Be a master through ancient times

The matter of the masters making troubles, just let it go.Chu Ci didn't punish them either, and let them go back with only a few words of criticism. One reason is that the law does not punish the public, and another reason is that they don't want people who spread rumors behind their backs to take advantage of them.

No matter what purpose they are spreading rumors, Chu Ci will not let them succeed.If there is a trick, just use it, if he can't catch it, he loses.In order to frighten them, Chuci mobilized some yamen to visit the county to find out the source of the rumors.

The people who spread the rumors behind the scenes didn't know if they were taken aback by Chu Ci's thunderous means, and they all shrank back, and didn't come out to make trouble for a long time afterwards.

The new school gradually took shape due to the investment of manpower and material resources. After Chuci made several inspections, he notified the lower-level officials that the spring enrollment could start.

At the beginning, Chu Ci thought about whether to follow the example of modern times and recruit new students in autumn, but after much deliberation, he decided to follow the ancient method.The common people pay attention to the beginning and the end. In their view, it is normal to start school at the beginning of the year.

Thanks to last year's enrollment practices, officials at the end of this year have been more active, and they have also realized the benefits of increasing students, which is also part of their performance.

In late January, the enrollment work ended.Except for some families who really can't make sense, most of the other school-age children have signed up for school.Those who were originally unable to go to school due to family poverty, have the opportunity to go to school because of Chu Ci's policy.In terms of Shuxiu, Chuci gave very loose boundaries. If the family has money, they can pay money, if they are fishing, they can pay fish, if they are farming, they can pay food, and if they don’t have any, they can pay firewood.

All the things are collected and put under the unified control of the Department of Education, and the repairs of government-run schools are borne by the government, and the Department of Education pays to make up for what is not enough.

With such a huge expenditure, the benefits of Yurongwan after all aspects are divided seem to be a bit stretched.At present, the Yurong Pills from Zhangzhou Prefecture are the most authentic, but their workmanship is a bit simpler. After a few months of hard work, imitations have appeared on the market. Although they can't overwhelm others, they still affect some Yurong Pills. business.

After Chu Ci heard the news, he was also a little anxious.The successful implementation of his current policy is all based on the support of money. The Department of Provincial Education and Education has found excuses to reduce the education funds of Zhangzhou Prefecture for two consecutive years.If the business of Yurong Wan cannot continue, the source of this large sum of money is really a problem.

Because of the many thoughts in his heart, Chu Ci couldn't eat or sleep well, and in just two or three days, he lost weight.Zhang Wenhai was very anxious, and promised that he would give money to Chu Ci to tide over the difficulties.Chu Ci refused with a smile. If he couldn't think of a way to solve this expense, he would spend all the property of the Zhang family. How long can he last?

In order to make Chu Ci relax, Chang Xiao and the others insisted on dragging Chu Ci to the beach to relax.Sitting on the rock, Chu Ci was blown by the salty sea breeze for a while, suddenly a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he had an idea.

Zhang Hu saw his master suddenly get down from the reef and rush towards the sea, he was terrified, thinking that he was going to throw himself into the sea because he couldn't think about it.

When Chu Ci was hugged by him, he looked dazed, and when he heard him crying to tell the master not to die, he was moved and funny in his heart.

When he explained clearly to everyone that he just wanted to pick up shells and conch, Zhang Hu released him suspiciously.In order to observe Chu Ci up close, everyone decided to help him pick it up together.

There are a lot of shells on the beach, and there is no meat in them. The fishermen nearby don't like to eat them. Only their children will pick a few beautiful ones and bring them back for comparison.For this reason, they picked up two large barrels in less than half an hour.

After picking it up, Chu Ci ordered people to take out all the meat inside, soak it in vinegar, wash it and place it in a cool place for two or three days, and the fishy smell inside will be removed.

While waiting for the shells to get rid of the fishy smell, Chu Ci asked people to go to Yurongfang to collect the swim bladder in the fish's viscera.This swim bladder can be used to make glue, which has a good adhesive effect and is stronger than some animal glues.

The method of making glue is listed in "Compendium of Materia Medica". This kind of thing often exists as a tonic, but it is difficult for ordinary people to touch.

After these two things were done, Chu Ci locked himself in the study for a day and a night, and did not open the door until the next morning.Zhang Wenhai and others went to see it together, and found that there was an extra flower pot on his table, and there was something shining golden in the pot.

