Chapter 957: Fair price

Yue Chen is about to approach Anning County.
Yue Chen put away three pets and put on an ordinary noble boy's clothes under the service of Wei Zhongxian.
Then Yue Chen and Wei Zhongxian put on human skin masks and changed their appearances.
Yue Chen became a young man in his twenties, and Wei Zhongxian became an old servant wearing a clean cloth.
Before long, Yue Chen and Wei Zhongxian appeared silently on the streets of Anning County.
People come and go on the street, very lively.
Yue Chen saw many young princes walking on the street with folding fans in their hands. It seemed that the place had become a lot more lively because of scientific research.
Yue Chen said to Wei Zhongxian: "This Anning County is just a middle-sized county in the Qingluo Kingdom, but it can reach this level. This foundation is really not comparable to our Yue Kingdom."
Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "Master, this is your Yue country now."
"Hehe, too, too!"
Yue Chen smiled.
Along the way, Yue Chen strolled around the street leisurely, shouting everywhere on the street.
After shopping for a while, Yue Chen found a teahouse to sit down and drink tea.
Just sitting down, after Xiao Er had a pot of tea, a man in a green shirt sat on one side of the table.
"The two are outsiders."
The young man smiled, but he looked at Yue Chen and ignored Wei Zhongxian.
Yue Chen said lightly: "How did you know?"
The man in Tsing Yi said with a smile: "We who are juggling the rivers and lakes rely on a pair of eyesight. We are from Anning County or from outsiders. I can tell at a glance.
Also, I have followed you all the way, and I am pretty sure that you are outsiders. "
Yue Chen smiled and said, "I'm from outside."
The man said: "I'm afraid, I'm not a member of Qingluo country yet."
Yue Chen nodded.
"I'm here to take the scientific examination."
The man in Tsing Yi asked again.
"Yes!"
Yue Chen replied.
The man in Tsing Yi smiled and lowered his voice: "Since he came to the imperial examination, this young man also knows that as long as he passes the imperial examination, he can be an official in my country of Yue, and he may become a big man in the future."
Yue Chen nodded and said: "I've seen this in the spirit world a long time ago. As long as you get a scholar in Yue Guoke, you can have a chance to be promoted to a higher level.
I heard that the first adult who was admitted to the imperial court, after half a year of hard work, is now a magistrate, and his future is boundless. He is indeed a model for my generation. "
The county magistrate was a 23-year-old young man who was talented, practical and hardworking, and performed very well at the grassroots level.
Yue Chen exceptionally promoted him as the county magistrate of the seventh grade, which is also a good example for many scientific researchers.
Hearing this, the man in Tsing Yi smiled slightly and said, "Yes, that adult is really admirable.
But this son, do you know what is the prerequisite for this adult to achieve this magistrate? "
Yue Chen said indifferently: "Of course I have extraordinary abilities, and I met Mingjun."
The man in Tsing Yi smiled noncommitantly, then gently shook his head and said, "No!"
"Oh!"
Yue Chen said lightly, "Dare to ask Xiongtai, since it is not an ability, what is it?"
The man in Tsing Yi smiled and said, "Naturally, he was admitted to the imperial examination."
"Hahaha!"
Yue Chen laughed and said, "Xiongtai's words are funny. Isn't it an outstanding performance of his ability to be admitted to the imperial examination?"
The man in Tsing Yi had a smile like he was holding a winning ticket, and said lightly: "Xiongtai, there are so many people in scientific research, can you guarantee that you will be admitted?"
Yue Chen smiled and said: "This is natural. With my talent, I am still very confident."
A faint ridicule appeared on the face of the man in Tsing Yi, and then he lowered his voice and said, "Have you ever thought about it, Xiongtai, someone handed over the test questions for this scientific examination?
The grading of this examination result is also artificially graded.
This power is in the hands of some adults.
Isn't it, let you go up and go down? "
"What do you mean?"
Yue Chen frowned slightly.
The man in Tsing Yi seemed to see Yue Chen's worry, and said softly: "Isn't Xiongtai still understand what I mean?
Xiongtai came from abroad, and he must have spent a lot of entanglement.
Now I finally arrived in Anning County and can take the scientific expedition.
As long as you spend a little more money, your scientific research road will be much more stable.
If you don't take care of it, Xiongtai is likely to be unreliable.
Even if you can participate in the next scientific expedition, the travel expenses for this round and round will probably be a lot. This... is not worthwhile. "
"I understand."
Yue Chen sighed softly, "This is right, it's good."
The man in Tsing Yi smiled and said, "So, for this power, paying a small price will be worth it, right?"
Yue Chen seemed to have finally opened up, nodded slowly, and looked at the man in Tsing Yi and said, "Dare to ask Xiongtai, what price do you have to pay?"
The man in Tsing Yi pointed to the teapot in front of him.
Yue Chen understood and gave Wei Zhongxian a wink.
Wei Zhongxian quickly poured tea for the man in Tsing Yi.
The man in Tsing Yi grinned to Yue Chen and said, "Sensible!"
The man in Tsing Yi took a sip of tea, and then slowly said, "It depends on you, to what extent."
Yue Chen bowed: "Please Xiongtai expressly and listen carefully.
The man in Tsing Yi said lightly: "There are some things that it is not convenient for the adults to come forward, so we act as the messengers.
The matter here is divided into several levels. The first level is treated fairly and only needs fifty taels of silver. "
Yue Chen asked curiously: "What is fair treatment?"
The man in Tsing Yi said: "That is, if you have a normal imperial examination, the adults will choose your talents according to your talents. If you are really talented, you will be admitted.
At the same time, it will be guaranteed that you will not be replaced. "
Yue Chen opened his eyes slightly and said: "Is it possible to be replaced?"
The man in Tsing Yi smiled, with a smug look on his face, and then continued: "The other is that you pay one thousand taels. Even if you are not talented, we can find some good ones from the examination papers and change them. Into your name.
Of course, you can still add it in the past. The more land you add, the better the test paper we will give you. "
Yue Chen said solemnly: "Then if many people pay, won't many people be replaced?"
"clever!"
The man in Tsing Yi smiled, "So, if you have real talents, you don't need to replace others, as long as you hand in fifty taels of silver, you don't have to worry about being replaced."
Yue Chen's fist clenched subconsciously.
From the words of this person, I learned that the officials here actually regarded the imperial examination as their own field of interest and a tool for them to earn money.
It even sold places blatantly.
Those who don't pay have a high chance of being replaced?
Want to ensure fairness, but have to pay?
Fifty taels of silver... This is the expense of an ordinary family for five years.
How could ordinary poor families afford it? Didn't they become a group of poor people replaced by mediocrities?
This is the first round, but what about the second round?
How much does it cost to buy fairness?