My life skills in Daming Liver

The township examinations are held in the provincial capital Gongyuan. Fujian is a major province of imperial examinations. Naturally, we have to start early, otherwise we will be late in Fuzhou, and we will not even be able to find a place to stay.

Students from various prefectures and counties called their friends and companions, and set off for Fuzhou Prefecture. Su Ze also packed his bags with his classmates from the county school.

When it was time to set off, Su Ze saw that these scholars were carrying big bags and small bags. The most exaggerated Han Li even rented a carriage, loaded with goods and transported them to Fuzhou Prefecture.

Chen Chaoyuan explained to Su Ze: "Students from the rural examination do not have to pay the city gate tax when they enter the city, and the school administration office is also exempt from the city tax for students. Every rural examination is a good opportunity to make money."

"In the past, I missed the provincial examination, but this year I can finally experience the city examination in Fuzhou."

The test market is the market held by the students who participated in the rural test, and it is also a grand event held every three years in Fuzhou City.

Chen Chaoyuan was full of curiosity, obviously the market test attracted them more.

The reason is also very simple. For those who are admitted to the scholar in the first year, participating in the rural examination is a "participation". The probability of passing the boy's examination and the rural examination in one year is really too low.

In the past few years, Nanping County School has not had a scholar who passed the rural examination. Most of them participated in the rural examination. In addition to accumulating experience in the examination, the most important thing is the bazaar of this rural examination.

For many scholars, the rural examination is a rare opportunity to make money.

Han Li said: "In the past, our Nanping's special product was only Wuyi mountain tea. This year, we have more blue cloth. This is all the property of Brother Ru Lin's family."

After talking about Han Li, he looked at Su Ze. Everyone knew that the Nanping blue cloth that defeated the Cai family was produced by Changningwei.

Han Li looked at Su Ze. He bought a lot of dyed cloth from Nanping this time, and he was naturally afraid that Su Ze would also bring a large amount of dyed cloth, which would affect his business.

Of course Su Ze understood Han Li's thoughts, but he didn't care about the money. This time he went to Fujian for the exam, and more importantly, he had a look at the city of Fujian and prepared for the rebellion in the future.

Su Ze smiled and said, "Changningwei has already sold Nanping blue cloth in Fucheng, but this is all the business of the guard, and has nothing to do with me. I don't plan to bring dyed cloth to sell this time for the exam."

Only now Han Li breathed a sigh of relief. Of course he knew that there were already merchants selling dyed cloth in Fuzhou Prefecture, but if they were scholars who sold cloth, they could be exempted from tax and would not be harassed by subordinate staff, so they must have a price advantage.

Su Ze smiled. Although this Han Li was a little more cautious, he was still sincere to his classmates, but his mind was not on studying, and he always liked to find opportunities to make money.

He was often reprimanded by Hai Rui because of frequent absenteeism, but according to Han Li's words, his ancestral graves were already smoked if he was admitted as a scholar, and he dared not imagine being admitted to Juren.

Rather than wasting time, it's better to make money. This time, the county test Han Li has been prepared for a long time, and he is waiting for the city test to make a fortune.

Hearing that Su Ze was not going to compete with him, Han Li smiled, and enthusiastically talked to everyone about the "money-saving method" in the rural exam.

"For the annual rural examination, more than 3,000 students from the whole province rush to the provincial capital. Hotels in Fuzhou are expensive. If you don't have relatives in Fuzhou, it's better to live in a monastery outside the city."

"I heard from seniors who were rushing for the exam that this temple outside Fuzhou City will clean up the single room where traveling monks place orders during the rural exam, and reserve it exclusively for scholars who are rushing for the exam."

"Compared to the inns in the city, the monastery also has the advantage of providing meals. Although it is only a simple meal, it is better than worry and trouble."

Unexpectedly, Su Ze also listened carefully to Han Li's talk about "Business Classics" in rushing to test so many knowledge.

"There is also knowledge in selling things. You can set up a stall near the Gongyuan, but if you want to do a good job, the location is very important."

"Where there is a lot of traffic, there will be a lot of people, but the customers won't stay for a long time. At this time, it is suitable to sell those things that are cheap and easy to sell."

"The stalls in the remote places have less traffic, but customers can choose carefully, and they are suitable for selling some expensive things."

"The best sellers in this country test are things like the Four Treasures of Study and books. After all, more than 3,000 scholars have gathered in the provincial capital, and things for the test are the best sellers."

After finishing speaking, Han Li looked at Su Ze.

