Guozijian.

On the gate is a sign of "Jixian Gate".

Here, there are a lot of people coming in and out! From time to time, I saw some people coming in and out, and many carriages were parked outside the country's prison, taking up half of the road, and it was a busy scene, and it was impossible to see that this was the highest institution of education. There are also soldiers standing guard in front of the door, patrolling, and there are people to maintain order.

Yang Gai sat in the carriage, looked at the gate of the Guozijian, and observed, it seems that this should be the Guozijian, not the vegetable market, or the location of a high-ranking official or a large restaurant.

"Butler, it's so lively here! Are you sure this is the Guozijian? Yang felt that he might be in the wrong place.

"Hui Gongzi, this is indeed the son of the country, it won't be wrong." Wang Chengen replied.

Yang Gai observed it carefully and found that many of the people who came in and out were similar to himself, a scholar, followed by a housekeeper, or a housekeeper, a follower, and his "configuration" was not much different, and some people even dressed more rich than themselves.

These are the guys who came to prison? Yang Gengai muttered to himself. If the prison business is so good, it will really be rich!

"Companion, go and ask what these people do, are they in prison?" Yang Gengai felt itchy in his heart when he saw so much silver moving.

"Little obedience, Childe."

After a while, Wang Chengen came back and replied: "Hui Gongzi, the little one asked clearly, these are indeed all here to raise prisons." ”

"Good, good, good, good! ...... "Yang Reform has won the letter, and his heart is happy. What I want is this effect, exchanging silver for an official position, this trick, in feudal society, is always attractive.

"By the way, where did all these people come from?" Yang Reform felt strange, how could there be so many people.

"Hui Gongzi, the small ones asked several families, and the places are different, some are near Gyeonggi, some are from Huguang, Shanxi, and ...... from Yunnan," Wang Chengen told the emperor about the situation he asked.

"Yunnan's? Butler, did you hear me right? "Yang Reform thinks this is a bit outrageous, how long has his policy as an official come out! Can anyone jump here from Yunnan? Even if I called, it wasn't so fast.

"Hui Gongzi, this plan can't be wrong, it is indeed from Yunnan, however, it is not from Yunnan, it is not from Yunnan, it is not admitted this year, and I am ready to take the exam next time, the road to Yunnan is too far, and it takes too long to come and go, so many of the people who rush to take the exam are living in the city, waiting for the next year of the examination, so that they can not only avoid the hardships of long-distance travel, but also study with peace of mind, the more remote the place, the more people who live in the capital and concentrate on studying......" Wang Chengen patiently explained.

It turns out that this is the case, Yang Reform understands, this is a professional test master.

"Alright, let's go down and have a look." Yang Gai saw the lively scene at the gate of the Guozi Prison, and his heart settled down a lot, this move to prison, donation, is a good start! You can scavenge a lot of money, and if you have money, you can do things.

Yang Reform jumped out of the carriage, followed the crowd, and mixed into the Guozi Prison, the officers and soldiers who patrolled outside the Guozi Prison did not stop Yang Reform, because this kind of scholar and housekeeper were followed by followers, and the family was too common.

Yang reformed easily into the Guozijian, and with the flow of people, after a few turns, he arrived in front of a house.

This house should be the place to sign up, Yang Reform looked at it again, and found that there are too many people who are similar to his own "configuration", basically there is a housekeeper or servant or something, many people still have followers, and some people even carry big boxes, which makes Yang Reform a little surprised, is this a blatant gift?

"Butler, you say, why are they carrying this big box?" Yang Gai asked, is this still a gift in public? That's too funny, isn't it?

"Childe, here's silver, it's the silver that pays the regular supervisor." Wang Chengen whispered, there are too many people here.

"The silver you carried? So why not use a silver ticket? Yang asked reform.

"Childe, he has to charge a fee for this silver ticket, if the family is not far from here, why let others make a profit?" Wang Chengen explained.

"Oh, that's it! I understand, the one who carries the box is nearby, and the one who doesn't carry the box uses the silver ticket. Yang said self-righteously.

“…… That's not all, Childe, you see, there are still some people here who are not very brightly dressed, it is estimated that they have no silver, and they do not have silver tickets......" Wang Chengen was a little embarrassed by his master's words.

