Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1139. Even if you have no place to stay, you have to leave. Chen Xue has already revealed his identity.

"Have you heard that the General's Office has issued a new policy, saying that if a naturalized person does not buy a property in the county within a year, he will be sent back to his place of origin!"

Early in the morning, the tranquility of a tea shop in the north of the city was broken by a noisy crowd.

Several men who looked like scholars ran in from outside. They talked about the news they had found out, and immediately attracted many people in the tea shop——

Most of the people in the room were dressed very similar to the few people who had just arrived. They were all dressed like scholars. From the looks of it, they all came from extraordinary clans, or at least their families were wealthy.

Gao Qing is also in this group of people.

In fact, these people, like Gao Qing, came from other places and were naturalized in Jixian County for the imperial examination. Of course, they would stick together.

"This move is really fatal." Many people smiled bitterly when they heard that the person who had brought the message came back, and many people even looked at Gao Qing, "It's just like what Gao Jun said, it really needs to be registered in the household registration Now that we’ve started, what should we do?”

It turns out that a few days ago, because of the rising prices, many people complained here, saying that the expenses provided by their families were barely enough for the first half of the year, but now they are about to be halved. If things continue to rise, Let alone half a year, it will be used up in one or two months. It is really a waste of time, effort and money.

As a result, Gao Qing reminded that this might not be the worst. It would be the most troublesome if the General Mansion wanted to control household registration.

"Previously, the General's Office summoned several large grain merchants for interviews. We applauded them and thought that without these profiteers to harvest grain, prices would inevitably drop. Who would have thought that after these people let go of selling, The price has become even higher. Even the opening of the Changping warehouse of the imperial court can't lower the price. You said that the people in this city usually don't see them rushing to buy, but now they are searching for food, borrowing here and there to buy food. , not eating, just hoarding, what are you doing?"

Someone said with an annoyed look on his face: "At that time, Mr. Gao, you said that complaining about food prices was a minor matter. It would be terrible if it affected your hometown. Now it seems that it is just that, isn't it?"

Gao Qing also sighed.

Then someone said: "Why are you sighing, Mr. Gao? You have that high commander as your relative. You are not afraid of not having a place to go, and your place of birth can be listed on it. How can you be like us? If you fail the imperial examination this time, next time But there is no chance, if the household registration returns to Pingzhou, it will be bad."

When Gao Qing heard this, he smiled bitterly and said nothing.

Indeed, as this person said, if it really doesn't work, he can put his place of birth in Gao Bing's family, but what does this mean?Isn't he just like those diners?
In this era, in addition to diners, people who want to be exempted from corvee voluntarily sell themselves as slaves and find a wealthy family to attach their place and land to. Although Youzhou has been exempted from this policy, its impact on people's hearts has not been Before it dissipated, if the direct descendants of his high-profile Bohai Gao family finally got to the point where they could only rely on the branch family, they would have no shame in going home.

It's just that the situation is really not good now, and it's really not possible. I can only ask my family to send money and goods to buy a yard in advance.

Of course, in addition to this, there is a more direct method, but it seems a little difficult -

"If you can stand out in the imperial examination, it will save trouble. Not to mention being an official or a clerk, at least you don't have to worry about where you are from. But now so many people have come, and everyone wants to be on the exam, and some of them are excellent scholars. Others, even I, dare not say that I will definitely win."

Soon someone else said: "If you think it's difficult for Ji County, then it will probably be even more difficult for you to go back. I got news that the surrounding tribes and foreigners are now moving towards Pingzhou with their families and families. , just to get a Central Plains household registration, they also want to take the imperial examination, but they are frightened by the Xuanjia Army. They always feel that the Xuanjia Army will attack them at some point." "They can't beat them again and again, of course. It's human nature to just want to be one of our own." Gao Qing nodded, and after a few comments, he lost interest and was worried about his future.

He waited until he returned to the courtyard where he was temporarily staying, but he still hadn't come out of this sadness. But in the end, he could only sigh. For the time being, he could only devote his limited energy to studying. OK.

After naturalization, Gao Qing has re-registered at the school in Jixian County and will take part in the imperial examination here.

This school can be found everywhere in Youzhou, but in Bingzhou and Pingzhou, there are only some counties.

This is also normal, because Bingzhou and Hepingzhou have just been conquered, and many places have not yet been completely pacified, which cannot be called peace, and of course cannot be established.

It's just that the schools in Youzhou have been established very smoothly. It is said that in the past few years, many scholars have preached current affairs in various places, and they have already cultivated the foundation. With some staff and an office, it will soon be a school.

After the school was established, the local people not only did not feel any discomfort, but took it for granted. Many people sent their children to elementary schools at that time, and the scene was very lively.

The news came one after another, and Gao Qing became more and more convinced that the imperial examination was not a temporary initiative of the champion prince and the general who conquered the north, but a well-thought-out and long-term plan. Once it could be achieved, even Becoming a typical example will definitely bring great benefits, and it may not even be impossible to overturn the situation in one fell swoop.

So after getting some books from the academy, Gao Qing studied them often.

What is written in the book is what may be tested in this imperial examination.

Gao Qing studied it for a few days and immediately felt that it was not simple. He had been exposed to many things in the past - they were all the teachings of the general who conquered the north, which was also known as "Chen Xue" among the people.

"Now it seems that Chen Xue is going to be popular, at least in the north, it is difficult to avoid it, but I see Chen Xue in these books, compared with Chen's anthology, canon, and even a few articles I have seen in the past. There are some differences, and it seems to be more biased towards Baijia Gongxue than Tianxia Zhili."

Thinking like this, Gao Qing was actually a little unhappy, but he knew that this was a stepping stone to the imperial examination, so he had to learn it.

However, at the same time, in the Bingzhou barracks, Gao Bing, a member of Gao Qing's clan, felt like a treasure after getting these books.

"These are useful words. In the past, whether it was a great book or a collection of essays, although they spoke in a subtle way and talked about eternal truths that can open their minds and set their aspirations, they cannot be given to ordinary people. But now these few books The words of the imperial examination are truths that everyone can use."

He read it all night and couldn't put it down more and more. So early the next morning, he asked military literati to copy it out and plan to publicize it throughout the army.

At this point, the context of Chen Xue gradually became clear.

(End of this chapter)