prosperous age

Chapter 113 Chapter 113

Because he was afraid of affecting Wei Guangde's entrance exam, Zhang Hongfu didn't invite Wei Guangde out for the next two days, so that he could prepare for the exam with peace of mind.

However, Wei Guangde knows his own family affairs, and his level is so high, and he was a little drifting during this time, and he didn't focus on learning.

When Wei Guangde entered the gate of the government school for the first time, and then walked out of the gate of the government school after the exam, Wei Guangde felt that he might go back to Pengze to study at the county school.

Although it does not mean that students must go to government schools to study, there are some ways not to go, as long as they please professors and instructors, they can use the name of study tour to be absent from class openly.

It's just that, for most scholars, obtaining the title of scholar is just the starting point, not the end, of their imperial examinations.

"Guangde, how did you do in the exam?"

Outside the gate of the school, Zhang Hongfu asked with a smile to Wei Guangde who was walking towards him.

"The exam questions are easy, but it's difficult to excel. I'm afraid I have to go back to the county school to study."

Wei Guangde replied with a wry smile.

"Brother Wei Xian, don't be pessimistic either. I'll talk to the professor tomorrow."

Zhu Shilong, who was chatting with Zhang Hongfu outside the school before, smiled and said.

Zhang Hongfu frowned slightly and looked at Zhu Shilong, but he didn't say anything. Some things can't be said in public.

"If you have to worry about it, forget it. If you are not good enough, you will become a drag when you go to school."

Wei Guangde smiled and cupped his hands and said.

That night, dozens of students from this department were invited to a big meal by Mr. Zhu Shilong, along with most of the current students from the prefectural school.

This was a banquet between classmates, so Zhang Hongfu naturally didn't go with him, he just asked about where to eat, and arranged for servants to drive a carriage to wait for Wei Guangde outside the restaurant at night.

After waking up the next day, Zhang Hongfu came to Wei Guangde's place and took him out to look at the house.

According to Zhang Hongfu, the house Second Uncle found for Wei Guangde was between the Weisuo and the Fuxue. In fact, the distance between the two places was a bit far, separated by a few streets, but slightly closer to the Weisuo.

"This position means that you have to walk a few more steps when you go to the government school, but it is much more convenient for Uncle Wei."

Zhang Hongfu took Wei Guangde to a house and said.

This is a big mansion. Although there are only two entrances, the inner courtyard is divided into east and west.

Of course, the outer courtyard is for the servants, and the inner courtyard is for the master. There is also a large garden and pond inside.

"This is the house of an acquaintance in Jiujiang Mansion in the past. My second uncle bought it when he wanted to sell it after he was transferred."

Walking in the house, Wei Guangde felt that the area of ​​the house was a bit large, and asked suspiciously: "Such a large area, only two courtyards?"

"The Tongzhi family members are relatively simple, so naturally they don't build deep houses. They are all low-level officials, and generally they don't get registered in the place where they took office. After being transferred or retired, they will return to their hometowns, and these houses will be disposed of."

While taking Wei Guangde around the house, Zhang Hongfu introduced him to the situation of the house.

"How much silver is this house? It's expensive."

Wei Guangde felt that this house occupied a bit of land, and it might not be cheap. Although the house price in Jiujiang Mansion is not as compared to the capital and provincial capitals, it is by no means cheap.

"What money are you worried about? This time my uncle and your father seized tens of thousands of taels in Zhejiang. Some silver was kept there for management, and there is also some money here. It is definitely more than ten thousand taels in your father's hands." two."

Zhang Hongfu saw that Wei Guangde was worried that the house was too expensive to afford, so he laughed and interrupted him.

Wei Guangde could tell the distribution of that money from Zhang Hongfu's simple words, and his father's income was quite a lot.

In fact, in ancient China, there was a very characteristic credit distribution model.

Low-level officials have done meritorious service, but the credit is not all yours. You just carried out the orders above, and most of the credit goes to the higher-ups.

In the Ming Dynasty, during the Jiajing period, it was common for civil officials to embezzle the merits of military commanders, let alone wealth.

The reason why Uncle Wu Zhankui and Wei Daddy rushed to transport away the goods they snatched from Japanese pirates in Zhejiang this time was because they were afraid that more people would know about it after a long time.

If you want people not to know, unless you do nothing yourself.

It is impossible to cover up the news of the looting of goods from the Japanese pirates. Don't think that it is because of the chaos of the army that you can do anything wrong.

So this time, they need to distribute the benefits to other commanders of Jiujiang Guard and local civil servants in Zhejiang. Only if everyone participates in the distribution of money and takes the money, this matter will be considered insurance, and no one can reverse it.

You can say that these goods were captured by Japanese pirates, should they be handed over?
And the owners of these goods can also be found, even if they can't be found, the editor can make one for you, as long as the magistrate finds it, what do you do?
In fact, the main thing is that the confiscated goods this time were all large items such as silk and cotton cloth. If the gold and silver were soft enough to be hidden, but those big heads were taken away by the Japanese pirates, and not much was seized at all.

It is impossible not to leak the news of more than ten ships of goods.

For the income of tens of thousands of taels, my father got 1 taels, which must be a lot more from my uncle's place, and most of it was probably divided between Wei Li and the local officials over there.

Of course, the ones who took the most were probably my uncle and my father. Although the others got a big share, they couldn't stand the crowd.

After thinking about these things, Wei Guangde didn't bother about money anymore.

"This house is not bad. How does it compare with this house?"

Wei Guangde asked.

"I've finished reading this side, I'll take you there to have a look, but I can't tell."

Zhang Hongfu said with a smile: "The furniture and utensils here are all complete, but they are a bit old. If you think it's not good, you can just change it. The Kua courtyard over there is the main courtyard."

Zhang Hongfu took Wei Guangde there as he spoke.

"Well, why divide the inner courtyard into two courtyards?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

"It turned out that the concubine that Tongzhi secretly took in lived here, and the main courtyard was where he and his wife lived."

"Secretly?" Wei Guangde asked curiously.

"Can officials take concubines blatantly? There is a law of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Hongfu laughed.

Being reminded by this, Wei Guangde remembered that, indeed, Zhu Yuanzhang even had to control his concubines, and he could only allow it if his wife was unable to have a son and he was over forty years old, otherwise he would be beaten.

But this rule exists, but everyone secretly violates it. Everyone understands the unspoken rules, but they can't make it clear.

"Professor of the government school, my second uncle has already taken care of it, and you have no problem entering the government school."

At this moment, Zhang Hongfu threw out another sentence lightly.

The grass-roots government schools in the Ming Dynasty were county schools and prefectural schools. Prefectural schools had one professor and four instructors; prefecture schools had one professor and three instructors;

Having opened up the way of being a professor of Jiujiang Fuxue, Wei Guangde's admission to Fuxue is really a sure thing, after all, he has the qualifications.

(End of this chapter)