Li Xiao's words are very useful.
That afternoon, the scholars went to the streets to buy clothes.
Although I feel reluctant to part with it, the Imperial Master has said that a man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle.
So everyone spent ten taels of silver to buy themselves some decent clothes, boots, scarves and hats.
Then everyone returned to the military camp, took a quick hot bath, and put on new clothes.
Good guy, after changing their clothes, the mental outlook of the entire military camp's scholars was completely renewed.
There is no longer the sour feeling of poverty as before.
Paired with clean and decent clothes, coupled with the courage and temperament he has developed during this period, he really looks like an official.
Clothes are your face. After you have a good outfit,
Everyone walked with their heads held high and their chests high, full of confidence.
What’s more, I bought a beautiful folding fan made of good wood.
In the Ming Dynasty, fans were not only a tool for cooling the air, but also a work of art.
It becomes a symbol of status and taste and a prop for their social role.
Not only in summer, but also in the cooler seasons, holding a fan in your hand, opening and closing it, hanging it on your body, or hiding it in your sleeves has the meaning of expressing your personality and communicating your emotions.
To put it bluntly, it’s just pretentious.
Just like a few hundred years in the future, people will raise their hands to look at their watches from time to time when they go out. Is that looking at their watches?
That's showing off your expensive watch, a show-off.
Afterwards, everyone walked around the school grounds, just like a large-scale show-off scene.
"Brother Zhang, you are so dazzling today, so dazzling."
"Your Excellency, this is a wonderful folding fan. How much money did you spend on it?"
"It's not expensive, it's only five taels of silver. This fan is plum blossom folded and made of fine peach wood. It has many plum blossoms painted by a famous artist. The paper has been soaked in dragon oil for several months and it has not been damaged at any time."
"It's good not to lose even if you give up, it's great, just like Brother Zhang's motto, never give up or give up!"
"Hey, that belt worn by Brother Li is very beautiful."
Everyone was talking to each other and familiar people. After all, after tonight, everyone went their separate ways. I am afraid that there will never be this wonderful time of more than a thousand people gathering together in the future.
On the stage, Li Xiao raised his hand and looked at the Rolex on his wrist.
This is not pretentious, but really depends on the time
Li Jinglong on the side saw it and swallowed enviously. He had long known that the watch on Li Xiao's wrist was a mechanical watch and he could read the time anytime and anywhere.
The Supreme Emperor, the Holy Emperor, the Prince and others each have one, which is worth thousands of gold.
"Want it?" Li Xiao looked at Li Jinglong and asked.
"I don't dare, I'm just curious about why such a small object can move on its own." Li Jinglong hurriedly waved his hand to cover it up.
"Just say what you want, hypocrisy."
Li Xiao laughed, took out another brand-new mechanical watch from his sleeve and handed it to Li Jinglong, "Take it, I'll give it to you."
He has plenty of this stuff in his warehouse and can buy it with tens of thousands of points.
Moreover, the watch factory in Peiping will be almost able to produce this kind of watch in another ten years, and it will probably be worthless by then.
So this thing is usually used by him to win people's hearts.
"How can this be done?"
Li Jinglong's eyes were shining, but he was flattered and did not dare to accept this valuable thing.
"Yes, you have worked hard for our division these days, how can our division mistreat you?" Li Xiao directly stuffed the watch into Li Jinglong's hand.
"This" Li Jinglong looked at the exquisite watch in his hand and was very moved. He thought that he must do his best to work for the Imperial Master in the future.
"National Master, I, Li Jinglong, will only follow the guidance of the Imperial Master in the future!" Li Jinglong said excitedly.
Li Xiao smiled slightly and said: "I know it's six o'clock in the afternoon and the sky is getting slightly dark, so I'm going to have a banquet as a farewell."
"Yes, Jinglong will make arrangements now."
Li Jinglong left in a hurry, and then arranged for a banquet to be held on the school grounds.
He secretly walked to a deserted place and carefully admired the mechanical watch in his hand.
"Oh my god. It's so amazing. It's such a miracle that he can move around on his own and accurately display the time. This is much better than hourglasses and other timekeeping methods. The National Master is really a god, and he can actually invent such a magical object."
Li Jinglong looked at his watch from left to right, constantly making sounds of exclamation.
It's no wonder that Li Jinglong was so out of character. For people of this dynasty, a watch was simply an incredible thing. Wearing it on your hand was very dignified.
Let alone the Ming Dynasty, even during the Republic of China, those who could afford to wear watches were all dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, or celebrities.
"Dad, why are you sneaking around here alone?"
Li Ruxin was walking on the school grounds, wanting to say goodbye to Yu Qian, but she saw her father Li Jinglong standing in a corner with a dazed smile, so she couldn't help but walk over.
