Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 378 What should I do if I have more money?
Chapter 374

Wei Hao rushed to the examination room of the scientific examination. At this moment, those examinees were divided into a large number of teams and lined up to enter the arena. Many left and right Jin Wuwei troops were maintaining the scene. The imperial examination was presided over by the Ministry of Rites. The examiner was a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Li Xiaogong was The main person in charge, at this moment, is also standing on the high platform, watching the candidates go in.

"Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang!" Standing below, Wei Hao shouted after seeing Li Xiaogong.

"Hey, Shenyong, come up!" Li Xiaogong saw Wei Hao, and immediately greeted Wei Hao with a smile, and Wei Hao went up to the high platform.

"It's still beautiful here, so many people are entering the arena one after another!" Wei Hao stood on the top, looked at the people below, and said with a smile, there was a dense team below.

"There are more than 1 people. Look here. Those temporary sheds are all prepared for those candidates, and there are also stoves. At night, they have to warm up in the examination shed." Li Xiaogong smiled. Said. "This is the biggest imperial examination. There are more than 1 people. Next year, there will be more!" Wei Hao said proudly as he stood there.

"Next year, it is estimated to exceed 2 yuan. Do you know how much the rent of the houses near the library is? A single room costs 100 yuan a month. Three or four students live together, just to be able to go to the library to read books. , now people who are close to the library in the west city, it is much easier to make money!" Li Xiaogong said to Wei Hao.

"That's good. There are still a lot of people in the area in the west city. It's good to have an extra income!" Wei Hao nodded and said, then thought for a while, looked at Li Xiaogong and asked: "Uncle Wang, what's the point?" How much is the number of scholars for the second imperial examination?"

"As approved by His Majesty, 200 scholars will be recruited. At most, 200 people will be thrown to various departments at that time. Let them sit up from the smallest officials first. The top 20 can be directly awarded the post of county magistrate! "Li Xiaogong said to Wei Hao.

"Take so much, these people are lucky!" Wei Hao said very happily when he heard it.

"Well, the court now continues to retain talents, especially those from poor families. Only a large number of children from poor families have been reserved. Then there will be no way for the aristocratic family. Therefore, talents need to be reserved. Your Majesty wants to use five years Time, reserve 1000 people for the court,

Originally, the population of the Tang Dynasty has increased a lot, and the number of officials also needs to be increased. The other is that many officials are now old, and some of them will retire and return to their hometowns, and many positions will be vacated!Therefore, it is good to retain more talents. After five years, 50 scholars will be recruited every year, and the competition will be fierce by then! "Li Xiaogong said to Wei Hao,

Wei Hao nodded, that is indeed the case. Now Li Shimin urgently needs to train a large number of poor children. He is afraid that when the time comes, the children of the aristocratic family will make a scene and no one will be available in the court. But now the children of the aristocratic family do not dare to make trouble. They also know that the trend is It's here, if they still mess around, there will be no one available in the court.

"Hejian King, Hejian King?" At this moment, Wang De, the eunuch next to Li Shimin, came over, Li Xiaogong saw it, and immediately ran down to greet him.

"Eunuch Wang, why are you here?" Li Xiaogong came to Wang De's side and asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty said that after half an hour, I will come here for inspection and see the situation of the candidates. This year's scientific examination is the one with the largest number of people since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty also wants to come and see the grand occasion!" Wang De said to Li Xiaogong said.

"Oh, okay, half an hour, um, that's enough, basically all those candidates have entered the test booth!" Li Xiaogong looked at the queue at the back, and found that it was more than half short, and estimated that the time was enough.

"Okay, the little one is here to inform you, remember to arrange it here!" Wang De continued to Li Xiaogong, Li Xiaogong cupped his hands,
Soon, Wang De left,

When Wei Hao learned that Li Shimin was coming, he prepared to leave.

"Where are you going? Wang De has already seen you, so he will definitely tell His Majesty, are you still going?" Li Xiaogong said, holding Wei Hao's hand.

