My life skills in Daming Liver

The wedding customs of scholars in Ming Dynasty are no different from those of ordinary people. The general process is that the man issues a letter of appointment, and then the woman asks about the auspicious date, and finally agrees to issue a marriage letter, which is regarded as a marriage contract.

Fang Wanghai was rushing to Jiangnan to take up his post, so naturally everything was kept simple, but Su Ze also prepared a generous bride price and sent it to Fang Zhifu's home.

In addition to the normal dowry items, silver cakes, silk, goose, wine and tea, there is also a custom of sending seafood in Fujian, that is, fish maw as a dowry.

Plus a batch of peppercorns, a spice looted from the sea, bear a lot of fruit on a bunch of peppercorns, which means more children and more blessings. Since the Han Dynasty, it has been an auspicious wedding gift, and it was also stuffed into the bride price by Su Ze.

In the early Ming Dynasty, frugality was advocated, and the bride price was often ceremonial.

From Jingtai year onwards, the folk customs became more and more exaggerated, and the betrothal gifts also began to increase day by day.

However, in this era, reciprocity is emphasized, and the bride price and dowry are corresponding.

Since the mid-Ming Dynasty, generous marriages have prevailed. If the dowry does not exceed the bride price, they will be ridiculed as "selling a daughter", and the bride will also be looked down upon in her husband's family.

Fang Zhifu didn't expect Su Ze's betrothal gift to be so generous. He quickly discussed with Mrs. Li and added a few treasures to the dowry list, which finally exceeded the betrothal gift from Su Ze.

The woman accepts the man's engagement letter and sends the bride's dowry list to the man's home, which is considered to have completed the engagement process.

The law of the Ming Dynasty has already recognized the legal relationship of engagement. If one party repents at this time, the bride price will be returned, and the repenting party will be punished with a cane.

The wedding still caused a sensation in Yanping Mansion.

Official Zhang Tui of the government office was overjoyed when he heard the news. Fang Wanghai used to be Su Ze's government examination examiner, and even recorded Su Ze as the head of the case. Now that he is married to Su Ze, isn't that a proper fraud case in the examination room?

Zhang Tuiguan hurriedly wrote letters to his friends in the capital, asking these officials to use this to attack Fang Wanghai.

Fang Ruolan felt as if she had a dream, and she was already engaged to Su Ze in the muddle.

Although the date of the marriage has not been determined, it will probably be after the end of the Su Ze Township Examination, but the marriage will not be possible until Fang Wanghai comes back on vacation.

Fang Ruolan was naturally very satisfied with this marriage. In the past few days, she was reading the poem by Nalan Rongruo written by Su Ze in her boudoir, and she was still a little worried about gains and losses.

If you can write such a poem, such a lover will treat you well after marriage, right?

The only displeased thing is that Mrs. Li tightened Fang Ruolan's control.

Now that there is a marriage contract, if Fang Ruolan goes to see Su Ze again, the Fang family's reputation will be completely ruined.

Mrs. Li even gave up the horse-sling temporarily, and took Fang Ruolan to train as a female worker every day.

This made Fang Ruolan miserable, she was very caring from Xiaolan, she could learn everything at once, but this female worker just didn't understand.

The fingers were all pricked, and the embroidered mandarin duck quilt still looked like two chickens. Angrily, Mrs. Li scolded her that the rotten wood could not be carved, so she hurriedly found a skilled embroiderer in the city and bought it as Fang Ruolan's dowry.

When the marriage was settled, Fang Wanghai summoned Su Ze again.

Because he was not married yet, Su Ze bowed his hands and called him Uncle Shi, and Fang Wanghai also called "Nephew" one by one.

Fang Wanghai asked straight to the point: "Nephew, this time the imperial court asked me to prepare for the banknote, what else do you have to teach me?"

Su Ze took out a notebook from his pocket, handed it to Fang Wanghai and said:

"Uncle Shi, this is my thinking on the law of customs clearance, and it's all written on it."

Fang Wanghai took it over and opened it, and was overjoyed immediately.

This is the detailed plan proposed by Su Ze. For this reason, Su Ze also drew the hydrological map of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and suggested to Fang Wanghai where to set up the banknote gate.

There was a banknote customs in the Ming Dynasty, and Su Ze's banknote customs law is just an improvement. By "deducting" business taxes, the imperial court can grasp the tax collection situation of the banknote customs, so as to avoid the loss of tax revenue.

As for the improvement of the original banknote customs, Su Ze also put forward a whole set of suggestions, including how to deal with subordinate officials, how to appoint manpower to inspect smuggling, and how to print anti-counterfeit tax payment vouchers.

After Fang Wanghai briefly read it, he felt enlightened and more confident about going to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to collect banknotes and tariffs.

