"In that case..."Ning Xiu's tone rose sharply: "Isn't it normal for this county to set up cards to collect taxes in Xiangshan County?" Those who come to Xiangshan County from Macao must be accepted, and those who go to Macao from Xiangshan County must also be collected. Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. ”

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Zhao Guangning's face couldn't help but turn pale.

Of course he had heard this sentence, but Ning Xian Lingyong sounded different here.

Ning County's order is beating him, and the merchants in Macao are also the people of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally they should also be taxed and taxed?

Zhao Guangning was full of confidence before he came to Xiangshan County, but now he is half angry.

He always felt that there was something in Ning Xianling's eyes that was difficult to refuse.

Zhao Guangning swallowed a mouthful of spit, and said with a sneer: "Ning County's order is good, the villain admires it, and the villain is willing to support the adult's move." ”

The corners of Ning Xiu's mouth rose slightly: "This official has another sentence for you." ”

"Your Excellency, please speak."

Zhao Guangning straightened his body and looked like he was listening respectfully to the teaching.

“*******，*******！”

Ning Xiu said word by word.

Zhao Guangning was stunned when he heard this, and silently read in his mouth: "*******, *******!" *******，*******！ ”

Zhao Guangning took a deep breath and said with emotion: "The adults are very good, and the villains have been taught." ”

Ning Xiuman received Zhao Guangning's compliment, and said in a harmonious voice: "Runtian, it is true that you are a businessman, but a businessman is also His Majesty's child. ”

Ning Xiu borrowed Emperor Chongzhen's famous saying, "A thief is also a child" and adapted it. Of course, Emperor Chongzhen has not been reincarnated yet, and his grandfather, Emperor Wanli, is only half the size.

Of course, Ning Xiu would not think that Zhao Guangning was really convinced. But he didn't need Zhao Guangning to be completely convinced.

Zhao Guangning just obeyed his orders. As long as Zhao Guangning, the largest merchant in Macau, is soft, the rest of the merchants will definitely not be in a confrontational posture with the Xiangshan County Ya.

Ning Xiu raised the teacup and took a sip of tea, scraping the tea foam with the tea lid.

With just this small move, Zhao Guangning knew that Ning County's order was going to send off guests.

This is an unspoken rule of officialdom, and there is no need to say it explicitly.

"The villain will explain this matter to the businessmen in the Macau Chamber of Commerce, and will not bother the adults because of this matter. The villain says goodbye! ”

Zhao Guangning arched his hand to Ning Xiu and bowed away.

After Zhao Guangning left, Ning Xiu summoned Qi Wen and instructed: "Send someone to keep an eye on that businessman, I don't feel at ease with him." ”

Qi Wen clenched his fists and led the order.

Ning Xiu was suddenly interested in going to Xiangshan County to learn to have a look, so he beat the county honor guard and went straight to the county school.

Xiangshan County School is similar to other county schools, all of which are integrated with the temple.

The so-called school refers to the county school, and the so-called temple refers to the Confucian temple.

The Ming Dynasty respected Confucius, and the status of Confucius was much higher than that of the Sage Mencius.

Xiangshan County is located in Guangzhou Prefecture, and its culture and education are naturally incomparable with Nanzhili, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang. Most of the children here have been influenced by their parents, and they have been doing business since they were young, and the timid ones have gone to land business, and the bold ones have started maritime business.

Lu Shang is relatively safe, especially in this Wanli period, the world is peaceful, Qinghai Yan, as long as you are willing to endure hardships, you can always earn silver.

Maritime merchants are more risky, not only may encounter sea storms, but also may encounter pirates and pirates, these are extremely vicious people, killing people and doing everything. Where is Nanyang so good, there will always be some personnel losses after a trip.

Of course, after all, scholars have outstanding identities in this era, and there are still many people who are willing to read.

Although Guangdong's culture and education are not as good as those of the most outstanding political secretaries, they are still of the middle and upper level, and they don't know how high they are compared to the northern provinces.

The county lord suddenly arrived, and the school officials in Xiangshan County panicked.

Under the leadership of the instructor Kong Fang, all the instructors and students came to the gate of the county school to greet the county lord.

They all heard that the new county commander was very young, but when they saw Ning Xiu, they were still shocked. This county order is so young!

It looks like he is seventeen or eighteen years old, even younger than many students in Xiangshan County.

"Xiaguan Xiangshan County Xue Jiao Kong Fang visited the county lord."

Kong Fang Chongning bowed and bowed, his demeanor extremely respectful.

Ning Xiu hurriedly helped him up and said something about the scene.

The head of the county is a county scholar and politician, and his status is very high, even the county order has to give him some face.

"Confucian edict, how many students are there in this county?"

"Yu Xianzun."

Kong Fang gradually regained his composure, and said slowly: "There are a total of 10 students in this county, 20 students in the enrichment of students, and 50 students attached to the county. ”

There are 80 people in total, which is not much!

According to the order of the early Ming Dynasty, there were about twenty or thirty students in a county. But that was the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the number of attached students was increased, and this part basically belonged to donating money.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, even officials could donate and buy it, let alone just a student.

"Among the students, Zhang Di, Haiyi, Wang Yuan, and Zhang Yi have the best results."

Instructor Kong Fang continued.

"Students Zhang Di (Haiyi, Wang Yuan, Zhang Yi) visited the county."

All the people saluted in unison.

Ning Xiu bowed slightly.

Kong Fang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "County Zun, this Zhang Dizi Boyan is the grandson of the eldest son of the Zhang family of Xiangshan, a local wang family, and his knowledge is excellent. ”

He paused for a moment and continued: "Zhang Yi's character Yuntian is Zhang Di's clan, and his knowledge is also excellent. ”

"Haiyi is Haoming, Wang Yuan's is Boyo, and the articles are all very well written."

When introducing the latter two, Kong Fang never mentioned their life experiences, and it seems that these two people are probably from poor families.

Ning Xiu didn't think there was anything wrong with this. After all, Daming is a place to watch the door, if you want others to look up to you, you can only rely on yourself in addition to relying on your mother.

"The prosperity of Confucianism is a sign of the prosperity of the country, and since you are a student, you should study the books of the sages diligently, and one day you will serve the court."

Ning Xiu saw that Confucius's edict was almost finished, so he began to lecture.

He is the county magistrate of Xiangshan County, and he deserves to be the number one, so there is naturally no problem with him.

"The students were taught."

Everyone responded in unison.

"You not only need to read the books of the sages, but also demand yourself according to the standards of the sages."

Ning Xiu glanced at everyone and said, "People are human beings because they know righteousness because they are honest and shameful. In the official's view, people have three realms, which are divided into self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world. Among them, slimming is the first level. Only when this is done can one be called human. Qi family is the advancement of self-cultivation, as the so-called house is not swept, how can it sweep the world. ”

Ning Xiu paused for a moment, gave these students time to digest, and then said: "After that, it is to govern the country and level the world." Literature is to govern the country, and martial arts is to level the world. Our generation of scholars should be the goal of governing the country with friendship, and make the customs pure again to Jun Yao Shun! ”

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