Chapter 82 is so difficult, it's a recipe for wealth!
"Boss, boss!" A young man carrying several sheets of paper quickly weaved through the crowd and ran up to Jia Mao, the person in charge of Anling Monthly.
He handed over the paper, panting, and said, "This is the list I've compiled!"
Jia Mao said "Thank you for your hard work," took the paper, looked at the list of names and information on it, nodded, and handed the paper to a woman in her thirties behind him, "The list has arrived."
The woman glanced at it briefly. "This is the 'Missing Person Notice' from Sifang County?"
Jia Mao said, "That's right."
The woman didn't say much, just replied, "Okay, we'll arrange the layout right away."
Jia Mao said, "There won't be a newspaper in Sifang County anytime soon. Their development and construction progress will be published in our newspaper. Everyone, please bear with us while we get through this busy period."
A young woman laughed upon hearing this and asked, "Can the price be increased?"
Jia Mao pretended not to hear and only said, "If everyone performs well, I will report to Minister Gu."
Everyone: "Tch."
Jia Mao: "...At least when the newspaper opens a branch in Sifang County in the future, I will recommend good-performing colleagues to Minister Gu!"
He continued to paint a rosy picture, saying, "If you go to Sifang County, you can become leaders, and your wages will naturally be higher."
Some colleagues actually took the bait, and then asked curiously, "If we go to Sifang County to open a newspaper, will we then be under the jurisdiction of Sifang County?"
Other colleagues were puzzled. "What are you trying to say?"
"What I'm trying to say is, whether it's the propaganda department or the newspaper, can't we have a top-level leader who can manage all the counties? Just like a county propaganda department can manage a county propaganda department?"
Upon hearing this, Jia Mao couldn't help but laugh, "You're thinking too far ahead. We only have two prefectures."
He clapped his hands and said, "Alright, alright, everyone get to work and try to distribute the missing persons notices to the people of our county as soon as possible, so that people in Sifang County can find their relatives and friends!"
The list was handed to the layout designer.
Based on the list, the layout team redesigned the newspaper and adjusted the content of several sections.
An employee asked, "Is this section called 'Missing Persons Notice'?"
“Let’s call it that,” said the woman in her thirties. “It’s simple and straightforward.”
She suddenly thought of something, "We also provide timely feedback. If someone finds a relative through our newspaper, we can publish it."
Firstly, it lets everyone know that "missing relatives notices" are useful and can really help people find their relatives; secondly, it is also a good publicity opportunity to expand the newspaper's visibility.
The woman said, "Our newspaper doesn't make money from selling newspapers, but from advertising. To get advertising revenue, we first need to increase our brand awareness and get more people to buy our newspaper."
Colleagues: "..." Sister Tang is amazing!
But what is advertising?
Anling County Library.
Ji Zhun, a small, dark-haired old man and one of the leading figures of the Confucian school, originally came to the library to argue with Pei Wenzhao.
But as soon as he entered the hall, he saw a constant stream of people coming and going. Some went straight to the sides of the hall with a clear goal, some sat casually by the window with books in their hands, and some sat at the desks writing furiously.
This strong learning atmosphere improved Ji Zhun's mood.
He saw a long table set up at the front of the hall, where young men and women were registering people, so he slowly strolled over.
"I want to borrow this copy of 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' for five days."
"Okay, please give me your library card."
"A deposit of 100 coins is required for this book. Please give me the deposit."
Ji Zhun was quite surprised to see the person who borrowed the book quickly complete the formalities, take the book, and walk out of the library.
At this moment, the library staff member in charge of lending books asked him, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Ji Zhun turned to look at the young man, hesitated for a moment, and then took out the half of the divine book. "Do you have this book here?"
He added, "The full version."
The staff member took the book that had been torn in half, flipped through it casually, and said, "This is the complete works of Wang Yangming, why is there only half of it?"
Ji Zhun hurriedly asked, "How can I see the complete version?"
The staff member asked, "Haven't you looked at any books in our library before?"
Ji Zhun nodded.
The staff member said, "Then you can go over there and get a library card, and then you can go directly to Book Area 1 to read books."
Ji Zhun retrieved his half of the divine book and, following the staff's directions, went to the middle-aged man in charge of registration.
He provided his own directions.
The middle-aged man looked at the name "Ji Zhun," then at the little old man in front of him. He didn't say much, processed the card for him, and then instructed, "The books in our library can be viewed for free, or you can pay to buy paper, pens, and ink here to copy them. But if you want to borrow a book, you need to go through the borrowing procedures and pay a deposit."
Ji Zhun thanked them and then followed the staff's directions to Book Area No. 1.
As soon as he left, the middle-aged man called someone over and said, "Go to the second floor and find Master Pei. Tell him his fish has arrived."
Female staff member: "..." Fish?
While Ji Zhun was engrossed in browsing through the classics of his Confucian school in the No. 1 book section, the students on the second floor above him were struggling to write their answers to questions.
Although they are not yet qualified to take the exam for administrative staff, they have experienced the suffering of the candidates taking the exam today.
Liang Xingqi looked worried. "Now I understand why the goddess said this was to train our ability to respond to situations!"
