When Gan Qi came in, Bao Zheng had already walked out of the public housing and was wandering around the yard. Bao Zheng was old this year and was no longer as physically as when he was young. Every time he worked for an hour or two, he would get up and move, otherwise his whole body would be sore and uncomfortable.

At this time, Gan Qi walked in and went up to see him.

Bao Zheng looked at Gan Qi, smiled a little, and asked, "How about taking a walk in the back yamen with our mansion?"

"Thank you, Longtu, for lifting it up." Gan Qi replied with a smile.

Bao Zheng nodded, walked in front of his head, and moved his hands and feet from time to time, and said to himself: "As old as he grows, people don't take their muscles and bones as their ability, and they feel powerless in everything they do."

Gan Qi said kindly: "Bao Longtu is not old."

Bao Zheng shook his head and did not answer. In some ways, Bao Zheng has never been a passionate person, or even a person with very few smiles. This is also the origin of his "Bao Blackface".

Bao Zheng didn't speak, so Gan Qi was naturally a little embarrassed, so he had to follow Bao Zheng slowly.

Bao Zheng didn't say anything greetings, and stayed around for a long time before he spoke: "Since you are studying, you must go to school. It won't take long for the provincial school to start enrolling students. You must go."

Bao Zheng’s seriousness is reflected here. He doesn’t ask anything else, talks and laughs, and teaches him. Just like an extremely strict elder, some people have such a natural personality.

"Students will definitely apply for the exam." Ganqi replied.

"Well, it's great." Bao Zheng nodded and replied, "Poetry and articles are art, and sages are Tao. Tao is the foundation of art, so you must work hard. The teachings in the school are all like famous scholars. Our school will also often teach, and you must not neglect the matter of studying."

Bao Zheng seemed to have no doubt that Gan Qi could get into the official school, but he was worried that Gan Qi was very proud of himself and did not study hard. The Song Dynasty attached great importance to education, and education was also a very important point in the assessment of official performance. There were academic palaces and official schools on all roads and prefectures.

This is like later generations, where there are key middle schools and universities in various places. The imperial examinations in the court are like civil servant exams. Most of the time, they need to have a "diploma" to take the exam. The imperial examinations mainly rely on official schools in various places.

"Students must remember the teachings of Longtu." Gan Qi replied, "He is not here to go to the relationship today. Gan Qi also knew that people like Bao Zheng could not get along with each other. He gave money and gifts to flatter and please him. For Bao Zheng, it would only make Bao Zheng look down upon.

Gan Qi came today just to show her face in front of Bao Zheng. If Bao Zheng could value Gan Qi, it would be the best thing. Bao Zheng could take Gan Qi to chat in the back yamen with him, it would be the best thing.

Because Gan Qi had already seen the officials in various places in the government office, and when he saw Bao Zheng, he would come forward to greet him. Although Bao Zheng would not introduce Gan Qi around him, Gan Qi followed Bao Zheng, which was enough.

After walking around, Bao Zheng moved his neck and said, "You go back and prepare for the exam. Our mansion will also know the public housing. If you can stay in the official school in the future, come to your home to pay a visit. Don't come to the government office in the future. This is not a place to meet guests."

Gan Qi bowed: "I'm upset with the dragon picture, the student said goodbye."

Bao Zheng nodded, and did not send him off, and went straight into the public room.

Gan Qi also left the door and first bowed to the yamen guarding the gate. He also heard the yamen say, "The officials of the Gan family walked slowly and came often in the future."

At this time, Zhou Tong saw Gan Qi coming out, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother, how do you say Bao Longtu?"

Gan Qi replied: "Bao Longtu didn't say anything, he just told him to study hard and go to school."

Zhou Tong asked, "Didn't the eldest brother report clearly to Bao Longtu?"

Zhou Tong knew that Gan Qi was here to solve the problem of the inspector He Hai, but after Gan Qi's answer, it seemed that the matter had not been solved.

Gan Qi asked, "What's the report?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tong said with a disappointed look on his face: "How can you not report to Bao Longtu? Then we will come in vain?"

Gan Qi smiled and said, "It's not in vain, I've gained a lot from this."

Zhou Tong shook his head and sighed, knowing that Gan Qi hadn't said anything, and the inspector He Hai would come again tomorrow, and he would be helpless.

Gan Qi was in a good mood and hummed a little tune and went out of the city. Suddenly, he felt that the city of Bianjing was really beautiful. Especially in the inner city, there were tall houses and houses everywhere, birds singing and flowers scenting, red apricots coming out of the walls, and peaches and plums on the courtyard walls.

The development of gardens in the Song Dynasty was the highest in China for 5,000 years. Whether in terms of design or aesthetics, gardens in the Song Dynasty were the most developed. Even Suzhou gardens in later generations were far from the Song Dynasty gardens.

The Song Dynasty was also the first time in history when gardens were truly developed as a professional art. It was also because of the rise of literati of the Song Dynasty and the prosperous economy of the Song Dynasty.

For gardens, from Taihu stones in the south of the Yangtze River to evergreen trees in the north, rare birds and beasts from all over the country, and even rare birds and beasts from all over the world, no matter how much the price is spent, literati are flocking to them.

Let’s talk about Sima Guang’s later court lost power and lived in seclusion in Luoyang when he wrote the “Zizhi Tongjian”, Sima Guang was a standard clean and upright person in this era, frugal and simple in eating, but he also lived in a garden mansion covering an area of ​​more than 20 acres, pavilions, towers, green waters and plants. However, these 20 acres of garden mansions were still simple in this era and were praised.

By the time of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, for the sake of gardens, it could even inspire civil unrest. The famous "Flower and Stone Gang" was the origin.

It can also be seen how luxurious the garden and mansions of these wealthy families were in Bianliang City in this era.

In the inner city, there are no stinky ditches, no smells smelling, and even fragrance is everywhere. The infrastructure is extremely developed. The vast streets with blue bricks and blue stones are built under red walls and green tiles, and the sewers are also built very scientifically.

But it is different when you come out of the inner city and to the outer city. Important commercial streets and main roads are good. Once you leave the main road, it will be a different scene.

Ancient urban life was unimaginable to modern people. Urban residents would wait at the door with toilets every morning, waiting for the feces to arrive, and collect feces from house to house to house. Of course, this is a money.

After the feces were taken away, the older girl and the younger wife had to wait at the door, waiting for the water-selling car to arrive, and buy the daily water you want to use today. If any company digs a well with water by itself, it also represents a different kind of wealth. If there is a public well in the workshop, the team will inevitably be in a long queue every day, and the supply is in short supply.

In addition to these, there is also firewood for cooking, and you have to wait to buy it at the door. If you can't buy it at the door, you have to go out to buy it. Otherwise, if there is no firewood, you will not be able to eat a bite of hot rice. If winter comes, charcoal for heating is a shortage, and you may not be able to buy it with money. I don't know how many forests you need to cut down to produce it.

In this era, to maintain a city with a population of one million, there are far more difficulties than these. It can be seen that the development of ancient Chinese society.
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