Chapter 35 Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence

In fact, Ren Cong's previous guess was not completely wrong. At least one thing he guessed correctly. Zhang Qian was indeed stimulated by Ren Quan's words that day.

As a Chinese in the 21st century, even a liberal arts student who knows a lot about history, he did not expect that he once talked about it and as a proof of the once gloriousness of Chinese civilization on social media, the majestic Tang Dynasty, which had fought countless times, had once been so bad!

From the prime minister to the county magistrate, they all clearly marked the price and can be bought with money!

The imperial examination system, founded in the Sui Dynasty, gradually developed in the early Tang Dynasty, and after verification and feasibility, also pushed Chinese feudal society to its peak, was completely regarded as a decoration at this moment!

From the second time that the "Son of the Emperor" Li Xian ascended the throne to September of the third year of the Shenlong, in just less than three years, the number of officials who "wholesale" from the empress, the empress's brother Wei Wen, Princess Anle and the concubine Shangguan Wan'er has reached more than 8,000!

what does that mean?

This means that as long as you have money, even if you are an idiot, you can get involved in the national managerial team!

This not only means the complete collapse of the official selection system, but also means that the social order has also reached the brink of impending collapse!

It is true that the imperial examination system is like the college entrance examination in later generations and has been criticized by researchers.

However, the emergence of the imperial examination system has made it no longer just the bloodline that determines a person's destiny. In theory, it provides a path to climb from the bottom of society. Even people with poor backgrounds can become participants in national policies as long as they rely on their personal hard work, and sit and discuss with their phoenixes and grandchildren.

It is true that a test paper determines lifelong, and there are many shortcomings. The imperial examination system may not necessarily select qualified talents.

However, in most cases, the imperial examination system excludes idiots from the national managers as much as possible!

It is true that the imperial examination system, like the college entrance examination in later generations, will also be exploited by many people.

However, in this era, the imperial examination system is like the college entrance examination in later generations. It is the last hope for the descendants of the lower class and lower class of society in China to change their destiny without using violent means and the final fairness!

What did Zhang Qian hear from Ren Quan’s mouth? It’s that money can determine everything!

Those "silent official" wholesale from the empress, princess, Shangguan Wan'er and others not only obtained the qualification for candidates for posts. Ren Quan also personally told him that as long as the money is spent in place and the operation is properly, it is very likely to be realized. In addition, he also cited several classic cases in reality! (Note: The silent official was a formal official at that time, and the title of the buyer of the official.)

Do you think those guys who spent thousands of times to buy Kaiyuan Tongbao, bought official positions, and then spent thousands of times to operate the job just to glorify their ancestors, or just to live the addiction to becoming an official? How is that possible!

Even without asking, Zhang Qian could infer that those guys who spent money to buy official positions and operated in real shortages will inevitably impose heavy taxes after taking office, and will reap the initial expenses ten times or even a hundred times!

Greed will quickly turn them into a group of tigers and wolves.

And the targets that these tigers and wolves devoured were definitely not those five surnames and seven hopes, nor descendants of kings, princes, generals and ministers, nor were they the phoenix sons and grandsons of the Li family!

Those who spend money to buy officials will undoubtedly be ordinary people, especially those who seem to be more wealthy and have no relatives in the Tang Dynasty!

From this perspective, the more Zhang Qian works harder to nourish his life, the faster he will become the "hunting" target of tigers and wolves.

Although he knew clearly that for the Weiwei Tang Dynasty, these things were just "pain". They would not last long, and after Li Longji ascended the throne, they would be quickly corrected.

Although he knew clearly that after Li Longji ascended the throne, the Kaiyuan prosperous era would come soon, he could not guarantee that he could live safely until the end of the "pain"!

That day, after chatting with Ren Quan, Zhang Qian immediately became unconscious. Even Zijuan's voice counting money outside the door could no longer attract his attention.

After a night of tossing and turning, he finally came to three conclusions in pain and helplessness.

First, if he wants to live safely until the day Li Longji ascends the throne, he must stay away from Chang'an City. If possible, it would be better not to enter the city at once.

Second, unless he rebels, even if he hides in the village and does not leave the gate, he may not be able to escape the hunting of corrupt officials.

Third, since he can't escape, he has no ability to rebel. His best choice is to turn himself into a "tiger and wolf". At least, he has to disguise himself as a "tiger and wolf" as quickly as possible.

Based on the above, if he wanted to "go" safely on the day Li Longji became emperor, he had to buy an official position as soon as possible. Moreover, the official position should not be too small. If it is too small, it is still a small fish, which is not enough to be swallowed by a big fish.

So, after a night of tossing and turning, Zhang Qian began his crazy "research and development" career in perfume.

Through perfume, you can find your first pot of gold in your life.

Through the first time in life, I can mix myself into the "tiger and wolf" team.

By distributing dividends from the perfume business with other vested interests, we can turn some "big fish" that others dare not provoke easily into their own accomplices as soon as possible, and at least create the illusion that many of their own accomplices to the outside world.

Through the obstruction of many "big fish", I hide in the shadows, get up and be safe in a chaotic world!

This plan cannot be considered perfect, and it can even be said to be full of loopholes. However, this is already the best choice he can think of at present.

Without carrying the old man with him, not opening the back door in a system, and not being lucky enough to be the crown prince, it is already a miracle that he was able to complete this plan halfway!

The Great Wall is not built in one day.

The Long March is not completed in one step.

