When Li Longji saw that Zhang Xiaobao said that he could not build a railway to Tibet, he was resolute, and Wang Juan also agreed, which seemed very regretful.

In fact, he wanted to build the railway to Chang'an as the center and extend it to the entire Tang Dynasty, so that he could transport goods in peacetime and troops in wartime, and he could also wander around, mainly for convenience, and he believed that with the development of technology, the train could run faster.

Then he went out on a trip like going to the Hibiscus Garden, if he was on the side of the enemy, he arranged troops from the long time to Lingnan, and the fastest time might only take ten days, or even eight days.

Thinking of the happy place, Li Longji couldn't help but think about the problem of another country that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were hiding.

"Xiaobao, it is rumored that you also know that there is a country that is very powerful, in addition to being able to send cannonballs from Luzhou to the capital, what is the speed of sending troops, and it can be with Luzhou in five days?"

"Five days?" Zhang Xiaobao looked at Wang Juan in amazement.

Wang Juan replied to Zhang Xiaobao with a 'Li Longji already dared to think' expression, and helped Zhang Xiaobao answer: "Your Majesty, it is said that it is one day, including getting the news, ordering the dispatch of troops, arming weapons, logistics and supplies, arriving at the location, setting up the front, and completing the first wave of suppressive attacks. ”

"Could it be flying?" Li Longji suddenly felt overjoyed, and the pressure came to his face.

"Fly? How can it take a day to fly, the minister only has a rough guess. "Wang Juan didn't dare to tell Li Longji what was the level of rapid response speed of her and Xiaobao's troops at that time, one day? One day is enough for bombers to bomb countries on the other side of the globe for two back and forth.

Li Longji gasped a few times, and gradually relaxed, he pondered what else could he do? Fear alone cannot solve the problem, and speeding up development is the last word.

At that time, the military really can't keep up and can't compete, so it's always okay to be a minister first.

Xiaobei also whispered to Xiaoyuan: "Is there really a powerful country? ”

"Perhaps." Xiao Yuan was not sure, and then said a very philosophical sentence: "When we use a small stick to push a small pebble away and look at the ants hiding behind, perhaps someone is thinking about turning the earth away and observing the sun like a firefly in their eyes." ”

"What about the moon?" Becky began to worry.

Zhang Xiaobao saw that Li Longji had nothing else to do for the time being, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, Your Majesty is resting early, the Technology Department is researching something better than the steam engine, and trying to refine oil, by that time, our army's combat strength will be further advanced." ”

"Ah, okay, okay, I will order Dali Temple, Yushitai and the Criminal Department to interrogate the criminal officer early tomorrow morning, the autumn has arrived, and you and Juan Juan have a good rest in recent days."

Li Longji was no longer sleepy after being stimulated, and he couldn't think of anything to say, so he waved his hand and ordered someone to send Zhang Xiaobao and his party out of the palace.

Zhang Xiaobao was in a good mood, and also made a few snacks, such as dry fried squid, iron plate mutton and other things that can be eaten as snacks for grinding teeth, and took his younger brothers and sisters to have a supper, freshen up before going to sleep.

There are still three days before the autumn season, and the news of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's return to Beijing spread.

There are happy people who participate in the autumn festival, and there are also disappointed people.

Happy people want to show their talents, even if the champion has been booked, they can compete for the second, the second in Qiuqiu, because Zhang Xiaobao participated, maybe he will become the champion in the hearts of others.

The disappointed people understand very well, they didn't plan to take the exam this time, they just came to familiarize themselves with the atmosphere of the exam, and they ate and lived for free for a month, which didn't seem to be enough fun, and the price of Chang'an was expensive.

There are even people who pinch the time to go outside to enjoy the mountains and rivers, belonging to the solid people in the family, and they don't care about saving money for free food and accommodation.

On the afternoon of the third day, near the evening, near Chang'an, an organized academy also sent students to the capital.

Seeing that the lanterns are about to burn, on the south waterway of Chang'an City, a big ship is moving from the west, the flags on the boat are displayed, facing the afterglow of the sunset, it can be seen that there are two words on it, and the noisy sound at the wharf disappears suddenly.

The students were silent, because they wanted to see the appearance of the legendary Pujia Academy, and on weekdays, the master and the master did not mention the matter of Pujia, which made people unconvinced and wanted to compete.

