Zhen Fei rises up in the Red Chamber

For those good wood, how many people are spending their money. You must know that the accumulation of wood has always been a very labor-intensive thing, and it is a matter that needs to be operated for a long time. This has been hidden in China since ancient times. This can be seen from the habit of the board, and there is no way around it. These days, wood cutting is purely manual, and manpower is also required for transportation. The most important thing is that most of the wood that Chinese people like most grows in the mountains. Lao Lin, places with inconvenient transportation, such as red sandalwood and mahogany, which one can be found in the north?Even the first-class black walnut is not self-produced. In addition, the better the wood, the denser and heavier it is. Whether it is felled or transported, it is naturally more difficult. This wood is naturally becoming more and more in short supply. Many people who want to make large furniture want wood, so naturally they can only save slowly.

Now it's all right, the palace is going to release those good woods, which is really an exciting event.Even with Mrs. Zhen's gentle temperament, it is rare to directly take out the dowry silver and hand it over to Mr. Zhen, asking him to buy some back quickly. She definitely looks like the store will disappear after passing this village.

What did you say?Vintage?What's this?As long as there are no boreholes, there is no problem. They are all raw materials anyway. Besides, the wood that can be sent to the palace is not good. The proportion of such wood that will have boreholes is too small, too small.

And Xing Hanlin's family also had a positive face, for fear that others would not know that they were in a hurry to prepare dowry wood for their daughter.

Speaking of it, Zhen Hui felt very strange. My family has never been a gossip family, and even the servants who specialize in inquiring about the news never inquired about other family's property or other issues. This time, how can they know everything about the Xing Hanlin family Woolen cloth?It's just that the whole family property of the family has been set out. No matter how good the relationship is, no matter how fellow is, it can't be like this!

With such doubts in mind, Zhen Hui couldn't help but find a time to ask his own mother, but he didn't want to, but got a big news, the girl from Xing Hanlin's family was actually a few candidates for that boy Lin Xun to marry One of them is that the Lin family specially commissioned their own investigation!

God!Zhen Hui was a little out of his mind. This Lin Xun is Lin Hai's cousin. If he really married Xing Hanlin's daughter, he would become Mrs. Xing's father's brother-in-law. Ma'am, don't you want to call Uncle Lin Xun?Isn't this seniority wrong? Now Jia She and Lin Xun are considered brothers, and Jia She is older and is an older brother!

No no no!Zhen Hui patted his head, couldn't help turning his head back, and thought again, although there are really few officials surnamed Xing in the capital, according to what he knew in the past and secretly analyzed the situation, it seems that this Xing Hanlin is the most powerful It may be Mrs. Xing's grandfather. First, he has two sons. According to his age, the eldest is probably Xing Zhong's father, Xing Xiuyan's grandfather, and the second child is more likely to be Mrs. Xing's father. Second, Xing Xiuyan The family came from Suzhou to visit relatives, and their hometown is naturally Suzhou. Madam Xing was able to become Jia She's successor three times because of the honor of her father and grandfather, because both father and grandfather were officials. Although they are small officials, they can still say She must be the eldest daughter of an official family, so she has the possibility of marrying into the Rongguo Mansion.

But that doesn't mean there are no other possibilities.Maybe in a few years there will be other Xing family men from Suzhou who will become officials in the capital?Or he made a mistake from the very beginning, they are not from Suzhou, and Xing Xiuyan's family just moved there when they came from Suzhou?

The most important thing is that he seems to have a lot of things now. It is a little uncertain whether the Xing family will marry the Jia family. The reason is also very simple. Today's Jia She is definitely a lot better than the original one. , the family has received a lot more attention, and the Shi family has lost power again, and has no right to intervene in Jia She's marriage. Then, since Jia She's first daughter-in-law, will there be changes in candidates?If the choice of daughter-in-law is changed, it is uncertain whether Jia She will lose his wife or not.Without the loss of a wife, naturally there would be no such thing as a second wife.

Thinking of this, Zhen Hui's brain finally regained his sobriety, he can use a normal person, no, he has always been normal, if he thinks about this matter again in accordance with the rules of this era and this era.As the saying goes, marrying a daughter from a high family and marrying a woman from a low family is a normal phenomenon and unspoken rule of marriage in this era. This can be seen from the few candidates Lin Xun's parents showed him. I see it.

Xing Hanlin is an official of the sixth rank, so it is reasonable to say that he is taller than Lin Xun and his father, but the Lin family is a scholarly family, a well-known family of eunuchs in Suzhou, but this family is more than a step higher than the Xing family who was born as an ordinary landlord , In this way, if the Lin family can put the Xing family in the candidates, it is already a performance of the Xing family. This is due to the fact that Xing Hanlin has a famous Confucianist in the south of the Yangtze River as a master, and a brother who has become an Hanlin scholar. Such treatment is only available under the circumstances.

