Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 237
There are three major libraries in Beijing, the first is the Chongwen Library, which has hundreds of thousands of books of various types, followed by the Imperial Palace Library, which also has more than 20 books and drawings of various types, and the second is the Guozijian Library, which also has more than 20 books and drawings of various types. Thousands of volumes.

Fan Ning's position as a school inspector has no direct relationship with the Guozijian library, but Liu Chen arranged his official room in the library, and his original intention was to hope that he could study here with peace of mind.

The Guozijian Library is composed of three five-storey towers. It is a landmark building in the southern part of the outer city. It can be seen from several miles away.

Jiang Yan led Fan Ning to the third floor of Zuolou. The official rooms of the library officials are concentrated here, covering the entire first floor, but there are not many officials in the library, and even fewer people are qualified to own official rooms, so most of the rooms here are All closed.

"It's a nice room!"

Jiang Yan pushed open a room and said with a smile: "This room has been vacant and closed. It is brightly lit and relatively spacious. You will stay here from now on. Come to me on the fifth day of every month on payday. If you need anything else, you can also come to me. Find me."

Fan Ning pushed the door and walked into the room, and saw that the room was really spacious, at least thirty square meters, with a few empty bookshelves against the wall, a large table and a high-backed wide chair by the window, and a A copper censer and a brazier stood against the wall.

Fan Ning stepped forward and opened the window, a gust of fresh wind rushed towards him, the high city walls and towers could be seen very clearly in the distance, and the endless vegetable fields in the distance.

"The room is nice! I'm very envious of this place, but it's a pity we can't move here."

Fan Ning quickly clasped his fists in thanks, "Thank you Jiang Jiancheng for your love, Fan Ning is very grateful!"

"You're welcome, this is your official uniform!"

Jiang Yan put a cloth bag on the table and said with a smile: "Official uniforms must be worn on formal occasions, usually! It depends on your own wishes, the Imperial College will not force you."

After all, Guozijian is a place with a strong academic atmosphere, but not a strong bureaucratic atmosphere, so the requirements for many official rules are not very strict.

"Thank you!" Fanning quickly thanked.

"In addition, there are some stationery and daily necessities that I will send someone to deliver. There is nothing else to do. Do you have any questions from Inspector Fan?"

Fan Ning hesitated and asked, "Then what exactly should I do?"

Jiang Yan laughed, "There is no fixed thing for school inspectors, what happened, and then Siye arranged for you to supervise, for example, at the beginning of the year, there was a case of fraudulent admissions at Chenzhou State School. Although it has been investigated by the state government, the Imperial College will also To understand the situation, two school inspectors were ordered to go to Chenzhou to investigate the situation. In addition, the school inspectors will go to the four major colleges to inspect the situation every year. I don’t think it will be your turn this year. Anyway, you can study at ease, and then arrange some errands, and you can go out and check .”

"I see, thank you for explaining!"

"If there is nothing else, I will go."

Fan Ning suddenly remembered something, and quickly asked: "If you want to be an auditor of the Imperial Academy, what are the requirements?"

"Is it your friend who needs it?" Jiang Yan asked with a smile.

"I have five classmates and friends who all want to study in Beijing."

Jiang Yan thought for a while and said: "There are several restrictions on auditors. The first is that short-term auditors are not accepted, at least one year, and the second is to take an entrance exam. Of course, you don't have to worry about this exam. It is relatively simple. The third It’s hard, that is, 98 taels of silver per person per year, and the fourth depends on whether there are any spare quotas, but there have been many vacancies in recent years, so don’t worry about this, only the first and third are important.”

"Didn't you say that the auditors only charge 98 taels of silver?"

Jiang Yan smiled and said: "This is a big misunderstanding! Because the period of auditing students is only one year, so the 98 taels of silver are for this year. If you want to continue listening in the second year, you have to apply again. Of course, you can continue listening. It can be given priority, but you have to pay another 98 taels of silver."

"I understand. If my classmate comes to Beijing, I have to ask Jiang Jiancheng for help."

"No problem, they come to me directly."

Fan Ning gave Jiang Yan another piece of Fengcha tea as a gift, and Jiang Yan said goodbye with great gratitude.

Fanning stayed alone in the empty room. When he came to his seat, he found that the tables and chairs had been wiped clean. It seemed that his affairs had already been arranged.

Fan Ning simply sat down and thought about what else he lacked?
There is still a lack of stationery and tea sets, how to boil water, when to go to and from work, how to check attendance, etc. I don't know.