"No silver, no silver tickets? So how do you get into prison? Yang Reform wondered, this is a prison, an official, donation, he said it bluntly, it is a name for selling officials, but it is just a lot of turns, and the essence is selling officials. If you don't have money, you still want to buy an official?

“…… Childe, take your time, you will understand ......, look, the one who entered just now is a ...... without silver" Wang Chengen didn't know how to explain his master's problem, so he could only educate the emperor with facts.

Yang Reform hurriedly said: "That? That one? ”

"Childe, that's it!" Wang Chengen's hand pointed towards the person who had just stepped into the house.

"Which? That one? Yang Gai saw that there was only one back of that person, and from the back, he couldn't tell how old he was, he could only tell that he was about forty years old, dressed in general, and only had a cloth backpack on his body.

The man walked in and began to talk to the man who was sitting behind the desk and working, saying something that he couldn't hear clearly, Yang Gengai opened his ears wide, and leaned forward a lot before he heard something intermittently.

“…… In Lower Fuzhou,...... Imprisonment. It was probably the voice of the back, because the kind office worker who faced him didn't speak.

The guy sitting at the desk was thirty years old, very kind and kind. He spoke very softly, which made Yang Reform unable to hear clearly.

"There are ......"

What this kind guy said, Yang Gai only heard the word "yes", but it is estimated that he asked if this person had a "diploma" such as a license to lift people.

Sure enough, the "back" took out a bag from the burden behind his back, and then took out a few pieces of paper-like things from it and handed them to the office man.

The office man looked at the piece of paper for a while and sang, "Fujian...... Lift people,...... Although he was ...... in prison, his voice was still very small, and Yang Reform still only listened to it.

After the office man finished singing, there was a scribe next to him, recording something.

After the office man finished singing, he seemed to be asking the "back" again, "...... Silver ...... "Yang Reform is the most sensitive to silver, and vaguely guessed that it was the silver he was talking about.

The back figure shook his head, and said that he didn't hear anything, probably not or something, otherwise he wouldn't have shaken his head.

Yang Reform also felt strange, ready to see how this seemingly kind guy was going to be mad, this prison is a place to spend money to buy officials, this has no money, and if you want to buy officials, it is impossible.

The guy who was working in front of the desk didn't get angry, but politely muttered something to the guy who asked about the silver and shook his head, and then, the back nodded, and then, a scribe or something next to him guided the man to the back. What was specifically said, Yang Reform didn't hear a word.

After this person entered, the person sitting in the hall did not shout the next one, and waited straight, and after a while, the person who walked inside came out, this time it was positive, Yang Reform took a look, this person, about forty years old, may also be very old, anyway, he is not young. The beard is very short, not very long, and the face is thin.

The man turned around and sat down opposite the office man, and continued to talk to the man, and after talking for a while, the office man sang: "Fujian lifts people...... "I couldn't hear it clearly ...... anyway, and after singing, I immediately used a large seal placed on the side to cover a certain piece of paper, and then handed it to the back. The back bowed, probably thanks, and then withdrew, and it can be seen that this guy is also full of melancholy.

Yang Gai said to Wang Chengen: "Butler, please ask him to come over and ask." ”

Wang Chengen understood, immediately ran to the person's side, said a few words, the man walked up to Yang Reform with a puzzled face, and said, "This son, but is he calling?" ”

Yang Gengai found out that the back he had been looking at just now was very old, or it could be malnutrition, his face was yellow and weak, and when he saw him talking to himself, he said: "Yes, I don't know the way to lift this prison, and I see that my brother has experienced it, so I want to ask about the trick." ”

After listening to this, the man reluctantly laughed a few times, looked at Yang Reform's body up and down, and said: "This trick is nothing, in the dress of the prince in Xiaguan, he is also a rich and noble family, and he doesn't need to be as down-and-out as Ma, and he has to borrow money from the person who put the money in the seal, don't say it, don't say it......" This "back" called himself Ma, and his speech seemed very lonely.

"Alas...... Don't! What is Indian money called? Can you explain? Yang Reform was surprised, could it be that this usurer has already gone the same way as the one who engaged in prison? If you don't have any money, you will immediately go inside and borrow money from Yinzi? Borrowed and immediately put in prison? Yang Reform was shocked! What's going on? Yang Reform has always thought that this usury, he is always sneaky, it is impossible to do it openly, there is like here now, it is actually part of this registration process, Yang Reform was completely shocked by the fierceness of the Ming Dynasty!

