The joint examination of the ten colleges of Luyang Prefecture and the assessment of the business department are about to begin.
Among the nine major departments of the human race in the Shenwu Continent, each department has a unique role.
If the martial arts department is the "orthodox department" that controls the core orthodox power of the human race, the rune department is the "aristocratic department" that only those with high status can hope to be admitted to, and the beast control department is the "poor family" where the majority of disciples are from poor families.
Then, only people with the lowest status in the business department would take the "low industry department", which is the lowest department among the nine major departments.
Because Shenwu Continent respects "Martial Arts", all other departments are auxiliary departments. No matter which disciplines a martial arts student studies concurrently, he must ultimately achieve something in martial arts.
Only by making a breakthrough in the martial arts, one can break through from a warrior to become a Martial Lord, a Martial Marquis, a Martial King, or a Martial Emperor. Only then can we hope to break through the bottleneck of strength and longevity, live longer and become stronger.
The business department is the farthest department from martial arts. It can make a lot of money, but it cannot explore the true meaning of martial arts. This also caused the business department to be at the bottom among the nine major departments.
Even children from poor families are not willing to take the business exam. Only those young people with very low status, those who want to redeem their sins, and those who really have no other way out will take part in the assessment of this department.
All true direct descendants of wealthy aristocratic families will take the initiative to avoid suspicion and not take part in the business examination.
However, aristocratic families would send some of their under-appreciated or despised disciples to study business. After completing their studies, these disciples would be responsible for managing family properties, shops, fields and other industries in various places for the family.
If there were other better ways out and were admitted to other departments, even the students from these branches would not be willing to take the path of the business department. Just to earn a living, I had no choice but to take the business major.
Most of these martial arts students from the business school will handle some trivial and specific chores for wealthy families, shops and companies in the future. Once they are entangled with chores, it will be difficult to make progress in martial arts training, and they will become low-level stewards and handymen throughout their lives.
Among the eight wealthy families in Luyang Mansion, none of them is mainly engaged in business.
However, the business relationship has a very real benefit.
That is, there is a "business world" in the token of the business system, something similar to the "beast control world". In it, you can purchase various treasures that are circulated among merchants of all races within the entire Zixuan Dynasty.
To resurrect the mammoth stone egg, several important sacrifices are needed.
With Ye Fan's current strength, it is impossible to hunt and obtain these sacrifices by himself. He can only purchase them through business tokens. This is the only way.
He had to take the business department exam, and he had to strive to get the best ranking.
Ye Fan walked into the examination room of the Business Department of Luyang Prefecture.
At this time, there were already thousands of candidates in the examination room.
"Look, it's Ye Fan!"
"Why is he here?"
"With his current reputation, he is at the height of his power in Luyang Mansion, and there is no need to wade through the muddy waters of the business department."
"That's right, the business department has the lowest status among the nine departments, and is known as the 'cheap industry department'. Even if it gets the first place, there is no honor to speak of, so why bother to fight! Not many people can list the business department. To care."
Many candidates were shocked and confused when they saw Ye Fan in the examination room.
They couldn't understand why Ye Fan came to take the business examination with his current reputation.
Among the candidates, there was a boy from the Zhao family who had a bruised nose and swollen face and was wrapped in gauze.
His eyes looking at Ye Fan were full of incomparable hatred and hostility.
"Ye Fan! Why are you here to take the business department assessment?"
The young man with the bloated face asked bitterly.
"Zhao Xing, why are you like this?!"
Ye Fan passed by this young man and was very surprised.
He carefully recognized the young man's face, and finally vaguely recognized that the person in front of him was his former classmate Zhao Xing.
"Don't be pretentious here, it's not all because of you! The clan suspected that I colluded with you and helped you send the stone eggs into the examination room, so I was punished by the clan. The clan leader has deprived me of the qualification to practice martial arts and asked me to participate I will take the business department assessment and manage the store business for my family in the future as atonement. You have cut off my path to martial arts, and I am not done with you!"
Zhao Xing touched his swollen face and said bitterly.
The wounds all over his body were also caused by beatings by the tribesmen during interrogation.
"Didn't you bring it upon yourself? Who made you so unlucky that you came up with the stone egg trick to deal with me! The Zhao family punished you for not practicing martial arts and taking the business exam. You should hate your family for being so cruel to you. With What does it matter to me?"
Ye Fan was speechless and sat down at his examination table.
Throughout the examination room, all the young people looked at him with strange eyes, wondering why Ye Fan came to take the business examination. Being ranked first in other departments is an honor, but being ranked first in the business department is the only exception, and it is not that glorious at all.
Another half of the time for burning incense has passed.
When it was time for the exam, the business department examiners and assistant examiners finally appeared. They were also surprised that Ye Fan appeared in the examination room.
The top four departments in Luyang Mansion, the number one genius from a poor family, why should he take the business department exam?
