"Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, the grass is green...... The end of the sky, the corner of the earth, the acquaintance is half scattered, life is rare to gather, only parting more. ”

The distant and desolate singing voice sent Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, and Ye Sheng's hearts mixed, an amiable and respectable teacher left, no one forced himself to study poetry and books, and no one asked himself to get up and practice before dawn. Ye Sheng suddenly had a feeling that he had just come out of the university gate, he was inside, complaining, and after coming out, he was extremely yearning.

"Alas, with the nature of a teacher, he should cultivate in an ivory tower, no matter what field, with his ingenuity, he can come out on top. The officialdom that confuses right and wrong is really torture for him. ”

Thinking of this, Ye Sheng became distracted, and when the officials dispersed, he returned to the study early, and as usual, he lifted the brush, calmed down, brushed a little bit, and began to copy the calligraphy.

It is said that the imperial examination is to be transcribed by name, as long as the handwriting is neat, but in fact, it is not. Just like the three passes of the Xiucai test, the county test, the government test, and the hospital test are not transcribed, and the county test and the government test do not even need to be named, and they are directly evaluated by the county, the prefect and the school.

If it is in a remote place, it is better to say, Henan is a famous imperial examination cemetery, the number of students is outrageous, and there are even more persistent old children with gray hair who still take exams with their grandchildren, and the workload of marking papers can be imagined.

When the examiner was dizzy, his eyes were cracking, and his eyes were watering, a paper with neat handwriting and smooth writing was like a sweet spring in the desert, which made people want to stop.

As long as you make it a good look, then congratulations, you're almost done. Think about how my wife was said to be confused back then, why did she get a show in the exam, didn't she rely on a beautiful calligraphy!

In fact, only the township examination and the general examination need to be transcribed, and there is no transcription for the palace examination. Think about it, those graders, all of them are Jinshi, famous calligraphers, if you write a dog crawling character, you can think about it with your toes and know what will happen. Although the palace examination will not be dethroned, there is always a order in the ranking.

And this ranking also involves the selection of the following pavilions, a few places behind, you may lose the opportunity to become a Jishi, and you can't enter the Hanlin Academy, so congratulations, Xianggong's position is basically insulated from you!

Lala has said so much, there is only one theme, that is, if you want to make the imperial examination go smoothly, good calligraphy is inevitable, and it depends on what font it is.

Xiao Yesheng used to learn thin gold with his wife when he was a child, although the handwriting is elegant and free, but the things with flying personalities are destined to be unpleasant. Since studying with Fan Zhongyan, Ye Sheng has turned to practice the Taige style, which is square, shiny, jet-black, and the size is the same, as if it was printed, dignified and generous, and there is no feature at all. Fortunately, Ye Sheng never thought about living by calligraphy, all for the imperial examination!

After writing for half an hour in one breath, Ye Sheng raised his head, twisted his neck, and suddenly his eyes fell on the paper on the table where he had practiced calligraphy for a few days, it was originally all waste paper, and he had to throw it away after a few days, but there was a thick book in the middle of the paper. Driven by curiosity, I reached out and took it, and when I looked at the handwriting on the cover, it was familiar with the abnormality.

"It was left by my wife!"

Ye Sheng hurriedly opened it, and there was a letter mixed in it, and after unfolding it, it read: Ye Sheng Xiaoyou, seeing the letter is like meeting. Although you and I do not have the name of teacher and student, we are actually teacher and student. With the talent of a small friend, as soon as he enters the officialdom, he will be like a fish in water, the dragon will enter the sea, and the tiger will return to the mountains, which is unlimited. However, the imperial examination is a way, especially can not relax, I take the scholar, the name is for the country to take talents, in fact, there are many shady scenes, two lists of scholars, all of them are hometown wishes. Jiangxi people do the first auxiliary, Jiangxi has many talents, Zhejiang people do the elders, and Zhejiang's Jinshi is more. There are people in the DPRK and China, and there are talents in their hometowns, and the word "talent" is regarded as such a solution!

Looking at the familiar font, Ye Sheng's hands gradually trembled, his eyes were red, he couldn't control it anymore, and tears crackled and fell.

"Master, Master, these words should be rotten in my heart, and I can't say them for the rest of my life! The heavens and the earth are generous, when will the disciples be able to repay it! ”

Ye Sheng was moved not without reason, when he wrote this letter, before he had officially apprenticed, Fan Zhongyan revealed the shady and distorted of the imperial examination, every sentence was a crime of public anger, once he was exiled, Fan Zhongyan immediately became the public enemy of Shilin, and even ruined his reputation, and he was never recovered.

