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Chapter 144 5.26 High School Xie Yuanxungui Banquet
Chapter 5

5.26 Senior high school Xie Yuan and Xungui banquet

Two months later, at the end of August in the 11th year of Yongzheng, outside the gate of Weifu.

"Congratulations to Master Wei Yuxu Senior High School No. 1 Jieyuan in the Jiangnan Township Examination, and the Beijing News will be awarded the yellow armor!" A full nine newspapers shouted loudly outside the gate, not to mention the crowd of onlookers who joined in the fun and shouted auspicious words .

Although the Dashun Dynasty was established after the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty, the system is still largely based on the Chengming system, although there are many details modified, but the division of provinces remains unchanged. For example, Nanzhili in the Ming Dynasty, today It is called Jiangnan Province.

The so-called "Jiangnan Province" covers the three provincial-level units of Jiangsu, Anhui and Shanghai plus some other territories in modern society. It is the most affluent province in the entire Dashun Dynasty, accounting for more than [-]% of the world's tax revenue every year!

Because of this, the imperial examinations here are very popular, and the candidates who passed the examination at the highest level accounted for nearly half of the places in the whole country. It is known as "half of the world's outstanding talents come from Jiangnan".

If Wei Xu can pass the No.1 provincial examination in the Jiangnan Provincial Examination, then he is a proper candidate for No.1 in the provincial examination. Even the number one scholar is not out of consideration, at worst he can be a Jinshi and rank!
Of course, this is not because he really swept Jiangnan talented scholars in the eight-legged science examination, but this time the test questions encountered the same questions as those in the jade pendant, and it was not a rural test, but a real historical Qing Dynasty test question!
Without hesitation, Wei Xu copied the examination paper of the number one scholar at that time with a slight modification. This was obtained when he searched for information in the world of "School of the Apocalypse".

Therefore, Wei Xu is not surprised at all for being able to pass the exam. He is only a little surprised that he got the No.1 Jieyuan now, but this does not prevent the rest of the Weifu from being extremely excited!
Outside the main hall, Wei Xu, who had changed his clothes in the inner courtyard and was about to go out to receive the good news, just raised his head when he saw Baozhu and a group of servants kneeling together, also shouting at the top of their voices.

"Congratulations to the No. 1 Jieyuan in the Jiangnan Township Examination of the senior high school, and the Beijing News will be a yellow armor!"

"Okay, your benefits are indispensable. Everyone will pay three times the monthly money this month. Get up!" Anyway, Wei Xu is not short of this money, "Is the happy money ready?"

"Don't worry, my lord!" Baozhu's voice was still full of undisguised excitement, "100 taels of silver leaves and 300 taels of copper coins have already been carried out and placed at the door just now!
In addition, each reporter gave five taels of travel expenses, and arranged a banquet in the front yard, so that they could continue to run errands after eating, and they would never treat anyone badly! "

"Hiss—you prodigal bitch, you really don't know how expensive rice is if you are not in charge!" Even if there is no shortage of money, it is really extravagant to throw out nearly 500 taels in the blink of an eye.

"Husband, this makes the neighbors around you happy, and earns some fame and fortune for your family. How can you say you are a prodigal!" Before Baozhu could speak, Qin Keqing said seriously with dissatisfaction.

"Okay, okay, what you said is right!" Wei Xu really didn't care about spending money, "Let's go, come and follow me to the door, but you can go with me!"

As the so-called "husband and wife are one", in this situation, there is obviously no need to pay attention to the bullshit issue of "going out of the door and not going out". As long as the family members want to see, they can go out with a veil and a hood.

First, he said a few words on the scene, and then promised to hold an anonymous banquet for three consecutive days. In the end, of course, there was a rain of happy money, and Wei Xu's good name was praised in half of Jinling City for a while.

Of course, this is not rich and cheap, but it is actually a kind of advertising plus strength display. On the one hand, it tells the region that another person who is qualified to formulate the rules of the game has been born; on the other hand, it also lets the outside world understand their own strength.

Of course, the above is just the effect under normal circumstances. For Wei Xu himself, there is actually another meaning, which is to tell the various families of the Southern Sect of Xungui that it is time to fulfill the original promise.

That night, in the main hall of the Duke's Mansion in Jinling Town, Niu Jixun personally hosted a banquet in honor of Wei Xu, and the heads and heirs of the Xungui Nanzong families also attended the banquet.

In the backyard, Qin Keqing took Baozhu and Zhen Yinglian, and personally introduced Saeko Budao and Shizuka Ju Chuan who had already entered the inner courtyard of the Niu family, and chatted and laughed with the mistresses and young ladies of the various families.

Even Shi Xiangyun and Lin Daiyu met them in the name of "Miss Biao". In fact, both parties knew the identities of these two, but they didn't reveal it.

