Farmers' group pet: the blessings of powerful ministers are soft and deceitful

Chapter 532 Signature
After hearing this, Wen Hongfang and Mr. Zhao were both a little moved.

Most of the reason why these Beijing officials can stay in Beijing is because of their good family background, which can afford them to study and do well in the exam, so they can stay here.

After all, being an official in Beijing, a seventh-rank official like Shen Chenlan only has a salary of 45 taels a year, which is far from enough for consumption in Beijing.

Coupled with the prevailing relationship between Beijing and China, it will cost money to give gifts back and forth.

Therefore, even if most people are officials in Beijing, they still have family subsidies behind them.

Scholar-bureaucrats are not allowed to go into business, but like Shen Chenlan, there are many Beijing officials who run shops under the name of others.

As long as people don't find out and don't go to the public, the officials will turn a blind eye.

Therefore, since they were born in a wealthy family, they don’t need to think about money when they study. They don’t know how much money they need to spend on studying every year.

In particular, some children from poor families have no connections. When people in bookstores blow it up, they all say that it is a necessary bibliography for the imperial examination, and they all buy it.

Gritting my teeth, I really bought it. When I went back and looked, there were still many duplicates.

For a family living frugally for a scholar, this is undoubtedly worse.

This book is so expensive, most of them cost more than one or two taels of silver, and some people can only save one or two taels a year, and then only buy one book and spend it.

Not worth it.

After the lunch was over, Wen Hongfang took the lead and said, "If Mr. Shen encounters any difficulties in compiling the book, you can bring it up, and I will see if I can help you."

Master Zhao also coughed lightly, and said: "If you haven't written a preface to this book, I can write one for you for free."

Shen Chenlan was stunned, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Wen and Mr. Zhao. If the two lords have read some good policy theories and poems from previous years, they can pass them on to the younger generation. If the younger generation uses them, they will also write them in the article. Sign it. As for the preface, I asked Master Yan to help me, and now I still need an epilogue. If Master Zhao doesn't mind, I would like to ask you to reward me with an excellent work."

Mr. Zhao is amused, but it is just a reference book for the imperial examination, and it is signed.

He said: "Then it's settled like this. I'll help you write the postscript."

"Thank you Master Zhao!" Shen Chenlan said.

Wen Hongfang was a little happy when he heard that he was able to sign his name, and said, "Master Shen, wait a minute. I will bring some of the policy theories I wrote before when I go home tomorrow to see if I can use them."

"Thank you two adults," Shen Chenlan expressed her gratitude, and at the same time flattered her, saying, "With the help of two adults who have been named on the gold list, this book will definitely be completed smoothly."

Mr. Zhao has calmed down a little, and said: "Only my two articles are not enough, your book is of little reference value."

Shen Chenlan said: "The lower officials have taken a fancy to the articles of some colleagues in the Imperial Academy. If you want to use them at that time, you can ask if you can borrow them."

Mr. Zhao glanced at him and asked, "Which people's articles have you taken a fancy to?"

"Master Tan, Master Lu, Master Cui..." Shen Chenlan said unceremoniously.

"Mr. Tan is the head of the Imperial Academy, and his articles are indeed of reference value. As for the other two gentlemen, they are so-so." Mr. Zhao said.

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Shen Chenlan again, and said: "Mr. Tan, I will help you to tell, you can't make this book by yourself, and you have to have someone in front of you, so that this book can be published." , otherwise the book will only go around the capital at most, if you want to get it into the hands of the poor family you want, there is no way."

(End of this chapter)