Chapter 177 The prefect’s family banquet
had just received congratulations from everyone, and Su Ze was already at the head of the prefectural examination.
Just like the case leaders of the county examination, the case leaders of the government examination will not be dismissed in the road examination, which means that Su Ze's boy examination passed in advance.
Chen Chaoyuan also passed the cruel government examination and was naturally very happy.
Lin Qingcai was sincerely happy for the two of them, and secretly determined to study hard and do well in the exam next year.
Although Hai Rui acted very calmly, he was very happy inside. With his two students having such achievements, he could encourage other students from poor families to study hard. As a county school teacher, he was worthy of his responsibilities.
Naturally, everyone did not mention the congratulations. Soon the book boy from the magistrate's house came to the door and invited Su Ze to go to the magistrate's house for a get-together.
Everyone looked at Su Ze. Su Ze also understood why Magistrate Fang was looking for him. He smiled and said, "It's probably for the policy question he wrote in the government examination." After saying this, Su Ze followed the book boy towards Magistrate Fang
. Home.
In the back house of the magistrate's office, Mrs. Li was in Fang Ruolan's boudoir, and the rest of the maids and grandmothers had been cleared out of the courtyard.
Fang Ruolan lowered his head, and Mrs. Li sat on the chair and said, "When did it happen?"
"Mom, my daughter has no affair with him."
"If that's the case, tomorrow mother will ask your father to find a scholarly family among his old friends. , let you get married?"
Fang Ruolan's face turned pale.
Mrs. Li then said: "My daughter, of course I believe that this Su Ze has been named by your father. He has passed the boy examination. Dad said that if he can pass the provincial examination and become a juren, he can get engaged." It's gone."
Fang Ruolan's cheeks turned completely red. Looking at her daughter's appearance, Mrs. Li knew that her daughter had already given up for nothing psychologically.
She sighed and said, "You have been arrogant since you were young, and all the men around you look down on you. Why do you only fall in love with Su Ze?"
Fang Ruolan lowered her head and did not answer. Mrs. Li said, "But your marriage will be decided by your father alone." It's no use. I've asked your father to call Su Ze to my house. He has to pass my test." "
Besides, I also told your father that passing the Juren exam is just an engagement. I want Su Ze to pass the exam. Jinshi will hold another wedding."
Fang Ruolan held it in for a long time, and finally said: "It's all up to the parents." After
Mrs. Li scolded her daughter, she and Magistrate Fang came to the main hall.
Fang Ruolan waited until her mother left, immediately called the maid, and secretly went behind the screen behind the main hall.
Su Ze followed the book boy and walked through the ceremonial gate of the prefect's Yamen. This gate is the gate that distinguishes the office area and the living area of the prefect's Yamen. The atmosphere in the back is much thicker, and this is the inner residence of the prefect's Yamen.
Arriving at the main hall, Magistrate Fang and Mrs. Li were sitting in the hall. Mrs. Li's eyes lit up when she saw Su Ze. Su Ze was tall and had an extraordinary bearing. It was no wonder that his daughter, who had always been a high-spirited person, took a liking to him.
After Su Ze saw Magistrate Fang, he immediately saluted: "Student Su Ze has met Magistrate Fang."
Su Ze's name was given by Magistrate Fang, and it was also the first name recorded by Magistrate Fang, so naturally he could be called teacher.
Magistrate Fang also had a smile on his face and immediately asked Su Ze to sit down.
What followed was a brief exchange of pleasantries between the parents. After listening to this, Mrs. Li was even more satisfied.
Originally, I didn't want my daughter to marry a big family because I was afraid that my daughter wouldn't be able to stand the anger of her husband's family after she got married.
Su Ze's parents are both dead, and he only has an aunt to take care of him. His family background is clean and simple, and his daughter can run the family in the past.
Su Ze has a clean net worth and outstanding literary talent. It seems that his daughter will not be able to endure the hardship.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Li put down her stern face and pulled Su Ze to talk about home affairs.
Now, of course, the mother-in-law is looking at her son-in-law, and the more she looks at him, the more satisfied she becomes.
Fang Ruolan, who was hiding behind the screen, also breathed a sigh of relief. When she heard her mother's laughter, she knew that she recognized Su Ze.
Mrs. Li has always been a sharp-tongued person, and she treats her father and uncle like this.
If she recognized him as a family member, then Mrs. Li would definitely be more protective of him.
Fang Ruolan felt relieved, but her ears turned red again.
When both parents are satisfied, their marriage to Su Ze is half done. As long as Su Ze agrees, they can get married.
Will he agree?
Fang Ruolan didn't know either, but now she was confused.
Su Ze didn't know the reason for Mrs. Li's presence, so he just thought it was Magistrate Fang chatting with him. After a while, Mrs. Li stood up and said, "Ru Lin will have dinner in the mansion today. I'll go prepare it right away
."