After looking closely, they found that the plant inside was made of copper wire, and the branches were twisted and crouching, extending an incomparable momentum.The branches and leaves of this tree are sparse, and it looks particularly vibrant.It's just that the leaves are actually made of shells.These shells are all about the same size, and the backs are painted a bright golden color. Some very thin wires are glued to one end of the copper wire. When the wind blows, you can still hear the rustling sound.The bottom of the tree trunk is also golden, and Chu Ci glued them into ingots and piled them up scatteredly underneath.

"Here, is this also a money tree?" Zhang Wenhai looked at it in disbelief. He didn't expect such a beautiful money tree. Compared with the one made of copper coins, this thing looks more beautiful and has a better meaning.This is the "Golden Tree"!

Chu Ci nodded, and reached out to show them the things they ignored because of the money tree. There were wind chimes made of shells, necklaces and bracelets made of shells, and so on.These things look very exquisite and unique, even men like them want to see them, not to mention how the girls in the boudoir will react when they see them.

"Brother Chu, I didn't expect you to have such abilities!" Zhang Wenhai loved the money tree so much that he wanted to buy it for his father.

"Wenhai, do you want to start this business?" Chu Ci looked at Zhang Wenhai, his slightly tired eyes were full of reluctance to admit defeat

light.

Ten days later, a batch of exquisite decorations and ornaments made of shells were shipped to Nanjiang Province.This place is a famous and rich place, no matter what is shipped here, it can be sold at a good price.This place is not close to the sea, and these exquisite shells are completely different from the local black and small ones.As the saying goes, what is rare is the most expensive, and within a few days after the shipment of these ornaments, they were all bought up by the wealthy households around.

The harder it is to buy, the more you want to buy it. Suddenly, this place is proud of owning a shell product.If you haven't bought it, you look forward to it every day, hoping that you can buy it as soon as possible.

So far, the troubles caused by silver have been resolved.The local people also have an additional means of making a living, even weak women and children can rely on this to earn copper coins for a living.

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In mid-February, on this day, Chuci called another meeting with the five housekeepers in the yamen. The content of the meeting was about the mock exam in March.

This mock exam was held last year, and the effect was very remarkable. Some of the students who took part had realized the reality and had already given up their studies, but more of them stayed, and they worked harder than before.

It has been half a year since the last exam, and the students also wanted to test whether they had made progress in their studies, so they jointly signed a letter requesting to do it again.As a school in the government, the students in the government are so motivated, how can Chuci not agree to them?So he consulted the opinions of other officials, and because most of them agreed, the matter of the "two models" was settled.He had a meeting today to convey the exam arrangements.The arrangement this time has learned the lessons of the shortcomings of the last time and has become more reasonable.

After the meeting, Chuci returned to the Tixue Hall, and before he could drink a few sips of tea, he saw the young servant Ah Si come in and preach: "Master Tixue, the postman has sent you a letter!"

"Come in, please. By the way, order the subordinates to prepare some refreshments." Chu Ci's eyes lit up, thinking that the letter was probably sent by Kou Jing again.But how come there are two?Is there too much content to fit in one package?

Just as he was thinking wildly, Ah Si had already led Yi Cheng over.This Jiangxian post station is more than ten miles outside the city, and every time he enters the city, it takes a while to arrive even on horseback.

"My little one pays homage to Mr. Tixue. Today, two letters from you were sent to the station. As soon as I saw it, I rushed to send them to you!" Jiang County Postman stood below, with a restrained expression on his face .As for the letters sent to various yamen chiefs, the postman was never willing to leave his hands to others, and sent them in person every time.

Chu Ci smiled, and he said: "I'm sorry Wang Yicheng, I have ordered people to prepare refreshments, you come all the way, eat something before leaving."

Wang Yicheng smiled when he heard that, a row of yellowish teeth appeared on his dark face, looking very simple.In their line of work, exposure to wind and sun is common, and sometimes they have to travel over mountains and mountains to deliver letters, so how can they be white?

"The little ones are welcome." Wang Yicheng likes to send letters to Chuci the most, and he secretly feels that among the adults in Zhangzhou Mansion, Chu Tixue is the most kind and kind.

As soon as they left, Chu Ci couldn't wait to pick up the letter.The first letter was sent by Kou Jing. His handwriting was strong and powerful, and there was a sense of calmness and reliability in his handwriting. Every time Chu Ci opened the envelope, he was very careful, for fear of damaging the envelope.There was a box under his bed, and the box was full of letters from Kou Jing.Chu Ci thought, when they get old, they can sit in the courtyard, drink tea, take out these letters, and talk about what happened when they were young.