But he still has no reservations, according to what Fan Zhongyan said, among each subject jinshi, only the top 50 of the first and second grades are safer, which can be regarded as real materials. It's not that the back is all rice buckets, it's just that the article may be done similarly, but some people are in the top two in high school, some people are in the top three, and some people are famous in Sun Shan, not because of lack of knowledge, but because of the sharing of interests between the portal and friends. If you don't have a backer, you will fall.

Of course, in some cases, when the line is crossed, even the Sanding armor has a problem, and it is a storm in the scientific field that kills people.

If you want to be able to get into the Jinshi exam steadily, it is best to rush to the top 50, and considering the problem of the Jishi, you must rush to the top 30 or less. However, Ji Jishi will study in the Hanlin Academy for three years, and assign positions according to the quality of his grades, which is the best rest time for the new science and technology jinshi. But for Ye Sheng, it was a waste of life, so it was more secure to impact the Sanding Armor, just like Shen Qingjun and Fan Zhongyan, both of whom were Tanhualang and could directly enter the Hanlin Academy......

Every word is for Ye Sheng's consideration, and the road to the imperial examination is clearly written. Since the goal is set on the Sanding Jia, the difficulty can be imagined, in the face of the country's top talents, if you want to stand out from it, it is absolutely impossible to do without adequate preparation.

In addition to the knowledge and calligraphy of the Eight Classics, there is also a copy of "Fan's Examination Treasure Book"!

Ye Sheng slowly opened the scroll, which was full of articles that Fan Zhongyan had done by officials in the DPRK and China, and there were not many officials who were qualified to be the main examiner, but Ye Sheng due to his mother's funeral, a year later, the criteria were relaxed, and almost a dozen officials were selected, plus those who were dormant and might be reinstated, Fan Zhongyan selected twenty-eight possible candidates.

Collected all the eight articles they have written since the county examination, and wrote dense comments on them, summarizing their style of writing, what their preferences are, and whether there have been any changes since they became officials...... After Fan Zhongyan's introduction, the styles of each official were clearly laid out in front of him, and it became extremely easy to do what he liked.

In a word, this treasure book is a red book that caters to the examiner, a god-level strategy for game clearance!

It's really unimaginable that Fan Zhongyan, who has pursued the way of a gentleman all his life and pays attention to taking in the straight rather than seeking in the song, can actually write

Out of something like this!

Holding the scroll, Ye Sheng burst into tears, and he deeply realized Mr.'s ardent expectations. At the end, Fan Zhongyan even reminded Ye Sheng that because he became famous at a young age, it was inevitable that some villains would be troubled by jealousy. When necessary, use all your strength to level the examiner.

Even the words of bribery were spoken, and Ye Sheng was simply speechless.

"Master, don't worry, the disciple will definitely be admitted to the Sanding Jia!"

Ye Sheng cautiously put the book into the drawer and locked it with a lock. Suddenly I heard two coughs, and when I turned around, Shen Qingjun was standing at the door.

"Can you come in?"

"You're welcome, sit down!" Ye Sheng wiped his tears, pulled his wife over, and sat down opposite the two.

Shen Qingjun looked at Ye Sheng's tears, and couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Xiwen is gone, and I have flashed you, and my heart is quite uncomfortable." Originally, I didn't want to bother you, but there is one thing that my father can't help but say. ”

"Wife, our husband and wife have nothing to talk about, you just have to say it."

Shen Qingjun was stunned for a moment, and sighed: "Today, the canal ticket number Cheng sent the account book, saying that it was for you, originally I didn't want to see it, but I want to know how capable my husband is, guess what I saw?" ”

"Ledger? The ledger of the Grand Canal? Ye Sheng's eyes widened, and he suddenly wanted to slap his two mouths, and as soon as the teacher left, he was uneasy and went home early. If he knew that Shen Qingjun would see the account book, he would have waited a little longer!

Ye Sheng has done so much business, and the accounts are all hidden from Shen Qingjun, not because he is afraid that she will know, but because he is afraid that she will not be able to accept it. After all, so much silver is flowing, it's really a little scary. I didn't expect to hide it, but I still let my wife know.

