The three courtesans were sent away and after leaving the General Military Mansion, they all let out a long breath.
Lin Xue was speechless and said: "That poem scared me when I recited it."
"I was not intimidated, but found it interesting," Liu Rushi said with a smile. "In the past, when discussing poetry and lyrics, the guest and the host enjoyed themselves. Today, it is the first time that someone wrote a poem to admonish me."
Wang Wei couldn't help laughing: "Mr. Zhao asked people not to sing the Song of Everlasting Sorrow. His own poem has the charm of Bai Letian."
Liu Rushi said: "Mr. Zhao cares about the suffering of the people, and is a man who combines knowledge with action. His poems are naturally popular and straightforward. I think he is very bold and does not bother to beat around the bush, which is very different from the style of ordinary literati."
The three women walked together and went out of the city to the inn, but saw a pavilion erected outside the city.
There are also pavilions on the other side of the pier, but most of them are posted with commercial information, while the pavilions here are more official notices.
Wang Wei took a closer look and read: "The Luling County government has expanded the recruitment of twelve government officials. They will be responsible for three months of government administration. They will take care of their own food and accommodation. They can be converted into reserve officials. Each of the six towns in Luling will recruit three more government officials."
Member..." After reading the content of the notice, Wang Wei sighed, "If I were twenty years younger, I would definitely become a member of the government watch, and maybe I could be the county magistrate in the future."
Listening to Li Fenglai's explanation along the way, Liu Rushi already knew something about Jiangxi's governance. She said: "This notice has been beaten by wind and rain. It must have been posted two or three months ago. In Luling County alone, there are 30 new ones."
Preparing officials, it seems that we are really going to send troops this summer."
Jiangxi has already been able to mass-produce officials, and Hunan and Guangdong are about to get on track.
The bigger the territory, the less people are lacking.
Unfortunately, hidden dangers have also increased, and there is a mix of old and new officials. Especially in remote counties and towns, the Integrity Department is beyond the reach of the Department of Integrity, and they rely entirely on the supervision of missionaries and farmers' associations. After the completion of the land distribution, most of the missionaries will be withdrawn, leaving only a missionary department in the county government
.
Starting this spring, the Integrity Department of the General Military Administration will appoint twelve Integrity Envoys.
Each group of three people would draw lots to determine the direction, and patrol the states and counties incognito in the designated direction. It is somewhat similar to the patrol censors of the Ming Dynasty, but they have no judicial power and are not allowed to interfere with local affairs.
Lin Xue read a second notice: "Zhong An, the deputy mayor of Wuxing Town, married Huang, a woman from the town. The wasteland in the mountains was collectively reclaimed by Lijia Village. The deputy mayor Zhong An colluded with the village chief Li Long and each gave it to Huang.
The two families of Li Long and Li Long were given an additional three acres. After investigation, it was found that Zhong An was guilty of corruption, swallowing more than 60 shi of rice and more than 90 shi of corn..."
"After the trial and judgment of the Luling County Government, Zhong An was assigned to the mine as a miner, and his wife Huang was ordered to remarry. All the land under Zhong An's personal name was recovered, two acres of land under Huang's name was recovered, and half of the land owned by Huang's natal family was recovered. Li Long was assigned
Mines for miners…”
Liu Rushi exclaimed: "We only occupy six parts of wasteland, sixty stones of rice, and ninety stones of corn. How can we allocate two officials?"
"Jiangxi's officials are really strict." Lin Xue said with emotion.
Under normal circumstances, it is really not so strict.
This case, firstly, disturbed the land and touched an absolute red line. Secondly, the case occurred in Wuxing Town, where Zhao Han launched his troops!
Wang Wei sarcastically said: "This deputy mayor is really stupid. He threw away his future for a few acres of wasteland and more than a hundred stones of grain. According to Li Yuanwai (Li Fenglai), if he is the mayor of Jiangxi at this time, he will not be able to do anything in the future.
