When the Qingzhuan Bookstore was sealed, there was such a huge battle that it frightened the courage of many contributors. Later, the master of Qingzhuan, Mr. Shen, was passed on, and many of the contributors succeeded in one fell swoop. No further action was seen from the Jin Yiwei, and these people were just a little bit Feeling more at ease.

However, by March 26th, the new scholars had been given imperial robes and crowns and taken to the Confucius Temple for sacrifices. The number one scholar, Tanhua Chuanlu, and others had also been awarded officials and had become members of the imperial court. However, the Qingzhuan Bookstore had yet to notice. As a result, there were inevitable rumors in Beijing, and contributors were also unavoidably panicked.

So when Jin Yiwei rushed to Qingzhuan Bookstore again, he immediately attracted the attention of the whole city.

The last time the green seal script was sealed, no one from the Shen family was present. This time it was completely different. The Shen family was headed by the second master Shen Zhou, the third master Shen Run, Shen Rui, Shen Dai who was in the top three of the new middle school, and Shen Dai who was in Beijing. All the men and women of the clan were waiting at the door.

In front of the door, there is also an incense table and futon.

The common people at the bottom didn't know why, but those with some knowledge knew that it was a completely planned arrangement.

The onlookers were originally afraid of the Jin Yiwei, and most of them hid in the houses facing the street and secretly watched the movement. Seeing the Shen family acting like this, they knew it was probably not a bad thing, so many people stood up and watched.

Soon the Jinyiwei team arrived in large numbers, and there were not many fewer people than when they came to close the store.

The shopkeepers and carvers who were "taken into custody" before are now all smiling and walking relaxedly. They didn't suffer at all during this trip, and the steward of the Shen family came to comfort them and told their boss that they would give them a lot of money when they come out. , now that I can go home and get money right away, how can I not be happy?

Boxes of manuscripts that had been carried away before were brought back properly. Not only was there no missing box, there was also something extra.

When two guards in royal robes came out carrying a plaque with gold characters on a black background, several chamberlains also came down and sang "Oi" with unique emphasis. Not only the male members of the Shen family knelt down, but the surrounding people also knelt down because of the power. .

This is the four-character plaque of "Qingzhuan Bookstore" handwritten by His Majesty the Emperor himself.

This is a real "golden" sign.

This time, there was no imperial edict, only two oral instructions from the emperor, and he tried his best to print more excellent works in Qingzhuan Bookstore.

After receiving the gifts, everyone stood up. Shen Rui went over to meet the waiter, thanked him, and quietly stuffed the red envelope into him.

I originally thought that the people who came would be Liu Zhong's subordinates, but unexpectedly, the chamberlain Da Lala said that he was a disciple of Liu Ancestor.

Naturally, this Liu ancestor is not Liu Zhong, but Liu Jin.

Although the waiter also expressed his congratulations, his expression was arrogant, and his gesture of holding the red envelope was too obvious.

Shen Rui secretly cursed these guys who came here to make money, but he naturally smiled and said some polite words, and handed over a red envelope.

The waiter did not shy away from others. He pinched the red envelope again and again, as if he wanted to open it directly to see what denomination the ticket was. He was much more polite. While nodding to Shen Rui, he ordered the Jin Yiwei over there to "quickly take that plaque." Hang it up for Mr. Shen, and be more agile!"

Shen Rui, the leader of the Jinyi Guards over there, had met him at Zhang Hui's banquet. His name was Qi Ting. He was not a descendant of a noble family, but a hereditary guard official. However, he could not get into Zhang Hui's circle. He will be an ordinary person.

It's an errand like delivering decrees and rewards. Even if people from Dongchang or Jinyiwei come together, there is no need to prepare a few more red envelopes. The leader will take them and go back to the other houses to share the profits among themselves. Of course, there is a lot of power in the palace. It is destined to take away the big head.

