"I'm not very interested in this..." Liu Baiyu is not interested in the so-called beauties of this era. The huge difference in aesthetics is just that. The bound feet become deformities, and the pretentious use of classical Chinese... In short, Liu Baiyu,

Liu Baiyu won't go either. Perhaps ordinary historical novels can ignore this point for the sake of readers, but since I have traveled through it myself, I can only seek truth from facts.

"Master, it turns out that's why. This brothel is not just like this!" Du Guangjiu naturally knew that Liu Baiyu was inherently biased against him, so while being a "loyal minister", he also wanted to be a "fool", so he hurriedly said

In order for Liu Baiyu to show his value, the first thing is to make Liu Baiyu's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside!

It turns out that a brothel is not the disharmonious thing that modern people think of a brothel, but is similar to the existence of a so-called club. It is mainly about the so-called performing arts but not selling oneself. Ahem, it seems that as long as the talent is good enough, it can be taken care of... But

Nowadays, the thing of keeping a baby cannot be equal to the disharmonious thing like a hospital, right?

Of course, in addition to such yellow and orange things, there are also some white businesses, such as the most famous Yangzhou Slim Horse. Most people think it is the so-called training base for famous prostitutes or geishas. This is of course not wrong. It is also the Yangzhou Slim Horse.

The horse brand is the most valuable commodity, and the disharmonious items in various brothels often contain high-priced goods bearing the Yangzhou Shou Ma brand without knowing whether they are genuine or not, which further deepens this impression.

But in fact, Yangzhou Shouma has a very wide range of contents, including those who are good at cooking [called Zaoshang], those who are good at singing and dancing [called Dancing Girl], those who are good at management [called stewards] and those who are good at finance [called stewards]

For money] As for the harmonious relationship between husband and wife, it is the main business. There are many women from good families. Some of them are from middle-class families who want their daughters to climb high and become husbands. Generally, people want to marry into rich families and become concubines or have a common room with each other.

For a big maid, what does this correspond to in modern times? A training class for marrying a rich man or something like high-end talent information???

Of course, Liu Baiyu had another idea: "What!? There are people who are good at finance? Then I will put it to good use!" In order to cultivate financial talents, Liu Baiyu did not hesitate to start from slaves. It turns out that there are ready-made materials.

But he made a big detour!

Du Guangjiu was surprised: Isn't it common sense in big houses these days to let a concubine who understands finance supervise things that the shopkeeper in charge is afraid of? But then he thought again, this Liu Baiyu spends money lavishly, I'm afraid he belongs to a big family

The bastard who set out to start a business did not know these extenuating circumstances, so he hurriedly strengthened his persuasion:

"That's not all. As long as I am willing to spend money, this character, temperament, and appearance can be trained!"

"Character, temperament, do you believe this appearance?" When Liu Baiyu mentioned this, he thought of his deformed feet and his face became depressed...

"Sir, the person who bound his feet and became deformed is a country bumpkin! How could Yangzhou Slim Horse have such a problem?" Du Guangjiu hurriedly explained, it turns out that Yangzhou Slim Horse really has functions similar to those of today's gyms, such as body shaping and face slimming.

, slender waists and the like are just pediatrics, and foot binding is actually the same as waist girdling, and it is also a kind of beauty. It’s just that the country bumpkins got together and bound the good feet into deformities.

"To put it bluntly, if I can write and do arithmetic, I'm under nine years old, and by the way, I have to look a certain way, how much will it cost?"

"Fifteen taels to twenty taels, maybe! If you want more, it can be cheaper."

Liu Baiyu suddenly thought, why not recruit a group of little girls who can write and calculate, and when they grow up in five or six years, give them to his subordinates who are from a lower background as the first wife? Liu Baiyu doesn't think that his level will be higher than that of a gangster.

Principal, then I should be stronger than him. If he runs a military school, we will run a military school, a technical school, or a Confucian school. If he plays the role of teacher-student, we might as well treat the wives of my subordinates as students and create a double general student!

Anyway, these don’t actually cost much! And even if you are not married, you are still a rare high-level worker, so you will not suffer. Liu Baiyu nodded:

"It's not expensive. Money is not an issue. The key is to have good character, not to be jealous of each other, to be prosperous, and to be loyal... Isn't this difficult?"

"How could it be?! These people who are good at finance are originally used to be concubines for wealthy families. If something like this goes wrong, they will ruin their reputation!"

"That's good!"

Liu Baiyu and Zhang Tianhong left Du Guangjiu's family together. They gained a lot this time. Not only did they gain a white glove, they also learned about local business information, underground intelligence, human resources sources, and luxury goods sales networks...

It seems that this ritual work can also be rewarding.

