Chapter 136： Two or three things in the Tong family

When he got home, Tong Youwei called the man who was over thirteen years old and was still studying.

Tong Youwei's third son Tong Wen hurried to the auditorium and was caught by his sister Tong Xiangyu. "Where to go in a hurry?"

"In the auditorium, Dad said that there is an important thing to let men over thirteen years old go to the auditorium."

Tong Wen replied.

"Huh, it's just a man again."

Tong Xiangyu angrily stomped her feet, and then quietly followed. She was curious about what big thing Dad had to call the men in the family.

In the auditorium, the thirteen heirs of the Tong family have arrived. Among the thirteen men, the eldest is already twenty-six. They are still studying for the imperial examination and do nothing.

The youngest is only thirteen years old, and is also studying the Four Books and Five Classics, preparing to take the road of imperial examination.

And these thirteen heirs, not all the younger men of the Tong family, and some people who have little talent in studying, have entered various shops and started business.

This is basically the talent training model of large merchants in this era. They cleverly take the imperial examination and become officials, and are stupid to inherit the family business and do business.

When the time comes, officials and businessmen will collude and rely on each other.

The family provides money for the officials to pave the way for promotion, and the officials use their power to facilitate the family's business.

Among the thirteen men, Tong Youwei's own sons were only three, and the others were all his nephews.

The Tong family is a big family, and Tong Youwei's father used to be the Chief Secretary of the Third Grade.

It's just that Tong Youwei doesn't live up to it. He has no talent in studying and can only do business. And his younger brother, who served as a county magistrate in the Ming court before, has just started his career.

And now, because the war county magistrate is not good enough, I have to worry about being slaughtered by the mob below at any time, so I temporarily stay at home.

"Daddy, uncle..."

"Xiangyu, why are you here to join in?"

Tong Youwei spotted Tong Xiangyu who was hiding behind a boy and reprimanded him.

"Hehe, let me have a look."

Relying on petting, Tong Xiangyu coquettishly said.

Tong Youwei pouted, but in the end he didn't drive her out, but started talking about business: "I am calling you over this time for your future."

"You probably have also heard of Wu Guogong's university in Suzhou, where it teaches some novel knowledge. For example, how to make perfume soaps, learn those knowledge, and you can research and invent some new things, which is good for the family. Business is very important. And as long as you learn well, you have the opportunity to be an official."

"Now Wu Guogong is planning to open a university in Nanjing. Going to the university will have the opportunity to be taught by Wu Guogong himself. So, I decided to choose two-thirds of the people to study in the university. Are there any volunteers? If not, I will come. Assigned."

Tong Youwei did not put the eggs in the same basket, leaving one-third of them to continue reading the traditional Four Books and Five Classics. After all, it is difficult for ordinary people to see the direction of the current situation in the world.

No one knows whether the next world belongs to Da Ming or Qing, or Wu Changqing has the final say.

It is too risky to completely abandon the imperial examination.

Hearing that Tong Youwei asked them to give up the Four Books and Five Classics and learn new knowledge, Tong Wenwen and others were quite surprised.

This is the same as the parents of later generations telling their children not to learn Chinese, English, mathematics, physics and chemistry, give up the college entrance examination, and learn music and art. This is not an ordinary way.

Whether this road is good or not, everyone doesn't understand it, and they don't know what to do.

Although the imperial examination is also difficult, everyone is familiar with it and lacks the fear of the unknown.

When Tong Xiangyu heard Wu Changqing from the side, his heart immediately became alive.

Nowadays, Wu Changqing is the subject of many young ladies.

Knowing that he had a chance to be taught by Wu Changqing in the university hall, Tong Xiangyu only hated that he was not a man.

In order to be able to get close to the mysterious figure Wu Changqing, she even thought of a woman pretending to be a man.

There is such a story in Huaben novels. The woman pretends to be a man to go to school, and find a wishful man by the way.

Of course, Tong Xiangyu also knows that novels are novels and reality is reality.

Those who go to the university have to go through a strict screening process. It is impossible for her to pass the test by disguising herself as a man. Unless her father is willing to help with the operation, this is impossible.

If she dared to speak out this idea, her father would have to put her in confinement.

"How can I choose?"

"The imperial examination has not been opened for a long time. This Nanjing belongs to the Ming Dynasty for a while, and the Qing Dynasty for a while. Even those in power have no intention of running the imperial examination. I think it would be good to go to the university hall."

"However, when the current situation stabilizes, the imperial court will definitely resume the imperial examination."

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These teenagers talked about these major events in a similar way, mainly because they were educated early, so these people are more mature than later generations.

Teenagers in later generations are still thinking about giving love letters to little girls, and these people are already thinking about their future careers. As for women, they don't need to think about it, anyway, they can get married in one or two years.

A little bit presumptuous, now you can play with the maid secretly, without having to be as hard-pressed as the teenage boys in later generations.

They don't need to think about **** all over their heads.

"Brother, are you going to the university hall?"

Tong Xiangyu asked.

"I still want to take the imperial examination."

Tong Wen said.

"You are stupid, don't you go to the university with Wu Guogong himself? Listen to my sister, is it okay to go to the university, and then teach me what I learned in the university."

Tong Xiangyu revealed her intentions.

"Ok."

Tong Wen is aware of it, but he is relatively indifferent. He has a good relationship with his second sister. Since Tong Xiangyu wants to go to the university hall, then the university hall.

"Xiangyu, don't you think about Wu Guogong, and want your third brother to see Wu Guogong's appearance, and come back and tell you about it. Why bother? You can ask your father to propose marriage to you."

Tong Benzhen, Tong Xiangyu's eldest brother, teased.

"Go go, you just fell in love with Wu Guogong."

Tong Xiangyu quickly denied it, but unfortunately, her anxious appearance, how could she deceive Tong Benzhen.

Tong Benzhen not only knows that Tong Xiangyu likes Wu Changqing, but also knows that there are many young ladies in the city who like it. Who makes Wu Changqing young and promising, in a high position.

This kind of achievement, Tong Benzhen is also extremely envious.

In the end, some of the Tong family's children were more courageous and enterprising people stepped forward.

There are quite a few of these people, mainly because they have more confidence in Wu Changqing, and believe that those knowledge will be useful.

This makes Tong Youwei more satisfied, and he doesn't want to force the younger generation to learn new knowledge, after all, the twisted melon is not sweet. They are unwilling to learn, and the effect of forcing them to do it is definitely not good.

Tong's house is just a microcosm. When other merchants returned home, they all did the same thing as Tong Youwei, but with different degrees.

For example, Tong Youwei directly overwhelmed two-thirds, some people had overwhelmed half, and some people even arranged only two or three mediocre generations symbolically.

As for the real elite, they still stayed on the road of imperial examination.

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