Bianshanhan [farming]

The various imperial examinations in Daliang continued from the previous ones, except that slaves and lowly people, and children of merchants could not apply for the exams. Others, such as the age of the scholars, were not rigid.

Scholars, no matter whether they are in government schools or county schools, are held in the state in Qiu Wei, that is, the township examination, and they will get a "disclosure certificate" in the township examination, and they will be able to obtain the status of township tribute.

The state capitals in Daliang are not the same in size. Some places are large and prosperous, and the more wealthy people are, the more people study. Some state capitals are very backward and poor, and they can’t eat enough to eat, and have no spare money for their children. read.

Because the situation of each state capital is very different, the number of places given to each place is different every year. A place like Jingzhao Mansion attracts scholars from all over the country, and the number of people selected every year is also the most, as many as [-] to [-]. , such as Bingzhou, which only gives two or three shares each year.

After the provincial examination, there will be the provincial examination in October. Those who have passed the provincial examination in all the state capitals, as well as those who have not passed the examination in previous years, will take the examination together.

A scholar was originally a white man, and after passing the provincial and provincial examinations, he was considered qualified to become an official. As long as he passed the final selection, he could be released from office, and from then on he could eat the imperial salary.

Compared with the questions in the provincial and provincial examinations, the civil selection is more like an interview. The Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Military Affairs check together, and only need to check the background, virtue, talent and appearance of the scholars.

In the past, many official positions were occupied by the descendants of the aristocratic family. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he gradually pulled out some blood-sucking moths lying on the country and the community, implicating countless people. So he stayed.

Therefore, Li Qingzhuo's first batch of Scholars in the same year passed the selection and were immediately awarded officials.

All official positions are limited, and they will not disappear out of thin air or increase for no reason. The earlier you pass the exam, the more likely you are to become an official.

Everyone knows this truth, so everyone is very nervous every time they take the exam. Although Quanxuan doesn't have to take the exam, there are still many people reading books while waiting outside.

The imperial court has held several elections, and judging from the results of the previous rounds, it is not difficult to pass, but the assignment of officials is very strange. Some people have no background but can be officials in the capital, and some people have no background. He went to another place, and the appointment of the official was not decided by the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War. Even if he asked someone, he couldn't find a way.

Regarding this, Li Qingwen didn't panic, he learned something from his second brother and Su Shuqing, and he had his own plan for this.

Before entering the door, Li Qingwen had already gone through all the questions and answers he had prepared in his head. When the time came, the students automatically lined up according to their ranks. Li Qingwen was the first to follow the officers and soldiers into the official department. door.

Li Qingwen from the Ministry of Officials came here once, at that time he accompanied his second elder brother to Quanxuan and waited outside the door. After a few years, he himself stepped in here.

According to the teacher's instruction, after entering the door, Li Qingwen lowered his head slightly, and did not look around. He followed people into the spacious lobby, where he had to deal with the officials who came to investigate.

According to what the second brother and the people who have been to the official department in the past have said, they will randomly draw their own paper sticks here, and then answer questions, so when Li Qingwen entered the door, he saw the big wooden tube, but it was empty inside.

Then I saw the person next to me, a very young man with a handsome face, dressed in a purple official robe with a running deer pattern embroidered on it, it turned out to be the passerby who was entangled by Tao Zi and them in the outer suburbs.

Although he didn't know the identity of the other party, Li Qingwen saluted and called out his name, "Student Li Qingwen."

"I know you." The person in the seat showed a shallow smile, stood up, and looked at him with warm eyes, "I guessed it when we met last time, but I was involved in something at that time, so I couldn't spend much time with you." Say a few words."

Not only did this person speak, but his tone was very familiar, which made Li Qingwen a little dazed.

"Qin Shuyuan, today's teacher." The young man blinked at Li Qingwen, "Your Fu is very moving, I have read it many times."

Li Qingwen blushed at first, quickly bowed his head, and saluted again, but he couldn't calm down at all. It's too amazing for this young man to be their chief examiner.

At this time, someone carried the thin scroll into the thick wooden cylinder, and Li Qingwen couldn't help but take another look. There were questions to be asked on the scroll, so he was naturally curious.

At the same time, people in Confucian uniforms and government officials came in one after another, and they all saluted and greeted Qin Shuyuan first, which made Li Qingwen even more curious about his identity.

While responding to others, Qin Shuyuan said to Li Qingwen, "I'll talk about the rest after the exam."

If he continued to talk, he would have to avoid suspicion and leave, which was really troublesome.

With just this sentence, although the expressions of the other people in the room did not change, they all looked at Li Qingwen vaguely, as if they were speculating about the relationship between him and Qin Shuyuan.

Li Qingwen tactfully stood aside, not disturbing the greetings of the examiners today.

