Chapter 32: Become bigger and stronger, and create brilliance(2/2)
Gao Fang quickly walked into the study, with a smile on his face, and he repeatedly cupped his hands and said:
"Oh, I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting for so long!"
In terms of official status, the six people here are all much higher than Gao Fang. But at this time, they were not angry when faced with Gao Fang's late arrival. They all smiled and said:
"Today's Gaoda life banquet, I have to entertain guests, so it doesn't matter!"
"I just arrived not long ago, and I happened to drink a cup of fine tea collected by Mr. Gao!"
"That's right, Master Gao doesn't have to be so polite!"
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Hearing the six people waving their hands without any intention of blaming them, Gao Fang nodded with a smile and motioned for the servants behind him to step back.
When there were only a few people left in the study, Gao Fang once again handed over his hand and apologized, saying:
"Excuse me, my lords. The spies at Sticky Rod in the East Factory are all-pervasive. I am afraid there is more than one spy in my house. Gao really does not dare to be careless. So I only dare to invite you to this birthday banquet today."
Your Excellencies, come here to discuss!"
As soon as these words came out, the six people in the study became slightly silent and looked at Gao Fang without replying.
When Gao Fang saw this, he quickly said:
"My lords, please don't worry. Gao has arranged for a personal servant to guard outside the study. You don't need to worry about the walls having ears!"
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.
One of them, a tall and thin old man, couldn't help but coughed lightly and spoke first:
"Master Gao promised us before that he was already making arrangements. I wonder if you are asking me to come to your house now, but everything is already ready?"
Hearing this, Gao Fang stood up straight, with a smile on his face, and nodded:
"Not bad! Finally, it has lived up to the expectations of all the adults. Everything has been taken care of!"
Having said this, Gao Fang walked to the bookshelf nearby, took down a book, opened it, took out six name certificates, and distributed them to several people respectively.
"This is the student name certificate of the government-run college run by Mr. Gao."
The six of them looked at the certificates in their hands and frowned:
"Certificate of a government-run college?"
Gao Fang smiled and said:
"Yes, the title! Under the system established by His Majesty, official schools in various places can recommend scholars and exempt them from the preliminary examination of the imperial examination."
Among the six people, there was another middle-aged man named Kong Wu, who frowned and said:
"I have inquired that the preliminary examination of the imperial examination is only for screening scholars. As long as the scholars are familiar with their own scriptures, there are very few who cannot pass! If you bring this out, I'm afraid you won't be able to satisfy everyone!"
Hearing this, Gao Fang waved his hands repeatedly and said:
"It's easy to exploit this loophole. I have one hundred and twenty-seven places in my hand right now. For five hundred taels of silver, some merchants who want to become an official will spend money to buy it!"
If others heard these words, they would be shocked! People like Gao Fang were so bold that they even thought of making money through cheating in the imperial examination!
"What's next?" someone asked again.
"The second examination of the imperial examination was organized by the Ministry of Etiquette, where hundreds of scholars from various schools came up with questions. Zhang Zhao, the Minister of Etiquette, was personally watching over it. Secretly, Dongchang was also paying attention. It was extremely strict and difficult to handle... But, this examination paper always requires someone to prepare it.
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"Of course, it's the second test of the imperial examination, and the quota is not a matter of 500 taels!"
Having said this, Gao Fang raised his palms and shook them, confidently saying:
"Let's increase it ten times, and each quota will be 5,000 taels of silver! There are 800 people in the imperial examination. Even if there are only 100 people, we can still get 500,000 taels of silver!"
As soon as these words came out, the six people present all breathed heavily.
What is the concept of five hundred thousand taels of silver? Yun and Xia are the two most powerful countries in the world. After paying taxes and spending for a year, what is left is only one or two hundred taels of silver at most.
Gao Fang looked at the expressions of everyone with satisfaction and continued:
"The imperial examination is set by His Majesty and held in the palace. It is not easy to handle. This year we will let it go. Anyway, the imperial examination only happens once a year. If we work harder in the future, we can also move the quota for Jinshi next year!
At that time, I will sell a Jinshi for 10,000 taels, and I will start with 50,000 taels for the first grade!"
The more Gao Fang talked, the more excited he became, looking excited to strive to become bigger and stronger and create brilliance.
When the six people in the study heard this, they no longer hesitated and said immediately:
"Okay! From now on, I will honor Sir Gao!"
"I feel relieved that Mr. Gao is here!"
Gao Fang looked at the six adults whose official positions were much higher than his own. They were humble in front of him. A trace of pride flashed in his eyes. He raised his head and laughed:
Chapter completed!