Yang Hao is a person with strong action, and since he has decided to establish the Royal Academy of Sciences, this matter will basically be carried out.

This time, the exam questions were drawn up by him himself.

And this time may be the most difficult one in the past ten years since Qi implemented the imperial examination system.

Not to mention the policy theory, just the natural science, Yang Hao in addition to mathematics topics, also added geography, astronomy, physics these test points.

And the questions he gave were not to test any theoretical knowledge, because there were no disciplines such as physics, chemistry and geography in the universities of Qi State, and his main purpose was to test everyone's understanding of everyday phenomena.

To be honest, Yang Hao's science is average, not to mention that after so many years, a lot of knowledge has long been forgotten.

The future Royal Academy of Sciences of Qi can only rely on the sporadic knowledge he has summarized to conduct research, although it can help future scientists to a certain extent, but it is still a long way to go to apply theory to practice with the incomplete knowledge.

But no matter how difficult it is, it must be carried out, and if no one does it, maybe no one will do it for hundreds of years.

In Chang'an City in August, candidates have gathered here from all over the world.

The candidates who came to Chang'an for the first time were stunned by the prosperity of Chang'an.

They had never seen so many people, such beautiful houses.

The scattered shops and confident pedestrians on Suzaku Street make Chang'an's compulsion instantly taller.

Due to the importance that Qi attaches to knowledge, these candidates who come from afar, as long as they hold the admission ticket issued by the local government, can live for free in any inn in Chang'an City.

This is an extremely humane policy for those poor candidates.

And Yunfeng and a few acquaintances came to this capital city in mid-August.

"Compared with Chang'an, our Shen County is too small."

Yun Feng sighed.

His words were echoed by his peers.

One of them exclaimed: "The king's ability is really not one or two of what we can hope for, if I pass the exam this time, I really hope to stay here." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's still early, or let's take a trip around the city and see the prosperity of Chang'an."

"So good, go together, go together!"

A few high-spirited teenagers walked excitedly towards Suzaku Street.

The vendors on both sides of the street, and the smell wafting from the restaurants, made them uncontrollable with excitement.

It's just that they don't have much to bring, although there are a lot of things they want to buy, but in order to make a living in the next few months, Yunfeng and these people are still only addicted.

Even so, they still couldn't get enough of finding an inn until dusk, showing their admission tickets, and settled in Chang'an City.

Except for merchants and officials who sold goods from other places, most of the guest rooms in the inn were occupied by the candidates.

Yunfeng and they naturally wouldn't waste this opportunity to discuss knowledge with them, but the candidates who arrived before them were not in the mood to discuss knowledge at this time.

Because the imperial court issued an approval document yesterday, the imperial examination was reformed.

This summary change is naturally what Yunfeng is concerned about, and from the communication of everyone, several people know that this year's imperial examination is divided into two branches: strategy and science.

The examination theory is to enter the official class of the Qi State, and the so-called science, if it is examined, will enter the place called the Academy of Sciences.

This department is also said to be newly established, and in the conversations of these candidates, it is said that the Academy of Sciences does not even have a decent yamen, and all the buildings are still at the stage of drawings.

This makes most candidates instinctively reject this new thing, the development of the past ten years, has made them develop the idea that studying is to be an official, that Academy of Sciences does not sound like an official place when it hears, and it is not very attractive to them.

Yun Feng subconsciously rejected the idea of applying for science, and like everyone else, he was very interested in being an official.

Because as long as he is an official, he will become the ruler of Qi State, and his status will be greatly improved, and there is even a glimmer of hope that he will not be as good as being in the court and becoming one of the core figures influencing Qi State.

How can such a great temptation be given up because of an unknown Academy of Sciences.

But a few days later, the imperial court issued a more detailed explanation of the Academy of Sciences.

In front of the notice outside the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, the candidates who heard the news were enthusiastically discussing this notice that made them extremely entangled.

The notice explains what the Academy of Sciences is and compares the responsibilities of scientists and officials.

This notice was very long, and after reading it, Yun Feng was as entangled as the rest of the candidates.

Because although becoming a scientist is not an official status, those who have achieved achievements are not inferior to officials in terms of status, except that they cannot participate in court affairs, and even those who have made great contributions may also receive the title of knighthood.

And this title is not the end of one generation, but can be passed down to three generations.

In one point, it is even better than the soldiers who have been knighted for their military exploits.

Whether to be a traditional official or to become a scientist who can also get ahead, Yun Feng is a little difficult.

Because the scientist mainly examines things similar to mathematics, and he knows that he is better at mathematics than writing articles.

If he applied for science, he was confident that he would have a good chance of getting a good ranking.

But humans are instinctively afraid of things they don't know much about.

The tangled Yunfeng returned to the inn and asked his companion what he thought.

Except for one person who is preparing to apply for the science exam, the rest still plan to take the traditional official route.

It's just that Yunfeng still has a hard time making up his mind, and when he is upset, he can only return to his room depressed and calm down to think about where he should go.

As time passes, the deadline for applying for the exam is getting closer and closer, and there is not much time left for Yunfeng.

At the end of August, a major event occurred in Chang'an City, a major event that can be called a miracle.

The imperial court suddenly announced a major scientific breakthrough, and humans could leave the ground and fly into the air.

At first, most people were skeptical of this news, but the imperial court came up with solid evidence.

In the eleventh year of Hongwu, at the beginning of September, a huge object suddenly rose in the direction of the palace, and looking at the thing that slowly rose into the air, more than 100,000 people in the entire Chang'an City suddenly fell into panic and shock.

And Yun Feng, who hadn't decided what to apply for, looked at the hot air balloon floating in the air, and the whole person stood on the spot as if struck by lightning.

"Miracles, miracles!"

Yun Feng's breathing was a little short, and there was a hint of fanaticism in his eyes.