Fan Yikuan's eyes widened after hearing Zhu Hao's words.
This boy, how dare you brag in front of me that you can train a stubborn elm lump into a student? Do you really think I can't see that the student has no chance of entering school?
He passed the county examination and the prefectural examination because he came from a wealthy family. In examinations at the county and prefectural examinations, as long as the relationship is well established, the sentences are fluent, and the handwriting is okay, he can basically pass, and no one will care.
.
But when it comes to the college examination, Huguang's deputy academic envoy will personally write the questions and supervise the examination. With the rigor of Huguang's local deputy academic envoy Zhang Bangqi's academic study, will the next generation pass?
"wishful thinking!"
Fan Yikuan made the final comment without hesitation.
Zhu Hao said: "Then why don't I make a bet with Fan Xuezheng? If he passes the next college examination, Fan Xuezheng will apologize to him in person. He thinks he made a mistake."
Fan Yikuan sneered: "Why not? It's settled like that! But what if you... lose?"
Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Fan Xuezheng is a great scholar in this world. You won't care about me, a late student who hasn't even taken the child exam, right? Even if you want to care about me...I will come to apologize when the time comes, so that Fan Xuezheng can have face."
One is to ask the great scholar to apologize and admit his mistake, and the other is to let the younger generation admit his mistake in front of the great scholar...
No matter how you look at this kind of bet, Fan Yikuan will suffer.
But Fan Yikuan did not feel that he would lose, and because he was arrogant and arrogant, since he had the stereotype that the young Confucian scholar would not be able to pass the examination, he was sure that he would not be afraid of losing.
"Then the matter is settled!"
Fan Yikuan did not refuse.
Zhu Hao smiled and held up his hands: "I wonder if Fan Xuezheng has anything else to do? If not, I have to go back to study and take the county examination in one month."
Fan Yikuan waved his hand: "Go in!"
Then he watched Zhu Hao enter the house.
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It was soon past noon.
Zhu Si went back to the school building after lunch. Before class, he lay down at Zhu Hao's table and asked: "Zhu Hao, I heard that you made a bet with Fan Xuezheng? You also said that you would cultivate an unlearned and incompetent person."
In terms of skills, a Confucian scholar with little ability is asked to pass the high school student examination just once? Isn't this... a bit unrealistic? "
Zhu Hao smiled and didn't explain much.
To him, it didn't matter what the bet with Fan Yikuan was, and it didn't matter whether he won or lost. What was important was that he successfully concluded the bet.
As long as there is a bet, the relationship between the two parties will be competitors. Fan Yikuan will be embarrassed to come and claim to be his husband, and during the bet... Until next year, which is the second half of the twelfth year of Zhengde, before the local college examination, Zhu Hao will
There is no need to worry about Fan Yikuanna suppressing him as the teacher.
As for that young Confucian scholar surnamed Sun, what does it have to do with me whether you can pass the high school entrance examination?
Even if I recruit you and ask you to become my teacher, you, a child preparing for the college entrance examination, will you listen to me, a bachelor who has never even passed the county examination?
"Some people definitely can't do it, but if it's him... I can't say for sure."
Zhu San brought Lu Bing, his little follower, in with a mocking tone, not directed at Zhu Hao, but at Fan Yikuan.
Perhaps Zhu Hao had shown too much ability in the past, so several children unconsciously followed Zhu Hao and wanted to see their peers win in a bet against the long-famous scholar Fan Yikuan.
Zhu Si shook his head and said: "I think it's too risky... If Mr. Tang comes back to cultivate it, the chance of winning will probably be greater."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "What I told him in the morning was that I would find someone to train him, but I didn't say that I would go there in person. Maybe Mr. Tang will accept this registered disciple? If I go to recruit him in my current capacity, they will also
You don’t want to be my student.”
"That's true."
Zhu Si nodded.
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With the bet, it was indeed difficult for Fan Yikuan to target Zhu Hao.
At first, Fan Yikuan didn't feel anything. After the bet, he felt that he was bound to win. He decided that Zhu Hao was young and energetic and overestimated his abilities. But a few days later, he took advantage of the opportunity to find someone to inquire about when he was leaving the palace, and learned that the person named Sun Ru
Confucian scholars have been attending literary conferences and other events as usual recently, and have not been asked to study by Zhu Hao at all.
I haven't heard of any new teacher that Sun Ru worshiped.
Only then did Fan Yikuan realize that he might have been deceived.
Because of the bet, he was embarrassed to supervise Zhu Hao's studies. Sometimes when Zhu Hao had to leave school early, he turned a blind eye.
"Fan Xuezheng, are you talking about the young man named Zhu Hao from the palace? I know him. He followed a doctor from the palace to participate in a literary conference, and he spoke so well that people couldn't believe that he was just a boy less than ten years old.
Lang, when debating with others, he often quotes scriptures and refutes, leaving others speechless... He is very knowledgeable."
Zhu Hao has not been out to attend cultural gatherings recently. The last time he attended was two months before Tang Yin left, that is, before September.
Even so, Zhu Hao still left a legend in the local Shilin.
The main reason is that Zhu Hao is young, but he can always speak well. For those adults, they will naturally remember this opponent...
