In the Yangxin Hall, Zhu Houcong was indeed looking at Tang Shunzhi's answer sheet.
With special care, Tang Shunzhi's answer sheets were naturally the first batch to be copied, and then the first batch were sent to fellow examiners to read and grade them before being sent to the palace.
This revealed a lot of interesting information.
First of all, Yang Shen knew that the emperor was paying attention to Tang Shunzhi, but he did not let more people know about it. Yang Shen was only aware of it. Although others had finished scoring in the first batch of answer sheets, they did not know who this person was or where he came from.
How? So, they gave out the points first, so as not to affect Tang Shunzhi's ranking in the examination, and then he was presented to the palace.
Secondly, Yang Shen also understood: With the emperor's arrangement like this, it didn't matter what Tang Shunzhi's grades were. So what if his score was not high and he passed the test? How many exams did he take? How many of Jane's hearts were in the emperor's heart? In His Majesty's mind, the exam will be
It's not that important.
In the end, what Your Majesty is most concerned about is the answer sheet of the third examination on current affairs. The emperor placed more emphasis on current affairs, and Yang Shen became more clear.
Thinking back on the gains and losses in Guangdong over the past four years, Yang Shen felt a little dazed for a moment: practice and knowledge are indeed far apart. But why can His Majesty pay so much attention to practice on the one hand, and yet write the "Linjiang Immortal" on the other?
There are a total of five current affairs policy questions in this examination.
The Huguang rebellion is one, the Tuen Mun naval battle is another, the Huanghuai floods are another, the disadvantages of treasure money are another, and the disadvantages of scientific principles are another.
The imperial examination questions are actually closer to reality than most people think - they are now the focus of the emperor and the court.
Zhu Houcong paid attention to Tang Shunzhi, naturally because of his reputation.
Among the famous ministers of the Jiajing Dynasty, Tang Shunzhi's reputation was not that great. After all, there were too many outstanding people at the same time.
But the name Tang Shunzhi still remained deeply in Zhu Houcong's mind because of the nagging talk of his old friend who was a history buff.
There is no need to talk about anything else. He is both civil and military and Qi Jiguang’s teacher. That is enough.
Qi Jiguang had been born. Qi Jingtong's official career changed during this life. After succeeding Ma Cheng as the commander of Shandong Dusi, Qi Jingtong finally gave birth to his son, also named Jiguang.
His father is still the same father, so I don’t know if his education will go astray or if there will be other changes.
But the apprentice may become different, but the master is already an adult.
Tang Shunzhi is very capable!
After Zhu Houcong read his answer sheet for this examination, he covered it and sighed.
In this answer sheet, Tang Shunzhi focused on expressing his appreciation for the role of factory guards, and proposed "defining the temple strategy", "solidifying the army", "excellent coaches", "enough soldiers' pay", "clearing the cultivation", and "drum army".
"Qi", "public rewards and punishments", "dispersing the thief party", "strict city defense", "surrendering edicts", "using spies" and other ten principles. At the same time, it also boldly proposed that the emperor intended to order the kings to "
"You are not allowed to leave the capital without an order", then it is indeed suspected that King Rui was acting as a bait when he wanted to vassal Hengzhou. The aspect of "temple conspiracy" needs to be discussed.
It can be regarded as a direct criticism of the emperor's decision.
Tang Shunzhi also gave his opinions on the Battle of Tuen Mun, the floods in Huanghuai, the shortcomings of treasure notes, and the shortcomings of science and technology, showing that he was not a person who "had no ears to hear what was happening outside the window and only read the books of sages."
Ordinary moves.
Although this year's examination syllabus has not changed, the current five-level policy involves political and military affairs, naval warfare and diplomacy, geography and people's livelihood, economics, and taxation, so the requirements for candidates' knowledge are still very high.
Tang Shunzhi handed in an answer sheet that was above the standard.
Zhu Houcong sighed softly now because he was happy after confirming that Tang Shunzhi indeed had two brushes.
Just because he puts his current focus on ideology, military and technology does not mean that he ignores other aspects, especially the personnel aspects that have the greatest impact on all aspects.