Even if Zhang Qian has already made a clear life plan for himself in his heart, he still needs to follow the steps if he wants to realize it.

So, after successfully producing perfume and fume oil essence and getting by-products and cooling oil along the way, he suddenly became "idle".

It was not that he was exhausted and wanted to have a good rest, but that the efficiency of work in the Tang Dynasty forced him to slow down the speed of his plan.

This is not China in the 21st century. No matter what you need to buy, as long as it is legal, you can place an order online. As long as the payment is timely, you can usually be delivered to you downstairs within three days.

Just the glass bottles needed to pack the first batch of perfumes, you have to wait for a full half month to arrive. This is when the fat man Ren Cong had a friendship with Wang Yuanbao, the boss of King Liuli, and clamped the bottle order in advance.

The porcelain bottles containing elastomer and iron boxes containing elastomer oil need to wait for a whole month. The former must first find a kiln owner and a skilled craftsman to design clay embryos and open a kiln to fire separately. The latter, there is no tinplate and box making machine in this era, so they can only rely on the blacksmiths to use hammers to slowly smash them one by one!

"Forget it, let's just use porcelain bottles in the future!" Zhang Qian made a decisive adjustment after discovering that he had made a mistake of taking it for granted.

Even so, he didn't save much time. And he wanted to take advantage of the fat little Ren Cong and the "stinky man" Guo Nu to invite new shareholders to invest, and not bother with his own gap every day, and to develop a few new fragrances, which was even more wishful thinking.

Ren Cong and Guo Nu did take their respective tasks to Chang'an City and be busy.

However, Zhang Qian wanted to develop new flavors, but could not buy raw materials.

Unlike mint, holly leaves, peach kernels and dried peach blossoms, they can be bought in Chinese medicine shops. Now he wants to buy some other flowers that are common in the 21st century and are easy to extract fragrances, but it is difficult to climb to the sky.

As for buying a large handful of roses that are most likely to be used as raw materials for natural fragrance extraction in the 21st century, it is pitiful to see that in the Tang Dynasty, it has just begun to be regarded as flowers. There are not many plants in the emperor's imperial garden, let alone be "spoiled" by him.

Therefore, after taking the idea from roses, peonies, peony, lotus, and jasmine one after another, Zhang Qian could only accept the reality painfully and start by choosing the chrysanthemum with almost the least flavor among common flowers. Then, he was hit by another blow.

Because of the unique aesthetics of the Tang people, chrysanthemums were actually not as smelly as they were, and even had no fragrance at all. Due to the equipment, craftsmanship and his personal hands-on ability, the fragrance refining work of several common varieties of chrysanthemums was soon declared failure.

In desperation, Zhang Qian could only carry a basket of herbs, carry a hoe, and then carry a self-defense waist knife to become a herb collector.

Zijuan will definitely follow him and share the joys and sorrows with him. Even though her thin body is so inappropriate compared to the medicine basket behind her.

Zhang Qian refused once, and only changed her tears, so he had to let him go.

The little girl didn't know what terrible things she had experienced before, and she felt seriously insecure. So, like a vine attached to a big tree, she was attached to Zhang Qian, and she was unwilling to stay away for a moment.

The only thing that can attract her and her attention slightly from Zhang Qian is probably copper coins. Whenever she counts the money, her face will become extremely intoxicated and her eyes will become extremely peaceful.

When counting money, she usually works at night when Zhang Qian is studying under the lamp, and she has nothing else to do. During the day, she is obviously more willing to follow Zhang Qian like a tail than counting money.

Even the one who couldn't get rid of it was also the general Ren Quan. After being scolded by Ren Cong several times, he believed that the reason why Master Zhang's style of behavior changed was because he was stimulated by his words that day.

Therefore, while being guilty, this person vowed to redeem his sins. As soon as Zhang Qian left the gate of his own yard, he would immediately follow him like a shadow, and the distance would always be within ten steps, no more or less, no matter whether Zhang Qian walked fast or slow.

"Forget it, it's up to you!" After a few times, Ren Quan could only disappear from him for less than a stick of incense. Zhang Qian had no choice but to accept this person's "atonement".

Zhang Qian didn't know the Tang Dynasty and was even more unfamiliar with the suburbs of the Tang Dynasty. With Ren Quan, a thug who knew a little about martial arts and some knowledge of herbs, he could indeed increase his sense of security. At least, he avoided many harassed Zijuan by many disciples.

From leaving his own landlord compound to entering a hilly area that is not too high, in just over forty minutes, at least three waves of young masters who came out to take a walk in autumn rode their horses past Zhang Qian.

When they saw Zijuan carrying a bamboo basket, the young men's eyes began to shine. However, when they saw Ren Quan, who was carrying a knife and following Zhang Qian like a ghost, they clearly realized that Zhang Qian's social status might be similar to that of himself. They immediately gave up the idea of ​​"standing up to justice" for the beauty, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble for themselves.

"Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the southern mountains!" He leaned over and dug out a wild chrysanthemum with a strong smell, put the roots into the bamboo basket, and Zhang Qian recited it casually.

Zhongnan Mountain is in the southeast, but it is actually very far away. Under the clear blue sky, it seems to be within reach.

Zhang Qian got lost from there and had been a lot of time in the Tang Dynasty for more than a month.

He will eventually be lost here and slowly become a Tang Dynasty man, no matter whether he wants or not! Looking at the last paragraph, you can give it to Wang Feng's second update of "Beijing, Beijing". Please collect it and recommend it. Thank you.
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