Chapter 1130: Recruiting Scholars through the Imperial Examination (Part 1)
In a blink of an eye, the day of the imperial examination came. At the fifth watch, Wei Gao was awakened by the fierce knocking on the door of the clerk. He quickly woke up his two companions.
At the same time, all the scholars in the inn woke up one after another. They could only hear the rapid footsteps coming and going. There was no noise. Everyone was silent. Everyone was busy washing and eating breakfast.
Wei Gao and the other three also finished washing up as quickly as possible, went to the toilet again, and then started packing their things.
In fact, there is no need to pack it up. They can only bring one exam coupon to the examination hall. The exam coupon is the admission ticket. Except for the exam coupon, no other items are allowed to be carried. The Qi Prince's Mansion has spent a lot of money on this imperial examination. Not only must
Prepare 50,000 pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and also prepare a gift for each candidate, a piece of sheepskin, which can be taken back to the elders for use.
Of course, this is also a way to win over scholars. Sometimes if you give too much, they will not be grateful and will only find it less. On the contrary, small favors are more likely to impress people. Even if you fail, you will not get nothing, at least you will still have a ticket worth a few coins.
I took the sheepskin belt back, and I wasn't in a bad mood.
"Let's go! It's almost time."
Wei Gao called in a low voice and quickly walked out of the inn with his two companions.
There are already more than a dozen carriages parked in front of the inn. They were all found by the inn. Of course, you have to pay for the fare yourself, which is not expensive. It costs ten cents per person. A carriage can seat ten people. When it is full, it will start to move towards the Examination Institute.
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"Don't take the wrong seat. Those who are admitted to the imperial examinations can take the carriages over here!"
The waiter yelled instructions, and the carriages were labeled with the words Jinshi and Mingjing, so there was basically no mistaking them.
Wei Gao and the other three were still very nervous. A few days ago, they were called to register at the Department of Civil Affairs, only to find out that the three of them had also obtained the reserved quota.
But the predetermined quota is not so easy to get. You must be among the top 300 in the Jinshi subject, the top 500 in the Mingjing subject, and the top 1,000 in the arithmetic subject. The calculation subjects are easier here, after all, the candidates only have
There are three thousand people, so Guo Jun has the greatest confidence, but the arithmetic subject is just an entrance exam, and it takes five years of study and hardening to pass the exam.
A total of 200 people were admitted to the imperial examination this time, 50 of whom were admitted, but this was not announced to the public, so the candidates only knew that a total of 150 people were admitted, of which 30 were admitted to Jinshi subjects and 120 were admitted to Mingjing subjects.
Of course, the Jinshi examination is more difficult. After passing the examination, you will be awarded the eighth rank. After passing the Ming Jing examination, you will be awarded the ninth rank. However, the Chang'an imperial examination has the biggest advantage. There are no interviews with the official department. There is no such thing on the King of Qi's side.
Discrimination, even if you are ugly or have a disability, you can hide it in thick books and account books and work as an internal service officer, and do not need to expose it to the outside world.
In addition, those who enter the top 500 will also get the title of 'from a major'. Don't underestimate this title. In the area ruled by King Qi, you can directly apply to be a civil servant. You know, even a civil servant
Very difficult.
There are only four officials in a county, and the others are all officials. In later generations, except for the county magistrate and deputy county magistrate, all other bureau chiefs are officials. Of course, if you want to become an official, you will fight for your head.
Officials also have levels. The two guards are the highest, followed by the six-cao officials, and then the junior officials in charge of warehouses and public security.
Of course, there are also many technical minors who are responsible for calendar time, measurement and scale, smelting and tool making, breeding and farming, shipbuilding, etc. So this time, most of the minor officials in the calculation department are from lower levels.
Ordinary students, unless they are particularly interested in technology like Miao Chun, but after all, there are very few, most students still have to study scriptures step by step and participate in Jinshi subjects or Mingjing subjects.