However, if Ye Fan wants to take the business major, they can't stop him. If he wants to take the exam, he can take it.
"The assessment for the business department of our government has officially begun. The questions for the business department are the same. All candidates are prohibited from whispering to each other or peeking at the answers. Violators will be expelled from the examination room!"
A middle-aged examiner came to the front of the candidates and said solemnly.
The examination room immediately became quiet.
The examiner then announced the test questions loudly: "Today there are three questions in the business department, each question is thirty-three points. The first question is as follows: A small vendor spent 5,000 taels to purchase a batch of purple-scented vanilla. With this batch of goods, we set out from the capital of Canglan Kingdom to the capital of neighboring Dongfeng Kingdom for sale. How many taels of silver does this small merchant need to sell this batch of vanilla without losing money?"
Most candidates with ordinary backgrounds were dumbfounded when they heard this question. They didn't know where to start the answer and scratched their heads anxiously.
Only a small number of candidates immediately immersed themselves in calculations on paper.
"This question is too easy!"
After Zhao Xing read the test questions, he curled his lips and smiled. He immediately felt confident in his heart and glanced at Ye Fan not far away with pride.
This kind of test question is really simple, but it is really not something that ordinary civilians can answer.
The amount of information contained in the test questions is too little.
The real test of this question is not in the test paper, but outside the test paper, it requires them to have enough trading experience in life.
First of all, this purple incense is a kind of sun-dried grass, which is used by rich families to make incense. After it is lit, it can repel mosquitoes, insects and odors. It is very popular among wealthy families.
So the question is, five thousand taels of silver can buy a lot of vanilla, but how many carriages can it hold?
How many coachmen are hired?
How much silver does it cost to hire a carriage and driver every day?
These are hidden costs and must be included in the total cost.
Secondly, how far is the journey from Canglan Kingdom to Dongfeng Kingdom?
How many months will it take to arrive?
How many levels do you have to pass?
Many checkpoints are taxed. The tax burden of a small city checkpoint is different from that of a capital checkpoint, which is equivalent to layer upon layer of skinning.
Only by understanding the above can we answer the question of how many taels of silver the small merchant needs to sell this batch of goods to avoid losing money.
This is all naked experience!
The more Zhao Xing thought about it, the more proud he became. This test question was clearly prepared for him!
This is no longer simply a matter of textbook knowledge, but involves daily life experience.
He, Zhao Xing, was from a wealthy family of the Zhao family. Although he had never done any of these chores, he had been exposed to it and had been to neighboring vassal states. I have seen the size of purple incense and know the tax burden of various cities.
Faced with this kind of exam question, civilian candidates are all blinded, and only candidates from the side branches of wealthy families are most likely to be exposed to this kind of experience.
Isn't Ye Fan very awesome, well-read, and even reads those adventure-based archaeological appraisals?
But the problem is that such trivial things are not even recorded in the books of the business department.
"From the capital of Canglan Kingdom to the capital of Dongfeng Kingdom, the one-way trip takes one month. It takes ten carriages to load five thousand taels of red sandalwood vanilla. Hiring these coachmen and carriages costs ten taels of silver every day. The round trip takes two months. It costs a total of six hundred taels. Thirteen checkpoints must be passed along the way, and the tax burden costs a total of three thousand taels... This batch of purple smoked vanilla needs to be sold for 8,600 taels in order not to lose money."
Zhao Xing was excited, while quietly glancing at Ye Fan, he wrote the answers quickly.
He finally had a chance to surpass Ye Fan and prove that he was better than Ye Fan. Although this is only the business department, it is not as eye-catching as the martial arts department.
"This question..."
After Ye Fan read the test questions, he frowned and did not write.
Soon, candidates from the Public Business Department began to turn in their answer sheets for the first question.
Sun Zaoli, the fastest candidate, calculated the answer and handed in the paper in just half an hour. This is faster than Zhao Xing and other wealthy family branch children.
The five examiners marked the first question of the candidates on the spot, and unanimously gave high marks to Sun Zaoli's test paper.
Ye Fan didn't write, the paper was blank.
Zhao Xing passed by Ye Fan's exam table, glanced at the blank exam paper, and laughed loudly, "Ye Fan, is it because you are so talented that you can't answer this exam question? That's right. A nerd like you can at most answer some books. There are answers in the book, but there is no way to answer the answers that are not in the book. You are doing yourself a disgrace by taking the business exam."
Although the other candidates did not follow the sarcasm, most of them looked at Ye Fan with contempt.
At least they wrote some answers, but like Ye Fan, they didn't write a word.
Ye Fan was the last one to hand in a blank paper.
"Why didn't you write the answer? If you don't understand the business department, then don't take the business department assessment!"
An examiner looked at his answer sheet and frowned.