Fan Ning found that he really complied with the sentence, "It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality". He was used to drinking water from Liangyuan, and then drinking well water from the capital, and it was almost impossible for him to drink water. , he must solve it first.

At this time, someone knocked on the door, and Fan Ning hurriedly said, "Please come in!"

I saw a middle-aged man walking in from outside, and asked with a smile, "But Governor Fan?"

Fan Ning quickly got up and smiled, "It's Fan Ning, sir?"

"Don't dare to be, the next official is Feng Mieliao, the treasurer."

Fan Ning couldn't help but laugh, the name is so domineering, Feng Mieliao, probably the emperor likes it the most.

The other party is the treasurer, that is, the director of the library. Jiang Yan told him that the treasurer is usually a ninth-rank official, and this treasurer is two levels lower than himself, so he calls himself a lower official.

However, the library is someone else's territory. Although the official position is small, it belongs to a local snake. Fan Ning knows this very well.

Fan Ning quickly returned the gift, "I will ask Zhang Ku to take care of you in the future!"

"Should! It should!"

Liu Siye talked with Feng Mieliao two days ago, and told him clearly that it was the emperor's arrangement for Fan Ning to come to the Imperial Academy, and hinted to Feng Mieliao that this was his chance, and it would depend on whether he could grasp it.

Feng Mieliao is from Yingzhou, and he was born as a Jinshi, but he has no backstage background, and he can't bear to abandon his wife and embrace the thighs of the powerful, so he has been a Jiedu envoy for more than ten years. Naturally, the officials couldn't think of him.

It took more than ten years before he was elected as a Beijing official, as the ninth-rank Taixue Xuelu, but was sent to the Imperial College as the treasury. This has been done for five years. He is 43 years old this year, and his youthful years have passed. If he still doesn't get the chance, then his life is over.

So after receiving Liu Siye's hint, he was very excited and waited for Fan Ning to take office.

If the relationship with Fan Ning is good, maybe he will have another chance in his life to be a local magistrate, even if he can't be promoted, he will be satisfied.

Feng Mieliao was very enthusiastic about Fan Ning, he said with a smile: "Inspectors usually like to drink tea!"

Fan Ning secretly praised Feng Mieliao for being so understanding, knowing what he lacks the most?
He nodded, "I like to order tea and sencha, but the water quality in the capital is not good. During the imperial examination period, we always bought water from Liangyuan outside."

"There is no problem with drinking water. Our Guozijian provides water in Liangyuan for free. If you want to order tea, you need to do it yourself. You can hand the tea boy to the tea boy. There is a tea boy in our library who is responsible for making tea for everyone every day. If the supervisor wants to drink You can also ask the tea boy to make your own tea, but you have to give him a few pennies, and the school inspector will see him later."

"I see, what about lunch?"

"Eating is very simple. If you like Taixue's food, you can eat three meals a day in Taixue. Officials don't need to spend a penny, they can go to the cafeteria, but if they want to deliver it to their door, they will pay another ten yuan for running errands, but Taixue’s food is not bad, it’s rich and tastes good, everyone likes it more, and it can also save living expenses, living expenses in the capital are too high, and it’s really not easy to support a family.”

Feng Mieliao's monthly salary is only thirteen guan, plus a little subsidy from the Imperial College, it is only 15 guan per month, ten pieces of silk every year, and [-] taels of cotton. He has a wife, two sons who are studying, and There is an unmarried daughter and an old mother to take care of. The family lives in a rented house in the capital, and life pressure is relatively high.

Therefore, Feng Mieliao tried his best to eat in Taixue, not to burden the family, and would sneak some home if he encountered good food.

Fan Ning fully understood Feng Mieliao's difficulties. Of course, he wouldn't spend three meals a day in Taixue to solve them. He asked with a smile, "How about checking attendance?"

Feng Mieliao laughed, "I am responsible for the attendance of the library. The inspector is not an official of the library, so there is no need to consider attendance. If there are special circumstances, I will inform the inspector in advance."

This is where he favored Fan Ning. The implication is that it doesn't matter if you come or not as you please. If you encounter inspections, I will tell you in advance or cover for you.

Wen Xian knew the elegance, Fan Ning nodded with a smile, he accepted the favor.

At this time, Feng Mieliao took out a gilt bronze plate and handed it to Fan Ning, "This is a book loan card, the highest grade A card. With this bronze plate, any book in the library can be borrowed, and the number is not limited."

"Thank you, Zhangku Feng, for your trouble!"

(End of this chapter)