Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 117 The gossip has spread to the Shangshu Mansion

On the fourth day after the opening ceremony, a general science conference was suddenly held, and the report meeting originally scheduled for that day was cancelled and postponed.

The temporary conference mainly invited science scholars, and liberal arts scholars could also participate if they were interested.

The protagonist of the conference was the balance!

"Liu Lang, it's time to get up."

Early in the morning, the attendant came to call him.

Xie Yan turned over and said drowsily: "Let me sleep a little longer."

The attendant could only retreat silently.

I don't know how long I slept, the attendant came again to remind: "Liu Lang, Liu Lang... wake up, I'm almost late for the conference."

Xie Yan was very irritable: "Ten minutes, call me in ten minutes!"

The four attendants discussed for a while, and no longer called Xie Yan to get up, but sent two people to the cafeteria to buy breakfast.

Young people are naturally sleepy, and Xie Yan was too tired yesterday.

From day to night, countless scholars, teachers, and students came to visit and communicate. Xie Yan still had no way to get rid of the people. He kept talking for more than ten hours, and his throat was smoking. He kept drinking water.

Until the early morning, there were still a few students who refused to leave the dormitory where he temporarily lived.

"Liu Lang, ten minutes have passed. We bought buns and soy milk." The attendant reminded again.

Xie Yan could only get up with his eyes closed, put on his clothes with his eyes closed, and go to the bathroom like a sleepwalker.

These student dormitories have only one bathroom and toilet on each floor. The school has a self-built water tower, and tap water is only supplied in different time periods on campus.

After washing up, Xie Yan finally sobered up a little.

Time was running out, so he ran to the auditorium with soy milk and buns, and met many students who bowed to him along the way.

In the auditorium, the temporary meeting had already started.

Lu Gai, the vice president of the Royal Society, was introducing the scale in detail and said, "Yesterday afternoon, I had urgently contacted the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry promised to immediately dispatch 100 top craftsmen to make scales that would be allocated to local societies and the Imperial College first. If scholars want to obtain it privately, they must pay to order it from the Ministry of Industry... This thing was invented by Xie Yan. Since he did not apply for a patent, the Ministry of Industry will give him a sum of money as a reward. On behalf of the Ministry of Industry, the Society and all the scholars, I would like to thank Xie Yan again for his contribution...contribution."

At this point, Lu Gai paused, because Xie Yan came in with soy milk buns.

"Xie Xueshi, please sit in the first row!" The staff hurriedly led the way.

Lu Gai stopped speaking and waited for Xie Yan to take his seat first.

The eyes of the whole audience fell on Xie Yan, who hurriedly ran to the first row to sit down, nodded to the old president next to him, and then started to eat breakfast as if no one was around.

"Hahaha!"

A burst of laughter broke out in the auditorium.

Lü Gai was also amused, and helped explain: "Mr. Xie Yan was very tired yesterday. He communicated from morning to night. I heard that he was still discussing issues with scholars in the early morning."

Xie Yan quickly stood up, turned around and bowed to the back row, chewing his mouth while bowing.

I was quite hungry. I didn't eat much at noon and at night yesterday.

Lü Gai continued: "All kinds of experiments in physics and chemistry have to wait for more balances to be built. I guess everyone will be very busy in the next few years. Now there is only this balance, everyone wants to use it first, and it is inconvenient for the society to make a decision."

"So the scholars who stay in Luoyang temporarily, the society recommends that you discuss privately first. Similar experiments can be grouped and work together. The results belong to everyone in the group. Of course, this is all voluntary, you decide for yourself. As for the order of using this balance, you will draw lots after forming groups."

This arrangement is still very reasonable, and the audience responded with applause.

Lu Gai added: "The old president was also very tired yesterday, as he was communicating with scholars the whole time. Today, I will speak on his behalf. The old president said that Bachelor Xie Yan has made outstanding contributions, and it would not be excessive to directly award him Bachelor of Rose. However, for various reasons, he is temporarily awarded the title of Bachelor of Hibiscus, and is specially recruited to study in the inner dormitory of Luoyang Imperial College. Please invite Bachelor Xie Yan to the stage!"

