Zhao Xuanqi came out of the restaurant, the rain had stopped, the sky was shining, and the warm sunlight was shining on his body, which was very comfortable.

A small official informed him that the famous disc made by the government had been made, and Zhao Xuanqi needed to go to the yamen to claim it in person.

Zhao Xuanqi was puzzled: "Is the production of the famous disc so fast?" Doesn't it usually take about a month to make it? ”

The man arched his hand, and a smile squeezed out of his tense face: "Normally, it takes a month, but the first identity is special, so the county commander ordered us to hurry up and make it." ”

"I see." Zhao Xuanqi suddenly realized.

He came to the yamen with the little official, where he successfully claimed the meritorious disc, which wrote his information, name, place of birth, parents, etc., as well as the most important nominations, "Tongsheng No. 1" and "Xiucai No. 1".

The fame disc is not only a symbol of status, but also a symbol of status, from today on, he is no longer a flat-headed people, but a "scholar" with fame.

Although it is only the lowest taxi, its status has been crushed by ordinary people and enjoys various benefits.

"The monopoly of reading in this world is even more powerful, the cost of reading is not only more expensive, but also the private school only accepts people from nearby villages, and it is dozens of times more difficult to study than in the previous life, so the fame is also more valuable, and the benefits are more." Zhao Xuanqi stood in the yamen, checking the benefits of fame, and his heart moved.

There are still talented children in this world, and the benefits are very high.

Tongsheng, this is the most basic fame, and obtaining this fame means that you will no longer have to work in the fields in the future.

If you can write and read, you can generally go to the restaurant to be a bookkeeper, or write letters for people, and the places that need to be written such as carving sacrifices or erecting monuments in the village will be worked by children, and there are many ways to make money, and they are respected.

For a long time, often presiding over sacrifices and other things, Tong Sheng's status in the village will become higher and higher, and the village chief and clan elders in the village can generally be Tong Sheng.

I am exempt from forced labor and taxes.

With the fame of childhood, he basically stepped into the class of wealthy families, and in this era of illiteracy, he could rely on culture to earn money and live a more solid life.

As for Xiucai, it's even more incredible.

The whole family of five is exempt from taxes and forced labor, and even if the family only farms, they can be richer than others.

Seeing that the county officials did not kneel, their status was greatly improved.

The law is preferential, once you make a mistake, the government will not be able to punish you for your crime in the first place, but you need to strip your reputation of the crime in order to successfully punish the crime.

If you want to deprive yourself of fame, the process is very troublesome, and you need to report it to the government at all levels, so as long as Xiucai is not a big crime, he will basically not be punished.

In terms of criminal law, if you enjoy fair treatment, there will basically be no unjust death.

And the criminal law still has preferential treatment on the side of the government, a gangster, if he beats an ordinary person, he may be beaten, at most he will pay a few copper plates, but if he beats a person with a talent and fame, then at least he must go to a prison cell and squat for a month, and be dealt with strictly.

Moreover, the meritorious disc is equivalent to a road guide, and Xiucai will no longer be simply limited to his place of birth, and can travel around at will without being punished by the government, which is equivalent to having a certain degree of autonomy.

You can also go to the government every month to receive some grain and silver taels, which are used as welfare and subsidize the family.

Outstanding talents can also enter the academy to teach, be respected, and anyone who sees them has to shout "sir" and "master", or they can open a private school by themselves, with a very high status, and they can also crush ordinary people in terms of income.

There are a lot of benefits, and it is not at all the kind of "poor talent" that I said in my previous life. ”

It can be said that with the fame of Xiucai, it is difficult for you to be poor, and after many years of operation, at least he is a small landlord.

Zhao Xuanqi learned through inquiry that in this year's imperial examination, only 50 people were selected for talent and 200 people were selected for children.

The imperial examination is held every three years, which means that in the huge county town of Shixi, it will take three years to give birth to 50 talents and 200 children.

A large part of these people are rich families, as well as big families, who are really born poor and poor, and they can be counted on one finger.

He muttered to himself in his heart: "It's too difficult for ordinary people to turn over, there are no talents in several villages near Zhaojia Village, not even a child, it is difficult to study, it is even more difficult to be famous in the exam, it is as difficult as the sky." ”

Walking out of the yamen, refreshed.

With fame, it will no longer be ordinary in the future.

It's like Sun Monkey took off the tight spell on his head, and from then on the world was free and free.

Finally, it is no longer the lowest level of ordinary people!

In the next half a month, Zhao Xuanqi became a busy man.

The teachers of the academy sent him congratulatory gifts, and the officials in the yamen and the officials also lined up to celebrate the first of the two gates and send congratulatory gifts.

Even the merchants in the streets near the academy, as well as ordinary people, kept coming to the academy to celebrate.

Including the scholars of the same period, some students who Zhao Xuanqi didn't know also came to give gifts.

In fact, the fame of Xiucai is not so important, after all, you can't be an official, the important thing is to be the first, ranking first.

The first talent is not the same as the ordinary talent, and the ordinary talent will not have this kind of treatment.

And the congratulatory gift is not necessarily a knot, there is another meaning is to be literate.

From the perspective of the people of the Northern Wei Kingdom, anyone who can be admitted to the first place is definitely a Wenqu star, with a literary atmosphere, if you give a gift to this kind of person, you will be full of literary atmosphere, maybe you can get a good score in the future, and the children of later generations can also get a good score!

This kind of behavior similar to superstition is actually very common, not to mention the current feudal antiquity, even in the modern world in the previous life, there are many similar superstitions.

For example, if someone is admitted to the provincial champion, this family will be completely famous, and many irrelevant people are willing to sponsor you, queuing up to give you gifts, just to get a touch of culture.

Although Xiucai is not as good as the provincial champion in the previous life, but it is also the first in the county, the next step is to raise people, and if you are in the middle of the lift, you can be an official.

The people around him are rushing to tie up the top-ranked Xiucai, which is equivalent to an investment, and once he is promoted, he may be able to bring great benefits to himself in the future.

Zhao Xuanqi ranked first, and he was born in poverty, so it was a good time to send charcoal in the snow, so he was naturally the first to bear the brunt, and if there was no accident, he could definitely join the bureaucracy.

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With his fame, Zhao Xuanqi naturally moved out of the academy and rented a house next door to the academy, and all kinds of thank-you gifts were piled up in the house, full of them.

Giving thank-you gifts is just a local custom, if you receive a gift, others will be stained with your style, it does not mean that you will owe others favors, this belongs to the two do not owe each other, so Zhao Xuanqi also accepted all the gifts, and if you don't accept it, you look down on others.

With these subsidies, Zhao Xuanqi finally had some money, and finally changed into a clean gown, and in the past half a month, he has eaten and drunk enough, his face and blood have improved a lot, he looks ruddy, and his spirit is very good.

When time was free, he finally had time to go back to the village!

He couldn't wait to tell the villagers the good news, I won the test, everyone's efforts were worth it, and I didn't disappoint everyone!

Zhao Xuanqi rented a carriage and ran towards Zhaojia Village quickly.

When he came to the county seat a year ago, he was honestly terrified and his future uncertain.

A year later, when he returned to the village, he was full of joy, and he was already both famous and famous.