The Transmigrated Li Jin's Daily Farming Life (Translated With Mtl)

Chapter 131

After confirming Li Jin's identity, the instructors ceased their arguments. Everyone dispersed, ready to attend to their own matters.

At this moment, someone whispered, "Now that we're printing Li Jin's book under the academy's name, should we still pay him royalties?"

"...?" They originally didn't plan to pay, but since the General's Mansion had already paid, would they dare not to?

The outcome of this discussion was that five days later, not only did Li Jin receive a reply from the academy, but it also included a note for three hundred and twenty taels of silver.

Once the money was delivered, Li Jin naturally had to pay a visit to express his gratitude.The Jingcheng Academy was not short of instructors. Generally, when a scholar came to visit, they were asked to audit classes or stay and seize the opportunity to interact with other scholars.

Li Jin had no such intentions. His visit was merely a formal expression of gratitude.

The instructor who received Li Jin was named Bao Jun, who usually managed the recruitment of lecturers for the academy. Seeing that Li Jin was just there to express his thanks, Bao Jun breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Jin's fame today is largely due to the Emperor's personal endorsement to print and promote these two introductory books.

However, in the eyes of many scholars who have passed the exam, these books lack depth and do not reflect a person's level of knowledge.

At most, the enlightenment methods in the "Meng Xue Shu Jing" are flexible and simple, clear at a glance.

If Li Jin expressed a desire to stay at the Jingcheng Academy as soon as he spoke, it would be difficult for Bao Jun to arrange a position for him.

After all, there are too many scholars here, and the number of instructor positions within the establishment is limited. Many people are eager to stay at the Jingcheng Academy, including many top scholars.

Although Li Jin's resume is impressive, among a group of people of similar level, it doesn't stand out much.

But after all, Li Jin is a person who has been recognized by the Emperor. If Li Jin expressed a desire to stay at the academy, the Jingcheng Academy would have to give face to the Emperor and specially recruit Li Jin.

Bao Jun and Li Jin chatted for over an hour, and found that Li Jin was not as 'born in a farming family, studying simple and understandable knowledge all day, lacking depth' as he had heard.

On the contrary, Li Jin's remarks were well-founded, and even the very niche Zhouyi gossip, Li Jin could continue the conversation, and his words were meaningful.

It seems that his studies are broad and his research is deep enough. The title of the top scholar in the province is well-deserved.

At this point, Bao Jun remembered what Li Jin said at the beginning that he was only here to express his thanks and did not want to enter the academy.

If Li Jin was as superficial as the rumors, Bao Jun would just laugh it off, saving him the trouble.

But Li Jin obviously has real talents, and with his current fame and knowledge, it is possible for him to directly achieve the highest rank...

With this in mind, Bao Jun felt a little uncomfortable. After all, they were the Jingcheng Academy.

Although not among the top four academies in the country, it is still at the foot of the Emperor.

Basically, all scholars who come to Beijing for the exam want to come in to audit or stay to teach.

But Li Jin actually stated from the beginning that he only wanted to concentrate on studying at home and did not plan to come to the academy to study every day.