Peng Shouan knew about Lingao - the home base of Australians. Going to Lingao to study sounds nice, but isn't it just to make his son a hostage? Not to mention coming to Lingao, even if he was asked to send his children to Guangzhou, he was unwilling to do so - he would be able to get out anywhere!
He and his old wife had a baby son until they were middle-aged, and they were so frightened that they raised him until he was nine years old. I look forward to providing for myself until the end of my life. I really want to go to Lingao. I don’t know how many years it will take to see each other again. I don’t know if we will say goodbye forever...
Peng Shou'an said in a trembling voice: "Although I haven't been very greedy or evil in the past few years, I have received more or less benefits from several thousand taels of silver. I will return all this money to my subordinate, as well as a little bit of meager wealth accumulated from my eunuch's pocket." , are willing to dedicate it to the Senate, and I beg you to let my child go."
"The Senate does not ask that everyone can emerge from the mud and remain untainted. Besides, you were an official in the Ming Dynasty in the past and had nothing to do with the Song Dynasty. You have a good reputation in Yangshan, so I will not pursue these past events. You can keep the money for yourself. That's it. I also support it. But again, your son should be old enough to study. He should go to Lingao to study hard and become the pillar of my Song Dynasty in the future."
There was no room for negotiation. Peng Shou'an no longer cared about being "gentle and decent". He knelt down with a bang, kowtowed a few times, and begged: "I am still young, please give me a few years of grace!"
Huang Chao was filled with emotion when he saw that this old man knelt down and begged for his son. , hurriedly helped him up:
"Hey, hey, why is it like this! Why is it like this? He just goes to school, not to some dragon or tiger's den - local children in Lingao start school at the age of seven, and some have no parents and can only stay in school. Furthermore, with Given your identity, we will also send someone to take good care of your children when they arrive in Lingao."
Peng Shou'an knew that his son was inevitably destined to be a hostage. At this time, he had tears streaming down his face and said, "My son is still young. I beg you to send a few capable and reliable family members to accompany him to Lingao." Someone takes care of the children.”
"Studying in Lingao leads to a collective life, with dormitories and canteens. However, since the children are young, it is natural for them to have someone to take care of them. I should have asked you to send them off, firstly to reassure you, and secondly. You can come here to take a look at the prosperity of the people and the country under the rule of my Senate. However, Yangshan is now in dire straits and is waiting for development. It really can't be left without you. You can find a few reliable people to give it away - if your wife is willing to go , it doesn’t matter, as for the rest, I will help you arrange it.”
Peng Shouxin thought that now not only his son would be trapped, but also his wife would not be able to escape. Thinking again that they were in an unexpected situation, and there were bandits and bandits everywhere around them. Even if Huang Yuanlao let his family leave on their own at this moment, they would not dare to go on the road. Although Lingao is the hometown of Australians, it is still a peaceful place.
He couldn't escape the charge of "rebellion" anyway. He wanted to escape but didn't dare. He was extremely entangled in his heart. He lowered his head and said: "Thank you for your grace."
"You choose the family servants you want to send to Lingao - I advise you not to bring too many servants. Lingao has a servant tax. If you bring too many servants, you will have to pay the tax. You won't be able to pay for it with your little money. Tell your wife that when you arrive, Lingao, let’s buy a house first, no matter where. Otherwise, I’m afraid I won’t be able to even rent a house..."
"Thank you for your concern, sir." Peng Shou'an was in a state of confusion, wondering what would be the blessings of losing his wife and children. Although there are several servants under his command, there is only one old servant who can be relied on - he is not in good health...
Seeing his depressed expression, Huang Chao comforted him: "Don't be too sad. Your son is going to study and will always come back to see you during the Chinese New Year. When the situation calms down, you can also be given leave to visit him in Lingao." .”
As early as when he was in Lingshui, Huang Chao had done several things where he semi-forced the sons and daughters of local powerful people to study in Lingao. Once the proton loses his heart, most of them will not dare to act rashly. The most important thing is that when Proton arrives at Lingao, it is almost impossible not to be transformed by such a "big world". In less than half a year, the worldview and view of right and wrong will be completely different from those of the adults in the family. Most of the second generation who have returned from their studies are old. A loyal supporter of the Senate, if not of the Senate, at least of the Senate's way of life. Moreover, after the second generation came back from studying for one or two years, their knowledge and knowledge far exceeded that of the children in the village. As a result, the voice of their fathers and brothers increased significantly. As a result, people with a little respect in the village rushed to send their children to "study abroad." The promotion of new education in Li and Miao villages will be a matter of course.
Originally, he was not in a hurry to do these tasks - he planned to wait until the environment stabilized a little before doing it. However, after Peng Shou'an surrendered, his attitude was ambiguous, and many of the officials who surrendered were a bit like foreigners.
This group of people were originally retained simply because they were familiar with the local conditions and had considerable utilization value. If everyone has this attitude, the retention will be worthless.
In contrast, although Zhou Liangchen has a strong sense of speculation, he can do things if he wants to.
