Li Xiao helplessly looked at the students in the academy with envy. Xiong Cilu was right. To encourage talents is to destroy them. Some of the children who are taking exams are pretending to be scratching their heads, some are writing hard, and some are simply writing.

Staring at the exam paper.

There are more than 1,300 students, and more than 600 students are enrolled in half of them. This is the first batch, and there will be such a batch every year in the future.

After the successful pilot in Beijing, Jinan, Tianjin, Jinzhou, and Jinan will follow. As for Xi'an, it is estimated that it will have to be slowed down due to the Uighur rebellion.

Li Xiao, Zhang Huangyan and Sun Chengzong returned home satisfied. The three of them were very satisfied with this exam. Moreover, the three of them unanimously decided that after graduation, all the students in this batch, except those who stayed in school, would be assigned to be teachers.

These people are like quick yeast. As long as they are given the right environment, they can cultivate batches of good babies.

Li Xiao knew that the Ming Dynasty's prosperity was like a castle made of sand that would be blown down by a typhoon if only relying on one's own technology. Only by completely opening up people's wisdom can we continue to innovate and produce new things. Thirty

Years from now, what I will face may be an industrialized Ming Empire.

At that time, it will not be the Western powers that have strong ships and cannons, but the Ming Empire with a long culture and history.

At dinner, Sun Chengzong had a good appetite. He ate a roast duck, a high-end version of Wuliangye, and a small pot of Wuliangye special brew. Judging from the old guy's energy, he could beat a tiger to death. Li Xiao hopes very much

, I can still have such a good body even when I am seventy.

"Brother Xiao is right. After graduation, these students will all go to teach. Those who are good at studying will continue to teach in middle schools, and those who are not good at studying will teach in elementary schools. Starting from childhood, this is so right. If our children in Ming Dynasty

If everyone is literate, our Ming Dynasty will have hope for the future." Sun Chengzong drank another cup with a smile, while Sun Zhijie, who was holding a wine flask next to him, was very worried.

He didn't want to continue pouring wine, but Sun Chengzong looked over at him, and Sun Zhijie hurriedly filled it up.

"Yes! Sending these babies to officialdom is persecution of them." Zhang Huangyan agreed.

"This is the first time I heard that being an official was considered persecution." Sun Zhijie muttered in a low voice.

For many years, students have been studying hard just to become officials. The so-called learning of civil and military skills to sell to the emperor's family, becoming an official and becoming a master, and changing the fate of the family is the driving force behind these students' hard study.

Now some people actually say that treating officials as persecution is a persecution. Sun Zhijie’s thoughts represent many people.

"You have no place to interrupt here." Sun Chengzong glanced at his grandson dissatisfied.

This child is already the most outstanding descendant of the Sun family, but he still can't figure out this level. It seems that this child needs to go somewhere to experience it. If he always stays here, he will become stupid sooner or later.

Sun Zhijie didn't dare to speak, so she covered herself up while pouring wine for Zhang Huangyan.

"What the child said is actually something that most people don't understand. Is it better to be an official or to harm others? If you told me this matter thirty years ago, I would have spat at you. But I have experienced so much in these years.

, and after staying in Yanzhou for a few more years, I finally saw it more clearly.

Zhijie! You are a smart child. If I tell you a story, you will understand.

That year I passed by a village below Yanzhou and encountered something. Look what you would do if you were a local official!"

"Mr. Zhang, please listen, kid." Sun Zhijie hurriedly bowed and saluted. It was not easy to get Zhang Huangyan's words and deeds. If it weren't for the face of his grandfather, Sun Chengzong, he wouldn't be able to get it.

Li Xiao also became interested. While eating roast duck, he looked at Zhang Huangyan and waited for him to tell a story.

"It is said that when I arrived in the village that year, I happened to catch up with a public case in the village. The elder sister in the family was in confinement, and the younger sister from the mother's family came to attend the confinement period. Unexpectedly, the brother-in-law was so cruel that he actually usurped the sister-in-law. Tell me,

If it were you, how would you resolve the case?"

"What's so difficult about this! According to the "Ming Dynasty Law", the crime of raping a woman is punishable by death. Even the sister-in-law is no exception. The lightest punishment is to beat the brother-in-law severely and then exile him to Lingnan." Sun Zhijie

Although I have never studied "Da Ming Law", I can still make a clear conclusion on this very obvious case.