Bachelor of Hibiscus, the Ministry of Works bonus, and the student of the inner dormitory of Luoyang Imperial College, these three are of course not all the rewards.

There will be another award next year, which is definitely the highest award, and the title will be awarded at that time.

In fact, he was awarded Bachelor of Jade before because he discovered the damping phenomenon, which led Nie Qi to invent the super-long arm damping balance - of course, there are also factors such as the application prospects of damping in other fields.

His contribution to the balance was rewarded last year, and it would be difficult to raise it too high this year.

Xie Yan quickly drank the remaining soy milk in the cup, stuffed half a bun into his mouth, and then ran to the stage to accept the Bachelor's badge.

Lü Gai stood side by side with Xie Yan with a smile on his face, waiting for Xie Yan to finish chewing the bun and swallow it.

"Hahaha!"

There was another round of laughter from the audience. Xie Yan was not only eating, but also wearing his hat a little crooked because he was in a hurry to go out.

Finally, Lü Gai held a hibiscus jade pendant in his hand and said to Xie Yan: "Congratulations to Mr. Xie, keep up the good work."

"Thank you, President Lu," Xie Yan suddenly asked while untying the jade waist badge, "Do you want to keep this jade yourself or return it to the society?"

Lü Gai was amused: "Keep it yourself, it's engraved with your name."

The new hibiscus waist badge is made of pink top-grade Dushan jade. Even if nothing is carved, this piece of jade alone is worth a lot of money.

The pattern of the jade pendant was carved long ago, and the craftsman engraved Xie Yan's name and number overnight.

Wearing the pink Hibiscus Bachelor's Jade Pendant like this, Xie Yan felt a little more handsome, and then bowed straightly towards the audience, but it was a pity that the hat was worn crookedly without him realizing it.

After returning to the stage, the scholars in the first few rows expressed their congratulations.

The old president joked: "I am a Bachelor of Furong at the age of thirty-seven, but I can't compare with you."

"I'm lucky enough to meet an old president who cherishes his talents." Xie Yan flattered him smoothly.

The old president laughed and said: "I love hearing your flattery. My family lives in Jiangzuo Village, which is the boundary of Yichuan County. If you don't mind the distance, you can come and sit there more often."

Xie Yan said: "I must come to ask for advice."

I took out the scales yesterday and was promoted to Bachelor of Furong today. It must have something to do with the old president, otherwise the speed would not be so fast.

Moreover, the old president also left his home address, saying that Xie Yan is welcome to visit at any time.

This old gentleman is very good at choosing places. The name of Jiangzuo Village comes from Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. When Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty passed by this place, he said, "The scenery in Jiangzuo is just like this."

Just by hearing the name of the village, you can tell that it has beautiful scenery.

The presidents of physics, chemistry and other branches came to the stage to speak one after another.

The old president was too lazy to listen to what they were saying and asked, "Will you major in physics or chemistry in the future?"

Xie Yan said: "Do I have to choose one?"

The old president said: "Of course you can study everything, including mathematics, astronomy, and geography at the same time. But human energy is limited after all, and it is best to choose a main direction first."

"Then let me choose physics, junior." Xie Yan said casually.

The old president shook his head and smiled: "I thought you wanted to choose chemistry."

"Anything is fine," Xie Yan said.

While chatting, the temporary meeting ended, and Xie Yan received more than ten famous assassinations.

Mingshi is an ancient business card, usually written on red paper. If you like to play retro, you can also use bamboo or wood chips to make it.

The more formal ones are door-shaped and name-shaped, which are mainly used to visit noble people. They are usually written with red paper and gold characters, but some are made of silk brocade. Everyone should be familiar with the word "voting certificate".

Xie Yan carefully put away his business cards. He received hundreds of them yesterday, and even some students gave him business cards.

Zhu Shirong called out to Xie Yan: "Chaozong, do you live in Taixue or rent a house by yourself?"

