The demon world I designed

Chapter 292 Changes in the capital.

On the tenth day after Shen Yuan left, those who are interested will find that there have been many changes in the capital recently.

The first thing to bear the brunt is the change in the court. In the past, the court used to argue endlessly about the issue of cooperation with Chen Qing, but now almost all of them have agreed. Especially some warlock families have completely changed the direction of the trend recently and no longer force the court to send troops to Jiangnan. .

The second change is the market. In the past, as soon as the goods from Jiangnan arrived in the capital, they were basically monopolized by the major families. Drinks were monopolized by the blood families. Tea and various rune stones were monopolized by the warlock families and were completely prohibited from entering the civilian market.

Therefore, many ordinary people have only heard of it, but almost no one can actually drink the fine wine from Jiangnan, and no one can buy the legendary rune jade that can relieve the heat and cold. Even the richest man can only look at it helplessly. , but these two days are different.

Many sharp-eyed wealthy businessmen have noticed that goods from Jiangnan are flowing out of the market.

Although good tea and wine were still monopolized, many exquisite artifacts, such as precision clocks and magical rune stones, began to slowly flow out.

Especially for rune stones, whether it is the most popular ice jade, warm jade, or wind jade that can make people fly, if anyone dares to secretly sell it to ordinary people, both the buyer and the seller will be liquidated by the family within three days at most, and It's basically impossible to run away.

The reason is very clear to some insiders, because once the rune stone is activated, there will be elemental fluctuations, which are very easy to be detected by the family. Unless you buy it and don't use it, but you spent such a big price to buy it and don't use it, isn't that too much?

For this reason, even some daring snakeheads do not dare to sell selfishly.

But recently, they have been sold, and they are in regular stores, and they are all from firms of major aristocratic families.

Of course, the price is ridiculously expensive. A piece of warm jade costs tens of thousands of taels of silver, while ice jade is even more expensive. Because it is summer, the price of ice jade has almost doubled that of warm jade.

However, the outrageous price did not stop the enthusiasm of those wealthy people at all. Almost as soon as it was shipped, it was sold out!

But many people are also wondering, why were sales prohibited before, but now they are actively selling?

What are the intentions of these big families?

The last weird phenomenon would be difficult to detect if someone is not careful, that is, all the major warlock families have been quietly hiring teachers at high prices recently. This is nothing to worry about originally. After all, the warlock families also paid great attention to culture and education in the past, and they hired many masters. But this time, the aristocratic family seemed to prefer some miscellaneous experts.

People who are good at arithmetic, observing objects, and even some miscellaneous subjects such as medicine, divination, Feng Shui, etc. are poached at high prices. There are relatively few people in this category, which has led to many aristocratic families going out of Beijing to hire people. This has caused a lot of controversy. People at the scholar level were puzzled. Many people were speculating that it was related to Jiangnan, but they were not clear about the specific situation and did not attract much attention.

But no one knows that this change will make the entire scholar class fall into the same turmoil as Jiangnan in the near future!

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"Master, haven't you found anyone yet?"

In the inner hall, Shen Yan looked anxious.

Shen Qingfeng shook his head slightly, with a trace of sadness on his face: "We have already asked people to go outside Beijing to inquire, but it is said that other aristocratic families have also sent many people outside Beijing. It is estimated that it will be difficult to grab people."

All of them were slow to react!

The magic formation method left by Shen Yuan has extremely high requirements for calculations and objects. This makes the direct descendants of the clan almost as if they are reading a book from heaven. This is because Shen Yan discovered it quickly. He realized it a few days ago, just like Shen Yu was in Inside, a group of well-qualified disciples pay more attention to inheriting spells since they were young, and they are almost completely blank in arithmetic!

Even those who had studied miscellaneous studies seriously due to their poor qualifications had to take care of general affairs most of the time and did not study arithmetic in depth. The basic content of a few chapters is quite difficult to learn once you get to the end.

Currently, the only people in the entire Shen family who can barely learn to walk are Shen Yan's youngest daughter, Shen Xue, and the nine-year-old son of the fifth family, Shen Liang.

In this situation, not only the Shen family, but also almost all the warlock families in the capital had this problem. After they realized what they were doing, all the families started frantically snatching away those miscellaneous experts who were not looked down upon in the first place.

But the problem is that the capital is the capital, and although the academic style is strong, it is more traditional. Almost 99% of the students who study literature only focus on classics, very few specialize in arithmetic, and even fewer specialize in investigating objects. There are only a few, and if a group of aristocratic families rob them, it will naturally not be enough.

"The first round of assessment will start in the middle of next month." Shen Yan looked anxious: "I am afraid that only the two children of our Shen family, Shen Xue and Shen Liang, will have a chance next month. If the other children do not quickly make up for their basic knowledge in general studies, Get up, I’m afraid it will get harder and harder later.”

Shen Qingfeng also sighed. Arithmetic is a miscellaneous subject. It is not taken seriously, but it is very troublesome to learn. It is difficult to learn and master. After a few years of study, I am afraid that no one can get into it. Now everyone is cramming for it. It’s also a helpless move, because if you don’t start making arrangements now, you will only become less and less able to keep up with the competition in the future.

