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Chapter 1015 Children's School
No matter what, eating delicious rice with the smell of beggar chicken on other people's tables, even though it was all vegetarian dishes, was finally satisfying.With the goods in my stomach, I didn't feel so cold when I stood outside in the cold wind.

"Brother, where are we going now?" One of his subordinates burped and asked Fan Wencheng very contentedly.

Fan Wencheng frowned, and stood there looking around for a while before replying, "Come on, shall we follow the crowd?"

He was still thinking about the matter of the procuratorate, and he always found it unbelievable.For a long time, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was only available in the capital.In terms of locality, only the capital of a province has the subordinate yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, that is, the Division of Procuratorate.But this is Yongping Mansion, and it's not a provincial capital. It's unimaginable to set up a Metropolitan Procuratorate here!Based on this idea, he wanted to figure it out after all!
Fan Wencheng made up his mind, and his subordinates naturally would not have any objections, so the group walked along the street to crowded places.

Sure enough, not too far away, I saw a lot of people lined up near the square, beside the magistrate's yamen, both civil and military. When I got closer, I saw a plaque "Yongpingfu Branch of the Metropolitan Procuratorate" hanging on it.

Seeing this, Fan Wencheng couldn't help but lose his voice and said: "The Yongping Mansion Branch of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, does it really even have the first level of Fucheng?"

Just in time, someone passed by him, and when he heard his words, he couldn't help turning his head to look at him and said, "Brother, are you from the countryside? Didn't you know that the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been set up at the county level?"

When Fan Wencheng heard this, his heart trembled, he was afraid of showing his feet, and hurriedly said: "Amitabha, it is rare for a poor monk to go to the temple, and I have never heard of it!"

Hearing this, the man carefully looked at Fan Wencheng and the others, only to realize that they were wearing cotton robes, with hats on their heads, and it seemed that they really didn't have any hair.So, he said with a smile: "Grandmaster, I guess you don't know many things! Take a look around, it will definitely open your eyes. Now we Daming, the emperor Shengming, is different from before. There are too many things to do!"

After hearing this, Fan Wencheng's heart was already numb with surprise, and he was about to seize this opportunity to ask this person how much he was different from before.

But he just opened his mouth, and saw the man speak first: "Master, I really don't have time, sorry, sorry."

After speaking, he left in a hurry.On the contrary, his companion, upon seeing this situation, kindly reminded Fan Wencheng: "Master, if you want to know what's going on in the world, you'd better go to the capital. Where do all the things in our Great Ming come from?" It started. The freshest thing is also where it started. Anyway, if you want to know, you can find it anywhere, and if you want to know the latest thing, there is only one place!"

After finishing speaking, he also left in a hurry.

After hearing this, Fan Wencheng froze there.In the previous impression, the people of Ming Dynasty, those who have some money, are quite free, why do they seem to have a lot of things to do now?
Regarding that person's reminder, Fan Wencheng did not immediately obey.Because in his opinion, although the capital is indeed a place where news gathers and disperses, it is at the foot of the emperor and the place where the government has the strongest power.No matter what, it is not a wise move to crash into the capital.

Thinking of this, he found an unobtrusive place, and watched the situation at the entrance of the so-called Metropolitan Procuratorate's Yongpingfu branch with cold eyes.After looking at it for a long time, he felt that this yamen should be newly established, so a lot of manpower was urgently needed.Officials in civil affairs are selected from scholars; while those in military affairs are different from ordinary government yamen, but are selected from military officers in the guard.

Fan Wencheng was indeed smart. From these signs, he immediately sensed that there might be changes in the guards of the Ming Kingdom!

Thinking of this, he suddenly really admired the Qing emperor.This time, I can definitely bring back a lot of precious Ming news.And these news, for understanding why the Ming country suddenly became stronger, from the previous wars against the Qing Dynasty, from repeated defeats to repeated victories, can analyze the real reason.

Fan Wencheng walked along the main street of Yongping Mansion while observing the surrounding situation.After walking, he suddenly found that the ordinary house on the street seemed a little different, as if it was not an ordinary house.More importantly, these houses seem to have been planned in advance, and this pattern will only be possible if they are built in a unified manner.

