Jingnan Strategy

Chapter 443 Prepare for a rainy day
"There are two ways to compare the speed of movement. The first is to compare the distance traveled in equal time, and the second is..."

At the end of June, before Chen Xuan arrived in Dongzhou, in the classroom of the third class of the first grade of science in Jiangning Middle School of the Ming Dynasty, a teacher stood on the podium with many teaching equipment in front of him, and under the podium More than two dozen students who study hard.

Sitting in his seat, Jiang Huai took notes carefully. He did not choose liberal arts because he was going to take the imperial examination. Instead, he chose science, which he was not familiar with.

He chose science because of his own interests.

"Ding Ding Ding-"

Suddenly, the sound of tapping iron sheets was heard outside the classroom. The teacher on the stage quickly explained what he said, and then said:

"Today is the last day. Your class teacher will come over shortly to announce the final exam. Jiang Huai and Guo Shao, come and help me move the equipment."

After the teacher finished speaking, Jiang Huai and a fifteen or sixteen year old boy in the corner of the classroom stood up.

They stepped forward to help the teacher pack up the equipment, lifted up all kinds of displayed equipment, and followed the teacher to the equipment room.

Jiang Huai walked in front and asked the teacher: "Teacher Wang, can I get the textbooks for next semester first?"

Everyone cleaned the class skillfully, and then walked out of the classroom and walked to the dormitory.

When Guo Shao saw him leaving, he immediately ran up to Guo He and said with a smile, "What's the matter?"

After Jiang Huai finished speaking, he bowed to express his gratitude, while Guo Shao waved his hand. They were looking for an assistant teacher anyway, so why not take advantage of you?

Such a person is actually worried about not having enough credits and needs to work as an assistant teacher to make money, which makes Guo Shao feel embarrassed.

"I know that many of you are from wealthy families, but whether your credits can be applied to the college entrance examination or to the college entrance examination, it will help you where you want to go after graduation. This is what I have been explaining to you this semester."

Jiang Huai's primary school graduation grade was A-class, so if he went there, he would probably earn sixty cents a day.

As Guo Shao spoke, he signaled Jiang Huai to rush back. When they returned to the classroom, the teacher in charge of Class 3 also walked into the classroom.

"Okay, students know." Jiang Huai was a little disappointed. He still wanted to study by himself during the summer vacation, but he didn't expect that there were so many restrictions on middle school textbooks.

"Textbooks are handed down from upper grades to lower grades. You don't have upper grades, so the textbooks won't be distributed until school starts."

The teacher of Class Three is a northerner named Zhao Huai. His eyes are very sharp and the students are a little afraid of him.

On the way, Guo Shao found Jiang Huai and asked him some questions that he didn't understand. They didn't stop until someone called him.

After the words fell, Zhao Huai turned around and left, and the students in the classroom breathed a sigh of relief.

"As an assistant teacher?"

"Okay." Jiang Huai turned around and left without thinking much.

"I'm afraid this won't work." Wang Jiaoxi, holding the equipment, smiled and said:

When he came to the classroom, he made sure everyone was present before he said: "There are nine final exams, two in the morning tomorrow and one in the afternoon. It will last for three days and there will be a physical education test on the last day."

The three of them chatted and quickly walked to the equipment room. After putting down all kinds of physics equipment, Professor Wang thanked them verbally, and Jiang Huai and Guo Shao walked back to the class.

Thinking of his cousins, Guo Shao said a few words, Jiang Huai stopped and turned to look at him.

Walking behind, Guo Shao, who was younger than Jiang Huai but almost as tall as Jiang Huai, interrupted, and Wang Jiaoxi also nodded and said:
"There is such a thing, so middle school textbooks are so strictly controlled."

"Jiang Huai, your family is from Yunnan. I probably won't be able to go back during this holiday. How do you plan to survive these two months?"

Jiangning Middle School has its own school uniform, which is a lake-blue round-neck robe made of silk.

"My father said that my uncle will return to Beijing on the ninth day of July and asked me to tell you."

Guo Shao asked Jiang Huai in boredom, and Jiang Huai shook his head: "I plan to take the exam first, wait for the final exam to be over, and then decide how to spend these two months based on the credits."