Warlocks with some knowledge can see that the requirements for this magic formation method will only become higher and higher. If they want to completely master Jiangnan's magic, major families must cultivate a group of children who are proficient in miscellaneous knowledge. Just fine.

Nowadays, a large number of disciples are starting from scratch. At this time, a good master is very important. As long as the master is outstanding and the disciples work hard, even if they are less qualified in this area, it will not be difficult to get started, and at least there will be a chance to win.

If you can't even grab a good wife, I'm afraid it will be harder and harder to be at a disadvantage as you get further behind.

"Sir, the most miscellaneous experts in this field are in Donghai and Jiangnan. We have no connections in Donghai, but you should know some people over in Jiangnan, right?" Shen Yan couldn't help but ask.

Although the content of the assessment brought by Shen Yuan is a bit sudden, it is a good thing for a family with little background like theirs. After all, everyone is fighting in unfamiliar fields. Now that it is finally possible to get the children to start on the same starting line, naturally they don't want to Lost in preparation.

"I have been away from Jiangnan for at least two hundred years." Mr. Shen looked at the other party in a funny way: "Even if I met some people back then, they would still be dead without any bones left, right? Do you want me to contact the Shen family in Jiangnan?"

Shen Yan fell silent immediately. A monster appeared in the Shen family in Jiangnan. This incident almost affected them. Now that they are in no hurry to avoid it, how can they take the initiative to contact him?

What's more, contacting him is useless. Mr. Shen Wu has served as Minister of War for many years, and he often visits him, but he has always been cold to him.

"What should we do?" Shen Yan looked anxious.

"What should I do if you don't know?" Mr. Shen looked at the other party funny: "What are you talking about with me, old man? Isn't it because I don't want to beg your son and you want me, an old man, to speak?"

Shen Yan: "."

The old man really shows no mercy at all.

But it was true. When Shen Yuan came back, he, the head of the family, lost a lot of face. Especially from the two slaps in the face, it could be seen that he had no respect for himself at all. He really couldn't bear to beg the other party.

"I already wrote a letter yesterday." Mr. Shen sighed: "Fortunately, the child is not very extreme, otherwise the Shen family will be really in trouble this time."

Shen Yan nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the butler's request for instructions coming from outside the inner hall: "Master, there is a letter from Jiangnan."

"Bring it in quickly!!" Mr. Shen ignored the rules and quickly asked someone to get the letter.

The butler walked in quickly and handed the letter over.

When the old man opened it and took a look, he frowned so hard that his eyebrows suddenly widened!

"What did he say?" Shen Yan was also anxious. After seeing the old man not speaking for a long time, he finally couldn't help but ask.

The old man rolled his eyes at him and sighed: "You and your wife don't care the most about this child, but he has the best temperament. On the other hand, you are so precious." At this point, he shook his head and did not continue. Instead, he started talking The other party's topic of concern: "Shen Yuan said that Mr. Bai Hua and his wife from Liuzhou are going back to Beijing to visit their son and daughter-in-law because of the birth of the Bai family's first grandson. Shen Yuan had already visited our house before he came, and asked him to come to our home to teach his children."

"Mr. Bai Hua?" Shen Yan was stunned, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Is this the head of the Bai family, the inventor of the Jiugong arithmetic?"

"Yes." The old man nodded: "The Bai family is a scholarly family. Although it also pays attention to scientific examinations, due to the rules of the Lord, arithmetic and investigation are also compulsory for the children of the family. The Bai family is also a family of good doctors. The family There are not only Jinshi, but also many famous doctors. It seems that Shen Yuan has been prepared for a long time, and this child is rare. "

Shen Yan pursed his lips and wanted to compliment him, but he couldn't boast as he remembered the scene where the other party coldly told him to get lost a few days ago.

"Call all the disciples in, if you have any instructions!"

"yes"

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"No one from Jiangnan wants to come?"

Inside the Fang family, Fourth Master Fang's eyes widened: "Didn't the shopkeeper from Jiangnan write a letter saying that he knows many gentlemen?"

The housekeeper of the Fang family smiled bitterly when he heard this: "I heard that they all went to visit, but the life in Jiangnan is too comfortable. None of those gentlemen want to leave Jiangnan, no matter how much treatment they are given, it is really troublesome!"

"Then double the amount!" Fourth Master Fang said sternly: "There will always be someone who is willing to seduce you if you are tempted by profit."

The housekeeper didn't know what to say when he heard this. The housekeeper from Jiangnan had already written a letter and said that fragrant silver was popular in Jiangnan, and the money here was not very useful there.

"Oh, by the way," the housekeeper suddenly said, "There is news that the head of the Bai family will return to the capital recently."

"Which Bai family?" Fourth Master Fang frowned.

"The founder of Jiugong Shushu, a descendant of Bai Fangting."

"Didn't you tell me something like this earlier?" Fourth Master Fang suddenly jumped up: "Where is he?"

"It is said that he left Jiangnan seven days ago and will probably arrive in the capital in two days."

"Prepare a gift immediately, and I will personally visit the Bai family!"