Fifteen-year-old Huiyuan, even in the Song Dynasty when literary style was at its peak, was rare. On the day when the results were released, all the nobles in Bianjing City learned the news, and the Dongchang Marquis Mansion also became extremely lively. There was an endless stream of people coming to congratulate and come to see the fun.
Qin Junye was really happy, and immediately ordered his servants to hold a banquet. Qin Liu was also busy greeting those distinguished family members. This was also the most proud day for her in these years. Those who had treated her with disdain before The top-notch noble family that I had glanced at was now greeted with polite greetings, not to mention the envy in her eyes, which even Zang couldn't hide.
Because there were so many people coming, Mrs. Qin Liu couldn’t greet them all by herself, so she even invited Mrs. Qin to come over and help.
Xiao Qin was also happy to be like this, and it made sense logically. Qin Hao was her nephew after all. However, with such a comparison, her biological son Gu Tingwei was a little confused.
Sure enough, other people’s sons have never let me down
Dongchang Hou Mansion held a flowing banquet for three days in a row. There was an endless stream of guests coming and going. Qin Junye was basically drunk. He went to bed, woke up and continued drinking by entertaining guests. In the Song Dynasty, there was no distilled wine, and the alcohol content was relatively low. Otherwise, he would get alcohol poisoning sooner or later if he drank like this.
Qin Hao has not been idle, and has become a mascot-like existence. As long as those nobles come with their children, the boys will have contact with him, saying that they have a trace of culture, and the girls will She was looking at him from a distance, and she was probably trying to figure him out.
The key is that there are many seven or eight-year-old girls among them, who are still the same age as Xiao Douding. Should he say that the ancients were too precocious
After three days of flowing water banquet, Qin Hao Seeing that this was not going to work, he quickly stopped this activity on the grounds that he was preparing for the palace examination, and ran to the Sheng Family Academy to hide.
In fact, Sheng Changbai's experience in the past three days was similar to Qin Hao's. The only difference was that the people who came to Sheng's house to congratulate him were all literati, and some of Sheng Hong's colleagues and classmates were from this class.
"Yuan Ruo seems to have failed the exam too." Sheng Changbai suddenly said with regret.
Qin Hao had already guessed this news. According to the usual relationship between the Qin Liu family and Princess Pingning, this time Qin Hao’s high school reunion, Princess Pingning just sent the steward to give a copy. Neither she nor Qi Guogong received the gifts. Apparently Qi Heng failed the exam and was not in the mood to come.
Qin Hao can only shake his head secretly. It seems that Qi Heng and Minglan are not destined to be together, but to be honest, with Princess Pingning’s character, if Minglan marries her, she still doesn’t know how to marry her. How much grievance I suffered.
The time for the palace examination is not fixed. It mainly depends on when the emperor is free. Qin Hao and Sheng Changbai waited until April before being notified of the exact time of the palace examination.
On the 10th day of the fourth lunar month, a total of more than two hundred "tribute men" entered the imperial city, waiting for the most important exam in their lives.
Qin Hao stood at the front of the team, which was also a preferential treatment as a "Huiyuan".
There are young people in the team, andThere are gray-haired old people, but this phenomenon is not uncommon. Thirty-year-old Ming Jing, fifty-year-old Jinshi.
Only two hundred to three hundred people were admitted to the Jinshi program every three years. For a population of more than 1.2 billion in the Song Dynasty, the admission rate was really pitifully low.
The students started from the elementary school and went through the county examination, the government examination, the college examination, the township examination, and the general examination. Finally, they had the opportunity to interview you in this palace. After taking this step, you have truly entered. The scholar-bureaucrat class.
The emperor of the Song Dynasty and the scholar-bureaucrats share the same world is not just talk. Today's officials will be asked to make decisions in the main hall, even if they adopt a clan to inherit the throne. If the officials want to fool around, they will be directly The officials grabbed their sleeves and refused to let him go. If it had been Zhu Yuanzhang, no one in the civil and military dynasty would have survived.
After standing and waiting for a long time, a eunuch came to lead them into Jiying Hall.
"I will bow before your Majesty."
After becoming a tribute scholar, you are qualified to call yourself a minister. Otherwise, people without official positions can only be called common people when they meet the emperor.
