The reason why silver jewelry can be traded is that she can earn the difference from it. The more silver jewelry she sells, the more silver and virtual currency she will get, and it will not cause a sharp drop in virtual currency.
If you sell gold jewelry, firstly, the purchase cost is high and a large amount of virtual currency is needed. Secondly, after it is circulated and exchanged for silver, it may not be able to make up for the purchase price when it is resold to the automatic trading cabinet, so it is very likely to lose money.
The condition for upgrading the Golden Time and Space is to spend at least 500,000 virtual coins in the gold jewelry store.
Without trading, it would be impossible to upgrade without more than ten years of Golden Time and Space.
Su Tai sighed secretly. Fortunately, the Shen family's current status meant that they occasionally needed to send some gold jewelry to show off, so it was not completely useless.
After comforting herself in this way, Su Tai was in a good mood and bought several sets of exquisite headwear in the gold jewelry shop. She asked the servants at home to prepare a carriage and catch up with the convoy of Shen Yuezhang and his group.
Because of the twins' noise, Murong Jue asked the convoy to speed up, and Shen Yi followed to catch up.
The group arrived at the county town. Captain Li was waiting at the city gate. When he saw Shen Yi, he immediately stepped forward and saluted. "Sir, the county magistrate, the imperial envoy has arrived. Sir Lu asks you to go over as soon as possible."
Shen Yi subconsciously glanced at Xue Mao and asked, "Have you notified the garrison?"
Captain Li shook his head. "The Imperial Envoy didn't say anything. It probably has nothing to do with the coal issue."
What else could it be if it has nothing to do with coal?
Chen Yi followed Captain Li with a lot of questions in his mind.
Chen Yuezhang arrived at Qingfengzhai, and thanked Murong Jue, and happily watched his brother and sister leave while crying out of breath.
Not long after the group entered the shop, they noticed Su Tai coming.
Shen Yuezhang was somewhat surprised.
Su Tai excitedly took out a bunch of exquisite boxes and said, "Come on! Let's go to the backyard and take a look. You can take them with you when you go to the Lu residence tomorrow."
Shen Yuezhang looked curious, and when Su Tai opened the box and took out the exquisite gold necklaces and bracelets, her eyes lit up.
"Wow! So beautiful! Mom, this pendant is pink, and this one, this one is purple! What kind of jewelry is this? So shiny!" Shen Yuezhang liked it more and more the more he looked at it.
Su Tai was also happy, "Last year, Madam Lu taught you a lot of things, so she is half your teacher. The New Year gift can't be too shabby. You can choose two things and ask Chuncao and Chunxing to make some food. That'll be enough."
Shen Yuezhang agreed to all of them.
The mother and daughter stayed in the shop until it was almost dark before returning to the Shen Mansion.
As soon as I entered the house, I found Shen Yi back.
Without waiting for Su Tai to speak, Shen Yi excitedly shook Su Tai's hand and said, "The imperial court has sent an imperial envoy to Lizhou, saying that they will hold an imperial examination to select officials, starting from our Lizhou!"
Su Tai was stunned for a moment, then she grabbed Shen Yi tightly with her backhand, "Really? What did you say specifically?"
Shen Yi helped her carefully walk up the steps and said, “The emperor tried it out in Lushan Academy and the results were satisfactory, but the resistance in the imperial capital was too great to implement it. It just so happened that the Sixth Prince’s concubine had a child and was about to give birth, so the emperor thought of the Sixth Prince’s concubine’s family home—Lizhou!
Lizhou is remote, and there are no powerful forces here, especially in Zhaohua County. We have a very good relationship with the Sixth Prince's concubine, and with the relationship of godfather, the emperor decided to start from Zhaohua County. This year, we will pilot it in Zhaohua County, and then implement it on a large scale in Lizhou next year. If the effect is good, Pingzhou and Luzhou will also follow suit, and gradually transition to the entire Langya Kingdom. "
Su Tai calmed her pounding heart and continued to ask, "Did the Imperial Envoy tell me how to take the test? How to determine whether the results are qualified?"
"I didn't meet the Imperial Commissioner, but Lord Lu did. He said that the Imperial Commissioner is the chief examiner. The results are divided into elementary, intermediate and advanced grades. If you are judged to be advanced, you can be granted an official position by the emperor. You can take the exam again after three years if you get an intermediate score. If you get an elementary score, the score will be retained for two years. After two years, you can take the intermediate score. If you pass the exam, you can take the advanced score three years later."
Su Tai listened carefully and understood instantly that this should be a simplified and crude version of the imperial examination system.
There are a lot of omissions in it, but it is already an excellent policy for ordinary people who want to get ahead.
Thinking of this, Su Tai stopped and said happily: "I will immediately send someone back to the village to inform the village chief, and also go to Dongmen Village to tell everyone to prepare well and try to get everyone admitted!"
Shen Yi smiled bitterly and said, “Wife, it’s unrealistic for everyone to pass the exam, but we have a village school, and all the children in the village will study, so the number of people who pass the exam will definitely be the largest.”
"That's right! It's exactly what you said!" Su Tai happily told Yu Dong to deliver the message.
The next day, all the prominent families in the county received the news.
Zhu Yixuan, who had already planned to go to the border, was stopped by Master Zhu.
"You can't miss this opportunity now. Give it a try. If you perform well, you can be awarded an official title by the emperor. That's a real official title. Isn't it better than going to the border and relying on the Cen family for support?"
Zhu Yixuan was caught off guard by the news, "Dad, I know what you mean, I want to, but how old am I? I've been running around outside these years and neglected my studies. If you ask me to take the exam, the chances of passing are slim. If I fail, wouldn't it be embarrassing!"
Shen Yi is the county magistrate and will definitely be involved. If he fails the exam and Shen Yi finds out, it will be a great shame!
This is something he can never accept.
Master Zhu was so angry that he glared, "When did you become so unwilling to let go? Back then, you were able to lower your posture and follow Han Xuan in front of a bastard like Bai Feng, but now you are unwilling to give it a try!
Do you know that I went to Lu Tong specifically for this matter and bowed to him! Just to get inside information, Lu Tong said that this is the first year and the easiest year. Next year, adjustments will be made based on this year's exam situation. If you don't try this year, you will have no chance in the future!"
Zhu Yixuan's expression changed inexplicably, "So you're not going to the ice field? You're not even going to look for your grandson?"
Master Zhu choked and clenched his fists angrily, "Wait until you pass the exam before going! Just find an excuse to your father-in-law. If you really fail the exam and then go, can he not consider your future?"
In his opinion, the Zhu family was the richest in Zhaohua County, and there was no need for Zhu Yixuan to suffer. It could only be said that the child had become more experienced and more ambitious, and he could no longer control him.
Because of Mr. Zhu's stubbornness, Zhu Yixuan had to compromise. Since he had to take the exam, he couldn't be completely unprepared. He had to find a teacher to teach him well.
The housekeeper went out to look for the teacher, and when he came back his face was very dark, "Master, young master, we have asked all the teachers in the county, and no one is willing to take the job. No matter how much money you offer, they won't take it. Once you ask them, they will also study for the exam behind closed doors."
Mr. Zhu was dumbfounded. "Mr. Gao is already over 50, and he also wants to prepare for the exam?"
The housekeeper nodded frantically like a chicken pecking at rice, "Master, fifty years old is nothing! I heard that the oldest person who applied for the exam is almost 70 years old! I think if you take the exam, you might still be considered young!"
Master Zhu: "." (End of this chapter)
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