Xu Qilin snorted, felt that there was some reason, so he ate melons with peace of mind.

Xiao Zhao threw the melon peel in his hand on the table, leaned back in the chair, breathed a sigh of satisfaction, and said, "Brother, you said that our family will also plant this big watermelon next year, but is it true?" ”

Xu Qilin nodded and said, "Of course." The hilly hillside outside the village is just used to grow melons and vegetables, and there is not much food there anyway. ”

"Then next summer, our family will be able to eat melons every day!" Xiao Zhao took the silk towel handed by Scarlett, wiped his hands, and said, "Such a good thing, why is it only allowed to be a royal species?" ”

Xu Qili smiled and said, "This cold melon hurts the land, and the imperial court prohibits farmers from planting it. The royal family and a few princes and nobles planted a few new things in their own homes. ”

Xiao Zhao turned his gaze to Xu Qilin, a little worried, the court forbids it, is it still planted at home?

Xu Qilin smiled and said, "It's okay, let's plant ours, and let you eat one a day next summer." ”

Xiao Zhao smiled, jumped out of the chair, and said, "Then you eat slowly, I'll go learn the piano." ”

Xu Qilin spit out the melon seeds into the small bowl next to him, and reminded: "Take a few pieces of watermelon and let Zheng Niangzi and Ah Ke also try it." ”

Xiao Zhao agreed and walked out of the house.

After Xu Qili finished eating the watermelon, he also wiped his hands and mouth, and said to Xu Qilin: "There is a simple examination for the imperial examination in the autumn, and my brother is normally graduating next year, but I want to try it." ”

Hongwenguan and Chongwenguan can be called the highest-level aristocratic schools in the Tang Dynasty, the former is similar to the National Academy of Social Sciences and the Royal Library; Chongwen Hall is the Prince Academy, which has very prominent political and educational characteristics.

Because the students of the two museums were mainly selected from the descendants of the three meritorious officials in Beijing, in the early Tang Dynasty, they all enjoyed some important political and economic treatment. For example, students are exempted from military service, provide room and board, pay homage to the emperor, and enter the official and imperial examinations.

The so-called library graduation examination has relatively low requirements, and there are separate propositions and preferential treatment for participating in the imperial examination.

Xu Qilin asked: "Why is my brother in a hurry, isn't it good to graduate normally next year?" ”

Xu Qili said: "I heard that the imperial court will issue a new order, and the imperial examination will be changed to once every three years. If you don't take the test this year, won't you have to wait for several years? As for directly entering the office through the library, those noble children have great hopes, but they dare not hope for their brothers. ”

The rumors have come out, and it is estimated that the reform of the imperial examination will really be implemented gradually.

Xu Qilin thought for a while, nodded and said, "If that's the case, it's a good time for big brother to refer to it at the end of autumn." With the talent of the eldest brother, he will definitely pass the exam. ”

Xu Qili smiled and said, "If you pass the examination and the selection of the officials, you will have a ministry and you will be able to receive more or less money." Always let you work hard to take care of the housework, and you are ashamed to be a brother. ”

"What are you talking about, big brother?" Xu Qilin threw away the melon skin, wiped his mouth, and said, "Your family doesn't have to be so polite. The little brother is just this ability, just a little smart. To make the Xu family famous with real talent and real learning, it takes the eldest brother to take on this responsibility. ”

Xu Qili stared at his little brother for a while, and persuaded: "Qi Lin is still young, he is the most intelligent, and he studies hard, especially late!" After two years, it is better to ask His Majesty for a grace and enter the Hongwen Museum to study hard. ”

Xu Qilin scratched his head, hehe smiled, he didn't say no, but he didn't think so.

Xu Qili didn't chatter, he stopped talking, chatted a few words, and then got up and went back to his room to study hard.

There were no outsiders in the house, Xu Qilin commanded, and Scarlett and Adjani stepped forward to eat melons.

"Slow down, slow down." Xu Qilin looked at Adjani's gobbling up of snacks, and couldn't help reminding: "Spit out all the seeds, swallow one grain in your stomach, and plant one less tree and eat one less watermelon next year!" ”

Adjani blinked her eyes and slowed down, she probably swallowed several pills in her stomach!

Xu Qilin turned around and entered the room, sat in front of the bookcase, thought for a while about the elder brother's entrance examination, and felt that he couldn't help much, so he picked up the pen and began to improve the planning and development of Dayingku.

It's not impossible to follow the traditional architecture, but it's certainly not too efficient. Copying the set of later generations seems too unusual, and it may not be suitable for the current situation.

Therefore, in a similar system, the introduction of some elements of the later generations can be regarded as improvements, Xu Qilin thinks it is safe enough.

For example, this R&D department, production department, procurement department, sales department, etc., once it is necessary for long-term sustainable development, Xu Qilin found that it is really not a simple thing.

The key is the positioning of Dayingku, and Xu Qilin has not been too clear until now. Is it a state-owned enterprise, or a royal private enterprise, is it a business, or is it a comprehensive factory?

The boundaries are not so clear, it is not Xu Qilin's fault, nor is it that His Majesty Li Er did not make it clear, but the nature of the feudal society is determined.

Do you think, the management personnel, including Xu Qilin, are all paid by the state treasury, but they are making private money for the emperor, how can you tell the difference?

Then there is the principle of "not competing with the people for profit", which is also too broad and difficult to define accurately.

Therefore, Xu Qilin changed his way of thinking and replaced "not competing with the people" with "benefiting the country and the people".

For example, this wool weaving, as well as cotton weaving in the future, he is not ready to monopolize all of them, but to gradually promote them to the common people, which not only adapts to the natural division of labor of the family in ancient society, but also enables the people to have more jobs and increase their income.

Although it is a small-scale peasant economy, the times are different, the level of productivity is very different, and industrial production is unlikely to be realized for a long time.

Xu Qilin wrote while thinking about it, but he didn't realize that it was late at night. Scarlett served obediently beside her, and she also had a bit of a red-sleeved fragrance to read at night.

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His Majesty Li Er was very satisfied with the cloth spun from wool, and asked Xu Qilin to finalize the production as soon as possible. He was also quite interested in the cotton that Xu Qilin said, so Xu Qilin left his waist card and often went to see the growth of cotton.

At the same time, His Majesty Li Er also summoned Li Simo, talked secretly for a long time, and reached a consensus. After that, Li Simo was about to return to his station and make preparations for crossing the river to the north.

Before leaving, Li Simo deliberately took time out to take his son Li Wuzhong to invite Xu Qilin to dinner in Zuixian Building.

After receiving the invitation, Xu Qilin didn't feel anything special. For the Li father and son, whether they make friends or not is not very important to him.

But in the end, he still wanted to make a good impression on the guests, Xu Qilin decided to ride a good horse sent by Li Wuzhong to the banquet.

Since he had a good horse, Xu Qilin really hasn't ridden it. To be precise, I haven't ridden outside the house. In the backyard, led by the horse, he did trek around a few times.

In order to enhance the understanding and feelings of the people and horses, Xu Qilin also followed Ma Ling's instructions, often went to the backyard stable, fed the forage, added water, and even brushed the horses once or twice.