Wang Zhichen drafted the list of regimental officials, and then someone at the table discussed the formation of a party by Hu Dan, the number one scholar of the current dynasty, and Lu Wenhuan, the number one scholar of the Tang Dynasty.
Zhang Yue felt that there was a lot of fun in this first day's collection.
They have many reasons, and they don’t list them all one by one...
Only by being in it can you feel the subtlety.
Sometimes a seemingly neither complimentary nor derogatory sentence is like a soft arrow shot at you. Although it is not painful or itchy, if it hits many people, they will feel it.
After Zhang Yue announced the selection method for the anthology, Chen Mu was in a dilemma. Wang Zhichen was sullen and silent. He also inexplicably felt more of this strangeness in the air.
While changing clothes, Han Zhongyan found Zhang Yueyan and said, "No matter how you arrange it or how impartial it is, some people will be dissatisfied. Instead of doing this, it's better to invite people into the game as usual. This is the way to go." Effective methods must not be used in vain to harm one’s body.”
Zhang Yue knew what Han Zhongyan was referring to, but he did not do this for them to see.
The purpose of setting a high monthly fee is to screen out Jinshi who are sincere in joining the game.
Those who really want to participate in the period meeting will come by borrowing from friends around them and even borrowing money from bookstores at high interest rates. At the same time, it also gives people who don't want to participate in the issue a decent excuse to withdraw.
Setting a high threshold increases the quality of social interaction. This is the essence of the high cost of collecting money since the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Why is the gathering of Jinshi generals in the Tang and Song Dynasties also called the Zhuangyuan Bureau?
The truth is here too.
Zhang Yue often felt that it was not worth it for Cai Que to accept bribes and almost be dismissed from office in order to collect money. But would he have taken this step if he were in his position?
Now if Zhang Yueruo sets a high amount of money, how many more Cai Que will there be in the same year? How many Jinshis took on a lot of debt to take office in the local area? What are the consequences of such bad habits?
But history often tells us that the so-called rain and dew share equally, that is, no one can share it. Everyone participates in the episode, but no one will thank Zhang Yue for giving him this opportunity.
Zhang Yue violated the rules and lowered the amount of money he raised in the period, and even provided a large portion of the subsidy himself. In the end, he ended up with a thankless job, which was seen by many as a slap in the face.
But Zhang Yue also had his own reasons, because he knew that there was a pair of eyes watching his every move from a higher place.
You just won the top prize and you forgot what you said in the Golden Palace?
Why should you give yourself one hundred thousand coins (one hundred strings)? Do you really think that the money given by stingy officials is for your own use?
Why in the sixth year of Xining, the third official couldn't stand it anymore and gave you three thousand years to collect money for you, the Jinshi, to spend. Later, the Jinshi couldn't help but spend a lot of money during the period, so the court added two thousand more coins? They even couldn't help it, and the officials personally told the Jinshi that the imperial court would pay for all the excess expenses in the collection?
Zhang Yue said to him: "I understand what you mean, Shipu. You are sincerely doing this for me, but I have no choice but to do this. I hope you will understand and help me again."
Han Zhongyan and others understood what Zhang Yue meant as soon as he heard what he said, and immediately patted him on the shoulder and said: "Du Zhi, if you want to do this, I have no other words, just let it go and I will help you."
Zhang Yue said gratefully: "Shi Pu knows me, he knows me."
Han Zhongyan laughed loudly when he heard this.
Zhang Yue also smiled. At this moment, he really regarded Han Yanei as his friend.
Yes, this person has a chaotic relationship between men and women and has all kinds of bad tempers in the office, but he is really smart and powerful! Changing positions, Zhang Yue himself might not be able to understand the other party's position so quickly.
Han Zhongyan looked at Zhang Yue's back and thought to himself, the official is already old, what's the use of your trying your best? What is said in the Golden Palace, do you still take it seriously?
When Zhang Yue returned to the period gathering place, all the Jinshi were buzzing with discussion as soon as the distribution of the period gathering money was announced.
Zhang Yue ignored everyone's eyes and said to himself silently, don't care what others think, just know what you want.
Sometimes when you are an official, you must always use Deng Wan's words to encourage yourself: "I will laugh and scold you, and I will be a good official." '
In short, as soon as the money collection was announced, many people immediately questioned the violation of old rules.
Some Jinshi who did not want to participate in the period had to come, and some wanted to gain qualifications through spending money and relying on connections, and their attitude towards Zhang Yue was not as respectful as before.
Several people also approached Zhang Yue to question him, and Zhang Yue replied calmly: "The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. In the past, the habit of extravagance and waste in collecting dates must be changed now."
Some expressed understanding, while others sneered away.
Behind the scenes, the Jinshi's evaluation of Zhang Yue included a few more words like "broad-minded", "ignorant" and "taken for granted".
The time of collection.
Zhang Yue would be in the bureau most of the time, but as soon as the day was over, he went home to pack his clothes, and many people sent letters or went to the government to ask for permission to join the bureau. For example, my uncle Wu Anshi is indeed a well-connected person who intercedes for others and has to introduce several Jinshis into the game.
Ouyang Fa couldn't help his feelings and came forward to speak out.
