In the Xiongzhou Houya, Ma Huaide said to Wen Jing: "The next day is the New Year. The general is still busy in the border areas, which is very difficult. What is the result of recruiting people for the military academy this time? There are not many scholars in the border areas of Xiongzhou, so recruiting people is not easy."

Wen Jing said: "There is no New Year in the military camp! There is still a lot of fun in the local area. There is no such thing in the military camp, so I will just live according to daily life. This time, Xiongzhou recruits people, and I read their papers, and six people can go to Hejian Mansion. When they get there, the Taiwei will also send someone to preside over the exam to see what these people are suitable for."

Ma Huaide frowned when he heard this: "Six people? Dozens of state troops on Hebei Road can't recruit many people."

Wen Jing shook his head: "The magistrate said it was six people, but in fact he just had a clear mind and was recruited for those who read and read. After the training, there were a large number of common officials in the army, and it did not require much talent. To be honest, it was already good to have one or two commanders in the six people."

Zhang Ke on the side said, "Yes, there are a large number of general officials in the army now. As long as you read and read, you can keep accounts. The most taught in the military academy are actually these officers. The commanders we now think are commanders in the military academy, and that's not many."

Ma Huaide was not familiar with the army after the training, so he just nodded after hearing this. In the current imperial guards, the generals are commanding officers. Even if there are extremely small number of deputy generals, they actually have their own commanded troops. As for Zhang Ke's army, there are a large number of deputy and common officials, it is hard to imagine the old imperial guards. It is precisely because of this that once the current imperial guards have an accident, the entire army will easily collapse.

Wen Jing said: "I think there is only one person named Meng Dang who came from the south. He answered very well. The answer sheet was well organized and everything was very clear. It seems that he had read the three books. I have been with Liu Taiwei for many years, and it is really rare for such a person."

Ma Huaide said: "Returned people? Are they the Khitans who came from the south in summer?"

Wen Jing nodded after hearing this: "Yes, it's one of them. I read it the day before yesterday. This person was very organized. After reading the book roughly, he knew what to read first and what to read. What content in the book is important and what is not important. When it comes to writing a plan, he can really explain the general structure clearly. Unlike others, he has a hammer and a stick, and occasionally adds a few words to the book. It is rare for military academy to recruit people like this. This person doesn't know what the background is. The magistrate needs to send someone to his village and ask him to write a certificate of protection."

Ma Huaide agreed and asked again: "Where are the others?"

Wen Jing said: "There is no need for others. Those who enter the military academy are just commoners, which is not very important. Besides, they are all from the hometown, and everything is clear. Why should we protect the certificate? This Meng Party is a little different. If you correct yourself, you need to be careful."

Ma Huaide nodded and stopped talking about this matter. Liu Ji was unable to recruit personnel in the military academy and sent officers from the military academy to recruit people in person. For example, the military academy in the capital is not like this. Every year during recruitment, scholars go there by themselves. There is no way, there is no such condition for scholars in the capital on Hebei Road.

Next, Ma Huaide and Zhang Ke discussed what preparations to make and what activities to do for the upcoming New Year. Not long ago, the Khitan victory over the Khitan was abolished and the loss of the people under his rule was reduced. This year's New Year will definitely be lively. Wen Jing was at the same time, and he would have fun together and wait until he returned to Hejian Prefecture after the New Year. Recruiting people at the military academy is just a trivial matter in daily government affairs.

Let’s talk about Meng Xuezhao returning to the station construction site and having nothing else to do. He continued to go back to his place to work the next day. In the evening, several workers came back and saw Meng Xuezhao and came up to ask.

Meng Xuejue said: "I feel that these two days are quite smooth. I published three books yesterday. I heard that they are textbooks used in military academy and talk about how to lead troops to fight. Although these books seem to be difficult and profound, they are written clearly and clearly, and they are all things that I have never heard of before."

Wei Xin said: "How do we know the knowledge in these books? Just asking scholars, how do we think the exam is done?"

Meng Xuezhao thought about it and said, "I really can't say it. You think about it, just post three books to read for one day. The next day I made a plan, using the content I read on the first day. I felt that I was clear, but I didn't know how others answered. This kind of thing was whether I was better than others, and I didn't know how many points I got after answering it."

Several people nodded together, thinking that this is definitely the case. How to give scores when writing a plan?

In fact, just like the imperial examination, no one can explain the highest scores of the answer sheet in the military academy, but there are bottom lines. For example, whether there are typos in the plan, whether there are any banned words, whether there are basic common sense mistakes, and so on. If there are no such low-level mistakes, it will almost certainly pass. It is just that the highest score depends on the opinion of the examiner. Including Meng Xuezhao himself, these people have never participated in the imperial examination and only think that the examination is the mood of the examiner, and if they look good, they will get a high score.

The same is true for the imperial examination. As long as you ensure that you never make mistakes and the articles are not out of standard, you may be able to pass the imperial examination. It is just that the level is not high and it is just a few hundred people. It is not easy to make mistakes. Most of the candidates who fail the exams are made mistakes in several exams for various reasons. There are people who do not make mistakes but do not understand the articles. This is extremely rare. This is also a talent. In this era, scholars are not as many as those in later generations, and there is no complete summary of the experience of the imperial examination. Just like Du Zhongxiao, he made sure that he did not make mistakes in the exams, and he was able to pass the Jinshi by the way.

Seeing that Meng Xuezhao couldn't say anything, a few people stopped asking more questions. They just felt that it was already amazing that there was such a person among their companions who could go to the state city to take the exam. After talking for a while, they suggested going out to drink and celebrate.

Meng Xuezhao was about to refuse, but thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's go together. Today's exam, and after reading the textbook, I realized that leading troops to fight was like this. It was considered to be a bit more knowledgeable. Drink a glass of wine and celebrate."

After saying that, he followed his coworkers out of his residence and went to the next tavern.

It was almost the New Year, and there were many people in the tavern. These people worked at the station, and they were 150 cents a day, with a generous salary, and many people drank almost every day. Like Meng Xuexue, they didn't save up every penny.

Sitting around a table, Wei Xin said: "It is a rare good thing for the scholars to return from the exam today. We will pay thirty cents to buy wine and tea and drink it. How about it? Although the things here are expensive, as long as we don't eat meat, we can do our best."

Meng Xuejue said: "Since you drink, how can you lose meat? That's it. Apart from thirty cents, I will pay some more money to buy a plate of meat. As the New Year is approaching, this meal of wine will be a blessing for you in the New Year, how about it?"

Everyone applauded, took out the money, gathered together, and asked the servant to come over and some wine. Meng Xuezhao took out another fifty cents and bought a large plate of meat to let everyone serve wine. This is a construction site, the tavern business is good, and the prices are also expensive.
Chapter completed!