In late autumn, the cold wind is bleak, the scholar is on the road, and the long sword is in the arms.

Fan Zhiwen, the thirteenth talent of the Yanggu Fan family, also embarked on the road to the exam at this time, and it was not the first time he had taken the exam, but unlike the previous two examinations, now he is no longer the young patriarch of Yanggu Yimen Fan.

Because Yanggu Yimen Fan doesn't exist anymore!

The family is divided, and it will be defeated.

The Yimen, which used to live together as a group, is now divided into hundreds of households, and the dingkou and land that could have been covered up are now all exposed. And except for three of them, the rest of the Fan family has been reduced from official households to ordinary households.

Not only must you pay less than a penny of land taxes, but you can't even think of paying less taxes and exempt money, and you must also pay all kinds of miscellaneous taxes and assessments.

In this case, the vast majority of the hundreds of Fan families will gradually fall into decline, from homesteaders to tenant households. Moreover, the Fan family now has no ability to provide for all the young children to study and improve.

This kind of thing is a matter of hard work and genius for individuals. And for a clan, it's actually a matter of probability...... As long as this clan has enough financial resources to cultivate enough children, that is, the base is large enough, no matter how low the probability is, there are results that can be produced.

This is the reason why the model of the imperial examination Yimen was popular in the two Song Dynasty - there are not many Yimen who have really been sealed by the emperor, but a similar organization and management model is very popular - this model can not only allow the clan to hold together to achieve the purpose of occupying more social resources, but also because of the implementation of egalitarianism within the clan, more children can get a good examination-oriented education.

Well, of course, it's exam-oriented education! No matter how "elite" the questions in the imperial examinations of the Song Dynasty seemed, they were actually selected with Confucian ethics and morality, which had a rather narrow range of knowledge.

Therefore, the people selected are not all really high-quality elites. Of course, it is not excluded that there are real elites who enter the officialdom through the examination, because those who have received elite education can also be admitted to the Jinshi.

For example, Zhang Heng's nephew Zhang Heng is a champion in archery, because their Zhang family has been a generation of eunuchs since the Tang Dynasty, and their children can certainly receive high-cost elite education.

And the cost of elite education for all children is not affordable for ordinary Yimen families. How can the elite education of the feudal society of the Great Song Dynasty also have to be proficient in the six arts? This kind of thing has always been played by nobles and gate valves, how can the old farmers of Yimen play? Even if you want to play, Yiyimen's financial resources can only provide a small number of children to receive elite education in the six arts. In this way, the righteous gate will inevitably be transformed into a relatively strict family gate.

As for the kind of education model that Wu Haogu is going to promote, the Six Arts Academy plus a university or a military academy is simply an upgraded version of elite education, and it was almost a higher elite education in the Song Dynasty!

The six arts are just the basics! After learning the six arts, as well as the military elite education of university higher education or military academy, it is really expensive to the point of madness!

Only the wealthy and aristocracy can afford both kinds of education out of their own pockets, and if they have to rely on the public (commercial and municipal offices), only a few people can receive this level of higher education at present.

With the current level of productivity in the Great Song Dynasty, if the higher education model of the Six Arts Academy plus a university or military academy were to be implemented, it would inevitably cause great unfairness, and most of the opportunities to enter universities or military academies would fall into the hands of the children of nobles and wealthy people.

And the children of nobles and wealthy people who graduated from universities and military academies would theoretically be able to firmly control the top of the Great Song Dynasty society because of their high quality.

The vast number of civilian intellectuals, unable to break the monopoly of this education, can only act as middle- and low-level officials at best.

Therefore, the "higher elite education" that Wu Haogu wants to implement is a very unfair education model compared to the "civilian education" that is being implemented in the Great Song Dynasty! At least until higher education ceases to be higher because of the development of productive forces, it will block the road to poverty!

However, Fan Zhiwen, who participated in the Liberation Test for the third time, now deeply understands that Yunwen Yunwu's elite education is also desirable...... It's a little expensive, but it's useful at critical moments!

Therefore, although Fan Zhiwen didn't know how to dance the sword, he still carried the black cloud sword left by his ancestors and embarked on the road of Yingju.

This is to remind himself that no matter what time it is, he must not forget the disaster that the Fan family suffered because of the lack of force.

In the future, whether he is in the Jinshi or not, he will have to pick up the martial arts of the ancestors of the Fan family again!

……

The sky was gray and drizzling coldly.

Zhang Kegong, the lieutenant of Yanggu County, had just come out of the Ximen mansion, and he was heading towards the Golden Arch Tower with an umbrella - now Yanggu County was dominated by the Ximen family, so he had to go to the Ximen family to discuss the recruitment of archers. However, the Ximen family of Ximen He was unwilling to provide archers, and also told Zhang Kegong that the Ximen family would soon move out of Yanggu County.

The Ximen family is leaving Yanggu County, which is good news for Zhang Kegong, no matter where they go, as long as they don't mess around under their noses.

So Zhang Kegong was in a good mood and was about to go to the Golden Arch Tower for a good meal, but as soon as he walked to the door of the Golden Arch Tower, he heard a familiar voice calling his sub-number.

