Gu Guanghui stood up and said: "The county lord has such extraordinary insight, why don't you give it to the emperor and promote it throughout the country, wouldn't it be more beneficial to the people?" ”

Yao Xili and Hua Jingtian shook their heads with a smile when they heard this. These new scholars are really nerds, if the emperor says a word, the people below will be able to implement it to the letter, and the country of Qi will not be safe for a long time.

Lin Hanxue was next to Yao Xili, and when he saw that there was a lot of contempt on his faces, he said unhappily: "Why does Shopkeeper Yao look like this, is it a joke that I am incompetent?" ”

Yao Xili took a mouthful of food and put it in his mouth, put down his chopsticks and said: "I am not as good as you in terms of splendid articles, but if you want to talk about the world, I have been in the capital for a long time, and I can hear many times more than you." ”

He pointed out the window, "Do you know how many inns and restaurants there are in a small county town between the rivers?" Where do ordinary people start to consume? Not all people from other provinces who come to Beijing to run for official positions and buy official positions live here. ”

Hua Jingtian also said: "What Brother Yao said is extremely true. Not to mention anything else, just talking about the annual disaster relief grain money, the emperor spends a large amount of silver, but how much of it really goes to the people? It's not that it has been embezzled by those corrupt officials. The emperor is the order, and how many parents and officials are really working for the people? ”

Xia Qingyun looked at the two of them with a smile and motioned for them to continue. Yao Xili and Hua Sedum have been operating in the capital for many years, and they have many acquaintances in the official road and business, and they are well versed in the knowledge.

Listening to what the two of them said, the new science and technology scholars thought of what happened to them, and they also nodded yes.

Yao Xili said again: "There are factional disputes in the court, even if the county lord handed over the fold in the name of the town and the country. The emperor also gave instructions, and it had to be reviewed by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, and within three or two months, the decree could not be released from the capital. ”

Hua Jingtian continued: "Even if the decree is at the local level, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, whether he can do things according to the rules is a question. Let's talk about the flood in Yuzhou City a few years ago, the emperor not only issued relief food, but also ordered the local water conservancy to be rebuilt to prevent future troubles. But the result? Until now, the embankment along the Nanlan River has only been repaired for less than ten miles, and it is useless. If there is another heavy rain. Maybe the embankment will break and flood Yuzhou City! ”

Gu Guanghui slapped the table and said angrily: "These corrupt officials are eating the country's money. but do not do things for the common people. What governs the country and level the world. I think it's important for them to make money! ”

Lin Hanxue also sighed: "It's a pity that we have just entered the official career, and we can't compete with it. ”

Xia Qingyun smiled and said, "Not now." That doesn't mean you can't in the future. The reason why I have told you these methods is that we are familiar with each other, and you can trust me. Second, you are all from poor backgrounds and know the difficulties of the common people. If you can understand the suffering of the people, work tirelessly to relieve the worries of the people, make some political achievements, and then play the court again, I think the emperor will definitely pay attention to it. ”

"You must know that everything in the world has both positive and negative sides, where misfortune and blessing depend, and where blessing and misfortune lurk. It is not a bad thing for you to go to these poor places, compared to those mediocre people, maybe you are the gospel of the local people, the real blue sky. ”

"On the contrary, if you are assigned to a rich land, and the local rich are mostly colluded with the government, with your officialdom experience, I am afraid that it will not take a year or two for the old ones to be pulled down by others, and then let alone serve the country, maybe they will have to be demoted to the people, and there is no possibility of hiring. Unless "

Xia Qingyun paused when he said this, and slowly looked at everyone, "Unless you are also like those people, you are in a state of causation, putting aside the lives and deaths of the common people, and only caring about the black gauze hat and ten thousand taels of snowflake silver on your head!" ”

"How is that possible!" Dong Wencheng took the case, "Don't worry, the county lord, I don't know about others, but I, Dong Wencheng, can swear to the sky, as long as I eat the emperor's food for one day, I will be a real parent official for the people for a day!" ”

Dong Wencheng's family background is poor, and his father and mother get up early and be greedy for money in order to provide him with education. If it weren't for Xia Qingyun's funding, he would never have had the opportunity to enter Beijing to catch the exam.

Before he went to Beijing, he left 80 taels of silver for his family to pay off his debts, and only carried the remaining 20 taels with him, and only nibbled on steamed buns and pickles along the way to satisfy his hunger. There are a few people like him, and when their companions saw that they were having a hard time, they helped each other one after another, and the students supported each other and encouraged each other, so that they finally saw the moon.

Now that he said this, others also stood up and swore that they would not disappoint the appointment of the imperial court and the expectations of the Taiping County Lord, and be a good official who was honest and diligent.

Everyone was enthusiastic for a while, and the young people's enthusiasm for serving the country and the passion for making great achievements gushed out, and there was no longer the depressed look of sighing when they first entered the door.

Xia Qingyun also stood up and raised his glass and said, "Okay, since you have this lofty ambition, I will support you with all my might!" Let's drink happily today, don't get drunk and don't go home! ”

"If you don't get drunk, you won't go home!" Everyone shouted in unison, and their pride rushed straight to Xiaohan.

Sending away a group of new scholars, Yao Xili and Hua Jingtian asked, "County Lord, if you have to donate a lot of silver, you don't feel distressed at all?" ”

Xia Qingyun said with a smile: "Third uncle, eldest uncle, although I am now the county lord, but three years ago, my family still lived in a leaky and leaky wooden house, and I couldn't even afford to drink a bowl of porridge. No matter how much money you make, it's just a place to sleep. The silver can be put into the hands of those who can do something and benefit the people, and it is the best use of it. ”

Hua Jingtian picked up the big brother, "The county lord is still young, but he can be so open-minded, he is really a heroine among women." I don't have much here, I take out a month's dividend every year and donate it to them with the county lord! ”

"Count me in!" Yao Xili also smiled and agreed.

"Okay, it's a deal!" Xia Qingyun said again: "However, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, and it is not a long-term solution to only give money. ”

Yao Xili said: "What the county lord said is extremely true. I'll go mobilize tomorrow and see if any of them want to go with them. ”

Xia Qingyun said with a smile: "There is one now, my younger brother Huayun, I have talked to him yesterday. When he was in Beixi Village, he followed my father up the mountain to open tea plantations and build terraces, and he had a lot of practical experience. ”

Yao Xili hesitated: "Life over there is hard, can the eldest young master be willing?" ”

"The third uncle is too worried. What is the eldest young master, didn't I say it just now, our family used to be poor and couldn't eat, but now he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, which is several times better than before. As soon as I mentioned it yesterday, Hua Yun nodded in agreement. (To be continued......)