After all seven winners received their prizes and got off the stage with their families, the exciting moment came. That is Shirachi Prefecture himself on the field, and the top three players will be awarded prizes.

Originally, these prizes were to be awarded after the other two groups of competitions, but in order to boost morale, and in order to let the other two groups see hope and see the sincerity of the government, Bai Zhi County and Tao Zhi County discussed and temporarily adopted this method.

In this way, it is very effective, just by looking at the emotions of the audience. Whenever something related to self-interest is what everyone pays the most attention to.

Compared to the next seven contestants, the prizes for the top three are fantastic. First of all, the silver that everyone was most concerned about, each of them was twenty taels of silver, which was twice as much as the seven winners just now.

The second is grain, one person receives 300 catties of white flour and 300 catties of rice.

Sun Yunxu's family is not short of these, so when she received food and silver, it was like that, anyway, she couldn't make the decision to give all the things to her mother's family, after all, the family had not been separated.

However, Ruan Yuping and Dong Ming's family are different, and the two families can be called ecstasy, no less happy than winning the lottery today. Such a prize is simply a pie in the world, which can make the poor family a lot better all of a sudden.

Ruan Yuping and Dong Ming's families are poor, lacking silver and food. Especially Ruan Yuping's family, how bad is it? I almost couldn't lift the lid. It's just that there are many children in the family and the expenses are large, and if this continues, Ruan Yuping and her father are ready to sell their daughter.

It was because she heard that her father was going to sell her second sister to a big family in the city to be a maid, and Ruan Yuping thought of what she had secretly overheard outside the private school, which stimulated her inner energy.

At that time, she was only five or six years old, but she had to lead several sheep in the village. Eat grass here, drink water there. Later, after a few months, she found that the grass near the private school was very fat, and the environment was good, and she was able to shelter from the rain and the sun under the house.

I think it's because the villagers respect this place, but they don't dare to come and cut grass. In this way, it is cheaper for her. Anyway, in her heart, all the grass is used to feed the pigs.

That day, she happened to be teaching in a private school, and she just overheard it and wrote it all down. Since then, many people in the village have known about her special ability.

It's just that Ruan Yuping's father is not half happy, but even more unhappy. Without him, just because what he thought was that it would be great if Ruan Yuping was a son, then even if he smashed the pot and sold iron, he would have to supply him.

It's a pity, it's a pity. Born as a woman, she has never had the opportunity to take the imperial examination in this life, and she wasted such a good brain in vain.

In this way, Ruan Yuping eavesdropped outside the private school for five years, until she began to work in the fields with her family when she was eleven years old, and she never had a chance again.

And now, her father is actually going to sell her second sister!

Thinking of the poor maids that people were talking about, Ruan Yuping plucked up the courage to walk up to her father and mother and said, "Dad, mother, don't sell your second sister, okay?" Or in other words, if you want to sell it, you can sell me. The second sister is only eight years old and can't take care of herself at all. Even if you go to the city, it's a dead end. I'm fourteen years old, and even when I'm outside, I can take care of myself. ”

Ruan Yuping's father and mother naturally knew this truth, but Ruan Yuping immediately decided to marry, if she could say that she was a good family and got married within half a year, the Ruan family would not only get a sum of silver, but also continue to sell her second sister.

In this way, the family's economic conditions can be improved.

Thinking of her talent, Ruan Yuping suddenly said: "Dad, mother, let me try it, I'm going to participate in that knowledge competition, if I win the prize, I will have silver, as well as rice and white flour." If I don't win the prize, it's not too late for you to sell me. ”

Ruan Yuping's father and mother naturally knew about the knowledge competition, because the propaganda team was so hard, and all towns and villages were publicizing, and it can be said that almost everyone now knows about it. Thinking of Ruan Yuping's terrifying talent, they finally agreed.

Anyway, as Ruan Yuping said, this competition is only two months. If she can win the prize, the food and silver will be solved, and there will be no need to sell the child. What's more, she can also become famous in one fell swoop, even if she marries, she can marry better.

If you can't, you can last another two months, and you can still sell your children.

Who knows, Ruan Yuping actually succeeded.

Now, with twenty taels of silver, even if they sell their children, they can't sell so much silver, and there are six hundred catties of food, which is enough for their family to live for a few years. Ruan Yuping's father's smile was bright, and the smile was like a knife, piercing her heart.

In order to win the award, only she knows the hard work she has made.

What they didn't know was that in order to win the award, Ruan Yuping could only sleep three or four hours a day almost every day for the past two months, and the rest of the time she was still reciting even when she was working in the fields, and the words in her mouth made the villagers think that she had lost her mind.

Now it seems that everything is worth it.

