People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 559: There are quite a lot of little thoughts!

But after hearing what Wang Dahai said, Du Shu felt very strange, even surprised.

Because they really don't have that kind of plan, or they don't have that kind of expectation, nor do they dare to have such an expectation.

After all, the current Liumandala City is obviously about to become a colony in the hands of others, and whether he can allow himself and others to be the masters of the matter in the future is still another matter.

Don’t be fooled by the nice words the Ming Dynasty says now, saying that they have planned to let the local people of Liumandala City govern the area even in the future.

He even said that he would ask the Ming Dynasty to send more talents to assist the government in governing Liumandala City.

Such words are very tempting, but at the same time they are also full of uncertainty for everyone.

For example, no one knows whether what the Ming Dynasty says now can be fulfilled in the future, so the scholars demand to confront them in the presence of so many people.

Even though they know that they may be held responsible, and even though they know that they may be retaliated against in the future, scholars can only be doubly careful.

In this situation, they are actually quite dangerous, especially those who stand out first.

After all, if the Ming Dynasty really wants to settle accounts in the future, they will be able to find them directly.

What to do once you find them?

Of course, they would all be beheaded.

Because it is estimated that the Ming Dynasty did not want to treat scholars like this and did not want to offer such good conditions.

But because of you guys making trouble on the spot, many of the Ming Dynasty’s national policies were helpless and had to favor the scholars.

So revenge is normal.

But why do these scholars still stand up?
They had no choice, mainly because these scholars were different from other scholars.

Because each of them was working as a staff member in the homes of the landlords who were besieging the Ming army, their retreat had been cut off.

They definitely couldn’t stay at the landlord’s house anymore, because their identities had been exposed.

Even if the Ming Dynasty was magnanimous and didn't care about it at this time, they came up with this idea.

Nor do they care about the crisis they have brought to many ordinary people, not knowing whether it will be a catastrophic disaster.

But whether ordinary people will care about this issue in the future is a question that is particularly worth discussing.

It can even be said that they would feel that although the Ming Dynasty had annoyed them, it would be terrible if the Ming Dynasty cleverly used the common people to bring up this issue again.

So when they thought about this problem, they began to get scared.

They have to be afraid, because these educated people have seen a very terrifying thing, that is, the common people here can turn around and kill them.

After all, some of the scholars here once relied on the power of the landlords to bully the common people.

It is not so easy for ordinary people to give up their hatred. In fact, they have been accumulating hatred for anyone who treats them badly. When they have no way to retaliate, they will of course choose to endure.

But once these ordinary people get the chance, the revenge will be something no one can bear.

Just like many ordinary people, they would not launch the so-called attack immediately, nor would they let those scholars feel the crisis in front of them.

Instead, once there is an opportunity in the future, especially now that the Ming Dynasty has come to carry out reforms and everyone has the opportunity to study and become an official, it is actually quite dangerous for scholars to do so.

All of this was done because they had the weapon of knowledge in their hands and used it as a sharp sword to reap the lives of ordinary people.

At that time, the common people were full of respect and fear for these scholars and did not dare to resist them.

However, the situation is different now. When they heard that people from the Ming Dynasty had come here, they immediately set up some private schools.

These private schools allow everyone to study in the group after passing the selection process, but then a problem arises.

Ordinary people can do it too.

Children of ordinary people can also go in and study.

Ordinary people can also let their children enter it.

Then they learned knowledge from books, took the imperial examinations, and became officials.

If the common people were the ones who had been bullied by those scholars and landlords, who would be the first people they would retaliate against after they became officials?

Those must be the old-school scholars.

Who made those old-school scholars do bad things?

For the sake of their own so-called salary, they trample on the common people.

If you do this kind of thing too much, it will backfire.

It is certain that no matter how glorious those scholars were in the past and how powerful they were in front of those masters, they will be very miserable when they are retaliated against in the future.

It is precisely because of this that these students now are considering their future lives here as soon as possible.

It is said that these people prefer to prepare a way out.

This is also because they think a lot.

This is also the reason why they can't do big things.

But because they thought of too many ways out, they were unable to completely crush the common people.

Ordinary people also have the opportunity to take revenge on them after they become officials.

When scholars think of this, they are actually very worried.

When he looked at Wang Dahai and the others, there was also a hint of pleading in his eyes.

Especially when I heard Wang Dahai say that he could give you a certain subsidy when you enter the private school. This subsidy would be enough for your family to live a relatively stable life.

In this way, your worries will be solved.

In this way, you don't have to worry about whether your family will live in hardship in the future due to the lack of labor.

You are even the backbone of your family, and without you, the family will be in danger of not being able to function.

With this subsidy, you don't have to worry about this problem at all.

In this case, you can study peacefully and prepare for the imperial examination peacefully.

Isn't this enough to guarantee your confidence in studying and taking the imperial examinations in the future?

After Wang Dahai said this, the scholars below did feel a little relieved.

It also gave some ordinary people some ideas.

Some common people said, "We would also like to ask, in fact, these scholars in front of us also learned knowledge from masters without any educated ancestors, so they could study.

Then for those of us who originally farmed, can we still be sent to private schools to study?"

