"Sir, what you said is wrong. You scholars spend a lot of money every year."
In later generations, some people calculated the cost of studying in the Ming Dynasty.
From enlightenment at the age of eight, through fifteen years of private school study, and ten years of self-study, it takes at least fifteen years to pass the "Jinshi" exam.
It is very ideal and very lucky to be able to successfully reach the summit at the age of thirty-three. According to statistics, the average age of students in Chinese history who passed the "Jinshi" examination was 35 years old.
Based on the above ideal and relatively conservative estimates, a person who is aspiring to "qualify as a Jinshi" must have savings of no less than three hundred and seventy taels (excluding daily living expenses, activities, etc.) in order to be able to smoothly achieve success. Pass the pass and kill the general, and get the emperor's approval.
Zhao Ligong did not refute Wang Lidong's words.
Why did he return to the village and open a private school to teach after becoming a scholar?
It's not because his grades are bad, it's just because his family can't afford to support him.
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After receiving the mission, Brother Qu Rong and Qu Gan rushed to Linhai County the next day.
After finding Qian Duofu, the owner of Qian Hague House, who was also the informant for Southern Shaolin's development in Beitai Island, and after asking for relevant information, Qu Rong decided to take action that night.
At Chou hour (one o'clock in the morning), outside the Linhai County government office
"Senior brother, there is actually no need to rush like this. You can rest for one night and it won't be too late to start tomorrow."
Seeing that his senior brother was still looking at the county government, Qu Gan continued to persuade:
"According to Donor Qian's description, there were five people who attacked Uncle Qiu Guodong this time.
But we don’t know where these people live now, how about we find out tomorrow and then take action?”
Qu Rong just wanted to complete the task as soon as possible, and he didn't even listen to what his junior brother said.
There are only 5 second-rate masters, and he alone can solve it.
"Junior brother, you don't know the situation in the temple. The sooner you resolve this matter, the sooner you can go back."
"But in such a big county government, how could we find those five people?"
"As long as Lin Pingzhi, the county magistrate, is captured, the others will definitely show up. These people were invited by his father, Lin Zhennan, to protect him."
"Amitabha, senior brother is still smarter. Then senior brother, where is Lin Pingzhi?"
Qu Rong knew that his junior brother was not very smart, so he patiently answered:
"Didn't the donor of the money say that I will live in the county government house? I have already found a place. Follow me."
After saying that, Qu Rong ran more than twenty steps to the right. When he saw his junior brother following him, with his feet touching the ground, he jumped into the county government office.
Seeing this, Qu Gan also jumped into the county government office.
After two or three minutes, the two brothers looked at each other.
Just now, the two of them searched all the rooms in the inner house and found that there was only one small room inhabited by two young men.
"Brother, you just said that Lin Pingzhi lives in the inner chamber, why is there no one there? Isn't this the inner chamber?"
"It must be an inner house. How can there be two houses in the yamen."
"Is the information given by the money donor false? Are we being ambushed?"
Having said this, Qu Gan immediately hid in a corner, and then carefully looked at the surrounding situation.
Senior brother Qu Rong was shocked, but he was an expert and bold person.
He listened carefully to the situation around him, and then walked around again. He realized that his junior brother was worrying too much, and he felt relieved.
Then another anger arose in my heart.
The Qian family obviously didn't take their temple seriously, and such information would be wrong.
"When I finish my work, I'll go find old man Qian Duofu to settle the accounts.
Now let's ask those two boys, they should know where Lin Pingzhi lives, as long as he is in the county government..."
When he said this, Qu Jing saw his senior brother suddenly fall to the ground, and then his vision went dark.
Just as the two people jumped into the inner house, Wang Lidong, who was sleeping soundly, was instantly awakened.
Then I discovered the breathing of two strangers in the inner courtyard.
In the middle of the night, if you don't sleep well at home and run to the government office, there is something wrong with you.
After summoning the sword, he stood on the roof of the inner courtyard in a flash.
Listening to the conversation between the two, it turned out that they were two monks from Shaolin, and their target was still themselves.
As for the reason, there is no need to think about it. It must be for the lay disciple Qiu Guodong.
After knowing the general idea, Wang Lidong sent the two of them to sleep.
County jail
Since Jin Daya became the prison warden, he has discovered a problem: when tortured, if the prisoner is tortured too hard, the prisoner will fall into coma.
This made him very unhappy.
So I wanted to find a way to prevent this situation.
Unfortunately, there was always a shortage of experimental materials. It was not until Wang Lidong asked Zhao Ligong to bring the information that Jin Daya almost jumped for joy.
There were a total of eighteen people arrested in Yaxing this time, and the young escort chief said that as long as they were not killed, it would be fine.
Then he gathered a few of his men and started studying it with great interest.
But the more he studied, he found that this matter was not simple. He couldn't even find the direction based on his superficial knowledge.
So he tried his best to attract a Wu Zuo and a doctor from the Yamen into his group.
In order to facilitate research, Jin Daya also moved his bedding into the prison.
This strange behavior immediately spread throughout the county.
When everyone sees Jin Daya now, they all feel a bit scary and consciously keep a distance from him.
Wang Lidong heard the news soon and felt a little surprised.
Doesn’t Jin Daya like to be an official the most? How come his interests change so quickly?
For this reason, he even went to the prison to take a look and found that several people were discussing in a decent manner, but they were running a little off track.
Wang Lidong reorganized the words of later generations and told several people.
"Young escort, according to your thinking, as long as the blood supply to the head is normal, you won't be unconscious?"
"It's possible. You can give it a try and see if it works."
Wang Lidong is very supportive of the actions of these people.
What the Ming Dynasty lacked was research and development talents.
When Wang Lidong arrived at the prison with the two monks, he saw the doctor inserting gold needles into the body of a Yaxing shopkeeper.
"Daya, what is the executioner doing?"
Jin Daya immediately explained.
"Young guard, the acupuncture method Lao Xing is currently using is called 'Guimen 9 Acupuncture', which he just discovered from a medical book at home.
According to Lao Xing, these '9 needles' can make a person's heart beat 50% faster than usual."
After Wang Lidong listened, he found that the executioner was not simple at all, but there were other things going on tonight.
"Daya, he's alive."
Only then did Jin Daya realize that there were two more people at his feet.
Hey, there are still two bald heads.
Wang Lidong whispered in his ear for a while.
This Southern Shaolin has lost so many secret books, but still has time to care about the affairs of lay disciples. It seems that it is too free.
Then help them find something else to do.
After listening to Wang Lidong's plan, Jin Daya felt that the young escort chief has become more and more...
Two days later, a piece of news spread throughout the county.
In the middle of the night last night, two bald thieves who were imprisoned in the cell escaped from prison.