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Chapter 66 This chapter is a comparative account, discussing knowledge, the law of time, Zhuang Wen’s test of talents
Do you win by outperforming other candidates?
Zhuang Wen studied this sentence carefully, and then couldn't help but nod, it makes sense!
He hurriedly lowered his head and took a sip of the grain and soy milk in the bowl. The taste was a bit thick and grainy, sweet and very fragrant.
"It tastes very good." He praised sincerely: "Brother Zhu's craftsmanship is really good."
"Then if we set up a stall to sell this, we can definitely sell it, right?"
Li Qiao was also drinking his bowl of soy milk. This grain soy milk was made with a meat grinder. It was not as delicate as a meat grinder and had some gritty graininess.
But it is this graininess that gives this grain-soy milk a special flavor, and Li Qiao loves to drink it.
"Of course! It tastes very good, and the raw materials required are not very expensive." Zhuang Wen nodded. If it were him, he would be willing to buy it.
"So making money is not difficult at all. The raw materials required for this five-grain and soy milk can be mixed at will. If you like red dates, you can put a few red dates in it. If you like other beans and grains, you can also mix them according to your own taste. Add to."
"We are in Dasheng. Whether it is in mountainous areas, near the sea, or in plains, these grains can be found. Therefore, if Brother Wen writes a policy topic in the future, no matter where the location is given in the topic, you can use these grains. Write soy milk."
"This will definitely not make the people in the area rich, but it will allow the government to earn a few small sums of money. With this small amount of money, they can stock up on supplies and grain."
"Then you have given practical and actionable measures. Compared with other candidates' empty talk on paper, you clearly win."
"Do you think this is true?"
After Li Qiao finished speaking, he took a sip of soy milk to moisten his mouth. He looked at Zhuang Wen, waiting for Zhuang Wen's answer.
Zhuang Wen opened his eyes wide and quickly put down the bowl in his hand: "Brother, are you saying you want to teach me how to make grain and soy milk?"
"This is very simple, you can learn it once you learn it."
Li Qiao nodded.
"It doesn't work, it doesn't work, this is the way you came up with to make money, how can I use it? Besides, if I use it, what will you do then?"
Zhuang Wen quickly shook his head and disagreed with this matter.
"To be honest, Brother Wen, I can think of more ways to make money than this one, so you should use it. This method is universal and applicable no matter where it is located."
Li Qiao said with a smile.
Zhuang Wen: "..."
He let out a long sigh, isn't it? His little brother's head spins very fast, and it spins effectively. There are endless little tricks to make money.
He stood up and bowed deeply to Li Qiao: "Brother, I have no way to repay you for your kindness. How much is this grain and soybean milk recipe? I have to buy it."
"It's not worth a lot of money. There is no need to spend money to buy it. Besides, it is not certain whether the Holy Father will come up with a similar policy topic this year."
"Now we are just in case."
Li Qiao shook his head and rejected Zhuang Wen's proposal.
Seeing that Zhuang Wen was about to speak again, he added, "How about we talk about this when you really get the chance to become a scholar?"
"Well...that's fine."
Zhuang Wen thought for a while and nodded.
"Brother Wen, come and sit down." Li Qiao asked him to sit down, but before he could finish his words: "Actually, even if there are no tips for making money, as long as you take one more step than other candidates, then I think it will be enough. OK."
"What steps?" Zhuang Wen just sat firmly on the chair. Hearing this, he immediately moved towards Li Qiao, half of his body leaning out of the chair.
Is it okay if you don’t have to make money?
Facing Zhuang Wen's suspicious and puzzled eyes, Li Qiao nodded: "The step I'm talking about is to prepare daily supplies and budget carefully."
"After the government collects taxes, the court allows a portion to be kept for the daily operations of the government. The remaining portion of food and money should not be spent every time, but should be stored for emergencies."
"Besides, you can also do other things on weekdays to increase the government's income. If you have mountains, you can get some mountain products, herbs, and prey. If you have water, you can catch some fish. If you don't have mountains or water, you can also think of ways to get something new. Eat.”
"For example, make egg-filled pancakes or pancakes with fruit."
Li Qiao couldn't help but pause for a moment when he mentioned these two long-lost foods.
In fact, after the apocalypse comes, these two kinds of cakes will be available in the base canteen. These two kinds of cakes do not require too exotic ingredients and can be made in the base canteen.
But at that time, he only thought about cultivation and was not interested in eating and drinking, so after careful calculation, he had never eaten these two ordinary snacks since the end of the world.
He sighed softly in his heart, and just then Zhuang Wen asked what egg-filled pancakes and pancakes with fruits were. He smiled and described these two eating methods in detail.
Zhuang Wen couldn't help drooling after hearing this. Although he hadn't eaten it yet, there was nothing unpalatable about Li Qiao!
"Pull it back, pull it back, let's get down to business."
Li Qiao saw that Zhuang Wen's thoughts were wandering a little far, so he quickly brought the topic back.
