webnovelfull Chapter 374: A Minority of Minorities
Chapter 374: A Minority of Minorities
The old lady also said: "After all, we have seen a lot of this kind of thing. When we were in our hometown, it was like this: we can help others, but when they are done, they may not remember us.
Even though they are fellow villagers and fled here together, the two families in front of us separated here together. Aren’t they hiding away from us now?
"Who can guess so accurately?"
What the old lady didn't say was: "It turns out that the master always said that this young man will definitely be good in the future. She also felt that since the young man helped the general to suppress the bandits, he would be promoted by others, so he might be right.
But now it seems that even if that general hadn't happened, perhaps he himself would have been fine in the future. Didn't he see what kind of situation his family had fallen into just after they settled down?
However, that young man has established a good relationship with the head of his village in such a short period of time. Don't listen to his modest words that they have a good relationship. It is just a good relationship. If it were that simple, could it help solve such a big problem?
I guess they are just like my master, and are very optimistic about the young man's character."
At this time, Mr. Meng's worried expression had disappeared, and he seemed to have been injected with a shot of cardiotonic, and he felt much better.
He smiled and nodded, saying: "Initially, I was attracted by his loyalty and righteousness, leading the entire village to escape famine without leaving anyone behind.
Another thing is his insight into the world and his knowledge of it.
And later, after entering the northern border, every team wanted to abandon their group, and the nephew behaved very appropriately, without any surprise, which showed that he had already understood the ins and outs of the matter.
This is what we call "being well versed in human nature and understanding the world"; a pure mind and clear eyes!"
Even the old official thought that although this young man was a scholar now, he would definitely be more than just a scholar in the future. Although the imperial examination system has not been restored yet, it is hard to say whether it can be restored in the future.
But a capable person, even if he is a scholar, can first become a legal advisor and then move up step by step.
Although the status of a legal advisor is special, he generally has no chance of promotion. When the official he follows is promoted, his position will also rise with him.
But in the end, most of them are still advisors, but they may change from the advisor of a county magistrate to the advisor of a prefect or a county governor.
But there are exceptions. There are also some who have moved up from being a legal advisor to a low-level official who "eats the emperor's food" and then climbed up step by step.
It is said that when the imperial court was still not torn apart, there was an adult who started out as a legal advisor and worked his way up to become a prefect.
Shen Zhiqiu, who was walking away, had no idea what Mr. Meng was thinking. Once he knew, he would definitely swear that he would never be a legal advisor.
The master's words sounded nice. In my previous life, I often saw on TV that the master's words were the confidant of the prefect or the county magistrate.
Although they are not on the staff, they help officials handle specific affairs, write documents, etc.
To put it bluntly, most of the county magistrates appointed by the imperial court were candidates for the imperial examinations, or some of them had connections. Although they could recite the Four Books and Five Classics and write good articles,
However, many people are not competent to handle unfamiliar local administrative affairs, and many know nothing about the specific matters.
In order to better handle local government affairs, these lowest-level local officials need to recruit advisors who are familiar with local social conditions and public opinion to assist them in handling government affairs and affairs.
In theory, this is a decent job, but as an official's confidant, you have to help the official deal with many private and shameful matters.
Not to mention anything else, just in TV dramas, how many legal advisors were either pushed out as scapegoats or silenced.
Of course, there are some unscrupulous advisers who also take advantage of the situation to plunder and embezzle money.
When it comes to corruption, he is even more ruthless than those corrupt county magistrates.
For example, Zhao Dezhu’s uncle was definitely not a good person, otherwise how could he not know that his nephew was using his reputation to do whatever he wanted in the county?
The two elders were chatting, and somehow, Mr. Meng asked Mrs. Meng to call all the children in.
After a while, a group of people stood in the room.
The old man did not hide the fact that he was moving from his two new daughters-in-law, but he hoped that they would keep it a secret for the time being.
Neither of these two daughters-in-law are from Shili Village, but they also have relatives in Shili Village.
They are from the neighboring Green Willow Village. As the name suggests, there are many trees in the village, with willows everywhere.
Throughout Kyoto, the unique willow weaving of Green Willow Village is very famous. In addition to farming, every household in the village weaves various willow boxes, baskets, measure, bucket, winnowing baskets, baskets and other items at home.
The conditions are good, and the two daughters-in-law are well-educated and have received education. After marrying into the Meng family, they get along very well with their three sisters-in-law and one sister-in-law. Naturally, they will not tell others about their family affairs.
Mr. Meng also saw through the character of his two younger daughters-in-law, so he told them everything without hiding anything.
He also told his sons, "From now on, Shen Zhiqiu is our family's benefactor. Don't be ungrateful, or you won't be able to close your eyes even after the old man dies."
His four sons also looked serious, with red eyes, and nodded firmly.
Thinking of something else, Mr. Meng reminded him, "Before, we should not tell those people about what we found out with our money, so as to avoid making them upset."
His four sons continued to nod.
What is it about?
This old man spent a lot of money to get the information. The city in their hometown, which is close to the city under the jurisdiction of Prince Yan, has now been replaced by soldiers from Prince Nanyue.
This means that our hometown has been occupied without any battle, and I heard that the road that must be passed is heavily guarded.
Not only is Nanyue heavily guarded, but Prince Yan's side is also heavily guarded.
The news we got was that those rich and capable people in their hometown who had received the news early on all fled.
There are also some, especially those holding high official positions, who did not dare to flee at first, but later could not flee anymore, and now are being held captive.
The people who did not flee were not allowed to use any excuses to leave the city or visit relatives, nor were they allowed to exchange any letters. Moreover, conscription was even more severe than before.
However, if you have money and surplus food, you can buy a place to avoid conscription, but it is very expensive. Even those high-ranking officials in the past could not afford to buy a few places due to their family wealth.
Moreover, those loyal ministers under King Lin were not given any chance to buy a place at all. All their money and property were confiscated, and the male members were sent to serve as soldiers. If there was a war, they would be the first to go out and take the bullets and arrows.
Also, none of the princes who were involved in internal strife in their prince's family survived.
Hey, what's the fuss about? If they hadn't started a fight among themselves at the beginning, and had carried out conscription according to the regulations, instead of forcing people like this, maybe they could have kept their own piece of land.
After all, who would want to flee famine and seek refuge with others when you can live a stable life in your hometown?
Just like the situation their family is in now, you can tell what other families who fled famine will encounter in the future without much thought. People like Shen Zhiqiu and his group are definitely a minority among the minority.