The "back" who claimed to be Ma sighed a few times, but still stopped to raise his legs, and said, "Childe, Childe, but I want to ask what I did in it just now?" ”

"Exactly!" Yang Gai felt that this guy understood what he meant very well.

"It's simple, in the next place, I asked the person who put the money in the seal to borrow 1,300 taels of silver, and then gave it to the next silver ticket, and then I took this silver ticket out to raise the prison, it's so simple! Hehe......" The "back" of the self-proclaimed Ma is also a bitter explanation. After saying that, he laughed at himself very bitterly.

"It's as simple as that? But isn't this prison a thousand taels of silver? "Yang Gai is really surprised by this kind of thing! Isn't it all allowed by the law to put money in print, which is to put usury? This Ming Dynasty, how can it be so open-minded? I was also very suspicious of the silver of this prison, wasn't it a thousand taels that were discussed at that time? Why has it become 1,300 taels now? Embezzlement? Still is?

"This son, the prison is indeed one thousand taels, and it is also a silver ticket of one thousand taels, but the extra three hundred taels is regarded as the interest below, hehe, this seal money, it is really powerful!" This guy explained with a wry smile.

"Then since this seal money is so powerful, why do you want to borrow it?" Yang asked Gengai.

"Hehe, Childe, this, I won't hide it from you, I'm not young this year, I'm forty years old, and I didn't pass the exam this year, it's been more than ten years, alas...... Don't say this, don't say this, in the next three years of preparation for the last exam, if you don't win, then you can only go to the countryside to retire, this doesn't hear that Your Majesty opened the grace of heaven, you can raise a prison, you can get an official to do, in the next feeling, this is an opportunity, even if it is not in the exam after three years, then according to the rules of the prison, it is almost time to reach the stage of the calendar, at that time, maybe it is a way out, you can mix an official and a half position or something, so, it is not in vain that people come to this world to go through it! The man explained with a wry smile.

Official fans, official fans! Yang Reform gave a definition of this person, it turned out that this prison seemed to be a spare tire, and the imperial examination was their positive tire, in case the imperial examination failed, they would use this prison as a spare tire, which was quite thoughtful! Yang Reform also has to admire the IQ of this kind of person, anyway, he has to be an official anyway.

However, I scolded even more in my heart, I damn it, I have been taking the exam for more than ten years, but I haven't passed the exam, I am forty years old, and I still take the exam, even if you pass the exam, it will be almost half a hundred years old, is it worth spending my life on this exam? Won't you find a daughter-in-law sooner, buy a few acres of land, and live a comfortable life? This kind of test can only be described in one word, and that is idiocy.

Yang Gengai knows that in this ancient society, how attractive being an official is to people, and how big is the difference between being an official and being an ordinary person. Not lacking? Why?

"Oh! So that's the case, that brother, when will the silver be returned? Are there any rules? "Yang Reform is still most concerned about the matter of that silver. This loan shark was mixed up with the prisoner.

"Huh...... That one? For a year, I could send some money to my family, alas...... It's expensive, but there's no way around it! The "back" who claimed to be Ma sighed again, although it was long and short, but in this person's confused eyes, there was also a little joy, and there was also a faint hope. This is expected to be an official, how can you not be secretly happy?

Yang Gai felt that this Li Ruolian was also powerful, and this usury's meat cutting kung fu was really a knife to the flesh! It's really not light! This knife hurts the same when it hits the bodies of these ruling classes!

"Alas...... It's not easy! Not easy! Yang Gengai sighed, as if he was sympathizing with the "back" of the self-proclaimed Ma, in fact, the bottom of his heart has already been happy, this money is easy to collect, easy to earn, three hundred taels a year, more than twenty taels a month, this monthly interest, more than two cents! It seems that this Li Ruolian still has a very good way to do things! For his 1.2 million taels of silver usury mother money has a place to put it, Yang Reform is down-to-earth. However, Wang Chengen's face was not very good.

"Then I'll leave now, and I won't delay my brother." This Ma also said goodbye happily.

"Farewell, farewell!" Yang Gai hurriedly returned the salute.

The "back" of the self-proclaimed Ma was gone, and Yang Gengai continued to focus on the person in the room who was being imprisoned.

