In the bamboo forest in the backyard, Wang Zhong is holding a four-foot-long green steel sword. The little girl Wang Qianer next to him is holding a short sword that Wang Zhong personally cut from the old bamboo dried for a year on Xiaozhu Mountain.

, following Wang Zhong as he performed sword moves.

It is not an internal training method that stretches muscles and bones, nor is it a sharp and concise killing technique. It is just a beautiful display. However, it has a good effect on exercising and strengthening the body. The most important thing is dance.

The result is very beautiful.

One day after drinking, Wang Zhong got excited and danced wildly in the garden with his sword. When Wang Qian'er saw her, she immediately pestered Wang Zhong to learn some beautiful sword skills, and Wang Zhong made the bamboo sword for her with his own hands.

Lao Yutou suddenly ran over and said, "Sir, Second Master Sheng is here!"

"Please come here, Zecheng, and ask someone to bring you some tea and snacks!" Wang Jian nodded.

"No!" Yu Chuer took the order and left.

Not long after, Changbai, dressed in a moon-white gown, arrived at the edge of the bamboo forest.

Today, the side of the bamboo forest has been transformed into a martial arts arena by Wang Zhong. The ground is paved with blue bricks within a radius of about ten feet, and there are ditches around it. The rest is the land that has been smoothed and compacted with wooden mallets and stones.

"Zihou is good at swordsmanship!" Seeing Wang Zhong dancing with his sword in the field, Chang Bai stopped on the sidelines and waited for Wang Zhong to finish his swordsmanship, then clapped his hands and applauded.

Wang Zhong put away his sword and stood up, letting Wang Qian'er practice by herself first, while he walked up to Chang Bai, handed the long sword to Yu Chuer, and invited Chang Bai to sit down!

Yu Chu's second daughter-in-law also brought over freshly brewed tea, a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and a plate of mung bean cake.

Wang Zhong made a cup of tea for Chang Bai with his own hands and asked with a smile: "I heard that the Sheng family has been hosting flowing banquets and entertaining guests these past few days. Zicheng is not at home to entertain guests. How come you have time to come to my place?"

Hearing what Wang Zhong said, Chang Bai rubbed his nose in embarrassment: "Mother has the final say in matters at home. I came here first to thank Zi Hou. Without Zi Hou's guidance, Bai would have been able to explain the test this time.

I’m afraid I’ll miss it!”

Although the imperial examination method and the eight-legged method have not yet become popular, there is already a trend. The key points are actually not difficult. Even ordinary people can master it after one or two years of study, let alone someone like Changbai.

Those with good talents are limited by their age and experience. Although the articles are good, they still lack some experience.

Originally, according to Changbai's schedule, he didn't plan to take part in this provincial examination. However, he followed Wang Zhong and wrote articles for more than a year, and learned a lot of knowledge about farming, mulberry, water conservancy, and people's livelihood from Wang Zhong, so he thought about it.

Give it a try next time.

Unexpectedly, he passed it in one try. Although his ranking was only in the middle, Changbai was only fourteen this year, and a fourteen-year-old Juren was extremely rare even among the scholarly family of officials.

In the past few days, the Sheng family has been so crowded with guests that even the threshold has been trampled down. In the entire Yangzhou Prefecture, from the governor of the prefecture to the common people in Guizhou Province, no one knows that the Tongpan family has a talented young man who is only fourteen years old.

It hit the mark.

Some people have even begun to contact Wang Ruofu privately, planning to marry Chang Bai.

Even Wang Zhong, the seventeen-year-old Jieyuan, was overshadowed by Chang Bai.

Changbai said: "Originally, my father wanted to come to the door in person. However, my family has been busy these days. My father will soon go north to Tokyo to report to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He is unable to do anything, so he can only send Bai here. I hope you will forgive me!"

Wang Zhong did not greet Chang Bai politely, but asked directly: "Uncle is going north to Tokyo? When will he leave?"

Changbai said: "In ten days' time! My father knew that Zihou was going north this time, so he specially ordered me to come and invite him. He asked Zihou to stay for a few days, and after my father had finished handling the matters at hand, we would take a boat to go north together! I don't know. How about your kindness?"

"It would be an honor for me to go with my uncle!" Wang Chong said with a smile: "When I go to Tokyo, if I can have my uncle to look after me, I will definitely save a lot of trouble."