"Uncle Wang, I just came to see the excitement!" Wei Hao looked at Li Xiaogong incomprehensibly, this has nothing to do with him.

"The old man knows, but you are here, the old man should be more at ease, don't go, stay here with the old man, and his majesty will enter the examination room later, I guess you can't bring too many guards, you boy wants to go, anyway, you are also a captain , The fight is still so fierce, I can rest assured that you are here!" Li Xiaogong stood there and said to Wei Hao.

"No, Uncle Wang, His Majesty will definitely bring the Captain here, I'm not even on duty!" Wei Hao looked at Li Xiaogong in embarrassment and said, he didn't want to see Li Shimin, he was afraid of being fooled.

"It doesn't matter, His Majesty likes you very much. If you run away, what will His Majesty do if I want someone? You just stay, you can't go, anyway, you have nothing to do!" Li Xiaogong still refused,

Wei Hao had no choice but to sit on the side of the high platform and look at the candidates below. Many of them were very young. Of course, there were also those in their 40s and [-]s.Soon, all the examinees entered the examination room. Li Xiaogong told Wei Hao not to run away. He wanted to go in and make arrangements for the people inside to get ready.
At this moment, the exam papers are being distributed. After all, there are more than 50 subjects, so the content of the exams is different, but they are all stipulated. Those exam questions must be completed within three days, and the papers can only be handed in three days later. .If you don’t know how to write, you can just sleep in the test booth.

Li Xiaogong looked around inside and found that there was no major problem, so he came out of the examination room, and after a while, Li Shimin's chariot arrived outside the examination room.

"Yo ho, didn't you run away?" Li Shimin saw Wei Hao when he came down, and immediately asked with a smile.

"Uncle Wang didn't let me go, I wanted to run away!" Wei Hao said to Li Shimin depressedly.

"You have the nerve to run. I have been surrounded by those ministers every day these days because of you, you heartless, dare to run?" Li Shimin pointed at Wei Hao and said.

"Father, aren't you surrounded by ministers one day?" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin helplessly and said, thinking in his heart, and wanted to blackmail himself.

"Hmph, bastard, they stare at me every day, making me issue an imperial decree, telling you to hand over the workshop, it's so annoying!" Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao and said, Wei Hao smiled, Li Shimin then looked at Li Xiaogong and said: "All in?"

"Go in, the exam has started now, there are more than 1 candidates this time, and about half of the candidates are from poor families! Very good!" Li Xiaogong said immediately, clasping his hands.

"Oh, that's good, that's good? Half, that's 6000 people, um, good!" Li Shimin was very satisfied at the moment, and walked forward with his hands behind his back, and Li Xiaogong followed,

But Wei Hao stood there motionless, watching Li Shimin and the others pass by. Li Shimin reached the gate of the examination room and said, "Shen Yong, Chong Yi, Chu Liang, you three accompany me in, um, where is Shen Yong?"

Li Shimin turned his head and looked, but he didn't find Wei Hao, so he asked, and then saw Wei Hao standing where he was greeted just now, Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao,

Li Xiaogong quickly waved to Wei Hao, and Wei Hao ran over.

"What do you mean? Can you still be invited by the emperor?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"No, father, this is a place where exams are important, and I dare not go in without an order!" Wei Hao immediately said with a smile.

"Take your saber and accompany Father to have a look!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao,

Wei Hao heard it, and immediately greeted his own soldiers, who immediately brought his saber, Wei Hao took his saber and walked in with Li Shimin,

After arriving inside, Wei Hao also saw the ancient scientific examination for the first time. The examinees inside each had a small single room, surrounded on three sides, with one side open to facilitate the inspection of the officials. Li Shimin just looked at the students answering the questions with his hands behind his back. , Wei Hao also looked at it, and found that their calligraphy was very beautiful,
Wei Hao watched with Li Shimin all the time, but couldn't see anything. After turning around, Li Shimin also arrived at the examiner's resting place.

