My martial arts rely on solving cases

Chapter 17

After receiving the invitation, Su Qing flipped through it quickly.

"A private school funded and built by Boss Wei will officially start recruiting students and teaching classes tomorrow. Do you want me to attend the ceremony and give a lecture?" Su Qing casually threw the invitation to Xiaoya after reading it.

"Then will you go or not?"

"What are you going to do... Wait, is it my job to persuade students to teach?"

"My lord, the county magistrate has three main tasks: trial and resolution of cases, resolution of disputes among the people, capture of robbers and thieves, keeping the side peaceful, encouraging lectures, and educating the people."

"Since it's a matter of work, we have to go."

"Then I'll notify Catcher Li right away, and I'll arrange guards tomorrow."

"No, just bring Zhan Zhao."

The corner of Xiaoya's mouth moved slightly, but she didn't speak in the end.

After breakfast the next day, Su Qing took two maids and Zhan Zhao drove the carriage slowly towards the western suburbs.The private school mentioned by Boss Wei is located in Weijiaji, [-] miles southwest of the county seat.

Since the founding of the country, Dayu State has positioned education as a national policy, and has been working hard to create new education for a hundred years.Because of this, there are eighteen countries in the world, and seven surnames account for three of them.

But even so, it is extremely difficult to truly popularize education.

To this end, Yuguo has introduced a series of policies.For example, if businessmen set up education, they can obtain official business qualifications, or can reduce part of the tax.

Boss Wei founded the private school not because he was so charitable, but mainly because he wanted to obtain the qualifications for government and business operation.

The private school enrolls students in the [-] villages around Weijiaji. Although the school has been completed, it will still fail if there are no children to study.

In this era, the common people do not have the awareness that knowledge is the primary productive force. For most common people, studying and being an official is too far away. It is far better to save some money and go to work in the fields earlier.

Therefore, persuading children to study and persuading the people under the rule to send their children to study is the focus of Su Qing's work.

The Wei family private school covers an area of ​​three acres. There are high earthen walls built around the school, and there are three rows of red-tiled brick buildings with a total of eighteen classrooms.If it can be filled, it can accommodate at least six hundred children studying.

There are [-] villages around Hejiaji. In just one village, there are at least [-] school-age children, and there are nearly [-] school-age children in total.But Su Qing was worried that the private school that could accommodate [-] students was less than half of the seats.

The open space of the private school's playground was filled with black people.

They came to recruit private schools not because they cared more about their children's studies. Ninety-nine percent of these people were free to watch the fun.Especially knowing that Su Qing is coming to persuade students to give a lecture, and come here to get a sense of immortality.

"It takes ten years to grow trees, and a hundred years to cultivate people. The great plan of the country is based on education. Reading can not only tell right from wrong, know blessings and disasters, but also change the destiny, not only changing one's own destiny, but also the destiny of the entire family.

Your children will be the future scholars, the future Juren, and the future Jinshi.With fame and official status, you are the father of the official.

What's the point of being an official?Being the father of an official is the real skill.What else in the world is more glorious than this?
Many of you may think, if you spend so much money on studying, wouldn’t it be good to save this money to buy clothes and meat?
However, the clothes worn on the body will be worn out day by day, and they will be worthless after a few years, and the meat eaten in the stomach will take less than a day, and I can’t remember what it tastes like.

But the books you read in your stomach, you will never be less, and will never change.If you study, you may not be able to obtain fame, and if you don't study, you will never succeed.

For you, studying is a shortcut, the cheapest and most cost-effective way to change the fate of your family.

Pines and cypresses are planted in barren land, and children from poor families study! "

"Hahaha……"

Just as Su Qing was spitting and splashing the blueprints to the common people, there was a burst of wild laughter from the crowd in the audience.

The laughter not only meant Su Qing's words, but also made Boss Wei and the other squires look ugly.

"Who? How dare you laugh at Master Su who is so ignorant of etiquette?"