"Nothing, nothing."
Li Jinglong was startled, then calmly put the watch into his sleeve.
But Li Ruxin, a girl with very sharp eyes, saw the watch on her father's hand at a glance, and said with a smile: "Father, the watch must be worn on the wrist, and the time must be adjusted."
After she finished speaking, she stretched out her hand and said, "Father, give the watch to your daughter to help you adjust it."
"Ah, how do you know so much?"
Li Jinglong was a little surprised, but still handed over the watch.
Li Ruxin took the watch and shook her wrist.
On her fair and slender wrist, there is a small and exquisite women's watch with a blue dial inlaid with diamonds, shining like a blue starry sky.
Li Ruxin said proudly: "Father, Uncle Li also gave his daughter a piece."
Li Jinglong was startled, and then became a little excited: "The Imperial Master has treated my Li family with as much kindness as a mountain. There is nothing I can repay, nothing I can repay."
"So, if a person as powerful as the Imperial Master holds a red thread for his daughter, the daughter should cherish her observation. This Yu Qian is indeed a good match and will definitely be able to help her father in the future."
Li Ruxin smiled slightly, revealing two small tiger teeth.
Although she looks perverse on the outside, she is very cunning on the inside. Most men look down on her. The man she likes in her heart is a man who is capable of literature, military, strategy and ambition.
And Yu Qian seems to fit the bill. Although he is much worse than the Imperial Master, just like the stars are brighter than the moon, a man like the Imperial Master is difficult to find throughout the ages, so naturally he cannot have wishful thinking.
Not long after, Li Ruxin adjusted the time on the watch and put it on Li Jinglong's wrist as a demonstration.
Li Jinglong raised his wrist and looked at the dial, feeling very proud.
Ever since I followed Li Xiao, everything seems to have gone smoothly.
Not long after,
The banquet has begun.
Li Xiao, Li Jinglong and others also came to the table one after another, and the scene was very lively. After Li Xiao said the opening remarks, he told everyone to eat and drink.
There were more than 6,000 people and more than 600 tables were set up.
The tables are full of big fish and meat, as well as the best daughter red, for everyone to practice.
Each table is worth five taels of silver, and a table with more than 600 is worth more than 3,000 taels of silver.
Li Xiao paid for this banquet out of his own pocket. He had no choice but to ask because he had money.
The talents off the court were all understanding people, and their gratitude to Li Xiao was even greater.
At the banquet, everyone exchanged glasses and lamented this time, remembering it and not letting down the great kindness of the Imperial Master.
The banquet lasted for two hours. During this period, the scholars stood up table by table and toasted Li Xiao. Then they knelt down and bowed three times and performed the grace ceremony.
The so-called Enfu means mentor.
From the Song Dynasty, Zhou Mi's "The Wild Words of Qidong·Xie Huiguo's Death": "Jingyuan Luwu was loyal and virtuous, and he was fair and honest in his daily affairs. His letters were kept secret. He must be called the Enfu, and he wrote that he was an envoy under the sect."
The master of heaven and earth is second only to parents, just like reborn parents.
Although Li Xiao did not recognize these people as his disciples, these scholars regarded Li Xiao as their mentor. In ancient times, teaching Taoism was a great favor, and they also felt their own changes.
Li Xiao didn't want to do this at first, but he couldn't just send people away after they knelt down and kowtowed three times.
I could only reluctantly dip my fingers into the tea in the tea cup and sprinkle it on them to express my approval and also to express that the rain and dew had been soaked.
In this way, Li Xiao inexplicably accepted 1,500 disciples in one night.
Until late at night, when the banquet was almost over, Li Xiao stood up and said a few words to remind everyone to remember today's feelings, help each other more in the future, and do more practical things for the people.
At the end,
All the scholars stood up and toasted with a poem by Li Xiao.
"Even though there are thousands of years, there are all directions."
"The future is vast and the days ahead are long."
"cheers!"
Li Xiao also raised his glass, "Cheers!"
These scholars who were about to be canceled really moved Li Xiao, and they made Li Xiao not want to cancel the imperial examination.
But thinking about it on the other hand, if it hadn't been for the opportunity to cancel the imperial examination, I might not have been able to get together with them.
The next day, early morning.
Everyone got up early, packed their bags, and left together.
Because I have to report to the county government office.
The entire Nanzhili is similar in size to a chief envoy, with fourteen prefectures under its jurisdiction.
Li Xiao's reform this time is aimed at several mansions around Yingtian Mansion. As long as these few mansions are conquered, the others can be quickly solved.
Some people belong to the same county government, so they travel on the same road and have someone to look after them.
What Yu Qian received was Yingtianfu Jiangning.
It is only more than 40 miles away from Nanjing City.
