Ji Tang

Chapter 136
March of the first year of Zhenguan.

It has been almost half a year since Ji Song returned to his fiefdom. After having a long talk with Li Shimin the day after that dinner, he had bought himself a year.

As for the re-signing of the contract with 'An Xiang Lai', everyone is happy.

Ji Song's share was reduced from the original [-]% to only [-]%. Changsun Wuji and others occupied [-]% of Princess Pingyang's mansion, the queen occupied [-]% on behalf of the royal family, and the remaining [-]% went to the national treasury.

According to later generations, from now on 'An Xiang Lai' will be regarded as a 'state-owned enterprise'.The emperor was not too greedy. He knew that if he took too much of the share, others would inevitably have grudges in their hearts even though they would not say it.

As for the previous request for Ji Song to work in the court, Ji Song temporarily declined due to his young age, but it was only postponed for a year.

A year later, Ji Songxu turned sixteen, considered to be the age when his hair was tied down.

He plans to hold a crowning ceremony on his birthday this year to legally confirm that he has reached adulthood.From now on, when he becomes an official, others will not be able to make a fuss about his age.

Back in the fiefdom, Ji's Zhuangzi's transformation has entered the fast lane.He did not build on the previous site, but built a new village on a piece of wasteland not far away that could not grow food.

The area is very large, with a radius of one mile.This can be regarded as leaving room for future expansion, so that there will not be no land available in the future.

In early spring, Jijiazhuangzi is full of lively scenes.

At this time, what is displayed in front of everyone is a simple yet exquisite single-family courtyard.The blue brick house, the front yard and the back room give it an exquisite farmhouse feel.

This was planned and supervised by their young patriarch, Hao Jiehou, personally.Every time relatives from other villages came to Ji's Zhuangzi, they were shocked by the young marquis's generosity.

According to the construction price at that time, the cost of each house was more than [-] yuan.This is enough for an ordinary person to spend three to five years.

Seeing the envy of their relatives, both the villagers and Ji's clan members are proud of it. Who allowed them to have a clan leader named Hou Ye!

The school in the distance is also being expanded, but the scale is not large. It has only expanded the original school three times. It can accept up to more than [-] students, and it is divided into several grades.

According to Ji Song's idea, Ji's Academy will no longer plan to expand for at least the next 20 years.Ji's Academy, Ji Song positioned it as an elite education, teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, hoping to cultivate the talents they need.

In addition to the children of the own clan and villagers, some children of the family who are close to the Ji family will also be accepted.Ji Song also thought about developing Ji's Academy into a large academy, but gave up in the end.

After all, Ji's Academy is private. If it recruits students on a large scale, it will conflict with those aristocratic families.

They have controlled books and knowledge for so many years, how could they let a kid like Ji Song destroy it?

If you want to break their blockade, you must either destroy them physically, or break out completely with lightning speed before they can react.

When, whether it is books or students, they reach a certain scale, when they want to fight back, it is too late.In addition, the nobles and the emperor were at odds, so there was no chance.

Unless they cause a major turmoil and completely ban them at the national level, this seed, like a spark, will crush them with the force of a prairie fire.

"Master Hou, when I see the scene in front of me, I really feel like I am dreaming!"

Magistrate Yao is now a frequent visitor to Ji's Zhuangzi, and since then a lot of construction has begun here.Magistrate Yao would come to visit every now and then, euphemistically saying: "To understand the sentiments of the people!"
Ji Song could clearly see what Magistrate Yao was thinking.To put it bluntly, they are just here to take credit.Such a big move by Ji's Zhuangzi is within his jurisdiction. It would be strange if he didn't come.Besides, there are so many people gathered here, what if something happens?
No, when he came, he brought a lot of government officials with him, claiming to maintain order.Ji Song rolled his eyes after hearing this. Do you want you to maintain order in your own village?

In fact, Magistrate Yao was helpless. Haorian County was considered to be in the capital, but it was on the edge.It is a standard agricultural county with no special products.

This also means that it is difficult for him to achieve any big political achievements, and since there is no one behind him, there is no hope for promotion!
Now that a marquis has finally appeared in his own territory, and he still has some friendship with him, why don't he come here shamelessly to lend some assistance?
This was because he understood the character of the Marquis and came here.If you meet a domineering person, you may not know what kind of melon you will eat!

"How many years has Magistrate Yao been in Haorian County? Do you remember that I was here when I was still a baron?"

Hearing Ji Song's words, Magistrate Yao's eyes were sore and he almost cried. He said in despair: "Five years, a whole five years!"

"You've never thought about promotion?" Ji Song asked curiously.

The promotion of imperial officials is customized and is assessed once every three years. If the evaluation is average or above, they will basically be moved.But Magistrate Yao has been in office for almost six years, and one can tell from his appearance that he has little hope for this year's assessment.

"Promotion? I was just a branch of a small family, and I got to my current position by luck. How easy is it to get promoted?" His eyes darkened, and he laughed at himself.

Ji Song knew his situation, but he had no intention of helping him for no reason.No one will cherish something that is too easy to obtain.

Ji Song did not speak anymore, but looked at the Marquis Mansion which was being expanded.He did not rebuild, but remodeled and enlarged the original structure.

Seeing that the young Marquis did not speak, Magistrate Yao looked sad.

Suddenly, he said resolutely: "Master Hou! I know that I don't have much ability, but I have been an official for many years and have some experience. From now on, I will have my destiny, and Yao Chang will only obey it!"

Ji Songxiao looked at Yao Chang who bowed with interest and said with a smile: "I think I have a good eye for people. Logically speaking, you are not a person who has no bottom line for glory and wealth. I want to know why?"

Yao Chang's face turned red, but he still said: "I'm not afraid of Mr. Hou's jokes. Although Yao Chang is not a gentleman, he is definitely not a despicable person. It can be said that my family spent everything to make me the county magistrate."

When I was young, I thought I could soar to the sky with my own abilities.But after all these years, I have finally come to understand that without anyone to support me, without financial resources or great ability, this will be the case for the rest of my life. "

"But I'm not willing to give in! My family paid too much for me back then, and all the savings have been completely exhausted. In order to save money these years, some children have even stopped studying.

Seeing that I won't be able to stay in this position for long, I can't imagine that many years from now, will my Guanzhong Yao family still exist? "

"So, are you going to bet on me once? What if you lose? You know that I, Ji Song, am just a powerless little marquis, so why are you betting so heavily on me?"

The corner of Ji Song's mouth curled up slightly, looking at Yao Chang who was a little embarrassed. It seemed that Magistrate Yao was not a fool, but Ji Song was not ready to agree just like that.

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