The group entered the village, and then the village appeared.

"Jia took the children from home out for a walk."

The guards were all left outside, and Jia Ping'an brought the prince and several officials, as well as Bao Dong Leihong and Xu Xiaoyu into the village.

"It's Duke Jia County!"

This place is not too far from Jiajiazhuang, and the village mentioned Wang Yuerong casually.

"That female manager is so powerful. When it comes to robbing water, no one can compete with her... What depends on whose field has the driest, and whose field has the most fields and then release water..."

Jia Ping'an responded with a few words with a smile, "Take me to the best family in the village."

"That's the Qian family."

The Qian family’s house looks ordinary, but it is like a mansion in the village.

The yard is covered with stone slabs, which is very particular. But you can hear the pigs crying in the toilet on the right, and the truth is revealed.

It's still the atmosphere of a farmer!

The Qian family had twenty-one people, and the two old men smiled and sat next to each other after greeting each other.

The children and grandchildren stood in order, and Jia Ping'an gave the children a gift with a smile.

After some greetings, they sat down.

The person who talked to Jia Ping'an was Qian Zun, the boss of the Qian family.

"Originally, my husband was called Qian Da. Later, after reading for several years, he thought the name was inappropriate, so he went home to ask Aweng for instructions. Aweng said that he would ask the sir to pick one, so he changed his name to Qian Zun."

Qian Zun's skin was still rough, and his big hands looked like sandpaper.

He smiled, his teeth turned yellow and several fell off.

"Your family has more than 20 people, and you are considered a big shot. Can you plan for the future?"

Jia Ping'an asked straight to the point.

Seeing Qian Zun in a dilemma, the village smiled behind him, "Jia Jungong's family has a lot of money and is also an important official in the court. Can you still like this knowledge of your family?"

“Yes, yes, yes.”

Qian Zun was respectful and panic.

This is the natural reaction of the lower class people when facing the powerful.

This reminded Li Hong of a dog he had met before... When he was encountered a dog he could not beat, the dog lay on the ground and exposed his belly.

Qian Zun's eyes were a little more joyful, "Thank you for your Majesty, the weather has been good in recent years and the harvest has been good. I have done some small business at home, and life has gradually improved."

The Qian family wears ordinary clothes, but there are few patches.

Li Hong nodded slightly, thinking to himself that this is the wealthy family in the countryside?

He thought of the powerful again... The powerful man can make the Qian family feel ashamed by a house, let alone the powerful man... It must be someone who interacts with the government, and someone who can influence the government to make decisions can be called a powerful man, otherwise it would be just a rich man.

"Life is really good." Jia Ping'an said with a smile: "What are the plans in the future... Anxin, I just asked and I won't reveal a word afterwards."

The old man sitting next to him moved, "Mr. Jia is a good person, Dalang said."

Good man!

Jia Ping'an smiled and said, "No, if Jia wants to harm the powerful, he will harm the powerful, but he will not harm the people."

Everyone laughed.

Qian Zun smiled and said, "Now I don't let Aye Niang take care of the affairs anymore, just enjoy the happiness. The children in the family should farm and send them to study wisely..."

He pointed to the two young men who looked at the bookish spirit, "These are both studying. I don't want any high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but I just thought... The Qian family has planted land for hundreds of years, and now it is a good time. Even if I am exhausted, I have to make my descendants promising. If a scholar can be an official, then after death, I can go to the bottom to report good news to my ancestors."

Is it that simple?

Li Hong is pondering.

"The desire to be motivated should be, so are there any obstacles in this process?"

Jia Ping'an feels that he has the talent to be an interviewer.

"It's just that the children are studying... They say that the teacher teaches them well, but compared with the students in the city, they are much worse..."

Qian Zun smiled and didn't worry at all, "It would be great if he could have some good men."

Li Hong glanced at Jiang Feng...

There were actually quite a few scholars in the Tang Dynasty. Apart from being an official, most of them were rich, and even if they were poor, few of them wanted to teach.

"If it takes most of your family property to make children study, would you like?"

Qian Zun said without hesitation: "If you have a future in your studies, you will send your children to the school even if you lose everything."

This is the tradition of China.

For each generation, parents can give their children the best, nurture each generation and reproduce.

"You two come here."

Jia Ping'an waved to the two boys and asked, "What do you think is the use of studying?"

