I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 257 Some people become officials, but they are actually worse than a pig.

"Sir, please show your writing disc!"

The southern suburb of Jinling, the first county school of Jinling.

There was a long queue at the gate of the school, waiting to enter the school.

The school's on-duty guards are checking the identity documents of the visitors, and no non-parents of students are allowed to enter.

At this time, at the door, a member of the guard stopped a young man with a serious expression.

The young man was wearing a blue coarse cloth with patches. Although the clothes were a bit worn out, they were washed very clean.

The young man faces the ordinary, with a trace of kindness between his brows, one can tell at a glance that he is a gentle and easy-going person.

"Here is my document and invitation letter!"

Zhu Zhangui took out his document and invitation letter with a smile, and handed them to the gatekeeper to guard the school.

Zhu Zhangui came to the school today, not for some private visits.

It was his son, Zhu Qirui, who told Zhu Zhangui during his rest yesterday that there will be a graduation ceremony in the school today. As the class monitor of the second grade of Jinling County School, he will lead the whole class to participate in the graduation ceremony of the fourth grade seniors, and I also performed on stage with a few classmates.

This is the first time Zhu Qirui has shown his face like this since he went to school, so he hopes that his father can cheer for him at the scene.

Hearing his son mention this, Zhu Zhangui remembered that the first batch of new students who entered the school were about to graduate from the county school and enter the middle-level prefectural school.

Although the prefectural school is next to the county school, it is only a few steps away.But this is the first batch of children graduating, and Wenqu Academy attaches great importance to this, and ordered all county schools to hold a report performance, so that parents can see the results of their children's learning in the past four years at the school.

The new learning in the Ming Dynasty was different from that of later generations.

Instead of graduating in June and July, but in mid-November at the end of the year.

After the children graduate, and one month before the new year, there will be no holiday to let them be idle and bored at home.

The school will arrange a graduation internship according to their individual ability.

This graduation internship will arrange different jobs according to different ages and different content of expertise.

For example, the county school students who are about to graduate, because they are still young, will definitely not participate in government affairs, or enlist in the army to fight in wars and other things.

During the internship period, they will be sent to work in the county government and various chambers of commerce.

For example, help the clerks in the county government to copy some content, or go to several major chambers of commerce to help with accounts or do some chores.

Although these county school students are still young, after four years of study, their own knowledge accumulation and cultural level are no worse than those of later generations of middle school students.

In this era when illiteracy accounts for 90%, these children can already be called little talents.

These basic tasks assigned by the school are still easily competent for them.

In addition, the imperial court will not let them work for nothing. After the New Year's internship, they will be given some wages and New Year's goods, so that these children can experience the joy of giving and reaping.

It can be said that new learning is not only about the cultivation of knowledge, but also allows children to use what they have learned and accumulate some daily experience.

Let them graduate from university in the future. If they do not return to school to teach, they can be assigned to various departments according to their individual strengths and easily take over these jobs.

This kind of education is many times stronger than the Confucian education.

Like many Confucian disciples who have passed the exam, don't look at the appearance full of economics.In fact, after becoming an official in the lower places, he has nothing but knowledge.Many things need to be dealt with by the master and the lower officials. They don't know anything about government affairs, and some even don't know the difference between oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and grains.

Such people who do not work hard, do not distinguish the five grains, only care about others, and those who make money and embezzle money, expect them to benefit the common people.

Hehe, to put it bluntly, a pig tied to an official position can be competent for these jobs.

As for the education in Xinxue, apart from the short-term internships after graduating from county schools and government schools, it is almost half a month of classes and half a month of internships in college.

For those with outstanding abilities, Zhu Zhangui will directly arrange them to various departments of the imperial court, so that they can learn from experience in this area and accumulate a foundation in this area.

When these students graduate in the future, they can easily integrate into various departments and accept jobs in the imperial court.

Even if the grades are mediocre, if they are placed in the local yamen, they are better than those scholars who only know how to understand.

"Hi uncle, I'm Chen Jin, a third-year county school student, and I'm the receptionist for this ceremony. May I help you?"

Just as Zhu Zhangui walked into the school and observed the surrounding environment, a little boy wearing a county school uniform came out generously and saluted Zhu Zhangui.

Looking at the little boy who saluted generously and without stage fright, Zhu Zhangui also bowed his hands back with a smile.

