"This idea is incredible.”
"Although he is imaginative, there is a possibility of implementation. He used a large amount of evidence to prove the feasibility of this countermeasure.”
"It's no wonder the imperial court wants to suppress merchants. So merchants can be so terrifying…”
"I think this idea is feasible."
"Did you guys notice? The most important thing is that He Kun's calligraphy is good! Even I can't compare to this kind of calligraphy. I feel that it can be compared to the ancient calligraphy saints Wang Xizhi and Liu Gongquan.”
……
After reading He Kun's answer sheet, the eight Grand Scholars exclaimed in unison.
And their marks for He Kun's answers were all " o ", which meant excellent.
Thus, in the history of Phoenix Down, the first test paper with all grades of excellent was published.
In the hundreds of years that Phoenix Feather had lived in the Central Plains, there had never been a single candidate who had gotten excellent results in the court examinations.
At most, it should be seven " 0 " and one "
After marking all the exam papers, the eight Grand Scholars would choose the ten papers with the best results from the three hundred exam papers. The Emperor would review the papers and hand them over to Da Qian.
They especially placed He Kun's test paper first.
In Yangxin Palace Hall.
Wu Shulai came in with a large stack of answers and bowed to Da Qian.""Your Majesty, the eight Grand Scholars have already selected the ten examination papers that you need to present and rank. Please take a look.”
The Great Qian Dynasty, who was reviewing the memorials, raised his head and said with interest,""Oh, is He Kun among them?"
Wu Shu Lai saw that the Emperor had indeed asked about He Kun and immediately replied,"Your Majesty, there is. Young Master He's examination paper is among them, and it's placed first. The eight marking officers all jointly recommended it and graded it as excellent.”
When Da Qian heard this, a smile immediately appeared on his face. He said,""Zhen did not misjudge He Kun. He Kun really gave me face. Hand over He Kun's test paper first. Zhen wants to read it alone. I want to see what method he used to obtain the support of the eight Grand Scholars.”
"Don't tell me he's advocating a war? It shouldn't be possible. If he had advocated for war, He Kun definitely wouldn't have been rated as excellent by the eight Attendant Grand Scholars.”
Under Da Qian's curious guesses, Wu Shulai handed over He Kun's test paper, and Da Qian immediately flipped through it.
"He Kun's calligraphy is still as good as ever.”
The Great Qian Dynasty flipped through He Kun's answer sheet and looked at his handwriting first. When they saw the elegant, lively, and pleasing handwriting on the answer sheet, the Great Qian Dynasty praised.
"Shang Zhi Ge? This is really interesting."
Then, Da Qian read the contents of He Kun's paper and was immediately attracted.
Regarding the threat of the Long Hair from the North, he did not have much hope in setting this as a court examination question. This was because he had raised this question in the morning court before.
However, the answers of these civil officials and generals were either to fight or to make peace.
The ones who advocated war were the generals, and the ones who advocated peace were the civil officials.
Generals could only obtain military merits through great battles, while civil officials could only highlight their usefulness.
Da Qian had just ascended the throne for a year and did not even have complete control over the royal court. Of course, they would not easily choose to start a war with Goose Feather. That would be too risky, and he would feel that he had lost face for Fengyu Kingdom.
And at this juncture, He Kun had given him the idea of using business to stop the war, an unprecedented and novel idea.
The general meaning of He Kun's answer sheet was:
Since ancient times, merchants had traded with each other, buying and selling goods to earn the price difference. The reason why Long Hair in the north would invade Phoenix Feather's border every winter was because they lived in an extremely cold and barren land.
When winter arrived, everything withered, and the vegetation withered. The cows and sheep raised by the long-haired commoners froze to death in batches because there was no pasture. When the cows and sheep died, the long-haired commoners had no food to eat. They could not survive, so they naturally formed an army and went to the border of Phoenix Feather to plunder.
Phoenix Feather was a large agricultural country. If the weather was good every year and there were no major disasters, the provinces would have a surplus of grain. Therefore, He Kun suggested that the imperial court organize a caravan to buy the surplus grain in the hands of the people with silver. Before winter, they would transport it to Goose Feather to be sold in exchange for cattle, sheep, and even horses in Long Hair's hands.
There were several benefits to doing so:
" Firstly, the commoners of Phoenix Feather have been eating coarse grains for a long time, especially the villagers. Their bodies are severely malnourished, and most of them are thin and weak. This is a huge hidden danger for the development of Phoenix Feather.
After transporting these cattle and sheep back, they would be sent to the market and sold to the commoners. It could strengthen the physique of the commoners of Phoenix Feather.
Secondly, the fur of these cows and sheep could be made into winter clothing, saddles, and other war equipment. These could bring profits to Phoenix Feather.
Third, after the cooperation was stable, he would see if he could buy warhorses from Goose Feather to enrich Phoenix Feather's strength.
At the end of the answer sheet, He Kun especially reminded that the trade caravans engaged in the trade of grain and goose feathers must be controlled by the country.
Otherwise, such a cross-border trade and huge profits would easily nurture an interest group. If Goose Feather used it instead, it would cause irreparable damage to the entire Phoenix Feather.
After reading He Kun's answer sheet, Da Qian felt that it was not enough. He put down the answer sheet in his hand and exclaimed,"This is an unexpected plan.”
Wu Shulai stood at the side and said carefully,""Then, Your Majesty, who will be the champion of the court examination?”
Da Qian's eyes lit up and he said happily," Of course, it's He Kun!" He would be the top scorer of the imperial examination this year.”
"Your Majesty, I just found out that He Kun obtained the first place in the provincial examination last year in Fuzhou, Fujian Province.”
Da Qian was surprised when he heard this." I thought he only got my recognition and got the Huiyuan and Top Scholar examinations." He didn't expect that he was still in the provincial examination and had passed the examination. Jieyuan, Huiyuan, top scholar, this was the legendary three consecutive hits! Other than the previous dynasty's Ming Dynasty, which produced two people who passed the third rank, there has never been a person who passed the third rank in our dynasty for a hundred years!”
Wu Shulai flattered Da Qian at the right time,""Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations. Those who can pass the third rank in the past dynasties are all extraordinary talents. Congratulations, Your Majesty, for obtaining another peerless talent.”
Great Gan was very comfortable with Wu Shulai's flattery and smiled.""After this one finishes today's official business, this one will go to Jingren Palace tonight.”
Jingren Palace was the palace where the first wife of Empress Xiaoxian, Fucha, lived. It had been a few days since he last returned to Da Qian.
However, the two of them had a good relationship. If there was anything that made Da Qian happy, they would definitely share it with Empress Xiao Xian first.# Date:09 30 2019 6:29PM
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