Peach Blossom Island and the Red House

When the new emperor ascended the throne, one of the most important tasks has never changed. It has always been a reserved project, and that is Enke. This point began in Jiangnan before the power handover ceremony between the new emperor and the old emperor. A large number of juren who appeared in the far south state capital can be seen, and everyone has become accustomed to it!Everyone on Earth knows it!

Lin Lang stayed on the island. To be honest, although he was still well-informed, his mentality was already separated from the people on land, and he seemed to be out of place. So he began to feel the change in his mentality in the year, Putting the annual collection of accounts and year-end audits in the old house in Anting, it can be regarded as a fixed habit of blending in with the crowd!Lest I really become that kind of 'outsider' in the future.

This year, he went to the Anting old house again in winter, preparing to collect the rent for this year, and receiving the management from various places. By the way, when checking the accounts, he saw a lot of juren on the street, and only then did he react. , there will be another big exam next year!

Lin Lang's first reaction was to calculate how many of his family members can go to Beijing this time for reference!Then I happily asked people to go to my hometown to confirm the number of people, and offered to fund their travel expenses.

Lin Lang's move, as long as he is a person of this era, generally speaking, he can understand it very well.The reason is very simple, that is, first, the family interests, one more opportunity for the imperial examination, then the family will have more opportunities for clan members to enter the officialdom, and second, that is the special meaning of the so-called Enke.

As I said before, Enke will definitely be there when the new emperor ascends the throne. The reason is that this is no longer a matter of general scientific research, but a matter of political means. From the emperor's point of view, this is a demonstration Well, it is to show the world that he attaches great importance to scholars, and it is a ceremony to express the perfect transfer of power. For the courtiers, the big family uses the children of the clan to participate in Enke to express their submission to the new emperor and their respect for the imperial power. agree.What's more important is that the Jinshi that Enke generally passed the examination belonged to the first disciples of the new emperor, which has special significance. In the future officialdom, as long as you can survive, you will definitely be able to get involved in the real power department.

As for what to say about surviving, that is the disadvantage of Enke Jinshi, that is, it is very likely to become the cannon fodder for the collision between the old and new rights of the new emperor and the old emperor, or to be destroyed in the game!

But people are always beneficial animals. As long as there are benefits, people will naturally charge. Almost everyone thinks that they will never be the unlucky ones, so there are still many people looking forward to this Enke. Lin Lang also felt a little messed up.

Of course, Lin Lang is different from others. He also has a trump card, which is probability. He used to think wildly when he was bored earlier. Well, of course, he also likes to think wildly when he is not bored. Didn’t he know about this abdication?So I made a calculation, using historical books and other books to calculate, and found that this Enke has a strange law, that is, those who rank high in Enke, generally the results are not very good, on the contrary, those with average rankings , who is not very noticeable, is often the last winner.

With such a result, he was very happy in his heart. He had already figured out the confidence of those in his family. There are some who have learned from others’ strengths, some who like miscellaneous studies, and some who even study one of them to the point of giving up other studies, but there is no way to do better research on how to take the exam. There is no way for them. There is no fate with Jinshi, my body can't bear the nine days of torture!What else?Get a scholar or something to get fame!It's just that there are people with a little stronger body, who will die if they try to do it, what more can they ask for!

Under such circumstances, everyone has absolutely no advantage in the test-taking essays!Although there have been more people in good health in the past few years, this habit has been formed. Therefore, Lin Ruhai once said with emotion that there are obviously many scholars and smart people in his family. The competitiveness is great, and it is already a blessing from the ancestors to have a few more fellow Jinshi!

But I can't think of it!Now that there is Enke, Lin Lang secretly laughs!This is good!A few children from the Lin family went to the capital to take the exam. The attitude of the Lin family showed that they didn't do well in the exam?The task of cannon fodder is exempted, which is a great thing!

"Master, the people from my hometown have said that there are only two people going this time, and our master originally belonged to us. Isn't that right? Our master got an official position directly! He also has the status of Jinshi, which saves trouble." It’s too late, so there are only two of them. I heard that Master Hai of the big house made arrangements before he left. He said that if there is Enke, let them live directly in his house in the capital. Well, if you draw out a yard, then it’s not a big deal.”

