Chapter 64: I'm free to fish in the lake

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan came over and didn't talk about tea, but since they saw it, they just mentioned it. After the old man pushed it down, there was really nothing to do except teach others and fishing. After hearing Zhang Xiaobao say so much tea, some of them still had the impression, and agreed one by one.

"Xiaobao, it's easy to talk about tea. Tell me what's going on in your house?" The old man wrote down tea and asked Zhang Xiaobao about Huayuan County. After all, his nephew made money there.

"It's okay. There is money in the yamen's account, and I can't use it for a while. I will build mountains and roads. After this autumn harvest, the lives of the people will be much better. Grandpa Bi, in a few days, some of them will come here, and some even have officials."

Zhang Xiaobao did not hide the matter in the county from this old man. He probably mentioned some things and also mentioned the details.

The old man heard this and asked about the food and drinks of the people when they worked. After understanding it, he said happily: "In this way, Huayuan County may become a county next year. It is better to go to county. It is not only the position has been upgraded, but also other benefits. You have also heard it, what are the benefits?"

The old man said the words in front of him to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, and the questions in the back were directed at the young men who were still standing there respectfully.

I just said Zhang Xiaobao's man, and the old man said it once again. Now I heard what others said, and finally I knew I couldn't afford to offend two little kids. Now when asked, I decided to show myself, so I replied first: "Sir Shangshu."

"I am no longer a minister of the Book of State." The old man doesn't want to hear such a title now.

"Mr. Bi, after being promoted to the county, not only has his position been promoted, but his original county magistrate also also has the grade of the county magistrate. In this way, when he is promoted in the future, he can only be higher. This is the benefit." This person changed his words quickly and emphasized the rank of the official.

The old man nodded and shook his head, "Is there any? Even if County Magistrate Zhang has not been promoted to the county level, he will definitely have a good official position in the future. This is not important."

"And? There is also a county. The yamen runners in the yamen can be equipped with knives, and the people dare not cause trouble." The man said another.

"Is there any more?" The old man was a little disappointed. This person was always promoted to the office, and he was in charge of the people not daring to cause trouble. It was not what he wanted to hear.

The man moved his mouth in panic and finally didn't say anything. The people next to him only thought of these two points. The old man sighed. The minds of these people were not focused on the people at all. If such a person really mentioned it, he would be like the magistrate of Jia from Sanshui County or the magistrate of Wen from Huayuan County.

The old man glanced at Wang Juan and said, "Juanjuan, tell them what benefits will be if you are promoted to the county?"

Wang Juan nodded, "Grandpa Bi, let's start with why we can be promoted to Shangxian. Shangxian has to give more money to the court, which requires a large population, and some places that can educate the people, such as academies, schools, etc.

In other words, if you become a county, you need to have money. Not only does it give more money to the court, but the people also have money, so that they can buy and sell more and pay more taxes. If the people have money, life will be better and they can send their children to school.

This is the most important point. Whether a foreign official is good or not depends on his own knowledge, but on what he can bring to the local people. Grandpa Bi, am I right?"

Wang Juan could have said it more thoroughly, but she was a child after all, and she had to pretend to be young. Fortunately, the old man is not young and there is no psychological burden to pretend.

"Yes, Juanjuan knows a lot. The benefit of going to the county is actually the benefit of the people. You all listen carefully and study hard in the academy in the future. Don't just learn how to take the imperial examination, but also learn how to do something practical for the people."

The old man likes Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan from the bottom of his heart. He is sensible, smart and filial. He seems to be able to see the advantages of being able to appear in people. He is not as naughty as other children. Since he saw them, he has never seen them do anything wrong, nor has he said he cried after falling.

At this time, when he heard Wang Juan say what he was thinking about, he happily touched Wang Juan's head and said something to the people standing there.

A few people really couldn't imagine that the benefit was like this. It was not what they could get, but the lives of the people. These were not important, but the last sentence.

"Mr. Bi, do you mean that we can go to the academy to study?" The person who was just speaking asked happily.

"Well! Teaching is nothing. Although you are a little worse in your studies and think less about people's livelihood, this is exactly what the academy needs to teach. In the future, you will have to take some of this matter in the monthly exams. If you are rated as below the middle school or below for three consecutive months, you don't have to learn anymore."

The old man suddenly thought of it. He planned to teach students in other academies, but now he found that many people are just learning and have poor other aspects. When they decide to teach, they also involve some content in this regard. In the future, all those who go out of the academies, whether they are officials or in studies, must always remember these.

The monthly exam is not too difficult. There are also the top two, such as the top, the top, the top, and the top. As long as you are not lazy when studying, it will not be bad.

