Walking on the streets of Guangzhou, Yuzhu listened carefully to what everyone said. He clearly felt that there was not much difference from the Guangzhou vernacular that he would be familiar with in later generations.
Yuzhu knows that there are Cantonese, Wanbao, Syiyi, Luoguang, Gaoyang, Wuhua, Lianshan, etc. in Guangdong. All Cantonese standard pronunciations are taken from the Cantonese Guangzhou pronunciation...
The rhymes and endings of Cantonese dialects are better preserved, such as Du Fu's "The country is broken by mountains and rivers, and the city is full of spring vegetation. When I feel the flowers splashing with tears, I hate to see the birds frightened. The war has lasted for three months, and letters from home are worth ten thousand gold. The white-headed scratches are shorter and muddy."
The Cantonese pronunciation of the four characters "deep, heart, gold, and hairpin" in this poem have the same rhyme, but modern Chinese has different rhymes, so it is more catchy to read in Cantonese dialect.
After walking around the streets, after the novelty of Xingrui wore off, I felt that Guangzhou was far less prosperous than the Forty-Nine Cities.
Yuzhu smiled slightly. Today's Guangzhou city is indeed far worse than the capital city.
During the Qianlong period, the three major customs offices were abolished and only the Guangdong Customs House was retained. After the Thirteenth Customs Service started monopolizing business, Guangzhou truly began to prosper and rise.
This is quite similar to the rise of Tianjin.
Today's Tianjin Wei and Beiyang Tianjin after the Westernization Movement are completely different.
If we insist on making a comparison, the difference between counties and municipalities is too far!
Yuzhu was tired from walking, so he sat in the teahouse, had some tea and some Cantonese snacks, and then led Xingrui and Xingjiao back to the imperial mission.
Early in the morning of the next day, while the jade pillar was still lying on the throne, the gate of the palace was already crowded with new disciples who came to pay homage to the master with generous gifts.
In this Guangdong Provincial Examination, a total of 167 new candidates were admitted. Among them, more than 80 new candidates starting from Jieyuan were all serious disciples of Yuzhu.
In order to show their sincerity in respecting their master, some disciples came as soon as dawn.
Li Xiuquan, the new leader of Xie Yuan, also arrived early.
However, Yuzhu hadn't gotten up yet, and after Li Xiuquan's name card was handed over to the funeral home, there was no reply for the time being.
These eighty-odd new candidates are all in the same year as the provincial examinations.
A poor scholar, a golden scholar, a silver scholar!
The provincial examinations are held in the same year as the college examinations, which have completely different meanings.
The mainstream among the squires is the Juren Master. Everyone keeps in close contact with each other, and you never know when someone will be needed.
Li Xiuquan also passed the examination step by step from the county examination, the government examination, the college examination, and then to the township examination.
Making friends through literature is the only way for scholars. As long as you pass the exam all the way, you will definitely have some acquaintances among the people.
Accepting congratulations and congratulating others for winning the prize, Li Xiuquan was very busy for a while.
However, no matter how busy he is, he feels happy in his heart.
Everything is going well, but the only drawback is that I heard that the Master is only seventeen years old.
Hi, Li Xiuquan has turned twenty-seven this year, which is a bit embarrassing.
In ancient times, there is a good story about Gan Luo, who was appointed prime minister by the king at the age of twelve.
Today, at the age of seventeen, Yuzhu received the Holy Order as his teacher. Is this a good talk? Is it barely considered?
After Yuzhu had finished his breakfast, Geshiha, who was on his way, came out to send a message, "My lord has invited Li Jieyuan from Nanhai, Zhang Juren from Dong'an, Liu Juren from Xining..."
According to the usual practice, the master summoned the disciples, and the first batch was the top ten disciples to show his kindness.
Dong'an is also located in Yunfu County.
Xining, also Yunan County.
The gentlemen of this era were all referred to by the county of their place of origin.
There is no other way. The main hall in the palace is limited in area and cannot accommodate more than 80 people.
Yuzhu's disciples could only be led in in batches.
In the main hall, Yuzhu did not wear official clothes, only casual clothes, sitting high on the seat.
The disciples headed by Li Xiuquan all knelt down and saluted respectfully after entering the door.
"Disciple Nanhai Li Xiuquan, pays homage to the Master."
"Protégé Dong'an Zhang Shunqiao pays homage to your master."
"Disciple Xining Liu Ziyuan, pays homage to the Master."
"..." The five disciples were polite and did not dare to be negligent.
At this time, Yuzhu felt somewhat regretful. He was too young, his face was pale, and he didn't have a beard to hold back. This was a bit embarrassing!
"That's all. Everyone, please sit down. Come and serve tea." Yuzhu glanced at the disciples and gave the order in a moderate tone.
Before meeting his disciples, Yuzhu also did the basic homework of meeting guests.
Among the disciples in front of me, the oldest one is Xining Liu Ziyuan. This guy is already forty years old this year.
Forty without confusion!
However, no matter how confused he is, he will still be confused and hurt by Yuzhu's age.
Generally, when a teacher meets his disciples, he will always quote lessons from scriptures to show that the teacher is of high standard.
However, Yuzhu did not play according to the routine at all.
After all the disciples were seated, Yuzhu picked up the tea cup, took a sip, raised his head and asked everyone with a smile: "I wonder if you have any relatives or friends in your family who are doing business?"
Scholars and businessmen in this era seemed to be worlds apart. In essence, scholars and businessmen were not separated from each other.
Most of the official families always have white gloves at home, and they do business outside, taking advantage of the privileges of being an official to make a lot of money.
Yuzhu knew well that Li Xiuquan's family in Jieyuan was quite wealthy, with thousands of hectares of fertile land.