"Mr. Lao, I don't know where my son's class seat is. Please help me, Mr. Xiao!"

The little boy who was called Mr. Little for the first time, his face flushed with excitement, happily returned the gift quickly.He took Zhu Zhangui's invitation with both hands, watched it and said happily.

"It turns out that you are the father of junior Zhu Rui. The seat for the second grade is here. Please come with me!"

As he spoke, the little boy stretched out his hand to invite, and then led the way ahead.

"Mr. Xiao knows my son!"

Zhu Zhangui smiled and talked with the little boy while looking at the school environment.

"Well, we sleep together, we meet every day, we often study and chat together, we are very good friends."

Knowing that the little guy in front of him was his son's friend, Zhu Zhangui began to ask about his son's performance in school.

I don't know if it was to cover up for friends, or the real situation.

According to the little guy's narration, his little boy is very popular in school, and he is good friends with many people.

Moreover, he has a strong learning ability, and he knows many things that the teacher did not explain.

Zhu Zhangui was not surprised by this.

My father and mother attach great importance to the education of this eldest grandson. Every time Xiu Mu returns home from vacation, my father will take time to teach his grandson himself.

In order to show that he values ​​new learning, the old man asked Zhu Qirui to worship Xie Jin as his teacher.When the father has no time to teach, Xie Jin always teaches 1-on-1.

Although Zhu Qirui is still in the second grade, his study progress has reached the fourth grade, and even the fourth grade students may not be able to compare with him.

As for the martial arts class, Zhu Zhangui specially arranged for him more than a dozen veterans to teach Zhu Qirui the skills of horseback riding and archery in battle.

This kid is also very interested in this aspect, and he has good archery skills at a young age.

In terms of melee combat, he was no worse than ordinary soldiers.

This kid is very talkative, and he finished talking about his little boy.The child introduced to Zhu Zhangui the various buildings in the school, their practical uses, and the little gossip among the students.

Seeing how the little guy was talking, Zhu Zhangui secretly nodded in satisfaction.

This little guy is not bad. After some training in the future, he can become his son's right-hand man.

The little guy who was leading Zhu Zhangui into the playground never dreamed that just hosting a good friend's father today would make his future life change drastically.

Zhu Zhangui was not the only one who was led into the school. Many parents of students were led by a little guy to find their children's seats.

Most of the people who came were old people, probably from the children’s grandpa or grandpa’s generation, and very few came from the father’s generation.

Zhu Zhangui is also very clear about this phenomenon.

Most of the parents of the new students are children of military households.

With the frequent use of troops by the imperial court, many people were conscripted into the army, and those who did not join the army also went to Ah San to manage slave farming.

It is precisely for this reason that the school has two modes of boarding and day-study.

If the child is accompanied by relatives such as uncles, the child does not need to live in the school.

If parents are not at home, they can stay on campus.And the price to pay is to work for the imperial court unconditionally for one year when he graduates in the future.

Some people may ask, in the Ming Dynasty, women were generally at home, why the mother was not at home.

In fact, the reason is very simple.

As the road leading to the Asan area was opened up, migrant workers also started to go to the work site of Asan by land.

Considering that the time away has been too long, and the husband and wife have been separated for a long time, if something bad happens, it will easily affect future job recruitment.

After all, no one wants to go out to work for 5 years, and then return home with the hard-earned money to find that his daughter-in-law has just given birth to a full-month fat boy.

Therefore, after consideration, the imperial court decided that if both husband and wife were willing, they could go to Ah San to work together.

Men could manage slaves, arrange farming and patrol the territory.

The female relatives can be responsible for drying food and daily life problems.

In terms of wages, women are given relatively less wages because they are responsible for very few jobs and are relatively relaxed.

In this regard, none of the workers had any objections, but they were deeply grateful to the court.

After all, in this era, women generally do some manual work at home, and those in the countryside can at most help their husbands take care of the farmland. There is no such thing as going out to work, and there is no outside job for women.

Now accompanying her husband to go out to work, not only can the husband and wife live together, accompany each other, but also earn some living expenses.

The salary earned by the wife is enough for the daily expenses of the husband and wife. In this way, the salary and rewards received by the husband can be kept for the children to marry and build a house in the future.

