The entire Luanping City was in a state of excitement on this day. Although having a Jinshi did not give them a few more pennies, the simple feelings of glory were still rippling in their hearts.

Sure enough, the Governor's Office in Chifeng also sent someone two days later and directly rewarded him with two hundred silver coins.

Although Chahar was only established for more than ten years, a group of local gentry and wealthy businessmen were born. They all pooled money to build a large-scale Jinshi archway.

In a few days, two thousand yuan was collected, and the whole Chahar was shocked.

After hearing this, the magistrate of Luanping County smiled, shook his head and sighed.

At this time, the fawning wealthy businessman hurriedly said: "Is there anything wrong with you, sir?"

The implication is that of course I am helping.

"Alas, this is a private matter." The magistrate said softly: "My evil son will take the imperial examination in a few days. I hope he can also gain fame."

The wealthy businessman was stunned for a moment, and after a few turns in his mind, he finally realized that the county magistrate's surname was Zhu, and the clan examination here probably refers to the "clan clan examination" of the Zhu family.

For a moment, he was filled with envy.

It is said that the emperor was deeply moved by his downfall when he was living in Qiandi, so in order to take care of the middle and lower-class clan children, he set up a clan examination to select clan talents.

Ordinary scholars who want to become civil servants have to meet three small thresholds in the childhood examination and one large threshold in the provincial examination. In a large province such as Jiangsu, there are only eighty candidates in one session, in a small province there are only twenty or thirty candidates, and in Chahar there are even ten candidates.

Juren can be said to be one of the best talents.

And what about the clan? You can just take the clan examination directly, and you will be elected as a candidate. What an exaggeration. How much time can you save at once?

The clan in this life is even more popular than the previous generations who ate royal food for generations!

Seeing the envy on the latter's face, the county magistrate suddenly became a little proud: he was from the Zhu family, and his name was on the jade certificate.

As the palace examination came to an end, an examination belonging to the Zhu family also came to the stage.

Although it is a clan examination, it is not low in difficulty and is equivalent to the provincial examination. The chief examiner is the emperor, and the cabinet bachelor serves as the co-examiner.

Of course, the emperor never had this spare time. He basically relied on the cabinet to review the papers, and the emperor finally stamped them.

Early in the morning, nearly a thousand clan members from all over the country rushed to the just-concluded Gongyuan to participate in the biennial clan examination.

"Your Majesty, according to the jade certificates from each province at the beginning of the year, there are 237,818 clan members over the age of seven."

"There are 978 disciples who have come to take the exam right now."

Accompanying the emperor was Prince Rui, who was bloated and gray-haired. After saying a series of words, he took a breath.

King Rui, who is seventy-seven years old, has been in charge of the clan mansion for nearly twenty years. He is highly respected in the clan and highly trusted by the emperor.

As everyone knows, Princess Kunning is the legitimate daughter of Emperor Chongzhen. She was not only named the eldest princess by the emperor, but also gave her son the title of earl. She is a sign in the world.

In fact, as the son of Emperor Wanli and closest to the direct lineage of the previous dynasty, King Rui has always been a big star in the clan.

In addition to Prince Rui's son who will inherit the royal title, the other two concubines were also granted the title of county prince by the emperor, breaking the convention.

You must know that according to the new vassal regulations, only the legitimate son can be named the prince of the county, and the concubine can be named the general of the country.

Of course, only the prince's son can be ennobled, and the middle and lower-level clans can only be ennobled by the eldest son, and the rest are common people. It is no longer the vine-style clan system of the previous dynasty.

The only titles passed down from the clan are Prince, County King, Zhenguo, Fuguo, Fengguo, three generals, Zhenguo, Fengsan lieutenants, and Fengsan lieutenants, for a total of eight generations, descending from generation to generation.

Theoretically, you can keep your wealth for two hundred years.

At the same time, the imperial court dismembered the huge burden of heirs except the prince.

"Are there 230,000 people?"

Zhu Yixi was startled.

He did not expect that after twenty years of peaceful development, the clan would begin to multiply again.

The children here refer to men, women and family records are not included. If they are all added together, there are still 500,000 to 600,000 people.

However, in the early years of Shaowu, a large number of clan members remained anonymous. According to statistics, there were only about 100,000 people, which doubled in twenty years.

"Your Majesty, there are only 437 people in the clan who have been granted titles and salaries."

King Rui was leaning on crutches and was surprised when he saw the emperor. He hurriedly explained that he was afraid that the emperor would show concern and strike harshly again.

