The first scientific examination of the new dynasty, the examination room was different from the past. In order to prevent cheating, it was a small room for one person. Even the test for a few days, food and drink were all in this small room, and someone had to report to the examiner before taking him. Going to the thatched hut, if someone's examination room is near the thatched hut, it goes without saying the taste.
If it rains, some disrepaired areas will leak.
Some candidates are so old that they may lose half their lives when they leave the examination room.
In the past, there were people who died directly in the examination room.
At this time, the weather has cooled down, and winter has entered, but it has not snowed yet.
Lin Yuan asked people to light a brazier in the examination room, and servants would clean it every day. The thatched hut was not built in the examination room, and a wooden door was installed to keep out the smell.
At noon, there are servants who bring meals in, all of which are uniformly prepared food, two steamed buns, and a plate of stewed vegetables with meat and vegetables in it.
But because of this, Song Shizhao and the others have done a more rigorous job of keeping secrets.
It used to be three days of writing an article, and the reason why candidates were not allowed to go out was to prevent them from cheating and communicating with each other.
There is no such worry now.
Because there is only one exam a day, and only one essay a day.
Although candidates cannot go out at night, the test room will provide quilts and supper, and supper is also simple, only steamed bread and fermented bean curd.
Candidates raise their hands when they are hungry, and don’t eat if they are not hungry. It’s up to them to choose.
But this year, I didn't take the math test, only the people's livelihood, all of which are propositional compositions.
The first test is "business".
With only these two words, how to answer depends on the examinee's own perspective.
Everyone sees things from different angles and answers differently. Maybe there are some suggestions that can be implemented.
Lin Yuan even selected some to look at.
Because it is an anonymous scroll, and the font is uniformly required, unless someone is particularly familiar, it is impossible to resist who is who.
Lin Yuan flipped a bit and was a little disappointed.
Most of them are clichés, some praise him, and some say that businessmen seek profit, which is not beneficial to the country, and harmful to the people.
Few are truly knowledgeable.
Lin Yuan turned to the middle, swiped a few lines, and then stopped to take a closer look.
This examinee's perspective is different from others. He sees the "economy" from the "merchant", and from the local "economy" to the national "economy".
He doesn't express much, but it's clear and coherent.
First, it lists the benefits that merchants are valued.
And then list the downsides.
Finally, for these reasons, it should be restricted in which aspects of merchants should not hinder the growth of the economy.
Lin Yuan could see what he meant.
Although it is still very young and has no systematic theory, what he mentioned is indeed the basic national macro-control.
Lin Yuan called Song Shizhao and Song Lian.
"Look at this one." Lin Yuan handed the test paper to Erliang, who then handed it to Song Shizhao and the others.
Song Shizhao and Song Lian had different expressions on their faces after they passed it on.
"This candidate must be from an aristocratic family." Song Lian said firmly.
Lin Yuan asked him, "Why do you see it?"
Song Lian: "The calligraphy is strong and neat, and the character is like looking at a person. It is a school of its own, and it is free and easy without losing its edge. It must be practiced since childhood."
Children of common people must not spend as much time practicing calligraphy as children of aristocratic families.
After all, a gentleman in a private school is very good, and it is even more impossible to teach him hands-on.
At this time, people all feel that the human character is one, and a person with a good character can't be bad.
In the same way, there is also the appearance of the heart, such as Chu Lin, because he is good-looking, everyone thinks that he cannot be a bad person.
Lin Yuan sometimes felt that these people were scheming.
Sometimes I think they are naive.
At least most people do.
"Let him be a third flower." Lin Yuan said.
The emperor appointed him, Song Shizhao and the others certainly couldn't refuse.
And they also know that in this scientific examination, the champion will definitely not come out of the aristocratic family.
It's not even likely to be a poor family.
It is very likely that they were from ordinary people or from a family of farming and reading.
Only in this way will ordinary people feel that fame is very close to them.
It will inspire more people from non-aristocratic families to study.
Most of the people are like this. They can see the benefits, and as long as there are benefits, they are willing to do it.
Lin Yuan felt that such people were very cute.
If the people are really content with the status quo and have no desires, then he will really have a headache.
I just don't know, will this noble family who became Tanhua feel honored or humiliated
It's hard to tell, right
The second round of the test is "Household Registration".
The candidates' articles focused on female households.
Some people think that women's households should not be established, because this will breed women's ambitions, they will not be able to play the roles of wives and mothers well, and they will try their best to seize more power and more wealth, which will make men work harder because before. They just have to compete with men, and now they have to compete with women.
And in the end, many of them believed that female households would cause social unrest and make people's lives miserable.
To put it bluntly, it is fear.
They fear this system, they fear this change.
And they have to maintain their power.
Lin Yuan picked up the test papers again.
This time, the exam paper that refreshed him was very interesting.
This candidate believes that female households are only a small part of the household registration.
