This important person is naturally Ma Yun, and today's engineering exam was presided over by her personally. Since subduing Yu Ji back then, in the minds of Xiangyang people, Ma Yun has been a goddess-like existence, worshiped by everyone.

In the past, Ma Yun would often go in and out of the academy, and even occasionally go to the street a few times. But in the past two years, she has rarely appeared in the public eye, and basically stays in the state pastoral mansion all day without leaving home. And today, Ma Yun actually served as the chief examiner of engineering in person, which naturally attracted many people, and the academy was already crowded with people.

Of course, these people can't actually see Ma Yun outside the academy, because it is impossible for anyone else to enter the academy except for the candidates.

At this time, Ma Yun sat on the main examination seat, and on her left and right were Xiang Lang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the research institute, and Kong Wen, the deputy director of the research institute, who rushed back from Chang'an. Although it is nearly thirty years old, because of proper maintenance, Ma Yun now looks like she is in her twenties, still young and beautiful, and radiant. However, Ma Yun watched the "works" come up and down one by one, and her face became more and more solemn.

For this engineering exam, Ma Yun has high hopes. However, probably due to the influence of last year, many of the "works" brought by the participants were actually strange-shaped weapons and farm tools. To be honest, the "works" of the two people who won last year's engineering exams were nothing more sensational, without a trace of practicality. And Ma Yun rewarded them in the end, just to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm to participate in the test. However, contrary to expectations, there are more participants this year, but they have also learned from last year, wanting to cheat some rewards back. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the examination, all the "works" were made by the craftsmen of the research institute according to the candidates' assumptions, which really took a lot of manpower and material resources.

Just when Ma Yun was extremely disappointed, another candidate walked forward, and the "work" he presented seemed to be a loom, which made Ma Yun's eyes light up, and he couldn't help but turn his head and ask, "What is this?" ”

There are many candidates who take the exam, and the "works" are also varied, so Xiang Lang and Kong Wen naturally can't remember them all. However, they were well prepared in advance and had a list of people who took the exam. Xiang Lang picked up the list and glanced at it twice, then arched his hand at Ma Yun and said, "Mrs. Hui, this is a new-style silk weaving machine." ”

People often say that silk and silk are silk fabrics, but among the silk satin, Aya is ranked first, which shows the important position of Aya in silk fabrics. In fact, aya is a jacquard silk fabric, so its weaving process is also very complicated. An ordinary silk loom has fifty warp pedals and sixty weft pedals, as many as one hundred and ten, which is very clumsy, and it often takes a month and a half to two months to weave a flower silk. As the bosses of the Ministry of Industry, Xiang Lang and Kong Wen have naturally seen the silk loom, but the silk loom presented by this candidate only has twelve warp pedals and twelve weft pedals, which are quite exquisite, and they didn't recognize them for a while.

After listening to Xiang Lang's introduction, Ma Yun's spirit was lifted. With a lot less pedals, it will definitely be much easier to operate, Ma Yun faintly felt that this was a great and invention, and couldn't help asking: "What is the effect of this new silk weaving machine?" ”

Xiang Lang coughed twice in embarrassment and said, "Mrs. Hui, the subordinates haven't had time to actually operate yet." ”

The delicacy of this new silk weaving machine in front of me is only compared to the traditional silk weaving machine, and it is a hundred times more complicated than other people's "works". And this time, all the "works" that participated in the examination were uniformly produced by the research institute, and the time was tight and the task was heavy, so this new silk loom was only completed this morning, so there was no time to try it, not that Xiang Lang was lazy.

The craftsmen of the research institute are not very optimistic about this new type of weaving machine, in their minds, this weaving machine is much simpler than the traditional weaving of silk, even if it can weave silk, I am afraid there will not be many patterns. However, Ma Yun's thoughts are different from theirs, and some things may have a miraculous effect after being streamlined, so she couldn't help but ask the candidate: "What's your name?" Who is it? ”

The candidate was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and when he heard Ma Yun ask him, he couldn't help but blush with nervousness, rubbing his hands back and forth, as if he didn't know where to put it, and only after a while did he stammer: "Return, Mrs. Hui." Xiaomin, Xiaomin's surname is Ma Mingjun, yes, it is the name of Fufeng County. ”

If Liu Xin heard this name, I am afraid that he would not know why, but Ma Yun was surprised, it turned out that this young man who spoke a little stuttering was actually the famous great inventor Ma Jun! This is a talent, he must be kept!

