Those people in the imperial court were really sensible, and they obviously delayed the civil service examination for ten days, and they did not discuss the issue of how to send troops.

In other words, at this time, Chongzhen began to pay less attention to this matter, the anti-thieves in Shaanxi and Shanxi, as well as the mutiny of the border army, and even the movements of Houjin are what he is most concerned about.

As for the so-called scientific expedition, it should be regarded as a joke, the recent report of Jinyiwei has less than 100 references, and most of them are local dead people.

Hearing this report, Chongzhen felt relieved, sure enough, the anti-thief was unpopular, how many people can be selected for this kind of people who take the exam? After figuring out this question, I don't care so much about the whitewater scientific expedition. And the courtiers and the people of the Jinyi Guard below also breathed a sigh of relief.

On the side of Baishui County, the situation is completely different from the one reported.

The examination team of more than 4,300 people entered the examination room in a mighty manner. However, more than 800 of them went to another examination venue, and only 3,500 went into the open examination room to answer. These 3,500 people are all literate and know how to write, and it does take some time to get used to writing with a hard pen, but it is also a big problem.

The 800 were ordinary people who could not read the Chinese language, but were nothing more than proletarian workers, peasants, artisans, and petty traders. When they saw that they could take the exam without a diploma or status, they naturally ran over immediately, only when they came, they found that they did not know how to write.

Okay, then arrange a temporary production area and let them dictate the method to the exam. Literacy or something, it is slowly cultivated in the later stage, but fortunately, most of them are young people in their teens and twenties, and there is no problem with delaying it for two years.

In fact, 8,000 people came to register for the whole exam, but many of them were unlearned guys who came to join in the fun, and some of them did not meet the requirements. There are even some who are in their fifties and still claim to be thirty-year-olds. The latter may be worthy of sympathy, but Zhang Hongbin is also responsible for the people under his rule, and it is difficult for an official over 50 years old to accept new knowledge and learn from him, and it is difficult to know how to be flexible. Hiring such a guy is irresponsible to the people under his rule.

As the exam bell began, the invigilator took the paper that had been prepared long ago and sent it down.

The papers on the first day are the same, and the content of the test is more comprehensive, such as the most basic mathematics and the most basic Chinese. There are also a number of questions related to worldview, outlook on life, and values, in order to understand the candidate's basic situation, as well as the flexibility of the brain.

The special 800 people only need to take the exam for one day, and they only need to answer some professional questions, and after answering, let them go back and wait for the release of the list in four days. Regarding the fact that they don't know a single big word and still have the opportunity to become an official, these people still can't believe it when they even return to the place where they have settled.

As for the regular candidates, the exam on this day was sweaty. It is said that every candidate will be provided with a bottle of mineral water in the examination room, and they will also be taught how to open it, which was explained when they visited the examination room ten days ago, so there is no fuss. At most, I am curious about what kind of material this bottle is made of, and some people even plan to bring the bottle back by the way when they go back, maybe they can sell it for a good price, and if it is not good, the round-trip expenses will be reimbursed.

The actual situation is that when they see this completely different exam paper, they immediately feel strange and at a loss. After all, this is not a regular exam paper that they have been exposed to. Immediately, they found that the content was actually very simple, even if it was different from the Four Books and Five Classics, they could answer it, which was what relieved them, but the last few short-answer questions and argumentative questions took a lot of time to think.

Until the bell of the final examination rang, there were still more than 300 people who had not finished answering the papers. But according to the rules, you can't write anymore at this time.

Some people do not give up, and they are still working hard, and the result is naturally that the examiner mercilessly disqualified from the exam. This is nothing to discuss, the rules have already been told to you, and if you don't follow the rules, you don't blame others for handling them according to the rules. Since it is an official admission, it is natural to admit some people who understand the rules.

If you want to say that the level is not enough, then abdicate and make way for Xian, which is also nothing to say.

Back at their place of stay, many people even forgot to take the bottle of mineral water with them. Or for everyone, this expedition is completely a dream.

Well, only in the dream realm will there be such unreasonable exam content. Many candidates who are a little pedantic have begun to criticize that this exam has no content of the Four Books and Five Classics, no sage articles, only those bullshit short-answer questions and argumentative questions, which are simply tainted literature and readers!

In fact, most of these people were disqualified from the exam today, and such people are dissatisfied, so they naturally need to vent. And a few more enlightened people, such as the four scholars who had just married the four brothers, began to talk about it at this moment.

"The title given by this thief is also novel, and I can see that, just like their proclamation, they need a group of officials who can do practical things, not corrupt people who can only write moral articles." Mo Ran said with emotion while holding the water bottle.

"Just take materials and not virtues, how to ensure the purity of officials? In case a person with good talent but a loss of personal virtue becomes a county magistrate, isn't this irresponsible to the people? Guan Dao was a little skeptical.

"It's better than being completely blind to government affairs and finally relying on the master to help dispose of the waste of work, right? Besides, in today's scientific examinations, it is pedantic to say that it sounds good, and it is difficult to say that the content is not taken seriously, but to see which candidate's handwriting is better, which is ...... Forget it, let's not talk about it. Lin Song complained rarely, and finally thought about saving some face for Daming.

"Anyway, everyone should have done well in the exam today, right?" Li Luo asked.

"Well, although it's different from the regular exam, it's not beyond my brother's comprehension." Mo Dye laughed, who made him the big brother.

"I'm the youngest, but these questions don't bother me either!" Lin Song immediately shouted.

"Can you be a brother?" Guan Dao raised his eyebrows.

"That's good, I'm not too ashamed to be the second child." Li Luo laughed.

"Speaking of which, what do you say tomorrow's exam will be?" Ink Dye seems to have a problem in mind.

"Who knows, this first day is so weird, and God knows how shocking the second day will be?" Lin Song shrugged.

"Either way, everyone is just going to be even. By the way, how much is this bottle worth? Guan Dao smiled and gestured at the plastic bottle.

"It is conservatively estimated that it is worth three taels of silver, but if there is a large amount, it may only be worth about one tael. However, if you get it to Jiangnan, you may be able to sell it for ten taels of silver. Li Luo seems to know how to value very well.

"Yes, yes, this may be nothing for those of us with family backgrounds, but for those poor candidates who don't have much money, they have the money to go home." Guan Dao is rare and compassionate.

"Don't be so sentimental, it's not early, everyone go back and have a good rest, and remember to go to the toilet before going to the exam tomorrow. I remember today, some people just forgot about jì, and as a result, they urinated in the examination room for two hours, which is really whimpering. Li Luo suddenly remembered the interesting story in today's examination room.

"Don't you say that I don't want to think about it, just not far away, someone ran away today, and this is not directly in the examination room...... Hey, it went straight to me. "Ink dyeing is also unbearable.

"No wonder the examiner who took us to the examination room once said, 'Luck is also part of strength', even if the writing is good, there is no way to do it if you are unlucky." Guan Dao also laughed.

"Come on, for the sake of good luck tomorrow, eat less messy things tonight, remember to go to the toilet tomorrow, that's all, go back to rest!" The boss Mo Dye made a summary, and the four of them announced the dismissal of the meeting.