"A roundabout boycott?"

Wang Hong's eyes lit up. He knew that the General Secretary in front of him was an official who started as a county magistrate. His abilities were much better than those who could only read...

"Directly boycotting the entrance examination method is courting death, but there is an alternative, such as His Majesty's militancy!"

Murong Sheng said in a low voice: "Your Majesty's rejection of the Wei and Liang Kingdoms' request for peace is because he has the will to continue fighting... The war that lasted for five years is over, and now we have to continue fighting. Are the people still willing?"

"It will take at least two or three years to fight. Besides..."

Wang Hong said and immediately woke up.

It doesn't matter when the fight begins, what matters is His Majesty's attitude. It's just right to end it at this time. If the fight continues, the people will be tired of the war.

During the past few years of the war, taxes on the people have inevitably increased, and the impact has been substantial.

In fact, after His Majesty rejected the peace proposal of the Wei and Liang Kingdoms, such remarks were already made, and both the officials and the people were worried.

Murong Sheng continued: "His Majesty also decided to grant the title, and also said that he would expand the territory and become the king. This all shows that His Majesty wants to continue the war."

"What will be the consequences of spreading rumors of militarism at this time?"

Wang Hong said with a smile: "The people are uneasy and the people's hearts are unstable, so naturally the test method cannot be implemented..."

"Your Excellency is really smart."

I have to say that this is indeed a very clever method and a roundabout strategy. Due to pressure, Your Majesty can only postpone the implementation of the examination method.

"But it doesn't seem to have any impact on your reputation."

Wang Hong was very surprised. He knew that Master Murong wanted to get more support and prestige among the bureaucracy in order to seek higher prestige and status...

But hiding behind the scenes and not being known, nothing can be gained.

"Your Majesty is too harsh on officials and has never shown any compassion. In the early days, officials and gentry were all paid as one, but now with the passing of the examination, Daning can achieve its current glory because of the hard work of these officials?"

Murong Sheng said in a low voice: "I can't bear it... As a fellow official, I can be more sympathetic!"

His expression at this moment was a bit compassionate.

Wang Hong stood up, bowed and said: "I really admire you for your compassion for the lower-level officials..."

"Go and do it."

Murong Sheng opened his mouth and said: "It must be secretive, and we must not find you. We are just setting up an introduction, and it will form a general trend!"

"The passing examination method is the most brutal method in the world, and officials will not accept it easily..."

"yes!"

Wang Hong said with emotion: "If we really implement it, we will be walking on thin ice in the future. Life will be worse than death!"

"It's too late, you go ahead."

"I am resigning."

Wang Hong left. On the way, he was still thinking, why did Lord Murong do this?

Do you really think it’s not easy for officials?

Of course not.

After Wang Hong left, Murong Sheng sat at the table and fell into silence, and his thoughts began to fly...

Of course he didn't do this because he thought it was difficult for officials. What did it have to do with him whether he died or not?

The purpose of releasing the news of His Majesty's aggressive military activities is to make the people resist, and eventually His Majesty will have to stop the offensive, at least not in the near future. His fundamental purpose of doing this is actually for the Liang Kingdom...

There is a chance!

He doesn't believe that such a cruel examination method can be easily accepted by others. It is only in Beijing now. When it is spread to other places, it will cause even greater waves...

Guan Ning doesn't think about this.

The road to hegemony has officially begun, and the road to kingship has also officially begun!

If it was just a distant dream before, now it has begun to touch and get closer to this dream.

After this battle, Wei and Liang will need at least ten, twenty or even longer years to recover, and Daning will seize the opportunity to annex the two countries during their period of decline!

This is still a very ambitious goal. If you want to achieve it, you cannot follow the rules. Daning must develop rapidly and enhance its national strength!

This requires higher requirements for officials. The implementation of the examination method is actually an elimination mechanism to select capable talents and eliminate mediocre talents...

What he needs is someone who can conquer the world with him.

The implementation of the New Deal and reforms cannot be stopped. Daning should not follow the step-by-step process. Daning must enter the fast lane of development.

Guan Ning also started to be busy.

All the institutional decrees he announced will be issued in written form and circulated throughout the country.

At the same time, the reward system formulated by the Ministry of War and Tiance Mansion is also in progress. Calculating military merit is a very complicated task.

You can't list less, and you can't remember more.

The war lasted for five years, and there were countless battles, big and small, and countless deaths and injuries. During this period, no real rewards were awarded. What Guan Ning wanted to do at that time was to wait until it was over to award rewards.

The foreign troops will not be recalled for the time being and will be stationed on the spot. Guan Ning's imperial edict has been sent as soon as possible. He will go there at the end of the year and confer the title in person.

An imperial edict reassures the troops.

The specific rewards have not yet been determined, but there are rumors that His Majesty will fulfill the words of the court this time and will award a large number of titles...

Not only because Guan Ning had such a plan, but also because the imperial treasury was empty and there was really no reward, so he could only replace it with a title.

If there are no large-scale rewards, who will fight bloody battles for the imperial court in the future?

Even so, the gap is still quite large.

Fei Tian, ​​Minister of the Ministry of War, took a stack of zhezi to report.

"Fifty-two thousand seven hundred and thirty-four people of the Anxi Army died in battle, and 19,421 were disabled... According to the Daning pension system, soldiers who died in battle were given pensions, and those who were disabled were given pensions...

"

Fei Tian said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this is just the Anxi Army, there is also the Zhenbei Army, the First Border Guard Army, the Second Border Guard Army... The ones with the fewest casualties were the Firearms Battalion and the Daning Navy. The pension expenditure alone is a huge amount.

A large amount."

He looked at Xue Qing.

Xue Qing said: "Master Fei has roughly compared the amount with me. Whether it is treasure banknotes, silver coins, or converted into grain, I can't get it out now!"

“Let’s ennoble and land the land.”

Guan Ning opened his mouth and said: "Contributions will not be rewarded with money or food. Instead, they will be rewarded with titles. Money and food will be given priority."

"Not enough."

As the Minister of Household Affairs, Xue Qing knew Daning's family background very well...

"Your Majesty, there are still Daning troops in Liang and Wei, and supplies must be sent out this month... This does not include rewards."

Fei Tian said: "The troops stationed abroad will not be recalled for the time being. We must give priority to supplies to appease the morale of the troops."

"Your Majesty, the food supply will have to wait at least until the end of the autumn harvest. We can't get it now."

"The army cannot wait until then."

Fei Tian said hurriedly: "The soldiers also have families. They go out to fight and cannot return. If there is no food rations, then..."

"Can I find it locally?"

Xue Qing asked again: "Our army occupies such a vast land as the enemy's country, how can we not collect food?"

"We can't conquer it!"

Fei Tian said: "Suffering damage from war, sparsely populated areas, and barren land, where can we find food?"

"How do you know? You have never been on the battlefield."

"Although I have never been on the battlefield, do you think that I, the Minister of War, am just for a living?"

"We can't get food anyway!"

"Hey, are you getting it for me?"
Chapter completed!