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(The two lakes were missed in the previous chapter, and they belong to the test area for the middle list.)

This year's Jinshi Hairpin Flower Parade was a crowd-pleaser.

Even Chen Chun, the top scholar, was upstaged by female Jinshi. The people of Nanjing stood on the streets and alleys, constantly chanting: "Where are the female Jinshis? Where are the female Jinshis?"

Zou Huaiyu held his head high, pulled the reins and walked slowly, bathed in the sound of admiration.

Of course, there are also a few Taoist teachers who secretly lament that the world is declining and the world is in chaos.

There are gains and losses. Zou Huaiyu, who seems to be in a good mood, is actually full of troubles. As soon as she graduated from middle school, her husband's family pressed her to get married. Every year during the winter and summer vacations of college, her husband's family also kept urging her.

Zou Huaiyu was very unhappy about this, and her husband's family was also extremely dissatisfied with her. But neither party broke off the engagement, because it was a marriage between two prominent families, and no one wanted to bear the reputation of regretting the marriage.

My fiancé had already taken a concubine, and he came from a poor family that had failed in business. She also has two orchids, both of whom are coquettish foxes who seduce her fiancé all day long.

Now that Zou Huaiyu has become a female Jinshi, she no longer dares to regret her marriage. The whole world is watching her. If she dares to regret her marriage, she will be the female version of Chen Shimei, and it will give some people an excuse - you see, I say the world cannot be turned upside down. If a woman is admitted to the Jinshi, she can't even bring her family together, so how can we talk about governing the country? The world?

The first female Jinshi in the new Datong Dynasty must be perfect. Even if her husband is full of five evils, she will never get divorced in the future.

If you want to wear his crown, you must bear its weight!

The other Jinshi around him didn't know Zou Huaiyu's suffering. While accepting the cheers from the people, they quietly looked towards Zou Huaiyu. This plain-looking female Jinshi was extremely charming in the eyes of fellow Jinshi, and they all wanted to make friends with her, quite like a star holding the moon.

There were many female school students on the street, and they came in groups to watch.

When these female students saw Zou Huaiyu, their eyes gleamed, and they chased her all the way, throwing flowers at her. Zou Huaiyu is their idol, the brightest star in the dark night. Some female students even laughed and cried on the spot.

They didn't know why they were crying. Anyway, they just wanted to cry. They were happy, excited, longing, envious, admiring...all kinds of emotions mixed together.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Firecrackers went off one after another in the inns, indicating that their guests had passed the Jinshi exam.

The King of Chu, Zhao Kuangping, was a little lonely. He had moved into the Chu King's Mansion. It was originally the palace of the King of Jin. The King of Jin went to India and conveniently gave it to the King of Chu.

I was also admitted to Jinshi, but it was a pity that I couldn't wear a hairpin and parade around the streets.

To become an official, you have to give up your title, which is not a policy formulated for the prince. Instead, it is given to the future generals of Fengguo and Fuguo. The salary of this kind of clan title is not much, and it is really possible to give up after passing the Jinshi examination.

Zhao Kuangping didn't know what he should do. He had never thought about the position of prince. Because the prince already has an heir, even if the prince dies suddenly of illness, the throne will be inherited by the prince's grandson.

Lockdown overseas?

Zhao Kuangping couldn't bear to leave China's prosperity.

To be a naval officer?

Zhao Kuangping is not interested in fighting. Whether in the navy or the army, he is not that material.

After much deliberation, I decided to enter the Hanlin Academy.

To serve as an official in the Hanlin Academy, you do not have to give up your title. As long as he has a university diploma or academic achievements, he will definitely be able to enter the Hanlin Academy based on King Chu's connections.

Why don't you enter Qintianyuan? Because Zhao Kuangyi doesn't like science. If you don't like it, you just don't like it, even if his grades in astronomy, physics, and mathematics are very good.

Young people, troubles go away quickly.

Zhao Kuangping left the study and went to have fun with his princess. The two concubines were both chosen by him, and without exception they were both talented women.

The princes of the Ming Dynasty had one principal concubine, one secondary concubine, and several concubines and concubines. But only the principal concubine is considered a concubine, while the secondary concubine is actually a concubine. In addition to sounding nice, the secondary concubine may also become a step-concubine.

In the new Datong Dynasty, Ji and his wife have been cancelled, and the prince only has one main concubine and one side concubine. Children born to other women, unless they can inherit the throne, are not even considered as children of the clan, and they cannot even get a dime of salary when they grow up.

This is to prevent the Zong family from exploding. If a prince can give birth to hundreds of children, who can bear it?

When you get to Zhao Han, the prince's salary is just that. If you have the ability, such as doing business, it doesn't matter how many women you make to support. But facing the sect's mansion, except for the first concubine and the second concubine, the other children are ordinary people!

The son born to Princess Chu is already over one year old, and the second concubine is also pregnant.

Zhao Kuangping was quite happy reciting poems and lyrics with his two concubines. He doesn't have another woman for the time being, but occasionally he feels itchy and wants to buy an Orchid for his home.

During his college years, Zhao Kuangping was invited to a classmate's home and fell in love with a Hu Ji. The classmate's father was very discerning and insisted on sending Hu Ji away, but Zhao Kuangping was still living in the palace at that time, and he would not dare to accept it even if he was beaten to death. The classmate's father also offered to help him raise Hu Ji, but Zhao Kuangping refused.

Zhao Kuangping still understands that eating people is soft-mouthed and taking advantage of people is short-handed.

Now that there is the Chu Palace, buying an Orchid is nothing. But the emperor was too stingy, and the salary that the prince could receive was only slightly higher than that of a first-grade official.

With this little money, if you want to buy a high-quality Orchid, you have to save money slowly.