"The market price of purple vanilla in the capital of Canglan Kingdom is twenty taels of silver per catty. In Dongfeng Kingdom, the current market price of purple vanilla is twenty taels of silver per catty. The price difference is negligible. No normal businessman would The purple-scented vanilla is transported long distances to Dongfeng Country for sale, because it is doomed to lose money. May I ask the five examiners, you bought a batch of purple-smoked vanilla from Canglan Country for 5,000 taels, and you can sell it for 8,000 taels in Dongfeng Country. Can it be sold at the above price? It can't be sold!"
Ye Fan shook his head.
"you..."
"That's unreasonable!"
Each of the five examiners' faces turned red with anger, and they were a little worried.
According to Ye Fan, the test question itself lacked consideration and did not take all aspects into consideration.
They didn't argue with Mark.
As early as during the examination of the beast control department, several examiners of the beast control department had experienced how good Ye Fan was in debating. If you debate with Ye Fan, you will definitely lose more than you win.
Thousands of business department candidates couldn't help but snicker when they saw the five examiners frustrated. Ye Fan is really tough and can embarrass the examiner no matter what he takes.
The examiners discussed in a low voice and did not dare to give marks to Ye Fan easily.
The examiner said coldly, glanced at Ye Fan, and seemed to be demonstrating, "It seems that some of us candidates are very dissatisfied with our business department exam questions. Now let's move on to the second exam question!"
"This question now tests your ability as a businessman to appraise the value of goods!"
"There are thousands of items with different prices here, and there are many types. You are required to find the three highest-priced items in the shortest time. The higher the cumulative total price of these three items, the higher the score. ."
After the examiner finished speaking, he clapped his hands.
Some assistant examiners brought thousands of small commodities to the examination room in dozens of wagons.
These products are extremely complex, and they are all things that can be seen on the market.
Dozens of small bags of wheat, dozens of small bags of rice, large bags of flour, dozens of cheap unknown animal eggs, peanut oil, unknown bright gems, some strange animal skins, weapons... piled up in these dozens of vehicles A carriage pulling goods.
Not only are there genuine products inside, but they are even mixed with fakes, damaged and defective products - these things are worthless.
All the candidates hurriedly swarmed up and rushed to grab the most expensive items.
This is a great test for their ability to evaluate the value of goods.
Of course, this test question is most beneficial to those children from the side branches of wealthy families. They often come into contact with high-end items such as animal skins, eggs, gems, and weapons, and are aware of fakes.
Therefore, if each person chooses three items and ranks them based on the total price, the children of these wealthy families have a huge advantage.
Ye Fan did not step forward to grab the goods, but asked the examiner strangely: "Examiner, what is the price of these goods?"
"Of course they are the market prices in Luyang Prefecture. These things are all collected from the market! Why, do you also have doubts about this test question?"
The examiner calmed down and said.
Ye Fan nodded and said: "Yes, the price on the market is floating. Just like this wheat and rice noodles, the price in Luyang Prefecture market is different every day and hour. Yesterday, one tael of silver could buy ten kilograms. Today, one tael of silver can buy ten kilograms. Two silver can buy eleven pounds! There are more than ten rice shops in Luyang Prefecture alone! Different shops have different prices! The shops are more expensive, and the shops are cheaper. Even more expensive in the morning, and cheaper in the afternoon. Some Sometimes I negotiate with the shop owner, and the boss will sell it to me at a lower price. Since there is no price, how can we rank the goods according to their total price?"
All the candidates were laughing, watching the examiners embarrass themselves.
The examiner was stunned for a moment, and was immediately speechless, unable to refute Ye Fan's doubts.
He became angry, his attitude became arrogant, and shouted: "Ye Fan, are you here to take the exam, or are you here to cause trouble? Even if you are the top of the four departments, you cannot question the test questions at will. We are the examiners, and we asked this question, All you need to do is answer the questions!"
The other examiners were extremely angry. You said you ranked first among the four departments, so why bother the examiners from the business department? They just make a living in the government academy. If they were really capable, they would have gone to work as big bosses of the chamber of commerce to earn money. Why bother working as junior examiners in the government academy.
"Okay! You little examiners alone can't stop our number one genius in Luyang! Don't be embarrassed!"
A faint girl's voice sounded at the entrance of the examination room.
The examiners and candidates were all stunned and looked towards the entrance of the examination room.
I saw a mysterious girl in black robe standing at the door. This black robe is very unique. The whole body is covered with airtight, and it feels like a ghost appearing silently. If she hadn't spoken, no one would have noticed her presence.
The girl's eyes were as bright as stars, full of intelligence.
Ye Fan just based on his feeling that this girl should be no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, very young.
"Who is your Excellency?"
Several examiners were confused.
The mysterious girl stretched out her slender hand with black gloves and showed a dark secret iron token.
"Secret Treasure Business System!"
"Codename: Zero!"