Chapter 88 This is the sincerity of our whole master, the so-called poor literature and rich martial arts, in the Han and Tang dynasties, the status of martial artists was high, and they were not allowed to be marquises without military merits, so this reason is still relatively correct.However, in the Ming Dynasty, this principle is not very applicable.The status of martial artists is low, and their achievements are very limited, of course, relatively speaking, the cost of blades and nutrition for practicing martial arts is far less than the cost of studying.Although a scholar can take the science and technology exam, the probability of passing the exam is extremely low, and in order to pass the exam, he has to apply for a variety of make-up classes.Almost exactly the same as in later generations, the children of the poor bought some materials to learn by themselves, and the children of the rich hired famous tutors and private tutors for one-on-one teaching.In fact, the cost of studying in a private school or official school is not a big one, and the most expensive part is private education.After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the economic gap between the north and the south gradually widened, and the investment of wealthy families in the south for education gradually increased, which directly led to the fact that the number of middle school students in the south was much higher than that in the north.For example, Zhao Kehuai of Tianfu invited the famous scholar Zhuang Tingchen to "order a letter of appointment for a house, with 240 gold per year, two colored satin and two silver flowers, so that the local government and county and other doors are invited", and let him "pavilion shogunate for three years, train his two sons, and the second son Chinese style".It can be seen that the annual tutoring fee for extracurricular tutoring is as high as 240 taels, with an average of 20 taels per month.Of course, this is only the theoretical tuition, and there are also examples, food, housing, clothing, servants and servants, seven plus eight add up, more than thirty taels per month.Of course, there are more expensive ones.Xu's family from Jiangyin "takes 500 gold as the predator, extends to the family school, and Xu's second son is also a Zhongxiang department", that is, the annual tuition fee is 500 taels, an average of about 42 taels per month, which is unimaginable for ordinary families.In addition to the cost of hiring a teacher, the Ming Dynasty children also had to spend money to buy all kinds of books and other preparation materials for the imperial examination, and the review materials in the Ming Dynasty were called trial records, which were about 3 yuan a book, and the test records required for the entire preparation process were at least 30 to 40 taels of silver.In fact, the price of grain rose at the end of the Ming Dynasty, according to the price of grain in the Wanli period, forty taels of silver can buy eighty stone of rice, which is also a big expense for ordinary families.Sun Zuwang didn't even dare to say anything, he was a talent who raised thousands of acres with the strength of the whole clan, but he was expected to be able to raise people or jinshi in high school, but he didn't want him to give the owner a cow.Without the ten taels of Shu Xiu given by Quan Xu every month, it is difficult for him to find such a high-paying job.Niu Venus opened his mouth.Quan Xu had a cold face, looked at the students and said: "I am not a good church, the original intention of opening the Golden Ladder Academy is to cultivate more helpers in business, who can be literate, can write and calculate, our academy does not charge tuition, but it is necessary to assess, and if you can't pass the assessment three times, you have to quit the academy and use the limited resources to create talents, everyone, you have to work hard!"
”"Yes!"
The students bowed neatly.Although Quan Xu said it bluntly, in fact, the students are very grateful to Quan Xu.If it weren't for Quan Xu, they would have no hope of touching books in their lives, let alone wearing Lan shirts.Niu Jinxing seemed to understand Quan Xu's intentions, and he no longer bothered about this issue.Quan Xu said: "These students are not necessarily all good seedlings of reading, the best of the best, it is really not the material for reading, let them engage in the account room, or other things, pick out the good seedlings, buy them pen, ink, paper and inkstone, let them study, participate in the imperial examination, as long as there is a talent in Jinyi Academy, I will reward ten taels of silver, one lifter, that is, one hundred taels, three hundred taels of Jinshi!"
”Slap in the face, give a sweet date, Enwei and Shi, Quan Xu explained like this, Niu Jinxing and Sun Zuwang have no way to oppose it even if they want to.After all, Quan Xu is the one who spends money, and chalk is indeed more expensive than ink, and it saves a lot of money.At this time, the students had already copied the words on the blue cloth according to Quan Xu's meaning, and Yuan Shiqing asked people to carefully roll up the blue cloth.…… In the Daimyo's Mansion, on the night of the first day of the Lunar New Year, almost all the characters with heads and faces came to Hongluo Lane, which is located in the eastern suburbs.Hongluo Lane is also known as Hongluo archway, here is the Jiajing Emperor, in order to carry forward the filial piety of Hongluo, set up the archway.Hongluo is an ordinary woman in the Daimyo Mansion, only half a year after marriage, her husband died of a long illness, she did not come out after marriage, but did not remarry, nor did she go away, but took care of her in-laws very carefully, relying on weaving for a living, and supporting her brother-in-law to grow up.Later, his in-laws passed away one after another, and his brother-in-law also started a family, and Hong Luo drank arsenic at home and committed suicide.Of course, there is no way to verify the authenticity of the matter, and even the name is not left, but the Hongluo archway exists.Most of the people who live here are middle-class, and they are not considered the richest people.Chen Ying's house was at this time, located in the third house at the mouth of the alley.The street gate is ordinary, and the first courtyard is very shallow, which is the outer courtyard.The street door faces east, and on the east side of the outer courtyard there is