Not long after I left Linzi County, the students from Linzi Academy also set out. The scientific examination was scheduled to start on August 23, and those further away had already set off. Now many students have gathered in Xianyang.
Xianyang Hall, court meeting.
"Shu Sun Tong, how are you preparing for the examination room and test questions for the scientific examination?" There is still nearly a month left, especially the test questions, and two copies must be prepared as soon as possible.
The entire scientific examination process has been fixed: the examination will start on August 23rd and end on the same day; the scores will be determined on September 5th; the results will be announced on September 6th, but only the names of the top 100 people will be announced, not the rankings, and they will be given the status of "Qin Shi"; The palace examination is held on the seventh to eighth day of the lunar month; the rankings are announced on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and that ends.
Different from the imperial examinations in history, I chose to put all choices, judgments, cases, and strategies in the paper format, just like the examinations of later generations. Now that there is a more scientific inspection method, I can no longer discuss talents in one article. That would be too limiting. After all, what I want are talents whose science and technology are as important as governance.
The form of grading the test paper is naturally based on scores. The ranking from one to 100 is determined directly after the test paper is scored. The purpose of the palace test is just to let them know me and let them know who I work for. The other is to evaluate Whether the person has real talent or knowledge? There have been too many cases of cheating in scientific examinations in history, so I have to check it myself.
If there is indeed real talent and learning, but the moral corruption can be seen in Xianyang Palace, the censor will arrange to fill the gap. If there is no gap to fill, he will be sent to various official offices in Xianyang to study. Of course, everyone's arrangements must go through My approval.
Shusuntong stood up and said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, the examination room has been set up, the first test questions have been issued, and the second will be released tomorrow. Your Majesty, please come to Baijia Academy to review it!"
The people who asked the questions were all randomly selected Ph.D.s. They were locked up in Baijia Academy and were not allowed to come out to prevent the test questions from being leaked. Two test questions were randomly selected, and the other one was used in case of emergencies.
I nodded slightly and responded: "That's very good. Regarding the scientific examination, there are a few points that need to be paid attention to. First, the guards and invigilators on the day of the scientific examination will be randomly selected by me from the guards in the Chaoyi camp and the palace. , the two deputy examiners will also announce it after the exam starts on the same day; secondly, after all candidates' test papers are collected, the examiner will cover the candidates' information with paper. I will also randomly select officials to make unified transcripts, and then hand them over to randomly selected marking officers for unified evaluation. .”
Shusun Tong cupped his hands and said: "I obey, this can achieve fairness and justice, Your Majesty is wise!"
After finishing this matter, I glanced at Li Si and said, "Prime Minister Li, how are you discussing the matter of raising hogs?"
Li Si stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, after discussing with Prime Minister Zuo, Zhi Su Nei Shi and others, we have come up with a solution. First, the places suitable for raising hogs are mainly in the Jiangnan area and the Deshui area. The two places are rich in water resources and grain production. Sufficient; secondly, regarding the cubs, I believe that the imperial court can pay for the establishment of a pig-raising farm in the two places at suitable places for the production of cubs. I wonder what your majesty thinks?"
"Yes." Li Si's plan is relatively safe. The imperial court can help the head of Guizhou bear part of the risk by paying for it. When it really develops and grows in the future, it will definitely be the imperial court that will benefit first, which is enough to make up for the initial investment.
"But you should pay attention to the method of raising pigs." I reminded: "Bottles are prone to diseases, and it would be extremely scary if pig plague develops. Therefore, the scale of each pig farm must be controlled to an appropriate number to prevent large-scale epidemics." In case of pig plague, we also recruit Guizhou chiefs and veterinarians who are familiar with pig raising, and pay them like a general. Raising pigs on a large scale is not an easy task, so don’t take it lightly."
To adjust measures to local conditions, we still have to rely on the people living in this era. There are no veterinary drugs like those of later generations. Once a large-scale swine fever occurs, the court will suffer heavy losses. Moreover, swine fever is very common even in later generations.
Li Si said seriously: "I obey your orders."
Ge Yue stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am worried about whether the head of Guizhou is willing to buy it? Is he able to buy it?"
I glanced at Ying Heng: "Nei Shiling, how effective is the strategy to deal with lazy people now?"
Although it has worked before, I don't know if it will last long.
When Ying Tong heard the roll call, he immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, after more than a year of development, almost all the lazy people have now returned to the right path. The approximately 20,000 heads of various livestock distributed since last year have multiplied to about 100,000. . Nowadays, there are many people who have died of old age or illness, and I would like to ask Your Majesty whether they should be punished according to the agreement at that time."
I chuckled and said, "Since they have corrected their evil ways, if it is indeed force majeure that caused the death of the livestock issued by the imperial court, they can be forgiven as appropriate, but they must pay attention to the scale and not let them lose their respect for Qin's laws."
Ying Hei cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is kind and kind, and I will obey your orders!"
I turned to look at Ge Yue: "Lazy men can raise livestock, so can ordinary Guizhou people. If they really can't afford to buy it, just like farm tools, the court can still lend it to them. As for the interest, it will be the first to produce it." After batching the cubs, one will be kept, and the rest will be returned to the court as interest on the loan."
Now the food in the treasury has recovered, and there is about three years of food. Although according to the ancients' view, it is still "a country without a country", but with the current development momentum of Da Qin, there is no need to worry. The treasury is out of food, but the warehouses in Jiangnan have been Overflowing, there is also food for the imperial court.
Ge Yue also praised: "Your Majesty is kind and kind, and I obey your orders!"
After all the arrangements were made, I waved my hand: "The court meeting is over. Prime Minister Li, Prime Minister Feng, the Imperial Censor, Xianyang Ling, General Shaofu, and Zhu Liangzao are all here to stay. The rest of you can leave."
After everyone left, I stood up and said, "Let me change into my robes and let's go see how the new city is doing."
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The group left the South City Gate and arrived at the New City not far south.
I looked at the civilian workers who were busy building their houses, and Baichong cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the new city of Dongfang City is almost completed. Everything is in accordance with Your Majesty's requirements, and the locations of water channels, fire protection, and landmark buildings have been reserved."
I nodded, stepped forward and took a closer look, and responded: "Yes, the construction of the house is much more sophisticated than that of Xianyang City. They are all made of blue bricks, right?"
"Yes, all the houses are made of blue bricks. The cement produced by the public transportation has not yet been manufactured on a large scale. The roads are first laid with green bricks in accordance with the road regulations in Xianyang City. When the cement can be used, the green bricks will be covered with cement. "
Seeing that sidewalks and roadways have been reserved on both sides according to my requirements and have not yet been fully paved, I nodded with satisfaction: "Xianyang New City is a thousand-year plan. Quality must be guaranteed. Each house is engraved with the name and place of origin of the builder. If there is a quality problem in the future, I will not let them off lightly!"