At least he is a magistrate, and maybe he can even be a magistrate."
"There are always many short-sighted people in the world." Liu Rushi smiled.
Lin Xue smiled and said: "There are rewards and punishments, and there is also a commendation order here."
But it was the weapons factory here in Luling County. A craftsman improved the rattan armor production technology and shortened the rattan armor brewing cycle by three months. A special reward of five taels of silver, a salary increase of three levels, and a land reward of one acre was selected for this year's award.
"Ten Craftsmen".
Liu Rushi said curiously: "The craftsmen are actually treated with such courtesy."
Wang smiled and said: "If I were a craftsman, I would work hard for Mr. Zhao."
The three famous prostitutes became more and more interesting as they watched, so they went to the market outside the city together.
Their first goal was not a jewelry store or rouge and gouache, but a straight trip to a nearby bookstore.
"You three girls, please come in!"
The bookstore owner's eyes lit up and he came to greet them personally. These three women were so beautiful.
Liu Rushi said: "We are from out of town, are there any new books here?"
"There are a lot of new books. Here are three girls." The bookstore owner was very attentive.
After just a few casual glances, the three women could see the difference.
In terms of the number of bookstores in Jiangnan, the first is teaching aids, the second is poetry anthologies, and the third is novels.
But here, there are almost no teaching aids.
The entire bookshelf at the entrance is full of books on law, water conservancy, mathematics, official document writing, Datong theory and agriculture.
Starting from this spring, officials who are promoted to county magistrates must pass an assessment. The above content is a required subject.
The main reason is that there are too many qualified county magistrates and it would be unfair no matter how you select them, so we might as well organize an exam.
Let those "preparatory county magistrates" answer the questions, and you are not asked to answer them all. As long as you do better than others, priority will be given to those who are at the top (if the theory of Datong is not up to standard, you will directly lose the qualification for this promotion).
Now that the county magistrate examination has ended, we are waiting for the war after the summer harvest. When we occupy new territory, we will immediately go and become the county magistrate.
When the news was announced last winter, booksellers everywhere immediately took action.
Not only those who were qualified to be county magistrates came to buy books, but many ordinary officials and scholars also came to buy books. Anyway, they would have to take the exam sooner or later.
Liu Rushi looked at those professional books and sighed: "Fushe has always advocated practical learning, but Jiangxi really advocates practical learning."
Wang Wei turned to the Classics and History Collection. The traditional books were no different from Jiangnan, but there were quite a few recently published anthologies.
"Sir, do you know what literary societies there are in Jiangxi?" Wang Wei asked.
The bookstore owner has many treasures: "Ji'an has Bailuzhou Society, Xinshe, Zhuxia Society, Nanchang has Hongdu Society, Yu Society, Xiaoshe, Jiujiang has Jiangzhou Society, Shengshe..."
Wang Wei was surprised: "So many literary societies?"
The bookstore owner smiled and said: "Many wealthy scholars did not want to work hard at writing documents, so they did not apply for official positions. There was no imperial examination in Jiangxi, so they formed societies to sing and accompany themselves all day long. Novels and operas were also booming.
Some down-and-out wealthy intellectuals write novels and operas for a living. The general secretary also takes care of these people, and does not have a library to provide editing fees, and they are not allowed to publish the author's articles at will. It must be twenty years after the death of the original author before any publication can be made without permission.
Printed with approval."
Liu Rushi smiled and said, "This is a good idea. Can you check it?"
"It's definitely impossible to find out. The author has to report it himself and identify which bookstore is piracy." The bookstore owner said.
Liu Rushi casually pulled out a book called "The Collection of Bamboo Texts".
When I opened it and read it, I found that most of them were pastoral poems about landscapes and rivers, and there were many grumbling works. Dissatisfaction with Zhao Han's policies could be seen between the lines.
"Crown girl?" someone suddenly exclaimed.
