The title of His Royal Highness the Grand Prince is only one word, tax.

The court's taxes were mainly three major pieces. The first piece was land tax. It was previously only levied according to the amount of land. Later, because the land merger was too powerful, the court continued to improve this tax. Now it is a merger of land, household and taxes. The second piece is the goods tax, which mainly collects taxes on goods such as salt, iron, tea, wine, porcelain and other goods; the third piece is commercial tax, which is divided into customs taxes and municipal taxes.

Taxation is the main source of national fiscal revenue. Taxation is closely related to people's livelihood and is inseparable. Therefore, the candidates present have all understanding of taxation, and the difference lies in the depth of their understanding.

Fu Jingen knew the taxes very well. Now he would consider what His Royal Highness the Grandpa would be about this tax. After thinking for a while, he started writing.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Feng Xiaoyu was restless and kept walking around the room.

Mrs. Gu felt dizzy when she saw it, but it was hard to say, so she could only endure it.

Qingshu saw her compulsiveness and found an excuse to take Feng Xiaoyu back to his yard.

"After passing the imperial examination, the probability of the palace examination being almost zero, what are you worried about?"

Feng Xiaoyu shook his head and said, "Aren't you afraid of this?"

"As long as you have not lost your manners or have done something wrong in front of the palace, you will never be beaten down. You look like you should have something else?"

Feng Xiaoyu glanced at her and said, "I actually don't have one thousand taels, but three thousand taels."

Qingshu said in confusion: "You can't afford to lose in Sanqianliang? As for this?"

"The key is that there is a 1,500 silver that has been sealed!"

Qingshu smiled and said, "Before the result, no one can determine who the top three are. Maybe you will bet on winning?"

Feng Xiaoyu wanted to cry: "I bet Zheng Mingdai, the second place is Zhou Peiye, and the Tanhua Lang is Lan Jin."

"But now I think Lan Jin is probably the top scorer, so I will pay all three bets." Feng Xiaoyu said with a sad face: "Feng Ji asked me to lie to Lan Jin, but I didn't. If he knew about it, he would definitely chase me."

Qingshu glanced at her and said, "It's really Lan Jin who passed the exam, so why don't you pay him the loss?"

Feng Xiaoyu just didn't want to pay, so he was depressed.

Qingshu covered his mouth and smiled: "Then tell him the truth, and then tell him that you can do without your wedding gift."

Feng Xiaoyu refused: "How can this be? One code is converted into one code."

Qingshu didn't want to tell her anymore.

After lunch, the two went back to the house to have a nap. Qingshu only slept for two minutes at noon. After waking up, she went to lean on the soft couch to read a book.

Suddenly, Feng Xiaoyu sat up from the bed and said happily as Qingshu said: "Qingshu, Qingshu, Guan Zhenqi was appointed as the top scholar by the emperor."

Qingshu put the study on his knees and said with a smile: "Congratulations on having a beautiful dream, you can lie down and continue."

Feng Xiaoyu shook his head and said with a smile: "Maybe a dream come true!"

"If Guan Zhenqi is within ten, it is possible, and it is not the turn of the top scorer in more than fifty places."

Feng Xiaoyu was unhappy and muttered, "You won't follow me, make me happy!"

Qingshu ignored her and got up and went to the study to practice calligraphy.

While practicing calligraphy, Feng Xiaoyu suddenly ran in and said, "Qingshu, you're so happy, so happy!"

Qingshu asked in confusion: "What a joy?"

"Fu Jingen was named second place by His Royal Highness the Grand Prince. Qingshu, Fu Jingen was the second place."

The brush in Qingshu's hand fell on the table, but she couldn't care about it at this time: "Really? You didn't lie to me."

When Feng Xiaoyu heard this, he smiled and said, "Of course I'm lying to you."

Qingshu pinched her neck in anger and cursed: "Feng Xiaoyu, you actually joked like this with me."

Feng Xiaoyu laughed loudly, and when he saw Qingshu Zhen’s anxious eyes, he said, “It’s true that he coaxed you. Fu Jingen has won the second place.”

Qingshu didn't believe her, so he looked at Chunlan who followed her in and asked, "Fu Jingen was the second place, is this true?"

Chunlan said with a smile on her face: "It's true, the news the eldest princess just sent someone to send me."

Qingshu couldn't help but be happy.

Although the fifth place is also very good, it can't compare to the first-class one.

Qingshu said happily: "Reward, everyone will reward the monthly money for three months."

Feng Xiaoyu reached out and said, "I want it too."

Qingshu smiled and asked, "Where is Guan Zhenqi? How many names are he this time?"

“Forty-three.”

It is better than the rankings in the exam, but the comparison with Fu Jingen is too bad, so there is nothing to be happy about.

When Mrs. Gu heard the good news, she couldn't even close her mouth and said three good words in a row.

In this exam, the top scorer Lan Jin, the second scorer Fu Jingen, and the third scorer Zheng Daiming of Tanhualang.

After getting this list, Feng Xiaoyu really cried, and she compensated all of her: "Three thousand taels, it's gone, my mother knows that she will scold me to death."

Qingshu smiled and said, "Stop crying, wait until I get the money I won, I will go to Fuyun Tower to eat bear paw and drink peach blossom wine."

Feng Xiaoyu glanced at her and said, "How much money can you win with the bet you set?"

Qingshu bets Lan Jin for the top scorer, but she only paid 100 taels of silver, and Lan Jin is the favorite, the odds are definitely not high.

"I made two bets for Jingen, betting him to win the second place and Tanhua, each bet of 500 taels of silver."

With Lan Jin in front of him, he felt that Fu Jingen had no hope of top scorer, but the second place and Tanhua could still fight for it. But she was not sure, so she didn't tell Feng Xiaoyu.

Feng Xiaoyu shouted twice: "Why don't you tell me about this?"

If she followed Qingshu to bet, she would definitely win the money.

"He is my fiancé, and I never thought that I would win money solely to support him."

Feng Xiaoyu had nothing to say. She didn't place a bet for Guan Zhen. If he had let him know, would he have any ideas.

After saying a few words, Feng Xiaoyu went back.

She did not return to the Duke's Mansion, but went directly to the Princess Mansion. When she saw the eldest princess, Feng Xiaoyu asked, "Grandmother, isn't Fu Jingen the fifth place? Why was he named the second place?"

The eldest princess smiled and said, "He wrote the article in this palace examination very well. He answered freely when His Highness Changsun asked him questions, so he was named the second place by His Highness Changsun."

Feng Xiaoyu said with some regret: "Why aren't the top scorer? If he is the top scorer, how great it would be."

The eldest princess chuckled and said, "There is no way. Lan Jin's performance and articles he wrote were better than him."

Feng Xiaoyu couldn't help but mutter, "Grandma, you said that Zhenqi has been famous since childhood like Lan Jin, why are the two so much different?"

The eldest princess poked her forehead and said, "Lan Jin can see ten things at once, never forgetting her, and has a very high understanding. If you compare Guan Zhenqi with him, wouldn't you feel uncomfortable for yourself?"

"Fu Jingen, like Lan Jin, is also a person with a high level of understanding. But he has a low starting point, and has distracted some of his energy from practicing martial arts and business. Otherwise, it is hard to say which one of them is higher or lower."

Feng Xiaoyu said: "Then I still think Fu Jingen is more powerful. Many people can read, but few people can both civil and military affairs."
Chapter completed!