381, the imperial decree of Zhao Jiumei (please complete the order)
"Mother, please remember to tell daddy."
"The purpose of hoarding willow wood for mourning is just to make it easier for cloth shops to sell white cloth or mourning clothes more quickly, but it must not be used to sell, hoard goods and make such unconscionable money."
"Although money is easy to make, if we, a small family, suffer from hatred, the gains will outweigh the losses."
Bai Gui grabbed Bai Li and warned him again.
Although the Song Dynasty emphasized civility over military affairs, the soldiers were all Qiu Ba, and the good men were those who were called out by Donghuamen. But this also depends on comparison. The one who was light on martial arts was a Jinshi who passed the imperial examination, and a civil servant was not a small businessman.
Furthermore, now that the Song Dynasty is preparing to negotiate peace and has three generals under house arrest, it will definitely treat the Northern Expeditionary Army with kindness. Once there are traders who offend the Northern Expeditionary Army, the Song Dynasty will not mind killing chickens to scare monkeys, making an example for the Northern Expeditionary Army and regaining the morale of the army.
"I can spare this."
"Your mother, I have accumulated so much merit that I gave birth to a baby like you. I don't want you to suffer and be made a servant by the ghosts and monsters who have received their karma."
Mrs. Bai Zhao picked up Bai Gui, kissed her cheek, put her down and said with a smile.
What she said was just one of the reasons.
At this time, people were quite superstitious. She gave birth to Bai Gui, a "child prodigy". She believed that it was a blessing she had received from doing good deeds in the past. Now she naturally refused to ruin her child's future. If she did all the bad things, maybe she would
When my son grew up, he no longer had the aura he has now.
There is another reason. Bai Gui speaks in an orderly manner and can come up with such a method. She is also willing to respect Bai Gui's opinion, which is considered a virtue. Of course, she will not say this reason easily as a mother.
"Then...thank you, mother."
Bai Gui took a step or two back, looked solemn, and bowed.
If he wants his parents in this life to value his opinions and treat them as equals, it is not enough just to make some suggestions. He must also behave in a way that makes them treat him as equals.
Etiquette distinguishes between high and low, distinguishes between relatives and strangers, and determines honor and inferiority.
When there are rules and regulations, you are an adult, not a child with an innocent heart and unrestrained nature.
Once the gift is given, it is equivalent to completely ending the original identity of a child.
"Wealth..., you..."
Mrs. Bai Zhao was startled for a moment.
Then he nodded seriously and said, "Mom, I know, I will do what you want."
In the previous dynasty, prodigies were valued, but today we value prodigies even more!
Yang Yi of the Taizong Dynasty could write at the age of seven and write poetry at the age of ten. At the age of eleven, he wrote a poem in front of Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi, "I wish to uphold the loyalty and integrity and establish a holy dynasty for life." Cai Boyi during the Song Zhenzong period,
When he was three years old, he ran to take part in the boy examination. In the palace examination, he recited a poem written by Song Zhenzong. Song Zhenzong Longyan was so happy that he immediately wrote a poem for Cai Boqi and gave it to his secretary to save orthography. He also became the then crown prince Song Renzong Zhao.
Zhen's companion reading.
The famous Yan Shu, Sima Guang, and Wang Anshi were all child prodigies. Although Wang Anshi wrote about Shang Zhongyong, he was also a child prodigy. "Anshi was good at reading, and he will never forget it once he sees it. His writing is as fast as flying. If you don't notice it at first, it will be done."
, everyone who sees it is impressed by its exquisiteness.”
These were prodigies in the liberal arts. During the Shaoxing period, there was a prodigy who was a martial arts examiner named Zhu Huchen. He participated in the martial arts examination at the age of nine and scored nine out of ten in the archery competition. He explained "Sun Tzu's Art of War" in public without stopping.
Due to stage fright, Zhao Jiumei specially awarded him the first prize in martial arts on the spot. He was also the only non-age champion in martial arts in history.
Compared with these predecessors, the magic that Bai Gui showed at this time was slightly inferior.
So even though Bai Li was surprised, she didn't think it was strange.
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The peace talks that were hotly debated by both the government and the public were still the Northern Expedition, which finally began to fade away as part of the Northern Expedition troops returned to Beijing.
Shaoxing peace talks begin.
The Song and Jin parties quickly reached an agreement: the Song Dynasty professed its vassalage to the Jin State, and the Jin State canonized Zhao Gou, King Kang of Song Dynasty, as emperor, and divided the territory. The east was bounded by the middle flow of the Huaihe River, and the west was bounded by Dashan Pass. The south belonged to the Song Dynasty, and the north belonged to the Song Dynasty.