As the maid left in a hurry, Magistrate Fang smiled bitterly and said, "That's how my wife does things. Ru Lin, let's talk about that policy."
Finally getting down to business, Su Ze sat upright.
Magistrate Fang said: "I plan to propose a policy to the imperial court to decide Japan in your name."
Su Ze looked at Magistrate Fang in surprise. This is equivalent to Su Ze writing an SCI paper in the final exam, and the instructor did not take it as his own. It will also be published in the name of Su Ze.
Su Ze shook his head and said: "Students are soft-spoken. If the governor wants to make suggestions, it should be in your name."
Magistrate Fang said: "Your father should be older than me. I just wish I could meet him, a great scholar, who will be called my world in the future." Just uncle."
Magistrate Fang said again: "Did you know that once this policy is adopted, you will be able to achieve success?"
Su Ze nodded and said, "The student still wants to take the imperial examination."
This is of course Su Ze's excuse. Jiajing is a very casual person. A sexual monarch, he can suddenly put someone in the imperial court because he hates someone, or he can suddenly promote someone to a high position because he appreciates someone.
He even granted officials to Taoist priests. Su Ze knew that if his "Seven Strategies of Jinghai" were really favored by the emperor, he might skip the imperial examination and be awarded an official position.
But Su Ze didn't want this. He wanted to continue living in Fujian, and he didn't want to get involved in the court struggle so early.
So when he wrote "Seven Strategies of Jinghai" in the examination room, he wanted to "give" this credit to Magistrate Fang.
The reasons used by Su Ze are reasons that all scholars can recognize.
That means not asking for luck, but taking the correct path to pass the imperial examination.
Those who are promoted and appointed by the emperor's favor are called "lucky Jin". In today's civil service system, officials who are not elected from the imperial examination and hold high positions will be regarded as "lucky Jin" by serious officials.
Su Ze's answer made Magistrate Fang very satisfied.
"Ru Lin is right to think so. Taking the imperial examination is the right way."
Magistrate Fang said again: "Then how about you and I submit the memorial?"
Su Ze shook his head and said, "Uncle Shi, it's better to use your own Let's do it in name only. Why am I talking nonsense about such an important military matter?"
Seeing Su Ze's firm attitude, the prefect did not refuse.
Then the prefect asked about several details of the banknote customs law, how to manage the banknote customs, check the banknote customs duties, and how to prevent the banknote customs subordinates from blackmailing merchants.
By the time he finished asking, it was already dark, and the prefect still had more to say, and he even felt that Su Ze would be a good son-in-law. If "Seven Strategies of Jinghai" is really favored by the emperor, in all likelihood he will be promoted to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to implement the Bank Pass Law.
The prefect had already decided to transfer Su Ze to his side after he finished the examination.
Why do only those who pass the Jinshi examination get married? This is a woman’s opinion! Su Ze's talent must be tightly restrained. If he can really join the cabinet and become the prime minister in the future, then his family will need his help!
Of course, Magistrate Fang didn't know Su Ze's intentions for rebellion.
Mrs. Li sent someone to urge them to have dinner, so Magistrate Fang reluctantly took Su Ze to the back house for dinner.
This dinner was hosted by Mrs. Li and Fang Ruolan together. Fang Ruolan was a female dependent who had not left the government, so she could not attend. At the table were Fang Zhifu, his wife and their eleven-year-old son.
Naturally, something happened during the dinner, and the guests and host enjoyed themselves. After the meal, the prefect sent Su Ze to the door and told him to study hard and prepare for the provincial examination.
"Dad, is that my brother-in-law?"
Fang Ruotai suddenly asked.
Magistrate Fang was about to reprimand his son when he heard his son say: "Dad, you are finally going to marry your sister off! Great!" Mrs. Li often went out to play
horse games. Whether it was her brother's study or daily life, Fang Ruolan was the one who took care of her. Worrying.
An eldest sister is like a mother, and what Fang Ruotai fears most is his sister.
When I heard that my sister was getting married, I naturally jumped for joy.
After hearing this, Mrs. Li stood up and said: "From today on, I will personally supervise you to go to school and see how well you study!"
When she thought of Su Ze's excellence and what her son was like, Mrs. Li again It's the fire in my heart.
"Your father is a Jinshi, and your uncle is a Juren. Why did you come out of my family!"
Fang Ruotai almost fainted when he thought of the days when he would be forced to study in the future.
[First of the government examination case, Imperial Examination Experience +2000, Imperial Examination Level 7, 2078/3000]
The government examination is over, and the last court examination of the county examination is also held in Nanping City, but the topic is Fujian Xuedao Yamen.
The passing rate for the college examination is much higher, and there are not many candidates who have accumulated from the past, so there is no lively market scene before the government examination.
The day for the college examination was in early April. Originally, before the college examination, the Fujian Academic Affairs Office had to visit various prefectures and counties to test the students' homework.
However, due to the tense situation this year, the academic master was unwilling to leave Fujian City, so this process was skipped, and the date of the college examination was moved a few days earlier than in previous years.
