Gu Qing did not expect to pass the scientific examination and help Song Gensheng become an official. This was too unrealistic.

In the early Tang Dynasty, scholars who wanted to become officials needed to be recommended by family members. After gaining fame, they became officials by applying for bank certificates from powerful families. This resulted in the officialdom in the early Tang Dynasty being mostly composed of members of family members, either from this family or from that family.

Even Emperors Taizong and Gaozong had to be wary of the clan.

Later, Wu Zetian became emperor. This strange woman was quite courageous. She recruited young people from poor families to serve as officials, vigorously promoted scientific examinations, and suppressed the arrogance of various powerful families. Under her rule, the power of the powerful families was greatly weakened by her, and the Central Committee of the Tang Dynasty

The imperial court was finally able to hold the power of the world tightly in its hands, achieving the effect of the imperial court controlling the local areas like an arm.

When the emperor Li Longji was able to create the prosperous age of Kaiyuan after he ascended the throne, his own hard work was certainly one of the reasons. Another reason was naturally that his predecessors cleared the obstacles for him and laid the foundation for the prosperous age.

The scientific examination has now become the main way to become an official in the Tang Dynasty, which is very difficult for Song Gensheng.

He is a scholar, but he has not read that many books. If he wants to be an official, he can only start from the basic parts. To be honest, Gu Qing does not have much confidence in him, so he plans to raise a few alts, which may be used one day.

Well, after all, if you build a village school and hire teachers, teaching one person is still teaching, and teaching a group is still teaching.

Regarding the matter of setting up a village school, Gu Qing has no utilitarian mentality. Even the purpose of this matter is not clear to him. Since he regards Shiqiao Village as his hometown, he will build bridges, pave roads and run schools in his hometown when he gets rich.

, are all due meanings. If future generations can remember their good deeds, their efforts will not be in vain. If future generations forget, it doesn’t matter. Just treat it as money thrown into the water and listen to the sound.

Song Gensheng's executive ability was still very good. The next day, he and Feng Aweng summoned the young people in the village and the craftsmen of the porcelain kiln. After everyone discussed it, they decided to build a school in an open space on the west side of the village. Anyone in the family who is willing to study will

All children can be sent here, and they will not be restrained for cultivation.

The news quickly spread throughout the village. The villagers were excited.

In the afternoon, Gu Qing lay at home and took a nap. One after another, villagers came to visit. Knowing that Gu Qing had a bad temper before and after going to bed, the villagers waited outside the gate in silence, waiting for Gu Qing to wake up.

After Gu Qing woke up and yawned, he walked out of the door. He saw many villagers standing in the dark outside the door. He couldn't help but be shocked. He quickly reflected on whether he had owed the villagers wages recently, and then reflected on whether he had done anything outrageous recently. The villagers

To overthrow him as the village bully.

Then Gu Qing realized that there was none. The person in the whole village who thought the worst about him was probably himself.

There were not many polite words, and the villagers carried meager gifts, some with their own children, and some with orphans without parents, and thanked Gu Qing one after another for running a village school and allowing the children in the village to study.

Studying is a big deal in this era, especially in remote mountain villages. It is an honor for the ancestors to have a scholar in a village. Let all the children in the village study. Gu Qing personally pays for the expenses of the village school. This is better than building a bridge.

To pave the way for greater merit, scholars and illiterates, whether poor or rich, are already two completely different classes in terms of status.

The villagers' gratitude to Gu Qing comes from the bottom of their hearts. In this barren mountain village, Gu Qing built a magical ladder for them. That ladder can reach the sky. Whether anyone can climb it in the future is the fate of future generations.

, but the person who built the ladder really needs to be thanked.

Feng Aweng's eyes were red, he patted Gu Qing's shoulder and sighed: "Good baby, really good baby, the village owes you a lot these years, not only do you not hold grudges, but you have also done so many good things for your neighbors, Shi Qiao

The village is extremely lucky to have you."

Gu Qing's attitude was very indifferent. After all, it was too easy to make money. Just open a cheat and the money would come in a steady stream, so he didn't care about spending the money.

"Fon Avondo will keep an eye on it and let the children in the village study hard. If they can get the top prize in the future, my efforts will be considered in vain."

Feng Aweng patted his chest and said: "It's such a precious opportunity given to the old man. If they don't know how to make progress, it won't be unfair to break their legs."

Gu Qing looked around at the villagers and asked, "Are all the children in the village coming to study?"

Feng Aweng smiled bitterly: "Not necessarily. There are always some who don't want to study. They are not born with the right material. I can't do anything about them."

Gu Qing said calmly: "Don't force it. If you can study, it's good. If you don't want to study, no one will force them."

Feng Aweng added: "By the way, the craftsman of the porcelain kiln said this morning that someone was found moving in the woods outside the kiln, sneaking into our porcelain kiln. I need to tell you about this and take precautions as soon as possible."

Gu Qing frowned: "Why is it not over? I just opened a porcelain kiln, how many people are jealous? If you are jealous, just open one yourself."

Feng Aweng shook his head and said: "People in other villages say that the porcelain embryos produced by our porcelain kiln are so good that no one in the Tang Dynasty can bake them. There must be a secret recipe. Even if they open a porcelain kiln by themselves, without a secret recipe, the results will not be the same.

It’s an ordinary item, I’m afraid it won’t be sold.”

Gu Qing thought for a while and said: "Those children in the village who don't want to study can't be idle. Find two young and strong men to lead them and let them patrol around the porcelain kiln day and night. If they have nothing to do, they can work hard. There are many veterans in the village.

The elders have free time to teach them martial arts, so that they can cope with whatever happens in the future."

Feng Aweng said with a smile: "Leave it to me to teach the children. If I hadn't broken my leg in the battle with Tubo, I might have been burned for a long time. Although the old man is a cripple, he still hasn't left behind his killing skills.

It’s enough to teach those kids.”

Sighing, Feng Aweng said: "Thanks to the porcelain kiln you opened, the village finally got such a good atmosphere. The porcelain kiln is the foundation of our village. We must not be careless. If the secret recipe is lost, our village will be hungry again."

In those days when you can’t wear warm clothes and you’re used to eating meat, I’ll teach you how to live a life of eating wild vegetables again, and don’t walk backwards.”

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Zhang Huaiyu is very mysterious. Gu Qing sometimes sees her in the village every day. She is still dressed in snow-white, with an indifferent and lazy expression. She is doing nothing in the village like a homeless person. But sometimes he can't see her for several days, and he doesn't know where she has gone.

Every time I see her, she always holds a wine jar in her hand, and from time to time she raises her head to take a sip of wine. It seems that she has a good capacity for drinking, and she doesn't even see her face turn red even after finishing the jar of wine.

The iron pot at home was smashed by her, so Gu Qing had to ask a salesman to go to Qingcheng County to order another one. After the custom-made iron pot was delivered, Zhang Huaiyu stayed in the village most of the time and rarely saw her going out.

Then Zhang Huaiyu asked Gu Qing to cook braised fish for her every day. The taste should be strong and the soup should be thick. One fish would be enough for her to eat three bowls of rice and drink a jar of wine.

Sometimes Zhang Huaiyu would go to the stone pond at the back of the village. When he came back, he would often carry a few fish that were still alive. After entering Gu Qing's house, he would throw the fish into the water tank, and then look at them expectantly.

he.

This woman is really like a cat. She is arrogant and indifferent when she is full. When she is hungry, she not only eats fish, but also takes the initiative to find fish for him.
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