Every time Wang Lidong returned home after taking an exam, she would ask her son to make a new copy of the paper. According to her analysis, the first one was a sure shot, but she didn't expect it to be the last one.
"Madam, what are you doing?" Qi's father grabbed the lady who was about to get out of the car, "If you don't do it, you won't be wrong. If you look at it again, you will get the same result."
Qi's mother said, "I'm going to see the governor of Kaifeng now. I want to take a look at the top ten papers in this year's county examination. How outstanding are they?
Heng'er's article is so good, but it can only be ranked third from the bottom."
Wang Lidong hurriedly tried to dissuade him, "Mom, the most important thing in the imperial examination is the results of the general examination and the palace examination.
In the past few times, even if it ranked first every time, it meant that it had a better reputation.
If I get into a big fight with the examiner just because of a small thing, then for the next government examination, college examination, and provincial examination, they will definitely wear small shoes for me!"
Princess Pingning sneered: "Then I will go to the palace..."
Wang Lidong rolled his eyes and said, "Mother, you went to His Majesty for a county or prefecture as big as a sesame seed, so what if you sued and won?
In the next few exams, if the examiner continues to rank like this, will you go to the official every time?!"
The emperor is not your biological father, so how can you have any free time to help with such trivial matters? Even if he is your biological father, he would not do so. You do not take the emperor seriously!
Princess Pingning choked at her son's words!
He snorted coldly, turned around heavily, and stared at the curtains sulking.
Qi's father, who is a licking dog, immediately reprimanded: "Heng'er, why are you talking to your mother? She is so angry, and she is not seeking justice for you. Apologize to your mother quickly."
Although he also felt that his son's words were correct, but...he couldn't put it mildly. When he got home, Wang Lidong patted him and returned to his yard, but where could he go?
Seeing Qi's father winking at him desperately, with a hint of pleading in his eyes, Wang Lidong felt a little emotional, try not to marry a girl from a high family, otherwise he would live a very miserable life like his cheap father.
For the sake of family stability and harmony, on the way home, Wang Lidong activated his sweet-talking skills and added jokes from a few thousand years later. After much hard work, he managed to coax Qi's mother into a cloudy state.
After returning home and sitting down, Wang Lidong noticed a plate of fresh fruit on the table. He picked up a fresh lychee and asked in surprise, "Where did this come from?"
It’s not that I’m surprised that there are lychees here in Kaifeng, but in previous years it would take more than a month to eat fresh lychees.
Qi's mother said: "Your grandfather sent someone to deliver it this morning."
Wang Lidong asked: "My grandfather's fleet has returned from the south?"
During the Song Dynasty, sea trade was very developed. Of course, Xungui would not be left behind in such a profitable business. For example, his family had three fleets, but they were not large in scale. On the contrary, the sea trade business of his maternal ancestor, the Hou family of Xiangyang, was very good.
There are 8 fleets in total, which mainly travel between the Song Dynasty and Southeast Asia. According to Qi’s mother, they can earn almost a million dollars every year.
Qi's mother nodded, "I sent a lot of small things this time. Heng'er will go to the warehouse to have a look later and pick some if you like them."
Wang Lidong ate two lychees and said, "Mother, how much can lychees in the capital cost now?"
Qi's mother looked at her eldest maid, and Xi'er hurriedly said: "Madam, young master, in the past two days, one fresh lychee can be sold for about 1 stick.
Starting from the beginning of next month, the number of lychees will gradually increase. At that time, they can sell for almost 500 Wen/piece. By June and July, the price in previous years will remain at 80 Wen/piece."
Wang Lidong asked about other seasonal fruits and found that as long as they were fresh fruits from the south, most of them in the capital were ridiculously expensive.
Take lychees as an example. The price of lychees in the place of origin is about 8 cents per catty, and there are about 20 lychees per catty. According to the price in Beijing, it can be at least 200 times higher.
Robbery is not that profitable!
This business can be done.
Wang Lidong thought about the speed of overseas ships. The fastest one was only about 100 kilometers per day. It took almost a month to get from Guangdong Province to Tokyo.
