Chapter 93: Plan Ahead and Find a Green Leaf for the Children

The threshing ground in the village.

The villagers saw Zhu Di and Jiang Jinzhong coming and spoke up.

"Silang, I have already paid your land tax."

"Thank you, Uncle Ba. I will send you the grain tomorrow."

"No hurry, no hurry..."

...

"Mr. Jiang, the great judge!"

"Mr. Jiang..."

...

Listening to the praises from the people, Jiang Jinzhong looked up at the sky with his round face and nodded continuously.

He walked to the clerk who was doing the statistics and warned him, "Don't take advantage of the people!"

"No, no, I really didn't take advantage of you this time!"

"Yes, even the grain that was not full was taken away by us!"

...

The villagers spoke up for the clerks and yamen runners.

But what they said made a group of clerks and yamen runners bow their heads in embarrassment.

Zhu Di suppressed his laughter and said, "Master Jiang, the villagers are straightforward and speak whatever they think. There is no malice. Yes, we really thank you masters."

Although the words of the villagers accidentally poked many people's lungs.

But this time, we really thank these officials.

"I understand..." Jiang Jinzhong smiled bitterly and nodded.

Zhu Di smiled and changed the subject to ease the awkward atmosphere, asking his eighth uncle: "Uncle, how much unfull grain can be screened out by paying the five dou of land tax."

"Less than half a dou!" The eighth uncle said distressedly, pointing to the bucket of grain under his feet.

Jiang Jinzhong looked down.

Zhu Di bent down and grabbed some, and used both hands to forcefully break the outer seed coat, showing it to Jiang Jinzhong, "Mr. Jiang, look, these unfilled seeds have been selected, although they do not meet the standard for paying land taxes."

"But they are not worse than the broken rice sold in the rice shop, right?"

"Under the tax farming system, the gentry urges the payment of land taxes, not only collecting an extra bucket, but also taking these unfilled grains away."

"It is rumored that this kind of grain will be used by the gentry to feed poultry and livestock..."

Hmph!

Sneering slightly, Zhu Di continued: "I think most of them are classified as broken rice in the rice shop.

"If half a bucket of rice like this is left to the farmers, how many lives can be saved by cooking and eating the rice with the skin directly during the severe drought in spring."

"This rice is white, but after they turned it around, I saw that every grain was stained with blood."

Jiang Jinzhong's face turned pale and nodded: "Mr. Zhu, this time when bidding for the tax farming, I will clearly stipulate that the unfilled grains selected must be left to the villagers. ”

“This news will be sent to the yamen runners in charge of the area to inform all the farmers in Jiangning!”

“Sir Jiang, the school is not far away.” Zhu Di changed the subject and pointed to the ancestral temple not far away.

Jiang Jinzhong’s face suddenly showed a trace of excitement, and he smiled implicitly: “If Mr. Zhu is at ease here, then let’s go to the school to have a look.”

“Opening a school for free is a righteous act!”

“As the parent official of this county, I should give plaques to Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xu.”

“Don’t!” Zhu Di interrupted Fatty Jiang’s proposal with a smile.

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“The farmer is busy, and most of them have no food for the next day; the weaver girl is busy, and few have warm clothes. Eat three meals a day, and think about the suffering of the farmers…”

As soon as the two walked to the door of the ancestral temple, they heard the tender and crisp voice of a child inside.

Jiang Jinzhong listened slightly, turned his head and smiled: “Mr. Zhu, is this the 100-word motto of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty to persuade people to be honest? The children have reached such a level? "

Zhu Di smiled and said, "They are now studying the "Great Learning". My wife will occasionally tell them some stories of celebrities outside the book to increase their understanding of the knowledge they have learned."

"Increase their knowledge."

Jiang Jinzhong nodded repeatedly and quickened his pace.

Stepping over the threshold of the public temple, he said loudly: "Make friends with virtue, never friends without righteousness. Take the money that is due, and avoid unknown wine..."

The children heard the voice, stopped one after another, turned their heads and looked...

Xu Miaoyun and Zhu Di smiled at each other.

"Always have a self-denying heart, and keep your mouth shut. If you can follow my words, you can be rich and famous for a long time!" Jiang Jinzhong walked to the door of the school and just finished reciting the second half of the precepts for honesty.

Smiled and bowed to Xu Miaoyun solemnly, "Mr. Xu taught well!"

"Lord Jiang, thank you very much. "Xu Miaoyun smiled modestly in return, turned around and waved to the children, "This is the county's great judge you want to see, Lord Jiang!"

Ha!

'I am the great judge these children are eager to see!'

Jiang Jinzhong smiled so hard that his whole face was almost squeezed together.

"Greetings, Lord Jiang!" The children, led by Yang Dongxu, turned around and bowed solemnly.

"No thanks, no thanks!" Jiang Jinzhong smiled and asked the children to skip the ceremony. After the children stood up straight, he turned around and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhu, Mr. Xu, you two have done a great good deed!"

"If I don't give you two gentlemen a plaque, I, as a parent official, really, really..."

Zhu Di hurriedly spoke up, interrupting Jiang Jinzhong's idea of ​​giving a plaque, and smiled: "Lord Jiang, my husband and I really don't like those things."

"Instead of giving a plaque, why don't you, Lord Jiang, say a few words to the children. "

'Speak? I'd love to! Even if you, Mr. Zhu, don't say anything, I'll have to say something shamelessly!'

Jiang Jinzhong was so happy that he started to speak, his eyes sparkling, and he said implicitly: "Is it appropriate?"

"Appropriate!"

Zhu Di smiled and affirmed, then lowered his voice and said: "But Mr. Jiang must pay attention and talk more about the benefits of studying. Don't just talk about studying hard for ten years just to get a place on the list of successful candidates. We are worried that the children will be under too much pressure and go astray."

