A total of 3 people applied for the Qinzhou Township Examination. According to the regulations of the current government, only 520 people could pass the exam.

Excluding missed, unfinished, illegible, and damaged papers, there are nearly [-] valid papers.

According to the usual practice, there are two examiners in the township examination, four examiners at the same time, one person is promoted, and other officials are six to 18. Except for the examiner who is appointed by the imperial court, the others are all served by the governor and the governor. one.

The examination team in Qinzhou consisted of Xiang Shanyi, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, as the chief examiner, Yan Fangqing, who was waiting to be checked, as the deputy examiner, and ten other team members, all of whom were officials from other prefectures.

In Hengjian Hall, Xiang Shanyi and Yan Fangqing sat on both sides of the desk, and piles of scrolls were recommended by the same examiner on the desk.

"It is proposed to levy taxes on the basis of mu instead of the population of the family... Well, this paper is well-founded and very beautiful." Yan Fangqing handed the answer paper he was satisfied with to Xiang Shanyi, and said, "It's rare for someone to stand From the point of view of the farmers, we put forward the viewpoint that more people are not necessarily more.”

After taking the paper, Xiang Shanyi glanced at the ten lines, shook his head after reading it and said: "You did answer well on taxation and farming methods, but you didn't talk about the way of making money and measuring it. It seems that most of the examinees came from tenants. Not long enough."

Put the paper back to the pile that has been read, and this paper will be considered a failure.

"Hey, Brother Xiang is too strict. There are only less than five days left before the release of the rankings. We have read two-thirds of the papers, and there are only [-] papers that can make Brother Xiang say that they are fair. If this continues, it may be difficult." Not enough qualified applicants."

I only dare to say this in my stomach, whoever said that the waiter should follow the fourth rank, and the waiter should follow the fifth rank, and the first rank of the official university will crush people to death.

Yan Fangqing shook his head, helplessly picked up the next paper and continued to read.

The sound of flipping through pages became the only sound in Hengjian Hall. Suddenly, Xiang Shanyi slapped the table and laughed loudly: "Okay! Okay!"

The sudden sound startled Yan Fangqing and almost tore the scroll he was reading in his hand.

Drenched in cold sweat, he put down the test paper, patted the little heart that was usually jumping around and said, "Oh, brother Xiang, brother, I don't want to die in the line of duty!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! It was my disrespect that surprised Brother Yan." Xiang Shanyi said with a smile.

Yan Fangqing was quite surprised to see such a warm expression on Fang's usually serious face.

"Brother Xiang is so happy, could it be that he has found a good talent?" Yan Fangqing couldn't help but propped up half of his body, stretched his neck to look at the paper in his hand.

Xiang Shanyi simply spread the paper on the table for colleagues to read.

"Look at this answer sheet. The taxation of the population, the way of making money, the farming method, and the measurement are all very secure. He suggested that the court conduct a census every five years. Starting from the statistical population, it can be based on the population of different regions. Structurally adjusting the taxation standards in the corresponding regions can also clearly understand the direction and reasons of population flow.”

"He also pointed out that people's lifestyles in different regions are different, and local fiscal growth methods will also be different. It is not possible to generalize and require every state capital to develop the economy in the same way, and to adapt to local conditions."

"The most important thing is the last policy about the flood in Zhongzhou. Others focus on praising the imperial court for helping the victims by transporting food stored in neighboring prefectures, and praising the kindness of the Holy One for the people."

"And he pointed out that the reason for the floods in Zhongzhou is the lack of large rivers and lakes in the area. Sudden heavy rains every year can easily cause floods, and droughts will occur if there is no rain for a long time. Relying on the relief of neighboring states every time is not a long-term strategy. .”

"He suggested building a large reservoir near the towns where the people of Zhongzhou gather. The reservoir can store and detain floods, and it can also provide convenience for agricultural irrigation on weekdays. It can solve the two major problems of flood and drought at one time, so there is no need to pay for it every year. Other state capitals are asking for help, increasing the financial pressure on neighboring state capitals."

