The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Wei Guangde directly raised the price of the happy gift this time, but he had no choice but to save face.

While waiting for the good news, people kept asking their servants or themselves to go back to their houses. It was obvious what they were doing.

Ten taels of silver, who has nothing to do with such a heavy thing hanging around on his body?

A banknote is convenient, but that piece of paper is not as safe as cash.

There are already banknotes these days, but they are not widely used. Many people don’t believe them. It’s not that they don’t believe them, they just don’t like to use them.

I don’t know how many teams have passed to announce the news. At this time, the mood of everyone in the lobby has gone from initial anticipation to enthusiasm, and now is extremely cold.

Although no one is counting how much has passed, he may not have a chance.

If you want to win Jieyuan, you can only do it in a dream.

In fact, although many scholars are rude, but they know their own business, no one would think that they can get the top few in the provincial examination, let alone the first place.

Now that so many people have passed by, it seems that they have failed.

Among the crowd, the one who looked most lonely was Lao Kan Lao, the second-ranked candidate in the last provincial examination.

I didn't pay much attention to the ranking last time. I always felt that I could do it. Jieyuan didn't think too much about it. It would be nice to be at the bottom of the ranking.

However, by now, it is estimated that around thirty people have registered.

At this time, Lao Kan had already realized in his heart that he had failed the exam and would fight in Nanchang City again in three years.

At this time, another team of messengers came to announce the good news, but no one in the inn paid attention.

For innkeepers, it is normal for candidates from Jiujiang Prefecture to fail the exams in Ji'an or Fuzhou.

When I open my business, I hope that all the customers in my store will be on the list so that I can have a good start, but I have no choice. I can't only accept candidates from Ji'an and Fuzhou when they come to book rooms. I don't even have business. To do.

My store is in a good location, close to Nanchang Gongyuan, so I don't have to worry about customers.

The store owner stood aside and watched with cold eyes. Of course, most of his attention was on those scholars who were not on the list. It was also very interesting to see their emotions.

As the team of officers walked to and stopped in front of the inn, and then walked directly into the inn door, the group of scholars who had been mourning their concubines were instantly resurrected with full health, and they all eagerly stared at the red good news in the hands of the officers.

Who is it this time?

Will it be me?

Countless thoughts were floating back and forth in the scholar's heart and mind.

"Good news in the rural examination. Congratulations to Mr. Lao Kanlao from Dehua County, Jiujiang Prefecture. He ranked 23rd in the high school Yimao Township Examination."

Lao Kan is on the list. Although his ranking is not in the top ten, it is not low.

Wei Guangde was just about to stand up and salute and say congratulations when he heard a thunderous sound in his ears.

"reward."

Lao Kan seemed to put all his strength into this shout. At this moment, he was not fighting alone, as if all his ancestors were possessing him.

Wei Guangde can understand the significance of Lao Kan's inclusion on the list.

The Lao family is rich, at least among the people in this house, it is considered a middle-class family.

However, this family is a businessman and there is no official support for the family.

Lao Kan seems to be breaking the shackles of their family, and is about to reach nirvana and become a phoenix.

As the servant handed out the wedding money, he took the good news and handed it to Lao Kan. Lao Kan did not directly open the good news and take a look like Wei Guangde and Shen Liangdong did, but stupidly stretched out his slightly trembling hand to accept it. After passing the good news, my eyes were filled with tears.

Juren can be regarded as entering the gentry class and is one of the rulers of the Ming Dynasty. Although he is only at the lowest level, doesn't it take one step at a time to achieve what he wants?

Lao Kan was only in his twenties, and he still had plenty of time to take the imperial examination and become a real official.

No one in the room could understand the pressure on him.

It is true that the family has money, but for the sake of the family, a large part of the family's income every year must be paid back. Even if the family loses money in business, this part of the family's filial piety is indispensable.

Just cramming for the moment, haha, that's such a good thing.

In the past few years, there have been Japanese pirates in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the family's business has been very difficult.

Although he usually still looks like a young master in front of outsiders, he can only keep it in his heart.

Now, finally, there is an explanation.

Lao Kan stretched out his hand to wipe away his tears with his sleeves, then stood up and bowed in a bow.

After that, no official came to the inn to announce the good news.

The results of the red list of the Yimao Township Examination in the 34th year of Jiajing's reign have been released. All candidates who did not get the good news will have to take the exam again three years later.

The candidates who received the good news are preparing to attend the Luming Banquet at Minglun Hall, Nanchang Gongyuan tomorrow.

The announcement was over. Some of the candidates went directly back to their rooms to lick their wounds, while others went to the gate of Nanchang Gongyuan together. They wanted to see the list of candidates for this provincial examination. If a friend was on the list, they had to go there no matter what. Celebrate.

Lao Kan, Shen Liangdong and Wei Guangde are no exception. They all go to the bottom of the list to identify the year of this provincial examination, because the list will not only mark the list of all the provincial examinations, but also mark who their housing masters are. Thanks to Master Li, this cannot be mistaken.

As someone who is at the bottom of the rankings, Wei Guangde still has a low sense of presence among his peers. That is to say, taking advantage of his young age, no one dares to look down on him.

Boxing is afraid of young people. In fact, the same is true for imperial examinations.

The younger the person is, the brighter his future will be.

If you win the national examination in your thirties, how many times can you take the examination?

The candidates in Jiangxi are pretty good, at least there is a waterway that can go directly to the capital to participate in the examination.

For example, for candidates in the southwest region, many people have not even taken the examination after winning the examination. The journey is too far, and only the young people will travel to the capital to take the examination.

The next day, after Wei Guangde washed up and put on a brand new student uniform, he met Lao Kan and Shen Liangdong and went to Gongyuan together with the gift Zhang Ji had prepared.

When the three of them walked out of the courtyard, countless envious eyes looked at them from the windows and doors behind them.

Most of the failed candidates will leave Nanchang City today, and only a few will stay for a while.

Crossed the Zhuangyuan Bridge and walked through Gongyuan Street to Nanchang Gongyuan. After all the candidates who were on the list arrived, under the leadership of the provincial academic officials and examiners, all the candidates consciously lined up in two rows according to the provincial examination results and followed them. The adults went to the Confucius Temple next to Gongyuan.

Afterwards, we have to return to Gongyuan Minglun Hall to attend the Luming Banquet. At that time, Jiangxi Chengxuan Political Envoys Department will participate in politics and discussions, and major officials from the Imperial Envoys Department and the Capital Commanding Envoys Department will come to the banquet.

The rural examination is the highest level examination at the provincial level, and the higher level can only be the examination in the capital, so it is naturally a major event for the local government, and the officials of the three local departments will naturally not miss their appointment.

In previous years, the Commander-in-Chief of the Capital Division only sent a representative to deal with it, and his presence was very low. But this time, the Commander-in-Chief of the Capital Division was coming in person.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were many Jinshi with military status, but the geographical difference was very obvious, that is, in the south, there were mainly civilian Jinshi, and there were very few Jinshi with military status. In sharp contrast, most of the Jinshi with military status came from the north.

Correspondingly, it actually shows that there are very few people with military qualifications in the south.

Because Wei Guangde won the election, the commander of the capital decided to attend the banquet in person.