New Year is an extremely important festival for the Xia people, and it can be said that it is the only festival in the Xia country at present.

Although the summer country is not as lively as the capital, the local residents celebrate the new year in their own unique way.

The Xia people are undoubtedly happy compared to themselves in another world, with the same level of civilization.

There were basically no corrupt officials in this new country, and the vast land was enough for the peasants to cultivate with confidence and boldness, and although it was not a Datong society, the people's satisfaction could be said to be extremely high.

In the case of Wang Lang's deliberate suppression of the rich, there was not much gap between the rich and the poor in the Xia Kingdom, and the only gap existed between the common people and the officials.

This is also a helpless thing, Wang Lang's position makes him have to consider his own interests, and it is particularly important to safeguard the interests of these officials.

Despite this, Wang Lang is still sticking to his bottom line, if according to his nature, he is an anarchist, an ideal utopian fantasist.

In his mind, officials are just a group of people who work for the country, giving them a certain right to run the country, but if they use their power to make a fortune, Wang Lang will not allow this kind of thing to happen.

After coming to this world for more than 20 years, he has seen life and death, and human life is not so precious to him at all, even if he is an official and a rare talent, but when it is time to kill, the butcher knife in his hand will fall without hesitation.

Compared with modern society, he is undoubtedly cold-blooded and ruthless, Wang Lang is such a hypocritical person, he used to have no way to change society, but in this world he is the most powerful human being, and a word can determine the life and death of ten thousand people.

With such convenient conditions, he involuntarily instilled his own ideas into the Chinese people, changing people's moral concepts from top to bottom.

He felt that he did not allow the existence of a situation in his country where the poor were laughed at and not the prostitute.

Although the Xia Kingdom is a centralized feudal dynasty, the people are still relatively free, there is no slavery and no cruel exploitation, and ordinary people will not work hard all their lives just for a house.

There is a large area of land in this world, as long as you are not too lazy, you can survive well in this country.

The New Year's bell rang, and the people ushered in the twelfth year of the Taichu.

At night, firecrackers are lit from house to house to resound throughout this ancient and desolate continent, a world that has witnessed humanity's transformation from shrinking to becoming strong, and eventually humanity will have its own place in this world.

As the whole country celebrates the New Year, the expedition that floats on the sea has just arrived at the southernmost tip of the continent and is heading for the city of New Port.

The expedition members who were far away from their homeland did not know that they had spent the eleventh year of the beginning unconsciously.

He Tie and the monkey scrubbed the deck diligently, drifting on the sea for a long time, tanning their skin.

In the absence of land, the seas looked no different at all, and the two sail warships, which seemed incomparably large to humans, were incomparably small and fragile above the endless ocean.

The sea breeze was blowing at night, He Tie did not return to the cabin to rest, lying on the deck and looking at the stars in the sky, he didn't know when he had such a hobby, looking at the twinkling stars in the sky, his heart felt extremely calm.

The stars in the sky represent the souls of human beings in the myths and legends of the Xia Kingdom, and these souls are the ancestors of mankind.

Looking at the beautiful night, He Tie fell asleep in the ups and downs of the ship.

After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the flavor of the New Year gradually fades a lot, and the people return to their former peaceful life, and the land harvested before the year will usher in new cultivation.

At the same time, the captives escorted from Ningyuan County finally arrived in Yancheng after walking slowly for two months.

The handover work went smoothly, and these people were imprisoned in the criminal department as soon as they arrived in Yancheng.

Zhao Langzhong and Fang Shaoshi personally participated in the interrogation of these people according to Wang Lang's instructions.

The interrogation went smoothly, and without even the use of punishment, the men told everything they knew.

According to them, a large part of those who fled back died from the disease, and in the face of the panicked soldiers, the officers could not suppress them at all, and those who did not catch the plague robbed the ships and fled, probably about 10,000 people, and they were the only ones who survived on the island.

Lieutenant General Zhao Lang told Wang Lang the original narrative of these people.

Wang Lang just nodded after hearing this, and did not react in particular.

