The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

Shi Maocai could be said to have shot himself in the foot in this poetry competition.But now that the big test is coming, he has no intention of taking care of other things for the time being, after all the big test is the most important thing.

He has been studying at the academy for one year, and the academy allows each student to study for three years.

The imperial examination system in the Great Wei Dynasty was relatively strict, and the threshold of the imperial examination was just touched after passing the college examination and obtaining the title of scholar.

The imperial examinations in the Great Wei Dynasty were divided into three times, the provincial examination, the general examination and the palace examination.The township examination is hosted by the prefectures of various places, and all the people who come to take the examination are locals. It is usually held at the end of August, also known as Qiuwei.

The examination is conducted once a year, just after the college examination.Generally, after entering Bailu Academy, students will study here for one year first, and usually try it out in the second year.If not, there is another chance in the third year.

Shi Maocai failed to test the waters in August this year due to some family reasons. Many people in the academy would choose to take the exam in the third year. After all, if they fail the exam because they are not good at studying, it will cause great harm to the candidates' psychology and pressure.Han Chuang has studied hard for more than ten years, and the feeling of failing the exam is not something ordinary people can understand.

So many people choose to take the exam next week after studying for three years. After three years of accumulation, the chances of being able to pass the exam in one fell swoop are higher.

Shi Maocai did not end this year, but after a year of tempering and learning, he also wanted to take advantage of this big test to see where his weak points are and how much progress he has made.

The big test is the most important thing, and Shi Maocai has no time to trouble Lin Zhao. He has to try his best to surpass Lin Zhao in this test and prove that he is better than him.

Without Shi Maocai's looking for trouble, Lin Zhao was much cleaner in the academy.

Jiang Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Lin Zhao had won the poetry competition in Fucheng.Although Lin Zhao made him believe him, he was still worried.Now that he has won, he finally let go of the heart he has been carrying.

The workers of Chengxi Paper Mill worked overtime to make bamboo paper. Two days ago, they finally lowered a batch of bamboo paper and sent it to Boss Cheng's Xiangmozhai.

Cheng Jin attaches great importance to this new batch of bamboo paper, which is a new product for their store, so they made a sales plan specifically for bamboo paper a few days ago.

Not only did he set aside a special counter to place the bamboo paper, but he also discussed with Jiang Ziyan and gave the bamboo paper a more elegant name, Su Jian.After all, the number one paper in Fucheng is called Wenxuan Paper, and he intended to promote bamboo paper, so he named it Sujian.

In addition to setting up a special counter to place the plain paper, he also asked the servants in the shop to introduce their new bamboo paper to the guest officer, explaining its advantages in detail.Especially in terms of price, it is half cheaper than Wenxuan paper which is popular today.

The price is very exciting.

In addition, Cheng Jin is worthy of being a boss, and he is very good at management. Buying a piece of paper will give you ten pieces of paper.In addition, there are other preferential activities, and we are going to do our best to spread the reputation of bamboo paper and plain paper.

Yunlai Teahouse in Fucheng.

The second floor of the teahouse here is usually a gathering place for some scholars.In addition to studying hard at home on weekdays, I come here to exchange ideas with everyone when I go out.

For example, which one recently published a famous poetry collection, which one has released a new work, and most of the discussions are romantic and elegant.

These scholars generally have a very good family background, and basically live in the east of the city. Their families are either officials in Fucheng or wealthy businessmen in the city.

The most important thing for a merchant's family is money. The Wei Dynasty did not prohibit the descendants of merchants from participating in the imperial examination, but there were regulations.Only three generations of descendants of merchants can take the imperial examination, and there is another condition, that is, the tax paid to the court must be doubled.

Originally, the merchant tax is expensive, and if it is doubled, the tax to be paid will be even more.But the merchants still want to cultivate a juren, who can not only shine on the lintel, but also become the backer of the whole family.

Although merchants are rich, no matter how rich the merchants in this era are, the status of merchants will always be at the bottom.For them, an official is the biggest thing. No matter how rich you are, a word from an official can kill you.

The people who come to the teahouse are scholars from good families, and a private seat on the second floor costs one or two taels of silver, but even so, there are still people coming and going every day, because apart from drinking tea and chatting here, there is also a great way to be arty.

There was a scholar sitting by the window in the private seat. He did not participate in the discussion of other people's topics, but was seriously painting.

He glanced at the scenery outside the window for a while, and then buried himself in painting.At first no one noticed him because he was sitting in an inconspicuous position.

But gradually, his paintings included the scenery of the whole street outside the window, and even the vendors and pedestrians on the street were painted vividly and vividly.

A great painting always catches the eye.Seven or eight points of his painting have been completed, and it has already attracted many people in the elegant seats to watch.

The people in the private seats of the teahouse usually come to taste tea, and some people will take the newly acquired paintings of famous teachers to appreciate, but there are still very few people who paint on the spot.

After all, first of all, you need to have the courage to be criticized by the public, and secondly, you need to have confidence in your painting skills. If you do not paint well, it is embarrassing.

After a while, Qu Nian stopped the pen in his hand, and a picture of Sparrow Street vividly appeared on the paper.

"It will take at least ten years to practice this painting skill?" Someone next to him said.