However, this receipt is too big! Du Guangjiu is only thirty-six years old, and he can do so many things? Could it be said that Du Guangjiu is an extremely powerful talent? He belongs to the type in the Three Kingdoms with an intelligence of over 90

Hidden general?

However, Liu Baiyu recalled it and found that Du Guangjiu, apart from doing a lot of practical work, really didn't have any high intelligence! So... Liu Baiyu finally found another reason for the collapse of the Han nation in the late Ming Dynasty.

,I see!

Due to the combination of the eight-legged essay selection system and the imperial examination system, some of the smartest people are separated from practice, and those who are rooted in practice and have massive practical work experience are basically morally corrupt guys like Du Guangjiu [Without huge benefits, who is willing to go?

Doing a lot of practical work?]. The separation of smart people and practical work has resulted in the inherent lack of quality of senior talents.

What's more important is that the Manchu Qing came over. Most of the people who took root in practical matters were morally corrupt, allowing the Manchu Qing to quickly control China. However, those who were good at talking had nothing to do except talk about their hearts and minds, and throw water to repay the king in times of crisis.

Other ways.

I used to see a very strange phenomenon in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, that is, the Manchus were unpopular, and movements against the Manchus were rising one after another. At the same time, the Manchu and Qing government could still operate as usual. I used to be puzzled by it, but now after thinking about it, I found out what is behind this.

The reason is that those who took root in practice in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties were mostly morally corrupt people.

After the Manchus gained the right to rule, on the one hand, they continued to recruit scholars according to stereotypes and separated practical people from smart people. On the other hand, they appointed a large number of donated officials and domestic slaves. Although they only boasted the so-called prosperous age of eating sweet potatoes, they managed to survive half-dead.

This kind of induction of capable and thoughtful people into principles and practices cannot be said to be an important reason.

But having said that, Liu Baiyu is an anti-thief reserve after all. The more the Ming Dynasty hires smart people instead of taking root in practical matters, the more beneficial it is to him. After all, the Ming Dynasty’s brand is still easy to use and can recruit a large number of smart people.

Liu Baiyu can only be trained as a slave and a thin horse steward, which is essentially the same thing as the Qing Dynasty - unless he becomes a great scholar in the eyes of scholars and can recruit some talents who can take charge of their own affairs...

However, in order to become a great Confucian in the eyes of scholars, you must first be encouraged by someone, and the first step is to pass the test of Li Tiancai, the county's edict!

"My brother and I are telling you that this Li Tiancai is the most upright master. You said that if you just teach the two money and don't get two from the students, can you live like an official? Let's talk about which county's teacher

Isn’t this how Yu drinks students’ blood? As for this one, not at all! As a result, his life is getting better..."

"So, brother, would you rather come from a neighboring county and get me a scholarship?"

"Isn't that right? The most pedantic people attach the most importance to unreal things like moral etiquette. In short, you can give as much as you want, and the provoking method you used in front of Guan Laodi must not be used!"

"I know, I will take care of this old master's face..."

Liu Baiyu's brain almost exploded after what Zhang Tianhong said, so he had to change the topic and ask about the situation of the county school.

Li Cai Cai, the county's eunuch, is an old scholar who has been a "poor official" in the county for more than ten years. Originally, Shandong was the hometown of Confucius, and education was relatively developed. In its heyday, in addition to county schools, there were also

There are two private "academies", among which the famous Dongmei Academy can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. Private schools in rural areas are not uncommon. However, as the place lost its vitality due to the abnormal climate of the Little Ice Age, the situation of county schools has naturally changed.

Pretty bad.

Due to the small financial characteristics of the Ming Dynasty, lack of funds has always plagued the county schools here. When it comes to investment in education. During the Ming Dynasty, the county's school fields were four to five hundred acres, which cannot be said to be ignored. School fields are a type of official land.

, as usual, there are official tenants - this system was implemented well during the Hongwu and Yongle years, but over time it inevitably became full of disadvantages. With various tricks of private tax evasion, the burden of official tenants was too heavy, and in a few years

Floods and droughts continued, and gradually the tenants began to flee, and now only ten of them survive.

There were many people recruiting tenants, but most of them just ran away after harvesting the crops. Li Tiancai was a scholar who was obsessed with studying. He didn't know the way of economics. Apart from asking for help everywhere [mainly Zhang Tianhong, the richest man in the county], he was helpless.

Hundreds of acres of Shandong's cherished paddy fields outside the county gate have been abandoned in vain, but the county school is so poor that it can't even afford the pigs used in the sacrifices to Confucius several times a year. There are better scholars in the county school

He has not been able to receive tuition money for years, and rarely comes to the academy. He even secretly laughed at the old teachings for being innocent and useless, which made Li Tian, ​​who had a strong self-esteem, become very angry, but no matter how angry he was,
Chapter completed!