Li Xiao looked at the students of the academy helplessly, and Xiong Cixu was right. Pulling out the seedlings and promoting the cultivation of talents is actually destroying talents. Some of the children who are taking exams are scratching their ears and cheeks, and some are struggling to write. Others, simply staring at the exam paper dumbfounded.

Of the more than 1,300 students, more than 600 are admitted. This is the first issue, and there will be such a batch every year in the future.

After the success of the pilot in Beijing, Jinan, Tianjin, Jinzhou, and Jinan will follow. As for Xi'an, it is estimated that the matter of the Uighur rebellion will have to be delayed.

Li Xiao, Zhang Huangyan and Sun Chengzong returned satisfied. For this exam, the three of them were very satisfied. And the three of them unanimously decided that after this batch of students graduated, all except those who stayed in school would be assigned to become teachers.

These people are like a fast yeast, as long as they are given the right environment, they can cultivate batches of good dolls.

Li Xiao knows that he relies on his own technology. The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty is like a castle made of sand, which will be blown down by a typhoon. Only by thoroughly opening up the wisdom of the people can we continue to innovate and continue to have new things come out. Thirty years later, he may be facing an industrialized Ming Empire.

At that time, it was not the Western powers that were strong and sharp, but the Ming Empire, which had a long cultural history.

At dinner, Sun Chengzong ate very well. I ate a roast duck, the high-end version of Wuliangye, and a small pot of Wuliangye Special Brew. Look at the old guy's mental head, you can beat the dead tiger. Li Xiao very much hopes that he can have such a good body when he is seventy.

"Brother Xiao is right, after these students graduate, they all go to teach. Those who study well continue to teach middle school, and those who study poorly go to teach primary school. Starting with the doll, this is too true. If our children are literate, there is hope for the future of our Ming. Sun Chengzong smiled and drank again, and Sun Zhijie, who was holding a wine jug next to him, was very worried.

I didn't want to continue pouring wine, but Sun Chengzong came over with a look, and Sun Zhijie hurriedly poured it full.

"Yes! Sending these dolls to officialdom is the persecution of them. Zhang Huangyan echoed.

"The first time I heard that it was persecution to give people officials." Sun Zhijie muttered quietly.

For many years, students have been studying hard just to become officials. The so-called learning of literature and martial arts to sell to the emperor's family, becoming an official and becoming a master, and changing the fate of the family are the driving force behind the hard work of these students.

Now some people actually say that it is persecution to give people officials, and Sun Zhijie's thoughts represent many people.

"There's no place for you to interject here." Sun Chengzong glanced at his grandson dissatisfied.

This is already the most outstanding descendant of the Sun family, but he still can't figure it out. Looks like this kid has to go down to the ground and get some training. Always stay here with yourself, and sooner or later you will be stupid.

Sun Zhijie didn't dare to speak, and took advantage of the moment to pour wine for Zhang Huangyan to cover up the past.

"What the child said is actually something that most people don't understand. Do you serve as an official, or do you harm others? Thirty years ago, when I told the old man about this, the old man would spit on it. But after going through so much over the years and staying in Yanzhou for a few years, I finally understand it.

Clean! You're a clever kid, I'll tell you a story and you'll understand.

That year, I was passing through a village in Yanzhou, and I was stumbling into something. Look at what you're going to do if you're a magistrate! ”

"Mr. Zhang, you say, boy, listen." Sun Zhijie hurriedly bowed down to give a salute, and it was not easy to get Zhang Huangyan's words and deeds. If it weren't for the face of his grandfather Sun Chengzong, he wouldn't have been able to ask for it.

Li Xiao was also interested, and while eating roast duck, he watched Zhang Huangyan and waited for him to tell a story.

"It is said that when I arrived in the village that year, I was just in time for a public case in the village. A sister in the family is in confinement, and her sister comes to wait for her sister's confinement. Unexpectedly, my brother-in-law was wolf-hearted and forcibly occupied my sister-in-law. Tell me, if it were you, how would you decide the case? ”

"What's so hard about that! According to the "Da Ming Law", the crime of raping ** women should be punished, even if it is a sister-in-law, it cannot be an exception. The lightest punishment is to beat the brother-in-law and exile him to Lingnan. Although Sun Zhijie has not studied "Da Ming Law", this very obvious case can still be decided.