"Let's rent a house." Xie Yan said.

It is inconvenient to live in Chen Shangshu's house all the time. The main reason is that it is too far away from the school. I need to take a bus to Taixue for classes every day.

He also didn't want to live in the Taixue dormitory, otherwise he wouldn't be able to live in peace at all. He didn't know how many teachers and students came to visit him every day.

The best way is to rent a private house in Fuguo or the suburbs.

Zhu Shirong smiled and said: "I will take you to see the house. The Fuguo neighborhood is full of buildings, especially those newly built in the past few decades. They are all six-story buildings. There are dozens of families living in one building, and there are so many people and so many eyes. It’s not convenient. The houses in the suburbs are the best and still retain many traditional courtyards.”

"Is the rent expensive?" Xie Yan asked.

Zhu Shirong said: "You will definitely get a discount if you move in. The landlord is smart. Haha, if you only stay for a year or two, and there are not many servants living there, the landlord will not only provide free meals."

Xie Yan was surprised: "My fame is so effective?"

Zhu Shirong said: "It's more valuable than you think. Seventeen-year-old Furong Bachelor, they can offer you as a Bodhisattva."

"Then you have to pay the rent." Xie Yan knew that the advantage was not in vain.

Zhu Shirong praised: "It's rare that you know this."

The place Zhu Shirong took Xie Yan to was called "Beigedang Village", which at this time belonged to the boundary of Longmen Town, Longmen Township. It is located between Longmen Town and Zhuge Town in later generations, probably near Longmen No. 1 Experimental Primary School in Luoyang City.

Halfway through, Zhu Shirong introduced: "The owner of the house is a descendant of the Longxi County King (Li Yanxian). The descendants of the Longxi County King are divided into four branches. The main one lives in Luoyang City, one goes back to his hometown in Longxi, and the other goes far away. They moved to Gaochang City and lived in Longmen Town, the southern suburbs of Luoyang."

"One is inside the city and the other is outside the city?" Xie Yan was quite confused.

Zhu Shirong whispered: "There was a falling out when the family was separated. The appearance of the third-generation eldest son was too ugly. But it was a blessing in disguise. The main clan living in the city was killed, imprisoned, and exiled for participating in a coup a few years ago. The remaining people. Because the division of the family was complete, the Li family branch outside the city was not affected, and instead claimed to be the main line of the Li family. "

As the carriage drove into the boundary of Beigedang Village, Zhu Shirong said: "The entire Beigedang Village, as well as Diaoyao Village in the south, all the land in the two villages belongs to the Li family. The villagers are either descendants of the Li family, or they are members of the Li family. tenant or hired hand."

Xie Yan was stunned when he heard this, thinking that the land annexation was really powerful.

Luoyang is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the suburbs are full of descendants of powerful people. How can ordinary people withstand the annexation? Even without using any means, there are always people who go bankrupt and sell their land. Over a hundred years later, the rich and powerful have accumulated more and more land.

Take Beigedang Village as an example. The Li family owns all the land. However, more than half of the farming rights are still in the hands of tenants, and landlords are not allowed to transfer them to tenants at will. When tenants were forced to sell their land to make a living, they often only sold the land ownership and firmly held on to their farming rights.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, after a series of rectifications, the separation of land property rights was no longer recognized. However, the landlords and tenants could not resist the wishes, so they made various illegal and private contracts, which finally forced the court to acquiesce, and they could be used as evidence in lawsuits over land disputes.

The most troublesome thing is demolition.

Whether it is demolition to build commercial housing or demolition to build a factory. Farmers hold permanent tenure rights but cannot receive compensation because they have no ownership rights, so they firmly refuse to agree to demolition. Such cases have emerged one after another in the past few decades.

The newly promulgated "Industrial and Commercial Law" last year completed the relevant laws and canceled the conflict laws of the early Ming Dynasty. Businessmen must compensate farmers with sharecropping rights during demolition!

Not long after, a large mansion appeared.