Today is Jin Yao Day, the first day of Qi Yao Day, the first day after the weekend, so Guo Shao asked Guo He with a smile.

Guo Shao was stunned. Since the school does not conduct mid-term exams, everyone in the class can only roughly estimate the strength of his classmates. However, in the third class, Jiang Huai's academic ability is undoubtedly the first in the class.

It has to be said that even the salary of an assistant teacher in Beijing is three or four times higher than that in Xijiang Town. When Jiang Huai was an assistant teacher in Xijiang Town, even if he was the first in grade, he only earned ten cents a day.

"If the credits are high, then I will study in the dormitory. If the credits are not high, then I will work as an assistant teacher."

Guo Shao and Jiang Huai stopped. When Guo Shao turned around, they immediately saw a man who was about the same height as him but with a more childish face.

After Guo He finished speaking, Guo Shao nodded immediately: "Okay, I understand."

"Restrictions on textbooks are quite normal. After all, the knowledge in these textbooks is wealth. I heard that someone tried to steal and sell elementary school textbooks, but was caught and sentenced to death."

When he came to the capital, he felt that he could support himself as an assistant teacher and even save a lot of money.

"Guo Shao, where are you going?"

Facing Guo He, Guo Shao seemed a little humble, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Because he was young and had no nickname, it was very common for him to be called by his first name in school.

"Prepare your own writing and ink tomorrow. The exam will start at Chenshi (7 o'clock) tomorrow morning. Don't be late."

Jiang Huai has a delicate appearance, and wearing a lake blue round-neck robe, he looks a bit like a young man in bright clothes and an angry horse.

Seeing him, Guo Shao immediately smiled and said, "This is my cousin Guo He. I'll go talk to him first. I'll go to the dormitory to talk to you later."

"If that's the case, thank you very much. The specific salary will depend on my results."

"If you really want to be an assistant teacher, I have a few younger brothers who you can teach."

Since there are only about twenty people in a class, everyone is basically familiar with each other, let alone having played for a semester.

Auxiliary teachers are also private tutors. With Jianghuai's high school experience, it is relatively easy to be a tutor in an elementary school. The daily salary ranges from 40 to 60 yuan depending on the graduation grade.

To the people around him, Guo He was just Guo He, but to Guo Shao, Guo He was the child of his cousin, the grandson of the current emperor, the emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Zhanhe who lived in the East Palace.

He took the surname Guo and came to the middle school to study. Many people knew his identity, but no one dared to tell them.

After all, Zhu Zhanhe's identity was revealed just three days after he was in elementary school. He still remembers that his father and grandfather looked sad in those days and looked very unhappy.

"By the way, my classmate just now is the assistant teacher I found for Brother Qi and the others. I have a hunch that he will score very high in the exam this time."

Guo Shao thought of Jiang Huai and couldn't help introducing Zhu Zhanhe.

Zhu Zhanhe also nodded when he heard this, and then said: "We will look at the results when the time comes. If the results and character are good, then we will arrange it for Brother Qi and the others."

After the words fell, Zhu Zhanhe signaled: "Now that we have agreed, I will go back to review first. I have the final exam tomorrow."

"Okay, I'm leaving too." Guo Shao nodded, said goodbye to Zhu Zhanhe and left.

Enrollment in middle schools is not compulsory, so children from various families enroll almost based on their own interests and hobbies, and there are also many students who drop out after enrolling.

Those who can persist in studying for a semester have some talent and ability.

If you don't have a certain amount of talent, you won't be sent to middle school even if you have a family, but should be sent to military school.

Of course, if you can't even stay in the military academy, you can only be a playboy at home.

When he came to Jiangning Middle School, even a playful guy like Zhu Zhanhe could not help but cram at the end of the semester.

Although he did not inherit Zhu Gaoxu's photographic memory, he also had a good memory. In addition, the major he chose was his favorite science, so he was quite interested in learning it.

Interest is the best teacher, and love is the greatest motivation. This sentence is absolutely true.

Although Zhu Zhanhe didn't know what grade he could get in the exam, he probably couldn't be C, D, etc.

As long as he is not in the second category, his father will praise him when he learns about his results.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe, who returned to his dormitory, immediately walked to the balcony and started studying.

