I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Isn't that just changing the way to let the tributes in the palace examination boast how wise and great the emperor is in governing the barbarians?

Soon, the Gongsheng students who heard the news felt that the palace examination was too easy.

In their view, what they need to do is to rack their brains and think about what is the best way for the imperial court to govern the barbarians this time.

Of course, this also made the Gongsheng students who came to participate in the palace examination naturally divided into two factions.

Some people think that the imperial court's decision to make such a policy must be Wei Zhongxian's idea, and Wei Guangwei, a hardcore eunuch party, must be the chief examiner, and he must be the cause of it.

This group of people is headed by Wen Zhenmeng, a great talent in Donglin after Wen Zhengming.

They were all born in a scholarly family, and they were so-called child prodigies among their peers since they were young. They are excellent in Ci, calligraphy, and painting, and they are famous all over the world.

Others are starting from a political point of view, seriously thinking about the gains and losses of the imperial court's Southwest policy this time.

In terms of fame and family background, they are not as good as those intellectuals from a scholarly family, but they all have unique insights and are willing to serve the country, throwing their heads and shedding blood.

In fact, many of these people are planning to join the army at any time and fight for the country. They are headed by Lu Xiangsheng, and there is little barrier between the noble and the military in their eyes, and the interests of the country are greater than the sky.

In addition to these two groups of people, there are no less than the so-called "villains" living in the cracks. They are all very excited when they hear the policy issues.

Such questions are exactly what they need most.

Such people, when they hear the policy question, the first thing they think about is not why the imperial court came up with it, but how to praise the imperial court's policy of governing the southwest as perfect as possible.

In other words, how to take a good picture of the current emperor's dragon butt...

For Zhu Youxiao, each type of person is indispensable in the court, and their current debate is the embryonic form of party struggle in the court in the future.

As an emperor, the most important thing is balance.

There are only a few days left before the Renxu Imperial Examination, which is two years away, and the discussions among the tribute students from all over the country quickly converged on the "broad" issues that were familiar in the previous scientific examinations.

From the Ming Dynasty to the present, in terms of the number of Jinshi, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu rank among the top three in the national overall list, while Fujian, which is quietly catching up, ranks fourth.

At the end of Wanli, the number of Jinshi in Fujian even surpassed that of Jiangsu, ranking third.

There is an interesting theory about Jiangxi Province’s unshakable first place in the scientific examination, which may be inspired by Wang Yangming’s encouragement and the theory of “integration of knowledge and action”.

As for Jiangsu, it may also have something to do with Wang Yangming, because this was the birthplace of Wang Yangming's shining official career.

30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, whose ancestors have never been rich?

Although the northerners were not convinced, they had to face a cruel fact: after the Tang Dynasty, the southern provinces were always the widest on the road to imperial examinations.

In terms of imperial examinations, Jiangxi in the Song Dynasty was not weak, ranking second only to Fujian and Zhejiang, ranking among the top three.

In the first 100 years after Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, Jiangxi quickly surpassed the two provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang to become the most testable province in the country, and it has been firmly sitting on the number one throne for a long time.

Especially the Ji'an Mansion in the middle of the Ganjiang River, in the first 100 years, actually produced 420 six Jinshi, and 33 Weike people, can you believe it?

This is nothing, what is even more shocking is that in the two consecutive imperial examinations in the second year of Jianwen and the second year of Yongle, there were six first-class Jinshi, and Ji'an people arranged five.

Now the tribute students of the Ming Dynasty say the most words: Jiangxi is the national imperial examination, and Ji'an is the Jiangxi imperial examination.

This statement is not groundless. People from Ji'an, Jiangxi Province have always been relatively accomplished in the imperial examination.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, is it easy for you to be a Juren?

As far as this policy question is concerned, the question of governing the barbarians in the Southwest, you just slap the emperor's dragon fart?

First of all, your photos should be beautiful and not too explicit.

If the exaggeration in the test paper is too disgusting, it is likely to cause the opposite effect. When the time comes, you will not be able to get an official position, and your life may be lost.

This is still one of them. The other important thing is that you have to have real talents.

For example, first of all, let me boast that the imperial court opened sociology in the southwest, and promulgated the policy that those with fame and reputation should give priority to filling vacancies in the southwest to give lectures for two years.

Then the conversation changed, saying that there was a small flaw in the policy, and offering a few constructive opinions, and talking about my own views that can make people's eyes shine.

If you can do this on the test paper, you won't run away if you get a Jinshi degree.