However, compared with the material rewards, the most exciting thing is the third link, that is, Bai Zhi County announced in public that Sun Yunxue, Ruan Yuping and Dong Mingju will go to the capital to participate in the national knowledge competition on behalf of Qingshan County.

Everyone here knows that no matter whether Ruan Yuping wins the award in the end or not, she will definitely not have to worry about her future marriage. Now, is there anyone in the entire Qingshan County who doesn't know his daughter's name?

Thinking of this, Ruan Yuping's father and mother were even happier.

Especially Ruan Yuping's mother, she simply raised her eyebrows, as if she was ten years younger all of a sudden. Back then, she gave birth to three daughters in a row, and before giving birth to a son, those days were simply tormenting.

However, now it seems that what about having a daughter? As far as her daughter's ability is concerned, it is like a treasure, and ten men can't compare to it.

Moreover, with Ruan Yuping's name, her daughters will not worry about getting married in the future. And the daughters all follow their grandmothers, all of them are very delicate and attractive, and among the unmarried women in the village, their appearance is the number one.

It's just that they didn't notice that a scholar named He Fang in the Shizi group kept looking at Ruan Yuping with a blazing gaze. Ruan Yuping glanced at it, and her face turned red with shame. She knew this person, and she had a few private chats, and her impression was not bad.

The next second and third groups are basically based on the procedure just now, so both the players and the audience are more familiar with the competition system and procedures, and they are more energetic to watch.

When I saw the highlights, my palms were red.

Finally, as it was close to noon, the game was finally over. In the Shizi group, He Fang, Li Yuhao and Zhang Zeming represented Qingshan Township and County to participate in the capital, and in the businessman group, Zhang Dahu, Liu Zhulai and Qiu Fugui participated.

After awarding the award, Bai Zhixian proposed: "Okay, next, I invite Sun Yunxue, Ruan Yuping, Dong Mingju, He Fang, Li Yuhao, Zhang Zeming, Zhang Dahu, Liu Zhenglai, and Qiu Fugui to come to the stage." ”

In the midst of all the attention, nine people took the stage again and stood in a row.

Sun Yunxuan and Ruan Yuping naturally stood together, after all, they were women on stage. Looking left and right, Ruan Yuping whispered: "Sister Yunxuan, you are so powerful!" I was nervous when I was playing against you just now. ”

Now they are teammates, but just now the two are rivals.

Hearing this, Sun Yunxuan said: "Sister Yuping, you have won the award, and you are also very powerful." In the future, we will keep in touch often, walk around often, ask each other some questions, and strive to win a big prize back. ”

Ruan Yuping said: "Well, I think so too." It's just that there is another person in our group, who seems to be called Dong or something, and wants to talk to you, but he doesn't think it's good. ”

"It's okay, let me come, I'll take you to him when I'm free, let's discuss the countermeasures." Sun Yunxuan said. She is the only one of the three who is married, so it is more convenient to do things and she doesn't have so many worries.

And her father-in-law Chen Qianguo is very supportive of her. No, when I was just in the audience, I almost stood up and whistled, looking proud.

Seeing that everyone was standing, Bai Zhixian took Song Hui and the four people, and Tao Zhixian took the county Cheng and two other people to the stage and sent a special invitation to the nine people.

Someone in the audience immediately asked loudly, "My lord, what kind of prize is this?" ”

Hearing this, Tao Zhixian smiled and said: "This is not a prize, this is an invitation, it was made by the anti-abduction department himself, and it was written that they would be invited to go to the capital in May to participate in the national knowledge competition." ”

"May, isn't that next month?"

"Wow, a national knowledge contest? How does that compare? ”

"Naturally, the winners from all over the country will be gathered and the competition will be held again."

"Oh my God, if you think about it, it must be very exciting."

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Then, Tao Zhixian took out nine special tokens and gave one to each person, and then said: "In the next ten days, you don't have to go home, you have to read books in the room next to the county office every day to prepare." There are many houses, and each person can bring two family members with them, and the county provides you with three meals a day. By the way, this token is the voucher for entering and exiting in the future, but don't lose it. ”

When everyone heard this, they were basically very happy. Especially the people in the peasant group, if they go home, even if their families don't let them work, they can't be idle, they can't see their families suffering, and they can steal their idleness.

In addition, the reading environment at home is not good. There are many families in the village who quarrel and beat and scold their children, and there is a lot of movement. And now that they're famous, they're sure to be visited. If you want to read quietly, it's basically impossible.

Now, they can sit in the house prepared by the county government, and more importantly, they can also bring their families with them, and they can also eat for free.

For more than ten days, the family can also save a sum of food.

Of course, there are also unhappy ones, such as the merchant group and the scholar group, most of which have a place to live in the city, so it is a bit restrictive.

The house prepared by the county government is as comfortable as his own home.

