At the entrance of a huge mansion in Changli County, a four-wheeled carriage slowly parked.
Zhao Erhu and Zhang Hu got out of the car first, then the door curtain opened and Liu Jin also walked out.
At this time, Liu Jin was wearing a coat and a square scarf, dressed like a son of a wealthy family. In addition, he had a good skin, and he looked very handsome, elegant, and quite good-looking.
Liu Jin got off the carriage and looked carefully at the huge gate in front of him. The facade was very large, and the threshold was also very high. Huge copper nails were arranged neatly up to a person's knees. There were two square lions at the door.
Mendun, one can tell at a glance that this is a family with a scholarly heritage.
There is a huge plaque in front of the door with the word "Zhang Mansion" written on it. There is a couplet on the huge doorposts on both sides.
"It's a bit like a family motto, the scholarly legacy~"
Liu Jin looked at it with great interest. Big families in ancient times still paid great attention to these things. Especially some big families that have experienced thousands of years have very strict family traditions and family training.
The Zhang family in front of us is one of the largest families in Changli County. The family has many children and many talented people. It is said that some people have even reached the third rank of officials. It is the most influential family in the entire Changli County.
With someone serving as an official in the court, the family was naturally very prosperous. The family's power not only spread throughout Changli County, but also had great influence in Yongping Prefecture.
They are definitely a local snake in Changli County. 30% of the land in Changli County belongs to the Zhang family. If you want to do anything here, you must have a good greeting with the Zhang family.
The Zhang family is able to dominate Changli County not only because of the large number of children in the family and the emergence of capable people, but more importantly, the Zhang family is very good at joining forces. Through marriage, it has created a strong family in the entire Yongping Prefecture and Changli County.
Very large network of relationships.
The Zhang family has always been very willing to invest in young talents emerging from Yongping Prefecture or Changli County. Liu Jin's reputation is now spreading in the capital, and is slowly spreading back to Changli County.
Naturally, it also came into the sight of the Zhang family. Before Liu Jin came back, the Zhang family had already asked someone to express this intention to Liu Jin's mother.
Although Liu Jin was not interested in this, he still had to pay a special visit to the Zhang family after the New Year. It was considered a courtesy exchange. Of course, the most important thing was not to offend the Zhang family for the time being. Liu Jin still had to rely on Xuejian.
Make a fortune with your business.
If you offend the Zhang family, then if the other party wants to deal with you, even though they may not be able to do anything to you, you will definitely be in trouble.
Liu Jin's arrival had already attracted the attention of the two servants at the gate of Zhang's residence, and Zhao Erhu also handed Liu Jin's greeting card early.
Soon, Liu Jin did not wait too long, the door of Zhang's mansion opened wide, and a middle-aged man wearing a Confucian shirt and a square scarf walked out with a smile.
This middle-aged man also looks very elegant, and he has a faint aura of a scholar, which is completely different from Tang Laohu, who exudes the aura of sudden wealth.
"It turns out that Mr. Liu is here. I'm a bit disappointed in my welcome. Please forgive me~"
This man's name is Zhang Qi. He is the head of the Zhang family. He used to be a scholar. However, he failed in many examinations after obtaining the title of scholar. Later, he slowly gave up the idea of taking the imperial examination and began to be responsible for Zhang Qi.
The family affairs of the family have become the head of the Zhang family.
"I've met Mr. Zhang~"
Liu Jin smiled and bowed slightly and replied. It seems that although Zhang family is one of the best families in Changli County, they don't seem to have the arrogance of a big family to be so polite to him.
Under the leadership of Zhang Qi, Liu Jin came to the Zhang family's living room, sat down in order, and served fragrant tea. Liu Jin also presented a set of the Four Treasures of the Study bought from the capital, which made Zhang Qi very happy.
Happy.
Although he was just a scholar and had not been awarded the title of Juren, he had always regarded himself as a scholar and liked to deal with scholars. Although Liu Jin's gift was not expensive, it was in line with his wishes.
The guests and hosts were chatting happily, but as they chatted, it was inevitable that they would talk about everything Liu Jin said on Wangyue Tower. Zhang Qi was also very curious, so Liu Jin told him briefly again.
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"I didn't expect that the world we live in is so big. There is such a magical place in the east of the East China Sea. The gold in this Golden Continent doesn't matter. After all, this gold cannot be eaten or drunk. What is really useful to our Ming Dynasty is
Those three high-yielding crops."
"If these three crops can be introduced back to our Ming Dynasty, our Ming Dynasty will no longer have to worry about famine from now on."
After listening to Liu Jin's narration, Zhang Qi also pinched his mustache and expressed his own opinions. He also vaguely revealed the feelings of a scholar who cares about the country and the people and regards money as dirt.
"Mr. Zhang's concern for the country and the people is really admirable. I only hope that this year the fleet can successfully arrive at Huanghuangzhou and introduce three high-yielding crops back to our country."
Although I don’t know if Zhang Qi is really worried about the country and the people, and even though Liu Jin has talked about the Golden Continent until he feels like vomiting, he still has to accompany him to continue the conversation.
There is no other way. Since we are here for a visit, we naturally have to finish the scene from beginning to end, and complete the whole play without starting or ending.
While Zhang Qi was chatting with Liu Jin, he was also observing the young man carefully.
In Zhang Qi's view, Liu Jin was very stable, not at all like a young man who was young, energetic, conceited and talented. This made him couldn't help but nod secretly in his heart.
This talented young man has seen too much, but not many can actually grow into a big tree in the end. What the Zhang family needs is that kind of towering tree, because when the Zhang family is like this, there is no big enough tree.
It will easily fall if supported by a tree.
The Zhang family now feels a bit out of place. There are no outstanding talents among the younger generation of the Zhang family, especially in the imperial examination. All the young people of the Zhang family are mediocre. Now there is not even a single person who has passed the imperial examination.
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Zhang Qi also looked at it with anxious eyes.
The Zhang family is known as a scholarly family, and has always been a family of officials. Each generation has more or less children who can pass the imperial examination, and with the support of the Zhang family, they can always make a name for themselves in the officialdom.
Not to mention becoming a high-ranking official in the DPRK, at least there is no problem in becoming a local official. Only in this way can everything of the Zhang family be preserved.
The scariest thing is that there is no successor.
In fact, the weakness of the Zhang family has already begun to show up in Zhang Qi's generation. As the head of the family, Zhang Qi has not been elected and has no way to become an official. The reason why he is able to maintain his current influence is mainly due to those people who are married to the Zhang family.
Looking at Liu Jin in front of me now, he not only has good looks, but is definitely a potential stock. He is already famous. He was also a famous talent in Changli Academy in the past. The probability of winning the imperial examination this autumn is very high.
If he gets into high school in one fell swoop this year and gets another spot on the gold list next year, then Liu Jin will definitely become famous. This is why he immediately came out to greet Liu Jin in person as soon as he heard about Liu Jin's visit.