It was about foreigners and the emperor, Yun Yuanji and Liu Xiu wanted to ask, but they didn't dare to open their mouths at all.

They studied the clairvoyant for a long time, and probably saw that its lenses were a little different from the common ones, but more details had not been observed yet.

In the end, Claireye was handed back to Sun Boran, he looked at it, sighed softly, and said to himself silently: "Maybe the emperor is in such a hurry, it's not unreasonable......"

He picked it up again, ready to see the examinee below.

At this time, Yun Yuanji suddenly said thoughtfully: "This exam is really interesting, more than 2,000 candidates have prepared more than 2,000 exam questions for them. This is also the biggest innovation since the opening of the apprenticeship test. ”

"It's only the fourth year that the apprentices have tried to do so today, and they are all crossing the river by feeling the stones, changing day by day, and talking about what kind of innovation. Sun Boran pursed his lips and said disappreciatively.

"But the 2,178 questions were completed in just one month, and all the questions in the ten categories were exactly the same, which is really amazing. Yun Yuanji said.

"It's okay. Last year, Zhu Gantang Zhu presented a notebook and compiled a collection of supervision methods collected by the people, which are most suitable for batch production. The adults of the Ministry of Industry had a similar idea before, and after researching it, they merged the two ideas and created this production method called the 'total division method'. Two thousand one hundred and seventy-eight questions looks like a lot, but the style is simple, and it is not too difficult to produce with the full score method. Sun Boran said lightly, and did not hide it.

The two deputy examiners were already in awe when they heard the words "Song Fold", and Yun Yuanji especially noticed the key words in it: "Collected by the people?"

"It is not uncommon for talented people to come out of the country and hide their power in the countryside. Liu Xiu said.

"Powerful?" Sun Boran raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said, "You are mistaken, you designed the prototype of the full division method, but you are only a candidate, or a candidate for the apprenticeship test!"

"Apprentice attempt?" Yun Yuanji and Liu Xiu asked in unison, full of incredulity.

"He should also take part in the apprenticeship test this year...... Sun Boran narrowed his eyes and looked at the curtain below.

Yun and Liu glanced at each other, not knowing what to say.

The meaning of Sun Boran's words is that the candidate who proposed the full division method did not take the prefectural examination or the academy examination last year, and he was not a senior apprentice, but only a primary school apprentice who had just entered the county examination! Therefore, he will continue to take the prefectural examination this year and continue to work hard to become a craftsman.

"Which candidate it is, do you know?"

is only a primary school apprentice has already reached the heavens, this luck is really too jealous, but people also rely on their own skills, can only say that gold will always shine.

"I knew the name, but I didn't match the number. Sun Boran said.

The two associate examiners nodded.

It is also appropriate to avoid it a little before the exam, but the two inevitably remembered the farce that happened shortly before the exam. But Sun Boran is fine, of course they won't take the initiative to mention it.

The two didn't speak again, Sun Boran raised his clairvoyant eyes in front of him and looked down.

The closest to him is the head of the last seven counties of Tonghe Prefecture.

I heard that this year's head of things also directly signed up for the competition, but because it was a temporary fill-in, the examination seat was relatively close, and it was not in front of him.

In first place was the richest Heguang County, and Sun Boran was the first to look at him.

The quality of this Xuanwu Qianli is very good, but no matter how good the quality is, there is a limit, through its eyepiece, Sun Boran can see the appearance of the candidate below and see what he is doing, but the more detailed parts - what to write on the paper and what to do on the wood, it is impossible to see it clearly.

The method of this round of exams was determined by Sun Boran, and even these exam questions as semi-finished products were drawn up by him with people, and then organized people to use the full division method to manufacture them in batches.

In his opinion, this problem is not difficult at all, and even half of the month when the whole method is used for it, half a month is to teach those craftsmen how to coordinate and cooperate.

But this question is not easy to say, and it takes a certain amount of skill to complete it. If you don't have the skills to get started, the chances of success are very small.

What's more, there is a very important test center hidden in this, and I don't know how many candidates can notice it......

When Sun Boran looked over, the candidate in Heguang County was holding a pen and writing and drawing on paper.

Seeing his movements, Sun Boran's eyes immediately lit up, and he leaned forward with interest.

But after only two or three seconds, he shook his head slightly, stepped back, and looked at the second person with clairvoyance.

The two deputy examiners stood next to him, and by looking at his movements, they could tell that the candidate had probably done something wrong, which disappointed the adult.

Yun Yuanji stood aside and whispered to Liu Xiu: "What would you do if this question were for you?"

Liu Xiu pondered for a while, lowered his voice and shook his head: "Of course I'm here, I'll know how to divide it at a glance." But this is an apprenticeship test, and these elementary school apprentices need to figure out how to divide the grid...... Experience still owes a little. ”

"What if you don't rely on experience, what do you think this test is?" asked Yun Yuanji.

"Don't rely on experience......" Liu Xiu frowned and fell into deep thought.

Xu Wen was completely unaware of the discussion of the examiner above, and he didn't know that Sun Boran was invigilating the exam with a telescope. He threw himself into the work at hand.

According to the exam rules, they have to ensure that the internal lattices inside the finished treasure chest reach exactly twelve, no more and no less.

The semi-finished product given by the examiner has already completed four grids, which means that they have to make eight more on top of this.

Xu Wen used geometry, the best tool, to easily complete the internal structure of the treasure chest. Twelve grids are readily available, one is not too much, and one is not many.

On the yellowish rough-edged paper, various lines and figures form a regular structure, and the dimensions and proportions are clearly marked next to it, with a kind of strict rational beauty - which is also a very rare beauty in this era.

According to this structural diagram, Xu Wen can easily build the finished frame of the treasure chest, and the rest only needs to derive the pattern of the other half according to the original carving style.

Xu Wen put the drawings aside, picked up the wood next to him, and prepared to process it.

The semi-finished box is made of pine, and the wood prepared next to it is of course cypress.

Cypress wood is a fine and standard material for carving, but it is relatively difficult to handle.

But this was not a problem for Xu Wen at all, he easily removed the bark from its surface, and was about to sawn it open, when his hand suddenly stopped.

He put down the piece of wood, returned to the workbench, and picked up the raw-edged paper he had just drawn.

He stared at the graphics on the paper for a long time, then suddenly shook his head and whispered to himself, "No. ”

Then, as soon as he raised his hand, he crumpled up the drawings he had just drawn, and spread out a new one on the desk.

"This treasure chest...... What is it for?" he asked himself, muttering to himself.