The soldiers did not take long before they returned to where Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were sitting. Behind them was the head examiner, and two other people were holding a set of papers.
"Sir, you want to review the questions?" The head examiner asked.
"I'm going to answer the questions. You are Xue … … Assistant Minister of Rites. Oh, I remember now. Xue Yuan, right?" Zhang Xiaobao looked at the head examiner and thought for a while before saying his name.
The head examiner nodded happily: "Yes, yes. You have a good memory. Do you want to answer all the questions? Do you want to extend the duration of the imperial examinations? "
"No need. It's just a small question. In a while, bring the examiner here. I will answer it for him." Zhang Xiaobao did not want to be scolded. Because he was alone, extending the duration of the imperial examinations was worse than delaying the Autumn Quarter Examinations by a month. Thus, he immediately took the papers and did not say anything polite. He invited the head examiner to eat and let him leave after greeting him.
Assistant Minister Xue did not feel that Zhang Xiaobao was neglecting him. If he really asked him to stay for a meal, that would be a lie. Why would he ask him to stay for a meal when there were two people eating?
However, he had doubts about whether Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan could answer all the questions.
Zhang Xiaobao poured hot water into a cup of barley wine. This was the first wine that appeared during the distillation process. It was also called Liuzi wine and had a relatively high alcohol content. However, no matter how high the alcohol content of barley wine was, it was still not as high as rice or corn. The first wine was around 50% alcohol content.
"You still want to drink during an examination? Give me the questions. Let me see. " Wang Juan took the cup in front of Zhang Xiaobao and took a sip. She drank a quarter of the wine in one gulp and finished half a tael.
"I'll leave you a sip. One tael per person. You will feel refreshed. After drinking, you will be able to answer the questions. Eh? What kind of questions are these from the Mathematics Section? The fill in the blanks questions actually have to be memorized. Luckily, I memorized them before. Thank you, Grandfather Bi. That old man taught me a lot.
Do you see this? This is the Mathematics exam? This was clearly not asking people to calculate. Instead, it was bringing up the foreword, gouging out a row of words, and asking people to fill in the blanks.
"There's a calculation problem. I've left a space here, which means that there's no need to write down the steps to solve the problem. Let me see, the road is eighty feet long. The two brothers will walk it in pairs. The brothers will take four feet each step, and the younger brother will take half a step. A total of thirty-five steps.
Was this what the imperial examinations were about? It means that there is a road that is eighty feet long, and two brothers are walking on it. The elder brother takes one step and covers four feet, and the younger brother takes half of the elder brother's, which is two feet. Then the two of them walk a total of thirty-five steps, and each of them is asked how many steps they have taken. "
Zhang Xiaobao felt helpless after reading the questions. It was too simple. It was just a two-dimensional linear equation.
Wang Juan did not even need a pen and could directly say the answer. Of course, it was not a blank. There were steps to solve the problem. Let X, Y, X + Y = 35, 4X + 2Y = 80.
"I really should call Xiao Bei and the rest over. Let's not talk about the College Entrance Examination. If there were such questions in the Middle School Entrance Examination, the children would die of happiness. Let me see again. Oh, there's a two-dimensional quadratic equation at the bottom. It seems that not everyone can calculate pi. Xiao Bao, now you know the importance of a system, right?"
Wang Juan held a roll of paper in her hand, took a pen, and finished answering all the questions for the Mathematics Section. Zhang Xiaobao glanced at it and copied it. Otherwise, it would take some time to solve the two-dimensional quadratic equation. He might as well eat a few more mouthfuls of food.
When the two of them finished their meal and began to drink tea, they had finished answering all the questions except for a poem, a prose essay, and some discussion questions that hadn't been written yet.
There were no multiple-choice questions, no error correction questions, just filling in the blanks, discussion, discussion, and so on. The only question the two of them answered was the Mathematics Section, which was how to judge a case. The judgment was not fixed and had a certain degree of flexibility. The two of them had already memorized all the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
After Zhang Xiaobao finished writing, he said to Wang Juan, "Look, aren't the laws set for the upper class? If our family followed this rule, even ten heads would not be enough to chop off. "
"Are you saying that the law is useless?" Wang Juan asked.
"No, I'm saying that everyone should quickly become upper class people so that they can avoid the law," Zhang Xiaobao said.
