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Chapter 301: Establishing a Tribe School

"Grandpa and grandma, I'm back!"

The sound of gongs and drums followed Jiang Youzhen to his own yard. At this time, the old couple Jiang Tao were already waiting outside the yard.

He smiled so hard that her teeth were showing and her eyes were not. "Hey!"

Her grandson is doing well! Then she thought of Chen, and her mood became even better.

"I'm glad you're back. You've been gone for seven days." Jiang Tao couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Jiang Youzhen was about to go back, but he caught a glimpse of the clan leader who seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Everyone, go back! My family will host a banquet to entertain you in two days." Jiang Tao bowed to everyone and said.

"Mr. Jiang is so generous!" How could everyone not be happy when they heard that there was a feast to be had?

"It's such a happy event, everyone should share in the joy." Jiang Tao said happily.

"The clan leader wants to see me for something." Jiang Youzhen was about to go back to the house when he suddenly thought of the hesitant clan leader.

The clan leader coughed lightly, "It's not a big deal. Haven't you become a scholar? I heard that after becoming a scholar, you can register 50 acres of land under your name and don't have to pay taxes. Is it true?"

Jiang Youzhen was stunned. Scholars did have 50 mu of land tax-free. Some scholars would sell all 50 mu of land in order to make some money.

However, Jiang Youzhen was not short of money, and his family had a lot of good farmland, so fifty acres of land was not enough.

She didn't expect the tribe leader to speak, but the next moment, she heard the tribe leader say: "Don't get me wrong, this is not for me, but for the tribe."

The clan leader sighed deeply, "You are talented and hardworking, so it is reasonable for you to pass the examination and become a scholar. In the future, if you pass the examination and become a juren or jinshi, and serve as an official in the court, our Jiang family will also prosper.

However, the prosperity of a family cannot rely on just one person. It is extremely unfair to put such a heavy burden on you. Therefore, cultivate more scholars in the family. There will always be a few who will blossom and bear fruit. It is just around the corner to bring glory to the family. "

Jiang Youzhen felt a little ashamed when she heard this. She had actually made such assumptions about the clan leader just now.

"I didn't expect that the clan leader would always think about the clan. I really feel inferior to him."

"Since you elected me as the clan leader, shouldn't I work for the welfare of the clan? This is my responsibility."

The clan leader looked at Jiang Youzhen solemnly and said, "Little boy, I know you were deeply hurt by those people in the old house when you were young, and you are not familiar with the clan members, and you are a little cold to them. But have you ever thought that once you encounter something, it is still the clan that will help you. The family tradition is that the clan members help each other, and unity is the beginning of the prosperity of the family."

Jiang Youzhen was stunned when he heard this, and then he said self-deprecatingly: "I am obsessed with appearance."

She understood that this was how the ancient clans were, otherwise why would there be the saying of punishing the entire clan. As long as she was alive, she could not escape the constraints of the clan. Of course, she could also receive the grace of the clan.

"How much land does the clan have?" Jiang Youzhen immediately sat down to calculate, and he estimated that his fifty acres of land would not give him much.

"This is it! The clan plans to buy twenty acres of land. This is the decision made after discussion among the clan elders."

The clan leader looked at Jiang Youzhen and felt a little embarrassed to mention the number of 20 mu of land. After all, Jiang Youzhen only had 50 mu of tax-free land, and the clan occupied 20 mu, which was really unfair.

However, when the clan leader saw Jiang Youzhen's expressionless face, he began to panic. Was he going too far? Wasn't he just trying to repay a favor?

"I know your family has a lot of land, and asking you for 20 acres is a bit too much, so how about 15 acres?"

The clan leader only felt a burning pain on his face, with a guilty look on his face.

Jiang Youzhen suddenly smiled, "Haha! Grandpa clan leader, there's actually no need to go through so much trouble. I came back this time to open a clan school. Just like you said, a family cannot be supported by one person alone. The hope of a family cannot be placed on just one person."

"Therefore, I plan to give all 50 acres of tax-free land to the clan, and donate 50 acres of land to the clan."

"What?" The patriarch suspected that he had heard it wrong.

Even Jiang Tao and He who were accompanying them were shocked. Fifty acres of land were given to the clan? And fifty acres of tax-free quota were also given to the clan?

"Cough cough!" He coughed twice, trying to remind Jiang Youzhen.

"Are you sure you want to donate 50 acres of tax-free land to the clan? All the income from the land will belong to the clan, and we will also open a clan school?" The clan leader became more and more excited, with saliva flying.

Jiang Youzhen stepped back with some disdain and couldn't help laughing: "It's absolutely true. Tomorrow I will give the money for buying the land to the clan leader. As for the clan school, the clan leader can find a piece of land in the village. I will pay to build three houses, which will be used as the clan school!"

"What? You are going to pay for building a clan school?" The clan leader felt like a pie in the sky today.

"Yes! I'll do it." Jiang Youzhen nodded affirmatively.

It wasn't that she was being taken advantage of, but she was returning a favor. Since she had traveled to the Jiang family and the clan leader was nice to her, it wouldn't be a big deal for her to make some contributions to the clan.

The clan leader still couldn't believe it, "Are you sure? Are you really sure? Don't act on impulse!"

"The clan land alone will cost about 400 taels, and we also need to build a clan school. It will cost at least 450 taels, if you really want to pay for it yourself."

The clan leader knew that Jiang Youzhen must be doing some business, but he thought Jiang Youzhen was just a small wealthy man. He didn't expect that she was so rich that she could spend more than four hundred taels of silver without any effort.

"I'll give you the silver myself." Jiang Youzhen knew that the patriarch would not believe him, so he took out four silver notes of one hundred taels and one of fifty taels from his purse.

"I've given you the money for the Gai Clan School. Do you think it's enough? If it's not enough, you can ask me to make up for it later."

The patriarch's heart was excited and his hands were shaking as he took the banknotes from Jiang Youzhen's hand. He opened them and saw that they were all 1 taels in value, four in total, and one was taels. He swallowed his saliva, he had never seen so much silver in his life.

"You, you won't regret it, right? This is not forty or fifty taels, this is four hundred and fifty taels."

Jiang Youzhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "The family has done some business recently, so we still have some extra money. We will definitely not regret it. Just take it back, clan leader."

The patriarch nodded, then put the banknote into his arms.

"Don't worry! I will keep a record of every expense for the clan. I will remember exactly where the money went and show it to you."

The patriarch touched his chest and felt it was burning hot, which made him uneasy.

"What should I worry about? The clan leader is devoted to the clan. Could he embezzle my money?" Jiang Youzhen smiled. She really didn't care about this little bit of money.

"In that case, I'll take my leave now. I'll take you there when I choose a place."

The clan leader left in a hurry. As soon as he left, He and Jiang Tao and his wife both looked at Jiang Youzhen.

"Xiao Lang, that's four hundred and fifty taels of silver. You must be willing to spend it."

He took a deep breath. She had never seen so much silver in her life, and today was the first time.