So at this time, it's not just a joke to say, what kind of family is right, what kind of strict hierarchy is, and such things as Cinderella and lucky boy are really rare.Not to mention Cinderella, these days the etiquette for women is even stricter, the recruiter is a wife, the runner is a concubine, if you want to pursue any romance, you can only be a concubine, and the lucky boy is usually a son-in-law It’s interesting, even if it’s those new academic scholars who let the teacher look at it, there are some beautiful allusions, if there is no such thing as having a child with the woman’s surname, then the status in the family is definitely not high, and it belongs to the woman’s family The vassal is certain.

It has not been a short time since Zhen came back to this world. He already knows the rules of the game in this world very well, so when he used the way of thinking of this era and the rules of the game to rethink this matter, he found that his own investigation The Xing family's property is really a normal thing.Since the Xing family has a lower status than the Lin family, the Lin family naturally has to investigate more carefully when investigating, so as to know whether the Xing family has the capital to make their Lin family condescend to marry.

Not only these family background issues, but also the dowry issue for the future daughter-in-law, and even the potential issue of the family will also be considered.After all, no one wants to have an in-law who is holding back, nor an in-law who is doomed to decline in the future.If this is the case, it is likely to drag down your own children.

Getting married, getting married, it is a kind of marriage between two sexes, it is a way of forming an alliance between two families, it is really not arbitrary.As far as the current situation is concerned, it is really unlikely that the Xing family will be favored by the Lin family. For a family like the Lin family who value character and potential the most, the Xing family really lost their confidence.

Although the boss of the Xing family is hardworking, he lacks a bit of aura in his studies. He is now in his twenties and has not yet passed the examination as a scholar. Cheng, but they are the second son after all, and they are honest and simple. Even if such two brothers will not cause trouble in the future, they will not worry about dragging others down, but the possibility of this future is too low. The hands of these two brothers are completely different.This is not the result the Lin family hoped to see.

Zhen Hui had been sentenced to death for the marriage of these two families from the very beginning. Sure enough, not long after, I heard that the Lin family started to see another girl again, although there was no rumor about these things from the beginning to the end. Even if Zhen Hui knew, it was only because his mother was the wife of the Lin family that he had first-hand information, but he still knew that it was impossible for the Xing family to climb up to the Lin family.

In a blink of an eye, it has been two years since the Zhen family arrived in the capital, Zhen Hui has changed from a seven-year-old to nine, and Lin Xun is also 12 years old. Counting with his fingers, Zhen Hui began to frown. Lin Xun is only 12 years old. This family started to show him girls from various families, so what about him?Doesn't it mean that after a few years, I will also experience such a thing?Early marriage is really scary. It's too careless to start looking for a wife before your hair grows.

Even as far as Zhen Hui knew, from the report of Zhen Xing, her little spy by my mother's side, when she was helping Mrs. Lin's family to see other girls, she would ask about some seven or eight-year-old girls from time to time. What's the situation, is it possible that you are so unmarketable?The old lady has already started to worry that she doesn't have a daughter-in-law, so starting from his age, she has prepared?

Zhen Hui wanted to protest, but what would he say?Could it be a little secret agent who betrayed his family?Instigating Zhen Xing's rebellion was not an easy task, and he paid a considerable price. If he was exposed just for this matter, what would he do in the future?Forget it, let the old lady toss about it, anyway, it won't be enough to let him bear the title of married so early.

The property auction and the auction of the emperor's internal treasury ended smoothly. After more than a month of hard work, not only did the officials empty their pockets one by one, but they also smiled happily. Even the household department and the emperor were happy for a long time This time, the Ministry of Finance has completely turned around, and the warehouse is full of white money. This is the first time in so many years!How many years have passed, and the warehouse can still be full at times. It's such a wonderful sight, it's so exciting!Just these money, not to mention anything else, you don’t have to worry about running out of money for a whole year. This makes the officials of the household department who are used to crying about being poor all day long and afraid of people coming to ask for money all the time. With the wind, head held high, red face.They don't care about the addition of another account book for borrowing money from the treasury. As long as the people who go out do not come in as much, they will make money.

The emperor was also happy. He never knew that those discarded things piled up in the corners that would only get dusty and moldy could be directly exchanged for so much silver. He seemed to see a golden road unfolding in front of his eyes. , How could he be so stupid before?He was stunned to let those moths earn money that should belong to him. Thinking about the reports of the hot scenes of those wood and utensils, his heart felt hot for a while.I am indeed a popular person, so many people snap up the things I have used, which is really comforting.

