"Who stepped on my shoes?"
"I am in my prime, so please don't crowd me."
"Let me take a look too!"
In mid-June, heading west tomorrow, the sky will be red like a blazing fire.
The not-so-small study was packed with people.
A few months ago, Your Majesty announced to the world that you would select talents for the Crown Prince. Those who passed the selection could join the Ministry of Agriculture and be awarded 100 taels of gold.
Now, with less than five days left before the exam, the study is crowded with people who want to read books every day.
The study was set up by the young prince. His Highness said that anyone with clean hands, regardless of status, can enter the study.
Can you study for free without paying a penny?
Such a good thing would be hard to find even with a lantern.
The reason why a powerful family can be passed down for thousands of years and become an iron-clad family and a dynasty that changes with time is because of its cultural monopoly.
It is difficult for a son from a poor family to become a noble one. Although there are some who can make it, they are extremely rare.
As soon as this plan came out, those aristocratic families who had been hiding in their shells could no longer sit still.
Risking his own head, he begged the prince to revoke his decision, crying and screaming.
The little fat boy sent them packing with a single sentence: "A gentleman is not born different, but is adept at making use of things. A century of heritage and accumulation is so precious that even a humble family is afraid of being shaken? I'm deeply ashamed."
You have monopolized books, a tool that can enlighten people's minds, for more than a thousand years.
I don’t know how profound your foundation is. The reason you can become a noble family is not because you are so powerful, but because books have always been monopolized by you.
It is difficult for ordinary people to reach.
The people have problems with food and clothing, so how can they have the leisure to go into the study?
Everyone knows that they have to take the imperial examination, and once they pass, it will be the day of their life.
But do they really have the conditions? Little Fatty doesn't have that much money to open a study in different places, but he will do it step by step.
His attitude has been made clear. The young prince does not discriminate between high and low.
As soon as you enter the study, you will see the prince's original words: "The fragrance of books is for everyone, and those who find it strange can leave."
Unable to change the prince's mind, and not daring to ask His Majesty for help, the aristocratic families had no choice but to accept it.
It’s just a small study, how many people can it accommodate?
But within a few days, news came out that the Ministry of Agriculture was going to select officials, and anyone from aristocratic or humble family could apply.
This time it was very different from the imperial examination. The young prince said that the test questions only tested agronomy. If one had rich experience but was illiterate, he could apply for a palace servant to read the test questions for him and copy the answers.
Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has personally reviewed even the transfers of ninth-rank officials.
What about the officials who stayed in the capital?
I can't even hope to secure a future for my useless descendants.
The influence of ancestors is also effective in front of Your Majesty, but there are so few people who can leave an impression in front of Your Majesty.
He watched helplessly as his family, once a prosperous one, fell into decline, with not even a single official left.
This made some families in the capital very anxious.
Moreover, Your Majesty seldom transfers officials, and the imperial examination held every three years is the only channel for promotion.
But how many people can stand out among the smart people in the world?
Since he couldn't stop the little prince, he had to try his best to squeeze in front of him and at least get an official position.
But the prince also announced that the contents of the test questions could be viewed in the study of "Da Zhao Library - Gyeonggi No. 1".
This is why there are so many people here today.
The study quickly became the most lively place in the capital.
Reading here became the top priority for those taking exams, and many industries were spawned from it.
Stalls selling manuscripts, snacks and tea occupied the entire street.
These vendors are also smart. They never shout out their wares. They just quietly write the prices and goods on a wooden sign.
Anyone can choose.
The patrolling officers and soldiers saw that they were sensible and never made things difficult for them. Instead, many of the noisy candidates were taken away.
"Alas! Which brother has the "Da Zhao Agricultural View"? I have been looking for it for more than ten days but have not seen it, nor have I seen anyone selling a copy." An examinee asked in the study with his face flushed with anxiety.
His voice was like a bell, and he actually made a way through the noisy crowd.
"I have the Agricultural Viewpoint, but do you have the Four Agricultural Phenologies?"
With everyone adding fuel to the fire, they managed to put together the reading materials within the scope of the prince's assignment.
Looking at the thick stack of books, the examinees felt their eyes go dark, and they remembered that half a month ago, a student met the little prince in white dragon fish costume.
I boldly stepped forward to inquire about the scope of the exam: "Your Highness, could you please tell me what scriptures we are studying?"
The fairy-child prince, with delicate skin and dark eyes, smiled slightly and said, "Important Things from Mobei, Dazhao's Agricultural Views, Four Agricultural Phenology, and the True Chapter of Heavenly Time..."
These are all questions that focus on farming, and those with experience may know the answers without even looking at the book.
But such comprehensive agricultural talents are rare. After all, the weather and climate are different. Perhaps farmers who are good at local planting will be completely clueless when they go to other places?
Today's Dazhao is vast and rich in resources, and the weather and geographical conditions are different in different places, not to mention that there are some rare crops.
Therefore, many farmers also come here to listen to students discussing farming books.
Sometimes when people are tired of studying, many people come here to chat and talk. Thanks to the fact that this is the study set up by the young prince, the people who come and go here don’t care about the identity of the person they are talking to.
They are just people taking the exam together!
"I heard that the chief examiner this time is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Not only that, all the test questions were set by Your Highness alone."
"Your Highness is very young. At the age of three, he was so angry that the ministers of the court jointly wrote a petition. He has only been in school for a year. I guess the test questions are very simple, so we can get a good ranking."
"That's wrong. Everyone in the world knows that Your Majesty loves the Crown Prince. This is a matter of pride for the Crown Prince. Your Majesty will certainly take care of it."
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