"If my nephew can accompany me to the south of the Yangtze River, the big thing has been accomplished, but the imperial examination is the right way. You should prepare for the exam these days and come back with a career!"

Fang Wanghai was also afraid that such a good son-in-law would be arrogant and unwilling to get married, so he hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter if you don't win, the husband will first get married and then start a career. After the rural examination is over, I will find a chance to take leave and come back, and get married as soon as possible. "

Fang Wanghai sighed and said: "The deadline given by the imperial court is tight, so I have to leave. I don't need to say more about the township examination. These are the people who can be used in the Yamen of Yanping Prefecture. Some of them have already experienced several prefects. Well, maybe you can still use it."

Su Ze took a look and saw that this was the roster of scribes and officials in the government office. Fang Wanghai not only recorded their resumes in detail, but also recorded their personal preferences and family conditions. Su Ze understood that this was left by the future father-in-law. own political wealth.

Fang Wanghai said again:

"Fuya Li Tongpan has a good relationship with me, but his character is weak and his methods are not strong, so it's useless to ask him for something."

"Zhang Sijing, the governor of the government office, although he is the same age as me, but he is narrow-minded, surly, and jealous of me because he was relegated. If you are in trouble, don't look for him. I leave you a few letters. If you have trouble Go to Fuzhou Prefecture to find them."

Su Ze took these letters, which turned out to be letters written by Fang Wanghai to Fujian Chief Envoy, Fujian Deputy Envoy and Fujian Tixue. Su Ze knew that this was Fang Wanghai's personal connections, and his heart warmed.

It seems that Fang Wanghai really treats himself as half his son, which is equivalent to handing over all the political assets he has operated in Fujian for many years to himself.

Fang Wanghai took out two more private letters.

"This is a letter I wrote to Shunde Liang Youyu, Uncle Shi. He is a good friend of mine in the same department. He returned home in Shunde to recuperate because of his poor health."

Su Ze said in awe, "But Liang Bibu, whose poems are famous all over the world?"

Fang Wanghai looked at his future son-in-law in surprise. Liang Youyu, Li Panlong, and Wang Shizhen formed an association in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, called the Poetry Society of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, which was very famous in Zhili in the north and south.

It's just that Su Ze didn't expect Su Ze to know their reputation.

Of course Su Ze knew that Liang Youyu was one of the Seven Sons of Jiajing and a very important figure in the history of literature in the mid-Ming Dynasty.

Fang Wanghai took out another letter: "This is a letter to my fellow champion Chen Jin. He has just been demoted to Huizhou county magistrate, but Chen Deyan still has a huge influence among his peers."

Fang Wanghai handed the letter to Su Ze and said: "Although these two people are not as high-ranking as the previous ones, they are both close friends of my uncle and me. If there is a big problem, you can ask for help."

Su Ze immediately understood the meaning of the future father-in-law. The first few people are ordinary people. If it is a small matter, they can walk around. When encountering a big event, they can only go to Guangzhou to find the latter two. Politics have influence.

Of course Su Ze knew that it was normal to be relegated in the Ming Dynasty. Historically, Chen Jin, the No. This is the training path for ministers of the Ming Dynasty. If it hadn't been for Chen Jin's accidental early death, he might have been able to join the cabinet.

Although Liang Youyu recuperated at home, now Li Panlong and Wang Shizhen's status in the literary world is rising day by day, and the title of Seven Sons is gradually becoming known. Now some people have settled down to study near Liang Youyu's home.

What's more important is that Liang Youyu's teacher Huang Zuo is still there. This great Confucian who argued with Wang Yangming and scolded Xia Yan back then is the current Wenzong and the leader of the Lingnan School.

Finally, Fang Wanghai said: "When I get to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I may have to inspect Chaoguan. If something really happens and you can't contact me, you can go south by boat and ask them for help."

"After I left Yanping Mansion, Lan'er and her mother went back to their hometown in Quanzhou first. They have several relatives in Quanzhou. You don't have to worry about it."

After coming out of the magistrate's back house, Su Ze realized how terrifying a Ming official's network was.

At that time, when dealing with Yuanwai Cai, if the future father-in-law hadn't used thunderous means to quickly nail the case to death, with the connections Cai Yuanwai had accumulated over the years as an official, I'm afraid he might not have won.

These entangled relations between the same year, teachers and students, and superiors and subordinates constitute a corrupt and inefficient bureaucratic machine, which is difficult to shake even the imperial power. It is also the reason why the officialdom struggle in Ming Dynasty became more and more fierce, and the party's fight against dissidents became more and more serious.

After the explanation, Fang Zhifu quickly went north with his staff and servants. The official residence of Chaoguan Envoy was assigned to Suzhou Huguan in Nanzhili, and Fang Zhifu had to arrive there within the time limit.

For the people of Yanping Mansion, Fang Zhifu is considered a good official who does not bother.