"You are all the pillars of the country. There is no need to be polite. Just stand up."
Qin Hao stood up and had the opportunity to see clearly what today's official family looks like. There are some rich old men with smiles on their faces and they look very kind.
The official also noticed Qin Hao and said with great interest, "You are Xinke Huiyuan."
Qin Hao bowed respectfully, "Go back to the official's house, that's right."
The officials looked Qin Hao up and down and saw that although he was young, he had a slender figure and handsome features. He was not as thin as other scholars. He had a heroic spirit about him, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant. I can't help but feel good about it.
"I read your policy theory on horse politics. Although it has flaws, it still has some insights. Well, it's very good."
The other "gongshi" are envious Looking at Qin Hao, there is a Huiyuan in each term, but there are only a few who can enter the official family. Based on this alone, no matter what Qin Hao's ranking in the palace examination is, his trip is worthwhile.
Afterwards, Qin Hao and others sat down, and the test questions were handed out. There was only one test item in the palace examination, and that was policy.
Also called "Cewen".
Qin Hao was not in a hurry to answer, but began to examine the question.
This topic is exactly the same as Ma Zheng's topic, both are a little biased. The central idea is that the Song Dynasty is now short of money, and what should be done to solve the problem of "money shortage".
The other "gongshi" in Jiying Palace were all confused when they saw this question. This question was even more difficult to answer than Ma Zheng's previous question.
The reason is also very simple. Each of these "question writers" who have determined to become scholar-bureaucrats since childhood either comes from a poor family and has never had much money since childhood, or they have a scholarly family background and maintain the aloofness of scholars. They regard money as dirt, how have they ever been exposed to such issues in economic subjects?
Qin Hao thought for a moment and began to write quickly.
In fact, the Song DynastyThe "money shortage" is attributed to two problems, one is that foreign trade is too developed, and the other is that copper mine output is too low.
The Song Dynasty was a feudal society with unprecedented commercial development. From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty, no dynasty had ever reached such a level of prosperity.
The benefits brought by developed commerce are obvious. According to later generations, the Song Dynasty had a trade surplus with all trading countries. The porcelain, silk, cloth and other commodities of the Song Dynasty were sold overseas, bringing benefits to the country. There are a lot of employment opportunities, and many people can find work in workshops and survive even if they don't have farmland.
But similarly, as a country with a trade surplus, the economy and culture of the Song Dynasty were particularly developed, and other countries did not have a strong economic system of their own. Although the Liao Kingdom kept the Song Dynasty on the ground militarily, But economically it was highly dependent on the Song Dynasty.
Even for a long time after the establishment of the Liao Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom did not have its own currency and could only barter or use cloth as transaction currency. By this time, the coinage technology of the Song Dynasty had already It was very developed, and a large amount of Song money flowed out. As a result, Song money was used more frequently among the Liao people for a long time than the Liao's own currency, and its value was also higher.
This is true for military powers like the Liao State, and even more so for the small countries in surrounding Southeast Asia and the Western Regions. Song money has also become their actual transaction currency.
This caused a phenomenon. The Song Dynasty continued to mint coins, but there were not enough coins.
There is also a phenomenon that it is common among the people to hide money. Many wealthy families will hide copper coins in the cellar. Sometimes the rope stringing the money in the cellar is moldy and broken, so it can only be taken out. Wash it, dry it in the sun, string it up again, and hide it in the cellar again.
There are also some unscrupulous merchants who melt copper coins and cast them into copperware for profit.
Generally speaking, this is an economic problem. Administrative orders cannot solve this problem. In fact, the Song Dynasty has long banned the melting and casting of copper coins and copper utensils. Unfortunately, as long as there is profit, some people will take desperate risks.
Qin Hao has two solutions in mind. One is to increase the proportion of silver payment among the private sector. Silver is scarcer than copper, but there are a large number of silver mines in Fuso. A smelting plant can be built in Fuso. Refined, cast and shipped back home.
The other is to improve the casting technology of copper coins. Without affecting the appearance and durability of copper coins, it can reduce the proportion of copper used in copper coins, thereby increasing the proportion of other elemental metals such as iron, lead, and tin.