As soon as this painting came out, other people started talking about it.

"No, this painting is very well done, even this little man is so exquisite, painting in the busy city, he has a very good heart."

"This painting is a top-grade work!"

"What's your name? Why haven't I seen you before? Are you new here? You can come here often when you have time. Let's make friends together!"

"My name is Chang Xu."

"My name is Liu Hui."

"My name is……"

……

Several scholars reported their names one after another, wanting to make friends with Qu Nian.

It's just that he didn't answer, but instead devoted himself to writing the inscription.

Seeing that he didn't answer, others only thought that he was concentrating on inscribing poems, so they began to focus on his paintings.

The air was silent for a while, and suddenly someone asked: "Hey...? How did you paint so delicately? This is such a small place, and you used a heavy ink, so you don't have to worry about loose ink. Is it? And there is no stain on the reverse side!"

At first, a group of people were quietly watching him draw, but at this time someone spoke out loud, and now it was very abrupt, so everyone present could hear him very clearly.

Moments later, more people reacted and noticed the problem.

Everyone talked and discussed again. At this time, someone boldly touched the paper he used for painting.

The paper tentacles are smooth and delicate, and the paper is thick and simple, which feels very good.

He said in surprise: "Everyone touch it quickly, this paper feels really good."

As soon as the words came out, people who were close went up to touch it, and it was indeed as the person said, the touch was smooth and the paper was thick and simple.

"Could it be that this is a new Wenxuan Paper?" Everyone began to speculate.Because this kind of paper does not look like expensive Wenxuan paper at all, Wenxuan paper has the unique fragrance of flowers and Yao flowers, which is not found in this kind of paper, so everyone speculates with suspicion.

Some people saw that Qu Nian's poems were almost inscribed, and couldn't help but ask, "My dear friend, is the paper you use for painting Wenxuan paper? It doesn't look like it?"

Unexpectedly, Qu Nian, who was silent when so many people talked to him just now, spoke up now. He said, "No. This is the bamboo paper used, called Su Jian."

"Bamboo paper? Paper made of bamboo? You can't be lying to us, right? Why haven't you heard of it?"

Qu Nian explained: "I'm not lying, this is a new one from Xiangmozhai. After I bought it back, I found that it doesn't scatter very much, and it works well."

If you just talk about the benefits of plain paper, many people may not believe it.But now seeing is believing, this kind of thing cannot be faked.Then someone inquired: "This kind of paper is better than Wenxuan paper. The reverse side of Wenxuan paper will also be stained with ink. This paper is not so ink-stained. Maybe the price is more expensive than Wenxuan paper?"

"No, the store is doing activities, and the price is said to be half of Wenxuan paper."

As soon as these words came out, the hearts of almost everyone present were moved.Although their family is not short of money, Wenxuan paper six taels of silver is a big expense in the long run.

The paper that Qu Nian used was directly half cheaper, three taels of silver for a knife, which shocked the hearts of the people present.

"No way, no way, is it really half the price?"

"You can't be lying!"

"Whether I'm lying or not, don't you go to Xiangmozhai to see?"

These words are heart-warming.It doesn't hurt to look at it, I'm a liar, just come back again.It may be true, isn't that a big deal?

Moreover, Xiangmozhai is also the second largest paper and ink shop in Fucheng, and it has a good reputation. If it is said to be a lie, it should not be so.

At this time, someone responded: "That's right, if you lied to someone, go and have a look and you'll know."

Qu Nian said again: "When I came here, the shopkeeper said that there was only one batch of this kind of paper. If you buy it for a dollar, you will get ten sheets for free. If you go late, there may be no more."

As soon as they heard that it was too late to buy, these people couldn't sit still.

I don't know who said: "Go, go, go and have a look!"

All of a sudden, more than half of the seats were empty, and only a few tea drinkers were left sitting here.

Two quarters of an hour later, Xiangmozhai welcomed a large number of scholars.After entering the shop, the boy who greeted the customers at the door had not had time to introduce them to the new plain paper in the store, and saw them rushing towards the plain paper.

After looking at the plain paper in the store, they touched it with their hands, and found that it was just like what the scholar in the teahouse said, and their eyes were full of surprises.

At this time, they are fools if they don't buy it!And the scholar said that it is the store's activity period, three liang of silver is a knife, what if the activity time has passed?Who knows if the price will increase by then!

So the scene that the boy saw was like this.

"Shopkeeper, do you still have Su Jian? Give me two knives."

"I, I, I, I want three knives."

"I want five knives!"

……

Crowded, the shopkeeper said to line up, one by one, but these people still all rushed forward.The shopkeeper was busy collecting money, and there were a lot more people all of a sudden, he was so busy that he didn't touch the ground.

But within two hours, all the plain paper in Lane Mozhai was sold out.Because of the high flow of people, some hemp paper was even sold.

Seeing that the plain paper was sold out, Cheng Jin squinted his eyes with a smile. He was afraid that someone would come to buy the plain paper again, so he quickly asked the boy to hang a sign at the door, saying that the plain paper was sold out today and will be put on the shelves at another day.

The author has something to say:

Thank you for your support. At the end of these two days, I was a little busy. After the new year, I will work hard on Saturday.