This time, it's not a "pauper", looking at what that person is wearing, he should be very rich.

The guy who was very good at working said something to the rich man, and Yang Gai stood near the door to "eavesdrop" again. I only heard the word "...... Silver....... ”

Then the rich man nodded busily, took out a piece of paper from his bosom, and handed it to the man who worked in the office.

The guy who was very kind in the office was talking about something. Yang Gai heard one sentence clearly, that is, "...... Pay ......".

Yang Gengai woke up to the fact that all the silver of the feelings had to be paid in it! It's not about paying money in the field! Yang Gengai thought that only the guy who borrowed money went in, but he didn't expect this guy to be called in when he had money.

It wasn't long before the rich guy came out of it, looking very hurt, but he didn't say anything, sat down in front of the kind officeman, and continued to sign up.

Soon, this person's registration was over, with frustration on his face, and at the same time he came out with joy, Yang Reform was a little confused, what was wrong with this guy, obviously seeing that guy nodding and taking out the silver ticket from his arms, why was he so frustrated? Didn't it work? Not really! Yang Reform saw the seal of the kind office guy, if he didn't sign up, how could he be stamped?

Yang Gai was interested in the room behind the kind office guy, and he didn't know what was hiding in it. However, Yang Gengai felt that it was better to ask this guy about the situation first and see what happened to him inside.

"Butler, go and get that guy here, I'm going to ask about the situation." Yang Gengai found that this Guozijian was becoming more and more interesting.

"The little one obeys." Wang Chengen agreed, and then went to invite the man.

In the face of Yang Reform's invitation, that person looked at Yang Reform's side very unexpectedly, and found that the housekeeper and the son were dressed well, and felt that they could socialize, so they didn't hesitate and came over.

"I don't know my brother's surname? In the next Song Yiming, I don't know what is going on in the next call? This rich and noble son who called himself Song Yiming greeted Yang Reform very generously and decently.

Yang Reform also returned the courtesy and said: "Hehe, don't be expensive, surnamed Yang, I don't think Brother Tai is a person who is short of money, why do you have to go to the back?" What's wrong with this? Yang Gai was very interested in the room behind this kind guy, and wanted to see what was inside.

The guy who called himself Song Yiming was asked by Yang Reform, and he was about to explode the contents immediately, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly remembered something, and said in a tone that he didn't care...... Actually, it's nothing, it's inside, Brother Tai will go to the prison when the time comes, and he will naturally know, it's nothing, it's nothing......" refused to say.

Yang Reform became more and more curious, what is in this room! It can't be a man-eating tiger. People were frightened as soon as they entered, but no one screamed!

"Hehe, brother Tai don't deceive me, I also know that this is a money for the ink, and there is nothing that can't be said, I just want to have a sneak peek, if Brother Tai is reluctant to tell me, then forget it, even if Yang didn't ask......" Yang Reform pretended to be angry.

"Ka Ka ......" The guy who called himself Song Yiming choked before he could speak, coughed a few times, and said, "Alas...... It seems that Brother Tai is also here for this prison, Song Mou will say it directly, there is nothing in it, it is just to force Song Mou to borrow a few Indian money, if Song Mou does not borrow it, it will be said that Song's qualification level for prison may not be enough, and he needs to take the exam again, and after passing the exam, he can enter the prison,...... Song had no choice but to borrow three months' printing money, but Song immediately repaid it, alas, he overcharged Song for three months of interest for no reason! …… Hehe, I see that my brother's background seems to be extraordinary, I don't know if I need to go through this ......" This Song Yiming, after finishing speaking, kept looking Yang Reform up and down, as if he wanted to see something from Yang Reform's dress, I hope that this Yang Reform is a nobleman, and I will also go inside to feel this kind of encounter, and if possible, vent for myself.

Yang Reform's surprised eyes are about to come out, what is this? Those who have money in prison are forced to borrow three months' printing money, and after paying it back on the spot, they still have to charge three months of interest. I don't know what Li Ruolian's brain is thinking. I dare to do this kind of thing, and I don't know if it's the pig of the Guozijian, and it is really bold to cooperate with Li Ruolian to do this! Yang Gai also found that there was something strange in this matter.

