Coincidentally!My name is Liu Bian

Chapter 150 Conditional establishment of a college
However, the tenant farmer named Niu Zhuang acted as if he didn't know he was being disliked. He stamped his feet, flicked the snow, and said, "I stood outside for a long time, but I was freezing! But it's getting colder today. The better, it means there will be a bumper harvest next year! I must farm well next year and try to marry my sister home!"

For an ordinary tenant farmer like Niu Zhuang, are these words really shameless?
Sure enough, everyone looked at Niu Zhuang in unison.

Everyone's reactions were different: Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, as always, sneered at Niu Zhuang and didn't really care about it; Cao Cao looked surprised, while Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were looking forward to it!
Liu Bian remained calm and sniffed the wine in the glass: What a pity... It was still hot just now, but because of Niu Zhuang's troubles, the wine has become a little cold, and there is no way to warm up?

Looking at the father and daughter duo, Old Man Hu and Hu Amei, they looked down upon Niu Zhuang.

The difference is: Old Man Hu looks down on Niu Zhuang's status as a tenant farmer, while Hu Amei simply dislikes Niu Zhuang as a person.

Mrs. Hu, on the other hand, was very concerned about Niu Zhuang and asked: "Is it cold? Are your shoes wet? Take them off first, and I can lend you a clean pair?"

Niu Zhuang scratched his head, remembering to maintain the remaining etiquette and not taking off his shoes in public.

Seeing this, Mrs. Hu fetched a fire bucket for Niu Zhuang to sit in and dry his clothes and shoes.

Niu Zhuang did not refuse. He sat comfortably in the fire barrel and covered himself with a quilt. He said happily: "It's warm! It's so warm! I'm finally alive!"

Hu Amei turned her face away, not wanting to pay attention to Niu Zhuang.

Mrs. Hu pursed her lips to hide her smile and said happily: "If I remember correctly, Niu Zhuang's house also has a fire barrel?"

After listening, Liu Bian turned his face and listened.

Just listen to Niu Zhuang say: "Does this need to be said? There are a lot of fire pots, fire barrels and fire pits! You can also heat hot water, and look at the heavy snow outside the window with the hot water?... I no longer have to bear the biting cold, Use your hands that are red and swollen from the cold to dig out the food that may be there, and you don’t have to drink water frozen into ice cubes to save firewood, and you don’t have to worry that when you wake up, my parents will leave forever—— "

Niu Zhuang said the next part very softly.

It was as if he was talking to himself.

Anyway, Liu Bian couldn't hear clearly for a while and thought Niu Zhuang was talking about how life was getting better.

Liu Bian was slightly satisfied.

In fact, he wants to know more: Does every family have braziers, fire buckets and heated kangs?

In this way, everyone will not be cold.

At the same time, this is also the reason why he came to the "Wood House Area"!
He almost forgot about it.

Liu Bian asked curiously: "Can you... look at the heavy snow outside the window?"

Niu Zhuang looked at Liu Bian, but he probably didn't remember Liu Bian's identity, and said enthusiastically: "You didn't see it before, now? That's not necessarily the case. To be honest, the white snow in winter can really make people feel Beautiful!”

Listening to Niu Zhuang's rare and literate answer, Hu Amei snorted coldly and said bluntly: "Beautiful? How beautiful? Can you tell us about it?"

Niu Zhuang opened his mouth and said: "It's cold, but looking at the snow scene, is it really beautiful? The world is all white, shiny white, fluffy, like snacks..."

Niu Zhuang worked hard to describe, but because he didn't have much ink in his stomach, the painting was very monotonous.

Hu Amei said: "That's it? That's it? - Snow looks like a snack? What kind of rhetoric is this? Since it's a snack, why don't you eat a few more bites of snow? Maybe you can taste the snack!"

Niu Zhuang was poor in words and could not refute Hu Amei.

Lowering his head, Niu Zhuang said nothing.

Mrs. Hu glanced at her daughter angrily and said angrily: "Mei, don't make trouble, you are squeezing Niu Zhuang again."

Hu Amei had a headache and said helplessly: "Mom, why do you always turn to Niu Zhuang? Are you my mother or Niu Zhuang's mother?"

Mrs. Hu said: "Of course I am your mother."

"—When I marry Amei, you will be the mother of Amei and me!" Niu Zhuang added unwillingly.

"Bullshit!" Hu Amei said in annoyance, "Just give up on this! My father will never allow me to marry a tenant farmer..."

Niu Zhuang said anxiously: "I can make money! Make a lot of money! I guarantee that I can support your family of three..."

Old Man Hu said: "You are dreaming! I will not allow my daughter to marry a tenant farmer! If you want to marry, then marry..."