The proportion of copper in the copper coins of the Song Dynasty was as high as 62 to 68. As long as the proportion of copper is reduced by 5, most of the profit-making behavior of smelting copper coins and using them to cast copper vessels can be suppressed. After all, the smelting itself will cause losses. , once there is no profit, naturally no one will be taken advantage of.
After writing more than a thousand words eloquently, Qin Hao stopped writing, checked it again, and then handed in the paper.
At this time, gatherThe other "tribute scholars" in the Ying Palace were still immersed in thinking. When they discovered that Qin Hao had actually handed in the paper in advance, they all looked at him with incomprehensible eyes.
The princes and officials were a little bored waiting, but when they saw someone handing in papers, they suddenly became interested.
Of course, the paper still had to be read by the official first. The official took Qin Hao's paper and started reading it silently.
Originally, the official did not care. This problem had actually existed since the founding of the Song Dynasty. He did not expect to find a solution to the problem among these "tribute scholars" who had no experience in governing.
I just wanted to test how much these "tribute scholars" knew about the Song Dynasty.
However, Qin Hao's answer sheet gave him a big surprise.
The official stared at the paper and waved to Mr. Han, "Mr. Han, come and take a look."
Xiangong Han didn't care at first, he just thought that Qin Hao's article is well written and echoes the official sentiments.
However, when he read Qin Hao's analysis of the shortage of copper coins in the Song Dynasty in the opening chapter, he was immediately caught up in it. How could he not know these reasons as the Grand Prime Minister, a "tribute scholar" who had never been in power? How did you know?
Looking further, the two solutions given by Qin Hao also surprised Mr. Han. Although the second solution to improve the coinage technology is a bit difficult to operate, the first solution It is indeed feasible. As a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, Fuso asked them to donate their silver mines. This request does not seem to be too much. At most, it can only give them some benefits.
The official asked in a low voice, "What do you think of Mr. Han?"
Xiangong Han understood that what the official asked was not how well the article was written, but these two words of Qin Hao's Does the plan have executable value?
"Back to the official family, there are indeed many silver mines in Fuso. If a smelting workshop is built in Fuso, the cost of silver casting can be greatly reduced. Transporting the silver back to the country can alleviate the money shortage to a certain extent." Han Grand Master replied respectfully.
The officials frowned slightly, "What about the second article? Can't the coinage law be improved?"
Han Daxianggong shook his head and said, "Do the officials still remember the coin reform implemented during the late emperor's period and finally minted it?" Because the proportion of copper in the coins is too low, they not only have poor circulation, but are also heavily counterfeited by the people. This method needs to be done step by step and cannot be done too hastily."
The officials knew that what Han Daxiangong said was true. It took him a lot of effort to clean up the mess left by his father, but he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he heard this. As an emperor, why wouldn't he want to solve the problem?
While the two were discussing, the other ministers also gathered around. This was the Song Dynasty, and no other dynasty would have been so casual.
The officials did not blame them, and directly circulated Qin Hao's article to them. Several husbands nodded frequently after reading it.
At this moment, "Gongshi" began to submit their papers one after another. However, after reading Qin Hao's paper, the answers of other "Gongshi" seemed too immature., let alone practical solutions, we don’t even know where the problem of “money shortage” lies.
However, as there were too many "tributes" who handed in the papers, the ministers did not check them one by one, and had them all sealed up.
According to the rules of the palace examination, the entire examination process will last for one day, and the final submission time will be until sunset. The examination will begin on the next day, and will be handed over to the emperor for ranking, and the results will be officially released on the next day.
After Qin Hao waited for Sheng Changbai to hand in his papers, he left together. Anyway, the palace examination did not stipulate that like the general examination, he could not go home until the gate of Gongyuan opened. It would be boring to sit there all day.
After leaving the palace, Sheng Changbai sighed, "Today's question is really weird, I'm afraid I won't get a good ranking."
Qin Hao smiled and comforted, "Don't worry. , you think it’s weird, and other people can’t answer it.”
Essentially, the imperial examination is actually an elimination game. If you are unlucky and encounter the imperial examination in the second year of Emperor Renzong’s reign, you will be different from Su Shi and Zeng. Gong, Su Che, Zhang Dun, Zhang Zai, Cheng Hao and other outstanding figures can only be ranked second-level, no matter how powerful they are.
