First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Faced with the sudden appearance of relatives, Zhang Shuning remained calm... You can't say it's what it is! Moreover, the number of people who want to climb up to Dad is as many as the sands of the Ganges, and it must not be sloppy.

Therefore, Zhang Shuning took the time to inquire about it secretly, and even took the opportunity of going out to investigate, and went to Zhang's house.

After he came back, he finally knew what to do, and then wrote a long letter to Zhang Ximeng, telling about the Zhang family...

First of all, they are indeed relatives of Zhang Ximeng, but strictly speaking, they are neither Zhang Ximeng's nor Zhang Yanghao's. Although they are not the same family five hundred years ago, they can definitely go back two hundred years. .

But to say that they were simply clinging to Zhang Ximeng, it cannot be said that when they fought in Chahan, they led the tribe to transport food and grass for the Ming army, and three tribesmen died.

It can be considered that he has contributed strength and blood to Daming Jiangshan.

Because of this, in the next process of dividing the land, although the Zhang family divided the land, the floating wealth was still retained, and they did not split and move.

Compared with other big families, it is much better.

Zhang Huan's father even served as a grain chief, and he completed the task very well. He delivered the grain to the imperial court on time, so he was rewarded.

It's just that he was unlucky and did not pass the examination of the grain chief, so he did not enter the court as an official.

But it is precisely because of this that he took great pains to train Zhang Huan, hoping to come out as an official.

However, Zhang Huan is a disobedient person. He has little interest in being an official, and he insists on doing business to make a fortune.

However, he wants to do business, and the conditions are also good. Even if Zhang Ximeng is not considered, the Zhang family is still rich. He has quite a few connections in Jinan and other places. He came to Fudan School to study again and met many people.

Secondly, he grasped the timing very well. At this moment, he had just surrounded the Japanese soldiers and horses, showing signs of victory. The great development of Liaodong was just around the corner, and it was easy to make a fortune.

After getting rich, what will he do?

Maybe the genealogy will be revised again. After a few years, he will really become Zhang Ximeng's grand-nephew... Zhang Shuning is actually helpless in the face of this situation.

He wrote a letter to his father to tell about the incident... You have to say what's wrong with the Zhang family, what happened to thunder and lightning, and it needs to be completely split, and the distribution is scattered all over the world. Obviously not very human, they are no big deal, and even a little credit.

As for Zhang Huan himself, he also studied hard and was admitted to Fudan Academy. Now he seizes the opportunity to go to Liaodong to start a business and make a fortune.

If after a few years, he really achieved something, he could only be happy for others.

But after Zhang Shuning learned about the experience of this nephew and senior, he was not so comfortable anymore.

The reason is very simple. At the beginning, the Zhang family did not share floating wealth, so they were still far richer than ordinary people. The children of the Zhang family were generally literate and literate, and there were quite a few books in the family.

These advantages are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Moreover, Zhang Shuning also inquired that in order for Zhang Huan to be successfully admitted to Fudan Academy, there were three teachers hired by the Zhang family.

It can be said that it was a matter of time and effort to send Zhang Huan in.

This is not to say that Zhang Huan is really not good, it just means that if he was born in an ordinary family, it would be extremely difficult for him to enter the Fudan Academy.

After Zhang Shuning sorted this out, he couldn't help but ask his father a question... From the Zhang family's point of view, they cultivated younger generations and worked hard to make progress. There was no problem, and they were even very inspirational.

But for ordinary people, it is too unfair.

Their education conditions are far inferior to Zhang Huan, and they can't afford to hire several famous teachers... In fact, many times, it's not that they don't want to work hard, but they don't even have the direction to work hard.

Is this fair?

Zhang Shuning didn't know, he really wanted his father to come to a conclusion.

The letter arrived in Zhang Ximeng's hands. Zhang Ximeng read it several times, but it was only a long sigh and a little silence.

how to say?

It is also difficult for him to answer. If even the Zhang family cannot tolerate and accept this situation and needs to be dealt with, there will be too many enemies, and the world must be in chaos.

What's more, governing a country also requires talents. Scholars with similar backgrounds are all over the court and the opposition, and the number is very large, and it is impossible to use them.

However, Zhang Shuning also told his father one thing. According to his preliminary understanding, almost everyone of the Zhang family's children entered the school, and the enrollment rate of ordinary people's children was less than 50%.

Moreover, it wasn't a good school. According to Zhang Shuning's introduction, those schools were at the level of literacy classes. After a few years, if you could write your own name, it was not bad.

It's impossible to be talented at all.

At the end of the letter, Zhang Shuning asked a terrible question, is this situation fair?

Zhang Ximeng was also very difficult to answer, so that for several days, he was thoughtful and lethargic.

As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered the clue, and Lao Zhu was also busy writing a book. After inquiring, Zhang Ximeng could only give the letter to Lao Zhu.

Zhu Yuanzhang fell into a long silence after seeing it.

