As the examiner, he is the absolute authority in the examination room before the door is opened. His will will influence everyone in the examination room.

Based on Fan Chunren's status, even if he does not have the status of an examiner, he is still an absolute authority in Yizhou.

Faced with the candidate who he personally said to be the leader of the Yuan Dynasty, someone actually raised objections. Naturally, this old man felt very uncomfortable, but discomfort was uncomfortable. He was also a reasonable person, especially this time, he identified Li Kui as Yizhou

Jieyuan is the best choice, and he really has no selfish motives.

It's very simple. The truth cannot be argued. Since the scholar with simple clothes and a disheveled face raised objections, and he was the only one who raised objections, Fan Chunren also felt that this was an opportunity. Anyway, he was alone.

It looks quite pitiful, and besides, just Tan Min standing up, it really can't cause much trouble.

He turned to Yan Ming and said, "Sealing the scroll is in compliance with the rules?"

Fan Chunren has been a general judge and a state magistrate, so he naturally knows what is going on when interpreting exams and what is going on as an examiner. How could he not understand how the rules are set?

In the examination room, Zhizhou's words are the rules.

If not, it can be done immediately. The reason why he did this was to prevent others from giving the opportunity to tell the truth. The governor and the general judge all agreed. It was basically the law in Yizhou, and no one dared to question it.

Strictly lowering his hands and saying: "Fan Xiang Yingming, there is indeed such a rule. If Fan Xiang hadn't mentioned it, I would have really forgotten it."

Fan Chunren doesn't care at all about the flattery of his subordinates. Does his current status need to be praised by a small general?

?The reason why he roped in Tongyan Yanming was to show the scholars who participated in the examination in Yizhou that he was an old model and selfless in the Song Dynasty.

Since Yan Ming understood the rules and did not dismantle the old man, Fan Chunren said sternly: "Seal the papers in the examination room."

The yamen servants came up, collected the candidates' papers one by one, and put them into bags.

After all the candidates' papers were put away, Fan Chunren said: "Don't walk around randomly, but you can move your muscles. Li Kui, can you tell me your strategy?"

"Before I make this plan, I have to start by studying government affairs in Yingzhou and Yangzhou two years ago with my ancestor Su Xueshi..."

As soon as he said these words, he immediately aroused waves of exclamation. I really couldn't tell how Li Kui's rude appearance at first glance could have such valuable experience that blinded everyone's eyes.

While others are still studying hard, they have already begun to study government affairs. This is a gap, an insurmountable gap. Even for most new scholars, they have no opportunity to come into contact with government affairs.

And what about Li Kui?

Two years ago, you were probably in your twenties, right?

Fortunately, Li Kui didn't know the guesses of other scholars. He is only sixteen now. He was fourteen two years ago. He looks like a pink and tender boy. It's just because of the black spots on his appearance that you can't tell his age. He doesn't look like he is in his twenties.

Years old?

What are you looking at? Are you all blind?

Even so, other scholars could only look at him with envy. Li Kui suddenly became the most beautiful boy in the examination room.

But there are always some discordant voices. For example, Mr. Fan Chunren, could he not know what Li Kui did in Yingzhou?

Just two words, get rich.

Li Kui pretended not to hear. Anyway, he had no intention of arguing with Mr. Fan Chunren. He just started to talk according to the rhythm of his own words: "Only when I followed my master into the countryside did I know that the people are suffering, and the root cause of the suffering is mostly

Ordinary people cannot resist the risks brought by various accidents in life. For example, birth, old age, illness and death, or if their houses need to be repaired, but they cannot afford them."

"These are temporary difficulties. If taxes and corvee are added, people sometimes have to borrow money to get through the difficulties. But borrowing money not only requires the principal to be repaid within a time limit, but also requires the payment of interest, which can range from five or six cents to as little as two cents.

Four or five cents of interest. How many families could only mortgage and sell their properties because they could not bear the huge interest, and eventually became destitute. The boy saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart. The people are the cornerstone of our Song Dynasty! I think that one day,

Being able to do something for the people.”

Li Kui frowned after trying hard, but he had no choice. It was really difficult for him to understand the sufferings of the people and empathize with them. He had no such silly thoughts at all. If he was so poor that he had to bear huge debts, he would probably take risks... or solve it

To get rid of the debtor, you can either go to a wealthy family's house and you may still have some money left over after paying off the debt.

"So, there is Xiaozi's "Changping Policy". Changing means prosperity, and peace means stability. Under Changping, I would like to see the people live and work in peace and contentment."

When Li Kui said this, he paused and secretly observed the reactions around him. After finally trying to praise himself, he naturally didn't want to see an ordinary scene.

Unfortunately, scholars in the Song Dynasty were very rigid and stingy with even applause.

But it seems that the effect is pretty good. In addition to Fan Chunren, there is also Tan Min, who has always been biased against him, and Li Yun, who was deceived by him, has become immune to his words.

Overall, the results were quite good, and most of the candidates in the examination room were deeply moved by themselves.

Dayou - this is a model for our generation of scholars.

The way he looked at him was like worshiping an idol.

Only then did Li Kui feel satisfied and secretly happy. Finally, he did not say a lot of irrelevant words in vain. He continued: "I found that ordinary people, with the power of one person and the power of a family, cannot resist the risk of accidents. But with the power of five families,

, the power of ten companies can greatly reduce the risks caused by accidents."