The policy statement of the prefect, together with the memorials from the official seal officials of Fujian Province, were sent to the capital after the imperial examination. This was a major event for the imperial court, and the memorials were all on the fast track to urgent military situations. The emperor should be able to see them soon. .
The prefect Fang was anxiously waiting for the results of the memorial, while Su Ze was studying in Nanping County, and the day of the college examination came in a blink of an eye.
There were more than 500 scholars in Yanping Prefecture who participated in the college examination. In the end, the number of students who passed the college examination ranged from 30 to 50.
The college examination is also cruel, but for Su Ze, the leader of the government examination, unless he writes an anti-poetry on the paper, he will definitely succeed according to the unspoken rules.
Having already taken two exams, Su Ze will naturally not be able to take the last one too hard.
The content of the college examination is simpler, which is an examination of the meanings of the Four Books and the Five Classics, and then a re-examination. If you pass it twice, you can obtain the student qualification.
The only difference is that the papers for the college examination are given to the next door government school for correction. Each government then recommends five of the good papers to the academic administrator, who selects the first place in the hospital examination.
Su Zecai, whose imperial examination skills were almost at Level 8, said that this last test was no problem.
After quickly finishing the exam and handing in the paper, Su Ze finally felt relaxed.
The college examination required corrections from the neighboring government and had to be submitted to the Academic Affairs Office for review, so the corrections took longer, so Su Ze returned to Changning Guard to wait for the final results.
Anyway, before the announcement of the list, naturally some people from the government office and county government came back to Changning Wei to report the news.
Su Ze didn't care much about the results of the college examination, but the people in Changningwei were nervous.
It took a lot of effort for Changning Wei to produce a scholar. Su Ze had already won the first place in the county and government examinations. Naturally, everyone hoped that he could win three prizes in a row.
Although the small three yuan is far inferior to the big three yuan, it is still a rare honor!
While others were eagerly waiting for the results to be released, Su Ze went to the mine again.
Su Ze's purpose in going to the mine was naturally to continue searching for treasures from Eunuch Hu.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the mine, he was caught by little Eunuch You.
Little Eunuch You's mercury thermometer has been made, but unfortunately the mercury thermometer has a limited range, because the boiling point of mercury is only more than 300 degrees, and glass cannot be put into molten iron, so the temperature made by Little Eunuch You has no use in smelting. Instead, he became the treasure of his godfather, Eunuch Hu.
Now relying on the thermometer, Eunuch Hu has completed many experiments and is in a very happy mood.
Su Ze then remembered that measuring the temperature of a metal solution was not an easy task.
The method of measuring high-temperature objects is a metal thermometer, which is made based on the principle that different metals expand to different extents at high temperatures.
Metal thermometers can only measure temperatures below 700 degrees. To measure higher temperatures, optical temperature measurement is required, which is not possible in this era.
However, there is another way to roughly estimate the furnace temperature by using the melting temperatures of different metals. Su Ze taught these principles to young Eunuch You, and Su Ze returned to Changning Guard with a piece of natural crystal that Eunuch Hu had last collected.
These days, apart from studying, Su Ze grinds lenses in Changning Hospital.
The observatory on Dongao Island has been set up, but Su Ze still has to build the telescope himself.
Polishing lenses is a delicate job. Su Ze got this crystal from Eunuch Hu in exchange for a book on chemical principles. If he wants to find such a transparent crystal in the future, he will have to go to the treasure market in Fuzhou Prefecture.
In addition to the lenses, Su Ze also had to make the telescope's barrel himself.
The lens barrel of the astronomical telescope made by Galileo was made of copper. Copper is naturally the best material for casting lens barrels, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it is too expensive.
Su Ze had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, using copper tubes as the base and then wrapping them with iron sheets to complete the barrel body.
The other parts of the telescope have been transported to the observatory on Dongao Island. They just need to wait for the lenses to be polished before they can observe the stars.
Building a lens barrel allowed Su Ze's blacksmithing skills to reach Level 4.
During this period, in order to calculate the rhythm and magnification of the lens, Su Ze's mathematical skills also increased crazily. Now his experience value has reached Lv4, 372/400, and will soon break through to Lv5.
Just before the examination results were released, Manager Zhou from the tea garden came to Changningwei. It turned out that the day to discuss the tea tribute had arrived.
Cai Yuanwai, who was the leader before, has died. Su Ze now owns Cai Yuanwai's tea garden, so he naturally has to attend the meeting.
In the first year when he took over the tea garden, Su Ze did not interfere too much in the tea garden's affairs.
Qingming Festival is coming soon, and the Mingqian tea before Qingming Festival is actually not suitable for making black tea, so it is up to Manager Zhou to organize people to pick and fry tea.
Su Ze set off for the tea garden, where the prefect's superiors were finally placed on Emperor Jiajing's imperial case.
(End of chapter)