Come to think of it, Yongping Mansion had been burned down before, so naturally it had to be rebuilt.But it only took about two years. Not only was it all built, but it also became popular. Didn’t the Ming court have no money? How did this happen?
Generally speaking, the more you know about something, the clearer it becomes.But Fan Wencheng was fine, the more he knew about things, the more doubtful he became.Since entering the city, I basically didn't want to understand things.

No, he walked casually, and when the sun was about to set, he unconsciously walked to a building, and the faint sound of a child reading aloud could be heard from inside.

Hearing this voice, Fan Wencheng couldn't help but stop and watch, and found that the plaque at the door read "Yongping Mansion Children's School" in five large characters.

This is the children's school?Thinking of this, he became a little curious.He found that the courtyard wall here seems to be different from other places. The courtyard wall is the kind with holes. If adults pass by, they can see the situation inside from each hole.So, he walked over and looked inside.

I saw that the inner yard was relatively large, with a wooden pole erected in the middle near the side of the house, and a flag on the tip, fluttering fearlessly in the cold wind.

When he saw this flag, Fan Wencheng's pupils shrank, because he recognized this flag, and there was this flag in the so-called new Ming army under the city of Gaizhou, which caused the Qing to suffer a lot.

This children's school should only be a place for children's enlightenment. How could there be such a banner?Fan Wencheng was puzzled, and there was one more doubtful thing!

I don't understand it, I really don't understand it, Fan Wencheng shook his head, and looked inside carefully. He can be sure that this is the place where children in the Ming Dynasty were enlightened.It's strange to say, how many children are there to receive enlightenment together?This is much bigger than the largest private school in my impression. Which big family's ethnology school is it?But it's not right, isn't it written "Yongping Mansion Children's School" on the plaque at the door?

He was wondering, when he suddenly heard the sound of "Dang Dang Dang".

Fan Wencheng's two men were excited and immediately looked around.The very common sound of the bell after class in later generations is a bit like the ringing of gold on the battlefield.The sudden appearance in this city startled them very much.

Fan Wencheng was also a little wary, but he was relatively calm.As the bell rang, he saw that the doors of those wing rooms were all opened, and children came out of it one by one.The youngest of them were only five or six years old, and the older ones were about ten years old. They didn't wear very good clothes, and they didn't seem to be children of rich families.

"Brother, can these children afford private schools?" Seeing this, one of Fan Wencheng's subordinates could not help but ask Fan Wencheng with envy and doubts in his eyes.

Fan Wencheng couldn't answer his question at all.It is impossible for poor families to afford books.One is that they have no money, and the other is that children from poor families have to help the family at a very young age, and it is impossible for them to have time to study.But the fact in front of him is that so many children were all studying just now.How to explain this?

If you can't answer, you simply keep silent.Fan Wencheng looked into the yard and found that the children who came out of the line were all carrying schoolbags, and they were standing in the yard facing the flagpole.Counting in my heart, there are probably hundreds of children.

What are they doing?Fan Wencheng had some doubts in his heart.But suddenly, he noticed something, and quickly looked to both sides vigilantly.I don't know when, on the side of the courtyard wall, many people have already stood unknowingly, just like them, looking in through the hole.

Fan Wencheng's eyes are also very poisonous. It can be seen that some of these people seem to be domestic slaves, and some of them don't look like poor people even though they don't dress well.What are they doing?Could it be that like myself, he also came from another place and is curious about this children's school?
Those people were a little surprised when they saw Fan Wencheng and the others, but they all nodded friendly in the end, and then continued to look inside.

No hostility!This was the first thought of Fan Wencheng and the others. Since that was the case, he decided to take another look at the situation inside, at least to find out one thing, otherwise it would be very uncomfortable to hold so many doubts in his stomach.

Within a short while, a few gentlemen came out and stood under the flagpole.Two older children who looked handsome came out and went to untie the rope under the flagpole.