a row of six upside-down houses with their backs to the street, one for the gatehouse, three for the living room, and two for the manservant's living room.Through the weeping flower gate is the main courtyard, the six rooms in the north are built tall and facing south, and there are four wings on each side, the high courtyard wall in the south is separated from the people in the south, and the wings, the main house and the weeping flowers are connected by corridors.Passing through the main house to the back is the backyard, there is a row of south-facing, low back cover rooms, generally used warehouses, miscellaneous rooms, maids, mothers-in-law live.There are more than 30 courtyards in total, and it is still in the Daimyo's Mansion City, which can be regarded as a mansion.In fact, purely in terms of the main courtyard, Chen Ying's house is far wider than Quanxu's, of course, there are lotus pots and potted flowers that are as high as people's waists, and four osmanthus trees are planted, and there is a piece of bamboo and plum blossoms in the backyard, which is many times better than the monotonous and simple Quanxu compound, I don't know how many times better.Located in the east wing of the main house, four interconnected halls, as this banquet in the hall, full of thirty or forty people, there are the Zhang family and the Liu family of the Daimyo Mansion, which are the most noble.In fact, don't look at the Daimyo Mansion does not belong to the prosperous area, in a small mansion city, there is the family of Huang Liji, the former head of the cabinet, the current Chongzhen Dynasty Ministry of Industry Liu Zunxian family, and Zhang Yuanzheng family, although Zhang Ruzong has been an official for 30 years, the largest is the Sichuan Political Division, however, his great-great-grandson Zhang Chonggong, Zhang Chongya, Zhang Kongshi, Zhang Kongxiu four brothers are four middle school jinshi, and the Zhang family is very prominent for a while.Zhang Kongxiu's son Zhang Quan inspected (not the governor) of Liaodong, was captured after the defeat of the battle of Liaoyang, committed suicide and martyrdom, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse posthumously awarded him as Dali Qing, nicknamed Loyal Martyr, and his son Zhang Daojun Jinyiwei commanded Jin Shi, which is a big family with a background.Don't look at Huang Liji as the first assistant of the cabinet of the Apocalypse Dynasty, colluding with Wei Zhongxian, and his power is monstrous, but he really doesn't dare to take the Zhang family.In addition to the Zhang family and the Liu family, there are also representatives of many families like the Lu family, the Yuan family and many others.The purpose of their coming here is naturally not to drink and eat, they are not poor, and they are not bad at eating, their real purpose is to save the property left by Huang Liji.Although Huang Liji's whole family was killed, in fact, there are also heirs, such as Huang Liji's three daughters, who married into the eunuchs, and his grandson and grandson who are far away in Beijing have the right to inherit.Whether there is inheritance or not, in the eyes of everyone, it doesn't matter, as long as there is no Huang Liji, there is no biggest backer of the Huang Mansion, the Huang Mansion is a big piece of fat.Until everyone arrived, Chen Ying came to the hall with a smile.Although the meal is very rich, it is a pity that everyone is not interested in eating and drinking, mainly because everyone is also a person with status, and it is not bad to eat."
Guys, is this a food that is not to taste?"
Liu Rong, the chief housekeeper of the Liu family, said with a smile: "Fat Chen, your movements are quite fast!"
”Chen Ying was slightly stunned: "What do you mean?"
”Gu Shundong, the steward of the Zhang family, said with a smile: "Haha, I heard that something happened in the Huangfu just now, so you found a new master?"
It won't be you inside and out......
Haha......
"People who dare to joke with Chen Ying like this, there are actually few people in the entire Daimyo Mansion, Chen Ying and Gu Shundong and Liu Rong have known each other for many years, and they also belong to the characters who have heads and faces on the ground of the Daimyo Mansion."
Chen Ying didn't seem to be angry, but said with a smile: "Can I make the decision about this matter?"
”In fact, the fact that Chen Ying was beaten by Huang Ergongzi is not a secret in the Daimyo's Mansion.The gentry of the Daimyo's Mansion were amicable on the surface, but secretly they were also intrigued.To use a bad sentence, when Huang Liji was alive, the major families knew very well which concubine he slept with.Chen Ying was beaten by yellow algae, in fact, this kind of thing is very common in major families.As the saying goes, once a son of heaven and a courtier, it is the same in all major families.Chen Ying followed Huang Liji, once Huang Liji died, or passed on the position of head of the family to his son, then Chen Ying would definitely follow and hand over all the business in the outer courtyard.Chen Ying smiled bitterly: "Brother Liu and Brother Gu both said that people go to tea and cool, but before this person left, they went up to catch people, what can I do?"
”"Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and they are each other, and in the future, Liu Moushao will not ask Brother Chen to enjoy food!"
Speaking of this, Liu Rong's face was a little solemn, and his gaze slowly scanned the hall.Everyone put down their wine glasses and chopsticks and looked at Liu Rong and Chen Ying together.Chen Ying knew that the real meat drama was coming, so he took out a small wooden box from the desk, which contained thin pieces of wood, and saw that there were three different words written on it: "up, middle, and down".Ancient people were more particular about doing business than modern merchants, at least they would not raise prices and kill each other within their peers, but negotiated in advance and reached a unified opinion.This small piece of wood, each piece represents 1,000 acres of field, and in a whole box, there are 248 pieces, representing 67,000 mu of Ueda, 133,000 mu of Nakata and 48,000 mu of Shimoda under the name of Huangfu!
Chen Ying held this box, walked to the desk in front of Liu Rong and Gu Shundong, and threw the wood chips in the box to the ground: "This is the sincerity of our master!"
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