If you say "but" to something, you may not know what it will turn out to be. Xiaobao thought to himself.

"I am optimistic about your potential. If you can maintain your current attitude of studying and inquiring about knowledge, and then get good results in the exam, wouldn't you be better than the scholar who is exempted from the exam now?" Xuezheng said.

That is to say, you won't give me the title of the case, nor will you give me the title of scholar, and let me continue to take the exam on my own?

Xiaobao lowered his head in thought, but kept rolling his eyes.

"If the student doesn't want to be exempted from the exam, can he be given the title of 'head of the case'? My mother is not at home, and the student wants to be the first to tell her mother." Xiaobao asked unwillingly.

"Hahahaha!" Xuezheng saw that it was not that the child had no confidence in taking the college examination, but that he was unwilling to lose the first place.

"Tell me first, when do you plan to take the college examination? This year?" the academic administration asked.

"No need. The students think that they haven't studied enough, so they can just prepare more." Xiaobao was obviously moved by the academic administration's words.

The academic administration is not going to give him a case, so they should work hard on the college examination and strive to get the first place among scholars. Isn't it better than the first place among Tongsheng?

But that requires a lot of preparation. Not to mention anything else, among the group of people who participated in the children's examination, the youngest one was at the bottom, and the oldest one was fifty years old.

At the age of fifty, he still took the children's examination. Either he was stupid, or someone wanted to take the examination in one line without interruption and get directly to the Jinshi.

No matter their age, experience, or richness in reading, these people are definitely above me. If I compete with them now, I guess I won't get good results.

Xuezheng nodded, this kid is very decisive.

"That being the case, you don't need to care about the name of the head of the case." Xuezheng said: "Moreover, your grades this time can only be finalized after discussing with Magistrate Xu. There will also be some

The special examination certificate will be delivered to your school and mansion. Can't you still celebrate with your mother then?"

Anyway, there are two ways: either Xiaobao will be exempted from the examination, become a scholar directly, and then slowly take the Juren exam; or give up this time, and take the Scholarship and Juren exams together in the future, so as to avoid three years and three years of effort!

But no matter how you calculate it, Xiaobao feels that he is at a loss because he won the first place in the exam and is not given corresponding treatment? Doesn't it mean that I am exempted from the exam? Doesn't it mean that I am excellent? Why do I have to take the exam again to prove it?

"Then you should give me the head of the case. I want to be the number one and the scholar. We will talk about other things later!"

"..." Xuezheng was speechless. His original intention was that the child was too young and had a too high starting point, and he was afraid that the child would not be able to treat learning correctly and would "disappear from everyone" when he grows up. This was also a good intention.

I thought that a few words of encouragement would stimulate the child's self-motivation, and then he would go on step by step in a down-to-earth manner, making him worthy of his talent, but I didn't expect that, and he was fooled in vain!

"Well, it's okay, your current results can indeed be the first in the case." Xuezheng said, and then asked: "Have you really thought about it?"

"Think about it! Sir, this is what the students think: this year the student is six years old, even if he does not need to be exempted from the examination, he will be nine years old when he takes the provincial examination three years later, and he will be 12 years old when he takes the provincial examination in three years.

If you fail to pass the entrance examination, the court will not appoint officials under the age of eighteen.

Then why don't students take this scholar now, and then slowly study to accumulate knowledge and enrich their experience. When the time comes, they will accumulate a lot of experience and take the exam in one go, and save some money in rushing for the exam!"

Your little calculation is clear! You can save some money! Xuezheng sighed and shook his head. It's hard to predict what will happen to this child in the future.

"Forget it. I will discuss it with Xuzhi County again. Today is the third test for children, and the results will be announced the next day." The academic administration did not make a commitment immediately.

When Xiaobao was interviewing at the academic administration, Mr. Shen was also going through an interview.

Because the results of the first test for children came out on the second day, the list of candidates for admission was basically produced.

All county schools and state schools are adjusting the distribution of grades and classes.

As the top administrator of the state school, Song Tingshan participated in the grade adjustment meeting of the state school.

