The test questions are randomly selected from the eight-subject official examination method, and the main purpose is to improve the professional proficiency of officials.

Because the test is practical, the soft power of officials with a foundation in science and engineering will definitely be much stronger than those without a foundation in science and engineering.

Geng Yin, with the authorization from the imperial court, Su You officially began to inspect Luobian Canal.

Xin Chou and Liu Anshi wrote: "Since I met my ancestors, the relatives and children of the ruling ministers have never dared to grant important positions at home and abroad.

Since Wang Anshi came to power, he has completely abolished the system of listing saints and devoted himself exclusively to pro-party and selfish interests.

The ministers who are currently in office are still in their old ways, and their children and relatives are all over the place. This is the most serious problem today.

I am willing to publish this chapter and spread it throughout the three provinces, so that the laws of our ancestors will not be abolished."

Zhongshu Sheren Zeng Zhao said: "In recent days, there have been quite a few people who have been asking for surrender, especially those who have been dispatched. They are afraid that someone who is lucky will turn around and ask for help.

I would also like to record eight of the edicts and deeds issued by Renzong during the reign of Emperor Renzong. They are divided into one passage and placed on the right side.

In September, Gengshen, it is forbidden for clans to marry into the families of ministers.

Su You wrote to Zhongmou that three things can be solved with one method. No matter what his background, he should not exceed the eighth grade of the imperial court at the beginning of his official career.

In the future, all promotions will require written examinations and interviews, especially those who are demoted from within and ministers are out of office. The most important thing is those inexplicable walk-ons. Like ordinary officials, they need to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to take the exam, otherwise they will not be dismissed.

There are many good and bad officials among the internal and external officials. Some are indeed as good as famous ministers, but most of them are just mud and cannot be put on the wall.

In fact, Su You did not discriminate against them. For example, Qin Han in the previous dynasty, and Li Shunju today, Su You admired him very much. As for Li Ruoyu, Tong Guan was also used very smoothly, and Wang Zhongzheng was transformed into an upright official.

Suyou requires them to at least be qualified in government affairs. No matter who they are, they must at least undergo basic entry training and pass the civil service examination before they can perform their duties. They must not act willfully.

This move could plug a huge loophole in the feudal dynasty. Gao Taotao also believed that there was nothing wrong with it, and all the edicts followed it.

The matter was handled by Wen Yanbo and Lu Gong. The two men made it clear that they were on the last duty, so there was no question of showing any mercy.

In the future, the selection of officials by the imperial court will become more and more formal. This is also an inevitable rule for a large dynasty.

There was talk in the court that Su You went out just to avoid these three things.

Su You didn't bother to argue.

…

The width of the repaired Bian Canal has reached 30 meters. The scenery on both sides of the river is actually pretty good, especially when entering the countryside. Between the willows, you can see the golden wheat fields in the distance, as well as the bamboo fenced thatched cottages or green tiles and pink walls located in the middle.

There are also the figures of farmers busy in the fields, a busy scene of a good harvest.

The Song Dynasty now popularized the foot-operated thresher, which is a drum with small crescent teeth. The foot pedal drives the drum to rotate, which can remove the rice grains and wheat grains from the straw.

The same thing can be transformed into a carding machine by replacing it with a roller with iron barbs, which greatly improves efficiency.

This year's harvest is good. In addition to good weather and good weather, there is also the river mud accumulated at the bottom of the Bian Canal, which is used as fertilizer by the people and added to the fields.

A steam-powered ship was pulling a fleet of long canal boats towards Luoyang, and at the end of the fleet was also towing a yacht.

The colander was captured by Su You. How Zhang Fangping and Zhao Pian dealt with them back then, Su You will now do the same to the colander.

After reading yesterday's Di newspaper, Su You folded the newspaper and asked Colander: "Colander, if there is a rich man and he has a poor neighbor, the rich man will give him money every year, and he will give money to him every year.

, it became an annual routine in wealthy families."

"If the rich stop giving alms to their poor neighbors, the poor neighbors will come to the rich's house. How should we solve this problem?"

Colander thought for a moment and asked: "Rich families have servants, right? Can't they beat their poor neighbors?"

Su You said: "I couldn't beat him before, but I can beat him now, but there is a problem."

"what is the problem?"

"Because rich people have money, so that's not bad, but if they don't give it, there will be a lot of trouble."

