Rugao County Ya, in the study of the Hou Ya.

Sun Yuanzheng stood respectfully in front of Zhi: "Student Sun Yuan, meet the teacher!" ”

As Lei Tai said, Zhou Xiangchun and Zhou Zhixian have been in a very bad mood these days. The county examination held twice in three years is directly related to his political achievements, and it is a great joy to accept so many students. But since Jiannu entered the Koujing Division in May, the imperial court was financially embarrassed, and it began to reach out to the provinces south of the Yangtze River again.

Jiangnan is an important place for the imperial court's finance and taxation, and Yangzhou is an important source of finance and taxation in Jiangnan. Therefore, this time, the taxes on the head of Yangzhou have doubled compared with previous years, and it has reached the point where it is unbearable.

Generally speaking, the imperial court has a fixed amount of taxes for each government and one county, which has already been approved. But in recent years, as the imperial court levied more and more taxes, a large number of peasants went bankrupt and attached their land to the big families. And these big families have tax exemption privileges. As a result, there are fewer and fewer sources of tax that can be collected. The amount of taxes on the top has flipped up like a donkey rolling, and it has become an impossible task now.

On the previous day, a document was sent to Rugao to collect money, scolding him Zhou Xiangchun to the blood. The prefect even threatened that if he could not pay the taxes in full as scheduled, he would be given a downgrade in this year's performance appraisal.

And Zhou Xiangchun has been a county magistrate in Rugao for three years, and if he is evaluated as a magistrate, this magistrate is estimated to be the end.

Although he is confused as an official, he can't help but care about things related to his future.

The problem is that no matter how much he scratches his head, he still can't figure out where the extra tax will go.

In the past few days, he has been in a hurry to get on the fire, and nothing is pleasing to the eye, and today's county trial list, Chinese-style children came to apprentice, and he also dealt with a few words randomly, which seemed very sloppy.

However, I heard Sun Yuan speak Liaodong's hometown

Seeing that although Sun Yuan was thin, he was not low in height and behaved decently, he liked it a little in his heart, and as soon as he was in a good mood, he pointed to the stool: "Sit down." ”

"Students don't dare." Sun Yuanping knelt on the ground and said: "The student's family is poor, and he came to thank the teacher this time, but there was nothing to thank him. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Yuan's eyes were full of tears, and his voice was choked.

Zhou Zhixian sighed: "Sun Yuan, you don't have to be like this, your family is poor, and this county is not the same." Since the hometown fell into the hands of Jiannu, it can be said that the family business has been destroyed, and I am ashamed of my ancestors! ”

As he spoke, he helped Sun Yuan up from the ground: "It doesn't matter if you are poor, but you have to have a motivated heart." You have the heart to study, and the county can accept a student like you, and my heart is also relieved, hurry up. ”

Listening to Zhou Zhixian's voice softened, Sun Yuan was proud in his heart. This time, without spending a penny, I can leave an excellent impression on Zhou Zhixian, and my acting skills are really amazing!

The two sat down and began to talk.

What kind of character is Sun Yuan, he was also a well-informed figure in his previous life, and later returned to his hometown to become a small boss, it can be said that he has been in contact with all three religions and nine streams, and his vision is higher than that of Zhou Zhi County.

And having stayed in the office, figuring out people's minds is not something that the ancients can compare with, so it is natural to pick Zhou Zhixian's favorite topic to talk about.

After saying this, Zhou Zhixian felt hearty.

Seeing that the time was almost up, he smiled and took a sip of the tea, which was regarded as a send-off.

Sun Yuan also knew the opportunity, and stood up respectfully: "The student will not disturb the teacher, and he will leave." ”

"By the way, there are two months left before the government exam." Zhou Zhixian stroked the beard on his chin and said slowly.

For the government exam, Su Mu didn't have any other ideas at all, and he knew that with his current ability, even if he studied for a few more years, he wouldn't be able to pass that level. However, in front of Zhou Zhixian, he still had to express his determination, so he said: "Rest assured, the students will work hard to prepare for the exam and will definitely not disappoint the teacher." ”

"Haha, you're thinking bad." Zhou Zhixian laughed: "This county means that you don't have to go to this government exam, and you won't be able to pass the exam anyway." ”

"Teacher......" Sun Yuanyi.

