"Meow~~Meow~~"

The three heroes seem to be happy with their new home, which is big enough to let them run around.

used to be kept in Uncle Wang's house, and Song Linger was responsible for taking care of it, and even the female cat next door was pregnant.

"Second brother, everyone has arrived." Zhou Chong ran to say.

Dozens of servants gathered outside the house, Wang Yuan went out with the cat in his arms, and asked, "Who has ever read?" If you can read and write, you can stand up and let me see it. ”

Two men and one woman, in response, have a literacy rate of 5%.

Wang Yuan asked again: "Who will write their own name?" ”

Four more came out of the ranks.

Wang Yuan said: "The three of you can read and write, and you will be my laboratory assistants in the future." Those four who can write their own names, Zhou Chong will arrange it, and you will be the big housekeeper in the future. ”

"Eh, I'll take care of the house." Zhou Chong was overjoyed.

Wang Yuan advised: "Remember, no matter who you are, you are not allowed to run outside under my banner to do evil!" If anyone is honest and faithful, I will wash away his children from slavery and provide them with education to earn a living! ”

The servants who had been insensitive before suddenly had a spirit at this moment, and they all looked at Wang Yuan with suspicion.

If they directly promise to wash their servants away from slavery, they will not be grateful, but they will be alarmed and frightened. Because they leave here, there is no room for survival, and not being a slave means not being able to live.

However, washing away their slave status and providing their children with education is certainly not eligible for the imperial examination, but it symbolizes an infinite future and hope.

"Don't believe me?" Wang Yuan said with a smile, "I recruit six students a year, personally teach them to read, and recruit the first batch tomorrow." Anyone with children in the family who is over the age of six and under the age of ten, regardless of boys and girls, can come to be tested. As long as I am my student, I will have all the food, clothing, housing and transportation covered. Zhou Chong! ”

"In!" Zhou Chong hurriedly responded.

Wang Yuan ordered: "Take what I just said, go and tell those tenants again." Boys and girls who are suitable will be able to come and be tested tomorrow, and it is completely voluntary, not forced. ”

"Yes." Zhou Chong received the order.

In the Ming Dynasty, like-minded people like Gu Yingxiang were rare after all, and Wang Yuan could only cultivate them by himself.

I don't expect these children to spread scientific ideas after they finish their studies, and they can cooperate with Wang Yuan to do experiments, and it is even better if they can do experiments independently and improve the scientific system.

Zhou Chong led the others away, and Wang Yuan asked the three literate people, "What are your names?" What did you do before? From left to right, answer one by one. ”

The first guy was chubby, about thirty years old, and he said with a smile: "Back to the old man, the little one's name is Hong Laifu, and he has studied for a few days before, and he plans to take the exam before he comes." The small one is a local, and his family has twenty acres of thin fields, all of which are occupied by Liu Jin. The younger one also became Liu Jin's house slave, and was responsible for managing the Liu family ancestral hall before. Liu Jin was chopped off by His Majesty, and this place became the imperial village, and the small one continued to stay to manage the treasury. ”

"Your family's land is occupied, can you still laugh?" Wang Yuan asked.

Hong Laifu patted his ass and said: "The small one is not occupied, how can he be blessed to follow the master?" ”

Wang Yuan squinted and sneered: "Of the thousands of acres of fertile land that Your Majesty gave me, twenty acres of them should be yours, right?" Do you hate me in your heart? ”

Hong Laifu immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Don't dare, being able to dedicate your family land to the lord is a blessing that has been cultivated in a few lifetimes." What's more, even if you want to hate, you should hate Liu Jin! ”

This is obviously a slippery and cunning person, but Wang Yuan doesn't care about it, as long as he can use it.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "We set a ten-year period. If you are the head of my laboratory, if you work diligently within ten years, there will be no major mistakes. Then, after ten years, I will wash you away from slavery and give you thirty acres of fertile land. How is it? ”

Although Hong Laifu didn't know what the laboratory was, he still kowtowed and said: "I can share the worries of the master, and the small ones don't ask for anything in return." ”

"Stand up!" Wang Yuan shouted.

Hong Laifu immediately got up, squeezed out a smile on his face, and looked at Wang Yuan worriedly.

Wang Yuan said: "I, Wang Erlang, talk and do things, spit on a nail in one mouth, and there is never a time when I don't honor it." I said that after ten years, I will wash away your slave status, and I will definitely wash you away my slave status, and I will also give you thirty acres of fertile land. If you violate this oath, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed! ”

Swearing poison to a slave?

Not only Hong Laifu, but the other two were also stupid.