The impact of these dinosaur people escaping is not so important to him, and he can only resign himself to fate how much harm these people can cause if they return to Shi Lunjia.

Let the men of the penal department scatter these people and distribute them among the slaves, and they will no longer bother with the matter.

Compared to this matter, Wang Lang still attaches more importance to his own strength, and only when he becomes strong can he win the future race war.

After the New Year, the first bell tower constructed by Wang Lang's design and engineering department began to be constructed in Yancheng, Yancheng has built too many places in recent years, this matter has not attracted the attention of the people, what they don't know is that this bell tower will greatly facilitate their lives.

At the court meeting after the year, the officials routinely reported the development plan for the new year, and in the peaceful environment, the officials were a little lazy, and many of the development plans formulated did not meet Wang Lang's goals, which were decisively dismissed.

In the twelfth year of the Taichu Dynasty, in addition to the basic infrastructure construction, the most important thing was the imperial examination.

After more than ten years of development, schools have been built in major cities in Xia to cultivate a steady stream of intellectual talents for the country.

The imperial examination is scheduled for March, and students from all over the country have already embarked on the road to the capital after the New Year.

However, the difficulty of this exam is far more difficult than the first time, and the questions are still formulated by Wang Lang himself.

Lin Wuyun thinks that the number of places to be admitted this time is not too much, and he feels that with the current population, it is enough to need another hundred officials, and if there are too many, a large part of the personnel will be idle and have nothing to do, which is also a burden on the finances.

However, the rest of the officials have different opinions, especially the Ministry of Industry, which is very welcoming to such young people who have studied natural sciences, and the number of grassroots officials can be reduced, but the number of places in the Ministry of Industry must not be reduced.

When the two of them were blushing and their necks were thick, Wang Lang said: "This time the quota is positioned at three hundred, the number of teachers in Xia Guo is also a little small, in the future, teachers will be listed as state officials, but they are not in the grade, those who perform well can become grassroots officials of the Ministry of Rites according to their performance in previous years, and after review, as for the Ministry of Industry, what Mu Feng said makes sense, the Ministry of Industry is indeed too short of talents, and now the progress of our weapons research is very slow, and we must invest a lot of manpower." ”

After another round of intense discussions, the admission policy for this examination was finally decided.

After the court meeting, Wang Lang left Mu Feng behind and inquired about the development of the musket.

According to Mu Feng, there is no breakthrough in muskets at present, but there has been a breakthrough in the firing of glass.

When Wang Lang heard this, he immediately became interested, and hurriedly asked about this matter.

"We have been trying to use sand again, at first we thought that the temperature was not enough, but after we improved the furnace, although we can fire an object with a smooth surface, but it cannot reach the situation that His Majesty said, and then we have tried to mix different materials in it, and not long ago we fired except for something slightly transparent, I believe that according to this line of thought, truly transparent glass should soon appear." Mu Feng said slowly.

Wang Lang nodded, this is indeed good news, as long as the glass appears, he can make a microscope by himself, and the cost of the telescope will be greatly reduced, at least one for all officers.

"If you need any help, just mention, glass is a very important thing." Wang Lang said in a deep voice.

Mu Feng said: "Your Majesty, in the current experiment, we have found that adding saltpeter and alkali to the climate of firing glass can have an effect, but these two things are too rare and expensive, especially nitrate, even if the glass is fired, it will be very expensive." ”

Wang Lang smiled: "It's not a problem, I haven't announced this matter yet, the previous ocean-going expedition found natural saltpeter ore overseas, as long as it is mined in the future, the price of nitrate will be greatly reduced, there is no need to worry about this." ”

"How can there be such a thing?" Mu Feng asked in surprise.

Wang Lang nodded and said: "Only the navy knows about this matter, I plan to wait until the weather in the north warms up and then send someone to mine there, you don't have to care about the consumption of nitrate during this time, the glass matter will be solved as soon as possible." ”

"Since this is the case, the minister will not save money for His Majesty." Mu Feng laughed.