"Of course, these snacks cannot make the local government rich, and the money earned from these snacks will not be of much use in the face of a major disaster. But at least you have an attitude and are serious about doing practical things."
"Other candidates are thinking about what to do after a disaster occurs, but you are thinking about how to prevent disasters. If you have dug a few more wells and dug an extra river than others, then you are one step ahead of others. You are ahead of others.”
"If you were the examiner, what kind of candidates would you like?"
Zhuang Wen: "..."
After thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but pat his thigh. That's the reason!
There are only a few people in the world who are as full of novel ideas as Li Qiao. Most candidates are like him and only know how to answer questions honestly, so he only needs to be half a step ahead of others to win.
"Listening to your words is worth ten years of studying!" He stretched out his thumb and shook it several times in front of Li Qiao's eyes.
Li Qiao couldn't help laughing: "I'm just making a blind analysis. The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, so what I say may not be accurate."
"I think that's how it should be!"
Zhuang Wen was quite confident.
Because no matter how you look at it, Li Qiao's words are extremely reasonable.
What is enlightenment?
That's it.
Pull open his head and instill wisdom in him!
Master Chen from the private school never said these words.
Master Chen just asked everyone to memorize the articles by rote. He first memorized the articles of the Holy Spirit, then linked them sentence by sentence to the Four Books and Five Classics, and then used this method to write articles in conjunction with conventional disaster relief methods.
Articles written in this way are the same, without any new ideas. But Li Qiao’s words gave him the direction!
"Brother, with your intelligence, it's not a matter of raising your hand to win over the scholar."
"...No, no, no, I haven't really tried it, so how dare I say such a thing. Besides, I have only read the Four Books and Five Classics now, and I haven't read the Three Histories and Three Biography yet."
Li Qiao waved his hand, he did not have 100% confidence in himself.
"These are the most basic. The test is memory. You are young now and can memorize things quickly. In my opinion, you can finish memorizing the Three Histories and Three Legends before the autumn harvest."
Zhuang Wen is now convinced of Li Qiao, just like Li Dashan and Li Chuntao, he has begun to be blindly confident.
But when Li Qiao heard this, he waved his hands even more fiercely: "Brother Wen, "Historical Records" is a roadblock. I have no confidence that I can defeat it now."
It is true to say that "Historical Records" is a stumbling block, because "Historical Records" has a total of more than 500,000 words.
More than half a million words!
He bought a complete set of historical records, each one very thick.
The corresponding commentary book is even more thick!
When buying it, the clerk took down ten books from the bookshelf at once, and his scalp immediately felt numb.
It was really time to start reading, and his scalp started to tingle again.
It was not easy for people in ancient times to study. Not to mention how difficult it was to memorize this thick book, just buying this set of books, even if it was a handwritten copy, would cost more than twenty taels of silver.
Even if you don't buy a manuscript but copy it yourself, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone you spend to copy the whole book is still a lot of money.
Besides, "Historical Records" is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is "Hanshu". "Hanshu" has a total of 800,000 words, which is more than 200,000 words more than "Historical Records"!
If his scalp was numb when he saw "Historical Records", then he just wanted to pass out when he saw "Han Shu". No wonder ancient scholars spent decades studying for the imperial examination!
In addition, "Zuo Zhuan" has nearly 200,000 words.
Coupled with the number of words in "Dongguan Hanji", "Gongyang Zhuan", and "Guliang Zhuan", he had no confidence in memorizing it before the autumn harvest.
He only planned to read the Three Histories and Three Passes by heart before the autumn harvest, and understand its specific meaning. If he didn't memorize it, he could wait until he entered a private school.
Blindly studying hard will not allow him to pass the imperial examination. He needs the guidance of his master.
Thinking of this year's difficult journey, he couldn't help but sigh: "I don't understand why the imperial examination requires so many history books."
Isn't this deliberately embarrassing people?
He can still understand it after testing the Three Legends, because the Three Legends are an explanation and supplement to the Spring and Autumn Annals, one of the Five Classics.
But there are so many words in Three Histories, why take the test?
"Because these three books are not just history books, they also record other things, such as astronomy, geography, and institutional laws. They are very comprehensive. For example, the Food and Huo Zhi chapter in "Hanshu" involves agriculture and currency. This is When it comes to finance and economics, officials must have relevant knowledge.”
Zhuang Wen understood it very well.
"...Okay."
Li Qiao nodded with a heavy heart.
He had only bought "Historical Records" and "Hanshu" before, but he hadn't had time to read the specific contents.
As Zhuang Wen said, if these two books are not just about history, then scholars should really learn it. These scholars who pass the imperial examination will become officials in the future.
The Holy One certainly doesn't like officials who only endorse and speak great principles.
What the Holy Father wants are subordinates who can solve practical problems.
With this in mind, he asked Zhuang Wen some more questions. The more he asked, the calmer he became, and his resistance to these two tomes gradually diminished.
Well, he was illiterate before and thought that these two books only talked about history and characters, so he was superficial.