"If someone can be above the law, it can only mean that the system is not perfect. The one who is wrong is not the law, but those who are clearly avoiding the law. Not only are they not ashamed, but they are also complacent. If you do too many bad things, one day you will run into a ghost."
"I'm a good person. Don't look at me and say that we're not going back today. Call Xiaobei and the others over later. Let's eat hotpot tonight. Sauerkraut hotpot with a chimney. At the same time, let them answer the questions and experience the Imperial Examination."
Zhang Xiaobao reopened the Mathematics Section paper and began to think about how to write poems and prose.
Just as he came up with some ideas, someone came to disturb him.
"Lord Zhang, Lord Wang, you two are looking for me?" the person asked politely.
"Oh, you're the examiner for the Mathematics Section Oral Examination?" Zhang Xiaobao looked at the person and asked.
"Yes, Lord Zhang, do you think there's something wrong with the questions?" The person was very nervous.
Zhang Xiaobao waved his hand, "No, it's just that it's too simple."
"Yes, yes, it's simple."
"Go ahead and ask." Zhang Xiaobao sat up straight and said seriously.
"Ask what?" The person was surprised.
"Ask me a question, and I'll answer it. Also, examinee Wang Juan, ask together." Zhang Xiaobao's attitude was very proper. Examinees should act like examinees, at least for now.
The person rubbed his hands and said hesitantly, "Lord Zhang, then, then I'll ask."
"Go ahead and ask. I asked you to ask Wang Juan and me." Zhang Xiaobao urged.
"Okay, thank you, Lord Zhang." The person stood respectfully and then asked, "I'll ask, Lord Zhang, that … the Tang Bank's reserve rate increased by one percentage point, and the Bank's deposit rate also increased by one percentage point. Normally, this should suppress consumption, but why is it that in some cases, there is a trend of consumption increasing?"
Zhang Xiaobao nodded and replied, "This is mainly because the Tang Bank's lending to the outside world decreased during this process. At the same time, the examination and approval requirements were also stricter. This caused the private lending to expand, which led to a situation where the consumption of certain items accelerated.
Also, outside of the provision of non-essential items, those who have a large amount of other items and hoard them, in order to cash them out, have to lend the cash to the private lending institutions that also raise the deposit and withdrawal rates. When they judge that the profit lost from dumping the goods is less than the additional interest gained from depositing the money in the private lending institutions, they will sell a large amount of goods at a low price. This will increase the consumption of these goods in the areas under their influence.
This is a short-term, localized increase in consumption. If it exceeds the short-term, and there is an expansion of consumption, then it can only mean that there are people who are speculating. If the effect is not big, then I can ignore it, but if it exceeds the bottom line of my heart, I will firmly suppress it. "
"Thank you, Lord Zhang." The person was very happy.
"Is there anything else?" Zhang Xiaobao continued to ask.
"Yes, yes, Lord Zhang, if the quantity of small goods does not reach the taxable quantity, then no tax will be collected. However, there are people who deliberately sell large goods in the form of small goods according to their assembled parts to avoid tax. What should be done about this kind of thing?" The person asked another question.
"Tax will be collected according to the overall quantity of goods sold in a unit time, and a fixed tax will be levied on the increase of assets. At the same time, strict examination will be carried out. The business operation and tax declaration items must be consistent with the actual items recorded in the transaction process.
If they are the same, the accounts will be audited. If they are different, in addition to making the difference in tax payable, punitive measures will be imposed. For the first time, the fine should not be too large, and it will be mainly a warning. If the offender commits a second time, the punishment will be increased, "Zhang Xiaobao answered.
"Thank you, Lord Zhang, and …"
"Wait." Wang Juan opened her mouth. She stared at the person and asked in confusion, "This year's oral examination of arithmetic has started to test this?"
"No, the students want to test them on this, but they don't understand. After Lord Zhang and you went to Hong Nong, Lord Zhang's lectures in Beijing were stopped, and the students had to study by themselves. Didn't Lord Zhang give the students a chance to ask questions when he was busy?"
The person had a blank expression on his face, as if he was wondering why Wang Juan had brought up the oral examination.
Looking at the situation, when the examiner asked him to come, she did not tell him the details.
Wang Juan looked at Zhang Xiaobao and smiled. Zhang Xiaobao reacted and didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he said to the person, "You … You … Alright, after the martial arts exam, I will resume class. You can write down all your questions and hand them to me after class. As for the other people's questions, I will gather them together and answer them all together.
