Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Collecting public opinion to guide public opinion is actually in Xiao Zirong's plan, but he put it at the back before, and he didn't worry too much. Now Jinling is like a blank sheet of paper. The first thing to do is to build it into a piece of paper. The way you want.

Things like public opinion can't affect him now, not to mention that if he succeeds, Jinling's economy will be improved by then, and the lives of the people will be better, and his reputation will naturally not be too bad .

However, now he found that it is more convenient to use public opinion as soon as possible.

The people don't understand some things, even if they send someone to preach, they don't necessarily believe it. Since Chai Shuren said that they are stubborn, it means that he wanted to do something in the past, but in the end he was defeated.

Since preaching is useless, the most convincing thing is gossip.

Fortunately, with the example of Taoyuan City, Xiao Zirong only needs to let people spread the gossip.

Such gossip involves one's own interests, and there will definitely be people who will seek evidence from many sources. It is not a good word to say what others say, but if everyone says so, then it is credible enough.

In fact, this gossip is not difficult to promote, Xiao Zirong can just find someone to spread it, and Xie Lianyun and the others don't have to do it.

It's just that Xiao Zirong felt that he could take advantage of this time to build a team and use this matter to discover and exercise, so that if he encounters more troublesome things in the future, he can directly do it instead of hastily re-selecting people.

He even set up a separate department for this.

But needless to say now, wait until Xie Lianyun finishes this matter.

As for why Xie Lianyun was chosen, it was naturally because there was another Xie Junsheng behind her, and the most important thing was that he also knew Xie Lianyun better.

The other little ladies came to the imperial examination with the intention of giving it a go. If they didn't do this, it would be a question of whether they would survive in the future, but Xie Lianyun was not. This little lady seemed to be born with ambition.

However, this kind of ambition is not bad in Xiao Zirong's opinion.

After those little ladies live a comfortable life, I don't know how many people can be enterprising. It is very scary for the chief of a department to not be enterprising.

And what if they take a breather and want to marry and have children and don't want to continue anymore?

It is very attractive for women to be officials. They can withstand the pressure now, but it may not be the case in the future.

After comprehensive consideration, Xiao Zirong still chose Xie Lianyun because the other party was very "stable".

The exam room for the second exam was not much more relaxed than the first one, but the gap between the students' seats became larger.

This time, no one dared to cheat even if the examiner wasn't serious about invigilating the exam. Previously, from the examiner to the examinee, the punishment was harsher.

It’s fine if I can’t take the exam within five years, but the most important thing is that I’m hurting my family. Later, Xiao Zirong made an exception. I was banned from the exam for five years, and my relatives within the three clans and five servers were banned from the exam for three years.

Just how many three years can a person have?What's more, even if you take the exam every year, you may not be able to pass the exam.

Especially after the first exam, nearly half of the people were passed directly. Everyone can see how strict it is.

Thinking about it again, there are about 2000 people who took the exam this time, but the top three places only add up to six people. This ratio looks desperate.

After Mi Cai's long history has been removed, everyone will be honest.

In fact, the second exam does not need the examiner to keep an eye on it, because it is a policy theory, and there is no correct answer at all. Xiao Zirong gave the examiner some standards, because it is still divided into A and B papers, and paper A can be given when it involves certain points. Pass, you can pass if some points are involved in Volume B.

The rest is purely subjective.

Xiao Zirong is not worried that the examiners will favorably depose some outstanding people. As far as the quality of students in Jinling is concerned, it is just... that, not to mention that the imperial examination is not the only way, and now the most mainstream The way is to recommend officials.

Really powerful people can always appear in front of him.

Otherwise, there is no other way. Half of the 2000 people will have a thousand papers. If he is allowed to read them all, will he still be allowed to live?

On the other hand, he took a look at the test papers of the little ladies, and as expected, the best answer in it was Xie Lianyun.

Others are limited by their own gender and knowledge and the default rules of society, so they don't see that far.

If these little ladies were really put in the same position as men for the palace examination, I'm afraid they would not be able to pass.

No, these little ladies couldn't even make it to the imperial examination. If they put all the papers together, Xie Lianyun could barely meet his marking standards.

Looking at it this way, Xiao Zirong was a little worried that those scholars would pass the test too. It would be ridiculous if the number of people who passed the test could be counted with one hand.

Xiao Zirong asked people to ask while reading the papers of the little ladies, and was finally told that there are about 30 papers to be reviewed, and [-] people have already been selected.

After doing this calculation, he was immediately relieved that the admission rate was one-tenth.

You know, in his setting, all those who can take the palace examination are done by officials, it's just that there are big and small.