And looking at the attitude of the chamberlain who came out today, I am afraid that he will not give any profit to Jin Yiwei.

Fortunately, Shen Rui was well prepared and quietly stuffed the red seal over while reminiscing with Qi Ting.

Qi Ting sighed, and although he accepted it, he was very polite and whispered: "I shouldn't ask the second young master to spend money, but I am actually taking my brothers out, so I have to follow some rules. I will be a host someday, and I will also invite you.

Please go to the Second Brother Zhang and ask the Second Young Master to show you your face."

Shen Rui smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work, just go and treat the brothers to a cup of tea. Brother Qi is so polite!"

In front of the bookstore gate over there, the waiter was still shouting that the plaque should be straightened.

Qi Ting's eyes fell there, and he smiled at the corner of his mouth. He seemed to be paying attention to the plaque, but he lowered his voice and gritted his molar teeth and said to Shen Rui: "Nowadays, Liu Zuzong's men are letting out such things. Our commander Yang

Your Excellency has become a slave of the Liu Ancestor, and even those of us below have to bear the wrath of these unworthy little geldings, damn..."

Although they are all friends of Zhang Hui, they are not very familiar with each other. Such exchanges would be superficial, but it also shows resentment.

At this time, Liu Jin was arrogant. He asked for bribes and sold officials without any concealment. Naturally, his subordinates followed suit. In order to honor Liu Jin and maintain his position, he also wanted to have good food and drink for his family, so he had to search harder.

This year is the year of Beijing and Chaos, and I don’t know how many people will suffer.

Shen Rui shook his head slightly and did not answer. He only patted Qi Ting's arm.

Qi Ting's cheek muscles twitched, and he was obviously gritting his teeth. He didn't say anything more, he just cupped his hands.

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Although the little emperor's calligraphy is not very good, it is the imperial pen of today, and it is now more valuable than Wang Xizhi's pen and ink.

After Qingzhuan Bookstore acquired such a treasure, various rumors started to spread.

Sure enough, some of them said that there was a fire in Gongyuan that day and the test papers were burned. The green seal script happened to be written by many candidates, so they used it as a top. They also said that not all the Jinshi who won this time owed the Shen family a big favor.

How can we repay it someday?

Immediately afterwards, there was a letter from the imperial censor, pointing out that the rumors were spread by the Shen family themselves, impeaching the Shen family for discussing the talent promotion ceremony and inviting buyers with evil intentions.

But as soon as the fold was handed over, the little emperor came up with the Wanjuan Pavilion plan.

A Ten Thousand Volume Pavilion was built in the Xiyuan Open Area and all kinds of books were stored in it. People, regardless of whether they were famous or not, could enter the pavilion to read books and even copy them.

At the same time, Li Dongyang, the chief minister of the cabinet, took the lead and presided over the excerpts of the Yongle Grand Ceremony, transcribed those that were beneficial to people's livelihood, and collected them in Wanjuan Pavilion. They also published them as appropriate. For example, books on agriculture and mulberry could be printed in large quantities and distributed to all the chief secretaries in the world.

Yang Shen, Lv Nan, Dai Dabin from the Jinke Sandingjia, as well as Shen Rui from the second Ajia and Hu Zanzong from the third Ajia will all participate in the excerpting project.

The emperor also made an exception and designated five people as daily lecturers. Although the young emperor's lectures were intermittent on this day, basically the same as stopping. But with this title, they can be summoned by the emperor at any time for consultation.

The young emperor also said that the fire in the Gongyuan was an accident when the Qingzhuan Bookstore was ordered to publish the papers of undergraduate candidates and Jinshi scholars. The paper was saved because of the purpose of printing the papers of the imperial examinations. It was actually God's blessing for the Ming Dynasty, which ensured that the Ming Dynasty did not lose its talents.

Qingzhuan Bookstore has conscientiously fulfilled its duties and was specially awarded a royal pen plaque. It is also authorized to participate in the book printing of Wanjuan Pavilion. It is mainly responsible for the collection, reprinting and printing of folk technical books.