Chu Ci didn't rush to open the package, and picked up the second one after putting it down.To his surprise, the letter was not sent by Kou Jing, but by his husband, Master Qin.

They had just sent a letter in the middle of last month, logically speaking, Master Qin would not send another letter in such a short period of time.

Something must happen!Chu Ci's heart skipped a beat, and the expression on his face became serious.He quickly tore open the envelope and looked at it impatiently.

Looking at it, his expression changed from surprise to joy, just because what happened was not a bad thing, but a great good thing.Kong Shanzhang from Yuanshan County School resigned from the post of Shanzhang because he was growing old, and went home to be raised.Before he left, he had already handed over a recommendation letter to the county sub-road, which recommended Master Qin to be the head of the county school.

In fact, even if he didn't recommend it, the higher-ups also considered it this way. Master Qin is the "model teacher" bestowed by the Holy One, not to mention the county school.It's just that Mr. Qin had said something first, and he didn't want to leave Yuanshan County School, so the higher-ups gave up.

Afraid that Mr. Qin would refuse, the superior came this time to cut first and then play. As soon as Kong Shanchang left, the official document of the Tixue Division came back, leaving no room for others to imagine.

Master Qin was appointed as the head of the mountain. Even though he was still a little reluctant in his heart, he still took over this important task. He took up the post at the end of January and officially became the head of the county school.

Because of the double title of the imperial plaque and the champion teacher, the students around Yuanshan heard that he became the head of the mountain, and the number of people who signed up for the county school immediately increased exponentially.He was also busy for a while before he had time to write a letter to his favorite student and talk about it.

After Chu Ci finished reading, he immediately pulled out a piece of paper from the table, tried his best to describe Master Qin as the best master in the world, and said that under his leadership, Yuanshan County Academy would definitely Create another glories.Afterwards, he advised Master Qin to socialize as little as possible, and if forced to do so, he should drink less alcohol and put his health first.In the end, he asked Mr. Qin to send Chu Xiaoyuan and Zhong Liyu to live with their classmates in the school dormitory, so as not to worry about them after being distracted by official duties.

After finishing writing the reply letter to Master, Chu Ci spread it aside to dry the handwriting, then picked up Kou Jing's letter, carefully opened the envelope, took out the letter paper inside, and slowly read it.

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, but it disappeared when he read the letter.Kou Jingxin told Chu Ci about his brother-in-law threatening him, and there was a trace of grievance and helplessness between the lines, which made Chu Ci feel distressed.

He knew that Kou Jing had always had pimples about the death of his father and sister, and thought that it was him who punished his relatives, which caused them to die young.He also valued Zhong Liyu very much, but he didn't dare to get too close, for fear that getting too close would be detrimental to his little nephew.

Now this unlucky Zhong Liqing not only said that he wanted to take Zhong Liyu back, but also implied that his fate was harmful to others, which can be said to be very shameless.

Chu Ci was filled with righteous indignation, and completely forgot about the fact that the imperial court used the template of the education newspaper and was about to reward him at the beginning of the letter, and only thought about how to stop Zhong Liqing from taking Xiao Yu'er back.

However, no matter how hard he tried to think of a way, he still couldn't figure it out.There is no reason in this world to live with uncle while one's own father is alive.For example, Jiang Xian was able to live with his mother because his mother was still alive and had a high status. Even so, he still had to bear the title of the Fourth Young Master of the Palace, and he couldn't completely disassociate himself from him.

For the present, the only solution is to drag the word.Chu Ci was determined, so he took the letter he had just written to Mrs. Qin again, picked up another blank letter paper, copied the content on it, and rewrote the arrangement for the two primary schools.

After finishing writing, he took another piece of paper and wrote a letter to Butler Xu, telling him the ins and outs of this matter and asking him to prepare early.

Afterwards, he sent another letter to Kou Jing, informing him of his plan, and asking him to dig deeper into the truth behind what happened when he went to Beijing to rush for the exam. , automatically gave up the idea of ​​bringing Xiao Yu'er back to the capital.

After finishing writing, he immediately sent someone to deliver the letter to Yicheng who had not yet left, and asked him to send the letter after returning. It was best to put it in the urgent mail to avoid delay.

Wang Yicheng was frightened by his stern look, and repeatedly promised to post it when he got back.After speaking, he rode his horse back.

Chu Ci watched his figure leave and sighed lowly, hoping to catch up.