Chapter 440: The Way Out for Little People
"I want to go outside the city, just halfway up the mountain of Qingyuan Mountain, there is a place that is still flat. There is a spring flowing through it, it is clear and sweet, and it is good to build academy. This place should be in the hands of the government." In the past, Qingyuan Mountain was considered the property of the King of Jinjiang, and now it is owned by the yamen. Fang Hao did this just to ask Sun Yu to open a golden mouth, so the land deed would be easy to handle.
"You can give the land, the money must be paid, the price must be fair, do you know?" Now that the territory under the rule is getting bigger and bigger, Sun Yu has to abide by the rules in every move. If you want to be in a long-term state of peace, you can replace the rule of man.
The government asked them to build bridges and pay money. It was natural for them to take the land from the government.
"Don't worry, my teacher, the students can save you the money. As long as you agree to build a college for me, you will be able to." Fang Hao was envious of the land for a long time. The place was big enough and far away from the city, so he could just calm down and do research.
After a little flattening, you can plant some fruits and vegetables in front and after, or even build two pigpens to raise some livestock, which are excellent.
"Well, you go back to the governor Ye Heng, just say it's what I mean, and trade according to the market price." Sun Yu nodded. As long as the procedures are met, his students need to support them if they want to do big things.
"Please give the name to the academy!" Fang Hao stood up and saluted.
If the academy wants to succeed, it must be endorsed by Sun Yu, because the academy cannot promise them a good future, which will inevitably lead to outstanding students not willing to go to the academy to study science, but want to participate in the imperial examination.
"That's called Mid-mountain Academy of Sciences." Sun Yu decided to distinguish it from ordinary academies so as not to have any shortcuts in coming in and destroy the atmosphere.
Wu Sheng, the ordinary sword and shield master in the South Vietnamese imperial guard who had just been incorporated, is now in confusion. All their leaders were sent to Fuzhou to build roads, and all the remaining ordinary soldiers were disrupted and joined the regiments.
Looking around, there were soldiers of loyal and brave soldiers around him. Even if you could hear from your accent, the South Vietnamese Imperial Army, who was also recruited, did not dare to speak much. Who knew how that person thought.
He had received new supplies, two sets of clothes and boots, a set of bedding, various daily necessities, and even his weapons were replaced with the latest long sword.
Except for the armor style on his body that was slightly different from that of the Loyal and Brave Army, no one could recognize his identity as a surrendered soldier.
"Let's go, go, go, dinner is on, line up!" Hu Laowu shouted at the top of his voice.
"Xiao Wu, where is your meal basin? Go together." Hu Laowu patted Wu Sheng on the shoulder. He was once more in opposition, but now he is his own brother.
Hu Laowu used to be a soldier under Chen Hong's command. After becoming a prisoner, he realized that the treatment of the Zhongyong Army was really good, so he worked hard here.
When I attacked Fuzhou, I performed well and was promoted one level, so the treatment would be even better. In another two years, it would be enough to go home and renovate the old house.
The habit of the loyal and brave army was basically brought back to the tent of their own team to form a circle, and Hu Laowu and the others were no exception.
"Xiao Wu, why are you always frowning?" Everyone always chats and fucks while eating, but Xiao Wu doesn't say a word, but she is a little out of place.
"I, I'm scared!" Wu Sheng sighed. The meal was good, but he had a bad appetite. When he thought of his hometown he might never go back to, he always felt a hamstring in his heart.
I have to panic.
His hometown is Chuzhou, a place with beautiful mountains and rivers. There are parents who gave birth to him, younger brothers and sisters who always follow him, and his favorite younger sister Ayou.
Chuzhou has many mountains and few lands. Wu Sheng's family has only six acres of mountainous land. Because of the shortage of water, the output depends basically on the weather. In addition to the output in the land, his parents also had to work for the landlord's family. During the slack season, they went to the mountain to steal some bamboo and make some baskets to sell. As for why they were stealing, because if they were discovered by the government, they would have to pay money, and they would not make any money at all.
Wu Sheng grew up a little, and the younger sister next door A You also became beautiful. Wu Sheng knew that A You's parents would definitely not agree to the conditions of his family.
"Xiao You, I'm leaving!" Wu Sheng remembered that after the autumn harvest of the previous year, he carried dry food and prepared to leave his hometown. Before leaving, he said goodbye to Xiao You at the entrance of the village.
"Brother Wu, where are you going?" Xiaoyou glanced at her parents in the distance. Since she learned that her daughter had fallen in love with the eldest son of the old Wu family in the same village, his parents easily refused to let her go out alone, so as not to ruin her reputation.
This is also because the boss of the Wu family is leaving, and because the boy is quite sensible, he gives them a chance to say goodbye alone.
