Chapter 796 Turning around and talking about those scholars
"Humph!" Yan Qizhi snorted coldly.
Mei Shaohui put on a smile.
Pan Yuxuan persuaded him a few more times, and the good people finally let the matter go.
Next, the three of them discussed the time of action.
Definitely not during the day. During the day, the dean and life teacher will hang around the classroom to check the students' class status.
Which position is missing which person is clearly known to the dean and life teacher.
Yan Qizhi tried it. The dean and life teacher were both practicing teachers.
Dean Mi Zhengzhi: "..."
oh!
I used to be the head bodyguard!
Life teacher Zhu Zhixing: “…”
I'm really sorry, I used to work in an escort agency.
In addition to hiring some escorts, Gu Qingling also discussed with Li Wenchong to hire some soldiers who had retired from the battlefield and let them take charge of the security of Shuxiangyuan.
She knew that these soldiers were either missing arms or legs, and they had some problems, so they retreated.
But it doesn't matter, ordinary people in Shuxiangyuan don't dare to provoke her, and she is happy to provide jobs for some people who have contributed to Dayan.
She said to Li Wenchong with a serious face: "We cannot let the heroes who protect the country shed blood and tears. Since they once shed their lives and blood to protect Dayan, when they come back alive, they and their families should receive preferential treatment
.”
Li Wenchong was stunned for a moment: "...the imperial court has already provided a pension."
"How many?"
"Ten taels of silver per person."
Gu Qingling suddenly snorted: "Ten taels? Ten taels can buy them a lifetime? What can ten taels do? Can ten taels make up for a family's labor force? Are you kidding me?"
Uh...well, it is indeed a little less. If it were before, Li Wenchong really didn't think there was any problem with the ten-tael pension.
But after getting in touch with Gu Qingling more, he gradually became able to understand the plight of the people at the bottom, and also understood what ten taels of silver meant to a family.
Ten taels of silver bought a soldier's life, which is indeed a bit...
Li Wenchong defended: "They joined the army to serve in the military, to build industry, and it was also an opportunity for them to get ahead..."
He wanted to say that if they did a good job, it would not be impossible to become a forward, a general or the like.
"There is a saying that a general's fame lasts forever. Is it so easy to become a general?" Gu Qingling looked into Li Wenchong's eyes and said, "Most people who can achieve the position of general have read military books or have strong martial arts skills.
, people with a relatively high survival rate? Some of these people have climbed up from the bottom, but there are also people who are well-versed in military books and hired martial arts masters from high-ranking families to train... I ask you, which kind
Is it easier to get ahead?"
Li Wenchong: "..."
Needless to say?
Of course it's the latter.
Although Li Wenchong also admired those generals who had nothing but fought for their lives from the bottom, but to be honest, in comparison, those who were more likely to excel were those with family backgrounds and guidance.
Anyone who has suffered hardships themselves, after they have achieved fame, will find ways to train their children so that they will not suffer the same hardships they have endured.
It was common for families with meritorious deeds to let their children and grandchildren study and become civil servants.
For example, the Yao family was born with meritorious service at the beginning, but now... Uncle Yao, Yao Anhong, which one is not a scholar and relies on the imperial examination to become an official?
"You see, right?" Gu Qingling said, "Ordinary people are just cannon fodder. It is difficult for them to become generals. With a little meritorious service, they can get ahead. But they need to pay a big price. So many people have been drafted into military service.
How many people can come back alive? How many people can have meritorious service and keep their family wealthy? It's difficult, right? Therefore, Dayan is a compulsory military service, just like corvee. You have to do it even if you don't do it.
Do."
She asked Li Wenchong, had he ever thought about how to make people all over the world proud of military service?
"Besides getting ahead, what other options are there?" Li Wenchong sighed, "This has been the case since ancient times. Corvee service and military service are all compulsory requisitions, and they are the last things that ordinary people want to touch. But there is no other way, not without compulsory force. The court needs to employ people.
If the country needs development, it must make some sacrifices..."
"Then have you ever thought about why the people are unwilling?"
Li Wenchong was silent.
Does this need to be said? Because whether it is corvée or military service, people will die. Don't think that there is no mortality rate since corvee service does not go to the battlefield.
In fact, corvees do the hardest and dirtiest work, and they can easily die from exhaustion if they are in poor health.
"Actually, you understand, don't you? The reason why the people are unhappy is because whether it is corvee or military service, they only see the disadvantages and not the benefits. You talk to them about the justice of the country, and they only know that their son is dead.
, there is one less labor force in the family, and the one-third of an acre of land at home cannot fill the stomach..." Gu Qingling said, "Solving the most fundamental needs of the people is the long-term solution. To put it bluntly, you want to make every ordinary person
Common people see the benefits of corvee military service."
Li Wenchong frowned and said that they also wanted to give more money, but there was no way. The court had no money and various places needed money.
If they really had that much money, they wouldn't forcefully requisition the people.
I really had no other choice, so I decided to forcefully recruit people to do the most with the least amount of money.
Moreover, the common people are not enlightened, and even if you tell them great truths, they may not understand. If you waste your words and impose compulsory corvee service, all problems will be solved if the military service continues.
"But even so, the money you distribute may not fall into the hands of the people and be collected at all levels, right?"
Li Wenchong: "..."
Gu Qingling laughed softly: "Look, actually you know it, everyone knows it. Since the common people know that there is no benefit in participating in this kind of compulsory corvee, military service, why are they willing? They have paid their labor and even their lives,
Only a fool would agree to make his own life worse."
Turning around, we talk about those who study and become officials.
They say that all things are of inferior quality, only reading is good. Why?
It's because everyone knows that as long as you become a scholar, you will be able to become an official and be respected by others.
Therefore, even if studying is very expensive, any ambitious family will try their best to let their descendants study and find a way out for their descendants.
Is it easy to read?
not easy.
There are so many scholars who have studied hard for many years, and how many of them can finally get a gold medal?
After all, most people participated in the imperial examination feast, but only a few people were able to reap the fruits in the end.
Perhaps, everyone is here for a few people, so don't these scholars who have not successfully become officials have any benefits?
Obviously not.
According to the laws of the Yan Dynasty, scholars are exempted from corvee service, military service, and all kinds of exorbitant taxes.
"Really? They don't need to pass the Jinshi examination to become officials. As long as they pass the junior scholar level, they will already enjoy the preferential treatment given to them by the court. Not only that, but Tong Sheng also enjoys it, but Tong Sheng enjoys it more in name only.
treatment."
"Families that are slightly affluent will turn their attention to this group of people. They either have potential or have already gained fame. For their own benefit, they are willing to 'invest' in advance, for example, subsidizing each other's studies.