Hong Laifu was stunned, suddenly blushing with excitement and having a thick neck, changed his previous smooth tone, and kowtowed uprightly: "Bachelor Wang's great grace, student Hong Zongru is unforgettable!" ”

Wang Yuan asked, "Aren't you called Hong Laifu?" ”

Hong Laifu suddenly laughed again: "To be a slave to the eunuch, don't dare to use the name given by the ancestor, otherwise it will be difficult to face the ancestors under the nine springs." ”

"You call yourself a student?" Wang Yuan asked.

Hong Laifu said: "I'm ashamed, I'm just a child, and I didn't go to school." Small, small ......"

Wang Yuan said: "If you have something to say, you can say it directly. ”

Hong Laifu said: "Master, I have three sons, the eldest son and the second son have all died, and the youngest son is eight years old. Since the master wants to accept students, can he accept dogs? ”

"Is your son literate?" Wang Yuan asked.

Hong Laifu said: "The little one personally taught the dogs and studied for two years. ”

Wang Yuan just wanted to recruit literate children, and immediately smiled: "Then I will accept this student." After ten years, your whole family will be washed away from slavery, and maybe he will be able to participate in the imperial examination. ”

"I don't dare to think about the imperial examination, I am not qualified within three generations, maybe the grandchildren of the dog can be officials." Hong Laifu said with a smile.

Wang Yuan asked the second person again: "What about you?" ”

This person looks quite gentle, about twenty years old: "Back to the old man, the villain's name is Zhong An, who used to be a scholar in Master Lu's family, so he is also called Lu An." ”

"Who is Master Lu?" Wang Yuan asked Hong Laifu.

Hong Laifu said: "Master Lu used to be a wealthy family here, Liu Jin asked His Majesty for land, and the first unlucky one was Master Lu. He relied on his friendship with the nobles of the court, and actually made the silver buy the official to denounce Liu Jin, and the whole family was arrested by Dongchang. ”

This kind of thing is not only done by Liu Jin, but also by many noble ministers.

The root is bad from Zhu Houzhao's father Emperor Hongzhi, Emperor Hongzhi's ears are soft, and once the eunuchs, nobles, relatives, and civil and military officials ask for Tian, Emperor Hongzhi will inevitably approve it. If you drive the people on the ground away, you will be wasted, and if you don't want to go, you will naturally have a way to let him go.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to give hundreds of officials wasteland to alleviate the dilemma that the imperial court had no money to pay salaries. At that time, there was a lot of wasteland, and the officials reclaimed it with joy, but they had to pay taxes according to the regulations, and part of the taxes were used to offset wages.

However, as the treasury was full, Zhu Houzhao continued to withdraw the land given, and at the same time, he also did not allow civil and military officials to ask for land again.

Lao Zhu is very sober!

It's a pity that after Zhu Di seized the throne, in order to reward the meritorious and loyal, he once again opened the opening to invite Tian. But after stabilizing the situation, Zhu Di also began to restrict, and subsequent emperors were more cautious.

Only the Holy Monarch of the Hongzhi Emperor's generation, the master of Zhongxing in the Ming Dynasty, please Tian Mischief is completely flooded in his hands!

The land of Gyeonggi is full of displaced people, and there is also the credit of Emperor Hongzhi, but Zhu Houzhao did it alone.

When Emperor Hongzhi died, Li Dongyang was eager to try, wanting to change the emperor and carry out reforms and solve all kinds of shortcomings. As a result, he met Zhu Houzhao, which made Li Dongyang completely confused, not to mention any reform, and he was thankful that he could stabilize the political situation.

Wang Yuan's palace examination article is actually very much to Li Dongyang's appetite, who doesn't want to be a minister of the society?

After Hong Laifu and Zhong An both reported their homes, Wang Yuan asked the last maid, "What's your name?" ”

The woman, who was about forty years old and still charming, replied, "The slave's name is Li Wan, and she used to be a Qing man. It's just that because of old age, the benefactor is no longer favored, but fortunately he was appreciated by Master Lu and ransomed himself as a concubine for the slave. ”

Wang Yuan asked, "Master Lu's entire family was arrested by Dongchang, why did you stay?" ”

Li Wan said: "Liu Du...... Liu Jin knew that the slave could sing small songs, so he stayed with the Lu family's troupe. After Liu Jin's death, the troupe was sent to the Jiaofang Division, and only the slaves stayed to sing for the new internal officials. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, I already know your background, and I will study with the children in the future." Hong Laifu is the head of the laboratory, and Zhong An and Li Wan are both laboratory assistants. ”