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

The emperor and his party stayed happily in the academy.

Lin Ze is busy preparing for the promotion of hybrid chickens. If the villagers want to actively raise them, he must first let everyone see the benefits of the chicken. At that time, there is no need for much persuasion, and the people will scramble to actively cooperate.

So he simply planned to hold a food festival and show off the new breed of chicken at that time.

Just do it, Lin Ze immediately sent an order to prepare.

I don't know how many times this kind of activity has been held in Qingshan County. The people who work under the specific process are already familiar with it, and there is no need to teach it personally. Someone will naturally plan it after ordering it.

The venue is of course the commercial street of Nanyang Town, which is now the economic center of Qingshan County, and all commercial activities are held here.

The news of the Food Festival quickly aroused warm congratulations from the people. In recent years, life has been better, and everyone's demand for entertainment has increased a lot. Just in time for the harvest season, the food festival is also very suitable.

Taking advantage of this, Lin Ze naturally asked his family's self-service gourmet restaurant to hold an event to serve the new chicken on the table.

Although the meat quality of the new chicken has shortcomings, but because the hybridization has covered up a lot of flaws, coupled with various heavy-flavored cooking methods, the new chicken has suddenly become delicious.

Spicy and sour chicken feet, roasted whole chicken with crispy skin and pepper, fried chicken drumsticks, beggar chicken, crispy chicken and sweet skin chicken, etc., as long as there are any methods that can be imagined, Lin Ze will guide the chef to cook them all. It is called whole chicken feast.

The self-service gourmet building already has a resounding signboard. It can be said that the food launched in the building is not popular with everyone, unless it is because of the difference in taste.

The consumption of the gourmet restaurant is very expensive on weekdays, and it is rare for the common people to come here. This festival offers a discount, and the common people naturally want to take advantage of the cheapness to satisfy their cravings.

Especially for meat, it is with the mentality of eating back the money, but Lin Ze also considers people's persistent demand for food in this era, so meat is naturally limited to each person.

But even so, it is very cost-effective to eat at the gourmet restaurant once, so since the opening of the gourmet restaurant, many people will choose to reduce the number of times they eat meat at home, and then save money to come to the local tyrants once a month, which is cost-effective and delicious. Accounts are easy to calculate.

Besides the demand for meat, everyone can bear to eat pig intestines, who would dislike chicken with older meat, that is chicken, which is more nourishing than pork in everyone's eyes!

The launch of the new chicken is not limited to the gourmet restaurant, there are also many street stalls selling and tasting on the street, so that every common people who come and go can try this new chicken, and see if everyone can accept it.

The result is obvious, the new chicken was welcomed by everyone as soon as it came out.

It doesn’t matter that the quality and taste of the meat is not as good as that of domestic chickens. The main reason is that everyone likes it because it is big and meaty. The meat of a new chicken can be half as much as domestic chickens, which is a good deal!

Originally, the old emperor and his party lost interest in this kind of chicken after they tasted the new chicken at dinner that day.

But on the day of the Food Festival, Lin Ze’s all-chicken feast is really attractive, and it can’t be compared with a single dish on the dinner table that day. Seeing the people eating deliciously, their appetites were aroused, but they couldn’t hold back their heads. Tie ran to taste it.

After tasting it, everyone immediately fell in love with the delicacy of the chicken feet.

You must know that food like chicken feet is generally not on the table. In the eyes of the upper class, this kind of food is very 'dirty' and 'dirty', and they will not touch these things at all.

I can't stand Lin Ze's many cooking ideas, such as spicy, hot and sour, tiger skin, soy sauce and other flavors of chicken feet can fill the whole table, which makes people eat delicious and not greasy.

Since the tasting at the food festival, the recipes of the old emperor and his party have added a dish, which cannot be missing on the dinner table named every day, and some old guys especially like spicy food.

Although chili is delicious, it is easy to get angry if you eat too much. Qingshan County is not as humid as those places in Sichuan, and you need to eat spicy food to remove dampness. No more than young people.

Lin Ze couldn't stand the tossing of a few gluttons, and kindly reminded that the appetite should be restrained, so as not to get angry and become constipated.

As a result, a few old guys were immersed in the temptation of food and couldn't get out, and they were very unhappy and gave him a disdainful expression of 'you just don't want to do it for us'...

Then, everyone continued to gnaw on their chicken feet persistently, and their teeth were very good.

It wasn't until a few old guys started squatting hard in the hut that they regrettably controlled their appetite.

Lin Ze smiled helplessly and asked someone to prepare some honey tea, fruit tea and other teas to relieve the internal heat. No decoction was prepared, because the medicine is three-point poisonous. These are the best. After drinking for several days, everyone's stomach feels better. .

But as soon as the stomach got better, a few old guys fell in love with barbecue again.

