Chapter 416: The Rat and the Big Hole in Sinong Temple
Ye An successfully passed the lock-up examination. This news was not a surprise to the courtiers of the Song Dynasty. However, when Ye An's "On the Six Kingdoms" and "The Art of Power" were extremely in line with the civil servants,
After the article about taste appeared, the attitude of civil servants towards Ye An suddenly changed.
What does the convergence of articles mean? He naturally belongs to people in their circle. Civil servants will naturally classify Ye An as a group of scholar-bureaucrats who follow Confucianism, and will not regard him as a noble person.
The locking examination means a threshold. Ye An passed this threshold and was recognized by the court. His background as a Jinshi was also replaced by the number one scholar in the locking examination, because he also experienced the imperial examination of the Song Dynasty.
A moment of glory.
But because it is a locked-down examination, there is no such perks as riding a horse through the streets or having a Qionglin banquet. However, when I go to Sinong Temple to sit in the yamen every day, I will still be looked at differently by others.
After all, the number one scholar in the Suoting Examination is also hand-picked by the officials, and the quality of the article will not make much difference because it is a Jinshi or Suoting Examination. The same was true for Xia Song's article, which was widely circulated for a long time.
Ye An even felt that Fan Ziyuan looked at him differently. The feeling of being "one of his own" from the bottom of his heart was really unacceptable to him.
He would often invite him to "cook" with him when he had nothing to do. His favorite thing to eat was actually Xinlingfang's fried dumplings, which made Ye An bring two of them from Liu's fried dumpling shop every day. Over time, he actually started to develop
A habit that makes you feel uncomfortable if you don't eat for a day.
It has to be said that this kind of fried buns made from loose noodles are crispy on one side and soft on the other side, coupled with the prepared fillings, it is really hard for ordinary people to resist.
A portion of fried buns can enhance the relationship between colleagues. Ye An didn't care that much. Today he also came with a basket of steamed buns, but instead of fried buns, they were steamed buns.
Although the official office of Sinong Temple is not very far from Xinlingfang, there are so many people on Nanmen Street so early in the morning!
The good fried dumplings are so delicious when they arrive at the yamen. In fact, the ones in the past are not very tasty. Food like fried dumplings should be eaten hot.
"I'm bothering you, Marquis Ye, to bring me something to eat again... why are they meat buns?!"
Ye An rolled his eyes dissatisfied: "I've been eating fried dumplings for five days in a row. It's time for a change, right? You can just give me a try. The meat buns are not afraid of getting cold, so it's good to find someone to heat them up.
Eat. By the way, why are there so many people on the street today?"
"What else can we do? It's almost the Qingming Festival..." After saying that, he looked at Ye An with wide eyes and said: "If you add fifteen days after the vernal equinox, then the Qingming Festival will come. You don't know, right?"
"Uh..." Ye An opened his mouth: "Of course I know, but I've been too busy recently and forgot about it."
Fan Ziyuan curled his lips: "Then go home and discipline your mother-in-law. A woman should prepare for this kind of thing in advance. My wife has already prepared wine, food, and fruits. Although your ancestors are not in Tokyo, they still need to prepare food."
Sacrifice."
Ye An nodded and took a bite of the bun. He really forgot that he had no chance before, and it is the same now. Qingming Festival is a bit strange to him. He just knew that because of the holiday, the business on the street stalls was good at that time.
When he and Qin Mumu arrived here, they didn't know who to worship. How to sacrifice their ancestors? They couldn't say that their ancestors lived in the Song Dynasty...
A stack of white and plump buns was eaten in a few seconds. Fan Ziyuan clapped his hands and handed over the official document: "Since the Cold Food Festival, the imperial court will hold a boating party. It is said that there will be a tug-of-war this year. All civil and military officials will be there.
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Ye An looked blankly at the document in his hand with the seal of the Zhongshu family, and his head was a little dazed. This was something he never expected. Was there such a thing as team building in ancient times?
Tug-of-war? Isn't this something from later generations? He knows about rafting. This rafting is a dragon boat race on Jinming Pond. It is a performance in which the soldiers of the Fourth Army compete for the leader. Those "arrogant, thick eyebrows and big eyes" soldiers of the emperor and the Qing Dynasty...
That's all it can do.
But it would be too much for hundreds of officials to participate. Do you expect these literati who write and write all day long to participate in a tug-of-war competition?
But these still limited Ye An's imagination. Seeing his confused expression, Fan Ziyuan smiled and said: "That's not all. You can take your family to Qionglin Garden for an outing. You can also plant willows, shoot willows, and swing! You and I both have
How about traveling together? My wife always praises your pearl powder, but it’s a bit expensive...hehe."
Fan Ziyuan's expression was like that of a stingy "Grandet". After all, this guy was also the Shaoqing of Sinong Temple, a fifth-rank official. How could he be so stingy?!
But after thinking about it for a moment, Ye An began to sympathize with him.
Although I don’t know how much my own pearl powder sells for, I know that the so-called pearl powder definitely doesn’t use many pearls, but even if I put a small handful, it’s okay...
Lan Kwai Fong's advertising is different from Xin Ling Fong's. Qin Mumu takes a high-end route, mainly penetrating and promoting the circles of wealthy people such as Mrs. Gaoming.
Even taking advantage of women's vanity and comparison, this is one of the most effective methods in marketing that is not clever.
Fan Ziyuan in front of him was an obvious "victim". Looking at the way he rubbed his hands, Ye An knew that his wallet was about to be squeezed dry by his wife...
Although he said before that a woman should take care of all the family affairs, in fact, this guy is definitely afraid of his henpecks. He would not even dare to go to Gou Lan when his colleagues would ask him to treat guests. This is not because he is stingy with money, but because he is really afraid of his wife.
My wife, on the other hand, quietly donates generously every time.
After spending a long time in Sinong Temple, Ye An felt that this place was slightly different from other government offices in the Song Dynasty. At least the officials here were capable and capable of doing practical things.
Of course, this is also a place where civil and military officials keep an eye on it. It is not only in charge of grain storage and warehouse management, but also in charge of the distribution of rice to the officials. How can you not keep an eye on it when your interests are at stake?!
Ye An and Fan Ziyuan were in charge of the administrative orders of the Reserve Committee. The general garden was responsible for the treasury affairs and was the cashier, and the Prime Minister took charge of it.
All records of officials in the city of Tokyo are classified according to their essence and coarseness. When they are transported to the capital every year, officials are sent to read their names and colors and distribute them to Cang Geng. The stalks are returned to various fields and are sealed at the end of the year.
, report and hear the number of moon tools that have been seen;
Of course, this is not the end of the story. Sinong Temple still has many official duties. For example, to provide food to the soldiers, it is necessary to present food samples to the ministers and officials of the two governments to prevent old or corrupted food from being transported to the hands of the border guards.
Only through personal experience did Ye An know that the system of the Song Dynasty was very complete, how accurate the cooperation between various departments was and how each department performed its duties. It was even more efficient than the graceful and procrastinating Western system of later generations, provided it could be effectively implemented.
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When a dynasty is on the rise, this kind of execution will become more powerful and feed back to the dynasty, thus forming a virtuous cycle, and the opposite will form a vicious cycle.
Something unexpected happened today. Ye An discovered that there was a problem with the accounts. He had not done anything else in the past few days, but was checking the account books. He also asked the warehouse manager to call the warehouse supervisors in Tokyo to submit the accounts, incoming and outgoing warehouses.
Documents for your own use.
However, under his inspection, there were many errors and omissions, and there were many problems.