When he served as the magistrate in Yanping, it was considered peaceful, and neither the invading Japanese pirates nor the rebellious bandits affected the Fucheng.

Fang Zhifu was promoted again. Under the arrangement of Bai Zhi County, the people went out of the city to see off Master Fang. A few people who were moved by their true feelings hugged Fang Zhifu's official boots to prevent him from leaving. Fang Zhifu took off his official boots, and there was another The old man gave Wanmin an umbrella, and then reluctantly left Yanping Mansion.

Mrs. Li returned to Quanzhou with her son and daughter. Before leaving, Su Ze received an exquisite pastry box. After thinking about it, Su Ze copied a poem by Nalan Rongruo and sent it to Peng An.

The new magistrate appointed by the imperial court has not yet arrived, and Li Tongpan of the government office is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the government office, and Nanping County has returned to its previous appearance.

In the blink of an eye, it was May, and Su Ze was studying in the county school, doing calculations, and finally waited for the time to upgrade his "mathematics" skills.

[Correct calculation, "Mathematics" skill experience +5, Lv5, 3/1000]

The three blue rays of light made Su Ze a little disappointed, but seeing the three passive skills, Su Ze had a hard time making a choice.

[Blue Passive - Quick Calculation: When performing oral calculations, temporarily gain intelligence +2 and math skills +1. 】

[Blue Passive - Formula Expert: When proposing and proving a formula, temporarily gain intelligence +2, math skills +1. 】

[Blue Passive - Mathematical Classics: Write works related to arithmetic, temporarily gain intelligence +2, math skills +1]

[Get free attribute points: 1]

Su Ze thought for a while, and chose the second blue passive [Formula Master].

I don't know if the students of later generations will curse themselves when they see so many formulas named after Su Ze?

Free attribute points are added to intelligence, and the panel attributes become:

Su Ze, male, 25 years old.

Intelligence: 13

Strength: 11

Dexterity: 6

Charm: 6

Remaining attribute points: 0

Su Ze opened a piece of paper and wrote down several changing formulas of trigonometric functions. He picked up the pen and quickly proved these formulas.

Trigonometric functions are one of the foundations of calculus. Seeing the changing trigonometric functions, Su Ze was going to throw these formulas to Li Qiyuan, a classmate from the county school, to let him feel the shock of mathematics.

Lin Liangjun from Changningwei and the others couldn't let it go either. Su Ze wrote a few more basic trigonometric formulas and brought them back when the Changningwei people in the county returned to their hometowns.

How can a childhood be complete without trigonometry?

Hai Rui opened the door and entered the classroom, and everyone fell silent. Hai Rui distributed the homework assigned yesterday, and then used Su Ze's article as a model essay to explain the idea of ​​solving the problem.

After adding intelligence, the imperial examination skills really increased faster. If there is no accident, the imperial examination skills can be upgraded to Lv10 before the township examination.

"Ru Lin, come with me."

"Guwen Guanzhi" has been printed and published, Su Ze and Hai Rui are afraid that it will not sell well, so only 50 copies of the first edition were printed and sold in two bookstores.

But what surprised the two of them was that fifty volumes of "Guwen Guanzhi" were sold out in half a day.

Not only were they sold out, Li Tongpan from the prefectural government and Baizhi from the county government both sent people to ask for books. Su Ze had to ask the study to step up its manpower and print another 50 sets.

Su Ze underestimated the influence of the book "Guwen Guanzhi". In this era when casual readers can only dig for gold in the anthology of famous writers, and in this era when knowledge dissemination is very inconvenient, a copy of "Guwen Guanzhi" can be said to be Thousands of high-quality articles have been refined, and the context of ancient and modern times has been sorted out. How can readers not be crazy after seeing it.

Hai Rui called Su Ze and said, "I'm going to use the manuscript fee to repair the row of houses behind the county school, and recruit some seeds of scholars from the county to study."

Su Ze understood what Hai Rui meant. Ever since Chen Chaoyuan and himself "graduated", Lin Qingcai was the only one left in Hai Rui's private tutoring class.

Now that he has money, Hai Rui wants to expand the enrollment of this class, so that more children from poor families in the county can also study in the county school.

Su Ze naturally supported and said, "Teacher, then I will also donate the manuscript fee."

Hai Rui waved his hand and said, "I have enough money in my hands, and I didn't call you here for money. There are many things in the county these days. If you are free in the middle of the month, can Ru Lin teach for me?"

teaching?

Hai Rui nodded and said, "Teaching once in the middle of the month, just talk about stereotypes and break the problem. Your talent and learning are enough for the job. How about it?"

Su Ze saw that he had reached Lv3 early, but had not improved his "teaching" skills, so he said immediately:

"Teacher, I am also a scholar who was admitted because of this course. I don't forget the well digger when I drink water. I am willing to talk about it!"