The next day, the candidates came to the examination room one after another. Due to the large number of people, the original examination room was simply not enough, and a large examination room could only be set up in the open air, anyway, it was only one game.

One table per person, not a separate single room. This means that cheating is possible, provided that it can be hidden from the eyes of more than a dozen proctors in each exam room.

Cheating will be disqualified from the exam, and if the entrainment is found out, it will also be canceled, and it has been made clear above that the content of this exam is not difficult. And eighty points can become a showman, no one will be unable to live with their future.

"It's not that strict...... Maybe it's because of the gakao. The scholars found their places according to the test number and sat down.

It is divided into several examination rooms, each with 100 candidates, and the examination is invigilated by 10 officials.

It is not from the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of Rites, but people who are directly drawn from the Criminal Department, and some of them are drawn from the Jinyi Guard.

Every scholar can notice that the eyes of these invigilators are very sharp, as if they want to see through themselves.

One test paper, one answer paper, then one essay paper, and three points on scratch paper. Pen, ink, paper, and inkstone solve it by themselves, of course, there is water in the examination room to provide.

I see, the scriptures are used in this kind of place...... Candidates looked at the content of the exam paper, and they can't start writing yet, but they can mark the paper in advance. In terms of filling in the blanks, it is obvious that it comes from a certain passage, such as the Analects.

There is also paraphrasing, where a scripture is excerpted and then left to the test taker to answer. At this time, the division of sentence reading is very important, especially for many people, the content of the original two sentences has now become a sentence.

A paragraph was added, and when I looked at it before and after, I seemed to see a new continent, and the importance of dividing the sentence reading became clearer.

Of course, this is for foreign candidates, as well as for traditional scholars. Candidates who have passed the initiation class and advanced training class take it for granted when they see this, after all, they have learned this way in the first place.

Afterwards...... After that, there is no after, and the next stage is the arithmetic aspect; Then there are two case studies, which examine the law; The most unfriendly thing for foreign candidates is that there are about 20 ideological and political test questions.

These candidates for Mongolian studies and refresher classes are almost already familiar with things, and they are full of malice for other candidates. No wonder it is said that 120 points only need to rely on 80 points, and it turns out that these 20 points can only rely on guesses.

As a result, the error tolerance rate dropped from 40 points to 20 minutes, and it is estimated that non-top students may not be able to pass the test...... Candidates who originally thought it was easy to take the additional test had sweat on their foreheads.

With the sound of the bell "Dangdang" in the distance, the examiner officially announced: "Start the exam!" ”

The candidates hurriedly began to pick up pen and paper and began to write. Before, I thought it would be almost ten hours, and it should be easy, but now it seems that it is not easy.

"No talking to each other, no cheating." The examiner finally reminded again, "If the test paper is not printed clearly, the scratch paper is not enough, and you need to go to the toilet, you can raise your hand and wait for the invigilator to pass." ”

For this level of exam, it will take up to three hours to turn in the paper. Considering that the brush is not fast to write, six hours is actually about the same. It's just that the imperial examination is too important and related to the fate of the candidates, and the final decision is to take the exam for eight hours.

It starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. In order to take care of the top students, it is allowed to leave the venue in advance.

There is also a lunch time after mid-noon, which can be eaten or not. Each candidate has two steamed buns, a plate of pickles and a cup of coarse tea. I don't ask for how much to eat, but to fill my stomach, mainly because it doesn't affect my writing.

The scriptures and meanings belong to the public, as long as they don't learn and don't know how to do it, it basically doesn't matter if you have to answer it. It's just a language thing, there is a certain degree of subjectivity in marking papers, and the examiner feels that it is inappropriate, so it is normal to deduct one or two points.

Let's just say that the composition is a thing, the handwriting is blurry can be deducted one point, sometimes everything is good, the examiner feels that the candidate can't be too proud, and he will get used to deducting one point...... I don't know if this counts as 'no first'.

In terms of arithmetic, candidates need to bring their own calculation chips or abacus, so there was a crackling sound in the examination room soon

The abacus was taken out by Liu Tao four or five years ago, and then after Zhen's, Zhang's and Su's firms used it, they all felt that it was easier to use than the abacus, so they quickly promoted it.

Therefore, the merchants of the Han Dynasty first comprehensively promoted the use of abacus. Then there are the initiation classes and advanced courses, which promote the abacus to their students.

Thanks to the six arts of the gentleman, counting is also one of them, and scholars from all over the world have come into contact with this thing, and they have begun to learn how to use this thing. Up to now, after deducting a few that will not be used, most candidates have been able to use abacus calculations.

Thousands of people crackled and calculated, and the picture was indeed shocking.

Of course, there are some candidates who have not been in contact with it, and now they are still using the calculation chip, listening to the surrounding sounds, they only feel extremely noisy. It's not good to have a seizure, because you will be disqualified from the exam.

"The title of the essay is "Jinyang Experience", what does this mean?" Until the composition side, most people feel very unfamiliar with this topic, not like a strategy, nor a scripture, as if it is the feeling of a travelogue, "It can't really be a travelogue, right?" ”

Most people don't think that the imperial court wants you to write a travelogue and see how your writing is.

They feel that there must be another mystery hidden in this "Jinyang Experience". If you fail to answer the question, you will already lose from the beginning, and it will be useless to get more in the future.

But what is there to write about a "Seeing and Hearing", they have been in Jinyang for a period of time, three months, and even some of them themselves are in Jinyang. I am very familiar with every plant and tree here, what is there worth writing about here?

"Your Majesty, what is the purpose of this composition?" Xun Yu asked Liu Tao for advice, this time he and Chen Qun were the examiners, but in the face of this essay, he also couldn't figure it out.

Probably because of the hardships suffered as an examiner last time, the older generation relied on the old and sold the old, and pushed them out. So this time, the examiners were composed of Xun Yu, Zhang Yang, Jia Xu, Chen Qun and Wang Kuang.

"Over the years, I have promulgated a lot of policies, such as libraries, Mongolian schools, public toilets, and road construction...... These policies are changing Jinyang, and may even affect the lives of ordinary people in the Han Dynasty.

What I need is to see if they are observant, whether they are aware of this, and understand what these policies are really for...... The candidates selected in this way can at least keep up with my thinking a little. Liu Tao replied.

Xun Yu hurriedly flattered, but he couldn't help complaining in his heart: Your Majesty, in fact, in recent years, you have always been said to be 'messing around' and 'fooling around', so you just plan to prove your correctness, right?

Seeing through it or not, Xun Yu didn't talk much, and there was no obvious change in his expression.

It's just a little worried: The candidates from outside are okay, and those candidates living in Jinyang can find out Liu Tao's intentions? !