"Hahaha... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but Master Su's words are so ridiculous that I can't help but laugh out loud." A young scholar laughed and stood up and said.

Su Qing wasn't angry at all, she just looked at the scholar in front of her playfully, "Who are you? I don't know what's so ridiculous about what I said?"

"Me? My name is Liu Baibai. Last year I was ranked twelfth in the Jinghai Mansion Examination. I can hardly be considered a scholar."

Just as Su Qing was about to speak, Xiaoya quietly came behind Su Qing, "The second son of Zhishu Liu."

"So it's the magistrate's son? Disrespect and disrespect."

"Don't! I'm different from your lord. I'm Liu Baibai, not the son of a magistrate. Just now, lord Su said that studying is the only chance for these poor people to get ahead and become an official?

It's okay for someone else to say this, but when I said it from an adult, not only did I not understand the intention of persuading me to learn, but it was a blatant mockery.

Dare I ask Mr. Su, when did you take the government examination, when did you take the state examination, and what year did you take the general examination?Have you ever had a roll call at Donghuamen, have you ever attended a Wenhua Banquet?

The land is barren and pines and cypresses are planted, and the poor family is studying!
Well said, but why are there so many people in the world like Mr. Su who don't need to take the imperial examinations, and can become officials because of their family's shadow?But those who study hard in the cold window can only compete for the leftovers you discarded?

Mr. Su's exhortation to study makes me think carefully and fear. "

As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly became silent.

All the people stared straight at Su Qing, while all the gentry on the stage held their breaths and remained silent.

Neither Su Qing nor Liu Baibai can afford to offend them.

Watching this scene, Xiaoya and Qiaodie were secretly sweating, and looked at Su Qing worriedly.Liu Baibai was not only dismantling Su Qing, but also exposing his scars in front of everyone's eyes.

"My lord..." Xiaoya whispered worriedly.

At this moment, Su Qing stood up slowly, "Mr. Liu's words are right! I didn't take the government examination, I didn't take the state examination, I didn't have Donghua gate roll call, and I didn't attend the Wenhua banquet.

This official is Yu Yin from the Meng family, who directly became an official. "

As soon as these words came out, there were buzzing discussions among the crowd.

"But! Mr. Liu only knows one thing but not the other! May I ask Mr. Liu, when will I start the imperial examination?"

"About twenty years ago."

"Before the imperial examination, who can become an official?"

"Of course, the nobles of the family rely on the family's shadow to become an official. Or worship a famous teacher, and be recommended by a famous teacher to be an official."

"Twenty years ago, there were no imperial examinations. If a poor man wanted to get ahead, he could only fight on the battlefield, licking blood from the edge of the knife. Once he succeeded, his bones would be ruined. Looking back, his relatives and old friends are gone.

Why was the imperial examination established and created?
For poor people like you!
This is Your Majesty, it is Yu Kingdom who has opened up a road to heaven for you.

There is one road, and the number of places is limited. If someone goes up, someone must get off.

The official did not take the road to the imperial examination, but it does not mean that the official did not take the exam.It's just that the people who took the exam with me are different from the people who took the exam with Mr. Liu.

This official was born in the Su family in Jiangnan, Mr. Liu should know, right?

This official has passed the family exams seven times. Su Dingwen, the number one scholar in the [-]th year of the Jin Ke, is my cousin. He took the exams with me.

Fifteen years of Enke Tanhua Su Can is my elder brother, he competed with me seven years ago, fifth in fifteen years, second in eighteen years, etc...

Those who compete with you are only the scholars of Jinghai, but those who fight with me are the guests of previous Wenhua banquets.The reason why I don't take the imperial examination is not because I can't, but because I don't want to.

If I take part in a government examination, there will be one person who will not be promoted to scholar.If I take the state examination, I will lose my name in one fell swoop.Since I can become an official without taking the imperial examination, why should I follow the path of others so that others have nowhere to go? "

(End of this chapter)