Imperial examination!

Hearing these two words, Tang Shen was frightened, and the painful experience of the township test passed in front of his eyes, although he knew that he would be successful twice, but only he knew that the sourness was known.

"Mr. Qingteng, Xingzhi has just taken off his mourning clothes, so you don't need to rush to take the exam, right?"

"Why not rush!" Xu Wei said loudly: "Xingzhi has not even participated in a imperial examination now, there are still more than two years, Jiajing's thirty-five years of the examination will arrive, during this period, Xingzhi must first pass the county examination and the government examination three levels, get the identity of Xiucai, and then there are annual examinations and scientific examinations, to be eligible to participate in the township examination, through the township examination, in order to participate in the examination, that is to say, from next year, there will be an exam in two or three months, of course, if Xingzhi only wants to try his hand, there is no need to be in such a hurry!" ”

"Nope! Never! ”

Tang Yi jumped up suddenly, "Dad, as the saying goes, everyone has a time to eat, as long as they don't chew it!" The child must swallow it as soon as possible, and never delay! ”

Poof, Tang Shen squirted out a mouthful of porridge, almost choked on his back, and scolded angrily: "Can you kid say something clean, a good ceremony, and even say that it is eat, eat ......" Tang Shen was so angry that he died.

And Xu Wenchang was in tears, he said it too well, but his brother has been chewing for more than ten years, not only chewing, but also savoring and chewing repeatedly, thinking of this, Xu Wei was depressed for several days and couldn't eat, and everyone lost a lot of weight.

Xu Wei reminded that it is really good, the county test is once a year, but the hospital test is twice every three years, counting with your fingers, before the township test, there is only one chance left, and you can't miss it. Someone is going to ask, like Tang Shen's township test and the meeting test, they have gone through a lot of tricks, didn't they also pass successfully, can't Tang Yi learn from his father, not to mention that the status of the Tang family is more respected now. It shouldn't be difficult to operate.

If you have this kind of thought, it would be a big mistake, Tang Shen can only be said to be a coincidence, if he continues to make meritorious contributions, continue to walk. There is no problem at all to be the governor and governor, and he can even enter the court as a secretary. But, but...... He can't stand at the top of the civil service in his life, don't want to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and really manipulate the empire's politics.

After more than 100 years of evolution, the civil official group has formed its own powerful rules and operating logic, even if it is as strong as Emperor Jiajing, it can only be won through protracted battles.

Tang Yi didn't want to be an outlier from the civilian clique from the beginning. I don't want to put my limited energy on infighting. Tang Yi has a clear positioning for himself, I am a literati in the Ming Dynasty, everything must be done in accordance with the rules, as long as this can win the affirmation of the civil official group.

As for promoting the good and eliminating the disadvantages, and drastic reforms, it is necessary to wait for oneself to climb to a high position and have enough forces to promote it. Before entering the officialdom, I want to be different. That's pure impatience.

Thinking of this, Tang Yi felt more and more pressed for time. Busy said: "Dad, I'm afraid that the child will return to Taicang immediately to prepare for the county exam, but Xiangyong has just started to practice, and the child is worried about ......."

Tang Shen glared at him and said menacingly, "What." Don't believe in your dad's skills? ”

"No, no, no, the child always thinks that the wise man must have a mistake, and the fool has a thousand worries, and the three stinkers have a race against Zhuge Liang."

"Alright, don't pick up nice words!" Tang Shen said fiercely: "I just don't believe in your father's ability." Without the crutches, your dad wouldn't be able to walk, would he? Tang Shen's beard was all at once, Xu Wei shrank his neck in fright, and said in his heart that these two men would not do it, how do you know that Tang Shen's next words made Xu Wei almost squirt." But it doesn't matter, I can write to you, and if you have it, you can consult Mr. Jing Chuan, if not, how about you arrange a few assistants for me? ”

There is such a father, Xu Wei is completely convinced. His own extreme and obedient is 108,000 miles away from this wonderful father and son.

Tang Yi really thought about it carefully, and said: "Dad, the matter of military training is helmed by Brother Yuan Jing, the pikemen and sword and shield soldiers are handed over to Tian San, as for the fire gunner, hand it over to Yang An, and then let Wu Tiancheng come over, he is responsible for the transportation of Zhejiang, and by the way, I will help you take care of the accounts, as for the matter of the workshop, I will let Qian Fat come over, although he doesn't know weapons, but this guy is well-connected and can bring in people, as long as your task is to communicate with the upper and lower levels, deal with the orders of the imperial court, befriend the gentry below, drink wine, chat, and that's pretty much it." ”

"Damn, it's too easy to be Tang Yi's father!" Xu Wei heard the internal injuries and had to be defeated, otherwise he would have to die of jealousy, what a good life this guy Tang Shen is!

……

After drinking Laba porridge, Tang Yi and Xu Wei, plus Shen Lin, took twenty guards, left Shaoxing, and marched towards Taicang. Before leaving, Tang Shen took his son to the room and took out a small wooden box.

"Yi'er, bring this to your aunt, it's not easy for her, she just got married, and she guards the door alone, and her father can't stand her!"

Tang Yi took it silently, bit his lip, nodded and said, "I'll send it." ”

I didn't say anything all the way, and finally returned to Taicang at the end of the year.

Walking on the street, there are merchants doing business everywhere, some selling dried and fresh fruits, some selling vegetables and mushrooms, some selling beef and mutton, some selling Spring Festival couplets and firecrackers, jelly beans and jujubes.

