The exam is still in progress, and Zhou Peng and others are still inhumanely locked in a private room, squeezing together like animals when eating, drinking, urinating, sleeping, and rushing together. After one exam, they come out for ventilation, and are locked up again in less than three days.

The kind-hearted Xu Hao thought about going over and visit, but was frightened by the stench that popped out of the academy from a distance. It is said that in order to prevent any illegal acts such as favoritism and fraud, no one could enter and exit the examination room. The feces and urine in the candidate's toilet were dumped into several large tanks by soldiers, and they were not allowed to come in and take them away.

Xu Hao was filled with emotion about this. This is what it means to work hard and train!

The entire examination lasted for half a month, and the houses that could live in the surrounding people were requisitioned by the court. When Zhou Peng and others, who were like madmen, came out, they had to hurry to wash away the smell of bad smells and then busy evaluating articles and discussing the next exams. This is a critical moment to change the fate of life, and they are not idle for a moment.

Thinking of this, Xu Hao finally gave up his plan to join in the fun. The county posted a big list on this day. Surprisingly, Xu Hao actually ranked first in high school, and someone immediately joked that he was Xu Jieyuan.

When Mu Ang saw that his name was 36th, he said sourly: "The number one in the provincial examination is Jie Yuan, you really have no knowledge."

Xu Hao laughed: "Everyone is having fun, but this number one really praised me."

Another kind-hearted person said, "Go to see the two great masters of the county and Xuezheng. Now you are a great disciple of the two masters. You must rely more on them in the future and prepare two generous gifts quickly. You must not miss the etiquette."

Xu Hao put away his smile and sneered: "I don't appreciate their affection. The first thing is that I don't have a good intention. All the people are just an excuse to be a clique and private. If you are a gentleman, you won't see me, and if you are not a gentleman, you won't want to see them."

After saying that, he pulled Mu Ang out of the crowd, which made the students look at each other in surprise. Someone cursed: "Once a villain gains power, he is a man who seeks fame."

Xu Hao, who had not taken a few steps, pouted at the guards beside him. Wang Hu, Li Qiu and others stepped forward and opened the crowd. He strode over and punched the man.

How could a student who was alone and had no power to tie a chicken? He was knocked to the ground with just a few punches, and covered his face and screamed.

Xu Hao smiled at him and said, "It's the end. I don't want to flatter you two adults. What does it have to do with you? I dare to curse people behind your back and pull out your mouth and teeth. If you have the ability, you will come and scold me when you pass the exam. Now you can't do anything to me if you get beaten."

When students beat students, except for Master Xuezheng, even officials could not control them. In later generations, they would at most warn them. In this way, Xu Hao and Mu Ang took the car and left after everyone was angry but not afraid to speak.

On the carriage, Mu Ang felt as if he had discovered a new continent and shouted excitedly: "So you are a playboy, I have to go back and tell my sister."

Xu Hao raised his hand and snapped his fingers, laughing and said, "Are you not a dandy? You will play with your servants all day long and bully the children in the village. Let's not talk about the eldest. Besides, I have told you a long time ago that I am also a famous person in the capital! I have beaten up all the emperors, and your sister has known about these long ago. Besides, what's so strange about beating a student who swears? I will go up and fight alone. If you don't call a dandy, that's a man, that's a man, that's a playboy."

"It seems that's the reason. Brother Xu, you are so manly just now." The silly Mu Ang was persuaded and blurted out the newly learned words, covering his red forehead with a look of admiration.

The shameless Xu Hao was proudly boasting about his past achievements and deliberately forgot that every time he fought, he almost always bullied the less. Even the time he said that he beat the emperor grandson was because Zhu Gaoxu deliberately bullied others. The two blocked the emperor grandson in the alley to blackmail them. As a result, he kicked the emperor grandson to show that he and Zhu Gaoxu were brothers, and were purely a villain who helped the evil and flattered Zhu Gaoxu.

It is also one of Xu Hao's wishes to have the opportunity to be a lawless playboy. Who would be a humble gentleman all day long? Isn't it a disease to not do some unscrupulous little bad things when your youth is flying?

He sent Mu Ang home first. When the breakup was broken, Xu Hao raised his fist and threatened and tempted him. Until he was shocked, he promised not to slander the hero Xu Hao in front of his sister, and then let him go.

The eldest sister and the younger sister stayed at the Mu family and then went on endlessly. Yesterday, Mrs. Mu said she was reluctant to let go. In fact, it was because the girls played mahjong day and night together. Xu Hao sighed deeply. Fortunately, Mu Ningxue didn't like to play, otherwise, she wouldn't want her anymore. She played mahjong and gambled money at a young age. She would definitely be a prodigal girl in the future.

There was no way, Xu Hao sent someone to send his cousin Xiao Yushi and Xu Cuiliu and Xu Cuiyun to come over, which saved him a lot of fatigue. He had to find someone to take over, right? Moreover, Xiao Yushi has been too lonely recently.

Unexpectedly, this move aroused Mrs. Mu's high alert. A cousin who lived in the Xu family for a long time was too suspicious. Even if Xu Qinglian explained this, she could not let Mrs. Mu feel relieved. Who made Xiao Yushi live a pity?

Fortunately, Mrs. Mu felt that there was enough time to observe slowly, so she didn't make any noise. Moreover, after one night, she found that Xiao Yushi's temperament was too soft and gentle. She took a step back and said that even if she was unfortunately guessed, she was not enough to threaten her daughter's status as a wife. Of course, unless it was absolutely necessary, she must not let Xu Hao hug her left and right easily.