At the same time, the Song Dynasty paid an annual tribute of 250,000 taels of silver and 250,000 taels of silk to the Jin Dynasty. Starting from the twelfth year of Shaoxing, the Song Dynasty paid tribute to Sizhou every spring.
The ruling and opposition parties quickly began to curse.
But these things have nothing to do with the common people of Lin'an.
Important matters in the court are the affairs of the Gong Gong princes, and it is not the turn of the common people to take care of them. If group discussion is really possible, the tragedy will not be so great.
At the same time, Lin'an Market immediately showed a prosperous scene as the Northern Expeditionary Army returned south and their troops returned to the court.
Bai's Cloth Shop followed Bai Gui's suggestion and purchased a large amount of willow wood at a low price as mourning items, but did not sell them and only used them as gifts for mourning clothes.
This incident spread widely.
Not only does it have a lining, but it also has a good face. Bai's Buzhuang is full of bustling houses, prosperous in wealth, and makes a lot of money every day.
Although he was jealous of some colleagues, because of Bai Gui's reputation, people even went to court to hear about the deeds of this little prodigy, and his future was promising. Therefore, colleagues in the cloth business did not dare to be too evil.
I can just let it be.
In any case, Bai's Buzhuang couldn't take all the remaining profits, it was just a coincidence. When the willow trees near Lin'an were transported to Lin'an, this advantage was gone.
It can be regarded as reaping the first wave of dividends.
But just this wave of dividends made Bai's Cloth Shop make a lot of money, and its property expanded several times. He was considered a famous merchant in the entire Lin'an City.
"Zhi said: Bai's son from Bai's Buzhuang, Qinghe Street, Lin'an, has the wisdom of a hundred dragons, and his son Longwen... I am a child prodigy who is about to take the imperial examination. I have specially given it to him. I hope Mr. Bai will go to the palace to take the test..."
The eunuch came to Bai's cloth village and announced the decree.
The wisdom of a hundred dragons comes from "Kong Congzi Gongsun Long": "Although the wisdom of a hundred dragons is not as good as the one before me." It is a metaphor for people who are very smart.
"Little prodigy, take the order."
The eunuch smiled and handed the imperial edict to Bai Gui, who was standing opposite and bowed.
"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
Bai Gui calmly stepped forward to receive the imperial edict.
He had been the Prime Minister of the ages, and he had seen this small scene before.
It is not inconceivable that Zhao Jiumei heard about his reputation and specially issued an order for him to take the exam.
Child prodigy has always been regarded as auspicious.
Now that the Song Dynasty was ceding territory to pay compensation, Zhao Gou's face was disgraced. Since the military could not succeed, he turned to culture and education. It happened that he became famous during this period, so this imperial edict was issued to his family.
Furthermore, this imperial edict can only be regarded as a central edict, a private edict of the emperor. It is not very precious, and it was promulgated casually.
In addition, since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, merchants were not allowed to take the scientific examination. This was broken in the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, merchants could participate in the scientific examination, and there were many merchants who became Jinshi.
After the eunuch left, Bai's father and Bai's mother were so excited that they couldn't help themselves.
This is an imperial edict given by the emperor himself, allowing his son to participate in the child prodigy department.
"I will spend a lot of money to hire a famous teacher from Lin'an City for you."
"This is something that will bring glory to our Bai family..."
“No carelessness!”
Father Bai calmed down, pondered for a while, and made a decision.
The price of hiring an ordinary private school teacher is not high, and you can do it for a few dollars. But now if you want to hire a famous teacher, the price must be at least hundreds of dollars. Because most of these teachers are not ordinary people, or they have worked for
An official, or a famous teacher who has taught Jinshi in the past.
However, despite the high cost, if Bai Gui wins the election and gets an official status, it will be worth it no matter how much money it costs.
"Thank you father."
Bai Gui nodded and agreed.
Even though he has a lot of Confucian classics, the interpretations of some Confucian classics will be biased in different times, so he invites famous teachers to come over and correct them.
In addition, although he no longer has much interest in participating in the imperial examinations, the benefits of participating in the prodigy subjects are visible to the naked eye.
Firstly, by becoming an official, some bad things can no longer be blamed on them. Secondly, it can stabilize his parents. His parents were also afraid of hurting Zhongyong, so they urged him to study, which delayed his cultivation.
, so after passing the official examination, parents in this world will no longer urge him to study...
There are many benefits.
There is something so easily available, why not do it?!