It was not so much a meeting as an interview with existing teachers. Mr. Shen was also among them.

When Professor Zhou Xue introduced each teacher to Song Tingshan, Song Tingshan focused on some questions.

When it was Mr. Shen's turn, he not only tested Mr. Shen's knowledge, but also asked questions about education and teacher ethics.

Mr. Shen's answer was quite satisfactory and nothing particularly outstanding, but Song Tingshan clearly expressed his appreciation.

As a result, Mr. Shen continued to stay in the dormitory after the grade reorganization and was transferred to Class A.

Mr. Shen was not forced to live outside the house. Instead, he was praised by Lord Zhizhou and promoted to Class A. Those who had done the trick behind his back didn't know what to think.

However, Mr. Shen calmed down after getting excited. He thought about the letter for Xiaobao to take home, and wondered if the student's parents had put in the effort. Alas, it was unintentional.

Two days later, a score list was posted at the entrance of the examination hall. The head of the list was: Chu Dong. Qiu Sheng also did well in the exam, ranking fifth.

After Xiaobao returned, he mobilized everyone at home to write a letter to his mother, telling her that he had become the youngest scholar.

Zhuo Yao asked him why he didn't write the letter himself, and Xiao Bao said: "You write first, my mother will definitely be happy that her son is praised, and then I will write a letter humbly, saying that I am lucky to have fulfilled my destiny!"

Zhuo Yao: "..."

In fact, it is said that Master Xuezheng really wanted to do "good things" for Xiaobao, but Xu Guangze mentioned that the plaque "Exhibiting Filial Piety" was given by the emperor, so Master Xuezheng didn't say anything.

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Chu Qing, who was far away in Xinlun Prefecture, was sweating profusely in the military garrison in the north.

The location of the cotton fields in Juntun was determined by Chu Qing after personal inspection. His feet were healed from blisters. He really did his duty, even more so than when he was Deputy Qianhu of the Secret Investigation Department.

The weather, the right location and the right people are three factors that the ancients often considered, and the same is true for agricultural production.

Sky mainly refers to climate conditions; the northern part of Xinlunzhou and the northern part of Jizhou both have a dry and drier climate;

Land mainly refers to soil; the northern part of Xinlunzhou is sandy soil with poor water retention and good air permeability;

People mainly refer to agricultural practitioners; although Daxuan’s population base is small, it is a country dominated by agriculture, so this is not a big problem.

Currently all three of these have pros and cons for growing cotton.

For example, in terms of climate, although cotton loves light and is afraid of rain during the cotton-bursting period, there is little rain here, but there is no shortage of water during the growing period. There are no big rivers in the hills in the northern part of New Lunzhou;

Another example is the soil. Cotton likes soil with good drainage and moderate sandy clay, which meets the conditions here. However, the disadvantage of hilly land is that it has good drainage, which means poor water retention, and soil nutrients are easily lost with water.

The main reason why Chu Qing was sweating in this area was to solve the irrigation problem, that is, to find water.

Chu Qing asked Feng Zhizhou of Xinlun Prefecture for instructions, hoping to help find some people who knew how to search for water. Feng Zhizhou enthusiastically expressed his attitude that he would actively cooperate, but did not send anyone.

When I asked again, the answer was: In Daxuan, the prefects and general magistrates of various regions have always been responsible for supervising agriculture, but every year they teach people how to farm mulberry trees and cultivate crops, but no one has ever had the experience of farming in that kind of hilly land.

Relevant talents cannot be found.

Chu Qing didn't say anything, but Chu Yuan was so angry that he couldn't tell: "You're talking nicely, but you're also trying to persuade farmers to teach you, but they don't know anything. What do you want to teach them?"

Chu Qing also understood this attitude: he was the "cotton clerk" responsible for growing cotton, and he only cared about the cotton and nothing else, so it had nothing to do with where the cotton was planted or whether it could be harvested.

In other words, if you do it well, it's only Chu Qing's credit, and it has nothing to do with him; if you don't do it well, Chu Qing will take care of it yourself and have nothing to say to others.
Chapter completed!