As expected, the problem that the old-school scholars were most worried about appeared. When the common people heard that they could go to private schools and receive subsidies, they reacted immediately.

Can we send our children to study there and can we get subsidies?

Is it also possible to let our children take the imperial examination and become officials?

The reason why the old-school scholars were worried about this issue was that they were, after all, a minority.

Once in Liumandala City, they were sought after by the masters because their numbers were small.

Those masters wanted to recruit them into their mansions to embellish themselves and use them as decorations.

Although this word may sound a bit derogatory, it is indeed true.

It is precisely because of this fact that these scholars feel that they are useful and do not have to live a hard life like those craftsmen all day long.

You can go directly into the mansions of those gentlemen and write poems for the gentlemen and ladies, and for the young masters and young ladies.

They can be pleased by showing off their sophistication at a party.

Although this is a humiliation in the face of knowledge to a certain extent, they enjoy it.

Because this job brings in considerable income, they even feel that it is a profession in itself.

They don't think studying is that important.

But compared with ordinary people, studying does allow them to earn more salary and more so-called dignity.

At the same time, they also gain the right to embarrass others to a certain extent.

No matter what era or region, there are always some villains like this, they hold a little bit of power in their hands.

They will do their best to make things difficult for those who are not as good as them within the scope of their power. This is a distortion of human nature.

Because they have been tortured by higher powers, they will not be downwardly compatible and sympathize with those poor people.

They also don't think that these people have suffered the same humiliation as themselves and deserve some sympathy.

Instead, I think that since others humiliate me, I will humiliate you.

I cannot humiliate others from above, but I can trample on those who are not as good as me.

This is the evil of human nature.

Because of this they made many enemies.

These enemies now have the opportunity to send their children to private schools to study and take the imperial examinations to become officials.

Although they already have a certain foundation, they are very clear that this foundation is actually very weak.

You have to know that most of the textbooks they use now include their own country's history and some simple literature.

Most of them were passed down from the Central Plains dynasties.

Why must it be passed down from the Central Plains Dynasty?
It’s very simple. Starting from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the influence of the Central Plains dynasty began to spread.

The culture of the Tang Dynasty, in particular, had a cultural impact on the entire East Asia, South Asia and even West Asia.

Everyone yearns for higher things, and the same is true for the country.

Therefore, the books of sages and Confucian classics that were passed down from the Tang Dynasty also spread everywhere, filling some local cultural gaps.

So they finally found a way to describe themselves using words and knowledge. From that time on, the area of ​​Five Mandala City also had access to this kind of books.

However, the Five Mandala City is a relatively remote place after all, so the information received is relatively limited.

If this is missing, a problem will arise: their products will be very thin.

Even though those scholars think they are very knowledgeable, in fact they have learned very little.

So in this process, naturally there is not a very solid foundation.

In other words, their foundation is actually not much different from that of ordinary people now.

It may be that I have a better grasp of words and certain knowledge than the average person.

But once the scholars from the Ming Dynasty come to teach the common people, even those who have no basic knowledge will be much better than these half-baked people after receiving systematic teaching.

May soon catch up with this little more foundation,

In fact, it may not be that helpful to ordinary people.

So they are very worried.

At this time, a scholar stood up and said, "Generals, although ordinary people can apply to enter private schools, people like us who already have a foundation can find better teachers to teach us on our own.

In other words, you scholars from the Ming Dynasty, can you provide special training for those of us who have a foundation, instead of having us learn the same as those children who have no foundation at all? This will be fair to us and will not waste everyone’s time.”

Wang Dahai looked at the scholar who said this.

There is definitely nothing wrong with this statement, and it is very insightful, because everyone has different levels of expertise.

It is impossible to mix everyone together, as this will cause some people to be unable to keep up, and at the same time some people will feel that it is too superficial, which will cause confusion in teaching.

Although Wang Dahai himself had never attended a private school systematically, in the military camp, he wanted to enable those who became officers to systematically understand the orders issued by their superiors.

They can systematically summarize the experience of each battle, and carry out literacy work, so that at least they can understand most of the words. However, their literary talent is definitely not good enough.

But just from learning characters in the teaching class, they all understand the principle.

After hearing what the old-school scholar said, Wang Dahai nodded.

But he knew very well in his heart that this guy was definitely not that simple. He just talked about this issue.

Because the problem they are facing now is how to protect their rights and save their lives during this reform.

So even though they are just trying to get some simple privileges here, they are definitely worried about their own lives.

So Wang Dahai did not give such a simple answer, but looked at the scholar who had just spoken and stared at him steadily.

Sure enough, after the scholar met Wang Dahai's gaze, he quickly showed a trace of panic and guilt.

This slight sense of guilt was enough for Wang Dahai.

There must be some unspeakable secret here.

So Wang Dahai said: "It is true that they can be separated, but I think you also understand one thing. In fact, the level of those local scholars may not be that high.

Our governor is one of the top scholars in the Ming Dynasty, so we just tested your local scholars and found that your level is not high, so we mixed you with everyone. Teaching you will not necessarily slow down the progress. "

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(End of this chapter)