After Yang Tinghe, Fei Hong, Wang Qiong, Yan Song, Zhang Fujing and other people of this generation, the new power of Ming Dynasty is ready to appear.
Tang Shunzhi should shine brightly and should not waste his life due to party disputes and other reasons.
But don't worry, there is still the imperial examination.
After the general examination, Zhu Houcong had to prepare the questions for the palace examination.
There will only be one question in the imperial examination. Usually, the cabinet academicians and others would draw up a number of questions, and the emperor would choose one question.
By now, the emperor had made "extraordinary achievements" in knowledge and had written such wonderful poems as "Linjiang Immortal". Prime Minister Fei Hong was "contented" for the time being, and the emperor had to "work hard" on the palace examination questions.
Different from "Asking How to Make a Country Rich" in the 16th year of Zhengde's reign and "On the Pros and Cons of Reform" in the second year of Jiajing's reign, this year, Zhu Houcong drafted a very specific topic, which is also an issue that he will pay attention to for a long time.
[One: The old system of the Ming Dynasty, based on the fish scale book, yellow book, fixed land tax according to the original color, folded color, levy and distribution of service according to the methods of Jun Yao, Li difference, silver difference, miscellaneous and so on, and salt class, iron class, tea class, etc.
Various taxes such as living taxes, city taxes, customs duties, shipping taxes, etc. are used to supplement the annual income. Official land, preferential exemptions, and silver conversion are the three major problems of taxation, corvee, and labor.]
[Second: During the Hongwu and Xuande periods, for all items such as money, food, military reserves, etc., those who should be in the true color were collected in the original color, and those who should be in the folded color were collected in banknotes. Nowadays, whenever there is a loss in the collection, silver is collected at every turn. The cashier is compiled every year, or has a single name or
In the name of a friend, there is the pain of dumping and dripping supplements; when collecting, there is the pain of weighing and exchanging, fire and fire, and the pain of routine; when delivering, there is the pain of loss and waiting. Every time a thousand taels of cash are collected, it costs fifty or even a hundred taels of silver.]
[Third: There is a discussion among the people: Today's officials, large and small, have many documents and documents, ten times as much as in ancient times, and they work at an extended time. There is no paper, pen, food, etc., and their hands are tied, and the sages are at a loss, so they have to do it internally and from other provinces.
, the prefectures and counties taken by the big officials, every drop of them is returned to the source, and they are still taken from the people. He also said: The corrupt officials in modern times have done twice as much harm, even more than in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Therefore, money is heavy and difficult to transport, and silver is difficult to transport.
If it is light and easy to change, if it is difficult to transport, you will take less and think it is more; if it is easy to blame, you will take more and think it is less. It is not that the officials in the Tang and Song Dynasties were too honest, but today's officials are greedy, and the situation makes them so. However, silver
The passage of money, the stagnation of money, the treasures of officials, and the thieves of the people.】
[Try to discuss the first one: the pros and cons of paying taxes in exchange for silver.]
[Part 2: The pros and cons of banks in preventing and controlling corruption.]
[Part Three: The pros and cons of the Ming Dynasty Money Law.]
The policy title was sent to the Wenhua Hall, and the other six ministers of state couldn't help but glance at Fei Hong.
We had just discussed the money law before, and His Majesty asked about the money law, and the arrow pointed vaguely at the administration of officials - it was difficult for the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty to do this.
Fei Hong was also looking at it, and after a while he just said: "Dumping, dripping, weighing, fire consumption, routine, loss, waiting... Just looking at these words, His Majesty knows very well about the local methods used to collect silver.
.Although there are considerate words such as "Sages Mo Tso", we are frightened and cannot come up to relieve your worries."
Although the ministers of state were among the top civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, they could not help but look sad at this moment.
You must know that the current financial plan of the Ming Dynasty can still be sustained, which is supported by the asymmetry in the "exchange of silver" link. Among the people, one stone of grain can be exchanged for three or four qian of silver, and the ratio at the time of collection may be 89 qian or even
One tael. If you go to another place and add in the fire consumption, routine, etc., it may be worth two taels or even three taels of silver.