Out of the corner of his eye, Old Man Hu suddenly turned towards Liu Bian and his party, which startled Liu Bian.

Liu Bian was furious and couldn't help but think: No?No way?Is it possible that a lucky person will emerge among us?That's so...too bad.Clearing his throat, Liu Bian spoke quickly: "Chef Hu, has the corn rice been cooked?"

#As long as I interrupt Old Man Hu’s random mandarin ducks, the trouble will not fall on me#
"Ah? Millet rice?" As expected, Old Man Hu was diverted by Liu Bian, "It hasn't been cooked yet..."

"Can I cook a pot of millet rice?" Liu Bian said sincerely, "I heard Dr. Zeng Aniu say that if you only eat vegetables but not meals, you will not grow taller..."

"Yes, really?" Old Man Hu decisively realized the importance and seriousness of the matter, and agreed immediately, "Your Highness, please wait a moment, I will cook for you right now -"

Old man Hu hurriedly got into the small kitchen.

Perhaps because Old Hu was a chef, even though Old Hu, a big man, stayed in the small kitchen all day long, he didn't feel any sense of discomfort or disobedience... Seeing Old Hu leave the scene, everyone breathed in silently——

And slow!

Why slow down your breath? !
——Most likely he was bluffed by Old Man Hu!

After lightly pressing the case, Liu Bian said: "Does Chef Hu have a bad impression of you?"

Liu Bian said to Niu Zhuang.

Niu Zhuang was stunned and stuttered: "How did you know?"

Is it hard to guess?
Just looking at your expressions and attitudes, I can tell you are incompatible!
"You really need to change your temper. You're too out of touch and completely unpleasant, aren't you?" Liu Bian put his chin in his hand, thoughtfully, and asked instead, "Are you literate?"

Niu Zhuang shook his head and said, "I don't know!"

"If one day, Nanpi County has the conditions to build a college..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Bian was baptized by the gazes from all directions.

Yuan Shao spoke first and asked, "Your Highness, do you want to build an academy?"

"——Your Highness?" Niu Zhuang raised his head and was stunned for a moment before he seemed to realize Liu Bian's identity.

Liu Bian said to Yuan Shao, "That's right."

"Speaking of the academy -" I'm not sleepy anymore!Liu Bian was full of energy and prepared to give everyone a warning first, "I plan to build a college to provide a group of sensible adults who want to study but are illiterate, such as you Niu Zhuang, to study in the college. You don’t have to study for too long, just three months? Cultivate the best talents in the shortest possible time, and compete for the positions of junior officials! Everyone, what do you think?"

If you become a talented person, won't you be able to take up the position of a minor official, thus improving your status as a tenant farmer?

Once he improves and Niu Zhuang catches the eye of Old Man Hu, won't he be able to marry Amei Hu?
——Wit, wit, he is really witty?
It just took a little longer.

Except for Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, everyone was surprised and applauded one after another. They also put forward several suggestions, which made Liu Bian nod like a rattle.For a long time, Yuan Shao saw Liu Bian and everyone discussing enthusiastically, but he couldn't get into it, so he couldn't help but raise his voice and said loudly:

"Your Highness!!"

This time, Liu Bian finally "heard"...

His ears were ringing for a while, and Liu Bian asked, "What's wrong?"

"Your Highness, do you want to rely on the academy to cultivate talents? - Then, what should we do about "detecting talents"? "Yuan Shao asked coldly.

As expected of someone from an aristocratic family, he immediately grasped the key points.

Today's imperial court relies on the "inspection and examination system" to select officials. It selects talents from the bottom up. Although it can ensure that the standards for talent selection can be implemented in practice and real talents are selected, and the competition is relatively fair, it cannot hide the shortcomings:
If the "right to vote" is controlled by a few ministers and prominent families, children from prestigious families will often be recommended regardless of their academic quality. As a result, the scope of their evaluation will become narrower and narrower, causing most of the talents to be unrealistic. …

Of course, aristocratic families and powerful people will not admit that talents are not worthy of their name.

Looking at Yuan Shao again, he was born in the fourth generation and the third prince, and he was a son of a truly aristocratic family... Therefore, when Liu Bian heard Yuan Shao's question, Liu Bian confirmed: Yuan Shao did not agree with relying on students trained by the academy to select talents.

Waving his hand, Liu Bian said lightly: "Can we continue to implement the "Inspection and Promotion of Talents"?Is it possible to use two methods of talent search together?Is this reasonable? ”——Children only make choices, adults want them all!

"It's reasonable." Yuan Shao said.

Liu Bian also felt guilty: Alas!Don’t you have the guts to announce to your face that you want to abolish the “inspection and examination system”?

(End of this chapter)