Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

Sheng Yongxuan and his party are not short of money, so of course they choose the best enjoyment.

What's more, no matter how high the price of goods in Qingshan County is, it is not as high as going to the capital, and the consumption of special food restaurants is not as good as they have a refreshment in a restaurant in the capital.

After paying the money, under the explanation and guidance of the service staff, everyone quickly learned how to eat the buffet. The original method is also very simple, but many people can't let go when they come here for the first time.

After getting acquainted with each other, everyone tentatively began to taste. From the first floor to the third floor, anyway, there is a wide variety of food that they can't choose by themselves, so they just go to the place with the most people. After all, there is no mistake.

Originally, everyone didn't hold out hope for the so-called gourmet food in this small place, and thought that such a small place could have something delicious.

But soon, everyone understood what is called the "law of true fragrance".

Don't look at this strange restaurant that looks ordinary, but the food inside is unexpectedly good and has a unique flavor. It is also comparable to the famous restaurants in Beijing.

The food auction on the fourth floor is not held every day. Everyone was unlucky and missed it today, so after eating, they were going to leave to go shopping elsewhere.

"Several gentlemen, this week is the 'Commercial Festival' in our Qingshan County. If you spend more than 100 taels in this store, you will be given a few highest-level play coupons. With these coupons, gentlemen can participate in the shopping mall on the commercial street. Lucky draw, while enjoying [-]% ​​discount on the highest level of shopping..."

When leaving the eating place, Xiaoer from the food building trotted over and handed over some beautifully carved wooden signs.

What about play coupons, business festivals, lucky draws, and [-]% off shopping? Everyone was stunned again. Ever since they came to Qingshan County, they suddenly felt like fools. They couldn't understand anything other people said.

But it doesn't matter if they don't understand, isn't there a guide boy?

"This game coupon is a good thing. As long as you spend a certain amount of money in the stores associated with the commercial street, you will be given different levels of game coupons according to the consumption amount. These coupons can be used for free lottery draws and free play of some street games in the commercial street. , shopping discounts and other functions, anyway, it is a good thing..."

In fact, it is simply a small means to promote consumption.

After being carefully explained by the young guide, everyone probably understood a little bit, but they had to go to the commercial street to see the details. After all, there are too many novelties in Qingshan County. .

The so-called Nanyang Commercial Street by the guide boy is actually far away from where they are now according to the original distance. They are now located in the former county town, and it will take three days to get to Nanyang Town.

But now the roads in the entire Qingshan County have been repaired, and many streams and rivers are connected to each other. It took only an hour to take special boats, oxcarts and other means of transportation.

Anyway, they were not in a hurry, and had time to stroll slowly, following the young guide along the way and listening to him talk about the rapid changes in Qingshan County over the years.

"...Let me tell you, our Qingshan County used to be a remote and poor mountain valley. Except for the merchant ships that passed by for supplies, almost no outsiders came. The case favored the rich and powerful, and our lives were really miserable, and we were living on the line of food and clothing for generations."

"Later, thanks to His Majesty's sending a county magistrate, and then Master Lin came over, we started to live a good life. Don't you know that when Master Lin came, he broke a big case, and no one in the whole Qingshan County noticed anything strange. , As a result, Mr. Lin was broken within a few days after he came. It is a pity that the prisoner died. However, Mr. Lin is still very fair in adjudicating the case. Regardless of whether the good or the bad, he must be punished if he commits the case. This is a must, otherwise the law and order will be messed up. .”

"Later, Lord Lin promulgated many protection decrees for the elders and girls, which finally freed those elders and girls who were bullied and abused by their in-laws and mothers' families, and the old people without children were also supported by the government... "

"By the way, the most worth mentioning is the planned demolition! This has really improved the lives of our people. Not only can people in towns and cities live in good houses, but also people in our villages can live in a concentrated way without rain or damage. Frozen house, do you know how much money we have to build a house like this? It may not be able to survive after several generations of hard work."

"There are government primary schools, orchard planting, livestock breeding, etc... In short, since Mr. Lin came, our life has been prosperous."

The young guide is obviously a die-hard fan of Lord Lin, and ten out of ten sentences are all boasting, and his eyes sparkle when he speaks.

This is not surprising, not only him, but almost everyone in Qingshan County has this attitude towards Mr. Lin, because Mr. Lin has brought too many good days to everyone in the past few years, changing their fate of poverty for generations. Like reborn parents.

There is no evaluation that is the most authentic to hear from the mouths of the people and to see the changes with their own eyes.

Accompanied by the narration of the young guide, the rich and healthy villages seen along the way, and the rosy complexion of the people, these are the best evidence to prove what the local officials have done.