A few people stood there and nodded their heads. After the monthly exam in the future, it was what they expected to be able to enter the new academy. It was good for the Shangshu to retire and return home, but he could still contact the people in the court. No matter how good his knowledge was, someone would have to recommend it. If you go to post at that time, it would be far worse than the old Shangshu saying something.

"Xiaobao, are you still here to learn "Wenxuan" today?" The old man didn't pay more attention to a few happy people and asked Zhang Xiaobao.

Zhang Xiaobao waved his hand and said, "Don't learn first, go home and learn from my father. If you don't understand something in the future, Juanjuan and I will write a letter to Grandpa Bi, and ask. Grandpa Bi will also go to Huayuan County to see if you have time. Yaowang Mountain there will be good, and Xiangshan. My family is planning to build a big lake in Yaowang Mountain, which has a better view."

"Okay, good boy, let's take a fish with the old man, and then I will use the fish I caught to make something for you to eat."

The old man did not insist on Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan studying. The two children were already very hardworking. Some things that people in their twenties still couldn't learn were also started to come into contact with.

The old man said it easily, and Zhang Xiaobao answered casually, but the few people standing there were different. They suddenly felt that a great pressure fell on them. How old were the two children? They actually learned the selection of articles. They had already finished learning some simple thousand-character articles? They had memorized all the Analects of Confucius?

"Okay, I'll eat the fish caught by Grandpa Bi in a while. Wenxuan. Now my father asked Juanjuan and me to stop first. I learned that if someone is in the mountains, I was a little bit unable to keep up with me when I was brought by Lixi, and the words were difficult to understand. Juanjuan and I were just right in my mind. I would be almost the same as memorizing and then go back to learn."

Zhang Xiaobao talked about his progress in learning with Wang Juan, and Wang Juan nodded to prove it.

The old man smiled comfortably, "Okay, just know if you don't force yourself to study. If you don't understand anything in the future, remember to write a letter and ask, and just go to the official offices of two counties, which is still fast."

This time those people were completely shocked, and they just learned the poem "A" volume. The two little kids actually learned the Saoxia. Shan Gui still deliberately stopped to memorize Erya. Could the top scorer be so powerful?

"Grandpa Bi, go back to eat after fishing for a while today. I lost a big fish. I ate the meat and the fish bones did not move. With the saved fish belly, I will eat meaty fish belly tonight, roast some of the fish bones and steam some of them, and leave them for Grandpa Bi to eat. I will eat them regularly in the future, which is good for my health."

Wang Juan began to talk about her fishing. When she talked about fish bones, she suddenly realized that this thing also contains calcium and has the same effect as cow bones, etc.

The old man listened happily, and waited for Wang Juan to talk about the whole process, then said, "Eat, Juanjuan said to eat, then eat from now on. Since we came to your farm, my health has been getting better every day. I have also specially made a menu for me, and you two are intent."

The old man sighed and started fishing again. The people were not going to leave yet. They stood respectfully and watched. Zhang Xiaobao took out some soybeans that were popped out of the popcorn pot and distributed them to Wang Juan and the old man while eating:

"Grandpa Bi, those individual competitions are coming in a few days, and the academy is open together. Grandpa Bi sees how they are. If there are good people and no official positions, stay. In the future, more academies will be built elsewhere, and they will often compare with each other, which will help you learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses."

Zhang Xiaobao chewed the soybeans so much that he was still talking in a daze.

The old man looked at Zhang Xiaobao and suddenly laughed, "Now your family has made money again. They may not spend much money on their competition, but some people who are watching the fun will definitely come with you, especially wealthy families who are waiting to marry a woman at home. Naturally, they cannot miss an opportunity to choose a son-in-law. Tell me what your family plans?"

"Hehehe, Grandpa Bi, you can't always think so. My family's training of this competition is tedious and organized, which is also a kind of labor. We will naturally gain something when we pay. In fact, my family still has to spend a lot of money. My father is planning to build more schools in Huayuan County and Sanshui County.

When children were young, they first studied in school. When they grew up, they entered the academy and some people needed to teach them. Some people who failed the exam had no money. They just happened to ask them to teach their children. When they were teaching, they reviewed what they had learned before, had food and accommodation, and had some money to take."

Zhang Xiaobao laughed a few times, changed the money-making matters and began to tell the old man about the plans of the two counties. There was no difference between Sanshui County and the Zhang family's own family. As long as the Zhang family said something, Sanshui County would cooperate with it. The Zhang family's words worked in both counties.
Chapter completed!