Changbai made a special trip to Xiaozhu Village just for this matter. The two agreed on a time and Wang Zhong stayed with Changbai for lunch.

Wang Zhong is not a pedantic person. Although he is not short of money, he can go north with Sheng Hong. With Sheng Hong's identity, he can save a lot of troubles that cannot be solved by money. Wang Zhong is naturally happy to do it.

Ten days of effort is neither long nor short.

In the past ten days, Wang Zhong has not been idle, and now the school in the village has already been set up. As long as the villagers of Baishui Village, or the children of workers working in Xiaozhu Village, do not need to pay tuition fees, they can Enter the school directly to study.

Wang Zhong stood outside the school with his hands clasped, looking at the children in the school who were listening to the lectures by the gentlemen, and nodded with satisfaction.

Nowadays, the school has three subjects: literature, martial arts, and mathematics. There are more than 40 students in total, ranging in age from seven to fifteen years old. They are divided into three classes according to age level, and three time periods are divided every day. , three private schools teach separately and staggeredly.

Liberal arts, as the name suggests, is responsible for enlightening children and teaching them literacy and writing. Martial arts is similar to physical education, teaching children to strengthen their bodies. As for mathematics, it is about mathematical calculations.

However, up to now, although the school has been established for nearly two years, and there are many smart students among the students, there are only two people who can successfully graduate from the school, and both of them majored in mathematics. Now one of them is in In the Wangjiang Tower in the city, one works as an accounting clerk, and one works in the oil mill, learning from the shopkeeper. After passing the apprenticeship period, one can become a steward or accountant. If he is a steward, his salary will start at least 800 yuan per month. If he is an accountant, he will earn at least 800 yuan per month. The month is at least two hundred articles long.

Moreover, there is an opportunity for a salary increase every year. If you perform meritorious service, in addition to actual material rewards, your salary will also increase accordingly.

As these two sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys went to work in Xiaozhuzhuang after studying, and received wages that were different from those of ordinary workers, the enthusiasm of the villagers and children was aroused.

Those who are unmotivated and playful will receive a stick education from their parents.

In particular, the teachers will regularly call the students' parents to the school to inform them of the students' recent learning status and performance in the school.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If you behave well, nothing will happen, but if there are those who are naughty, unwilling to make progress, and do not cherish opportunities, in addition to the punishment from the school teacher, they will definitely be punished when they return home. The last fat beating.

For those who refuse to change despite repeated admonitions, who are always cheating and slipping up and refusing to study, they will be expelled from the school after three admonitions.

In addition to the three subjects of liberal arts, martial arts, and mathematics, there are also night classes every night, specifically for those adults who are over fifteen years old, have joined the work, and are determined to learn to read, and teach them literacy and basic skills.

Arithmetic.

Wang Zhong is also planning to add two departments, namely agriculture and mulberry trees and water conservancy. Agriculture and mulberry trees can be said to be nothing more than farming, spinning, weaving, clothing making, and embroidery. Wang Zhong has entrusted Sheng Wei to help find a few outstanding people in this field.

The talented people came back to teach the female dolls in the village this knowledge.

It's just that the field of water conservancy is still at the stage of having ideas. It's not that Wang Zhong is unwilling to open it, it's just that he doesn't have the skills to do it, and he doesn't have the right talents.

There are not many people who are proficient in water conservancy, but in the south, with developed water systems, abundant rainfall, and frequent floods all year round, most of these talents have already been recruited by the officials, gentry and landlords.

Some of them are born into noble families and are not short of money.

In Xiaozhu Village, Mrs. Wang Li helped Wang Zhong pack his luggage and said with concern: "I heard that the winter in Tokyo is very cold. Uncle, please take care of yourself when you are here!"

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, it's not like I haven't been to Tokyo before." Wang Zhong next to him said with a smile. A few years ago, he followed Wang Erxi on a boat trip from south to north to do business. Tokyo Bianliang was the capital of the country.

Shan, with a population of over one million, is the most prosperous place in the world today. The goods he originally brought from Jiangnan were brought to Bianliang, Tokyo, for sale, and he earned the price difference.

"In previous years, my uncle came back before winter, but this year he has to spend the winter in Tokyo. How can it be the same!" Wang Li said.

Wang Zhongdao: "Sister-in-law, please relax, I will take good care of myself."

"Although Uncle Sheng is taking the lead in the cooperation between the cotton mill and the cloth mill, we can't just ignore it. We have to worry about my sister-in-law."