Xu Hao didn't know that women were naturally thinking about these things? Before he could even tell the marriage between him and Mu Ningxue, Mrs. Mu had already begun to actively prepare for the future.

It’s because Mrs. Mu lives too lonely. It seems that she has to play this mahjong forever.

Xu Hao's feat of winning the first place spread throughout the village in an instant, and every household came to congratulate him, and then happily went home with a generous gift. The Xu family suffered a great loss.

The old lady and Xiao don’t care at all. What’s money? The one who got the first place is not only good academic performance, but also makes money first-class. He really praises and boasts about everyone, and he wants to come to congratulate the better.

Xiao sent his supervisor to the farm to pull back a few trucks of fresh fruits, went to the city to buy more than 100 boxes of Suzhou snacks, and snatched back fifty pieces of good fabric from Xu Hao's shop. He felt it was not enough, so he added two extra money to another gift.

After Xu Hao learned about his grandmother and mother's prodigal feat, hundreds of taels of silver had already been tossed out, so he pinched his nose to admit it. After thinking about it, when his second brother Xu Ji got the scholar back, he might have to lose much money. In order to satisfy the vanity of the elders, he quickly ordered the accountant to prepare a thousand taels of silver for the elders to squander it.

Xu Hao is not short of money. A few days ago, King Yan Zhu Di came to news and agreed to Xu Hao's proposal to establish a business, and sent a confidant to manage the business. The specific operation was not explained, but it was just to cover up the news under the banner of a businessman.

In order to praise Xu Hao's suggestion, he promised the Yan Prince's Mansion to pay 100,000 taels of treasure money to buy Xu Hao's four shops.

At first, Xu Hao was a little reluctant. The market price of 100,000 taels of treasure banknotes was only 50,000 taels of silver, which was a loss. Then Zhu Gaochi sent someone to inform him that he would exchange more than 80,000 taels of official silver, so that such a shop could sell a high price of 20,000 silver. Xu Hao was satisfied.

Excluding the miscellaneous "donations and taxes", where should I put the total 80,000 taels of real money and silver? How dare I put it? Xu Hao thought about this all night, but he had to pinch his nose and accept it again. He ran to Zhu Gaochi early this morning to help save the money.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaochi smiled and drew a circle on the map like a ghost-like talisman, saying that you should take back the silver first, and the rest will be useful in the past few years. He complained that although the appearance of the Yan Palace is beautiful, he is actually short of money. In this way, this large piece of land will belong to your family in the future. With the guarantee of my Yan Palace, the land contract will be guaranteed to be sent to you.

Xu Hao was angry. It turned out that there was no good person in the King of Yan and his son. He had planned to plot against him early in the morning. Aunt Zhenzhen could tolerate his uncle. No, absolutely not.

The problem is that the money was designated to be entered into the tiger's mouth by a sheep, and if it is not returned, what should I do? OK, I want the land, and you have to give me some manpower, right? Otherwise, I have to go to open up the land by myself?

After such bargaining, Zhu Gaochi finally promised on behalf of his father that a thousand hereditary households would be given to Xu Hao within three years. In other words, in the future, at least 500 households would be allocated on his land, ensuring the manpower of cultivated land and ensuring that 800 strong men would join the army.

Xu Hao was moved, no matter whether he had completely become a hawk under Zhu Di's claws from then on, so he gently tapped the estuary on the map with a look of grief and anger, drawing a small circle.

I don’t want so much land, I just want a small piece of land here. Can I give you a good word?

Zhu Gaochi asked him inexplicably what he was going to do? Xu Hao naturally would not say what he was thinking. He said he was not angry that I was afraid of death. The north was too uneasy. I could escape by boat at any time when guarding the port.

Zhu Gaochi thought about it and laughed meaningfully, saying, "You boy is planning to smuggle and sell goods in Japan, North Korea? This is a violation of the royal law."

Xu Hao sneered and understood you so well, but you can see that your Yan Wang Mansion has done a lot, right? Otherwise, what would you use to reward 100,000 elites?

Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said that this matter was of great importance. Even my father and son dare not blatantly. The place you ordered was a port town next to Peking. How many officials and censors stared at it? It was impossible to satisfy you.

Xu Hao thought about it and was right. Although Tianjin Wei does not exist yet, that port is too important to Peiping. It is the only sea outlet of the fief of King Yan, with heavy troops and a Ming navy stationed.

What can I get for shipping without a ship? It seems too eye-catching to choose a shipyard in Tianjin.

Speaking of sea boats, Xu Hao is confident that Zhu Di will definitely not refuse maritime trade, at least not now, otherwise he would not have voyages to the West seven times.

During the reign of Emperor Yongle, China's shipbuilding technology was ahead of the world. At that time, after nearly twenty years of Zhu Yuanzhang's ban on the sea, this miracle was still possible. It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty is not short of shipbuilding craftsmen and talents.

Xu Hao pointed to the map with a pity. It was the location of Dalian in later generations. He sighed and said that this place was the best natural port in Liaodong. It guarded the entire Bohai Sea and was closest to the Korean sea route. If you could station the Ming Navy for a long time, you could safely arrive in Japan directly along the Korean ports. Then, while trading with Japan, you ordered the Japanese government to cooperate with the Ming Navy to intercept pirates. As long as you could last for more than ten or twenty years, it would not be difficult to completely eliminate the trouble of Japanese pirates.

Zhu Gaochi was very moved when he heard this, nodded frequently and exclaimed, but suddenly asked why you knew these things?

Xu Hao said angrily that I came from later generations, so why don’t I understand? Besides, the scholars don’t go out and know all about the world. How could it be in vain?
Chapter completed!