Rebirth, end of the world, time travel, escape famine, make money!

In fact, it is about what benefits there are after passing the examination to become a scholar.

"Those who pass the exam can go to the Enlightenment School to be tutors, but they have to pass the exam every year. If they fail one year, they can't go the next year. Some students go to other schools to be tutors. I also want to stay with my family. In addition to studying and teaching, I can also help with housework when I have time."

"After passing the examination, the imperial court exempted five mu of good farmland from taxes, which could be used for your own family or given to your clan. Of course, you could also sell it to others. If you wanted to own it or give it to your clan, you could register it at the county government office.

After that, you will be exempted from taxation. If it is someone else, who has nothing to do with you, you will need to take the scholar's seal to the tax payment place every year to get tax exemption. The procedures are more complicated, and generally, if something happens to that family, the scholar will be held responsible, so it is recommended not to earn this little money. You will lose the big picture for the small."

Father Liu and Luo Hong both nodded in agreement. "If you can pass the exam to become a scholar, you should have some sophistication."

"Not necessarily. This has happened before. The scholar gave tax exemption to a family who secretly reclaimed a lot of wasteland and did not report it. Later, it was discovered. The scholar originally said that the family was relatively poor because he gave them tax exemption. But it turned out that they were not poor but wealthy. They dared to secretly reclaim wasteland and grow crops.

This violated the Ohara law, and the family was not only fined and their land was confiscated, but they were also arrested and imprisoned for a year before being released. The scholar was also expelled from the list. "

The village chief also sighed, "That's such a pity. Zhang'er, you should work hard this year and strive to pass the exam to become a scholar. Old Deng from next door always brags to me every time we meet, didn't his village have a scholar who passed the exam the year before last?

Too arrogant. Don't you see how old he is? He passed the imperial examination at the age of 40. What's there to brag about? But Zhang Ge'er, don't feel pressured. You are only 32 this year, you are still young. "

"Second cousin, I will try my best."

Father Liu and Luo Hong didn't know how to encourage others, so they could only agree with them.

"Yeah, you're still young."

"I'm already in my 50s, and I still want to take the exam?"

"That's right, there is a huge difference between passing the exam to become a scholar and a student. A scholar is not only exempt from taxes and corvée, but also has the privilege of not having to kneel when meeting ordinary officials. He is also given five taels of silver every year, and can choose to ask for some grain, which can be exchanged at the public grain shop at the market price.

This is very useful in years of famine. The coarse grains bought with five taels of silver can save the lives of a family. In addition, you can work as a staff member in a wealthy family, or as a legal advisor. You can also work as a teacher in a county school. It is not a big problem to support your family. "

Luo Hong felt that what the poor scholar said was true. If the family had no money, a poor family would still be poor even if they passed the examination to become a scholar. However, the benefits gained by passing the examination and crossing the class barrier were also huge for the poor family.

"However, it is even more difficult for those who pass the examination to become a juren. After I passed the examination for the first time, I went to the county school's intermediate class to study for a year. The advanced class in the county school is the scholar class, which is prepared for those scholars who are taking the juren examination, and the teachers who teach are at least juren.

The county magistrate would also take time out every month to give them two classes. When the county magistrate gave a lecture, students in the intermediate class could go and sit in. I went to sit in twice and really benefited a lot.

However, I came back after studying there for a year because I didn’t have enough money. Not to mention the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, I had to pay for my own food and accommodation. And I also had to pay for interpersonal relationships, etc. It was not something that people from my village could afford.”

"The advanced class has more courses to study from morning till night, and each student has to spend hundreds of taels every year just on books, writing brushes, inkstones, and paper.

I also heard that after passing the examination to become a scholar, those from poor families could not afford the expenses, and just copying books was not enough. Those who did not have much land or shops at home would look for some wealthy gentry to serve as their staff.

Some would even sign some contracts, saying they would pay something after passing the exam. Some would marry a daughter of the family as their principal wife, and some would raise their own sons. Anyway, they would have to give something back.

"What if I fail the exam?"

"Since I have always failed the exam, it would be nice to have a scholar as my assistant. I won't lose much anyway. People like this don't need a few hundred taels of silver every year."

"That's right!" Luo Hong knew that this was the practice in ancient times. If the investment was successful, it would be a leap in class. Some people were lucky enough to win the imperial examination. Merchants were always much lower in status than officials. In this case, officials would not joke about their reputation and would generally fulfill their original promises.

Liu's father also thought this was a good idea, as they could then bring more people back to take the imperial examinations. With this relationship, even without the indenture, there should be some protection.

Each dynasty has its own policies, but the general direction is similar and has little impact on them. Since they have come to this dynasty, all they can do now is to adapt to the rules and regulations of this society.

After all, if they can't beat them, they will join them. They don't have the ability and confidence to change all at once, so they can only adapt.

Luo Hong: "Then I can sign up for the exam in March?"

"Of course, Uncle Luo, I will also take the exam then. If you don't understand the procedures, you can come with me. If you pass the exam, you can sign up for the subsequent scholar exam. I hope we can both pass the exam and take the subsequent exams together."

"What happens after you pass the examination to become a scholar?" Luo Hong knew that Wan Tongsheng probably didn't understand it very clearly, but it was better than them knowing nothing.

"If you pass the examination for a scholar, you can participate in the academician exam held every three years, and you will be a juren. After passing the examination for a juren, your annual salary from the court will increase to 20 taels, and you will be exempt from taxes on 20 mu of good farmland. After passing the examination, you can also take the examination for a position in the third class and sixth room of the county government. If you pass the examination, you can get a monthly salary, which is considered to be a success in the county, and you will be the second most powerful person besides the county magistrate."

Wan Tongsheng's words made sense. From his point of view, Juren was already a very impressive position. Yes, it was also harder to pass the Juren exam at that time than to get into university now. It was probably the harder to pass the civil service exam.

Not to mention the later candidates for the Imperial Examination, the Jinshi, and even the Zhuangyuan, which were out of reach. If a county could produce one of them in decades, it would be a great honor for the family.

It happens once every three years, and only ten appear in thirty years. There are thousands of counties in the country, and it is indeed rare for one to appear in each county.

"Our county's ancestor had a Jinshi who went abroad, but he was only a third-class Jinshi and was assigned to other counties to serve as county magistrates. Although he was only a county magistrate in the end, it was also a highlight moment in our county annals." Village chief Wan sighed.