high official

Chapter 190
"I don't mean anything." The third uncle said with a chuckle, "I just want to let his grandfather see, are those three dolls destined to be scholars?"

Who is Wang Xingye?Sticking fur is smarter than monkeys, how could he not know what third uncle meant?
People in the clan know that Wang Xian used to be an unlearned and incompetent prodigal son. Although the prodigal son has turned around now, it has only been a year and a half. How much time he can read!
But he dared to sign up for the Xiucai exam... If the exam was so easy for Xiucai, those decades old students would just find a piece of tofu and kill them.In connection with the shady scenes in the legendary imperial examinations, the children of high-ranking officials can always be on the list, etc. People in the Wang clan guessed that his father and son must have found a shortcut to the end, and there is a way to make Wang Xianzhong a scholar!

Based on the simple idea of ​​catching one toad, and catching three toads, the third uncle wants to give some boys in the clan a ride!

Wang Xingye, a small nine-rank sesame official, is not qualified to influence the results of the imperial examination, but he finds that he cannot refuse at all, because Wang Jinsan is also his grandson, even if he can't help, he can't just refuse, that would be too ruthless up.No way, Wang Xingye had no choice but to pretend to think, and fell silent.

Seeing that he was quite embarrassed, the third uncle finally couldn't help but said: "Could it be that the three of them don't have that blessing?"

"Oh, uncle, I know what you mean." Wang Xingye sighed: "I thought I opened some joints for Wang Xian, but I assure my ancestors, no! My nephew, I am just a ninth-rank official in the provincial capital. The foundation is shallow, and the eyes are completely black, so I really don’t have this energy.” After a pause, he said: “As for why Wang Xian dared to take the exam for a scholar, it was actually his own good luck. , all the officials in the province were full of praise, so I got to know Mr. Tixue well, so I wanted to give it a try." He finally told the truth: "This is his good fortune, and others can't force it... ..."

"Then," Third Uncle couldn't hide his disappointment and said, "The three of them are really unlucky?"

"Didn't I say that my eyes were smeared? I don't know what's in the pool of water in the imperial examination, whether it's okay or not." Wang Xingye said with a lot of room for retreat: "You have to let me inquire about it, and go home for the New Year. I'll send you another letter, okay?"

"Then there's nothing wrong with it." The third uncle nodded and said, "Try it, don't force it too much, let it go if it doesn't work."

"I have a measure." Wang Xingye nodded.

Packing big bags and Xiaobai, and seeing off the clansmen who had returned with a full load, Wang Xingye asked Wang Xian to follow him to the study, and just about to speak, Wang Xian raised his hand and said, "Don't look for me, I don't have time to worry about this."

"Stinky boy, I don't want to get involved in this nonsense." Wang Xingye sighed: "But the patriarch has spoken, we have to find a way."

It was rare for Wang Xian to see his father so unconfident, and after thinking about it, he understood that it had something to do with his father's background.Wang Xingye was born as a knife and pen official. It would not be frustrating for you to let him manipulate prisons and alter account books, but the imperial examination is a matter for cultural people, and he is not from the same country at all. Shortness of breath.

"Father, this matter is too troublesome." Wang Xian sighed: "I can still think of a way in the county, but to get the fame of a scholar, I have to pass three tests! The county is only for beginners, and then the government has to take the exam. In the end, the inspector still needs to take the college exam... how can we get through all of them?"

"Don't tell me these rules and regulations," the old man said in a muffled voice, "I know one thing, rules are the ears of the deaf, for decoration! The one who holds the seal must have the final say!"

"Yes..." Dad didn't just read "Three Kingdoms" to learn strategies, but also believed in the practice of true knowledge.Wang Xian could only nod his head in agreement with the conclusion he reached based on decades of experience.

"Then take advantage of the opportunity of the Chinese New Year, go to Mr. Tixue's house to walk around and find out what's going on!" Wang Xingye resumed his domineering, and ordered: "Besides, you have to be familiar with it. Don't let Mr. Tixue forget you. Just dumbfounded!"

"Okay." Wang Xian reluctantly agreed.

"Don't force yourself too much." After successfully throwing the burden to Wang Xian, Wang Xingye said with a relaxed body, "Just ask me, just let me get back to my third uncle if I have something to say."

"Understood." Wang Xian nodded.

"Success, then I'm going back to the Yamen." Wang Xingye grinned and said, "Study hard at home!"

"Can I read on?" Wang Xian finally couldn't help it: "There are so many people in this house, and I am busier than I am in Pujiang as a pianist. I have to read in another place, otherwise I won't be able to read anything."

"No price." But Wang Xingye refused and said, "Studying is a side job after all, so it doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam..." The implication is that it is not worthwhile to delay receiving the gift.

"It doesn't matter whether it's important or not, it's all on the father's mouth," Wang Xian said depressingly.

"Okay, okay," Wang Xingye said with a smile: "It's almost time for people to come, and it will be clean when it goes down."

"Is it quiet?" Wang Xian muttered depressingly.

