When the situation changes, lights come on in every home.

The old nobles were filled with indignation and called on their younger generations to go to the local government office to register quickly.

The students of the Daqin Academy in recent years have submitted their rosters collectively under the organization of the teachers and doctors. No matter how many years they have been studying or whether they have graduated and left the school, all of them are included and registered together!

The people are even more active.

This is a great thing to be an official!

Even if you can't become an official, you can just take the Tongshi or Xiucai exams. If you pass, you can go to school for free, or be exempted from land taxes and labor service. These are huge pie in the sky that no one has ever dared to imagine!

"Hurry up, kid, go sign up too!"

A sixty-year-old man and an old woman supported each other and stood at the back door of the charity school, pulling their grandson and urging him on.

"Qiangzi, you've been learning to read in the charity school for so long, you can go and try the Tongsheng exam. We don't want to do anything else, but if you pass the Tongsheng exam, it will be convenient for you to work as an accountant in the future."

The old man was in a good mood, with a basket full of wild fruits at his feet.

The old couple went to several mountains to pick these wild fruits specially for their grandson to eat. By the way, they can also ask their grandson to give some to the children in the charity school so that they can enjoy the celebration together.

Since the snow disaster that year, they have built a new ancestral temple and an additional charity school.

His grandson Qiangzi also successfully entered the charity school.

Because they were still alive, they did not enter the Salesian Home.

They did not covet even a speck of food from the Salesian's home.

The children there were of different ages, all poor children without parents. Although the old couple were old, they still had a lot of strength, so there was no need for their grandchildren to compete with those orphans for food.

It just so happened that the local area reduced taxes after the snowstorm, and the two of them struggled to make ends meet.

But this charity school is so rare that they will not give it up no matter what.

A few days ago, they heard the news that His Majesty was going to hold the imperial examination. The happy old couple hadn't slept well these days.

As soon as the day off arrived, they rushed to see their grandson.

"Qiangzi, don't be afraid even though you're young. Take the test first. Even if you fail, it will give you more experience. You'll have a smoother test next year."

The old man touched his grandson's head lovingly.

In just a few years, Qiangzi has grown a head taller and is almost catching up with his old man.

The old woman at the side also advised, "Yes, Qiangzi, you have been smart since childhood, who knows, you might pass it~"

Qiangzi grinned foolishly and nodded continuously. He waited until his grandparents finished explaining what they were saying before he responded.

"I'm going to take the exam, Grandpa and Grandma! The teacher said that only those who have studied for three years can register together. You have to take the exam even if you don't want to!"

"Oh? Are there still people who don't want to take the exam?" the old man wondered.

"Yes!" Qiangzi nodded heavily. "Some of my fellow apprentices were too timid and shy to go, so the Master gave a death order."

He took out the fruits from the basket and stuffed one into each of his grandparents' hands. He then helped them to sit on a stone bench under the shade of a tree. Then he took a fruit for himself, wiped it on his body casually, and stuffed it into his mouth.

There was a "click".

The fruit is sour and not easy to chew, but for them, it is a rare delicacy.

Even if they are wild fruits, the delicious ones will be targeted by poor people, who will pick them and sell them for money.

All they could eat were these sour and astringent wild fruits that the nobles looked down upon.

"Click——"

The three of them ate happily together.

"Grandpa and grandma, don't worry, I'm sure I'll pass!" Qiangzi said as he ate. "I'm the best student in the charity school. The teacher told me to give it a try. I'll have no problem passing the exam."

He still had nothing to say.

The Master said that what they learned in the Yixue were books compiled by doctors from various schools in the Daqin Academy, which gathered the strengths of hundreds of schools.

Coincidentally, the questions for this scientific examination were also set by doctors from various fields.

They are more likely to pass the high school entrance examination than students in other private schools.

He happily took a big bite of the fruit.

This time, the teacher will also take the exam.

However, the teacher's goal was to become a Jinshi, and he encouraged them to take the exam so that they could have something to show for their performance when answering questions in the palace examination.

The teacher said that if they all passed the exam, he would become very famous among all the candidates!

Who knows, His Majesty might hear it and have a better impression of him.

His teacher thought so.

Teachers in other places also have the same idea.

Especially those aristocratic children who went to the countryside to teach!

Where is the three-year agreement?

This is clearly gold plating!

Is it okay to overtake on a curve?

This is much better than staying at home and studying behind closed doors!

Everyone should take the exam!

The girls go too!

All of a sudden, the entire Qin seemed to be moving.

Even some elderly people with gray hair would walk to the government office to register with their canes.

There were too many people, and local officials saw that there were not enough examination halls prepared, so they had no choice but to report to their higher authorities.

One memorial after another was delivered to Ying Zheng's desk by postmen at full speed.

Su Jinyue opened a letter and said, "There are too many scientific expedition personnel."

Place it on the right.

I opened another letter, which was still asking about expanding the examination room.

Continue to the right.

Soon, Su Jinyue sorted out a thick pile of memorials.

"Hey, Father, they all said there weren't enough exam rooms."

Ying Zheng casually picked up the top letter and scanned it quickly.

"It's an open-air exam."

He threw the memorial back.

"If you can't even withstand this little test, there's no need for you to serve in the court."

He spoke casually, but Su Jinyue remembered some rumors.

It is said that some exams are deliberately avoided on auspicious days in order to select a group of talented people with extraordinary luck.

She shrugged, stopped looking at the memorials, and continued to sift through the unopened ones.

Those who are paying their respects should be placed in the last row.

It’s about the border, oh~ this is urgent, put it at the front.

A bumper harvest? Oh, what a joyous occasion! Let her take a good look at how much grain has been harvested.

Ying Zheng, who was sitting opposite her, picked up the memorial in front and thought seriously about how to respond.

The sky is clear and the air is fresh, and the years are worry-free.

If you ignore the crowded carriage, it is really a good thing that San'er is so concerned about government affairs.

During these few days, he gradually got used to the lightness and comfort of having someone screen the memorials.

Even the time for sleeping has increased a lot.

The corners of Ying Zheng's mouth curled up as he pondered in his mind how to ensure that the officials in the Secretariat would be dedicated to the public and not show favoritism or leak information.

Register, supervise each other, and work in a closed office?

There's so much to consider.

ah~

It would be great if everyone could be as reassuring as San'er.

The clouds are light and the sky is bright.

The leaves beside the official road were falling.

Go further and you will enter the northern counties.

The newly built city wall has appeared before the patrol team's eyes, and the laborers' calls seem to be right before their eyes.

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