Not to mention that the time-planning questions are in small exams like the county, even in the formal scientific examination in Chang'an, this is a very difficult question to answer.

Even if it is a Jinshi exam, if candidates want to distance themselves and get a good ranking, then they must answer this question well.

When Li Rizhi took the scientific exam, he was ranked high because he answered this question well.

If the Crown Prince Li Hong had not also left the exam at that time, then the first place should have been Li Rizhi.

Li Rizhi made efforts to set the last test question and thought it carefully, in order to examine whether the candidates are nerds who only know how to study hard, or scholars who have experience in making a living and care about the suffering of the people.

The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty at this time valued these very much. This is different from the imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing dynasties depended on who was good at eight-part essays and who could make eight-part essays so magnificently, who would get a good ranking. No matter whether the candidate understood people's livelihood or not, he could become an official based on eight-part essays.

However, this kind of imperial examination system that selects candidates by writing eight-legged essays and allows candidates to become officials to govern local imperial examinations is not the original intention of the imperial examination system at the beginning.

In this era, officials are selected and current affairs and politics are attached very much. For the emperor, if an official cannot manage a good place, then what else should he do?

Therefore, whether the article is well done cannot fully reflect the ability of a candidate. Otherwise, no matter how gorgeous the words are or how good the writing is, if you cannot speak the ideas and cannot make it meaningful, then such an article will still be useless.

Li Rizhi gave the last test question based on the requirements of the questions in this era.

The last question is a question for people's livelihood. Generally speaking, it is not a difficult question for people with a little life experience. Even if they cannot be answered completely, they will not go too far.

However, if you have no experience in life and have always been just a person who can only speak out with clothes, then this question is simply difficult and almost impossible to answer.

The question is, in Qianfeng County, what are the main types of foods eaten at ordinary people’s homes? When is the time for fresh vegetables to be supplied? Due to the changes in various seasons, what impact does this change have on the daily expenditure of the people?

These influences have led to the government levying taxes on the people and allowing them to go through labor service, what measures should be taken so that the people will not suffer too much damage, at least not delay the people's farm work, and ensure the normal completion of the government's business?

In fact, this question is a very simple question for current affairs and people's livelihood. As long as people who have some understanding of daily life can answer the first half of this question.

If the candidates have some understanding of the affairs of the government, then the second half of the questions can be answered completely. Even if they don’t have any new insights, they can still answer this question well after writing about the views on the rules and regulations.

However, there is something to be paid attention to when answering the question, that is, you must answer the first half correctly, and answer the second half to be effective. Otherwise, if you don’t know the daily life of the people, then only answering the part of the government is a fantasy, and it is an empty imagination with empty mouths and white teeth. This question is still equivalent to not being answered!

Don’t think about it, but make things happen!

When the candidates saw this question, although not all the students in the county school were confused, two-thirds of the students were definitely confused.

The children of rich families are scholars from county schools, so for them, it is impossible to buy vegetables. Not to mention buying vegetables, it is impossible to enter the kitchen.

Therefore, many students cannot answer the first half of this question at all.

But these candidates cannot say that this question is wrong, because this question is about Qianfeng County. As a local citizen of this county, don’t you even know what dishes to eat during the season?

Moreover, even if you don’t know the approximate price of vegetables, you can probably know about them, or you can’t ignore the price of food!

These are the most basic issues of people's livelihood. If you don't even know these, then how can you be an official for the official? That's nonsense!

However, among the candidates in the county school, one-third can answer this question.

Because some of these candidates do grain business at home, while some open restaurants at home.

Even if they don’t know the specific ones, they still understand the general aspects. As long as they know the general situation, the first half can be answered naturally, while the second half is actually not difficult for them to answer.

Because the students in the county school have learned all day long and discussed how to become officials!

So if you ask them how to be ordinary people, they may not answer well, but if you ask them how to become officials, they can all answer a lot!

However, for the children of poor families, the first half is easy to answer, but they have not experienced it in the second half, and they have not discussed it normally, and it is not their turn to discuss it, so it is still difficult for them to answer this question of people's livelihood.

But in the entire examination room, there was a person who could answer this question from beginning to end, and this person was Wen Dengke.

Wen Dengke's family grows vegetables. He can't know what season they grow. He has been exposed to these things since he was a child, so how could he not know them!

Because his parents are old and making money is not easy, Wen Dengke is also very clear about the family’s income and the taxes he has to pay.

And when he was in labor service at home, he would go with his father. After all, his father was old and even if he didn't want to delay his studies, he still had to go with him while he was in labor service.

So Wen Dengke fully understood the whole question. This question is like it was tailored for him. If he can't answer such a question well, he really doesn't need to study anymore!

Wen Dengke is still very capable in studying and writing articles. After reading the questions, he first answered the first two questions.

Then, Wen Dengke straightened his body and sat behind the desk and closed his eyes to rest. He first sorted out what he wanted to write in his heart, then spread the paper and grind the ink, picked up the pen and started writing the article.

Wen Dengke answered this question of people's livelihood smoothly. After he finished answering it, he carefully checked it, and then he officially copied it on the test paper.

After doing all this, Wen Dengke did not check again because these three questions were policy-based, and after answering them, they were answered. If you check them too many times, or if you apply them, it would be meaningless and not good.

With the end of the exam, there were still two quarters of a minute left. Wen Dengke stood up, held the paper in his hand, left the examination room, went to the main hall, and handed the paper to Li Rizhi, who was sitting on the main hall and waiting for the end of the exam.

Li Rizhi saw someone handing in advance and glanced at the test paper first. He smiled and said, "Okay, you are the first one to hand in the test paper. This is different from the morning. Those who dare to hand in the test paper first are confident. Come on, I will help you with ten taels of silver. You can buy some candles for evening study, so go home!"
Chapter completed!