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Chapter 5 The road ahead

After careful consideration, Lingyun thought that this feudal society was very strict, and scholars, farmers, industry and commerce were scholars, farmers, and industry and commerce.

If you are a businessman, even if you have the status of Chen Wansan as wealthy as a country, you will never be able to end up cutting leeks.

In ancient times, merchants valued profit and were unwilling tolerated by the world, otherwise so many merchants would not have bought land to become landlords after making money.

A businessman is a businessman. No matter how rich you are, you are not as good as a scholar. Isn’t Chen Wansan a living example of the Ming Dynasty?

After all, it is best to be able to read and read. After all, everything is inferior to reading.

Ling Yun dared not say that he was the first to choose from in a million Jinshi, but he was also a knowledge reserve for a great college student.

If you work harder, even if you can't pass the imperial examination, it should be no problem to become a scholar, right?

Not to mention the benefits and prospects of being a scholar in the middle school entrance examination, becoming a scholar means having fame and fortune.

Not only did the court recognize that it would receive certain respect in the local area, but it also had various privileges.

For example, if you are exempted from labor service, you don’t have to kneel down when you meet a magistrate, you should not punish him at will, and you can report to the magistrate when you encounter official business, etc.

Just eliminating corvee can relieve a lot of pressure, making scholars flock to them.

If you can go further and win the exam by chance, it will be a huge difference compared to the scholar.

The most important thing is that you can be exempted from tax after passing the imperial examination. Not only can you exempt the entire family from taxes, but you do not have to pay taxes in the land under the name of the juren.

Not to mention that people in the clan will deny their land under your name, even outsiders will bring their property to surrender.

Because the government's taxes are too heavy, it is so heavy that self-cultivated farmers and small businessmen would rather give their property to juren to seek tax exemption.

Although the land property is entrusted to the Juren, part of it will be drawn by the Juren, but this part is less than the government tax, and all tax burdens can be exempted.

In order to reduce the tax burden, villagers will report all the land under their names to the people who passed the imperial examination.

So this is why when you know that someone has passed the imperial examination, so many people are willing to bribe the imperial examination.

When I was studying, I felt that Fan Jin went crazy after passing the imperial examination, which was so incredible.

Now when I am immersed in the scene, I can't stand the surprise of making a fortune overnight.

As the saying goes, if one person attains enlightenment, the chicken and the dog will ascend to heaven.

But until now he has never found any text paper at home, let alone books.

I remember the first time he saw the text, it was the village posting documents issued by the government.

At that time, he was held by his father and stood behind him, listening to the village chief telling everyone about the contents of the documents. The words were very similar to those of the history books Ling Yun knew.

However, the one written in traditional Chinese characters. Looking at a piece of paper, Ling Yun can understand one or two tenths of them.

"Okay, stop talking, let's listen to Silang's thoughts."

For a moment, the whole family's eyes were focused on Ling Yun.

Looking at the expectant gaze of the whole family, Ling Yun was slightly surprised, and then slowly stood up and said thoughtfully.

"Grandpa, can I ride a carriage by learning crafts?"

He usually saw Ling Yun behaved and a little clever, but he never expected that he would ask this question. He was surprised that Ling Dashan was silent for a while and said happily on his face.

"Oh, how could the good grandson think of taking a carriage? Hurry up and said, "

"Grandpa, that's it. Some time ago, my mother took me to sit and chat with Aunt Zhou at the bridge. During this period, she saw a luxurious carriage passing by. My grandson felt very majestic at the time. Later, my mother said that it was the second master of the Zhao family. If I had the chance, my grandson would also think that it would be the case. In this way, our family would not have to walk when we went out."

The tender voices in the kitchen were reversing, and the family was stunned for a moment when facing Ling Yun's answer.

Seeing this, my grandfather looked at Yang, who hesitated for a moment and said with a smile.

"The daughter-in-law was chatting with Mrs. Zhou that day, and happened to meet Mrs. Zhao Er, who was driving a carriage back to her hometown. She was so majestic. She heard Mrs. Zhou talk and said that Mrs. Zhao Er, who was going back to her hometown, was going to take her parents to the county to enjoy the happiness of her parents. The daughter-in-law didn't know what the details were."

Hearing the whole story, Ling Dashan couldn't help but support his slightly raised beard.

"The second boy of the Zhao family turned out to be a naughty boy. He was doing nothing in the village all day long, moving around, making the village so earth-shaking and messy."

"Because I didn't listen to the discipline, Old Man Zhao thought about it and sent him to the county Longmen Escort Agency to be an apprentice. The second boy of the Zhao family went there for less than half a month and sneaked back. Then he didn't know what happened. The second boy of the Zhao family struggled and said that he didn't want to go again. Old Man Zhao saw that he was so good at it. But after that, the second boy of the Zhao family became much more perverted."

The family listened quietly to Ling Dashan. After a while, he paused and drank, and took a sip of porridge, then sighed and sighed.

"After that, I went to Mr. Li to study and learn to write. Later, I heard that I was a pavilion in the county inn. I heard that I was rich over the years. The village politely called him Second Master. I never thought that I had made a fortune like this. I also wanted to take my parents to enjoy the happiness, but I did not disappoint the expectations of the two elders."

Mr. Li is actually not a juren or a scholar, and his real name is Li Chuan.

