The students' petition this time was mainly due to the death of two young children in Daxing County.
If it hadn't been for a murder, this matter wouldn't have made a big fuss.
So after Xie Xiuwen and Feng Shu discussed it, they decided to go to Daxing County first.
When approaching Xiangzhou Prefecture, Xie Xiuwen had a small meeting with Feng Shu. He took the first step to take Jian Jian, the nurse in charge of the nursing home. He wanted to go to Daxing County, the starting point of the incident.
Xie Xiuwen changed into civilian clothes and wore a cloth scarf on his head, dressing up as an ordinary person.
Douzi and Chen Shuang went to the inn first, while Li Shan and Li Si followed Xie Xiuwen to the teahouse frequented by local students to inquire about it.
In the evening, several people met at the inn.
Douzi booked three upper rooms, which were quite spacious for a few people.
"Sir, the two boys who I spied to death today are one named Fei Qi and the other Dong Tai. Both of them are famous talents in Daxing County, especially Dong Tai. It is said that he passed the Tongsheng examination at the age of thirteen. Last year He failed the scholar exam, and failed again this year, so he became confused, and then he and Fei Qi tried to figure out why he failed."
"How is this Dong Tai's knowledge?"
"The younger one didn't directly ask his classmates or teachers, but some of the traders and lackeys he had contact with had some knowledge. It is said that the teacher who taught him at the time said that he had the talent to get to the top of the exam."
The implication is that he should have this scholar's reputation in his pocket.
But the result was that he lost his reputation, which was indeed unexpected.
Xie Xiuwen is holding in his hand the forty talents selected from Daxing County this time. Can't these forty people come from other places?
And since this Dong Tai is known as a child prodigy, he can't even fail the top forty exams.
Li Shan whispered: "Master, I went to the Yamen specifically. At least half of the forty talents selected this year are local children."
Xie Xiuwen suddenly sneered: "This is even more strange. It seems that there is really something behind Dong Tai's failure. I just don't know if the examination papers from the college examination are still intact."
Li Shan's heart moved: "Master, are you worried that someone will interfere with it?"
"I'm afraid that the other party's methods are superb. Tomorrow you will find a way to get some articles signed by Dong Tai or the big calligraphy that you usually practice. You will definitely have to go to Fucheng, but it has been so long since the crime happened, so there is no way. It’s just a temporary rush.”
"Yes, sir."
Xie Xiuwen now has suspicions. He is afraid that the Xiangzhou Prefecture's academic examination will not only involve false registration, but even more terrifying, there will be fraud in the scientific examination!
If this is the case, then the academic and political official of Xiangzhou Prefecture has reached his end!
It involves his future and life, so he must have made various preparations.
Xie Xiuwen now regards himself as an academic administrator. If such a big thing happens to the college he presides over, how should he shirk the blame?
Or, how to deal with the aftermath?
After sending everyone else back to rest, Xie Xiuwen took out a network of relationships that he had already compiled when he was in the capital.
From the governor of Xiangzhou to the county magistrates at all levels, Xie Xiuwen made notes one by one.
The magistrate of Daxing County is not related to the governor, but he found out that the magistrate's sister was sent to Beijing a few years ago. He has to find out more about which nobleman's family she entered. .
Xie Xiuwen smiled bitterly, the water was really muddy!
Even before he had actually come into contact with the files on the case of false citizenship, he had already realized that this was a very deep whirlpool.
Hopefully, it's not as bad as he imagined, otherwise, no matter whether he does this job well or not, his life may be in danger at any time after returning to Beijing.
On the other side of the capital, Xie Rongzhao was not idle either.
In the past two years, Liu Ruolan began to buy two shops in the capital in the name of saving a dowry for her daughter. However, she was concerned about Xie Xiuwen's official reputation, so the two shops were rented out to others to make a living.
Because of their good geographical location, the annual income of these two shops is several hundred taels.
Xie Rongzhao built an embroidery shop by herself. The embroidery shop was under her own name and was registered with the government. Outsiders only thought it was a dowry purchased by Xie Xiuwen for her daughter.
In fact, this was all organized by Xie Rongzhao himself.
The embroiderers inside were all ordinary, and Xie Rongzhao never thought about inviting powerful embroiderers to work from the beginning.
If she really wanted to make it so high-end, I'm afraid her own investment would be huge, and she wouldn't be able to support it with her financial resources.
Moreover, if she is doing business with high-ranking officials, it will still be difficult even if she has the backing of the prestigious Marquis Mansion.
The most indispensable thing in the capital is noble people.
Xie Rongzhao's embroidery shop employs ordinary peasant women. Most of the fabrics used for work are cotton and linen, and the designs are also very simple. Some ready-made clothes are made, and there is no rush. Instead of selling it outside, it is kept locked in the cabinet. When the big customers come to the door, they take it out and make introductions. In this way, there will be a steady stream of orders.
In Xie Rongzhao's words, this is called sample clothing.
Xie Rongzhao has not followed the ordinary path from the beginning. She earns money from wealthy people in her embroidery shop, but these clothes are not for those noble people.
Most of the orders that Xiuzhuang takes are from wealthy families, and they are specially made for the servants in the mansion.
Each government has its own rules. Basically, servants in various government offices in the capital wear cotton clothes, and some may wear fine Gebu, depending on the time.
Don't underestimate these servants. Although their clothes are cheap, they are plentiful!
A piece of clothing money from young gentlemen and young ladies can often be enough for all the servants in the house to have one piece.
Some mansions have too many servants, and some have hundreds of servants. Even if they have a sewing room in their own mansion, they can't handle it. Besides, the sewing room mainly serves the masters, not just for them. The servants make clothes.
Xie Rongzhao had spotted this business opportunity at the beginning, and with the introduction from the Gao family and Duke Dingguo, within two months, he had placed orders for 80% of the wealthy families in the capital.
Of course, the main thing is to be able to take over the clothes of others.
Don't underestimate these, there are specialties in all four seasons of the year.
The servants in each house wear different clothes, with different colors, styles, fabrics, and even family crests, etc. With so many orders, Xie Rongzhao naturally has more work here.
The embroidery village simply opened an embroidery shop in the village outside the city. However, these women did not have to come to the village to work. They could get the materials and do it at home. However, once it was discovered that anyone was cutting corners, not only would their wages be deducted, but they would also be required to do so in the future. I will never have any dealings with such people again.
No one knew that a little-known embroidery shop in the capital could support hundreds of people.
Behind these hundreds of people, how many families are there?
The usefulness of Xiuzhuang obviously does not stop there.
"Miss, I went to the Song family on Anhe Street today to deliver clothes. I heard from the servants of the Song family that Mr. Song has been doting on a concubine from Xiangzhou Prefecture in the past two years. I heard that her brother is still a county magistrate. Your Majesty." (End of chapter)
