After pondering for a while, Yan Wangqiu said: "I remember that there are more than 6,000 people in the country who are famous as scholars or above, right?"
The minister below immediately said: "In the ten prefectures and hundreds of counties in the country, there are 5631 scholars and 823 officials."
"Well, eight hundred and twenty-three candidates are indeed a bit too much." Yan Wangqiu frowned slightly.
The entire Nanhai Kingdom, including all the official vacancies since the founding of the country, only has about 2,000 people.
As for the positions of these two thousand people, more than 70% of the positions of his Nanhai Sect's cronies were occupied.
The remaining 20%, more than 500 people, will be distributed to some famous and powerful squires in Nanhai County.
So in the end, it can be used to arrange the positions of those who will be promoted, but there are more than 300 left.
obviously.
Just such a small position is simply not enough for the current ranking.
Not to mention, there are more than 5,000 scholars under Juren.
But I spent ten years in poverty, studying and taking exams just to be an official. Now that you have no official position to work for others, can these talented people be willing to do it?
At present, perhaps people are afraid of the strength of Yan Wangqiu's innate grandmaster, and even if they are dissatisfied and resentful, they dare not stand up and raise flags openly.
But don't forget.
Yan Wangqiu had only a few years to live.
The reason why this old master originally joined the imperial court was because his sect had no successors, so he wanted to find a way out for his sect from the imperial court.
Now there is a way out, but whether this road can last for a long time depends on your own ability.
However, from the current point of view, the Nanhai Sect obviously does not have this ability, and cannot effectively integrate domestic forces and pass on this new country safely.
Let alone anything else, these more than 6,000 scholars have now become a great hidden danger to Nanhai Kingdom.
Those who can study or pass the exam to be a scholar, who doesn’t have a little money or a little influence?
If you put him somewhere, he would be considered a respectable figure.
Now that you have ruined other people's futures and are so deeply grudged, if these people have a chance in the future, how can they not come back with revenge?
Therefore, for Nanhai Kingdom, how to appease these scholars has become an urgent problem.
But for those scholars, the best way to appease them is naturally to do it for the officials.
But the key is that Nanhai Kingdom no longer has official positions.
It is precisely because there is no official position to appease him that the current scholar in the country is so opposed to him, the small court in Nanhai.
Yan Wangqiu was still having a headache earlier, how to deal with this matter.
But now that I had finished my chores and looked back at Changsha Guo's request, my eyes suddenly changed.
Yes.
I don’t have an official position in my country, but it is state-owned in Changsha next door.
It can be said that Yan Wangqiu, who stayed there for a year, is well aware of the dilapidated state of Changsha.
After being tortured by those Miao people for four years, there are not many people left in the entire Changsha Kingdom, let alone scholars.
Now that they had just founded the country, and Lu Yuan was from a Sanren background, so to find trusted men, he could only turn to the world's scholars for help.
Isn't this a coincidence?
There are officials there but no one can do it, and here there are many people and there are not enough officials to do it.
The two sides complement each other and work together perfectly.
In an instant, Changsha found someone to serve as an official. He also eliminated hidden dangers and appeased the scholars.
Yan Wangqiu made some calculations in his mind, and then waved his hand and said: "Since the King of Changsha has sent an envoy, it is hard to refuse to make an alliance with him. Let's do this. You can distribute the results in the country and inform the scholars to clarify the Changsha Kingdom. Recruiting talents widely, any ambitious people in the country can go to seek official positions.
Aren’t all those scholars complaining about me for not giving them official positions?
It's okay now. I gave them a way out. If they have the ability, they can go to Changsha to fight for the country.
What about the thousands of official vacancies in Changsha?
If you can't fight for it this time, you can't blame others. "
When the minister below heard this, he immediately said with admiration: "Your Majesty King Mingrui, I admire you."
One day later.
The capital of the South China Sea.
In the city, at the entrance of the palace, the entrance to the yamen, the gate of the city, and the announcement offices of every square, freshly written announcements were posted one after another. The officers who posted the announcements knocked the gongs several times, attracting a large number of people to watch.
At this time, the entrance to the palace.
I saw the leading palace guard pointing at the red inscription and saying to the people gathered in front of me: "The Kingdom of Changsha was just established and there were more than 1,700 officials missing. The king asked our country for help, and the king agreed. A recruitment list is issued.
All domestic scholars and above-average scholars and ambitious people can go to Changsha to take the imperial examination and become officials.
The date of the Changsha National Science Examination was initially set as the first day of November, which is still two months away.
If there is a scholar in your family, you can let him go to Changsha to be an examiner. Is there a shortage of more than 1,700 officials in Changsha this time?
With so many vacancies, it is not difficult to get an official position as long as you work hard in the exam.
It doesn't even matter if he doesn't have the reputation of being a scholar.
Our country of Nanhai and Changsha have good relations, and the merits and honors of their respective scholars are recognized.
As long as everyone has studied and feels that they can become a scholar, they can also go to Changsha to take the imperial examination. After passing the exam, whether you stay there to prepare for the next round of imperial examinations or return to Nanhai Kingdom, it is a good thing.
All of the above are the kindness of the king, and the wise king of Changsha. If you are interested, you can go back and tell your family, or make preparations.
This opportunity is only available once. If you miss it, you will never get the chance again. "
The leading guard was an eloquent man, and as he looked at the crowd that was gathering around him, what he was saying was so salivating that it made people's hearts beat.
Many scholars in the crowd, or those who have scholars in their families, were very excited after hearing this.
Many people discussed it.
"Is this Changsha country's search for talents real or fake? Can there really be more than 1,700 official vacancies?"
"Of course this is true. Didn't you see it was written on the list?"