However, since the magistrate has given the order, there is no way to change it.

In this way, a few families were happy and a few were sad, but they all began a review and summary journey to prepare for the final competition.

After participating in the competition, the group of people in Baizhi County began to rush to the work site, although there were volunteers there, but the work was not completed, and it was impossible not to go.

In this way, more than 20 days later, the work of the people of Baizhi County was all over, which also means that the national tour has officially come to a successful end. As with the previous work, Shirachi Prefecture has already collected a lot of data.

The next step is to start writing a summary of the work of this tour. This is also what Ye Feng suggested he did. According to Ye Feng, since one thing has a plan, it must be summarized in order to be successful.

In this regard, Bai Zhi County naturally agrees. In this way, they have another chance to show their faces when they beat the abductors.

However, before this, he has a more important and urgent thing to do, that is, to make preparations for the national knowledge competition.

Last time, he and Song Hui summarized the competition mode and competition system in Qingshan County, and sent the horses to each county, so that they could start the internal competition first based on their actual situation.

In accordance with this requirement, the local competition system was developed in a timely manner, and the top three were successfully selected to participate in the national finals. No, the list has already been reported to the anti-abduction division.

This night, when Bai Zhi County sorted out the lists provided by various places one by one, and arranged them in order according to different groups, it was found that this matter was really a bit difficult to do. Because there are so many people participating.

A large number of people means that it is very troublesome to organize, because it involves all aspects, whether it is accommodation, personnel management, or the competition system, as well as audiences, prizes, etc., all need to be reasonably coordinated.

Fortunately, the emperor was very supportive of this national knowledge competition, and this was the first national competition held since the founding of the dynasty. After thinking about it, on this day, the emperor announced Bai Zhixian and Song Hui into the palace.

He stayed up late last night to read the work summary submitted by Bai Zhixian, and just by reading the text, he knew that this trip was not simple. Coupled with the feedback from all localities and the people, the emperor was very happy.

This is the first time in Japan that such a large-scale work has been carried out. However, the few people who beat the abduction division were not afraid of tiredness or hardship, and it was really not easy to leave their families behind and walk outside for more than half a year.

If the ministers can be like Bai Zhixian, with thoughts and questions to investigate, and actively come up with countermeasures, why worry about things not being done well.

It's just that these people don't want to make progress, they stay in their positions, and they can't listen to opinions and suggestions, so how can they make progress.

This summary of Bai Zhi County is particularly simple to write, but the highlight is the numbers. According to Ye Feng's suggestion, he boldly used numbers instead of long speeches, and did not give credit to himself throughout the article.

But this approach is actually another novel way to show merit.

For example, Bai Zhixian wrote: "Wechen took the four of Song Hui to experience a total of 81 counties across the country, traveled more than 2,000 kilometers, and carried out 1,000 and 1,000 lecture tours, with an audience of ......."

Very convincing to read.

In terms of distance alone, it is not comparable to anyone.

After reading these descriptions, the emperor wanted to go out of the palace to take a look. For Chenjia Village, he, like the people of the world, has a great interest.

When a few people from Baizhi County came, the emperor was reading the summary of Baizhi County's work, and this was the second time. You know, this kind of thing almost never happens. He has so many twists and turns to deal with every day that he won't even watch it a second time.

"A few Aiqing, you have worked this trip. I've read the work report, and I can see that you've done a lot of things this time. However, there is another big thing at the moment, and that is the national knowledge competition. I'd like to ask you how you're going. ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen started to prepare when he was on the road. It's just that there are too many aspects involved in this matter, and Weichen really has more than enough heart but not enough power. However, please give the emperor some more time to Wechen, and Wechen will do his best to do a good job. ”

"I just know that this is difficult to do, so I summoned you to the palace. Don't worry, you're tired, so it's time to rest. Therefore, I have decided to ask the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Punishment to cooperate with you. Although you need to say what you need, you must organize the event well and organize it in a more atmospheric way, so that all the players who come from afar can see the prosperity of the capital. ”

"Yes, Weichen and the others will do their best." Several people replied at the same time.

After arranging the work, the emperor said: "Come on, show a few people." ”

After a few people sat down, the emperor said, "Quick, a few Aiqing tell me, are those peasant groups and merchant groups really that powerful?" I thought that only scholars signed up for the competition, but there were also farmers and merchants. ”

When the news first reached the capital, many people didn't believe it, and they were sarcastic, thinking that Bai Zhixian wanted to invite merit and wanted to go crazy.

However, when the news was confirmed, everyone was taken aback. When did farmers and merchants also start reading? Moreover, it is the most difficult law to understand.

"Yes, Wei Chen was also shocked when he first heard about it, and thought it was a statistical error. It wasn't until I personally audited it that I found out that it was true. I also personally participated in the competition organized by Qingshan County......"