Sanshui County obviously has a waterway leading directly to the capital, and seeing that Pujia Academy does not take the small road, but not the avenue, I don't know how to plan.

The silence of the workers at the wharf was due to the fact that they had seen a large ship on the water for the first time, and had seen many of the larger ships, but no matter how many boats they had seen, they could not compare to the ship approaching in front of them.

The ships I saw before, or the merchants carried goods, there were countless cables on them, and many of them were worn, or the officials and wealthy were there, and the color was as bright as spring, or they were in the army, and they were as black as iron.

A little bit of a boat that wants to dock gives people a special feeling, and for a while it is impossible to say the specific difference.

"The color dyes the autumn fruit, such as leaves and branches, the wind blows slightly, and the sun shines and warms. It is soft but not soft, rigid and dissatisfied, its end is not strong, and its cluster is not tight. The heart is not moving, there is no wave of self-murmuring, the trance sky should be far away, and the eyes are fixed on the side of the onion. It feels like, like ....... ”

A student helped the helpers at the dock analyze the difference between the coming boats, and when it came to the back, I didn't know how to describe it, and there was a child next to him, jumping over with a withered yellow dogtail grass in his hand, and followed the student's words.

"It's like the pale leaves, the white dew is frost, the so-called Yiren are on the water side."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, how is the layout of the attic on the ship? And how are the colors painted? It can give people a feeling of spring and autumn, as if they have gone through the four seasons, and have never forgotten the cold and warm, this is Pujia. ”

The student shook his head and sighed, what he was facing was not the edge, but the depth, the ship and the water were harmonious, saying that it was far away and close to it.

The ship of Pujia Academy slowly docked in silence and expectation, and anchored at the dock, until someone on the boat greeted him, and the dock helpers came to their senses, busy throwing ropes and supporting help.

When the boat is stopped, a staircase descends and people start walking from the boat to the shore.

The students of Pujia Academy lined up in two rows, step by step, steadily facing down, their eyes were impartial, their eyes were clear, they did not see their toes arrogant, and they did not pretend to be stance, just like the boat they just saw, peaceful and calm.

The eyes of the people on the shore stared, and they saw that the people of Pujia Academy were wearing brown low-top shoes, wearing bright gray robes, and when they walked, they could see light black pants, and the scarves on their heads tied their hair loosely but not loosely, and the word 'Pujia' was embroidered on everyone's chest.

When all the students of Pujia Academy got off the boat, they took the carriage that came to pick up the people and went away in the sound of clicking.

"This is the famous Pujia Academy." A student's eyes unblinkingly watched the carriage of people who picked up Pujia Academy and headed towards the city gate, and after gradually becoming smaller, he said enviously.

"Yes." Another student said loudly: "When we are still worried about whether we can be admitted, people already know how to be an official, for seven years, all those who come to the examination in Pujia Academy, no one has ever failed the list, and I have never heard of a person resigning, the only one who left the official position was five years ago in the heavy snow, on the bank of the Weishui River, the county commander who commanded the people to save themselves, died of hard work.

After that, Pujia Academy immediately added a class to restore a lot of energy through a short period of deep sleep.

It is said that Pujia is for the Yi people, the road is firm, and it is in the middle of the water. ”

The arrival of the students of Pujia Academy has made some students who want to take advantage of the autumn examination to gain fame lose confidence, and the students who have not seen it at the dock with their own eyes have heard that more than 100 people have come to Pujia Academy this time, and with them, it will inevitably increase the requirements for admission, and the pressure is very great.

The people of Pujia Academy didn't have time to care what others thought, so after being arranged in a four-entry courtyard behind the Zhuangyuan Building, they took a bath, ate, and rested for a while, and received the information sent by Zhang Xiaobao.

The content of the information is the current situation in Henan Province, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan listed some ideas, and let them see for themselves to improve or change.

People take it very seriously, for them, compared to the things arranged by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, Qiu Yu has become unimportant, because what the two of them need is someone who can go up in distress and can succeed, not someone who gets a good score in the exam and catches blind when it comes to specific things, saying that they haven't adapted yet.

At noon, Zhang Xiaobao brought a few cooks and came over to cook for himself and pick up the wind for the students.

There are a total of 120 students in this year's autumn festival, and some of them are slightly deficient in their respective aspects, and they continue to struggle and study in various tests to prepare for next year's spring festival.