Sheng Yongxuan was always stroking his beard and smiling.

Several people in the same industry began to waver in their treatment of Lin Ze, and they kept nodding.

When they arrived at the commercial street of Nanyang Town, they were so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths when they saw the buildings full of antiquity and modern style.

"How is it? Doesn't it look good? This was designed by Mr. Lin himself. In fact, it's okay now. It will be truly beautiful when all the lanterns and candles are lit at night..."

The boy guide's expression doesn't look like he's bringing guests, but it's an expression of showing off his knowledge.

In fact, almost every outsider who comes to Qingshan County for the first time has this expression. The development and advancement of Qingshan County has far surpassed the times. Here, it can no longer be described by knowledge, but an eye-opener.

With the development of the commercial street in the past few years, the merchants who moved in have long been not only local merchant owners, but also attracted outside merchants to set up shop. It is not an extravagant hope to make money here, but needs to be established here. A secondary institution.

With the development speed of Qingshan County, as well as the fact that every two years, businessmen from all over the country will be invited to hold trade exchange meetings to attract the attention of businessmen from all over the world. Anyone with a little vision knows that Qingshan County in the future will definitely become a very Developed and huge economic hub.

Everyone nodded secretly, the changes in Qingshan County were far from being able to be clearly described in a few memorials, and the few numbers of "changing with each passing day and novel development" could not make people imagine such a picture.

"Hey, why are these houses still old houses?"

Not long after coming out of business, everyone suddenly saw that among the many beautiful houses, there were a few old houses like before, which were very conspicuous and uncoordinated.

Seeing this, the young guide smiled and explained, "Oh, that's the nail house that was planned at the beginning. The development relic of our Qingshan County is a famous scenic spot in our Qingshan County. The stone tablet in front of the gate is the nail house. origin……"

Nail household?

It was another new word, and everyone was stunned to hear it. Following the guidance of the young guide, they walked to the stone tablet in front of the old house to look at it.

After a while, everyone couldn't help laughing.

"Hahaha, this kid just has a lot of tricks..."

Sheng Yongxuan couldn't help shaking his head and couldn't stop laughing.

To deal with such shameless people, apart from power, there is really only this way to deal with rascals.

"Let me tell you, these nail houses are celebrities in our Qingshan County. My uncle is from Nanyang Town. He told me that Mr. Lin put it down for half a month in order to persuade these families. To deal with official business, with these people..."

"In the end, these people just didn't listen, and they had to fight against the government. They wanted to extort money from the government. That is to say, Mr. Lin is kind and merciful. Instead, other officials directly bombarded people. How could they waste time like this? In the end, there was really no other way. It’s the only way to not dismantle them.”

"But in the end, do you know how abominable those things are? Talking bad about Mr. Lin without achieving your goal! Said that Mr. Lin went to see them and didn't talk to them at all. Every time he went, he slept in the yard and pretended to be a good person... Hey, who would believe it? Ah! If Mr. Lin is really pretending to be a good person, then we hope to come to ten dozen of such fake good people!"

People in Qingshan County hate this kind of nail households very much. When the demolition was planned, many streets and villages existed because of this kind of people, which caused people to move into new houses much later than others.

Afterwards, because of this, the areas where there are nail households continue to lag behind when enjoying various welfare benefits.

Touching interests is like killing parents, how could everyone not hate these monsters to death.

"You say Mr. Lin is so good, how could he be the kind of person who deliberately cares about them? That's impossible!"

The wizard boy was emotional, and he very much hoped that everyone would agree with his words.

Sheng Yongxuan and his party were silent: ...Young man, you overestimate your family, Mr. Lin.

"By the way, I heard that the Junxian Academy in Qingshan County is very famous, can you take us to see it? Our master really wants to send the young master to study here, and wants to see the environment in advance."

Taking back the complaints in their hearts, everyone put on smiling faces and continued to let others lead the way, wanting to see the legendary Junxian Academy.

"Okay, but the academies generally don't allow people to enter, you can only look outside. Moreover, Junxian Academy has to pass strict examinations to admit students. You can't just go in and study, even if you have money."

The young guide met a lot of outsiders who came to visit Junxian Academy, and those who knew the way first started to say hello, lest the guests accidentally violate some rules, which is not good.

"We know, in fact, I know people in the academy, the gentleman there specially invited us to come and see, thank you little brother for your guidance..."

Sheng Yongxuan nodded, smiling kindly.

"Ah, do you know Mr. Junxian Academy? I specially invited you to come and visit, so why didn't you say it earlier, let's go, I will guide you, I don't want the wages, and the masters will take the young ones inside Knowing and knowing becomes..."