"Jiezhong, Jiezhong."

Who is this?

Zhang Kegong was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look around, and saw two small traders wearing short clothes and pressing the umbrella very low Walking quickly. When the two arrived, Zhang Kegong suddenly saw a familiar face.

It's Fan Zhijin! Fan Zhijin, who went to Liangshan from a thief, although he lost weight, it must be him!

"Brother Fan Jiu, you ......"

"Brother Jiezhong, this is not the place to talk!" Fan Zhijin hurriedly said, "Why don't we go and sit in the Golden Arch Tower?" ”

"It's fine." Zhang Kegong was really not afraid of being implicated, so he led Fan Zhijin and another person (Zhao Tieniu) into the Golden Arch Building without much thought, and then got into a secluded private room, and did not order wine and food, and ordered Xiao Er not to disturb.

"You talk first, I'll go outside and keep watch."

Zhao Tieniu actually knew Zhang Kegong a little, but he didn't want to say anything more at this time, so he retreated and left Zhang Kegong and Fan Zhijin in the private room together.

"Brother Jiezhong, I, I'm ......"

Zhang Kegong looked at this friend who was still in love with him, frowned and asked, "Aren't you here to surrender?" ”

Surrender?

Fan Zhijin's heart was a little moved again, and he hurriedly asked, "Can you explain it clearly?" ”

"What a fart," Zhang Kegong shook his head, "If you enter the prison, your life will be in the hands of the Ximen family!" And Shi Zhixian is also a confused official, so he won't care if you are wronged or not! ”

Shi Zhixian is now waiting for promotion, Fan Zhijin is unjustly killed, and he is not interested in asking.

Fan Zhijin sighed, "Jiezhong, I want to take the exam." ”

"Exam dismissal?" Zhang Kegong was stunned and stunned, "How do you take the test?" ”

"I want to go to the Daimyo's Mansion to take the ......"

"Fake name?" Zhang Kegong took a breath, this thing is not easy to do.

"The household register is already available," Fan Zhijin said, "it was found with the help of friends on the rivers and lakes...... The Kuofang household in Guanshi County, the Daimyo Prefecture, is also surnamed Fan. ”

In the floods in the summer and early autumn of this year, the county seat of Guanshi was also flooded, and many Kuofang households fled to Yunzhou.

However, it is one thing to buy the household register, and it is another thing to get the book of explanations. Fan Zhijin didn't dare to go directly to Guan's county, so he had to ask Zhang Kegong for help.

"Okay," Zhang Kegong sighed, "I'll go to the Daimyo Mansion with you, and I can help you get this explanation...... You don't need to go to Guanshi County, just take it in the Daimyo Mansion City. Although the water in Guanshi County has receded, the castle has almost been destroyed, and many people will move to the Daimyo's Mansion. I have some acquaintances there, and I can always help you get a household registration. ”

The Daimyo's Mansion is also a place where the disciples of the generals are concentrated, and there are also people in Zhang Kegong's family who are officials in the forbidden army of the Daimyo's Mansion, so there is a bit of a way, and he can always help Fan Zhijin get this explanation.

……

Wu Haogu was also preparing to leave Qingzhou City and return to Kaifeng Mansion at this time, the Qingzhou talks have now ended, the draft of the "Qingzhou Covenant" has been prepared, as long as the emperors on both sides approve it, the construction of Jiehe Commercial City can officially begin.

This commercial market is actually a big test for Wu Haogu, for the Kaifeng Jiangmen wealthy businessmen involved, some Yanyun wealthy families, and their agents. This is a test of their "ability to govern" with practice. Because before the advent of the Jiehe trading market, China's industrial and commercial class had never managed the power of even a single county. Of course, there were businessmen and prime ministers in history, such as Qin Prime Minister Lü Buwei, and there were also many nobles involved in industry and commerce, but they were all nobles who relied on "scholars" to govern. It is not dependent on business to govern.

And the practice of letting the industry and commerce at the end of the four people as the main body to manage a city, in this time and space, began with the Jiehe Commercial Market - although most of the shareholders of the Jiehe Commercial Market Chamber of Commerce are nobles, but most of the aristocratic lords will not leave the prosperous and wealthy Kaifeng Mansion to run to the distant Jiehe Commercial Market, and it is their contractors who really go there to take charge of things.

This is similar to the samurai in Japan, who originally managed the manor for the otaku who were reluctant to leave Heiankyo, and later became the daimyo and sub-name of the separatist side, allowing the otaku of Kyoto to graze.

By the way, the "contractor" model of operation was very popular in the Song Dynasty. Even taxes and liquor can be contracted out, not to mention the business run by the noble family?

Just when Wu Haogu carefully put away a draft copy of the "Cheongju Covenant", which can be called the "Constitution of Jieheshang City", the voice of the obedient Du Wenyu came from outside the door: "Teacher, the pretty golden lady is here, just waiting in the lobby of the pavilion." ”

"Oh," Wu Haogu replied, "go and bring her here." ”