The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 58

"There are nobles in Kyoto who set up farms in the frontiers, set up the head of the farm to invite tenants, and pay 2% of the grain; the harvested grain is transported back to Kyoto for trading, and the price per stone is about three taels of silver. Seven or eight thousand stones of fine grain are transported back to Kyoto, and the damage, damage, and damage are removed. Freight, people eat horse chews, and the harvest is less than [-] taels.

Xungui was suspicious of the management, so he ordered him to sell the grain in the border market. The price was higher than that in the capital, about five taels of silver per stone of fine grain. Xungui reduced the rent to 6000% and gave each tenant one tael of silver For the rewards and the expenses of the steward in charge of the affairs here, just ask to bring back [-] taels. "

Hearing this, Third Master Ning frowned and sighed: "The tenants on this farm are lucky. Not only can they get [-]% more fine grain, but they also earn money for nothing. If a family of three generations, old and young, is enough for ten people , just say that the reward is ten taels, half a year's worth of chewing will be enough!"

Ning Gong heard the words and laughed without saying a word.

Seeing his father's unpredictable expression, Second Master Ning immediately turned his head and said "huh": "No... Father, the power to manage the affairs must be different during the process of transporting fine grains back to the capital and trading fine grains locally. Liang is bound to have some connection with Zhuangtou!"

"The production cannot be moved. The 6000 taels given to the master's family must be guaranteed, and the leeway given by the master's family must be preserved. Under such circumstances, what can you do?" Ning Gong raised his eyebrows and asked with great interest.

When Second Master Ning saw his father taking the exam, he couldn't help but look at his younger brother proudly: "Calculated according to the output of ten thousand shi, if you move the scale, you can turn ten thousand shi into eight thousand shi, and you can get ten thousand taels of silver in your hands in the blink of an eye. "

Third Master Ning was not convinced when he saw his second brother stepping on him, "Second brother, out of eight thousand stones, there are six thousand stones that cannot be moved. How can the tenant give up if he loses two thousand stones?"

"Hey!" Second Master Ning looked at his younger brother like a fool, "Two thousand shi of that year's fine grain can be exchanged for four thousand dans of old grain, and the price of old grain is half of the new grain. Got it!
For the remaining [-] shi of old grain, let the tenants keep [-] shi for themselves, and the remaining [-] shi can be exchanged for [-] shi of the year's coarse grains, and half of these coarse grains will be exchanged for old coarse grains.Inside and outside, the tenants have one thousand shi of old fine grain, one thousand shi of new coarse grain, and two thousand shi of old coarse grain in their hands. The amount is still the same, and they can still eat! "

Seeing his shrewd calculations, Third Master Ning couldn't understand him: "The tenant is not stupid! This is a disadvantage!"

"So what if you suffer a loss?" Second Master Ning cocked his legs, curling his lips indifferently, "How dare you stop farming when you are far away in the frontier? It is impossible for all the three thousand shi fine grains to fall into the hands of the tenants, and the head of the farm also It takes a lot of peeling! But after being in charge, the head of the village is so greedy, he can be more merciful, besides, isn't everyone getting a tael of silver as compensation?"

Ning Sanye said in disbelief: "Isn't that rewarded by the master? What does it have to do with the head of Zhuangtou?"
?Besides, how much silver can be exchanged for three thousand shi of fine grain! "

"No matter how much silver there is, it's impossible for all of it to fall into the hands of the tenants! It would be nice to give them some! Besides, what's the use of them asking for so much silver? Could it be that the children of the tenants still want to study and fail in scientific examinations?"

"you……"

"Okay!" Duke Ning interrupted them, reprimanded unhappily: "I'm giving you an example for the father, not for you to quarrel! What about the tenants, you don't need to think about it, just tell what you think."

Third Master Ning felt that his father was eccentric, so he turned his head and looked outside.

Second Master Ning felt that his younger brother was like this because he was dull and couldn't understand, so he rushed to say: "Father, if you want to talk about how you feel...My son thinks that it is better to be flexible in doing things.

Let’s just talk about this example, it must be of great benefit for the steward inside to transport food back to Beijing; but the owner wants to change, and this change is very likely to affect the interests of the owner, which seems to be detrimental to the steward.

