After the exam, I finally finished the exam. No matter what the grades are, I feel relaxed! I have a chapter of it, and it is a bit rushed. I have to recover my thoughts and adjust them. Please forgive me.

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No matter whether the emperor is wise or stupid, no matter whether the disputes in the court, the infighting of bureaucrats, or the officials seek personal gain, living in the Ming Dynasty, daily changes are inevitable.

In fact, even if it is a day that people think is the same, it will not be exactly the same every day, and there will be some changes.

However, this change is very slight, or if you don’t feel anything about yourself, it is regarded as a daily copy.

This is the same as in later generations. Many people think that they are repeating the boring and boring days day by day.

For ordinary people, this feeling should be stronger. After all, it is not easy for them to be busy supporting their families without being frozen or hungry.

And those powerful and wealthy people have time and money to find freshness and excitement, and eat, drink and have fun in different ways.

To put it bluntly, being rich and having time will not make people feel bored and repetitive. It is not used to travel around. Even if you go to drink wine or have a tooth sacrifice every now and then, it will make people feel relaxed.

But the common people of the Ming Dynasty felt more and more changes and their lives.

What else do the people want? As long as they can live a life well, they will be quite satisfied. But as the bottom of society, the people of the Ming Dynasty first realized changes in life.

Perhaps it was just a year's tax exemption, but for them, it meant that they could eat a few more meals of meat and buy something that they wanted to buy for a long time but had no money. It meant that they could have a good New Year and eat meat-filled dumplings.

Why does such a change occur? The people may not be able to say beautiful words to compliment "the wise and wise", but they are not ignorant.

Which wealthy gentry nearby was severely punished for vaping taxes, and which official was confiscated and exiled for corruption? Ordinary people either saw it with their own eyes or heard rumors.

Maybe they just looked and listened to each other and made a few resentful words because this really had nothing to do with them and did not get any benefits.

But now it’s different. The court has money and can reduce taxes, as if it’s because of the severe punishment of those evil gentry and corrupt officials.

If you have fewer corrupt officials and less evil gentry, everyone will have a better life. Is this the reason?

Looking at those clerks who are usually like wolves and tigers, and those who are foxes and tigers who are powerless, it seems that they have become much more honest!

The people still couldn't understand the meaning of the court, but they simply attributed the reason to this and gradually paid attention to the fall of corrupt officials and bad gentry.

"The students don't seem to have nostrils that are facing the sky?"

"Scholars are not popular!"

"Who said it was not popular? The court issued another order, saying that elementary school exams will be held next year. Well, it's a bit like a child. Whose child can pass the exam, and some taxes will be exempted."

"It will start next year. My kid hasn't read a book yet!"

"It's not a year, it's going to happen every year. It's never too late to start studying."

"Well...oh, look, the traitors are here..."

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Zhou Laosi tiptoed into the house, but his wife still found out. If he hadn't been afraid of shocking the sleeping child, he would have shouted loudly.

The wife glared at her, and Zhou Laosi laughed dryly, lifted his hand, letting his wife see the rouge powder he bought.

The wife looked a little calm, turned her head to look at the child who was sleeping soundly, got up and walked to the outer room lightly, and Zhou Laosi followed her with a clue.

"Go to the Caishikou to watch the murder again-" The wife took the maternity water powder and sniffed it unhappily while sniffing it, "It's so bloody, it's scary to think about it, but you still have to go and see it?"

Zhou Laosi scratched his head and smiled, "It's a traitor who killed it, and it's a relief to see it."

"What are you so angry about? You're not looking for an opportunity to drink with someone." The wife curled her lips, not believing that her man was so patriotic and so indignant.

Zhou Laosi scratched his head and said with a smile: "I just drank a little, but I heard a lot of news, good news!"

"Let me tell me." The wife was very satisfied with the maternal fat she picked on her nails, and her expression calmed down even more.

Zhou Laosi diligently took a stool to his wife, and then said, "The emperor issued an order. Whose child can pass the elementary school entrance examination will be exempted from taxes, and the count tax..."

As the wife listened, she turned around and looked at her man with a strange look. Zhou Laosi shut up and then laughed, saying, "Do you mean that our son has passed the elementary school entrance exam? He is still not good at walking and can't speak for a word!"

"It's only been a few years since I grew up!" Zhou Laosi scratched his head awkwardly, but he still looked very confident. "Our son just couldn't get into the top scorer. Isn't it easy for elementary school?"

The wife smiled and said that her son would sound comfortable. Although it might take six or seven years, or even more than ten years.