At the beginning, Lin Ze took the children for an outing on weekends, and the old guys followed them. After having a barbecue in the wild, they realized the fun of making a living by themselves, and they like the spicy taste. .

A few old guys have a spicy taste, and they have really poor resistance to these novel foods.

In addition to eating, everyone was also particularly interested in the toys of Lin Dongdong's children, and would secretly go to the children's playground to play when they had time.

This is a special place Lin Ze made for the children of his family to play. There are slides, seesaws, skating rinks, swings and many other things for children. They are not open to the public, only Lin Dongdong. Several children of their own play.

Because there is no shortage of such lucrative business in the family, and considering that it is unsafe and troublesome to have too many children, this has become the Lin family's private place.

Sometimes the adults want to play with the children, so the toys inside are made relatively large, and adults can also play with them.

Since they found out that they tried to play, several old men peeped into the play yard of several children, and secretly ran to play in groups every day, liberating their nature and becoming old children.

Lin Ze or someone among them accidentally twisted their waists to realize that these old guys are so shameless, doing such sneaky things, I can't laugh or cry...

After staying in Qingshan County for a month, not to mention the old emperor, even a few ministers don't want to go back, the relaxed days are too happy.

But there are still many things in the capital, and everyone has to set off and return.

"Hey, Grandpa, when will you come to see Dongdong again?"

The emperor's teacher and Han Yunzhi's teacher Lang usually dote on Lin Dongdong no less than Lin Sangui and Jiang Rongniang's grandparents. After all, Han Yunzhi once regretted that his son and Lin Dongdong's age did not match, and the cute Dongdong could not be his son-in-law.

Children are very sensitive to emotions, and they naturally like people who are good to them, so Lin Dongdong is very reluctant to leave the two masters.

Although he used to be a little scared because of his father being taught by his grandpa, Lin Dongdong still likes this grandpa who treats him very well and often gives him gifts, and he is still very happy to meet him on weekdays.

In fact, Lin Ze was also very reluctant. After not seeing him for a few years, he found that Teacher Emperor's gray hair had grown a lot, which shows that he has worked hard in the past few years.

But there is no permanent banquet in the world, in a high position, with heavy responsibilities, the old emperor has to continue to support before the new prince takes over the stall.

"Qingshan County is a good place, very suitable for retirement..."

Sheng Yongxuan didn't say much, smiled and stroked the hair of the three children of the Lin family, then patted Lin Ze on the shoulder, leaving a word and leaving by boat.

Lin Ze smiled, and turned around to greet people to start building a new building next to his house.

From a few years ago to a few years now, the entire Great Ji Kingdom is in a state of development in full swing.

With the shock of explosives, although the surrounding countries are jealous, they dare not make any moves after all. They can only adopt a soft policy to make friends and exchange resources and products for the advanced technology and knowledge of the Great Ji Dynasty.

Shenghuang was so generous that he did not refuse, but the only requirement was that all the countries must open their gates to trade with Daji, and at the same time sign a peace treaty of no war for 50 years.

This request is in line with the wishes of the kings of all countries. The benefits of Daji's support for the development of merchant trade have shown results, and everyone's discrimination against merchants has gradually changed.

And the peace treaty is a heart-to-heart agreement. Daji's explosives and explosives are terrifying, and everyone is very afraid of Daji's sudden war and aggression.

The fulfillment of these two conditions is the happiest thing for the people of all countries. The benefits brought by the prosperity of commerce and trade are wealth, and the peace brought by the truce is a stable life. The wishes of the people are as simple as that.

Invisibly, the people all over the world have an indescribable yearning and reverence for the Great Ji Dynasty, so that in the future, when all the countries return to the Ji Dynasty, it will be smoother than expected.

After Shenghuang returned to Beijing, he tried his best to develop the economy and reform the court rules and regulations.

The purpose of this is obvious. The other party just wants to hand over a treasury to the next new emperor before abdicating.

And the new prince is also very upbeat, rigorously leading his team to preside over the West-to-North Water Diversion Project. Since the start of construction, although there have been many minor problems, there have been no major mistakes in the end.

The progress of the whole project is also faster than expected. All the projects are of qualified quality. Once it is found that there is a little bit of cutting corners, they will be dragged into trouble and beheaded in front of the people to deter all managers. Thunder is quick and without sloppiness.

The ability of this group of young people to handle affairs is beyond everyone's cognition, and with the passage of time, they have won everyone's satisfaction and praise.

The project, originally planned for ten years, was completed two years ahead of schedule.

The eighth year of construction of the West-to-North Water Diversion Project.

People in the Northwest will never forget the picture of the rolling river rushing down the giant ditch like a long dragon.

People in the north will never forget the moment when the ditches were filled with river water and the dry air became humid.

This man-made river running through the northwest of Daji was called "Linhe" in the later history of Daji, which means to commemorate Lin Ze, the founder of the grand project of west-to-north water diversion.