But technical clerks are different. They must master professional knowledge and understand various basic mathematical algorithms. Generally speaking, they can only regard this kind of technical clerk as a job to support their families.
But things are different now. The Prince of Qi’s Mansion has opened a mathematics department. Looking at the recruitment regulations, it is clear that all kinds of technical personnel are recruited, and then they study for five years, and after five years, they pass the assessment and are awarded officers. This makes countless technical officials ecstatic, and they finally
There is hope of becoming an official.
Although they have to study for five years without any income, as long as they join the institute as an assistant, they will receive a subsidy of one hundred cents a day, which is three guan of money a month. The same as their current salary, they will not have to spend money on food, drink and accommodation, and three guan of money can support their family.
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Technical clerks asked for leave one after another and came to Chang'an for reference. Among the 3,000 applicants, 2,000 were technical clerks from all over the country.
In fact, the chance of passing the exam is relatively high. If you admit 500 people, one person will be admitted for every six people. This is much easier than admitting one person out of 500 people in the Jinshi Department.
The Examination Yuan is located in Zhaohangfang. It is a newly built Examination Yuan. It can accommodate 20,000 people for reference here. In addition, the old Examination Yuan can accommodate 30,000 people, which is basically enough.
Both Jinshi and Mathematics subjects were in the new examination room. The three of them got off the carriage and wanted to go to their respective examination rooms.
"Good luck to everyone!"
The three of them patted their shoulders and walked away.
The examination room is divided into ten areas, and each area has 2,000 examination seats. It is still difficult to find, so each area is divided into twenty categories, and each category has one hundred examination seats, so it is easy to find.
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Wei Gao's examination seat was in Area C, No. 13, No. 57. He found Area C, lined up for a search, and then entered the examination room. The soldiers were responsible for the search, which was very strict. Even their hair and shoes were searched. At this time, one of the candidates suddenly shouted loudly.
When he started crying, a large number of scripture notes were found in his shoes. He was disqualified from the examination on the spot and expelled from the examination room.
The scholars looked at the examinee hiding his face and running away. No one sympathized with him. After all, cheating in the examination was unfair to them.
Wei Gao searched himself and entered the examination room. In front of it was a long east-west passage, with one side facing the outside of the wall and the other side being alleys. Inside the alleys were independent examination rooms, which could also be said to be examination seats.
There were lanterns above the passage. The numbers of the lanterns were written on them, ranging from one to twenty. They were arranged neatly. Wei Gao quickly found the thirteenth one, and then fifty-seven more.
There are one hundred and four examination seats in the long alley. The first two examination seats are toilets, and then two examination seats are empty. Only then do you get to examination seat No. 1. This ensures that the examination seat No. 1 will not be the same as the restrooms.
The toilet is adjacent.
Each examination room is a small room, half a foot long and four feet wide. You go in and sit on a brick platform. Each brick platform is covered with a sheepskin. After the test, the sheepskin can be taken away as a gift.
It's clearly written on the coupon.
Wei Gao put down an erected wooden board and placed it on the wall on both sides. There was also a numbered basket on the wall. When he took it down, he found that it was filled with pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and a gourd of water.
Grind ink.
There are three days of examination in total. The first day is about pasting the classics. Jinshi and Mingjing are the same. The second day is about the examination. There is a difference between Jinshi and Mingjing. Jinshi is a test on literature, including a prose, poem or Mingjing.
It is a test that requires you to be very familiar with the scriptures and write down the source of a random sentence.
On the third day, Jinshi and Mingjing are still different. The Jinshi test is about a difficult problem, and you are required to make suggestions and write countermeasures to this problem; the Mingjing test is about writing a few passages of scripture, and you are required to write down your understanding of it.
The exam is based on a 100-point system, with the first day's exam accounting for 20 points, the second day's exam accounting for 30 points, the third day's exam accounting for 40 points, and calligraphy and paper accounting for 10 points.
