After getting the food, Shi Zhongkui thought about it. Officials were most afraid of attracting attention. Some officials' eyes were always staring at every move in the court.

Because it concerns their future.

There is no problem at all in taking these 8,000 shi of grain home.

Because I actually have 50,000 taels of silver ingots in my hand.

But if you want to distribute it and encourage the soldiers in the field to do things, you have to find a reasonable reason first.

To put it nicely, you have some connections and a way to do some good for the soldiers below.

To put it worst, this is Eli trying to win over the morale of the army.

What do you want to do?

rebel?

Shi Zhongkui couldn't help but think of the squires in Wanping City and Daxing City.

As a local leader, it is impossible to say that the Wanping County Magistrate and other officials and gentry are completely unaware of the fountains and wetlands outside Wanping City.

If Shi Zhongkui remembers correctly, Wanping City at this time is also Fangshan in the future.

A Changgou Wetland Park has more than 10,000 springs that keep flowing all year round.

The wetland area is 173.33 hectares, which is 17,000 acres. If the surrounding land that can be used is included, it definitely exceeds hundreds of thousands acres.

This is the remaining wetland that will be developed continuously in the future. According to Wanping Land's estimates, the wetland area should be more than 30,000 acres, or even more.

The only trouble is that Liu Yuer sensed the presence of many spirits in the several lakes formed in the wetland.

Although the cultivation level is not high, if one jumps out and causes trouble, it will definitely frighten the young people of the Tuntian Division and dare not go to open up wasteland again.

And this may be one of the main reasons why locals dare not open up wasteland.

Not only was it scary, but the development cost was definitely not small.

But this is cheaper for Shi Zhongkui.

Moreover, he only promised to Zou Hengyi, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Gao Yongmin, the lieutenant of the Farming Department, to open up 1,000 acres of wasteland, which was only the cultivated land area of ​​one or two villages.

The side length is 666 meters by 1 kilometer, and it only takes about thirty minutes to walk around it.

Early that morning, dozens of squires, whose families owned at least a thousand acres of fertile land, gathered at the largest restaurant in Wanping City with expectations and uneasiness.

In the past two days, all the landowners around the wetland, big and small, have received notices from the imperial officials, but not even half of them are willing to come.

Shi Zhongkui's reason for looking for them was simple: to raise funds.

But before that, he first asked the Ministry of Industry for money and grain, but was unable to do so.

He went to the Ministry of Revenue again, and after being rejected again, Shi Zhongkui began to visit the two left servants of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue.

When the leader of the Six Yuan Dynasty came to visit, even a disciple of a third-grade official's family did not dare to be cruel enough to drive him away.

On the contrary, the old ladies and ladies in the backyard were very excited when they heard Menzi's report.

Not only did all the young men in the family come out to greet him, but even boys aged five, six, and ten years old came out to ask for advice in a well-behaved manner.

The purpose is simply to get Shi Zhongkui's teachings.

Even if he fails to become a disciple, Shi Zhongkui only needs to take a test.

If you say, "can read," then not only will this child be valued more at home, but the scholars will also know about this child.

Maybe there will be calls for a 'prodigy'.

Because Shi Zhongkui had more or less taken care of by Zou Hengyi, when he was at his house, he not only met the old lady with the courtesy of a nephew.

He really tested the knowledge of Zou Hengyi’s eldest grandson.

Listening to the 11-year-old kid answering the questions cautiously, Shi Zhongkui smiled and praised, "I have the basic skills. If I maintain this state for two or three years, I will be a good talent."

The adult men of the Zou family were happy to be present, with smiles all over their faces.

These are the words of the leader of the scientific examination who won six yuan in succession, and no one will refute this matter.

And based on this sentence alone, in the future, the county magistrates and prefects who will examine the county and college examinations will definitely mutter in their hearts that if they don't take this child, they will offend both Zuo Shilang and the number one scholar.

As long as the essay is passable, there will definitely be no problem in the county examination and college examination.

When it came to the government examination, it was because I was taking the examination in charge of the examination.

