I just passed the imperial examination, what the heck is this "Celestial Official System"?

Spring thunder awakens all things.

The Awakening of Insects.

It is said to be the beginning of spring planting.

This is an extremely important day for agricultural repair, and Chief Zheng has set the spring planting assessment for the day of Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects).

Even some old agricultural officials who had long lost their ambition had to make good preparations, let alone the newly arrived agricultural officials.

Those who arrived with Song Li were so nervous upon hearing this that they hadn't slept for several nights.

"Is everyone here?"

"All done."

The old farmer standing next to Chief Zheng counted the number of people and nodded.

"Okay, let's begin."

The agricultural officials in the spirit fields all had tense faces, and many of them looked nervous.

"I wonder what the assessment content will be this year?"

The most significant power of the head of a branch is the ability to decide the content of assessments, which almost means they hold the lifeline of their branch.

Zhao Hui clenched his fists tightly, his palms sweating.

He knew his future father-in-law all too well; he was a man who couldn't tolerate any flaws. Even if he really became his son-in-law, he wouldn't show any leniency in the assessment, and might even be more demanding.

"Yes, Manager Zheng is new to our farmhouse. He didn't do much during the autumn harvest, but after half a year, he's definitely demanding changes."

Huo Zhun stood with Song Li and Zhao Hui, stroking their chins as they analyzed the situation.

Just as everyone was feeling uneasy.

Then, Manager Zheng's voice rang out:

"The Great Zhou Dynasty was founded on the Dao, and so should we, the agricultural cultivators. We should keep the affairs of the nation in mind. War is breaking out in the north. As the saying goes, 'An army marches on its stomach,' but what will we, the agricultural cultivators, do if the demon race cuts off our supply lines?"

"An army cannot wait even a year."

"Therefore, we must seize the opportune moment."

Fighting for the opportune moment?

Even an old agricultural official looked puzzled.

It has been almost a year since Zheng, the new magistrate, arrived at the farmhouse. Many farmers and officials have also learned that this new magistrate had previously served in the army in the northern border region.

He was granted permission to return to his hometown in his old age.

Therefore, his style of doing things is completely different from that of the previous heads of the farmhouse, which has long been a consensus in the farmhouse.

But ever since it became an agricultural reform, everyone has been talking about following the timing of heaven and taking advantage of the land. So how should we contend for the right timing?

Zheng, the steward, offered no explanation.

He simply raised his right arm slowly, and a green light flew out from his sleeve.

"magic weapon?!"

Gasps of surprise rippled through the room.

Well known.

There are workshops in the county government office, but it would be wishful thinking to think that this means everyone can obtain the magic weapon.

Apart from the county magistrate, even the heads of the nine branches of the government did not possess any magical treasures; at most, they could only be called magical artifacts.

A single word makes all the difference.

Magical implements are, in the end, still implements, but magical treasures do not need to be used; they can kill enemies on their own, and their power is many times greater than that of magical implements, making them completely incomparable.

It turns out that Manager Zheng has a magic weapon.

Incredible.

"As expected of someone who returned from the Zhenbei Army, his foundation is comparable to that of a seventh-grade cultivator."

Song Li was also quite surprised; Zheng's methods were even more formidable than he had imagined.

It was a small green jade bottle.

The small green bottle flew into the air, its mouth slightly tilted, and then spiritual liquid was seen pouring out. The Awakening of Insects is usually rainy, and with a clap of thunder, a light drizzle fell along with the spiritual liquid, causing the spiritual energy in the spiritual field to increase at a visible speed.

For a moment, no one knew whether it was a coincidence or whether Master Zheng had the ability to summon heavenly thunder.

A chorus of exclamations could be heard.

After all, most agricultural officials had only heard of the power of magical treasures and had never seen them in person.

Today has truly broadened my horizons.

The calm voice of Chief Zheng rang out again: "The war is urgent, and we will not be allowed to cultivate slowly. At most, we will have eighteen days. If we cannot grow grain within eighteen days, it will be a delay in military operations, a capital offense punishable by death."

"The time of grain distribution will determine your performance in the assessment."

"The assessment begins!"

As Director Zheng finished speaking, the spring planting mini-exam officially began.

Be caught off guard.

Some of the older, more experienced officials, in particular, stared wide-eyed.

Time-limited farming?

What's the logic behind this?

Farming isn't a martial arts competition, so there's no question of competing to be the best.

But Zheng Yue was in charge of the farmhouse, and even though he was angry, he dared not even think of going forward to argue.

"The test is based on a time limit, which means that as long as one spirit wheat stalk grows, the test is considered complete."

After a brief consideration, Song Li made up his mind.

Many neighboring farmers were already busy casting their rain spells, but he bent down and slowly began to select the seedlings.

"good."

Manager Zheng witnessed this scene.

In fact.

Not only Song Li, but several other people also made the same choice as him without prior agreement.

Almost all of them were young people.

Senior agricultural officials, due to their ingrained thinking, tended to bury themselves in hard work.

In matters of the battlefield, what is needed is both boldness and meticulousness.

You need to be able to think outside the box and consider all the details carefully.

What Song Li and his colleagues did was select seedlings.

The assessment he set was to accelerate the ripening of spirit wheat within a limited time. The quantity was not important; one plant was enough. Therefore, if the selected seedlings were of good quality, the results would be much more efficient.

Two quarters of an hour.

Song Li has chosen his target.

"That's it!"

Selecting the best seedlings would take too much time; just choose the best ones.

It took 15 minutes.

This can avoid the risk of seedlings dying midway, and is actually a time-saving method.

Selected seedlings.

Song Li then began to use the Sweet Rain Technique.

"The effect has been enhanced by at least 50%?"

A look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

They quickly realized that the source of the change was the magical little green bottle hanging high above their heads.

Master Zheng's magical artifact actually has the ability to enhance agricultural cultivation techniques. Under the nourishment of spiritual liquid, the ripening time of spiritual wheat will be greatly shortened.

Otherwise, the assessment might not even end in three months.

Time flies.

Soon it was completely dark.

Some farmers who originally planned to go back to their houses to recuperate saw that many people were sitting directly in the fields to recover their spiritual energy, so they had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​going back to their houses.

Hard work.

This process is not easy.

And it's foreseeable that it will take a long time.

A slight smile appeared on Zheng's lips as he couldn't help but recall his time in the Northern Border.

The war was urgent, and this was the first time we prepared food supplies.

He endured two long months of hardship in the spirit field.

Five days passed in this way.

The mentality of everyone in the spirit field also subtly changed. On the day that Manager Zheng left, someone returned from resting in the house and found that most of the spirit field he had worked so hard to cultivate had been destroyed.

There have even been instances of openly engaging in magical duels.

Manager Zheng witnessed all of this.

All of this was expected.

Agricultural repair.

Besides farming, there is another extremely important task – guarding the sacred fields.

It was only because the Great Zhou Dynasty had enjoyed peace for so long that it was gradually forgotten.

In ancient times, farmers cultivated the land while fighting against powerful demons.

If you can't even protect your own fields, what kind of agricultural repair work are you doing?