Ma Yun calmed down her excitement and asked with a smile: "Ma Jun, what is unique about this new silk loom you invented compared with ordinary silk looms?" ”

Speaking of his own invention, Ma Jun's courage suddenly became stronger, and he spoke fluently, and said loudly: "This new type of silk loom has a simple structure and is easy to operate. What's more, it takes two months to weave a jacquard silk brocade on the old silk loom, while it only takes seven to ten days to weave a silk brocade with the new silk loom. ”

If what Ma Jun said is true, this new silk loom is equivalent to increasing the efficiency of silk weaving by five or six times. Ma Yun couldn't help nodding secretly, and continued to ask: "With so many pedals reduced, will it make the ayajin not have so many exquisite fancy styles?" ”

Ma Jun is quite confident in his invention, which has been tested in practice. Originally, he wanted to take the tapereel he made to the exam, but according to the exam regulations, it needed to be made by the research institute, so he gave up. However, the materials and processes used by the institute to make the new silk loom are much more sophisticated than those he made himself, which makes him more confident in the new silk loom.

Facing Ma Yun's question, Ma Jun blurted out: "Mrs. Hui, Xiaomin's silk loom seems simple, as long as it is used properly, it can weave the most complex patterns, and the pattern can be varied, and it can definitely weave the most beautiful silk brocade in the world." Not only that, this weaving machine has a delicate structure and does not occupy a large area, so even ordinary people can buy it at home. ”

Ma Yun turned his head to look at Xiang Lang and Kong Wen who were sitting on both sides, and saw that they seemed to be unconvinced, so he couldn't help but say, "Ma Jun, do you dare to demonstrate on the spot?" ”

Ma Jun said without hesitation: "Xiaomin is willing to demonstrate on the spot!" ”

Soon, someone brought all kinds of silk threads, and Ma Jun connected the warp and weft threads on the shuttle, and weaved them back and forth, and the action was very skillful. This is just a simple demonstration, and it is impossible to weave a complete flower silk brocade, because even at the speed that Ma Jun himself promised, it will take seven to ten days. However, after Ma Jun hurriedly weaved for half an hour, a small piece of silk brocade had appeared on the weaving machine, on which was a bright peony, with bright colors and distinct layers, with a strong three-dimensional sense, which was breathtaking.

Ma Yun couldn't help but applaud and said with satisfaction: "Very good! If the operation of this new type of weaving machine could be taught to others, would it be difficult? ”

Ma Jun bowed and said: "This new type of silk loom is very easy to learn, especially for those who have used the old type of silk loom, as long as it is a little bit clear. Xiaomin's father died early, and he was raised by his mother, who made a living by weaving silk. Xiaomin often saw his mother sweating profusely when weaving silk, and it took more than two months to weave a silk brocade, so he had the heart to improve the silk weaving machine. Now my mother uses a new type of silk loom, and her income has increased several times compared to the past. ”

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to be a filial son." Ma Yun nodded, picked up the list in front of her and read it again, and immediately clapped her hands and said, "Lord Xiang, Master Kong, in my opinion, there is no real talent in the next 'works', so this engineering exam will end here." Ma Jun is the Zhuang Yuan of this engineering exam, and I also intend to let him serve as the right waiter of the Ministry of Engineering, what do you think? ”

After listening to Ma Yun's words, Ma Jun became excited again, and stammered: "Small, small, small people, more, more, thank you, madam." ”

Kong Wen is now devoted to the papermaking business, and has never expressed his opinions on official positions and the like, but Xiang Lang frowned and said: "Mrs. Qiyu, my subordinates think that something is wrong, let's wait for the lord to come back and discuss it." ”

In those days, if you wanted to be an official, you not only had to be talented and learned, but also studied your character and appearance. There is nothing wrong with Ma Jun's conduct, but this stuttering problem is similar to a disability. If you look a little ugly, it's still difficult to get a half-official job, let alone a disability?

Ma Yun saw that although Ma Jun was not good at words, when it came to his invention, he didn't even have a stuttering problem, just like some people in later generations, although they stammered, they not only did not stutter when they sang, but they were also very beautiful. She is a person who cherishes talents, and a great inventor like Ma Jun is exactly what Liu Xin needs, even if Liu Xin is here, he will agree with his decision, so he couldn't help waving his hand and said: "There is no need to discuss this matter again, your lord has me to talk to him." ”

Soon, the results of the examination were announced, and Ma Jun, the new engineering leader, wore red and green, and marched through the streets. The research institute immediately included the new silk loom invented by Ma Jun as the most important civilian commodity in the promotion plan.

Although it is a pity, but through the publicity of the Institute, they gradually understand what kind of "works" have the opportunity to be recognized by the examiner, which has laid a correct direction for the future engineering examination, and will promote the improvement of Dahan's scientific and technological level in the next few years.

On the first day of the engineering exam, Ma Jun was discovered as a heavyweight talent, which made Ma Yun extremely excited, and she who did not plan to take the martial arts exam also appeared in the examiner seat of the martial arts exam on the second day.