Since the publication of "Guwen Guanzhi", more than 300 copies have been printed, but it is still hard to find a copy in Nanping County.

Han Li said to Su Ze: "Brother Ru Lin, if you take advantage of the provincial examination to sell your "Guwen Guanzhi" in Fuzhou Prefecture, you will definitely make a lot of money!"

Print a batch of ancient Chinese Guanzhi and sell it in Fuzhou Prefecture?

Su Ze has been busy with the imperial examination skills and minting coins for eunuch Tao these days, but has not been busy with the business of the printing workshop. The method of Hanli seems to be really feasible?

The township examination is the same as the county examination, and there are three examinations.

The first session is the classics and meanings of the Four Books and Five Classics, the second session is official document writing and judicial precedents, and the third session is policy discussion.

Moreover, the township examination pays more attention to the content of the Four Books and Five Classics than the county examination, that is, the writing of stereotyped essays.

Although "Guwen Guanzhi" is not very helpful for stereotyped writing, reading these classic ancient prose can also open up ideas and provide evidence for stereotyped arguments, which must be very popular.

Su Ze said to Han Li: "Thank you Brother Han for reminding me, I'll go and urge the printing workshop at home to print more."

Han Li thought for a while, and whispered in Su Ze's ear: "Brother Su, I heard some rumors that some printing houses in the city are also pirating engravings and want to make a fortune by taking advantage of this rural examination. "

Su Ze didn't care about the pirated version. Since Yao Chun improved the process of lead roller printing, the cost of printing has been further reduced.

The cost of genuine books with excellent binding is lower than that of pirated books. How to print pirated books?

Just when Su Ze and a group of scholars from the county school were about to set off for Fucheng.

The students of Yanping Academy are also packing their bags and preparing to go to Fuzhou Fucheng together.

Huang Shixing and his rich sons were naturally accompanied by book boys and servants, but they also discussed some specialties to go to Fuzhou Prefecture. After all, going to the market is also a part of the provincial examination, so they have to taste it.

In Huangshi, the experts had a great business, even if they set up a stall, there would naturally be book boys and servants to do it. Now they are concerned about the imperial court's casting of money in Fujian.

Unlike those arrogant and domineering eunuchs, after Eunuch Tao came to Fujian, he plunged into the mine and couldn't get out, and he didn't know what he was busy with.

The Huang family has already exchanged all the silver in their hands, together with the silver from the governor Zhang Sijing, into copper coins.

But after waiting for so long, the style of the court's newly minted money has not come out, especially the dead eunuch is always mixed with Su Ze, which made Huang Shixing feel a little uneasy.

Ever since he suffered a loss from Su Ze when he ran a newspaper last time, Huang Shixing felt a little jealous of Su Ze in his heart, and always felt that there would be some changes in the matter related to Su Ze.

However, the Huang family has already placed a heavy bet on the matter of private casting. Several workshops in the family have been converted into private casting workshops, and they have also purchased a large amount of coal, waiting to start work.

Not only the Huang family, but the several big families that Huang Shixing knew were almost all making blatant preparations, waiting for the new money from the court to flow out and immediately follow up with private casting.

Huang Shixing sneered, so what if he is a great eunuch from the palace? After all, this Fujian is still the world of their squires. If Eunuch Tao does not cooperate with the Fujian squires, he is doomed to fail to get new money!

Speaking of which, Huang Shixing would also like to thank this Eunuch Tao, and it was also because of this opportunity that Huang Shixing and Zhang Tuiguan were completely bound together.

This time Zhang Sijing served as the printing officer of the township examination, Huang Shixing finally let Zhang Sijing let go, and after printing the papers, he tried to find a way to pass the papers out of the tribute courtyard.

Although they only know the papers one day in advance, in the competition of the rural examination, as long as they can know the papers in advance, they will have a great advantage in the examination room.

It's a pity that this official Zhang Tui was a little timid, and he urged Huang Shixing not to disclose it to other scholars, otherwise there would be people in Yanping Academy who would spend a lot of money to know the examination papers in advance.

As long as he passed the Juren examination, he would be different from Su Ze Yunni. When he stepped into the officialdom, Su Ze, a mere scholar, would no longer be his opponent.

Huang Shixing imagined how he would be when he was admitted to Juren and trampled Su Ze under his feet, and he felt a lot more relaxed.

As for Su Ze being admitted to Juren? Huang Shixing was known as a child prodigy since he was a child. It has been so many years since he was admitted as a scholar, but he still failed to pass the exam.

