At this moment, Zhu Shunxian's home.

Since the imperial court promulgated a new policy to reduce the amount of silver and rice distributed to the clan to half, Zhu Shunxian's family has visibly become scarce.

In order to make a living, Zhu Shunxian's mother had to return to her old business, relying on the embroidery skills she learned when she was young, barely supporting her family.

Zhu Shunxian's father also gave up his status as a relative of the emperor, leased a field, became a farmer, and summed up a lot of experience.

And today, is the day when the results of the children's test are announced, early in the morning, Zhu Shunxian rushed to the local county office early to check the list.

Near the bulletin board of the county office, at this moment, it was already crowded with people who came to check the results of the exam, and among them, there were many gray-haired old men.

"Let one, let one!"

Zhu Shun said this first, and then squeezed into the crowd with all his might.

"Ouch, what a squeeze!"

"Who stepped on my foot!"

There are not a few people who have the same idea as Zhu Shunxian, they all want to see their rankings earlier, and with such thoughts, the crowd has become more and more crowded.

Finally, after a lot of effort, Zhu Shunxian squeezed to the forefront, and when he saw his name on the list, ranking second, he shouted excitedly.

"yes, I'm in!"

And Zhu Shunxian's words, there is no doubt that the atmosphere of the scene was completely ignited, and those students who had not yet seen their rankings squeezed harder to the front, and the crowd became more and more chaotic, with scolding and crying endlessly.

Zhu Shunxian looked at the increasingly chaotic crowd near the bulletin board, panting, and said with palpitations.

"Whew, I'm glad I ran out in time!"

After resting for a while, Zhu Shun relieved himself first and thought so.

"I need to tell my father the good news!"

After that, Zhu Shunxian did not stop at all, and even embarked on the journey home.

When Zhu Shun returned home first, he suddenly found that the family was waiting for news from him at home.

When Zhu Shunxian's mother saw Zhu Shunxian coming back, she hurriedly greeted her, her face full of concern.

"I'm back, let's rest for a while!"

Zhu Shun heard this, nodded silently, and then sat down on the seat, picked up the teapot on the side, and poured himself a cup of hot tea.

Seeing that Zhu Shunxian was almost resting, Zhu Shunxian's mother asked cautiously after carefully considering the language.

"How's it going, did you pass the exam?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam, I'll ...... next time"

In this regard, Zhu Shunxian just nodded and responded quite calmly.

"I passed the test, and my ranking is second!"

Hearing this, Zhu Shunxian's mother's face was full of surprise, before this, she had already planned in her mind in advance how to comfort the lost child.

And now, Zhu Shunxian said that he passed the children's test and also won the second place, how not to move her!

Zhu Shunxian was stunned for a long time before he said slowly.

"Okay, okay, our family is going to have a show!"

Zhu Shunxian's father, who had been silent all along, interjected at this time.

"What kind of talent, can you take a long-term view, maybe, our family Shun'er can be a big official!"

……

Fujian, Zhangzhou Prefecture.

After a period of waiting, the manpower sent by Xu Jie to Fujian was finally in place.

At this moment, they were waiting in the hall of the mansion, listening to Tan Lun's instructions.

In the hall, Tan Lun was sitting on the top, and after looking around, he spoke.

"Presumably, before you came, Elder Xu Ge had already emphasized the importance of this operation to you, right?"

Hearing this, many officials present all looked dazed, and immediately, they saw Song Yiwang stand up and say respectfully to Tan Lun.

"Yes, Lord Governor, before this, Elder Xu Ge has repeatedly emphasized to us!"

Hearing this, Tan Lun relieved himself and added.

"This matter is not only related to whether the plan we formulated before can be implemented smoothly, but also related to the local people in Fujian."

"Therefore, this official hopes that you can be honest and don't secretly play tricks behind your back, otherwise, not only Xu Ge Lao will not be able to spare you, but even His Majesty's side will not be able to spare you at that time!"

Tan Lun's words, undoubtedly, set off a monstrous wave in the hearts of this group of officials.

"What, Your Majesty also knows about this matter?"

"Not only that, Your Majesty is still paying close attention to this matter, if I can take this opportunity to perform well, wouldn't I be able to enter Your Majesty's blue eyes?"

"Hmph, it seems that the previous plan should be adjusted somewhat."

Tan Lun took in the expressions on the faces of everyone present, and immediately said in a deep voice.

"Did you understand what the official said?"

Seeing Tan Lun, the governor of Fujian, speak, those officials immediately suppressed the chaotic thoughts in their hearts and said in unison.

"Your Excellency, I understand!"

Seeing this, Tan Lun nodded, and immediately called his subordinates to distribute the files that had already been prepared to the many officials present.

Facing the doubts on everyone's faces, Tan Lun picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and then explained.

"These are the landless people who have been registered in the government, a total of 2,635 people!"

"Among them, the local officials in Fujian are in charge of 1,635 of them, and you only need to be responsible for the remaining 1,000 people."

"According to the official's concept, if the fifteen thousand acres of land are evenly distributed, each person will probably be able to get about five acres of land, which should be enough for the daily expenses of the family!"

"However, in the actual distribution of land, it should be divided according to the actual situation of these people's homes!"

Tan Lun paused for a moment when he said this, and then then ordered.

"This official doesn't care how you divide it, but in the hands of each people, at least five acres of land must be allocated."

"If you let the official know that someone is doing tricks on this, secretly occupying the land that should belong to the people for himself, or deducting it and selling it to those landlords and gentry, the official will not spare it!"

Many officials in the hall, after listening to Tan Lun's murderous words, also put away their thoughts that they shouldn't have and responded respectfully.

"Yes, Governor!"

……

Nearly three days have passed since Hai Rui took a boat from the capital to Kaifeng Mansion in Henan via the Grand Canal.

During these three days, Hai Rui finally gradually adapted to the turbulence on the ship, and the seasickness situation was also reduced a lot.

At this moment, Hai Jui is sitting in the cabin, reading the book in his hand with the help of the burning candle on the table.

Just then, there was a knock on the door from outside the cabin, interrupting Hai Rui's thoughts.

Hai Rui heard the movement outside, and reluctantly put down the book in his hand, and immediately ordered.

"Come in!"

As soon as Hai Rui's words fell, he heard a 'squeak', and the door of the cabin was pushed open, and Xiao Er, the personal guard responsible for protecting Hai Rui's safety, walked in and saluted him respectfully.

"I've seen my lord!"

Seeing this, Hai Rui nodded, and immediately asked.

"Say, what's the matter with finding this official?"

Hearing this, Xiao Er hesitated for a moment before responding.

"My lord, I see that you haven't been out of the cabin for a day, so I came to check on the situation just in case you ......"

When Hai Rui heard this, there was not the slightest look of annoyance on his face, he waved his hand, and immediately spoke.

"Don't worry, I'm fine!"

Then, I saw Hai Rui change his words and ask Xiao Er.

"At the current speed, how long will it take to reach Henan at the earliest?"

Xiao Er thought for a moment before giving his own answer.

"My lord, at the current speed, it only takes a week to reach Henan!"

(End of chapter)