Holding the pen in her hand, Sheng Yuan looked at the rice paper on the desk in front of her, silently and thoughtfully.
It was obvious that the influence of her brother's small class was still continuing on her.
However, she was not the only one who suffered from this side effect. At this moment, Anyu and Lu Sheng were just like her, with their thoughts racing.
"After the aristocratic families in Luo'an have tasted the sweetness, they naturally want to change the short-term rental into a long-term rental. It is best if the permanent use rights are given to them. As for the food tax paid on behalf of the farmers, they think it is just a trivial matter. Some means are needed to reduce costs; if there is a small drought or flood, it will be even better. They can completely ignore the profits and only need to pay the farmers barely enough old grain and copper coins to gain the other's gratitude and support. In addition to doubling the income, we can clear out the old food."
Sheng Yuan's mind still echoed with her brother's words: "Of course, magistrates have to maintain a balance. It's not good to see one party so high-spirited that they lose their head, while the other party is still in a daze and crying with gratitude.
At this time, only the opaque accounts need to be revealed. The urgency of survival, the desire of children and grandchildren to study, the extravagant dream of changing the family... and the favoritism clearly stated by the court and laws are enough for the farmers to muster up the courage to protest against the wealthy gentry. .
In the end, the land still had to be rented out. After all, with the help of court decrees, the wealthy gentry did not dare to break the contract blatantly. As long as the other party did not break the contract, the grain and tax money that the farmers had to pay were guaranteed. Having a guarantee meant that they not only There is no need to worry about paying taxes, and while having enough food and clothing, you can save money to support your children in studying for the imperial examinations. As long as children are literate, they can develop differently even if they miss the scientific examination.
Although it seems that nothing has changed in the end, in fact, emotions such as conflict, vigilance, and distrust permeate the two.
These unfriendly emotions are considered ungrateful, greedy, ignorant, and unteachable by wealthy families.
But in the eyes of local officials, this is a good means of supervision, balance and management. "
Thinking back to this, Sheng Yuan couldn't help but raise her head and look at her elder brother who was fighting left and right on the chessboard in front of him: "The so-called balance is just playing with people's hearts, but as the old saying goes, those who play with people's hearts will inevitably be played by people's hearts."
"Well, I remember that you are very good at martial arts and have superb sword skills, but you don't just punch and throw the knife at anyone you catch. Why is that?"
Sheng Xin was very patient with her sister. When she heard the question, she put down the chess piece and asked with a smile.
"..."
Although Sheng Yuan felt that the example given by her elder brother was not appropriate enough, she had to say that she understood after he said this.
"It's like learning, you not only have to know what's happening, but also why it's happening." Sheng Xin saw that the three people who were reluctant to write down their experiences all looked over, so she simply continued to laugh, "Facing the knowledge of official career , what you have to do is the same!
Remember, you know the human heart and will not be tricked by it. Only those who think they are smart will be mistaken. "
Perhaps because he felt the words were not vivid enough, Sheng Xin picked up the chess record at hand, held it up and shook it in his arms: "It's like the breakdown of the chess game here. Once you understand these, you can predict the enemy's actions with your extensive knowledge. Before.
If you can see through people's hearts, you will find that most of the calculations are just plotting loudly to you, and everything is under your control. "
When Sheng Xin said this, she couldn't help but give a sincere warning: "Only when you know people can you employ people, and only when you know how to employ people can you go a long way.
You must know that knowing and utilizing people well requires more than just understanding their talents. Only by knowing the character, ability, and temperament of the person you want to employ can you determine whether they are suitable for a specific position at a specific time and place. This is the control of people's hearts. Control does not mean playing with it. "
Sheng Xin finally emphasized the difference between the two.
"Okay, I've said enough. Now it's time for me to play chess alone. I'm a true gentleman watching chess without speaking. You can't be a villain!" Sheng Xin saw that An Yu's head was as big as two. Look. His inability to sit still almost affected Sister Yuan, so he stopped talking and asked the three of them to write down their learning experiences before immersing themselves in analyzing the chess game.
Seeing this, the three Sheng Yuan looked at each other, nodded, scratched their ears and cheeks,
Thoughtful, thoughtful.
Of course, it didn’t take long before the three of them wrote the titles of their respective articles on rice paper:
""On the Characteristics of the Transformation of Excessive Expropriation into Entrapment and Abduction""
""On the sustainable method of using the wealth of aristocratic families to support frontier military supplies""
"My Opinion on Reasonable Long-term Leasing of Land Use Rights by Foreign Nationalities"
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Even though the three Shengyuan people wanted to fight for the ground when they were thinking about the topic, but after they started, especially after writing the first paragraph, the three of them began to write with flying hands, wishing that they could express their thoughts and ideas in a thousand words. Express your feelings clearly on paper.
The more they wrote, the more devoted and inspired they became. Gradually, the three of them were immersed in a world of selflessness, wishing they could write concise articles.
Suddenly, the only sound left in the originally lively study room was the breathing of a few people.
Soon, Sheng Xin, who was immersed in the chess game, couldn't help but look up.
Yo? ! These three people are very emotional!
Thinking of this, Sheng Xin's lips curled up, and she returned to the chessboard battle with great satisfaction.
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"If you want to win the world's talented people, you must select them in the talent ceremony; if you want to make the world peaceful with talented people, you must nurture them well."
The three of Sheng Yuan sat in rows and looked forward, listening to the gentle voice of Mr. Jiang Wuhuang invited by the eldest brother Sheng Xin.
Because the three of them were going to take part in the next provincial examination, Mr. Jiang, after getting to know their study progress and test scores, said in a leisurely and leisurely manner: "If you want to bring the world's most talented leaders into the imperial court, you must teach them and nurture them." , to make them worthy of their duties; to make the talents of prime ministers escape from them, and to make famous ministers and virtuous ministers come from them."
"..." Anyu wanted to doze off after hearing this. He tried not to look at his friend out of the corner of his eye. However, what this gentleman said was really helpful for sleeping!
"Sir." Seeing Mr. Jiang pause after saying this, Sheng Yuan immediately seized the opportunity to raise her hand and asked, "You said, this is the selection after the imperial examination, right?"
Jiang Wuyang was not averse to students asking questions, but when he saw Sheng Yuan acting like this, he liked it even more: "Yes, these are the words I heard from the Prime Minister at the time in the Hanlin Academy."
"It's just that the college selection is also an examination, no different from the provincial examination, general examination, and palace examination you take. Those who pass will naturally have a bright future; those who fail will probably have a more difficult career path."
Mr. Jiang nodded gently to the three of them: "What's more, the requirements for answering papers in the provincial examination are so high that they cannot be compared with the dozen or so exams for children's students... Since you have to participate in the college selection sooner or later, why not raise the requirements and move towards a higher level?" Target departure?"
Raise the standards? !
Sheng Yuan blinked and felt that this gentleman was probably a talented player. He might have thought that he could pass these exams if he had the skills and brains.
This gentleman didn't even consider that the three consecutive examinations of the hometown examination, the general examination, and the palace examination were promotion examinations for ordinary students, while the subjects of the examination were a group of successful people on the way to the imperial examination. This was different!
