"Question: Today we have an army of 75,000, war horses of 20,000, and civilians of 5,000. We are marching in a hurry for three days. The sergeants need three jins of food per day, the horses need 5 jins of materials, and the civilians need 1 jin and 2 taels of materials. How much material do we need to raise in total?
Make sure your trip is trouble-free.”
"Ask me again: Today there is a Dawan horse that can travel eight hundred miles a day, but it needs to rest for an hour every fifty miles. There is also a Huren pony that can travel five hundred miles a day. However, this horse has great endurance.
There is no need to take a short break and ask three hundred miles away, which one is in front and which one is behind?"
"...Bala, Bala, Bala."
Each question was written on a huge billboard with the help of the waiter, and another copy was copied and sent downstairs.
On the second floor of the tavern, the shopkeeper sat leisurely at the upper end, with Xun at the lower end or closing his eyes in deep thought, while Yuan Xi and others were scratching their heads and ears.
At the same time, the same problem has been announced to the public, and the melon-eaters gathered at the door all looked equally embarrassed.
"Brother Zhao, do you have any ideas?"
"It's so difficult, so difficult..."
"It is simply impossible to answer so many difficult questions in one stick of incense."
"I'm afraid this tavern is deliberately trying to make things difficult for people. What kind of question is this? What's the point of having two horses competing?"
"You know nothing. This is military policy. You don't know how to get out of the way..."
The young men downstairs who were participating in the first round of the assessment were all dumbfounded. Some of them managed to answer every question with great enthusiasm, while others couldn't answer any of them. What's more, they even gave ridiculous answers.
"What's so confusing about this? You'll find out after a quick trip."
The boy who was in charge of invigilating the exam shook his head helplessly. He really would have known it once he made a trip, but if he could predict it in advance, wouldn't it save a lot of trouble? You don't understand such a simple truth, but you still have the nerve to come and drink.
On the second floor, the sandalwood in front of the shopkeeper was half burnt, but Xun or he could only answer less than half of the twenty questions.
Yuan Xi and others saw this in their eyes and felt anxious in their hearts, and they all felt anxious for Xun You.
Xun You slowly picked up the arithmetic chips and the writing brush, and made a note of each problem after calculating it.
Such a mentality made the boss above him nod his head repeatedly.
In fact, this person is none other than Zhang Qi, Tian Feng's mentor...the son of the famous Julu scholar Zhang.
These questions were all thought up by him and Wei B together. As long as anyone can answer them within a stick of incense, he is a great talent.
Perhaps some people think that these problems are very simple and can be easily solved by a primary school student in future generations.
But that was the later generations after all. There were very few scholars in this era, and even fewer who could draw parallels.
Wei B also wants the whole calculus, but if that's the case, let alone discovering talents, it's almost enough to discover time-travelers like him.
"This last question..."
Xun You raised his head and looked towards Zhang Qi. He had finished the last question, and the sandalwood in front of Zhang Qi was about to burn out.
The last question is this.
An old father trampled to death his son's favorite cricket. At that moment, his son walked in from the door. For the sake of family harmony, the old father could only cover one item at this time. What would be the best thing for him to cover?
This is a brain teaser. The correct answer is to cover the son's eyes.
Xun may have actually thought of an answer, but he extended this question to the current political situation and the Han Dynasty.
This father is like the imperial court, and his son is like the common people in the world. In order to cover up its own mistakes, the imperial court often...
Xun You admired the person who asked the question, but at the same time he was very ashamed, because the answer he thought of immediately was the same as those people.
With one stroke, all twenty questions were solved.
At this time, the sandalwood in front of Zhang Qi happened to be burning to the end.
The boy next to him presented Xun You's answer. Zhang Qi glanced at it and his eyes fell directly on the last question.
Zhang Qi didn't have much hope, because he asked many people this question, including his father's favorite students, and their answers were all the same.
Only one person gave a different answer, and this person was also the one who asked the question.
However, when his eyes fell on the answer sheet, he was stunned.
Because Xun You's answer was: "Admit your mistake and help the child catch a cricket that screams louder."
Although it is not the correct answer, this answer coincides with the young master's!
This young master is Wei B, and he is also a person who Zhang Qi sincerely admires.
"you……"
Zhang Qi opened his mouth and was a little stunned for a moment.
Not long after.
Suddenly there was a burst of exclamation at the door of the tavern.
"Look, I brought a lot of wine."
A luxurious carriage stopped at the door of the tavern. The carriage was filled with wine bottles, and the pure white porcelain exuded a strong aroma of wine.
Zhang Qi stood on the terrace on the second floor and said loudly: "This wine is called Guoshi Wushuang. Anyone who can drink this wine is a member of our Han Dynasty Guoshi Wushuang. Zhang said that anyone who can pass two rounds in a row can drink it."
I have obtained this unparalleled wine for the country's scholars. Come, please bring me a wine bottle."
Everyone on the street looked up. Zhang Qi and the others knew that the tavern owner was the owner. What they were curious about was, who had passed two rounds in a row?
At this moment, a handsome and calm face came into view.
"It's him!"
"It's the young man who came in just now."
"My dear, he really answered those difficult questions in one stick of incense."
Xun You was calm and thought that he was cooperating with Zhang Qi in a play. At this time, he already knew Wei B and Zhang Qi's plans.
Thinking that he also wanted to defect, he simply agreed to Zhang Qi's invitation and went to the crowd to accept their worship.
Zhang Qi took the wine bottle from the boy's hand, handed it to Xun You with both hands, and took a glass himself.
At this time, a group of young men walked out of the tavern, holding glass wine glasses in their hands. They opened the wine on the carriage and started pouring it.
Zhang Qi said: "Being happy alone is not as good as being happy together. Mr. Xun would like to invite a hundred people to drink this cup together. I wonder if you will appreciate it."
"What, we also have a share?"
"This is the unparalleled wine of the country. If you don't drink it, it's for nothing."
"Thank you, Brother Xun."
"Mr. Xun is grand."
Wow, the aroma of wine overflowed for a while.
"Oh my god, look at this wine, it seems like there are stars shining in it."
"I'm Kangkang, I'm Kangkang...you, it's true, I'm afraid this isn't agar jade liquid."
"Try shaking it gently. The wine is like a flowing river of stars. Well, it also smells delicious. Is this really wine?"
"It is worthy of being the unparalleled wine of the country. This wine can only be found in heaven."
"Toefl, toefl, luckily I didn't leave just now."
On the terrace, Zhang Qi and Xun You couldn't help but be stunned. The wine in the wine bottle was shining brightly in the sun, just like the stars in the sky.
If Wei B were here, he would definitely laugh. It only cost a few dozen yuan for Starry Sky Wine. Brother Jing’s is cheap and affordable. Not only does it come with free shipping, but it also comes with two champagne glasses. This shows how cheap this wine is.
But I can't stand it, it's really good-looking, not only pleasing to the eye, but the taste is actually pretty decent.
In this era, it is really no different from Yaochi Xianlu Agar Jade Liquid.
Seeing everyone raising their glasses, Zhang Qi and Xun You looked at each other and smiled.