Chapter 372: Being a good person comes first, learning comes second. Some time ago, Zuo...
Some time ago, Zuo Xiang and his men came to visit him personally. They had no other purpose than to ask Xu Yunfan whether the examination system for students wanting to enter the Imperial College would remain the same after his reforms. Qi Xiu Ze and his men currently only had the title of Juren, so naturally they had to take a higher examination.
Otherwise, how will these people, who are neither good at literature nor martial arts, survive in the future?
Xu Yunfan laughed. "Hey, my brothers-in-law are a bit disappointing. They have to take exams to get into the Imperial College. If they were half as good as me, the Imperial College teachers would come to them and ask them to enroll."
Xiao Hengzhi: "...Didn't you just say that people like you are rare in the world? Isn't it time for the Imperial College to recruit students?"
Not everyone can be as shameless as Xu Yunfan. People like him are indeed rare in the world.
Some time ago, Xu Yunfan was a new official who made three major moves upon taking office. He fired several teachers in the Imperial College. He also fired a group of students who had relied on their parents' backdoors to get in, did not study hard, and were thinking about forming cliques all day long. Although three of the four young masters of Wenjie were still there, Xu Yunfan scolded them in front of all the students in the Imperial College in a sarcastic tone.
The Imperial College is a place for students to study, and of course, it is also a place for students to make friends. There is nothing wrong with students being friends with anyone, but if anyone dares to form gangs and commit violence against other students on campus, well, no matter if you are a Juren or a Wenquxing, you will be kicked out.
No matter how good your knowledge is, Xu Yunfan doesn't care if you have bad character.
Xu Yunfan, who firmly resists campus violence, believes that being a good person comes first, and studying comes second. If one cannot even be a good person, no matter how much one studies, when he becomes an official in the future, he will bring suffering to the people.
If the rectification had not taken place, Xu Yunfan would not have known that all the students in the Imperial College were children of officials and rich people, and there was not a single student from a poor family.
How is this possible?
After some inquiries, Xu Yunfan found out that the poor students were isolated and targeted by the teachers. He could not stay there any longer and had to find another way out.
Not all students can have the courage of Jing Mingze. Jing Mingze was not a rich second-generation back then, and it was difficult for him to make ends meet in the Imperial College. Now he holds a high position, but when talking about the days when he studied in the Imperial College, he still doesn't want to reminisce too much.
The harm caused by campus violence to a student may last a lifetime. Xu Yunfan was furious and immediately expelled a group of arrogant students.
Well, this time, Xu Yunfan has offended a group of people again.
The Imperial College had just had a group of students expelled, and it was in need of an infusion of fresh blood. Xu Yunfan felt overwhelmed, "Yes, it's time to enroll students."
Damn, it’s not easy to be a chief priest. I have to be busy with everything.
"Father, you said I should do the work of two people. This... is actually very inappropriate. Wanting a horse to run fast without giving it grass to eat is unwise, don't you agree?"
When Xu Yunfan called his father, it was probably up to no good. Xiao Hengzhi asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"
"Father, we are all one family. We are half brother and half son, right? Your son works like a slave for others, doing two jobs, but only gets one monthly allowance. Is that right? Shouldn't you fight for your son?"
Xiao Hengzhi really wanted to knock Xu Yunfan on the forehead, "You kid, why are you thinking about such a small thing? What a waste!"
"What do you mean by 'remembering'? What's wrong with me being 'remembering'? That's what I deserve, father-in-law. That's the monthly allowance I deserve based on my own abilities. I don't like hearing you talk like that."
Xu Yunfan was not convinced. A penny is still money. How much is the monthly allowance of the chief priest? That is how many meat buns he can buy. Xiao Hengzhi is a typical example of someone who doesn't know what it means to be in trouble for a penny.
Back then, in order to earn that little money, he sold food at the entrance of the academy every day. It was so hot, but how much did he earn in a day?
Even if the monthly salary from the chief priest did not go into his pocket, he could use it as living expenses for the children in the orphanage. It would be a waste not to take it. What's more, this was what he deserved, so there was no reason for him not to take it.
Xiao Hengzhi shook his head and sighed, "You kid, you're now juggling two jobs. Just the school business alone will be enough for you to earn in the future. Besides, even if you have the ability to clone yourself, how can you still attend court while you're busy with Imperial College affairs? You're a human being, not a superhuman. How can you have the nerve to take two monthly payments?"
Xu Yunfan: “…”
Xu Yunfan blinked and immediately understood what Xiao Hengzhi meant. So, Xiao Hengzhi meant that although he held two positions, as long as he operated them properly, he was doing the work of an official.
Hey, this father-in-law is pretty good. He still has some humanity and knows how to remind him of these things.
Xu Yunfan was delighted. In that case, he could just give up the monthly allowance for the chief priest, but he still had to fight for the official land that a third-rank official was entitled to.