I heard Shen Qingjun grit his teeth and say, "Husband, how did you get so much money?" More than five million taels of silver! More than the half-year treasury revenue of the Great Song Dynasty! You're trying to scare me to death! ”

Ye Sheng scratched his head, "Madam, those who are not all our family, only more than thirty percent of the shares are in my name." ”

"That's one and a half million taels! In less than a year, our family is unexpectedly rich. Tell me, where did you get all this money? If I can't tell, I'm too scared to sleep! ”

Compared with owning, I prefer to dominate, use other people's money, do things for myself, and be more cheerful than the old king next door, Ye Sheng's financial management concept.

Ye Sheng's first three major sources of wealth were wine shops, paper shops, and furniture, and when relieving refugees, Ye Sheng said that if it could be done, he would make a lot of money, and it turned out that he not only made money, but also made a lot of money!

Relying on the labor absorbed from the refugees, the original workshop was doubled, and three new workshops were built: glass, wine, and gunpowder. These six workshops are all doing thriving, with an average value of more than 100,000 taels each, and they are still expanding rapidly. Ye Sheng owns half of the shares, which is 300,000 taels.

Due to the large number of merchants and gentry families involved, Ye Sheng's shares are only 15 percent, but the workers occupy the first floor, Qian Fatzi, Lei Qi and they occupy half of it, plus Zhou Qinyun's 20 percent and 5, it is already more than half. In addition, Ye Sheng is the founder again, and all the businessmen involved obey orders and are obedient.

Under the canal ticket number, there are warehouses, fleets, pawnshops, etc., all of which add up, almost about 500,000 taels.

Ye Sheng explained the accounts to his wife, and Shen Qingjun calculated silently.

"No, husband, that's only half of it, and what about the other half?"

Ye Sheng didn't speak, but pointed to the ground.

"What do you mean? Buried? Shen Qingjun exclaimed.

"I'm talking about real estate!" Ye Sheng simply said to his wife: "When the canal is not dredged, there is wasteland along the way, and it is not worth a penny." But when the canal is built, the land price will increase tenfold and hundredfold, I am not asking you to ask for the purchase of land in advance, now it is counted, there are seven or eight hundred thousand taels, if it is a few years later, it is not impossible to rise to one or two million taels. ”

"Don't go up, I can't stand it!"

Shen Qingjun was completely defeated, when she was in charge of the house, he knew that Luoyang Mengjin was known as wealthy, and the budget was only more than 50,000 taels a year, Luoyang City was almost the richest place in the world, with nine counties and one state, and the disposable wealth was only two or three hundred thousand taels.

The baby husband tossed for a year, and actually made five Luoyang, what a demon, how crazy!

No wonder you don't want to let yourself know, it's to scare people to death.

"Jun'er, in fact, it can't be counted like this, take Luoyang as an example, there are at least more than 100 businessmen with millions of family assets, and they are all liquid cash. Not counting real estate, real estate, shops or something, not to mention, the Chen family and the Wang family will cost tens of millions of taels of silver just for their land and property, in comparison, the child can't get this little bit of money! Ye Sheng tried to explain.

"No!" Shen Qingjun came to the smart energy, shook his head like a rattle, and said fiercely: "Don't try to fool me, the Wang family and the Chen family have money, how many years have it been accumulated, and it has been accumulated from generation to generation, what about you, you are simply stepping on a cotton bag and climbing to the sky in one step, Jun'er has no bottom in his heart!" ”

Shen Qingjun said that his facial features were all gathered together, staring at his husband miserably. Ye Sheng was a little scared when he was stared at, and to put it bluntly, he was also a little worried.

Although he designed the system as fair as possible and acceptable to all parties, according to the current momentum, within a few years, it was not a dream to gather tens of millions of silver around the canal.

How many pairs of red eyes are around, eager to eat and skin alive, eat and wipe clean. Not to mention, although the weaving bureau was hit hard by the arrival of the victims, the imperial court had already sent a new eunuch to the south in the near future. In addition, which of the gentry in the Central Plains is easy to mess with, these people are secretly connected with the Western Xia Liao State, and they dare not do anything.

The situation in front of us is like everyone on the same car, and the rapidly expanding canal ticket number is like a big fat man of 200 catties, no matter how you lose your smile and say good things, you will occupy other people's positions, and even squeeze others down, can you not attract envy, jealousy and hatred!

Tang Xiucai's worries were definitely justified, Ye Sheng thought about it slightly, and sighed: "Dad, the forces we can rely on now are first of all Uncle Han Qi, followed by my master Mr. Xiwen and Jun Shigong, as well as the Imperial City Division, the county magistrate Lord Bao, and then the nobles of the Imperial City Division of the capital that I contacted, but ...... If you count it, these forces are not reliable! ”

"yes!" Xu Qingjun nodded: "Let's talk about Master Bao first, he is good to us, but it's a pity that the term of office is coming soon, I heard that the old prime minister admires him very much, plus he is from Hanlin, and he will definitely be promoted in the next step." ”

As the saying goes, it is better to be in charge than to be in charge, and Lord Bao is in the county, and with him in his cover, it is too convenient to do things. If he leaves, he will change to a different county, and he may not know what will happen!