But this will also allow you to be on the gold list. If you are hand-picked as the top three such as No. [-], No. [-], and Tan Hua, first of all, your personal ability must be really strong, at least on paper, and you cannot be weaker than Zhao Kuo.

Secondly, you have to be able to do things and talk.

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The Gongsheng students were arguing, and Chaoli was not idle.

Zhu Youxiao only knew that this was his first palace examination after he ascended the throne, he didn't care if he was lazy or wanted to go, in order to show that he valued the palace examination, he had to bite the bullet and agree.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao didn't expect such trouble at first.

Hearing that on the day of the imperial examination, the emperor had to sit still on the dragon chair, Zhu Youxiao suddenly regretted it, and he didn't want to go at that time.

Later, when he asked with great hope, the imperial examination would take at least three f*cking hours, and Zhu Youxiao turned into a bitter face!

Three hours is six hours in the later life, a whole half a day!

At this time, I just sit up there as a mascot, unable to move at all, how can I get through this?

Looking at the ministers who were discussing fieryly, Zhu Youxiao gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, isn't he just a proctor for a while, can the emperor regret what he said?

No matter how boring you have to do it!

Because after Zhao Nanxing resigned, there was a vacancy for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials for a while, so this time, the examiner Wei Guangwei and a few others accompanied him.

The theme of this court meeting is that Zhu Youxiao wants to make a big deal.

As mentioned last time, the Hongwu Dynasty had the North and South List Case. Since then, Zhu Yuanzhang has customized the imperial examinations into southern and northern volumes.

Later, the middle volume was added, dividing the whole country into three regions: south, north, and middle, and Jinshi were admitted respectively.

The number of admissions is also different. The southern provinces with relatively stronger strengths have more admissions.

Most of the north is on the border and needs to stabilize the frontier, so it occupies a large part of the remaining ones, and the remaining little bit is distributed to the "middleman" who is not very strong and can't make any trouble.

What Zhu Youxiao wants to do this time is to further develop the admission system by provinces in the north-south middle school system.

"It's been less than two years since Zhen Yuji, and I occasionally feel that although the North and South Middle School can reconcile the talent composition of the three places in the North and South, it can't effectively recruit talents from all provinces."

"To put it simply, every time the imperial examination, there will always be a large number of really talented candidates, or because of the remote roads, or because of the lack of places, year after year, they fail the exam repeatedly."

"I'm thinking, this time the Renxu Imperial Palace Examination will be issued according to the province, and each province is different. What do you think?"

After the words fell, Zhu Youxiao turned his head sideways, quietly looking at the bewildered officials in the hall.

Chapter 186 Reform Bonus

Provincial admission system.

Zhu Youxiao didn't always hunt in summer and skate in winter. He often thought about this issue when he was in the harem.

It was Kangxi who made this thing for the first time. First of all, the time span is not long, and later generations have been using it all the time. It is a significant improvement in the examination mode.

Compared with other places, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions have an overwhelming advantage in the number of so-called imperial examination candidates, and Zhu Youxiao naturally understands this situation.

The recent disputes between Gongsheng students in various places have also arisen because of this.

Compared with the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, Shuntianfu in Beizhili is nothing. We are in the land of Conglong, so we are afraid that there will be fewer places?

But in the border areas and even in some remote areas, it is too difficult to come up with a candidate.

In other words, this policy can effectively reduce the number of candidates in areas such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang where the imperial examination has always been strong, and provide convenience for scholars in remote areas.

Coupled with the vigorous propaganda of the "Beijing News", no matter how much the Donglin Party talks about it, shouldn't everyone be tested?

Who can refuse to take part in the imperial examination just for the sake of two mouthfuls...

I'm afraid that if this policy continues, even some Donglin scholars will shout: Emperor Tianqi is holy, and we will all follow the emperor.

Well, it’s so sweet!

"Qizou Your Majesty, I think that if the imperial court wants to divide the admissions into provinces in the Renxu Imperial Examination, it is not as good as the system of the Han Dynasty, and promote filial piety!"

After the ministers discussed for a long time, Liu Zongzhou, the left deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, stood up and said:

"Large counties and large states with a population of more than 50 can enlist five Jinshi, while small counties and small towns with a population of less than 50 can enlist two candidates every year, or even one every two years."

Zhu Youxiao's face darkened when he heard the low-level officials buzzing again.

What does old man Liu think about restoring the system of filial piety and integrity in the Eastern Han Dynasty? Isn't that the more you live, the more you go back?