Zhou Laosi pointed to the salt jar placed next to the stove and said, "The price of salt on the market has been reduced, which is better than what we eat. It is from Changlu Salt Factory. Shops all raise funds to buy salt, and many people also want to buy it together!"

"It's a good thing to be cheap." The wife was not interested in this. When she heard a noise in the house, she hurriedly got up and walked in. She reminded her as she walked: "You should do your job well in the weapons and don't do anything with others."

"I know, I know." Zhou Laosi nodded repeatedly and agreed, "That's what I said."

When I returned to the house, the stinky brat on the kang had woken up, and he didn't cry or make a fuss. He ate his fingers with relish. When he saw an acquaintance appear, he grinned and smiled.

When the wife saw her son, she smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into a slit. She held her son in her arms, lit her forehead and said with a smile: "Let's grow up quickly, your father still expects you to take the elementary school exam and reduce taxes for our family!"

The brat felt more comfortable in his mother's arms and giggled crisply.

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Elementary school is primary school, and children are children. We learn differently, and even more differently.

"Give your seat to a flat body." The emperor said in a gentle tone, and his eyes swept over the newly printed primary school textbooks on the table, including Chinese, mathematics, natural knowledge, geography, history, and it seems that he can still smell the fragrance of ink.

"I thank you for your kindness!" After Luo Sigong kowtowed, he stood up and signed the embroidery pier to sit down.

Zhu Youxiao's eyes turned to Luo Sigong, with a faint smile on his face and said, "Luo Qing did a great job this time. Well, Luo Yangxing also made an indelible contribution."

"This is the duty of the empress and the dog's son." Luo Sigong bowed and said humbly.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Although it is a job and duty, there are differences between being dedicated and not being satisfied with it."

After pausing, Zhu Youxiao continued, "The Governor's work is a good job, which is also Luo Qing's credit. Luo Qing resigned and I know, and I will give you a grace later. I will let Luo Yangxing come to the palace tomorrow, and I will have an explanation."

Luo Sigong stood up and knelt down to thank him. Although the emperor did not say it clearly, it seemed that Luo Yangling would be promoted. No matter whether he could become the top leader of the tutoring department, he could not control it.

After Luo Sigong left, Zhu Youxiao lowered his eyes and thought for a while, and ordered someone to draft an order, "Luo Sigong's guards are hardworking and have worked hard. Since he was ill, he was allowed to resign and take care of his duties."

Please submit the imperial edict, and Zhu Youxiao also drafted the edict. Luo Sigong, the youngest guard of the Jin Dynasty, was also the grand tutor of the prince, and the youngest tutor of the prince, and there were other rewards for money and property.

From protecting the ascension of the throne by Emperor Tianqi to leading the Jinyiwei to inquire about military intelligence and surveillance officials, Luo Sigong's contributions needless to say.

But Zhu Youxiao was still a little hesitant to make Luo Yang accept his father's position and had to make a decision after summoning him tomorrow.

Moreover, the responsibilities and work of the tutoring department will be gradually adjusted, and the Jiannu and Mongolian tribes in the north cannot relax. However, in the south, and even overseas, Zhu Youxiao also needs to establish the eyes and ears.

At the same time, the tutoring department must retain the work of surveillance bureaucrats and form mutual supervision and constraints with the East Factory, so as not to dominate the whole family and deceive the holy listening.

Zhu Youchao had already thought about these things clearly, and he reached out to pick up the primary school textbook and looked them up.

Zhu Youxiao is very needed for talents, but he is not a traditional student who studied the Four Books and Five Classics and took the imperial examination.

Although there is no big change yet, the cultivation of new talents cannot meet the emperor's standards in less than ten years or decades.

Reading, everyone is good at reading!

The emperor put the textbook on the table and reached out to pat it, thinking that tempting it with benefits is a good way. The people are not unaware of the benefits of studying, but economic conditions do not allow it, and not many people can support their children to study hard.

Therefore, reducing and exempting part of the tax also reduces the burden on supporting students to the people.

Moreover, according to Zhu Youxiao's estimate, it takes five years for elementary school, and from the age of six or seven, it will almost pass the graduation exam until the age of twelve or three. Even if children of this age can do some work, it will not be of great help to their families.

The poll tax will be exempted sooner or later, but if you don’t talk about it now, the people will think it is a great benefit. When a major disaster comes, there will be a reason for exemption, which is more acceptable to the people.

Constantly giving kindness to the people is not because Zhu Youxiao hopes that the people praise him as a wise monarch or a good emperor. Because he knows that those scholars who leave their words in history are the ones who leave their words in history.

