Zhang Beichen began to go to court every day and handle official duties.
During this period of time, Wei Yao didn't know what he was planning. He actually changed his previous idea of attacking other countries at the beginning and kept quiet.
Zhang Beichen soon discovered the problem. As a middle-level official, he was responsible for recommending and dismissing middle- and lower-level officials.
But every time the people on the recommendation list submitted to him were all noble children!
It is true that the literacy rate of noble disciples is higher, but there are also many uneducated, morally corrupt, or those who ignore laws and disciplines among them.
Zhang Beichen didn't want them to hold important positions, but he found that his opinions were completely ignored by the superior officials and ministers. They assigned official positions not based on talent, but based on family background.
The entire Wei officialdom is like this!
When the Wei Kingdom was first established, it would not have been a problem to do this, because the first batch of nobles were all people with real talents and hard work, and only then could a country be established.
As of today, the nobles of Wei are obsessed with pleasure, and few of them have ink in their stomachs.
Even Gongzi Jiu, who has great ambition but little talent and only knows how to talk, is outstanding among them!
One can imagine how many mediocre people are in high positions in the Wei Kingdom!
"No wonder the Wei Kingdom started so well, but every time it developed, it fell into decline. It turned out that it had gold and jade on the outside, but failure on the inside!" Zhang Beichen understood the key point.
[You are admonishing the King of Wei, hoping that the Palace of Wei can issue a recruitment order to select talents and promote them so that ordinary people can also have the opportunity to become officials. 】
[Your advice aroused the dissatisfaction of the courtiers, who criticized you verbally and writingly. The King of Wei suppressed all opinions and agreed to your advice. 】
"King Wei's game is not bad, at least she listens to what I say." Zhang Beichen thought to himself.
[The king of Wei issued an order to recruit talents, which attracted students from all over the world. Wei's national power increased, but it also aroused dissatisfaction among the nobles. 】
Zhang Beichen began to deal with these problems. While he wanted to assess these students and give them jobs, he also wanted to find ways to get rid of the mediocre or corrupt officials in the Wei court.
No doubt this will offend many people.
[In order to make it easier for you to do things, the King of Wei has promoted you to the rank of Tingwei, the ninth minister! 】
Among the three ministers and nine ministers, Zhang Beichen's official position at this time was already very high!
In this era, rituals and music have collapsed, and the systems of each country are different. This is especially true for official positions. Sometimes when the king is happy, he will get an official title. The state of Wei originally had a system of three ministers and nine ministers, but the two most powerful ministers were the prime minister, Zi Jiu, and the general, Pang Ming.
If Zhang Beichen were promoted to another level, he would be on an equal footing with Young Master Jiu and Pang Ming!
This naturally caused more dissatisfaction among the ministers, and Wei Yao's reputation as king also declined. Even the elders in the office came to teach her a lesson and told her not to go too far.
"You are the only one who still educates me? A bunch of old people!" Wei Yao ignored these people at all. These people from the public clan provided for them with good food and drink, but they still had the nerve to point fingers!
She remembered that when the simulations failed several times, the people in the office all ran away with Gongzi Jiu, not even having the courage to live and die with the country. Wei Yao naturally looked down on them.
At this time, Wei Yao was only thinking about how to train Zhang Beichen.
She checked Zhang Beichen's attributes. Zhang Beichen has now changed from a blue card to a three-star purple card, but he has not unlocked any special achievements.
It's probably because I'm trying to force it to grow.
"Hey, there is another level of intimacy here!" Wei Yao discovered a point that she had been ignoring before, "In the previous simulation, Ying Yiren actually got married to Zhang Beichen, which probably means that the level of intimacy has increased."
"I can do it too!" Wei Yao started studying with interest.
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[The King of Wei rewarded you with a sword and said: "My dear, this sword is given to a hero. I hope you like it."]
[The intimacy between you and King Wei increases by ten points. 】
When Zhang Beichen saw the message, he was not only puzzled, "King Wei has changed too much in this game. He was a bit too kind to me. Did the ending of the previous game affect her?"
His mind moved: "Could it be said that the King of Wei in the simulator also exists in reality? !!"
Zhang Beichen was completely shocked when he thought of this possibility! In this simulator, you can choose to assist the monarchs of the Seven Kingdoms at the beginning!
That means that not only Ying Yiren and Wei Yao, but also the monarchs of the other five countries are likely to be real people in this simulation game!
