The princess lives in the White Mansion, and Xiang'er is in charge of everything.

Bai Song doesn't have to worry about it, now the disaster relief is the most important, the Xicheng River bank must be strengthened immediately, otherwise it will not only continue to suffer soil erosion, but also affect the stability of the entire city wall of Jixian County.

If you want to build a river embankment, you must first intercept the Wei River, which is a huge project that cannot be achieved by Bai Song alone.

The next day, Bai Song handed over the plan he had designed to the Taishou Mansion, and the Taishou Mansion came forward to call on the people of the county to complete it together.

In the scheme designed by Bai Song, a very special material is mentioned - cement.

The embankment, which is reinforced with cement, will not be infiltrated by the river water, so that the soil will not soften, and the degree of impact resistance is much higher than that of the green bricks commonly used in Datang.

Bai Song had already had an idea for the production of cement, and he would not use space, and even if he used space capacity, he could not meet such a huge amount.

The simplest cement production is to mix pozzolana and lime with water, although the strength is not as good as that of industrially produced cement, but it has made a qualitative leap to the current material.

In order to meet the long-term needs, Bai Song thought of an oil field in the north of the Tang Dynasty, in the distant Turkic steppe.

That was the place where the White Song Dynasty burned the first warrior of the Turks.

The Turks in Jixian also said that the fire burned for a whole month, burning the entire steppe in the night.

The of the nearby mountains will inevitably form a landform similar to volcanic rock after a long period of fire, and there will inevitably be a lot of volcanic ash.

And the oil field under the surface is a huge gold mine, Bai Song has always remembered the oil field from the moment he discovered it, and he has long thought that one day he will make use of the oil field.

Now the time is ripe, and when the volcanic landforms in Datang are not found, volcanic ash is extracted from the vicinity of the oil fields.

The cement made from volcanic ash was not only used to strengthen the river embankment, but also was the most important part of the construction period when Xicheng was opened to the people.

Through volcanic ash mining, opening up the trade routes between Turkic and Youzhou, and creating prerequisites for future oil exploitation, is a good thing to kill multiple birds with one stone.

At the same time that Bai Song handed over the plan to repair the river embankment to the Taishou Mansion, he had already contacted the people of the Aji tribe, so that they could prepare to run the business for a long time to open a mine while contacting Baduo, which was a big business, and Bai Song hoped to put the future business in the hands of Baduo.

Bai Song was busy with his own affairs all day long, until the stagnant water in the city was dried by the scorching sun, and Dongxiang returned from Pi County and brought back a letter of recommendation from the Chai County Order.

The moment he saw the letter of recommendation, Bai Song remembered that he was going to participate in the imperial examination, and seeing that there were only five days left, he was busy reading books and retreating.

……

With more and more people under his hands, many things in life do not need Bai Song to do it himself.

The Bai family did their best for disaster relief and gave porridge every day.

Seeing that the Bai family and the Chen family were so active, the other families also knew that they couldn't shirk it, so they arranged soup kitchens all over the city.

The outside world has all the praise for the major scholars in Youzhou, but Bai Song studied poetry and books at home and didn't know anything else.

The princess who lives in Baifu lives day and night, occasionally goes out on weekdays, and returns when she is young, and she does not toss, but she is also safe.

Princess Runan visited the people every day and inquired about the affairs of the Bai family.

If it weren't for the son of the Bai family, Princess Runan would have lost interest and would have embarked on the journey back to Beijing.

"Princess, you have stayed in Jixian County for a few more days, and if you continue like this, I am afraid that you will miss the return date, and then the emperor will be worried again."

In the spacious room, the guards were kind and persuasive.

But the princess was immersed in the Three Kingdoms booklet that she bought back when she went out, and a girl's family even watched it with relish.

"I have heard that the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is widely spread in Youzhou, but I didn't expect that the person who wrote the book really has some knowledge and knowledge, and the affairs of the Three Kingdoms are like personal experience, and there are few mistakes and omissions in the history books, but it is more exciting."

"Princess, it's time for us to go back."

The princess didn't hear it, and said to herself: "Although this cowardly and lustful person is not very careful, but he can also be regarded as having some skills, seeing him open a shop and sell books, farming and hoarding land, everything is impressive, I heard that he is going to participate in the imperial examination again, I don't know how he did in the autumn examination in a few days?" Hongu is now curious about how he will answer in the autumn exam, and it will not be too late for Hongu to leave after reading his test papers. If he really has the ability, and he happens to recommend it to his father when he returns to Beijing, it is not my playfulness, but also a great thing for my father. ”

"Huh? Waiting until after the autumn exams? "The guards were surprised, and they were very tricky.

The longer the princess stays in a place, the more dangerous her situation becomes.

The guards wanted to leave earlier, even if they went somewhere else for a few days.

But the princess has obviously made up her mind, and can only hide her worries in her heart.

……

Jixian County sent water, and the autumn test was still held as scheduled.

The examination room in Jixian County is located in a field house on the outskirts of the city in the north.

Because it was known in advance that there were many candidates this year, the field house had already been renovated, and hundreds of small compartments were divided.

The test started at noon on the same day, and the candidates had already arrived at the hour.

