Agricultural examination: making money, taking exams, and supporting the family

Chapter 36

Even though he knew that Lin Ze had a bad reputation and the students who became his disciples would not have a good future, Li Guangcai still sent his son here, so he naturally had some considerations.

What do the children of merchants care about most? It's nothing more than taking the imperial examination to change one's family background, or inheriting the family business and making one's own business bigger.

The former, Li Guangcai, did not have high expectations for his son. After all, his son started elementary school at the age of three, but he had just finished studying a "Thousand-Character Classic" at the age of nine. This was obviously not material for the imperial examination.

Therefore, Li Guangcai now only wants his son to read more books and gain enlightenment, so that he can inherit the family shop and develop it in the future, so as to avoid being cheated on words when doing business in the future, even if he cannot understand the contract.

In addition, he didn't know about Lin Ze's official career, but he knew about Lin Ze's recent movements in the town.

In just over a month, Lin Ze developed a small stall with no shop into a famous one all over the town. Can this really be explained by just luck and good taste of snacks?

There are so many good things about cooking, but why don't you see others doing it like this? Take the old brand Xianleju, which also sells pastries. The taste of pastries is famous throughout the town. It took a long time to develop its signature.

Li Guangcai had lived for half his life, and his business was mediocre, but his ability to judge people was well developed. In his opinion, Lin Ze was a natural businessman.

Therefore, he wanted to ask Lin Ze to be his teacher, not because he wanted his son to learn poetry and calligraphy, but because he wanted to learn Lin Ze's business skills.

Lin Ze also had a guess about this and had some plans, otherwise he really didn't want to waste time recruiting any students. His time was precious now.

After looking at the child who was still looking angry and unconvinced, Lin Ze stopped talking nonsense and got straight to the point.

"Li Li, right? You are not my student yet. No matter how much you say, it is useless. Your father begged you for this opportunity with a shameless face. If you are not convinced by what I say, then answer my questions well. Let me see if you are really stupid."

"First question, tell me, why did you scold me like that in the first place? You and I don't know each other, so why do you think I'm a stinky scholar who loves money? Why do you think that without businessmen and taxes, the court can't afford to support us rotten people? Is he a talented scholar?"

This question made Li Fang silent for a while, staring at Lin Ze and finally starting to feel uneasy.

Previously, he was just angry that his father was so humble. But now that he has come to his senses, he realizes how serious the consequences will be if what he said before is taken seriously. At best, he just scolded the scholar, but at worst, he was just being rebellious. Rebellion against the imperial court.

No matter how ignorant Li was, he was still nine years old. Children in ancient times matured precociously. When he regained consciousness, he dared to repeat what he said before, and his face turned a little pale.

"To be honest, there are no outsiders in this room now. I don't like to listen to flattery. If you don't have the guts to answer such a simple question, you should go back with your father..."

Lin Ze's attitude was ruthless. If the child couldn't tell him what he wanted to hear, he would not accept it.

It is a waste of time for teachers and students with different ideas to get along, and he is not a compulsory teacher. The relationship between teachers and students in ancient times is not as simple as it is in modern times. If he accepts this child, he will accept half of his son. He cannot be careless.