"There are pheasants and rabbits in a cage today. There are thirty-five heads on top and ninety-four legs on the bottom. How many pheasants and rabbits are there?"
Compared to reselling millet, Zhang Xuezhou found that Sang Hongyang was more interested in arithmetic.
This young man drove the carriage to buy millet on time every day, and pestered Zhang Xuezhou to ask questions.
Zhang Xuezhou had to meet the needs of this big customer and deal with some arithmetic problems from time to time.
This kind of thing is not difficult for him. If Sang Hongyang can continue to solve problems, he can also talk about area, volume, geometric series and other calculation problems. If the demand is higher, he can also talk about high school mathematics. .
This is a subject that trains thinking and logic, but 99% of people will only use elementary school addition, subtraction, multiplication and division algorithms after entering the society. Many subject knowledge are rarely applied to life and work. Zhang Xuezhou did not expect that he would still have to use textbook knowledge to cope with it. A day in the life of a client.
This allowed him to do some original questions.
Seeing Sang Hongyang frowning and calculating, Zhang Xuezhou was still very satisfied with this kind of mathematical problem that brought them closer together.
Sang Hongyang liked the rice and math problems he provided, and Zhang Xuezhou liked the money provided by him.
The two of them can be considered as one shot, and Rong Tianding and Xu Yuan continue to buy millet and resell it.
Although Xu Yuan is young, he is a veteran in crops. He can clearly distinguish which millet is dry and wet, and which millet has full grains, and the quality of the purchased millet is better.
Professional people doing professional things make people feel reassured. It's no wonder that Zhang Xuezhou and Sang Hongyang don't have to worry about millet. Instead, they talk about arithmetic in the store.
"Brother Dongfang, you are so knowledgeable, why are you willing to open a restaurant in Chang'an City instead of going to the imperial court to gain fame?"
It took almost several minutes to solve the arithmetic problem asked by Zhang Xuezhou. Sang Hongyang could not help but be convinced by the other person's problem. It was even more difficult to understand that such a knowledgeable person was actually selling millet.
Of course, people who are good at arithmetic can also make money by selling millet.
For example, Sang Hongyang himself made a little money by doing this reselling business. He also knew that Zhang Xuezhou and others were buying millet at low prices and reselling it.
Both sides knew it well, but Zhang Xuezhou didn't go overboard, while Sang Hongyang paid to save money and worry. He didn't have to inspect the millet himself, and he didn't have to negotiate prices for small batches, and he didn't have to look around for scattered merchants.
It is difficult to be alone in this trade link, and it is also difficult to take away all the profits. Cooperation can make each other more relaxed.
And Sang Hongyang has more than just this single income.
It is normal for smart people like them to have multiple ways to make a living, especially when their status is raised and their level of knowledge is completely different. Earning the price difference of goods is really no different from picking up money.
But Zhang Xuezhou is also an educated person, and Sang Hongyang is puzzled by the fact that such a person still opens a restaurant in the West Market to earn a low income.
"Actually, I just want to gain fame," Zhang Xuezhou said, "I went to Jingzhaoyi Mansion to submit a self-recommendation post two days ago!"
"Then depending on your ability, you should be able to be promoted in a few days," Sang Hongyang said with a smile.
"Being an official so quickly?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously: "Is the efficiency of Jingzhaoyi Mansion so high?"
"This is a matter of your Majesty personally calling for talents. How many of them dare to delay?" Sang Hongyang said: "There is a huge demand for talents like you, especially the Internal Affairs Bureau has a lot of demand for people who are proficient in calculations. They have more than two hundred officials vacant this time, it should be easy for Brother Dongfang to join them."
"Then thank you Brother Hongyang for your kind words!"
Zhang Xuezhou handed over his hand.
If there are thousands of people competing for one or two positions, then even if there is a background, it will still be crowded. However, it is easier to occupy a vacant position with more than 200 people.
Moreover, the Internal Affairs Bureau was only one of the nine major public departments of the imperial court.
When Sang Hongyang mentioned that there were thousands of vacant official positions in these substantive departments, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but smack his lips.
"Why are there so many vacancies in the imperial court?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously.
"This matter is related to the great funeral of the late emperor. The late emperor passed away in his prime. This triggered some discussions. The common people just gossiped. Some officials and petty officials fell into it without self-examination. It coincided with the severe crackdown during that period. Some Hundreds of people lost their lives, and there were issues such as implication, and many people were later released from Chang'an City, so there were more job vacancies!"
"I see!"
Zhang Xuezhou nodded. He looked at Sang Hongyang curiously, but he didn't expect that the other party's information was better than those gossiping passers-by and women.
"I have been begging for an official position for several months. If Brother Hongyang hears any news, please tell me," Zhang Xuezhou asked.
"no problem!"
Sang Hongyang responded briskly, and then he leaned into Zhang Xuezhou's ear and whispered.
"Most of the self-recommendations are for civil servants, and it is difficult to get promoted if you work hard. If Brother Dongfang has money in his pocket, he can get a relaxed idle position with a small donation, and maybe he will have a better future," Sang Hongyang said.
"Can you still become an official by donating money?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously.
"As long as it is beneficial to the court, it is definitely feasible. After all, the court has to support so many people. How can we not accept money from someone?" Sang Hongyang said: "It's just that officials who donate money are sinecures and have no rights, but donating officials The advantage is that you can meet some big shots, and you might have a chance to break out when you catch your eye."
"This method is wonderful," Zhang Xuezhou said.
"If it weren't for Brother Dongfang's knowledge, I wouldn't recommend this method," Sang Hongyang said: "After all, if you want to be appreciated by big shots, you don't have to have some hard skills, but Brother Dongfang is talented, so he can get over with money. Those strict constraints will prevent me from struggling for several years without being able to make progress!"
"You have a good number, what's the point of donating money, and how much does it cost?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.
"This is the amount of money that is close to the Lords of Jiuqing." Sang Hongyang stretched out a finger and said: "If you want to collect it in front of the Third Duke, you need this amount, and if you want to send it to the palace, you need this amount!"
One finger represents a hundred gold, three hundred to five hundred gold is needed for the three princes, and a thousand gold is needed to start the palace.
Zhang Xuezhou was speechless when he heard this. He felt that it was too difficult to donate money to become an official. Only those families who had money but no place to spend it but wanted to gild it could spend such money.
"Don't look at how much money we have. Sometimes these people can make us a fortune by just saying a word." Sang Hongyang said: "As long as we have a bright mind, it is not difficult to get back the money we paid!"
"That makes sense!"
Zhang Xuezhou nodded repeatedly.
Zhang Xuezhou agreed very much with Sang Hongyang's approach. The benefits of the high-end route were indeed high, but no matter how optimistic Sang Hongyang was or how he gave advice, he could not become a donor official.
First, Zhang Xuezhou's luck is shallow and he can easily fall into a trap by taking shortcuts.
Secondly, Zhang Xuezhou was short of money and could not even raise the first level of donation money mentioned by Sang Hongyang.
As the conversation opened, he unexpectedly learned that Sang Hongyang had obtained a position as an attendant in the palace by donating money.
This kind of position has very little power and is basically just doing errands. It is difficult to decide anything, but Sang Hongyang is undoubtedly very well-informed.
Even things like self-recommendation for an official position are under the eyes and ears of the other party.