I spent money in the city and hired a carriage to drive. I arrived in the morning and arrived at the county government office in the afternoon.
Some people need to travel for several days to get there.
But soon, these talented people who have been rewarded for their great ambitions will suffer.
The ancient social structure was a relatively static society.
Men farmed and women weaved, and the population did not migrate at will.
Under the norms of traditional Confucian moral ethics, the operation is slow and orderly, with few variables.
As long as there are no civil disputes or tax collection matters below the county government, generally speaking, the county government is relatively relaxed.
It was spring at this time, which was the most comfortable period for the county government.
Jiangning County Yamen Hall, the magistrate's government office.
The magistrate's office is also the courtyard where the magistrate rests.
Outside the government office is an open courtyard, used to receive visiting people and officials. Of course, most of them are to receive officials, and the people have no chance.
The interior is a closed room used for rest and office.
At this time, the county magistrate Lu Ze was in the inner room of the government office, playing tag with several local squires and having a great time.
He has served as county magistrate here for ten years and is deeply rooted.
"Luzhi County, how are you doing lately?"
Elder Zhang, a member of the Tang family in Qilin Township, said.
"Thanks to everyone, every family helps the village during tax collection, so I, the county magistrate, can live a happy life for a few days."
Lu Zhixian laughed and said while playing cards.
As the county magistrate, the county government has limited manpower and cannot manage the entire county government territory.
Especially for tax collection, tens of thousands of people have to collect taxes. Even if all the people from the county government come out to collect taxes, they will not be able to collect all the taxes. They can only rely on the help of local squires to collect taxes.
"Haha, Haha, Magistrate Lu, isn't this what we should do?"
An old man from the Xu family said with a smile: "But I heard that in a short time, the dormitory chief sent by the Imperial Master will reach out and take over the following matters. Life for us old guys is not easy. Yes, it should be coming soon, right?"
"Yes, the imperial court has issued an order a long time ago, but for some reason he never came."
Lu Zhixian smiled and said: "I heard that the National Prefect is training those scholars who can't even pass the Jinshi examination. The past three months have passed, and I'm afraid this is the time. But don't worry, I have a sense of discretion. of."
A county magistrate is a seventh-level official, who is selected through the imperial examination. He does not necessarily have to be a Jinshi. He can also become a county magistrate through the operation of the Juren, Gongsheng and Supervising students.
And this Lu Ze can only get the position of the county magistrate through operation.
Although he is not a local, he is paid for by a family from Hangzhou Prefecture in southern Zhili. Word has been sent to him from above.
Now the entire Nanzhili family has formed an alliance, and these county magistrates have also received orders from above and are trying their best to stop it.
"Hahaha, Magistrate Lu understands people, I won't waste any more words."
There were several well-respected old men from big families under the county government, who laughed and laughed at the old man who came to check on him.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether they come this time or not, because the big bosses above have spoken, and the county magistrate has to do things even if they don't accept gifts.
But as the saying goes, it is better for the county magistrate to be in charge now. It is always right to have a good relationship with the magistrate when eating in this area.
Luzhi County smiled and said: "Actually, we magistrates have also discussed it. Isn't it good to have a peaceful life now? If you have to mess around and create a dormitory area, you might be able to make some trouble."
The governance of the world begins with the county. In the governance of the county, all power is concentrated in the hands of the magistrate, and all affairs are also the responsibility of the magistrate.
Except for superior officials and specialized supervisory agencies, the power of the county magistrate is almost unrestricted by the existence of the local bully.
Therefore, most of these magistrates do not want their rights to be divided by the district chiefs below.
But if the imperial court orders it, they have to obey it.
But now the entire Nanzhili family is united, the big bosses above are speaking out, and the magistrates below are eager to comply.
Although we cannot blatantly resist, there is no big problem if there are policies from above, countermeasures from below, and some resistance.
"You're crazy, you're crazy, give me money."
Lu Zhixian pushed the cards in his hand and laughed.
"Lu Zhi County is so lucky!"
Several people asked for money and handed it over.
After the whole card game, three people lost and one person won.
It is said to be playing cards, but in fact it is bribery, and everyone is tacitly aware of it.
We had a great time playing cards. In this game of hanging cards, Luzhi County won almost two hundred taels of silver, which was much more fragrant than the imperial salary. Don't let this money go to waste.
At this time, a government official knocked on the door and came in to report.
"Lord Lu, there are fifty people outside the door claiming to be the head of the district, coming to report."
There are fifty villages in Jiangning County, large and small, so there are exactly fifty district heads.
"Ah? Are you here today?"
Lu Zhixian was a little surprised, but at this time he was making money and was soft-hearted. How could he go to receive them now, and also give them a blow?
He waved his hand impatiently and said, "Just say that I went out to inspect the countryside."
(End of chapter)