Of course, you can also go back without being an official and wait for the next year to continue the exam.

Xiao Zirong continued to read the papers of the young ladies with peace of mind, but in the end she really found a talent. There was a young lady whose answers did not meet the requirements of the examination papers, but she found another way and started directly from the economic aspect.

Although the writing is still immature, and at first glance it is written from her own experience, which is very one-sided, but this way of thinking shows her potential.

He sent someone to ask, and it turned out to be a merchant's daughter.

It is not easy for a merchant's son to gain social status these days, let alone a merchant's daughter.

Generally, the daughter of a merchant has only two choices, marrying a relative or marrying.

Even if it's recruiting, if there are brothers in the family, it's not their turn.

This one doesn't have any bloody background, but her family is in decline, and her family is withered. Now her relatives only have a younger brother who is under four years old.

If she was a man, she would still have a bright future, but unfortunately she was a woman, and she was spoiled and raised. It would be difficult to support herself, let alone her younger brother.

Xiao Zirong touched his chin, and casually took out a paper for the young lady to answer alone. If the answer was good, he really had room to arrange for her.

The questions he asked were not complicated, just to ask the other party to think about how to open up the market and sell them in the shortest time if there was a new gadget that was not a necessity.

The little lady was also fascinated by this aspect, and she answered very quickly. The answer... In Xiao Zirong's opinion, it is not bad.

When he got the answer sheet, he happened to be discussing with Chai Shuren about road construction. After reading it, he handed the test paper to Chai Shuren and said with a smile, "Look, really don't underestimate these women."

He showed Chai Shuren just to let the other party have a psychological preparation first, Xiao Zirong is a talent-only employer, no matter male or female.

Now because of the public opinion, he will restrain himself a little bit. When the number of departments under him gradually increases and more and more ladies come here, those rumors will gradually stop, and then he may let go of his hands and feet.

Chai Shuren as a long history, if there is no accident, he should be with him for a long time. Thinking about it, it seems that Xiao Xuexing strongly suggested that Chai Shuren was selected this time. Outrageous people.

Besides, it depends on Chai He's face, so Xiao Xuan agreed.

Xiao Zirong doesn't really believe in Xiao Xuan's vision now, but he still believes in Xiao Xuexing and Chai He to some extent, and Chai Shuren's resume is much better than Mi Cai's, so much so that Xiao Zirong has some doubts about why he came to be a The extent of the Jinling King's long history.

Anyway, there is no need to hide this aspect.

After Chai Shuren read the answer sheet, he looked at Xiao Zirong hesitantly: "Does Your Highness want to leave the matter of Qu Yuanli to these women?"

Xiao Zirong was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and knew that he had misunderstood, and said with a smile: "It's not all, I will keep this one for future use, now I only have the cement factory under my command, and the Liuli factory is in the plan. Two don't bother, someone will come and buy them, but there will be new things in the future."

Xiao Zirong didn't explain much, and Chai Shuren didn't inquire too much. Anyway, he is a long history, and he will know when the time comes.

Chai Shuren glanced at the test paper again, but he was very calm: "There are indeed women with outstanding talents, but His Highness still needs to be careful in screening, especially now that the number of people is small, I am afraid that it will damage His highness's reputation."

Xiao Zirong nodded and said, "Don't worry, this matter can be left to them."

Chai Shuren was stunned for a moment: "They?"

Xiao Zirong turned his head to look at Chai Shuren, his eyes were a little scrutinized, Chai Shuren subconsciously straightened his back, but he felt a little puzzled.

On the first day before, Xiao Zirong looked at him with gentle eyes and was not too picky, so what happened today?

Xiao Zirong looked at it for a long time and suddenly asked: "I didn't know much about Chang Shi before, but after observing Chang Shi's behavior in the past two days, I realized that Chang Shi's talent is enough to enter the center, but the little Jinling has wronged Chang Shi. .”

Chai Shuren is a smart person, and he understood Xiao Zirong's meaning as soon as he heard it. He smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't worry. In the industrial area, I saw that picture by chance, and I am alive, so I want to make a contribution and leave a name in history."

To put it simply, he was optimistic that Xiao Zirong could take him to fly, so he packed his things and came here.

Xiao Zirong was relieved, as long as he asked for something, he said slowly: "Since this is the case, you have many years of experience in governing counties and counties, and you have a long history. You have both prosperity and loss with me, so I will not hide it from you. , These women will set up the Privy Council in the future, and they will become the first batch of people to walk in the world in the future."

Chai Shuren was silent for a while: "I...I didn't understand."