My great Ming, it must keep pace with the times, not to mention the technology tree, but all kinds of systems must also embark on the road of progress!

The emperor made a silent defense, and soon, Wei Guangwei stepped out on tiptoe, saying:

"I think it's wrong!"

"All dynasties and dynasties have systems that are suitable for the current situation. After all, the promotion of filial piety is more than 1000 years ago, and the system of filial piety is not suitable for the current scientific examination situation."

"I think that the provincial admission system mentioned by His Majesty can be tried first in the Renxu Imperial Palace Examination."

"The minister is the chief examiner, and he is also a minister of Henan nationality. He can lead several Hanlin officials to draw up a set of Henan scrolls."

"As for the rest of the provinces, an important minister should also be selected to lead the paper. Only in this way can the dispute be settled!"

Cui Chengxiu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, also said: "Your Majesty, I think this proposal is feasible."

"In the 37th year of the Wanli Examination, the imperial court stamped the word "clip" on the test papers to encourage candidates from Liaodong to take the exam. Colleagues may wish to recall, how many more places were there in Liaodong?"

Seeing everyone shaking their heads one after another, Cui Chengxiu smiled with satisfaction, thinking that the well-prepared birds will be eaten by worms, he stretched out a palm and said:

"Five!"

"In the 37th year of Wanli, the imperial court only stamped one word on the exam papers of Liaodong candidates, and the number of candidates for Liaodong candidates increased by five!"

As the words fell, the voice of discussion in the hall became more obvious.

Soon, someone stood up impatiently and said:

"I don't agree with you!"

But it was Huang Shibin, Shaoqing of Shangbaosi, who said:

"Jiangsu and Zhejiang have been a major province of scientific research since ancient times, and the imperial court has limited selection of officials. To increase the number of candidates in remote areas, it is necessary to reduce the number of candidates in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shuncheon."

"In this way, there will inevitably be people who are not good at learning, and people who are fake, and people who are really knowledgeable, but because of the number of places, they will miss the fame."

"In this way, not only will the imperial court suffer losses, but it will also disrespect the students who have studied hard for many years!"

"Your Majesty, please don't do whatever you want, but consider the current situation!"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao opened his eyes, glanced down, and said displeasedly:

"What Aiqing means is that I think about it as soon as I think about it, and I haven't looked at the situation of candidates in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"

"I dare not!"

"Don't dare—" Zhu Youxiao really listened to such words a lot, snorted coldly, and didn't bother to say anything more, turned around and asked:

"Make a decision today, if you delay it, the palace examination will be too late."

After the words fell, the officials began to buzz again.

Wei Guangwei, Liu Zongzhou, Huang Shibin and others represent two classes, and also two kinds of four ways.

In theory, both of these ideas are correct, and who to listen to is not just a matter of reason.

First of all, Wei Guangwei represented not only candidates from remote areas, but also the Wei Party, the Imperial Party, who put forward his own point of view according to the emperor's wishes.

However, Liu Zongzhou and others tended to be conservative, and even proposed to restore the Eastern Han Dynasty system to ensure the scientific research status of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shuntianfu.

Secretly, this is actually protecting the interests of Jiangnan scholars and chaebol groups.

This controversy actually existed in the Song Dynasty. Since the era of smashing tanks, Sima Guang has proved that he is not just a verbal debater.

In the political struggle at the practical level, Sima Guang also won the North-South dispute.

As another Jiangxi native in the center of the Great Song Dynasty after Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi also had reform measures for southern candidates in the New Deal.

However, after the anti-reform Sima Guang came to power, he eliminated Wang Anshi's new law, and finally won the quota guarantee for "Northwest Scholars" in the imperial examination system.

Although the political ideal of "separate enrollment" was not fully realized, the Song Dynasty realized separate examinations for Qi, Lu, Heshuo roads and southeast roads in the imperial examination system in advance.

If this time the Ming Dynasty's scientific examination system enters the road of split-student admission ahead of schedule, it can be concluded that Jiangnan will suffer a major blow.

Since the Song Dynasty, the principle of "the country selects scholars and only talents are selected" that has been adhering to it will be completely broken.

Of course, as an emperor, what Zhu Youxiao valued most was the many political "dividends" brought about by the split-student admission system.

It can be seen from later generations that after Kangxi implemented "provincial admissions", how much help did it have for the provinces?

After the reform, the province of Gansu, which once beat zero eggs, actually produced 250 five Jinshi in the Qing Dynasty.