Xiao Hengzhi knew that Xu Yunfan needed land. No matter how much land Xu Yunfan had, he could hire people to plant it. This year, Xu Yunfan asked people to plant hundreds of acres of beetroots. He originally thought that it was too much, but when the sugar was sold to neighboring countries, the sugar produced by hundreds of acres of beetroots was still too little and was not enough to sell.
"I'll fight for the official farmland for you. That's dozens of acres. What do you plan to plant with it?" Xiao Hengzhi asked. "Then I can have a deeper conversation with His Majesty."
Once the negotiation is completed, maybe Fu Qingyu can give a few more acres.
Last year, Xu Yunfan asked Qin Run to hire someone to plant cotton, but this stuff can only be planted once a year. After the New Year this year, Qin Run listened to Xu Yunfan and hired someone to plant more than a hundred acres of mulberry leaves, and also hired someone to build a silkworm house. Since April, the silkworm house has harvested nearly a thousand kilograms of silk cocoons every month, and these cocoons are then sent to the factory for processing. Wow, even the two princes Xiao Heng and Fu Qingxu were jealous.
Others raise silkworms. How many kilograms of cocoons can they harvest from one acre of mulberry leaves in a month? How much can Xu Yunfan produce in a month by hiring someone to raise silkworms?
The gap between the two is completely incomparable.
Xu Yunfan is a guy who loves to give advice, but when it comes to implementation, he does nothing. However, he does nothing and just gives the development direction, and Qin Run can make a fortune.
Xiao Heng had just visited the silkworm house some time ago. Wow, those silkworms were white and plump, and they ate mulberry leaves very voraciously. As soon as he stood in the house, he could hear the rustling sound.
"Why, do you still want to raise silkworms? By the way, have you visited the silkworm house?"
"Father-in-law, you know I don't like those things. I've already given them the silkworm raising manual and asked Qin Run to train them. It's just silkworm raising. Do you need a big boss like me to personally check it out? I'm very busy."
Oh, Xiao Hengzhi remembered that his brother-in-law had been frightened unconscious by insects twice.
"I've already raised enough silkworms. If I had land, I'd like to grow some other crops, but I don't have any land."
"It's just a small matter, your father-in-law will help you." Xiao Hengzhi could give up the monthly salary for Xu Yunfan, but he must have the land.
In mid-September, the scholars of the Hanlin Academy who were under Xu Yunfan's orders and were responsible for assisting Xu Yunfan in completing the enrollment of the Imperial College, set out from the capital with their examination papers, escorted by guards.
At the end of September, two hundred students who passed the examination went to Beijing, and Qi Xiu Ze and four others also successfully entered the Imperial College.
After Xu Yunfan's teaching, not only did the teachers feel more relaxed, but the students also felt much more relaxed.
In the past, a class would last half an hour, and students would shake their heads and nod around until they felt dizzy. Now it is different. The class will end after 25 minutes and a half and then take a 15-hour break. According to the class schedule, there are two periods of self-study time in the evening, which allows students to fill in the gaps.
The Imperial College issue was gradually getting on track. The ministers who initially opposed Xu Yunfan's proposal for reform were secretly waiting to see Xu Yunfan make a fool of himself.
However, the Imperial College today, whether it is the positive attitude of the students or the study atmosphere, is much better than before. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that both teachers and students like the Imperial College today better.
Now, these people had nothing else to say and could only try to get close to Xu Yunfan and see if they could get their boy into the Imperial College again.
Unfortunately, they were too optimistic. Xu Yunfan had expelled a student himself, and now he wanted to let him go back. Isn't that just slapping himself in the face?
What the hell are these people thinking? His Imperial College is a good place, how can he let these bad apples fall into it?
Xu Yunfan had everyone who came to his house and tried to bribe him driven out. He put his hands on his hips and said angrily, "Damn it! These people actually wanted to harm me. They really pissed me off. I'll beat the shit out of them."
Fang Zixi stood aside holding the child. Seeing Xu Yunfan's nostrils thickened with anger, she quickly persuaded him, "Okay, don't be angry anymore. It's not worth it."
Xu Yunfan said angrily, "These bastards are so self-righteous. If they really wanted to find a backdoor, they should have come in private. They came here in such a swaggering manner and took a carriage. Are they afraid that others will know about it? Today they come to my house, and tomorrow their son will appear in the Imperial College. Everyone in Dayan knows that I, the young master, have accepted bribes from them. I have no sincerity at all, and yet they still want me to do things for them. What a joke."
Fang Zixi: "...So, you really want to take it?"
Xu Yunfan: “…”
Shit, what the hell did he say?
Thousands of taels, it really makes me want to spend some.
But: "Brother Fang, what are you talking about? I am a very principled person. How could I possibly accept bribes? Those who know me know that I am the most honest and upright official."
