Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 50 0048 [The rebellion must start with the baby]

"Hello, old lady!"

The father and son greeted each other in unison.

"Sit, sit down!"

The old lady was very happy to see them, especially Zhu Guoxiang, who was pleasing to the eye no matter how she looked.

The main thing is the phrase "poor parents in the world", which was written in the heart of the old lady.She believed that Zhu Guoxiang was a dutiful son, so she was able to write such a poem. It is a pity that his parents are no longer there. It is really a tragic thing in the world.

The old lady Bai said: "I've heard that Mr. Zhu is getting married at the end of this month. The old man is inconvenient, so he won't go to the wedding banquet, and will give some small gifts in advance."

The maid held a small wooden box, which contained a pair of jade bracelets.

Zhu Guoxiang took it with both hands: "It's from the elder, I dare not say it, thank you Madam."

The old lady Bai said again: "If you have any difficulties in the future, come and talk to me. The old man will definitely help."

"Thank you, Madam, for caring." Zhu Guoxiang thanked him sincerely.

After another chat, the old white man came in.

The old lady Bai stood up on crutches, and was supported by her maid to leave, leaving them to talk about business.

After the old lady left, the old white worker took out a piece of paper: "Your account has been completed and kept properly."

"I'm bothering the old man." Zhu Guoxiang took the household registration book.

Glancing with his head buried in his head, he was shocked to find that the father and son were actually in the same household as Mrs. Yan, Shen Yourong, and Bai Qi.

Zhu Guoxiang is the head of the household, Bai Qi is the stepson, and Mrs. Yan is the foster mother.In addition, it also stated that they belonged to the fifth-class households and owned [-] mu of Xiatian, and how much tax they should pay for summer grain and autumn grain every year.It also indicates that there are males in the family, how much money must be paid for the annual corvee task.

The old white member explained: "I talked to Mrs. Yan, and she also agreed to merge the households. It will be much more convenient to do things in the future."

Obviously, the old Bai Yuanwai persuaded Mrs. Yan.

It doesn't matter to father and son, they don't need to combine households, even if they don't help to conceal the land.

The old white member said: "There is one more thing. The school building of the village school has been built. Liang Xuexue likes to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and the lectures are muddled. I have decided to resign him. Would Mr. Zhu be willing to be the teacher of the village school? Monthly salary The reward is three hundred dollars, and Zhu Xianggong can handle the Shuxiu given by the students."

Zhu Ming's knowledge is too good to be an elementary school teacher, so Zhu Guoxiang is the most suitable.

The father and son looked at each other, and Zhu Ming nodded slightly.

Zhu Guoxiang cupped his hands and said: "Thanks to the trust of the veterans, I am willing to be the teacher of the village school. But how to teach, others are not allowed to interfere, otherwise, please find another master."

The old white member was a little curious and asked, "How does Zhu Xianggong plan to teach?"

Zhu Guoxiang said: "The children in the village, not to mention how many can be admitted to the Jinshi exam? No matter how many sage books they read, it won't help. I will teach them other things, such as how to farm and how to settle accounts. After learning this Wait for your skills, and you will be able to make a living in the future.”

"It's just like this, I think it's very good!" The old white member was very happy.

Let's talk about Europe, after the emergence of the gentry class, they are also keen on building schools.Tuition fees are waived, food and housing are included, and only reading, writing and accounting are taught. The purpose is to train workers for themselves.

Zhu Guoxiang taught the village children in this way, just in line with the wishes of the old white people.

"Take five hundred coins!"

The veteran Bai Yuanwai finalized the matter on the spot, and also paid Zhu Guoxiang a month's salary in advance, and the remaining [-] Wen was a red envelope for the newly hired teacher.

Zhu Guoxiang was taken away by his servants and handed over to that Liang scholar.

Liang Xuexue was not annoyed by being laid off, and he acted calmly about it. He pointed to a stack of books and said: "Those are all elementary reading materials. There is only one child in the Bai family who is willing to learn, and the rest are stubborn people." The old man has also beaten and scolded, but he has not made any progress at all, so he simply let himself go."

