Master Du has been very busy recently. The clan school was restructured, enrolled, and expanded. As the oldest teacher in the clan school, he had no choice but to step up and set an example, and gave the crown prince Chen Guanfu a lot of useful suggestions. Moreover, he took this opportunity to secure a job as a handyman in the clan school for his eldest son, which would earn him thirty taels a year. After getting the approval, he hurriedly wrote to his son in his hometown, asking him to come to the capital before the New Year. If he was late, there might be changes and the position would be taken away by someone else. The Chen family was full of talents, and there were a lot of idle people. Thirty taels a year was definitely a job that could not be given up for a penniless person. Even if it was a job of handyman, it was much more respectable in the clan school than in other places. Master Du was afraid that the respectable job he had finally secured would be taken away by someone else, and he urged his son to hurry up. He even prepared a sum of money. When it came time to rely on connections, he would use the money to secure his son's job. Chen Guanlou asked him curiously, "Master, how much money are you prepared to spend to secure his job?" Master Du gestured with his fingers. Chen Guanlou was shocked and couldn't believe it, "Two hundred taels? You're crazy to use two hundred taels to secure a job that pays thirty taels a year." "You don't understand."
Chen Guanlou: ... He really didn't understand. Just like in his previous life, he didn't understand why someone would spend three or four hundred thousand to buy a job with a monthly salary of three thousand. He couldn't understand it at all. Chen Guanlou's mouth twitched, and he couldn't bear to look directly at it, "It's not a government meal, is it that serious?" "Working in the Marquis's Mansion is almost like a government meal." Master Du said so. "Not that serious, not at all." Chen Guanlou disagreed with this statement. "You are just hypocritical." Master Du rebuked unceremoniously, "You work in Tianlao, tell me yourself, how many times have you benefited from the Marquis' Mansion? How many times have you enjoyed the benefits brought by the Marquis' Mansion? This is just the indirect benefit, which has made you like a fish in water in Tianlao and made a lot of money. When my son enters the Marquis' Mansion Clan School, although the money is not much, the invisible benefits are not measurable by money." "The clan school has no money!" Chen Guanlou reminded solemnly. "But it has dignity, respectability, connections and relationships. These things cannot be bought with money. And with this qualification, it will not be too difficult to find a job in any academy in the future." Master Du had this idea. It is not impossible to work in the Marquis' Mansion Clan School for a lifetime, but the possibility is not so great. You have to think about the future. If the Marquis' Mansion does not need him or his son one day, relying on this qualification, it will be easy to find a job in a local academy, not to say easy, but at least relatively easy. No matter what is in the capital, it is always more valuable and more noble than in the local area. Because the most knowledgeable and richest place in the world is the capital. Talented people from all over the world gather in the capital. Anyone who can make a name for himself in the cultural field of the capital must have real skills. If he gets it in the local area, he must be a top talent. Master Du has been teaching in the Houfu clan school for so many years, so he must be a talented person! With this qualification, if he gets it in the local area, what else can he be but a top talent. Letting his son enter the Houfu clan school is simply gilding. The Chen family members are not very sensitive to this invisible benefit, because the Chen family rarely leaves the capital, and they rarely have the opportunity to feel how powerful the words "Chen family in the capital, Pingjiang Hou clan" are in the local area. The stewards of the Houfu know, but they will not take the initiative to say it. Master Du is a person of another surname, so he knows the power of the two words "Chen surname" and the lethality of the three words "Pingjiang Hou". That's true. With his status as a teacher of the Marquis's clan school, if he were in a small place, he might be able to sit on an equal footing with the local parents and become the most prestigious village elder in the local area. He looked at Chen Guanlou, and it was hard to describe.
"You obviously lack understanding of the influence of the Marquis's Mansion." He complained, and then said: "If you have a chance, go to the local area and you will know the power of the three words Pingjiang Hou, which is even better than official documents." Chen Guanlou: ... He is shallow-minded. "I work in Tianlao, and I am very busy all year round. How can I have time to go out and walk." He left the capital several times for business. He was in a hurry and didn't dare to delay at all. He had no chance to get to know the details of the local area in depth, and didn't have many opportunities to deal with the locals. But he did see some scenery and saw the suffering of the people. Master Du waved his hand, "In short, I think it's worth spending two hundred taels to keep my son's job. Of course, it would be best if there is no money. I hope no one will come to grab the job that the prince has promised." He hoped that no one would come to grab it, but at the same time he was prepared for someone to come to grab it. He made preparations for both to ensure that his son's job was foolproof. Chen Guanlou said, "It's not like he's a teacher. There shouldn't be many people who want to grab it for only thirty taels a year." "You said you don't understand, and you really don't understand. If the Chen family doesn't fight for it, will people from other families not fight for it? There are so many sons of families in the Marquis' Mansion who don't have jobs, or their jobs are not decent enough. How can they not envy the jobs of the clan school? Taking advantage of the opportunity to work in the clan school, read more books, cultivate your character, and after you have knowledge, it will be easier to jump to a higher position. The Marquis' Mansion is more willing to use educated sons of families to do things." The huge Marquis' Mansion and the huge industry require many people to do the work. The Marquis's Mansion is not short of servants, but it is short of talented servants. In fact, any wealthy family is short of talented people. Talented people disdain to be guests and do practical things. Practical things can usually only be handed over to the sons of the family or the clan members. However, whether it is the sons of the family or the clan members, talented people are a minority. Therefore, Mr. Du's worries are very reasonable. There must be someone who will grab the job of doing odd jobs in the clan school, and there are quite a few people who will grab it. He can get through the relationship of the prince, and others can also get through the relationship of the prince. Have to be on guard. Two hundred taels is his backup plan. Chen Guanlou pinched his chin, he didn't know much about these things. With his current income, it is impossible for him to take thirty taels seriously, so naturally he didn't understand the importance of this odd job. He simply said, "If you don't have enough money, I'll lend it to you. Your son is also my junior." "What junior? That's nonsense. You have to call me the eldest brother of the Du family. We are equals." Master Du was furious. Chen Guanlou was so cunning that he took advantage of him. Chen Guanlou smiled and said, "Master, who is who between you and me? We are brothers. Your son is of course my junior." "Get lost, my son is much older than you. If he got married earlier, he could have a son as old as you." Master Du waved his hand in disdain. He was disrespectful and took advantage of him.