Because candlelight hurts the eyes, most students will study alone for half an hour after school at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, then go to the cafeteria to eat, and then return to the dormitory to wash up and rest.

Time flies and the night has passed.

In the next three days, all the candidates showed their strength, from the book knowledge in the first eight subjects to the last subject of sports such as equestrian, riding and shooting, fighting, wrestling, long-distance running and so on.

In this era, few children are born with poor health. After all, children with poorer health simply cannot live that long.

Results will be announced on Sunday, followed by the holidays.

Every year, the summer vacation lasts from the first day of July to the thirtieth of August, which lasts for two full months, and is not reported until the first day of September.

Everyone is waiting for the results to be announced, and the results will be posted on the doors of each class.

The top 100 students in the grade will be posted at the school gate. Those who are confident can go directly to the school gate.

Of course, since I haven't passed the exam throughout the semester, there are no people who are so confident. After all, those who can come here are few who are less talented than others.

"Sure enough, he is the first in Jianghuai, with first-class scores in nine subjects, with an average score of 97..."

"It's really top-notch in nine subjects!"

“I don’t know how many points I can get for this score.”

"Let's go, go to the school gate and have a look, then go home and rest."

Everyone at the door of class three already knew that Jiang Huai might be the first in the class, but they didn't expect that Jiang Huai was the first-class in nine subjects, while the second place behind him was the first-class in seven subjects and the second-class in two subjects. Ninety points.

Although the difference is only seven average points, the difference is huge.

Soon, many top students in the class, encouraged by their classmates, arrived at the school gate.

Jiang Huai ranked first in the grade of Jiangning Middle School with an average score of 97 points in nine subjects, which was something that even he had not expected.

Although he is very hardworking on weekdays, there is no shortage of hardworking people in this university.

Although there are no explicit rewards for being first in grade, everyone knows that these rewards will appear in various ways after graduation.

"Is that the assistant teacher you wanted to introduce to Brother Qi and the others last time?"

In the crowd, Zhu Zhanhe, who was also watching the results, caught Guo Shao, pulled him out of the crowd, and pointed his eyes in the direction of Jianghuai. When Guo Shao saw that it was Zhu Zhanhe who found him, he immediately smiled and said, "It's him. I didn't expect that he was the first in the grade."

"It's not bad..."

Zhu Zhanhe narrowed his eyes. Although he was only twelve years old, he already knew the importance of his team.

"Have someone write to me about his situation, and I'll take a look at it then. Also, if he wants to be an assistant teacher, I'll give him a salary of 100 cents a day, just ask."

After saying that, Zhu Zhanhe let go of his hand, and Guo Shao, who was four years older than him, felt the strength in his collar disappear.

When he came to his senses, Zhu Zhanhe had already turned around and left, and he curiously went up to take a look at the top 100, trying to find out the results of himself and Zhu Zhanhe.

Zhu Zhanhe's grades are not very high, ranking 95th in the whole grade, with an average score of 88 points.

After a semester of screening, the number of students in Jiangning Middle School was more than 1,300, and they were ranked 92nd. Zhu Zhanhe was almost the top three in their class.

Guo Shao didn't find himself on it, but he couldn't be surprised. After all, Zhu Zhanhe almost fell out of the top 100 with a score of 88, let alone himself who only had a score of 82.

"Stable..."

Standing in the crowd, Jiang Huai breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had earned 900 credits and would have no problem paying for the next semester.

"Jiang Huai, are you still going to take the assistant teaching job I found for you last time?"

Guo Shao squeezed in from the crowd and asked Jiang Huai questions.

Jiang Huai reacted and subconsciously replied: "Of course I want to go, thank you very much."

"No, no, I'm here to help. They said that depending on your high grades, they'll give you a salary of one hundred cash per day."

Guo Shao waved his hand and smiled, but the price given made Jiang Huai stunned.

You must know that his parents' daily salary for building roads was only ten cents, but he could earn a hundred cents just by teaching. This is really...

"Thank you very much. If you need help in the future, just ask."

