"Hmm? ?" Shi Kefa said: "Wei Yi repeatedly asked Master Han to turn to the point of making peace. Everyone can calm down the affairs of the government. In fact, in terms of the tradition of this dynasty, the cabinet and the literati have always discussed and discussed the national affairs. Wei Yi presided over the state affairs, which was not considered contrary to the ancestral system. As long as he did not interfere in the foreign court too much, the party members would be rampant and illegal, it actually didn't matter whether the eunuch party was not eunuch."

"You guys." Shi Congbin commented from the perspective of a businessman: "I just want to change to a competitor who does business. Eunuch Wei will not accept the price you offer, and you will not accept the price he offers. It seems that there will be no situation for the time being. I don't know how long it will take for the stalemate."

"In terms of national affairs, it is actually not beneficial." Shi Kefa was young, but sighed.

"We uncle and nephew don't have to talk about these gossips." Shi Congbin was not very interested in major events in the court, so he waved his hand and ordered Changsui to come in for a round of tea. The uncle and nephew began to talk about some common things.

"This time I went to Beijing to purchase a lot of goods." Shi Congbin pointed to the pile of silver on the table and said, "Will the scientific examination end next year? If so, I'm afraid you will not be able to pay enough. Take these silver first. If not enough, I will write a book here and then give you silver notes. If you need it, you can get the silver from the Heguan Bureau."

"My teacher said that my articles are not yet completed," Shi Kefa said with a frown: "There are also words that the world and people's hearts and careers are dangerous. My nephew is under twenty years old, and he is still too young after all, so he told me to go through another subject and end up."

"That is to make apocalypse and figure out the test questions. In the hostel where a group of students lived, a fragrance of books suddenly spread out.

There are also many scholars in the Xiangfu Association. They recite and recite every day. Many deacons always tiptoe when passing by, and speak softly and slowly... It is a leap to the juren from the Jinshi, and from then on, they are transferred from the people to the official position. Of course, such an important matter cannot be neglected. Moreover, in the eyes of ordinary people, scholars are just as noble as stars in the sky, and reading is even more mysterious and noble. How dare they disturb them?

Seeing these many situations, it is impossible to say that Shi Kefa is not moved. No matter what, it is a testimony. After all, it is very tiring. However, Master Zuo repeatedly said that Shi Kefa’s current level is not enough. At most, he can only get a title in the third grade of the Jinshi. It’s better if he doesn’t win the Jinshi. If he doesn’t win the imperial examination, he will be able to take the exam again. He has never heard of a re-take of the Jinshi. He is extremely glorious, but he is also extremely cruel. He said that he will definitely have a lifetime difference. He is the top scorer. The three-level scholar directly points to Hanlin and enters the fast lane of promotion for a lifetime.

At the worst, you can become a fourth-rank Jingqing, but it is not certain that you can be a second-rank official. The one in the forefront may be a Hanlin, a censor, a minister, a minister, or a subordinate or a cold yamen, or a county magistrate in an important place. If the ranking is poor, you can only be divided into remote places. At most, you can only be divided into provincial governments in your life. At most, you can be a county government for three years. After three years, three years will be three years later. In more than ten years, the magistrate has changed several places, and they are all redirected in remote and poor places. It is very unlucky to be an official than to be an official.

The teacher has something to say, even if Shi Kefa is not convinced, he can only endure it. Besides, he also knows that the teacher has no intention. Now Donglin and the eunuch party are fighting for bayonets, and no one knows how long this battle will take. If Shi Kefa wins the Jinshi next spring and is divided into court officials, can Zuo Guangdou's disciples stay out of the matter?

"It's too soon. Second uncle, you can place your place earlier, and your nephew will say goodbye." Shi Kefa stood up and put away the silver. The silver was not very heavy, but it weighed more than ten or twenty kilograms, and it was almost 200 taels of silver, which was enough for him to spend a while in the capital.

He has no psychological burden to take this silver. Nowadays, there are few wealthy families who divide the family. Although the second uncle brought this silver, there is already a Shi Kefa portion of it.

"There is indeed a silver bill, and it costs about a hundred taels." Shi Kefa calculated that recently, due to the fierce party struggles, many officials need social engagements. Zuo Guangdou was born in a Jiangnan family and sometimes he is too arrogant. Shi Kefa, a disciple, has managed many people for his teachers. This kind of expense is much more expensive than the daily life of home furnishings. Fortunately, there is no need to pay too much attention to these between masters and apprentices.

