Chapter 921 Difficulty
This time they brought all the money in their home. Although they could rent or buy the house, everyone knew that Qian preferred to buy it directly.
When it comes to things like shops, you naturally feel at ease only if they are your own. Otherwise, what if you get kicked out halfway through?
After buying the shop, they will have a foothold in the capital, and their family members here will feel more confident.
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "There's no rush. Let Fifth Brother and the others go out for a stroll when they have time, or find some work in the capital first. When they're more familiar with it, we can inquire about buying a shop. If you don't have enough money, I'll find a way."
Manbao chuckled and said, "Mid-Autumn Festival is just over a month away, and we should enjoy the chrysanthemums during the festival."
Zhou Lijun blinked, "Aunt, you just arrived in Beijing. Can you find beautiful and rare varieties of chrysanthemums?"
Manbao said proudly: "There is no flower or plant in this world that I can't find. Even if I can't find it now, I will definitely find it in the future."
"That's right," Zhou Lijun said thoughtfully, "Every time you come into the city, you always go to the flower market. You can squat down and dig up an inconspicuous grass while walking on the street, and then you can grow it into a flower when you come back. Aunt, is this a talent of yours?"
Manbao thought about it and nodded, "Okay."
Zhou Lijun nodded, "Just like the puppy in the village that has a natural ability to smell..."
Manbao reached out and grabbed the pillow from the bed. "Say it again, what do I look like?"
Zhou Lijun finally came to his senses and immediately shook his head, "Aunt, I didn't say you looked like a puppy..."
Zhou Lijun jumped up and ran out, successfully avoiding Manbao's pillow.
Manbao snorted angrily and decided to ignore her before dinner today.
But soon Zhou Lijun came in again and said with a smile: "Aunt, let me help you tidy up your clothes."
Manbao glanced at the boxes she had piled up beside him, then reluctantly gave her a heads-up and said, "Come in."
When they first arrived in the capital, there seemed to be a lot to do, but if you counted carefully, there were not many. It was just that they were a little timid and panicked because it was their first time in this strange place, so they felt that there were a lot of things to do.
Mr. Zhuang felt much better after a nap. Seeing that the three of them had tidied up their rooms, he said, "Put your things down. I'll take you to the Imperial College after I get the official documents. Shanbao, send someone to the Yang family with a letter asking them to come to their house to pick up County Magistrate Yang's things..."
Mr. Zhuang arranged everything in an orderly manner. The three of them took note of everything and felt relieved. Even Bai Dalang, who was a little anxious, suddenly calmed down and listened obediently.
Bai Shan asked Liu Gui to deliver the invitation to the Yang family and asked Daji to prepare the carriage. After they took a nap, they got up and went out after estimating that the Imperial College would also be in session.
Mr. Zhuang asked Bai Dalang to ride in the same carriage. He hadn't been to the capital for many years and didn't know what the situation was like in the Imperial College, let alone the situation in the capital. Although Bai Dalang might know very little, it was at least real-time.
The place where they lived was not far from the Imperial College. There was a main street outside the alley. Go forward and turn a corner to enter another main street. Walk a little further along the street and you will reach the Imperial College's government office.
The gate of the Imperial College was not wide, facing the street, with only two square courtyards. But next to it was a door with four doors and a plaque with three big characters embedded on it - Imperial College.
Manbao felt strange. After jumping off the carriage, he stared at the two doors carefully, full of confusion.
Mr. Zhuang helped Bai Dalang get out of the car. Seeing the three of them staring intently at the two doors with their heads tilted up, he patted their heads and said, "Don't look. This is the Imperial College, which is mainly the office of the academic officials. Next door is the Sixth Academy."
The Imperial College not only manages the six schools, it also manages the prefectural schools, county schools and all private schools in the world.
The books added to the prefectural and county schools, the school officials appointed, the number of students increased or decreased, and the finances generated were all supervised by the Imperial College.
The Imperial College also needs to have some control over private schools throughout the country.
For example, if Mr. Zhuang opened a school to teach students, no one would care about him for one or two years, so he could teach. But after teaching for a long time, he would have to register with the county government. Every year, a list of names would be copied from these books and sent to the capital, directly to the Imperial College.
So, although there is no exact number of how many teachers and students there are in the world, we can still estimate it roughly.
It would not be the case that one day the emperor would suddenly ask about a famous gentleman from a certain place and the people in the Imperial College would know nothing about him.
Mr. Zhuang said, "Originally, the Imperial College was housed within the Imperial City alongside the Six Ministries. However, His Majesty holds the Six Ministries in high regard, and during the reign of the late Emperor, he proposed relocating the Imperial College to the side of the Six Ministries. Now, the Imperial College is divided into the Internal and External Departments. The External Department operates here, while the Internal Department remains within the Imperial City, primarily responsible for compiling books and serving before the Emperor. You are here to study under the Emperor's grace, so you should report to the External Department."
Bai Dalang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, this is enough."
Mr. Zhuang then led the four people into the Imperial College. Bai Shancai took out the official document, and the people in the Imperial College understood that they had also received imperial decree to study.
Although he felt disdainful in his heart, he did not show it on his face. The main reason was that many people came here in the past few days, but few of them were knowledgeable. However, they were descendants of meritorious officials, and now was a time when the emperor was showing great favor. Only a fool would make things difficult for them at this time.
Speak of a fool and a fool will appear.
Lian Yucheng came in and saw another group of people coming to the government office. He knew what they were here for as soon as he saw how young they were. He couldn't help but frown, dropped the documents in his hand, and walked forward with his hands behind his back, "Are they another group of people sent by imperial decree to study in the capital?"
Bai Shan looked up at him and didn't respond.
The student officer who was hosting them looked up at the three of them and could only answer for them, "Yes, we came from Jiannan Road."
Lian Yucheng glanced at the five of them, then glanced at Bai Dalang, "Are you going to enroll?"
Bai Dalang quickly bowed and said, "He's not a student, he's my younger brother."
He introduced Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, saying, "These are the student's two younger brothers, and they are being recruited this time."
Lian Yucheng frowned at the two men, thinking they were too young, so he looked up and asked Mr. Zhuang, "How many years of education have they had? Are you their disciple?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled faintly and said, "My name is Zhuang Xun, yes..."
"It's our teacher." Bai Shan also frowned and glanced at him, then skipped over him and looked at the academic officer behind him, frowning and asking, "Can we go through the admission procedures?"
"You have quite a bad temper," Lian Yucheng's anger flared up, and he asked, "How many years have you studied? Have you finished reading the Four Books? If not, it's useless for you to enter the Imperial College..."
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(End of this chapter)
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