The imperial government's financial planning was basically based on silver, while local governments still calculated on grain and stone. The difference between this was the secret to maintaining the imperial government's financial planning.
Now, the emperor has exposed these problems in the palace examination. This is not because he thinks the important officials in the court cannot do it, but because everyone really can't come up with a better way.
This involves the tax system, the administration of officials, transshipments and the direction of military and civil affairs expenditures in the Ming Dynasty.
So one person said: "The questions in this palace test...are too difficult?"
This is not a topic that can be discussed in general terms such as "How to make the country rich" or "The pros and cons of reform".
Take a look at the three materials given in the question itself. There is so much information in them that even those who don’t know much about practical matters would not even know what behavior they are referring to.
The next three questions cover both the pros and cons of specific policies, issues such as official governance, and macro issues of national policy such as money and law.
The guidance conveyed will also make the tributes cautious: Now that a new law is being implemented, is the court selecting like-minded people, or is it asking for extensive advice when it encounters problems?
If a conclusion has been reached, one must be cautious when writing. If one has not yet reached a conclusion, it will be told to the world through the imperial examination that the imperial court intends to make a fuss about money law.
Fei Hong saw it clearly: "Everyone, we all know that if there is no good plan for the money law, the new law will fall short. The disciplines will be unified, the farmers will be divided into acres, and the gentry will all receive money. This is not your majesty's determination to implement it. We are the ministers of the people.
It is absolutely difficult to complete these three things. These three laws harm the interests of the gentry and make it difficult for the people to run out of money. Therefore, there are purchasing laws to relieve the people from the suffering of corvee service, commercial laws to relieve the gentry from worries, and tax laws to alleviate the difficulties of financial planning. However, after a large amount of banking,
, if private casting is still popular and circulation is inconvenient, the disadvantages will be doubled."
Reiterating the current problem, Fei Hong said: "There are five hundred candidates for the general examination, and one will get twenty-four. The more difficult one is better. Regarding this money method, it doesn't matter whether you are Your Majesty or we, there are six ministries and nine ministers, and we will give advice and help
There is no good strategy for anyone above the third rank. There is nothing wrong with asking tributes about it. If you have good advice, it will be a blessing to the Ming Dynasty and a blessing to us. Besides, we only ask about the pros and cons, and we don’t want the world to think that demonetization is imminent.
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"...There are a lot of smart people." Yang Tan, who was born in the Ministry of Finance, smiled bitterly.
What matters is the signal.
Since His Majesty and the imperial court are worried about money laws, as the most obvious money law, how can smart people not understand it?
"Therefore, it is also beneficial to collecting banknotes." Fei Hong said solemnly, "I think that after the imperial examination, this policy topic can be published in Ming Pao, along with the insightful articles in Yijia, and then encourage the gentry all over the world to discuss it.
You must not forget that the treasure banknotes have been determined and the old banknotes need to be abolished. After the method of silver coins, and then using the silver coins to gain trust in the world, new banknotes can be printed and the problem of lack of silver can be solved."
"...General Manager, let's focus on collecting money in these three years first, so as not to cause chaos in the world."
Minting silver coins and printing new banknotes is a matter for the next generation and the next generation.
In these three years, it would be good for the Ming Dynasty to transition from a three-legged situation of treasure notes, copper coins, and silver coins to a situation of copper coins and silver coins running in parallel.
The emperor's proposed imperial examination questions were not blocked by the State Council, because the direction was the same: all the ministers of the State Council who fully implemented the new law knew the importance of the Qian Law to the new law. If they could not succeed,
, the new law will inevitably change in the future, and the future of the new party and its heirs will naturally be affected, and even the fate of the family.
At this moment, the candidates for the new imperial examination did not know that the imperial examination questions would be so "difficult" and so practical. In fact, the 500 official candidates who are qualified to participate in the imperial examination have not yet been born.
News about the "Martial Arts Examination" is the new hot topic.
What is the concept of the conferment of a guaranteed rank of fifth rank? Among so many Jinshis every year, most of them can climb up to the fifth rank in their lifetime. After being appointed as a prefect, that is the end.