The only thing that makes the emperor feel dissatisfied is that the bricks and tiles in his internal storage are really unsalable, there is no way, there are too many patterns that belong to the royal family, others are afraid of violating the system, so they dare not buy them To use it, even if the price is reduced, no one wants it, which is too worrying.Or should he hold a special session for those princes, county kings and the like?Release what they can use?It seems that this is a bit too obvious and has a bad reputation.Forget it, let it go, there will always be a chance in the future.

After the new year, perhaps the auction has stimulated many people. When the new year begins, many merchants, especially some antique merchants, get together, thinking of organizing an auction by themselves, so that their own items can be sold. Sell ​​at a good price, or speed up shipments.

Maybe it's because the demand in the capital is really huge, or maybe it's because the format of this auction is really popular, and this incident actually made them successful, although it was only held in a teahouse, and the participants were not counted. There are many, and the value of the objects is not high, but this has stimulated the hearts of many discerning people. Several big merchants, especially those with official backgrounds, have already begun planning. Whether to establish a special auction venue, they I don't do auctions myself, I only accept buyers and sellers, and earn a certain amount of venue fees.A lot of benefits!

It's a pity that such an idea could not be realized, because when they were planning, the household department took the lead. Now that they have money and thick waists, they naturally realized the importance of the success of this auction to them.Especially those who are officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs, many of them are quick-witted and quick-witted, and naturally have a keen sense of business. Having seen the benefits of the auction form and its bright future, in order to find a money-making industry for the Ministry of Accounting, and to make the Ministry of Accounting's reputation of being in charge of the world's money more worthy of its name and reality, they began to persuade the Ministry of Accounting to be a minister. The servants and other superiors, like the emperor, are planning to open an auction house in the capital with the money and efforts of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The business of this auction house is also very clear. One is that in the future, all the remnants of the palace and confiscated items will be released from the auction house to ensure that the selling price of these items is absolutely free and can be sold to the maximum extent. It is for the imperial court, to add silver taels to the internal treasury, and secondly, to avoid borrowing the tribute courtyard in the future, and let those clear streams spit.The next point is that they feel that small auctions have begun to appear among the people. Although this phenomenon is not a bad thing, the fairness cannot be guaranteed. If there is a case of people getting involved and leaving, this is not adding a new crime. Type, let the burden of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs increase. Instead of this, it is better to come to the Ministry of Households. With the backing of the imperial court, you can rest assured that you can sell and buy, and serve the people more!Of course, the Nakahubu can also earn one or two venue fees and so on. This is a tacit understanding, and everyone understands it in their hearts.As for how to collect the land fee, I’ll talk about that later. Anyway, let’s ask the emperor what he means. You see, can we do this?

Why can't it be done?The emperor thinks he can do it well, at least he can have one more place where he can walk around freely!It's a pity that he couldn't come to the auction site this time to feel the atmosphere!If the Ministry of Finance set up a fixed venue by itself, then as long as the arrangement is good, I can naturally wear the white dragon fish to experience it, and I don’t have to worry about safety, right?What's more, he may not be able to search for Taobao, or release some things he doesn't want, which is absolutely beneficial for him to deal with his private house secretly.

As for the venue fee?He didn't think about it!Tobe!Are you sure you dare to charge the emperor's venue fee?Don't want to do it!Even the emperor did something that made everyone in the household department speechless. The emperor put the unsold rockery, flowers and trees in the palace directly to the household department, saying that it was an investment from the internal treasury. It is considered to be a joint project between the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In this way, the idea of ​​the people in the Ministry of Household Affairs wanting to rely on the auction house to build a small treasury was completely shattered.With the examples of those officials whose homes were ransacked, at least within three years, few would dare to take advantage of the emperor.

Even a student like Zhen Hui, who is a bit deaf to things outside the window, has heard about the auction venue. It is really unexpected. Snatched, still a super powerful big family, an existence that can't be snatched, it can only make the golden idea completely aborted, while Zhen Hui rubbed his face vigorously, thinking blankly, was he in history class when he was studying? Dozed off, this is obviously a way that has been passed down from foreign countries. How could it have appeared in China in the era when there was still a steamed bun on the head?

No matter what Zhen Hui thought, or whether there was a new deviation in China's economic problems, anyway, the auction venue was really established in a short time, and it was still the most popular place in the capital.The three-story auction venue inside has more than 100 seats, boxes and the like, and the venue is basically full.The auction items are absolutely everything, sometimes even the writing brush used by the most talented person in the capital, the stool made by the most beautiful woman in the capital, such items can be auctioned.There are many bidders!

