When Xu Jie told Zhang Siwei the regulations, Xu Jie called Yan Ne for the plan, and it was destined that the plan would not be a secret.

By the evening, the news had spread throughout the streets and alleys of Beijing, and immediately became the hottest topic.

Since this year is the year of the competition, not only the candidates who participated in the provincial examination, but also many scholars will come to the capital to join in the fun. These idle scholars had a fierce discussion in restaurants, restaurants and inns.

Faced with this regulation that Xu Jie regarded as a clever one, the scholars' reactions were mixed.

"Just cut off their titles directly. Why do you have to pay them compensation if you have to do this? This plan is really fucking!" This is a pain when you speak while standing.

"I want to tell you that Mr. Lin is still too conservative. How could he ask the clans to be willing or not? He cut off a batch of them directly and gave them compensation, but he dared not speak out?" This is fearing that the world will not be in chaos.

"You can't say that. This matter is really difficult. Now it is the best solution and can be accepted by both parties!" This is a clear understanding of the righteousness.

This is often the case. Some people naturally hope that Lin Xuran can make drastic moves and naturally thinks that it should be done, but in that position, they can understand that it is difficult to do things.

Just like the Internet trolls in later generations, as long as they catch a point they think is correct, they will attack frantically. However, many things that seem incomplete are the result of compromise after many struggles.

Lin Weiran's ability to go from "not to reduce his title" to "indirectly reduce his title" has been a great progress, and it is also a full reflection of his ruling wisdom.

"You only know how to fart. If you can really get rid of your title, Lei Zhuangsheng will not be ruined! The plan proposed by my teacher is ten thousand times stronger than what you, a pig, thinks of!"

In the public opinion in the capital, not only should we be justified, but we should also have people.

Whether it is Lin Junran's image as a model of a scholar in the world, his reputation as a gentleman in Zhu, or his group of disciples in Shuntian Prefecture, he has no shortage of people.

After taking over the truth, although someone wanted to fan the flames and attack Lin Weiran behind his back, he was beaten back by a scholar led by Mengzhao and other disciples.

That's why when Lin Junran proposed a new plan, the expected public opinion offensive did not appear, or was strangled in the cradle by Lin Junran and his disciples.

However, there are already certain variables in whether this plan can be passed through the cabinet. The result of Xu Jie and Yan Ne's discussion is unknown. No one knows whether Xu Jie will send the plan back to the Ministry of Rites.

As night fell, the lanterns in front of Lin Mansion were already hanging high.

As long as Lin Weiran is at home, he will hardly have a day to have free time. For some old acquaintances, even if they don’t have time to meet tonight, they will have to take some time to meet tomorrow night.

In this era, the housekeeper actually acted as a secretary, arranging when someone came to meet him, and Lin Jinyuan's status has risen.

Because they are all their own family members and Changlin's family owns a large amount of collective wealth, even if Lin Jinyuan did not accept bribes, he was still stuffed with tens of thousands of taels of silver and many items.

Lin Jinyuan led two businessmen in silk and satin to the study. The two respectfully gave a respectful gift, and then stood down carefully in the seat.

The visitors were Li Yunhu from Shuyazhai and Huang Dafu from Zhujiang Clocks and Watches, who were resolutely the top businessmen in the capital.

With the east wind of "Talking about the Ancient and the Current", Li Yunhu's Shuyazhai has already been placed in important prefectures in the Ming Dynasty and has become the largest chain bookstore in the Ming Dynasty.

In terms of content construction, it has always been a 55% share of the original creators. Many scholars devoted themselves to their creations and were proud of working with Shuyazhai. Many scholars have become "10,000 households".

In terms of printing quality, it is even more than other bookstores. Copper printing, which costs more than 100,000 taels, has always been something that the Imperial College Engraving House is proud of, but Shuyazhai's copper plate printing is stronger than that of the Imperial College Engraving House.

Huang Dafu handed over the business of Yueyan to his younger brother for management, and when he saw the opportunity of "divine objects" like Zhujiang Watches, he personally took on the business of the United Business Group.

After easily opening the Guangdong market led by Guangzhou and Leizhou, he chose to quickly go north to expand the market, not only bringing the Zhujiang Watch Store to Hangzhou, Suzhou and Yangzhou, but also personally came to Beijing to explore the market.

The price of watches is often thousands of taels, while the most expensive one is ten thousand taels, which is not something that ordinary people can afford. Although Jiangnan is very rich, the largest market for watches is still in the capital. These officials who hold the power and

Children are the potential customers.