Seeing this, Fan Wencheng understood a little bit in his heart, is this going to collect the flag?

However, this time, he only guessed one point correctly.After a gentleman waved his hand, the more than 100 students suddenly sang in unison. At the same time, the flag was slowly lowered in the hands of the two older children.

Fan Wencheng is indeed a man of both civil and military skills. He just stood outside and listened to it. This was the first time he heard it, and he could hear the lyrics clearly:

If one party is in trouble, all parties will support it!
When all people are united, their benefits can break gold!
Flooding in the south and drought in the north, what is the point!

Corrupt officials, sooner or later they have to pay back!

Defend the family and defend the country, vowing to kill the enemy!

Each performs his duties, each performs his duties!

The country is rich and the people are strong, live and work in peace and contentment!

Vega at home, congratulations from all over the world!

In Fan Wencheng's heart, he immediately gave the impression that these lyrics are easy to understand and easy to remember.But the lyrics contain all aspects and implicit expectations.If a country can really do what it says in the lyrics, who else can win?
As soon as he thought of this, he immediately remembered again.The emperor had shown him the latest banknotes of the Ming Dynasty before. Aren't these lyrics on those banknotes?

Fan Wencheng was very shocked. If there are children who are enlightened singing in the banknotes, maybe there are people singing in other places. Such a way of transmission can really spread among the people of Ming Dynasty immediately, and even be engraved in the Ming Dynasty. In the bones of the people, if this goes on like this, maybe in a few years, all the people of the Ming Kingdom will be able to sing and remember these lyrics.This is the merit of enlightenment!

In the chorus, Fan Wencheng could hear that these children sang with all their heart and sincerity.Or only these children, with simple minds, can sing with sincerity!If these children grow up, even if one out of ten remembers these words and uses them to restrain their behavior, how powerful will the combined power of so many people in the Ming Kingdom be?

Fan Wencheng thought about it, but he didn't dare to think about it.Is the current Ming country still the decadent Ming country in my impression?

Just as he was thinking, his thoughts were suddenly pulled back by the movement in the yard.The two older children carefully folded the flag and solemnly held it to a gentleman with both hands.Then, it seemed that the gentleman with the highest status was speaking: "You must remember that it was the emperor who raised money and food for you so that you can all come to study. When you grow up, you must be a real Daming person, Don’t oppress the good, don’t take bribes and pervert the law, let alone collude with foreign enemies, and forget your ancestors! I hope you will contribute to the strength of our Ming Dynasty, and serve the country faithfully! Do you understand?”

"Understood!" More than 100 children responded in unison with a strong momentum.

For some reason, when Fan Wencheng heard this, he couldn't take it any longer, so he thought of leaving quickly.But when he looked at the people around him, none of them seemed to leave, and he was worried that if he left suddenly at this time, it would attract attention, so he had no choice but to stand still.

However, nothing happened in the yard. I heard the gentleman who had just spoken was disbanded, and then I saw those children turn around neatly, just like the army's queue training, and they walked towards the door in order.

At this time, those people watching from the courtyard wall rushed to the door with a huff.After the children left the door, they also dispersed, bid farewell to each other, and left separately.

The three of Fan Wencheng didn't move, they just stared blankly at the situation at the door. They didn't know what they were thinking, but they heard conversations coming into their ears from time to time.

"Master, let's go home!"

"Grandpa, grandpa, sir, it's my turn to raise the flag tomorrow!"

"It seems that the good grandson is doing very well. Grandpa is so happy!"

"..."

Looking at those children, some were led away by adults, some walked alone... until the gate of the courtyard was empty, the three of Fan Wencheng came back to their senses.

"I really can't see it, so there are rich children among these children!" One of Fan Wencheng's subordinates said in surprise. Definitely not bad.

But Fan Wencheng didn't pay attention to this. He only had one thought in his mind, where did the Ming emperor get the money to allow Ming children to go to this children's school, and he would brainwash them like this sooner or later, so what kind of power will Ming become? ?

In fact, for one thing, he misunderstood Emperor Chongzhen.

(End of this chapter)