But Zhu Youxiao also understood very well that scholars are so polite that they cannot rebel and cannot defeat his throne; and if thousands of ordinary people explode, it will be enough to change the dynasty.

As for Luo Yangxing, as long as he is promoted, he will still be loyal to his duties regardless of whether he is a commander or not. Of course, Luo Sigong may be able to guess his thoughts and will definitely give him face-to-face advice when he goes back and let his son perform well in the summons tomorrow.

Zhu Youxiao smiled and reached out to pick up the booklet presented by Luo Sigong. This is his favorite. The movable property and real estate of the eight masters of Locust Merchants were clearly registered. In his eyes, it was a dazzling white silver mountain.

Jiannu—Hehe, you can kill you with money.

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The bloody head was wrapped in cloth and could not stop the oozing blood.

"Why should Yongfang do this?" Nurhaci waved his hand and stopped the Li family servant who was sending the head to open the cloth bag, "Take it back and bury it well!"

Li Yongfang's eldest son Li Yangeng was captured by the Ming army in Fuzhou. Jiannu did not know about it and did not take it seriously. After all, his identities were different, so if it was Beile Beizi or something, it would be very different.

But after several months, Li Yangeng was released by the Ming army. After Li Yongfang received the news, he didn't even see him, so he asked someone to take him to Nurhaci to leave him alone.

Although Li Yongfang had been deposed and neglected, Nurhaci did not make things difficult for Li Yangeng. He just asked for some questions and sent Li Yangeng back.

But no one expected that Li Yongfang would kill his son and send a head to express his feelings.

If Nurhaci had no doubts about Li Yangeng, no one would be sure of this. In this extraordinary period, even the Jurchens are in the form of a sign of being in a state of reluctance, let alone the Han generals surrendered.

Li Yongfang was also worried about this and was cruel to kill his son and save his whole family. After all, Nurhaci was very suspicious. Who knows when he would get sick?

The military discussion, interrupted by this small accident, continued, but there was nothing to say.

Tong Yangxing wrote a letter to request the payment of materials and supplies to protect Haizhou Guards, but the Later Jin Dynasty had very few assets. In particular, gunpowder was tightly blocked and nitrosulfon could not be obtained from the local area.

In fact, not only the Later Jin Dynasty lacked gunpowder at that time, but North Korea also lacked, so we had to buy it from the Ming Dynasty. Of course, if we attacked North Korea, we could still get some.

However, Nurhaci did not agree with the attack on North Korea. In the current situation, the Later Jin Dynasty did not have the opportunity to attack North Korea.

"North Korea changed its ownership, and its attitude was extremely unfriendly. It was not feasible to send someone to buy it secretly." Huang Taiji was helpless and blocked another road.

Dai Shan coughed twice and said, "The gunpowder of Haizhou Guard should be enough to resist the enemy's attack. Tong Yangxing's request in the letter was not particularly strong. According to my opinion, Haizhou Acropolis is still a small matter, and the total stock of food and supplies is the big problem."

Nurhaci had no expression on his face and knew that Daishan was right. Haizhou Acropolis was just a place, and the entire ruling area of ​​the Later Jin Dynasty would face famine, which was the most serious.

According to the current stock, it is only half a year at most, so it is still very careful and stingy. This is not only a future problem, but also affects the military operations of the Later Jin Dynasty.

Don’t think that for Jiannu, “the army and horses should move first, food and grass should go first” is not applicable. You cannot rely on looting to support the war by fighting, and Jiannu can only bring his own.

"How about attacking the five tribes of Neikalka?" Nurhaci's eyes flashed and he said, "I used to fight for them, but now I am a mortal enemy, so I don't have to be polite."

Huang Taiji, Dai Shan and others looked at each other, feeling that under the situation surrounded by the Ming army, it was a military adventure. But no one could do anything else except this.

"Call it quickly and get back quickly, the child thinks it's good." Dai Shan took the lead in proposing, agreeing to a lightning attack, and robbing cattle and sheep and coming back.

Huang Taiji pondered for a moment, nodded in agreement, and added: "It may be the most suitable to attack the Zarut tribe, because it is the most intimate and clearest."

Nurhaci nodded. Although he had a goal, the plan had to be formulated in detail.

The Ming army in southern Liaodong, and western Liaoning were not dead. They would take this opportunity to make a clear plan. Moreover, even if there was no plan to attack the Mongolian tribes, the Ming army's ambition was clear.

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Chapter completed!