Man Bao said: "I know this, the crown prince and Kong Jijiu came out together."
Feng Zongping was taken aback, and asked, "How do you know?"
"Just now the prince and Kong Jijiu came to inspect the examination room, we were sitting in the teahouse outside, the prince said when we met."
At that time, half of the exam was already done, and it was useless to know who gave the questions.
Everyone didn't expect the crown prince to ask such a question. It's really... too difficult.
After a day of high-speed brains, everyone was tired, so everyone went home after gossiping for a while.
Mrs. Liu and Mr. Zhuang were already waiting for them in the carriage. After saluting with his grandmother and mother, Bai Shan ran to sit with Mr. Zhuang with Man Bao and the others.
Seeing how lively they were, Mrs. Liu knew that most of them would fail the exam, and she was already thinking about it, so she shook her head and smiled, and let them go.
Bai Shan and the others approached Mr. Zhuang to discuss the issue of Jinshi this time.
Mr. Zhuang didn't expect their current affairs policy to be so difficult. He thought for a while and said, "I seem to have heard Zhan Shifu and the prince mention that the policy of equalizing the land in some places will not go on."
The four were puzzled, "Why?"
Mr. Zhuang thought for a while and said: "There are more people and less land. Every year, more and more males come of age. Some places could not afford the full amount of Yongye Field and Koufen Field a long time ago."
Bai Dalang frowned, "Then we need to change the policy of equalizing the land?"
Mr. Zhuang asked, "What are you writing about?"
Bai Dalang: "... I think the strategy of equalizing the land is very good, but it is not good to restrict the business of Yongye Tian. I think it should be open to the business of Yongye Tian. Some people continue to use their money for something, or want to move, but Because Yongyetian cannot be bought or sold, there are many constraints."
Bai Shandao: "My big cousin and I have exactly the opposite idea. Other things may be changeable, but the restriction on the sale of Yongyetian is the most unchangeable thing."
He said: "Looking at the changes of dynasties in the past, there have been civil violence, and there are inherent reasons for the traitors to instigate discord, but the people who rioted are not refugees who lost their land. Why did they become refugees? Except for natural disasters, they lost their land."
"Once the Yongyetian can be bought and sold, more people will lose their land in the future. Those who lose their land will have no livelihood, and the world will be in chaos."
Bai Dalang said with a smile: "You are scaremongering. The Yongyetian business is just for the convenience of some people, allowing them to move freely and choose their livelihoods. They have hands and feet, so they will judge the consequences of selling land."
Bai Shandao: "There are so many stupid people in the world, and even more greedy people. I'm afraid they won't be able to judge the consequences of selling the land, so this opening cannot be opened."
Bai Erlang and Man Bao also think so.
Seeing that he was besieged by three people alone, Bai Shan couldn't help being stunned for a moment, "The three of you are unified, so what you two wrote is the same?"
Bai Shandao: "I still wrote the strategy of equalizing the land, but I also guessed the reason for this topic. I guessed that some people don't like the strategy of equalizing the land, and there are not enough acres of land, so I wrote some changes. , and it is emphasized that Yongyetian cannot be sold.”
Bai Erlang blushed and said, "I, I just wrote down the strategy of equalizing the land that I know, and expressed some opinions."
Mr. Zhuang was also excited and asked, "What do you think?"
"I think the policy of equalizing land is very good, better than previous policies."
The four masters and apprentices: …
Mr. Zhuang just reached out and touched his head, and then said: "While the memory is still fresh, you can silence your article when you go back."
The three of them answered yes in a low voice.
After returning, he washed and ate, and then went into the study to write silently.
Man Bao followed Mr. Zhuang to read the article they wrote silently. Mr. Zhuang read it faster than her, so he handed it to her and asked, "What do you think?"
Man Bao said: "Bai Shan's writing is the best, Senior Brother Bai still has something to say, followed by."
Bai Dalang and Bai Erlang looked up at her together.
Man Bao handed over Bai Shan's share and said, "I'm not doing this for selfishness, it's real."
Bai Dalang stretched out his hand to read it, only to find that Bai Shan had also written about the pros and cons of taxation related to the policy of equalizing the land.
Bai Dalang felt a little regretful, why didn't he think of this
Bai Dalang frowned and thought for a while and asked, "Cousin Shan, I remember you are ranked eighteenth on the list, right?"
Bai Shan nodded, "Not bad."
Bai Dalang looked at Mr. Zhuang.
Mr. Zhuang stroked his beard and pondered, "You might really pass the exam this time."
Bai Shan was surprised, "No way, I'm not good at the beginning and the thesis."
The topic this time was too difficult. The reason why he was able to write so much was because he had read some books produced by Man Bao that mentioned a sentence or two of the advantages and disadvantages of the land equalization system. Didn't go into detail at all.
His knowledge and feelings are very shallow, so he has no confidence.
You know, in the past, when writing the current affairs policies assigned by the gentlemen, they had to prepare an article for at least five days, and it took another two or three days to write it out.
Not only do you have to check the classics, but sometimes you have to go to Liubu to ask for relevant data.
No one thought that the topic this time would be so difficult, and none of them had a detailed understanding of the current strategy of equalizing the land.
The strategy of equalizing the land they have seen in their lives... is still pretty good.
At least every year after autumn, the distribution of fields to adult males in the village is very lively, just like New Year's Eve.
Therefore, in terms of the advantages and disadvantages of the strategy of equalizing the land, the three brothers all agreed with it.
But the reason why the prince asked this question was to ask for a strategy. The prince was not very satisfied with the answers of the three, but Bai Shan's paper was indeed better than that of Bai Dalang and Bai Erlang.
The prince took out Bai Shan's paper and read it carefully, then put it aside, frowning.
The examiners knew that the prince was not very satisfied, but...
Several people showed the prince the few papers they had just read.
After the prince turned over, he frowned even more tightly, "Isn't there a single person of insight?"
Kong Jijiu took out a few from the side and showed him, saying, "These are not bad."
The prince frowned slightly after seeing it, but he was still not very satisfied.
Kong Jijiu said: "His Royal Highness, these are still students. They have no official experience. It is very good to have this understanding. We can't ask them to use Korean and Chinese martial arts."
The crown prince was looking down at a test paper. Hearing this, he threw the test paper in front of him and snorted coldly: "It is precisely because they are still students that they should be ambitious and energetic. What kind of knowledge is it to flatter a horse? This kind of person It's all down."
"There is no shortage of officials in the court. What I just want to know is whether there are still leftover pearls in the world."
Kong Jijiu was very satisfied with the prince's current state of seeking talents, but he was not satisfied with his attitude towards the courtiers, but he did not advise him in front of everyone, but planned to mention it privately after going out for a while.
So he changed the subject and said, "Your Highness, the results of poetry, prose and Confucian classics have been released, and the sequence can be determined when the results of Shiwu Policies come out."