In addition to textbooks, there are also student homework.

It was nothing more than copying new characters and new words, and it was really a mess, so I finished it on time in vain.

Zhu Guoxiang asked, "Who is this Bai Zhen?"

Liang Xuexue said: "Bai Sanlang's eldest son is seven years old this year. Bai Dalang has three sons, the eldest son and the second son are married, and the youngest son is extremely stubborn. Bai Dalang complained that I did not teach well, and said that he would send the youngest son to the county to study. .Bai Erlang also has two sons, both of whom are studying in the county. The rest of the children are all descendants of the old Bai Yuanwai and Wufu."

When the two handed over, the old white man was sitting outside the study with a gloomy expression on his face.

The old white member sighed: "I spent 20 years, but I only changed 20 to [-]% of the officials and long names. As long as the rest are obedient, they can do things in peace. This surname is not particular about Zhu, he is the chief bookkeeper. In two or three years, I want to finish what I have done for [-] years."

Bai Chongyan, who had been studying stereotyped essays, was called to the study at this moment, and he asked, "What is the surname Zhu doing?"

The old white member said: "He is going to attack the Xiangsi. In the last month, he publicly reprimanded Yuan Xiangsi several times. If the summer grain collection goes wrong, Yuan Xiangsi will definitely get out of the county government in embarrassment."

Bai Chongyan said: "Since Yuan Xiang is highly respected, he is an old official who has been on duty for 36 years. He has countless disciples and grandchildren in the county government. He said he can kick him away?"

"The person surnamed Zhu is the master book after all. If he is shameless, who can stop him?" The old white member shook his head sadly.

The yamen's part is the basic board of the Bai family, and now it is about to be overturned.

Bai Chongyan asked: "How will the second brother deal with it?"

The old white member said: "He connected with a group of civil servants and soap officials to fight against them secretly, but he fell into the arms of the second Zhu. The surname Zhu was expelled and replaced with a post on the grounds that he was obedient to others, procrastinated in office, and was old and unusable. The post that was replaced was actually his original traitor!"

"The person surnamed Zhu is already crazy, so Xiang Zhixian doesn't care?" Bai Chongyan couldn't believe it.

The power structure of Xixiang County is as follows:

magistrate.

Zhubu.

Yasi (the director of the county government office, just changed his name to Dianshi, and is the head of the government officials).

Township Secretary (Secretary of the county government, when the master is absent, he can act as the master).

Tiessi (the section chief of each section of the county government).

Zhu Zongdao was completely unruly, repeatedly reprimanded the secretary-general in public, and fired and replaced a section chief.That's all, the newly appointed section chief is actually a former traitor, and most of them can't read a few big characters!

He didn't even bother to divide and disintegrate, and directly used strong methods. I am afraid that in a few years, the county government will become a den of anti-thieves.

The old white member said: "Xiang Bi, the county magistrate, only knows how to recite poems and compose Fu besides making money. He disdains to interfere in the administration of officials, and turns a deaf ear to the affairs of the officials' house."

"Confused officer!" Bai Chongyan said angrily.

The old white official said worriedly: "I was thinking, in half a month, the summer grain collection will start. The surname Zhu has offended all the officials, so he is not afraid that the summer grain will not be collected? If he dares to do this, there must be something else. The second move. Moreover, he came for my Bai family. Yuan Xiangsi, who was reprimanded by him, is a family friend with my family, and is my closest confidant. Wan Tiesi, who was dismissed by him, is also my most loyal subordinate. He also drove away a few gray-clothed officials, all of whom were promoted by your second brother."

Bai Chongyan thought hard, but really couldn't figure it out.

The old white member said: "The more I think about it, the more confused I become. As long as I am still here, as long as your second brother is still here, how can he get it? Okay? You have to be so eager to do things."

After muttering for a while, the old white member said: "Since you can't figure it out, don't think about it. In a few days, when you go back to Yangzhou with Li Sanlang, remember to study hard and get a Jinshi exam as soon as possible. As long as you win the Jinshi, even if the government officials are banned After all those surnamed Zhu have been replaced, my Bai family won't be worried."

