Chapter 19: Preaching

Linjiang City, the morning sun is warmly sprinkled on the earth. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe vigorous construction site nearby and the mighty Lingjiang River not far away played a prelude to the day for the city.

Twelve-year-old Yuan Jie was moving bricks on a construction site outside the college. The Yuan family, who moved from Rubei, has a total of six people, and although the parents are still in the prime of life, it is not easy to raise four children. As the boss, Yuan Jie volunteered to work at the construction site closest to his home.

Leaving the wings of his parents, Yuan Jie began to taste the bitterness of life, and the various dreams of his youth withered on the construction site. The teenager has been moving bricks here for a few months, and the immigration officer said that if he works for another month, he will be able to pay half more money every day. For Yuan Jie, it was not money, it was the hungry eyes of his younger brothers and sisters, the youngest sister was only three years old this year, and she had never even eaten a meal of meat.

The construction site was very busy, but the atmosphere was good, and Yuan Jie listened to the workers while working. Just then, the immigration officer walked over.

"I would like to inform you that the Holy of Holies College will officially enroll students at the end of this month, and anyone under the age of 14 in this city can participate. "This world is quite similar to the Warring States period in Hirata's memory, and everyone's cultural level is not high, so many times immigration officers also work part-time messengers. After all, there are not many officials in Linjiang City, and the city lord has always advocated simplified government according to Hirata's intentions.

As soon as the news came out, the construction site seemed to explode, and all kinds of discussions rang out. Yuan Jie was also hot, but after thinking about it, the academy would definitely charge a lot of money, and his family had no spare money, not to mention that in this world, even if he could live a good life if he could eat enough, the Yuan family was still a little far from this goal.

The immigration officer looked at everyone proudly, very satisfied with the effect of what he had just said, but he spoke again: "Many people may wonder if going to school is a restraint. I can tell you that the city lord said that the academy is only recruiting seventy-two people in the first batch. Not only do the students who are recruiting not charge money, but the college will also issue a subsidy of one gold every year. However, there are also expansion of enrollment, and it is enough to pay ten silver dollars a year. ”

"What, as long as it becomes a positive move, one gold will be issued a year?" Yuan Jie became excited, which is equivalent to the Yuan family's chewing for several years. He didn't care about the eyes of others, and asked directly at the immigration officer, "My lord, how can you participate in the selection?"

The immigration officer looked at the questioner who asked the question, so he also said kindly: "There are eight districts in the city, a total of 80,000 people, and there will be a registration point in the district, and those who meet the conditions will go to register first." After speaking, he pointed to the immigration officer's office on the right and said that the last ten days are the registration time, and everyone can go after finishing their work.

In any world, knowledge is an important means to change fate, and once the class is solidified, only knowledge can help the lower class break the ceiling and take another step. Yuan Jie didn't understand this truth. He only vaguely felt that he should seize this opportunity, and if he was selected for the regular admissions, it would make the family go directly to the life of a middle-class family.

The news soon spread throughout the city, and Linjiang City was full of discussion and cheers because of the Holy of Holiness Academy.

At the same time, the dim light of the Linjiang City Prison was not enough to illuminate the environment, and because the air was not circulating, there was a rancid smell everywhere.

Dozens of young people of the Jiang family were locked up in a big prison, sighing. The temperament of the once noble person was crushed by the unkempt reality, and everyone was no longer most concerned about the fresh clothes and angry horses, but whether they could eat a full meal and drink a glass of clean water that day.

Jiang Shangyu silently leaned against the corner of the wall, looking at the people of the same clan who had stammered with him, his heart was sour. Most of the food he received every day was robbed, and if it wasn't for the jailer's deliberate control, he might have starved to death in his frailty.

Unlike the silence in the prison, the mood of the jailers was high today.

A middle-aged jailer was shouting information about the explosion, attracting other young people around. Jiang Shangyu pricked up his ears and barely listened. "The immigration officer released the information that the Holy Academy wants to enroll students today, I heard that the main election is seventy-two, as long as the main selection is selected, you can get a gold every year. ”

"Is it true?" asked a young jailer, incredulous.

"Really, it really can't be more real. A distant relative of mine works as a guard at the Holy of Holies Academy, and I heard that the city lord personally went to the academy last night, and he personally arranged a lot of work. In particular, I brought a book from the Qi family, which is said to have been compiled by the son of the Qi family himself, and my distant relatives were full of glory when they saw this book. ”

However, the old jailer also shook his head and said: "I don't believe it, it must be my distant relatives who are dazzled, but this news is true." Whoever wants to be a teenager or girl under the age of 14 can go to the immigration officer's office in their district to register, this is a skyrocketing opportunity. ”

As soon as the old jailer's voice fell, he was approved by his colleagues.

A jailer who was in the vicissitudes of his life continued: "Indeed, the academy presided over by Hirata-sama himself, if you go in, you will definitely be able to get in touch with the university, and it is said that Hirata-sama advocates that heroes do not ask where they come from, and do not look at the distinction between nobles and countrymen, and some families are still dissatisfied with this." ”

"Those families are farting, Hirata is right, thousands of years ago, didn't the ancestors of the nobles also come to Rudi with our ancestors to open up the wasteland, who said that the bloodline will be higher than our countrymen?" Such criticism cannot be said nonsense.

Because of this shocking remark, the jailers also had a heated discussion, but Jiang Shangyu, who was huddled in the corner, had no intention of listening. He struggled to crawl to the door of the cell, knocking on the door and shouting, "Jailer, I have something to say. ”

The old jailer, who had just spoken a lot of nonsense, came over scoldingly. "If you have something to say, you can say it quickly, and if you have a fart, let it go. ”

"My lord, many of us are under the age of fourteen, and even I am only fourteen this year. Can you please ask the immigration officer for me if we are eligible to participate. ”

"What, you Jiang family remnants also want to defile the Holy Academy?" The old jailer suddenly became angry and kicked at Jiang Shangyu.

"My lord, come here, and I'll tell you a message. Jiang Shangyu held back the pain and gritted his teeth and said.

The old jailer was also curious and approached.

"My lord, although my Jiang family was destroyed on the day Jiang City was destroyed, don't you hear that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse. Don't hide it from the adults, as long as the adults help us go to the immigration officer and ask, the last people in our Jiang family will be rewarded. Jiang Shangyu suddenly remembered that the Jiang family also had a lot of secret vaults before, and the clansmen used a lot of them intermittently for migration a few days ago, but there was still a secret vault that had not been opened.

"Okay, I'll just run errands and ask. The academy was first established, and you nobles who knew more than ordinary Chinese people were needed, didn't Lord Hirata advocate not asking where it came from, and he also had an officer under him, who used to be a slave. When the old jailer heard that it was beneficial, he agreed with all his mouth.

Jiang Shangyu looked at the old jailer's expression in his eyes, and then looked at the people lying in the prison, and a trace of indifference couldn't help but flash in his eyes.