A man of his grandfather's age, but the Li family was a wealthy family before, but when they moved here, they were in a bad mood.

It is familiar to say that a lean camel is bigger than a horse. In the early years, he relied on some family background to go to the county to study.

He was lucky, and passed the Tongsheng exam for the first time he participated in the county exam. He studied harder in the future, but he was able to make a name for himself.

But no matter how obsessed with the imperial examinations since then, he was not as lucky as the first time, and he did not go further in the end.

When he was in office, he had little savings left and could not support him in continuing his studies. Seeing that he had no hope of passing the imperial examination, he stopped dreaming of the imperial examination.

But he, a scholar, has thin arms and legs, and can neither cook nor farm.

I had to hang up the plaque and rely on my childhood status to teach some children to enlighten me in the village, and I could only make a living.

Perhaps because of the example of Li Chuan, people in and outside the village brought their children over and only enlightened them to recognize some words and that's all, and they did not have the idea of ​​continuing to study.

Because when the Li family first came, they were also a big family in the village, but because of their studies, they ended up like this.

No matter what you say, no one will be willing to let your children embark on the road of imperial examinations, so as not to go further and further on the road of not having enough food.

Ling Yun also whispered the big kid and asked her where there was a place to read and read.

Dawa once told him that there was an old man who loved reading in the north of the village. He held a book every day and was full of words.

It seems kind, but he beaten up by people who go to the village wherever he enlightens, so the children in the village are afraid of him, so they will hide when they see him.

"Grandpa, can you get on a luxurious carriage by reading? Then grandson wants to read too. Grandpa, in the future, grandson will also drive you to the carriage to pick you up into the city to enjoy your happiness, and grandma, father, mother and sisters will go together."

Ling Yun pretended to be a child and showed stubbornly that he could let them enjoy their happiness, so that they could be willing to let themselves study.

Ling Dashan frowned and stared quietly at his grandson's tender face without saying anything.

Everyone was also tactful and didn't speak, which shows how serious the matter of reading and literacy was in such a family.

In an instant, Ling Dashan's eyebrows and eyes were full of light, but his tone was stern.

"Son, the matter of studying is up to date, but you have to tell grandpa, do you want to know some words and be a record-keeping master as good as Mr. Zhao Er? Or do you want to be a child enlightenment master like Mr. Li Chuan in the north of the same village?"

"Grandpa, are there only two types?"

"Of course there are more than these two types, but we ordinary people generally know how to have a light work, but we want to be a accountant in a wealthy family."

Don’t underestimate the workers of wealthy families. In ancient times, those who paid great attention to the identity of the master were ninth rank officials in front of the prime minister.

Not only are the payments of wealthy families treated well, but sometimes they also gave monthly money when they were done well, which was a bit dangerous. After all, the safety index of servants in this era was too low.

"This grandson is not very happy. Grandpa, is there anyone more powerful or more majestic?"

"Of course there is, but we have a chance."

Ling Dashan shook his head helplessly, and he wanted to speak but stopped, with no light in his eyes.

Seeing this, Ling Yun ran to Ling Dashan obediently, held his hand and acted cute and coquettish: "Grandpa, grandpa."

"Scholars should be honest with the imperial examination and imperial examination, glorious and honoring ancestors, and becoming officials. But we have never heard of anyone who can be so amazing in a few miles."

Ling Dashan gently stroked Ling Yun's head and sighed with some hope but helplessness.

"Grandpa, if you want to do it, you must be the most powerful one. It is not impossible to be glorious in the future."

Ling Yun's sudden high-spirited speech shocked everyone, and then he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Eat first, let's talk about this later!"

Although he couldn't bear to interrupt his ambition, Ling Dashan still stopped the topic and prevented his grandson from saying anything irrelevant.

The study was put on hold, and Ling Yun felt an indescribable depression in his heart.

But I do know that this matter is not urgent, everything is difficult at the beginning and the future is long.

Although it has been ancient times that a noble son has been born in a poor family, you can’t even solve the basic food and clothing problem. How can you talk about your ideals? It’s really hard to cook without rice.

Until after dinner, Ling Dashan didn't say that Ling Yun would go to study, and he didn't ask any more.

He just sat at the gate of the yard and stared quietly in a daze, then watched the big baby come over with the food for feeding chickens, and then stood up again.

"Sister, I'll help you."

"Silo, why are you feeling a little depressed? Are you still unhappy about what happened just now?"

The big kid didn't ask him to help, but just gently touched his head, his eyes full of heartache.

She knew that her younger brother had been different from others since she was a child, as if she had hidden many thoughts.

Every time he asked, he just shook his head silently and refused to say anything.

"Sister, if I go to study in the future, I will be a high-ranking official, would it be good to live in a big yard for you?" Ling Yun turned his head and looked at the sky suddenly revealed.

"Okay, sister knows that Silang will definitely have a great future in the future and will definitely become a support for her. Sister is trusting you."

Dawa was not surprised when he heard Ling Yun's words, because when his Siro was alone with her, he always said something irrelevant.

In fact, in the heart of the big kid, whether her Silang is a high-ranking official or not, it doesn’t matter whether he has money or not. What’s important is that he will be satisfied if he grows up safely.

"Silang, grandpa asked you to go to his house."

At this moment, Erwa's voice sounded, Ling Yun came to his senses, thought for a little bit, and then said to Dawa, and headed to Ling Dashan's house.
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