It is precisely because of this idea that many migrant workers set off to Asan together as husband and wife, and the children at home are also taken care of by their relatives, friends or the elderly.

There is no need to worry about their safety on the road. They will be protected by the army along the way.Food will also be provided at various stops on the road.Even if you are sick, there are doctors in various places who are in charge of diagnosis and treatment, and provide various medicines for free.

It can be said that the imperial court has thought of everything possible, so that these people who go out to work will not have any worries.

In order to allow his son to better integrate into the folks and prevent his mother and wife from spoiling the child too much, Zhu Zhangui also sent this guy to school and chose to stay.

In this way, Zhu Qirui will be able to integrate into the folks since he was a child, and he will be able to meet more people, instead of being spoiled and grown up in the harem, becoming an unreasonable and willful waste.

The advantage of this is that when he inherits the Great Reign in the future, he will not be ignorant of the affairs of the common people.

After all, he grew up mixed with the folks, and he knows what the folks are like, and his little brat knows it well, so he won't be fooled by his courtiers at all.

Zhu Zhangui and his father Zhu Pangpang have taught Zhu Qirui more than once that everything should be based on the people.

Regardless of Zhu Qirui's young age, he also knows in his heart that he has the expectations of many people on his shoulders.

Grandpa hoped that he would be able to protect the country that has been conquered by several generations in the future, and grandpa hoped that he could understand the benevolence of the common people and love the people.

Although his father didn't say much, Zhu Qirui could also feel that his father had great expectations of him.

With so many people's expectations, Zhu Qirui not only did not feel the pressure, but was full of fighting spirit.

He assured his mother that he would become a great emperor like his grandfather, love the people like a son like his grandfather, and learn from his father, with the world in mind for the benefit of all people in the world.

"Uncle, this is your place. You can rest here for a while. The ceremony will start later. If you have any requirements, you can call us at any time."

When they came to a playground, the little guy took Zhu Zhangui to the viewing area for parents of students beside the playground, and stopped at a seat.

"Thank you, Mr. Xiao, when I have time in the future, let Rui'er invite you to our house to play."

I got the thanks, which made the little guy very happy, and he nodded in response.

He has been curious about his friend's house for a long time.

Every time this good friend goes home, he can bring him some very beautiful and delicious snacks.

But every time he asked where these came from, his good friend would tell him that these delicious and beautiful snacks were brought back by his aunt who worked in the palace.

What a mysterious place the palace is.

He had been longing for that place in his heart all the time, thinking that when he had a chance later, he would go to his good friend's house and ask his aunt what the imperial palace was like.

"temple…"

Watching the little guy leave, Zhu Zhangui was just about to sit down in his seat, sitting next to him, a man with a scar on his face and a broken left wrist, staring at Zhu Zhangui for a long time suspiciously, seemed to recognize After leaving Zhu Zhangui, he immediately stood up and saluted.

Zhu Zhangui quickly reached out and held down the other party, shaking his head slightly at him.

The man instantly understood that His Highness might have come for a private visit in a micro-service.

"Come on, brother, sit down and talk."

Seeing that the people around him did not notice any abnormalities, Zhu Zhangui smiled and invited the other party to sit down together.

The man shook his head in fright.

What a joke, he is a small military household, how dare he be equal to His Royal Highness Taisun.

"Oh, I tell you to sit down and you sit down. Today I am nothing but the parent of an ordinary child. Our identities are the same."

"Besides, this is not in the army, they are all the parents of the children, there is no distinction between big and small."

Zhu Zhangui smiled and pulled the other party to sit down.

Sitting next to Zhu Zhangui, the man felt nervous and lucky in his heart.

Being able to sit with His Highness the Grandson, shoulder to shoulder, is a blessing that cannot be cultivated after eight lifetimes of good deeds.

"Which army did my brother belong to before!"

The other party can recognize him, and he is still disabled. He must be a veteran who has retired from the army, and he has seen him.

"Back..."

When the man heard this, he subconsciously got up and stood at attention.

Well, there is no need to ask.

From the other party's reaction, it can be seen that it is definitely from the Shenji camp.

In the entire Ming Army, only the Shenji Battalion personally trained by Zhu Zhangui would stand at attention reflexively when he heard the officer's question.

As for why not other troops and navies.

the reason is simple.