Let's not talk about this now. You can ask me about the oral examination of arithmetic. Wang Juan and I will pass the examination of arithmetic as well, so we can begin. "
Wang Juan also sat up straight and waited.
The person smiled awkwardly and said, "Lord Zhang, you are making things difficult for me. How could I dare to ask you such a small question? Don't tease me, okay? You want to take the arithmetic exam, and I will tell you now. You and Official Wang have both passed. If you insist on making me ask, then you are scolding me."
"Ah ~! Okay then, you can go do your own thing. I will answer the questions of the advanced subject. "Zhang Xiaobao waved his hand and bade farewell to the person.
The person bowed and said, "Lords, you are busy. I will take my leave."
After he finished speaking, he really left.
The examinees on both sides of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had all pressed their ears to the wooden board to listen. When they heard the person's question, they were all at a loss. When they heard Zhang Xiaobao's answer, oh, it should be said that it was an answer, they were first shocked and then felt inferior.
Look at him. He had nothing better to do and took the arithmetic exam. The examiner who came for the oral examination could only ask for advice and did not dare to ask questions related to arithmetic.
Wang Juan watched the person leave and laughed.
"No wonder the examiner arranged for an assistant minister from the Ministry of Rites. If they really arranged for someone to be the head of the secretariat or the head of the various departments, they would not care whether you took the exam or not. They would definitely pester you and ask you all kinds of questions.
"Just now, you gave me a fright. I thought that the Tang Dynasty's arithmetic exam was already so difficult. According to this, when Xiaobei and the others grow up, when they take the exam, won't they ask about the tax refund and differential subsidies for exported goods in the Tang Dynasty's import and export trade, as well as the issue of the imposition of punitive tariffs for anti-dumping measures in the process of protecting the cost of its own goods?
When you finished answering the second question, I only realized it. But you foolishly waited for someone to continue asking. Why didn't you think about it? Is that a question that examinees should be asked now? "
"How would I know? I thought it was just a question. Moreover, the question is not difficult. Is there a difference between one plus one and one plus two?" Zhang Xiaobao spread his hands.
"Oh, that's amazing. You know one plus one and one plus two? Is it the one plus one and one plus two question that can be expressed as the sum of the product of a prime number and the product of b prime number? "Wang Juan argued.
"Then what is it?" Zhang Xiaobao was confused.
"Prime numbers. A long time ago, there was a person called … Goldbach. He said …"
"Answer the question, answer the question. Don't say things that are not related to the exam. Don't disturb me. I want to write a poem." Zhang Xiaobao sent Wang Juan back and packed his things. He once again became a good examinee who knew the rules.
Zhang Xiaobao knew what Wang Juan was talking about. This was not a field that he should be involved in. When encountering such situations, he should follow the principles of the Thirty-Six Stratagems. First, he should avoid it. Second, he should leave.
This field could easily cause people to die without a burial place, especially that Chen guy. He was not a person, but an existence as bright as the stars.
Zhang Xiaobao was most afraid of people with the surname Chen, because even history could not be erased. Just by hearing their name, he could feel his own insignificance. He could fight against Li Longji, but he did not dare to have the slightest disrespect for a certain group of people in his heart.
"There will always be some people who cannot be measured by money. Yes! If one hears the Dao in the morning, one can die in the evening. The Dao can be Dao, but it is not the Dao. I know how to speak, I am good at nurturing, I am noble. Answer the question. "
Zhang Xiaobao thought about it in his heart. He picked up his pen and prepared to continue the Advancement exam.
He actually did not want to write a song line because there were many words in a song line. There were only four quatrains and eight quatrains. However, when writing a modern poem, the requirements were stricter.
The question was very simple, and the content was not difficult to understand. Zhang Xiaobao wanted to write a few times before, but he did not know where to start. Just now, Wang Juan said one plus one, one plus two, which reminded him of some people. Now, he felt that it seemed to be easy to write.
Thus, Zhang Xiaobao took a deep breath and started writing.
"What is the Dao? Worship an official, return to the province when winter comes, snow is pure and innocent; Find my Dao, leave kindness in my heart. Four seasons in the world, people are the heavens."
This Dao is not mysterious in the distant emperor, I do not know where to go or stay.
Looking up, the blue sky is empty, looking back, the thick earth is full of jade rooms.
