This exam made Chen Zhengtai worried.

Originally, he was quite confident, but he was changeable. He suddenly became melancholy again. He was very worried that these nine guys would let him be slapped in the face by reality.

If they were nine relatives in history, it would be awful. According to the various messy cheating methods of the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty in history, it is not impossible to cheat nine people at one time.

Now, Chen Zhengtai is very destined to block the cheating method. Is this considered shooting himself in the foot?

But at this moment, Chen Zhengtai didn't have the time to care about these things.

A first-grade textbook for Chinese and mathematics was printed one by one.

The cost is very high.

Of course... as long as you continue to print, the cost will be diluted.

The locust plague has quietly passed.

The entire Erpigou is filled with fat chickens and fat ducks, and Chen Zhengtai cannot raise them anymore. These great heroes who destroyed locusts will inevitably die and cook them. So Chen Zhengtai decided to name them Han Xin Chicken and Wen Zhong Duck, which is also a bit of culture, and the names determine their fate.

At first, Erpigou sent them to Chang'an City for sale, but Chang'an City had limited purchasing power, so in the end, it simply gave them to the refugees in Erpigou to improve their food.

So, the beggar chicken was used to make the recipe. Every family cooked the meat smell. The hungry and pale faces and skinny victims suddenly ate the meat, and many people vomited and had diarrhea for a while.

But...their faces are mostly filled with happy smiles.

This can even become their capital for bragging throughout their lives. I am also a person who has eaten chicken.

When the chickens and ducks were eaten, life became the same again. At this time, Erpigou County Public Administration began to organize young people aged eight to thirty to receive textbooks.

textbook……

The refugees looked confused, it was a book...

When everyone heard the book, they were shocked.

The white paper has ink marks on it. In the eyes of the victims, it is like a ghost talisman, which is usually something that is difficult to understand.

If they don't understand it, it doesn't mean they don't know the value of paper and books.

This is something that only the legendary husbands are qualified to see.

Some people whispered that this paper was always valuable. I heard that some merchants had already made up their minds in Chang'an City and began to appear in Erpigou under the name of collecting old books.

The victims are very real. Books are money, and money can save lives.

There are endless people coming to receive the books.

Deng Jian was among them. His new clothes had already become old clothes. As autumn began, the weather became colder and colder. He felt a little cold. After work, he went to get the textbook with others.

Looking at the textbook that looked like a heavenly book, he was a little confused, but while stroking the pages, Deng Jian couldn't say awe of the book.

The people in Erpigou were conveying various messages to each other.

Books cannot be discarded, and occasionally random inspections are required. If you find that the book you received is gone, you will drive the person out of Erpigou.

Every year, the school will conduct a small exam for those who receive the books. If you have mastered the knowledge in the textbook, you can record the credits and get three kilograms of fine grain from the county government every month in the future.

Three kilograms of grain, and it’s fine grain.

The young people are all excited. Now everyone is just barely maintaining food and clothing. Even those who are working are only two meals a day, barely eating some steamed cakes without oil.

Hunger is a common memory for everyone. If you can have three kilograms of food per month, at least you can make yourself fuller.

As for fine grains, that was something they never dared to think about before.

So people began to inquire with each other about how to read the book.

Of course, more people still give up on themselves. Don’t you know who they are? They are so tired that they are so angry that they are too busy to study. Studying? They are not husbands. Studying is a destined thing. We are born like this, unlike those husbands.

Deng Jian returned home with the book in his arms, holding it in his arms as if he was looking at a baby.

His father Deng Shier saw him being stuck there holding a book and looking down, and couldn't help but want to come up and kick him.

"What are you doing?"

"Reading, Mr. Chen said, I want to study." Deng Jian looked up and showed his pale and thin face.

Deng Shier was about to be angry: "What kind of book do you read? Our family has been poor for 18 generations. Have you ever read books?"

Deng Jian did not dare to disobey his father, but just shook his head and muttered to himself: "But this is what Mr. Chen said."

Then, he curled up in the corner of the broken house so as not to get in the way of Deng Shier's eyes. He opened the Chinese textbook and thought in his mind, how to read this book?

On the first page of the textbook, Deng Jian discovered something he was interested in. He drew a big rooster on top, and the lower end of the picture was a "chicken". Deng Jian did not recognize the chicken, but recognized the picture, so he tried hard to identify the square characters under the picture. He seemed to understand... Is this... a chicken?

So... took the firewood stick and gestured on the ground.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, but this recognition of pictures and literacy makes it easier to get started.

Of course, the most important thing is that Chinese characters are pictographic characters. At first, Deng Jian found it very puzzled, but after reading it a lot, he gradually mastered some tricks. Isn’t the chicken character similar to the chicken in the picture? There is a pointed mouth in the front, a wing in the back, and four dots at the bottom? Egg?

Thinking of the chicken and the egg, he subconsciously licked his shriveled lips, and was hungry.

