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Chapter 459: Under the knife

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    Whenever there was any movement on Yang Lian¡¯s side, the officials and gentry in Shanxi and Shaanxi were scared out of their wits!

    Last time Yang Lian led the emperor to inspect the world, but the heads were rolling and blood flowed into rivers. This time during the inspection of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, I really don¡¯t know how many more heads this Ming Dynasty¡¯s fastest sword will take away!

    But unlike what everyone expected, Yang Lian did not kill a river of blood in Shanxi and Shaanxi, but only punished a few county magistrates and landlords!

    The most important thing is that Yang Lian only killed three bully landlords with human lives on their hands this time, and he was lenient to others and spared their lives!

    For Yang Lian, who was afraid of killing the gentry all over the world, this approach is really a little meaningless!

    So everyone began to speculate on why Yang Lian was lifted up so high and then put down gently, and what kind of laws those who were punished had committed!

    After all, there is no shortage of smart people in Ming Dynasty!

    Soon someone found something in common among the several county magistrates and landowners who were punished, that is, these people had embezzled the money used by the imperial court for running schools!

    Some people even spread rumors that the reason why the emperor sent Yang Lian to inspect Shanshan this time was to solve the problems that were unfavorable for the opening of public schools!

    Such news was like a typhoon, blowing throughout Shanxi and Shaanxi almost instantly. Those officials and landowners who had taken action on this matter suddenly became ants on the hot pot!

    If it were in the past, these people would still think that everyone has squandered the money, and even if the court wants to pursue it, it will not be punished by the law. But it is different now. Zhu Youxiao, the immediate emperor, will definitely not be merciful when he kills people. Yang Lian  This sharp knife may not really show mercy to anyone!

    What's more, the imperial court now stipulates that students can also be officials. Naturally, Shanshan and Shaanxi will not fall into chaos just because of the sudden shortage of hundreds of county magistrates!

    So if these people want to avoid Yang Lian¡¯s sharp knife, the only thing they can do is to make amends as soon as possible!

    So overnight, public schools in Shanxi and Shaanxi sprung up like mushrooms after a rain!

    Old students who were ignored in the past have also become popular, and they have been hired as teachers with huge sums of money!

    It¡¯s not uncommon to even get into fights over a teacher!

    Liu Wenmao naturally also got the news. There is no need to say what he did. Of course, he used the money to deal with the public school affairs in the same way. At least he had an excuse when he was found guilty!

    So Liu Wenmao set up a public school in the ancestral hall of Liujiacun. However, Liu Wenmao still couldn't part with the money, so he only hired an old student in his sixties to be his teacher. According to regulations, the public school should be in charge of the two aspects of the students.  He had some leftovers from the meal!

    There are a lot of jobs in rural areas, and children, even though they are young, are still helpers. If such a helper does not work but goes to study and read, it is naturally regarded as a waste of food!

    It is for this reason that Zhu Youxiao stipulates that public schools must provide two meals. Those farmers will send their children to public schools for the sake of these two meals!

    But Liu Wenmao withheld these two meals, which resulted in no villagers in Liujia Village willing to send their children to public schools!

    Liu Wenmao is happy to see such a result. In his opinion, the public school has been opened and the villagers are unwilling to send their children to school, so it is none of his business. Even if he is investigated, he cannot be convicted!

    Just when Liu Wenmao was happily enjoying himself at home, his eldest son Liu Mingchuan hurried back from the county!

    Liu Mingchuan is in his forties this year. He was a child student when he was young, and he failed to get any results when he took the college entrance examination. Liu Wenmao wanted to have an official person in his family, so he used money to buy Liu Mingchuan a secretary office in the county government office!

    To put it bluntly, this book office is a clerical clerk in the county government. Although he has no real power, he can still talk to the county magistrate. The reason why the money for running the school in Liujiacun falls into the Liu family is entirely because of Liu Mingchuan, the book office.  identity!

    When Liu Mingchuan arrived home, he rushed to Liu Wenmao without even taking a sip of water and asked, "Dad, has the public school in our village been opened?"

    Although Liu Wenmao didn't know why his eldest son was so hesitant, he still smiled proudly and said: "It's done! In the ancestral hall, Wang Sijia, an old boy, was also invited to be his teacher. In order to invite this gentleman, our family paid thirty kilograms per month.  Fine noodles plus half a tael of silver!"

    Liu Mingchuan was relieved, but he asked again: "How many children in the village are enrolled in school?"

    When Liu Wenmao saw that his son asked what he was proud of, he smiled and said: "There is not even one. Our family can still have more than ten taels of silver left every month!"

    "How can one??No?  Liu Mingchuan's face turned pale with fright. He couldn't help but jump up and said, "There are children in our village of thirty or fifty who should go to school. How come no one comes to school?"  "

    Liu Wenmao saw that his son's face was wrong, and he knew that he was going to be bad, so he quickly asked: "Boss, I just don't care about the food. Of course, those mud-legged people will not send the cub here. Seeing that you are like this, something must have happened. You first  Tell me clearly what happened, and dad will see what to do!"

    Liu Mingchuan said angrily: "Dad, you don't know that the regimental training envoy in the village is the eyes and ears of the imperial court. Every move you make in the village is seen by others. If you report it to the superiors, what you have done will be sent directly to Yang Shatou.  We are here, think about it, if we are targeted by that killing star, will our family still have a way to survive?"

    Liu Wenmao's eyes moved rapidly, and he quickly considered the pros and cons of this matter. After a while, Liu Wenmao made a decision!

    "Come here!" Liu Wenmao stood up and shouted: "Prepare a big gift, I'm going to the old Liu's house in the west of the village!"

    Liu Mingchuan also followed: "I'll go too. As long as the village team training officer turns a blind eye, our family's affairs will be easy to handle!"

    Having said this, Liu Mingchuan asked again: "Dad, who is the training envoy of our village?"

    "Alas!" Liu Wenmao sighed and said bitterly: "It's the fourth child of Old Liu's family in the west of the village!"

    Liu Mingchuan thought for a while and suddenly said: "Is it the boy who broke the old third phase?"

    "Isn't it him or who is it?" Liu Wenmao said with a hint of unwillingness and annoyance: "As soon as he came back, he gave our family a showdown. Originally, I thought it was just a matter of not being in conflict with him, but who could have imagined it?  What about this?"

    Liu Mingchuan also felt that this matter was difficult, but he still urged: "I can't control that much now. I have to let him relax. Otherwise, if he really wants to report what our family did, he might just disobey the emperor's order."  , if we are charged with lining our own pockets, then even if our family is not ruined, we will end up bankrupt!"

    After hearing this, Liu Wenmao became even more frightened and said quickly: "Go quickly! Go quickly! Don't be late!"

    So the Liu family, accompanied by several long-term servants, hurried to Liu Silang's house with large and small packages of gifts!

    When they arrived at Liu Silang¡¯s house, although Liu Wenmao felt embarrassed, he still patted the door knocker and shouted: ¡°Is the regiment commander at home?¡±

    Not long after, a short but sturdy middle-aged man opened the door and asked in blunt Chinese: "Who are you? What do you want from my master?"

    Although Liu Wenmao was not the Japanese in front of him, he still smiled and said: "This old man is Liu Wenmao, the patriarch of Liujia Village. I have something to ask you to see Mr. Tuan Lian Envoy. Please let me know!"

    When Takeda opened the door, he looked Liu Wenmao up and down, and then said lukewarmly: "You guys wait, I'll report it, but it doesn't matter if the master sees you or not!"

    After Takeda finished speaking, he closed the door, leaving the Liu family and his son looking at each other outside the door!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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