Thanks to the publicity effect when King Yu summoned the envoys of Nanyang, the monthly sales of Zhujiang clocks reached more than 100,000 taels, and the income from maintenance and other income also reached tens of thousands of taels.

Lin Weiran, wearing home clothes, no longer talked about business matters too much, but instead met and chatted with each other, he took the initiative to worry: "Is it time for Li Siguang?"

"I was worried about Lord Laulin. He had already sent a letter a few days ago and had returned to Guangzhou safely. He also said that he had passed the scientific examination!" Li Yunhu bowed his hand and seemed a little proud.

Later generations thought that the children of businessmen could not participate in the imperial examination, which actually had a deep misunderstanding.

Zhu Yuanzhang divided the people of the country into people, military, craftsmen, stoves, etc., but did not specify "merchants". However, the provisions of the "Ming Law" are: prostitutes, superiors, servants, and their descendants are not allowed to take the exam.

Donate to prison.

It is precisely for this reason that the Ming Dynasty did not explicitly stipulate from beginning to end that "the children of merchants cannot participate in the imperial examination", but it was because of the businessmen that they exploited this loophole.

The status of merchants is low, which is actually relative to ordinary people, but their money plays a lot of roles, which has already influenced local seal officers.

They just need to bite themselves as "private households", so their children are naturally qualified to participate in the imperial examination, and even local officials cannot prevent them from participating in the imperial examination.

Like Wang Chonggu and Zhang Siwei, they were both children of salt merchants in Jin, but they were not troubled. Even if they had already become officials, no one would write about this identity.

Lin Qingran nodded slightly, but said with emotion: "In your case, Li Siguang shouldn't have gone this way, but the court's laws are like this, so I can't help me!"

"Your Majesty, don't take it to heart. The court's legal system is like this, so we should follow it! But the Ming Dynasty system has indeed added problems to our merchants. If something happens to Li Siguang on the way, what should I do!" Li Yunhu slapped with one hand

He shook his head helplessly with the palm of his other hand.

"I have thought of adding people in your situation to business so that your children can participate in the imperial examinations locally, but..." Lin Qingran took a sip of tea and said seriously: "If this example is opened,

I’m afraid many people will take advantage of this loophole and then go to another place to take scientific research with a high sound, thus losing the principle of local fairness!”

Origin actually means two meanings. Origin refers to the place where you are responsible for the payment of grain and labor service, or the place where your profession bears salt tax and craftsman silver; Guan refers to the place where your family has lived for generations.

The imperial examination has a very strict review system for the hometown of the country, especially the difficulty of the imperial examinations in the thirteen provinces in the two provinces is different. Northern Zhili will prevent candidates from making a fake post in Zhili, Zhejiang and Fujian.

Li Yunhu has been in the capital for two generations. His wife is from Beizhili. His son Li Siguang grew up in the capital since childhood. It can be said that "marriage is here and food is here, which is not different from those who have made lands in the world."

However, according to the current system of the Ming Dynasty, Li Siguang was able to return to Guangdong where he was from, to participate in the imperial examination, which not only increased the cost of the imperial examination, but also increased the risks.

"Adults are great wisdom! Unless adults are prime ministers, if they are the prime minister, they will definitely take advantage of loopholes for others to do so, but it is very inappropriate!" Li Yunhu bowed to Lin Qiran, but glanced at him.

Huang Dafu said.

Huang Dafu was always beside him, watching Li Yunhu glance at him, and immediately complained: "Shopkeeper Li, what do you think I am doing?"

"Do you still want to continue hiding it from the Lord?" Li Yunhu's face was slightly cold, but he said seriously.

When Lin Xuran heard this, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at Huang Dafu. He saw Huang Dafu looking very stingy, but he didn't know what Huang Dafu had to hide from him.

"I..." Huang Dafu was a brave salt owl. At this time, he looked hesitant and said with a heartbeat: "Sir, I did not ask my son Huang Xiaoguan to return to Guangdong to participate in the imperial examination, but asked him...

I’m accused in Shuntian Mansion!”

Maoji, this is no longer a new word.

Due to the serious uneven educational resources in the two capitals and the thirteen provinces, and the Ming Dynasty adopted the North and South Volume Model, many scholars from provinces with abundant educational resources have repeatedly gone to remote provinces to commit suicide.

Like Zhejiang, there are many prodigy there, and there are many academic masters. Xu Wei has failed repeatedly, but some remote provinces can become scholars even if they know the text and write. The threshold for juren is even more abnormal.

All can go to high school.