No wonder it's so expensive.
For such a long time, according to the current preservation technology, most fruits will rot halfway.
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In the next week, except for dealing with some important matters, Wang Lidong didn't go anywhere. He just stayed in his house and concentrated on copying the drawings of the 'flying scissor high-speed sailboat'.
"Sir, this boat seems to be of the Western style?" Chunlan pointed at the drawing of a flying scissor-type high-speed sailboat.
"Remove the appearance. Chunlan, do we have a shipyard?"
"There are two small shipyards in the house."
Since he already had one at home, there was no need to spend money to buy another one. Wang Lidong went to his parents’ yard and was about to visit his family’s small shipyard by the Bian River outside the city.
"No, let the shipyard build one as soon as possible according to the drawings. Let the ironworks factory do the keel and ribs."
"Sir, if this keel is made of steel, wouldn't it be too heavy?"
"If I use wood, I'm worried that it will fall apart too quickly."
Buwei asked out of curiosity: "Sir, how far can this boat run?"
Wang Lidong thought for a moment and said: "80 miles/hour."
Not surprisingly, I was shocked by the speed. The relatively fast ships these days can only travel about ten miles in one hour... This is seven or eight times faster.
Wang Lidong said: "Remember to keep the drawings confidential and never leak them out."
He nodded not to be too busy. If he could really reach the speed that the young master said, the booklet in his hand would be absolutely priceless, and he would definitely order more in the future.
A few days after finishing the flying shear boat business, Wang Lidong came to Gongyuan again.
There is actually not much difference in the test questions between the prefectural examination and the county examination, except for one more item, ‘policy question’.
There are three exams in total, lasting 4 days.
"Heng'er, are you okay?"
After the last exam, Wang Lidong just walked out of the gate of Gongyuan and saw Qi's mother standing at the door.
"Mom, why don't you wait in the carriage?"
Father Qi said: "I heard this morning that a student was bitten to death by a poisonous snake in the examination room. Your mother is really worried."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wang Lidong hurriedly pulled his mother to comfort him: "Don't worry, mother, if we really encounter it, with my skills, nothing will happen."
Seeing that her son was safe and sound, Qi's mother finally felt relieved.
"Heng'er, it didn't affect your performance, right?"
Wang Lidong said: "When I found out, all the papers were written."
The examinee who was bitten this time was right next door to him. Although he was very close, the examinee didn't make any sound after being bitten, so he didn't notice it. It was around ten o'clock when an inspector passed by.
I found out, but by that time, the candidate was already dead and could not die anymore.
Three days later, the results of the government examination will be announced.
Early in the morning, after breakfast, Wang Lidong was pulled into the carriage by Qi's mother and arrived at the gate of Gongyuan.
I couldn't wait to see clearly and looked at the posted list. After I found my son's name in the last row, I immediately trotted back to the carriage and said, "Madam, the master has passed."
Princess Pingning asked: "Where is Heng'er ranked this time?"
Buwei immediately lowered his head and replied in a low voice: "The last one."
Princess Pingning's face immediately turned black and she gritted her teeth and said, "Kaifeng Prefecture Yin, you are going too far!"
Wang Lidong consoled him: "The government examination is no better than the county examination. Generally, no more than 20 people pass."
Buwei, who was outside the carriage, also answered: "I just counted 18 people this time."
Princess Pingning said coldly: "I must enter the palace today. If this continues, Heng'er, your results may fall off the list next time."
Wang Lidong hurriedly advised: "Mother, if you go to the palace to complain now, you might fall into the hands of the governor of Kaifeng."
Qi's mother looked at her son in confusion.
Wang Lidong explained,
"After my mother complained, it is definitely impossible to just listen to one side of the story.
At that time, the governor of Kaifeng will definitely meet the emperor.
When the Holy One asks the reason, Kaifeng Governor will definitely say that he deliberately suppressed me because he loves me and is for my own good."
Qi's mother said with a look of disbelief on her face: "Placing you in the last place, how does that mean I love and care for you?"