As for ordinary Hu Ji, Zhao Kuangping really looked down upon her. Not to mention buying it with his own money, he doesn't want anything he picked up for free, he has to be the kind who has both talent and appearance.

The second concubine's natal family was in business, so it would be easy for her to ask for money. Her father-in-law even took the initiative to send money. However, Zhao Kuangping had been very strict since he was a child and always felt that this should not be the case. He accepted small gifts from his father-in-law and rejected all valuable ones.

Zhao Kuangping continued to think about it and felt that it was better not to go to the Hanlin Academy.

If he wants to study knowledge, he can obtain information at any time, and he can also go to the Hanlin Academy for exchanges at any time. Why do you have to lock yourself into one unit?

You can do business in partnership with your father-in-law, but this will make your father unhappy. And the father-in-law is not too worried. He has already seen it after the marriage, and he may be using the King of Chu's name to do something.

When he was granted the title of King of Chu, he received a settling-in allowance of one thousand taels of silver.

This thing can be used as principal. Nanjing's wealthy car industry is on the rise, and the number is not large. It can be used to open a car dealership. My uncle was doing business in Jiangnan. I asked my uncle to help order a batch of cars. I easily obtained the trading company license. Isn't my first business completed?

His thoughts quickly opened up, and Zhao Kuangping found that it was too easy for him to do business. It was a loophole to allow the clan to do business!

A hundred years later, as long as it doesn't cause anger and resentment, which official would dare to control the prince's business? Relying on your status and connections, you can easily make a fortune.

The imperial court did stipulate that government projects must not be contracted or subcontracted to the clan. But this thing can take advantage of loopholes to register a few more handbag companies, or secretly support White Glove. Isn't it easy to receive government orders?

The more Zhao Kuangping thought about it, the more excited he became. He was also a little scared, thinking about whether to tell his father.

The next day, Zhao Kuangping ran into the palace and expressed his thoughts.

Zhao Han was extremely satisfied with this, and then smiled and said: "You can see clearly, how can I and the ministers not think of it? There is no perfect system, we can only restrict it as much as possible. The clan's illegal business is always less harmful than the common people. Taking advantage of loopholes If you take over the business of the imperial court, if there is no problem, no one will care about it. If there is a problem, you will be stripped of your title! Also, if there is business related to the army and banks, whoever touches it will die, and the prince will be beheaded!"

Zhao Kuangping shrank his neck when he heard this: "I don't dare."

Zhao Han smiled and said: "Don't think that business is easy. If you are not smart, you will only make money for others, and the people below don't know how to make you lose money. Can you understand the four-legged account?"

Zhao Kuangping nodded and said: "Four-legged accounting is the double-entry accounting method. I learned it in college. However, I am not very proficient in it. I only learned a rough idea."

"It's better not to open your car dealership. Competing for business with small businessmen will bring down the reputation of the King of Chu." Zhao Han said.

Zhao Kuangping thought for a while: "How about I run a magazine? The elegant affairs of literati will not discredit the royal family."

Zhao Han asked: "What magazine do you run? Nowadays, newspapers and magazines are everywhere, and many of them are still losing money to make money. How can you guarantee that you can make money?"

Zhao Kuangping smiled and said: "The name is "King of Chu's Miscellaneous Magazine", I guess someone bought it."

Zhao Han shook his head: "Relying on the reputation of King Chu, some people may buy the first two issues, but your magazine is not good-looking, and no one will buy it after a few more issues. Which newspapers and magazines sell best?"

Zhao Kuangping said: "Market publications. Nowadays, more and more people are literate, and ordinary people also like to read newspapers. The stories of such market publications are wonderful, and everyone from the rich and powerful to the common people on the streets likes to read them. . Many scholars who have failed in their studies make money by making up stories, and all of them are very rich."

"Not bad." Zhao Han smiled.

Zhao Kuangping continued: "When the first issue is launched, we first ask for manuscripts from famous novelists. For the sake of the King of Chu, they will definitely be willing to submit manuscripts. After establishing a reputation in the first issue, and then soliciting manuscripts extensively, you will always come across some wonderful novels. Slowly accumulate regular authors and only publish high-quality products in each issue, so it doesn’t matter if it becomes a monthly magazine.”

Saying that, Zhao Kuangping chuckled and said: "My father's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is wonderfully written. Why don't you write an article for the first issue?"

The first few children are all very close to Zhao Han, and it doesn't matter if they joke around.

Later, there were more princes and princesses, and Zhao Han was also busy with official duties, but they were somewhat unfamiliar with each other. The children were more in awe when they saw him.

Zhao Han thought for a moment: "Two stories, I will write the short one, and find someone to write the long one yourself."

"Father's story must be interesting." Zhao Kuangping said flatteringly.

Zhao Han also found it interesting and immediately wrote "The Emperor's New Clothes": "In the land of Western Europe, there is a country without a country. The emperor ignores government affairs and only knows how to have fun, and the people are miserable. This king likes to wear new clothes and changes them every day. There were several sets, and every time a courtier came to ask for an audience, the eunuch would always say: 'Your Majesty is changing clothes.' As time went on, the subjects secretly called him the 'Emperor Changing Clothes'. One day, two bachelors came from the unknown country..."

Bachelors not only refer to single men and women, but also generally refer to ruffians.

"The Emperor's New Clothes" is not long, and Zhao Hanwen finished it in less than twenty minutes without adding any details.

After Zhao Kuangping read it, he sincerely admired it: "Father, this article is thought-provoking. It is truly a first-class story."

It is certainly thought-provoking and can be extended to various interpretations.

Zhao Kuangping's first reaction was that his father was insinuating the Ming Dynasty and Chongzhen.

Zhao Han smiled and said: "I will tell you another story about the female consort, maybe it can be made into an opera..."