It didn't take long for other people to arrive one after another. The big guy stood there in a regular manner without making any movement, and glanced at the scrolls out of the corner of his eye.

The gong rang three times outside, and the election began. Li Qingwen could not help but straighten his back slightly.

Hearing his name being called, Li Qingwen stood in front of a row of desks, clearly articulated his family name, and accepted the scrutiny of more than a dozen people. At the same time, his name, place of origin, life experience, and exams were all written in a pamphlet. , for these people to pass through.

The people behind the table squinted their eyes and nodded slightly. For a while, no one asked Li Qingwen any questions, so the officers and soldiers next to him motioned for Li Qingwen to fetch the scroll.

Li Qingwen stepped forward as he said, and took out one casually, and the officers and soldiers passed the scroll to Qin Shuyuan.

Qin Shuyuan didn't open it, but put it on the table, leaning on his hands and looking at Li Qingwen, "The current affairs policy of your rural examination is very useful. Most of the adults in the court have circulated it. Last year, the imperial court ordered all regions to start to organize it. You will probably see the results this year. , How much do you think you can increase production?"

His words were true. Everyone present looked at Li Qingwen. They had obviously read the current affairs policy about cooked excrement, and their expressions showed a slight strangeness. Seeing excrement in the test paper felt that it was unrefined. Now I have to mention it again on this occasion...

Those who can sit here, their ancestors have been officials for several generations, have not known what farming is for a long time. At the beginning, they had mixed opinions on the current affairs policy, and some scolded Li Qingwen for grandstanding, but then the court suddenly ordered, and they smelled it. With a different taste, those who objected also shut their mouths.

What's more, Qin Shuyuan asked about this matter, and he can't offend anyone if he offends. The others didn't say a word, just watched and listened.

Li Qingwen gave the same answer as on the test paper and to the household department, one to thirty percent.

Qin Shuyuan nodded, and talked to him about the amount of cultivated land in each state capital, the annual grain output, and taxes. After a rough calculation, if the accumulated fertilizer can have such an effect, Daliang's annual grain output will be How much will it increase.

Li Qingwen was also very surprised by these treasures. He thought Qin Shuyuan was a talented scholar, but he couldn't see that he was so serious about farming.

Food is the paramount necessity of the people. This is an eternal truth.

People have to fill their stomachs before they can do other things, but farming can only rely on the sky for food. There have been famines for three to five years, and countless people have starved to death. In the final analysis, there is still insufficient productivity and insufficient food production.

The new emperor ascended the throne when Daliang was in turmoil, and took over the mess. Both the people and the border gates suffered from hunger, and food has always been the most important thing.

Among the test papers given by countless scholars, only more than 100 people wrote their opinions on this aspect, but most of them are about water conservancy construction, but this requires a lot of manpower, so it has to be drawn slowly. Only one person put forward The simpler, more feasible, and quicker method, that person is Li Qingwen.

Regarding the matter of manure, there are different methods in different places, but Li Qingwen gave more detailed and specific methods. Human and animal manure, plant ash, green manure, etc., just need to dig a cesspit for each household, accumulate manure and weeds, and they are ripe. Manure, scattered in the fields, can increase production with a year of planting and harvesting, without consuming the court's manpower and financial resources, it is simply the best.

A family can increase tens of hundreds of catties of grain a year. It doesn’t sound like much, but it can save lives at critical times. For a country, the annual increase is astonishingly huge. No one dares to ignore this amount. .

Of course, the reason why the imperial court implemented it so quickly was also because it didn't cost the treasury a copper coin, it only needed to issue the order.

This is something that Li Qingwen only found out later.

Now he is just happy that what he wrote will be adopted, and that many people will benefit from it.

After talking about this, Qin Shuyuan talked to Li Qingwen about some of the things he wrote in the provincial examination, which was about exterminating pests and dealing with epidemic diseases, and listed several methods to deal with epidemic diseases.

Li Qingwen didn't study medicine, because of the level of science and technology, he couldn't explain viruses and bacteria. When he planned to write this, he mentioned this to his second brother and Zhou Yao, and provided some feasible insights based on the current level of medical skills.

Qin Shuyuan didn't understand medicine either, so he only asked who he learned from, and Li Qingwen answered honestly.

"Li Qingzhuo, I've heard of it too, but I don't know he knows this." Qin Shuyuan nodded and said, "You brothers are very powerful."

Li Qingzhuo's name is more well-known in this lobby than outside. Although Lin Weisheng died a few years ago, the fire of that case has obviously burned to this day, and more people may be burned to death this time.

Except for Qin Shuyuan, most of the others looked down at the things in their hands, seriously.

It stands to reason that everyone would ask a question, but because Qin Shuyuan talked a lot, it took far longer than that, and the others didn't speak any more, just nodded.

Just like that, Li Qingwen's election ended.

When he went out with the officers and soldiers, a young man came over and whispered a few words.