Chapter 55 Luo Xiucai's Bet
When you wake up early in the morning, the sky is still cloudy. The Dragon Prince in autumn is the most capricious. He has just disappeared. He will be experiencing heavy rains. The farmers will finish their work and prepare to rest. It is sunny again. There is a saying among the people that "autumn rain is no more than the river". And the deeper the autumn, the colder the sky will be. There is no need for coal in the north and it cannot be stopped. The powerful and noble families also use hard redwood for carbon. It is said that there are production in Daxing, Wanping and Zhuozhou.
Toothpaste and toothbrush are not the patents of modern people. If it is a little rough, you can use willow branches to make toothpaste and green salt. Better, toothbrushes are made of pig bristles, so toothpaste is extravagant, such as agarwood, suhexiang, musk, honey... In short, most people can't afford it. Green salt is OK, but it's not good for gums, so I'm just used it.
After dinner, rinsed his mouth and washed his hands with tea. Jia Cong was not so particular. He adapted to the corrupt and luxurious life of the Jia family, and it became natural to do it. Qin Ye picked his teeth and said, "Liu Dongsheng temporarily studied politics, and his ex was dismissed."
There is a precedent and no surprise that the inspector and the censors should study administrative power on behalf of the government.
It was good news, Jia Cong said: "The June Academy Examination must be the chief examiner of the Imperial College. He really has a way. If he has the qualifications for the provincial provincial examination, he might be promoted again... Teacher, Xiucai Luo cannot stay."
"This is a hornet's nest." Qin Ye looked down at his robe and looked at his boots: "I stabbed him and stabbed him with another examination department of the Ministry of Personnel. It is not good for your career. I may not be able to participate in the examination department of the meritorious service of the Ministry of Personnel. The Imperial College Officer has friendship with Luo Min... He has the right to refute."
The sixth department is a seventh rank, and a section chief can be on par with the Shangshu (minister) and the minister (deputy minister). This system was created by Zhu Yuanzhang. Jia Mu said that Wang Xifeng was her "school member", so she knew how powerful the school member was, and she was also the boss of the official department, and she was all given to the school member.
"Who is the examiner of the teacher and Yushi Liu?" Jia Cong looked respectfully at the top of the test.
"Old Yang Ge."
"That's enough." Jia Cong explained: "Students do not want to cause trouble, some things cannot be avoided. Luo Xiucai has countless handles to catch. Once... he can beat the dog in the water, and Doctor Luo can't refute it. He can only find other loopholes, and the soldiers come to block the generals, and the water comes to cover the earth."
Qin Ye nodded. He was already numb and had immunity to any abnormal means, thinking, and nouns of students. The authorities were confused, and the bystanders were clear. Sometimes when he was in the bureau, Jia Cong might not be able to see clearly. Besides, he had two skills in construction, so he would not be able to do politics. Otherwise, why did he be a Jinshi and have no problem with his style? Why is he still at the department level at this age?
Yuan Chonghuan, Zeng Guofan and Jinshi, have all been famous in history. Yuan Chonghuan was selected by Hou Fangyu (the protagonist of the peach blossom fan), a censor. This is a matter of ability, and the protagonist's halo is the halo.
Qin Tong wore and dressed up Qin Ye, wearing a fifth-grade white squid dress, and his tunic was wide and bright. Jia Cong changed into a soapy shirt, tied a belt, and satin boots. The man wanted to be pretty, and his soap was really added to his style. Two teachers and students went out one after another to get into the sedan chair. Qin Keqing prepared an oil umbrella to deliver it. Qin Tong drove the car, but the sedan chair still couldn't afford it, so he still took a carriage out of the city.
What is the economic level of the Qin family? Dream of Red Mansions still gave the numbers. After Qin Ye died, Qin Zhong continued to die. Before his death, he remembered the money Qin Ye saved: three or four thousand taels.
During the Wanli period, one tael of silver was worth two stones of rice (more than three hundred kilograms). According to the market price of one kilogram of rice in modern times, one tael of silver was more than six hundred yuan, three to four thousand taels, and at least two million yuan. Before, Qin Ye sent Qin Zhong to school, and dozens of taels had to be pieced together. Why was he rich? Don’t forget, because of the original plot, Qin Keqing was still in the housekeeper of Ningguo Mansion at that time. In other words, there are not so many in the Qin family now.
I am afraid of comparison in everything. The Jia family's socializing, gifts and pomp, the few thousand taels a month are the least. Compared with the Jia family, Qin Ye is a poor man, and compared with the people, Qin Ye is a middle class.
There is an intuitive concept of the purchasing power of the silver in Shunchao. Tanchun governed the Grand View Garden. Sister Bao said: Eight hundred taels of silver can buy a few houses and a few acres of land in the capital. It has to be said that the housing prices in the capital have been very expensive throughout the ages.
The wheels rolled towards the east gate of Gu'an City. The city was crowded and different from the capital. There were fewer citizens than Wanping. The road was flat and not bad. Once you reached the concave and convex road, people would be bumpy and up and down. Qin Ye couldn't help but ask: "Where did the cement formula you mentioned come from?"
"Didn't the "Great Learning" mean to study things and lead to knowledge? When students are idle, they see the teacher who is under the control of the river and use lime and clay. They take limestone, clay, iron ore, and gypsum and make random tricks. The students think that the operation of the Ministry of Works can produce it." Jia Cong said.