Because the Tang Dynasty has developed too fast in recent years, many officials can't keep up with the rhythm, so Li Longji is not satisfied, and after discussing with Zhang Xiaobao, Wang Juan, and more than a dozen important ministers, he decided to change a group of people to the top, so there are imperial examinations every year.

Some even have the ability to do things, and if they don't understand enough of reading various scriptures, they are also given a background to become an official, and they are eclectic.

As for the former officials, they first went to re-study, that is, things like 'party schools', which were as short as half a year or as long as three years, with a salary, that is, the land that was not taken back to them.

Those who have completed their studies will be rearranged, and those who still can't do it after learning will be given a 'pension' and go for the elderly.

Therefore, people with ability and fighting spirit are not afraid of not having a chance.

Zhang Xiaobao can't be too specific, the reason why Jiefeng is looking for a cook is that he doesn't want to give 120 students a big pot of rice, otherwise he will take a shovel and choose a big pot, the dishes of 120 people, one pot and one dish, it is easy to fry out.

"There's no money, and the food inside is really bad." Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan, who came to see him work, while stir-frying.

"What's wrong?" Wang Juan didn't know enough about it.

"Let's talk about food first, it's speechless." Zhang Xiaobao used a spoon to flick the green onion into the oil and burst the pot.

"Eat the nest?" Wang Juan was puzzled.

"Think beautifully, how expensive is cornmeal? How big is one person and two nests? It makes people look like abuse, eating fat cakes, fat cakes are big, with the worst noodles, as long as they are fermented, they can't see anything on the outside.

When cooking, what dishes are cheap to use, if you catch up with the morning market next to it, then it's good, save money on vegetables, pick up some vegetable leaves, get some coarse salt, have you seen the frozen chicken rack? The cost is eight cents to one yuan, many people buy it as a dog that is not a good breed, put two in a pot, fry the vegetables, and finally scoop a spoonful of gutter oil, pour it inside and stir it, well, this is called oil slick. ”

When Zhang Xiaobao spoke, he moved the spoon slightly out of the pot, and the coke fire below was strong enough, and when he exhaled, the fire in the pot came out.

Wang Juan said distressedly: "You just eat those?" ”

"I don't eat it, I tasted it twice, I won't eat it in the future, only those who don't have money will eat, the money I stole will be given to discipline a little, and the treatment is good, the so-called trumpet commander is a fart, who can teach me, who I respect, dare to shout at me if I can't teach, I can't kill him."

"So powerful, you're still going to stir-fry?"

"I'm still moving bricks, and my body needs to be exercised." The dishes in Zhang Xiaobao's hands are fried, brush the pot, put the oil again, and send the dishes to the side dishes to prepare the next pot.

"It's kind of interesting to hear you." Wang Juan's understanding of there comes more from propaganda and has not experienced it personally.

"It's a pity that you don't have a chance to try, there, the rich is the master, and the one who has no money can't fight, when the grandson has to line up, you have to give half of the cake to the people who can fight and have no money, and you are not afraid of being tired of working inside, you are afraid that you will not work hard, and you will be tired of work, and you can eat enough, and when you don't work, you will either be beaten or starved."

Zhang Xiaobao put the new dishes in the pot and told Wang Juan like a funny story.

The cooks worked hard, and in less than two quarters of an hour, the dishes were ready, eight hot dishes, one soup, and four cold dishes, which were brought to the table for the students to eat.

"Okay, sit down, each person has a maximum of three glasses of wine, the liquor is not allowed to move, my wife will be allowed to speak to you, please." Zhang Xiaobao took a plate of dishes, put it on the table closest to him, clapped his hands, and said.

The students were much more relaxed in their hearts, their eyes were on Wang Juan, and they didn't dare to look directly for too long, Wang Juan had dressed up today, too gorgeous, and his eyes were shaking.

"What do you have to say, during the exam, write the words beautifully, and after answering, you are not allowed to sleep in it, the autumn is cold, the cold squeaks, I will let you send charcoal fire, don't expect me to bring you a cheat sheet inside, all those who are frostbitten, throw them at the medical school, let the students inside practice, okay, it's time for Xiaobao to say."

Wang Juan said with a big grin and gave it to Zhang Xiaobao.

The students went to see Zhang Xiaobao again and waited for him to say.

Zhang Xiaobao picked up a glass of wine, coughed first, and said, "This...... It's a long story, eat well, drink well, and cheers. ”

The students were stunned and raised their glasses.