Chapter 172 Yizjuan Yeyou
The practice of catching a son-in-law under the imperial examination was most popular in the former Song Dynasty. However, as the number of people taking the imperial examination increased day by day, the difficulty of the imperial examination also became more and more difficult. Not to mention that it was rare for Jinshi to be admitted before the age of 20, but even for those who passed the examination, most of them were over the age of 20. .
With the current trend of the times, it is basically rare for a man to have not married a wife by the age of 18. Even if he does, he has already made an engagement and is only waiting for the successful completion of the imperial examination.
So what Song Shixiang and He Fengsheng talked about were an idealized state. It’s not that it doesn’t exist, but it’s indeed rare.
Fang Youdu, who comes from a relatively poor family, is now fifteen, which means that no matter whether he can pass the exam next autumn, his family will probably have to consider his marriage. And according to his age, it stands to reason that he When I was admitted as a scholar the year before last, someone should have come to propose marriage, but I don't know if his family would agree.
Needless to say, among this group of people, Lian Guo Shi is a true gentry. He is a direct descendant of Lian Zining from the former Ming Dynasty. The Lian clan in Guide, Henan is famous. As a man in his twenties, he has already been married. , it is said that he also has two concubines. They should be the concubines he took in after he passed the imperial examination, but it seems that he has no heirs yet.
Several other people, Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng, are already married in their hometown. They are all eighteen years old. Song Shixiang, Wang Yingxiong and Xu Qixun are engaged but not yet married, and basically they have decided to get married after Qiu Wei. As for the time, it would be great if the Spring Festival can be passed, but if not, they still have to get married. It is estimated that only the youngest Fu Zonglong and Zheng Chongjian don't know whether they are engaged or not.
A joke was made about Fang Youdu with eyes shining brightly, which obviously aroused Fang Youdu's ambition. He was only fifteen years old, and he would not be sixteen until next autumn. He was only twenty years old in one subject, and after studying hard for five more years, Fang Youdu still had the determination to take the Jinshi exam.
There is no one with poor grades in this group, and only Feng Ziying is the worst. Jingyi is much inferior to these people, but Feng Ziying has a superb sense of smell and analysis and judgment ability in current policy theory. Let these people feel ashamed.
After some joking, Feng Ziying introduced a few people to meet his father.
Since we are visiting someone’s home, even though they are all young people, they still understand basic etiquette. Moreover, Feng Tang is also a powerful general and does not have a bad reputation, so he has to pay a courtesy visit.
Of course, Feng Tang welcomed the students brought by his son.
They are all elites from Qingtan Academy. Maybe in ten or eight years, these people will be able to step into the court and become the backbone of the civil servants. Especially look at their current leaders Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen, who are truly great Confucians. In the future, they will definitely return to the Sixth Ministry of the Central Government or the Metropolitan Procuratorate. If these disciples follow these two, will they have a good future?
It was already a moment when the two carriages drove out of Feng Mansion.
There were ten people in two carriages, and they also brought two boys and food boxes. It was a little crowded, but they were all young people, so it was lively when they were crowded together.
"Ziying, have you heard?" Lian Guoshi was sitting in the front, holding the door frame of the carriage with one hand. "The news came back from the Di newspaper that the Jurchens in Jianzhou built a city outside the pass two years ago, named Heitu'a. Assassin, his ambitions are becoming more and more undisguised, and he has summoned carpenters and blacksmiths to join him. Now the scale is getting bigger and bigger, but there is no movement from the court."
"Oh?" Feng Ziying's heart tightened, black bald Ala? I'm afraid it's Hetuala, right? Whether he had been studying for so long, hanging out in Jia's house, or celebrating the festival, he was subconsciously intoxicated by the beautiful side of this time and space, and forgot about the various threats hidden in invisible places, "From Where did you learn that?”
Building a city is not a small matter, which means that the Jurchens, who make a living by nomadic fishing and hunting, have begun to embark on the road of evolution.
Once a solid logistics base is established, especially when seemingly unimportant personnel such as carpenters, cobblers, blacksmiths, and masons begin to live in clusters, it means that division of labor and cooperation may occur in the handicraft industry, and work efficiency will be further improved. For the Jurchens, there may be a qualitative improvement in the supply of materials such as weapons, armor, saddles and bridles.
Maybe there is still a big gap between them and Dazhou, but once they embark on this evolutionary path, it means that they have moved from a narrow path to a relatively broad road.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was not wary of the unruly Jurchens, but the Tatars from the north greatly distracted the Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, a series of actions of the Jurchens in the past few years only made the Da Zhou, who was taking a nap, occasionally opened his eyes to take a look, and the serious arrears of military pay made Da Zhou seem helpless.
However, as the Jurchens' activities outside the customs became more and more frequent and their actions became larger and larger, Da Zhou began to feel the pressure from the Northeast. Especially the aggressive momentum shown by the Jurchens against Liaoxi made Da Zhou feel The Jurchens have great plans.