"Hey! Guess how the local officials broke up?" Zhang Huangyan glanced at Sun Zhijie with a smile, his smile full of amusement.

"I was accompanied by an escort from the government office, a local official from the village, my mother's father, and my mother-in-law's father.

Everyone sat together under the loofah vine, eating melons and discussing things. My father-in-law sighed, and my father-in-law waited carefully. He was afraid that if his mother-in-law was angry, his son's life would be ruined.

No one in the crowd spoke, and finally they spoke upright.

He said that since the matter was out of the question, if it became public, he would ask the superintendent to take the person away and put him in jail, waiting for the grand master to judge the case. What Zhijie said was true. The lightest sentence was exile, and the harshest sentence was.

Some are Qiuhouwenzhan.

The husband's family begged, but the mother's family said nothing. When Li Zheng saw this, he said again!

If you don’t want to make it public, you can still keep it private. First, this matter cannot be spread. A girl’s reputation is still important!

My natal father immediately said: Hit!

Secondly, this girl is now learning Suzhou embroidery. If she can work as an embroiderer in Suzhou in the future, her brother-in-law must pay for the tuition and expenses. If she gets married in the future, her brother-in-law will have to pay double the dowry money as compensation.

If a girl fails to pass the exam as an embroiderer, her brother-in-law will have to pay twice as much as her sister to marry her. After entering the house, the two sisters will serve the same husband. The brother-in-law must treat everyone equally and must not bully or scold them.

Children should be treated equally."

"It's time to die here. How dare you distort the laws of the Ming Dynasty. If everyone settles stupid cases like he does, the lack of etiquette in the countryside will ruin the music." Sun Zhijie felt a little aroused. This is obviously a mess and does not follow the law at all. This

It is completely contrary to the rule of law advocated by my grandfather.

"Shut up!" Sun Chengzong scolded and motioned for Zhang Huangyan to continue speaking.

"I thought the same thing at the time, but as an outsider it was difficult to speak, so I could only watch. The father of the mother-in-law thought for a while, and the brother-in-law's parents also begged and kept saying that after the marriage, no matter how big or small, the children would be treated the same.

Okay. Later, my father-in-law saw the eldest daughter who was crying, and then looked at the little girl who was silent in the room. He nodded and said: Hit!

I wanted to speak at that time, but the superintendent next to me said: Although this matter is private, the death penalty can be avoided and the life penalty will not be spared. Either follow me back to the Yamen and be flogged for 20 times for three days as a warning, or you can come out with three taels of silver.

Count it as a fine."

"The bailiff deserves to die. There is no mention of fines in the Ming Dynasty Code. The bailiff is clearly using his power for personal gain and taking bribes." Sun Zhijie was filled with indignation. Even a fool could see that this was a local official deliberately extorting money.

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"Haha!" Zhang Huangyan reached out and patted Sun Zhijie.

"I thought so too at the beginning, but I couldn't say it clearly due to my status. Regardless of the name of the palace, these country officials would not be frightened at all. Even if I said it, it would not work.

After leaving the village and coming to the county seat, Oshiji warmly invited Usagi and I to find a restaurant to have a drink. The restaurant was the most luxurious restaurant in the county, and the dishes Oshi ordered were all expensive dishes. The wine was also local.

The best wine is waiting for you, and this kind of banquet can't be purchased for just a few taels of silver.

I still know how much the custodian’s annual income is, but I didn’t expect that the custodian would be so generous.”

"This is to shut your mouth. If someone is short-tongued, you won't say anything about him asking for bribes."

"Haha! I thought so too at first, but after three rounds of drinking, the escort finally gave me the reason. He said that this banquet was purchased with the three taels of silver just now. The reason why he asked them for three taels of silver, and also paid for it

The purpose of signing and stamping is to make them feel painful and not dare to do such a thing again in the future.

However, there is no mention of fines in the "Da Ming Law", so the money cannot be entered into the public account. If he keeps it in his pocket, it will be regarded as corruption and will be found out later, and it will be regarded as evidence of crime. If he uses it to entertain the old man, just eat and drink it.

It's entertainment expenses. Anyway, as long as you don't put it in your own pocket, it doesn't violate the Ming Law.

That’s why he arranged such a banquet, and everyone spent the money to eat and drink, which can be regarded as eliminating their sins.”