Seeing Deng Jian like this, Deng Shier couldn't help but vomit blood.

Fortunately, although Deng Jian was not satisfied with food, he still went to work when he was time to work.

When the neighbors saw him carrying a book worker, they couldn't help laughing: "Where is Deng Jian going to be his husband?"

This sounds very harsh.

My husband is a respectful title, but if it is added to a person like Deng Jian, it will be like a funny monkey.

Deng Jian ignored it. He only believed in one thing, and what Mr. Chen said was what he said.

...

The imperial examination has been completed, and Fang Xuanling and the examiners began to mark the papers.

This is a big event and it takes several days to complete, so the matter in the court fell on Du Ruhui.

For Li Shimin, in addition to anxiously waiting for the results of the imperial examination, he was working hard to share Fang Xuanling's affairs.

In his spare time, Li Shimin remembered something and summoned Princess Sui'an.

Seeing his daughter, graceful and graceful, Li Shimin loved her more and more and more, and said with a kind look: "I see that you have lost weight recently. You are still young and you are growing up, so you should pay more attention to your health. I will punish the eunuchs around you next time. They are not taking good care of them."

Princess Sui'an said timidly: "My son knows."

Li Shimin then smiled and said, "You also have to learn some economic methods. Although you are a daughter, you are my daughter and the daughter of the Li family. You must be as good as men. Only in this way can you share my worries."

When Princess Sui'an heard this, she couldn't help but blink and figured out what her father meant. If she couldn't do it, she had to take the time to ask her senior brother.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Li Shimin couldn't help but wonder, why is my blood so stingy? Do I still don't understand what I said? Alas... I couldn't help but sigh...

Princess Sui'an said at this time: "Father, when it comes to sharing worries, senior brother is sharing worries for his father."

Li Shimin forced a smile and said, "Oh, what has he done recently?"

Princess Sui'an blurted out without hesitation.

"He wanted to teach the people of Erpigou to read, and also printed books, saying that he wanted everyone in the world to be Yao and Shun."

After hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing: "Yao and Shun are both emperors, can they be emperors?"

Princess Sui'an was shocked. Unexpectedly, her father was serious and so stingy. Oh, I'm so stupid. I won't talk nonsense again in the future.

Li Shimin's eyes closed slightly: "I have only heard of copying books, but I have never heard of printing books." He seemed a little confused and ordered Zhang Qian: "Send the censor to check it out."

Zhang Qian knew it and nodded.

………

The person who went to investigate the Erpigou printing book was the Censor Wang Yan.

Wang Yan came from the Wang family in Taiyuan, and was very noble. He walked in Erpigou and searched for several books. He thought that his Majesty was going to ask about what masterpiece he was about, but he couldn't help but be happy as soon as he saw it: "This book is vulgar and unbearable. Is this also called a book?"

After only reading the first dozen pages, Wang Yan felt that she could not read it anymore.

For people of this era, books are sacred things. After all, the cost of writing is high. If it is not for classics and historical books, there is no need to copy them.

The only thing that made Wang Yan heartbroken the most was that the font used in this book was beautiful and upright, making people feel comfortable to look at. The paper used was the best-quality product at first glance. But... such a good thing actually made such a thing, and the printed book... What's going on with this printing?

He didn't understand, the only thing he understood was that Chen Zhengtai was simply wasting his resources.

So he excitedly compiled a memorial overnight, and the next day he entered the court on duty, and today was the middle of the month. According to the etiquette, all officials and nobles needed to come to the palace to meet, which is the so-called grand court meeting.

Chen Zhengtai was appointed as the county magistrate, so he was qualified to participate in the grand dynasty meeting.

He dressed in a fresh dress and wore a fish talisman. When he arrived outside the palace, he looked up and saw many people. It was spectacular for a while. When the palace gate opened, he entered the ranks with the abortion.

The Grand Court Meeting was held in Xuanzheng Hall.

However, Chen Zhengtai's status was not enough, so he could only wait outside the hall with other low-level civil and military officials.

Chen Zhengtai stood bored, thinking that the sense of ritual was too harsh. He obviously had nothing to do with me, so he insisted on calling him as a wooden stake.

The Li family’s salary is not easy to receive.

In the main hall, after the ministers worshipped each other, Du Ruhui presided over a clear discussion.

Li Shimin sat upright after the imperial case and seemed to feel bored. In fact, the bigger the court meeting, the less there was anything to discuss. The real national strategy had already been discussed with a few ministers. Only trivial matters were made to let the officials express their opinions.

At this moment, someone suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Li Shimin looked up and saw that it was the Censor Wang Yan.

"What's your report?"

Wang Yan bowed. He was the censor, who was the censor, who was catching up with the crime and reported the incident. Under normal circumstances, the censor made a report and the ministers standing here were a little nervous. Who knew who was going to impeach today? He didn't know who was so unlucky and was actually impeached.
Chapter completed!