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Chapter 80 3.19 Technology Arrangement County Examination

Chapter 3

3.19 Technical arrangements and county examinations

In the tenth year of Yongzheng in the Dashun Dynasty, on the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon raised his head. Time passed quickly, and more than a month passed in a blink of an eye.

For such a long time, Wei Xu naturally would not just practice martial arts and review books dryly, but also injected a lot of resources obtained from "Biochemical World" into his own business.

First of all, it must be the two white mechanical and metallurgical experts, and Wei Xu didn't find out their names until they were included in the jade pendant.

One named Wilson Li, a southerner of the United States, can be ranked among the top five experts in mechanical metallurgy at the Raccoon City Research Center of the umbrella company.

Another young man named Bernard Woodford, a high-achieving student who graduated from the University of Cambridge in England, is only 25 years old this year, and has outstanding abilities in all aspects.

Wei Xu indoctrinated the two of them with an English-Chinese dictionary and Chinese grammar found in a bookstore, allowing them to barely master Chinese, and then handed it over to Zhou Yunyang.

There is also a lot of technical information handed over, but not all, mainly the contents that can be realized under the current technical conditions such as small blast furnace and steel frying method, and the most important spring steel technology.

Coupled with the bow and crossbow technology and two senior experts, Wei Xu believes that satisfactory results can be seen in at least half a year.

With the help of the construction of the inn and VIP courtyard, Zhou Yunyang took the opportunity to build a large metallurgy, processing and training base in a small depression inside Niutoushan.

And through trickery and abduction, he got a dozen skilled blacksmiths, and even tied up a retired old master craftsman from the northern part of the capital, just to complete Wei Xu's plan.

Now this small mountain depression covering an area of ​​nearly [-] mu has been cleaned up, except for one exit which is strictly guarded by brainwashed disciples, don't even think about going out, otherwise it would not have been found until now.

Also relying on the high-quality weapons provided here, Cao Yunqi's small gang has made considerable progress. It has already won a place to eat, an area of ​​about five streets, and wiped out the other small gang.

This also allowed his "Excalibur Gang" to really gain a foothold, and at the same time let others "understand" his "future plan".

Everyone thought that the reason why this famous master didn't accept the wooing of other forces was because he was unwilling to let others down and wanted to create his own power.

But they didn't expect that the two were just Wei Xu's slaves. Even the four kings and eight lords who knew the inside story thought that Wei Xu was just using them to protect himself, and didn't think much about it.

Wei Xu's plan is actually based on the technology he obtained, with two white technical experts as the core, and those master blacksmiths as the backbone, to create his own simple technology research and development center.

The short-term goal is to get some high-quality steel knives and short swords to arm Cao Yunqi's gang and Zhou Yunyang's disciples and forces in Niutoushan, so as to ensure a certain means of self-protection.

The long-term goal is to develop a standardized assembly line production of high-quality cold weapons, especially the low-cost mass production of strong crossbows, which will play a role after he has a foothold in the future.

Due to theological reasons, the world of "Red Mansion" fundamentally rejects all kinds of high-level science and technology, so that the crossbow becomes a major weapon for the military.

In today's Dashun Dynasty, the regular army is all cold-armed troops, and the deployment rate of crossbowmen in most units is basically the same as that of cavalry, less than [-]%.

And among the few crossbowmen, the equipment ratio of strong crossbows is also very low, generally no more than [-]% of them.

Take the Shenji Battalion, one of the three major battalions in the capital, as an example. This army is still famous for its elite crossbowmen, but out of a total of 3 people, there are only less than [-] strong crossbowmen.

On the contrary, there are more than [-] elite archers, and even high-quality longbows are equipped with a longbow for one person and a backup for two people. The rest of the personnel are mainly light infantry, plus a thousand-man cavalry.

This is already an exaggeration. The [-]-strong cavalry-based battalion has nearly [-] elite cavalry. Only the most elite Ye Bu Shou scouts use a large number of crossbows. Other than that, other units can't make up [-] pairs of strong cavalry. crossbow!
Everyone knows that a strong crossbow is better than a hard bow, but in the entire history of the world, no country in a feudal society has a strong crossbow. The fundamental reason is that it cannot solve the problem of large-scale low-cost mass production.

Wei Xu's goal is to eliminate the longbow in the future. Of course, this will be a long time later, and the current task is still mainly based on the imperial examination.

Outside the county school of Daxing County, the Tongsheng Examination is divided into three levels: County Examination, Government Examination, and Academy Examination. Wei Xu is preparing to take the first level.