Even ants seek the warmth of spring, how can people avoid the cold of autumn?
Brocade returns home, respect the elderly first, do not talk about official status, fellow countrymen.
Fellow countrymen stoke firewood, and put winter vegetables in front of the table.
Deep in the cold, cracked hands, revealing the light of the fire, moist and gentle face.
When I say there are many dishes, I hurriedly put down my chopsticks, when he says there is little meat, he pushes the plate.
The cucumbers are crisp, the leek sprouts are fresh, the children are laughing and playing at the table.
During the meal, I asked about the deceased, the newly built tower to worship the deceased.
The fields are often produced in all seasons, the things by the water are occasionally left behind.
The turbid wine floats to the bottom, the gourd soup scars the bottom.
The tipsy finger goes to the Sui Feng, proposed to use soil to cultivate mountain treasures.
What can be chosen from ten thousand kinds of mountain treasures? Mushrooms are best fried and stewed.
Tremella still needs to be cultivated, but purple mushrooms can be produced in the same basket.
The host is pleasantly surprised and often urged to drink, returning guests forget their worries and keep drinking.
Or all of Sanshui County? And all of the four seas can be mapped.
Suddenly there is a noise outside the door, pushing open the window to listen to the light bell.
Zhang Wang is afraid to be behind, Ge Li outside the village is happy to compete.
First, white cut chicken pieces are tender, then brown smoked beast head teng.
Hurriedly waving and bowing to thank, the noise buzzing in the capital.
Inform the capital and the county, the roadside is the same Yang Liusong.
The Yellow River divides Wei and divides Yellow River, Dingshui clear and turbid together.
A thousand coins are easy to buy a Tiger Staff, a hundred knives are hard to find a Falcon Bow.
My sister Bei Er prepares a gift, staying up late to set off fireworks.
The young child asks how many people belong to, bending his fingers three times until the moon is full and waning.
Invite wine to wet hands, take bowl to add frost to boots.
Celebrate until the rooster crows, wake up, drink until the moon sets.
Drink half a jar of wine, suddenly go to the chicken coop, suddenly come to study.
The school windows are bright, the tables and chairs are arranged, the sun is shining in the west.
But there is food and drink between classes, no wonder the children are reading and studying.
Clear soup monkey head with abalone, big wonton stuffed with water chestnuts.
Suddenly there is an old man patting the shoulder, laughing and praising Sanshui Zhen.
Remember to be modest and laugh back, these are small things not worth boasting about.
Then he shakes his head and praises good fortune, then shushes and waves his hand, saying that life is short.
Is it difficult to detoxify the poison and control the soup?
The old man did not mean this, this meal is accompanied by gentleness.
Since it is gentleness, what is there to say? It is almost breaking into the house to hit the spoon spoon spoon.
The old man cupped his fists and apologized, I bent my hand back to bury myself in thought.
Nine bends form a river, the word is a few, the valley name is a pond.
You county children eat ten thousand li vegetables, that side of the snow is thick and cold.
Winged abalone, monkey head and soup, Lu Zhou's water chestnuts are far away.
Huaiyuan sealed the water and solid, the sound of sand and howling resentful mountain high.
Why not use the horseback deer and flying dog? Goshawk sleigh guarding the empty sky?
Officials always forget the small weight, Ceng Yi was ambitious in the beginning?
I heard that and was shocked, this year the Great Tang is sunny.
How can the imperial court be perplexed, how can the inner court be so peaceful?
Disaster in all places, Chang Ping is in a hurry to report to the capital.
I read all the reports in the capital, are you sure it is not shocking?
I am angry and stare, I am determined to think about it.
I anxiously shout to Chuanzhou, slowly reply to the county.
Saying that Chang Ping has little grain, and that the shops should pay taxes.
The meaning of thousands of words, it is difficult to blame the officials and natural disasters.
I am angry, I have many excuses, when I meet with trouble, I first evade.
The troops quickly set off to the ground, brandishing the knife to cut the vegetables.
Pulling out the tendons and breaking the bones, all of the surname to be exterminated, lives taken and souls taken away.
Originally, I killed all the corruption, but looking back, I am still alive.
Opening my eyes, I am startled awake, holding the edge of the bed, the space between my eyebrows is painful, I think before I am drunk.
Shouting loudly to vent my anger, when I wake up in the examination room, the ink is dry.