Qian Zun had a stern face. One person slapped the back of the head, and the sound was very loud, which made Li Hong's scalp numb.

"Mr. Jia is asking questions! Why don't you tell me quickly!"

The young man on the left covered the back of his head and said, "Sir, reading can make sense."

Why!

Jia Ping'an thought of the future...

"Reading is not only for the sake of understanding, nor for the sake of understanding alone. That is to ask for fish from a tree of trees!"

Jia Ping'an thought of the prosperous era of Confucianism in later generations, and it was blossoming everywhere. Countless people found ways to make a fortune from Confucianism: tax exemption, convenient business, land acquisition and trouble saving, and are the same class as those upper classes, and the benefits can be shared...

From the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, and then to the subsequent Manchu Qing Dynasty, Confucianism has been developing continuously for hundreds of years, and how can it be progressed?

No progress.

He talks loudly all day long and ponders people's hearts and human nature all day long, but he has no contribution to social progress.

Such a knowledge is actually regarded as the only extrinsic science. Isn’t this self-castration?

"You can only become an official if you explain it..."

"All nonsense!"

Jia Ping'an frowned, "It is important to read and understand the truth, but what should I do later? My parents sent you to the school. In addition to hoping that you can learn how to be a superior person, they also hope that you can find the way to survive in the book..."

Qian Zun was originally panicked, but when he heard it, he smiled, "Mr. Jia Jun said this. I sent them into the school. The first thing I thought of was to make them stand out. As for being a human being... I have been a person for most of my life, can't I teach them?"

The angry Jiang Feng and others were stunned.

Li Hong said excitedly: "Good it!"

Seeing the two teenagers at a loss, Jia Ping'an smiled and said, "No need to be nervous, I just said that. What should I teach in the school? Today I will ask... It is natural to be inappropriate to ask students. Mr. Qian's words are blunt. In a word, reading is the first thing to do to make children and grandchildren promising, is that right?"

Those slogans were useful! Later generations of Donglin Party also showed the sign of serving the country and the people, but they did things that harmed the country and the people. They were full of so-called sages and knowledge, but they knew about the internal strife of the party. When the emperor mentioned taxes, he would inevitably lead to a counterattack... The emperor was good at wealth and competed for profit with the people. But who were those people?

They are all powerful families!

When it comes to war, it seems that the Master of the Zhihu people also have their own military tactics, and they are all full of confidence and coquettish, which ends up ruining the Ming Dynasty.

So what matters is to see what is done, not what is said.

Confucianism has developed for more than a thousand years. What has it brought to this land?

Can it bring social progress?

In the end, he actually called the natural discipline what he despised: strange skills and tricks.

"There are only so many officials. What should I do if I can't be an official?"

Jia Ping'an sat on a low stool and said gently: "I think students should learn how to make a living in the school, know how to increase income, know how to improve equipment, know how to open their eyes to see the world..."

This is what students should learn.

"All day, either write articles or write poetry. Can these make a living?"

Jia Ping'an was full of anger when he mentioned this matter. "Children from powerful families can be so proud of their officials, so they have no worries about food and clothing. After learning articles, poetry and essays, they think they are elegant, but the children of the people learn these things. Once the imperial examination is not available, what can they do?"

Li Hong felt his brain was thrilled.

"Jun Jia said this to me." Qian Zun began to complain, "My family provided for two children to study, which was a great effort. But the children were working on poetry and articles all day long and read the words of the sages. I was thinking, what if they couldn't get into the imperial examination? Come back to farm?"

He grabbed a young man's hand and spread it open, "Look at this hand, it's white and tender, how can he farm? Since he can't farm, how can he live after failing the imperial examination?"

This is a shocking statement!

Qian Zun looked at Jia Ping'an and said sincerely: "Although I am just a farmer, I also know the principles of my family and country. If the former Sui Dynasty does not exist, the world will be in chaos. I have tried my best to pay, and the taxes I should pay are not vague. If the court wants to recruit, I can also go to battle to kill the enemy for the Tang Dynasty! I will die without regrets!"

This is just a farmer!

Jia Ping'an looked at him and nodded for a long time, "Everyone does his best, then this Tang Dynasty will be better."

Until he returned to the East Palace, Li Hong was still pondering freely.
To be continued...