"Other neighbors will say that the rich family is unkind because of their wealth, and other people in the rich family will complain that the rich family has lost peace and tranquility just for a small amount of money."

"So the rich man is also very troubled. He wants to cut off this charity, but the prerequisite is not to make everyone laugh. The truth must be on the side of the rich, and no one around or inside can tell the rich's fault."

Colander thought for a moment: "It's actually not difficult, right?"

"Tell me."

The colander said: "Do poor neighbors also have poor relatives?"

Su You said: "I do have quite a few poor relatives."

"Then after this poor neighbor receives the charity, will the distribution be fair?"

"hiss--"

"If it's unfair, then as a rich person who contributes money to help, can you intervene? Or call all the poor neighbors' aunts and uncles together to talk about how to distribute the money?"

"As long as the rich contribute a lot of money, they will have a reputation of being charitable. Then they think that the poor neighbors should take good care of their entire family, so there is nothing wrong with asking the poor neighbors to distribute the charity reasonably, right?"

"If the brothers of the poor neighbors are at odds with each other, it would be nice to see them. In the end, the poor man's family will become a mess. The rich man's money can naturally be negotiated slowly..."

Su You nodded: "I understand, Colander, you are pretty good and very talented in politics, so His Majesty's idea of ​​letting each palace manage its own expenses was actually your idea, right?"

Colander didn't expect his father to be waiting for him here, so he quickly changed the subject: "What father was talking about just now was the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, right?"

Su You hit the colander on the head with the memorial in his hand: "You are still playing tricks on me!"

Colander said: "Your Majesty forced me. He said that the palace's expenses have been reduced by more than 20% and life is difficult. He is not worried about himself, but worried about the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother."

After saying that, he was a little indignant: "If you ask me to say that some people are just greedy, the Queen Mother is just soft-hearted and can't take action to punish them..."

Su You couldn't help but sigh: "Is it just a soft-hearted thing? You have oversimplified the reason, Colander. Foreign ministers should interfere as little as possible in internal affairs. This kind of idea will be less likely to be given to His Majesty in the future."

Colander turned to look out the porthole, obviously still a little unconvinced.

Seeing his child in this state, Su You had no choice but to say: "Your suggestion is very good. Your Majesty and you have done a good job in dividing the expenses this time. However, someone's interests have been damaged in this incident."

Seeing that Colander wanted to speak, Su You raised his hand to stop him: "It's not that His Majesty can't deal with these people, nor that these people shouldn't be dealt with. What I want to say is, after you come up with this method, how do you react to these people?

Have you made any predictions? Have you thought about the corresponding disposal methods and measures?"

"You didn't, so in the end it was the Empress Dowager who took action to smooth out the influence on you two and sent several old lieutenants to Gong County to guard the imperial mausoleum."

"But what if we don't get the support of the Queen Mother in this matter?"

Seeing that Colander understood, Su You smiled and said: "So I can only give you seventy points this time. Colander, you are very smart. Smart people sometimes easily find loopholes in the system and take advantage of it."

"For example, if you have a good relationship with His Majesty, you can tell him directly, and the monarch and his minister will handle the matter. This is a loophole outside the system."

"Now that you have set this precedent and done a good thing, countless people will use this 'established example' to do countless bad things in the future."

"My son is so smart. I hope he will be the one who discovers and plugs these loopholes in the future, rather than the one who exploits them. Do you understand?"

Colander nodded, began to think, and his expression became serious.

Su You then turned to comfort you: "But you are still studying with me, not an official, and you are dedicated to serving the public and the heavenly family, so the Empress Dowager tolerates your nonsense this time. You must pay attention to it in the future, do you understand?"

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The colander said: "Father taught me a lesson, I understand."

Su You said: "Just think about it. Your suggestion just now is also very valuable. Let me think about it again. Now go and sort out the canal fortifications that have been collected and show them to me."

…

Su You's inspection this time went from Bianjing to Chang'an. In addition to Cao Canal, he also inspected the railway, Changping warehouse, and Guanghui warehouse.

The number of warehouses in various prefectures and counties has also been compiled into a volume through colanders. Overall, the grain storage in the granaries set by the imperial court has basically been achieved.

Moreover, there was a large amount of private grain reserves. On this basis, Su You gave Gao Taotao and Zhao Xu a secret message.

Yi Chou, the imperial court issued an edict to exempt the people of the world from borrowing official grain.

This was another truly virtuous policy, and as soon as the edict came out, it was praised all over the world.
Chapter completed!