Since ancient times, talented people in the south of the Yangtze River have emerged in large numbers, especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties. According to the statistics of the Jinshi titles of the Ming and Qing dynasties, from the first class in the fourth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (171) to the last class in the 30th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1904), there were a total of The imperial examination was held in 01 subjects, plus the Bo Xue Hong Ci subject, excluding the translation subject, and the Manchu Jinshi subject. A total of 51,681 Jinshi were admitted, including 4,866 in the Ming Dynasty and 6,815 in the Qing Dynasty. A total of 7,877 Jinshi were admitted in Jiangnan, accounting for 15.4℅ of the country, among which In the Ming Dynasty, there were 864 people, accounting for 15.54℅ of the country. In the Qing Dynasty, there were 401 people, accounting for 14.95℅ of the country. Overall, more than 1 out of every 7 Jinshi in the Ming and Qing dynasties came from Jiangnan. Such a high proportion, It's amazing.
From a modern perspective, the main conditions for Jiangnan’s leading culture are closely related to its economic development. In the northwest region, each person has to live with dozens of acres of land to starve, but in the water town, a family’s few acres of land is enough to support a scholar. Under such conditions, a cultural atmosphere was naturally cultivated.
When scholars have money, in addition to looking for Yan Ruyu and buying a golden house, they will also buy some books. Even if they are just for show, they will unknowingly leave many precious engravings in Jiangnan. In addition, there are many wealthy people in Liangjiang area, and the descendants of the family are well-known. They can be said to have collected all over the world. With the deliberate efforts of countless people, the collection of books in Jiangnan gradually became richer until the Xianfeng period. The loss of books gradually became a pain for many bibliophiles. .
Zhou Shuming seemed to be a scholar, but he didn't know if he had caught up with the final subjects and gained fame. When he heard that Huang Xuan's trouble was that he wanted to buy books, he laughed, waved his hands and said, "What's so difficult about this? I'm Jiaxing Others may not be outstanding, but when it comes to writing, he does his job. "
"But I'm not familiar with this place..."
"Just wrap it up on me." Zhou Shuming said, "I'm Jiaxing..."
Before he could brag any more, Huang Xuan couldn't help but interrupt, and said with a serious face: "My father has a lot of collections. I came here this time to buy some rare books. It would be best if there are original copies." All books must be refined. Jiayu School is a rare book. Generally speaking, both rare and rare books are ancient books. Therefore, rare books in the Qing Dynasty are not necessarily rare books in the Ming Dynasty. From a modern perspective, rare books in 197 are naturally counted as engravings in the Qing Dynasty. , however, if Lorraine's abnormal weight is limited, his vision will have to increase proportionally.
Zhou Shuming stroked his beard, chuckled, and said, "But I don't know what Mr. Huang is interested in?" From ancient times to the present, few bibliophiles have lasted for three generations, and with the political turmoil in China, ancient books in Jiaxing have been missing from the market. There are more and more books, but the warlords are fighting, and the government has no time to do so. Therefore, compared with the previous and subsequent eras, more ancient books can be purchased at this time.
Huang Xuan shook his head gently, pointed to the location of the warehouse and said: "I came here this time to bring more than 1,500 shi of grain, and sell the rice paving for the inclined bridge for more than 00 shi. If Boss Zhou has the ability, I can take care of the rest." Take it, I only need 10 books.”
The chants on the pier were ringing, but Zhou Shuming was stunned as if struck by lightning. 1,500 shi of grain cost more than 10,000 yuan. In other words, the young man in front of him was willing to spend 0,000 yuan to buy a book. What does it mean to be generous? This is it. Boss Zhou smacked his lips and said loudly: "Master Huang, just wait for me for a few days. I will definitely be able to accept the grain in this warehouse."
"That's the best." Huang Xuan also laughed loudly: "But I will stay for another five days at most. Boss Zhou, don't be too late."
"It's a deal."
"It's a deal."
Just when Huang Xuan was fighting to protect human cultural heritage, shopkeeper Zhu was about to break his leg and the capital of the inclined bridge rice shop was insufficient. After informing his boss, he and the housekeeper of the Zhu family withdrew 1,000 yuan from the warehouse and He quietly contacted the shop he had made friends with and wanted to work together to buy all the grains in Huang Xuan's hands. He could see clearly that those were high-quality seed grains, and the price was definitely more than 1 yuan. And from what he said, it seemed that There are more on the way, and even the bosses who don't take care of things are trying their best to make a big fortune.
But in the afternoon, news of the arrival of a large amount of grain came, and the entire rice market in Jiaxing Prefecture was shaken. Shopkeeper Zhu initially wanted to find out who had spread the news, but found nothing, so he became even more hurried. Before the agreed time came, he rushed to the dock with the money.
After counting the quantity with Jiang Yisheng, Huang Xuan ordered his clerk to place the box full of silver coins in the room, and then transfer it to the entrance of the plane passage. Then he went out and said to shopkeeper Zhu: "In this way, the silver and goods have been paid. This time The grain in the warehouse goes to Xieqiao Mipu."
"Okay, okay." Shopkeeper Zhu rubbed his hands excitedly and watched his men take stock of the grain depot again. The cold wind blew by, and the excitement had just subsided. He hurriedly ran to Huang Xuan's side without hesitation, and said with a smile: " Boss Huang, I heard that you have another batch of food coming soon?"
Where it was heard, it was clearly guessed. Huang Xuan curled his lips disdainfully. The remaining food he had was still in the plane passage. Where did he hear it? However, he still smiled and said: "There are still more than a thousand stones, but there is Zhou Shuming. Boss Zhou said he wants it all, and I’m ready to agree to it.”
"That old guy." Shopkeeper Zhu gritted his teeth and said, "Boss Huang, you see that we have a happy transaction, and I am sincere. I wonder if you can leave this business to me?"
"It's not impossible." Huang Xuan said what Zhou Shuming said again, ignoring the stunned shopkeeper Zhu, and said: "In this case, I will wait for the good news at the inn in the town."
Since ancient times, businessmen have attached great importance to profits, and the gentlemen designated by textbooks as China's national capitalists are not exempt from this custom. The owner of Xieqiao Mipu, the current head of the Zhu family, Zhu Hongren, received the news from the shopkeeper, and once again used crutches to walk around the small garden. There was a circle, and the other rice shops, which were already one step behind the Zhu family, were jumping on their legs and looking around for news.
More than a thousand shi of grain is not much. Even in today's food shortage, it originally only added some topics for people to talk about before and after hunger. But if more than a thousand shi of grain can only be exchanged for 10 books, the profit is huge. Shopkeepers and proprietors in the vegetarian business felt like they smelled bloody sharks and hungry wolves, waving their shark fins and swimming around. (To be continued)