Zhu Shirong handed over the famous assassin, and the homeowner went out to greet him in person.

The landlord's name is Li Minqiu, the sixth generation grandson of Li Yanxian, and his life is not easy.

Even though the Li family owns land in two villages, a lot of it has been distributed to their children and grandchildren, and not all of it is controlled by one family. Some descendants of the Li family have even become homesteaders due to continued family division.

The descendants of the Li family living in two villages in the southern suburbs have not been able to develop smoothly because they have been suppressed by the main clan in the city for a long time.

Moreover, the Southern Suburbs itself was not up to par, not a single Jinshi passed the exam, and only two mid-level officers were produced through military academies.

It is not possible to do business either. There is only a small quarry, a small cement factory and a pottery kiln in Diaoyao Village.

Let's put it this way, even if he sent his son to be a self-financing student at the Imperial College, Li Minqiu was deeply distressed by the various expenses.

Down and out.

But you still have to be pompous and save your own face.

Especially when the main clan in the city overturned due to a coup, Li Minqiu took the opportunity to declare himself the head of the Li clan. The court ignored this operation, and it was impossible to return the removed titles to them.

This little family fortune cannot support the grandeur of the Li family!

"Brother Tan, long time no see." Zhu Shirong said with his fists clasped.

Li Minqiu laughed loudly: "You want to hurt me."

Zhu Shirong said to Xie Yan: "This is Li Minqiu, the sixth grandson of Long Guogong, whose courtesy name is Tanzhi. He studied hard at Tuanxiu Academy when he was young, and he and I are classmates and good friends."

Li Minqiu had already seen the hibiscus jade pendant on Xie Yan's waist and already guessed Xie Yan's identity. At this moment, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed. After I won the imperial examination, I couldn't make any further progress. I didn't achieve anything by studying academics. I didn't even get a bachelor's degree in medicine and jade, so I had to retreat to the countryside to study for the rest of my life."

Zhu Shirong said: "This is Bachelor Xie Yan."

"Disrespectful, disrespectful," Li Minqiu hurriedly bowed, "Quinzi was also at the Imperial Academy yesterday. When he came home in the evening, he talked about Xie Xie, the bachelor. All his deeds are really admirable."

"Luckily." Xie Yan returned the greeting.

Zhu Shirong said: "Xie Xie also wants to enroll in Taixue and is looking for a rented house."

Li Minqiu said: "You can just live in my house and leave a yard specifically for Bachelor Xie. You can stay as long as you want, and I won't charge you a penny."

Xie Yan said: "The rent still has to be paid."

"Then just give me a few." Li Min begged.

Zhu Shirong said: "Then let's use the market price."

The two parties quickly reached an agreement, and Xie Yan returned to Taixue with his entourage and moved the things in the dormitory.

Then he went back to Chen Shangshu's house. Before leaving, he had to say something to the master.

"Mukuro, please come in quickly!"

The new concierge of the residence of the Minister of Industry seemed particularly enthusiastic today. It seemed that what happened at the Imperial College had already spread to the city.

Mainly related to the princess, purely academic matters are not so popular.

Chen Shangshu is working in the Yamen.

The two old ladies knew he was back and quickly sent someone to invite him.

Mrs. Xia couldn't wait to ask: "Did Liu Lang call the eldest princess's green hair?"

Xie Yan said: "Weighed it."

Mrs. Xia suddenly smiled and said, "A perfect match."

Mrs. Zhang said: "The eldest princess is married after all, and Liu Lang is already a Bachelor of Furong. He has a bright future as an official. It's a pity."

"It's not a pity. It's good to be a consort and specialize in learning." Mrs. Xia had a different idea.

Mrs. Zhang said: "My sister is right, but it is still a pity."

Xie Yan asked curiously: "How did this spread to Shangshu Mansion?"

Mrs. Xia smiled and said: "All the servants at home know about such a big matter! Who else do you want to hide it from?"

Alas, gossip spreads fast.

(I went to have dinner with friends. There is only one update today.)