The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 178 Zheng Xunzhi's Past ([-])

Xie Shen nodded.It seems that Ning Yuanwai also hopes to stabilize his life, and the iron rice bowl of the county school discipline must be very attractive.

After all, not everyone has a strong backing to support him. At Zheng Xunzhi's age, let alone whether he can pass the Jinshi exam, if he can really pass the Jinshi exam, what great prospects can he have in his forties?
At best, a county magistrate would be sent out, but it would be the end of the day if he got mixed up.

Of course, this possibility is very small, and it is no wonder that Zheng Xundao is actually a candidate for the post of county school instructor.

The reality is very cruel, not everyone can wait or gamble.

What if the bet is lost?We must know that although the elimination rate of the general examination is not as good as that of the rural examination, it has reached more than ten to one.

Since Zheng Xundao has failed the provincial examination for many years, it has proved that he is definitely not a gifted type. In this case, it would be unwise to gamble on the high school examination.

After all, the boat fare to go north to the capital is already unaffordable, plus the money to stay in the hotel for meals in the capital, it is hard to survive decently without dozens of taels of silver.

Although Zheng Xundao had saved some money when he served as a teacher in Ning Yuanwai's residence, it was not enough for such a "spend".

Do you want to go to Yuanwai Ning again to borrow money from your studies?Maybe Zheng Xundao really opened his mouth, Ning Yuanwai would also borrow it, but if he finally returned frustrated, how should he pay back the dozens of taels of silver?

Sometimes people have to bow to reality.It's not that this person has no ambition, but that life forces him to do so.

If Xie Shen didn't have the status of a time traveler, it would be difficult for him to easily win the "Little Three Yuan" and become the much-anticipated rising star in the literary world.

Some people choose to gamble, while others choose to live in peace.

Giving up is not the original sin, but sometimes it is a more reasonable choice.

Of course, this is for Zheng Xundao, who is over forty years old. At Xie Shen's age, he must shout, don't bully the young man and fight to the end.

Xie Shen did seem to have some prejudice against Zheng Xundao before, and after hearing Zheng Xundao's self-report, he was quite emotional.

Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and Zheng Xundao is no exception.

Although Zheng Xundao's personality is a little weird, he has no bad intentions, so he doesn't have to be respectful and far away from him in the future.

Xie Shen was thinking like this, and suddenly he was puzzled and said: "Student has something to ask sir."

Teacher Zheng said with a rare smile: "If you have anything to ask, just ask. As a teacher, I can see that you and Ning Yuanwai are very close. People who are valued by Ning Yuanwai, as a teacher, naturally we must do our best to help them."

Zheng Xundao thought that Xie Shen wanted to ask him about the scriptures, so he had a rare temper and said in a deep voice.

"Since Yuan Ning is a merchant, why should he set up a school?"

Xie Shen asked this question is not aimless.As a student of the history of the Ming Dynasty, he has naturally done in-depth research on the question of whether businessmen can enter politics.Xie Shen can responsibly say that in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, merchants were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination.The reason is also very simple. Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang hated profit-seeking merchants very much, so he would not allow merchants to take the imperial examination in the future.But after that, especially in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, obvious changes took place.

More and more merchants later took part in the imperial examination, which changed their fate.

The most famous example is Zhang Siwei, a Jinshi during the Jiajing period.This famous official was a post-SX salt merchant, but he became the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

In fact, most merchants will purchase a large number of acres of land after they get rich.These merged lands have become an important prop for merchants to help their children find a future.

There is a way to become a good citizen on the royal book of the imperial household department, and that is to manage officials big and small, insist that they are landlords, and live by renting out acres of land and collecting rent.

It is difficult for you to tell whether a lot of wealthy merchants are landlords or merchants. Officials who do things have money to earn, so of course they will not trouble these merchants.With one eye open and one eye closed, it will naturally pass by.

The so-called business status is a joke.The establishment of business registration is actually a disguised benefit for big salt merchants.

The so-called merchant registration with civil registration admission test refers to the fact that the children of salt merchants in Lianghuai, Liangzhe, and some AH places can participate in the scientific examination similar to civil registration.

This is equivalent to an official policy to legalize merchants' participation in the imperial examination.

The merchant registration, that is, the salt registration, has completely become a springboard for these children of great salt merchants to participate in the imperial examination, and they don't even need to pretend to be a registration or insist that they are good people who live by renting land.

The reason why Xie Shen was puzzled was because Yuanwai Ning's status was too special.He is the chairman of the Hangzhou Tea Chamber of Commerce. It is obviously unrealistic to buy land and pretend to be a landlord to make a future for his descendants.If you shoot the first bird, you are courting death.

For the sake of Ning Yuanwai's businessmen, there are naturally countless enemies.With so many enemies, it is too difficult to get away with it.

As long as one person jumps out and reports to the identity verification officials, the Ning family will be doomed forever.

As for membership, it is even more impossible.That might be a trick of a small businessman, and a big businessman like Ning Yuanwai is unlikely to be willing.

Then, there is only the last legal way left, which is to exchange business registration (salt registration) for the qualification to participate in the scientific examination.

The problem is that this is a benefit given by the imperial court to the Lianghuai, Liangzhe, and AH generation of big salt merchants, and it is a partial policy benefit.Although Ning Yuanwai is in Hangzhou, within this range, he is in the tea business, so how could he have anything to do with salt merchants?

"What a surprise."

Zheng Xundao smiled lightly and said, "Didn't Member Ning tell you that he not only sells tea, but also sells salt?"

I rely on!

Xie Shen obviously swears.

This member of Ning is really a real person without showing his face.

If you want to talk about the most profitable industry in the Ming Dynasty, it is of course selling salt.

As for why, it is also very simple, because the barriers to entry in this industry are very high.

To put it bluntly, you have to have salt.You can exchange as much salt as your quota, and you can't exceed the slightest bit.

The imperial court strictly controls the salt industry. If you sell private salt, you will be beheaded.

Since Yuan Ning dared to sell salt openly, it proved that he must have a lot of salt in his hands.

At first Xie Shen saw the luxury of the Ning Mansion, and thought that Ning Yuanwai got it by selling Qiantang Longjing, but now thinking about it, he is too young.

Although Longjing tea is expensive, it is far inferior to salt.And Ning Yuanwai is likely to sell both tea and salt, and belongs to the comprehensive hands of the business world.

If you think about it this way, things will make more sense.

Yuan Ning is a great salt merchant, so he can openly allow his family members to take part in the local imperial examinations with merchant (salt) membership, and he doesn't have to worry about anyone making trouble.It is precisely because of the solution to the worries of the future that Ning Yuanwai hired a teacher to enlighten the children of the mansion.

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