"Haha! This little official is quite smart. Unless he is an old official, he would definitely not do this." Sun Chengzong smiled and stroked his beard.

"This...!" Sun Zhijie also couldn't figure it out. According to the "Da Ming Law", it seems that this petty official had eaten and drank the money, and it was really not considered corruption. The regulations of the imperial court meant that he was so risky that nothing could be done to him.

Because such small local officials are not officials at all, they are just officials at best.

"I experienced a confusing case back then, but I thought the consequences were satisfactory, so I didn't blame him too much. After all, I had no power at that time, so even if I blamed others, I wouldn't care, and I would offend myself.

I'm here." Zhang Huangyan drank a cup of wine and smiled to himself.

"Slippery, old slippery." Sun Chengzong also smiled and drank a cup.

Sun Zhijie, who was standing by the table, hurriedly served the two of them. Now that I hear it, I still don’t understand what this story means. Is it just to say that the local officials solved the case with Xi Ni and also asked for bribes?

"It wasn't until two years later that I passed by the village. Standing outside the fence, I saw my sister-in-law holding her child and sunbathing in her arms. She was thin and thin now, and now she has gained weight, and her face is much prettier than before. She was wearing a

There were no patches on the clothes, so it was obvious that the family took good care of the child. While her sister helped her take care of the child, she also had to take care of her own child. Although she was a little tired, she didn't complain.

Everyone in the village knew what was going on, but there were no other gossips. On the contrary, some idle people would say that the brother-in-law had copied it and deceived a beautiful sister-in-law back home!

Under the sunset, the family of five was having a good time. The brother-in-law who committed the crime wanted to invite me for a drink. Of course I would not drink this drink, but I still asked him if he would do it again if he had the chance.

Guess what the brother-in-law said?"

"How do you say that?" Sun Zhijie's eyes widened, looking like a curious baby.

"The brother-in-law said, how dare you! The fine of three taels of silver, plus the dowry money for my sister-in-law's family. The family's savings of more than ten years have been wiped out, so I don't dare to do it anymore!"

"Hahaha!" Sun Chengzong and Li Xiao laughed together.

"Looking at this relatively harmonious family, I remembered what happened back then. If Zhijie had been the one to solve the case, the brother-in-law would either have been beheaded in public, or exiled to Lingnan. Anyway, he would definitely not be able to recover from this crime.

What about this sister? She just gave birth to a child, and her husband was killed or exiled. What happened was because of her sister. How can you let her stay in her husband's house?

What about this sister? Her reputation has been ruined, and she will definitely not be able to marry into a good family in the future. The gossip in the village may even kill this girl. It is conceivable that her fate will be miserable in the future.

Not to mention, the child my sister just gave birth to was faced with a broken family just after he was born. Who will raise him in the future will be a problem.

According to Zhijie's statement, the case was decided, although it complied with the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty", but it abruptly destroyed a harmonious family. A family that could have lived a good life was abruptly separated from the wife and children, and the family was destroyed.

Now Zhijie, tell me, is it better to implement the "Great Ming Law" and increase local stability? Or is it better to resolve the matter with Xini like Naji Si and Li Zheng did?" Zhang Huangyan looked at Sun Zhijie with a smile.

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"Uh... this...!" Sun Zhijie was speechless for a moment.

According to what he said, the result of implementing the "Da Ming Code" would really be as Zhang Huangyan said, the family would be separated and destroyed. But the actions of Yasi and Li Zheng deviated from the "Da Ming Code". For a moment, he

I really don't know what to say.

"Silly boy! Although this kind of thing seems to violate the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty", it can bring stability to the local area. The local officials may not understand the national policies or principles. But they know how to stabilize the local area.

It's like the custodian and Li Zheng cleverly used fines and betrothal gifts to make the brother-in-law feel heartbroken. They will never dare to do such a thing again. This can be regarded as learning from past mistakes and saving others. From now on, who will be able to control the idle men in this village?

To live in the crotch of your pants, you have to pay a lot of money. After calculating the cost, no one would be so stupid. It is much cheaper to go to the county town for prostitution.

This kind of ability is the way to survive for local officials. Even though you are a top student at the Army Officer School and now you are the leader of a regiment, if you are really asked to lead these old fritters, you will be beaten to death by them. Even if it is temporary

On the day you die, you still won’t understand how they harmed you. Or, in other words, how they killed you.
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