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Sure enough, it couldn't be quiet. Within two days, Li Guan and Zhang Ji, the clerk of the Lifang, came. On behalf of the Fuyang County Yamen and Jiang County Magistrate, they came to visit Wang Xian and his son who had worked in the Yamen.

The gifts brought by the two were quite rich, but it looked like they were improvised, but who cares about this?Wang Xian invites two people to drink... By the way, he invites people to drink every day recently, he is drunk all day long, and he still recites a fart?While eating wine, they talked about their farewell love. Amidst the flattery of the two, Wang Xian began to brag about his experience in Pujiang, spent all day with Zhou Jiantai, and formed a good personal relationship with Zheng Fantai. Became Hu Qincha's friend, the two of them were taken aback for a while.

The two had worked in the county for half their lives, and they had seen each other a few times, but each time they bowed their heads and knelt, not daring to breathe.Hearing that Wang Xian has become friends with them, he couldn't help saying: "How did you do it?"

"Fate." Wang Xian said with a smile: "Actually, they are also ordinary people, but we don't have the chance to get in touch with them."

"Then your good luck is not small." The two couldn't help but respectfully said: "In the future, I will have to ask the adults to help my brother."

"It's easy to say, easy to talk." Wang Xian agreed, and continued to persuade him to drink non-stop.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhang Ji finally couldn't help but said: "By the way, people from those companies came here a while ago, right?"

"Yeah." Wang Xian nodded and said with a smile: "Those guys don't forget the well digger when they drink water, they still have a bit of conscience."

"It's rare..." Zhang Ji said in shock, "What did they say?"

"I didn't say anything." Wang Xian said indifferently: "It's just a chore."

"My lord, don't get me wrong," Zhang Ji realized that he was presumptuous in asking, and quickly changed his words: "What the villain means is that they didn't talk nonsense, right?"

"What do you mean?" Wang Xian frowned.

"It's like this," Zhang Ji said softly: "Some things have happened in the county recently, adults must not listen to one-sided words."

"That's right." Wang Xian said slowly, "Then let me listen to the two sides."

"This..." The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, Wang Xian put too much pressure on Zhang Ji.He looked at Li Guan, meaning, don't just let me talk about it!
Unexpectedly, Li Guan is like a fool, just laughing, but never responding.

Cursing a few times in his heart, Zhang Ji had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "When Mr. Wei was in the county, the two companies established were naturally very good, but outsiders couldn't understand, and they just said something about collusion between officials and businessmen. ’ and other weird words, and there is also the imperial history, the old man is under a lot of pressure now.” After a pause, he said: “And there are also big problems in the accounts of the two companies. In order to pay less money to the government, they Transferring a large amount of income and keeping the surplus very low..."

"So?" Wang Xian's tone became even lighter.

"So," Zhang Ji swallowed, and said in a low voice, "The county magistrate wants to see if it's Chinese New Year, please go back to the county to discuss and revise the regulations..."

"What kind of reform?"

"Let the merchants withdraw their shares..." Zhang Jiqiang said with a smile: "Of course it doesn't cut off their livelihood. After withdrawing their shares, the government will give priority to authorizing them to operate." Seeing that Wang Xian didn't respond, he boldly explained: "This way The government and business are separated, and there are much fewer property councils. The government only takes a fixed amount of money to sell, and the extra money is all the businessman’s, so there will be no disputes between the two parties.”

Wang Xian couldn't help sighing secretly after hearing this: "Who said that the ancients had no economic sense, is dissatisfaction the solution?" 'But this is because he is ignorant. This kind of tax contract system is also called the merchant contract system, which prevailed in the Song Dynasty, especially the Southern Song Dynasty.In the Yuan Dynasty, it became the only way for Mongolians who did not understand economics to collect profits and taxes.At that time, almost all the powers of tax collection and monopoly were sold out by the Mongolian Yuan government, and were taken over by wealthy merchants to collect taxes or monopolize for the government.

But this does not affect his judgment, because he is too clear about the tricks in it-Jiang Zhixian's tossing and tossing must be to create opportunities for those big dogs who don't give up and let them gain control of the company !

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After Zhang Ji finished speaking for a while, seeing that Wang Xian was silent, but his face became more and more cold, his heart twitched, and he poked Li Guan vigorously with the tip of his toe.

Li Guan stepped on his toes, and Zhang Ji couldn't help but let out an 'ouch' in pain.

"What?" Wang Xian frowned.

"It's okay, I, I..." Zhang Ji smiled wryly, "I kicked my toe on the table."

"Be careful," Wang Xian said indifferently, Zhang Ji was about to respond, but he heard him continue: "I mean you big masters."

"Oh?" Zhang Jining said in a low voice, "What do you mean, my lord?"

"What I mean is that the government has to be trustworthy. Things that have been publicly announced are not easy to change." Wang Xian said coldly: "Jiang Zhixian only thinks about his own face. What about the face of the former Lord Wei?" After a while, he said unabashedly: "Master Wei is now an Imperial Academy, serving the emperor around,"

　The next chapter is tomorrow morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)