The civil and military officials continued to play until the end of the Lantern Festival before accepting their leave.
It is really a day of carnival for the whole people. The money earned by officials throughout the year is finally spent at the end of the year. This money flows into the pockets of the people, and the people are all smiling.
Those poor scholars also made a lot of money through this Spring Festival. Those who are good at calligraphy write couplets, and those who are good at painting draw pictures for other people's families.
For example, Yu Qian, whose family is not well-off, made twenty taels of silver in half a month by selling paintings, which was enough to last him a long time.
After the Spring Festival holiday, the court also had to arrange the work of these talents.
The first is that the top 2,000 candidates in the national examination were selected by officials in the past, but this time under Li Xiao's suggestion, a two-way selection was conducted.
Thus, the first job fair in Ming Dynasty began.
In the Gongyuan, several departments have set up temporary sheds, and everyone sits here to recruit officials. Due to the expansion of recruitment, there are no more officials, so the successor officials need to take on a lot of basic work.
"Take a look, take a look. The Ministry of Works is recruiting people. The Ministry of Works is recruiting people. If you have a total score of 500 and more than 50 points in arithmetic, you can come to the Ministry of Works."
"Don't miss it if you pass by. The Ministry of Punishment is recruiting people. The total score is in the top 1,000 and the general knowledge is above 80. Come to our Ministry of Punishment and admit the best."
"The Ministry of Rites recruits people with a total score of more than 300, and a single subject of Confucianism above 90 points. The Ministry of Rites will give priority to admission, give priority to admission, and receive favorable treatment!"
"Dali Temple is recruiting people. The total ranking is before 1,000, and the arithmetic and common sense are above 80. Come and take a look."
Various departments are competing for people. They found that after Li Xiao was divided into different departments, it was easier to select people. In the past, everyone studied Confucianism, so it was not easy to select people.
Now it’s all right, everyone takes what they need. The Ministry of Industry should be good at arithmetic, the Dali Temple should be good at common sense, and the Ministry of Household should be good at arithmetic and policy analysis.
In the past, the lowest level in each department was the clerk, but now these people start working as the lowest clerk, and then move up step by step based on performance.
As for the selection of the remaining ones that no one wants, they will ultimately be arranged by the Ministry of Personnel and sent to Nanjing to serve as district chiefs, deputy district chiefs, or dormitory members.
Therefore, many of the top 1,000 cranes are working hard to try their luck everywhere to see if they can stay in the capital and become officials. Even if they are just grassroots clerks, they can be transferred to other places to become county magistrates if they have the opportunity in the future. Category.
"Where should I go?"
Yu Qian took his transcript and looked around. He chose these departments at will. He came out among the best in the imperial examination this time, and all departments met the requirements.
However, when there are too many choices, people become entangled. Yu Qian obviously has a phobia of choice. After wandering for a long time, he still couldn't decide which yamen he would work for.
"Hey, who is that?"
A director of the Ministry of Personnel saw Yu Qian, who was fifteen or sixteen years old. Isn't he the child prodigy this time? He got second place in the exam, because the first place was Zhu Yuanzhang, and he had some human sophistication in it. Eliminating this factor, Isn't it number one? In the past, this would have been the number one pick.
Yu Qian pointed to himself, "Are you calling me?"
"Don't look, it's you Yu Qian." Bo, the head of the official department, waved to Yu Qian: "Come here, I will admit you here. The official department is a good yamen."
The heads of other departments heard that it was Yu Qian and gathered around him.
"Yu Qian, come to our Etiquette Department. The Etiquette Department is suitable for talents like you. It has great potential."
"Come to the Department of Accounts, the Department of Accounts can show your talent."
"Come to the Ministry of War. Now that the Holy One plans to expand the territory, the Ministry of War has great prospects."
Everyone is talking about it, and they all want to get this talent.
When Yu Qian saw something was wrong, he took a few steps back and ran away.
"Don't run away, you"
Everyone was speechless.
Yu Qian ran for a while and reached a remote location. He sat down under a tree and took a short rest. At the same time, he leaned on the tree trunk and thought about the future. He could not be casual. This choice will determine the future.
Suddenly, a word reached Yu Qian's ears.
"Actually, the positions here are not good. The really good positions are in the dormitories that no one cares about."
Several people nearby were chatting and chatting. These people were all candidates from a thousand foreign universities, and they must be working in the dormitory area.
Hearing this, Yu Qian's ears perked up.
A scholar in his forties said, "Why do you say that? Aren't the official positions in this district given to the rest?"
Another person said: "You don't know this. I spent two months researching and asking around before I figured it out."