At the spinning mill and cloth mill, Wang Zhong originally wanted to sell the improved spinning machines and looms to Sheng Wei for a one-time deal, but Sheng Wei firmly disagreed and insisted on letting Wang Zhong get involved.

, Sheng Wei’s kindness made Wang Zhong reluctant to refuse, so he agreed.

The two agreed that Wang Zhong would be a technical investor, accounting for 10% of the dry shares. The Sheng family itself had a cloth mill and a yarn mill, but it was limited by technology and the output was not high.

The land is not large in scale.

But once Wang Zhongxin's spinning machines and looms came out, it was enough for Shengwei's spinning mills and cloth mills to increase the output of the spinning mills and cloth mills by several scales in a short period of time.

Sheng Wei was also well aware of his own family background. His cousin Sheng Hong was just a small sixth-rank Yangzhou magistrate. Although he had real power, it didn't matter which of the powerful gentry and wealthy people in the south of the Yangtze River was in the court.

Therefore, Sheng Wei and Wang Zhong coincided with each other, and both set their sights on the coarse cloth most commonly used by ordinary people.

The Sheng family has its own business and has long-term cooperation with Caobang, so there is no need to worry about sales.

"Uncle, please concentrate on preparing for the exam. I will take care of the matters at home for uncle!" Mrs. Wang Li paused as she packed her things. She looked at the person next to her who was standing behind the desk. She bowed slightly and picked up a pen to write on the bed.

Wang Zhong was swiping a brush on the open rice paper, with a strange color flashing in his eyes.

In the evening, Wang Zhong, Wang Li, and their niece Wang Qianer sat at the dinner table.

On the table are meals cooked by Wang Li himself.

"In a few days, my uncle will leave for the north, and I don't know when he will be able to return!" Mrs. Wang Li seemed to be pretending, and her expression was a bit unnatural.

"Yes!" Speaking of this, Wang Zhong was also a little emotional. He looked at his little niece beside him and said: "After the examination, we still have to wait for the results to be released. If you are lucky enough to win, there will be another palace examination, and then there will be Qiong.

Lin Yan......"

If I am awarded an official position again and want to return to Yangzhou, I don’t know what year it will be!

The Song Dynasty clearly stipulated that officials sent abroad were not allowed to serve as officials in their original place of origin, and each term was only for two to three years. Even if they were re-elected, they could not serve more than three terms at most.

But in fact, those who can be re-elected can only serve two terms at most, and then they will be transferred, either to Beijing or to other places.

After Wang Li was silent for a moment, she said: "Tokyo and Bianliang are not as good as Yangzhou. After my uncle goes, be careful."

Wang Zhong knew what Wang Li meant, so he smiled and said softly: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, no matter what happens, my first consideration will be to protect myself."

As he spoke and smiled, he raised his hand and rubbed Wang Qian'er's little head and said, "I want to come back to see my sister-in-law and Sister Qian!"

"Third uncle, can I go to Tokyo with you?" Wang Qier looked at Wang Zhong and asked innocently, her black and white eyes full of expectation.

Wang Zhong said with a smile: "Then we have to wait for Third Uncle to settle down first before we can pick up Sister Qian and sister-in-law! Otherwise, we didn't even have a place to live in the past, so we had to live in an inn, which was very inconvenient.

of!"

Wang Qier asked: "Then when will the third uncle settle down and pick me up to go to Tokyo with my mother-in-law?"

"It depends on when Sister Qian masters the Feihua Sword Technique and can memorize the Three Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames and The Poems of Thousands of Families!"

"Ah?" Wang Qier's little face, which was originally full of expectation, immediately wrinkled into a little bitter gourd.

The Feihua Sword Technique is pretty good. The little girl has a good talent. She has already memorized all the moves. The only thing left is proficiency. The Three Character Classic and Hundred Family Surnames are easy to say. Although the little girl is forgetful,

But it's enough to memorize it a few times, but the difficulty of "Poems of a Thousand Families" suddenly increased a lot, and the little girl has only memorized a few poems now.

"My sister Qian is so smart. As long as she is willing to work hard, she will be able to memorize it sooner or later!" Wang Zhong comforted the little girl while rubbing her head.

"Okay!" Although she was a little reluctant, the little girl was not the kind of person who would act recklessly and never give up if she didn't get what she wanted.

It was night, Wang Zhong was reading in the study, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
To be continued...