For Xiucai and officials who have only studied the Four Books and Five Classics, this kind of assessment, which is completely different from the imperial examination, is even more difficult than ascending to the sky.

Therefore, the conference examination that attracted the attention of everyone in the Central Plains Province has just begun, and the candidates have got the first exam paper. Some of the showmen and officials were stunned. Because, the exam questions given to them by the Haw Par Army could not be answered in the Four Books and Five Classics.

Under such circumstances, some talents and officials who claim to be scholars and superior to others directly scolded in the examination room.

It is said that the Haw Par Army had bad intentions and changed the imperial examination set by Emperor Taizu without authorization......

Some people also say that the Haw Par Army's cholera and Ming laws make military households and businessmen and scholars take exams in pain, which is insulting to scholars......

For these sour readers, Zhou Shuyuan did not have the slightest politeness, and directly ordered the Tiger and Leopard Army to blast these people out of the examination room.

Of course, in addition to these scholars, the other people who came to participate in the teacher seemed to be much more excited.

Because, without exception, these exam questions are practical and can be encountered in reality.

Whether it is the descendants of businessmen or military households, they are all people who live at the bottom of society and are often in contact with various things. In this case, they can be said to be comfortable with these test questions.

Especially those who are businessmen-born scholars, they can be called proficient in the arithmetic in the three assessments......

That's it. A day-long entrance examination. Someone gets excited. Excited, and hopeful about their future. Of course, there are also people who are disappointed, sad and angry, and even directly blasted out of the examination room by the Haw Par Army......

A mansion located in the southeast of the capital, on the surface, is an ordinary compound. But if you walk in. You will find that the courtyard, which has been in and out of the courtyard, is simply more luxuriously decorated than the imperial palace.

You don't have to guess to know that this mansion must have lived a wealthy businessman who lacks the slightest status and can't even wear brocade clothes when he goes out.

That's right, the family is a businessman, and a big businessman......

Because of generations of business, when the Li family passed on to Li Xinwen's generation, it had reached a value of one million taels of silver.

Such a value. Although it is not as good as the wealthy families in the capital, it is not as good as those royal relatives. But. In the capital of Nuoda, it is definitely on the top ranking.

However, because of the low status of merchants, coupled with various regulations of the imperial court for merchants. Although Li Xinwen is very rich, he does not dare to show it. And this has caused the Li family compound to be depressed on the outside and very luxurious on the inside.

Just when Li Xinwen thought that the Li family could not raise their heads for generations, they could only make a fortune in a muffled voice, and they could not enjoy wealth in the open. The arrival of the Haw Par Army gave him hope for the future.

As a big businessman, although Li Xinwen is in the capital, the major events that happened in various parts of the Ming Dynasty cannot escape his eyes. Because among these major events, there are likely to be hidden business opportunities that others can't see.

Because of this, Li Xinwen is a person who knows the various policies of the Haw Par Army very well.

In places where the Haw Par is under military control, businessmen are no longer looked down upon. Not only is it not subject to the rules of the imperial court, but it can also come out to be an official. Among them, the highest official position is Zhou Lao, who served as the deputy prime minister of the Governor's Office......

These various policies towards businessmen, no matter which one they are, are all thought about by Li Xinwen day and night.

Therefore, when he learned that Beijing Chengji would become the territory of the Haw Par Army, Li Xinwen's heart boiled directly.

In his eyes, the arrival of the Haw Par Army means that what he thinks about day and night will happen soon.

The Haw Par Army stationed in Beijing did not disappoint him, and in less than a month, the Beiwang Wangfu issued a notice to hold an examination in Beijing City, regardless of one pattern, regardless of background, and large-scale selection of talents.

In the face of this news, most of the businessmen in the capital were still skeptical. Li Xinwen did not hesitate to let all his two sons sign up for the entrance examination......

At this moment, Li Xinwen was sitting in the lobby of the Li Mansion, anxiously waiting for his two sons to return from the examination room, hoping that the two sons could bring him good news and bring new expectations to the Li family.

Just when Li Xinwen sat in the chair without saying a word, as if he was thinking about something. An exclamation suddenly sounded at the gate. Subsequently, the hurried figure of the housekeeper appeared in Li Xinwen's field of vision......

"Sir...... Master...... The two young masters are back...... The young master is back......"

Li Xinwen slammed it, subconsciously stood up from the chair, and greeted the door of the lobby.

Li Xinwen had just walked to the door, and his two smiling sons also happened to walk to the door.

After seeing Li Xinwen, the two sons spoke at the same time as if they had discussed it......

"Father, why did you get out...... It's windy outside, hurry up and get in, don't freeze......"

