" No more, no less. There are four of us," the old man said with a smile.
"Where are the child's parents?"
"Replying to the noble, the child's parents went to the county town. This child just came back today. Shouldn't he go to the county town to buy some meat?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
Looking at the smile on this old man's face, he could even eat meat. This life should be pretty good.
"Old man, this child is…"
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, the old man suddenly became interested and sat up.
" Noble, speaking of my grandson, he's really something. He's a proper scholar," the old man said with a smug look on his face.
"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang was also interested.
Along the way, they had encountered farmers, but most of their children were not studying.
There was actually a scholar in this family?
Without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to ask, the old man poured out the ins and outs of his grandson like beans.
"You may not know this, but a new school opened in the county town at the beginning of this year.
It was said that the school was opened by Prince Chen. Prince Chen was a good man, he didn't even accept the students.
The school is on summer break, and our youngest grandson is back."
Prince Chen's residence?
School?
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.
This place was still very far from Quanzhou, and it was not under Quanzhou's jurisdiction.
Why did that brat Zhu Chen open a school here?
What, he wanted to train a few scholars to help him rebel?
The old man did not notice Zhu Yuanzhang's expression. Instead, he called out his youngest grandson as if he was presenting a treasure.
"Youngest grandson, quickly tell the esteemed guests about the school."
" Okay, Grandpa." The young man ran out of the room with a kettle and a few cups.
Pouring tea, Zhu Yuanzhang listened to the young man talk about school while drinking tea.
"Prince Chen's school is different from other schools. There are many subjects.
For example, Confucianism, mathematics, engineering, and so on.
My teacher said that after graduating from mathematics, I can go to Quanzhou to find a job.
I heard that Quanzhou is very prosperous now. Many people want to go to Quanzhou."
The young man talked non-stop, and Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly.
It seemed that Zhu Chen did a good job.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with the fact that he gave free education to the farmers.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about the last sentence about Quanzhou being very prosperous.
The countryside children might not have much experience. If they felt that it was more prosperous than the county, then it was a good place.
Little did he know that when he arrived in the capital, the child would probably shout as if he was in heaven.
After relieving their thirst, Zhu Yuanzhang and the others continued on their way to Quanzhou.
"Dad, why do you think Brother Chen opened a school here and didn't take in farmers?”
"It's just an invitation. It's not worth mentioning. Let's take a nap now and rest for a day in the county city before continuing our journey."
"Yes, Father."
....
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed, and the comparison video appeared again.
The comparison begins
Ming Shen Sect Zhu Yijun VS Ming Wen Sect Zhu Mingshu
Abandoning the achievements of the former teacher VS the deeds of the Holy Sect
In the bullet screen…
"I'm the first!"
"Let me see which two emperors are here today.”
"Haha, look at the title. Good heavens, Number One Great Ming World is going to lose again!”
"Hey, when has Big Ming World No. 1 ever won?”
"Bullshit! I forgot about yesterday's matter. The Bright Light Sect won a match!”
"The person above is bullshitting. That victory was a month after the Mingxian Sect was born?”
"That's right, you still have the face to say that you won unfairly!”
As soon as the bullet screen opened, it was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
At this moment, the golden words slowly disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, two images appeared.
Zhu Yijun of the Bright God Sect was the fourth son of the late emperor.
His older brother was gone, so it was his turn to become the Crown Prince.
The Bright God Sect's Zhu Yijun had been strictly taught since he was young.
Many ministers were his first teachers. From the age of five, Zhu Yijun studied day and night.
If he slacked off, his mother, Empress Dowager Li, would call him to kneel in front of him as punishment.
Even his substitute eunuch was Empress Dowager Li's eyes and ears.
He often reported the actions of Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun to Empress Dowager Li.
When Zhu Yijun was ten years old, which was the sixth year of Longqing, the Emperor passed away and Zhu Yijun ascended the throne.
At this time, the imperial court was under the control of the chief assistant Gao Gong. He thought that how could a ten-year-old emperor manage the court affairs?
Thus, Gao Gong took on the responsibility.
However, Gao Gong was not a powerful person, and many people were dissatisfied with him.
One of them was the head of the ceremony department, Feng Bao.
However, Feng Bao belonged to the internal court after all, and his influence on the external court was limited.
Therefore, Feng Bao found an ally, Gao Gong's disciple, Zhang Juzheng.
The two of them worked together to chase Gao Gong away from the cabinet.
Thus, Zhang Juzheng became the new cabinet chief.
At the same time, Zhang Juzheng was also Zhu Yijun's teacher and had taught Zhu Yijun for many years.
Morning, noon, and night, he was never absent.
At this moment, there was only one person left in the Great Ming Cabinet.
The internal and external affairs of the imperial court piled up like a mountain. The annexation of land in the local areas was serious, and most of the people were reduced to tenants.
At this moment, the video screen turned and showed the method of land acquisition.
Under the natural disaster, the price of grain rose. The people had no choice but to sell their land, and the landowners bought it wantonly.
In order to pay less taxes, the landlord would hang the land under the name of a scholar with an official position as a hidden land.
In the bullet screen…
"Nonsense! I am a scholar of the Ming Dynasty. I am polite and trustworthy. I follow the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. How could I do such a thing?”
"Hehe, what a scholar."
"I know that scholars get rich easily. So this is how you get rich."
"No wonder everyone is pursuing fame. It really means money."
"It's all fake. We scholars wouldn't do such a thing."
"I don't know if it's true or not, but right now, the scholars of Great Ming really don't have preferential treatment!”
Many scholars defended themselves in the bullet comments, but many people did not believe it.
Primitive Great Ming World Number One.
Hall of Heaven.
"I remember that we didn't give tax-free land to scholars above the scholar level. Which descendant's 'brilliant plan' is this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
He realized that the so-called ancestral system was a f * cking joke.
He had watched three emperor videos, some of which he only had a rough understanding of.
However, with Zhu Yuanzhang's upbringing, he could understand a little at a glance.
Many things were different from the policies he had set up.
There were even many policies that were completely contrary to what he had in mind.
For example, the tax-free land that scholars enjoyed preferential treatment.
There was no such thing!
The commoners had to pay taxes, so why could scholars and officials not pay taxes?
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that many officials had difficulty living in the capital.
That was why he gave preferential treatment to the capital officials and gave them some tax-free land.
It was convenient for them to work for the imperial court.
However, it had not been promoted to the entire country!
" Sister, I've realized that no matter what kind of good policy it is, it can't stop future generations from doing whatever they want."
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