The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Because he was afraid of affecting Wei Guangde's entrance exam, Zhang Hongfu did not invite Wei Guangde to hang out for the next two days, so that he could prepare for the exam with peace of mind.

However, Wei Guangde is a member of his own family who knows his own affairs, and his level is so good. Moreover, he was a little distracted during this period and did not focus on learning.

When Wei Guangde walked into the gate of the government school for the first time, and then walked out of the gate of the government school after the exam, Wei Guangde felt that he was afraid that he would have to go back to Pengze to study in the county school.

Although it does not mean that students must go to official schools to study, there are some ways not to go. As long as they please the professors and lecturers, they can openly skip classes in the name of study tour.

However, for most scholars, obtaining the title of scholar is just the starting point on their road to the imperial examination, not the end.

"Guangde, how did you do in the exam?"

Outside the gate of the mansion, Zhang Hongfu asked with a smile to Wei Guangde who was walking towards him.

"The test questions are easy, but it's difficult to do well. I'm afraid I have to go back to the county school to study."

Wei Guangde replied with a wry smile.

"Brother Wei Xian, don't be pessimistic. I'll go talk to the professor tomorrow."

Mr. Zhu Shilong, who was chatting with Zhang Hongfu outside the mansion before, said with a smile.

Zhang Hongfu frowned slightly and glanced at Zhu Shilong, but he didn't say anything. Some things couldn't be said in public.

"It's time to worry about it, but forget about it. If your level is not good enough, it will become a drag when you go to university."

Wei Guangde said with a smile and cupped his hands.

That night, dozens of students from Jinke were treated to a feast by Master Zhu Shilong, along with most of the current students in the Fu School.

This was a banquet between classmates, so Zhang Hongfu naturally didn't go with him. He just asked about the place to eat, and arranged for a servant to drive a carriage to wait for Wei Guangde outside the restaurant in the evening.

After waking up the next day, Zhang Hongfu came to Wei Guangde and took him out to see the house.

According to Zhang Hongfu's intention, the house that his second uncle found for Wei Guangde was between the Weisuo and Fuxue. In fact, the distance between the two places was a bit far, separated by a few streets, but slightly closer to the Weisuo.

"This location means you have to walk a few more steps when you go to the mansion, but Uncle Wei, it's much more convenient."

Zhang Hongfu took Wei Guangde to a house and said.

This is a large house. Although there are only two entrances, the inner courtyard is divided into two spans, the east and west.

Of course, the outer courtyard is for the servants, while the inner courtyard is for the master. There is also a large garden and pond in it.

"This is the house that used to be owned by a fellow intellectual in Jiujiang Prefecture. After he was transferred to another position, he wanted to sell it, so my second uncle bought it."

Walking in the house, Wei Guangde felt that the house covered an area that was a bit large, and asked a little suspiciously: "With such a large land, there is only a courtyard with two entrances?"

"Then Tongzhi's family is relatively simple, so naturally they won't build any deep houses. They are all floating officials, and generally they will not settle down in the place where they took office. After being transferred or serving, they will return to their hometowns, and these houses will be disposed of."

Zhang Hongfu took Wei Guangde around the house and introduced him to the situation of the house.

"How much does this house cost? It's too expensive."

Wei Guangde felt that the house occupied a large area and might not be cheap. Although the housing prices in Jiujiang Prefecture were not as high as those in the capital and provincial capitals, they were by no means cheap.

"What kind of money are you worried about? This time, my uncle and your father seized tens of thousands of taels in Zhejiang. They left some money over there and some money here. Your father definitely got more than 10,000 taels. two."

Zhang Hongfu saw that Wei Guangde was worried that the house was too expensive and couldn't afford it, so he interrupted him with a smile.

Wei Guangde could tell the distribution of the wealth from Zhang Hongfu's simple words. His father's income was quite considerable.

In fact, in ancient China, there was a very distinctive credit distribution model.

The lower-level officials have performed meritorious service, but not all of the credit belongs to you. You just carried out the orders from above, and most of the credit belongs to the superior officials.

In the Ming Dynasty and during the Jiajing period, it was common for civil servants to usurp military commanders' achievements, let alone their property.

Why did uncle Wu Zhankui and Father Wei rush to transport away the goods they snatched from the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang this time? In fact, they were afraid that more people would know about it as time went by.

If you don't want others to know, you have to do it yourself.

It is impossible to hide the news that you have snatched property from the Japanese pirates. Don't think that it is just a chaotic situation and you can do whatever you want.

Therefore, they need to share the profits this time with other commanders of the Jiujiang Guards and local civil servants in Zhejiang. Only when everyone participates in sharing the money and takes the money can this matter be considered safe and no one can turn it over.

You can say that these belongings were captured by Japanese pirates. Should they be turned over?

And the owner of these belongings can also be found. Even if the owner cannot be found, the editor can make one up for you. As long as the local magistrate comes to find it, what will you do?

In fact, the main thing is that the seizures this time were all large items such as silk and cotton. If the gold and silver were soft and soft, they would be easy to hide, but those bulk items were all taken away by the Japanese pirates, and not much was seized at all.

With more than ten ships of cargo, it is impossible for the news not to leak out.

Of the income of tens of thousands taels of silver, my father received ten thousand taels, and his uncle must have received only a lot more. The bulk of it was probably divided between Wei Li and the local officials there.

Of course, the ones who got the most were probably my uncle and my father. Although the others got a big share, they couldn't handle the large number of people.

After understanding this, Wei Guangde stopped worrying about money.

"This house is nice. How do the other houses compare with this house?"

Wei Guangde asked.

"After reading it here, I will take you over to have a look. I can't explain it clearly."

Zhang Hongfu said with a smile: "The furniture and utensils here are all complete, but they are a bit old. If you feel it is not good, just replace it. The cross-courtyard over there is the main courtyard."

Zhang Hongfu said and took Wei Guangde over.

"Okay, why should the inner courtyard be divided into two courtyards?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

"It turns out that this is where the concubine that the colleague secretly took in lives. The main courtyard is where he and his wife live."

"Secretly?" Wei Guangde asked curiously.

"Can you blatantly allow officials to take concubines? There are Ming laws there."

Zhang Hongfu smiled.

Being reminded by this, Wei Guangde remembered that indeed, Zhu Yuanzhang even had to control his men's concubinage. He could only allow it if the main wife could not give birth to a son and was over forty, otherwise he would be beaten.

But there is this rule, but everyone secretly violates it. Everyone knows the unspoken rule, but they can't make it explicit.

"My second uncle has already taken care of the professor's side. There is no problem for you to enter the private school."

At this moment, Zhang Hongfu said another word lightly.

The grassroots official schools in the Ming Dynasty were county schools and government schools. The government schools had one professor and four tutors; the state schools had one professor and three tutors; the county schools had one professor and three tutors.

After getting through the path of becoming a professor in Jiujiang Fu Xue, Wei Guangde's admission into Fu Xue was really a sure thing. After all, he had the qualifications.