"Hangzhou, the imperial guards come to the county to recruit people, I'll pass." Wu Sheng tightly held the bamboo stick in his hand. How hoped he could take Xiao You with him, but he knew that this was impossible.
Once Xiao You's parents report to the official position, he will be doomed and will drag down his parents and younger brothers and sisters at home.
"Brother Wu, I, I will miss you." Tears fell from the corners of Xiaoyou's eyes. This was the most passionate love word she could say.
"I, Xiaoyou, I want to make a future. Even if I don't have the best, I have to earn some money back. I'll come to your house to propose marriage in a blatant manner!" Wu Sheng raised his head and mustered up the courage. This sentence had been held in his heart before. Because he didn't know whether he could make a future or money, or even whether he could return to his hometown, it was all suspense.
"Brother Wu, these are not important. You must be well and come back alive!" Xiaoyou could no longer hold back, and tears surged out. Even if they couldn't be together, she hoped that Brother Wu could live well.
Even if she is a woman in the mountain village, she knows that the future of the army will be to use her life to gain a fortune.
"Xiao You, wait for me for three years, and in three years, I will definitely come back to marry you!" Wu Shengyouxin reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, but when he thought that doing so would ruin her reputation, he finally held back, suppressed his reluctance in his heart, and turned around and left.
"Brother Wu, this is the purse I embroidered, you can take it with you!" Looking at Wu Sheng who turned around, Xiao You suddenly took out a purse from his arms, with a pair of lotus flowers embroidered on it. This was embroidered quietly by her parents on her back.
"Xiao You, I can't accept it." Wu Sheng took the purse, and there were obviously more than a dozen copper coins in it. I don't know how Xiao You saved it.
"You have taken it away. You always have to spend money when you go out. I'm at home, and I don't have to worry about food and drink. I just hope you can come back early." Xiao You moved a step aside, rejecting Wu Sheng's attempt to hand back his purse, and blocking the eyes of his parents behind him.
"Wait for me!" Wu Sheng turned around and stuffed his purse into his arms. The beauty was so kind that he could not repay him.
Since then, Wu Sheng has never seen Xiao You again. He has saved some military pay, because the deduction is much less than he expected.
Later, Luo Jixing went south to Fuzhou, but was defeated repeatedly. There was no reward for silver. The military pay was owed for two months and he eventually became a prisoner.
It has been less than a year since his three-year agreement with Xiao You. Now he has no home to go back. Who should I tell you about this pain?
"What are we afraid of? When we join the army, we are just going to gain a future. If you are really afraid, it would be better to go to the rear to build roads at that time." Hu Laowu thought he was afraid of death, so he patted his shoulder to enlighten him. He said at that time that he would not force them to join the Loyal and Brave Army. He just had to go to the rear to serve for three years of labor and be free.
"Hey, it's not that he is afraid of death, it's that he is afraid that he can't go home." Wu Sheng mustered up the courage. He thought that Mr. Hu was still good, and being able to join the army under him was a good choice.
"Go home? Believe me, you will definitely go back." Hu Laowu patted his shoulder. It turned out that he missed home. In theory, when he was a prisoner, he also missed home.
"Really? How to go back?" Wu Sheng's face was full of surprises. Although he knew that the money he sent back was not enough to live a decent life, as long as he could go back, he would have a salary here. Even if it was half, it was not much worse than before. It was paid here.
"How can I go back? When the Duke of the State defeats them, where can you go?" Mr. Hu blindly trusted Sun Yu, and there was no possibility of defeat at all. He would take them all the way to Hangzhou.
"This, this..." Wu Sheng didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.
If the Loyal and Brave Army really won consecutive battles, he would naturally be able to go home, but Nanyue was his mother country after all, and he felt quite uncomfortable if he was defeated like this.
When he thought that his hometown Chuzhou might also fall into war, he felt even more unbearable and full of contradictions.
"How can the world be ruled without experiencing chaos? Just like in Fuzhou, when the Duke of the State first came, it was a chaotic period. But now, living and working in peace and life are getting better and better, much better than before. The temporary pain is worth it, and our loyal and brave army never kills indiscriminately." The loyal and brave army maintained the tradition of learning. When Hu Laowu said that, he was also very wise, and Wu Sheng was stunned.
"Head, you know so much." Wu Sheng admired Hu Laowu from the bottom of his heart. He had been in the South Vietnamese imperial guards for so long, but how could he understand these things? He could only follow orders.
"Where is it? Among the loyal and brave army, this is the lowest level. There will be a class tonight. Let's go to the class together. Will you be able to read?" Old Wu said. Xiao Wu was obviously a little different. In two days, he will be able to integrate into this group.
"In class? I can read very few words." Wu Sheng shook his head. His family had no conditions to send him to school. Later, in the imperial guards, there was a robe who knew some words, but not many. He pestered the other party and learned some, less than a hundred, but it was better than blindness.
Chapter completed!