Chapter 836: Arrive at the school, Professor Kong Lao
Chapter 836: Arriving at Fu Xue, Professor Kong Lao
"As for money, I can assure you that even if the whole world is full of corrupt officials, our prefect will not do it!"
Li Tairan, who was shocked by Lu Feng's words, subconsciously asked, "Why?"
"Did you know that the prefect has three wives?"
Lu Feng said with a smile, "One of them is the princess of the Kingdom of Jin! The dowry alone is not enough! The other one was married by His Majesty himself, and his natal family is the Shao family in Jiangnan! The Shao family's wealth is in the millions! What do you think? , Our Lord will covet the trivial silver coins of the common people?"
Looking at Li Tairan who was stunned, Lu Feng patted him on the shoulder again, "Master Li, it is our honor to serve under the command of our magistrate! Your Excellency, you are fair and thoughtful, and considerate of the people! If Master Li wants to do something for the people, With a lot of effort, I’m sure the prefect will not let you down!”
The reason why Lu Feng said such words to Li Tairan was because he was considered a useful person! Now, Shen Tang’s team is too thin, and adding some real talents to his staff will be of great benefit to Shen Tang’s future. !
However, there are some things that cannot be said by Shen Tang himself! As a person close to Shen Tang and also Shen Tang’s master, Lu Feng happens to do these things.
Fu Xue is located in the south city of Fucheng. The courtyard with green brick walls covers an area of more than ten acres! When Shen Tang’s guard of honor arrived in front of the Fu Xue gate, the professor had already led the scholars from Fu Xue to line up at the door to greet him. !
The guard of honor and a group of government officials spread out to guard the geese on both sides. Shen Tang got off the sedan, and the instructor came forward and led Shen Tang forward.
"Professor Kong Liangcai of the Imperial Academy, together with one hundred and twenty-seven academicians, pays homage to the prefect!"
The leader, an old man with a long beard, bowed to the end with more than a hundred scholars wearing Confucian robes behind him!
"Professor Kong was a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Shaoxing, and his ancestral home was Lingquan County, Chengdu Prefecture! After passing the Jinshi examination, Professor Kong stayed at home to fulfill his filial piety because his mother was ill. Three years later, Professor Kong's mother died of illness.
After the filial piety period expired, Professor Kong took the initiative to apply to the imperial court to be a professor of Fu Xue! Now, Professor Kong has been in Fu Xue for nearly twenty years and has trained a large number of scholars for our Chengdu Prefecture. It’s no exaggeration in the world!”
Shen Tang stepped forward, and the instructor beside him whispered to Shen Tang about the experience of Professor Kong Liangcai!
When Shen Tang heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly! The reason why the culture, character and spirit of the Chinese nation can be passed down for five thousand years is precisely because there is such a group of people who have never been cut off! This was true thousands of years ago, and it is now So, a thousand years later... the same is true! They may be pedantic, they may be stubborn, they may even be greedy, but they are still one of the most respectable people in China!
"Professor Kong, please get up! All gentlemen, please get up!"
Shen Tang stepped forward and personally helped Kong Liangcai up.
"Thank you, Lord Prefect!"
The old professor solemnly handed over to Shen Tang and stood up straight.
"please!"
Kong Liangcai turned aside and then led Shen Tang towards the inside of the school.
"Now, there are actually more than a hundred students in the government school?"
Shen Tang looked at the group of Confucian scholars in front of the door. The youngest of these people was only six or seven years old, but the elders had gray beards and hair!
In the Song Dynasty, apart from the palace examination, there were only two levels of scientific examinations. One was the solution, and the other was the province style! After the solution, you could be called a scholar and also obtained the qualification of the province.
However, if the provincial style is unsuccessful, the title of the Juren will be invalidated! Therefore, the Juren in the Song Dynasty is different from that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but is a one-time event.
This also makes it possible that there is even an old man with a white beard in this school!
"Your Excellency, there are currently one hundred and thirty-five scholars in the academy, eight of whom have returned home due to business, and the rest are here to welcome you.
In addition, there are twelve people teaching in the government school, most of them are of the same age as me. After becoming an official, I invited you to teach in the government school!"
Shen Tang nodded, and then asked the instructor beside him, "How are the money and food for the government school allocated?"
"Your Majesty!"
The instructor bowed and replied, "Professor Kong will be given a monthly salary as salary. The rest of the teachings will be subsidized with two taels of silver and five dou of rice per month! In addition, ten shi of rice and fifty taels of silver will be allocated to the government's school food every month! Each month will be provided by each household's house. After checking the accounts, the full amount will be distributed!”
Shen Tang stopped walking slightly. This amount is really not that much! There are about a hundred and fifty people eating here and there. The expenses are by no means a small amount. The money and food allocated every month can barely keep these people fed and clothed.
"Who decided on this system?"
“It’s been like this all the time!”
"Starting from next month, each person will be given five taels of silver and one stone of grain and rice.
In addition, thirty dan of grain and rice and three hundred taels of silver are allocated every month! A supply of fruits, vegetables and meat are indispensable! In spring and winter, everyone in the government school is given two sets of Confucian shirts..."
"My lord, you must not do this!"
Before Shen Tang finished speaking, Kong Liangcai on the side suddenly shouted to stop!
Shen Tang was stunned and listened to Kong Liangcai Lang Lang said, "Your Excellency has good intentions, but Kong Sheng said: The gentleman is poor, and the villain is poor! The old man and others teach the scholars in order to educate the world. It’s not about wealth and luxury! Moreover, the money and rice allocated by the government are enough for the scholars! If there are more, it will lead to the trend of extravagance! Therefore, this is a gift from your lord, but I don’t dare to accept it!”
Shen Tang smiled helplessly in his heart. He didn't expect this old master to be so upright! However, I am afraid that only this kind of person would not spend half his life in a government school after passing the imperial examination instead of working in the officialdom.
"The words of the old professor make me ashamed! It is a blessing for the local people, officials and gentry to have a teacher like Professor Kong in Chengdu Fufu School!"
"Professor Kong has his own persistence, but as an official of Chengdu Prefecture, I also have my own responsibilities! Official education is the foundation of a place and the foundation of a country! I cannot help the professor in other aspects, nor can I I can only use these common things to save you students from trivial matters!"
"My Chengdu Prefecture has outstanding people and has always been wealthy. However, paper in Luoyang is expensive! Poor families cannot afford even a piece of paper! I hope that all the young sons in our Chengdu Prefecture will not be unable to enter school because of money! If the Yamen has less expenses, maybe among the schools, I can have a few more students! I can’t do these things, so I can only honor the old professor!"
"I can't guarantee it for other officials, but as long as it is needed by the government, I will never refuse!"
"Furthermore, if a person as incorruptible as the old professor and a highly talented person is in charge of the university, can the money spent be wasted out of thin air?"
"I also come from a poor family, and I got this official position only after passing the Chinese examination! It is precisely because of this that I know the pain of studying and understand the heart of the old professor! Therefore, I will spare no effort to support government education!"