Chapter 212: A Fate with Money
"When you feel sad, you have to spend money. This person must be quite wealthy."
"I heard that this man's family is rich and he has never known what it's like to be short of money. Moreover, this man doesn't like the money in his family and only wants to pass the imperial examination. This is his second time to take the imperial examination, but he still didn't make the list. He was so angry that he wanted to spend money to vent his anger."
The teahouse owner said, "..."
This is definitely the life he wanted.
But some people just don't like it, which is really a sin.
…
At this time, the evil Jiang Jun was sitting in the inn, his face full of sorrow and an extremely ugly expression.
Why didn't I pass the exam again...
He was fully prepared and confident for this exam.
I realized that even if I couldn't pass the exam to get a very good grade, I could at least be on the list and become a real juren. Then I would prepare for the spring examination. If I passed the exam, I would be able to hold an official position, be loyal to the country, and serve the people.
but……
He failed the exam.
Having failed the provincial examination, he was just a scholar without any achievements and could not do anything.
Alas! Jiang Junli sighed for the hundred and eighth time.
Xinghe, who was standing by, couldn't bear to watch this anymore and tried to comfort him, "Master, don't be sad anymore. It's just a provincial examination. You are still young and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"The provincial examination lasts three years. If I fail this time, I will have to wait another three years. How many years can a person live in his lifetime? How many three years can he have?" Jiang Junli was extremely annoyed.
Three years, that's three years! If he wasted three years, how much less ambition would he have to realize, how much less work would he have done for the country and the people? "But now it's like this, it won't help no matter how sad you are." Xinghe continued to comfort him, "I know you want revenge, but then again, your revenge doesn't necessarily have to be reflected in being an official."
"What do you mean?" Jiang Junli frowned. "If I don't become an official, how can I serve the country loyally and benefit the people?"
"Young Master, if you want to serve the country and benefit the people, you don't have to be an official to achieve it." Xinghe explained, "Young Master, you see, being an official to benefit the people, how to benefit them, it is nothing more than upholding justice for the people, supporting their livelihoods, and allowing them to have enough food and clothing and live a good life. But even if you don't become an official, you can do this."
"You mean, we should give more money to the people?" Jiang Junli said, and hurriedly shook his head. "This method won't work. It's okay to get something for free once or twice. They will just think it's a gift from God and be grateful to me. But if it goes on for a long time, they will just take it for granted and no longer cherish the money in their hands and their current life. They will even feel resentful when I stop giving them money."
This is not a good idea!
"So, Master, this money cannot be given away for free, but it can help the people make money." Xinghe said, "Many people make a living by farming. Master, you can help build canals, dig more wells, or buy oxen for the county government, so that the people can rent them and use them to cultivate the land."
"Besides, Master, you can also donate money to build roads and repair riverbanks, etc. This can also be considered as doing things for the country and being loyal to the country, right?"
“Well said!”
Jiang Junli's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped the table in front of him, "You are really good, you can even think of this?"
"I have been following the young master these days, listening to him discussing current affairs with those scholars. These are what the young master and those scholars think an official needs to do."
Xinghe smiled and said, "Young Master must have thought of these things, but because he was only thinking about passing the imperial examination, he forgot about this."
Jiang Junli scratched his head and chuckled, "They say there is always a teacher among three people. You have helped me a lot this time."
"But I feel that just doing these things is not enough. I also need to help and support those people with good character who have passed the imperial examination, so that they can do what I want to do in the future."
"How can you help, young master?" Xinghe asked.
"Let's keep it simple." Jiang Junli said, "Just give me the money!"
Xinghe, "..."
Very, very good.
Jiang Junli took action immediately. He adopted Xinghe's suggestion and started donating money to various counties. At the same time, he started sending large amounts of silver and money to those who passed the provincial examination this year.
Because Song Jingyun knew about Li Yuan, Jiang Junli specially ordered people to send more.
Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun were stunned when they saw the stack of silver notes that Xinghe sent them, which amounted to two thousand taels.
I have to say, Jiang Junli is still Jiang Junli, and he is still so generous.
When the others received the silver sent by Jiang Junli, they also expressed their gratitude profusely.
After all, the money for tuition is mostly from ordinary farming and studying families. This money is enough to support him to participate in next year's imperial examination and to manage his expenses.
When Jiang Junli sent the money, he made it very clear that he hoped they could study hard, be loyal to the country and serve the people wholeheartedly after becoming officials. Everyone was moved by Jiang Junli's pure heart and made up their minds to become the kind of person Jiang Junli expected them to be.
On Jiang Junli's side, money was spending like water.
But at the same time, money was gushing out like a spring.
Either the shop under his name was doing booming business and making a fortune every day, or he dug up a lot of silver from the land on his own farm, or the calligraphy and paintings he had purchased had greatly increased in value, or the porcelain bottles and jades he had bought cheaply turned out to be priceless antiques.
In short, your fortune is extremely good.
It was so good that Jiang Junli couldn't help but sigh.
Why did he have such good fortune? How great would it be if he could share a little of this luck with the imperial examination? Or was it that he was really only destined to be with money in this life... ——In the blink of an eye, it was the Luming Banquet.
The prefect held a banquet to entertain all those who had passed the provincial examination.
The banquet was held in the backyard of the Xingnan Prefecture's government office. In addition to officials of all ranks in the Xingnan Prefecture, the guests who came to the banquet included the wives and families of the successful candidates.
Firstly, the husband's success in the imperial examination was largely due to the support of his wife and family, and this banquet can be regarded as a way to express his gratitude.
Secondly, these successful candidates will all serve as officials in the future, and this opportunity is also a chance to strengthen their relationships, so that it will be more convenient for them to interact with each other in the future.
Therefore, this Lu Ming Banquet is very important to everyone. Everyone attaches great importance to it. When attending the banquet, they are all very cautious, fearing that something might go wrong.
Jiang Mixia was also on high alert at this time.
After all, it was her first time to attend such an occasion, and she was also representing the face of the young son-in-law.
(End of this chapter)
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