Wang Lidong said:
"The reason is that I am worried that I will succeed at a young age, become Fang Zhongyong's second best, and eventually become a mediocre person.
So I deliberately suppressed me so that I would not be arrogant and could continue to study hard and diligently.
After listening to it now, I will definitely be very satisfied.
And those civil servants will praise this person highly, saying that he is a good official who cares about his younger generations.
Then they will publicize it and make it a good talk...
As for me, as long as I still want to be an official in the Song Dynasty, I have to hold my nose and come to thank others for their suppression."
Qi's mother thought about it for a moment and felt that it might actually become true. She felt as if she had eaten a fly...
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The years are silent and time has no trace. Early summer has arrived in the blink of an eye, and the day of leaving the hospital for examination is less than a week away.
System: "Host, the 'Yi Jin Jing' experience value is full. Do you want to upgrade?"
"upgrade!"
"Ding, the 'Yi Jin Jing' skill has been upgraded to lv4 0/."
Smelling the stench coming from the tip of his nose, Wang Lidong found that his whole body was covered with a layer of black and silver stains.
I stood up and moved, felt it, and found that I felt more relaxed than ever before.
I know that all the heavy metals hidden in my body have been removed.
With a slight wave of his left hand, the window not far away opened with a creak.
Wang Lidong tapped the ground lightly, and he disappeared from the bedroom. After twenty or thirty breaths, he floated across the Tokyo city wall and arrived at the Jinming Pond.
After taking a pleasant bath, I didn't go home directly, but went to the palace.
After practicing the Yi Jin Jing to level 4, as long as you are not surrounded by thousands of people to death, your life will be safe.
In less than half an hour, Wang Lidong walked around the palace.
Neither a peerless master nor any plot of conspiracy or rebellion was discovered.
The old emperor was just like the legend. He stayed up most of the night and worked overtime, sweating for the future of the Song Dynasty...
Gone!
The imperial palace of the Song Dynasty... was very boring.
Go home and sleep.
Wang Lidong dodged and rushed towards his home.
"Woof woof woof..."
A dog barked from several hundred meters ahead.
Confirmed the direction below, the Duke's Mansion of the State of Lu.
Thinking of all the fucked up things that Duke Lu had done in the past few months... Wang Lidong turned around, and after five or six breaths, he was already standing on the roof of a large building.
"Woof woof woof... woof woof woof..."
A dozen mad dogs, seeing the stranger on the roof opposite, immediately started barking mode... "Woof woof woof... woof woof woof..."
"What's the fuss about?" A shirtless boy walked out from a room not far from the dog pen, carrying a lantern. "We haven't barked enough during the day. They kept barking in the middle of the night."
When he walked to the dog pen, the boy waved the lantern in his hand and found that all eleven dogs were fine. After looking around again and seeing nothing unusual, he snarled a few more words at the dog pen unhappily.
"Peng!"
After seeing the boy close the door, Wang Lidong casually picked up a piece of tile, raised his hand, and more than a dozen broken tiles were shot towards the dog pen.
"Puff puff..." The eleven mad dogs, who were full of energy and energy, fell to the ground one after another with their heads shot.
The whole courtyard suddenly became quiet.
The sound of a servant's snoring could be heard in my ears... This man is considered a blessed person.
Tip toeing, after a few ups and downs, Wang Lidong found the master bedroom and gently opened the door... Looking at the fat man sleeping soundly with two beautiful girls in his arms... mmp, I really enjoy it.
How dare you fly...
He reached out and touched the sleeping points of the three of them.
After a few breaths, a series of snoring sounds filled the room.
Wang Lidong spent less than five minutes looking through the room.
Looking at the dozens of land deeds and various gold jewelry contained in the bag, I estimated that they were worth 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. I was not only complaining, but there were five or six people pretending to be all day long, and they were as grand as a prince.
I thought he was a poor man.
After tying up the cloth bag and carrying it on his back, Wang Lidong looked at Duke Lu who was snoring loudly, picked up a small square stool in front of the bed, and smashed it down on the man's right calf.
"Kacha!"
"snort!"