Household registration should not be based on a family, but a person as a unit. Everyone should have a household registration, so that the country can better understand how many people and how many men and women are in a country. Large households in various cities cannot have hidden households, and hidden households are only given to large households. Silver does not pay taxes to the state.
At the same time, it is also proposed that people should have proof of identity. Only with proof can they move to buy a house and buy land, and can they get married and work.
This is also beneficial to taxation, and it can also prevent the existence of hidden households.
His order was not very clear, but Lin Yuan still understood it.
After three days of the exam, Song Shizhao and the others had this one in the exam paper they had selected and presented to Lin Yuan.
There are many test papers for each proposition, and Lin Yuan has to select a hundred candidates to enter the palace for the test.
The pseudonym has been cut, and Lin Yuan can see the candidate's name.
Because many candidates have the same name and surname, the location will be added before the name. In addition to the city name, there is also the street name.
There are also people who are afraid that the street will also crash and write their own rankings at home.
It has been a month since Lin Yuan was elected.
Because each one has to be seen by himself, Song Shizhao and the others have selected those who have real talents and real learning.
The number of people was similar to what Lin Yuan had imagined.
Han Ling lived in the inn. The inn was full of test takers. The whole world gathered here. After the test, the inn was very lively. They talked about His Majesty's test questions every day and their own experiences, and some people were still arguing about it. Big fight.
There are also people who sing when they are drunk. The innkeeper is not angry and looks at them with a smile every day.
Although there is not much money, but there are very few people who are short of money to do business in the capital. What's the point of earning this quick money
Now the boss only wants to be famous, as long as one of these candidates can get the jinshi, the business of his inn will never be bad in the future.
Everyone wants to be happy.
If you win more people, that's even better!
When the waiter came to announce the person, all the candidates looked at the waiter expectantly, as if the waiter was not a person, but a golden bun.
The waiter sang: "Han Ling, a student from Yizhou, Daning Road, Liaoyang, can you be there?"
Han Ling's eyes widened.
His fellow villagers all looked at him.
Han Ling's hands and feet softened, and his face flushed. He shouted, "Yes! The students are here!"
Then he stumbled over to the chamberlain and bowed.
The servant smiled and said, "Your Majesty has called you to enter the palace in three days. You can wait at the gate of the palace, and someone will lead you in."
Han Ling's legs softened, knelt on the ground, and shouted, "Long live my emperor, long live!"
The maid didn't even look at him, just as he was about to take someone away, a student called out from behind, "Sir! Did you miss someone?"
The servant shook his head with a smile: "No, only Young Master Han was selected for this inn, you can wait for the list."
As long as you enter the palace exam, you must come out of the first class.
Although the first grade, the second grade and the third grade are all jinshi, the gap between jinshi and jinshi is huge.
Especially the top three, the same jinshi, that status is the lowest.
Many people even prefer not to win and fight again after three years, rather than becoming a fellow jinshi.
Among the fellow jinshi, there are very few people who can be extremely high-ranking ministers.
One is very lucky, and the ancestors bless it.
Han Ling was still lying on the ground, and his countrymen helped him up. Han Ling's cheeks were flushed, but his eyes were bright.
The fellow villagers sighed: "See you in the future, I will call you an adult."
Only then did Han Ling realize that he was a little carried away, and quickly said: "No matter what happens in the future, we are all brothers."
Although the fellow villagers are sad, they still have spirit. After all, although they can't become the first-class jinshi, there is still hope for the second-class.
As for the top three...
They were also a little dazed.
It's a blessing to be able to get admitted, as for the number of tops it doesn't matter.
Don't you see that there are still a lot of gray-haired talents? I have never succeeded in the exam all my life.
Those who can be picky about the top three must be the sons of high-profile families.
These people can't be picky.
A Han Ling appeared in an inn, and Han Ling suddenly became a rare figure, and students who had never dealt with before came to ask him for advice.
Ask him how he answered the test questions.
Han Ling said briefly.
The man began to beat his chest and pause: "I regret it! I regret it!"
It was only after Han Ling asked carefully that he realized that this person was wrong.
In addition to this person, there are other students who come to ask for advice.
Either they kept praising His Majesty, or they felt that they should not give preferential treatment to businessmen.
The owner of the inn, You Rongyan, paid out his own pocket to invite the students to drink wine for three days in the inn, and Han Ling's expenses were refunded by the owner.
Han Ling refused again and again. The boss said, "Young master, I don't know. I have someone in my shop. Why don't you worry about money, and you must come like a cloud of customers! You don't have to worry, my son and I each have benefits, and we don't owe each other."
Han Ling had no choice but to take the money back and make up his mind to pass the money to the boss when he checked out.
He didn't know what ranking he would get, but since he entered the palace exam, he had to show all what he had learned, so as not to pay for the hard work over the years.
The students in Beijing were drunk for three days, and there was a scent of wine on the road.
There are also painters who have painted this scene, which has been handed down for thousands of years.