fifth form

Chapter 1984: Offering Treasures
“Agriculture is the foundation of a country. Only when farmers can have enough food and clothing can the prosperity of the world last forever!”

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Every time I met Xu Ji, Xu Ji liked to talk about the ideas and principles of the Agricultural Sect.

Zhang Xuezhou did not refute, but he did not completely agree with it either.

Depending on your position, you will look at problems differently.

If Xu Ji was interested, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Xu Ji could say more, in case the new emperor came and might be able to hear a few words.

But the new emperor could only listen to a few words, and it was too difficult for non-bureaucratic people to convey what was said to the emperor.

Moreover, after experiencing Gongsun Gui's assassination, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the new emperor would not often enter and leave the palace, and his age would allow the new emperor to sit firmly on the throne and would no longer visit a minister's house at night as he did before.

"Since you care about thousands of farmers, why don't you try to teach more disciples how to have enough food and clothing?" Zhang Xuezhou said with a smile.

"Other families can get benefits by accepting students, but we in the Agricultural Sect accept people to ask for favors." Xu Ji sighed, "How can there be any talented cultivators willing to come to our Agricultural Sect to do this kind of farm work!"

"If the old gentleman doesn't set his sights too high, but instead looks down, every common person can become a disciple of the Agricultural Sect!" said Zhang Xuezhou.

"How can I be so capable!"

Xu Ji's beard curled up slightly, obviously dissatisfied with Zhang Xuezhou's bad idea.

"We teach people from outside the city how to farm. After they learn, they can grab hoes and fight with you for water for irrigation." Xu Yuan beside Xu Ji shook his head and said, "The best should be selected for teaching!"

"But the farming skills they learned are real. Maybe they can have enough to eat after learning them." Zhang Xuezhou said, "Isn't this what you, the Agricultural Sect, want to see?"

"This...this..."

No school of thought is willing to teach and then raise a bunch of ungrateful people. Xu Ji and Xu Yuan have had enough of the unruly people outside the city of Chang'an.

However, Zhang Xuezhou asked back the purpose of the Agricultural School, which made the two of them at a loss for how to respond.

The purpose of their school is indeed to hope that people in the world can have enough food and clothing, but they feel uncomfortable when they see the true colors of many farmers while teaching.

If they continued to push forward like this, they felt they would definitely get sick.

Moreover, if they want to teach, it is not the case that others will be willing to listen to them. There are many people who learn a little bit of skills and then go to farm. These people who are not well-trained will only come to ask again when problems arise, and may even blame them for the problems.

During the two years that Xu Ji and Xu Yuan have been teaching, they have gained the respect of many people, but there have also been too many bad apples that have made them depressed and uncomfortable.

"It seems that you want to teach skills to thousands of farmers, but it is difficult to stick to it," said Zhang Xuezhou.

"It's so difficult!"

Xu Ji shook his head and finally nodded.

"Although it is inconsistent with your purpose, I must remind you that individual power is too small. We have spent nearly two years and it is difficult to teach the farmers outside Chang'an, but the court can form rules in a short time. Whether these millions of people can have enough food and clothing in the future depends on the court's orders!"

"The imperial court... bah... those who feed on the people's blood and sweat... cough cough!"

Xu Ji was obviously very unhappy with what Zhang Xuezhou said, while Xu Yuan shrugged, indicating that he could not convince Xu Ji.

The older people get, the stronger their fixed ideas become and they are almost impossible to change.

For example, Xu Ji still made up his mind to come to Chang'an, which means he was already an extremely open-minded cultivator. Some cultivators of the Agricultural Sect were ashamed to curry favor with the imperial court, and would be despised for associating with high-ranking officials of the imperial court. They even felt that it was inappropriate to come to a capital city like Chang'an.

Zhang Xuezhou was already quite familiar with Xu Ji and was good at communicating with others, but he made Xu Ji unhappy after just a few words.

He had to wisely stop the topic and turn his attention to Xu Ji's health.

Taiqing Zhenshu heals injuries but not diseases, and Xu Ji's body was injured and sick. Zhang Xuezhou stretched out his hand and cast a spell to clear some of the bruises on Xu Ji's body from the beating, but he felt that Xu Ji's liver and stomach were sick, which were not symptoms that Taiqing Zhenshu could treat.

"Zheng Wukong from Xuanhu Sect lives next door to us. If you can wait until he returns to Chang'an City, you can ask him to take a look and take care of your body." Zhang Xuezhou said, "You can rest assured to recuperate in Chang'an City, and don't have to worry about food, drink and accommodation!"

Zhang Xuezhou pointed at the house opposite and whispered to Rong Tianding.

In order to keep everyone in Zhangjiazhuang alive for several months, let alone a house for them to live in, they should at least have three or five.

Zhang Xuezhou is extremely generous in dealing with others and does not care about expenses as long as he can afford it.

"We can just live together," Xu Yuan declined in a low voice.

"Why are you squeezing? There's no need to make people uncomfortable if we can solve the problem with money. It's a waste of time to squeeze around while recuperating," said Zhang Xuezhou.

"But there are still so many people in the village!"

"You can continue to make money and everything will be fine!"

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Residents living near Zhang Xuezhou were tortured by the smell of pigs, and there were at least three or five houses in the Jingzhao Yinfu.

As long as you are willing to pay, buying a house will be easy.

"Cousin, this old man Xu is very dissatisfied with the imperial court. There are quite a few high-ranking officials from the imperial court coming in and out of our place. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get along with them in the future!"

After taking the money and letting Xu Yuan go to choose and buy a house, Rong Tianding couldn't help but whisper a warning to him.

"Mr. Xu...we can only wait and see what Old Zheng can do," said Zhang Xuezhou.

"how?"

"I think he seems to have symptoms of liver ascites, and his stomach is not in good condition either. This combination of diseases is very troublesome. If it is not treated properly, it will be difficult for him to live for two or three years!"

As we age, our body's vitality declines and some normally hidden illnesses develop rapidly.

Stomach problems combined with any disease of the internal organs can easily turn into terminal illnesses. Lacking the recovery ability brought by eating and absorbing nutrients, it is extremely difficult to recover from the disease. Even holding the spiritual jade can only stimulate the body to manifest vitality, just like an old ginseng to keep one alive.

Xu Ji’s words were sharp, but he was old and could only focus on recuperating from his illness.

If Nong Zong wants to have a future, he has to rely on young people like Xu Yuan who are willing to accept new things in the new era. Xu Ji will not cause much trouble to Zhang Xuezhou.

When Rong Tianding mentioned the high-ranking officials from the imperial court who came in and out of Zhang's house, Zhang Xuezhou really hoped that an official with enough weight would come.

But apart from the new emperor who occasionally took a fancy to his house, no court officials came to visit him.

Zhang Xuezhou touched the Taijie Six Talismans. He thought for a long time and felt that he should take the initiative to offer his treasures.

He couldn't enter or leave the palace, but Zhang Xuezhou knew that there was a high probability that the new emperor would go to Pingyang Marquis' Mansion.

"I'm going out for a walk!"

As it was getting dark, Zhang Xuezhou, who had just had dinner with his family, felt that he could go out.

Thanks to the relationships with Wei Qing, Wei Shaoer, Chen Zhang and others, and the fact that Marquis Pingyang was not in the mansion and there was a lack of people to take charge of it, it was not too difficult for him to enter and leave the mansion.

This was the answer he got when he jumped to Pingyang Marquis’ Mansion to escape last month.

The new emperor would leave the palace either in the evening or early morning. If Zhang Xuezhou wanted to meet him, he would have to go to Pingyang Marquis' Mansion during this time period.

(End of this chapter)