Chapter 947
Scolding and High-yield Grains
Chapter 947 Scolding and High-yield Grains
Are you going to start yelling?
The students present felt a chill run down their spines... They had experienced firsthand the Qin family's ability to curse, and Qin's daughter, like Qin Er, was completely unrestrained.
The woman from the Qin family is even more terrifying. Not only does she dare to speak and act, but she also has the manpower and military strength to support her and ensure that she will succeed!
The students looked at Gao Zhenzhi, feeling a bit sorry for him.
Gao Zhenzhi was also feeling uneasy. He wanted to change his mind so that Qin would punish him in public and leave him a laughingstock for the rest of his life.
Can……
“I, Gao Zhenzhi, am a true man of integrity. From birth to today, I have never done anything wrong. My conscience is clear, and I am not afraid of your insults, which come from an illiterate person who associates with the masses. If you are truly a man of great talent, then let your insults produce a timeless masterpiece!”
Qin Xiaomi found it hard to explain. She looked Gao Zhenzhi up and down, then said to Ying Zilin and Shi Song, "Then you two support him and make sure he doesn't fall or faint from being scolded."
Ying Zilin was alright, but Shi Songxin was cursing inwardly... Out of so many students, why did you have to call me? Just because I offended you, you only call me when there's something wrong?!
Fearing being thrown out into the street in public again, Shih Sung-hsin almost immediately did as he was told and went to help Gao Chen-chi.
Gao Zhenzhi/Ying Zilin: "..."
“Gao Zhenzhi is a member of the Gao family, a prominent clan in Qingnan Prefecture, Jianghuai Province. His family has been officials since the previous dynasty and has been prosperous for at least two hundred years. They have countless servants. From the end of the previous dynasty to the beginning of our Great Wei, the Gao family of Qingnan has even raised private soldiers and built fortified villages.”
Not only Gao Zhenzhi, but all the sons of noble families were sweating profusely. Several students, including Yuan Qiang, Yang Zeru, Ning Jinghui, and Dong Chengxin, hurriedly said, "Master Qin, please be careful with your words. Since the time of Emperor Taizong, all families in the world have dismantled their fortified villages. There are no fortified villages left in the world today."
"Really? I don't believe it. Do you dare swear by your extinction?" Qin Xiaomi asked with a smile, staring at them.
The students felt as if they were being roasted over a fire, and none of them dared to swear an oath... Now there are no fortified villages, but there are manors that are similar to, or even surpass, those fortified villages.
The court was well aware of the matter of changing the name, but this Qin woman insisted on making a fuss about it. She was truly a country bumpkin and a refugee, with no sense of the bigger picture or manners. She was only trying to make things worse!
Ying Zilin said, "Ying Zilin swears that the Ying family has no fortified villages or estates of the fortified nature. If there are, I, Ying Zilin, will have no descendants."
The matter of the fortified village could be considered a big or small matter. Now that the country has just been pacified, we are faced with a spy case in the Eastern Desert. We must unite. Therefore, Ying Zilin took on the responsibility and made an oath to quell the matter and seek the harmonious unity of scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants.
The students looked at Ying Zilin with immense gratitude... He truly deserves to be the head of the department; he really dared to step up at this crucial moment.
I admire you, and I salute you!
Qiong Lao and Xun Lao also winked at Qin Xiaomi... "Please, I'm begging you, you can scold me however you want, but don't involve anything that could shake the imperial court!"
Qin Xiaomi compromised: "Fine, let's pretend the fortified village is gone. But your Gao family has not only been officials for generations, but also bought houses and land for generations, and increased the number of servants you keep for generations. You even taught your servants martial arts and trained them to become martial arts masters. Furthermore, you have established private schools and orphanages to raise orphans and teach the children of the villagers to read... Is your Gao family intentionally raising a private army and trying to win over the hearts of the people? What is your Gao family's intention?!"
Gao Zhenzhi was sweating profusely, and his face turned deathly pale.
