him.

"Good son!" Chen Gu lifted the little guy up, making him giggle.

Wu Qing'er should indeed be proud. The little guy was like a lump of iron, weighing at least twenty kilograms, and was particularly powerful when he struggled, proving that Wu Qing'er had taken good care of him.

"It's already noon. I made a few side dishes. Please have some of them!" Wu Qing'er said.

"Okay!" Chen Gu nodded and walked towards the main house holding Chen Xiaoao.

Boiled eel slices, twice-cooked pork, egg custard, sour radish and duck soup, and cold water spinach. There were still four dishes and one soup for three people, but Qin Ling was replaced by Chen Xiaoao.

Chen Gu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, picked up the wine glass that Wu Qing'er had just filled, drank it all, then picked up the chopsticks to eat the food.

Wu Qing'er served food to Chen Gu and fed Chen Xiaoao. Seeing that Chen Gu drank three glasses of wine in a row, she couldn't help but ask, "Master, have you encountered any troubles?"

Chen Gu rarely drinks alcohol. Even if it is fermented glutinous rice wine or yellow wine, he only has a few sips. He basically never touches strong liquor.

"I don't have any worries. Maybe it's because I've been quiet for too long and want to do something. Dealing with government affairs all day long makes people feel depressed. I'm not good at government affairs. I still make people happy on the battlefield!" Chen Gu said with a wry smile.

Chen Gu fixed Lao Piao in Guangyuan, perhaps with the weird idea that if I don't have a good life, you can't have an easy life either.

"If I want to go to the front line, then I can go. Everything is going well in my Huaxia Department. I have you, Minister Zhang, Chief of Staff Zheng and others sitting in the center. I think it will be okay for me to go to the front line!" Wu Qing'er said.

Chen Gu shook his head and said, "It's different. Although I don't care about anything, the entire Huaxia Department will still operate normally, but it makes a huge difference whether I am in Chongqing or not. As long as I am in Chongqing, everyone will act more seriously and carefully, and will consider their choices more carefully. Some evil spirits will also have to hide themselves deeply.

If I am not in Chongqing, many things will be different! ”

Chen Gu's presence at the center was not to do anything specific, but to make everyone consider his attitude when making choices. For example, in the matter of the money shop and Zhu Gui, there would definitely be two completely different results whether Chen Gu was in Chongqing or not.

Wu Qing'er picked a piece of eel fillet for Chen Gu and put it in the bowl, saying with a smile: "It should be okay to go out for a short walk!"

"Let's talk about it later!" Chen Gu smiled, continued to drink a glass of wine, picked up the eel fillet and put it into his mouth, then picked up the bowl and served himself a bowl of rice.

After Chen Gu finished his meal, he took Chen Xiaoao in his arms so that Wu Qing'er could eat.

The little ones are still drinking milk and eating at their leisure, but Chen Gu never cares about these things. After all, he has no experience in raising children, so whether they are raised well or not depends on their mother.

After having a meal with Wu Qing'er, Chen Gu came to Qin Ling's side in the west wing.

Chen Fanhai can't walk, but he can say a few simple words, and the word he says the most is "mother".

Compared to the very lively and active Chen Xiaoao, Chen Fan seemed much quieter. While Qin Ling was sewing clothes, the little guy was sitting quietly in the rocking chair and dozing off. After hearing the noise of Chen Gu coming in, he saw Chen Gu also smiled, but did not call out to anyone.

Chen Gu knew that the little guy would call daddy, but he still needed Qin Ling's guidance to do so.

Seeing Chen Gu, Qin Ling smiled and asked, "Have you had lunch yet?"

"I've eaten over there!" Chen Gu nodded, picked up Chen Fan, and said, "When you have nothing to do, why don't you go out for a walk? Aren't you afraid of getting suffocated staying at home all day?"

Qin Ling sighed and said, "I don't want to go out. It's troublesome. Every time I go out, there are always a lot of people following me!"

"There's nothing we can do about it. We must have the necessary guards!" said Chen Gu.

If you gain something, you will naturally lose something. Absolute freedom is definitely impossible. Chen Gu's family must not have any problems, otherwise there will be another bloody storm.

"This yard is not small, so it's big enough for us to move around." Qin Ling said with a smile.

Chen Gu thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you follow me to the front line?"

"Is Grandpa going to the front line again?" Qin Ling asked in surprise.

"I just want to go out for a walk, not to fight. We are still conquering cities!" Chen Gu explained.

Qin Ling was somewhat tempted. It would be great if she could stay with Chen Gu alone. However, she shook her head and said, "The soldiers on the front line are fighting bloody battles away from their families. It is not appropriate for me to follow you to the front line. It will easily cause the soldiers to feel homesick!"

(End of this chapter)