"That's great. There are more than 1 candidates. These are the talents reserved by the state. These people can be used for great positions." Li Shimin sat there and said with emotion.

"Father, in fact, my son has something to say!" Wei Hao thought for a while and said.

"Well, say it!" Li Shimin said happily.

"More than 1 people came to the capital to rush for the exam, which is actually a waste of manpower and material resources, and it is also a huge pressure for the candidates. Those who live around Chang'an City are fine. If they are students living in the south, it is not easy for them to come here. ,
Moreover, the imperial court does not give much rewards to scholars, that is to say, those who pass the exam can become officials, but those who fail the exam are of no benefit at all. This will make many children from poor families see no hope. Whether you can read it or not, in the end, there will still not be many children who study, so there are still things that can be changed in the imperial examination! "Wei Hao stood there, looked at Li Shimin and said.

"Oh, let's hear it!" Li Shimin heard it and didn't refute, just wanted to hear what Wei Hao had to say.

"Father, in fact, it can be divided into three levels. One is the provincial examination, that is, each state organizes its own student examinations. Each examination goes to a fixed proportion of students. They are called scholars. If they are scholars, they can give benefits. They are recognized by the court. If you are a scholar, you can give me some benefits,
For example, if you don't pay homage to an official, you can give a certain amount of money and food every month, and you can also be tax-free. For example, their farmland is completely tax-free and exempt from labor!
As for scholars, they can come to the capital to take the exam, and those who pass the exam will become Juren, and Juren can become an official, but they don't have to be awarded an official, and the court will give more rewards.

And after passing the exam, you can take part in the imperial examination, your Majesty, you personally take the exam and pass it, it is called a Jinshi, if you are a Jinshi, the court wants to confer an official,
Moreover, what Erchen means is that the scientific examination is held once every three years. For example, if the examination here is Juren, then they need to confirm the list of scholars before last year and report to Chang'an. Anyone who is a scholar can come for the examination. Those who have passed the Juren need to participate in the palace examination.
The number of times for each candidate to take the palace examination is stipulated, for example, three times. After taking the three palace examinations, if he has not passed the examination, he will not be able to take the examination. After the palace examination is successful, he will be a Jinshi! "Wei Hao talked about his thoughts on the imperial examinations. There are similarities and differences between these ideas and the imperial examinations of later generations. Anyway, Wei Hao is speaking according to his own understanding of the imperial examinations.

"Well, what you said makes sense. With so many people coming to the capital to take the exam, it is indeed a waste of time and money! Moreover, it is also a pressure for the poor!" Li Shimin nodded and said when he heard it.

"Yes, eating and drinking more than 1 people requires a lot of money, and His Majesty also needs to pay attention to those candidates. You can't say that it's just the glory of those who passed the exam. Those who didn't pass the exam also need to be encouraged, so that you can motivate more people." People read books!" Wei Hao said standing there and cupping his hands,
Li Shimin nodded, and then asked Wei Hao, "The three exams are held every three years?"

"Yes, the three exams are held every three years. In addition, the selection of scholars is based on the local population. For example, there are 50 people in Chang'an, so Chang'an needs to select 200 scholars each time.
For others, such as Huazhou, Huazhou has a small population of less than 10 people, so 40 scholars will be selected.
For example, in an exam, 500 candidates are selected, and then the current and previous candidates can take the exam in the palace, only to test the strategies of governing the country, to test what good strategies those students have for governing the Tang Dynasty, and to see if they have any A good recipe for helping the world, only 100 people are selected from it, and they are called Jinshi.
In addition, Erchen still has some opinions on the imperial examination, that is, there are too many subjects in the examination, I heard that there are more than 50 kinds? " Wei Hao looked at Li Xiaogong and asked, and Li Xiaogong nodded when he heard it.