Although the rank of military generals is always a little higher than that of civil servants, this is the starting point for an official career.
Compared with the starting point for the conferment of ordinary Jinshi at the sixth or seventh rank, the favor and honor of Wu Jinshi and Wu Zhuangyuan have really improved too much.
Lu Bing couldn't help it any longer: "I am actually seventeen years old! Your Majesty has already ascended the throne and become the emperor when he was fifteen years old!"
Lu Song slapped him on the head: "What is your identity, how can you compare with His Majesty?"
How rebellious is it to say that you have not been able to get married for a whole day? It seems that you should be enthroned at the age of seventeen.
Lu Bing guarded his forehead in grievance: It has been almost five years since the 16th year of Zhengde's reign! From Jinyiwei's School of Health to Huangming University, it has been five years of studying!
In such a long time, my father has only been promoted to the rank of fourth rank in Jinyiwei, "directing affairs", and his actual duties are still only in the palace.
It’s not that Lu Bing has to be a high official, but the past few years have been turbulent. The incident of Hui Anbo’s rebellion in the capital camp was so exciting!
Now that he has a martial arts exam, Lu Bing burst into tears: "I can even take the martial arts exam first this year!"
"I said you should go to school first, then you should go to school!" Lu Song said, "His Majesty is always thinking about you, why are you so anxious!"
"Your Majesty, I haven't seen me for a long time!"
Lu Bing was very aggrieved. Nowadays, he and his father only go to the palace to congratulate the emperor every year during festivals, just like a routine matter.
"You don't have the skills, what are you going to do?" Lu Song understood the importance clearly, "You and His Majesty have an extraordinary friendship. His Majesty will use you to control the Imperial Guards in the future. Do you have that ability now? If you pass the Wujin exam,
Sir, do you want to be a Qianhu or a governor? You are not even a senior official!"
Lu Bing wanted to take off his pants to prove something, but in the end he could only sigh.
You are also a young man. Why can Your Majesty be so happy to be able to control the wind and rain at the age of fifteen?
Among his friends, Tang Shunzhi had already finished the senior high school entrance examination, and Yan Shifan, a stinky boy who was fourteen years old, also said: I will wait until I pass the martial arts examination this year.
Only he, Lu Bing, was still suppressed by His Majesty and his father.
Fortunately, Huang Jin's godson came to the Lu family and said to Lu Song without being seen at all: "General Lu, His Majesty has decreed that your son should also try the martial arts exam this year."
Lu Bing was overjoyed: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"...I accept the decree and thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
The emperor had an order, so Lu Song naturally no longer insisted on it.
But after sending others out, Lu Song looked at his son with a very dangerous look: "It's okay if you don't take the test. If you want to take the test, you will lose His Majesty's face, lose the face of Brother Luo and Commander Wang, and lose the face of Brother Luo and Commander Wang."
If you show off the face of the Lu family, I will peel off your skin! I will test the same things on horseback, arrows, knives, spears, swords, halberds, fist fights and thrusts, camp gunpowder, chariot warfare, astronomy and geography, all in one day!"
"...Dad, you don't understand everything."
Lu Bing is relatively modest, but in fact his father may not be considered a good person in many ways.
Lu Song was furious.
"Not to mention martial arts, as for the art of war, astronomy and geography, I'll go find Tang Yingde!"
"...That Tang Shunzhi? With his talent, he should be preparing for the imperial examination, right?"
"That guy doesn't need to prepare anything."
"...Let me see your horse steps first! Go to the courtyard and squat for an hour!"
"..."
At Yan Song's house, Yan Shifan was well controlled by the housekeeper Yan Song left in the capital, but the housekeeper now has a headache.
"Sir, how many times have I told you that His Majesty has specially arranged for you to go to health school. Just wait for His Majesty's arrangements. I am only the governor of a province, so you'd better not come forward now. You are only fourteen!"
Yan Shifan couldn't bear it anymore: "Nowadays in the School of Health, which of the students is not gearing up? How can Jinyiwei lag behind others in the current Kewu Palace Examination?"