Jiang Huai bowed and thanked him again. Guo Shao briefly said a few words to him, and then explained that someone would be sent to pick him up from school in the morning, and that he might have to live in his own home throughout the summer vacation. Then he turned and left the door.

There are many people like Guo Shao who are recommending jobs to Jianghuai, but Jianghuai has already agreed to Guo Shao, so naturally he will not agree to others.

As for others wanting to invite him to dinner and drinks, he tried his best to decline, because he always remembered what his father said.

After gathering his mood, Jiang Huai returned to the dormitory surrounded by everyone. After packing some clothes to take to Guo Shao's house tomorrow, he relaxed his tense nerves.

Unconsciously, he slowly fell into sleep.

At the same time, Zhu Zhanhe, who had finished his exam, also returned to the palace in a carriage.

When he returned to Chunhe Hall, Zhu Gaoxu was discussing something with Yishiha. When he came back, the two stopped talking.

"Dad, the results are out, 7th grade, 2nd grade, 88th grade, 95th grade... the questions you asked are too difficult."

Zhu Zhanhe came over as if he was taking credit, and while reporting his results, he couldn't help complaining that the questions given by Zhu Gaoxu were too difficult.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu smiled: "It is beyond my expectation to get an average score of 88 points."

"There is another student in the grade who is both ninety-seven. Guo Shao will take him to Wudinghou Mansion. Brother Qi and the others can go there to study tomorrow."

"Average ninety-seven?" Zhu Gaoxu was slightly surprised. Even if he wrote the test paper himself, he might not be able to get a ninety-seven. After all, there were too many points deducted in liberal arts.

"Yes, Jun is ninety-seven."

Zhu Zhanhe said, then seemed to remember something, and continued: "He seems to be called Jiang Huai."

"Well, the name is quite interesting." Hearing Jianghuai, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but think of the time when he crossed the Yangtze River and went south to capture the dragon.

Apart from that, he did not continue to pay attention to this matter.

For him, there were too many geniuses in the Ming Dynasty, and not every genius could start and end with a genius.

If he really has the strength and potential, he will continue to perform in the next few years, and it will not be an exaggeration for Zhu Gaoxu to try to win him over by then.

With his status, there is no one he cannot win over.

"Okay, hurry up and tell your mother about this result, and then take her to the West Point Gate to find your grandfather."

Zhu Gaoxu reminded Zhu Zhanhe with a smile, and Zhu Zhanhe stood up immediately after hearing the words: "I'll go and tell grandpa first."

"Run slower."

Looking at his frizzy appearance, Zhu Gaoxu smiled and shook his head, while expressing his helplessness to Zhu Di, who was still managing politics at Xijiaomen.

My mother has been gone for three years, but the old man...

"Alas..." Zhu Gaoxu sighed in his heart and turned his attention to Yi Shiha.

"How is the situation in Guangxi? Do you need to mobilize troops for support?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked, but Yi Shiha shook his head and said: "Although the severe heat caused many soldiers to fall ill and withdraw from the battlefield, the Duke of Guizhou and Duke Cao cooperated tacitly, and with the addition of cinchona bark, the military doctor prescribed many medicines to clear away heat and eliminate internal heat. "Drink, non-combat attrition has been brought under control."

"The main problem now is the Miao and Yao bandits in northwest Guangxi and Dadeng Gorge."

"The Miao Yao in other places have surrendered. Only the Miao Yao bandits in Dadeng Gorge relied on the terrain to fight with our army locally."

After Yi Shiha said this, Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said:
"Even Miao Yao from Dateng Gorge was probably bewitched by the chieftain and told Muchun and Li Jinglong that if they really couldn't get in, they would focus on attacking the hearts of the people and use local soldiers to attack the hearts of the local people."

"Whatever the chieftain gives them, the court will give them ten times as much."

Zhu Gaoxu was usually considerate of the native people of the southwest, as long as they were not stubborn and continued to oppose the imperial court.

In the final analysis, the needs of these native people are the same as those of the Han people. They just want to have enough to eat and live in peace.

However, because in the past thousands of years, the Han people had developed too many grievances with the local people, so even if the Ming Dynasty wanted to appease them, they would not believe it.

There were many dramas in which the Han people deceived the native people out of the mountains and massacred them. These dramas made it more difficult for Zhu Gaoxu to recruit the local native people.