Once western Liaoning is controlled by the Jurchens, it will be directly connected with the Tatars, that is, the Mongolian tribes. This is not a good sign.
"Nothing has happened yet. It has been two years and there is no response." Lian Guoshi sighed softly, "Brother Chu Cai, well, he is still your fellow countryman. Are you afraid of knowing? He is now in the Military Affairs Department of the Ministry of War. He He was a Jinshi in the thirty-eighth year of Yuanxi and held the position of wailang. He came to visit his brother the day before yesterday and mentioned this incident by the way."
Brother Chu Cai? Or a fellow countryman? Feng Ziying reacted immediately and nodded: "Of course I know Brother Chu Cai, but I am not familiar with him. My father knows Brother Chu Cai and has always said that Brother Chu Cai is a young talent in our Dongchang Mansion..."
Geng Ruqi, named Chucai, was born in Dongchang Prefecture. He was a Jinshi in the 38th year of Yuanxi. Later, he failed to pass the Shujishi examination. He first served as the director of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and later as a member of the Ministry of War.
Although Feng Ziying knew that he could not help with real military affairs now, he was still very concerned about the situation in the nine-border war in the north. After all, it might be related to his future wealth and life.
Don’t worry, if the Tatars or Jurchens invade before you are mature, your dream of a beautiful and happy life will be ruined.
After all, there are already some deviations in this history. It is hard to say whether the deviation will be even greater.
Up to now, Feng Ziying’s understanding of Dazhou’s entire politics, economy, finance, military, culture, transportation, commerce, logistics and other aspects is still messy and fragmented. It is unclear how strong Dazhou’s mobilization ability is in the face of emergencies. Clearly, it is difficult to form a comprehensive concept.
Don't let it end up like what happened in the late Ming Dynasty. If there is a real trouble, leaks will leak out everywhere. He will treat headaches and pains, but he will be unable to hold on to anything. So now he is trying to be as familiar with all aspects of the situation as possible, just However, his location, age and experience have limited his ability to obtain information from all aspects.
It’s still this **** age and timeline that prevents me from growing up quickly.
"The imperial court should still have a comprehensive strategy. It should seriously consider both the Tatars and the Jurchens. The Ministry of Civil Affairs should send more people to the north to find out the situation and provide the Ministry of War and the imperial court with a more accurate and detailed summary of the situation. Don't just give it all piecemeal information. If the person in charge is more lazy, I'm afraid it will be difficult to come up with a decent strategy."
Feng Ziying could only vaguely propose some routines that seemed very targeted but lacked practicality. He had no choice but to understand the details of the Ministry of War.
Whether the Ministry of War pays attention to it or not, we have no idea what the Jurchens really think.
What if the imperial court and even the Ministry of War are still adopting the strategy of being gentle or pulling one group to fight another? What is the current relationship between the Jianzhou Jurchens and other Jurchen tribes, and what is the attitude of the court?
Lian Guo Shi agrees very much with Feng Ziying’s words. Well, of course they are all just armchair characters, so Feng Ziying’s big tricks are still very confusing.
“Well, Brother Chu Cai also proposed to increase the penetration of Western Liaoning and the Jurchens. In addition, we should make a fuss about the private business dealings of the Jurchens. We cannot let it go unchecked. Their coming to pay tribute also needs to be strictly controlled..."
Feng Ziying nodded. Geng Ruqi seemed to have some knowledge and was aware of the various hidden dangers and threats that private trade might bring.
At present, the relationship between the Jurchens and the Zhou Dynasty still belongs to a vassal and tribute system, but the trade brought by tribute has become less and less important, and private caravans have begun to play the main role.
“It’s difficult, this caravan involves many connections behind the scenes...” Feng Ziying breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew very well how close the business relationship between the Jurchens and the Zhou Dynasty was now. A large amount of furs, northern pearls and eastern pearls, ginseng antler, medicinal materials, gold sand, and animal skins were constantly coming in from outside the customs. Competing preferences.
If a woman from an official family doesn't wear mink fur, you will be embarrassed to go out.
My mother and aunt bought one last winter. Su Xie's two aunts also seemed to be pestering their father in bed. This winter, they each bought one. Although the coat color is not as pure as that of my mother and aunt, but it is still in the capital. It can be regarded as a well-worn piece of clothing in the city. It is said that Aunt Su's piece alone cost one thousand two hundred taels of silver.
How big are the huge profits here, and how many people’s interests are involved?
There is also the North Pearl, which is even better than the East Pearl. In the Jia Mansion, Feng Ziying saw the hairpin on Wang Xifeng’s head and inlaid an East Pearl. It was huge, plump, round and bright. Although she didn’t know the price, Feng Ziying estimated It will not be less than a thousand taels of silver.
(End of this chapter)