"No wonder, no wonder their performance is so humane. It's obviously a similar start, but the results are different every time. All countries are beginning to avoid the crisis of their own destruction, because they have also experienced failures and learned lessons! "Zhang Beichen felt like he suddenly realized something!
While he was thinking, he found that the news had been updated again.
[The King of Wei invites you to the palace for a banquet. As a minister, it is inconvenient for you to refuse. When you went to the banquet, you found that it was just you and King Wei. You drank and talked until late at night. 】
[Your intimacy with King Wei has increased by ten points. 】
To increase intimacy, send gifts and initiate invitations, some have a one-day cooldown, and some have a one-month cooldown.
However, Zhang Beichen discovered that something was wrong with the next development. Because King Wei was almost stuck at the refresh time, either sending gifts or making invitations.
[The King of Wei rewarded you with a satin python robe and said: "My beloved, this is the court robe I ordered specially made for you. Please put it on and try it on!"]
[You put on the python robe and you are very handsome. King Wei is very happy. Your intimacy level has increased by ten points. 】
[The last time King Wei showed you a suit of dragon-patterned armor, he said: "Ai Qing, this is the armor specially made for you by the craftsmen of Wurenming. Can you try it on quickly?"]
[You put on your armor, you are so brave and powerful, King Wei likes you even more. Your intimacy level goes up ten points. 】
[The King of Wei invites you to go on a spring outing to the countryside. Your intimacy level has increased by twenty points. 】
…
"I'll go!" Zhang Beichen was stunned when he saw a series of news. The King of Wei is attacking him. What's going on?
As a courtier, it was difficult for him to refuse the king's order, so Zhang Beichen could only watch as his intimacy soared, from friendship and concern to high trust, and he was about to fall in love!
"No." Although Zhang Beichen also thinks that King Wei is good, with good looks and a great figure, he can't just fall in love without pursuing a career! If this continues, the government will be wasted! Other countries are rushing to develop there. When they develop, Wei will not be destroyed?
He began to try to refuse the invitations and gifts from King Wei.
…
"[Zhang Beichen rejected your invitation!]" Wei Yao clenched her fists after seeing the news, "Zhang Beichen, you can't escape the palm of my hand."
Wei Yao still has a way to improve the degree of intimacy, which is to adopt Zhang Beichen's advice and implement Zhang Beichen's policies.
Zhang Beichen proposed to set up schools across the country to educate the people.
Wei Yao directly agreed, and with a wave of his hand, he supported it with a large sum of money from the treasury.
[The King of Wei fully supports your policy, and your intimacy with the King of Wei has increased by ten points. ]Zhang Beichen saw the prompt and had no choice but to let it be. Anyway, it was all for the sake of strengthening Wei.
Zhang Beichen implemented the recruitment order for two years. Wei's national power has been improved, and it is now fully capable of annexing one or two countries.
But Zhang Beichen felt that it was not enough. If he wanted to change it, he should make it more thorough. If more civilian scholars can enter the Wei court, it will not only enhance the strength of Wei, but also strengthen the power of Wei Yao!
Because these civilian scholars have no backing, their backing can only be the monarch! They and the monarch both prosper and lose!
By then, no matter whether Wei goes on an expedition or is attacked, courtiers and generals will not easily betray or run away.
So Zhang Beichen thought twice and used a big move.
[When discussing politics in the court, you advise the King of Wei to change Wei's official selection system from the recommendation and inheritance system to the imperial examination system. Establish imperial examinations to recruit talented people from all over the world to serve the State of Wei! 】
There are currently three main types of official selection systems in Wei and several other countries. The first is recommendation, such as a courtier recommending someone to be an official.
The second is inheritance. The son of a Shangqing is still a Shangqing, and the son of a prime minister is still a prime minister. Similar to the fourth and third generations of the Yuan Shao family in parallel time and space, the situation at this time is more serious than before.
The third is to lobby the king or important ministers to become their retainers and staff, and then be reused. Zhang Beichen has also used this method.
The third method is easier to say, at least the people who become retainers and staff have certain abilities. However, recommendations and inheritances tend to favor relatives and friends, and select many people without talent or virtue. This system also further expanded the influence of the nobles and weakened the power of the monarch.
A person like Gongzi Jiu can still be the prime minister without talent. It's because he is the spokesperson of the power of the government. Without him, King Wei's orders cannot be carried out!
If you want to completely change this situation, you need to reshuffle the deck! The imperial examination system is a great weapon!