"What do you say?" asked another person.
"Hehe." The scholar at the beginning said: "When we are officials, it depends on who is above us. Who made this dormitory, who established it, and who is above us?"
Some scholars pondered: "It seems that the dormitory area was first established by the Imperial Guard in Peiping."
"By the way, who is the most promising person to hang out with these days?"
"Of course, the most promising one is to work with the National Master."
"Isn't that right? The dormitory organization was created by the Imperial Master. If we go to work in the dormitory, aren't we just hanging out with the Imperial Master?"
"Hey, what you said makes sense, but with so many dormitories, how can the Imperial Master notice us little guys?"
"You must be ignorant. The Imperial Guard pays great attention to grassroots officials, especially those in the district. Some of the district chiefs who made great achievements in Peiping are now high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and some have gone to state-owned enterprises. If you become a high-ranking official, especially in a state-owned enterprise, your income will be higher than working as an errand in the imperial court."
"real or fake?"
"Of course it's true. How can I lie to you? This dormitory is clearly against the local squires. How can the Imperial Master not pay attention to it? I guess that the dormitory will be taken seriously in the past few years. As long as we make The results are not as slow as those who are currently entering various yamen, and they may be able to become county magistrates."
"Hey, it makes sense to say that. We didn't do well in the exam, but it was a blessing in disguise."
These scholars began to brag about how good the dormitory area was, apparently because they could only enter the dormitory area due to their rankings, so they found some excuses for themselves.
Even so, they are indeed a blind cat meeting a dead mouse. Li Xiao really pays great attention to the dormitory area. Talents are produced at the grassroots level. In Li Xiao's plan, these people will be of great use in addition to the dormitory area.
"The villagers at the grassroots level in Yishe District can be reused by the National Master!!"
Yu Qian's eyes lit up when he heard these words.
When he was able to become an official in the court this time, he naturally wanted to achieve great results, and at the same time, he also held the great aspirations of the people of the world.
"It's really possible that we are being brought to Nanjing now because we want to build Nanjing into a city like Peking. In this way, the dormitory leaders can do a lot. With my results, there is no problem in becoming a dormitory president."
Thinking of this, Yu Qian thought about it several times, made up his mind and walked towards the official department.
"Yu Qian, are you planning to come to the Ministry of Personnel? You are wise and have figured it out. The Ministry of Personnel is regarded as a heavenly official in the eyes of the people. With your talent and learning, you will be able to succeed in the future."
After receiving Yu Qian, the head of the Ministry of Personnel, Bo, began to talk about the benefits of the Ministry of Personnel.
But Yu Qian said resolutely: "Zhang Zhubo, I will not join the official department."
Zhang Zhubo was stunned, "What do you mean?"
Yu Qian said: "I want to go to the dormitory area, I want to go to the grassroots level!"
Zhang Zhubo: "????"
"Gao Chi, what do you think of this recruitment of officials?"
In the Yangxin Hall, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi and asked.
Zhu Gaochi said: "I think it is very appropriate. This time, there are old and young people in the front line. The yamen can choose according to the needs of the yamen, either brave and brave, talented people who are proficient in astronomy, or those who are involved in all aspects." The calligraphy method selects virtuous people. A large part of them have relatively low talents, but they can also be used to benefit one party and transform Nanjing."
Zhu Di smiled and said: "Yes, this two-way choice is really a breakthrough. It is in line with Li Xiaochang's saying of making the best use of things and making the best use of people. I believe that there will only be more and more capable ministers in the court in the future."
"That's right, Father."
Zhu Gaochi replied: "In addition, the National Preceptor also said that the new military system will abolish hereditary inheritance. I think this will greatly enhance the strength of the army. I have discussed it with the cabinet and formulated a plan."
Zhu Di said: "Tell me and listen."
Zhu Gaochi said: "Children of hereditary positions with military merit must take part in the martial arts examination at the age of twenty. If they fail the first test, they will be appointed as agents and enjoy half of their salary. If they try again the second year, those who pass will enjoy full salary, but they still fail. Those who join the army will serve as soldiers."
Zhu Di said: "Yes, this change will eliminate those who use the Yu to make up for it. However, in the future, wars will be based on merit, and the titles that can be awarded will be less attractive. It will inevitably be carried by the generals. Besides, there will be a war soon."
In ancient times, being a soldier was a matter of hanging your head on your belt, and a title was the best reward, enough to make soldiers work hard on the battlefield.
If he survived the battlefield and had a few heads cut off for military merit, he would be rewarded with titles and positions.
Even if it is a small banner or a hundred households, it can be passed down from generation to generation. This is not an iron rice bowl, but a golden rice bowl.
