Chapter 3119 Registration
Zhou Erlang and Zhou Sanlang were deeply moved by what they heard, but they didn't dare to accept it easily. They said, "How can this be good?"
Guan Lizheng smiled and said, "What's wrong with that? What's the relationship between our two families? Yong'er wrote back saying that he was able to pass the exam thanks to your family's help. Now that he and his wife are in the capital, you need to take good care of them. In-laws, in-laws, we should love each other and help each other."
Zhou Erlang and Zhou Sanlang looked at each other and didn't refuse again, but they didn't agree immediately either. Instead, they said, "We have to ask Big Brother and Li Xin about this."
But he relaxed a lot, and said to Zhou Lizhong: "Although there is a way out, you still have to study hard. It is always better to pass the exam on your own."
Zhou Lizhong agreed. He had looked at the examination questions in the county government in the past two years. The questions for the minor clerks were not very difficult. It was just that there were few people who could read and write, so the test seemed difficult.
He himself is still very confident.
Guan Lizheng saw his confidence and couldn't help but smile. The more powerful the grandson's wife's family is, the more help his grandson will get in the future. Fortunately, this marriage was decided early, otherwise they would definitely not be able to marry a grandson's wife with such a family background.
After the Chinese New Year, as soon as February passed, the county government began to post notices to recruit officials and summoned students to take the exam.
Zhou Lizhong went to sign up excitedly.
There were quite a lot of people who signed up, but only three students from the county school registered, plus Zhou Lizhong, the auditor, a total of four people.
The other students do not take the civil service examination. They will take the examination in June and try to get a place to go to Beijing to take the Jinshi examination or the Mingjing examination the following year.
This year, six students went to Beijing, and I don’t know if they can pass the exam.
Most of those who would go to the county government examination with Zhou Lizhong had poor academic performance or came from poor families.
Two of them came from poor families. They were two or three years younger than Zhou Lizhong. After registering, they dragged Zhou Lizhong to a restaurant for dinner and sighed, "I'm getting married, and my parents said I don't even qualify for the provincial school entrance exam, let alone going to the capital to take the county school entrance exam. Even if I study for another two years, I'm afraid I won't pass, and it would be a waste of money."
"Why not take the exam to become a county official now? While you're still young, you can hold on for a few more years. Maybe you can become a chief clerk, a county lieutenant, or even a county magistrate in the future."
Generally, the chief clerk, county lieutenant and county magistrate are promoted from the officials of the county. Only some upper and middle counties will occasionally have deputies appointed from above.
The person who spoke couldn't help but look at Zhou Lizhong and asked in a low voice, "Brother Zhou, what are your plans? Are you going to follow the county magistrate's path?"
Now the Zhou family is very famous in Luojiang County, because the highest-ranking official in Luojiang County comes from their family, and the most officials are also from their family. Oh, now only the Bai family is above their family. The old landlords Luo family and Shi family now have to take a step back to the Zhou family.
It's just that the Zhou family is very low-key. They rarely participate in any activities in the county. Occasionally, when donations are needed, the second master of the Zhou family will come out to donate some things. The rest of the time, he farms in Qili Village.
The family tradition is very simple.
But the Zhou family is low-key, but they cannot underestimate the Zhou family. They think the county magistrate will not do that either, so did Zhou Lizhong greet the county magistrate?
Zhou Lizhong blushed slightly and said, "The county magistrate has recommended me to attend the county school as an auditor."
He said, "As for the examination, the county magistrate, being fair, will naturally allow us to compete fairly."
One person's eyes sparkled, and he asked with a smile, "Brother Zhou, have you ever thought about what you're going to do if you fail the exam?"
Zhou Lizhong thought about it seriously and said honestly, "He'll probably be appointed as a yamen runner."
The other three: ...
"...You already have a place for the Imperial Inheritance Program, so why are you still taking the exam?"
Zhou Lizhong said embarrassedly, "That's not my family's place. It's my eldest brother-in-law's family's place. I can't take it for nothing. So I still want to take the exam based on my own ability. If I can't pass, I can ask for the imperial favor."
"Your eldest brother-in-law's family..."
"He's our village head. The Guan family has been managing the area for many years and has made many contributions, so they were awarded a place in the patronage three years ago."
This is a common occurrence. The salary paid to the village head by the county government is negligible, but the village head works so diligently, one for fame, and the other for profit.
As for reputation, it goes without saying that who can be the head of a village is not a person of high moral character and prestige?
In addition to being one step closer to the officials in the county government, there is also this kind of privilege.
If the people under his rule are virtuous, talented and wealthy, it can be counted as the village head's merit. When the merit accumulates to a certain level, he can receive such a reward.
Not everyone can get such a reward. It is considered good if one out of ten village heads can get one.
The reason why he is the Guanli Zheng actually has a lot to do with the Zhou family.
First, Zhou Man came back from the Western Regions three years ago and brought back the smallpox vaccination method; second, the Zhou family developed well, and Qili Village became much richer; third, Guanli Zheng had been in charge for many years, and after his multiple contributions emerged, the county government gave him a quota.
The Zhou family didn't know much about it, but Guan Lizheng knew it in his heart, so he had been holding back and not using this quota.
He was thinking that if Guan Yong failed the exam, he could come back and use this quota; if he passed, he would definitely need the Zhou family's support in his future career, so this quota could be given to the Zhou family...
Zhou Lizhong's willingness to discuss the imperial entitlement quotas made the three of them feel closer to him, and so they spoke more relaxedly. One of them said, "Lord Zhou is now a fourth-rank official in the imperial court. Logically, he should have been eligible for the imperial entitlement quota. Why aren't you using it?"
Zhou Lizhong said, "I haven't tried it yet, so how do I know I can't pass it on my own? Besides, my aunt will have children of her own in the future, and the number of places for the Enyin position is limited. We are already grown up, so how can we take their place?"
The three of them were speechless for a long time. One of them sighed and said, "We are short-sighted. Of course, we can pass the exam on our own. Why bother asking for favors?"
But they asked themselves that they couldn't do it. If they could have the opportunity to receive the imperial favor, why would they study so hard?
Wouldn’t it be better to just win without doing anything?
The three of them didn't realize that they were looking at Zhou Lizhong with admiration.
Luojiang County is preparing to take the county civil service examination, and Beihai County is also preparing to take the county civil service examination.
Bai Shan's activities in Beihai County were too big. From the salt fields to the official fields, to the docks, and even to the medical department, a large number of talents were needed.
They don't need to be well-read, but they must know the basics of poetry and books, as well as arithmetic and accounting.
There were also quite a few people signing up for the exam, and many of them were from other counties.
Bai Shan asked people to post the vacancies to attract more talents.
In fact, if the students in the county school did not have such lofty ambitions, he would really like to encourage them to take the exam.
However, although he could not incite people openly, he could incite them secretly.
(End of this chapter)
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