It will be easier to give the green light.

This is because the academy of a province has long gone from the ninth rank to the eighth rank in the Song Dynasty, and all the way up to now must be held by the Hanlins of the Hanlin Academy.

There are really not many colleagues in the Hanlin Academy who are willing to offend him.

A society that uses the imperial examination to judge one's family background is like the nine-rank Zhongzheng system that uses family background to judge one's status.

Even if he has a higher official position than him, he will still feel inferior to him in his heart.

Of course, having hatred is a bad thing.

After Zou Hengyi returned home from the office, he could only take Shi Zhongkui to the study.

Moreover, he had to thank Shi Zhongkui first before discussing official matters.

The next day when I went to the house of the left servant of the Ministry of Revenue, my treatment was suddenly higher.

As soon as I got off the sedan chair, I walked into the side door after being informed by the gatekeeper, and there were already servants kneeling on the ground in the courtyard.

After following the same routine as Zou Hengyi, Zhao Bochun, the left minister of household affairs, could only pinch his nose and agree to help him.

And when he left, he personally escorted him out.

He didn't enter until he got on the sedan and left.

This matter quickly spread throughout the capital, and many families with children who were relatively well-educated were eager to invite him to their homes.

Jia Zheng couldn't sit still anymore and came directly to the door, and then Jia Lan joined the ranks of day students.

As for Jia Baoyu, this guy is really eager to come to ask for advice and have a reason to go out.

But what we are discussing is certainly not the Four Books and Five Classics.

Shi Zhongkui planned to open up wasteland and came to ask for money, which quickly spread throughout the court.

Some officials and nobles who had long been eyeing Shi Zhongkui's land reclamation naturally began to speak for him.

In the end, not only did he get three thousand shi of grain, but he also got official documents that allowed him to ask the squire for donations.

As for Guan Zhenghong's case, except for the official document reprimanding Shi Zhongkui for his poor care, nothing happened.

Moreover, while he was staying in the capital, he had already been sent to the Ministry of Punishment for review.

Shi Zhongkui's suggestion that he wanted to "protect the dignity of scholars" forced the Criminal Department to close the case.

Otherwise, more people will definitely find trouble with the Ministry of Punishment.

However, as soon as he entered the officialdom, some of his subordinates committed suicide out of fear of crime. Some felt that Shi Zhongkui was righteous, while others were more vigilant and guarded against him.

But overall it's still good. After all, this case doesn't really stand up to scrutiny.

After thinking about it for a moment, I can guess that he has suppressed the matter to the least harmful level.

Although Mr. Bao in the drama has been passed down through the ages, in reality, basically few people are willing to work with him.

But when it comes to who is the most hated person by his colleagues, Mr. Fan Wenzheng, who "worries about the world first", must be ranked ahead of Mr. Bao.

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Dozens of large landowners with at least 1,000 acres of land, upon hearing that they were asked to donate food and money, were immediately reluctant.

Moreover, not even half of the people came this time.

Not to mention those squires whose families have dozens or hundreds of acres of land.

If you donate money and food, don’t you let others take advantage?

Shi Zhongkui had already prepared and asked Xue Biao to lead someone to hang up an album.

Not to mention the squire, even the magistrate of Wanping County who came with him had eager eyes.

Repairing rivers and irrigation systems is itself one of the political achievements, and it is also an easy bonus.

Shangguan likes it, and gentry likes it even more.

When leaving office, Wanmin Umbrella can play with it.

"Sir, if you can really do it, my family will be the first to donate 100 shi of food."

One hundred stones equals 12,000 kilograms. When converted into modern weight, it is actually only 6 or 7 tons.

Although the quantity was small, even in a year of famine, when the Wanping County magistrate asked for food, these people were not so generous as to give him a hundred dan at the first request.

And once the tone is set, the people behind will almost be the same number.

After all, this is not given for free during times of famine without any return.

If we pay less, we will not be able to compete with others for water during irrigation in the future.

More than 40 people raised donations, and finally it just exceeded 5,000 dan.
To be continued...