After all these arrangements were completed in the court, the censor naturally shut up in despair.

The emperor took over the matter of Yin Shiwen, and then everything that followed was left with only one explanation, the emperor's sage.

At this time, criticizing the Shen family for doing things according to the order is not questioning the emperor's wise decision.

When the news of the establishment of Wanjuan Pavilion spread, it naturally won praise from the officials. No matter what time, scholars love books.

Qingzhuan Bookstore has also become more famous, and there is no longer a need to pay real money to book manuscripts. On the contrary, many literati and celebrities take the initiative to send manuscripts to their door, hoping to have the opportunity to publish them, and preferably to enter the Wanjuan Pavilion. Make a name for yourself.

The affairs of Qingzhuan Bookstore have always been presided over by Shen Zhou, and the uncles from the old clan who were defeated this time saw the magnanimity of the Jinyiwei delivering plaques that day, and they couldn't help but become more cautious. Regardless of whether they stayed in the end, they all wanted to I had to wait to attend Rui Geer's wedding before leaving. Now that I had nothing to do, I came to the bookstore to join hands.

After Shen Rui had a careful chat with his second uncle Shen Zhou and his third uncle Shen Run, he renovated the house that the old man had previously allocated to Shen Zhou and built a small private school first. There are also about ten children of the Shen family in Beijing, so they will stay there for the time being. read.

The three of them looked around the outskirts of the city and finally fell in love with a small village, which was remote but backed by green mountains and had a nice scenery. They planned to buy it and transform it into an academy. They would see the situation before recruiting older students. Boarders.

The head of Zhuangzi was a high-ranking official in the capital. He had worked as a foreign minister in the Ministry of Etiquette. Because of Wang Hua's passion, he readily sold Zhuangzi. The Shen family was not stingy, and they took the initiative to give a higher price than the market price. The price made both parties happy.

After Shen Rui's new scholars have completed all their rituals, there will be an imperial examination in early April, which is designed to select common people.

Those who pass the examination will naturally study in the Hanlin Academy for three years, while those who fail will go to various ministries to observe politics and become chief officials in the future, or they may go to local places to become county magistrates and other officials.

Since Shen Rui directly received the imperial examination, he naturally did not need to take the imperial examination. After reporting to the Hanlin Academy, he took a vacation to prepare for his own marriage.

Not even two days into his vacation, Brother Shou came to Xiyuan Hufeng Tower again.

This time, besides Zhang Hui, Cai Liang and Liu Zhong, Qian Ning was also among those who could stay with Brother Shou to discuss important matters in the private room.

Shen Rui's brows couldn't help but jump. He didn't expect that Qian Ning had become so favored by the emperor in such a short period of time. He didn't show his face, but still smiled and greeted everyone, and entered the table. But looking quietly, whether Zhang Hui or Cai Forgive me, even Liu Zhong had evil in his eyes, and Shen Rui knew it.

Brother Shou was in a bad mood today and did not shout for wine or food in a lively manner. When everyone was seated, he said bluntly: "There is a shortage of money at the border. Wen Gui, the left minister of the Ministry of War, spent fifty years on the strategy of the border forts." Ten thousand taels of silver, yet he asked the household department for 300,000 taels and the price of the horse was 100,000 taels of silver."

Shen Rui exchanged glances with Zhang Hui. Although Xiyuan has alleviated some of its financial problems, and some relatives have used the competition as an inducement to donate military expenditures, the expenditure on border customs has always been an important reason for the tight national treasury. It is really hundreds of thousands of taels every year. It doesn't make any sound when smashed.

I really don’t know which pocket this money was thrown into.

Brother Shou continued: "It's only March. Naturally, the Ministry of Revenue can't come up with so much money, and the hole in Yanyin has not been filled yet. Wengui thought of a trick."