Shi Congbin also knew that Shi Kefa would not spend money randomly, so he nodded, picked up a pen and wrote a letter, used a private message, and handed a silver note to Shi Kefa.

This is the complete procedure. Shi Kefa received the letter and the bill and said with a smile: "The merchant's methods are very meticulous."

"It's not just that." Shi Congbin said in an admiring tone: "Their deposits and withdrawals are also very standardized and detailed."

Shi Kefa was very interested and said, "I'll ask my uncle to explain it."

...

After dark, he and Yusheng gathered with the three giants in the capital as usual to discuss daily affairs.

Looking at the account books and daily briefings, the three of them took turns to see. The heads of the Military Information Department elsewhere generally do not have so many things. The accounting check is the affairs of the Finance Department. If there is any inappropriateness, the Internal Information Department will intervene. The Military Information Department only cares about the outside and not the inside, and does not care about internal affairs.

However, the situation in the capital is special. From an ordinary business exhibition to a giant in the capital, Li Guobin, Wang Xiang and Liu Ji all made the capital's semicolon at this scale when they were suppressed by the upper class. The three of them were very good at each other. Li Guobin was the main event, Wang Xiang did secret activities, and Liu Ji was in charge of the general account, doing conscientiously and never made any mistakes.

From the day of the opening of the semicolon, the three of them cooperated happily. From the exchange of copper plates, the Jingshi store began to make rapid progress, and finally reached the situation of the capital-level large commercial shop in front of them.

"This month's revenue has increased by 30%, and we originally wanted to make 20,000 more." Liu Ji said after dialing a long time: "But the Military Department requires us to make good relations with the Chongwen Gate tax customs and the city gates, so as to spend at least 5,000 to 10,000 yuan per month. The money is equivalent to stuffing dog holes... Which one of the tax collectors and the military officers guarding the gate in the Beijing camp is good? We are the masters of the money, and they will bite the money after they cut it."

Li Guobin smiled and said, "The Military Department must have some plans. Look at the past two months, more and more people have hired mule and horse shops in Shandong and Henan. Even if they own cars, they will probably buy our flags and put them in. This will increase the income a lot."

"Yes." Liu Ji nodded and said, "We can only think that everyone is from Yusheng. We will contribute money and efforts, and the semicolons of Shandong and Henan will benefit from it."

"Beizhi has many semicolons under our name," Li Guobin said: "It's still a good deal."

Wang Xiang smiled at this time and said, "The Military Information Department has not made any moves recently."

"It's a blessing to have nothing to do." Li Guobin sighed sincerely.

...

Everyone dispersed after the meeting, but Wang Xiang did not go home. He put on a pure sun towel and wore a royal blue thin summer cloth robe, looking like a young student taking a leisurely walk in the summer.

Recently, I don’t know how many more people like this in Beijing have emerged. Many scholars from the north, who are not qualified to take the exam, also went to the capital to experience the strong pre-exam atmosphere. Therefore, there are signs of a significant increase in the number of reading seeds in the capital. Wang Xiang walked north from Zhengyangmen and soon became submerged in the crowd.

Turn left from Zhengyang Gate, and soon enter Dashi Yongfang, and then Xiaoyongfang. The crowds here are gradually becoming fewer, but there are more sedan chairs and horses.

Fortunately, there are quite a lot of scholars here. Wang Xiang staggered a little, obviously a young scholar who was drunk. There are many officials living in Xiaoyongfang. This is obviously a foreign scholar who defected to relatives and friends, but he didn't learn how to drink outside. The old adults passing by couldn't help but shake their heads, obviously they couldn't stand it.

The layout of the Ming yards was not as exquisite as that of the Tang Dynasty. The sizes of the Tang Dynasty were almost the same, and the streets were square and square, while the yards in the Ming Dynasty were of different sizes. Fortunately, the streets were well-connected and quite wide.

When Wang Xiang passed through Xiaoyongfang and arrived at Anshunfang, the darker the sky was, the fewer people were pedestrians. At this time, he felt the obvious water vapor in the wind, which made him understand that the city wall was on his right side, and after the city wall was the place of the Xiyuan in the imperial city. At that time, the Taiye Pond in the Xiyuan was the largest water area in the capital. At that time, in late summer, a cool breeze with water vapor was blowing from Taiye Pond from time to time. Anshunfang was indeed a place where honors in the capital gathered and lived. Ordinary people were not qualified to live here.
Chapter completed!