Wang Lang smiled and said: "Xia Guo is not short of that money, the important thing is that there must be a return on investment, these money are the hard-earned money of the people, and we have to take it from the people for the people." ”

"Got it!"

"The matter of muskets urges the craftsmen to speed up the progress, this year we must create a finished product with acceptable performance, at the end of the year I will set up the first real musket team, your task this year is very heavy, work hard!"

Mu Feng nodded and said: "If the talents who have passed this year's examination can be allocated to the Ministry of Industry in sufficient quantities, it will greatly ease the pressure on the Ministry of Industry, I believe that with the help of these young talents, the tasks assigned by His Majesty should be completed before the end of the year." ”

"By the way, your eldest son is also more than ten years old this year!" Wang Lang asked.

"I'll be eleven years old after the New Year!" Wood Wind replied.

"Can that kid inherit your mantle?"

Mu Feng sighed and said: "I'm not afraid of Your Majesty's jokes, that little cub has no interest in making tools and weapons, but likes medical skills very much, I have taught a few times and I don't care anymore, following Qiyan to learn to cure diseases and save people is also a way out, and he can also be a useful person in the future, but my second son is the most likely to inherit my career, and the minister intends to try his best to cultivate this kid." ”

Wang Lang nodded and said: "Yes, it is indeed a good choice to teach according to aptitude, the Mu family has hope in the future, you, the descendant cultivated by the Ministry of Industry, can't let others compare." ”

Mu Feng was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said: "Xiao'er is stupid, how can he compare with the young talents of Daxia." ”

"Yo! Over the years, officials have learned to be polite. Wang Lang smiled.

Mu Feng arched his hand and said: "Hey, if you are not an official, you don't know the difficulties in this, and you will understand some of the sophistication of people after so many years." ”

"Well, officialdom is no better than others, the time of Xia Kingdom is still short, and the relationship between people is not so complicated, you are also in a good time, so you don't have to worry about other messy things."

Mu Feng heard that Wang Lang was a little helpless in his words, and he didn't know what this meant, but he didn't dare to ask more.

"It's nothing, you go back first, don't forget what I explained."

Mu Feng nodded and said, "The minister retires!" ”

After Mu Feng left, Wang Lang said to himself: "I can't imagine that Mu Feng is almost old, I don't know how many old people of this generation will be alive in a few years." ”

Recalling that it has been more than ten years since Mu Feng was rescued, Mu Feng, a craftsman genius, can be said to have made great contributions to the Xia country, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the first craftsman in Great Xia.

All the technical production of Xia Kingdom will have the shadow of Mu Feng, although it is largely supported by Wang Lang, but for native humans, it is really rare to be able to do this.

From this point, it can be seen that the human IQ in this world is really not bad, and there may be a character like Aristotle, Zu Chongzhi, and Zhang Heng.

The specific date for the imperial examination had been set, and Wu Feng had to work hard to prepare for the exam at home.

During this time, Wu Feng will have a private meeting with Lin Xin in the city as soon as he has time, and Wu Feng has already told Lin Xin about the previous things, so Lin Xin also knows the importance of this imperial examination to Wu Feng, and whether a lover can eventually become a family member will look at it once.

Looking at the books, Wu Feng couldn't calm down at all, his mind was full of Lin Xin's voice and smile, and the magical formulas in the original books couldn't attract him anymore.

At this time, Lin Xin was also sitting by the window, holding his chin in his hands, looking at the sky outside the window.

"I don't know what Wu Feng is doing now?"

A girl who is in love for the first time is sensitive in her heart, and it is also the time when she has the most ideas.

Lin Xin is a little afraid to face her father now, she doesn't know how her father will react when he hears about it, whether he will be angry or gladly accept.

She didn't dare to bet, her father was extremely majestic in her heart, and no one dared to oppose him in the family.

"How did this fool offend his father? Wouldn't it be nice to say yes at the beginning? ”

But then he shook his head again: "If he agrees directly, maybe I won't like him either, after all, I haven't seen him before, hey!" It's annoying! ”