"Well, I already know the general situation. But I have one more thing I'd like to ask. It's about the school in Shujiazhuang Township, Ruyin County, and no one cares about it after the suspension of classes for many days? ”

Hearing Shu Yan mention this, no one was speechless for a while. It's none of your business. It is not under their direct jurisdiction, and no one will take this responsibility. After a long time, Gongcao Shi Sun Yi knew that he couldn't hide, so he stubbornly said: "The matter of Zhenxue was originally in charge of the literary Peng Yu, but it's a pity that he has already left." As far as I know, the assistant teacher of Shujiazhuang Zhenna is old and frail, and he is bedridden. Ruyin County is already looking for a replacement, but it has not been found yet. ”

"The absence of a TA is just a matter of the last few days, and I don't want to blame you. However, Shujiazhuang has no school house and has been occupying several houses of my family. At that time, I thought it was a stopgap measure, but who knows that it has not been solved after several years. Is it that the counties and townships below have not reacted upward, or have the counties simply ignored them? ”

"The matter of the school, Shujiazhuang has indeed reacted. But Shu Cheng, please forgive me. Speaking of this, Sun Yi paused embarrassedly, "As far as I know, when I wanted to build Shujiazhuang Zhenxue, I had already scraped together enough money, but who knew that it was stolen by your Shujiazhuang people, and the responsibility lies with your Shujiazhuang side, not in the county......"

The responsibility of Zhen Xue is too guarded and there is literature below, which is not Sun Yi's responsibility, he just acts as a temporary responsible person. Although Sun Yi had refuted the words, Shu Yan was not angry, but said with a straight face: "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other." I was a literary scholar of the Ruyin Kingdom at the time, and I knew it best. At the beginning, the money for the construction of the school should have been issued by the Ruyin treasury, but the then Minister of State Qiu Shoutai filled his own pocket and embezzled the money. As a result, all the schools were built through private fundraising. The money for the construction of Shujiazhuang Zhenxue was also pieced together little by little by Shujiazhuang people, not from the county. Moreover, the money was stolen by a big thief, and the two children in Shujiazhuang were just used, and the guilt was minor. In contrast, if the county lacks deterrence against that kind of habitual theft, and does not recover the stolen money in time, is it not responsible? ”

Sun Yi showed an embarrassed expression: "What Shu Cheng said is right, the county should indeed pay for Shujiazhuang to build a school. However, when Qiu Shoutai was punished, all the confiscated property had been handed over to the imperial court, and the county did not get a single one. Now that I bring it up, the county doesn't have a budget for it at all. Besides, now you have seen the family background in the county, the daily expenses are not sufficient, how can there be extra money to help Jianxuanxue? ”

Shu Yan also knew that the county was struggling to make ends meet. However, no matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education. Children can't stop studying, but they can't sleep on the streets with their families.

"But I don't know how much it costs to build a school?" The chief bookkeeper, Du Jian, asked.

"Not necessarily. There is a difference in the size of the school building and the quality of the house. For example, if you build a few thatched adobe houses, 30,000 or 40,000 yuan may be enough, and if you build a brick house, it will cost at least 80,000 yuan. ”

"You must have a thatched adobe house, and you don't have to think about a brick house."

"No, thatched houses can save a lot of money, but thatched adobe houses can easily collapse and need to be repaired every year, and the odd costs of each year add up to a lot. At that time, if the county can't come up with the money to repair it, the situation in five or six years will become a dilapidated house, and it is better to build a few brick houses in place at a time. ”

When Sun Yi heard this, he couldn't stop shaking his head and said: "The thatched house is still unsettled, and Shu Cheng still wants a brick house, isn't it too unrealistic?" ”

Shu Yan also knew that it was indeed very difficult. However, education is a long-term solution. Build a sturdy school building, and you won't have to worry about it for at least a few decades. Don't look at the fact that most of the people's homes are thatched adobe houses, but private houses will be carefully taken care of.

Seeing that Shu Yan was worried, Hu Cao Shi Guotang reminded: "Why does Shu Cheng only stare at the county? The construction of the school is not only a matter for the county, but also an obligation for Ruyin County. ”

"That's right." Shu Yanxi said, "Squeeze out a little bit in the county, and Ruyin County will come out a little more, and think of other ways, won't it be all together?" Master Du, how much money can the county come up with? ”

"The county can come up with fifteen thousand dollars at most." Du Jian said embarrassedly.

"Fifteen thousand dollars." Shu Yan thought about it in his heart and had an idea, "Building a house includes material money and wages. If the total price of the project is 80,000 yuan, the material cost is about 60,000 yuan, and the wage is 20,000 yuan. I only need to consider the cost of materials, as for the labor to build the house, I can mobilize the people of Shujiazhuang to do it themselves, without spending a penny. Now the county has 15,000, and the county has another 15,000, which is 30,000, and most of it has been solved, and there is still 30,000 left......"

Du Jian, as the chief steward of all the account books in the county, is a person with fine accounts. Shu Yan was thinking about him. Who knew that Du Jian thought that Shu Yan wanted him to find a way again, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly shirked it: "Shu Cheng, don't count on me anymore, the 15,000 money is already my unauthorized claim, as for Shi Taishou's agreement or disagreement, it is still between the two, I don't have the ability to solve the shortage of 30,000 yuan for you." ”

Shu Yan suddenly remembered: All the expenses in and out of the county should be approved by Biyu. Even if it is fifteen thousand dollars, if Biyu does not agree, he will not be able to take it out. He turned his head to look at Biyu and asked, "...... about Shujiazhuang Zhenxue?"

