This time I can’t teach in vain, I have to find some way to get some money. At present, the molds for the briquettes that Zhang Zijun makes are made of wood and are demoulded by hand. It took a long time to make dozens of them. If you really want to open a workshop, you will need to use iron parts.

To make molds, many arrangements are required, and at least ten are required to demould at one time.

So in addition to the raw materials, we need such an iron mold. My uncle said: "This is the drawing. This piece of paper shows the ratio of the raw materials. It must be kept secret. It is very simple. Break the coal into pieces and use a stone roller to make sand.

Stone shape, 30% yellow mud, remaining crushed coal powder. Add a small amount of water, the yellow mud is used to bind the crushed coal powder to make it easy to form, so stir it thoroughly. This paper is a

Drawing of wooden hand mixer.”

When Li Fukuan laughed and was about to take over this method of making coal, Zhang Zijun held it down and said, "It's okay for my uncle to do this business. I have two split plans here. One of them, I'll give you all these methods."

, after withdrawing three hundred taels of silver, I don’t care whether my uncle can earn silver or not. If I make a profit, it belongs to my uncle, and if I lose, it belongs to my uncle as well.

Secondly, I gave all these methods to my uncle. I don't care how to run the business. I don't care about the initial cost. I get 20% of the money I make. I don't care if I lose money. I can only say that my uncle doesn't know how to do this business, so I will leave this business.

Find someone else to do it.”

Zhang Zijun originally didn't want to do an exclusive business. He let the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty develop the refined salt, briquettes, and coal stoves. But now he has no money at home and just wants to find some money. In order to maintain the family, Xiaomen

A small household currently has to support nine people, but there is no way!

In the end, Li Fukuan still coyly replied that he would give 20%. It was impossible for Li Fukuan to directly take out 300 taels of silver. He would treat it as if he had the money, and it was impossible to sell it out directly. For the sake of insurance, he had to take it one step at a time.

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He said that he had no proof, so he might as well sign an agreement. Unfortunately, it wasn’t Zhang Zijun’s conspiracy theory and no one was safe. Li Fukuan was still embarrassed to sign a Ming Dynasty version of the “contract”.

It's the day when the results are released again. Zhang Erbao can't help but want to go to see the results first, but Zhang Zijun doesn't want to go. It's inevitable that he can win. If he doesn't win, he will come back next year. Anyway, he is only seventeen now, so Zhang Erbao takes Zhang Ziya with him.

When I go shopping, Zhang Zijun doesn't even order clothes because of the names on the list.

Whenever the results are released, the gate of Gongyuan is crowded with people early in the morning, and some business people will come out to count names, sell calligraphy and painting couplets, various books, more food, all kinds of snacks, fruits, etc.

Those who only sell herbal tea are also put up. Fortunately, the venue outside Gongyuan is large and can accommodate thousands of people. When the time comes, it is similar to the government examination. The B list will be listed first. Those who can be on the list are those who won the scholar, also known as Maocai.

Qualifications are the lowest threshold for entering the class of scholar-officials. Being a scholar means that you have "qualification", receive a certain amount of respect in the local area, and have various privileges. For example, you are exempted from official duties and corvees, and you do not have to kneel when you see the magistrate.

They cannot be tortured arbitrarily, and in case of official matters, they can be reported to the county magistrate, etc.

Some of the scholars come from poor families, but gaining the title of scholar does not necessarily bring wealth. Scholars who only have the qualification of being a student do not receive a salary, and if they fail to pass the subsequent provincial examination, they are not qualified to become officials. Many scholars are in

Unable to advance further in terms of fame, they could only return to their hometowns to make a living by teaching. These scholars, who were not financially wealthy but whose social status was slightly higher than that of ordinary people, were called "poor scholars."

Only the top three students in the college examination were Lin students, and later it was changed to only the first place, Lin students, who could receive the government rice subsidy. Those on the B list were all Zengguang students and did not receive the government rice subsidy.

Generally, the number of "xiucai" selected in each court examination ranges from 160 to more than 200, depending on the needs of the court.

This time, 153 people from the B list will be released as expansion students, and together with the three from the A list, the number will be 156. This ratio is still very large. The total number of new students in the country will be about 3,000. For example

Yingtian Prefecture admitted more people than Shuntian Prefecture. There were more literati and scholars in the south, so the number of scholars admitted increased accordingly.

The release of the results for the college examination is basically the same as for the government examination. The officers only reported the A list. Those who failed the rest had to go to the list themselves. In this way, the number of people who came to see the list would be particularly large. The release of the B list caused a stir.

At a climax, the people looking at the results were not only the candidates who were rushing to take the exam, but also people who came to share their thoughts. There were all kinds of people, the most special ones were a group of merchants and some big families.

This group of people come here to see which candidates look like, where they come from, whether they are rich or poor, whether they are married, etc. If they are chosen, they will come up and talk, "Please stay here, sir. How old is he?"

Where do you live? Are you getting married?" If the answer is satisfactory, they will say: "If my husband is willing, I have a daughter who can be married to you." If there are several people who are interested in one person at the same time, competition will start. As long as this husband is willing,

If you are willing, you can get ten miles of red makeup and some fields. If it continues to develop, you will drag it away. This is "catching a son-in-law under the list".