Qin Ye teased, "It's the nightmare that opens the light of spirit? The light of spirit is blessed? Do you know why Wei Zhongxian harmed the country and the people? Because Emperor Zhu Youxiao of Tianqi did not do his job properly, he loved carpenter work and was useless. Yang Hao was incompetent, Gao Di was useless, Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan had the will to kill the thief, but was powerless to return to heaven, and Jurchen barbarians attacked the pass... If it weren't for the wise and wise Emperor Taizu of our dynasty and martial arts, and raised an army in Jiangnan, and now the Central Plains, it was another world of alien races, and this would be a plaything."
Jia Cong is reasonable and well-founded: "Teacher, the saint said that studying things to achieve knowledge and sincerity and righteousness is the prerequisite for cultivating oneself, managing the family, governing the country and pacifying the world."
Qin Ye was speechless, lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and asked Shan Ziye who was riding a horse outside the car: "Is cement feasible?"
"I discussed with the officials of the Ministry of Workers and tried it. Mr. Jia is really a genius who is not born in the world. It is indeed feasible. Lord Doctor, but there are two points. One is iron ore, these are managed by the government, and the other is the official kiln needs to be improved. It is not the main body of the Ministry of Works and does not produce energy. This cement is attached to bricks and stones, sticky, tough, and amazing. Compared with tamping, it consumes less manpower and financial resources... Lord Doctor, the students of Lord Doctor, are very impressed." Shanziye bowed and said.
Jia Cong smiled and said, "There are often horses in a thousand miles, but there are not often Bole."
"I'm so arrogant!" Qin Ye said: "I will discuss with the Shangfeng when I return to the capital and hand me a note to the emperor, and I am Bole."
Shan Ziye held back his smile, and Jia Cong talked with him again. The worker officers in Shunchao were from craftsmen, and only those with excellent skills were admitted as workers. The household registration was very strict, such as salt making in the salt farm, which was called stove households, as well as private households, medical households, and military households, which were hereditary from generation to generation. What should I do if the military households can't fight and the medical households can't save people? Well, you are unlucky yourself, and the country doesn't care.
Jia Cong never looked down on these people and looked down on them, which moved them in their hearts. He spoke to the bank of Yongding River, and built a wooden house several miles across the river. They stayed at him, and Yu Chenglong's reliance finally arrived.
Qin Ye, Li Fengxiang, and Liu Dongsheng first stood side by side, Yu Chenglong got out of the sedan chair, Li Fengxiang took a step and quickly took it back: "Please, two sirs."
Liu Dongsheng glanced at him coldly and said, "Dr. Qin first asks you, you have the highest rank."
"Cough cough..." Qin Ye ranked first, Liu Dongsheng and Li Fengxiang followed in sequence, and rushed to meet him. He approached him: "Welcome to Lord Tuxian!"
Yu Chenglong walked up, went back to the room and said a few words, and ordered the construction. Luo Guoqi was suddenly among the county office staff. Liu Dongsheng snorted coldly: "Youyan's first story? What a great reputation, Magistrate Li, is this your staff?"
"No! No!" Li Fengxiang hurriedly defended: "Mr. Inspector, Luo Sheng is not a subordinate official, this, this..."
"A dignified student in the government is responsible for lawsuits, harming neighbors, and disregarding the laws of the court! Do you think no one can take care of you? I am the official who is in charge of the administration, come! Remove his square scarf! Peel off his Confucian shirt!" Liu Dongsheng stood up and scolded, no one expected that Yu Chenglong was just watching coldly. Although he held the power of a province, the prefectures and counties were not specialized in the department.
Jia Cong was ordered to come over and lined up outside the door. Luo Guoqi could not have imagined that Liu Dongsheng was so bold, so he pointed the finger at him as soon as he came. In his news channels, he didn't know that Liu Dongsheng and Jia Cong were not the Jinyiwei, but he was proficient in the law. He came in and said, "Reporting to the inspector, the students were not at fault. The inspector wanted to eliminate the students' fame, but there is real evidence?"
"You have to rely on the truth? I have sorted it out, so I will study Wenfu, and your name will be crossed out!" Liu Dongsheng sneered: "I will give you a chance, why don't you bet with Jia Zili? If he becomes a scholar next year, I will spare you. If he fails, he will still eliminate your fame and be a good citizen!"
"Sir..." Luo Guoqi was furious, and at the same time he was very afraid. When did he offend this inspector? He also had an inexplicable bet? No... Liu Dongsheng must have something to do with Jia Cong! He wanted Jia Cong to make a name for himself, and Luo Guoqi was the best stepping stone! Thinking of this, Luo Guoqi became more and more resentful in his heart, thinking secretly that instead of expelling immediately, it would be better to retreat as a step forward and said stubbornly: "Students dare to gamble, but they are afraid that Jia Cong will not dare to establish a contract!"
"Jia Cong, come in and write." Liu Dongsheng suddenly smiled and sat down. Luo Guoqi almost fainted: He was deceived. Liu Dongsheng had just threatened him before, but now he is in a difficult situation. He said that, and the Governor is here, can he still regret it?
After Jia Cong came in and finished painting, Yu Chenglong looked at him silently for a while, and said lightly: "Judge Liu is a virtuous person. Even if Jia Cong fails to pass the scholar this time, he will definitely be famous in Shuntian Prefecture."
"Even if the officials do not respect the virtuous and the nobles, Jia Cong will become famous." Liu Jingshi said confidently.
"Okay! Let's wait and see." Yu Chenglong laughed and said, "Since you are so sure, I have a problem of river management here, and the staff has not decided on the discussion. I ordered him to give it a try."
Luo Guoqi retreated aside, which was really more uncomfortable than eating a fly: Jia Cong! It was Jia Cong again!
Chapter completed!