Zhu Gaochi said: "What the National Master means is that the sixth and twelfth grade of martial arts will remain unchanged, but hereditary military positions will be abolished, and all talents in the army will be selected from the army."
While the two were discussing, the latest memorial was brought in by the eunuch.
Zhu Gaochi sighed. He had just finished correcting the memorials, and there were so many more. It was really exhausting.
Zhu Di dodged his eyes, pretending not to see it, and then changed the topic: "By the way, Gao Chi, didn't you tell me before that there were plague outbreaks in two places? How are they being handled now?"
Zhu Gaochi said: "Speaking of which, Peking University is really talented. It has only been in operation for half a year. Last time the plague was rampant, more than thirty medical students and hundreds of soldiers were sent to the local area for diagnosis and treatment. Within two months, And it was cured.”
"Is Peking University so powerful?"
Zhu Di was shocked. He didn't even know much about this matter. In the past, when the plague broke out, the court would be in a state of panic, but now it's better to treat it so lightly.
"What about flood control?"
"It was also the students from Peking University who got it done."
Zhu Di asked several questions in a row and found out that it was all done by students from Peking University, which made him confused. Isn't this group of students who had just graduated from high school and just entered university better at handling problems than the officials of his court?
"So, these last five years of national examinations can be regarded as giving talents a chance to make a comeback. The things taught at Peking University are really practical," Zhu Gaochi said.
hiss.
Zhu Di took a breath. It seemed that the cancellation of the imperial examination was no problem. In the future, when selecting officials, they would just pass the national examination and be admitted from Peking University.
"We need to build more universities like this." Zhu Di suggested.
Zhu Gaochi said: "Father, this matter is already in the planning. After the first batch of students from Peking University graduate, many of them will become university tutors and teachers of the new university."
Zhu Di clicked his tongue, as if he didn't need to speak, everything was done?
He couldn't help but ask: "What about the military horses?"
Zhu Gaochi said: "It has been arranged. In the Napa Sea Grassland, the Hulunbuir Prairie and several large grasslands on the Jurchen side, the national master has signed a pre-purchase agreement with the local tribes to provide silver coins and horse breeds, which will be raised by them. Father, this time After you defeat Japan, you will see 200,000 troops and horses when you come back."
"Two hundred thousand horses?" Zhu Di's scalp was numb. Couldn't it be possible to form 200,000 cavalry?
"More than that." Zhu Gaochi said: "My brother-in-law is using a new breed of military horse. The new horse breed obtained through crossbreeding is stronger than the Mongolian horse. It is cold-resistant, resistant to plateaus, thirsty, hardy, not afraid of cold, and adaptable to extreme conditions." With extensive feeding and management, they have extremely strong vitality, can survive in harsh and harsh conditions, and can travel long distances. They only need to drink water once when traveling hundreds of miles a day.”
These logistical matters were all handled by Zhu Gaochi and Li Xiao after discussion. Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu didn't even ask.
At this time, Zhu Di was shocked and his scalp was numb again.
My son-in-law gave me too much.
All love needs to do is fight
"Two hundred thousand troops and horses." Zhu Di said in a daze: "Does Li Xiao want me to fight in Europe?"
Zhu Gaochi said: "Brother-in-law has said that as long as your father is willing, you can attack the Americas. Once the railway is built, those countries will become our vassal states."
"Okay! Great!" Zhu Di said with a smile: "Then I will go to inspect the troops and horses. You take good care of your home. When spring comes, you will first go to conquer the Japanese country, and then go to the north to expand the territory."
Zhu Gaochi suggested: "Father, you should first go and see the Ming Dynasty treasure ship produced by the shipyard. If you want to go to the Japanese country, across the mountains and across the sea, only the treasure ship can bring a large number of soldiers there. It has been built and will be launched into the sea soon. Waiting for your order, Father."
"Treasure ship!" Zhu Di's eyes lit up: "Gao Chi, you are reminding me that the last time I went to see the treasure ship, it was not completed yet. It has been half a year. I went there immediately."
As soon as he left, Zhu Di sent an order to Li Xiao to go together to watch the grand launch of the treasure ship into the sea.
A few days later, Tianjin Port.
Zhu Di and Li Xiao arrived and held a ceremony for the treasure ship to be launched into the sea.
When Zhu Di saw the giant ship, he couldn't help but clicked his tongue.
The warship in front of us is majestic and magnificent, like a moving castle. The hull is 269 meters long, more than five stories high, weighs about 46,000 tons, is several hundred meters long, and seems to be enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. .
The ship's surface is covered with thick armor giving it an indestructible feel.