"Hey! Guess how the local officials broke off? Zhang Huangyan glanced at Sun Zhijie with a smile, and there was a lot of playfulness in his smile.

"I went with a priest in the yamen and a lizheng in the township. Mother's father, and mother-in-law's father.

Everyone sat under the loofah vine, eating melons and discussing things. The mother-in-law sighed, and the mother-in-law waited carefully. I am afraid that my mother's family will be angry, and my son's life will be ruined.

None of the people in the group spoke, and in the end they were still talking.

He said that since this matter has been solved, if it is public, then let the chief take people away and put them in prison, waiting for the eldest master to judge the case. What he said is not bad with what Zhijie said, the lightest is exile, and the heavier sentence is the autumn queen's beheading.

The mother-in-law's family begged, and the mother's family did not squeak. Li Zheng saw this and said again!

If you don't want to go public, then you can go private. First, the matter should not be publicized. The name of the girl is still important!

My father immediately said: Medium!

Second, this girl is now learning Suzhou embroidery. In the future, if you can go to Suzhou to work as an embroiderer, you must pay the tuition and entanglement by the brother-in-law, and if you marry in the future, the brother-in-law will pay double the dowry money as compensation.

If the girl is not admitted to the embroidery work, the brother-in-law will also pay twice the price of the sister to marry the girl. After entering the door, the two sisters served a husband together. Brother-in-law must treat everyone equally, and must not be bullied, beaten or scolded. In the future, when you give birth to a child, you must also treat everyone equally. ”

"Damn it, you dare to distort the laws of the Ming Dynasty. If they are all confused like him, the countryside will not be rude. Sun Zhijie rose a little, this is obviously a mud, and he doesn't talk about the law at all. This is simply contrary to the rule of law advocated by grandpa.

"Shut up!" Sun Chengzong scolded and motioned for Zhang Huangyan to continue.

"I thought so at the time, but as an outsider, it's hard to speak, so I can only watch. The mother-in-law thought for a while, and the brother-in-law's father also begged, and said vigorously that after passing through the door, regardless of size, the child must be treated well. Later, my father-in-law saw the big girl who was crying, and then looked at the little girl who didn't speak in the house, nodded and said: Medium!

I was about to speak, but the ababat next to me said, "Although your matter is private, the death penalty can be forgiven." Either follow him back to the yamen and put twenty boards in a flail for three days to set an example, or take three taels of silver out as a fine. ”

"This charge is also damned, there is no such thing as a fine in "Da Ming Law". This charge is clearly abusing power for personal gain and taking bribes. Sun Zhijie was a little indignant, and even fools could see that this was a local official deliberately stealing money.

"Huh!" Zhang Huangyan stretched out his hand and patted Sun Zhijie.

"The old man thought the same way at the beginning, but it was difficult to say it because of his identity. Don't look at the name of the palace, these country officials will not be frightened at all. Even if the old man said it, it didn't work.

Leaving the village and coming to the county seat, Oshiji warmly invited me and Li Zheng to find a restaurant to drink. The restaurant is the most luxurious restaurant in the county, and the dishes that the priest wants are all expensive dishes. The wine is also a first-class local wine, and this kind of banquet can't be brought down without a few taels of silver.

I still know how much Oshiji has earned in a year, but I didn't expect this Oshiji to be so generous. ”

"This is to gag your mouth, eat people with a short mouth, and you won't talk about him asking for bribes."

"Huh! At first, the old man thought the same thing, but after three rounds of drinking, the Oshiji only gave the reason. He said that this table was purchased by the three taels of silver just now. The reason why they were asked for three taels of silver, and they also had to sign and draw a pledge, was to make them feel painful, and they would not dare to do such a thing in the future.

However, there is no such thing as a fine in this "Da Ming Law", so this money cannot be put into the public account. If he is in his pocket, it will be regarded as corruption and will be found out in the future. If he used it to entertain the old man, it would be considered entertainment expenses after eating and drinking. Anyway, as long as you don't put it in your pocket, it won't be considered a violation of the "Da Ming Law".

That's why he made such a table of noodles, and everyone ate and drank the money, which can be regarded as eliminating their sins. ”

"Huh! This little official is quite smart, but if he is not an old official, he will definitely not do this. Sun Chengzong stroked his beard with a smile.