"...Young Master is only fourteen!" the steward thought to himself, if we were to compete in martial arts, how could you, a fourteen-year-old man, compare with those who are in their prime and strong?
But Yan Shifan had a cruel intention of his own: "What's wrong with Fourteen? I've been learning from Brother Lu for several years, and I've never been afraid of anyone with my fists and kicks!"
The housekeeper didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Everyone knows that the young master is the son of the master..."
Yan Song was the first chief of the imperial study, governor of a province, Yu Qian was entitled to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the initiator of the compilation of "Da Ming Zhong Ren Jian".
With such a unique image and style, how could Yan Shifan hide his past and subsequent fights with many officials?
At this moment, the news that Yan Shifan wanted to take the martial arts examination had not yet reached Zhejiang, and he had not yet obtained Yan Song's permission, so the housekeeper felt it was inappropriate.
But the news that the martial arts examination will be held is spreading.
Yan Shifan already knew that it would be difficult for his image to take the liberal arts examination, and he also heard from his father about His Majesty's intentions, so he felt that this was one of the roads His Majesty had paved for him, and he felt that this was an opportunity that he must seize.
But more middle- and low-level officers and ordinary soldiers were filled with enthusiasm.
Starting from the Beijing camp, we then go to Beizhili, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, and then to Huguang.
Zhang Zhen also knew the news, and he could only lament: "It's a pity... I'm old."
"It's not bad to be in the Public Security Bureau!" Zhang Cheng said disdainfully, "No matter how good the martial arts champion is, can he be better than the literary champion? In the future, our Zhang family will have to rely on Bai Gui to honor our ancestors!"
Zhang Zhen looked at his infant grandson speechlessly: You just had a dream, you don't have to take it so seriously, right?
Why is it so easy to take the No. 1 Scholar examination? When the new examination system spread to Huguang, many scholars in Jingzhou Prefecture were wailing: After three years, they are afraid that they will have to take the test of simplified characters, new styles, and new learning, and they will not be able to take the exam.
Already.
By the beginning of March, that issue of "Ming Pao" had reached Fujian more than half a month later.
Yu Dayou has "according to the decree" to replace his father's official position of Deputy Qianhu, but as a filial piety at home, he is now mainly troubled by two things.
First, should we respond to the "policy" and end Ding You's tenure so that he can support his family and at the same time win another honor for his father who sacrificed his life?
Secondly, the news in the military system was faster than that in the Ming Dynasty. There was a June competition among generals of rank five or above. The commander of the Quanzhou Guard knew that Yu Dayou had extraordinary martial arts and was trying to persuade him.
The deputy Qianhu from the fifth rank is also a fifth rank and has this qualification.
Yu Dayou asked his art of war teacher Zhao Benxue: "Sir, what should students do?"
Zhao Benxue looked dissatisfied: "You are no longer calm!"
He spoke little, but Yu Dayou was a little ashamed and bowed his head in silence.
Indeed, if you already have a fixed opinion, why bother asking?
"This is not the time to have both loyalty and filial piety! You are only twenty-four years old, what will happen in three years?"
This is Zhao Benxue's point of view. He believes that keeping filial piety is more important, not for anything else but because he is his biological father.
Yu Dayou listened, apologized and left.
But the tree wants to be quiet but the wind is not stopping. The Governor of Fujian was originally just a transparent person in the planning process. The chief minister of Dali Temple and the newly appointed commander of the Fujian capital also wanted to show his face in front of the emperor.
In this year of great competition among serving military generals, the meaning of which province's generals are bravest among the three armies is naturally different.
What's more, no one can ignore the two people the emperor singled out in the memorial to the Ministry of War: Gu Shilong, the Duke of Jingguo, and Yu Dayou, the son of the Fujian martyr.
The former was the first to suppress the rebellion in Huguang and was the most recent Duke of the Ming Dynasty.
The latter is the son of a mere hereditary deputy Qianhu.
Besides, I heard that my martial arts skills are pretty good?