What should I do? Quickly help him up!
However, the answer is definitely not that simple.
He thought it over carefully. First, I definitely need to take care of the person who fell. Second, I also need to consider the others present. Third, our harvest festival needs to continue. Therefore…
Liang Xingqi lowered his head and began to write rapidly.
Others didn't have it so easy; some questions were difficult to even understand, let alone write the answers.
There was absolutely no way to break through.
They were very distressed: "These questions are way too difficult!"
This question is way too difficult!
The candidates in the examination room were screaming silently in their hearts.
It's clear that the questions tested administrative staff on difficulties or unexpected situations they might encounter in their daily work.
Since the candidates had no relevant work experience, they could only answer based on their practical experience and theoretical knowledge.
A young man scratched his head, thinking, "Making a fortune, huh..."
In mountainous areas like my hometown, do people grow fruit trees? And then, after harvesting the fruit, open canneries and dried fruit factories?
He suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered the duck intestines he had eaten in the East Market yesterday. Although they were a bit expensive, they were really delicious!
Braised duck... duck...
He picked up his pen and began to write: "...We could fence off a mountain and set up a chicken farm, raising several thousand chickens. If done well, we could collect hundreds of eggs every day. To run this chicken farm successfully, we need to do the following:..."
A young woman rested her chin on her hand, deep in thought.
She thought of the cubs at home.
Oh, right, you could do business with kids!
Especially in families like theirs, where grandparents and parents all have things to do, and the young aunt and uncle have to go to school, the family doesn't have much time to take care of the children.
If there were a place, like an academy, to take care of their children...
She doesn't ask for much; she just wants her diapers changed on time.
The young woman was writing with her head down.
A middle-aged man stared blankly at the water conservancy questions on the exam paper.
Water conservancy, huh?
Besides dredging ditches, streams, and waterways, what else is there?
Dig more wells?
Should we dig more water tanks?
What else can it do?
He couldn't think of anything else for the time being, so he could only write down what he could think of first.
Reservoirs, canals, canals...
The woman, who had recently read a similar book in the library, was delighted. She then integrated her knowledge of Dujiangyan, Zheng Guo Canal, and the Grand Canal into her own words and wrote it down.
"...A good water conservancy facility should ideally integrate flood control, drought relief, and irrigation." After writing this sentence, she praised herself in her heart, thinking how well she had written it.
Just then, a commotion arose outside the examination hall.
All the candidates looked up at the door and saw two guards dragging away a disheveled man.
The two examiners exchanged a glance, their faces filled with surprise and curiosity.
One of the examiners walked out of the examination room and happened to see the examiners from the next examination room standing at the door. He asked, "What's going on?"
The examiner next to me whispered, "Cheating."
"???"
ah?
How did he manage to smuggle the cheat sheet in without being searched?!
"You caught them red-handed?"
"Yes, but to be honest, it's because the goddess gave us the list."
The two examiners: "..."
They were all a little ashamed; it was actually a goddess who had reminded them?
He Qinglan from the library received a report that several cheating candidates had been removed from the examination room.
She waved her hand, not paying any attention.
In any exam, there will always be people who want to cheat, and neither surveillance cameras nor signal jammers can stop them.
She didn't calculate who would ultimately make it into the top 200, but she did calculate who had cheated that day and reported the list to Cheng Hui.
Cheng Hui naturally could not tolerate it.
He contacted the examiners at the exam room where the suspect was taking the test, instructing them to keep a close watch and immediately notify the city guards to come and take the person away if they were caught.
The hour of You (5-7 PM).
When the exam ended, the students walked out of Longyuan Academy, almost half dead.
Some people chattered excitedly with their companions about the answers, some grumbled about how difficult the questions were, some were frustrated, and some looked relaxed.
It can be described as a diverse array of human beings.
"But ultimately, an exam cannot determine one's entire life."
Pei Wenzhao gave a half-smile and said to Ji Zhun standing beside him, "You agree, right?"
Ji Zhun sneered and remained silent.
Pei Wenzhao said, "Anling will surprise you, and it's not just that library."
Ji Zhun narrowed his eyes and scanned Pei Wenzhao from head to toe. "You've decided to stay here?"
Pei Wenzhao stood tall and proud. "Yes, I am now the Deputy Minister of Education of Anling County."
Ji Zhun: "..."
He was shocked. "What Ministry of Education?"
"You're not only the minister, but the deputy?"
Pei Wenzhao smiled and said, "Don't worry, let me work for a while. If I do well, I can go to Sifang County and become the Minister of Education."
Ji Zhun: "..."
Pei Wenzhao advised, "You'd better make a decision sooner rather than later. Come in and build up your experience. If the Goddess takes over Yuanxi County in the future, you might be transferred to Yuanxi County as the head minister instead of me as the deputy head minister."
Ji Zhun sneered, "You think you can just make me your vice minister? You've got some nerve!"
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Author's note: I need to go to the office to catch up on some documents today QAQ
I've only written 6,000 words for the list, there are still five chapters totaling 14,000 words to go QAQ
I wish next week wouldn't be so busy [crying emoji] [crying emoji] [crying emoji]
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