In the archaeological excavations of the lost country that shocked the world later, this giant river was even honored to be named the 'Second Yellow River'.

During the more than 40 years of Shenghuang's ruling career, the development of the entire Daji Dynasty proceeded at an unimaginable speed.

The emperor abolished the vassal system, took back the power, vigorously developed the economy and trade, made the treasury unprecedentedly sufficient, and had a huge capital base to develop and implement various policies.

Lin Zejin contributed many things, including the blueprints of inventions presented by his three apprentices, which were enough to reform the era and leave brilliant political achievements, and the emperor did not use them when he was in power.

Even the many good policies implemented in Qingshan County, except for education, are implemented under the pretext of observation and only a small amount of opinions are adopted.

It's not that the emperor felt bad and was unwilling to adopt it, but that he simply paid attention to leaving these achievements to the next new emperor to consolidate the throne.

What Shenghuang did the most during his reign was to control the political power and military power, develop the economy and education.

When the other party abdicates, with the support of strong treasury and human resources, the new emperor will start various developments and reforms soon after he takes the throne.

The first is still education, then farming, and then the economy. These are the three biggest lifelines of the country.

Although the new emperor still retains the old ministers, he prefers to use young officials when it comes to reforms. Among them, the most important ones are Mr. Guo and Mr. Li who have worked together with the new emperor to preside over the West-to-North Water Transfer Project for eight years. and Master Zhang.

These three adults and the new emperor can be said to have had a life-threatening revolutionary friendship. I don’t know how many difficulties they have experienced together during the West-to-North Water Diversion.

Moreover, the three of them are Lin Ze's apprentices, Lin Ze is the old emperor's disciple, and they still have a friendship with the new emperor, and this reliability is far stronger than other court officials.

Fortunately, the three of them lived up to their fate. While managing education, farming, and commerce smoothly, they also helped the new emperor consolidate the throne at an extreme time, and roamed the court with ease.

Afterwards, as batch after batch of students graduated from Junxian Academy, the court was full of talents, which made up for the lack of the new emperor in the development of national power.

During the reign of the new emperor, it can be said that he did whatever he wanted and made great efforts to realize his ambitions, and developed the already powerful Daji Dynasty into an unimaginable prosperous age.

And the common people also live incomparably rich and beautiful in this prosperous age.

The reform of farming tools has greatly reduced the hard work of farming. Various farming policies and court professionals' research on planting methods have greatly increased the output value of agriculture. The prosperity of other breeding industries has also greatly improved the lives of the people. .

In the eyes of outsiders, Daji is a country where food is plentiful, natural disasters can't starve to death, and people yearn for it.

The emergence of movable type printing is a major leap forward in Daji's education industry. People no longer worry about the high cost of reading, because the imperial court will give a lot of subsidies every year. The most consumed books, because the price of movable type printing has also become cheaper.

As a result, the "Dictionary" of Junxian Academy can be widely circulated and used, the common people's literacy work has become much easier, and the children's reading efficiency has also been greatly improved.

The benefits brought by the automatic loom even prompted the Daji Dynasty to reform the industry. The court began to pay more attention to inventions, and the craftsmen who were discriminated against before began to be reused. They gathered their wisdom and invented many convenient things...

Lin Ze was very comforted by these changes visible to the naked eye. In his testimony, Daji, which was originally backward, has become advanced.

Although it is still not comparable to modern technology, it is also a qualitative leap. Even though the material is still backward, people's thinking has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The current Daji is not only rich and prosperous, but also full of food and drink, and the grain reserves are increasing every year. I believe that everyone will not fall into famine again for many years to come.

As for Qingshan County, it has naturally become the most developed city in Daji during his transformation.

The cards in his mind are almost drawn out. With those young people rushing around in the world, Lin Ze has the thought of taking a rest. He has not worried less in these years. If he doesn't take a rest, he feels that he will definitely grow old very quickly.

After Mr. Huang handed over the rights to the new emperor, he took Han Yunzhi back to Qingshan County to retire. Lin Ze was envious of his leisure all day long.

At the age of 40, Lin Ze voluntarily submitted his resignation report to the imperial court, and became the youngest pension official in Daji with shamelessness, but he was scolded to death by the old men who were still working hard in the court.

However, although Lin Ze resigned from office, he still holds the post of dean of the academy, so he doesn't think he is lazy.

He just wanted to spend more time with Ah Yu and his three children. The dean's position was much easier, and he also had more time to educate his children.

It doesn't make sense for him to teach other people's children to be talents, and ignore his own children to be fools and playboys.

The three children in my family are all smart and sensible, but they are spoiled by him a bit domineering, no matter if it is Lin Dongdong or Duogu Duomi, one is stuffed and the other is cruel. , It is really helpless.

