Steel Dynasty - Chapter 117

[Chapter 117 Reaction]

“Isn’t this an obvious thing? Different categories will do different things after completing their studies.”

The scholar surnamed Du said matter-of-factly.

“That’s why it’s strange. The sages told us that studying is for self-cultivation, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. It’s for the sake of being a high-ranking official and serving the country and the people. If this is the case, why does the Bowen Academy need to be divided into so many categories? The classics and history collection is enough.” A scholar. said.

“That’s wrong. I think Bowen College is different from a private school. Scholars don’t have to focus solely on passing the exam and can also do other things.” Someone said.

“Brother Su, do you mean you are not going to take the imperial examination?” Scholar Du looked at a scholar wearing patched clothes and asked.

The scholar surnamed Su nodded, “I take part in the imperial examination every year, but fail every year. My family is getting poorer and poorer, and I am afraid I can’t make up the money to participate in the imperial examination. Instead of copying books in the busy city, it is better to take the exam of Bowen College and not be an official in the future. You can also live with food and clothing.”

“Brother Su is wrong. As the saying goes, you can’t be promiscuous with wealth, and you can’t move with poverty. What’s more, after ten years of hard work, Brother Su can apply for the political history category in Bowen College even if he doesn’t participate in the imperial examination. It would be good to have an official career in Qingzhou in the future. “

“Brother Zhang, it’s not that I don’t want to, but just looking at the number of people on the political history list, I know that there are thousands of people fighting to cross the single-plank bridge. Now that I am more than 20 years old, I can’t afford it. “The scholar surnamed Su sighed deeply.

The atmosphere was a little awkward. The scholar surnamed Du said: “It’s wrong, it’s wrong. We were talking about the Sun family’s rebellion. Why did it involve Bowen College?”

Everyone smiled bitterly. It was precisely because the Sun family and other wealthy families were destroyed that they Pay attention to Bowen Academy. The wealthy family has been wiped out. There must be many vacant positions in these six states. This is the time to become an official.

Different from the reaction of the scholars, when the newspaper reporter read the newspaper to the people of Zhujiacun, there was a burst of cheers, followed by the sound of “Chitose, Chitose.”

The reputation of King Qi once again took root in the hearts of the people. He was a vassal king who was not afraid of the powerful family and was willing to make profits for the people. Now this vassal king is as tall as a hero in their hearts.

Let me ask, who dares to go to a banquet even though he knows the danger, just to eradicate the harm of the wealthy family.

More people are paying attention to what will happen next. According to the newspaper, the property of these wealthy families will be confiscated. Families whose fields were previously occupied by wealthy families can report to the local government. After verification, the government will return the land.

This news made the people more and more excited. Many people had already obtained fertile land due to the Wang family’s incident last time. The benefits in front of them convinced the people that this was not a lie.

King Qi kept his word.

After cheering, they listened and considered the land they had plundered by the wealthy families.

After including the cultivated land, many of their families even have hundreds of acres of land.

“Dad, if all our land comes back, will we finish cultivating this land?” Zhu Wuliu asked his father.

Zhu Da said: “San’er is right, Dad, the production team has so much extra land all at once, and it’s hard to cultivate it, unless we buy more cattle.”

“Let’s wait and see when the harvest comes, production team Li said that if the harvest is good, he will sell part of the grain to buy cattle. In the past, he was worried when there was no land to plant, but now he is worried when there is more land. “Zhu Wuliu’s father laughed.

Zhu Wuliu’s mother rolled her eyes at her husband and said, “Just be happy, I won’t bend you down when I see you.”

“That’s also my pleasure.” Zhu Wuliu suddenly said, “I still have to marry a wife. .”

The family burst into laughter upon hearing this.

On the threshing floor, the villagers of Zhujia Village gathered together one by one, and everyone’s eyes were filled with dreams for a better future.

Land is the life of farmers. Now that Xiao Ming gives them land, it is equivalent to giving them everything.

The Zhu family were chatting and laughing when suddenly Zhu Sansi, who had been silent all this time, said: “Father, mother, I want to be a soldier.”

“Your mother is so embarrassed, what do you want to be? There is no one at home to farm, you want to go Become a soldier.” Zhu Wuliu’s father scolded and almost kicked him.

When the Qingzhou Army encircled and suppressed the Sun family tribe that day, Zhu Sansi was carrying firewood to the city to sell. Not only was he not scared when he saw the fighting, but he was shocked by the mighty armor of the Qingzhou Army.

When he got home, all he could think about was the appearance of the Qingzhou Army, and his heart was itching, imagining how great it would be if he could wear such mighty armor.

It would be great if I were a member of that battle formation.

“Dad, if the Qingzhou Army hadn’t encircled and suppressed the wealthy tribe this time, would our family have been able to get the land back? To put it bluntly, if the barbarians came again that day, what’s the use of having more land if we can’t save it?” Zhu Sansi argued.

Zhu Sansi’s father fell silent, and the people talking around him also stopped because of Zhu Sansi’s words.

Only then did they remember that everything they had now was fished out by King Qi from the sea of blood for them. King Qi was willing to take risks for the people of the fief. Shouldn’t they protect King Qi and their own land? Do your part?

“Sansi, you have to think carefully. If you go to serve as a soldier for King Qi, you can’t be a coward on the battlefield.” Zhu Sansi’s father said sternly.

Zhu Sansi said excitedly: “Father, you agreed.”

“This boy is usually silent, so what he said this time is something that Dad can’t say. You are right. If no one is a soldier, His Highness will have no soldiers to use. How can we fight against barbarians?”

“I’m going to be a soldier too,” said a voice from a nearby family.

“I’ll go too.”

“…”

For a while, the voices of young people joining the army kept ringing on the threshing floor.

The reporter who was reading the newspaper in the middle stopped and silently wrote down what he saw today. Suddenly he remembered a sentence he asked his husband many years ago, “What is the heart of the people.”

At that time, the teacher said: “The hearts of the people are food, the hearts of the people are the endless supply of soldiers, and the hearts of the people are the people who transport food on the battlefield. Without the hearts of the people, a country lacks soldiers and cannot afford to lose a war. With the hearts of the people, even if it loses Ten times and hundreds of times, a steady stream of soldiers can still win the war.”

At this time, this is the scene that Mr. Na said.

As a reporter, the more places he went, the more things he saw. Qingzhou was constantly changing, and this change was the embodiment of King Qi’s thoughts.

Although he resisted this kind of work at first, he now finds that he enjoys it.

Continuously conveying news and constantly reflecting the problems below, the newspaper office is the link between Prince Qi’s palace and the people at the bottom. He feels that he is not an official, but he is better than an official.

Putting away the newspaper, he walked to the next village. He was increasingly looking forward to more changes in Qingzhou in the future.

(End of chapter)