"Mr. Zhang, do you think this is the case?"

"Many!" Zhang Ximeng said, "Actually, as far as I know, whether it's Jimin School or Fudan School, children from good backgrounds like this account for about 30%."

Old Zhu frowned and sighed: "But the wealthy family, I'm afraid it's less than 10% of the entire Ming Dynasty!"

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Indeed, there is a huge gap between the two sides in terms of enrollment ratios."

Old Zhu said solemnly, "What does Mr. Zhang think we should do?"

According to past experience, Zhang Ximeng has always been full of ideas and never disappointed, but this time Zhang Ximeng fell into a long silence. To be honest, he really has no perfect way. After a while, Zhang Ximeng said slowly: "All I can think of is to encourage other students to work hard."

Old Zhu pondered slightly, "What do you mean?"

"It's all about studying hard, working hard with one's life, and putting forth ten times as much effort and effort to make up the gap... In short, don't accept your fate!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Is that enough?"

"Of course not!"

"Then what are you doing with your life?" Lao Zhu was puzzled.

"Fighting can make those with better conditions uncomfortable!" Zhang Ximeng replied.

Lao Zhu is still puzzled, can it be useful?

Zhang Ximeng calculated an account for Lao Zhu, and now there are less than 10% of the wealthy households, not even half of them. The number of their children is also far less than the real poor family.

In other words, the ratio of the number of people on both sides may be twenty, thirty to one, or even more.

A person's intelligence level is largely inherited, although education can change it, but it is not the decisive role.

And the children of those rich and wealthy families are not all geniuses. A large part of them is the appearance of middle-aged people. Even because of their good background, they have become lazy and reluctant to work, can't bear hardships, and can't become talents.

At this time, if all the children of poor families, they all study hard, they may not be able to beat the top rich children, after all, they have taken advantage of the time and place.

But those who are not qualified, those who do not like to study hard and work hard, can be easily eliminated.

Moreover, due to the large number of children from poor families, the geniuses who occasionally emerge from them can still rank among the top ranks.

"So the minister's method is to work hard and never admit defeat. Once you give up, those middle-class rich children can easily climb into a good position. Over time, there will really be a group of scholar-bureaucrats. If you go further down, you will be The nine-rank system is in the middle." Zhang Ximeng sighed: "The prince and general Xiangning have a seed! This is left to us by our ancestors, so no matter what, the court should encourage students to work hard and make progress, instead of reacting negatively and not thinking about progress. !"

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered silently, then nodded and said: "Mr. Zhang's words are reasonable, but we read Shu Ning's letter and found that there are some places, even if you want to study hard, I'm afraid you can't do it!"

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "It's true, there are still too few famous teachers' books, and the cost of reading is too high. I don't know what to do if I want to make the children work hard!"

Lao Zhu was very irritable, and he hummed: "In the final analysis, there is still too little money... Mr. Zhang, you advocate the development of industry and commerce, and the reform of finance and taxation. We understand now that without money, nothing can be done. Give it to Li Shanchang and Lan. Yu and the others decreed that we must see the money as soon as possible, the more the better! No matter what they do, even if they extort money, kidnap and redeem people, they will get us money!"

Lao Zhu was really ruthless, and this will of his, this blue jade has been fulfilled.

This guy surrounded tens of thousands of Japanese pirates, and almost all the elites of the Japanese country were in his hands.

Lan Yu sent a letter directly to the Japanese country, asking for people, pay for it!

Li Shanchang scoffed at Lan Yu's operation.

What a brain, so uncreative.

Afterwards, Li Shanchang sent a letter to Goryeo... The Japanese general was so cruel, letting go would be the tiger returning to the mountain. So, if you want to abolish the war power of the Japanese country, you should pay some money, but it won't cost much. The old man will detain the people and hand them over to you. Whether you kill them, you have the final say.

This is a good thing to cut off the scourge for future generations. Wouldn't even this money be reluctant to spend?

Lao Li took out all the methods used by the yamen to eat the plaintiff and the defendant.

This method is enough to make Lan Yu feel ashamed and Zhu Di cry, and it is really impossible not to be convinced. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

Compared with their desperate efforts to get money, Zhang Shuning received a reply from his father.

It was the first time he saw that his father also had problems that could not be solved. Zhang Ximeng prescribed a prescription for studying hard, but Zhang Shuning knew that it was not easy to study hard.

He spent three days thinking hard, and then Zhang Shuning found his teacher.

He wanted to do an experiment, give him half a year to choose a school below, he wanted to go there with a few classmates, simply tutor these students, teach them how to deal with the exam, and see if they can successfully enter the Fudan School!

"Even if you can be admitted to the classroom, what can you do? I think you are imagining it." The teacher disagreed.

But Zhang Shuning insisted: "As long as you are admitted, you will be considered a success. As long as you occupy the quota, it will reduce the share of others. Without this degree, you cannot take the provincial examination... Do you think it is worthwhile, sir? "

(End of this chapter)