But the question is, what's the benefit of being a servant of the Lord's house and resisting?It's better to follow the trend, maybe you can get more! "

Third Master Ning felt something was wrong when he heard the words: "Second brother, do you know the money! Didn't father say that the Imperial College opened a women's school before? The two have nothing to do with each other!"

"..." Second Master Ning realized that he was off the mark, and immediately blushed, and glared at his younger brother bitterly.

Ning Gong did not comment on the opinion of the second son, but looked up at the eldest son: "Boss, what do you think?"

Uncle Ning counted the folding fans on the edge of the table, and said unhurriedly: "No matter how thorough the preparations for the event are, it is not worth a change of words; even if the weather and location are considered properly, there is still personal harmony! And the best in the world! The most difficult thing to grasp is the human heart. It is difficult to succeed, but easy to fail, as long as you don’t make trouble, you only need to drag a word..."

Third Master Ning understood this time, and suddenly realized: "Father, you don't agree with the Holy Majesty's intention!"

"Nonsense!" Duke Ning immediately reprimanded with a downcast face, "The sage's holy candle shines, why do the subjects object? Although the father is old, his loyalty to the monarch and the country have not diminished! The sage has an order, how dare you not follow it?"

Third Master Ning felt that what he said was right, but what if his father didn't recognize him?I could only move my mouth and keep silent.

Second Lord Ning also realized something after hearing his elder brother's suggestion: "It is good to act according to His Majesty's will. No one in the court is against it. It can be seen that no matter whether this matter can be achieved or not, it is beneficial to everyone."

Ning Gong raised his eyelids to look at his second son, and reprimanded angrily: "If something is not done, why do you say it will be done or not? A courtier needs to be loyal to state affairs.

Although many changes from ancient times to the present are short-lived, but what His Majesty does is for the sake of the world, and whether it succeeds is also a matter of timing.

We, the courtiers, can't control the timing or external factors, but we can cooperate with His Majesty's will. "

Third Master Ning made his father a little confused, and said to himself, do you approve or disapprove of this?
He couldn't understand and was not convinced, so he could only lower his head and wring his fingers, and listen to his brothers with his ears up.

Second Master Ning also struggled to listen, and knew that his talents were not enough to show off in front of his elder brother, so he imitated his younger brother and just listened.

Probably Duke Ning's patience with these two sons was exhausted. Seeing that they were acquainted with each other, he stopped talking to the eldest son, and only said to the eldest son: "You are studying in the Shuchang Hall, so you don't need to mix up such matters to discuss. Arbitrary, you should be silent if you should be silent."

Uncle Ning nodded: "Father's words are very true, but... Luming Academy really remains the same?"

Ninggong snorted coldly: "Government schools are going to change a lot, why do we need this small academy to keep up? The adults in the court are so thoughtful, we'd better keep the status quo.

What's more, the rectification of government schools may not last long, and our academy can't afford to bother.

What's more, the extension of Luming Academy has not relied on women's schools. "

Uncle Ning thought for a while, looked at his younger brothers and then at his father. He seemed to have something to say, but he didn't know if he could say it.

When Duke Ning saw this, his heart moved, and he kicked out the two sons who were bowing their heads and competing with each other.

When they went ashore by boat, he smiled and said to his eldest son, "Do you want to know the intention of the cabinet?"

Uncle Ning nodded: "I see that although the lords of the cabinet are against it, they don't stop... But it is obvious that His Majesty wants to use the Imperial College to set up a women's school. This is to pave the way for women's imperial examinations! Do the adults actually support this?"

He wanted to use the word enlightened, but considering that his father might not like to hear it, he didn't say it.

Duke Ning was very patient with his eldest son. Hearing his words, he couldn't help but smile gently: "It's true that rulers and ministers often wrestle with each other, but this wrestling is not that simple.

As a courtier, when you don't have enough reasons to oppose but don't want to agree, it's a good choice to keep consistent with your colleagues quietly.

After all, it is not worthwhile to offend the emperor for something that is doomed to be difficult to accomplish, thus losing the sacred heart!
What's more, to make what His Majesty wants to do as you want, sometimes it only takes a little patience. "

He made a gesture the size of a fingernail, smiled at his eldest son and said, "Don't talk about other adults, even for my father... There are three strategies to deal with it!"

(End of this chapter)