But after Xiao Wenchang taught him step by step, Jia Yun's writing skills improved rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even a month later, the article he wrote shocked even the mountain chief.

So Xiao Wenchang taught more attentively and took the trouble to find many classic articles for Jia Yun from previous years' college entrance exams for Jia Yun's reference to broaden her horizons.

As a result, Jia Yun became more comfortable on the road of learning.

In addition to studying, Jia Yun did not care about the Xue family's business route.

He asked Xue Pan to invite dozens of bookkeepers who were proficient in accounting to come to the manor to conduct closed accounting of the Xue family business road headquarters accounts within eight years, that is, after the death of Xue's father.

The ledgers were piled up in several rooms, and it took nearly forty days to clean them up. Many problems were discovered, and there were naturally even more problems that were not discovered.

Jia Yun never pays attention to details, but only pays attention to the general direction.

Through accounting, it was found that in recent years, each of the general managers of the Xue Family Business Road in several provinces near the capital had embezzled at least nearly half a million taels of silver.

This is no small sum!

On average, they embezzle nearly 50,000 to 60,000 taels of silver every year. Adding in the money embezzled by the deacons, shopkeepers, and clerks, it is estimated that the Xue family loses at least more than 100,000 taels of money every year.

Then he looked at all parts of the country together, and finally calculated that in the past ten years, the Xue family had embezzled nearly three million taels of money.

You must know that this is pure profit, but it is wiped out every year. Even Xue Pan, who is completely ignorant of economic affairs, became angry and red-eyed after learning the result.

"How brave!" Xue Pan slapped the table and cursed, "I think the total property of my Xue family is only two to three million taels. I didn't expect that these bastards not only stole all the money the Xue family had earned over the years, but also

He also took a bite out of my old family!"

Naturally, the Xue family used to have more than this amount of money. After all, the Xue family's wealth is no joke.

But after Prince Zhongyi's accident, the Xue family also spent a lot of money to save their lives, otherwise the Xue family would have been gone long ago.

Jia Yun ignored Xue Pan's incompetence and filial piety. As the saying goes, the passing of a goose leaves a trace, and the passing of the wind leaves a sound.

Although the account books made by these general managers, deacons, shopkeepers and others are perfect, it is still easy to find problems as long as they check carefully and peel off the cocoons.

Of course, the problems we are looking for are only big problems, and many of the details are difficult to explain clearly except by relying on reasoning.

So Jia Yun turned to look at Liu Xianglian and Ni Er in the room, cupped her hands and said:

"Next, we will have to trouble Brother Liu and Brother Ni. You will take the people you recruited earlier and the account books to collect evidence from all over the country. Once the matter is completed, you will have the benefits of the two brothers!"

Liu Xianglian raised her hands and said sternly: "Brother Yun, don't worry, I also hate those people who eat inside and outside, and I won't give up until they are thoroughly investigated!"

Ni Er nodded and said loudly: "These dogs have eaten the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, and they have done things that even a rogue like me can't stand."

"You don't need Brother Yun to tell you, I will lead my brothers to do our best to help and try to bring those dogs to justice as soon as possible!"

Jia Yun stepped forward and held their hands and said: "Then I am waiting for the good news of my two brothers in the capital. I also ask my two brothers to step up the investigation. It is best to have a result before the year..."

Village head.

After seeing off Liu Xianglian and Ni Er, Xue Pan asked Jia Yun: "Brother-in-law, can these two people be used?"

"It doesn't matter whether it's useful or not." Jia Yun smiled and said: "Now that we have clarified the account books, half of the success has been achieved. The other half does not lie with them, but with me."

"You?" Xue Pan asked doubtfully.

Jia Yun nodded and said: "Yes, it's just me. If I can't pass the exam next month, then naturally there will be no chance of becoming a Jinshi. We can only think of other ways."

"If I can pass the Jinshi examination, I will be qualified to find people who can help us."

"As for the evidence that Brother Liu and Brother Ni went to investigate, they are just twigs and scraps. They are the icing on the cake and have no influence on anything."

Xue Pan shook his head and became even more confused: "Since they can't be of any use, why do we waste money asking them to investigate?"

Jia Yun smiled and did not reply to Xue Pan's words.

There are some things that Jia Yunxi already knows clearly. There is no need to explain them so clearly to Xue Pan. This is not only unhelpful, but also harmful.

After arranging the Xue family's business route, Jia Yun still studied in the academy, and at the same time she did not forget to make connections.

Now he is studying in the Intermediate Court. The teachers here are all Jinshi. By getting to know them, Jia Yun got to know some of their classmates and friends who were officials in the court.

Whenever there is something going on at those people's homes, Jia Yun will take the time to visit them. Although it is not possible to establish friendship quickly, it is good to become familiar with them, and even as long as the other party knows his name, it is considered a gain.

At the end of July, Jia Yun's family evacuated from Dazhu Village and returned to the capital.

Although they returned home, Xue Baochai and others were not overjoyed. Instead, they looked nervous because the provincial examination was about to start in a few days.

Jia Yun himself is very relaxed. After nearly two months of intensive study, as long as nothing unexpected happens, he is very sure of passing the exam.

He also tried to persuade Xue Baochai and the others countless times, but to no avail, whether they should be nervous or not.

So Jia Yun stopped trying to persuade her. Anyway, the exam was only going to start in a few days. After the exam, they should calm down.

Because the rural examination is mostly held in August, it is also called the autumn examination or Qiu Wei.

Regular subjects in the imperial examinations were held regularly.

The exam is divided into three sessions, and each session lasts three days. For all three sessions, you need to enter the examination room one day in advance, that is, enter on the eighth, eleventh, and fourteenth day of the lunar month, and exit the day after the examination.

Unless there is a major incident in the country, the general examination time will not change, so there is no need to issue a notice in advance. Candidates across the country will automatically be prepared to take the examination.

If there are celebrations such as the imperial court's birthday or enthronement, temporary additional services will be added, called enko.

The location of the examination is in the Gongyuan built in the southeast of each provincial city. It is used as the examination room for the provincial examination. A large plaque with the word "Gongyuan" hangs in the middle of the door.

The eighth day of August.

Early in the morning, Jia Yun took a carriage with pen, ink, paper, inkstones, and dry food and came to the Gongyuan in Beizhili to take the exam.

Beizhili governs Shuntian Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture, Hejian Prefecture, Zhending Prefecture, Shunde Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, Guangping Prefecture, Yongping Prefecture, Xuanfu, Yanqing Zhili Prefecture, Baoan Zhili Prefecture, a total of nine prefectures and two

state.

In other words, Jia Yun will soon compete with the talents from the nine prefectures and two states. It is not an exaggeration to say that thousands of troops can cross the single-plank bridge.

If you are named on the list, you will be a serious Juren master from now on, and you will be among the "scholars" class.

At the local level, the social status was equal to that of the county magistrate, and he and his family were exempted from the corvee labor in the fields, and even the privilege of being exempted from taxes on the acres of land under his name.

In addition, if you are qualified to participate in the joint examination at the same time, you will also be qualified to be an official, but you may not be able to become an official.

If you fail, of course nothing will happen.
Chapter completed!