Water Margin people

Chapter 1663 Prison Disaster

"Do you really want to do this?"

Li Qingzhao looked at Sun Lei. In her opinion, these people did not deserve the death penalty. Moreover, there were too many of them, and the wide range of people involved would cause a chain reaction.

"If we don't do this, our school won't be able to open! It's still the holiday season, but you should know that if we don't deal with these people, eight out of ten teachers in the school will be gone, and the school will become an empty shell!"

Sun Lei looked at Li Qingzhao and said.

"But if you kill them, the teachers in the school will also be forced to leave because you killed their leader!"

Li Qingzhao said that it was not only the teachers, but also her. Their Li family was also implicated. If Sun Lei killed everyone in the Li family, how could she deal with it? If she went to teach in school again, she would also be criticized.

"It's OK if you don't want to. It will be difficult for two or three years at most. At worst, I can select some people from the army and implement military management first. Let these senior students study on their own. When they graduate, they can replace those teachers!"

Sun Lei said that this was the worst plan, but it was also a way to completely eradicate the family. It would only take a few difficult years and these old families would be completely swept into the dustbin of history.

Li Qingzhao looked at Sun Lei in disbelief. She didn't expect Sun Lei to be so determined and really wanted to completely wipe out the thousand-year-old cultural heritage.

"You should know that I am doing all this for the benefit of the younger generation and this country. These old aristocratic families are using traditional dogmas to restrict cultural progress for their own selfish reasons. You are so smart and knowledgeable, and your ambition is no less than that of men. Naturally, you will find that the thousand-year-old culture has not made any progress! It can even be said that it is regressing!"

Sun Lei pinched Li Qingzhao's nose, which made Li Qingzhao dissatisfied.

"Culture is actually progressing, but..."

Li Qingzhao touched her nose which was a little itchy from being pinched and then said this, but she did not continue.

"It's just too slow, isn't it? It's been more than a thousand years since the great cultural explosion of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and how many steps has culture taken? More than a thousand years, do you know what can be done in a thousand years? People can go to the sky, into the deep sea, and even to the moon without any problem!"

Sun Lei looked at Li Qingzhao and said, this group of corrupt and stubborn intellectuals have harmed this land and made this civilization lag far behind the world.

Li Qingzhao was a little confused. She couldn't understand what Sun Lei said. Going to the sky, the sea and the moon was just a fantasy to him.

"Let me put it this way. It took us more than two months to get to the Western Regions from Liangshan, but in the future, we may be able to get there in two hours! Is Persia far away? It would take several months to get there by horseback, but in the future, we can get there in half a day!"

Sun Lei made an analogy, saying that Li Qingzhao had been to the Western Regions and knew how long the journey was.

"Two hours!"

Li Qingzhao looked at Sun Lei in disbelief. How could this be possible? Even a god would probably not be able to get there in two hours.

"Of course, that's the fastest means of transportation, flying there! Normally, it would only take two days to get there by train!"

Sun Lei looked at Li Qingzhao and said, airplanes are definitely the fastest, but their capacity is limited, so trains are more common.

"Is it really possible?!"

Li Qingzhao looked at Sun Lei and asked.

"If the school can continue to develop in this healthy way, various scientific and technological advances will emerge in an endless stream. All of this is very simple! You have also seen ironclad ships and steam locomotives! These are just prototypes. With the advancement of technology, these things can be continuously updated and iterated."

Sun Lei smiled and said that as long as everything went well, he could shorten the 200-year journey of the Industrial Revolution by more than half.

"Then continue teaching. The children are doing well in their studies. Studying is not just for the purpose of becoming an official. The school can give them more options. This is a good thing!"

Li Qingzhao said firmly that she would definitely stand on Sun Lei's side, whether for personal reasons or for justice.

In the past, people studied only for the imperial examinations. Once they passed the examinations, they could become officials. However, Li Qingzhao realized the problem long ago. How many officials were there? The replacement was even longer. Once they became officials, if there were no major problems, they could be officials until they retired at the age of 70. Those who did not pass the examinations could only return to their hometowns and become teachers or find jobs, which was not a good way out.

In Li Qingzhao's heart, she was more in favor of the school run by Sun Lei. It was a way to study while passing the imperial examinations, learn all kinds of knowledge, and then put it into practice. It not only solved the employment problem, but also promoted the development of various industries.

"Your words are enough!"

Sun Lei smiled, hugged Li Qingzhao, kissed her and said.

As the crowds dispersed, the streets returned to their former tranquility.

In the prison, the jailer looked at the people being imprisoned and had a unhappy face, so he asked the jailers to detain them separately.

The environment in the cell is naturally not good. It is a dungeon and it is like an ice cellar in the middle of winter.

Those literati sat shivering on the straw pile, huddling together for warmth; they were all spoiled and had never experienced such hardship.

The situation of the young men on the other side was much better. They were originally from farming families, and except for being a little cold in this dungeon, there was no wind or rain, so the environment was already good for them.

Just as the two sides were staring at each other, a conversation was heard at the prison gate, and then Xin Qiji walked in with a large food box in his hand, and behind him there were many young men also holding a food box.

"Brothers, you've suffered! I'm here to see you!"

Xin Qiji came to the door of the boys' cell and said with a concerned look on his face.

"Big brother!"

The group of young men also came to the cell door and held Xin Qiji's hands tightly.

"Don't be afraid, brothers. I know some people in the government. I'll go find them right away!"

Xin Qiji said in a hypocritical manner that these words were meant for the literati on the other side.

"Brothers, I brought some food, take it and eat it slowly!"

Xin Qiji opened the food box and handed the rich food inside to his brothers. The dishes were quite rich, just like a New Year's banquet.

"And there's wine!"

Xin Qiji brought in a few more jugs of wine.

This made the literati on the other side very envious.

Xin Qiji asked about his health and then left.

Not long after, the jailer brought the teenagers a few braziers, which could not only keep them warm, but also heat up food and warm wine.

"Why do they have a brazier! We want one too!"

The literati couldn't bear it anymore. They could tolerate food, but they couldn't tolerate keeping warm in the winter.

"This was specially arranged by General Xin. Are you worthy of it?"

The jailers did not have a good face for those literati. They were very annoyed today. The public security in Liangshan City was very good. The cells were almost empty and they were happy to have some free time. It was also the New Year period. If there were no prisoners, they could take turns to go home. But now it was not possible. The cells were full and they had to guard the prison all the time.