Chapter 788 Changes in the Superstructure
Nowadays, in Nanxiang, Yuexi and other places, more grand and formal banquets are still divided into meals per person, but on weekdays, many people have changed to a half-shared and half-shared meal system.
Half sharing means that the bowls, chopsticks and food are still for one person's own use.
Half-shared dining means that several people share a desk.
The reason is also very simple.
Because this method is popular in Nanxiang Canteen.
In a cafeteria with hundreds or even thousands of people, each person is assigned a desk, and those who are full are called.
Each person has a tray with two or three dishes on it, plus a bowl of staple food, and then several people share a desk and each eats his or her own food. That’s pretty much it.
In any case, the basic class in Nanxiang Yuexi and other places are fake and good family members who have suddenly risen.
In the past, we were just squatting at the door or in the corner with a bowl in hand to eat.
It is impossible to transform yourself into a traditional official immediately just because you have enough food and two pocket coins on hand.
There is also the rapid development of handicraft industry, which has led to the accelerated pace of life and work in these places.
It is most normal to squeeze in some time to talk about something when everyone is together while eating.
As for the rule of not talking during eating or sleeping, what is that? Can I have a meal?
At any rate, us hicks have never heard of it.
As the Turtle King, Feng Junhou naturally cannot be separated from the masses.
At most, the table should be larger and the meals should be richer.
After all, there are female generals, female politicians, female researchers, and female business tycoons in the family.
Feng Junhou integrates all aspects under their jurisdiction into a whole.
This process requires everyone to sit together and exchange opinions with each other before they can cooperate with each other.
Sitting down to eat together provides just this opportunity.
Just like now, the head of the family is sitting in the middle, with Guan Ji and Zhang Xingyi on the left and right.
"Sit down, everyone. You can sit down too, Amei. I don't need your service."
Feng Yong ordered Amei.
Amei responded and carefully sat down below Guan Ji.
A pair of children were sitting in a stroller, placed between Feng Yong and Guan Ji.
The stroller was designed by herself. Amei selected the materials herself and supervised the work.
There is a special board for food on the cart, with supplementary food and small pieces of steamed buns placed on it.
Hands held a piece of small steamed bun specially made for her, and she was already chewing it. There were small teeth marks on the steamed bun, but most of the time she was smearing saliva on it.
Ah Chong, on the other hand, prefers meat porridge. He keeps opening his mouth and shouting "Ahhhh" to signal Guan Ji to feed him.
When it comes to raising children, Feng Yong has always advocated practicing it as much as possible when possible.
Firstly, it can cultivate the relationship with the children, and secondly, it can establish family tradition.
In the Sima Jin Dynasty, those with high families and wealthy families had to be supported by others even when walking. Their limbs were superfluous, which was deeply disliked by Feng Yong.
Seeing that his daughter could only get through the layer of skin that was softened by saliva after taking three bites, Feng Yong scooped up a spoonful of meat porridge and put it in her mouth.
"Alang, you haven't had a good meal these days, just let me feed you."
Guan Ji advised from the side.
"It doesn't matter, I have to lead the army on an expedition later." Feng Yong shook his head and looked at his daughter, his eyes full of doting. "Now that I have the opportunity, I can feed her once. After the expedition, I don't know when I will come back."
Speaking of the expedition, Feng Yong looked at Zhang Xingyi again, "This time, thanks to Siniang's preparation of food, otherwise the army would have been delayed for half a month."
This time of emergencies, Feng Yong promised Zhao Yun that the Xiaowei Mansion would first find a way to prepare food for a month, and it was also the idea of Pingxiang's workshops.
I didn’t expect Zhang Xingyi to finish the matter in advance, so is it true that he has a clear understanding?
Zhang Xingyi was engrossed in chewing ribs. Hearing these words, he raised his head and tried his best to make a calm expression on his face:
“If you can’t even do this well, what’s the use of having a secretariat?”
The tone is good, but it would be more convincing if the oil on the face could be wiped off first.
Siniang likes to eat ribs, especially the crispy bones of the ribs.
In the Feng Mansion, where there are not so many rules, no one said anything to her even if she crunched her brittle bones.
Guan Ji is a martial arts practitioner and has a large appetite. She eats a lot of meat and eggs every day.
The braised pork made of pork belly wrapped in brown sugar is her favorite.
Coupled with Feng Yong's picky mouth, the Feng family's daily expenditure on food and drink is not a small amount.
That is to say, Feng Junhou was able to make money in a good way, so he could support the family.
"It also depends on who is in charge of the secretariat. This is easy for Siniang, but for someone else, it would be a different matter."
While feeding Ah Chong, Guan Ji interjected, "In the past two years, having Siniang, how much things have been saved inside and outside?"
With the approval of the wife of the wife, Zhang Xingyi's eyes began to curve into crescents.
"That means that Siniang is a girl. If she were a man, I am afraid that Siniang would be the leader of the Xinghan Association."
Feng Yong quickly picked up Guan Ji's words.
Zhang Xingyi, who was quite happy at first, heard Feng Yong's words and immediately glanced sideways at him: "Why do I feel that there is something wrong with what you said?"
Guan Ji glanced at Feng Yong, and said with a smile: "Let me just tell you, if you have anything to do, just tell Siniang directly. No need to beat around the bush like this? Siniang is not an outsider, right?"
The last sentence was said to Zhang Xingyi.
Zhang Xingyi made a sound, not knowing whether to deny or acquiesce.
“This school is one of the foundations of the Xinghan Society. Logically speaking, we are not willing to let outsiders get involved, but those people can be regarded as our allies.”