Zhou Zhixian was still laughing: "Sun Yuan, I have read the article in your county during the county test. The handwriting is good, I have the meaning of this county, and I pity you for being a poor scholar, and it is not easy to read. If I don't order you, I'm afraid that it will chill your heart to study and improve. However, your article is ...... Do ......"

He laughed with tears in his eyes: "The format is right, but the sentences in it look very familiar to this county, and it is estimated that they were copied from the anthology of the time, and then reproduced and copied on the volume." Sun Yuan, this is suspected of plagiarism! Let's go down, read a few years and then go to the government exam. This kind of thing is not a coincidence, it is all a solid work word by word, go down! ”

Hearing Zhou Zhixian's words, no matter how thick-skinned Sun Yuan was, he was as red as a ripe shrimp.

After leaving the county office, he still felt very embarrassed.

Originally, after passing the county test, he was still a little complacent, and felt that the Bagu article was nothing more than that. With my comprehensive analysis and comprehension as a modern person, it is not so difficult to really take the imperial examination.

Maybe after a few more years of study, I'll take the Jinshi exam or something.

Now that I think about it, this idea is really naïve. What is Jinshi, it is the world's first-class elite, and it is Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and other figures. Even if he was a talented person such as Mao Xiang, one of the four sons of the late Ming Dynasty, he participated in the township test three times in a row, and all of them were named Sun Mountain without exception.

The reason why Zhou Zhixian let me let Sun Yuan pass the county test is probably because he likes my calligraphy, so he raised his noble hand. Anyway, the county test is not formal, it can be said that whoever is allowed by the county to win, who can win. The reason why Zhou Xiangchun ordered my Sun Yuan is probably out of the quirks of literati, and he wants to leave a good story or something.

But when it comes to the prefectural examination, the prefect is responsible for reviewing the questions, and the provincial academic administration will also send people down to supervise, and the human factor has been minimized.

In just an instant, Sun Yuan immediately came to his senses.

Shaking his head and smiling bitterly: "I really underestimate the ancients, I didn't plan to take the road of the imperial examination, the Ming Dynasty will fall in ten years, and I don't have so much time to waste on studying hard in the cold window." ”

It's good to pass the county test, as long as you pass this pass, Mao Cheng and Lei Tai don't dare to come to me again for trouble in the face of Zhou Zhixian.

This crisis has been successfully passed, and the next step is to think carefully about how to make money.

In the future, no matter what path I take, I must have capital in hand. Otherwise, a small farmer's child, in this drastically changing era and turmoil, is just an NPC that may be insulted and damaged at any time.

This is not the role that a time-traveler should play.

Coming out of the yamen, Sun Yuan was not in a hurry, and walked home along the official road so slowly.

It's not that he doesn't have the money to take a boat, but he wants to take the opportunity to exercise.

This body is too thin and weak, the body is the capital of the revolution, and without a good body, nothing can be done. In ancient times, when there was a shortage of medical treatment, maybe a cold would kill you.

Exercising and finding a way to make money to improve his life are the two things Sun Yuan needs to do at present.

When he returned home, people from the same village came to him and asked him how he was doing.

Sun Yuan only briefly said his ranking, and then told his mother that he was now a protégé of the county magistrate, and he didn't dare to come over to make trouble. As for this year's autumn tax, it is still the same as usual, only two taels of silver.

Hearing this good news, Sun Yuan's mother recited Amitabha, and tears fell.

As for the other people in the village, when they heard that Sun Yuan was a protégé of the magistrate, the look of awe on their faces was even heavier, and they complimented Sun Yuan in front of his mother, praising her for raising a good son.

As an outsider, when did Sun Yuan's mother get such a compliment and cry even louder.

Sun Yuan also persuaded her for a long time, which made her calm down.

Then, after a while, it will be time to pay the autumn grain. Sun Yuan has nothing to worry about this, he got two taels of silver from Du Lisheng before the county test, and his mother sold some straw mats during this time, which should be able to deal with this year's imperial grain and national tax.