On March 11, around noon, the candidates who had gone out yesterday began to come back one after another. Apparently they had drunk too much and needed to sober up. Drinking and causing trouble are not allowed in the library.
The five hundred and twenty-five people who signed the deed are taking their children to eat. They will write letters to their families and take the letters back to Xiaqiu Village.
The two hundred and sixty people were sent home by the official post with their wages advanced in advance, telling their families that they were fine and that they would all be dismissed from the imperial examination this year.
Then I found a good job as a clerk, and I could earn two thousand dollars a month. At the same time, I would continue to study and wait for the next opportunity.
They need to learn the new accounting method in the library and then receive training in other aspects for one month.
Once you pass the assessment, you will receive three monthly salary, go home, and see if you can take your family to the department store, including getting married to your childhood sweetheart.
Like them, they either got married early or even had several children.
Or they are not married, but they will not discuss marriage before taking the imperial examination.
If you pass the exam, the previous discussion is obviously not good enough, and the problem of regretting the marriage will be big.
It's different for childhood sweethearts, who just wait to go back and get married after passing the exam, so as to give the woman a good time.
The people who came back later packed their things and prepared to leave. They were not close to the people who were there yesterday, otherwise they would go drinking together or stay.
They didn't eat the free meals sent by Xiaqiu Village. Instead, they wrote a letter of thanks to the library service staff.
They don't dare to offend the library, which still has His Majesty's inscription hanging on it!
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In Kunning Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang came to have dinner again. The prince and princess were both there. He said hello in advance today, but Queen Ma did not arrange for food.
She knew the situation. She learned about it when the prince was getting food this morning, but she didn't go directly to her father.
"Sister, don't worry about us, it's just that the students who took the imperial examination are not as good as the people from the original family!"
Zhu Yuanzhang comforted himself by thinking that his mother-in-law brought him back for dinner because he was depressed because she had not selected the talent!
"Why am I worried about you? Biao'er came and Xiaqiu Cun and Zhu Xi went to the library to find 525 students to sign the deed.
These people are going to be the shopkeepers in their stores. This is what is written there. Take a look at it, Chongpachi.
We actually didn’t lose this time. If the people stay, Xiaqiu Village will cultivate what is called re-learning ability, as well as the ability to learn from things and apply what they have learned.
Look, the experts are helping us support us. It will be amazing if five hundred and twenty-five people learn it! "
Queen Ma handed a few pieces of paper to Zhu Yuanzhang with a relaxed expression.
Zhu Yuanzhang took it and looked at it. When he saw the end, he looked up and said, "These students seem to be willing to be shopkeepers after being directly told by Zhu Li?
But Zhu Lichang was right, that's it. We are not satisfied with them, and Xiaqiu Village actually helped to take them.
We believe that the masters will not just treat students who can pass the provincial examination as ordinary shopkeepers. They are also talented people after all. "
Zhu Yuanzhang was as happy as Empress Ma that the master actually took over and helped train talents.
At the same time, he was very moved. The master couldn't bear to see himself suffer a loss, so he kept a back-up plan to make up for it later.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and felt that today's lunch was particularly delicious.
"What else can I give them?" When they were almost done eating, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to give Xiaqiu Village benefits again.
"Chongba, you can't give it like this. If you do something and give it back, doesn't it become an exchange?
Don't worry about it now, wait until they ask for something later, and then give it to them. If they want a consistent amount of money, give them two, or three.
This is the best, courtesy should be reciprocated and should not be exchanged again and again. They now lack nothing. "
Empress Ma advised him not to give it, as there would be no affection in exchange of interests.
"That's the reason. They can do whatever they want. Let's just take a look and be happy." Zhu Yuanzhang listened to the girl's advice.
"They will come over to build the Crown Princess's delivery room. As agreed, the original method will be used together with their method."
Empress Ma brought up business. There is a maternity ward in Xiaqiu Village, and the princess cannot be sent there. Otherwise, people will question, what if the civet cat is exchanged for the prince?
"My sister and Biao'er are worried about this. The transparent glass must be carefully watched, and no piece of it is missing." Zhu Yuanzhang continued to nod.
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"Hanhan, is this... a seal on your hand? It's very beautiful, and it's red."
The headman came again to ask Hanhan to go out for dinner. He saw a seal on Hanhan's hand and was rubbing it with a cloth!
"Without any inscription, it's just a blank. This kind of stone looks beautiful, and its low hardness makes it easy to carve.
The hardness of the glass we make is higher than that. If you want to cut it after cooling, you can only use diamond.
Our tug-of-war machine uses emery to grind lenses. Diamond has high hardness and can still be smashed into powder when hit with a hammer.
The same is true for some jade. Due to processing technology issues, nephrite is more popular, followed by jadeite..."
Zhu Wentian put his cut out chapter blank into the hands of the chief, and explained to the chief the relationship between hardness and jade.
The director once again saw the librarian's knowledge and knowledge, and took note of it carefully.
"So you give this thing to the prince in the evening. The color can be called vermilion. We all have the surname Zhu, so Zhu is noble."
Zhu Wentian saw that the chief still wanted to hear it, but he didn't want to say anything anymore. He was hungry and had to go eat.
"Oh, okay, okay! Let's go...!" The director really didn't want to leave, so let's talk about it again!
"Zhu Lichang, almost all the other candidates have left, except for the four who rented rooms and haven't come back yet.
When we come back, we will return the remaining rent to them in double the amount as written in the contract. Our people have to start training, and there are outsiders in the way.
In the following days, children will arrive, and these children will eventually grow up. "
Zhu Ping rushed over from the library and told the director about the situation there.
The students' houses have been forcibly evicted. If they still want to read in the library, they are allowed to go to Datongpu. Other rooms are said to be renovated.
And those people will never go to Datongpu. Maybe they will be happy if they can get more compensation.
The chief placed the bloodstone chapter on the table: "We have to train these five hundred and twenty-five people. Some things are actually a matter of proficiency and knowledge.
Those who don't know how to do it can be taught. Many people have never been officials. His Majesty wants other students who are not descendants of the previous dynasty and aristocratic families to be officials, and he also thinks that these people will be able to do everything.
This is really too difficult. If you ask me to take the imperial examination, I won’t be able to pass it. But how can you say that I can’t govern a county now? "
Zhu Xi looked at the seal and nodded: "Indeed, let's teach. What is this? It's red."
He didn't care at all that what Zhu Lichang said was disrespectful to his father. He was right.
"When your Royal Highness goes to get the meal in the evening, give it to His Highness. Your Highness, King Qin, hasn't cut it out yet. It will be ready tomorrow."
The head of the village pushed Zhang Bai in front of Zhu Xi and promised that there would be more. Zhu Xi was also a child and liked good things as much as he saw them.
"It looks like blood, can you give it to my brother?" Zhu Ping looked at the color and thought it looked like blood.
"It's vermilion! The red one is the best." The chief explained from another angle.
"Yes, Zhu, Zhu is good!" Zhu Ping agreed.
(End of chapter)