In the early years of Shaowu, almost all the generals and lieutenants were rewarded with land, and their titles were bought out at one time (ten hectares of land for generals, five hectares for lieutenants), and all of them were demoted to lieutenants of the auxiliary state, allowing them to inherit wealth for two generations.

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Nowadays, those with titles are basically inherited by princes and county kings, and there are only about 200 lieutenants.

After all, in the eyes of the emperor and the court, the princes and princes were considered important members of the royal family and needed to be taken care of, while the rest were just distant relatives.

Compared with the 200,000 nobles counted during the Wanli period, this can be said to be a drop in the heel.

King Rui was afraid that the emperor would be dissatisfied and would cut down the vassal vassal.

"Yeah!" The emperor nodded slightly, but didn't say much.

He naturally knows a lot about the clan's situation.

On Zonglu, the prince is compared with the Duke of the country, the prince is compared with the marquis, the three generals who govern the country, assist the country, and serve the country have Zonglu of one thousand, eight hundred, and five hundred stones.

For third-class lieutenants, three hundred, two hundred, and one hundred stones respectively.

Four hundred people with Zonglu consume about 200,000 yuan a year, which is not a lot of money. As time goes by, the amount will gradually decrease.

Zhu Yixi looked up and saw the clan members, each with their servants, lining up in front of the Gongyuan.

The clan examination refers to the provincial examination, and everything must be rigorous. However, it is no longer the soldiers of the Beijing camp who are searched, but the guards.

"Do you know why I no longer confer officials directly, but instead confer meritorious titles?"

Seeing everyone entering the Gongyuan, Zhu Yixi turned around and asked the living man who was writing non-stop on the side.

The man was startled, then put down his pen and said seriously:

"Zongkao is to recruit talents for the country. If you directly appoint officials, I am afraid that it will arouse the jealousy of the government and the public, and your reputation will not be justified and your words will not be correct."

"That's right!" Zhu Yixi smiled with satisfaction and nodded.

The other cohabitant was so envious that he went crazy with envy.

In fact, although the effect of directly conferring officials was very good at the beginning, it was like taking medicine, which only gave a temporary boost, but the fundamentals were still wrong.

A clan with such a background could only serve as some minor officials, and could not integrate into the officialdom at all, let alone assist the emperor.

The imperial examination is the right way to become an official, and the two-ranked Jinshi are the real officials.

If Zong Kao is not beneficial to the emperor, what is the use of it?

Simply arranging positions for distant relatives would be a waste.

Therefore, after summarizing, Zhu Yixi felt that the imperial examination was still positioned as a provincial examination, which was used to shorten the imperial examination long march for the clan members.

Once every two years, eighty people were awarded at one time, which not only expanded the group of Zhu family gentry, but also eliminated the adverse effects.

It would be best if a clan can pass the Jinshi examination. To take a step back, people can also become officials, enriching the middle and lower classes.

I hope some real talents can emerge!

"Let's go, there's nothing to see."

Zhu Yixi shook her head, then took care of King Rui and left together.

Since the Zongzong Examination is comparable to the Provincial Examination, both in terms of the number of sessions and the content, they are naturally the same, but the level of competition is just different.

Considering King Rui's age, the emperor specially arranged a carriage for the two of them to sit opposite each other.

King Rui was getting older, and the age spots on his face were very conspicuous. Along the way, he talked about the events in Hanzhong and Huguang, with a look of emotion on his face.

Finally, he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, I am too old to take on the important responsibilities of the clan..."

Zhu Yixi couldn't bear to see King Rui's old face and said, "Thank you for your hard work, old man."

"In this way, in a few days, let the prince come to the sect's residence and serve as the right sect!"

Hearing this, King Rui instantly had a smile on his face.

He didn't expect the imperial decree to be hereditary for his family, but he relied on the emperor's attitude.

Now it seems that his lineage of King Rui is still favored by the emperor.

Zhu Yixi was thinking about the clan order at this time.

Starting from the early Ming Dynasty, those who held this important position were basically princes and county princes, and only they could suppress the feudal princes.

The first Zongren Ling of the Ming Dynasty was his ancestor Zhu Xi, King of Qin.

He was thinking, should he let the prince take charge of the clan mansion?

Immediately, he rejected it.

The Zongren Mansion involves nobles and vassal kings, especially those nobles who now either serve as general soldiers in various places or are in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the Beijing camp is also controlled by them.

If the prince is really involved, it will be the end of the world.

Suddenly, a fat and white figure appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but smile knowingly:

The old Seven Lucky Kings.

This kid is bouncing around, it's time for him to have a job and sharpen his skills.
To be continued...