Sheng Changbai asked Qin Hao again what his answer was. Qin Hao did not hide his secrets and just stated his point of view.
"Zihan really has a unique vision, but I didn't expect this." Sheng Changbai sighed in admiration.
After a tiring day, Qin Hao and Sheng Changbai each got into their own carriages and went back home to rest.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, an unpretentious wall outside Donghua Gate attracted countless people to watch.
This time, there were more people than those who would try. The roll-call drama outside Donghua Gate was only held once every three years. Both the traffickers and the noble merchants were very concerned.
In order to maintain the continuity of the scene, there were many officers and soldiers nearby to prevent anyone from disturbing this sacred moment.
Qin Hao was not at Donghua Gate at this time, but at Jiying Hall, where the palace examination was held two days ago. There were only three people with him.
The meaning of this is very obvious. The three of them are the first-class tributes in this palace examination.
I just don’t know what the final rankings of the three will be, and who will win the titles of No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 overall.
Soon the officials and several great ministers came to Jiying Hall.
The officials kindly exempted the three of them from saluting, and then Mr. Han began to roll call.
"Li Yu from Yingtian Prefecture, ranked third in the first grade, passed the Jinshi title, and was a test flower for the palace."
"Zhou Quan from the Daming Prefecture, ranked second in the first grade, and passed the Jinshi title, "He was the second in the imperial examination"
"Qin Hao of Bianjing, ranked first in the first class, passed the imperial examination, and was the number one scholar in the imperial examination"
After finishing his name, Mr. Han suddenly congratulated the officials. "Congratulations to the official family for finding such a talented person. The number one scholar won three prizes in a row at such a young age, which is really rare in the world."
The official family also smiled and said to Qin Hao, "No. 1 scholar, are you satisfied with this honor today?"
Qin Hao was also a little confused.He didn't expect to be selected as the number one scholar, the number one scholar at the age of fifteen, and he won three prizes in a row. How could he be dissatisfied with such an honor?
He quickly bowed and saluted "Thank you, Your Majesty for the gift"
"Haha, come here, I will give you a red robe and red flowers."
Parading on horseback is a treatment only available to the top three. Soon Qin Hao and the other three were dressed up and mounted on tall horses. .
At the same time as the roll call was taking place in the palace examination, the imperial list also began to be posted outside Donghua Gate.
The first ones to come out are the third ones, who have relatively poor results in the palace examination. Although they are also Jinshi, they are called "born with the same Jinshi", which means that they can get the same treatment as the Jinshi. However, In name, they cannot be regarded as real Jinshi. Generally, they can only be sent out to serve as officials. They are not qualified to enter places such as the Hanlin Academy and Yushitai to be trained as high-ranking officials in the dynasty.
The tributes waiting at the scene also had very complicated emotions. They were all silently hoping that they would not be in the third place. If they moved forward enough, their future would be very different if they reached the second place.
However, the reality is cruel. The third list has the largest number of people, and most of the tributes are on it.
In the carriage of the Sheng family, Sheng Changbai was a little nervous, and Wang Ruofu wanted to stick his glasses on the wall where the imperial list was posted.
Seeing that the third list was finished, Wang Ruofu was ecstatic to find that there was no son's name, and he immediately twisted the handkerchief into a twist.
Finally at eleventh place on the second list, Wang Ruofu heard Sheng Changbai’s name.
"My son is in the top 11 of the second grade of high school"
While Wang Ruofu was excited, he was also a little confused, "Why didn't he hear the name of the little marquis?"
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At this moment, the first list was also posted. This list was not so crowded, with only three huge names.
The number one among them is Qin Hao
"Oh my god, he actually won the top prize" Wang Ruofu muttered to himself with his eyes widened.
Sheng Changbai was not surprised, "Zihan has the talent to be the number one scholar, and he deserves his reputation."
A student in the crowd who knew Qin Hao suddenly shouted.
"Three yuan in a row, three yuan in a row"
Since Qin Hao's rural examination was taken in Jiangnan West Road, many people in Bianjing City did not know that he actually passed the exam and passed the Xie Yuan exam.
At this moment, there was a commotion in the crowd.
Winning three yuan in a row is the highest honor for a literati. Every name that wins three yuan in a row is qualified to be written into the history books.
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