As soon as the guide boy heard that Sheng Yongxuan and the others knew the masters of the academy, and that they could still enter during class, his expression immediately changed, from contempt for bumpkins to enthusiasm.

Oops, I didn't realize that these idiots who don't understand anything are so well-connected and know the masters of the academy, that's not easy.

This is a rare opportunity, today he must follow these masters to see Junxian Academy, and he will be able to brag for a lifetime when he goes back!

The academy is a sacred place for studying, not everyone can enter it, one of the biggest wishes of the guide boy is to be able to visit the academy in his lifetime.

With such a mood, the other party's service has undergone a 360-degree change in an instant, becoming flattering, almost as enthusiastic as treating his own ancestors.

The address of Junxian Academy is right here in Nanyang Town, and you can get there quickly by taking a bullock cart.

Today's academy is much larger than it was when there were only a few hundred students. The number of students has increased to tens of thousands, and the number of classrooms, dormitories, cafeterias, playgrounds, etc. in the academy has increased and expanded.

Moreover, according to the different teaching contents, the academy is divided into the first academy, the second academy, and the third academy, etc. The whole mountain can be regarded as "Junxian Academy".

When they arrived at the gate of the academy, Sheng Yongxuan directly handed them a waist card, and the guard immediately took them in respectfully, and then notified Lin Ze.

"Master Lin Linlin!"

When the guide boy who led the way saw Lin Ze coming out, he screamed in shock on the spot, his expression excited and excited.

Because Lin Ze often does all kinds of positive publicity, he has many opportunities to show his face in front of the people, so most people know what he looks like, and it is not difficult to recognize him.

Lin Ze has long been used to the people who worship him like this. He politely greeted the excited young guide and led everyone in.

He hadn't met Mr. Emperor for several years, and he was a little excited.

"Teacher, why didn't you tell me in advance when you and Shi Lang came to Qingshan County? I can pick you up, and I can make arrangements in advance for official business, so I can spend time with you and have fun. I don't have any preparations now. , it seems that I am not filial..."

"By the way, the things I prepared for you and Shi Lang were delivered yesterday. What should I do? There is still food in it, and it will be broken when you return to the capital."

Lin Ze talked while leading the way, changing his image of a cold and serious adult and turning into a chatterbox.

Sheng Yongzheng has already gotten used to the temper of his only disciple. He has been in a high position for a long time. Everyone is afraid of him respecting him. Lin Ze's closeness to him is very useful. He knocked on Lin Ze's head and taught him a lesson.

"As far as you are used to acting, you have to say that you are very sweet. How can I see your real achievements if I don't come here quietly?"

"Teacher, your distrust of me is so severe that it hurts my little heart..."

Mr. Lin was not afraid of embarrassing himself outside, and he complained on the spot. He didn't look like a 30-year-old person at all.

Sheng Yongxuan shook his head, the corners of his eyes were full of wrinkles from laughing.

The boy guide is Lin Ze's super little fanboy. He doesn't feel that his idol is someone else's. On the contrary, he thinks that Mr. Lin is really down-to-earth. Not only does he handle official affairs well, but he is also kind and respectful in private. Mr. Lin is so perfect up!

But this kind of close and casual attitude made several ministers in the same company look down on him very much. Sure enough, this Lin Ze is used to flattering. Look at how smooth his Majesty's hair is...

Because it was already past noon when everyone came, and they had lunch again.

So after Lin Ze received a group of people, he directly took everyone to visit the academy. He had no chance to order the academy to prepare in such a short time. What everyone saw at the moment was the most authentic picture of the academy.

"It's class time now, and the students are in class. The area with the sound of reading over there is the teaching dormitory area. This is the dormitory area, the cafeteria, the playground, the laboratory building, and the office building for the teaching gentlemen. ..."

"In the past few years, the houses of the academy have been repaired, and the number of students admitted has also increased a lot. Basically, all the students who can pass the exam in Qingshan County have been admitted, and the rest are from other counties. At present, there are about 4 students. .”

"More than 4? There are so many students in Qingzhou County who can pass the academy assessment?!"

Everyone was shocked.

Although they have a lot of prejudice against Lin Ze, they have to admit that they have studied the examination papers of the students from Junxian Academy in the imperial examination, and they all admit that the students from Junxian Academy do have real materials.

There are more than 4 outstanding students in the entire academy, all of whom are from Qingzhou County. What an astonishing statistic is this?

"These more than 4 students are not just students for scientific examinations..."