"Qingshan County, ah, by the way, I have heard that there is a peasant woman in Chenjia Village, what is Sun Yunxue, it is said that she is the most powerful, and she will never forget to read books, is it really so amazing?"

"Your Majesty, Weichen was at the scene at the time." Song Hui said, "It just so happens that Weichen is the referee of the peasant group. You don't know, this peasant woman is really powerful, I don't know if she can't forget it, but her memory is really terrifying. ”

"Yes, take the third round as an example, this is a kind of question that requires a very good memory to get a full score, in short, it requires the contestant to memorize a large number of paragraphs and answer completely to get a full score. However, this Sun Yunxue was stunned to memorize word for word, all of which were full marks. ”

"The scholar group and the merchant group are not bad, and they are also very powerful."

When the emperor heard this, he felt more and more magical, aren't the peasants just mud legs, and as for the merchants, they are a group of people who are full of copper stench, how can they be so powerful?

"I can't wait to see the live game. However, it also shows that you preach well. If it had not been for your preaching, how would they have known the law, and they would not have been farming at home every day. It seems that any new policy in the future can adopt this method. ”

After chatting for a while about the new things on the road, the emperor asked, "Is that Chenjia Village really so rich?" Is it really just a village? ”

The father-in-law who returned to the palace before told him, but he didn't believe it. He knows very well what the national strength of this country is. Otherwise, how could there be so many people who don't have enough food and clothing?

Bai Zhixian hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Majesty, where did Weichen come from, and he is very familiar with Chenjia Village." There was no difference between this village and other villages in the country, and there were many people who did not have enough food and clothing. ”

"So how did it get rich so quickly? If all the villages under my rule could do this, wouldn't everyone be rich and people would live and work in peace and contentment......"

"Your Majesty, this matter is a long story, or else, wait for the knowledge contest to come and report to you in detail?"

Who knows, the emperor said directly: "No need, I have already decided, when the time comes, I will go to Chenjia Village to see in person, and you will accompany me." ”

He had already planned that he would definitely go to Chenjia Village to have a look, and by the way, he would implement this practice in villages across the country, so as to make the whole country rich. When the national strength increases, why not be afraid of the invasion of those foreign enemies!

Bai Zhixian was startled when he heard the emperor say this, but at the same time he was happy. The emperor personally named him to follow, indicating that his impression of him was still very good.

"Alright, it's not too early, so stand down. Remember to prepare for the knowledge contest, just say what you need, and they will cooperate with you. ”

Bai Zhixian hurriedly retreated with a few people.

As soon as they walked down the street, a group of people came over and surrounded them, with smiles on their faces.

If you look closely, they are all people from the departments that the emperor has just named. The household department, the ritual department, the criminal department, everything. Everyone had a smile on their faces, and some even joked: "You are now developed, but don't forget to bring your little brother." ”

Others said, "Whatever you need, just mention it, and we will cooperate with it." ”

As he spoke, he added: "Day or night, be on call." ”

In the face of such enthusiasm, Bai Zhixian had no choice but to smile and said: "Thank you for your strong support, Bai Mou thanked you in advance." It's just that I'm really anxious about this matter now, but I'm not in a hurry to this extent, so I basically don't have to work at night. ”

said that, he couldn't shirk it at all, so he was dragged by a few people to eat in the restaurant that had been booked a long time ago.

In their opinion, several people are basically on the road this time, and it is very inconvenient to eat and live, so they prepared good wine and food to greet them, which can be regarded as a cheering relationship, contact and affection.

Although a few people in Baizhi County didn't want to go, they thought that the next work still needed the cooperation of various departments, and these people were all backbones or responsible persons of various departments, so they had to socialize.

In this way, several people kept the rules for most of the year, and when they arrived in the capital, they were all broken.

On the second day, several people did not dare to delay, and arrived at the anti-abduction division early to start work.

This competition is difficult, and the most difficult thing is the choice of venue.

In general, it can be summarized as a large number of players, a large number of spectators, and complex ingredients.

Taking the audience alone, there are emperors, royal families, royal relatives, merchants, scholars, and farmers. None of the previous events had such a complex composition of people.

That's where the venue comes in.

Who's next to whom, and who can't be next to whom, is a big question.

Fortunately, the emperor was still on the rise, and made an exception to the place where the royal family held a meeting to Baizhi County as the venue for this knowledge competition. This saved Bai Zhixian a lot of trouble and was relieved.

Truth be told, this is the best place in the country to hold competitions. It's just that the emperor didn't say it, and he didn't dare to open his mouth at all. After all, this is a place where royalty meets. Over the years, after the establishment of the Beijing Liqun Club, a large-scale auction was carried out here.

Other than that, there are no other events that have been held here.