Chapter 25 The legs are getting thicker and thicker
Shen Yi will definitely become an official in the future.
In the imperial era, apart from rebellion, being an official was the only golden avenue. According to what Shen Yi has learned these days, the Chen Dynasty has no room for rebellion for the time being, and there is no reason for him to rebel, so ever Currently, this is the only road left in front of Shen Yi.
As an official, you cannot engage in business or "compete with the people for profit," but family members of officials can engage in business.
After hearing what Shen Yi said, Shen Ling looked at Shen Yi with wide eyes, then shook his head repeatedly and said angrily: "Old Qi, what nonsense are you talking about? It's not like you don't know my father's temper. The failure to pass the exam has already made his old man displeased. If he continues to degenerate and go off to do business, he will beat me to death when he returns to Jiangdu."
Shen Ling's father, Shen Hui, was born in a juren family. He worked as a county magistrate through many years of connections, and then spent nearly twenty years in the officialdom before reaching the position of county magistrate.
Because of his fame, the old man suffered a big loss in the officialdom and had no way to make progress in his life. Therefore, he was obsessed with fame and had to let his son take the imperial examination.
However, Shen Sanlang and Shen Ling were not very successful. He had been studying in Jiangdu for many years, and not only did he not pass the Jinshi examination, he did not even have the title of scholar.
That's why Shen Ling said that he was not good at studying and pinned his hopes on Shen Yi.
Shen Yi looked at his brother, then smiled and said: "Brother doesn't have to face the consequences personally. I remember that my sister-in-law should have brothers in her family. Just ask them to come forward to do things. My brother can use the remote control to buy shares and share the money together. "
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and said, "My brother doesn't want to take the exam anyway, so he has to find something to do, right?"
Hearing this, Shen Ling tilted his head and thought for a while, and then said: "That's true. My father writes letters all day long, asking me to concentrate on my studies, but I can't read a word of those bullshit sages' books. ."
Having said this, Shen Laosan scratched his head, looked at Shen Yi, and asked: "I don't know how many people are doing business in Jiangdu City. It's okay if our business is successful. If we fail to do it, we will lose our family fortune. I’m afraid it’s not easy to explain to my father.”
"Brother, don't worry."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "My little brother has been thinking about this for the past few days. After a few days, I will mature my thinking and I will definitely give my brother a job that is sure to make money without losing money. However, when the brother makes money, he will have to share some of the profits with his little brother." That’s it.”
"If it is really a sure profit without loss, then of course you, brother, will be indispensable."
Hearing that he could make money, Shen Laosan became interested and talked with Shen Yi for a long time. It was not until the can of chicken soup was finished that Shen Sanlang reluctantly left with the food box.
There is no one in this world who doesn't like money, and Shen Ling naturally does the same.
His father wanted him to take the exam and not let him do other things for a living. His food and clothing expenses in Jiangdu these years were all sent back from his hometown by his father who was the county magistrate. This feeling of gnawing at his old age made Shen Ling felt very uncomfortable.
If he could support himself or even make money, he would naturally not refuse.
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The next morning, Shen Yi, who promised Shen Ling to go back to study, sent away Shen Heng who was going to study early in the morning. After that, he packed up a few seasonal clothes and brought a few books he often read with him. in the book box, and then carrying the book box on his back, preparing to go back to the academy to study.
Ganquan Academy is outside the city, and Jiangdu City is not very small. If you just walk, it will probably take a long time. But as soon as Shen Yi opened the courtyard door, he saw a carriage parked in front of his house, and Shen Ling was on the carriage. He waved to Shen Yi and said: "Lao Qi, get in the car quickly, I will take you to study."
Shen Qi looked at the enthusiastic Shen Ling in front of him and shook his head helplessly.
My brother's temperament is really a little out of touch.