Ye Sheng's heart couldn't help but rise, and he said slowly: "Although Mr. Xiwen is out of the mountain, he is also really good to children, but don't forget that a gentleman can bully him, he can't fight a group of villains." ”

For the rest, Han Qi is in charge of Shaanxi Province and has a high position, but unfortunately his energy is focused on Western Xia, and the Imperial City Division is powerful all over the world, but they are simply jackals and beasts that eat people and don't spit out bones, if they have the opportunity, they definitely don't mind swallowing Ye Sheng.

Someone is going to ask, these are not reliable, isn't Ye Sheng busy in vain? No, being able to get in touch with these people is already a great success for Ye Shengtian.

The premise of four taels of thousands of pounds is that you have to have the strength of 800 pounds to be able to pull away, if you only have the strength of four or two, find a corner to squat!

In the final analysis, Ye Sheng's own strength is too weak, and no one can say anything about the future, those big people can be pulled to scare and scare people, but if you really expect them to be born and die, it will not be possible, and you even have to beware of them secretly stumbling.

It seems that the fire is cooking oil and thriving, but Ye Sheng and his wife feel a strong crisis.

"Alas, the emperor is so stingy, just one inspection, sesame mung beans are not counted."

Ye Sheng frowned, although the inspection is pitiful, but the petty officials can also be big!

"Madam, is General Di Qing still training the new army?"

"That's right, it's been two or three months, and all of them are refugee children, and they look a little bit old."

"Great!" Ye Sheng suddenly slapped his thigh and smiled, "Madam, the Western Xia is in turmoil, and the army is the most popular, let's start here, with a strong army to support us, who would dare to underestimate us!" ”

Although Shen Qingjun didn't know the reason why the gun came out of power, she knew that as an inspector, she had the power to command the militia, and the two hundred miles of salt and iron ponds were all under Ye Sheng's rule, and she could really help by training an army by relying on the canal.

After a night of deliberation, the couple had dark circles under their eyes the next day, washed their faces hastily, and went straight to Di Qing's camp Di Qing's camp was the camp for refugees at the beginning. In the middle is a huge school field, where thousands of young and strong soldiers are busy running, some practicing assassination. But Di Qing, as the commander, had a dark face and tiger eyes.

In front of him, there was a row of carriages, loaded with a lot of armor and weapons, but all of them were rusty, infested and bitten by rats, and extremely broken. Di Qing grabbed a few spears casually, and with the force of his arms, they all snapped and broke off. He picked up another pair of armor and tore it to pieces without two blows.

Finally picked up a big knife, Di Qing's nose was even more crooked, and it turned out that the blade was rotten.

Di Qing snorted and raised his head, just in time to see Ye Sheng coming, he didn't say a word, rushed up in a few steps, and grabbed Tang Yi's chest with his splitting hand, almost lifting him up. Ye Sheng couldn't breathe, and his face turned red.

"Hey, General Di Qing, I haven't offended you?" Ye Sheng said angrily.

Di Qing also felt that he was too much, hurriedly let go, and said hatefully: "It's not Lord Han, it's your uncle, it's all made me angry!" ”

Ye Sheng gasped twice, puzzled: "What the hell is going on?" ”

Di Qing grabbed Ye Sheng, flew to the front of the carriage, pointed to the rags in his eyes, and said angrily: "Take a look, just give us these things,

Ye Sheng also ran over, looked at it and shook his head.

"General Di, didn't you say that appeasement made the adults attach great importance to you, how could you fool things, isn't it ...... below?"

"No!" Di Qing waved his hand and said angrily: "Ye Xianggong, you don't know, recently recruited a group of Xiqiang to annex, everyone said that they can fight habitually, their courage is unparalleled, and they can defend Shaanxi with Xiqiang soldiers, why waste good things on our waste!" ”

"The dignified son of the Han family, he has to rely on Xiqiang to protect him, it's a fucking shame!"

Di Qing's anger was nowhere to be found, raised a huge fist, and slammed it on the carriage, the board of the carriage was smashed out of the hole, the sawdust was one after another, and the fist was bloody, shocking!

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