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Chapter 363

Chapter 363

After leaving Cui's house, Lin Xuan returned home with the font and loom, took the prepared mathematics textbooks, and came to the academy.

"I've seen Lord Hou." Liu Shilun bowed and saluted.

Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "You don't need to be too polite, how many books can you print in a day now?"

"Back to Lord Hou, although the craftsmen are proficient now, because of the lack of fonts, only twenty copies of "The Analects" can be printed a day. The number of other books with many characters is even less." Liu Shilun said.

Lin Xuan nodded and said, "I brought you some fonts this time, and you need to speed up the printing."

"Yes, don't worry, Lord Hou." Liu Shilun replied.

Lin Xuan took out the mathematics textbook, handed it to Liu Shilun and said, "Print this for me, and print five hundred copies first."

"The little ones will arrange it." Liu Shilun took the textbook and hurriedly arranged for the printing.

Lin Xuan wandered around, watching the craftsmen printing books.

"Master Hou!" Xu Geng bowed and saluted.

"Why are you here?" Lin Xuan asked.

Xu Geng said with a smile: "I heard that Master Hou is here, and I happened to have something to discuss with Master Hou."

"Then let's go to your office and talk about it." Lin Xuan said.

The two came to the office room, and after sitting down, Lin Xuan asked, "Is there anything Mr. Xu needs to discuss with me?"

"Master Hou, the students in the academy don't have any books, can we provide the books from our printing house to the students first?" Xu Geng said.

The students in the academy are the children of ordinary people, and it is definitely not possible to collect money for them.

Lin Xuan pondered for a while, and said, "Then each person will distribute a set of Four Books and Five Classics and one Analects, but the Four Books and Five Classics have not been printed yet, so let's each distribute one Analects first."

"I thank Lord Hou on behalf of all the students in the academy." Xu Geng said gratefully.

He is a child from a poor family, and he can better understand the difficulties of children from a poor family in studying.

There are no famous teachers, no books, and difficult life at home. These reasons are all obstacles for children from poor families to study.

Although Boyuan Academy charged some tuition fees, Xu Geng knew that the tuition fees were not even enough for those gentlemen's monthly salaries.

Although these were nothing to Lin Xuan, for the poor students, it undoubtedly gave them a chance to change their destiny.

Xu Geng also knows some things that ordinary people don't know. The reform of the imperial examination was also proposed by Lin Xuan.

Although the imperial examination was implemented in the Sui Dynasty, due to the pressure of the aristocratic family, the imperial examination was not a ladder for the poor to change their destiny.

He himself has a deep understanding of this point. He asked himself that his knowledge is worse than that of some aristocratic children, and those children who are not as good as him have entered the officialdom, but he is still in vain.

Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, sir. In the future, I will build a library in the academy to collect all the books and rare books in the world for students to borrow."

Xu Geng's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Thank you, Lord Hou!"

Lin Xuan pondered for a while, then said: "Sir, if you want to become an official, you can also take the imperial examination."

He also heard from Kong Yingda about Xu Geng's situation.

Xu Geng has always wanted to be an official, but he has no connections.

Li Shimin did use many children from poor families, but those people were quite talented and famous, so they were used by Li Shimin.

The normal selection channels are all monopolized by time, and if a child from a poor family wants to get ahead, he can't unless he joins a family.

Xu Geng shook his head and said with a smile: "Master Hou, I'm already 40 years old, how can I compete with young people for opportunities? Let them have the opportunity, they need it more than me."

40 years old is also called big?

When the imperial examination was popular, it was not uncommon for people to still take the imperial examination at the age of 70.

If there is no Enke, normally the imperial examination is held every three years, and if you fail to pass the exam once, you will have to wait for three years.

And those who can go to high school at one time are very rare.

It is normal to take the exam three or four times.

Normally, the gold list titles are basically around 30 years old.

However, Lin Xuan saw that Xu Geng had completely let go, so he didn't try to persuade him.

Even if he takes the exam, he may not pass the exam, and he is not a scholar, so he insists on becoming an official.