Aji is already ten years old, and they are all engaged, and his identity is directly transferred to the manager, who is still in charge of the store's goods, and he can be regarded as a person of face when he goes out, and he is proficient in news , Hearing that Lin Lang wants to ask about his hometown, he doesn't need to explain too much, he immediately figured out everything, it is definitely a good material for a scout!

Lin Lang glanced at him, nodded, and continued to ask other questions with a hint of consideration:

"Now, are there many people here?"

He didn't say who he was asking, but Aji is indeed a fine person. He immediately understood when he rolled his eyes, and smiled respectfully with a flattering smile:

"Speaking of which, there are quite a lot of people this time. As for our Anting, there are already thirty or forty Juren here. I heard that they are gathered together to go to Suzhou! When we arrive in Suzhou, we will take a boat to go to the capital. After all, there are a lot of people here, and it’s more economical to take a boat with money. Even our bookstore has received several good friends who have taken care of us for the night. Sir, you said they really know how to think about it. The two came from Fujian Road, they partnered up along the way, and they agreed with the shopkeeper of our bookstore on Fujian Road that they would live in our shop wherever they went, which saved the rent, and they also used help before meals. Let us carry letters, carry titles, earn favors, and the brains of scholars are good!"

Lin Lang laughed, who is Aji talking about!This method seems to be proposed by him first. At the beginning, he said to the storekeepers that if they make good friends with scholars, they will give more convenience and help as much as they can, so that scholars will recognize our bookstore, and the business of the bookstore will be better in the future. .Why did you push this out all of a sudden now?

Then look at his signature round eyeballs rolling around, I understand, this is an attitude that is not sure of myself, so I am afraid that I will punish him!This guy is weird!Fortunately, people are still loyal, as long as people are loyal, there are some things he doesn't mind pretending not to know!

"Well, if you can help, please help! Our family has few generations of manpower, and making more scholars can always benefit the clan. Isn't that how people accumulate! Okay, you go and talk to the manager in the shop. Said, since the thing is done, then do it well, don't waste your energy and still eat it. It's not good for both sides, um, the food is better prepared, and the quilt is thicker. It's hot in Fujian, and they may not be able to bear the climate here. By the way, remind them that the capital is colder, let them prepare their own cotton jackets."

Speaking of which, Lin Lang waved his hand and asked Aji to go out. Unexpectedly, the guy walked a few steps, turned around, hesitated to speak, Lin Lang raised his chin slightly, and motioned for him to speak:

"Master, since we've made friends, why don't we prepare all the padded jackets?"

He felt that since it was said that it should be done well, wouldn't it be more comprehensive and better?Why is it just a reminder, not ready to send?

Lin Lang laughed again and shook his head. He didn't want to explain at first, but then he changed his mind.

"Sheng Mien, Dou Michou. Have you never heard of this? They can rely on our bookstore, eat free meals, live in free houses, and have an excuse to deliver letters and things. They don't lose face as scholars. Without the embarrassment of not being eaten by you, that's enough. Reminding them of the weather and telling them what to pay attention to is already being considerate, and that's enough. If you give them a cotton jacket, the heat will pass, and they will think it's our Lin family. The investment in them, the investment in them, thinking that they will be able to repay the Lin family after they become Jinshi, suddenly turned the Lin family's kindness for helping them into an exchange of benefits, which is worthless! Got it?"

Lin Lang was rarely in a good mood, so he explained it to Aji well. To be honest, if it weren’t for Aji who can jjj, he really didn’t want to waste this effort, but seeing his sudden realization, Lin Lang was satisfied. The effort was not in vain!He waved again, and continued his work of checking accounts.

The taste of the new year is getting stronger and stronger, until December, those Juren in Anting all left one by one, they went to the next destination, Suzhou, and then some people may go directly to the capital, and some people will think about leaving Let's go again after a year, after all, this New Year is the time when the new emperor ascends the throne. The capital city at this time is not usually lively. I don't know how many officials have entered Beijing from all over the country. The popularity of the capital city is booming. It must be the highest, and those with cash-strapped funds would of course hope to enter Beijing after the price stabilizes after the end of the year. Anyway, no matter how tight Enke’s time is, it will always give everyone in the world time to hurry!

Lin Lang returned to his island once again after collecting this year's income. The so-called hiding in a small building is unified, regardless of his spring, summer and autumn and winter, maybe that's it!He hasn't become an official yet, and he can still have the leisurely mood of laughing and watching the situation!