Half a month, all the way south.

Zi Yao has a more intuitive understanding of the Liang country, the southern border is mostly plains, there are many lakes and rivers, and the land is fertile and suitable for farming, so the grain production is very abundant, and the handicraft industry and other light industries are also very mature.

However, the tax is extremely heavy, and the farmer cultivates one acre of land, and the three buckets of grain produced must pay one bucket of farming tax, but most of the peasants do not have their own land, so they can only lease the fertile land from the landlord, so they have to pay one bucket, so that there is not much left, and the government can directly confiscate and punish them with exile.

Zi Yao transcribed everything she saw and heard in the book, Chu Xingyuan looked at the woman who kept writing on the carriage, in his twenty-two years of life, he had never met such a wise person, and he had spent six years learning the art of war and medical skills.

Everything she has experienced seems to be vivid, originally thought that she just had a good memory, seeing such careful statistics, Chu Xingyuan knew that she was just good at observing and summarizing, studying all the details thoroughly, and the big things would naturally be solved.

Perhaps this whimsical plan will have unexpected gains, now that the second prince of Beidi has been killed, the eldest prince has no intention of winning the government, and the rest of the princes are too young, as long as they subvert the Great Liang Dynasty, everything else will fall into place.

There is also this white flocculent, Chu Xingyuan clenched the wrench in her palm, it seems that she only has one mind to take revenge, in addition to this, there is only the cultivation of Bai Yang, if she wants to keep her by her side, it seems that there is only one way, but after all, she is a person who has been hurt by love, and she needs to figure it out slowly.

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With the shaking of the carriage, they arrived at Shengjing City.

The magnificent city gates, the bustling main streets, and the noisy buildings on both sides all give people a strong shock, which is a sense of the history of the thousand-year-old capital, showing the ruler's iron-fisted strength and governing policy.

The carriage drove into an alley of East Street, the house in Bianjing City has been repaired, the neat lintel is not conspicuous, the stone drum of the old gate has been very old, and the bluestone slab on the ground is only brushed clean, but there is a hole in the courtyard of Sanjin.

Zi Yao took Bai Yang's hand and followed Chu Xingyuan towards the inner house, at this time, if the people of Nanqiu Village stood in front of Zi Yao, they didn't dare to recognize each other easily.

Zi Yao was dressed in a pure white narrow-sleeved skirt, with a royal blue belt tied around her waist, a sachet and a jade cicada pendant hanging from the belt, and her head was no longer a childlike bun, but a hanging bun, and her flawless face was covered by a veil.

Even what Chu Xingyuan saw with his own eyes was a little unbelievable, how could the little girl who was just a good-looking girl in his memory become so amazing after changing her clothes.

However, I have seen it with my own eyes in half a month, the appetite of the two sisters and brothers is really good, a table I don't use much, and they all go into their wombs, and the size of the two of them is also good, especially the white floc has reached the height of his shoulders.

At dawn the next day, Chu Xingyuan sent someone to send Baiyang directly to Xiaoxiang Academy to study.

Zi Yao knew that she would be very busy, and it was very dangerous for Bai Yang to stay by her side, so it was better to send her away earlier, in order to avoid Zhou Shuyu's pursuit in the future, she also changed Bai Yang's name to Bai Muyang.

Sending him to the gate of the outer courtyard to get on the carriage and horse, Zi Yao stuffed a porcelain bottle containing the Heart Protection Pill into the cuff of Bai Yang, "The life-saving medicine is kept properly, and there are people who protect you in the dark to follow, but you won't make a move easily, everything needs you to solve by yourself."

From today on, you are Bai Muyang, remember to keep a low profile, the opportunity to study in the academy is very valuable Yang Er must cherish it, and the other sisters will no longer advise, if you have something, you can write a letter to Sister A, and I will receive it in three or two days. ”

Bai Yang nodded solemnly, bowed to Chu Xingyuan, and raised his hands and feet to already have the elegant style of a famous son, "I still have to bother Cousin Xing to take care of Sister A, Mu Yang said goodbye." ”

After saying that, he didn't look back and got into the car, and the entourage drove out of the Lin Mansion, Zi Yao stood in place and looked at the direction in which the car went out, let out a long breath and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of please, and the two returned to the study and sat down.

Zi Yao held the clay pot to cook tea, and presented Chu Xingyuan on the main seat with a fragrant tea soup, and the refreshing fragrance near the end of his nose shocked people's hearts.

"When will Cousin Xing's exam be?"

"Due to the frequent floods at the beginning of this year, the imperial court has changed the church examination from spring to autumn and September 15, why is my cousin interested in participating?" Chu Xingyuan looked at the slender girl.

Zi Yao shook her head, "Does Cousin Xing want to take the palace test in one fell swoop, or do you want to participate in it with the crowd?"

Chu Xingyuan's expression froze, and the tea soup in the tea cup swayed, "Do you still remember the questions of the Hui Examination and the Palace Examination?"

"Well, I still remember, because the topic is extremely weird, so I remember it deeply, and I heard the soldiers in the army talk.

The first session is entitled: The Way of the University is in Mingmingde, in being close to the people, and in stopping at the best and righteousness.

The second session was entitled: Neutrality without relying on strong pretensions.

The third session is entitled: To the people of the world, gather the world's own goods, trade and retreat, each has its own righteousness. ”

Chu Xingyuan hurriedly picked up his pen and wrote these three topics on the bookcase, because after half a month of contact, he knew Zi Yao's temper, which seemed gentle and quiet, but he was very stubborn, no matter what kind of rhetoric, just say it once, and you will not be responsible for how much you can listen to.

Zi Yao glanced at it, closed her eyes slightly, and recalled Bai Xu's memory, not to mention that the memory of the original owner is really good, Xu is idle to listen to and play and practice calligraphy, so she wrote this exam question and the content of the first test paper many times, she recounted leisurely.

“…… This is the content of the test volume, I don't know if I can help my cousin, after all, you need to use your feelings to write, it will be more powerful. ”

The more Chu Xingyuan wrote, the more he understood Zi Yao's intentions, this answer was really different, but it was very suitable for the taste of the ruler, and what was needed most now was to integrate the resources of the Great Liang to enhance the national strength, so that the Northern Expedition could be completed, so everything was inseparable from the money.

Instantly raised his eyes and glanced at Zi Yao, "What do you mean, let me directly analyze from the perspective of the user department, how to get what each has its place, and how to enrich the treasury without increasing the tax burden?"

Zi Yao drank tea and poured a cup for Chu Xingyuan, "The Great Liang Kingdom needs Beidi to take over in the future, and how to take over smoothly is also necessary to plan early, does the third prince want to get a Liang who is full of disaster victims, corrupt officials, and full of devastation?"

How can we let the people live in peace? How can the people live in peace? How can the political situation be stable?"

Chu Xingyuan drank this cup of tea, understood Zi Yao's intentions like a pot of empowerment, got up and paced back and forth, but the more he thought about it, the more frowning he became.

"In this way, isn't it more difficult for me Beidi to attack the beam?"