Zhu Bai smiled at Sun Yong and Wang Qianhu: "What do you two adults think?"
Wang Qianhu had been watching for so long. He guessed that Zhu Biao knew about his relationship with Mr. Wang, so he dared to object. He hurriedly handed over his hand and said, "I will obey His Highness's orders and dare not refuse."
Sun Yong: "His Royal Highness is so wise and powerful that I am really amazed by our ministers."
Zhu Bai said: "Okay, then you two adults and Chief Tu Ya will lead the gentlemen to handle this matter."
Zhu Bai then turned to tell Tu Yazhang: "Whatever Mr. Li and Mr. Wang pay, our Guanya Bureau will pay. We cannot let them suffer. The rest depends on the voluntariness of the masters. If there is not enough, the Changzhou Prefecture will pay."
Then everyone secretly shouted in their hearts: You are the one who will suffer the least. You hold on to the whole country's tooth banks and use the country's canals, and you are only willing to pay the money of one household.
Zhu Bai smiled faintly and added: "After all, our Guanya Bureau not only has to participate in dredging this section, but also the canals in Suzhou and Hangzhou. The landlords also have no surplus grain, and small numbers are afraid of long-term calculations."
When other people thought about it, it was the same, and they no longer dared to have any resentment.
In fact, the main reason why Zhu Bai was willing to say these two sentences more was to make everyone willing to cooperate, so that things would be easier for Tu Teeth to grow.
In the morning, Zhu Bai drank tea and held a meeting to solve the problem of dredging the canal. In the afternoon, he convened a meeting with the magistrates and what big things would happen.
Sun Yong suddenly felt a little hopeful.
Mr. Li immediately wrote a letter to ask people to hurry up and send it to Li Shanchang, telling him about the matter.
Li Shanchang immediately wrote back: "Cooperate! You must cooperate, but you have to find a way to get the most discounts from the Water Transport and Government Bureau."
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At this time, Changzhou Prefecture has five counties under its jurisdiction: Wujin County (attached to Guo), Wuxi County, Yixing County, Jiangyin County, and Jingjiang County.
Magistrates from various counties set off on horseback from the county town early in the morning, and arrived in Changzhou City one after another at noon.
Zhu Bai was very humane and asked the Guanya Bureau to send meals, which provided lunch for all the magistrates.
Even if he is a seventh-grade Sesame Officer, isn't he still someone who helps his father?
You can't let people go hungry.
In order to allow the magistrates to rush back that day and take a short rest, Zhu Bai organized a meeting in the lobby of the magistrate.
The people of Changzhou City heard that all the county officials came to hold a meeting, which was the first time since the founding of the Pangu Dynasty and was unheard of, so they all gathered at the gate of the prefect's Yamen for a meeting.
Zhu Bai didn't expect so many people to watch the fun.
It was so noisy that Zhu Bai asked someone to close the door and move to the yard behind.
In the system of the Ming Dynasty, after Lao Zhu issued the Yue Feng, even the official uniforms were decided by the officials themselves.
Therefore, some magistrates' clothes are new and beautiful, while others are old and dull, with slightly different fabric colors.
All the county magistrates are dusty.
From Zhu Bai's perspective, it looks like a motley crew.
The magistrate didn't have that many stools here, so he asked people to move five small benches for the magistrates to sit on.
At this time, the county magistrates would sit on small benches with their hands on their knees, like children in kindergarten waiting for the teacher to hand out fruits.
Zhu Bai wanted to laugh, but he was afraid that the county magistrates would be embarrassed, so he could only cough dryly: "My lords, don't be nervous. I called you here today because I want to discuss with you the issue of opening a county school."
The magistrates bowed their heads and said nothing.
Lao Zhu is unreasonable. He gives out such a small salary and does not allow corruption. He also wants them to pay for opening schools and selecting talents.
The status of the county magistrate is not high, but he has many things to do, including collecting taxes every year, fighting and providing disaster relief, conducting water transportation, and sometimes collecting corvee labor.
In the past, taxes could be collected with some deductions, but now they are all collected in cash, and there is no need for "kicking" or anything like that.
Originally, I could barely make ends meet, but if the county school were to be opened again, I would really have to sell my sons and daughters.
What’s the point of being an official?
If Lao Zhu didn't like killing people. If they don't do their job honestly after being appointed, they might be beheaded, so they would have resigned long ago.
There was deathly silence in the courtyard again.
The noise of the people outside the wall was particularly clear.
"I heard that King Xiang is here to inspect."
"This King of Xiang is only eight or nine years old. Why is he patrolling?"
"Didn't he call all the county magistrates in to play house with him? When they have had enough fun, they will be let out."
"The county magistrate is so pitiful. He came here early in the morning just to play with his children."
The magistrates all complained secretly.
These people were full and full, and they were happy gossiping.
Although it is true, I cannot say it directly.
Otherwise, what should we do if the "Little King of Hell" gets angry later and gives each of them twenty bucks before letting them go?
Zhu Bai sighed: "Well, I know that I am young and have little experience in some things. You are all ministers of the imperial court, and the selection of candidates for the imperial examination is a top priority, so I ask you to give me more ideas. If you have any difficulties, please speak up. If the county school is delayed, when the township examination starts, there will be no scholars to take the exam."
Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Yingtian Prefecture. At least one hundred people from Changzhou will go to Yingtian to take the provincial examination.
If there weren't so many people, Lao Zhu would know it at a glance.
Once the blame is laid, no one from the Changzhou magistrate or these five magistrates can escape.
The magistrate of Wuxi whispered: "Most of the people who have money to study are businessmen."
The bad thing is that this area is a prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River.
The official salary is so low and the risks are so high, why do you have to study hard and take the imperial examination?
Besides, the imperial examination had been suspended for such a long time and suddenly started again. Who knows whether Lao Zhu would give up the exam in the middle of the exam.
If you have time to play with Lao Zhu, you might as well seize the time to make some money.
Zhu Bai nodded: "This is a problem."
And this problem also exists in Jurong County and Jintan County.
In the face of the actual balance of interests, talking about ideals and ambitions are empty words.
After Lao Zhu established the dynasty, many people were forced to become officials.
Of course, some people refused to give in and were eventually killed.
But you can't always do this.
Zhu Bina told these magistrates the same method he told the two magistrates yesterday.
The magistrate of Jiangyin replied: "This method is wonderful, but it can only be used to solve the problem of studying in poor families. It cannot encourage men from wealthy families to take the imperial examination. In fact, if the children of this county really want to study in the county school, even if If you collect money, they will come.”
Zhu Bai said: "There is a way. The prefect organizes all students from the county school to come to the government office for an exam every three months. The results will be praised on a list, and the top three will send medals and certificates to the county to count your political achievements. If only medals were given If certificates and certificates are not enough, the Changzhou Guanya Bureau will give silver rewards to the top three. Let’s add a little bonus, and everyone will naturally be interested. If you are admitted as a scholar and do not take the provincial examination without special reasons, then all rewards will be withdrawn.”
For example, those who have already attended private schools at home are not afraid to come to school in the county if they don’t want to, and it also reduces the burden on the county.
But you must take the exam.
Once you pass the exam, it doesn't mean you won't be an official if you don't want to.
It was an appointment from the imperial court and you had to go, otherwise you would be rebelling against the order.