Lin Ze explained,

"After the academy was expanded, it was divided into three campuses: the first college is for scientific examination students who specialize in official career; the second college is for artisan students who specialize in learning various skills; Teachers, when the imperial court vigorously develops the Academy and establishes it, these people will be intermediate talents."

Today's education development in Daji Kingdom is only at the stage of primary school literacy, and private schools and academies with relatively high learning depth cannot be popularized for the time being, because there are not enough talents.

Everyone nodded in satisfaction when they heard the words, and admired from the bottom of their hearts, "I see, this arrangement is not bad."

"Knowledge is endless. It's not just books that are knowledge. Serving the country to make a fortune and striving for success is not just a way of imperial examinations. Talents are rich and diverse, which is what the court really needs... This is the library of the academy, everyone. If you are interested, you can go in and have a look.”

Lin Ze explained and led everyone into the nearest library.

The current library of the academy is a real library. Compared with when it was first established, Lin Ze has used various channels to collect a lot of isolated books over the years, covering almost every field.

It is not comparable to the hundreds of years of collections in the Imperial Palace Library, but it is also comparable to the rare study background in the outside world, because in the library, there are still a lot of advanced modern knowledge written by him silently, as well as dictionaries he organized students and gentlemen to compile together , geography, chemistry, mathematics and other related knowledge books.

The "library" in the academy is the most mentioned by the students who left the Junxian Academy. Everyone has heard about it and is very curious.

The entire library has several floors, and it is very spacious. There are not only bookshelves for storing books, but also many desks for self-study and reading. There is also a service desk on each floor to manage borrowing and returning books and various things.

"No noise is allowed in the library. The specifics are almost like this. You can wander around and watch freely. If you need anything, just go to the service desk on each floor..."

There are still many students in the library who are studying by themselves. In order not to disturb everyone, Lin Ze did not continue to explain.

Anyway, the situation of the whole library is clear at one scene, and all kinds of rules are also marked on the wall. You don't need to say much, you can understand it by walking around.

Everyone had no opinion, and felt that it was just what they wanted, so they nodded and dispersed.

Mr. Zhang left to visit alone. Among the several ministers, he had the deepest opinion on Lin Ze, because not only was he himself getting older, it was difficult to change his mind, but also the many policy opinions that Lin Ze put forward in recent years had great impact on his family. The impact is greatest.

Their family is a powerful family that has been passed down from generation to generation. Although Lin Ze did not expressly say what he would do to the nobles, what he did was to increase the distance between the common people and the nobles without any trace of the high status of the common people.

Especially after the announcement of the protection law for younger brothers and girls, ordinary people may just feel that life is a little easier, and those younger brothers and girls who have suffered discrimination and abuse are no longer pitiful.

But for girls and boys who have studied in the nobles, they have learned to use the new laws to protect themselves and even strive for more benefits. This is not a good phenomenon, and it has already affected the status of men A little shaken.

The saying that a woman's lack of talent is virtue is actually just a nonsense excuse for men to control and suppress girls and buddies for the power of their own group since ancient times. Men don't like girls and buddies who are too smart.

The most puzzling thing for everyone is that His Majesty is still very conniving about this, and he is so cooperative in adopting Lin Ze's suggestion, which is really puzzling and worrying.

Therefore, it is normal that the ministers in the court have always disliked Lin Ze.

Mr. Zhang wandered around the library for a while with a heavy heart, and then slipped out of the library quietly while everyone was not paying attention.

Lin Ze is His Majesty's only closed disciple, so he doesn't believe that His Majesty can really be impartial and not give any news to Lin Ze, just bring them to Weifu for a private visit!

He always felt that everything they saw from disembarkation to now was the appearance of Qingshan County.

How old is Lin Ze this year, but around [-]? At this age, he can lead Qingshan County to develop into such a prosperous appearance by himself?How can it be?It must be an illusion!

After coming out of the library, Mr. Zhang left the academy, called a carriage casually, and wandered around by himself.

"I heard that Mr. Lin in your county lives in Heba Village? Mr. Lin is really a legend. Can you take me to Heba Village to visit the former residence of Mr. Lin?"

"Hey, master, you really have vision. When you come to our Qingshan County, you will go to the Academy and Heba Village to play. These are the two places you must go to when you come to our Qingshan County, and the villain lives in Heba Village. , I live in the same village as Mr. Lin, if the master doesn't mind, I will take you to visit our Heba village..."

The driver who drove the car didn't know that Mr. Zhang was looking for faults in his heart, so he greeted him very warmly and recommended himself.

Lin Ze is the greatest glory of their Heba Village. What the villagers of Heba Village like most is to show the development history of their Heba Village and the deeds of "great men" to famous people from outside.