With transportation available, it didn't take long for the carriage to stop at the gate of Ganquan Academy. Shen Yi jumped out of the carriage with a book box on his back, and then raised his hands to Shen Ling and said: "Brother, take care, I have free time in the future, I will go home to visit my brother." Sister-in-law."
As the most famous academy in Jiangdu, Ganquan Academy has not only students with no merit and fame like Shen Yi, but also scholars and academic masters studying here. However, in comparison, the academy does not have strict control over scholars and scholars, and students like Shen Yi If you want to leave after entering, you need to ask for leave from the teacher, or wait until the academy takes a break.
Shen Ling waved to Shen Yi carelessly: "Old Qi, you are so good at studying. When you pass the entrance examination, I will give you wine for three days to celebrate."
Shen Qilang nodded with a smile and turned around.
After Shen Yi turned around, Shen Ling on the carriage stretched out his hand to scratch his head and muttered in a low voice: "After Lao Qi went through a big change, he almost became a different person. It's really weird..."
"However, if you have a good temper and a calm personality, you can calm down and study, and you won't cause trouble again..."
In the past, Shen Yi was a bookworm who was a little ignorant of the world and knew almost nothing except reading. However, after the Chen Qing case, Shen Yi's character was completely different from before and became calm and peaceful.
After returning to the academy, Shen Yi first went to greet his husband.
After entering Ganquan Academy, the memories of the academy slowly came to Shen Yi's mind.
Shen Yi's husband is an old student. He is already in his forties this year. After being admitted as a scholar, he failed many times and failed to pass the examination no matter what. Because of his profound knowledge, he was invited to teach at Ganquan Academy, specializing in teaching Shen Yi. A young man of fame.
Currently, there are about 200 students in Ganquan Academy, half of whom are young men without fame like Shen Yi, and the other half are scholars or government officials.
According to the rules of the academy, if a young student like Shen Yi fails to pass the exam four times in a row and fails to become a scholar, he will be expelled from the academy and go home to study on his own.
According to Da Chen's rules, county examinations, government examinations, and academy examinations are held twice every three years. Therefore, the rule of Ganquan Academy actually means that if you are not selected as a scholar within six years, you will be expelled from the academy.
The teaching quality of Ganquan Academy is very good. Coupled with this elimination system, the academy's results are also very good. Almost every scientific examination will produce one, two or even three or four Jinshi.
What made Ganquan Academy famous was the scientific examination fourteen years ago. A total of eleven candidates from Ganquan Academy went to Beijing to take the examination, and seven of them won the Jinshi. It became a good story in Jiangdu for a while, and they were called the Seven Sons of Ganquan.
Ganquan Academy has been in operation for more than a hundred years. There are Jinshis in every term, and there are many officials from Ganquan Academy in the imperial court. The junior students of Ganquan Academy entered the officialdom after taking the entrance examination. They will be more or less taken care of, and after the Seven Sons of Ganquan, there is even a hint of a faction.
It turned out that Shen Yi had been in the academy for a long time and was quite familiar with it. He soon found his teacher, Mr. Zheng, in the academy.
Mr. Zheng is a middle-aged man in his early forties with a long beard and fair skin. He was very happy to see Shen Yi back. He pulled Shen Yi's sleeve and asked questions. After making sure that Shen Yi was fine, He asked Shen Yi to go back to the school to rest, and told Shen Yi that he could study in the school in the past few days and did not have to go to school.
Because the original Shen Yi had already memorized the Four Books and Five Classics as well as some other books that should be read by heart. He only had some time to write essays before he could take the county examination, so he did not have to go to school every day to study.
The homework he came to the academy for was to write an article every few days for his teacher to correct, and then read the articles written by the examiner, as well as the articles from the county examination papers over the years.
After returning to the school building, Shen Yi put down the book box, looked at the strange but familiar bed in front of him, and then sat silently at the desk.
"Ganquan Academy, Jiangzuo scholars..."
Shen Qilang chuckled: "Mr. Lu's legs are getting thicker and thicker."