However, for Zhu Gaoxu, any national identity is just a matter of deception. In the final analysis, it is still a matter of resource allocation.

What Zhu Gaoxu has to do is to change the land and distribute the land of the chieftains to the native people. It is enough for the native people to pay the land tax honestly.

As long as the native people understand the court's policies, Zhu Gaoxu doesn't think they will help the chieftains fight against the Ming Dynasty.

When it comes to exploitation, Tusi was much more exploitative than Ming Dynasty.

The native people are not fools. As long as they get benefits, they will not work hard for the chieftain.

"By the way, what's going on in Mobei now?"

Zhu Gaoxu changed the topic, and Yi Shiha shook his head: "Although Wala suffered heavy losses, after all, there is still Ugeqi Hashha in charge. Ugeqi Hashha will not participate in the battle between Wala and the court, but if Alitai wants Ugeqi Hashha will not agree to the invasion of Wala.”

"In addition, as reported by our spies, Mahamul pulled out all the men over the age of fifteen, and there are still nearly 40,000 men. If Alitai does the same, the strength of both sides should be about the same."

"Including Ugqi Hashiha, the number of men over the age of fifteen they can draw will not be less than 100,000."

"There are only one hundred thousand left." Zhu Gaoxu nodded after hearing this. Although to other countries, one hundred thousand Mongolian men represented destruction, but to the Ming Dynasty, one hundred thousand Mongolian men were not much different from one hundred thousand refugees. the difference.

During Zhu Di's three northern expeditions, the number of Ming soldiers and horses killed before and after was only less than 9,000, while the number of Mongol soldiers killed and captured was no less than 80,000. In particular, Uliangha contributed the most, followed by Tatars, and Oara the last.

Such a battle loss ratio is enough to illustrate the huge gap between the two sides.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't spare any time to deal with them, and if he couldn't control Mobei after taking it, Zhu Gaoxu would have told the old man to prepare for the fourth northern expedition.

After sorting out his mood, Zhu Gaoxu calculated the time: "It's July now. Xie Jin will have to wait for a few more months."

"When Chen Xuan returns, the imperial examination is over next year, and the number of teachers and officials is sufficient, then it will be time for us to take action against Jie Jin, thereby implicating Jiangxi."

"During this period, let Hu Lun protect Xie Jin's safety. It's best to stimulate Ji Gang."

Zhu Gaoxu ordered Yishiha, especially the last sentence, he specially emphasized his tone.

"My servant is here to teach you. Please rest assured, Your Highness."

Yi Shiha agreed, and Zhu Gaoxu stood up slowly and stretched his somewhat numb body.

"What is Yang Shiqi doing?"

Zhu Gaoxu thought of Yang Shiqi, who had not caused any trouble in the past two years, while Yi Shiha narrowed his eyes and said:

"This guy is very smooth. Except that his son beat up a few elementary school students of the same age in his hometown, he has no reason to blame."

"Sure enough..." Hearing Yang Shiqi's impeccable way of doing things, Zhu Gaoxu chuckled:
"There's no need to keep an eye on him. Just send someone to keep an eye on his son for me."

"But at the age of eight or nine, he dared to rely on his father's reputation to bully his classmates. When he gets older, do you think he will do anything that violates the Law?"

"I think this guy will definitely do it." Yi Shiha replied without thinking. In his opinion, Yang Shiqi and his son were not like father and son at all.

The father is as steady as an old dog, while the son is arrogant and domineering.

"Since you can, then keep an eye on him."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and turned to look at the "General Map of the Four Barbarians in the World" hanging behind him.

Compared with the historical peak of the Yongle period, the territory of the Ming Dynasty not only included parts of Mobei and Monan, but also included Kunlun Corner and Dongzhou Xuanwei Division.

How large these two places want to be is entirely up to Zhu Gaoxu himself.

He set his sights on the Ma Forest Land in Kunlun Continent, and thought of those guys who went to Kunlun Continent to pan for gold.

"Let the people from the Ma Lindi Baihu Station check to see if North Korea and private maritime merchants have found gold."

"If we find it, it will save us a lot of things."

(End of this chapter)