Chapter 31 The child enters the city

After two months, it is late autumn, many official affairs in ancient times will be held in late autumn, the main reason is that you can not miss the busy farming, the society of the agricultural country, there is nothing more important than the busy farming, the biggest job of the government in the spring and autumn season is to supervise the people to do a good job of spring planting and autumn harvest. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Even the ancient questioning and beheading criminals were all beheaded after the autumn, and very few of them were beheaded. Why do you want to ask after the autumn, or because the farm is busy, after the autumn is over, the farm work of harvesting the crops is over, and the executioners and others can be organized to do official work. In ancient China, there were also strange incidents, and the prisoners who were beheaded after the trial were first sent home to help harvest the crops, and then came to the government to report and wait for the execution when the agricultural work was over, which also happened in real times.

Therefore, most of the imperial examinations are in late autumn or after autumn, and the scientific name of the examination is also called Qiufu, and only the Jinshi examination is called Chunfu, why is the Jinshi examination held in spring? Because the Jinshi examination is held in the capital, all the students of the country gather in the capital to take the exam, most of the students set off after the autumn, and the students who are far away can only rush to the capital in the spring, so it is called Chunqiu, or related to agricultural affairs.

Zhu Zhenguo is going to take the Xiucai exam this time, and Zhu Wenzhong in the city sent Zhu Qiang with six people to pick up people. Several teenagers in Zhujiazhuang also set off, usually Tie Niu and Zhu Youcai, Zhu Shouxing and Yun Shuhuan all have some broken silver and copper money savings, and this time they also want to go into the city to play.

Zhu Zhenguo changed into a scholar's robe, still carrying a sword cross-body at his waist, and he stood straight, and he walked even more like a tiger, and his temperament was an excellent boy.

The group set off happily, and Zhu Qiang and several teenagers ran forward for a while, and then backward, happy to run up and down like hairy monkeys. Now Zhu Zhenguo no longer sits in a carriage, and he also rides a horse, although his riding skills are average, he is stable when he doesn't walk fast.

"Uncle Qiang, how much money do you say you can make from the illegal salt in this county?" Zhu Zhenguo and Zhu Qiang asked in parallel.

"Young master, if you ask me this, how do I know, I think there will always be three or five thousand taels a year, anyway, I took sixty taels last year." Zhu Qiang replied.

"Uncle Qiang, you have taken sixty taels, so it will definitely be more than three or five thousand taels, and it will definitely be nearly ten thousand taels." Zhu Zhenguo guessed.

"I don't know if there are nearly 10,000 taels, anyway, the eldest brother has a lot of expenses, and the hundreds of households alone have to take 1,200 taels a year, and the lord who wants to come to the county government also has a share of profits." Zhu Qiang told the little master everything he knew.

"Uncle Qiang, if we control the private salt of a county, how many taels do you think it should be?" Although Zhu Zhenguo's words were unintentional, he already had some ideas in his heart.

"The young master has a big heart, I Zhujiazhuang has a lot of trouble controlling the private salt in this county, how to control a county, this is something that cannot be done." Zhu Qiang felt that this matter was a bit fantastical.

"Uncle Qiang doesn't count, I'll count it with you, it's set at about 350,000 taels." Zhu Zhenguo ignored Zhu Qiang's attitude and said directly.

Zhu Zhenguo didn't know that now that the Dahua Imperial Court had such a serious land annexation, the entire country only paid four million taels of silver a year. In the late Ming Dynasty of ancient China, the annual tax was less than four million taels, and Emperor Chongzhen was so poor that he even sold the queen's dowry. The silver of thirty and fifty thousand in a Chinese New Year's Eve is one-tenth of the tax paid by the entire Dahua Imperial Court.

"I can't figure it out, but the little master is still smart." Zhu Qiang was just a small talk.

Zhu Zhenguo thought in his heart, controlling the overall situation is different from controlling the place, as long as the main joints are mastered, the following things are fought for by others, and this does not matter.

Although the idea was born, it was just a germination, for Zhu Zhenguo, who was going to take the Xiucai exam at the age of twelve, what he said before was really like Zhu Qiang's idea, just chatter.

The group entered the city in half an hour, and the guards at the gate of the city looked a little more energetic than a few years ago, and it was obvious that in recent years, the soldiers under these guards have also become more abundant than before. It's just that Zhu Zhenguo didn't know that these were brought by his second uncle, Zhu Wenzhong.

Several guards saw Zhu Qiang coming, and they were busy smiling and saying hello, Zhu Qiang has also been out for a few years, and he also knows some sophistication, and he responded politely, and he also asked about the commuting time, made an appointment to eat and drink, and introduced the little master of Zhu Jiawenquxing, Zhu Zhenguo and everyone greeted each other again. It's almost over, Zhu Qiangtuo said that there is still an errand and took Zhu Zhenguo and others into the city.

When they came to the original shop, several people got off their horses, and a small servant hurriedly came up and led the horses into the side alley. In the past few years, Zhu Wenzhong has bought the nearby shops at a high price, and the yard has been opened. In ancient times, the establishment of a family and a business referred to study, and outside of school is industry, and industry is nothing more than land and real estate. Therefore, in this era, when people have money, they do the only thing, buy land and buy houses.

Zhu Wenguang and Zhu Wenyuan went to the county town to study, and the industry here was handed over to Zhu Wenzhong to take care of. Entering the courtyard, Zhu Wenzhong was sitting in the main hall, dressed in high-grade silk, and a momentum surrounded Zhu Wenzhong, obviously the prestige that he had cultivated in the past few years.

Zhu Zhenguo stepped forward and said, "Second Uncle is good!" Zhu Zhenguo solemnly clasped his hands and saluted.

"Is the country going well all the way?" Zhu Wen Zhongxu remembered what happened before and asked.

Zhu Zhenguo couldn't say a word in front of this second uncle, and said with a smile: "My nephew is a bumpy and hard, but the second uncle is enjoying happiness in the city, and he doesn't go home to see me much." ”

Zhu Wenzhong also said: "You skin monkey, you have become more and more stubborn in the past two years, how can you have a little scholarly demeanor, when your uncle comes back, I will definitely discipline you well." ”

Zhu Zhenguo said without hesitation: "My nephew will be a showman when he goes back this time, so why should he be disciplined." ”

Zhu Wenzhong was overjoyed when he heard this, and played with the taste: "The country is bound to win?" ”

Zhu Zhenguo's heart is not empty: "It must be hit." ”

Zhu Wenzhong laughed even more when he heard this: "How many winners?" ”

Speaking of the first place, Zhu Zhenguo was still a little weak-hearted, no one could guarantee this kind of thing, and thought for a while and said: "There should be the top ten." ”

Zhu Wenzhong was a little displeased when he heard this, and said with a smile: "If you want to win, you will be the first to win." ”

Zhu Zhenguo also took a breath and said: "Then I will work hard to become the first place." ”

The two chatted for a long time, and Zhu Zhenguo didn't have much patience, he just wanted to take a few friends to the city to play. It turned out that he was young, and he couldn't go to many places by himself, but now he has no scruples, of course, it doesn't mean the place where the green building is hooked, but it just means a teahouse and a theater or something.

Zhu Zhenguo still has a lot of people in the city, but he feels bored to do anything without a partner, and what he does with a few companions seems so interesting.