Faced with the sudden appearance of relatives, Zhang Shuning still kept calm... You can't just say that it is! And there are as many people who want to catch up with Dad as there are sands in the Ganges, so we must not be careless.
Therefore, Zhang Shuning took the time to actually inquire about it secretly, and even took the opportunity to go out to investigate and pay a visit to Zhang's house.
After he came back, he finally had a clear idea, and then wrote a long letter to Zhang Ximeng, telling him everything about the Zhang family...
First of all, they are indeed relatives of Zhang Ximeng, but strictly speaking, they are neither Zhang Ximeng's branch nor Zhang Yanghao's branch. Although they are not the same family as five hundred years ago, they can definitely go back two hundred years.
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However, it cannot be said that they were simply clinging to Zhang Ximeng. During the decisive battle at Chahan, they led their tribesmen to transport food and grass for the Ming army, and three tribesmen also died.
It can be regarded as having contributed strength and shed blood for the Ming Dynasty.
Because of this, in the subsequent process of dividing the land, although the Zhang family divided their land, they still retained their wealth and did not split up or move.
Compared to other wealthy families, it is countless times better.
Zhang Huan's father even served as the chief of grain. He also completed the task very well. He delivered the grain to the court on time and rationed it, so he was awarded a commendation.
It's just that he was unlucky and failed to pass the grain chief's examination, so he did not become an official in the court.
But it was precisely because of this that he worked hard to train Zhang Huan, hoping that he would become an official.
However, Zhang Huan was disobedient. He was not very interested in being an official. He only wanted to make a fortune in business.
However, he wanted to do business, and the conditions were good. Even if Zhang Ximeng was not considered, the Zhang family was still wealthy and well-connected in Jinan and other places. He came to Fudan Academy to study and met many people.
Secondly, he grasped the timing very well. At this moment, he had just surrounded the Japanese soldiers and horses, showing signs of victory. The great development of Liaodong was right in front of him, and he could easily make a fortune.
What will he do after he gets rich?
Maybe the genealogy will be revised again, and in a few years, he will really become Zhang Ximeng's great-nephew... Faced with this situation, Zhang Shuning is actually very helpless.
He wrote a letter to his father and told his story... If you want to tell me what's wrong with the Zhang family and what terrible things they have done, they need to be completely separated, and their wives and children are separated. It's obviously not humane.
, they have no big fault, and they even have some merit.
As for Zhang Huan himself, he studied hard and was admitted to Fudan University. Now he seized the opportunity and decisively went to Liaodong to start a business and make a fortune.
If after a few years, he really achieves something, he can only be happy for others.
But after Zhang Shuning learned about the experience of his clan nephew and senior, he was not so comfortable anymore.
The reason is very simple. At the beginning, the Zhang family did not share their wealth, so they were still far wealthier than ordinary people. The children of the Zhang family were generally literate and had quite a collection of books at home.
These advantages are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Moreover, Zhang Shuning also found out that in order for Zhang Huan to successfully enter Fudan Academy, the Zhang family hired three teachers.
It can be said that Zhang Huan was sent in after a lot of effort.
This does not mean that Zhang Huan is really incapable, but it means that if he was born into an ordinary family, it would be extremely difficult for him to enter Fudan School.
After Zhang Shuning sorted out these things, he couldn't help but ask his father a question... From the Zhang family's point of view, they cultivate their younger generations and work hard. There is no problem, and it is even very inspiring.
But for ordinary people, it is too unfair.
Their study conditions are far inferior to those of Zhang Huan, and they cannot afford to hire several famous teachers... In fact, many times, it's not that they don't want to work hard, but that they don't even have a direction for their efforts.
Is this fair?
Zhang Shuning didn't know, he really wanted his father to give him a conclusion.
This letter came into Zhang Ximeng's hands. Zhang Ximeng read it several times, but he just sighed and became somewhat silent.
How to say?
It was also difficult for him to answer. If even the Zhang family could not tolerate this situation and needed to be dealt with, then they would have made too many enemies and the world would be in chaos.
What's more, running a country also requires talents. Scholars with similar backgrounds are all over the government and the public. The number is very large and it is impossible to use them.
But Zhang Shuning also told his father something. According to his preliminary understanding, almost all children of the Zhang family have entered the school, and the enrollment rate of ordinary people's children is less than 50%.
And the school I went to was not a good school. According to Zhang Shuning's introduction, those schools were just like literacy classes. After a few years, if you can write your own name, it would be considered good.
It is impossible to become talented at all.
At the end of the letter, Zhang Shuning asked a fatal question: Is this situation fair?
Zhang Ximeng also found it difficult to answer, so that for several days, he was thoughtful and uninterested.
As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered the clues, and Lao Zhu was also busy writing a book. After asking, Zhang Ximeng could only hand the letter to Lao Zhu.
After Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, he also fell into silence for a long time.
"Mr. Zhang, do you think this happens often?"