What can be seen on the deck of the hull is a row of huge cannons, each of which is enough to destroy a small ship, ready to launch a devastating blow to the enemy at any time.
This treasure ship took ten years to build, with a tonnage equal to that of the Titanic, and cost nearly 50 million taels of silver. Tens of thousands of civilians worked day and night in the shipyard to build it.
The hull was painted with waterproof paint, and six large characters were printed on it: Daming Treasure Ship No. 1.
The officials who accompanied Zhu Di for the examination were stunned and stunned.
The same was true for Zhu Di. He had thought that the treasure ship was very majestic, but when he actually saw the treasure ship, he was so shocked that he trembled all over.
What Li Xiao has always stood for is right!
The progress in skills is really great!
"If there is one, there are two; if there are two, there are three."
Li Xiao pointed at the treasure ship and smiled: "The Ming Dynasty Treasure Ship No. 1 is just the beginning, and it is also the beginning. There will be No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 in the future."
Zhu Di couldn't help but ask: "Li Xiao, just attack the Japanese country, why build so many big ships?"
Influenced by Confucianism, the emperors of all dynasties in the Central Plains have never thought of expanding their territory overseas. They have always been wandering around the Central Plains without even thinking about it.
But now that the treasure ship is out, Li Xiao thinks it’s time to think about it.
Li Xiao smiled and said: "The world is so big, my father-in-law doesn't want to go and see it?"
Zhu Di was slightly confused and said: "Li Xiao, you want to conquer more territory, but you can't control it. Who can control it?"
Li Xiaodao: "Father-in-law, haven't we been discussing the issue of the Ming Dynasty vassal king with the Supreme Emperor before? This problem still has no answer. My son-in-law feels that now there is an answer."
Zhu Di nodded, then came back to his senses and said in surprise: "You mean?"
"That's right." Li Xiao said with a smile: "The vassal territory does not necessarily have to be established in the Central Plains. If these overseas countries are enfeoffed, no matter what the future, isn't it also the land of our old Zhu family?"
With that said, Li Xiao took out a world map and showed it in front of Zhu Di.
"This!" Zhu Di seemed to have suddenly broadened his horizons. He looked at the ship again and said heroically: "That's right. If there is such a big ship, all the overseas countries can belong to the Ming Dynasty, and the land of the vassal kings , if you find someone, let’s start from the Japanese country!”
After finishing his words, Zhu Di ordered: "Go to the sea!"
At the scene, salutes, firecrackers, and flags were waving. The civil and military officials watching the ship being launched into the sea could not take their eyes off it. Tens of thousands of craftsmen looked at the majestic work of art that they had built over 3,000 days and nights, and it was finally about to be launched into the sea.
Boom!
As the craftsmen of the shipyard worked, the dry dock was filled with water and floated away, the slide was launched, and the ship entered the ocean, causing violent waves!
A group of officials followed Zhu Di on board the ship for a tour. Under Zheng He's guidance, they learned that the anchor alone weighed five tons. Its driving power was similar to the steam engine of the Peking train. It burned coal and the hull was made of steel. Nearly half of the country's All the iron ores supplied this ship. In order to manufacture this ship, there were five new steel plants in Tianjin to be able to supply so much steel. You can imagine how difficult it was to build this ship.
Li Xiao was also on board to admire the existence of this work of art. At that time, the Ming Dynasty Treasure Ship was the highest-level fleet in the world. Now this giant ship is really looking down upon everyone!
"Is this a lighting fixture??"
Zhu Di asked, pointing to the big spotlight on one side of the ship.
"Yes, Song Yingxing of Peking University has developed electric lights, but now they are only for military use and not for civilian use." Li Xiao replied: "With this big spotlight, you can also observe the sea surface at night."
Song Yingxing's research was indeed very fruitful, but the technical difficulties were directly solved by Li Xiao, so he could appear on the big ship.
"Okay!" Zhu Di really couldn't put it down. He finally walked to the bow of the ship, looked towards the boundless sea, and said, "No wait. Now that the ship has landed in the sea, we will send troops to conquer the Japanese country on a certain day, but..."
"But what?" Li Xiao asked.
Zhu Di said: "Master Chu Wuming, attacking like this is tantamount to banditry."
Li Xiao thought for a while and said: "Father-in-law, seven years ago, my son-in-law and Ningyun met an assassin in the Japanese country. The assassin tried to take our lives. It was very thrilling and we were almost assassinated. This Japanese country has ulterior motives and dared to attack us. It is a grave crime for the princess of the Ming Dynasty to take action."
Although it is a bit far-fetched, it can be regarded as a reason.
