Under the guidance of the old patriarch, Huang Tinghui finally found the location of his cousin's home.

As expected of a distinguished master, he was also a Jinshi.

Unlike poor scholars, once a scholar is admitted to the Juren Examination, his status and treatment will undergo earth-shaking changes.

In ancient times, there was a class distinction between scholars, farmers, industry and merchants.

The status of a scholar is that he has escaped from other classes and successfully entered the "scholar" class.

The "shi" class was the class with the highest status in the past.

Of course, the Dasheng Dynasty also had some special preferential treatment for scholars.

For example, the scholar and his wife can be exempted from the official corvee service required by the imperial court.

At the same time, scholars do not have to pay farm grain.

You must know that in the past, for common people, the official service of the imperial court was a huge burden.

Moreover, compared with ordinary people, the status and status of scholars are also higher.

If they meet the county magistrate in court, they can do so without having to kneel down.

Just like when Huang Tinghui met the county magistrate by the lake, if he had met the county magistrate in the courtroom at that time, Huang Tinghui, a scholar who was not even a boy, would naturally have to kneel down and worship.

After all, the county master is the local parent official.

And if Huang Tinghui is admitted as a scholar, he will not have to kneel to the county magistrate in court.

Of course, in addition to this, the imperial court would also give some subsidies to the scholars every year.

However, the subsidies provided by the court will naturally not be too much.

In addition, most scholars need to concentrate on their studies and cannot engage in other labor matters.

Therefore, many scholars come from ordinary families.

However, compared with ordinary people, their living standards are still much better.

Of course, this is only compared with the living standards of other ordinary people.

If they were compared with those who were promoted, their treatment would be very different.

First of all, compared with scholars, juren actually already have the status of officials.

Juren belong to the same level as ordinary county magistrates, so they are qualified to sit on an equal footing.

There was a law in the Dasheng Dynasty that if a candidate failed to pass the imperial examination, he could report to the court for approval.

If this person can pass the imperial examination, he will have the opportunity to directly serve as a county magistrate or an official position in the local area.

In other words, if the old patriarch's cousin has connections and ability, it is not impossible to be an official through a juren.

Speaking of this, I have to mention a ruthless person from the previous dynasty.

He was admitted to the Juren Examination, but never passed the Jinshi Examination.

In anger, this man defected to a foreign tribe and became the prime minister.

In the end, the person who was bullied by the previous dynasty was called a shameful person.

After this incident, the court changed the relevant laws to prevent this from happening again.

This decree was naturally directly accepted by the Dasheng Dynasty.

Of course, if it were just that, Juren would not be so sought after.

After all, whether you want to be an official or not depends on your ability and connections, right?

The point is, as long as you have juren status, you don't have to pay taxes, and your whole family can be exempted from taxes.

Therefore, many people who are related to Juren will put all their land in Juren's name to facilitate tax exemption in the future.

And this is why many people in ancient times ended up becoming "landlords".

In fact, this shortcoming has also led to endless problems.

Taxation has always been a top priority for the country. Avoiding taxation in this way will inevitably reduce the revenue of the national treasury.

The conflict between the central government and the landlord class will intensify.

This is also one of the biggest problems faced by Dasheng Dynasty.

"Brother Hui, what are you thinking about?"

"Here we are, the Li Mansion!" The old patriarch's words pulled Huang Tinghui out of his fugue state.

At this time, Huang Tinghui realized that he had really thought too far.

A huge country, a huge organization.

It is inevitable that ills will arise.

This is just like human birth, old age, illness and death, it is a natural law and an irreversible thing.

It was far from something that a humble citizen like him could consider.

"Clan leader, this is the Li Mansion!"

"Just by looking at the plaque, you can tell he is a lively person!"

Huang Tinghui has always wanted to buy a house in the city. Among other things, if the house can be rented out to make some "insane money", that would be a great thing.

In my previous life, I was not born in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and I was not able to become the second generation who could "rent" a house.

If there is a chance in this life, Huang Tinghui will naturally want to make such easy money.

I also enjoy the realm proposed by the "bricks" and "professors", where you can make "extra money" and have endless income.

"You look like you have no future, so this scares you?"

"It's just a house, it looks luxurious!"

"If you are admitted to the Juren Examination in the future, will you be worried about not being able to buy such a house?"

"If you can pass the Jinshi examination, that would be even more amazing!"

The old patriarch stroked his white beard and said to Huang Tinghui with a smile.

Huang Tinghui also smiled. He did not dare to tell the old patriarch that even with his current wealth, he could not afford to live in such a big house.

But it should be barely enough to buy a small house.

If I tell the old patriarch about this matter, I don’t know if he will be frightened.

"Let's go!" After saying that, the old patriarch took a few steps forward.

He gently pulled the iron ring on the door of Li's Mansion, and the iron ring hit the metal on the door, making a "dang-dang-dang" sound.

Hearing this sound, the door was quickly opened from the inside.

Then, a person poked his head out.

At first glance, this person is a servant of Li Mansion.

"May I ask my husband, what's the matter with you?"

Although the servants of the Li Mansion looked at Huang Tinghui and the old patriarch with some doubts, they did not follow the traditional novel routine of "dog eyes look down upon others".

From this we can see that the owner of this house is quite educated.

The quality of a slave can easily reveal the management style of the owner of the house.

"oh!"

"My name is Huang Mingzhang, and I am a farmer. Is your father's name Li Baichong?"

"He's my cousin!"

"I did come to see my cousin today for something, please let me know!" the old patriarch said to the servant very politely.

As the saying goes, there are three ranks of officials in front of the prime minister.

If you want to see Li Baichong, it is of course an indispensable step to ask this servant to report.

"It turns out he is a relative of the master!" The servant's eyes suddenly became hotter, and he quickly said to the old patriarch.

"Old man, little brother!"

"I'm going to report it right now and ask you two to wait outside the door!"

After saying that, the servant closed the door of Li Mansion again.

Only the sound of footsteps was heard, and the man trotted towards Li Baichong's study.

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Chapter completed!