Although other troops have training in this area, the time is too short and it has not been integrated into the bones.

It was even more impossible for the navy. Those guys who drifted on the sea every day, because they stayed on the ship for a long time, it was impossible for them to stand so steadily in a military posture.

And when the navy walks, it is very different from the army.

The reason why they have experienced storms at sea all the year round, when they walk in the navy, they will subconsciously stretch out their hands to keep their bodies stable.

More importantly, when the navy stood up, he would habitually grab objects around him to keep his body stable.

Seeing that the man was about to salute habitually again, Zhu Zhangui helplessly pulled him to sit down again.

Being dragged to sit down again, the man said cautiously: "This subordinate belongs to the left cavalry regiment of Shenji Battalion, and I went around thousands of miles with you to fight Mahamu!"

A flash of memory flashed in Zhu Zhangui's eyes when he heard the words, remembering those two arduous raids.

"How is life at home now?"

Zhu Zhangui was also very happy when he met an old comrade who had fought side by side, and asked him about his current life.

"Thanks to His Majesty's blessing, one of his subordinates was injured during the attack on the Mahamu camp. After recovering from the injury, he was unable to fight due to disability, so he was assigned to serve as a patrol in the artisan camp. He was not tired from working every day, and he was paid to support himself. The family still has a lot to spare.”

Hearing that the life and death brothers he fought with at the beginning are doing well now, Zhu Zhangui is also relieved.

Zhu Zhangui took great care of these veterans who gave their lives and bodies for the court.

He didn't want these brothers who shed blood for the court to cry silently because of life.

Although the imperial court needs to pay a large sum of money to support the families of these disabled and dead soldiers every year, Zhu Zhangui has never felt distressed, and even when the Ministry of War has insufficient money, he will send it out.

He gave his life to you, and he can't even give up this little money. In the future, no one is willing to work for the court.

It is precisely because of the court's follow-up compensation to disabled soldiers and family members who died in battle that the soldiers on the front line have the highest sense of belonging to the court.

If nothing else, let's talk about military spirit and morale.

In the past, if the army was short of food, as long as the news spread, the army would definitely be in chaos, and there would even be desertion and collapse.

But if the soldiers received the news now, they might only be surprised, and then they should continue to do what they did.

Not for anything else, just because they have absolute confidence in the imperial court.

In the past, except for the three major battalions of the capital, if the other troops suffered more than [-]% casualties, they might lose their morale and be on the verge of collapse.

But now many generals of the army say that with the current recognition of the court and the morale of the soldiers, they still have the power to fight if the casualties reach 4%.

The improvement of military spirit and morale is also reflected in combat power.

The current combat effectiveness of the ordinary Ming army is several percent higher than before the reform.

Such a big improvement and performance also silenced those officials who felt that the compensation was too much.

In the following time, the two talked about the past while waiting for the ceremony to start.

When the time arrived at Si, the first graduation ceremony of the county school officially began.

All the students wore school uniforms and walked into the playground in a neat queue under the leadership of the teacher in this class.

The student queue, except for the first grade, is very neatly arranged in the upper grades.

Xinxue is different from the schools of later generations. The teachers in charge of physical fitness will not often get sick. All the students of Xinxue are outstanding talents who learn both civil and military skills.

They study cultural lessons in the morning, and in the afternoon there will be professional military officers teaching them the art of fighting on the battlefield, as well as law enforcement in the army queue.

They are said to be students, but they are actually more like Daming's boy scouts, and they are strictly trained boy scouts.

Zhu Zhangui once said that these children were trained as military officers.

After graduating in the future, those with outstanding abilities can serve as mid-level command officers, while those with average abilities will have no problem commanding a hundred-man unit.

Looking at the children who came out of the line, Zhu Zhangui looked forward to what kind of changes would be brought to Daming when they graduated from university and devoted themselves to various departments of Daming.

The appearance of the children made the parents very excited. One by one, they stood up from their seats and waved to their children.

And those first-grade parents blamed the children who were looking around in the middle and the middle of the line, and reminded loudly the children who couldn't walk well.

"Where do you see it, you bastard, follow the gentleman well, and then do some tricks for me, and I will go back and beat you to death."

"Grandson, grandpa is here. Follow Mr. Good and don't run around. Your grandma is already at home and has prepared delicious food for you. You can eat it when you get back from school."

