A few days later,
"How's the check going?"
Sun Quan sent people to secretly investigate the identities of the candidates taking the literary test. Because he was suspicious, Sun Quan used people from the Demon Sect.
"At least half of those who are selected are more or less related to Cihang Jingzhai." Dou Yuru replied, "If this continues, I'm afraid not all of the people left behind will be her Cihang Jingzhai people!"
"As expected, only Cihang Jingzhai can use so many unofficial scholars." Sun Quan nodded.
"Then what should we do now? How about I secretly send people to kill those guys?" Dou Yuru wiped her hand on her neck, making a murderous gesture.
Sun Quan rolled his eyes,
"You know that I can't agree, and you still say this deliberately."
"Then you can't just watch your Jiangdong officialdom be controlled by Cihang Jingzhai. Killing these people will not only eliminate future troubles forever, but also allow the children of the following families to fill in, which will be of great help to your future unification of the world. The benefits." Dou Yuru explained.
"That's true, but you are killing the goose that lays the goose to lay the egg. The imperial examination is not just one time, do you know how many families are still waiting to see it? Only if this event is successful, more families will send their children to participate. Apart from anything else, I can't even guarantee people's safety. Who will dare to send people here in the future?" Sun Quan slowly said, "Cihang Jingzhai's skill is wonderful. I don't know who came up with the idea. If it can be done for Just use it.”
Once something gains momentum, it is usually difficult to reverse it. When Sun Quan opened the imperial examination, all the scholars in the world were moved. Cao Cao, Liu Bei or the Yuan brothers could not stop it if they wanted to. The more you stop him, the more those families will want to send their children to Jiangdong in order to leave a way out.
This was originally a difficult conspiracy. Who would have thought that Cihang Jingzhai did the opposite. They also sent a large number of people to participate. Relying on their higher knowledge, they forcibly removed those who were not very outstanding in the original family. The children squeezed in. Not only did it defeat Sun Quan's clever plan, but it also gave Sun Quan a difficult problem.
This time Sun Quan also met his opponent.
"It's not necessarily that powerful." Dou Yuru couldn't hear Sun Quan praising her opponent, "The decision is yours. It's not you who says who is the top pick, who is the top pick!"
Sun Quan shook his head and said,
"It's not that simple. Now that Cihang Jingzhai has taken action, how can he not have a backup plan? If I am selfish, once someone catches me and my reputation is ruined, then the literary test will also be messed up, and I will not be able to do it next time. Someone will come."
"Isn't there nothing we can do and the number one scholar is given away for nothing?" Dou Yuru's eyes widened.
"No. 1 pick is a trivial matter, but the ratio is indeed too high. But it's not important anymore. Since Cihang Jingzhai gave me such a big gift, I naturally have to find a way to accept it." Sun Quan suddenly A smile.
Dou Yuru narrowed her eyes slightly,
"Do you really plan to use Cihang Jingzhai's people?"
"You can't avoid using it. You have to squeeze something out and use it again." Sun Quan said.
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If the imperial examination was not a new thing, then the tricks Sun Quan played next were truly unprecedented.
Open-book exam!
Well, these are Sun Quan’s exact words. To be precise, it’s not just an open-book exam, Sun Quan even told everyone the exam questions in advance!
You can go back and read various classics, you can do experiments secretly in private, you can even ask teacher friends for advice, and given you relatively sufficient time - yes, this is a paper.
"Since ancient times, there has been no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts. In a martial arts competition, one side can always win. The outcome is very intuitive. Even if someone cheats, you can't say that I proctored the exam. As for the literary test, there are almost the same articles. What do you think? If the article is good, I say which article is good has a lot to do with the marking officer, and it is easy for someone to make remarks about it. Therefore, for this literary test, I also want an intuitive way to judge winning or losing!" Sun Quan said .
Zhang Zhao carefully looked at the test questions given by Sun Quan.
"Can this selected one be considered the top pick?"
"What I want is not a writer, I want talents, and the one selected is the number one scholar!" Sun Quan said with certainty.
As a result, a group of literati and scholars who had never touched the sun were brought to the busy farmland under the scorching sun.
Sun Quan's test questions were very simple. He was to observe the farmers' work for a day and come up with ways to make the farmers work more efficiently.
This question directly determines who is the top pick!
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"Sister, what do you think?"
Zhuge Liang told Diao Chan the test questions, and according to Diao Chan's arrangement, he was also one of the candidates this time.
"Optimize the process, find other methods, and improve tools. Currently, these are the three directions I can think of." Diao Chan said.
Zhuge Liang nodded,
"I, Cihang Jingzhai, have many Mohist classics and am good at improving tools. Didn't Sun Quan ask this question deliberately to put us in power?" Zhuge Liang asked strangely.
"If we really help him improve his tools, considering Jiangdong's current vast land and abundant resources, we don't know how much food production can be increased in one year." Diao Chan said, "So, just a little achievement will be enough, don't worry too much. The number one scholar is not the number one scholar, It doesn’t matter, as long as our people can get on, that’s fine.”
"But that's the problem, senior sister." Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly, "There are regulations in the literary test. Anyone with the same answer will be regarded as cheating. Others can brainstorm ideas, but I have so many people in Cihang Jingzhai. If you want them all to pass, you must Every answer is different. You can’t be serious about it!”
Even if we divide the work and cooperate, you change this part and I change that part, do you think Sun Quan is stupid? He won't combine all the improvements in the end? It’s not like I got Sun Quan’s advantage in vain!
But if you don't pay attention and make random changes, and it has no effect in the end, you will definitely lose your reputation and not be on the list. This problem was also solved by Sun Quan.
"That's all." Diao Chan sighed softly, "Once this kind of thing becomes popular, it can't be hidden, and other places will follow suit. We don't think we are taking advantage of Sun Quan, let's just bring benefit to the people all over the world."
At this time, Diao Chan didn't know that she was a little naive, after all, she had never really done farm work. The land in the south is different from the land in the north. What is suitable for the improvement of fields in the south is not necessarily suitable for the north.
Once Jiangdong gains an advantage in productivity, even if the world is divided into two parts, Sun Quan will not have to worry about the decline of their national power. In medicine, engineering, agriculture, and even religion, Sun Quan was already ahead of other princes in these areas that were not taken seriously.
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soon,
Under the witness of all the people, the civil and military champions were born. Sun Quan couldn't make a lie, so he didn't make a lie.
Therefore, the result was very regrettable. As the host, Jiangdong failed to win the last "gold medal", which made many Jiangdong nobles feel ashamed and resentful. It also made many hostile people feel proud because they thought they had slapped Sun Quan in the face.
Since the event, no one has left, whether participants or bystanders, they are all waiting for the final "award ceremony". Let's see what kind of official positions and rights Sun Quan will give to the civil and military champion he created. Look at Sun Quan's "messed up" scene, how he will step down!