Wang Guan was Wang Wei's name when she was young. She turned around and saw that she had no impression at all. She smiled and said, "Happy sir."
This man was in his forties, with an upright and handsome appearance. He cupped his hands and said, "I am Wu Bing, courtesy name Ke Xian. More than 20 years ago, I went boating on Taihu Lake with a girl."
"It turns out to be Mr. Wu." Wang Wei was still not impressed.
Wu Bing was quite excited: "I was still a Juren at that time, and I had the honor to travel to the lake with Mr. Meigong."
Mr. Meigong was Chen Jiru, the one who wrote "The Story of a Little Window", Wang Wei immediately recalled it.
However, there were many people at that time, so they still had no impression of Wu Bing.
Wu Bing said with a smile: "I won the Jinshi title in the 47th year of Wanli reign. Since then, I have been serving as officials in various places, but I have never been able to see the beauty of the crown girl again."
It is understandable that Wu Bing was passionate about Wang Wei. When he was a boy, he was an ordinary person, followed a group of big guys on a lake tour, and could only sit in a corner to join in the fun, but he could not leave an impression on this famous prostitute.
Wang Wei was also quite surprised. He was a Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli's reign, and should be at least a provincial official by now. How could he be wearing commoners in Ji'an Mansion?
Wu Bing took the initiative to explain: "When Mr. Zhao captured Nanchang Mansion, I was the Jiangxi Education Envoy. Now he is not an official. He is an external consultant of the Propaganda and Education Department of the General Military Mansion. "The Great Journey" is my work. This spring, I
The play "The Story of the West Window" was also adapted from real people."
"Disrespect, disrespect!" Wang Wei saluted quickly.
Wu Bing's hometown is also in Jiangnan. This guy sold all his land and brought his wife, concubines and children to Jiangxi.
His son was half a year old, so he sent him to primary school. His daughter married a mayor, and was a mayor with a civil servant background. She would probably become a high official in the future.
As for himself, due to the sensation caused by "The Great Journey", he decided to write "revolutionary literature" full-time. He was even hired as a consultant by the Department of Propaganda and Education, and was often invited to tell stories in cadre training classes.
Let him be an official?
That was impossible. The officials under Zhao Han were too tired, and Wu Bing, who was used to leisurely work, couldn't bear it.
Wu Bing invited three famous prostitutes to the teahouse and told them about Jiangxi's literary and artistic circles.
"Jiangxi articles fall into three categories."
"The first category is Datong articles. The most famous one is "The Legend of the White-Haired Girl". Before, there were only dramas, but then they were changed to operas. Last year, someone wrote it into a novel. The following "Datong Ji" is also in this category and can be ranked
Enter the top three."
"The second category is articles about complaints. Either the family has been divided, or they feel depressed and unfulfilled."
"The third category is eulogies. Although these scholars are not officials, they support the governance of the town. Most of them are merchants. They say that China will return to the prosperous Tang Dynasty in only twenty or thirty years. These people are also retro-reformists.
, no matter the poems or songs, they all respect the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Just last month, more than 30 scholars jointly submitted a letter to the General Military Mansion, asking the General Town to send troops to capture Jianghuai as soon as possible. "
Wang Wei asked: "Sir, where can I find a girls' school with teachers? The closer it is to Ji'an Mansion, the better."
Wu Bing said: "Jishui County is opening a third girls' school. I can help write letters of recommendation."
Wang Wei said happily: "Thank you sir!"
Liu Rushi suddenly said: "I want to go to Luling County Yamen to watch the government and become a female official from now on!"
Everyone was extremely surprised.
Liu Rushi was very high-spirited. Ever since she broke up with Chen Zilong, she vowed to marry someone with a higher talent level.
She thinks Zhao Han is good.
After today's brief contact, Liu Rushi had already figured out that Zhao Han didn't like reciting poems and writing lyrics, but preferred people who could do practical things. So she wanted to be a female official, firstly to realize her own life value, and secondly to attract Zhao Han's attention.
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