Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 160

The sky is high and the birds are flying, and the cowhide is letting me blow it. Xu Qing either speaks about righteousness, or pretends to be deep, anyway, he doesn't take the initiative to tell the reason. Not long after, a copy of "Disciple Regulations" in his hand beeped.As a result, all the teachers, that is, the "disciples" in front of Xu Qing now said that the teacher was unpredictable.The so-called sign comes from the color and then the sound, and Xu Gong is a model.

There was a commotion in front of the Governor's Mansion, and someone hastily shouted:

"Ah, ah, ah, Mr. Xu's lecture, it's over..."

"What are you talking about, this... how did Mr. Xu get out?"

"That's right, we're all guarding here, not even letting go of the windows, how is this possible..."

"Xu Gong is the reincarnation of XingXiu, must have come out through the wall?"

"Oh, Mr. Xu's Dao, I have no chance to wait..."

"Don't worry about the same year, Mr. Xu has already ordered his disciples to copy down the lecture notes, and they will be printed into a book in a few days. Everyone has a share..." said a student who was dressed in ordinary but strong and handsome.When everyone heard the words, they all came over to inquire.The heroic student cleared his throat, as if he had a story to tell, and only heard him say:
"Everyone, when I went out to carry water today, I happened to meet a group of literati passing by. Seeing how elegant their language was, I couldn't help but yearn for it, so I followed them."

"Who is Yuan?"

"Brother Nian, don't ask, I will tell you..." The heroic martial arts student smiled and said: "I followed, and saw all the scribes sitting on the ground beside a stream. But I saw one of the scribes, about two years old. Ten, he looks handsome, and every move he looks at has an indescribable charm! All the scribes are headed by him..."

"Oh?"

"No talent, I also put down the shoulder pole from a distance, sat down, and saw the scribe took out the book "Disciple Regulations", sat on the head, praised the lotus flower, and explained the righteousness and truth in the book..."

"Hey, this person must be Mr. Xu! Brother Nian is so disrespectful that he forgot about me!"

"That's right, it's not loyal, even if you call us over, it's worth listening to half the time!"

"Everyone, I think that scribe is extremely young, about the same age as me. I never thought it would be Mr. Xu. I was fascinated by his lectures. It was only after I finished that I realized that he was Mr. Xu."

"Oh, my god, you're a fool, but you're in running water!"

Everyone was helpless, and remembered that this person said earlier that all Xu Gong's handouts were copied, so they asked, "Do you know where Xu Gong's handouts are available for sale?"

"Hey, not far to the east, there is a Xingde Bookstore, where it is sold, you can give it a try."

When everyone heard the words, they went to Xingde Bookstore to "stalk".And that heroic martial arts student shook his head and laughed, but who is it?It was Xu Qing himself, the governor of Cangzhou.Xu Qing didn't have many opportunities to show up. The last time he paid homage to the crocodile, these students only had a look at his back from a distance. In addition, Xu Qing was dressed in ordinary clothes, so it was reasonable for these students not to recognize him.

Xingde Bookstore is a little bit of Xu Qingcun's private thought.After the establishment of the state-run school, Xu Qing chose the method of public funding to order uniform textbooks.Rather than allowing outsiders to earn this sum of money for nothing, it is better for the rich water to flow into their own fields.Xingde Bookstore is Xu Qing's private plot.

Xingde Bookstore was organized by Xu Qing with several veteran engravers who had learned the art of engraving and printing. It was said that it was private land, and Xu Qing only earned [-]% of the shares.The remaining [-]% belong to the real operators and managers.In the future, all the printed books of the state school will come from here, with high quality and low price. It also publishes some classic books and sells them for money.In the past, there was no printing technology, and some books had to be copied by hand, so the books were very expensive. Now that some books such as the Four Books and Five Classics are printed, there should be a good market.

Xu Qing was about to step in, but saw a figure flashing in front of him, bowing respectfully and calling: "Grand Xu..."

Who recognized it?

Xu Qing was slightly surprised, and when he looked up, it was Manid.He couldn't help laughing and cursing: "Well, you Manid, you played this trick with me..." He raised his hand and was about to hit him.

Manid hurriedly said: "Mr. Xu, please forgive me..."

How could Xu Qing really hit him? When he reached Manid, his strength was greatly reduced. He patted lightly and said, "Why don't you go inside?"

"I'm a grassroots person. The guards won't let me in. If I can't, I can only wait outside." Manid said helplessly.Xu Qing remembered the scene of Manid standing outside the door and being frozen into a snowman last time, moved slightly, and asked:

"What's the matter?"

"To tell you the truth, the goods brought at the end of last year have already been sold out..." Manid took out a ledger and handed it to Xu Qing: "A few days ago, hundreds of carts of salt were brought in from Yanshan, and I plan to go again Beyond the Great Wall, take a detour to Hetao, and then to Chang'an. Here is last year's account book..."

Xu Qing flipped through it casually, and saw that it was just a running account, so he directly opened the last page, and exclaimed: "Last year, you actually earned a thousand and eight silver dollars, you kid can do it!"

Manid chuckled: "Boss, your Xianren brew is selling well, and you've made a fortune in one go, otherwise there wouldn't be so many."

Xu Qing almost laughed out loud when he heard the word "Boss".Returning the account book to Manid, Manid took it and said, "In the afternoon, I will send all the 800 taels of silver. It is too heavy, and I can't carry it by myself..." 800 taels, which is 180 catties, This is only counted as silver, and there must be a lot of copper coins in it. It is indeed impossible for one person to carry it.

