The scribes opened the scroll and saw that the first question was:

For twenty-five years, the Great Jin Dynasty has been blessed by heaven and deified in all directions. In addition to the withering of Cao Wei, the prosperity of the emperor. The return of displaced people and the growth of household registration; Food and goods are prosperous, the people are rich and the country is strong. Although it is a thriving image, the population is huge, and the carriages and horses are several times, which is almost historical. "The Book of Rites" says: On the road, the man is on the right, the woman is on the left, and the car is from the center. Tongcamel Street is not wide, and Xuanyang City Gate is not wide. The streets and alleys are shoulder to shoulder, and the congestion inside and outside the four doors is even worse. The streets and alleys are difficult to widen, the city gates are even more wide, but the number of cars, horses and pedestrians is increasing day by day, how can this difficulty be solved?

It turned out that since the Great Jin Dynasty ended the situation of the princes' melee, after more than 20 years of peace, the people have multiplied, lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the population has continued to grow. In addition, the people had money in their hands, there were more and more chariots and horses, and the trade in goods became more and more prosperous. While this is a good sign, it also brings some problems, such as frequent congestion, especially at the city gates. With this as a theme, the imperial court examines how everyone views and how to solve this practical problem.

Shu Yan thought after reading the volume: This problem is indeed getting worse. The root cause of congestion is nothing more than the contradiction between a large number of people and vehicles and narrow roads. Roads and gates cannot be widened, so they can only be considered from the flow of people and vehicles. Although there are many pedestrians, cars and horses, it has not yet reached absolute saturation, but there are some drawbacks that cause congestion. As stated in the Book of Rites, although the road is wide, it is divided into three parts, with the carriage and horses running in the middle and the pedestrians walking on both sides, which should have been a very reasonable layout, but in fact neither the carriage nor the pedestrians can walk smoothly.

First of all, in terms of carriages and horses, the current scholars are more and more particular about pomp, originally a car is driven by a horse is effortless, but these dignitaries and nobles have the right to drive multiple horses according to their status. They tend to travel to the highest standards, with three horses without two horses and two horses without one. In addition, although the grade was not high, but he was very rich, since the carriage was restricted, he switched to an ox cart, so that he could fill the scene with multiple oxen and make up for the lack of the carriage. Imagine how much road does a state of three horses or three oxen occupy in parallel? That's not all, the most important thing is that when these people travel, not only do they have a strong lineup, but they often pull up the barricades to shield them from the wind and sand and avoid passers-by, which further hinders the smooth flow of traffic.

Second, left and right sidewalks. Although men and women walk separately and there seems to be a separation of traffic, there is a large difference in the ratio of men and women on the streets, with far more male pedestrians than female pedestrians, resulting in much more congestion on the right than on the left. In addition, there is a disadvantage of this diversion method, that is, whether it is the left road or the right road, there is a situation where the opposite direction of pedestrians walks in and out of each other. Even if they avoid each other, it is common for heads to touch heads and feet to touch feet.

Based on the above two points, in order to avoid congestion, we must first suppress the pomp and circumstance of the Maison's cars and horses, and prohibit the use of step barriers; Secondly, the way pedestrians are diverted should be changed, and the separation of men and women should be changed to the direction of diversion. Breaking the restriction of men and women walking separately, both men and women should walk on the left or right side in the direction. In this way, no matter which side of the road is on, all pedestrians are in the same direction, which greatly reduces confusion.

After thinking about it, Shu Yan picked up the pen, wrote down his views and countermeasures, answered the other two questions, and handed in the papers. On the way back, I saw Yingchuan, Peiguo and other central officials of several counties under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou rushing to the direction of Taichang Temple, and finally saw Shi Hui's car. Although they all knew each other, they were all sitting in the car, and Shu Yan was happy to avoid the trouble of seeing each other one by one, and he still went back to the party. But he had already guessed that Taichang Temple was the office of Jia Gong of Yuzhou Dazhongzheng, which was obviously Jia Gong's convening of ten county officials in Benzhou to discuss the evaluation of Zhongzheng.

When everyone arrived, Jia Gong patted the case and said: "I think you all know that there are some people in the DPRK and China, first there are Sikong Weijun, and now there are a few officials, saying that we are unfair in our evaluation of Zhongzheng, and we will evaluate at will according to our own preferences, and even form parties for personal gain and accept bribes. These people suggested to the emperor that the Jiupin Official Law be abolished and that the township election in the Han Dynasty be restored. ”

Jia Gong deliberately said that the situation was very serious, but these Zhongzheng people all knew in their hearts that although the corruption of Zhongzheng Appraisal was an open secret and a universal reality, the Zhongzheng system included almost all the big families and weaved a huge and terrifying network of relationships, even the emperor did not dare to act rashly, how could it be said that it could be abolished?