……

"Chu Mo, are you ready?" Cui urged standing outside the door.

"Okay, okay." Cheng Chumo opened the door and walked out.

"Didn't I ask someone to send you a set of letter clothes? Why don't you wear them." Cui frowned.

"Mother, I'm not used to wearing clothes like that, so it's fine." Cheng Chumo muttered.

Cui said angrily: "This time I'm going to visit Jiang's house. Maybe the two families will get married in the future. How can you be so casual? Go in and change."

"Yes." Cheng Chumo replied listlessly.

He, Cheng Chumo, is a well-known figure in Chang'an, and now he is reduced to going on a blind date. If it gets out, it will make people laugh to death.

But there was no way, Cheng Yaojin said, if he didn't go, his leg would be broken.

He knew that his father could really do it.

Not long after, Cheng Chumo came out again.

Cheng Chumo was dressed in a purple robe, looking a bit refined, of course, the premise was that he didn't speak.

"That's right, it looks much more energetic this way." Shi Cui nodded in satisfaction.

"Mom, I don't feel comfortable wearing it like this, why don't I change it." Cheng Chumo said.

"What do you want to change? Hurry up, or there will be no time." Cui Shi dragged Cheng Chumo and walked out.

"Mom, don't pull me, I'll go by myself."

Although ancient times paid attention to the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers, the two families still had to meet each other.

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if the matchmaker is not willing to ask a matchmaker to propose a marriage.

Jiang Yunsheng once served as a lieutenant under Cheng Yaojin, and was later made an earl for his meritorious service.

Now that the leading troops are guarding the border in Shu, the Tang Dynasty stipulates that the family members of the generals who guard the border must stay in Chang'an.

Therefore, it was not convenient for Cheng Yaojin to come to the door in person, so he asked Mrs. Cui to take Cheng Chumo there.

Jiang family

Mrs. Jiang led her daughter to wait for Cui's arrival at the door, and she confessed uneasy: "Yan'er, be honest later, if you dare to mess around, I will ask your father to clean up after your father comes back." Clean you up."

"It's too late for Dad to like me, so why would he be willing to deal with me?" Jiang Yan said, sticking out his tongue.

Mrs. Jiang stared, and said: "If he doesn't deal with you, I will deal with you. If you dare to mess around, I will embarrass all your knives, guns and sticks."

Mrs. Jiang was also worried about this daughter.

Girls are in every family, they don't like red clothes, they like armed.

Mrs. Jiang also had some complaints about Jiang Yunsheng in her heart, why teach her daughter martial arts if she has nothing to do.

"Mother, it's fine to marry, but if my future husband-in-law can't beat me, then I won't marry." Jiang Yan said.

"Don't worry, Mr. Cheng has obtained the true biography of Mr. Su, and you are no match for him. I'm afraid you will scare him away." Mrs. Jiang said.

"Run and run, I may not be able to see him." Jiang Yan said nonchalantly.

"You!" Mrs. Jiang was about to reprimand her daughter, when she saw a group of guards driving over with a carriage, she hurriedly said, "Here we come."

Jiang Yan looked curiously at Cheng Chumo, who took the lead, and thought to himself, it should be him, right?

Cheng Chumo's average length, plus his very dark face, made him even more handsome and totally irrelevant.

But Jiang Yan didn't care, because she liked to practice martial arts, those tall and handsome men, in her eyes, were just powerless scholars with nothing but skin.

The carriage stopped at the gate of Jiang's house, and Mrs. Cui got out of the carriage.

Mrs. Jiang led her daughter forward and said with a smile, "See Mrs. Cheng."

Cui said with a full smile: "Mrs. Jiang, please be polite. It's good that we sisters get along well."

"My sister said I'm being polite, don't you also call me Mrs. Jiang?" Mrs. Jiang said with a smile.

"I was wrong." Cui looked at Jiang Yan behind Mrs. Jiang, and said with a smile, "Is this your daughter?"

(End of this chapter)