Chapter 2625

In order to set off at the scheduled time today, everyone got up early before dawn. At this time, there was nothing to do on the ship, and it was inevitable that they were a little depressed. Shi Chengwu and Wang Anguo discussed taking turns to be on duty, and arranged for others to arrive first.

Rest for a while in the cabin.

The living space on this warship is extremely tight. Only the captain has an independent cabin, which obviously cannot accommodate them, so they can only go to the rest area of ​​​​ordinary sailors to catch up on their sleep.

The rest area is arranged on both sides of the passage on the second deck. The floor height is less than six feet. It is divided into three levels of sleepers from top to bottom. Sailors who take rest during their shifts sleep here. Sleeping in this kind of place

Naturally, there is no comfort at all. Wooden bed boards, buckwheat pillows, and a thin quilt are all the items on each bunk.

Although Tao Hongfang and others were not sailors, they had received many military trainings since childhood, so they were no strangers to such an environment. They each found an empty bed and climbed in, seizing the time to catch up on their sleep.

Seeing this, Zhu Zian could only imitate others, but as he grew up, he had never slept on a bed with three floors. He finally found a bunk with all three floors empty, but which one should he choose?

layer, it still gave him some difficulties.

He would never choose the bottom floor. When he thought that there might be two people on top of him, he would not be able to sleep. But the top floor was too high for him and he had to step on it.

There is only a narrow step at the head of the bed, and he can pull up the edge of the bed to get up. It is really difficult for a person like him who has no strength to restrain himself. And looking at the height, even if he can barely climb up, how will he get down when the time comes?

It's troublesome.

It seemed that only the second bed, which was exactly at the chest and abdomen height, was more suitable. However, the space between the second and third beds was also extremely narrow, and it took Zhu Zian a lot of effort to lie down in it.

He lay down, but Zhu Zian still couldn't fall asleep. The ship had a displacement of more than 500 tons, and its sailing on the inland river was actually relatively stable. However, Zhu Zian was from the north, and he would feel dizzy when the ship shook for a moment.

He was dizzy. This reminded him of the last time he crossed the sea to Liaodong. He was knocked to pieces on the ship and almost lost half his life. But this time he was ordered to go to Japan and Japan as an envoy, and he only spent a little time at sea.

It won't just be a day or two, but I'm afraid the next few days will be quite sad.

The air in the cabin was stuffy and filled with some unpleasant odors, while snoring could be heard from other bunks next to it. From time to time, there were whispers of sailors changing shifts and the creaking sounds of the deck as they moved around. This was really not the case.

An environment suitable for rest.

Zhu Zian lay there for a while, but instead of falling asleep, he felt more and more uncomfortable. He simply got up and got out of bed, intending to go outside for some fresh air.

Zhu Zian came to the upper deck and stood by the side of the ship for a while. After blowing in the river breeze, he felt better.

"Zian, are you still not used to the feeling on the ship?"

Zhu Zian looked back and saw Shi Chengwu standing behind him, and quickly responded: "When I rarely took a boat in the north, I couldn't help but feel seasick, which made Brother Shi laugh!"

Shi Chengwu nodded and said: "Zian will live in the south from now on. There will be many opportunities to take a boat. If you exercise more, your seasickness will gradually disappear."

Zhu Zian nodded in agreement, but thought that this kind of exercise was really uncomfortable, and what he had learned in the past had almost nothing to do with navigation. If the Haihan people arranged for him to have an errand at sea all year round, there would really be no use for him at all.

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As if he had seen through Zhu Zian's thoughts, Shi Chengwu continued: "Don't worry, you are Jieyuan who passed the first imperial examination in Donghai Region, and there are countless pairs of eyes staring at your future. This mission is just

It’s a temporary assignment. There are many positions suitable for you in the government, and I will definitely not arrange for you to work at sea."

After listening to Shi Chengwu's words, Zhu Zian felt a little more at ease, and immediately asked curiously: "I wonder what kind of jobs the Jieyuan people who took the provincial examinations in Haihan received in the future?"

Zhu Zian had limited knowledge of Haihan's rule in the south, but he also heard that Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi had been actually controlled by Haihan many years ago. He thought that Haihan officials would hold imperial examinations in those places longer than Donghai.

The area is much earlier, so it can be used for comparison.

Shicheng Budao: "In fact, our country's talent selection system is not limited to the traditional imperial examination, there are many other channels. It is just that the Donghai Region and the Northern Region continued the previous dynasty's approach considering the public's awareness and acceptance.

, continue to hold provincial examinations to select talents from among the people."

Shi Chengwu said this more tactfully, but Zhu Zian had already understood the implication: "Brother Shi means that the imperial examination system is not actually implemented in Haihan, and the rural examinations held by Donghai Region and Beifang Region this year are just special cases.

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Shi Chengwudao: "In the early years, just like the Donghai Region, we held imperial examinations and selected talents at different levels. But later we realized that this method also had many drawbacks, so we added more selection methods and channels."

Zhu Zian said: "I wonder what the disadvantages Brother Shi is referring to?"

Shi Chengwu glanced at Zhu Zian and saw that his attitude was sincere and that he should be sincerely asking for advice rather than arguing with himself, so he patiently explained: "The literati in the previous dynasty studied the classics and history, which was only good at theory, but for those who were in power or served

For a certain yamen, there is still a lack of corresponding experience and ability. Therefore, it is difficult to assign positions to talents selected through this channel immediately, and they need to be given targeted training, even for Jieyuan."

Although Zhu Zian didn't completely agree with Shi Chengwu's statement, he still nodded.

Shi Chengwu went on to say: "Of course, students who can top the provincial examination will not be poor in knowledge. They will definitely be great scholars in a few years. However, these people's abilities and aspirations may not be suitable for governing. Our country attaches great importance to practice.

We will not let people who can only write beautiful articles occupy important positions, so if we encounter such a situation, we will arrange for them to teach in the academy and try to give them room to display their expertise."

Zhu Zian vaguely felt that Shi Chengwu's words were a bit of a knock on him, and immediately responded: "I have always been eager to learn, and will never rest on my laurels. Brother Shi, we can wait and see."

Shi Chengwu smiled and said: "Zi'an, don't be nervous. I know you have talent and ambition, and you will definitely get the opportunity to display your talents. The promises made to you by Mr. Chen and my father will be fulfilled one by one. When this errand is finished,

When you return to your country, we will make corresponding arrangements based on your performance."
Chapter completed!