While listening and watching, Yan Fangqing couldn't help but feel joyful in his heart. This student is able to connect the whole situation, connect all the details of the incident, see the big from the small, and come up with practical solutions to the problem from the outside to the inside, which is really rare Talents!

Seeing his colleague's eyes staring at the paper getting brighter, Xiang Shanyi knew that this beautiful answer paper also conquered him.

"Oh, it's been a long time since I saw a paper like this." Yan Fangqing couldn't help holding up the paper, like holding a cherished treasure.

"Then this one is Jieyuan?" Although he hasn't finished reading all the papers, Yan Fangqing couldn't help but want to set No.1 in this Qinzhou rural examination, because he believes that there will be no better answer paper than this one in the future. Brother Xiang must have the same idea.

To his surprise, Xiang Shanyi suppressed her smile and shook her head slowly.

Immediately he became anxious, this is a rare talent, this person can't become Xie Yuan, isn't it just a pearl covered in dust?
Yan Fangqing cherished his talents, and was anxious in his heart. He didn't care about the gap in official ranks, and his words were filled with emotion: "Brother Xiang, didn't he already have a candidate for Xie Yuan?"

Xiang Shanyi and Yan Fangqing both belonged to the Imperial Academy, knew that he was straight-tempered, and didn't blame him for speaking rudely, just reached out to take the answer sheet in his hand, put it on the table and smoothed it carefully.

"Brother Yan, do you know where Xie Yuan from each state capital will go on the eve of the Yingzhou test?"

Yan Fangqing is a person who doesn't like to be sociable. He only stays at the Hanlin Academy and his home at two o'clock every day. He is hardly seen in the various literati banquets held in Yingzhou. Naturally, he knows nothing about what Xiang Shanyi said .

He still had a grudge in his heart, but his tone softened a lot, and he said, "I don't know, I never liked these places."

Xiang Shanyi nodded, and said: "Manyan Tower, Jie Yuan from Kyushu will be invited to Manyan Tower to participate in the flower appreciation meeting on the eve of the test."

Without waiting for Yan Fangqing to open his mouth, he continued: "The boss behind Manyan Tower is Ji Yuanfan, one of the court uncle's servants."

For a moment, Yan Fangqing was speechless, even though he didn't hear anything outside the window, he still knew the name of the uncle of the dynasty.

Sui Yingtai, the uncle of the dynasty, was the queen's only biological elder brother. Like his sister, he had a good appearance.

The bridge of the nose is high, the eyebrows are slender, and the thin lips can attract thousands of young girls in Yingzhou.It happened that such a wealthy royal family member had not yet married into the royal family, which caused many people in the court to have expectations and wanted to marry their daughter to this young uncle.

Today's sage is getting older, and the emperor's heirs are rare, only the seventh prince and one dragon son.In order to spread the branches and spread the leaves, the young daughter of the Sui family was conferred the queen after the empress died of illness, because among the official women, the line of the Sui family was the most fertile and had many heirs in the family.

In order to stabilize their own power, the new empress tried every means to win over the conservatives among the officials, and often said that the empress was orthodox.

The closest person to Sui Yingtai, the uncle of the country, was Qiao Shengyuan, the current prime minister.

Some people said that Sui Yingtai was already Qiao Shengyuan's default son-in-law, while others said that the two of them were just dating each other.

There were many rumors in Yingzhou, and there were all kinds of guesses, but there was one fact that everyone knew well, that is, through the relationship of Qiao Shengyuan, Sui Yingtai had planted a lot of his own forces in the court.

All of the Hanlin Academy were born as literati, familiar with history books, and well aware of the dangers of foreign relatives' involvement in politics. However, they only have the function of detailing documents and selecting talents, and they cannot have both financial resources and power like the current prime minister and the uncle of the country. characters to contend with.

Yan Fangqing sighed, and said: "It is our Imperial Academy's responsibility to select talents. If we are afraid that talents will be used by our relatives and deliberately avoid them, wouldn't it be our dereliction of duty?"

Xiang Shanyi tapped her finger on the table, and said slowly: "Who said we should avoid talents? Such a rare talent... let's make it this time's leader."

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