After leaving Cui's house, Lin Xuan returned home with his typefaces and loom, took the math textbooks he had compiled, and went to the academy.
"I have met the Marquis." Liu Shilun bowed and saluted.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite, how many books can be printed in a day now?"
"Back to Lord Marquis, although the craftsmen are now more skilled, they can only print twenty copies of The Analects a day due to the lack of fonts. Other books with more characters can only be printed in smaller quantities," Liu Shilun said.
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "This time I brought you some fonts, you have to speed up the printing."
"Yes, Lord Hou, don't worry." Liu Shilun responded.
Lin Xuan took out the mathematics textbook, handed it to Liu Shilun and said, "Print this for me. Print five hundred copies first."
"Let's arrange it now, little one." Liu Shilun took the textbook and quickly went to arrange the printing.
Lin Xuan wandered around and watched the craftsmen printing books.
"Master Hou!" Xu Geng bowed and saluted.
"Why are you here?" Lin Xuan asked.
Xu Geng smiled and said: "I heard that Mr. Hou is here, and I just have something to discuss with Mr. Hou."
"Then let's go to your office to talk." Lin Xuan said.
The two came to the office, and after sitting down, Lin Xuan asked, "Is there anything Mr. Xu needs to discuss with me?"
"Master Hou, all the students in the academy have no books, can we provide the books in our printing house to the students first?" Xu Geng said.
The students in the academy are all children of ordinary people, so you cannot charge money for providing it to them.
Lin Xuan pondered for a while and said: "Then each person will be given a set of the Four Books and Five Classics and an Analects of Confucius. However, the Four Books and Five Classics have not been printed yet, so let's give each person an Analects first."
"I would like to thank Mr. Hou on behalf of all the students in the academy." Xu Geng said gratefully.
He is from a poor family, so he can better understand the difficulties for children from a poor family to study.
There are no famous teachers, no books, and difficult life at home. These reasons are all obstacles for children from poor families to study.
Although Boyuan Academy has to charge some tuition fees, Xu Geng knows that the tuition fees are not even enough for the monthly salary of those gentlemen.
Although this is nothing to Lin Xuan, for students from poor families, it undoubtedly gives them the opportunity to change their destiny.
Xu Geng also knew some things that ordinary people didn't know. The reform of the imperial examination was also proposed by Lin Xuan.
Although the imperial examination was implemented in the Sui Dynasty, due to the pressure of aristocratic families, the imperial examination was not a ladder for children from poor families to change their destiny.
He knew this very well. He considered himself to be more knowledgeable than some children from aristocratic families. Those children who were not as good as him had entered the officialdom, but he was still a white man.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said: "Sir, you're welcome. In the future, I will build a library in the academy to collect all the books and unique copies in the world for students to borrow."
Xu Geng's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Thank you so much, Lord Marquis!"
Lin Xuan pondered for a while and said: "Sir, if you want to serve as an official, you can also take the imperial examination."
Regarding Xu Geng's situation, he also heard Kong Yingda say it.
Xu Geng always wanted to be an official, but had no way.
Li Shimin did use many people from poor families, but those people were all talented and famous, so they were used by Li Shimin.
Normal selection channels are monopolized by time. Children from poor families want to get ahead unless they join a famous family.
Xu Geng shook his head and said with a smile: "Master Hou, I am already forty years old, how can I compete with young people for opportunities? Let's give the opportunity to them, they need it more than me."
Is forty also called big?
When the imperial examination was popular, it was not uncommon for people to still take the imperial examination at the age of seventy.
If there is no Enke, normally the imperial examination is held every three years. If you fail to pass the exam once, you will have to wait for three years.
Those who can complete high school in one go are very rare.
It is normal to take the test three or four times.
Normally, those on the gold list are basically around thirty years old.
However, Lin Xuan saw that Xu Geng had completely let go and did not try to persuade him.
Even if he takes the exam, he may not be able to pass it. Even if he is not a scholar, he has to become an official.
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"Chu Mo, are you ready?" Cui stood outside the door and urged.