So this time he decided to give the surrendered officials headed by Peng Shouan a good beating. He ordered their families to be moved to Lingao for resettlement.
The departure day for the family members is scheduled for three days. Huang Chao asked them to pack up and prepare. When he returned to his residence, Peng Shouan found that there was someone missing in the yard. After taking a closer look, I realized that my master was missing.
This master didn't have to stay in the local area - he could just go and stay as he pleased. But he was worried that the journey would be unsafe, so he stayed with Peng Shouan.
After asking, I found out that the master had been arrested and sent to the county jail for serious corruption.
It was a bad rule in the officialdom for the master to earn some gray income. Peng Shou'an was not surprised, but the arrest seemed very sudden. He was shocked: "Could it be that you are killing a chicken to scare the monkeys?"
"How much has he been greedy for?" Peng Shou'an asked the old servant at home.
"I heard there are more than four thousand taels."
Peng Shou'an was furious when he heard that the master had amassed as much money as himself. Asked: "Why is he so greedy?"
"He often secretly used the county government's seal to stamp people's seals, and colluded with local tyrants to seize land." said the old servant.
"How come I don't know? Why didn't you tell me if you knew it?" Peng Shou'an generally knew about the powerful people occupying land. He was unwilling to do it, and he didn't want to offend the local powerful people, so he kept pretending not to see it.
"This was done very covertly. The Australians found out this time only after the villagers complained." The old servant said, "I heard that the stolen money was hidden in the back garden of the Yangshan County Government Office."
No wonder this guy goes to the backyard to "sing the wind and whistle the moon" every three days. It turns out that he is going to bury the money!
Peng Shou'an did not intend to continue this topic, so he explained his son's study in Lingao: "In a few days, Lin'er will go to Lingao to study. My wife will go too. I don't have anyone reliable here to rely on. You can take care of me along the way. them."
The old servant was surprised and said: "Going to Lingao? That's on Qiongzhou Island, probably hundreds of miles away from here!"
"It doesn't matter. This is what the Australians mean. They will naturally arrange everything along the way. But when you get to Lingao, everything depends on you!"
"The villain knows."
"You choose two capable and loyal people among the male and female servants to go with you - the journey is long and separated by mountains and rivers. Lin'er is still a child, and my wife is a female, so I have to rely on you to take care of her!"
"You have to take care of your wife and young master even if your brain is ruined..."
"Don't say anything unlucky." Peng Shou'an took out Ben Delong's fold, "I am my savings, you can go to Lingao and use the money here to spend."
This old servant is the son of his family. He has been working as an errand in the Peng family since he was a child. He is a loyal and capable person. Peng Shou'an can feel relieved when he is asked to send him off.
A few days later, at the dock outside Lianzhou City, demoted officials gathered on the dock to see off their families. Everyone looked depressed and reluctant to leave. Peng Shou'an gave the old servant a few words and wanted to say something to his son, but he really couldn't think of what to say. While he was sighing, he saw Huang Chao bringing someone over to "farewell" him.
He was the first to come to Peng Shou'an, frightening Peng's wife to quickly turn away and avoid Peng Shou'an's son. He was also too frightened to speak. Huang Chao didn't take it seriously and asked with a smile: "What's your name?"
Seeing his kind attitude, Peng Shou'an's son was not shy and said, "My name is Peng Delin, the virtue of virtue and the lin of Qilin."
"Good name. Come, uncle will give you something." After saying that, he handed Peng Delin a Lingaoyi schoolbag and a pencil case.
Peng Delin took the schoolbag and pencil case and opened it. There were several books in the schoolbag, several pencils in the pencil case, a pen and a small box of ink. Peng Delin has heard too many stories about Lingao and has seen all kinds of Australian products. I have been fascinated by it for a long time, and I couldn’t put it down after receiving the pen. Seeing this, Peng Shou'an hurriedly said: "No reward for no merit, how can the dog accept such a great gift?"
Huang Chao waved his hand and said: "Lao Peng, your son is going to study. We are colleagues, and we are also elders. In Australia, it is normal etiquette for the elders to give some stationery to the younger ones when they go to study."
"It's just ordinary stationery, this one is too expensive."
"This is also my hope. I hope your son can become a pillar of my Senate in the future. If you really deserve it, just work harder for me in the future."
After that, he walked over one by one and "sent off" to the others one by one.
Peng Shou'an stopped talking. Although this just meant "pushing and hitting", as the saying goes in his hometown, "a slap gives a sweet date", but this arrangement was indeed thoughtful. I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart.
The small steamer blew its whistle and was about to set off. Peng Delin and his party hurriedly stepped on the pedal and boarded the ship. The sailors put away the pedals and cables, and the small steamer slowly started. As the small steamer slowly sailed out of the dock, Peng Delin knelt on the bow of the ship and kowtowed to Peng Shou'an. When Peng Shouan saw this, he couldn't help but burst into tears and covered his face with his sleeves.
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