Chapter 2456 Persuasion
Not to mention the imperial examinations, the Jin Dynasty's official selection process was similar to the previous dynasty's recommendation system, with local recommendations generally coming from children of large families or powerful individuals. Only a very small number of them were people of great reputation, talent, and virtue.
Zhou Lizhong is obviously not such a person.
Then you can only take the regular courses.
Among the regular examinations, the Jinshi, Xiucai and Mingjing are relatively difficult to pass. Even the easiest Mingjing required the hard work of Liu Huan, who had studied for more than ten years.
The remaining Mingshu and Mingfa calligraphy were too difficult. There was no need to ask how many years Zhou Li had to re-study. With such poor handwriting, the examiner probably didn't even want to look at the paper.
It is not easy to understand the law. One has to memorize such a thick volume of Jin Dynasty laws word for word, not to mention the many other etiquette and legal systems to memorize. Even he dare not say that he can memorize them all.
Moreover, most of those who graduated from the Ming Law School entered the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple as minor officials, while those in local areas served as assistants to county lieutenants or directly served as county lieutenants.
As for Ming Suan, local people work as assistants to the chief clerks, and it is even harder to get promoted than those who graduated from the Ming Fa School, not to mention in the capital. If you pass the Ming Suan exam, you will basically become a low-level clerk under the Nine Temples, Six Departments and Three Institutions.
If one is promoted from an official to a higher rank, with good luck, he may reach the fifth or sixth rank in his lifetime, or he may become a county magistrate after accumulating a certain amount of experience.
After being rejected by the Imperial College and the important Jinshi Mingjing exam, Mr. Zhuang had considered taking the Mingfa exam, but his reputation was so bad that he felt it would be difficult for him to make a name for himself even if he passed.
The salary of a low-level official was very low, so it would be better for him to work as a staff member for others. So he left the capital.
Now Zhou Lizhong has no worries about promotion and supporting his family, so Bai Shan suggests that he take the Ming Suan exam.
He said, "If you can pass the exam and grow this grain, it will be a great achievement and you can be promoted directly to the Ministry of Agriculture."
By then, he will no longer be a lowly official.
Zhou Lizhong asked, "What if I fail the exam?"
"Then when you grow this crop, I'll ask for credit for you through the back door," Manbao said, "but it costs money to do so, probably..."
Manbao counted on his fingers, then looked at Baishan.
Bai Shan said, "One Yuanwailang, 20,000 dan of grain."
Zhou Lizhong's legs went weak, and he immediately shook his head and said, "No, no..."
He gritted his teeth and said, "Then, then should I learn?"
Manbao was satisfied and said to him, "I'll find the book for you later. If you don't understand something, you can ask Mr. Zhuang, or you can ask me and Bai Shan. Lixue and the others must have studied the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Classic as well, so you can ask them too."
There are quite a few people in the Zhou family who are studying now.
Zhou Lizhong agreed hesitantly.
Yin Huo looked at Bai Shan, then at Zhou Man, and finally at Zhou Lizhong, who was sweating profusely and worried about the food, and decided not to tell him. If he wanted to donate for a nominal position like Yuanwailang, it would require tens of thousands of dan of grain, and it might not be possible to donate.
But being an official doesn't have to be so troublesome. You just need to find a connection, get someone into the yamen as a constable, and then be promoted to a minor clerk running errands under the chief clerk. After working for two or three years, you will be in the position legitimate.
With Zhou Man's current connections and personal relationships, he doesn't need to spend any money at all.
However, Yin Huo held it in and didn't say anything, Manbao and Bai Shan didn't mention it either, and Bai Erlang and Liu Huan on the side really didn't understand, so Zhou Lizhong thought that this was the only way to go, so he became very nervous and felt that even white flour was not so delicious.
Now these rice seedlings are still seedlings, and apart from their thickness and greenness, nothing else can be seen, so she wandered around and went back.
Bai Erlang suggested, "Let's go for an outing tomorrow."
Liu Huan said, "I heard there's a temple in Yongzhou with a nice view."
Manbao shuddered and immediately said, "No!"
When she saw the temple, she thought of Prince Gong’s legs.
Bai Shan suppressed his laughter and said, "I know a good place where we can go for a spring outing. Let's prepare some food today and have a picnic tomorrow."
Manbao finally breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly, "That's right, that's right. There's a temple in the capital, but can it be as big as the Huguo Temple? We can just find a lawn to run horses and go for an outing."
They were happy and comfortable, and the five of them spent this rare holiday happily. Ma Hongzhong in Yongzhou City was stopped and beaten when he was leaving the city. He was injured again, but this time he didn't dare to stay to recuperate.
Judging from the Wang family’s attitude, I’m afraid they won’t let it go, so I don’t know what’s going on at home.
Ma Hong was very anxious, so he rushed back to Bingzhou without even taking care of his wounds.
Wang Siniang and the others were also leaving, and Wang Wuniang and Wang Wulang were following them back to Taiyuan. However, the person involved, Wang Ruile, was going back to the capital.
Seeing her worried look, Wang Si Niang said, "Don't worry. The Ma family bullies the weak and fears the strong. Now that you are no longer in their hands, they will definitely hold on to Cong'er and will definitely not dare to treat him badly."
Wang Ruile said, "I know, but please ask Fourth Sister to pass on a message to the Ma family for me. As long as the child is fine, no matter what happens to the Wang family, I still have some affection for them. If the child is not fine, I will fight them to the death."
Wang Ruile spoke calmly, but Wang Si Niang understood her determination and nodded, saying, "I understand. Just don't worry."
Wang Cheng didn't think so. He said dissatisfiedly, "Sixth sister, if they capture Cong'er, are you going to continue to live with them?"
Wang Ruile said calmly, "That depends on whether they can afford to wait. I'm recuperating in the capital right now, so it doesn't matter to me."
The shortest she needs to recover from this illness is four months. If she doesn't recover well, she may need another half a year. She can wait, but can the Ma family wait?
All she wanted was for the Ma family to have a glimmer of hope, so that they wouldn't do anything desperate to her son.
Wang Ruile watched them go away, feeling worried and unable to calm down.
Mrs. Tang reached out and held her hand, comforting her, "Don't be afraid. The Ma family used to think that no one in the Wang family would stand up for you, so they dared to do whatever they wanted. After this incident, even if they had ten guts, they wouldn't dare to do anything to Cong'er."
Wang Ruile nodded slightly.
Mrs. Tang stood with her at the foot of the pavilion, watching the carriage drive away. After a while, she said, "Since you have decided to divorce, you should get closer to Wulang."
She said, "Although he is the son of your uncle and aunt, he is also your adopted brother and the heir of your parents' incense."
Wang Ruile clenched the handkerchief in her hand and said after a while, "Big sister, what do you think about our second branch splitting up after this incident?"
Her father had a good relationship with her eldest uncle, so the second branch of the family had never split up, and there was no time to do so.
My parents did not split the family business when they were still alive, and my grandmother was always there. Later, my parents passed away before my grandmother, and my grandmother was even more reluctant to split the family business.
But the grandmother is no longer with us, and Wang Cheng has married. However, because he was adopted, his aunt has always refused to divide the family property, and even wanted to take this son back at one point.
Also because of these disputes, her relationship with Wang Cheng has not been very good in recent years, and the two siblings have not been in contact for a long time.
Madam Tang raised an eyebrow and after a moment's thought, she said, "In the past, our First House would not have interfered in your Second House's affairs. But this time, Cui has gone too far, and since you're returning home, it's understandable that you're reluctant to live with us. I'll write a letter to my father and have him mention this to my uncle."
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(End of this chapter)
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