"Many!" Zhang Ximeng said: "Actually, as far as I know, whether it is Jimin Academy or Fudan Academy, children with good backgrounds like this account for about 30%."
Lao Zhu frowned and sighed: "But the rich family is probably not even 10% of the entire Ming Dynasty!"
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Indeed, the gap between the two sides in terms of enrollment ratio is really huge."
Lao Zhu said in a deep voice: "What do you think Mr. Zhang should do?"
According to past experience, Zhang Ximeng has always been full of ideas and never disappoints people. But this time Zhang Ximeng fell into a long silence. To be honest, he really didn’t have a perfect solution. After a while, Zhang Ximeng slowly said:
"All I can think of is to encourage other students to do the questions carefully."
Lao Zhu pondered slightly, "What do you mean?"
"Just study hard, work hard, put in ten times the effort and efforts to make up for the gap... In short, you can't accept your fate!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Is this enough?"
"Of course not!"
"Then why are you still risking your life?" Lao Zhu was puzzled.
"Death-taking can make those with better conditions uncomfortable!" Zhang Ximeng replied.
Lao Zhu is still confused, can it be useful?
Zhang Ximeng calculated an account for Lao Zhu. At present, the rich households are less than 10%, not even half. The number of their children is far less than that of the real poor families.
In other words, the ratio of the number of people on both sides may be twenty or thirty to one, or even more.
A person's intelligence level is largely a result of genetic inheritance. Although education can change it to some extent, it is not the decisive factor in the end.
And those children from wealthy families are not all geniuses. A large part of them are just middle-aged. Even because of their good background, they have become indolent, unable to endure hardships, and cannot become talented.
At this time, if all the children from poor families study hard, they may not be able to defeat the top rich children. After all, they have all the right time, place and people.
But those with poor qualifications and those who don't like to study hard can be easily eliminated.
And because there are so many children from poor families, the occasional genius who emerges from among them can still make it to the top ranks.
"So my approach is to work hard on the questions and never admit defeat. Once I give up, those middle-class children from rich families can easily climb up to good positions. Over time, another group of scholar-bureaucrats will really appear. Further development, that is
The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system has been established." Zhang Ximeng sighed: "The prince general Xiang Ning has such a talent! This is what our ancestors left to us, so no matter what, the court should encourage students to work hard and make progress instead of reacting passively and not thinking about progress.
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Zhu Yuanzhang pondered silently, then nodded and said: "What Mr. Zhang said is reasonable, but when we read Shu Ning's letter, we found that there are some places that even if we want to study hard, we just can't do it!"
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "That's true. There are still too few books by famous teachers, and the cost of reading is too high. I don't know what to do if I want to make children work hard!"
Lao Zhu was very irritated, and he hummed: "In the final analysis, there is still too little money... Mr. Zhang, you advocate the development of industry and commerce, and reform of finance and taxation. Now we understand that nothing can be done without money. Give it to Li Shanchang and
Lan Yu and the others have decreed that we should see the money as soon as possible, the more the better! No matter what they do, even if they are extorting, kidnapping or ransoming people, they must get the money for us!"
Lao Zhu was really furious. His will was fulfilled by Lan Yu.
This guy surrounded tens of thousands of Japanese pirates, and almost all the Japanese elites were in his hands.
Lan Yu wrote directly to the Japanese country, saying if you want someone, please pay for it!
Li Shanchang sneered at Lan Yu's operation.
What kind of brain do you have? You are so uncreative.
Then Li Shanchang sent a message to Goryeo... The generals of the Japanese country are so cruel, and letting them go is like letting the tiger return to the mountain. So, if you want to destroy the fighting power of the Japanese country, just provide some money. It won't cost much. I will take the people.
Seize it and hand it over to you. Whether you kill or kill it, it's all up to you.
This is a good thing to eliminate scourges for future generations. You wouldn’t even want to spend this little money, right?
Lao Li used all the tricks he used to go to the Yamen to eat the plaintiff and the defendant.
This method was enough to make Lan Yu blush and Zhu Di shed tears. He really couldn't help but be convinced.
Compared with their efforts to make money, Zhang Shuning received a reply from his father.
For the first time, he saw that his father also had problems that he couldn't solve. Zhang Ximeng prescribed the prescription of studying hard, but Zhang Shuning knew that it was not easy to study hard.
He spent three days thinking hard, and then Zhang Shuning found his teacher.
He wanted to do an experiment and give him half a year to choose a school below. He wanted to go there with a few classmates and simply tutor these students and teach them how to cope with the exam to see if they could successfully enter Fudan School!
"Even if you can get admitted to the school, so what? I think you are just thinking too wildly." The teacher disagreed.
But Zhang Shuning insisted: "As long as you pass the exam, you are successful. As long as you occupy the quota, it will reduce the share of others. Without this academic qualification, you cannot take the provincial examination... Sir, do you think it is not valuable yet?
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(End of chapter)
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