The place was noisy.

When the student team walked to the playground, a middle-aged man wearing a scholar's uniform and holding a loudspeaker came out.

"Parents of students, students, gentlemen, the first graduation ceremony of Jinling County School is about to begin, please keep quiet."

Parents who were watching their children in their seats, or greeting their children, quickly kept quiet and did so.

Out of respect for educated people, or because they don't want their children to be ashamed by their actions, the parents are very obedient and sit down honestly, for fear that something out of the ordinary will anger the school's teachers. Then implicate my own children, be reprimanded by my husband afterwards or wear small shoes.

When the playground quieted down, the scribe smiled and cupped his hands at everyone, said hard work, and then said loudly.

"A certain self-introduction, in the Song Dynasty, thanks to the imperial court's trust, he served as the sacrifice wine of Jinling No. [-] County School, and was responsible for all matters of the management of the college."

"After the ceremony later, everyone can come to me at any time for their children's study or other problems."

"The next step is to report to everyone the child's four-year learning achievements at school."

"I also let the folks and elders know that our school is really teaching every child seriously, and we hope that each of them can become a pillar of the imperial court."

After Song Jijiu's simple opening, he began to talk about the situation of the graduate children.

"The school's graduation exam is divided into three parts, namely the literary exam, martial arts exam, and practical exam!"

"The literary and martial arts exams have ended. The children are all very good. They have lived up to the four years and the teaching and dedication of you and us gentlemen. They have handed in satisfactory answers. Many students have even been awarded by their husbands and teachers." The instructor's perfect evaluation, I believe that these children will..."

Listening to Zhu Zhangui's speech at the school's sacrificial wine, he fell asleep.

Sure enough, the principals of both ancient and modern schools are very good at speaking.

Song Wen's speech brought Zhu Zhangui back to the moment of the opening ceremony when he first entered the university, and there was always an urge to lie down and sleep there.

Zhu Zhangui was drowsy, but the other parents really listened carefully.

Although they couldn't understand some of the quotations from this Master Jijiu, he had a sense of grandeur.

As a mud-legged person who can't read big characters, let alone listen to the speeches of these cultural people, I rarely even see them speak.

Therefore, many people cherish this opportunity very much, thinking whether they can be influenced by it, so that they can enlighten themselves and be able to read and write.

This lecture lasted for half an hour, and ended with Song Wen's blessings to the graduates and expectations for the ungraduated students.

With the completion of the ceremony speech, Zhu Zhangui's worried dean's speech did not happen, and the graduation ceremony officially began.

Under the leadership of the master, all the students returned to the training room and began to change their military uniforms, preparing for the military inspection later.

It has to be said that the current parents are much more qualified than the parents of later generations.

The children went to change their clothes, and no one spoke to the parents. They all sat there and waited obediently, looking at the viewing platform opposite, staring at each other with Mr. Song Wen Jijiu and others.

Song Jijiu, who returned to his seat, felt a little embarrassed when he felt the weird atmosphere.

He had planned everything, but he ignored the gap between the end of the lecture and the students changing their equipment.

If I had known this earlier, my speech would have been put to the end.

Then everyone can go home from school directly after listening to it, and there is no need to look at each other awkwardly.

This can no longer be the case next year, we must plan well.

Fortunately, the embarrassment didn't last long.

With the sound of rhythmic drums, at the entrance of the playground, the children who put on military uniforms, holding the flags of the Ming Dynasty and the school, lined up in a neat queue, and under the leadership of the instructors of each class, they stepped forward solemnly. into the playground.

In an instant, everyone kept quiet. The school guards in charge of security, the instructors of the lower grades, and the parents who came to watch the ceremony and were disabled and retired from the army all stood up to salute the Daming military flag and the children who put on military uniforms .

At this moment, these students were no longer their children, but soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who wore battle robes like them.

ps: Feeling bored has caused thinking to stop. Today is only 7000 words for a chapter. Let me take a break and watch Xiao Huang's movie to ease my mood and adjust my thinking.

Ever since I got used to it every day, I write six or seven thousand words a day, and I feel guilty and feel that I write less.

I can't figure it out now. When I wrote 4000 words a day, how could I have the confidence to ask everyone for a monthly pass?

(End of this chapter)