Not only is the provincial examination in front of you, but when the imperial examination comes, if the province that is fake belongs to the Northern Paper, you don’t have to compete with the academic masters in the Southern Paper, and the chance of becoming a Jinshi will be greatly increased.

Although the competition in the Shuntian provincial examination is quite large, the quota is 135 people, which is lower than that in the Southern Zhili, and it belongs to the Northern Paper in the imperial examination, so Northern Zhili is a high-profile area for bombing.

Lin Weiran couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard that Huang Dafu actually asked his son to take the Shuntian provincial examination.

When he became the prefect of Shuntian, he had actually noticed this situation and found that the capital had already formed a complete gray industrial chain, and many people made profits through this kind of thing.

The people who operate this matter are all local locals who manage to manage some villages, forge their identities for scholars from other places, and then make bookkeeping in Wanping and Daxing counties.

"Sir, I just want my Huang family to be able to be a juren, or even a high school Jinshi, so as to shine on his family... and help him in the future!" Huang Dafu knew it was wrong, but explained carefully.

Li Yunhu had long been dissatisfied. At this time, he used Lin Junran's power to condemn him: "You are obviously doing it nonsense. I am harming your son like this. It would be better to give him a donation to his life!"

"Donating a student will be looked down upon by people, and I can't help you!" Huang Dafu looked at Lin Weiran carefully, looked at Lin Weiran savoring the tea, and immediately murmured.

Li Yunhu looked at him and still did not repent, so he continued to preach: "You do this to give someone a handle. If your son really wins the imperial examination and uses it to threaten you, what do you think?"

When Lin Weiran heard this, he looked at Huang Dafu thoughtfully.

Li Yunhu's words were not alarmist. Like Zhang Jian, an industrialist in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, due to the Qing Dynasty's imperial examination regulations that "cold registration is not allowed to enter the officialdom", at the age of fifteen, he met the Zhang family in the neighboring Rugao County, through the arrangement of his teacher Song Chen.

He agreed to Zhang Jian as his own offspring to register for school.

Subsequently, the sixteen-year-old Zhang Jian passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination. In the later days, the Zhang family threatened him with this and kept extorting money from the Zhang Jian family, making the wealthy family heavily in debt.

At this time, Zhang Jian decisively chose to "submit himself" to the official, demanding that his reputation as a scholar be cancelled and that he would return to his original hometown of Nantong.

"I...I'm sure to settle this matter!" Huang Dafu was born in Yan Xiao, and his eyes flashed with a sharp look.

Li Yunhu looked at him like this, but asked: "How do you settle it? Do you want to kill someone? Or give them enough money?"

"I'm not willing to give up. Everyone else can be a fake. Why can't I do it?" Huang Dafu, who is a real poor man, always had the idea of ​​cultivating his son to be an official in his heart, but he lowered his head and said.

When Li Yunhu heard this, he sighed in his heart. This is actually the truth. The phenomenon of cheating is very common in Beizhili.

"He must have passed the scientific exam, right? I wonder if he took the exam himself or you did the work?" Lin Weiran saw the obsession in Huang Dafu and asked seriously.

Huang Dafu's old face turned slightly red and said, "I... I gave Xu Du in the name of my son!"

When Li Yunhu heard that it was only for money to pass the scientific examination, he couldn't help but feel a little moved. Even if Huang Xiaoguan was allowed to take the Shuntian provincial examination, he would not be able to pass the examination. Huang Dafu would probably figure out all this by then.

"I understand your thoughts, but this move is indeed inappropriate. It is not that you are wrong for your son to do this, but that you do this right to Huang Xiaoguan! Yingtian's provincial examination and Guangdong provincial examination are difficult. If you do not seek progress,

No matter where he can do his best, he can win six yuan in one fell swoop like me! But you did this, if he won six yuan in a row, you will tell me the final result of this matter

What is it?" Although Lin Qianran understood what these people think, after all, the fathers in the world all hoped that their son would be successful, this undoubtedly broke the fairness of the imperial examination, but it was a firm stance.

Huang Dafu was most impressed by Lin Qiran in his life. When he heard Lin Qiran's explanation, sweat fell from his forehead, but he realized it and said: "Sir, I know I'm wrong!"

After seeing off the two, it was almost time for curfew, and no one would come to visit again.

Lin Weiran arrived at the west courtyard. Hua Yingrong seemed to be in good spirits and was playing the piano of the moon in the pavilion. Since no one came to disturb him again, someone sent someone refreshment, and the two chatted with the moon.
Chapter completed!