Chapter 139 138 Debate schedule

The pace of time changes the scenery of the four seasons and changes a person's appearance.

At this time, Wei Guangde was not like two years ago. Now his body has grown a lot taller. Because of his wealth in his family, the sixteen-year-old Wei Guangde's physical condition has surpassed most people in this era, not to mention that he was born in a military family.

Due to the lack of reference objects, Wei Guangde did not know whether his height had reached more than 1.7 meters at this time, but it was obvious that most people were shorter than him when walking on the street.

It took me more than a year to go through all the four major academies in Jiangxi.

Wei Guangde is not a pure Neo-Confucian school. He is not rejected by the study of mind. Perhaps the theory of white cats and black cats in later generations was deeply loved by him. In the current view of Wei Guangde, whether it is study of mind or Neo-Confucianism, as long as it can help him progress in the imperial examination, it is good.

When he woke up this morning, Wei Guangde punched in his small courtyard garden as usual. It was not a profound martial arts, but a set of punches and kicks passed down from his home. He focused on opening and closing and ruthless moves.

This was learned by Wei Guangde only when he was fourteen years old. Because of the military skills he passed down from his ancestors, he did not require any boy skills. He started practicing since childhood. Practicing too young would be bad for his health.

Just after he finished punching, Wei Guangde took off his clothes on his opposite neck, and the maid next to him handed a hot towel. Wei Guangde wiped it. At this moment, his servant Zhang Ji came in from outside, walked to Wei Guangde and bowed and said, "Young Master, Mr. Lao is here."

"in front of?"

Wei Guangde handed the towel back and asked casually.

"Yes, Mr. Lao sat down in the main hall of the outer courtyard, and I asked someone to send tea."

Zhang Ji replied.

"You go and serve me first, I'll change my clothes."

Wei Guangde said to him, turned around and walked into the room.

When Wei Guangde returned to the house, he naturally had to change into a Taoist robe to go out to see the guests. It was rude to wear the double-breasted clothes at home.

Although it had been several years since the Ming Dynasty, Wei Guangde was still a little uncomfortable with the dressing of people in this era.

The double-breasted clothes that Wei Guangde wore before were actually similar to the shirts in the future. They were made of high-quality Songjiang cotton cloth, but the style was very different from most men's clothing now.

In this era, women's clothes were very casual. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had more regulations on men's wear, and his requirements for women's clothing were relatively loose.

In this era, most men's clothing had slanted collars. Perhaps the ancients thought that this would cover the belly and not catch a cold easily.

This is how Wei Guangde understands it.

Speaking of looking for someone to make double-breasted clothes, when Mr. Wei saw it, he once thought that Wei Guangde was concerned about the army and wanted to abandon the civil and follow the military.

There is no way. Mr. Wei praised Yu Dayou, the scholar-general, at home. It just so happened that his son is also a scholar. Mr. Wei was really afraid that Wei Guangde would follow suit and went to join the army.

As for why Dad Wei thinks so, it is because he sees the clothes Wei Guangde wears at home.

Many of the military clothes in the Ming Dynasty were double-breasted, such as the regular mandarin duck war jacket, which was double-breasted. This design was mainly for the convenience of wearing.

Most of the styles of armor are double-breasted, which is easy to place.

So seeing Wei Guangde wearing double-breasted clothes at home, it is inevitable that he will not think too much.

Wei Guangde took a lot of verbal talk to make him believe that Wei Guangde made clothes like this just for convenience, not to join the army.

After changing his clothes, Wei Guangde came to the front and sat down with Lao Kan.

"With brother, this time, I'm going to invite me to go out to play tonight. By the way, everyone will discuss when to leave for the Nanchang Mansion to take the exam."

After a few gossips, Lao Kan explained the reason for coming this time, for the August provincial examination.

"I have nothing to do, I can leave at any time."

Wei Guangde smiled and said, "Okay, eat and chat at night. If you don't want to take a bus, I'll ask for a boat from the garage to go there."

"If you really want to take a boat, one is probably not enough. There are more than 20 people who have passed the examination this time, and everyone should be going to Nanchang."

Lao Kan said with a smile.

"If one is not enough, you need a few more. You always have to bring everyone there. They are all scholars from Jiujiang, with a bright future. The guards will not be reluctant to show their affection."

In fact, it doesn’t cost much money to hire a ship to Nanchang. Isn’t it just for safety along the way to find Jiujiang Guard to ask for an official ship?

Although Jiangxi has not experienced the severe drought of the previous year in the past two years, the weather is still not good, but the disaster is not as serious as the previous year.

Under such a city, there are many bandits from all over the north and south. Poyang Lake has become a stronghold of water bandits since ancient times, and the waterways are also very unsafe.

The Nanhu Camp, which the imperial court set up specifically to eliminate water bandits, has also had poor results in recent years.

For those of you who want to take the exam, it is naturally the best to take a boat and walk on the water. You don’t have to withstand the bumps of the carriage, you can also read books and discuss knowledge on the boat.

However, the poor waterway is also their most worrying thing, because they are afraid of encountering water bandits on the road.

Wei Guangdewei was born, so he naturally knew the outside world.

In order to ensure the safety of the waters around Jiujiang, the imperial court has dispatched many warships in recent years, allowing Jiujiang Guards to visit the river more frequently on weekdays. After all, there is the only cash gate on the Yangtze River.

In the current imperial court, due to the years of drought and flood disasters in the north and south provinces, the northern and southern provinces have fought against the Tatars in the north and the southern areas to suppress the Japanese. Disaster relief and military expenditure have begun to rise sharply, and the imperial court's finances have fallen into a serious deficit.

The emphasis on the cash gate wharf that can receive cash silver is naturally different from the past, and it is absolutely impossible to tolerate any incidents near the Jiujiang cash gate.

Wei Guangde planned to see how many people were planning to take the exam tonight, and went back to ask his father to talk to the garrison, arrange more boats for everyone to eat and stay, and then send two warships to protect them. For the reason, of course, it is the police to arrest theft.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde couldn't help but sigh.

Lao Kan seemed to have seen through Wei Guangde's thoughts and said with a smile: "Don't sigh, brother, don't sigh, the wind and rain have not been smooth these years, but the court also needs taxes to provide border towns to prevent bandits and coastal Japanese attacks. It's a pity that these bandits will not cultivate their own virtues, but will harm the local area."

"I don't know what happened this day. I remember it was pretty good when I was a kid."

Wei Guangde shook his head and said, "In recent years, I have visited relatives and friends and traveled to all walks of life. Brother Lao is studying in Jiujiang, but he has never seen any tragic situation in various places.

It’s okay if you are close to the rivers. The land in other places has been dry and there is no farmer’s land, so where can you pay taxes?

Just two years ago, didn’t the court exempt me from taxes from Jiangxi?

Taxes are gone, but levies are indispensable. Local governments still have to pay them everywhere. Can bandits not be released?"

"Without a levy, what kind of support should the yamen at all levels be used?"

After the court exempted Jiangxi taxes, the burden on farmers was not reduced much, and Laotan had heard of it.

But since ancient times, the imperial court has not been responsible for the expenses of each province, and it has to rely on them to collect them below, which is inevitable.

"I just hope that the court can fight a few more battles like Wangjiangjing victory and eliminate the Japanese pirates as soon as possible."

Lao Kan can only say what he wants.
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