"Today there are pheasants and rabbits in the same cage, there are thirty-five heads on the top, and ninety-four feet on the bottom, ask the pheasants and rabbits how much they are?"

Compared with reselling millet rice, Zhang Xuezhou found that Sang Hongyang was more interested in arithmetic.

The young man drove the carriage to buy millet on time every day, and pestered Zhang Xuezhou to ask questions.

Zhang Xuezhou also had to meet the needs of this big customer, and from time to time he took some arithmetic problems to deal with.

This kind of thing is not difficult for him, if Sang Hongyang can continue to solve problems, he can also say some calculation problems such as area, volume, proportional number series, etc., if the demand is higher, he can also talk about high school mathematics.

This is a discipline that exercises the logic of thinking, but nine out of ten people will only use the primary school addition, subtraction, multiplication and division algorithm after entering the society, and many subject knowledge is rarely applied to life and work.

This allows him to do some original questions.

Seeing Sang Hongyang frowning there and calculating, Zhang Xuezhou was still very satisfied with this kind of math problem that shortened the distance between each other.

Sang Hongyang liked the millet and math problems he provided, and Zhang Xuezhou liked the money provided by the other party.

The two of them can be regarded as a one-shot shot, and Rong Tianding and Xu Yuan continue to buy millet and resell it.

Although Xu Yuan is young, he is a veteran of crops, and he can clearly distinguish whose millet is suitable for wet and dry, and whose millet is full of grains, and the quality of the purchased millet is better.

Professional people do professional things to reassure, and it is no wonder that Zhang Xuezhou and Sang Hongyang don't have to worry about millet and rice, but talk about arithmetic in the columns.

"Brother Dongfang, you are very knowledgeable, why are you willing to open a column in Chang'an City, instead of going to the imperial court to gain a reputation?"

It took almost a few minutes to solve the arithmetic problem from Zhang Xuezhou, and Sang Hongyang was inevitably convinced of the other party's problem, and it was even more difficult to understand that this kind of person who was good at learning was actually selling millet rice.

Of course, people who are good at arithmetic also make money selling millet rice.

For example, Sang Hongyang himself made a little money by doing this reselling, and he also knew that Zhang Xuezhou and others bought millet at a low price to resell.

Both sides knew it, but Zhang Xuezhou did not cross the Lei Chi, while Sang Hongyang paid money and worry, so as not to inspect the millet by himself, and also to avoid small batch bargaining, and there was no need to look around for those scattered merchants.

In this trade link, it is difficult to eat alone, and it is difficult to take all the profits, but cooperation can make it easier for each other.

And Sanghong sheep is not only this single income.

It is normal for smart people like them to have a variety of means of making a living, especially when the level of knowledge is completely different, and earning income from the difference in the price of goods is indeed no different from picking up money.

But Zhang Xuezhou is also a literate person, such a person also opened a restaurant in the West Market to earn some meager income, which made Sang Hongyang puzzled.

"Actually, I just want to gain fame," Zhang Xuezhou said: "I went to Jingzhaoyi Mansion two days ago to submit a self-recommendation post!" ”

"Then according to your ability, you should be able to rise in a few days," Sang Hongyang said with a smile.

"Being an official so fast?" Zhang Xuezhou said curiously: "Is the efficiency of Jingzhaoyi Mansion so high? ”

"This is a matter of His Majesty personally naming and seeking talents, how many of them dare to procrastinate" Sang Hongyang said: "There is a big shortage of talents like you, especially the demand for proficient calculators in the Inner History Mansion, they have more than two vacancies of more than two officials, and it should be simple for Dongfang Brother to enter it." ”

"Then thank you Brother Hongyang for his good words!"

Zhang Xuezhou gave up.

If there are thousands of people competing for one or two positions, then even if there is a backstage, it will be squeezed out, but it is difficult for a vacant position with more than 200 people to occupy a pit.

Moreover, the Inner History Mansion is only one of the nine major public departments of the imperial court.

When Sang Hongyang mentioned that there were as many as 1,000 vacant official positions in these substantive departments, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but be a little smacked.

"How can there be such a big vacancy in the official position of the imperial court?" Zhang Xuezhou said strangely.

"This matter is related to the great funeral of the first emperor, the first emperor died in his prime, which led to some discussions, and the common people chewed their tongues indiscriminately, and some officials and small officials did not self-examine and fell into it, which coincided with that period of time to crack down, hundreds of people lost their lives, and there were problems such as implication, many people were sent out of Chang'an City in the back, and the vacancy of the position was big!"

"I see!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, he looked at Sang Hongyang curiously, but he didn't expect that the other party's news was better than those gossiping passers-by and mothers-in-law.

"I've been asking for officials for a few months, and if Brother Hongyang hears any news, please let me know," Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"No problem!"

Sang Hongyang responded briskly, and he leaned into Zhang Xuezhou's ear and whispered.

"Most of the self-recommended officials are civilian, and it is difficult to be promoted, if the Dongfang brother has money in his pocket, he can end up with a relaxed idle job if he donates a sum of money, and maybe he will have a more future" Sang Hongyang said.

"Can you still be an official if you donate money?" Zhang Xuezhou said strangely.

"As long as it is beneficial to the imperial court, it must be feasible, after all, the imperial court has to support so many people, how can someone not accept it when someone comes to send money" Sang Hongyang said: "It's just that the official who donates money is an idle position, and he has no rights, but the advantage of donating an official is that he can meet some big people, and maybe when he sees it, he will have the opportunity to break through." ”

"This method is wonderful," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"If it weren't for Brother Dongfang's knowledge, I wouldn't recommend this kind of road" Sang Hongyang said: "After all, if you want to get the appreciation of the big guys, you can't have any hard skills, but Brother Dongfang has talent in his heart, but he can use money to get past the shackles of those rules and regulations, so as not to climb and roll for several years!" ”

"You have a good number of roads, what is the point of donating money, and how much does it cost?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"This is the amount of money close to the lords of Jiuqing" Sang Hongyang stretched out a finger and said: "If you want to make it in front of the third prince, it will be this number, and if you want to send it to the palace, you need this number!" ”

One finger represents 100 gold, 300 to 500 gold for the third duke, and 1000 gold for the palace.

Zhang Xuezhou smacked his tongue when he heard it, but he felt that it was too difficult to donate money to become an official, and it was only possible for those families who had money and had no place to spend it but had to be inlaid with gold.

"Don't look at how much money comes out, sometimes these people may make me earn a sum of money if they say a word" Sang Hongyang said: "As long as the head is bright, it is not difficult for us to return the capital after paying the money!" ”

"Makes sense!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded again and again.

Zhang Xuezhou very much agrees with Sang Hongyang's set, and the benefits of the high-end route are indeed high, but no matter how optimistic Sang Hongyang is and how he guides, he can't be a donor.

First, Zhang Xuezhou's transportation road is shallow, and it is easy to fall into the pit if he takes a shortcut.

The second is that Zhang Xuezhou is shy in his pocket, and the money for donating officials is not even the first grade mentioned by Sang Hongyang.

As the conversation opened, he unexpectedly learned that Sang Hongyang had obtained a position as an attendant in the palace by donating money.

This kind of position has very little power, and it is basically doing errand work, and it is difficult to decide anything, but Sang Hongyang's news is undoubtedly extremely well-informed.

Even if it is a self-recommendation for an official, this kind of thing is under the eyes and ears of the other party.