In the entire Fujian Province, there are only a handful of scholars who have been admitted to the scholar and the Juren within a year. Huang Shixing doesn't think Su Ze has this ability.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of departure, and the scholars were walking together, and no blind bandit dared to rob them. These were all scholars from various prefectures and counties. If anyone was robbed, the bandit would definitely be wanted by the government to die.

By the time Su Ze arrived in Fuzhou, it was already July 20th, and the rural examination was about to start in less than 20 days. Su Ze first went to Fujian Xuezheng Yamen to sign up with his classmates.

The process of the township examination is similar to that of the boy's examination, with the certificate of household registration issued by the head of the village, the certificate of student qualifications issued by the local county or prefectural education department, and the mutual insurance contract between the candidates.

The township examination is jointly guaranteed by ten people. As long as one person cheats, the other students of the joint guarantee will also be disqualified from the township examination.

Su Ze and the county students who knew the basics jointly insured, and soon completed the candidate qualification registration.

Sure enough, as Chen Chaoyuan said, the prices of the inns in Fuzhou Mansion have all increased, and the few inns near the Gongyuan are all fully booked.

Su Ze and his party left Fuzhou City and stayed in a Buddhist temple near the city gate.

Compared to living in a noisy inn, Su Ze thinks the scenery of this West Chan Temple is very good. The monk in the temple said that the West Chan Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty, but Su Ze thinks that the architectural style of this temple is It is not from the Tang Dynasty at all, it should be rebuilt in this dynasty.

The intellectuals of Xichan Temple are very enthusiastic. For the temple, renting out a single room is a sure-fire business.

If someone is admitted to Juren, the Master Juren will definitely donate a sum of incense money, and the single room in Xichan Temple will be easier to rent for the next provincial examination.

If the person who lives in the temple can win a Jieyuan, then Xichan Temple will immediately become the same as Yongquan Temple in the same city, becoming the "auspicious temple" that can bless the middle school according to the rumors of scholars, and the rent for the next township examination can be raised again .

It's a pity that Xichan Temple has been unlucky these years, and among the scholars who haven't had a boarding house for ten consecutive years, the rent of a single room is not as good as every year, and it has become the cheapest boarding temple in Fuzhou.

However, in Su Ze's opinion, the scenery of Xichan Temple at the foot of the western suburbs is quite good, and it is not as hot as the city. Instead, it is a place where you can calm down and study.

Su Ze did not follow Chen Chaoyuan and the others to set up a stall near the Gongyuan, but took out the hydrological map in the meditation room to study how to control the flood in Fujian.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, only to see a little novice holding a fruit plate in his hand, and the bright red lychees were very attractive.

"Benefactor, this is the fruit that grows on the lychee tree in the temple. It has been suppressed with well water. The abbot asked me to send it to the princes to taste."

Su Ze gratefully accepted the lychee, and asked the little monk, "Are there any lychee trees in the temple?"

"Yes, it is said that a lychee tree was planted in the Tang Dynasty, and the whole temple can't eat all the fruits it produces every year. This plate of lychees is picked from that tree."

The lychees in July have already arrived in Weishi, but the lychees from Xichan Temple are still sweet and delicious, and they are even more refreshing after being chilled.

Su Ze thanked the little novice again, and asked him to bring some well water to soak, and wait for Chen Chaoyuan and the others to come back to eat.

Naturally, it was impossible for Huang Shixing to live in the monastery. He booked a suite in Kuixing Building, the closest inn to the Gongyuan.

Huang Shixing was also a little bit pained, but in order to get the test paper passed by Zhang Sijing as soon as possible, he could only book a suite in the Kuixing Building at a high price.

Candidates who participated in the rural examination, some stayed in brothels and indulged in the gentle countryside; I am busy making new friends.

In the Mint Mint in Nanping, Eunuch Tao looked at the yellow and orange new coins.

After this batch of new coins was minted, Mr. Tao took the order of the court and mobilized craftsmen from the government-run iron factories and mines in Fujian to build five new mints in places with abundant water power in Fujian.

And this time Eunuch Tao made it clear that all craftsmen who came to work in the mint were paid.

Eunuch Tao also sent a letter to the governor's office of Fujian Province, asking the government offices in various prefectures and counties to recruit civilian workers to manage the main rivers in Fujian!

There are too many things about the Dragon Boat Festival, and there have been some calvary recently, so let’s not ask for a monthly ticket.