Obviously, Cui Min Kang, as a doctor of the Water Ministry, was fighting for the Cui family and the five surnames and seven Wangs. The five surnames and seven Wangs were in a precarious situation today, so Cui Min Kang was trying to save face.
More importantly, Cui Chihao was his son. How could he tolerate his son being outdone? Hence, he kept being aggressive towards Qin Feng.
"This lord's method is a little stupid. Moreover, it can only solve an urgent problem for a moment." Qin Feng said speechlessly.”
As a doctor of the Water Ministry, Cui Min Kang was an official of the fifth rank and above. When had he ever been laughed at for being stupid?
He originally wanted to vent his anger for the younger generation, but he did not expect to be angered.
"Hmph, how dare you publicly insult an official of the Imperial Court.”Cui Min Kang wanted to punish him, but the other party was an earl. Although he did not have any real power, he was personally conferred by the Emperor.
So he turned to Li Er and said," Your Majesty, this person publicly insulted the officials of the imperial court. It is against Your Majesty's dignity. I hope Your Majesty will punish him severely."”
"It's fine. Let him speak. I also think your method is very stupid." Li Er said lightly.”
Cui Min Kang couldn't believe his ears. His Majesty actually acquiesced to Qin Feng's words and said that he was stupid.
Regarding this point, he did not dare to refute. He was already so angry that he almost vomited blood again.
Qin Feng continued," The reason why I say that this lord is stupid is that he is not stupid to the extreme. At least he knows how to clean up the sand. But why doesn't he clean up the sand from the place where it was produced?”
Cui Min Kang felt like his knee was hit by another arrow. Stupid, but not stupid. Was this scolding or praising?
"Where does the silt in the lower reaches of the Yellow River come from? Naturally, it was the Yellow Plateau in the Guanlong area upstream. There was little vegetation there. When the Yellow River passed by, it carried a large amount of sand and soil, which then continuously piled up downstream, causing the riverbed downstream to continuously rise. No matter how many dams were built, it would be futile.”
"If we want to completely cure the Yellow River flood, we need to plant trees along the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River. The roots can fix the yellow soil and prevent the loss of silt.”
"However, how to deal with the flood is another topic. Since the flood has already happened, it's too late to do anything about it.”
This was the first time the officials of the Water Bureau and the Water Supervisor had heard such a statement. At this moment, they perked up their ears and listened. Although they did not think highly of Qin Feng, the method he said seemed to be really useful.
Unfortunately, Qin Feng only spoke a little before he stopped abruptly. This made them unable to steal the opportunity to learn from him. However, Qin Feng had already given them a direction to advance in.
"There will definitely be a plague after the disaster, and it must be strictly controlled. Otherwise, it will cause even greater harm. Also, how should we settle the refugees who are homeless because of the disaster? What if they were not properly arranged and were used by someone with ill intentions to incite the refugees to rebel? What would the imperial court do?”
"Of course, this is not the main point. In the event of an epidemic, we only need to take good measures to minimize the losses. The simplest one is to not drink raw water and drink more hot water after boiling.”
Qin Feng babbled on and on, and even he himself began to admire himself. From treating the Yellow River flood to planting trees, and finally settling down to drinking hot water.
No wonder straight men liked to drink hot water the most. This sentence was really omnipotent.
After Qin Feng finished speaking, Li Er's expression had already become solemn. He had also read many ancient books. It was indeed as Qin Feng had said. After a great disaster, there would be a great plague. The great plague after the last flood also caused the imperial court to lose more than 100,000 taels.
Li Er looked at Qin Feng, who looked relaxed and did not feel nervous at all. He knew that Qin Feng definitely had a way to deal with it, but he was hiding it. Just like how he did not say how to deal with the locust plague next year.
Forget it, there would be plenty of time in the future. He would ask Qin Feng again.
"Today's answer has been decided," said Li Er.”
The ministers were unable to refute this point of view. Qin Feng's words were indeed better and more comprehensive than Cui Chihao's.
At the same time, it also announced that the five surnames, Seven Wangs, and Qin Feng had failed all three examinations. There was no reason to oppose Li Er's appointment.
The Five Surnames and Seven Wangs felt embarrassed and lowered their heads. This time, they had really failed to steal a chicken and suffered a loss. It was a serious blow to their reputation.
"Your Majesty, even if Qin Feng passed the examination, it only means that he is talented. As for the examiner, not only is he talented, but he also has the talent to educate people."”
Cui Min Gan's words implied that although Qin Feng had the ability to defeat them, he might not have the ability to teach others.
The remonstrant Wang Gui also said,"I agree."
"We agree!"
The officials who were on good terms with the five surnames and the Seven Wangs all expressed their agreement.
Facing this scene, Li Er also had a headache and did not know what to do.
"Oh?" Qin Feng asked with interest. I wonder what does Lord Cui think is qualified to educate people?”
"May I ask, Uncle Lan Tian? The Fall Quarter Examinations are coming soon. How can you prove that you have the talent to educate people?" asked Cui Mingan.”
Qin Feng thought about the subjects of the imperial examination. The Jinshi subject and the Ming Jing subject required long-term accumulation. In contrast, the Ming Arithmetic subject could be summarized into formulas, so it could be done quickly.
"Then I'll teach the Ming Arithmetic Department." Qin Feng said.”
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue also strongly supported the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs, so he took the opportunity to say,"Your Majesty, didn't you want to check the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue a few days ago? Uncle Lan Tian is proficient in the Department of Ming Shu, so why don't you transfer him here as well?”
Qin Feng was originally a person who was afraid of trouble. He did not want to be forced to work and face those boring accounts all day long. He immediately rejected,"Your Majesty, inspecting the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue is an important matter. It is not suitable for me to participate.”
However, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue said aggressively,"What? Are you afraid, Uncle Lan Tian? Or could it be that the math course you studied only produces problems that are similar to pheasants and rabbits in the same cage and can't solve practical problems?”
As the saying goes, clay figurines still have 30% of their anger. Although Qin Feng was cautious, he was not someone who was afraid of trouble.
"Sir, the power of the Bright Arithmetic Department is far beyond your understanding. I just want to teach a few students and let them check the accounts.”
Learning mathematics, physics, and chemistry well was not a problem. Although physics and chemistry did not exist in this era, mathematics was still extremely important.
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue said in disbelief,"What is it? Are you saying that you taught the students the Bright Arithmetic course and let them check the accounts? Uncle Lan Tian, this isn't child's play!”
"That's right, seven days. After seven days, I will bring my students to the Ministry of Revenue to check the accounts."”
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue couldn't help but laugh." Haha, even the officials of the Ministry of Revenue don't dare to say that. You actually boasted and only taught students for seven days before sending them to check the accounts."”
All the officials knew that the Ministry of Revenue was in charge of money and had a lot of accounts. It was inevitable that there would be fake accounts. Even experienced officials of the Ministry of Revenue might not be able to find out the problems in the accounts.
Qin Feng brought a few laymen who had become monks halfway and wanted to check the accounts. It was simply a fool's dream.
Qin Feng smiled and said,"If I can't find out, then I won't be the chief examiner. If I can find out, then you can resign and go home. How about it?"”
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