There was a strange expression on his face. He couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry. He only said: "He asked the border military officers to pay silver to compensate for their sins and atone for their sins. One hundred and fifty taels for a hundred households, two hundred and two hundred taels for a thousand households... each increased by fifty taels." Two, and the total command of the people in the capital is six hundred taels. If you want to upgrade the existing official position, it is also fifty taels for the first level. This appointment has a position but no salary, and the original manager can still manage the affairs. In addition, the guilty can also pay annual silver Twenty taels of redemption."

Shen Rui raised his eyebrows. It was not just once or twice that the imperial court wanted to sell his official position. Last time, the Ministry of Household Affairs also came up with the terms for selling his official position and his title. Even the number of monks and Taoists had to be sold in order to raise money.

It's just that this time it was the Ministry of War who took the lead.

I sighed in my heart, "Commanding Qianshi" is a third-rank official, and it only costs 600 taels. It is really easy to get this military attaché. Civil servants don't know how many years of experience it takes to get to the third rank, and how many people have to go to the fifth rank in their lifetime.

Didn't even cross it.

It’s just that looking at the regulations, there is no salary increase, and there will be no more care for some people. The co-authorship is just an empty title.

Probably, some military attache who is not short of money will buy it.

Hear Brother Shou say again: "The Ministry of War also begged for the admission of students into prison, and the monks and Taoists gave ultimatums and money. The Ministry of Rites reconsidered, and those who wanted to be admitted to prison were given a hundred and fifty taels of food, and an additional two hundred taels.

There are two hundred and thirty taels attached to the study. We also issue twenty thousand ultimatums to monks, each paying ten taels or eighty taels of silver. Those who are unable to do so are ordered to return to the secular world. If the monks and Taoist officials are short of their disciples, they must pay fifty taels of silver and allow them to inherit."

Shen Rui couldn't help but sigh again that the civil servants were noble and the military officials were cheap. A military officer could donate two hundred taels to a deputy thousand households, but a civil servant could only donate a prison student.

Brother Shou glanced across everyone's faces, but before he could ask a question, Qian Ning was the first to laugh and said: "I have little knowledge and don't know much about military affairs. From my own point of view, this is a good strategy. I am Emperor Meng."

Grace covers the position of hundreds of households, and I don’t know how many people are jealous. If you pay money to supplement the official position, I don’t know how many people are willing to pay for it, fearing that they will break their heads if they grab the quota. It’s just..."

He hesitated and seemed to have something to hide. Brother Shou couldn't help but frown and waved his hand: "Since I asked you to come here, I just want to hear the truth. But it doesn't matter."

Qian Ning quickly thanked him and then said with a smile: "I just feel that the money required is too little."

Brother Shou had a gloomy look on his face. After hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. He knocked on the table and said, "Sure enough, I received too little."

Qian Ning hurriedly joked: "If I had to direct all the affairs, not to mention six hundred taels, even six thousand taels, I would have to pay for the house and land. Besides, this is a good thing to collect money for the border. It kills two birds with one stone."

Shen Rui sneered in his heart, Brother Shou was unhappy when the Ministry of Revenue sold off his official position, and it was obvious that he was unhappy when he brought up the matter this time. Qian Ning was so perceptive, how could he not know Brother Shou's mood?

So why he couldn't wait to stand in line and applaud, I'm afraid it's not really because of what he said, donating everything and directing the whole thing, but...it's probably Liu Jin's handiwork.

Considering Liu Jin's greedy personality, I'm afraid that the money won't reach the border and most of it will end up in Liu Jin's pocket.

Before Shen Rui could speak, Zhang Hui over there said: "Your Majesty, Wen Gui told us to build arrow holes and blunderbuss in the ancient piers to ambush the troops. I also agree with my grandfather that this strategy is useless."

Everyone present was slightly startled. They were talking about money, so why did Zhang Hui jump to the topic of prisoner control?
To be continued...