He started waiting in line with his test basket from three to four in the morning, but it was already relatively late, because many people even waited all night, just to get a good seat.

Otherwise, if you are unlucky, you will be assigned to the position next to the toilet, which is also known as the "smelly position", and it is estimated that you will lose more than [-]% of the [-]% level.

Fortunately, Wei Xu doesn't have to worry. Although civil and military are opposed, they are high-level, and the grassroots are very easy to get a good position with their honorable status and the power of money.

According to the practice of the Ming and Qing Dynasties when the feudal imperial examination was the most mature, anyone who participated in the Tongsheng examination should be in the place of birth, and "immigrants for the college entrance examination" were not allowed.

The Wei family was originally from Jinling, and belonged to the Hedong Wei family branch. In theory, Wei Xu should return to the south to take the county test.

Fortunately, when the Dashun Dynasty had just returned to the capital, the Emperor Gaozong at that time issued a decree specifically, and those who participated in the imperial examinations were allowed to refer directly in the capital.

Everyone is arranged in Daxing County, which is considered a lucky start.

The original intention of this decree is actually to encourage noble children to pursue a little bit, especially to provide a good promotion channel for all kinds of children who do not have the right to inherit.

Similarly, every family with a title has a place in the Imperial College, in order to make it easier for them to take the imperial examination, and they can directly participate in the imperial examination without passing the examination.

As a result, anyway, so far, Jia Jing is the first and last Jinshi from the Wuxun family since the founding of the entire Dashun Dynasty—in fact, there is another Lin Ruhai, but it was ignored due to well-known reasons.

The fundamental reason why the imperial examinations lasted for thousands of years in the ancient Chinese feudal system is that in theory, it has built a rising channel for all classes in the world.

Therefore, Confucianism, the largest vested interest class in the imperial examination, desperately maintained it, and it has been constantly improving. It basically reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in real history.

In today's Dashun Dynasty, the imperial examination system basically inherited the Ming system, but there were also many improvements of his own. Wei Xu didn't understand these carefully, so in his capacity, he could only join first, not to mention the right to speak.

The first thing to do when entering the door is to verify your identity, which requires a guarantor. Fortunately, he asked Jia Lian to help arrange it, and he has just completed the docking.

"Wei Xu, the second son of Uncle Zhongyong's House in the capital—" Someone called his name in front of him, and Wei Xu hurriedly strode over to claim it. His background also attracted the attention of all the candidates who heard it.

"Wei Xu is here!"

"XXX, a guarantor from Daxing County, is the guarantor!" A talented janitor who Wei Xu didn't even remember his name said that he was the guarantor, and this was arranged by the Jia family.

"go in!"

Body verification is followed by a body search. Of course, the name is not this, but the meaning is, and it is very strict.

For example, the examinee in front of Wei Xu, who is estimated to be over [-] years old, is now being searched carefully from top to bottom, even the buns have been removed, and the steamed buns in the test basket have been broken into pieces for inspection!
Alright, let's discuss the issue of "female champion, female consort". Of course, this issue is likely to be extended to keywords such as "female student, body search, shame".
Cough!

When it comes to Wei Xu, it is definitely impossible to be so exaggerated. Basically, he just undoes his hair and checks it, and then searches the meaning from top to bottom, and finally flips through the test basket and it's over.

In addition to identity reasons, the disappearance of the two catties of venison and the one catty of old wine in Wei Xu's test basket is also very important.
Besides, he certainly doesn't know how to use steamed buns, but a whole ten catties of cooked meat, plus a small charcoal stove and a small copper pot, will do the job.

Entering the examination room in order, he was given a so-called "examination seat" one and a half meters wide and two meters deep. There were two upper and lower boards staggered, the lower one was a seat, and the upper one was a writing desk.

When you sleep at night, remove the top piece and install it in another position that is flush with the bottom, which is where you sleep, because you have to take the test one day, and then take another test every other day, five times in a row!
By the way, you are not allowed to leave the examination room at any time. You can eat, drink and drink here. There is a toilet at the back. If you want to leave, you have to hand in the test paper or be carried out by a dead person!

There are no exceptions, even the terminally ill!

Every year, candidates who are lifted out of the examination room due to various reasons have never disappeared, and most of them can even be lifted out by double digits.

Think about Jia Zhu, the eldest son of Jia Zheng, who died of studying hard.
Fortunately, these have little to do with Wei Xu, he has got the exam questions now, let's start the exam!
(End of this chapter)