These news made Zhen Hui couldn't help but let out a big sigh, he suddenly felt that he still didn't understand this era!After coming for several years, but still an ignorant teenager, this feeling is really bad.

Fortunately, there are still too many things to distract him, so that he will not be immersed in such depressed emotions, such as the fact that Jia Jing is going back to Jinling to take the provincial examination.

For two consecutive months, almost every three days, Jia Jing would come to Zhen's house to hand in his homework. Zhen Hui saw it very clearly. Every time he saw him, Jia Jing seemed to lose weight. This shows that this How hard the child is, or how much psychological pressure is.

It’s not that Jia Jing is so keen on the imperial examination. To be honest, he is really not a kid who is enthusiastic about the imperial examination. If he hadn’t come here since he was a child, the imperial examination has become a part of his life, and he might not even know it. I have been so persistent in taking the exam.After all, he is the heir to the title of the family. Even without the fame of juren, he can definitely be called a scholar now.

But in Jia Jing's life, when his father is still alive and sitting firmly as the patriarch, what else can he do if he doesn't study or go to scientific research?Running errands for his father?He doesn't mind this, but it's too unfulfilling, and it's not something he likes to do!People always have a career. Even a meek man has the same need for this. For Jia Jing, it is his career to continue the imperial examination until he can no longer take the exam. His father instilled his own beliefs after many years.

He really worked hard for this goal, especially after having new communication with his father, understanding his responsibilities, and knowing that he carries too many expectations from his father, this belief naturally becomes more persistent and firm , he felt that the imperial examination was the most honorable thing he could do for his father, for his family, and for himself.

Jia Jing is very confident. He has always been good at studying. Now Master Zhen who teaches him is a Jinshi. It is no wonder he has no confidence. But the problem is that this time the person who took the exam is not only Jia Jing, but also Jia Dairu. Jing was a little at a loss, because he had no experience in competing with his elders, he didn't know what it would be like when the results came out!

If he passed the exam and his uncle didn't, would his uncle commit suicide in embarrassment?If my uncle didn't rank as well as himself, would he dislike me?If he failed both exams, would uncle think that he had divided his luck?

Jia Jing's thoughts are not good enough, of course the central idea is also very clear, it is his own good, Jia Dairu is not good, from this we can also see the confidence in his own level, it's just that he is so cranky, if Zhen Hui knows No, I'm afraid there is only one action, and that is to despise him!

Of course, this possibility actually exists, and the reason is very simple. Jia Jing was tutored by master Zhen, a Jinshi, while Jia Dairu was tutored by the people who consulted the family school. The level of the teachers is really different.The foundations of one and two people are different. Jia Jing is the son of the Duke's mansion. When he was young, he invited a scholar to come to class, and he still taught alone. In the class, the products taught by the assembly line are fundamentally two grades.

It’s just that Jia Dairu has rich life experience and many years of teaching experience. From this perspective, the articles he writes are more likely to have connotations. After all, his family background is young and he has little experience, so he is somewhat lacking in this aspect.But no matter what, having confidence is a good thing.Although Zhen Hui really doesn't have much confidence that these two can be admitted to Juren in one go, but encouragement is still needed, right?

"Big Brother, there are many talented people in Jiangnan. Don't have any psychological pressure. It's really not possible. We can take the exam in the capital. This is the north. There won't be so many people taking the exam, and the competition is relatively less. It's easier for you to pass."

"Brother respect, all those Juren in the south of the Yangtze River were killed in blood. It's too miserable. It's really not worthwhile for you to go to Jinling. I heard that the admission ratio there is already tens of thousands of people choose [-], pick one out of a hundred. It's easy to say."

"Brother respect, it's a waste to not have the right to use it. Let Uncle Jia change it for you to take the exam in the capital, or you can directly use a quota for the Imperial College? Then you can directly participate in the exam."

Jia Jing looked at Zhen Hui with a constipated face, child, are you encouraging or pouring cold water?But this reference to the capital city, to be honest, Jia Jing is really excited!He is not a fool, even if he doesn't know how cruel the Jinling exam is, he can hear a thing or two.

The Jia family has settled in the capital for several generations, so it seems reasonable to take the exam in the north from now on. Even if Jia Jing is determined to face the difficulties, Jia Daihua will not give up this easier way to make the Jia family stand out, just like It was Zhen Hui who said that he would be a fool if he had the right not to use it. This is a reasonable thing!