"There are more love-struck people in the military! Now that the Taiyuan Coast Defense Station has been established in the new platform, it's the right time to hire people. If you think about it, it's the Coast Defense Station's Thousand Households!"
Yu Dayou was a little confused again.
At twenty-four, he is no longer young.
Now that he has joined the army, his path to the imperial examination has been cut off.
Now, they naturally want to participate in the competition among serving generals themselves.
Yu Dayou looked at his father's memorial tablet and thought about his father's expectations for him during his lifetime. He shook his head and said, "I would like to take the martial arts examination first, and then the martial arts examination!"
The Yu family is not considered rich, and now the burden of the whole family rests on Ding You's Yu Dayou. Because his family has already reached heaven, he does not want to fall from the lintel.
The first military champion in the Ming Dynasty who passed the palace examination is different from the second, or the serving military general who won the championship alone, right?
After making up his mind, he went to visit Zhao Benxue again the next morning.
After the other party let out a long sigh, he looked at his proud disciple with complicated emotions: "The martial arts examination will be held again, and there are many heroes in this subject. You have not fulfilled your filial piety, so how can you feel at ease if you don't win the first place? If you want to win the first place, how easy is it?"
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"There is still half a year, students should study hard and practice hard!"
Yu Dayou had great confidence in the provincial martial arts examination.
But the National Examination and the Palace Examination are indeed as Zhao Benxue said. This year, the salary and standards have been set so high, and more emphasis has been placed on military force rather than strategy. How many people are gearing up?
"...He is the commander of the division, but he is also the master of military strategy!"
Yu Dayou's expression remained unchanged: "If a student abandons literature and pursues martial arts, how can he only choose to be a brave general? He should be a commander! First choose brave generals, and then learn strategies. In fact, strategy is more important!"
"...Then let's go inside."
In Zhao Benxue's home, in addition to the tablets of his father, grandfather and others, there is also an unnamed tablet at the top.
He glanced at the tablet, turned around and led Yu Dayou into the study.
The ancestors emphasized literature and suppressed military affairs, and ultimately lost the country. Zhao Benxue regretted this throughout his life and devoted himself to studying the art of war.
Now, the master of the Ming Dynasty has actually held a martial arts examination, hoping to stimulate the enthusiasm of the martial arts people all over the world.
The middle-aged Zhao Benxue witnessed the Fujian and Zhejiang Coastal Defense Roads capture the west coast of Taiyuan at close range, and then tried to expand the territory. Fujian gained a small piece of land that was not a foreign land. This matter was discussed all over the world.
There are very few people because the matter is none of my business.
But Zhao Benxue was very useful, and he had a faint appreciation for the current emperor.
Then the martial arts examination will be held again. After a few years, before he returns to dust, will he be able to see the day when the Ming Dynasty once again reintroduces his tricks, and then seizes Shi Yanran and seals him as a wolf?
In front of Zhao Benxue, there is only one student who he values in his heart.
"Today, let's talk about "Tao Qian's Internal and External Chapters" in detail!"
In the morning light, Tang Shunzhi, Wang Shenzhong and others also walked into Fengtian Gate.
The hall was called Guoyi Hall, and the gate was still called Fengtian Gate.
The emperor serves as the ruler of the world, and all ministers assist him in managing state affairs.
But at this time, it was the reserve force of the ministers, and five hundred tribute soldiers were sent to Danqi.
Tang Shunzhi saw the emperor on the throne from a distance. He knelt down first among the crowd and said, "Students, see your majesty. Long live your majesty! Long live! Long live!"
After passing the imperial examination, they were all disciples of the emperor.
The desks outside the hall were arranged neatly, and everyone took their seats one by one, waiting for the hall test questions to be announced.
Gong Yongqing was a little worried.
On the day the list was released, although he was on the official list, he didn't even make it into the top 100.
I went to the Etiquette Department to check my scores and found that the scores in the third game were lower.
This chilled his desire to be ranked number one.
The imperial examination won’t still be about practical current affairs and policy questions, right?
After a while, unlike in the past, the questions for the palace examination were not read out, but each person was given a piece of paper.
Gong Yongqing's face turned blue after reading it.