"For example, an ordinary family in Yingzhou has an average of ten acres of land, and the annual harvest of grain is about 27 dan. This is enough for a family of five to pay taxes and provide food. If the surrounding farmers with similar property are united,

If there are only ten families, then there will be one hundred acres of farmland and an annual output of two hundred and seventy shi."

"But the boy discovered that a healthy adult man, one person and one ox, or one person and two oxen, can independently cultivate fifty acres of land. As long as two families of adult men cultivate, it is enough to cultivate the fields of ten families. Isn't it something else?

Are the adult men of eight households free?"

"If two of these ten households have to do corvee service every year, then there are six strong laborers who can choose to work in the city or exchange for other labor. Isn't this extra money?"

"Wonderful!" Yan Ming, the general judge, initially thought that Fan Chunren was deliberately elevating Li Kui. Anyway, he knew that Fan Chunren and Su Shi had a good relationship. He looked at the Buddha rather than the monk, so he should support a number of Su Shi's disciples.

Fan Chunren looked at Yan Ming dissatisfied and whispered: "Stop talking."

Only then did Yan Ming realize that he seemed to have interrupted Li Kui's eloquent speech and apologized with a smile.

Li Kui continued: "Don't forget, my assumption is that the mistress is still at home? In general villages, each family will have three or five children. The older children can try to learn skills, or work in farming to help the adults. The younger ones can

A few need to be taken care of, and two women are enough to take care of these children and the elderly. In addition, chickens, ducks, pigs and other livestock need to be taken care of, and two adult women are needed to feed them."

"Everyone, there are still six adult women who are free. What do you think we should do?"

"Needlework, right? Village women often do needlework in exchange for expenses."

"Weaving, right? Although the homespun cloth is inferior, it's worth it if you can save a little bit."

…

Having said this, many scholars began to follow Li Kui's ideas and began to make suggestions. However, in Li Kui's view, these suggestions were nothing more than trivial matters. He grinned and suddenly shouted

He said: "Why not buy a loom for a workshop, or simply set up a papermaking workshop? Are six healthy adults in the prime of life just doing these small businesses that earn them three melons and two dates?"

"The native loom is simple, and even though it can be operated by just one person, a common loom in a workshop requires the cooperation of four or five people, or even more people to operate it. But the efficiency is different from that of a single person.

It is more than ten times or even dozens of times that of a bucket. As the output increases, the income will naturally increase."

The scholars were completely unable to turn around, so why did they suddenly change from farmers to workshop owners?

But the problem is that the hypotheses stated by Li Kui are intertwined, and the possibilities of realization are close to infinite.

If this is really done, wouldn't it mean that these people would become rich within a few years. From ordinary farmers, they would become farmers with wealthy families. The next thing to think about is to let children with intelligence go to school... I thought of this

, the way everyone looked at Li Kui suddenly changed.

It's so horrifying that one person could blindly figure out such an ingenious method.

In this way, ordinary families do not have to worry about being unable to withstand unexpected risks, but instead embark on a completely different path.

It was as if a door had been opened for everyone, allowing them to see the light. The golden avenue stretched all the way to their feet, within reach.

That's right.

Li Kui's idea is like a high-rise building, people can only see the gap between each other, but there is a height that they cannot climb.

The Song Dynasty was the most peculiar era of feudal society. In the countryside of the Song Dynasty, there was a small-scale peasant economy, which has not changed for thousands of years. But in the cities, it turned into a commodity economy, with extremely fast circulation of goods, and very fast transportation everywhere.

Prosperous cities were spread across every corner of the Song Dynasty. Not to mention the largest cities with a population of over one million.

The Song Dynasty had more than 50 cities with an urban population of more than 100,000.

There are also five million-level cities, Tokyo-Bianliang, Damingfu, Henanfu (Luoyang), Yingtianfu, and Hangzhou. Such a huge city naturally requires a fast and effective logistics system. The developed inland water transportation in the Song Dynasty,

And the brilliant shipbuilding industry undertook all the daily needs of these cities. It can be said that the Song Dynasty had an extremely large consumer market, but what it lacked was production capacity.

After Li Kui finished speaking, there was silence in the examination room.

Fan Chunren performed well. He was the first person to read Li Kui's article. Those who should be shocked have already been shocked, but it was the first time for others to hear about such an unbelievable but seemingly very easy way to get rich. Moreover

Or get rich together.

Yan Ming, the official recommendation officer, was also stunned. He felt discouraged that he was living like a dog even though he was a young man and had been an official for more than ten years. Could it be that this is the gap between people? Talent is crushing. This is also

Isn’t it a bit too shocking?

However, there are also problems. Fan Chunren asked: "How to solve the problem of different contributions from each other."

"contract."

Li Kui said calmly: "Each family's land and population are different, so naturally they need contract specifications."

"How to solve the problem of uneven distribution?" Yan Ming didn't want to fall behind. As an official, wouldn't it be embarrassing if he was overtaken by scholars? He eagerly answered the question, followed by Fan Chunren and asked Li Kui.

Li Kui raised his hand and extended his index finger, and said leisurely: "It's still a contract! All the people, money, and land can be converted into contributions. Wouldn't it be nice to distribute them according to contributions at the end of the year?"

"Oh!" The other students could only praise, it's really high.

Yan Ming was overthinking, but in fact the scholars could not ask constructive questions at all. Li Kui's hypothesis completely shocked them, just like looking up at the starry sky. Li Kui was undoubtedly the most dazzling star in the starry sky, while the others

It can only shine with an obscure light, shivering in the vast darkness.
To be continued...