Chapter 2845: Feelings of the Prosperous Maritime Trade

"Ah!" There were sighs all around, and the ministers were sad.

They had all taken the imperial examinations, and the conditions at that time

In February, whether in Chang'an or Luoyang, there was no warm place. Luoyang was relatively better, and Chang'an was hard to describe.

How to compare with the present? Single room, floor heating, electric lights, independent bathroom, phone ordering, and the key is that you are allowed to go out for a stroll.

"After Gangrou took the imperial examination, the examination room was demolished?"

Zhang Jiuling thought of something. The examination room took up space. It was temporarily built last year, and the toilet was outside.

This year, the heating is laid on the floor heating, and there is a drainage device inside. The cost of demolition is too high for several thousand small houses.

"There are people in the village who work until midnight. No matter how the eight-hour shift is arranged, there will always be people who work late at night.

It's 20 o'clock in the evening and 4 o'clock in the morning. It's easy to get off work at 20 o'clock, but what about those who get off work at 4 o'clock in the morning and those who work?

Or the shift changes at midnight, which is inconvenient for both those who work and those who get off work.

Sleeping at home, with children and a wife, they may all wake up when they get home late after get off work, and the same is true when they go to work."

Li Yi stopped talking here. Is there anything else he doesn't understand?

"Oh! They live here. How did they deal with it before?" Song Jing realized it.

"They used to live in the workshop, or live in another room before going home and coming out, and leave and come back quietly." Li Yi gave the answer.

And then he added: "I don't like to ask them to live in the workshop. They said they would sleep, but they get up at any time to look at the drawings or help with the work."

More and more students ordered meals on the big screen, and the smell of people eating next to them came over.

It's obviously not appropriate to answer the questions on an empty stomach. Just eat, and you can think about it while eating.

Candidates should know how to control their food intake and not eat too much, or they will feel sleepy after eating. There are four meals a day, and they can eat as many as they want.

If you want to eat outside the meal time, you can only ask someone to accompany you to the canteen. The examination room cannot always be filled with the smell of food.

"When I was taking the imperial examination, I was in Chang'an, drinking cold water, eating pancakes and pickles."

Liu Youqiu suddenly talked about the situation when he took the imperial examination. It was too hard, such a cold day.

"I was better. I ate steamed buns and pickled vegetables. I brought a charcoal brazier to boil hot water and boil eggs."

Lu Huaishen followed and said that his father, Fanyang Lu, was a soldier at that time.

"Many years have passed. When I was a jinshi at the age of seventeen, I also had a brazier and ate bean paste buns, pickles and boiled eggs."

Song Jing opened his mouth. The jinshi at the age of seventeen refers to the age in virtuality.

"I have never taken that exam." Zhang said he was not convinced. I was a virtuous and upright person. I praised the place directly.

"Alas, old man! I have never asked you for your advice." Yao Chong sighed and shook his head.

People around despised, do you mean you are the best? Yes, you are the official who led the elegy when Emperor Li Hong died.

Others were silent, there was nothing to compare, it was like this.

But they suddenly looked at Li Yi, you tell me about yourself! Xingjin?

"Qingdai, Guizang, Zhuozhuo, you only know how to eat, so many ministers talk about their experience as officials, come and listen, learn well."

Li Yi felt the gaze, he was angry, you don't know how I became an official, I Xingjin?

The three children were not far away, taking the little girl, the little guy and others to eat together, and heard what was said here.

"Yes, Master!" The three of them ran over together, respectfully looking at each other, as if you are so awesome, we will learn from you.

The faces of the ministers changed and their expressions were rich

"Hahahaha" Li Dan laughed: "Forget it, go back to eat."

"Okay!" The three children ran back again.

"Xiao Yi, you only know how to show off your apprentice." Bi Gou spoke after a while.

"You have such an apprentice, why don't you show off?" Li Yi raised his chin, unwilling to teach the same apprentice out.

The local leader saw something. The three children did not wear official uniforms, each wearing a white coat, looking cute.

He felt something unusual, and hesitated: "Your Majesty, the three of them are"

"Do you know the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty?" Li Longji asked.

"I know, the Jinshi category is the best." The leader said I understand.

"There are two other better ones, the Tongzi category, under ten years old, and the Xiucai category, a single category, both of which are surrounded by a group of examiners." Li Longji said the other two.

"Oh, they are Tongzi categories? Awesome!" The leader looked at the three children with a different look.

"No, they are Jinshi in Tongzi, Jinshi, and Xiucai categories. The three children took the same test back then, and there is no Tongzi category since then." Jiang Jiao interjected.

"Ah?" The leader looked at the three children again, in a daze.

"Is the Boy's Test difficult?" After more than ten breaths, he came back to his senses.

"Difficult, it's not easy to be an examiner." Yao Chong, Bi Gou, and Song Jing said the same thing in tacit understanding.

The leader blinked his eyes, what does it mean?

"I tell you, this is fun, hahaha"

Chang Sunxin pulled the leader aside to talk about the situation at that time.

It was not a rainy and humid season, but it was dry and cool in the afternoon heat, suitable for sleeping in a cool place.

The candidates continued to answer questions after eating at the imperial examination venue. The leader here was sweating and whispered to his people one by one, and asked those who heard to talk to others. UU Reading wｗw.uukanshu.neｔ

He wanted to tell his people not to provoke those three children, and they must smile.

After listening to Chang Sunxin's explanation, he knew that the three children were the treasures of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yi and others ignored it and continued to eat barbecue. This was the only meal today.

The barbecue lasted until the evening, and everyone rested on land.

At dawn, we said goodbye to the local people and the fleet set off northward, with Zhenzhou as the next stop.

There were no stops along the way, and according to the voyage, it would take three days.

There were many ships traveling on this sea route, and the Tang merchants formed their own sailing fleet, renting one or two steam engines to lead.

The steam engines were controlled by the Tang Navy, and the so-called leasing was actually hiring official protection.

Southeast Asia, including Japan, was full of Tang steam engines, and there were also steam engines in South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa on the other side.

Australia had a relatively low frequency of ship traffic, but dozens of ships were dispatched at a time.

Each ship represented resources and money. If you were lucky, a steam engine ship could bring back things worth ten steam engines.

It was loaded with a lot of gold, silver, gems, ambergris, dragon blood and other materials.

The Tang steam engines did not transport food at all, and now the Tang had enough food.

However, other foreign merchants could still deduct taxes by sending food.

There is no need to worry about the abundance of grain. The old grain can be used for livestock and poultry, and everyone can eat meat.

"Under such circumstances, who would want other countries to develop? The Tang Dynasty has issued a lot of currency, and not only has it not depreciated, but its purchasing power has increased."

Li Yi stood on the top deck to enjoy the breeze and looked at other ships with a telescope.

The Tang Dynasty relied on its technological advantages to plunder resources and wealth from other countries.

Some places have already accepted the Tang Dynasty's paper money because they can get discounts.

Buying with paper money saves 10% of the money compared to exchanging with things, that is, 10%.