Since Xiaobao was asked for an interview, it meant that the results of the first test had come out, so Qiu Sheng also followed Xiaobao and Zhuo Yao to the examination hall.

He is over forty years old, and his height cannot be seen from where he sits. His face is solemn, and his slightly upward-turned mustache is very thick, covering his upper lip, making his face serious and rigid.

The single eyelid drooped slightly, and he looked at the little boy in front of him with doubts in his eyes. The "child prodigy" he met last time was the grandson of a Hanlin bachelor, and he passed the "tongsheng" examination at the age of eight.

That time, Xuezheng was "astonished". After all, a child's "enlightenment" begins at least three years old, and it is very rare for a child to have a certain understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics in just five years.

The child now looks about eight years old. According to the test paper and the candidate's registration record, it is known that the child is only six years old, and his family background is not prominent. Only a widowed mother is lucky enough to enter the officialdom.

Could it be that we will see another "child prodigy" today?

"Please silence one chapter of "Fu Tian"," Xuezheng ordered.

"Yes." Xiaobao raised his pen in response. Xuezheng watched with his own eyes the mature fonts were formed from the tip of Xiaobao's pen: "No land to support the fields, only arrogance and arrogance. No thought of people far away, hard work and persecution."

If you don't have a field, you will be a spoiled person. If you don't think about people far away, you will work hard and be dull.

It's graceful and coquettish. It's always cute. It's rare to see it, but it's sudden!"

Xiaobao wrote very quickly, after all, he had already memorized it by heart.

Xuezheng admired in his heart: This child wrote calmly and silently without thinking, which shows that he has put in a lot of effort on weekdays.

"Do you know what it means?" Xuezheng asked.

Memorizing is not enough, you have to know the meaning. This is called "knowing why".

"I know a little bit." Xiaobao answered respectfully: "The general idea is: the fields are too wide to be cultivated, and the wild grass grows tall and vigorous. Don't miss people from far away, feel melancholy, uneasy, and panic. The fields are wide..."

Xiaobao spoke slowly and tried to make the translation of "Fu Tian" as straightforward and simple as possible. Chu Qing had told him before that "The Book of Songs" is both a poem and a song, so when understanding it, you should do it

Even if you use vernacular translation, it should still have charm.

Xuezheng nodded while listening. This child really understood the content before he could remember it.

"Where does the phrase 'The borders are wide and the millet and millet are growing. The great-grandson's basket is for wine and food'?"

"Hui Sir, from "Xiaoya·Xinnanshan"."

"What does this sentence mean?"

"It means that the farmland is endless and neat, and the millet and sorghum are strong and lush. The descendants now have a good harvest, and the food and wine are made from grains."

Xiaobao's answer was still calm and calm.

"What do you think of "Zhou Song·Chen Gong"?" Academic Affairs asked another question.

Ordinarily, the first two questions in academic administration are enough to give Xiaobao a good score.

But although Xuezheng was satisfied, he wanted to explore Xiaobao's "foundation" to see what level of knowledge this child had reached.

Therefore, this question is a bit difficult. If it were asked on the paper, it would be a "policy essay" question.

Xiaobao thought for a moment and then answered:

“Students believe that this is a poem praising the King of Zhou for his concern for agricultural production. The general idea is that the King of Zhou encouraged agricultural officials to ‘obey the heaven and be punctual’ and implement the country’s agricultural policies;

Actively carry out various agricultural production supervision tasks, including water conservancy construction, soil improvement, such as deep plowing, leveling, crop rotation, etc., to increase food production and pray for a bumper harvest.

During this process, King Zhou would even personally go to the fields to inspect the autumn harvest. It can be seen from this that the country attaches great importance to agriculture.

However, in the eyes of students, it is not enough to say "Wang Li Er Cheng". We should also "encourage the people to create" and provide "corresponding policies".

Whether it is the king of Zhou or the peasant officials, they are responsible for formulating policies, supervising and controlling, which is top-down command. They must also encourage the people to respond from the bottom up. Specifically, the people must have their own Create and experiment.

If today we are still conservative and only cultivate the existing bean sprouts, without discovering or developing other crops, or trying to increase production and income, if it is a good year and we can still make ends meet, what about famine or disaster years?"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Academic administration became more interesting. You are such a young child, you think deeply about the problem!

“Students believe that although farmers work very hard every day, they are not extremely busy every day.

In addition to busy farming, there is also slack season. Especially in the north, the slack season is longer in winter.

Although the leisure time in farming is not really idle, there must be hunting, weaving or other activities, but the most important thing is to develop some new livelihoods.

Guarding the harvest of one-third of an acre of land, and only having a hand's worth of money every year, is not as good as developing new and more effective jobs.

For example, every spring, there are always early-maturing wild vegetables and fruits in the mountains. Why not domesticate them into new crops?

Didn’t the earliest rice, millet and wheat, also come from the wild and then be domesticated to become the food that can be grown in large quantities today?

Another example is to develop ideas and modify agricultural tools based on the problems encountered during work, so as to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Stone mills and rollers, aren't these all inventions and creations of our ancestors? Our ancestors could do it, and so can today's people.

This talks about the manpower, material resources and time investment required for invention and creation.

Ordinary people may not be able to do these things, but in their opinion, wasting their work by studying these things is not worth the gain.

Therefore, it is best for the corresponding yamen in various places to have policies to encourage invention and creation, increase production and income, and provide corresponding support. If they can be rewarded, it will be more able to inspire the confidence of the people."

Xiaobao talked freely without feeling anything wrong at all.

If Chu Qing were here, she might be worried about him: My child, we can say these things at home with the door closed. Are you talking loudly here against the imperial court for not paying attention to agriculture and the people?

Xuezheng looked at Xiaobao with admiration: Despite his young age, this child has very insightful ideas that do not stick to the old rules.

If we can broaden our horizons and read more history books, over time, we will achieve great results!

After Xiaobao finished answering, he looked at the academic administration, waiting for more questions. He didn't expect that he would have to take the test again after the first test.

Answering questions in person is far less time-consuming than a written test. If I had known this, I might as well have taken the second and third tests.

After a long while, Xuezheng said: "Originally, your grades were in the top three, and even Xuzhi County wanted to directly designate you as the 'head of the case'..."

"Ah?" Xiaobao looked at Xuezheng in surprise and thought: Does this mean that the head of the case will not be given to me?

"You know, the first test of the children's examination is the main test, which almost determines the ranking. The remaining two tests are not as supplementary as the results of the main test. As the leader of the case, he is eligible to be exempted from the college test."

In other words, those who take the child examination can be exempted from the college examination, directly become a "student member", and obtain the title of scholar.

If you become a scholar, you will have the right to be exempted from the corvée and land tax, not to kneel before officials, not to be easily punished when committing a crime, and to go on study tours.

Some scholars valued by the imperial court also received welfare benefits such as grain and rice.

For some students from poor families, this is a major improvement for the entire family, or even the family.
Chapter completed!