Catching a son-in-law under this list after the hospital examination is "burning the cold stove". The goal is to get a higher ranking in the provincial examination. At this time, it is preemptive to take advantage of it. Marrying off one's own daughter is also a bit of a gamble.

Among them, the worst one can do is to have a reputation as a scholar, and at least the daughter will not starve to death if she gets married. Therefore, the families who come to catch the son-in-law during the college examination are all small families, Chinese-funded families and some merchants.

If those who pass the examination are successful, the status of those who "catch a son-in-law under the examination" will also be improved, and even some famous families and large businessmen will come. Because after passing the examination, they will be Jinshi and have official status.

Because "there are many rich men but few son-in-laws", the ferocity of "picking a son-in-law" is tantamount to "robbing a son-in-law", so it is jokingly called "catching a son-in-law" among the people.

When choosing a son-in-law in the examination hall, there are many people who "don't choose what to eat" when they are hungry. They forget about the good and bad luck of yin and yang, birth date, family background, etc. that are valued by customs. They don't even have time to consider whether the newly-qualified scholar is still single.

There was once a young man who had just passed the imperial examination and had an extraordinary appearance. He was attracted by a powerful family. The family sent more than ten strong men to gather the young man to his home. The young man neither refused nor escaped, but happily accepted the offer.

Not long after, a man in the robes of a high-ranking official came to the young man and asked, "I only have one daughter. She is not ugly. I would like to marry the young master. Is that okay?" The young man bowed deeply.

He bowed and declined: "I come from a humble background. It would be a blessing to be able to reach a high level. How about you wait until I get home to discuss it with my wife?" Upon seeing this, the onlookers burst into laughter and then dispersed.

Sometimes age does not need to be considered. There was a man named Han Nanlao who passed the Jinshi examination. Soon someone came to propose marriage to him. He did not refuse, but composed a quatrain: "Read a hundred tons of documents."

"You only get a green shirt when you are old. But the matchmaker asked me how old I was, forty years ago and thirty-three."

Taking the imperial examination in high school not only means "being a farmer in the morning and ascending to the emperor's hall in the evening", but also often means a good wife and a beautiful concubine, a prosperous career and love. This is because "catching a son-in-law under the ranking" will make the bridal chamber of a high-ranking daughter more beautiful.

Night came shortly after being named on the gold list.

For this kind of trick of "catching a son-in-law under the ranking", there is another kind of "making an agreement before the ranking, and getting married after the ranking". This is an upgraded version of "catching a son-in-law under the ranking".

Wang Sheng's family was rich in wealth and had thousands of acres of fertile land. One day, Mr. Huang went to Beijing for an examination and passed by Wang's manor. It was getting late and he asked for accommodation for one night before leaving tomorrow. Mr. Wang received him as much as he could and was extremely polite. He didn't want Mr. Huang to be on the road the next day.

, contracted cold and fell ill, and could not go on his way, so he had to stay overnight at Wang Yuan's maternal home, waiting for his illness to recover.

Wang Sheng was not only enthusiastic, but also found a doctor for Huang Sheng. After half a month of childbirth, he finally recovered. When he was leaving, he made an agreement with Wang Shengwai, "If you ascend to the throne, you should give your daughter a broom as a gift."

The next year, Huang Guo was selected and became the king's son-in-law.

Chen Xiang, Su Shi's mentor, once wrote: "If a child born from a poor and humble family in the mountains has any literature, he will be given a scientific title, enjoy wealth and honor, have a favored family, have no corvee in the household, and take care of his children. Wouldn't this be a prosperous age?"

That is to say, as long as you are a scholar, no matter how poor or humble your family is, if you can be on the list, then your family will be proud of your ancestors and become a wealthy family.

Getting married first and getting married later has the advantages of choosing a son-in-law at the top of the ranking and choosing a son-in-law at the bottom of the ranking, but it often brings about two major troubles.

First, the woman cannot wait too long. Another scholar, Sun Yu, was engaged to his cousin Wang Zhenzhen, with "recommendation from his hometown" as a prerequisite for marriage. However, Sun Yu "frequently failed" when he took the exam, and Zhenzhen "grew up and was unable to stay".

, her father could not watch Zhenzhen become an old girl who could not get married, and promised her to marry someone else.

As a result, Sun Yu suffered from "lovesickness" and "vomited several pieces of blood and died". Zhenzhen "shed tears" and "got sick" every time.

Second, the man changed his mind after passing the exam. For example, the scholar Wang Junmin, that is, Wang Kui, and Gui Ying were engaged to be husband and wife, and they swore in front of the Temple of the Sea: "Gui Ying and I will not live together; if we get divorced, the gods will kill us!" But he

After winning the first prize, he obeyed his father's order and married Cui's daughter. When Guiying learned of this, she was filled with grief and anger: "If you have failed me like this, I should die as retribution." She immediately "slaughtered herself with a knife." This method will have future consequences.

Infinite, no wonder people would rather compete fiercely to be at the bottom of the list.

It is true that "no one asks about you for ten years, but once you become famous, you will be famous all over the world." A rich family does not need to buy fertile land, there are thousands of grains of millet in the books. There is no need to build a high hall to live in peace, there is a golden house in the books. Don't hate that no one will follow you when you go out.
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