Chapter 83: Is Lian Po Still Strong Enough to Eat?
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“Hahaha, how could a newspaper delivery boy be someone reporting military intelligence? With your frail arms, could you even endure the hardships of travel?”
From the crowd, a man suddenly burst into laughter.
The scholars turned to look and saw an elderly farmer with white hair and a youthful complexion. He was carrying a medicine basket on his back and laughing heartily, as if he had just heard the funniest joke.
The scholar who had spoken earlier was immediately angered. “You old man, how dare you mock us?”
The old man waved his hand. “My apologies, my apologies. I just have a different perspective. The notice says they’re recruiting people who can read and write. It doesn’t require any official titles, which means the job only requires basic literacy. From this, it seems the role is similar to the clerks who read notices aloud at the city gates.”
Upon hearing this, the crowd nodded in agreement. The scholar who had spoken earlier also said, “That makes sense.”
In the Great Yu Empire, when notices were posted, there were clerks specifically tasked with reading them aloud to the common people.
“But if that’s the case, isn’t it a bit beneath us? We’ve all studied the classics for over a decade,” another scholar said.
“Exactly, this is too menial for us.”
“Forget about the newspaper delivery boy, but the Chief Secretary position might be worth considering.”
“…”