"Okay, okay." Cheng Chumo opened the door and walked out.
"Didn't I have someone send you a set of clothes? Why don't you wear them?" Cui frowned.
"Mom, I can't get used to wearing that kind of clothes, so this is fine." Cheng Chumo muttered.
Mrs. Cui said angrily: "This time I am visiting the Jiang family. Maybe the two families are going to get married in the future. How can we be so casual? Go in and change."
"Yes." Cheng Chumo responded listlessly.
Cheng Chumo is a well-known figure in Chang'an after all, but now he has been reduced to going on a blind date. If word spread, wouldn't it make people laugh to death?
But there was no way. Cheng Yaojin said that if he didn't go, he would break his legs.
He knew that his father could really do it.
Not long after, Cheng Chumo walked out again.
Cheng Chumo was wearing a purple robe and looked a bit elegant, of course, provided he didn't speak.
"Yes, I look more energetic this way." Ms. Cui nodded with satisfaction.
"Mom, I feel uncomfortable wearing this. How about I change my clothes?" Cheng Chumo said.
"What do you want to change? Leave quickly, otherwise it will be too late." Ms. Cui dragged Cheng Chumo out and walked out.
"Mom, don't hold me back, I'll go by myself."
Although in ancient times, parents were particular about ordering matchmakers, the two families still had to meet each other.
Otherwise, wouldn’t it be embarrassing if you rashly invite a matchmaker to propose marriage and the other party is unwilling?
Jiang Yunsheng once served as a lieutenant under Cheng Yaojin, and was later made an earl for his merits.
The troops are currently guarding the border in Shu. The Tang Dynasty stipulates that the border guard generals and their families must stay in Chang'an.
Therefore, it was inconvenient for Cheng Yaojin to come to the house in person, so he asked Mr. Cui to take Cheng Chumo there.
Jiang family
Mrs. Jiang led her daughter to wait for Mr. Cui's arrival at the door, and said uneasily: "Yan'er, be more honest in a while. If you dare to mess around, I will let your father take care of it when he comes back."
Take care of you."
"It's too late for dad to like me, so why bother to deal with me?" Jiang Yan said, sticking out his tongue.
Mrs. Jiang's eyes widened and she said: "If he doesn't take care of you, I will take care of you. If you dare to mess around, I will embarrass you with all your swords, guns and sticks."
Mrs. Jiang was also very worried about this daughter.
Every girl doesn’t like red clothes but prefers to be armed.
Mrs. Jiang also had some complaints about Jiang Yunsheng in her heart. Why was she teaching her daughter martial arts when she had nothing to do?
"Mom, it's okay to marry, but if my future husband can't beat me, I won't marry him," Jiang Yan said.
"Don't worry, Young Master Cheng has obtained the true biography of Su Guogong. With your two moves, you are no match for him. I'm just afraid that you will scare them away," Mrs. Jiang said.
"Just run, I may not be able to like him yet." Jiang Yan said nonchalantly.
"You!" Mrs. Jiang was just about to scold her daughter when she saw a group of guards escorting a carriage driving over and said quickly: "Here they come."
Jiang Yan looked curiously at Cheng Chumo, who was leading the way, and thought to himself, it must be him, right?
Cheng Chumo is of average height, and his face is very dark, which makes him completely unattractive.
But Jiang Yan doesn't care, because she likes to practice martial arts, and in her eyes, those handsome men are just powerless scholars with nothing more than a skin.
The carriage stopped at the door of Jiang's house, and Ms. Cui got off the carriage.
Mrs. Jiang led her daughter forward and said with a smile, "Meet Mrs. Cheng."
Mrs. Cui said with a smile: "Mrs. Jiang, you're welcome. It's good that we sisters are in harmony with each other."
"Sister said I'm polite, why don't you also call me Mrs. Jiang?" Mrs. Jiang said with a smile.
"I was wrong." Ms. Cui looked at Jiang Yan behind Mrs. Jiang and said with a smile, "Is this your young lady?"