There are many people who sell goods, and there are many people who buy them, shoulder to shoulder, crowds of people, laughter and laughter everywhere, children holding candy people, chasing and fighting, and the New Year is generally passed in advance.

Shen Lin couldn't help but widen his eyes and sighed, "Young Master, Taicang is much more lively than in previous years!" ”

Xu Wei also praised frequently and said: "It's good, okay, how about we buy some New Year's goods?" ”

Tang Yi hesitated slightly, "I don't like too many people and dizziness." ”

"You just have to pay for it, and Shen Lin and I will buy it."

Regardless of whether Tang Yi agreed or not, the two of them plunged into the crowd and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Tang Yi asked the coachman to drive the carriage to the corner of the street, an open space, and waited by the wheel.

From time to time, there are jubilant crowds passing by, with happy smiles on their faces.

Taicang has been rich since ancient times, but it has grown by leaps and bounds in the last year or two. The most important thing is the salt and iron pond, as the saying goes, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads, which is not false at all.

The salt and iron pond is repaired, and there are ships coming and going from the south to the north every day, passing through Taicang, and resting here. The flow of logistics and people has brought a flow of gold, and as the sound of the canal ticket number is getting louder and louder, businessmen have regarded Taicang as a node for north-south transshipment. The grain and silk from the south of the Yangtze River were transported to Taicang and transported to the north, and the goods from the north and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River were transported here to the entire Jiangnan and even overseas.

Not only does it undertake logistics from other places, but Taicang's own production capacity is also quite amazing. wine, furniture, and then to muslin, silk, jewelry, ornaments...... All of them are open-minded, and as long as they pay the franchise fee, they can get technical guidance, and the goods they produce are also actively purchased to help resell.

Due to the unification of standards and the large number of outputs, Taicang has become synonymous with high quality and low price, and even set up a special Taicang hall in the capital to be responsible for exhibition and sales.

Conservatively calculated, each workshop employs more than 10,000 workers, and the rest of the docks, warehouses, ticket numbers, restaurants, and inns all add up, and the number of workers exceeds 100,000, and according to the calculation of a family of three, the number of beneficiaries exceeds 300,000.

Moreover, in the farmland mulberry field in the hands of the canal ticket number, Tang Yi also promoted a new way to join. Select the master of silkworm breeding, guide all the people, and assist them in producing the best quality raw silk. Sannong's income has increased by more than 20 percent.

In addition, I do some odd jobs during the slack time to subsidize the family. Many hard-working people can double their income, and when it comes to the Chinese New Year, hard-working people will buy on a large scale, and there will be no surprise to treat themselves.

It can be said that the changes in Taicang are all driven by Tang Yi behind the scenes.

Looking at the crowd in front of me, a strong sense of accomplishment arises spontaneously.

Tang Yi couldn't help clenching his fists, just one Taicang is not enough, it is necessary to make the entire Ming Dynasty turn around and let everyone move towards prosperity and health!

"Okay, what are you looking at, come and help!"

A loud roar interrupted Tang Yi's thoughts, and he looked up suddenly, only to see Xu Wei running over. Good fellow, this one carries half a pig on his left shoulder and half a sheep on his right shoulder. Holding five roosters in his left hand and several fish in his right hand, it was like a mountain of meat, and he rushed straight over.

"Brother Wen, isn't it? That's too much! Tang Yi exclaimed exaggeratedly.

"Many? Not much at all. Xu Wei said with a smile: "With me Xu Wen Chang here, I will eat up all of it for you." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Lin ran over, this kid and Xu Wei are two ways, he bought snacks, the only thing he has in common is the same quantity, dried fruits, peanuts, candied fruits, dumplings, and a large jar of honey in his hand, which was sent to Tang Yi like a treasure.

"Young master, the purple linden honey I bought in Liaodong last time was snatched away by the tartars, this time it is acacia nectar, it is also good, I don't believe you taste it, it's sweet!"

"Forget it, eat so many sweets, there will be times when you have a toothache."

Briefly said that the sweeping duo was stunned to fill the carriage, forcing Tang Yi to walk home with them, and it was after noon that Tang Yi arrived at the door of the house.

Looking at the brand-new door, Tang Yi suddenly hesitated.

"Hey, the ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws!" With the thought of seeing death as home, there was a bang and a knock on the door.

Squeak, a small head poked out of it, and looked at Tang Yi and the others vigilantly.

"What are you doing, are you here to give gifts?" The little maid shook her head like a rattle. "Madame said, if you don't accept gifts, you don't accept gifts, let's go quickly!"

Oh, the family is rigorous!

Tang Yi hurriedly said with a smiling face: "Sister maid, I'm not a gift. ”

"So what do you do? The little girl asked, tilting her head.

"Go home!"

The little maid suddenly opened her mouth wide, hurriedly turned around and ran, not long after, there was a panicked sound from inside, and not long after a young woman walked out quickly from inside, only to see that she was tall, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and her spirit was flying, holding her hair in a bun, and simply inserting a golden hairpin, full of luxury, but not ostentatious, when she saw Tang Yi, she was stunned at first, and then smiled: "But the eldest young master is back?" ”

"Oh." Tang Yi nodded awkwardly.

The woman smiled and said, "The concubine is the Zhu family, if the eldest young master is willing, he will call him aunt." After speaking, he bowed his head deeply. (To be continued.) )