This means that the two parties have formally become a good family, and the inner court can also communicate with each other in the future, and the Niu family shows not only their own attitude, because the respectable people in the inner court basically come to honorable families.

From now on, Wei Xu, the second-in-command of the Zhongyong Bo Mansion, was officially accepted as one of the "own members" of each family in the Xungui Nanzong, and could enjoy the relevant status and benefits. It was no longer like before, Wei Xu had to do everything by himself. struggle. "Haha, my dear nephew, don't worry. As soon as the results were posted at the gate of Gongyuan, I knew that the Jiangnan Provincial Examination will lead to the Yuan Dynasty. My dear nephew is also a pioneer in our lineage. Hahaha!" Niu Jixun spoke clearly more politely.

"Uncle Niu praised it absurdly, and my nephew was just lucky enough to encounter a topic that was convenient for him, so he gained something. It's just that this matter of the imperial examination will come to an end." Wei Xu replied with a smile.

"Oh? The nephew of the Wei family doesn't want to get a title on the gold list now that he can take the exam or even the palace exam?" Jia Daihong, the suzerain of the Southern Sect of Duke Ning's Mansion, said with a meaningful smile

"Could it be that my nephew really wants to learn from that group of poor people, and he won't be able to talk a lot in the future?" Wei Xu said with a big laugh, which also filled the entire hall with laughter.

After all, he was born in a noble family, and it is absolutely impossible for him to be accepted by the civil official group. In the past, the best treatment in the past was the treatment of Lin Ruhai today.

This is because Juren is only "qualified to confer officials". In fact, the Dashun Dynasty has been established for a hundred years now. It is impossible to know how many Jinshi have been admitted in the previous scientific examinations. It is impossible to have any official position.

Generally speaking, the vast majority of juren stayed in their hometowns. If they could be admitted to Jinshi, it would be different. Those who could not pass the exam were the so-called "local gentry". They were also the real upper echelons of power in the whole feudal era.

Scholars must be awarded officials, but if you fail to get a suitable official position after entering Beijing, it is not uncommon for the family to eat porridge poorly, and it is not uncommon for the exaggerated ones to appear.

The Hanlin Academy is a bunch of poor Hanlin who have never made it all their lives, and there should not be too many empty barrel officials from the Six Ministries without real power, but there are no poor people who stay in the local areas, and they can participate in the distribution of local interests.

Therefore, the imperial examinations in Ming and Qing Dynasties are known as "Gold Juren and Silver Scholars". The former only needs to ensure their own interests, but the latter needs to worry about reputation and can't be too ugly, so they are generally not as wealthy as the former.

"Okay, my nephew has a heart!" Niu Jixun was obviously relieved. He has also dealt with Wei Xu for a long time now, and he has found more and more that the Xungui Group cannot do without this young talent.

Now, the foundation of the Xuejia Salt Farm that he has handled has been completely laid. If there is no accident, it will start to turn over the profits to each family next month. This is the most basic, because the Xue Family is not just a salt farm.

With the endorsement of the entire Xungui Group, the current Xue family's big house has completely turned around, and the "Xuezihao" business network that originally belonged to the Xue family has been completely released, and it can bring a steady stream of profits every day.

What's more, there is also the sea trade business of the Xue family's second bedroom. Xue Tu is also an old fox who is used to commercial routes. Now relying on the original business network, he travels around in various places as a "noble white glove", and has completely opened up the market with his long-sleeved skills .

Today, the "dividends" paid by the Xue family are around 5 taels a month, which is a terrifying figure. After the year-end settlement and distribution, the money that many Dukes can receive is not much lower than their own income!
For example, Ningguo Mansion, which has long been empty, now earns less than 5 taels a year. In addition, Jia Zhen is a well-known prodigal, and Ningguo Mansion is already living without money, with countless deficits.

Another example is the current Rongguo Mansion. The only real official in the mansion is Jia Lian. Although he gave up all the income in the entire capital, the benefits that the prefect of Tongzhou can get are not comparable to the empty state mansion.

In addition, the dividends that Xungui gave to Jia's mansion are now going directly to Tongzhou, so that the actual income of Rongguo Mansion in the capital is only a few Zhuangzi, shops, and the salary of Jia Zheng and Jia's mother, which have no practical significance. Tighter than the day.

And these were all brought by Wei Xu to the Xungui Group in less than two years. Once he decided to continue the scientific research and join the civil servant camp, it would be a heavy blow to the entire group's capital chain!

"Haha, my nephew is so bright, I can't be a villain in vain. I have already sent it to the capital this morning after you won the Huiyuan matter. I think by the end of this year, I will be able to drink the good wine of my nephew!" Niu Jixun said with a big laugh.

"So, thank you, Uncle Niu!" In fact, this is the fundamental reason why Wei Xu came to the banquet today!

(End of this chapter)