Other students... Look, why did you provoke her? Don't you know she's even crazier than Qin Er?
If Qin's words today were to reach His Majesty's ears, all the noble families, all the families that employ martial arts masters, and all the families that build large granaries to store grain would be in deep trouble!
The students, realizing the potential consequences, could no longer remain calm and began glaring angrily at Gao Zhenzhi!
"Master." Old Master Xun couldn't take it anymore and hurriedly reminded Qin Xiaomi... "Don't say any more. If you continue, it will be a case of everyone dying together, and the Qin family won't be able to escape either."
Qin Xiaomi said, "Master Gao, you don't need to answer my question, but I can answer your previous question... What does my Qin family intend to do? My Qin family has only suffered from disasters, fled famines, gone hungry, and lived a hard life. Now that we have some property, we want to treat our workers well, let them eat human food, and live a human life. That's all." Qin Xiaomi then looked at Ying Zilin: "Master Ying, is it worth it for me to answer your previous question? It is very worthwhile, because any act of kindness is useful. If I treat the workers well and educate them, the workers will then treat other villagers well and educate other villagers. If this continues, the local customs will become much clearer."
"And the descendants of my Qin, Jiang, Xu, and Qiao families will be able to live in a clear and bright environment."
"I will start with myself. Even if there are no results now, there will definitely be results in the future."
"Well said!" shouted some of the villagers who had returned. Others were deeply moved: "Mr. Qin, thank you for treating us so kindly... When your family first came, we treated you so badly, blocking your family from settling down. We were such bastards!"
You actually used the formal "you" to address a young girl?
Gao Zhenzhi was provoked again and blurted out: "Qin woman, you hire the villagers to work at high salaries and make them grateful to you, yet they use respectful language towards a young girl like you. Don't you think this is like a hen crowing at dawn, stealing the men's business?!"
Gao Zhenzhi must have been so angry that she said such hurtful things.
Qin Xiaomi was overjoyed: "Ha, you do know this is a man's business? Then why don't you set up a few workshops and hire the villagers to work there, giving them a stable job to support their families?"
She scanned all the students present and began to berate them: "Each of you has many businesses, yet you don't do things that benefit the people, and you can't stand me doing it. What, are you happy to see your fellow villagers poor?!"
"Each of your families owns numerous businesses, spanning all sectors including food, clothing, housing, transportation, and medicine. Yet, with the century-old espionage case, the descendants of Eastern Desert spies are almost everywhere in the Northeast, and the Eastern Desert army is about to press on the border. You haven't even thought of using your family's resources to massively transport grain, medicine, and soldiers to support the Northeast..."
"All you do is travel around with so-called famous scholars and teachers, laughing and joking, flattering this person and that person, cursing this person and that person, and even accusing people of crimes. You are really bored. Aren't you afraid that the Eastern Desert army will attack and you will die in the Northeast?"
"Oh, of course you're not afraid, because your families are all very powerful. Once the Eastern Desert army comes, you can just pack up and leave the Northeast State by carriage to other states, where you can continue composing poems, laughing and joking, and cursing this and that!"
Good heavens, that's some serious cursing.
The students were stunned by the scolding, and none of them dared to utter a word in rebuttal.
What are you refuting?
Was there a single word that Qin's daughter said incorrect?
and……
She even insulted Mr. Qiong, so what are these students compared to her? How could they possibly threaten her and stop her from insulting him?
Qiong Lao: "..."
Although being scolded was embarrassing, these students and their families truly deserved such harsh criticism!
What kind of people are they? They've been eating the imperial grain for so many generations, living as superior people for so many generations. The century-old spy case has been exposed for so long, yet when foreign enemies are about to invade, not a single family has offered to raise grain and medicinal herbs to support the Northeast in resisting the enemy.
However, Elder Qiong was very worried about Qin Xiaomi... She had scolded her so harshly, tearing away all pretense of decency. Wouldn't the Qin family be targeted for assassination by assassins from all over the world?!
(End of this chapter)