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Chapter 426 National Uproar
"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, the Holy Majesty will push the New Deal again!"

"A must-read issue of "Dashun Min Bao" for scholars!"

"The newspapers that are related to the next imperial examination, what can scholars do if they don't read them!"

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Early in the morning, there were newsboys shouting in the streets and alleys.These newsboys seem to be self-taught, and they can sell them.Although this ad was a little rusty, it was a pioneering work anyway, and it did bring higher income to the newspaper boy who could shout the ad.Once the trend came, the newsboys couldn't stop, and the advertisements came up with new tricks every day.In this way, it aroused the curiosity of most of the people, even if they could not read, they would spend two copper coins for one piece, pretending to take a few glances.If someone exposes you, you can also find some excuses: "I'm just looking at the picture above. The painting is so exquisite. It's worth two copper coins!"

More people are used to going to restaurants and teahouses, where there are not only newspaper sellers, but also newspaper doctors specially invited to read newspapers.While sipping tea, while listening to state affairs, when you are excited or depressed, you can still say a few words, and you will not be accused of talking about state affairs. After all, it is different from the time of the first emperor.

"Wait, Brother Xiucai, don't you want to buy a copy of "Dashun Minbao"? The emperor has introduced a new policy, which seems to be related to the imperial examination?" A small newsboy stopped a scholar who was on his way.

Wearing a blue Confucian shirt, the scholar impatiently took out two copper coins and said, "Bring it here!"

The newsboy was overjoyed to see that he was willing to buy it, and even ignored the dissatisfaction in his words.Extremely deft, and carefully pulled out a newspaper and handed it to the scholar.The scholar took the newspaper and left in a hurry.

After the scholar left, the newsboy happily kept the two copper coins close to him. This is hard-earned money, which can help many households.After collecting the money, the newspaper boy continued to yell: "Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, the Holy Majesty will introduce new policies, and open Enke next year!"

The newspaper boy was hawking along the street, but he didn't see the scholar walking while reading a newspaper.After roughly scanning the content, the scholar folded the newspaper and walked out of the city at a faster pace.

When he came to about two miles outside Linchuan Mansion, a small farmhouse with elegant and unique scenery appeared in front of him.After pushing Chai Fei away, Xiucai said in amazement: "Daddy, Big Brother, Uncle, Father Ji, why are you all here?"

There are four people sitting in the courtyard, the first one is Wang Anshi, the well-known Mr. Linchuan, his eldest brother Wang Anguo, and his fourth brother Wang Anli.

"Panger, why don't you show respect to Uncle Cong? This child is really ill-bred, alas..."

The scholar hurriedly saluted Wang Anguo and Wang Anli, "I have seen Uncle, I have seen Father Ji."

"The nephew is in a hurry, he must have something to say to his elder brother, should we avoid it?" Wang Anguo said with a smile.

The scholar's name is Wang Pang, the second son of Wang Anshi. He has a similar pronunciation to his eldest brother Wang Yu, but his personality and intelligence are quite different.Wang Yu is talented and intelligent, with a photographic memory.But Wang Pang has no talent for reading, and likes to wear Confucian shirts on weekdays, but actually he doesn't have much ink in his stomach.

Seeing what Wang Anguo said, Wang Pang quickly waved his hands and said, "Uncle, you are joking. Although this matter is a major event, it is a state matter..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Anli said, "But the Holy Majesty Kai Enke, to promote the New Deal?"

Wang Pang's eyes widened: "Father Ji also knows?" It was a bit of a lack of IQ to ask this question, since he already knew, how could Wang Anli not know?Coincidentally, Wang Pang never liked studying, but he knew that his father Wang Anshi wanted to be famous.Affected by the Wang family in Taiyuan, no one in the entire Wang family is an official.Although the ancestral land is quite rich, the family is well-off.But in this era, if you don't have much land as an official, you will only be criticized by others.

Wang Pang doesn't like reading, but he likes to be arty, especially tea.In recent days, teahouses in Linchuan Mansion have added tea doctors who read newspapers. When he heard this, he thought his father didn't know, and he didn't even care about drinking tea, so he rushed home.But it never occurred to him that Wang Anli knew about it earlier than him.One must know that Jingzhao Mansion is a day's journey away from Linchuan, but "Dashun Minbao" is non-stop, and it takes another day to arrive by post road.Why is Wang Anli so well-informed and knew about it earlier than him?

Wang Anli seemed to understand Wang Pang's doubts, and said with a smile: "Father Ji has some friends in court and China, and they sent the news."

Only then did Wang Pang understand what was going on, and blurted out: "Father, two uncles, eldest brother, you are highly educated, you can use this opportunity to gain fame!"

Wang Yu snorted coldly and said, "Second brother, you are thinking too simply. The ten-rank official system of the Holy One will offend all the scholars in the world. Enke this time is just a trick to buy people's hearts. Counting B and Liujia, but nine people can get official status, what is the use of Enke like this?"

"Hey, Yuan Ze is biased when he says that. In my opinion, His Majesty's move can clear up the bad government, and it will be beneficial for thousands of years!" Wang Anguo laughed.Wang Yu's nickname was Yuanze, and Wang Anguo, as his uncle, naturally wanted to call him by his name.

Wang Anshi has lofty ambitions, so how could he not know the reason behind it.It just happened to him, and he was a little dissatisfied.If you have won the Jinshi before, you will have an official status, just wait for the real shortage.Now those below the B-class and Liujia are all subordinate officials, who are said to be tenth-rank officials, but their nature has not changed at all. How can people accept this?

Wang Anshi is confident that he will be in high school, but Wen Wu is the first and Wu Wu is the second, so he is not sure about the ranking.If he really became a subordinate official, wouldn't it make people laugh at the village and increase the laughingstock in vain!
Wang Yu said: "You can teach me to wait for scholars. Isn't it overkill to be such a lowly official?"

Wang Anli shook his head, and said: "The Holy Majesty's move is to find political talents. By the way, did you buy the "Dashun Minbao"? Take it out and show it to your elder brother. It contains the analysis of the Dashun Minbao. "

Wang Pang was taken aback, and took out the folded "Dashun People's Daily" from his sleeve, and asked in puzzlement, "How did Ji's father know that my nephew bought the newspaper?"

If Wang Pang didn't buy a newspaper, why would he hurry home and start talking about it as soon as he entered the door?Wang Anli just reasoned briefly, but Wang Pang was astonished.Wang Anshi looked at this useless son and sighed.Wang Anguo and Wang Anli glanced at each other, they both understood what the other meant, but they didn't speak.

Wang Yu took "Dashun Minbao" and read it word by word.There is no way, the habit of scholars in this era is like this, because ancient Chinese is difficult to understand, so they have to chew on the words.Although "Da Shun Min Bao" uses vernacular Chinese, it is difficult to change this reading habit after a while.

(End of this chapter)