This year is different from previous years, and the carriages are parked outside the examination room early, all of which are noble sons from major families.

Of course, there are also a lot of poor scholars.

For a while, the scholars outside the farmhouse were distinguished from the cold doors, on one side the noble son was wearing a fan and wearing brocade clothes, shaking his head and feeling uncomfortable, but the cold students on the other side were huddled in a group and whispered, listening carefully, but they were all down to the opposite side of the scholars.

The scholars said that the Hanmen was a soil dog, and the Hanmen said that the scholars were plague pigs, and before the exam started, they almost fought at the door.

It was the first time that the invigilators had encountered such a situation outside the examination room.

After a noisy morning, seeing that it was about to be noon, Bai Song came slowly, wearing a standard Wensheng clothes, tied with a square scarf, and carrying a small cloth schoolbag.

This small schoolbag is different from the bookbaskets of various candidates, small and lightweight, beautiful in shape, and the color and clothes are also matched, which quickly attracted everyone's attention.

"Brother, where did you buy this book basket? Why is it so chic? A young student came up and asked.

"This is called a school bag, hand-woven, light and convenient, no bullying for children, one or two."

Xiao Sheng was stunned when he heard this, and he just asked casually, why did this person come to the price when he opened his mouth?

Bai Song beckoned, a carriage drove into the crowd, Bai Rou got out of the car, took a small schoolbag and shouted: "Handmade schoolbag, convenient and lightweight, one or two." ”

The crisp voice instantly attracted everyone's attention, and everyone gathered around, and for a while, you and I were robbed in a moment.

Not for anything else, just for the embroidery on the school bag.

"Mobai Qianzhuang wishes all candidates the title of the gold list".

Everyone looked at it, if anyone didn't buy it, wouldn't they lose out on luck?

One or two pieces of silver, no more and no less, but for the sake of a bright future, even the children of the poor family gritted their teeth and fought hard.

There are goods sold here, and the princess in the carriage in the distance frowned, thinking that she was really a fish in troubled waters, not a scholar dressed as a scholar, but a profiteer.

Not to mention the money earned, in the future, these people carried schoolbags on their backs, and they became a living advertisement for Mobai Money Village.

The schoolbag was sold out, and someone in the crowd noticed Bai Song.

"Isn't that Bai Song, the young master of the Bai family?"

He ...... Why did he come to participate in the imperial examination? ”

"This person is quite famous, not to mention people of the same age, even the masters of major families have to give him some face."

"What is this? It's just a copper smell! You see, it's not for the exam, it's just to make some money on us. ”

"I heard that he was also born in a poor family, and he also studied for a few years in his early years."

"So what? I didn't get into the exam after studying in the early years, and in the past few years, I have slept on the gold and silver mountains, holding my wife and concubine, how can I have the heart to study, how can I pass the exam? ”

"That is, he must be the one to fill up."

Several people gathered together and muttered, and suddenly another person said: "Don't you know, this Bai Song has bought off Lord Thorn Shi, even if he turns in a white scroll today, he can still be selected." ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately felt that it was possible, and they all gave birth to some uneasy looks.

"He's so rich, isn't it easy to buy off the examiner? How can I fight him? ”

"That's it, it's not fair at all, there are less than ten places in Jixian County, and he took one as soon as he came, and there are many children of the scholar clan, how can we have a chance?"

"No! We must unite against it! We must not allow such a relationship to pollute the sanctity of the examination room. ”

The group was filled with indignation, and they went to the examiner to express their dissatisfaction, but they didn't know that a scholar who was coaxing with them had already arrived in front of Bai Song, and as soon as he smiled and shouted, "Good brother." ”

Bai Song was bored, he didn't expect that someone came by his side, and a good brother called him hairy.

Looking back, he asked, "Who are you?" ”

"Brother doesn't recognize brother?"

"you!" Bai Song kicked the man on the lower abdomen and kicked him to the ground, only to feel that this person was disgusting when he spoke, and a younger brother appeared out of nowhere.

The man was not angry, and when he got up, he patted the dust on his body with a smile and pasted it again.

Bai Song warned: "Don't come here, I don't have a younger brother, don't talk nonsense here." ”

"Brother, don't worry, what my brother said is true, good brother doesn't remember that Xiao Sui was rated as Ma You?"

"Mayu?" Bai Song thought about it, it seems that he had really heard this name, and he remembered it the next moment, isn't this one of the two cold families who made trouble on the Xiaosui review?

"Good brother, Ma Youke is the righteous son of the Lin family, you are the aunt of the Lin family, can the younger brother teach you a good brother?"

This Ma You is literate on the surface, but he is a person who sees the wind and steers, and he became famous after making a big fuss about the young man, and took refuge in the Lin family and recognized Lin Tingzheng as his father-in-law.

I recognized Bai Song today, and knew that Bai Song was the backer of the Lin family, and he was a big man in Jixian County, how could there be any reason not to make up?

If Bai Song hadn't bought the examiner, how could he come to participate in the imperial examination?

Pulling this good brother is tantamount to winning over the examiner, the good brother is happy, and casually mentions his name, this imperial examination is also a fart!

Ma Yu knows that in the face of an enemy that cannot be defeated, then join him!