Fang Zixi: “…”
If it weren't for the regretful look on your face, I would have almost believed it.
With Xiao Hengzhi's help, all the official land that a third-rank official should have been allocated to Xu Yunfan. Xu Yunfan was so happy that he couldn't see his eyebrows when holding the land deeds. That night, he directly offered a gift to the Buddha, "Run'er, look."
Xu Yunfan handed a stack of land deeds to Qin Run, who raised an eyebrow. "Where did you get so many land deeds? Who gave them to you?"
"It wasn't given to me by anyone. It was issued to me by the court. What's mine is yours. There are seventy acres of land here in total, and thirty acres of it is farmland. I've seen it, and it's all good land. Take it."
"Give it all to me?" Qin Run smiled. Outsiders would not know that Lord Xu, the second-rank junior teacher, was actually very poor. He only had a few dozen taels of pocket money a month, which was not enough to treat his colleagues to a meal. On weekdays, all the income from the factory and the food city was in Qin Run's name. Xu Yunfan did not take a penny. He took whatever Qin Run gave him.
Xu Yunfan curled his lips, "What else can I give it to if I don't give it to you? Or who do you want me to give it to?" Government land and fields are not allowed to be bought and sold privately. These things are useless in his hands. Xu Yunfan would not hide these things even if he wanted to hide his private money.
Qin Run said domineeringly: "Of course you have to give it to me. Your things can't be given to anyone else but me."
Xu Yunfan smiled. "That's it. You know what's going on in the fields. I can't handle it. The weather's been hot lately. Remember to tell everyone to rest when they need to. Don't let them get a heat stroke."
Qin Run had never raised silkworms, nor had he seen anyone else raise them. "I see. Oh, and there's a lot of silkworm droppings piled up in the silkworm house. What do we do with them? Will using them as fertilizer burn the roots?"
"Oh, those things can be used as fertilizer, and can also be used to make health pillows, but I won't use them. Others who are not afraid of insects can use them. This stuff has a lot of uses. You can have someone make a batch of pillows and try it out. If you can't sell them, just use it as fertilizer. You can even put it in the mulberry field. That stuff has been piled up for too long and it stinks."
After Xu Yunfan finished speaking, he thought of what Fang Zixi had said tonight, that the family had run out of milk powder. "The older our three children are, the more they drink. Go to the study tomorrow and get a few cans of milk powder to send to the two brothers-in-law. Then have someone send some to the orphanage, more. This stuff can be drunk by children as young as two or three. They're so skinny, it's heartbreaking to see them. We don't need this little milk powder at home."
"I know. My husband is the best." Qin Run kissed Xu Yunfan, "Husband, you are so good."
As soon as the milk powder was launched on the market, it became very popular. The reason was that boys were not like women who could breastfeed their children after giving birth. Children from well-off families could drink goat's milk or cow's milk, but usually they would start feeding them rice porridge after about two months.
It is different when using milk powder. Not only is it easy to prepare, but children are willing to drink it. At first, people did not believe that this flour-like thing could be as nutritious as goat milk. They gave it a try, and wow, in just one month, their children became plump and white after drinking it, and a big bowl of it was not enough for them to drink each time.
Later I found out that milk powder was actually invented by Mr. Xu and sold by Xiao Qin's family. Since Mr. Xu said that milk powder is good, it must be good. Mr. Xu said that he drank milk powder when he was a child and didn't stop until he was four years old.
So, is it because Lord Xu drinks too much milk powder that he is so smart?
Xu Yunfan denied this question immediately, but the people bought it so that their children and grandchildren could become the second Master Xu, no matter how much milk powder mattered.
There was not enough milk powder in the store to sell, but even so, Xu Yunfan was still thinking about sending it to the orphanage. Qin Run looked at Xu Yunfan and his heart softened.
Xu Yunfan was used to pushing things further. He leaned closer to Qin Run with his head tilted. "If you have something, you can't just talk about it. You have to show it with your actions. Run'er, hurry up and show your support."
"Bo~"
Qin Run's kiss was deliberately loud, with a smile in his eyes, "Does this mean it's okay, baby?"
"That's all right, of course. It would be even better if there were more people." Xu Yunfan was very satisfied. "By the way, Yun Shen came to see you today, didn't he?"
"Well," Qin Run was a little confused when talking about Jiang Yunshen. "Grandpa meant to arrange the marriage between Uncle and Yunshen after he recognized his ancestral roots. However, Master Jiang seemed to be having second thoughts and didn't agree to the marriage."
Xu Yunfan was lying on the bed, wearing only a pair of shorts. He was carefree and shameless in front of Qin Run. "That's impossible. I saw that Lord Jiang didn't object on the day of Daddy's wedding. Lord Jiang didn't object when Uncle was still a military attendant of the Qin family. There's no reason for him to object after Uncle returned to the Qin family."
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