Halfway through, he stopped. Because I don't know when, Biyu has already dreamed of meeting Zhou Gong. Although he was asleep, he was still sitting upright, looking at ease.

The other Peng Shi had already seen it, but no one dared to speak, and they couldn't help but snicker at the moment.

Biyu seemed to wake up, and when she opened her eyes, she saw that everyone was looking at her with strange eyes, and said unhappily: "The good dream I was having was disturbed by you, so hateful!" ”

The other Peng Shi didn't dare to reply, but Shu Yan said bluntly: "It's ridiculous that the Taishou of a county is sleeping in the public court!" ”

"What's the matter?" Biyu asked angrily.

"Regarding the construction of Shujiazhuang Zhenxue, I want to take out 15,000 money from the county, dare to ask if the prince agrees?" Du Jian hurriedly asked.

Biyu seemed to be a little impatient: "It's only fifteen thousand, why ask me!" ”

"If the prince says so, he agrees. However, in addition to this, there is still a gap of 30,000 dollars that has not been settled. ”

"Then why don't you take another 30,000?"

"The county treasury is tight, and there is really no surplus of 30,000 yuan."

"If the official family doesn't have it, go to my house to get it, what's the big deal, you have to disturb my good dreams!"

It is extremely rare to use private money to do things for the government. Either they are extremely generous people, or they are Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao and the like, for the purpose of raising troops to raise troops. Under normal circumstances, even if there is a huge amount of furniture, no one will use their own money to supplement the expenses of the official family.

"Is this-what the prince said true?"

Biyu had already closed his eyes again, and waved Aji beside him with his tail and said, "Go to the mansion to get him money, I want to continue the good dream, and Hugh will bother me again." ”

The people were deeply surprised by Biyu's behavior, only Shu Yan knew Biyu very well and didn't think it was unusual. He also said to Peng Shi to Biyu: "Shi Tai's righteous action is really high-spirited. However, the public is public, the private is private, and no matter how rich the family is, it cannot be subsidized casually. The 30,000 yuan is considered a temporary loan, and it will definitely be repaid when the county's wealth is sufficient. ”

Biyu is afraid that his dream will not be continued, as long as he doesn't bother him, where does he care whether to return it or not!

Shu Yan first followed Qian Sheng to the treasury to get 15,000 yuan, and then went back to the mansion with Aji to get 30,000 yuan, and finally went to the Ruyin County Ya. Of course, the Ruyin County Commander was unwilling to take this unexpected expense from the outside, but he had no choice but to be informed by his boss. Fortunately, Ruyin County is the first county of this county, and the family background is quite full. He squeezed out 15,000 dollars.

Sixty thousand dollars, two big bags full of money. Although this money is not a small amount, it is only a few dozen miles from Ruyin City to Shujiazhuang, and Shu Yan is not worried about accidents.

Returned to Shujiazhuang non-stop. Zhixin and Xiao Mo were both happy and surprised when they saw him: "Don't you have to wait until the rest of the day to come back?" Why did you come back in only three days? ”

"The children are out of class, and I can't help but be in a hurry." Shu Yan said as he untied the two large money bags from the horse.

"Ah, what good things did you bring back?" Xiao Mo curiously reached out to touch it, found out that it was money, and said in surprise, "I can't complain that the magistrate has more oil and water than the Beijing official, but it turns out that this is really the case." You've only been in office for three days, and you've come back with so much money! But this is not the money that comes from the right way, how can you take it! ”

Shu Yan was angry and funny: "Where did you take me?" This is the money I raised for the construction of the school! ”

"What, the matter of Jianxuan has been settled so quickly?" Zhi and Mo were both a little unconvinced.

"Of course."

"Great, my husband is really capable."

The two helped Shu Yan move the money bag into the house and keep it safe. Shu Yan told them how the money was raised.

Zhixin heard that it was not easy to raise money, and she felt a little distressed that Shu Yan was wronged, "I thought that the county would happily allocate this money." Since you are so embarrassed, why don't you tell me and Xiao Mo that we can get the 60,000 yuan, and it saves you from asking for this one and asking for that one. ”

Xiao Mo listened and agreed: "Yes, I'd rather give some money than let you be wronged, let alone be looked down upon by that guy." ”

Shu Yan was both pleased and ashamed of the words of the two ladies, "A woman marries a husband in order to find a support. And as a husband, I can't let you live a good life, so what face do I have to reach out to you and ask for money? ”

Xiao Mo listened, and laughed: "We have the strength to let you eat soft rice, and we are willing, why not?" ”

Shu Yan faced Xiao Mo's joke, and said with a smile: "You can only be rich in front of me." In front of the Shi family, your so-called wealth is simply a drop in the bucket. ”

Xiao Mo seemed to be very disdainful: "The Shi family is indeed rich, but it is not as exaggerated as rumored." ”

Zhixin also said: "Luoyang doesn't count, just take the industry in Ruyin, it is indeed not as much as you imagined." Not even as good as it was ten years ago. ”

"How is that possible? I think you are just hating the rich and making things happen here. ”