It's also fortunate that Zhang Yu suppressed the children from a young age, otherwise they would definitely grow crooked.

Resigned from office, taught at the academy, and often took Zhang Yu out to play in the world of two people, and then taught the children the three views, Lin Ze lived a leisurely life.

Even at the age of 40, because of proper maintenance and a good mentality, he is still young and strong, which can definitely be proved by the frequent midnight voices from the Lin family...

Duan Wensai did not stay behind in Qingshan County. When Lin Ze was 35 years old, the other party brought Jun and his children back to the capital.

After all, the other party is the eldest son of the Duan family, and the huge Duan family is still waiting to inherit. How can he be free and easy outside all the time. After more than a dozen urging letters from the Duan Mansion in the capital, Duan Wensai still had no choice but to take his lover and children with him. gone back.

Brother Jun's original status was not enough to be the head of the Duan family, but the previous Mrs. Yue passed away many years ago, and now with the background of Lin Ze, the Duan family is eager for him to be the head of the Duan family.

What's more, Brother Jun gave birth to a pair of smart twin boys to the Duan family, and Mrs. Duan was even more sympathetic. There is no grandson in the world, and she finally accepted and acknowledged the existence of Brother Jun, her son-in-law.

After the couple returned to the capital, they still missed the days and friends in Qingshan County very much. They often wrote and sent things back, and the whole family came back to play whenever they were free. They still got along very well and did not become unfamiliar because of the distance.

As for the relatives and friends of the various families in Qingshan County, I won't go into details one by one. In short, life is prosperous.

Under Lin Ze's suppression, all the relatives and friends of the Lin family were very honest, and they didn't dare to be monsters at all, for fear of being caught by Lin Ze and returned to the stove to clean up. They had New Year's dinner every year, and it was watching Lin Ze nod and move his chopsticks, everyone just If you dare to do something, you are as timid as a quail.

But Lin Jianwen is worth mentioning.

After this insidious guy figured it out, he finally started to look like a man, raising his ugly wife and son surprisingly well.

Even though he started to make money in his study with Father Lin's help, this guy didn't do anything like that anymore, he got along very well with his ugly wife, and often took the child out for a walk, Later, two more sons were born one after another, and the relationship between husband and wife became more harmonious because of the children, which actually made the villagers secretly amazed and envious.

Lin Ze was also very surprised. He felt that it was not unreasonable for ancient people to value children. Children can really change a man. Anyway, since Lin Jianwen's ugly daughter-in-law gave birth to a son, Lin Jianwen finally looked like a human being.

After all, the other party still has some Lin family genes. Although Chen's genes and doting have affected his life, he still didn't want to die all his life.

Although Lin Ze still doesn't like Lin Jianwen very much and can't forgive him for everything he did, but now this is the best result, at least it can make Lin Sangui, who is a father, happy and satisfied in his old age.

The more and more smiles on Lin's father's face in these years prove how happy his old age is, his sons and daughters have grown up, and his lover is with him, a lifetime is enough.

And Zhang's side.

After Zhang Liumei was relieved of her son, she finally had the thought to reflect on her life and life. Although she still missed her dead husband, she still had half her life to live, and she was lonely after all.

Later, by chance, he met an easy-going craftsman in the inner courtyard who also died of a wife, and found his home again when he was in his mid-mature, and lived a peaceful and beautiful life.

The rest of Zhang’s family can’t be optimistic, because they are narrow-minded and greedy for weakness and don’t know how much they are. The popularity in the village is very poor. The son of Zhang’s family became the only kid in Heba Village who has money but can’t get a wife. There was no other way but a girl from the dental shop came back to get married, and the house was noisy all day long.

As for Zhang Yinzhu, there has been no news since she sneaked away. Zhang's family was despised and rejected by the villagers because of the other party's behavior of running away with money.

On the other hand, when Lin Ze was on a business trip to the next county, he ran into a beggar who called herself 'Zhang Yinzhu' and called him 'Ze Lang' crying and stopped the car.

Because after many years, the other party is old and dirty, Lin Ze is not sure if the other party is really Zhang Yinzhu, because since he became very famous and his past stories spread, many girls who claimed to be Zhang Yinzhu came to him .

But what if the other party is really Zhang Yinzhu?This has nothing to do with him, he was not the one who liked Zhang Yinzhu, the former 'Lin Ze' didn't know whether he was reincarnated or ascended to heaven.

Even if that 'Lin Ze' is still there, God knows if he can keep that love when he understands Zhang Yinzhu's true face...

After leaving in a huff, Lin Ze returned home and looked at his handsome lover, feeling a deep warmth in his heart.

"Ah, if there is a next life, the next life, the next life, can we still be husband and wife?"

"kindness."

Zhang Yu smiled shyly, just as well-behaved as when they first met, but there was indescribable dependence and love in his eyes.