What is unexpected is that Zhang Yu would have the audacity to use his uncle's kindness to invite him into the game.
But Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile after reading these letters. If they knew that they were going to create a zero-threshold issue, Zhang Yu and Ouyang Fa would be fine, but Wu Anshi, the uncle, would probably be very angry.
But having said that, Zhang Yue also had less trouble in dealing with people, and his interpersonal relationships were much simpler.
Zhang Shi helped Zhang Yue pack clothes and bedding for the Yu family. While packing, Yu family told Zhang Yueyan about getting married to the Wu family. Now that the two families had changed their care, the Seventeenth Niang also accepted Yu's gift. The detailed post is still being drafted, probably because there is still something to be considered about the dowry...
Yu Shi talked nonchalantly, but Zhang Yue didn't listen much.
He thought about the gathering during the day, and occasionally glanced at a few fish in a stone basin in the courtyard, and said with emotion, "If the water is clear, there will be no fish."
Mrs. Yu also said that Zhang Yue was talking to her, but she felt that it didn't seem like it, so she immediately said: "Yes, the Wu Mansion promised to give you three thousand guan for laying the land to pay for this collection."
As soon as the fish's tail twitched, it immediately created circles of ripples in the pool.
"What three thousand strings?"
Zhang Yue just looked at a few fishes, his mind was as carefree as Tao Yuanming's, but now he suddenly returned to the world from birth.
He had previously paid a hundred guan himself, but as he was the one who collected the bulk of the money, he still suffered from bouts of physical pain. However, he spent the 100 guan given by the emperor so grandly, and even received a lot of scolding. But what is this nowadays? Nothing matters.
If you have a lot of money in your family, you can act according to your heart.
Three thousand guans, does the Wu Mansion have to pay for the entire collection by itself? Or buy it twice?
It's shameful. It's really shameful. I am a man of great dignity...
But I have to admit, it smells really good!
If there is any humiliation, please give me more humiliation like this.
Zhang Yue collected his emotions and said calmly: "Money and money are all external things!"
After finishing the chapter, he walked out the door and left for the gathering place.
When Zhang Shi saw Yu Shi, Tang Jiu was filled with admiration. Zhang Shi said, "No wonder the third brother got the top prize. His magnanimity is extraordinary."
Yu also said: "Yes. I almost fainted when I heard it."
Zhang Shi nodded in agreement, his expression was a bit complicated, more like envy?
Below is the collection.
Another thing during this period is to give thanks.
Zhang Yue wanted to choose a day, led by Wang Gui, the official of Zhigong, to lead all the Jinshi to join the family to thank him. At the same time, he asked all the Jinshi to collect money and bring in a hundred taels of silver to thank the emperor. This money was given to the emperor.
In the past, it was still necessary for the number one scholar to take the lead, but Zhang Yue's attitude towards money is now very Buddhist.
A mere one hundred taels? I'm all out, okay?
Although Zhang Yue thought so in his heart, he still didn't say the words.
But despite this, some Jinshi still couldn't come up with the money. Just like collecting money in the same period, Zhang Yue gave out a hundred guans, but in the end it was evenly distributed to each Jinshi. Some people were still unwilling to pay. But I decided to come again.
Zhang Yue couldn't force them to pay like Lu Wenhuan did to Liu Can. Seeing that they were really unwilling to give, he finally paid for the supplement himself.
Some people have really been wandering around Beijing for several years, and finally passed the Jinshi exam but can't afford any money. Do we really want these people to borrow loan sharks at high interest rates?
However, this matter is still thankless, being taken for granted, and even ridiculed.
When someone is the number one scholar, they don't have to pay for the period fairs themselves, and they even make money for the same year, but Zhang Yue actually put money into it, which is really stupid.
Of course these are troublesome things, but Zhang Yue was relieved if he had known that such a situation would arise earlier.
Some people even found fault with the fact that Qiji's food was extremely light and simple, with no delicacies from the mountains and seas. The standard of the banquet was not worthy of their current Jinshi status.
For these people, Zhang Yue can only tell them whether they like to eat or not, and whether love comes or not.
The same rice feeds all kinds of people, even Jinshi who seem superior to outsiders. Most Jinshi still understand and support Zhang Yue, especially those Jinshi who really want to participate in the period collection but don't have much money are very grateful to Zhang Yue.
In fact, there is nothing right or wrong whether it is a high threshold or a low threshold for collecting money on a regular basis.
Of the two values, one can only choose one. One of the reasons lies in the point, and the other lies in the surface. If Han Zhongyan was chosen as the top pick, it might not be the case. You must be in the face, so that you can take into account the interests of all aspects, choose the best balance, and put yourself in the most advantageous position.
But Zhang Yue himself comes from a poor family, so he must never forget who his boss is.
The children of officials are not allowed to be the number one scholar.
Only by not taking into account personal interests can personal interests be preserved.
Therefore, stance still determines values, but no matter what kind of values it is, you, as the organizer, must step forward to resolve the conflict of values.
Six years after Xining, why could the imperial court, which had always been so picky, come up with money to pay for Jinshi Qiji, and even Bao Yuan was finally released?
There is no other reason than Wang Anshi's reform, and the court finally became rich.
After all, if you have a rich family, you should act according to your heart.