Looking at Yang Gengai's surprised look, this Song Yiming seemed to be very proud, and he felt good that he could suppress this noble son. He said: "Hehe, Brother Yang, after completing the formalities, I will leave, I wish Brother Tai good luck." ”

Yang Gai reluctantly reluctantly contained his shocked heart, and said goodbye to this Song Yiming, saying: "Farewell, farewell!" Don't send ......"

This Song Yiming left with a sense of accomplishment, and seemed to be happy that he could shock a noble son.

Yang Gengai sent that Song Yiming away, and then he came back to his senses and thought about this matter, who did it? I rely on, the people who go to prison, whether they have money or not, all take a ride and charge a fee, I rely on it, or take a ride to collect usury interest, this kind of thing can be regarded as unprecedented and unprecedented, no one will come after, how can a pig do such a thing! And that Li Ruolian, what kind of courage and mind do you have to think of such an idea! It's a good idea, it's nothing, but there is no charge for a ride and it's done directly in the name of loan sharks!

Yang Gengai thought that he, a traverser, pretended to be a magic stick and opened a golden finger to be strong and rebellious, but he didn't expect that he would encounter a stronger and more rebellious existence here. Yang Reform has burst into tears, this thing is too strong.

"Ome, tell me what the hell is going on!" Yang Reform thought about it for a long time, and felt that his brain was not enough, and this kind of thing could be done? Hitchhikers charge usury interest. Did you hear it wrong?

Wang Chengen's face was impossible, obviously, he didn't believe that this kind of thing happened even more than Yang Reform, this is still at the feet of the Son of Heaven, is this still the Guozijian? This is simply selling official porridge and adding forced buying and selling!

Although Wang Chengen's face was unbelievable, he still quickly replied to the emperor's words, and said: "Hui Gongzi, if the little one understands correctly, in this country, if you don't have money to raise a prison, you can borrow Yinzi money to let him raise a prison, and if you have money to raise a prison, let him borrow three months' Yinzi money, even if he doesn't borrow, he will have to pay three months' interest on Yinzi money, I'm afraid it will also be calculated with a thousand taels......" Wang Chengen also felt that his head was a little insufficient, this kind of thing is okay? It's obviously a money grab! Is the sacrificial wine of the eunuch a pig? Can you do this kind of thing? If you charge more, you will charge more, and you will report more, but what is the matter with you forcing others to pay three more months of loan sharks, printing money, and blatant money? The head of the priest of this country is probably a little smarter than that of a pig.

Yang Gengai grabbed his hair and didn't know what to say.

Wang Chengen continued: "...... If you don't pay the money, I'm afraid you won't let others raise the prison, and in the name of needing exams, let others have to pay more, probably that's it......" After Wang Chengen finished speaking, he also fell into deep thought, thinking that the sacrificial wine of the country's eunuch is the pig, and he has to treat this guy well, this guy must know that putting the money in the seal is the emperor's business, so he has the audacity to let people borrow usury, isn't this ruining the emperor's reputation?

Yang Reform was going crazy, Wang Chengen already had an idea, and said: "Son, do you want someone to call Li Ruolian and ask him what's going on, this matter is too strange!" ”

"Okay, call Li Ruolian and ask, by the way, housekeeper, do you know who are the people involved in this matter? Who is the chief here? Also, who is that guy sitting in the hall? "No matter how young Yang Reform is, he knows that this kind of thing can't be done. Grandiose hitchhiker to collect money from the seal. It is beyond the imagination of Yang Reform.

"This, the little one doesn't know, you have to ask to know......" Wang Chengen didn't know if it was the pig's good deeds. Then he said, "...... Hui Gongzi, as for the guy in the court, I don't know the little one, but the sacrificial wine of this Guozijian should be Kong Zhenyuan, however, it seems that it was only recently appointed, and it seems that he has not yet taken office, and this former Guozijian sacrificial wine seems to be involved in the Wei case and was dismissed, and now, he is not in the position of Guozijian, and even the secretary seems to be ......" Wang Chengen said what he knew.

"In other words, the current Guozijian is in a state of no supervision? Who is the man who is sitting in the hall? Yang was speechless.

Wang Chengen didn't know that guy either, and said, "Back to Gongzi, I don't know the little one either......"

Yang Reform is speechless, this matter, if you don't do it, it will make the matter of reopening the country yellow, then it will ruin your own big thing! Yang Reform was depressed, what did he do with this Li Ruolian, it was not reliable.

(To be continued)