After being helped into the main hall by his two sons, Li Xinwen, who was already a little anxious, asked directly: "Boss, second, how did you do in the exam, can you pass the guò exam...... You must know that as long as you pass the guò examination, after you come out, you will be appointed as an official above the seventh rank by the Northern Wangfu...... When the time comes, our Li family will become an official eunuch family, and we will no longer be looked down upon......"

Under Li Xinwen's gaze, the smiles on the faces of the two sons not only did not decrease in the slightest, but became thicker and thicker.

After the two of them glanced at each other, the older boss replied directly: "Father, don't worry, this time the examination, we two brothers will definitely be able to pass the guò ......."

"So confident......" Facing the confident smile on his son's face, Li Xinwen asked with an incredible face.

After all, his two sons didn't even take the Xiucai exam, and suddenly let them take the entrance examination, which was even more important than the imperial examination. Even if Li Xinwen is full of confidence in the talents of his two sons, he is inevitably very worried.

At this time, the second brother who was standing on the other side said, "Of course." Our brothers are not those who can only read the Four Books and the Five Classics. The poor sour show who only knows what to do......"

"Poor and sour talent...... Isn't the examination of the Four Books and the Five Classics...... Tell me about it. What the hell is going on? Li Xinwen seemed to hear the contempt for the poor and sour talent in his son's words, and then subconsciously asked.

Facing Li Xinwen's eager gaze at him, the second child directly thought of the pictures of those showmen being kicked out of the examination room by the Tiger and Leopard Army. Then, he couldn't help laughing and replied to Li Xinwen......

"Father, you guessed it right, in today's examination, not a single question is from the Four Books and Five Classics. There are a lot of poor and sour talents who can only read four books and five classics. After reading the exam questions, he directly abused the Haw Par Army in the examination room, and then was kicked out of the examination room by the Haw Par Army......"

"If you don't take the Four Books and Five Classics, what will the Haw Par Army test?" Li Xinwen, who was shocked, continued to ask.

"The test of government affairs, the test of arithmetic, and the test of the law...... Fortunately, our brother usually reads everything, otherwise, he would never have done so smoothly. And every question was done ......"

"Well, the Haw Par Army deserves to be the Haw Par Army. It's just different from the imperial court...... Although I have never been an official, I know that arithmetic, law, and government affairs are all necessary to master as an official. When the imperial court was still examining the Four Books and Five Classics, which did not have much effect, the Haw Par Army had already braved the world's greatness to change the imperial examination and test these things. Now it seems that the Haw Par Army has come to the front of the court......"

The boss said with a look of approval: "Father, I think so too...... In the three examination papers, especially those who were examining government affairs, they directly asked us how to deal with various problems after becoming officials......

"As long as there are no accidents and no internal decision, through this examination, the Haw Par Army will definitely be able to find a lot of talents......"

At this time, Li Xinwen's face showed an unprecedented stern expression.

Then, facing the two sons, he explained with a cautious face......

"Based on what you've said, and with my business vision, I can say with certainty that the rise of the Haw Par Army is just around the corner. If you pass the exam this time and become an official, you must remember to be an official and serve the prince. I believe that as long as our Li family follows the prince, we will definitely be valued by the prince like the Zhou family in Datong Mansion, and become a real official eunuch family, glorifying our ancestors......"

Another ten days have passed, and under the gaze of tens of millions of people in several northern provinces, the results of the entrance examination ten days ago have finally come out.

Li Xinwen's two sons of the Li family, without exception, are all on the list.

The boss who is knowledgeable and has some business experience directly scored the second place in the overall exam. If it is the imperial examination, the boss is a veritable tanhua......

Although the comprehensive results of the second child did not get a number, in arithmetic, with his experience in managing the Li family's account office, he directly scored the first good result......

In the face of this good news, the Li family, which had kept a low profile in Beijing for hundreds of years, put on a lantern for the first time, showing the strong strength of the Li Mansion without the slightest consideration. In order to celebrate, he directly spent 100,000 taels of silver and set up a flowing water banquet in the Li Mansion for three days and three nights......

Of course, there are also more than 30% of the merchants in Beijing.

You know, out of the 2,000 people who were examined, almost 1,200 were descendants of these merchants.

Excluding the children of military families who were not qualified to participate in the imperial examination, there were less than 600 scholars and former court officials who were tested at the ultimatum, which directly surprised Wei Zheng......

Looking at the results of the examination in his hand, Wei Zheng, who was smiling, couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Now it seems that the imperial examination of the imperial court is really bad." There are more than 1,000 officials, and there are not even half of them. I really don't know how the officials of the imperial court who can only do anything are officials......"

"And those who read are simply too disappointing to this king. After reading so many books and five classics, can you eat as a meal......

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