My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 655 Private School Closed
Mo Qing frowned and left Wujiazhai, his shadow stretched long under the setting sun.

Originally, Mo Qing's life was quite smooth during this period. After he handed over the family business to his wife Wu Shanniang, he also concentrated on taking the exam to enter the Yamen. As expected, he successfully entered the Jinjing County Yamen. The housekeeper served as a clerk, responsible for counting taxes, copying account books and other matters.

There are three classes and six offices in the county government office. The household office, like the household department, is responsible for household registration and finance. Although it is not as powerful as the official office, it is still an important organization in the government office.

The most important thing is that Secretary Li above Mo Qing is old and probably won’t be able to work for a few more years. Once he retires, he will be active again. With his ability, he is likely to take over as Secretary. They are all under his control, and maybe it will be possible to transfer from official to official in the future.

Therefore, Mo Qing was also very proud during this period. He was generous with money and good at communication. Therefore, he quickly became involved with his colleagues in the yamen. He could talk to each other at all levels. Even the county magistrate praised him for his work as a magistrate. serious.

But today Wu Laohu suddenly asked Mo Qing to come over and told him something difficult.

It turns out that Mo Qing came forward and asked Wujiazhai and the neighboring village to hire a private tutor, and the children in the two villages also studied with the tutor.

Everything was fine at first, but I didn't expect that just some time ago, the private school teacher refunded the money and said that he could no longer teach because of something. As a result, the children in two villages suddenly dropped out of school.

Wu Laohu had been hoping that the children in the village would have some scholars. He had just recognized a few words, but the private school was gone. So he was very anxious, so he invited his son-in-law to help him think of a solution.

If it were other matters, Mo Qing wouldn't dare to say that he would be able to help 100%. At least he could use his connections with the yamen to say a few words. But this time, the incident was too sudden. The good private school disappeared all of a sudden. It is impossible to conjure a private school out of thin air.

"It's hard to hire a private school teacher. I heard that the price has increased again now. If it doesn't work, I can only ask someone to go to Beizheng Port and ask if there is anyone who has studied and just came to Dahan?"

Mo Qing whispered to himself at this time.

After the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, people from the Ming Dynasty came to Han in an endless stream. Although it was not as large as large-scale immigration, it was better than stability. New immigrants would arrive almost every month.

These immigrants either go to Lion Harbor or come to Xijing. Those who come to Xijing will disembark at Beizheng Port. After these people arrive, although the court allocates fields, some people are not willing to farm, such as those who cannot lift, Scholars who cannot carry it on their shoulders, so they are more willing to rent out the land and find a job to make a living.

Of course, those who have studied are generally high-spirited, and most of them come here to become officials. There are very few people who are willing to teach, and it is difficult to find them even if they offer high prices, so Mo Qing can only try his luck.

When I got home, I saw Wu Shanniang settling accounts. There was a tall and tall young man next to her. When she saw Mo Qing coming back, she immediately saluted: "Father!"

This young man is the son of Wu Shanniang and her deceased husband. After his mother remarried, he changed his name to Mo Chi and is now learning business from Wu Shanniang.

"How have you learned from your mother? Have you learned how to settle accounts?"

Mo Qing asked the stepson with a smile. Although he was not his biological son, since he followed Mo Qing's surname, he always regarded him as his own. Mo Chi had followed him before, and it was not until he entered the Yamen that Mo Chi Start following Wu Shanniang.

"It's not difficult to settle accounts. I've learned how to do it. It's just that my mother is afraid that I will make a mistake and doesn't dare to let me get started."

Mo Chi answered truthfully.

"Nonsense, you are so careless, what if your calculation is wrong?"

However, Wu Shanniang raised her eyes and glared at her son. In her eyes, her son was still a child who had not grown up, so she naturally did not feel comfortable leaving matters to him.

"You, you have to let go when it's time to let go. Chi'er is already an adult. If it weren't for the court's rule that no marriage should be allowed before eighteen, I'm afraid Chi'er would have become a father by now!"

Mo Qing smiled at his wife.

The Han Dynasty stipulated that men and women must be over eighteen years old to get married. This rule was insisted on by Zhu Zhanhe.It is said that the Han Dynasty encourages childbirth. In the eyes of ordinary people, the sooner you get married, the better. However, Zhu Zhanhe knew very well that a woman's body is not fully developed before she is eighteen, and if she becomes pregnant, it can easily cause accidents such as dystocia.

In fact, among the people of the Ming Dynasty, giving birth to a woman was regarded as entering the "ghost gate". If you are not careful, you may kill two people. The main reason is that a woman gets married too early, which leads to a high risk of childbirth. Even if the child is successful, she may die. Damage a woman's reproductive system, causing difficulty in getting pregnant in the future and other conditions.

As the saying goes, sharpening a knife does not waste time chopping firewood, so Zhu Zhanhe decided to put an end to early marriage and stipulate that people can only get married after eighteen years. This way, even if they give birth a few years later, it can greatly improve the survival rate of mother and child, and it will be easier to have two children in the future. The effect of having three children or three children is much better than blindly marrying at an early age.

"Okay, I will find something for Chi'er to do tomorrow. It won't be too late to let him go after seeing his performance."

After hearing what her husband said, Wu Shanniang finally relaxed and said, which made Mo Chi next to her also clapped her hands excitedly. He was so old and could finally do something practical.

"By the way, what is my dad doing with you today?"

Wu Shanniang put down the account book in her hand and then asked Mo Qing.

"There is a problem at the private school. My father-in-law wants to discuss it with me..."

Mo Qing didn't hide anything and immediately told the story about the private school.

Unexpectedly, after Wu Shanniang heard this, she suddenly said in surprise: "Why do so many private school teachers not teach students?"

"What do you mean, the private school teacher doesn't teach students anymore?"

Mo Qing was stunned and then asked.

"Yes, I went to the store today and heard from the store clerk that several famous private school teachers in the city suddenly closed down their private schools, and now many children in the city have not gone to school."

Wu Shanniang replied immediately.

"I've also heard that those private school teachers who taught well suddenly said they didn't want to teach anymore, and the money was refunded. It seemed like they had a better place to go!"

Mo Chi next to him also interjected at this time.

"This is strange. One or two can be said to be a coincidence, but so many private schools have suddenly closed. This is not normal!"

Mo Qing was very shrewd and immediately noticed something was wrong.

"Father, are the yamen recruiting people again? I heard that many people are trying to get into the yamen. In comparison, no matter how high the income of a private school teacher is, it is not as promising as working in the yamen."

Mo Chi suddenly asked Mo Qing, when government offices in various places were recruiting people, many private schools had closed down.

"No, at least I didn't hear anything!"

Mo Qing shook his head and said, although he still didn't know what happened, he vaguely felt that this matter should be related to the imperial court.

(End of this chapter)