Xu Qing heard this, but waved his hand and said, "No, you take all the silver, don't give it to me."

Manid was stunned for a while: "Boss, the cost of the next trip has been deducted, 500 taels, you don't need to give me the money."

Xu Qing said: "Take it, I'm not short of money for now, of course, I also want you to bring something."

Manid said: "Boss, just do what you want..."

Xu Qing asked: "You said you want to go north to Saibei, and then to Hetao. The middle way, should you go outside the customs or go to Shanxi?"

"Shanxi, of course."

"Then do you know that there is a lot of coal in Shanxi?"

"I know about charcoal, but I don't know if Shanxi has it..."

Coal is coal, Shanxi is the capital of coal, and there are even good matchmakers who are naked and exposed all over the sky. "Some, some..." Xu Qing pondered for a while: "Well, you go and take a hundred empty cars. When you pass by Shanxi, transfer a hundred full cars and send them to me. I will be of great use."

As for the use of charcoal, Xu Qing didn't say, and Manid didn't ask.

"No problem, there are a lot of empty cars, and I just don't know what to do." Manid took the order to go, and started a big cycle of business travel.

Xu Qing walked into the Governor's Mansion, changed his clothes, and was busy approving the school buildings and various teaching supplies of various schools.

There are 28 state schools in Cangzhou, nine in Cangxian County, eight in Nanpi, six in Huanghua, and five in Haixing.Each school is equipped with two teachers of classics, mathematics and mathematics, and the number of students enrolled shall not exceed [-]. Priority is given to poor children.The school buildings are all old houses abandoned by aristocratic families in the past, and there are simple dormitories to ensure that students from far away can study with peace of mind.A school warehouse is set up to store food, and there is a cafeteria, which provides Chinese meals for daily students and full-day meals for boarding students.Of course, these rice and wheat are produced by the students themselves.

Originally, Xu Qing also wanted to simply cover all the students' board and lodging, and even calculated that the money spent was only a month's business tax in the state.But as the saying goes, a bowl of rice raises a benefactor, a bucket of rice raises an enemy, and the whole package will promote the laziness that students should not have.In order to support the family while studying, I don’t hide from the farm work at home and eat for free. Only when there is pressure will there be motivation. Born in sorrow, die in peace.

Thinking about this clearly, Xu Qing took out that sum of food and set up a "Study Valley" like in Luonan to select students with excellent grades and distribute rewards.

There is one monthly exam and one quarterly exam.The top five in the monthly exam will be rewarded with five buckets of millet, and the top ten will be rewarded with three buckets.A bucket of millet can produce eight liters of white rice.One liter of white rice costs two or five qian per catty, and five buckets of millet can have fifty catties of white rice.Even if a person can eat one catty of rice a day, he can still earn twenty catties of rice after reading books for a month.As long as you are in the top ten, you can study almost for free, which is excellent.This ranking is not random, if everyone's grades are not good, then there will be no award.

The quarterly exam is held every four months. In order to find something for himself to do, Xu Qing stipulated that the governor must write the questions for this quarterly exam.The rewards for the quarterly exams are getting richer, such as food, cloth, lamps, and big red flowers for paper, pens and inkstones.

Similar to later generations, after the monthly exam, there is a holiday, and there is also a long holiday every year, so that students can go back to do farm work.

This is the temporary state school system.

Of course, Xu Qing's contribution of money, people, and land is definitely not for nothing. The students need to promise to work in the Cangzhou Commercial Bank, or the Commercial and Taxation Department, or other places in Cangzhou for five years.This is the human resource development strategy.

After finishing the approval of a bunch of paperwork, it was time for dinner. The servants boiled a large pot of hot water, put it in a large wooden barrel, and asked Xu Qing to soak it.The bathtub was custom-made by Xu Qing himself by a craftsman. It is as high as his chest, and there is a sloping slope inside, so he can lie comfortably in it and enjoy soaking in hot water.Take a hot bath every day, and the whole body will be crisp and refreshing.

After taking a bath, we had dinner.The cook at home has already learned a lot of Xu Qing's dishes, and they cook them well. Xu Qing is not picky, so he is too lazy to do it himself.Only when Xun Xueer wants to eat new dishes does she go to the kitchen next time.There are many people in the family and a little busy, so Xu Qing eats at the end and eats alone.

A plate of white-cut chicken, a bowl of stewed beef, and a plate of purslane.Regardless of the fact that there are only two meat and one vegetable, the bowl of stewed beef alone is not simple. The imperial court prohibits the private slaughter of cattle. Except for sick and old cattle, generally speaking, there is no beef to eat.The people whose beef can be served on the table are all rich and powerful people who are not afraid of other people's gossip.To put it bluntly, only the middle and upper privileged class like Xu Qing can enjoy it.

Xu Qing didn't slaughter the farm cattle privately either, the beef he ate was air-dried beef brought from Saibei.The air-dried meat is re-boiled, and then marinated with sauce, green onion and garlic.

After dinner, a pot of red dates and old ginger tea was delivered to Xu Qing's table, and a bowl of tea was served to nourish the stomach.At this time, Xu Qing suddenly thought of something, slapped his thigh and said:

"Forget about business, the person to deliver the letter to Chang'an hasn't been selected yet!"

(End of this chapter)