Man Bao said: "I know this. The prince and Kong Jijiu came out together."
Feng Zongping was stunned and asked: "How do you know?"
"The prince and Kong Jijiu came to inspect the examination room just now. We were sitting in the teahouse outside. That's what the prince said when we met."
At that time, I was halfway through the exam, and it was useless to know who had asked the questions.
No one expected that the prince would ask such a question. It was really... too difficult.
Everyone was tired after their brains were racing at high speed for a day, so everyone just chatted for a while and then went home.
Mrs. Liu and Mr. Zhuang were already waiting for them in the carriage. After Bai Shan and his grandmother and mother bowed, they ran to sit with Mr. Zhuang along with Manbao and the others.
Seeing how lively they were, Mrs. Liu knew that most of them had failed the exam, and she had already thought about it, so she shook her head, smiled, and let them go.
Bai Shan and the others went to Mr. Zhuang to discuss the issue of Jinshi this time.
Mr. Zhuang did not expect that the topic of their current affairs policy would be so difficult. He thought about it and said, "I seem to have heard from Zhan Shifu and the prince that the land equalization policy in some places cannot be carried out."
The four of them were puzzled, "Why?"
Mr. Zhuang thought for a while and said: "There are more people and less land. There are more and more adult men every year. Some places have long been unable to provide sufficient Yongye fields and Kou allotment fields."
Bai Dalang frowned, "Then we need to replace the policy of equalizing land?"
Mr. Zhuang asked, "What are you writing?"
Bai Dalang: "...I think the land equalization policy is good, but it is not good to restrict the trading of Yongye fields. I think the trading of Yongye fields should be opened up. Some people continue to use their money to do something, or want to move.
But because Yongye Field cannot be bought or sold, there are many restrictions."
Bai Shandao: "My eldest cousin and I have exactly the opposite idea. Other things may be changeable, but the restriction on the Yongyetian business is the most unchangeable."
He said: "Throughout the past dynasties, there have been civil riots, and the inherent reason is that traitors sow discord. But the people who rioted are landless refugees. Why did they become refugees? In addition to natural disasters, they lost their land."
"Once Yongye Field is opened for trading, 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 smiled and said: "You are just being alarmist. The Yongye land sale is just for the convenience of some people, allowing them to move more freely and choose their livelihood. They have the hands and feet to judge the consequences of selling the land."
Bai Shandao: "There are so many stupid people in the world, and even more greedy people. I'm afraid they can't judge the consequences of selling land, so this hole cannot be opened."
Bai Erlang and Man Bao also think so.
Seeing that he was surrounded by three people, Bai Shan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "You three are unified, so you two wrote the same thing?"
Bai Shandao: "I still wrote about the policy of equalizing land, but I also guessed the reason for this question. My guess is that some people don't like the policy of equalizing land, and there are not enough acres now, so I wrote some changes
, and also emphasized that Yongye Field cannot be sold."
Bai Erlang blushed and said: "I, I just wrote down what I know about the land equalization strategy and expressed some opinions."
Mr. Zhuang also came over with great interest and asked: "What opinions did you write?"
"I think the land equalization policy is very good, better than previous policies."
Four masters and disciples:...
Mr. Zhuang just reached out and touched his head, and then said: "While the memory is still fresh, please silence your article when you go back."
The three of them whispered yes.
After returning home, I washed and ate, and then went into the study to write silently.
Man Bao followed Mr. Zhuang and read the article they wrote down. Mr. Zhuang read it faster than her, handed it to her, and then asked: "What do you think?"
Man Bao said: "Bai Shan writes the best, and Senior Brother Bai is quite informative, followed by others."
Bai Dalang and Bai Erlang looked up at her together.
Man Bao handed over Bai Shan's share and said, "I'm not showing favoritism, this is real."
Bai Dalang reached out to take it and looked at it, only to find that Bai Shan had also written about the pros and cons of taxation related to the policy of equalizing land.
Bai Dalang felt a little regretful. Why didn't he think of this?
Bai Dalang frowned and thought for a moment and asked: "Cousin Shan, I remember you are ranked eighteenth on the general list, right?"
Bai Shan nodded, "Not bad."
Bai Dalang looked at Mr. Zhuang.
Mr. Zhuang stroked his beard and thought deeply, "I wonder if you can really pass the exam this time."
Bai Shan was surprised, "No way, my beginning and thesis are not good."
The topic this time was too difficult. The reason why he could write so much was because he had read some books that Man Bao took out and mentioned one or two sentences about the pros and cons of the equalization of land. But the current situation and details of the policy of equalizing land in this dynasty were not mentioned by him.
I haven't looked into it in detail at all.
What he knew and felt was very shallow, so he had very little confidence.
You know, in the past, when writing about current affairs policies assigned by gentlemen, they would need at least five days to prepare an article, and another two or three days to write it.
Not only do you have to check classics, but sometimes you also have to go to the Sixth Department to ask for relevant data.
No one expected that the question this time would be so difficult, and none of them had a detailed understanding of the current policy of equalizing land.
The policies of equalizing land they have seen in their lives... are quite good.
At least every year after autumn, the village is very lively when allocating fields to adult men, just like the Chinese New Year.
Therefore, in terms of the pros and cons of the land equalization policy, the three brothers all unanimously recognized it.
But the reason why the prince asked this question was to ask for advice. None of the three answers gave the prince a satisfactory answer, but Bai Shan's paper was indeed better than Bai Dalang and Bai Erlang's.
The prince took out Bai Shan's paper, read it carefully and put it aside, frowning.
The reviewers knew that the prince was not very satisfied, but...
Several people showed the prince the papers they had just read.
After the prince turned over, his brows became more and more frowned, "Isn't there even a knowledgeable person?"
Kong Jijiu took out a few from the side and showed them to him, saying, "These are quite good."
The prince's brows relaxed slightly after reading it, but he was still not very satisfied.
Kong Jijiu said: "Your Highness, these are still students. They have no official experience. It is very good to have this understanding. We cannot ask them to use the civil and military skills of the DPRK."
The prince was looking down at a paper. Hearing this, he threw the paper in front of him and coldly snorted: "It is precisely because we are still students, and we should be ambitious and energetic. What kind of knowledge does this kind of person have?
It’s all gone.”
"There is no shortage of officials in the court. What I want to know is whether there are any leftovers in the world."
Kong Jijiu was very satisfied with the prince's current state of seeking talents, but was not satisfied with his attitude towards the courtiers. However, he did not admonish him in front of everyone, but planned to mention it privately after he left.
So he changed the topic and said: "Your Highness, the results of poetry, Fu and Confucian classics have been released, and we can sort out the results after the results of current policy are released."