Bai Chongyan said: "Father, please don't worry, I have learned the method of stereotyped writing under Zhu Dalang's instruction, and the scriptures and scriptures are well written and improved."

"Is stereotyped essay really that magical?" asked the old white member.

Bai Chongyan said: "As long as you master the stereotyped method, mediocre talents can also pass the examination. I will study for a year and a half, and I will be [-]% sure to pass the Jinshi examination."

The old white member said with a smile: "The father and son of the Zhu family are lucky stars sent by God. The father knows how to plant the land, and the seedlings he grows grow stronger and stronger. The son is also good at scriptures, I will teach you a lot of knowledge. If you really win a Jinshi, it would be very cost-effective to give him [-] to [-]% of my family's property!"

Of course it's a good deal, Shangbai village is poor and remote, that's all it takes to be a big landlord.

And if Jinshi can be released, he only needs to be at the county magistrate level, and annexing land is like picking something out of a bag.

……

Zhu Ming sat in the small courtyard drinking tea, waited for a while, and saw his father coming out with a stack of books.

"Primary school textbooks, help me get them." Zhu Guoxiang said.

Zhu Ming's filial piety is really limited, he only took half of the books, and let his father hold the other half.

Zhu Guoxiang has gotten used to it, and hates himself for not buying more seven wolves before.

""Seventeen History Mengqiu", what kind of book is this?"

Zhu Ming opened a textbook and read it as he walked.After reading only a few pages, I started flipping through it, and then exclaimed: "Fuck, reading this to a child? It's already beyond the outline."

"Seventeen History Mengqiu" is of the same type as "Thousand Character Essay".

However, "Thousand Characters" only records allusions before the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and it also contains a lot of cosmological knowledge.

The allusions in "Seventeen History Mengqiu" have been written until the Five Dynasties, and they are all myths, history, and character events.After hundreds of years, if you can read this elementary school textbook thoroughly, you can definitely be called a master of history, and you can pick up the keyboard and spray it all over the Internet.

Zhu Guoxiang picked it up curiously, and was dumbfounded after reading the first sentence: "Who is Song Jing?"

Zhu Ming said: "One of the four great sages of the Tang Dynasty, the veteran of the Five Dynasties from Wu Zetian to Tang Xuanzong, assisted Tang Xuanzong to create the Kaiyuan prosperity."

Zhu Guoxiang continued to read, and he knew all the characters, but he was confused when they combined them.

The opening six sentences, only 24 characters, involve eight historical figures. Zhu Guoxiang only knows Li Guang, Li Bai and Du Fu.

Zhu Guoxiang couldn't help asking: "I know Li Guang, but who is Yan Xu?"

"Uh……"

Zhu Ming explained: "Yan Xu is not a person, it is the collective name of Yan Guogong and Xu Guogong. The word 'big handwriting' was first used to describe them. Dean Zhu, I think this book can not be taught for the time being. Just now I flipped through it casually, and there are more than half of the allusions in it, and I have never heard of them. The author of this book is a pervert, his mind is a little normal, and he would not write it for children. After hundreds of years, it is estimated that many A professor in the history department dare not say that he can fully grasp it."

Zhu Guoxiang stopped halfway and read the elementary school textbooks one by one.

After roughly reading, Zhu Guoxiang was under a lot of pressure. He found that he, the deputy dean, seemed not qualified to teach elementary school students.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Guoxiang said: "I want to reorganize the curriculum, add mathematics and natural knowledge, and reduce this kind of historical and humanistic content."

Zhu Ming suddenly came up with an idea: "Dean Zhu, as long as the villagers are willing to send their children to study, we don't have to stop at all. Ten-year-old children will be in their twenties by the time of Jingkang. Teach them more practical skills. Chinese and mathematics must be taught well, and those who are cultivated will be rebels."

"Mathematics must be taught, and Arabic numerals must be taught." Zhu Guoxiang did not mention the rebellion.

The father and son returned home with books in their hands, and before they entered the gate, someone shouted, "Brother Zhu, I'm here to vote for you!"

(End of this chapter)