In the backyard of Wu Jiugong's private school, he looked at Lin Jin with a bitter face, and said very puzzled: "Since the family is going to let you take the imperial examination, then you can try it." Anyway, for ordinary people, the unbearable expenses are not worth mentioning at all for your family. ”

Lin Jin glanced at him and said unhappily: "Is this a problem with money?" You know, it's not about money at all. ”

"Actually, I don't really understand, why don't you want to take the imperial examination?" Wu Jiugong, who knew Lin Jin's family relationship, said curiously: "For scholars, the imperial examination is the primary purpose of studying; Besides, there is no title inheritance in your family, to put it disrespectfully, if Master Lin is gone, you want to continue to maintain your identity and status as a yaini, and it is not safe to rely on relatives to be officials. ”

Because I am a woman, I can't say that I can't pass the imperial examination, so Lin Jin can only say another answer: "Because I know that even if I go to the exam, I won't be able to pass the exam." In that case, why waste that time, what is wrong with having that effort, doing something else? ”

Because Lin Ruhai wanted Wu Jiugong to teach Lin Jin, he had read her article, so he said: "Although your article is not literary enough, I think the fame of a talent is still fine." As long as you work hard, although Jinshi cannot be guaranteed, there is still the possibility of taking the exam. ”

"Thank you for your high look." Lin Jin sighed: "But I know my catties, I really can't." It took me ten days to write an eight-strand essay, and every time I wrote it, I squatted in the study to check the information and the dictionary, and it took a lot of tossing to squeeze out an article that you think is acceptable.

But the imperial examination doesn't have that long time to write, and there is no place for me to look up information and allusions, so in this case, I will show my true form. So, I still don't lose that ugliness. ”

Wu Jiugong said disappreciably: "This is all because the knowledge you currently have is not enough, you have studied for a few years and written articles, and there will be no problem." ”

Hearing this, Lin Jin couldn't help but look him up and down, and said with a surprised expression: "I remember that what I actually want to say today is that I don't study with you and don't go to the imperial examination, why do I listen to your words, it seems that you are encouraging me to participate in the imperial examination?" ”

Wu Jiugong sighed and said, "You know, whether it is a salt merchant or a Cao Gang, there is official support behind it. After the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, it also took this path. But it is not safe to rely on bribing officials with large sums of money to give us a protective umbrella.

If there is a stir, we may be abandoned. After all, in the eyes of those who are officials, nothing is as important as their official hats, after all, as long as the officials are still there, they don't have to worry about the money, but if they lose their officials, they will have nothing.

If you have the qualifications to be an official in the examination, with the support of the Chamber of Commerce, your official career will definitely soar. In this way, you will be an umbrella for the Chamber of Commerce, and the Chamber of Commerce will be more assured, and you don't have to worry about not knowing when it will be abandoned. ”

Although it is said that officials and businessmen collude, because of the unequal status of the two, in fact, it has always been businessmen who collude with officials. Even if it is an imperial business like the Xue family, among the four major families of King Jia Shixue, the Xue family has the lowest status. Don't look at the Wang family's marriage of their daughter into the Xue family, but it still hasn't changed the fate of the Xue family as the other three "money bags".

Lin Jin sneered and said, "What you say can only be used to deceive ghosts, and you want to coax me to be fooled, it's a little close." When I take the imperial examination and can be an official, it will be a few years later, and even if I am selected and can be an official, at most it will be a county order, and with the current status of the Chamber of Commerce, I am not afraid of the county order, let alone after several years of development. Otherwise, the Chamber of Commerce will simply close the door. ”

Wu Jiugong shook his head and said: "What you said is not right, how can you look down on the county order, don't you hear the words 'broken county order'?" What's more, after the lifters were admitted to the Jinshi, except for some who entered the Hanlin Academy, most of the rest were sent to serve as county magistrates. The prefectural order is the location of the official journey. ”

Lin Jin rolled her eyes angrily and said, "I understand what you mean, why do you have to count on me if you want to cultivate the descendants of the Chamber of Commerce in the officialdom?" When I enter the officialdom and climb to the official position, it will take more than ten years, to say the least, is it possible that there are so many members of the Chamber of Commerce, and there are no scholars at home? ”

Although there is a "retreat" in Luzon, but with the temperament of those people in the Chamber of Commerce, Lin Jin feels that they will not put all the treasures on Luzon, not to mention, the idea of the official standard has been circulating for so many years, she does not believe that the people in the Chamber of Commerce do not want to change the social class, so she feels that these people should also train their families to become scholars.

Wu Jiugong smiled slightly bitterly and said, "Of course, there are other scholars in the Chamber of Commerce, but you and I are at the helm of the Chamber of Commerce, but I am a cripple, and the forces you currently rely on come from Master Lin." If the scholars cultivated by the members of the Chamber of Commerce want to overthrow the two of us, do we have the strength to fight? If not, then you are willing to give away your hard work in vain? So ......"

Lin Jin said: "So, this imperial examination, I can't pass the exam?" ”

"Indeed, you have no other choice." Wu Jiugong gave her a very cruel answer.

The unequal status of officials and businessmen has contributed to this result.

"Let me think about it." Lin Jin didn't give a direct reply, and was going to go back and think about it to see if there was any other way out.

Wu Jiugong didn't understand, the words were so clear, why didn't Lin Jin let go, as if letting her take the imperial examination was like going to the execution ground.