Guan Ji explained at the side, "So what does Si Niang think should be done about this matter?"
Nanxiang School, Xinhua Bookstore, printing, paper, etc., have brought huge benefits to several companies with original shares in Nanxiang.
Profit is only a fraction, reputation is the big one.
Even if there is no profit, for the sake of reputation, people are willing to continue to support it even if they subsidize it.
Taking Feng Yong as an example, he was blacklisted by a wealthy family in his early years. Logically speaking, his reputation will be basically ruined in this life.
If you are really unlucky, you may even be written into the local chronicle as a traitor.
But because of the existence of Nanxiang, from the students of poor families to the head of Guizhou, whoever is determined to pursue knowledge will not remember his merits?
It can be said that even if the Han Dynasty is destroyed by Wei, as long as Feng Yong does not die on the battlefield.
No matter how much the family hates Feng Yong, the people in power in Wei must keep him safe.
Broadcasting learning is such a greatness -although Feng Yong's original purpose is not this.
For him, the most fundamental purpose of those things in Nanxiang is to break the knowledge monopoly of aristocratic families.
At the same time, it was also an important force that helped him change the trajectory of history.
Now that someone wants to reach out, Feng Yong must understand what their real purpose is.
Zhang Xingyi subconsciously picked up a piece of brittle bone and chewed it loudly. After swallowing it, he suddenly smiled:
"This is a good thing. The school captain's office now has no extra money to build a school in Longyou, so they are willing to help, which just saves us a lot of effort."
Feng Yong didn’t understand.
Guan Ji wiped off the rice grains on Ah Chong's face and glanced at Zhang Xingyi: "Let's be clear, why are they so kind?"
“Of course it’s Brother Tua…’s master’s knowledge, or in other words, it’s Tu’s method of teaching students quickly.”
Zhang Xingyi took another mouthful of rice and continued:
"I remember that when the imperial court decided to reclaim Hanzhong, there were countless elders and ministers in the imperial court who praised His Majesty for his sage, just to get some land."
“There is no way, who’s family was not poor at that time?”
Feng Junhou sighed very much.
Provoked Guan Ji to give him a rollicking look.
Zhang Xingyi smiled and looked at Feng Yong, with an indescribable meaning in his eyes:
"So, many people want to thank my brother for this matter."
“Over the years, even though our family fortunes are not as good as those of those centuries-old families, they are still well off and we can finally leave some family property for our children and grandchildren.”
“But this business cannot be supported by one person. If you want to maintain it, you must have fewer people working underneath it.”
There were all trustworthy people in the room, and Zhang Xingyi spoke without any scruples: "I remember that even someone as noble as the Ma family settled down in Ma Shuo, right?"
Although the Ma family was after General Fubo, by the generation of Ma Shuo (Ma Teng's father), they had been reduced to the point where they had to marry Qiang girls because their family was too poor to hire a wife.
Ma Teng, on the other hand, had to go up the mountains to cut firewood and sell it in the city in order to make a living.
Although Ma Teng and Ma Chao, father and son, were both considered nobles in the end, family heritage does not mean that noble status alone is enough.
Money and food can only be regarded as the most basic. The cultivation of children in the clan, the accumulation of personal connections, etc. are all indispensable.
The most important of these are knowledge and skills.
Whether it is a prosperous age or a troubled time, knowledge is the foundation of one's life - the art of war can also be regarded as a science.
When a family is prosperous, knowledge can bring out talents in the family.
After a family declines, learning is the family’s hope for revival.
Although the Ma family used to be a noble family, they had no foundation at all because the inheritance from their ancestors had long been cut off.
The reason why those great Confucian scholars who are willing to teach widely are respected by the world is because knowledge is hard to find.
Most of the families that have been passed down for hundreds of years will not pass on their knowledge to others easily.
Others may not know why this is, but Feng Yong sees it clearly—this is what later generations of Dizhuoziyou did to Dongfanghong.
To put it bluntly, it is knowledge monopoly or technical barriers.
Because only in this way can they lie on the "green head Guizhou head" comfortably forever and greedily **** blood.
So, the nature of human beings has not changed at all over the past thousands of years.
Furthermore, in this era, books were copied by hand, and the weight of the slips was astonishing, which greatly restricted the spread of knowledge.
The opening of Nanxiang Academy represents the beginning of a new era in the spread of knowledge.
Books can be printed in large quantities.
The carrier of knowledge is no longer bulky letters, but light paper.
This allows a family like the Ma family, which is noble but has no heritage, to see an opportunity to quickly make up for its family heritage.
At the same time, this is one of the reasons why the Xinghan Society was so keen on establishing a school in Yuexun County.
Their original intention was to quickly train a new generation of stewards for the family.
Later, it was discovered that the children of the clan could also lay a foundation in Yuexun Academy and then jump to the higher-level Nanxiang Academy.
Only the best students can learn the more profound knowledge of Nanxiang Academy.
The emerging dignitaries of the Han Dynasty are in a period of rising wealth due to the establishment of various manors in recent years.
It is instinct to long for the long-term inheritance of the family.
Nanxiang Academy gave them hope of rapidly increasing their academic background in a short period of time.
Feng Yong and Zhang Xingyi often secretly discuss how to do bad things in private, and how to poach the aristocratic family more quickly is one of them, so he can keep up with Zhang Xingyi's thinking: "I see."
Guan Ji looked at the two of them and smiled knowingly, and immediately became annoyed: "Speak more clearly!"
(End of this chapter)