Chapter 8: Imperial Examination

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Lin Baige looked at the map of Jin State, which was completely different from the world map he lived in. He couldn't tell which area could be used to dig salt wells, so he could only try every area.

Although the method is a bit clumsy, if you don't do it because you think it's too much trouble, you will never be able to drill a salt well.

He had only seen the video before, but he had forgotten it after watching it and had no idea how to make it.

He returned to his small clinic and tried to see if his phone could be turned on and connected to the internet.

The phone can be turned on, but the signal is out of service area. However, you can use the phone to watch the saved videos.

Lin Baige sat in his chair and sighed, "How could I possibly collect videos of digging salt wells?"

As he was speaking, his finger stopped on a video, "I really saved it?"

However, he had long forgotten what he had collected. His favorites were all kinds of things, covering all types. Sometimes he would collect something on a whim, and then never open it again.

"Could it be that I knew at that time that I was going to travel through time? So I made preparations in advance?" Lin Baige watched the video again. He found that this video was more of a popular science video. Not only did it explain it in great detail, it also drew very detailed structural diagrams of how to dig a well. All he had to do was copy the picture and hand it over to the workers.

"The impact drilling method... a person steps on a pedal, controlling an iron file on the other side to impact the ground. I thought they were digging with a shovel, but having tools makes it much easier. No wonder they can dig as deep as a thousand meters." Lin Baige marveled at the wisdom of the ancients as he drew. However, this was a huge project, and it probably wouldn't be completed in a short time...

Once the brine is brought up, things will be easy. Add soy milk to remove impurities and then distill to obtain salt. With salt, we will no longer be bound by the shackles of the Jiang Kingdom.

Lin Baige wrote down every step and every diagram in detail on paper. After returning, he gave it to Fu Jiangyu and asked Fu Jiangyu to print a few more copies and send them to craftsmen in various places.

"The production and sale of salt must be controlled by the government. We can only find our own people. If the salt production is successful, we will set up a government office specifically for it. All those craftsmen and corvée laborers will be incorporated into the government office, which will also increase the local employment rate." Lin Baige pointed to the map and said to Fu Jiangyu: "I have seen the map. Compared with Jiang State, we are closer to the other two countries. We can sell salt to those two countries at a lower price and form an alliance with the other two countries. In this way, even if we really kill Lin Xing, Jiang State will not dare to go to war with us.

"I found that you were particularly smart in dealing with Lin Xing." Fu Jiangyu commented.

"I am smart in many ways. I also want our country to become strong so that no one dares to bully us." Lin Baige thought about the powerful Jiang State in the book, and the other two countries were also eyeing the Jin State. Only the country where the original owner was located was going downhill. Whether it was agriculture, commerce, or manufacturing, it could not develop. Natural disasters and man-made disasters killed most of the people. Even if they were strong in the past, they were no longer able to do so in the later period.

Fu Jiangyu thought that Lin Baige was frightened by what happened in his previous life, which is why he was so afraid of being bullied in this life: "Don't worry, I will protect you and won't let anyone bully you."

"You should take care of your wound first. It's time to go out and bask in the sun." Lin Baige checked Fu Jiangyu's wound. It has gotten much better in the past few days. He doesn't need to change the dressing so frequently, and he can walk around.

Every day Lin Baige helped him go out to bask in the sun and get some fresh air.

While basking in the sun, Lin Baige told Fu Jiangyu another thing: "Now that a large number of officials have been arrested, the court is short of people. Why not hold an imperial examination and recruit some officials?"

"What is the imperial examination?" Fu Jiangyu asked him.

"It's an exam. All scholars in the world can participate, and we will select outstanding students to become officials." Lin Baige didn't expect that this dynasty did not have an imperial examination system. It was too backward.

"The officials in the court nowadays are either from aristocratic families, passed down from generation to generation, or they have made military achievements on the battlefield." Fu Jiangyu told him, "If you open an imperial examination to select talents from the people, it will probably cause dissatisfaction among those aristocratic families."