"This ......!" Sun Zhijie couldn't figure it out, according to the "Da Ming Law", it seems that this little official ate and drank the money, and it is really not greedy. The regulations of the imperial court, no matter how dangerous it is, you can't do anything with him. Because this kind of local officials are not officials at all, they are officials at best.

"The old man also experienced a confused case back then, but the consequences were quite satisfying, and the old man didn't blame him too much. After all, at that time, the old man had no power or power, and he didn't care even if he blamed others, and he offended people in vain. Zhang Huangyan drank a glass of wine and smiled to himself.

"Slippery don't lose old slippery heads." Sun Chengzong also smiled and followed suit.

Sun Zhijie, who was standing at the edge of the table, hurriedly filled the two of them. When I heard it now, I didn't understand what this story meant. Is it just to say that the local officials and the mud judge the case, plus reach out to ask for bribes?

It wasn't until two years later that the old man passed by the village. Standing outside the fence, I saw my sister-in-law basking in the sun with her child in her arms. The thin body at the beginning is now blessed, and his face is much better than back then. There are no patches on the clothes on his body, and it can be seen that the family treats this child well. Her sister helps her with the children while also taking care of her own children. Although I was a little tired, I didn't complain.

Everyone in the village also knows what is going on, but there is no other gossip, but some idlers will say that this brother-in-law copied it. Tricked a flowery sister-in-law home!

Under the sunset, the family of five was happy. The brother-in-law who committed the crime wanted to invite me to a drink. Of course, the old man would not drink this meal, but the old man still asked him if he would do it again if he had the opportunity.

Guess what the brother-in-law said? ”

"How?" Sun Zhijie's eyes widened, and she looked curious.

The brother-in-law said, how dare you! A fine of three taels of silver, plus the dowry money for the sister-in-law's family. The family's savings for more than ten years have been emptied, but I don't dare! ”

"Hahaha!" Sun Chengzong and Li Xiao laughed together.

"Seeing that this is still a beautiful family, I think of the original incident again. If Zhijie came to decide the case, the brother-in-law would either be beheaded for public display or exiled to Lingnan. Anyway, under this crime, it will definitely not be better.

And what about this sister? Immediately after giving birth, her husband was killed or exiled. committed something because of his sister. How do you let her stay at her in-law's house?

What about this sister? If your reputation is ruined, you will definitely not be able to marry a good family in the future. The rumors in the village can even kill this girl. It is conceivable that her fate will be miserable in the future.

Not to mention, the child my sister just gave birth to. As soon as I was born, I faced a broken family, and it was a question of who would raise me in the future.

According to Zhijie's statement, although it conforms to the "Da Ming Law", it ruins a harmonious family. Let the family who could have lived a good life be separated from the family and ruined.

Now you can talk about it, it is the result of the implementation of the "Da Ming Law", and it can increase local stability. Or is it better to settle the matter with the mud like Naoshi and Rimasa? Zhang Huangyan looked at Sun Zhijie with a smile.

"Uh...... This one......! Sun Zhijie was speechless for a while.

According to him, the implementation of the "Da Ming Law" will really be like Zhang Huangyan said, the wife of this family is separated and the family is ruined. But this practice of Abbot and Li Zheng deviated from the "Da Ming Law". For a while, he really didn't know what to say.

"Silly boy! Although this kind of thing seems to violate the "Da Ming Law", he can make the local stability, and the local officials may not understand any national policy or any reason. But they know how to settle the place.

It's like this Oshiji and Lizheng skillfully used fines and bride prices to make that brother-in-law feel pain. In the future, I will never dare to do such a thing again, which can be regarded as punishing the former and saving people. In the future, the idlers in this village, if they can't control the contents of their crotch, they will have to pay a lot of silver. Calculate this account, no one will be so stupid. It is much cheaper to go to the county town for a prostitution.

This kind of ability is the way of survival of local officials. Don't look at you as a top student of the Army Military Academy, and now you are a regiment commander. If you really want to lead these old fritters, you will be played by them to life and death. Even on the day of death, you still can't figure out how they hurt you. Or rather, how did they kill you?

It's better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, you! There is still a long way to go and a lot to learn. ”