This Young Master of the Liu family is indeed a bit unusual.
Tang Shiwei's defeat sounded the alarm for people. The next selection scene will be much more stable. But Liu Zheng's selection method is still incomprehensible.
After Tang Shiwei left, a guy known as Yinzhou's second talented man also stepped forward.
As soon as he opened his mouth to read the love poem, Liu Zheng kicked him out.
Everyone burst into tears. Could it be that the young master of the Liu family doesn't like writing poetry? But in this era, this is literary talent!
Then, there was another old man who was dressed in rags and smelled sour. This old man actually knew the Four Books and Five Classics, from the Zhongyong University.
But Liu Zheng asked a few more pointed questions, and the man became stupid.
Study to death!
Liu Zheng shook his head. What's the use of memorizing ancient texts? What he needs is someone who is truly knowledgeable.
Throughout the whole morning, Liu Zheng didn't choose anyone.
This made many people unable to sit still.
The good impression many people had on Liu Zheng soon disappeared.
"Mr. Liu, are you kidding me?"
"That is, what kind of talent do you want?"
"Do we really want farmers who know how to grow medicinal herbs to serve as officials in the county magistrate's office?"
The crowd burst into laughter as this pair of eyes looked at someone in the crowd jokingly.
This man was very out of place among these literati. He was dressed like a peasant and wore a white turban. His skin was dark and his hands were calloused.
Being looked at like this, the man's face immediately turned red: "I, I'm just here to join in the fun!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Does a guy with slim legs also want to be an official?"
"Watching the monkey with a crown will make you laugh generously!"
Liu Zheng looked at him with interest, and said with a smile: "What is your name?"
The farmer, a big man, said: "Sir, my name is Liang Erfu, and I am a farmer. I, I know the problems you just mentioned!"
"oh?"
Liu Zheng's eyes lit up and he encouraged him to continue speaking.
He seems to have an inexplicable fondness for this kind of stocky man. Maybe it's because he is an engineering man, but he really can't stand the elegant look of those literati. All of his subordinates must be men!
Liang Erfu rubbed his neck and said loudly: "The rice crops in Mian and Luo Valley can be harvested from 30 to 15 shi per mu!"
"One acre of land is strong and half weak. If floods and droughts occur from time to time, even if the land cannot use up its power, it will not produce even one stone of millet every year."
"A rare fertile land in Yinzhou, Zhongtian..."
"Shimoda..."
"For a family of five, two taels of silver can fill our stomachs!"
“Yinzhou has many wild vegetables, but it needs...”
Liang Erfu's voice was the only one left in the entire county. Everyone else was dumbfounded. Aren't those who farm the land just farmers? Aren't they just mud-legged people?
Where did all this knowledge come from?
Liu Zheng was already excited. He stood up and asked, "Liang Erfu, can you read?"
Liang Erfu said: "Back to the young master, I went to private school for a few years..."
"good!"
Liu Zheng laughed loudly and patted his thigh: "Liang Erfu, officially elected as the counselor of the Ministry of Agriculture of the County Marquis Mansion!"
There was an uproar in the whole place.
A man with muddy legs can actually break into a house?
How is this appropriate?
Liang Erfu was also shocked on the spot.
He just came here today to join in the fun, now he becomes an official?