Fan Yikuan glared at the thirty-year-old student who was telling him the story. This student was naturally a member of the state school and could be considered his disciple. He asked angrily: "How can I not know how capable he is? But his
My thoughts are all in the wrong place."
The students were very curious: "Isn't Fan Xuezheng working as a doctor in the palace? Then Zhu Hao... should also be your student."
Fan Yikuan said: "Whoever's student he loves is his student. In short, it's not mine!"
Zhu Hao had no intention of treating Fan Yikuan as his teacher, and Fan Yikuan did not regard Zhu Hao as his student now. In addition, Fan Yikuan felt that he was being used by Zhu Hao, and felt ashamed and angry, so he wanted to go back to settle the score with Zhu Hao.
But unfortunately...
On the ninth day of the first lunar month that day, Zhu Hao was no longer in the palace. He could not find anyone when he went back, and Zhu Hao would not come back before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month...
The palace has given several children a holiday.
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Zhu Hao has another six days of vacation.
School will not reopen until the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.
During this time...
It's enough for him to torment.
When he was at home during the holidays, Zhu Hao would not put all his thoughts into studying. He would hide in his room and pretend to be studying, mostly to perfunctory his mother.
As long as Zhu Niang wasn't paying attention, he would sneak out.
One thing he has been concerned about recently is what happened to the female proprietor of the Ouyang family from Nanjing.
"...Little boss, there is something I don't know whether to talk about or not." When shopkeeper Ma saw Zhu Hao, he wanted to talk but gave up.
"speak."
Zhu Hao glanced at the hesitating shopkeeper Ma and urged.
"It's like this. The female proprietor of the Ouyang family did a business of several hundred taels of silver with the Zhu family. All she bought were fragile glassware, but she didn't even see a single thing on the ground in Nanjing. I don't know what it is.
The channels are not open, or there is a problem during transportation... But I heard that the procurement is still in progress."
After Shopkeeper Ma finished speaking, Zhu Hao probably knew the reason for his hesitation.
The name of the female proprietor of the Ouyang family is unknown for the time being. The name of the girl in the boudoir is taboo for outsiders, and they call her Ouyang Nu. Perhaps she was deceived, but she was ignorant and continued to fill in money.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "This little lady is quite interesting. She doesn't know the sales of an unfamiliar product at all, so she dares to purchase it in such large quantities. If the first batch is not sold, she dares to buy the subsequent ones... Could it be that she
Could it be that the silver was blown away by the strong wind?"
Shopkeeper Ma looked serious: "I heard that there is a lot of debt."
He borrowed money to purchase goods and made such a rash move...
Zhu Hao really can’t understand this routine!
It can only be understood that either he doesn't know how to do business and is just a 250-year-old, or he is being taken advantage of and throwing money into a bottomless pit.
"It seems that my second uncle did a good job this time. It's really not easy for him to deceive people in this world." Zhu Hao said with a smile.
It was just a joke.
With Zhu Wanjian's IQ, if he doesn't suffer some losses, God will open his eyes. He doesn't want to let others suffer! How stupid does one have to be to be fooled by Zhu Wanjian?
Shopkeeper Ma said: "It's a pity that I can't contact Mr. Su now, and I don't know if I should... help."
Shopkeeper Ma had a concern. After all, Ouyang Nu was introduced by Su Xigui. Even if it was possible that it was a deliberate trap set up by her former employer, it was a bit unreasonable to defraud the potential business partner she introduced.
"Let's do a detailed investigation to see where the goods are. If possible... you go and buy a batch of flat glass and come back. It doesn't take much... You have to buy it in the name of Dongzhu Su, saying it is for decoration.
window……"
"ah?"
Shopkeeper Ma didn't understand what Zhu Hao meant.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "If even Boss Su is interested in purchasing flat glass, the Zhu family will think that this thing is a treasure, or they will increase the price, or even mass-produce it. When the time comes, they will produce more, and the inventory will be more, and then
Isn’t it fun to just watch losses happen?”
"But, this...is meaningless."
Although shopkeeper Ma understood what Zhu Hao meant, he didn't think it was a good idea.
Just to watch the Zhu family produce a large pile of colored glaze and pile it up into a mountain... It will not be of any benefit to their own business. Instead, it will waste money on unnecessary expenses.
Zhu Hao said: "Follow my instructions. If you are worried, go and ask my mother for instructions."
"no, I'm fine."
After getting along for a while, shopkeeper Ma realized that Zhu Niang almost obeyed his son's words and never asked about the details of the business, but only calculated the accounts.
It is equivalent to saying that Zhu Hao is the big proprietor, while Zhu Niang is just an accountant who helps settle the accounts.
"The glass business was taken away from us. Now the Zhu family wants to make a fortune out of it. Have you ever asked me for my opinion? Isn't it just a scam? If you can rip someone off one tael, I can rip off a dozen...
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Zhu Hao had a bad smile on his face.
Shopkeeper Ma couldn't help but tremble: "Little boss, you must be merciful."
"Oh, it's okay, it's just business, no one will be killed... We must implement the purchase of flat glass as soon as possible! Don't buy good quality products, be sure to buy defective products, preferably ones that break when touched... I will take them back
Add a few more processes and then sell it to them!"