Afraid that Han Xiufeng wouldn't understand, Ji Yunfei explained, "The copper factory is far away in the mountains. To run copper in Yunnan, the copper mines must first be mined and smelted into copper ingots, and then transported to Yongning by cattle and horses. It takes twenty-three stops."

It is transported by water. Mobile phone hps: It is now the second year of Xianfeng. Not only is the water far away, but the freight for land transshipment is also calculated based on the foot price agreed upon in the 20th year of Qianlong's reign. One hundred kilograms of copper is only paid at each transshipment station.

Eight and a half cents of silver is simply not enough.

Money is not as valuable as it used to be. Horses are scarce in Yunnan and food is expensive. What to do with the copper? Not only is it miserable to transport officials, but the people of Yunnan are also miserable. Master Zhang implored the emperor in the book not to let Yunnan produce copper again.

I suggest that the imperial court purchase foreign copper and make coins."

Han Xiufeng couldn't help but laugh and asked, "The water is getting muddier. From the shortage of copper jin to the copper government?"

"Well," Ji Yunfei nodded and said meaningfully, "It's not that the prisoner is very capable, just because he and a few of his peers couldn't make such a big storm. It's that the shortcomings of the Tongzheng government are so persistent that the people of Yunnan are overwhelmed.

The officials are miserable and they are eager for the court to take action."

"If the court really wants to deal with those transport officials strictly, it will have to come up with a solution?"

"Exactly, but how can we solve it? The imperial court is eagerly waiting for Yunnan copper and Guizhou lead to mint coins. It is worried about the food and salary to quell the chaos in Guangxi. There is no money allocated to Yunnan to make copper. It is the same as buying foreign copper to mint coins.

You have to have money, so the shortage of copper jin is a confusing account that cannot be investigated at all. The more you investigate, the more trouble you will get."

"So the imperial court will be in harmony with Xini, and what will happen to those few transport officials who are short of copper?"

"The most he can do is be dismissed."

Han Xiufeng sighed with pretense of regret, "It's a pity that Mr. Jiang finally found a job, but he has to work in vain."

Han Zhankedao originally looked down on the officials of the Ministry of Justice, and Ji Yunfei, who was reviewing the Hanlin Academy, looked down on him as well. He said lightly, "A gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way. There is nothing wrong with working in vain. You can't accept any money, let alone

Ask for it, especially this kind of money."

"What Mr. Ji said is absolutely true. Come, let me toast you."

…

Ji Yunfei didn't dare to get too close to Mr. Zhuo. He never thought about being a co-examiner in the Enke Examination, but he thought that someone like Qian Junchen was actually selected by Jian, and in ten days he would become a room master.

, I still felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, and I ended up getting drunk even as I drank.

After getting up too early, Han Xiufeng was also sleepy. He first helped Ji Yunfei to rest in the east wing, and then went to Fei Erye's room to fall asleep. As a result, he slept through it until he was woken up by Pan Er and Datou.

I found it was already afternoon.

"Where is Master Ji? Is Master Ji awake?"

"I'm awake, I just left." Pan Er didn't pay attention to Ji Yunfei who had just left, and followed him happily and said, "Fourth brother, if you don't go to the Gongyuan to have a look, I really don't know that there are so many people in the world. I guess

There are five to six thousand people! They started queuing up before dawn to wait for their names to be recognized, and they had to untie all their clothes, pants, shoes and stockings for inspection. It was so cold in the morning that many people were freezing and sneezing."

Han Xiufeng sighed while washing his face, "So ten years of hard work is hard. Even if you look at people's glamour, it's actually not easy."

"It's not a big deal to take off your clothes and relax. Later, I went to a high-ranking official and led a team of Qiu Ba to conduct a strict investigation. They also offered a reward, saying that if they found a cheat sheet with a cheat sheet, they would be rewarded with one tael of silver. Don't mention how hardworking those Qiu Ba were.

Let the people at the front of the queue take off all their clothes and let them have their butts naked in front of so many people in broad daylight. Not only will they undo their braids, but they will also look at them to see if there is anything stuffed inside."

"So strict?"

"You'll know if you go and take a look," Pan Er looked back at the big head and said vividly, "You won't know if you don't search. A search really found a lot of people involved in fraud. All of them were found wearing shackles and paraded in public. There was a large queue.

, all Juren. Many Juren were frightened, some quickly found a place to throw away the cheat sheets, and some turned around and ran away, simply not taking the exam!"

Han Xiufeng wiped his face, put the towel on the rope to dry, and turned around and asked, "Where are the Second Master and the others?"

Pan Er looked at the entrance of the courtyard and said in a confused voice, "Second Master also brought a cheat sheet and hid it in his shoes. Fortunately, he was not in the front. Seeing how strict the inspection was, he took off his shoes and kicked them aside. I saw

It’s clear that he was standing in line with bare feet.”

"Not found?"

"No," Pan Er smiled and said, "I saw Ren He. He didn't seem to have any cheat sheets with him, and he wasn't nervous at all. But his son was unlucky. He was spotted by a Qiu Ba. When so many people

My face was completely naked, and I had to stick my butt up to show Qiu Ba whether there was anything stuffed in her, hahahaha."

"Second Master and the others don't have one?"

"Second Master and the others were at the back. Maybe those Qiu Ba got impatient with the search later and shouted, 'Everything has been checked'. Second Master and the others just went in without taking off their clothes."

"That's good, otherwise it would be embarrassing for him to take off all his clothes at such an old age."

Datou, who had just finished clearing away the leftovers in the main room and was washing dishes by the well, couldn't help but ask, "Fourth brother, do you think Second Master and the others can go to high school?"

Han Xiufeng looked back and saw that He Heng and Liu Shanyang's family were not there. He sat on a small stool and smiled bitterly and said, "Second Master, it's hard for him. It's hard for them to tell He Juren. We went to seven guild halls this time. It would be nice to have one Chinese style."

.”

"At most one of them?"

"Maybe none of them will win."

"Where's that turtle son Ren He?" Datou asked.

Han Xiufeng pondered and said, "Ren He is somewhat talented in Ba County, but this is the capital city where there are many talents, not Ba County. He is really not outstanding."

He Heng and Liu Shanyang's three family members were all hanging out. There were no outsiders in the yard. Pan Er had nothing to worry about. He couldn't help but smile and said, "It's okay if one of them fails. If they all fail, we can start work one month ahead of schedule."

, there is no need to wait until the palace examination results are released."

"Don't talk nonsense, but you should be prepared."

As soon as Han Xiufeng finished speaking, a well-dressed scholar knocked on the open courtyard door and asked, "Is this the Chongqing Guild Hall?"

Pan Er hurriedly greeted him and said, "Yes, this is the Chongqing Guild Hall. Who are you looking for? What do you want?"

"Excuse me, is Mr. Han Zhixing here?"

"Here, I am Han Zhixing, who was born late. May I ask your surname, sir?"

"My surname is Wang." The uninvited guest looked Han Xiufeng up and down and took out a letter from his arms, "Mr. Han, this is a letter from Mr. Yu of Pingshan County, Zhengding Prefecture, to you. There is a fifty-tael silver note in the letter.

As a matter of loyalty and trust, I have received the letter and the banknote from Wang. Please write a reply to Mr. Yu, so that Wang can communicate with Mr. Yu after he returns."

"Turns out he is a friend of Mr. Yu, so disrespectful!" I wrote so many letters to the foreign official from Chongqing who stayed at the guild hall during the Chinese New Year. I finally got a reply, and he also sent me a fifty-tael banknote. Han
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