"Is there anything else going on?"
Zhu Di nodded and said: "That's easy to handle. If they dare to touch our princess and imperial master of the Ming Dynasty, they will be punished with death. Anyone who offends China will be punished no matter how far away they are! The Japanese country must be destroyed!"
Li Xiao raised his right hand and said loudly: "The Holy One is wise and may the Ming Dynasty last for ten thousand years!"
All the civil and military officials held their heads high: "The Holy One is wise and may the Ming Dynasty last for ten thousand years!"
That's it.
After Zhu Di returned to Beijing, he immediately inspected 20,000 elite soldiers. Zhang Yu, Zhang Wu, Zhang Fu, Zhu Neng and other generals who had been Zhu Di's confidants followed him on the expedition.
The ordnance provided by the Ministry of War was surprising. More than 3,000 flintlock muskets were provided. The new cloth armor was also brought out. It only weighed more than ten kilograms. Its defensive power was amazing. Even bows and arrows could not penetrate it. Everyone wore armor. .
The logistics department also has a variety of canned food, beef jerky and other new types of dry food.
It was the first time for Zhu Di to fight such a rich battle. He couldn't help but feel happy, and he valued Li Xiao even more. The battle hadn't started yet, and his son-in-law had prepared so much? ? ?
In this way, Zhu Gaochi appointed Zhu Di as the general to eliminate the Japanese, and pointed his sword at the Japanese country to attack the assassination of the national teacher and the princess.
The Japanese nation never dreamed that it would be annihilated because of such a trivial matter.
At this time, Wei Zhongxian, who was in the country of Japan, put the country into chaos and fought a civil war for seven years. The war was not over yet, and it was riddled with holes.
However, when Wei Zhongxian learned that the Japanese country was about to be conquered, he felt something was wrong. When Zhu Di came ashore two months later, he immediately expressed his loyalty.
But how could Zhu Di not know that this person's behavior in the Japanese country over the years was really a disaster? Otherwise, how could he have caused such harm to the Japanese country?
With one blow, Wei Zhongxian's head was chopped off and the sacrificial flag was cut off.
Instead of playing tricks, Zhu Di planned to directly attack with absolute force and follow Li Xiao's suggestion to completely eliminate them.
Immediately afterwards, after Zhu Di came ashore, he occupied a city and repaired it for a period of time.
Subsequently, under the leadership of Zhu Di, he began to sweep away various Japanese families like autumn leaves. Mouri, Asakura, Hojo, Takeda, and Oda were killed indiscriminately.
I'm afraid it won't be long before these powerful figures who will appear in history in the future will become history.
Because these people are really like paper in front of Zhu Di's cavalry.
Not to mention such a powerful weapon as a flintlock gun, Zhu Di found that even without such a thing, beating these people was easier than in military drills.
Zhu Di smiled. If feelings were not separated by the sea, such a country would have been taken care of by any regime in the Central Plains. It was too weak.
Later, Zhu Di simply began to treat it as a training exercise.
News of the victory kept coming to the court.
Li Xiao lamented, if history is changed like this, people will probably not be able to see anime in the future, right? ?
However, everyone can’t see things that don’t concern them. Anyway, they can watch it, and the animation sources on TV provided by the system are still there.
at the same time.
The other side.
After spring started, Li Xiao personally took a thousand officials from the district who were about to take office and boarded the train to Nanjing.
Following Li Xiao were the soldiers of the Cixi Guard led by Li Jinglong.
What happened in Peiping before will happen again in Nanjing. Without soldiers, the reform will not be successful.
As for Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Gaoxu, they both went to the Japanese country and had no hope. A group of elite generals were also taken away, but this Li Jinglong can be used, and his soldiers are also very strong!
"Are you Yu Qian? Didn't you get second place in the exam? How did you get on this train?"
On the train, Li Xiao went to visit the scholars and received excited welcome and love from everyone. Then he discovered Yu Qian.
Everyone thought, as expected, this dormitory is the real son of the Imperial Master. Many officials who were among the best in the exam but chose to go to the dormitory felt excited, including this Yu Qian.
Yu Qian said excitedly: "The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold!"
These words come from the heart, Yu Qian is such a person.
"Very good." Li Xiao looked at Yu Qian. Even when he was upright and energetic, he was still a master who was not afraid of power. He could just be a helper for his current reform. After being tempered, he could also help him carry out subsequent reforms. After all, he was following Landlords and nobles across the country were fighting.
Only such people can accomplish things on their behalf. After they are trained, they can become the hands-off shopkeeper again, perfect.
When the time comes, give him the hardest bone to crack.
(End of chapter)