The sun sets and the sun laughs silently, the charcoal star is full of sound.
Suddenly I hear the eagle cry, the new moon, the water clouds and red luan.
Raising his hand and waving it, he is actually looking for the top spin.
Beasts are psychic, they know how to use their lives to win over officials.
Full of masculinity, they are full of righteousness.
Sighing to find the people as the heavens, there is a dream in a dream, it is fate.
"Come down, come down, don't stop me." Zhang Xiaobao threw away the pen and opened his arms.
Shui Yun and his wife, Hong Luan, came down one after the other. The wind brought by their wings made the soldiers unable to stand steadily.
"Stand still on the table, don't move. I almost died of exhaustion from writing a song of more than a thousand words. I can't ruin it, otherwise I will go to your house every day to cry. What's wrong? Something happened at home? You don't care about the children? "
Zhang Xiaobao patted the table and talked to Shui Yun and his wife.
Shui Yun and Hong Luan really jumped on the table and looked around curiously.
Wang Juan pulled the board away and looked at Zhang Xiaobao in surprise, then looked at the paper and asked, "Is it really more than a thousand words?"
"It's punctuation. Anyway, it has more words than Xiao Bai." Zhang Xiaobao patted the paper.
Wang Juan thought for a while and realized who Zhang Xiaobao was talking about. Bai Juyi, who wrote the 《Song of Everlasting Regret》. Then she curled her lips and said, "How can you compare to him? He has quality. "
"I have speed. Give me two days and I will write better than him. He writes this kind of thing when he has nothing to do. Do I have time for nothing? If you don't believe me, look at Xiao Li. He hasn't written for a long time. He is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue and he is so busy.
I have decided to work hard to live for a few more decades or even a hundred years. I will wait for Xiao Bai. He has just grown up, so I will arrange things for him to do. You want him to write poems? He should write reports and self-criticism every day. "
Zhang Xiaobao said viciously, then opened his mouth and laughed.
Wang Juan was also amused. "Fortunately, I didn't get you into the Spring and Autumn Annals. Otherwise, there would be no Analects of Confucius. What are Shuiyun and Hong Luan doing?"
"How would I know? I saw them flying in the sky and waved my hand, and they came down. Their eyes are quite sharp. I will have someone go to the lake to check. Don't let anything go wrong."
Zhang Xiaobao wanted to order the soldiers to go and check.
Before he could find the soldiers, a person rushed in from outside. It was Luo Bin. He hurried to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, looked at Shuiyun and Hong Luan and said,
"Lord Zhang, Lord Wang, the children are all out. Lord Shuiyun just fed them. Lord Zhang said that the children are asleep now and asked me to tell you the good news. I didn't expect Lord Shuiyun to come in person."
"Oh? All eleven are safe? "Zhang Xiaobao asked happily.
"That's amazing. They can open their mouths to eat insects without opening their eyes," Luo Bin continued to report.
Zhang Xiaobao agreed. "Amazing, really amazing. In fact, when we were young, we could take the initiative to drink milk with our eyes closed. We are amazing together."
"Yes, yes, Lord Zhang is right." Luo Bin echoed. Suddenly, he saw that in another single room, there were examinees poking their heads out to watch the fun, so he quickly said, "Since Lord Zhang and Lord Wang know, I will go back. Keep an eye on them, or I will lose my head."
"Okay, when I go back after the exam, I will reward you handsomely." Zhang Xiaobao waved his hand and said goodbye to Luo Bin.
Zhang Xiaobao turned his head and looked at Shuiyun and Hong Luan. After thinking for a moment, he said, "After I deal with the imperial examination, go back to Sanshui County with me first. I really don't feel at ease in the capital. There are too many eyes and different minds. Sanshui County is our territory.
If anyone has the ability to infiltrate Sanshui County and harm your children, he might as well deal with the palace. The difficulty is almost the same. "
Shuiyun looked at Hong Luan and nodded to Zhang Xiaobao.
"Okay, you two go back first and take care of the children. When I finish the exam, I will go to see you immediately." As Zhang Xiaobao spoke, he lifted the table and pushed it upward. Shuiyun and Hong Luan took advantage of the force to rise into the air, circled twice, and flew in the direction of the lake.
After the two eagles left, Wang Juan curiously reached for the paper. "Let me see what you're writing."
"Dream, I had a dream. Oh, there were two."
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