"Well, what do you think?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"I think it would be good to divide it into five or six categories. The subjects need to be reorganized. For example, the Four Books and Five Classics are divided into one subject, the arithmetic is divided into one subject, the physical examination is divided into one subject, and the laws of the Tang Dynasty are divided into one subject.
In addition, I don't know about other subjects, and the division of these subjects can also select qualified talents for the court. For example, those who take the arithmetic test can go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Industry to work in departments. After all, various departments need such talents , Kaogewu, go to the workshop of the court, and work in the Ministry of Industry,

Those who take the Tang Law test can go to the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and county magistrates in various places, so that the court can get better talents! "Wei Hao continued to talk about his thoughts to Li Shimin.

"Well, that's good. I also think there are too many subjects. Shenyong, write your thoughts into a memorial and send it to the palace. I will let the ministers discuss it together!" Li Shimin heard it and said yes Followed by Wei Hao and said.

"Yes, Royal Father!" Wei Hao said after hearing this.

"Well, let's go, we will go back too, don't bother me here!" Li Shimin stood up after speaking, and then he was about to go back. When he went back, he didn't forget to tell Wei Hao that he wanted to write this memorial. nodded,
After leaving the examination room, Li Xiaogong also entered. Li Shimin stood there with his hands behind his back, telling Li Chongyi to leave first, leaving Wei Hao behind.

"Shen Yong, when are you going to sell the shares of that workshop?" Li Shimin asked Wei Hao.

"My son still wants to go to the palace to ask you. My son's idea is that now we need to post the announcement. I originally wanted to post it yesterday. The imperial examination is a big matter in the court, so I shouldn't grab it." their limelight,

So what Erchen means, after the imperial examination is over, and then announce it, within 10 days, they can go to register. The registration fee is one penny per person. Erchen is worried that someone will sign up randomly. They need to be paid. After 10 days, they will draw lots. After the lottery, pay within three days. If you don’t pay within three days, it means that the other party has given up and we can resell it!Father, do you think this is okay? " Wei Hao stood beside Li Shimin and reported.

"Okay, then post the announcement after the scientific examination. I estimate that many people will sign up. You must be ready!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao.

"Your servant knows, where did the minister do it?" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin and continued to ask.

"Well, let's do it, this matter is originally decided by you, you can do it according to your own ideas, and the father will not interfere!" Li Shimin nodded again and said,

Soon, Li Shimin went back, and Wei Hao went back with him. As soon as he got home, he saw Li Lizhi and Li Siyuan drinking tea in his greenhouse.

"Hehe, why are you two daughters-in-law willing to come and see me?" Wei Hao went in very happily, and asked them with a smile.

"Hmph, shameless, did you go to the scientific examination?" Li Lizhi asked Wei Hao.

"Well, I chatted with my father for a while, did you come here today for something?" Wei Hao asked with a smile.

"Yes, we want to buy the shares of the workshop, we still have money!" Li Lizhi said directly.

"Forget it, I really don't need it. Each workshop in our family will have 1000 shares! At that time, it will be handed over to you for management. I am worried about what you are buying. According to regulations, if all those shares are sold this time , Our family has to receive more than 20 yuan, hey, how can we spend this money?" Wei Hao sighed as he spoke, there is no reason for this money to be given to the royal family.

"Ah, so many?" Li Siyuan looked at Wei Hao in shock and said.

"Why do you make so much?" Li Lizhi also stared at Wei Hao in surprise and asked.

"Is there any way? I also want to hold 20% of the shares in those workshops. Now that they are sold, I have my share. Tell me, what can I do with more than [-] yuan? How can I spend this money? Buying a house or something, forget it, I don’t need it anymore, I have everything at home, and I suddenly feel, it’s so boring, there’s so much money!” Sitting there, Wei Hao sighed again,
Li Lizhi and Li Siyuan looked at each other, and then started fighting around Wei Hao. He had never seen such a pretentious person, and he was worried because he had so much money.

The three of them quarreled for a while, Wei Hao sat there, and said solemnly: "Seriously, how should I spend this money? Give me advice for my husband?"

(End of this chapter)