Wang Lidong was afraid that the man would be awakened by the pain, so he reached out and pressed his neck gently.
Then he raised the bench and pointed it at the guy's other calf, saying "kacha"... His whole body twitched when he saw Duke Lu's pain...
Your boy also has today.
Let you be arrogant and let your dogs hurt people!
Over the past month or so, dozens of people have been bitten by this vicious dog.
There is no rabies vaccine these days, and there is no penicillin either...
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Early the next morning, Wang Lidong had just finished his morning exercise when he saw Chunlan running into the house happily.
"Sir, something big happened. Duke Yan was sent by King Yan to ransack his home and had his legs broken."
ha!
Unexpectedly, the last night's impromptu idea actually worked.
When Wang Lidong left last night, he thought of some TV drama plots and left the character "兖" on a blank wall.
"Don't spread rumors. No matter how arrogant King Yan is, he won't dare to do this."
Chunlan Bagua said, "Sir, who do you think did it?"
After Wang Lidong wiped his sweat, he put the hot towel into Chunlan's hand, "Then you have to ask the person who did this. If the weather is crazy, it will rain, and if people are crazy, there will be disaster. Duke Lu has offended many people in the past six months.
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Chunlan thought about it for a while, but couldn't figure out which hero had done the good deed, so she assumed that it was King Yan who did it, since that was what was said outside.
After changing his clothes, Wang Lidong came to his parents' courtyard.
Seeing Qi's mother peeling an egg for Qi's father for the first time, knowing about Lu Guogong must have reached this person's ears.
"Mother, what good thing happened to you?"
Qi's father smiled and pointed in the direction of Lu Guogong's house, "Heng'er must have heard about it, right?"
Wang Lidong nodded.
Qi's father said, "I don't know which strongman did it. Our street can be peaceful for at least half a year."
While eating breakfast, the three of them expressed their opinions on what happened last night, and analyzed and deduced the future trend of the incident and its impact on the two kings...
After breakfast, Wang Lidong had just returned to the small courtyard. Buwei, who was sweating profusely, carried a bamboo basket into the living room, "Sir, the 'No. 1' clipper ship arrived at the port this morning. These are all delivered.
I looked at the fruits and they are all very fresh."
After the first flying scissor boat was launched last month, he started a fruit line from the Flower City to Kaifeng. Although he only transported goods once, the effect was very good. He made almost 200,000 yuan in one trip.
I looked through the various fruits in the bamboo basket, including lychees, mangoes, mangosteens...it looked like they had just been picked not long ago, "How many fruits were transported this time?"
Buwei took out a small book, opened it, and found relevant records, "...a catty of coconuts, a catty of watermelon...a catty of lychees, 5,800 catties of mangoes, and 3,500 catties of mangosteen, a total of 840,000 catties."
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Wang Lidong said:
"Send some to my uncle's house, Zhuang Xuexue... This time the Sheng family will also send two baskets, and the rest will be given to my mother."
Buwei asked in a low voice: "Master, which two of the three girls are the two baskets of fruits from the Sheng family given to?"
Wang Lidong raised his head and glanced at Weiwei. This boy... "Send them all to the eldest lady of the Sheng family."
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Sheng family living room
Mrs. Wang, the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, looked at the two large bamboo baskets of seasonal fresh fruits in front of her and knew that the young father-in-law had given them to her family. She was so happy that her eyebrows flew up: "Ah...
.Your young father-in-law is too polite...I'm so sorry..."
Seeing the beauty, Mrs. Wang's lips almost reached behind her ears, but she thought that this person was really easy to coax.
"Madam, if there is nothing else, I will go back home."
After instructing her maid to leave the house without sending the gifts, Wang immediately asked her nanny to return to Wei Ruixuan with two baskets of fruits.
After spending a stick of incense dividing the fruits, and then sending the maids and servants to deliver them to everyone in the house, just as she sat down to take a breather, "Mother," the little daughter's cry came from outside the door, and then
Seeing Rulan's Teng Teng Teng rushing into the hall with her short legs, "Mother, why am I the only one who doesn't have any fruit?"