"I understand, I understand." Jiang Jinzhong glanced at the children, lowered his voice, and said with great empathy: "I only have a good family background, so I can persist in taking the exam. These children don't have the conditions I have."

"I have passed the merit examination."

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun were both a little surprised.

Originally, they were really worried that Jiang Jinzhong insisted on instilling in his children the idea that only those with high fame and fame would do so.

Xu Miaoyun smiled and made a gesture of invitation: "Master Jiang, please."

Jiang Jinzhong smiled and nodded, took a deep breath, shrunk his belly to make himself more solemn, and walked towards the podium.

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun nodded to the children.

The children turned around and Banban sat down.

Jiang Jinzhong stood in front, looking into the eyes of dozens of children, and smiled at Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun.

He looked away and said solemnly: "Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xu, please ask me to tell you a few words. Next, I will no longer be the magistrate of Jiangning County."

"But a scholar."

"You are also scholars, and I am also a scholar, so we are an exchange between scholars..."

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Seeing Jiang Jinzhong talking, Xu Miaoyun tilted her head slightly and whispered with a smile: "Bringing this County Magistrate Jiang to the public temple is not just to satisfy Magistrate Jiang's vanity and give him a sense of honor, right?"

Zhu Di smiled, tilted his head slightly, and whispered: "Did you see it?"

He looked at these children and continued in a low voice: "Perhaps some of these children will be able to gain fame in the future, and also aim to develop in the officialdom and display their life ambitions."

"But you and I both know the officialdom of the past and present."

"They are not from official backgrounds."

"Not from a scholarly family either."

"There are no elders serving in the court, and there are no classmates or family friends..."

"In this case, even if you get a good name, it will be extremely difficult to gain a foothold in the officialdom."

“For farmers’ children who want to develop their careers and fulfill their ambitions in life, they have to go through the Flame Mountains in the dog days of summer without even having a shade tree above their heads.”

"There aren't even any leaves."

"Since I have become their husband, they have also worked very hard. If I have this opportunity, I will find them a shade tree by the way."

"I have observed that Fatty Jiang is a bookworm. After becoming an official, he turned into a vain official fan."

"Not a bad character."

"I have reminded him several times. As long as he works hard and does these things well, his capital for promotion will be strong enough."

"The old man attaches great importance to grassroots experience and willingness to work hard when hiring people. After the Yang Xian incident, the selection and appointment of officials pays even more attention to these."

"So, if Fatty Jiang doesn't seek death in the future, there will be no problem in being a fourth- or fifth-grade person."

Xu Miaoyun smiled and took the words and said, "He is the parent officer of Jiangning County. He talked to the children today and this relationship was established."

If the children pursue a career.

Their identities must not be interfered with.

Otherwise, it would be bad for them and even worse for the children!

It is a very good arrangement to identify a person like Fatty Jiang in advance and take care of him in the future.

"You are very qualified as a gentleman!"

Zhu Di smiled.

Jiang Jinzhong seemed to be a talkative, and he spoke for more than half an hour before stopping.

Satisfied, he came to Zhu Di with a smile and said, "Mr. Zhu, I have said everything that needs to be said, so don't disturb Mr. Xu from teaching the children."

"At their age, if they have the opportunity to study, time is more precious than money."

Xu Miaoyun smiled and said: "Master Jiang, the children still have some gifts for you."

Jiang Jinzhong's eyes gleamed, and he reminded: "I can't accept anything that is too valuable."

"It's worthless." Zhu Di said with a smile: "It's just the children who have taken the time to thank you for collecting the land tax directly. If the folks save a bucket of rice, they can buy a lot of paper for the children."

"The kids should thank you."

At this time, Cai Lu, the youngest girl with big eyes, was sent out again.

He and a group of other children came over with a large garland and timidly said: "Master Jiang, we knit this with our own hands and give it to Master Jiang in Qingtian!"

Jiang Jinzhong almost went crazy with joy.

Looking at the wreath in Cai Lu's hand, he hurriedly bent down and lowered his head.

Stretch your big head over.

Cai Lu wanted to put a wreath on Jiang Jinzhong's neck.

However, Jiang Jinzhong's head is too big.

The wreath looks too big when worn on the head, but a bit small when worn on the neck.

This funny scene made Xu Miaoyun laugh and turn her head.

None of them had seen Jiang Jinzhong.

I didn't expect to be so fat and have such a big head.

When preparing the garland, it is made according to the size of an average person's head.

Zhu Di suppressed his laughter, took a step forward, stretched out his hand to hold Jiang Jinzhong's ears, and then put the garland on his neck.

Jiang Jinzhong stood up, looked down at the wreath around his neck, stretched out his hand to touch it, and immediately grinned from the corners of his mouth to the base of his ears. It was a little too small, but it did not affect his majestic image at all!

Follow Zhu Di and leave the school.

Jiang Jinzhong was completely in a state of disbelief. He walked without looking ahead, looking down at the wreath and reaching out to touch it from time to time.

Smiling, he touched and said, "Mr. Zhu, I understand what you mean."

"Don't worry, as long as they grow up, pass the imperial examination, and enter the official career, while I am still an official in the court, I will call these children today Master Qingtian and send me flowers. I will match your wishes. The handle."

"I dare not promise anything else, but at least I will definitely not call them farmers' children. In the officialdom, there is not even a leaf to provide shade."

Zhu Di suppressed his laughter and thanked solemnly: "I am here to thank Mr. Jiang on behalf of the children."

This fat guy realized that he wanted to find a green leaf to shade the children.

He didn't realize it, and he was also satisfying his vanity!

It can only be said that Fatty Jiang feels very good about himself and thinks that these are all justified and what he deserves.

Of course, compared with many officials, Fatty Jiang is also qualified.

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