They thought so in their hearts, but they still said in a sanctimonious manner: "We have been recommended by the state as the middle of the hometown, and we have the power to evaluate the local people, and we know that the responsibility is heavy. ”

Although Jia Gong knew it, he still pretended to be relieved after listening to everyone's statement: "I'll just say, the situation in other states is not very clear, but as far as our Yuzhou is concerned, the evaluation of the people is fair and just, and there is very little favoritism." ”

Shi Hui laughed secretly when he heard this: The big is big and the big is unfair, the small is just and the little is unfair, I don't know what you Jia Gong did? However, since Dazhongzheng spoke like this, he could follow him even more: "Dazhongzheng, the reason why those counselors are always prejudiced against our Zhongzheng system is because they are not satisfied with the character given to them by Zhongzheng, and some even have resentment because they have not been elected to be Hongxiang Zhongzheng, so they will criticize us like this. ”

What Shi Hou said is extremely true. We are upright and live up to the court, and we don't live up to the people, how can we be as unbearable as they say? Jia Gong made a few words of supervision to everyone, and then the ten county zhongzheng praised each other again. Several of them praised Biyu vigorously in front of Shi Hui:

"Although the music and dance of the Yuanzheng Conference was organized by Shu Yan and Ling Lang together, it was Ling Lang who received the order at the beginning after all, so Ling Lang should be the main and Shu Yan should be the auxiliary."

"Shi Gongzi is beautiful, young and promising, and he is really a rising star in our Yuzhou."

"The virtuous nephew has such a character, and it is necessary to upgrade the quality in this Zhongzheng evaluation, Brother Shi must not avoid being too much."

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Of course, this kind of words are very ear-catching, Shi Hui was happy to hear it, and humbled them one by one, and then flattered each other.

I don't know if it's because I'm very upright, or if it's not very compatible with Shi Hui, there are also one or two sentences that speak for Shu Yan. Obviously very weak, Shi Hui was very disgusted in his heart, and only pretended not to hear.

After an hour, everyone dispersed. Shi Hui knew that Biyu had gone to the test today, so as soon as he got home, he called his son over first and asked about the content of the test.

"What's the topic of today's test?"

Biyu said truthfully.

Shi Hui heard the topic of road congestion, and smiled: "Indeed, although my Dajin is becoming more and more prosperous, it is not all a good thing that there are more people. Nowadays, walking on the streets, there are more and more cars and horses, and you can't let go at all, especially when you enter and exit the city gate, you have to queue up. How do you answer this question? ”

Biyu saw that his father seemed to be in a good mood today, so he dared to let go a little, "When I saw this problem, I remembered Lao Tzu's 'sage does nothing and teaches without words', 'If you do nothing, you will cure everything'." ”

"This is Lao Tzu's quiet and inactive thoughts, what does it have to do with this topic?" Shi Hui was surprised.

"Nothing is something to do. Lao Tzu means that the affairs of the world should be left to its own devices, and there is no need to care about it. The more you manage, the more chaotic it becomes. Take this question as an example, the road is congested, just block it, why bother with it? Blockage has now become the norm. Since people in the world know that every time they go out, they will be congested, and every day is like a day, but they still have to walk on the streets as usual, isn't that entirely self-inflicted and willing? I can't blame others. The imperial court doesn't have to care? When the congestion reaches the most serious level, when the water is impassable, the color of the congestion changes, and at that time, everyone is honestly hiding at home, no one is on the street, and the congestion will naturally be solved. ”

When Shi Hui heard this, he stood up and said sharply: "What a ridiculous statement! It's understandable that you like metaphysics, but Lao Zhuang's principle is a material for talking after tea and dinner, how can it be used on a formal occasion like the imperial court? Isn't that ruined your character? ”

Seeing that his father was in a hurry like this, Biyu said with a smile: "Ah Weng doesn't need to be in a hurry, although the child is lazy by nature, he is still measured." When I answered this, I felt that it was inappropriate, so I thought about it again, and took what I had written earlier as the first countermeasure, and then wrote down the second countermeasure. ”

"Bastard thing." Shi Hui scolded, and then put his heart down slightly, "What do you think of your second countermeasure?" ”

"I think it's because there are a lot of people and cars, but it's not all day. At the city gates, it is most severe between the morning and the midday and the afternoon. The reason for this is that at the time of Tatsumi, the people outside the city gathered into the city, and the people inside the city were about to gather out of the city; When the time came, the people who went out of the city should rush into the city, and the people who entered the city should hurry out of the city. In this way, pedestrians, chariots and horses are concentrated at the city gate, how can there be no chaos? So, just separate the carriages, horses, and pedestrians in and out of the city. In the morning, those who walk in and out of the city are limited to the hour before; Whoever enters or leaves the city by chariot or horse, that is, after the hour of the hour. In the evening, those who walk in and out of the city, after the time of deuteronomy; Those who enter and leave the city by chariots and horses shall be before the time of deuteronomy. ”

"This—" Shi Hui muttered as he listened, "Although this method can alleviate congestion, you have reserved all the good time for the carriage and horses, which seems to be very unfair to the walkers, right?" Walkers only walk more than ten miles an hour, and in today's season, whether they enter or leave the city, don't they have to rush to the night? ”

"Don't you know? Most of those poor families can't afford lamp oil, and they are used to smearing, so what is it to start early and be greedy for darkness? ”

After listening to Shi Hui, although he felt unsatisfactory, it was finally a decent solution, so he gave up. After that, he brought up what the Zhongzheng had just said.

Biyu said: "Shu Yan and I have both received excellent evaluations in our respective official offices, which can be regarded as a tie; In terms of strategy, I answered correctly, although I dare not say that it is too satisfactory, but Shu Yan may not have a more desirable countermeasure than me; The rest is the Zhongzheng assessment, but it is in the hands of Ah Weng, what else is there to worry about? ”

Shi Hui was originally a little worried, but when he heard Biyu say this, he thought about it and made some sense, so he was relieved, but he couldn't help but supervise Biyu for a while.

Some people died, but not completely......