There were three ways to select officials in the Tang Dynasty, namely, door-yin, variegated entry, and imperial examination.
Everyone is familiar with the so-called imperial examination. Since Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty initiated the imperial examination, the official selection system of China's feudal dynasty is gradually being replaced by the imperial examination. But everything must have a process. In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination was not a court selection. The most mainstream method of becoming an official, at this time, the number of officials who entered the court relying on the shadow of the door and the various ways of entering the court still accounted for a considerable proportion.
Of course, the Tang Dynasty also had strict regulations on Men Yin's entry into official positions: First, those who had titles could be inherited by their descendants; second, royal relatives could be awarded officials based on their relationship; third, loose officials, the great-grandsons of ministerial officials of third rank or above, Descendants of the fifth rank and above, and sons of second-rank honorary officers can be qualified to enter the officialdom.
Wang Renbiao's situation belongs to the second type of official entry under the background of the family - he is appointed according to the rank of the emperor's relatives, and he becomes the governor of a state from the beginning. His starting point is much higher than that of those from a poor family, mainly because of his mother. It’s Princess Tongan!
"Qizhou Governor? Congratulations to Renbiao! I hope Renbiao can benefit the people of the state and achieve great achievements!"
Li Zexuan was stunned for a moment, then he cupped his hands towards Wang Renbiao.
Although he didn't know where Qizhou was, no matter where it was, the governor of a state was considered a big official, almost equivalent to a high-ranking official in modern times.
For a long period of time, the Tang Dynasty adopted a three-level administrative division system of "dao, prefecture, and county". However, the actual authority of the "dao" varied greatly from each other and underwent many changes, and was often based on the actual power of the Jiedushi. Expansion, so this system is often called "virtual third level".
At the beginning of Zhenguan, Li Er divided the world into ten realms. The Qizhou that Wang Renbiao was about to go to belonged to Gyeonggi Province, also known as Fengxiang Prefecture. bigger.
At least this Qizhou is larger than the Suizhou managed by Wang Renbiao's father, and is closer to the political center of the Tang Dynasty. It can be seen that Princess Tongan put a lot of thought into Li Er for her son's future.
At this moment, Wang Renbiao's face did not show much joy as he was about to become an official. He smiled bitterly and said: "Being an official and managing politics is not Renbiao's specialty. I don't dare to ask for credit, but I just want to have no faults!"
Li Zexuan said with a smile: "Don't be so pessimistic, Renbiao! You have the support of the Wang family. After you take office, relying on the resources of the Wang family, it will not be difficult to develop agriculture and commerce in Qizhou and make the people rich! People are doing it , God is watching, as long as you serve the people wholeheartedly, the people will remember it~!"
Wang Renbiao nodded, cupped his hands and said, "I'd like to thank you for your good advice, Xiaoxuan! I'm afraid I'll have to ask you for some official experience! It took you less than a year to manage your fiefdom." It is well organized and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. It is indeed a model for all officials in the Tang Dynasty~!"
Everyone likes to hear good words, and Li Zexuan is no exception. What's more, these are not only good words, but also the truth, right? He said with a smile: "What the hell! I just don't want to see the people suffer! Ren Biao, as long as you treat the people well, I believe that after your term in Qizhou is over, the people will definitely come to you~!"
Wang Renbiao nodded solemnly and said: "Although Wang has no ambition to be an official in this life, since he wants to be an official now, he must do his best to benefit the people!"
Li Zexuan laughed and said: "Haha! If I come to Qizhou one day, I will have a drink with Renbiao again!"
Wang Renbiao cupped his hands and said, "Definitely!"
After that, he turned around and left.
When Leng Yuyao passed by Li Zexuan, she hesitated for a moment, then clasped her fists and said, "Master Marquis, take care! You are a good official! See you later!"
At the beginning, she did not like Li Zexuan, but in the end, Li Zexuan's powerful martial arts strength and extraordinary personality charm made her admire him. Her attitude towards Li Zexuan has changed a lot.
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Miss Leng, take care of yourself too!"
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Wang Renbiao's family was not the only one who was eager for the bicycle business. In the afternoon, Cao Wendong, Lin Wenyuan, Liao Xifan, and Zhang Jingyang, the other major shareholders of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, came over to inquire about the bicycle sales.
Liao Xifan subscribed for 40,000 guan of Chamber of Commerce shares at that time, but 20,000 guan was subscribed for on behalf of his friend Feng Zhihua. After Feng Zhihua returned from overseas, he heard that there was such a good thing, so he quickly gave the 20,000 guan to Liao Xifan.
Therefore, the first batch of members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce should have been six, but now there were seven. Li Zexuan didn't say anything when he found out. After all, he had no control over the private transactions of these people.
It is worth mentioning that Li Chengqian also came to Yongle Square in person to find Li Zexuan near evening.
He is not only a shareholder of Qiquge, but also one of the first members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce.
"What? Chengqian, are you also interested in bicycles? As a prince, but you are engaged in business, I'm afraid it won't be good if word spreads~?"
After Li Zexuan saw Li Chengqian, he couldn't help but ask.
Li Chengqian looked around guiltily and said, "Xiao Xuan, you can't say that. Many of my father's children have their own shops. Although I can't personally participate in business affairs, the people below can still do it!"
Li Zexuan suddenly realized, he nodded, suddenly thought of something, frowned and said: "Chengqian, are you short of money?"
In fact, he wanted to ask Li Chengqian if he had started to have a male favorite, but it was difficult for him to ask directly about this kind of thing. He remembered that it was recorded in the history books that Li Chengqian was a manly man and even had a pet boy named Rui Xin.
It stands to reason that the monthly dividends returned to Li Chengqian by Qiquge are completely enough to meet the daily expenses of the East Palace. Li Zexuan couldn't understand why Li Chengqian was short of money, so he thought of that.
Li Chengqian did not doubt that he had it, and nodded honestly: "Well, I have been a little short of money recently."
Without waiting for Li Zexuan to ask, he directly said: "The weather has been getting colder and colder recently. The palace where my mother lives has not been repaired for many years. When the winter comes, my mother's gas ailments tend to relapse. My father's back has been suffering from pain in the early years." I have also suffered a lot of injuries. When the weather is cold, my father’s old injuries are easy to relapse, so I thought about helping my father and mother repair the palace. I happened to see your bicycle yesterday. I thought this thing should be very useful by then. If you are welcome, I will come to you and ask for some goods!”
"Uh...that's it!"
Li Zexuan touched his nose and looked a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that he had thought so badly of Li Chengqian's filial piety. He shouldn't have!
"No problem! It's reasonable and reasonable. When the time comes, the bicycle will be your share, just don't worry!"
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