However, what surprised Yuzhu was that Li Xiuquan did not say a word.
However, the eldest Liu Ziyuan from Xining stood up and replied respectfully: "Master, sir, my disciple's family was very poor when he was young. In order to supplement his family income, he worked as a lowly businessman for more than ten years after passing the examination to become a scholar."
"Oh, Songyuan, don't be so polite, sit down and talk." Yuzhu called Liu Ziyuan's cousin affectionately and ordered him not to be too polite.
"I wonder what kind of business Songyuan is engaged in?" Yuzhu asked Liu Ziyuan while secretly observing everyone's expressions carefully.
Today, Yuzhu has become a bole who is qualified to choose people.
Bole's selection of candidates all depends on individual needs.
Yuzhu is a person who wants to do great things.
The talents he needs most are not rotten scholars who talk about moral articles, but are capable people who understand how to do business.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Objectively speaking, Yuzhu can win the favor and reuse of Kangxi. In addition to being a member of the Tong family, the most important thing is that he has the ability to get what Kangxi lacks most.
silver.
Being good at making money is the foundation of Yuzhu's rise!
In peacetime, when there was no war, Kangxi actually had doubts about Yuzhu's ability to lead troops.
However, Yuzhu's ability to make money can be continuously proven.
The master chooses the disciple, and the disciple chooses the master.
Gongshi disciples are naturally dependent. Unless the master does not do well and cannot support his disciples. Just like Tang Bing did before, he would not be able to hold an official position for more than ten years.
However, there is a lot of room for choice when it comes to recruiting students.
There can be no true fool among the students who can pass the examination!
The names of teacher and student have been determined and cannot be changed. Even if everyone no longer wants to recognize the seventeen-year-old Yuzhu as their teacher, they still have to hold their noses and admit it.
Confucian disciples value etiquette the most!
Ethical ethics are so strict that no one person can block the situation.
Objectively speaking, Yuzhu, a seventeen-year-old young master, possesses a series of outrageous auras.
The third-ranked official, the fourth-ranked Hanyuan official, the close minister of Nanshufang who attended the Sutra banquet, and the supervisor of Chongwenmen who was ordered to make money.
Any one of these titles would be enough to intimidate all the disciples.
The first time Yuzhu asked, Jie Yuan Li Xiuquan actually backed down, which was very regrettable.
Liu Ziyuan, who was still in his prime, seized the extremely rare opportunity to come forward and reveal his shortcomings and tell embarrassing stories about his more than ten years in business.
What is this? Great wisdom!
You choose your own path, don't blame Bole for not promoting you.
A promising young master, you shrink back when you summon your disciples for the first time. How can you make a good impression?
Liu Ziyuan bowed his head to the ground and replied respectfully: "To be honest with you, Master, among the disciples' businesses, the most profitable is the trading of Western goods."
Yuzhu's eyes flashed slightly, he deliberately added a test strategy question, but it was completely wiped out without a single readable volume.
Unexpectedly, the oldest disciple has been engaged in Western trade.
It’s true that you can’t find anything even if you step through iron shoes, and it takes no effort at all!
Yuzhu deliberately asked Liu Ziyuan: "Which Western goods have better sales?"
Liu Ziyuan quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the best-selling products are Western self-ringing clocks and pocket watches..." He gave a lot of names of foreign products in detail.
While listening, Yuzhu nodded frequently and encouraged Liu Ziyuan to talk about business affairs in detail.
The pro-business attitude is particularly impressive.
As the saying goes, there is one emperor and one courtier, one master and one method.
Yuzhu's pretentious gesture is clearly telling everyone that being a teacher values business!
Bole selects people according to needs!
A disciple who did not value business would be of little use to Yuzhu, so he was naturally too lazy to spend more time dealing with it.
As long as the disciples and masters of Gongshi have enough weight, they have the responsibility to protect them.
Juren disciples, Yuzhu can cover him if he wants to, but if he doesn't want to, he can just accept some courtesy during the holidays and pay attention to face, that's all.
With Liu Ziyuan as an example, Zhang Shunqiao of Dongan quickly joined the discussion on doing business.
"To be honest with you, Master, my disciple's family has always been engaged in the business of silk and porcelain. Western businessmen like exquisite porcelain the most. The disciple has a special shopkeeper in Jingdezhen. What kind of porcelain does the Western Yi like, the disciple will order it?" I drew a pattern and sent it to Jingdezhen, where the shopkeeper hired famous craftsmen to bake it." Zhang Shunqiao's words immediately aroused Yuzhu's interest.
Customizing products according to needs is actually considered a high-end business behavior.
Yuzhu felt extremely satisfied, but it was a pity that he could not stroke his beard and smile.
"Yangzhou, I would like to hear the details, please tell me in detail." Yuzhu called Zhang Shunqiao affectionately, using the word "please" unprecedentedly.
In this way, if the disciples cannot understand Yuzhu's stance and attitude, they are blind and deserve to be abandoned by their master.
From the beginning to the end, Li Xiuquan kept silent, for fear that talking about businessmen would insult his Jieyuan Golden Body.
Not to mention it's just a matter of understanding the Yuan. Even if the tributes ordered by one's own hands are not used, there is no need to pay attention to them.
Because they had such a good chat, it was almost noon, and Yuzhu made an exception to stay with Zhang Shunqiao and Liu Ziyuan to have lunch together.
As for Jieyuan Li Xiuquan, hehe, Yuzhu politely asked him to help himself.
There was obviously someone in the family who was doing business, and the business was quite large, but Li Xiuquan had always been pretending to be Jie Yuan and refused to discuss business.
What is the use of this kind of insincere promotion of students?
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