Someone next to him lowered his voice and said, "It's written on the list, but who knows how true or false the contents are. You know, our guy..."
"Don't say it, don't say it. There are many people with mixed opinions, so we don't dare to say this." Someone interrupted quickly.
There were some knowledgeable merchants nearby. Listening to these noisy sounds, they couldn't help but sneer: "A bunch of ignorant people. Let me tell you, I just went to Dongting County, no, Changsha Country, this year, and I sold hundreds of dollars there. Ten carts of meters.
From what I saw on the road, the entire Changsha country was in ruins, its population was greatly reduced, and its people were poor.
After so many years of fighting there, no matter how solid the foundation and how many scholars there were, they would all be finished early.
Now that we have finally pacified the Miao people and established this kind of Changsha Kingdom, everything is in ruins and waiting to be revitalized. We have to start from scratch. Can't we have a shortage of officials?
I'll just say a little bit.
When I sold rice, I went to Yangshan Prefecture. At that time, the prefect of Yangshan Prefecture, Mr. Sun Siwen, who also supervised the Nanshan Prefecture of Dongting County, personally received me.
When I was in his government office, I saw with my own eyes that there were only about thirty officials in such a large government office, which was less than one-third of the full number. After a little inquiry, I found out that the entire Nansan Prefecture, and even the entire Dongting County, was like this.
In local prefectures and counties, except for the chief officials of the prefectures and counties and the various Cao divisions, the remaining left-hand officials have no one and can only be held concurrently by the chief officials.
I heard that the entire Dongting South Prefecture is short of more than 300 officials.
Now that the King of Changsha has unified Dongting County and founded the country, not only has the territory doubled in size, but there is also an additional central court, so won't there be more officials who are missing?
In my opinion, the more than 1,700 official vacancies are probably real. Even if it's less, it's probably because I waited too late and someone else took my seat first.
After all, the King of Changsha's order seeking talents was issued two months ago.
It has been two months now. Who knows if there is a shortage of officials there and they have taken the imperial examination in advance and selected a group of people to use them? "
Hearing this, someone next to me couldn't help but ask: "This merit list has only been released now. How did you know that it was available two months ago?"
When the businessman heard this, he said proudly: "Sir, of course I know. To tell you the truth, I received the news two months ago. I sent my eldest son and second son to Changsha early.
Now the two of them have sent back the news that they participated in the Changsha Kingdom Special Kaijiu Enke and both have won the election.
According to what my two sons said, there were more than 500 people participating in Enke in September, and eventually more than 160 people passed the exam.
Almost three or four people can win one.
Just ask, where could the imperial examination be so easy?
And now, after passing the imperial examination, the first one to be allocated is the official in the capital. Can the futures of capital officials and local officials be the same?
Now that the new dynasty has been established and you have made some achievements under the eyes of the ministers of Changsha Kingdom, is it not easy for you to be promoted?
However, my two sons were ambitious. After passing the imperial examination, they did not choose to become officials. Instead, they planned to take the imperial examination in November, hoping to become a Jinshi and have a better future.
You guys are still wondering whether this is true or not. But I don’t know that really smart people pack their things early and go to take the imperial examination.
Currently, more than 160 of the 1,700 official vacancies have been occupied.
There are only more than 1,500 left.
If you go slower, it will be much less.
Moreover, this time the Changsha Kingdom's request for talents was not only sent to me, the Nanhai Kingdom, but also to the Ninghai Kingdom.
When the talented people from the Three Kingdoms come together, the competition will become even more intense.
If you don't go there early, even if this official falls from the sky and is given to you, you won't be able to pick it up. "
Everyone around him was shocked when he heard this.
None of these people expected that everything stated in the list was actually true.
However, some people still looked at the merchant with hesitant eyes, wondering if this was a commission from the government.
But at this moment, many people nearby also stood up and supported this point.
"The merchant is right. I just came back from Changsha this month. There is indeed a search for talents there, and there is indeed an imperial examination in September."
"Yes, Changsha Kingdom's order seeking talents was sent out two months ago. It's just that it was only sent out in our country now."
"If you don't hurry up now, you'll really miss the trip."
"Why are you telling them this? I have sent my younger brother to go and call these people away. Doesn't this mean that I am competing with my younger brother for an official position?"
At this time, there was a middle-aged man dressed as a member of the Communist Party of China. He glared at the people talking dissatisfiedly, then looked at the crowd and said, "Don't believe what these people say. They are all nonsense. There is no imperial examination in Changsha. If you have any orders to seek talents, please don’t go.”
It was a good thing that he didn't say this. As soon as he said it, the people around him who were still hesitant suddenly took action.
Quietly, there were only a dozen fewer people in the crowd.
After someone discovered it, most of the people who had gathered in front of the official list were gone.
Among the people who remained, the businessman who originally spoke, the member of staff who responded later, and several others looked at each other with a knowing look, then quietly retreated to the next place where the official list was. And went.
Yes.
Those people in the crowd before guessed correctly, these people, Xingshang, were indeed trustworthy.
However, it was not a request from the Nanhai State, but from the Changsha State.
The purpose is to encourage scholars from Nanhai and Ninghai to go north to serve the Changsha Kingdom as much as possible.
These arrangements were made two months ago and should have been taken action long ago.
But at that time, Nanhai Kingdom was busy sorting out its internal affairs and had no time to pay attention to Lu Yuan's request for help, so the matter continued to be delayed.
Until now.
The meticulous work and care that had been arranged were finally put into action.
And the effect?
So far, it's still pretty good.
…
Nanhai City, Yongningfang.
"Brother Chen, Brother Chen."
Wei Qingsheng opened the door of his friend's house and ran in happily.
"Brother Wei." Chen Wenbin walked out, looked at his irritable friend, and said helplessly: "What's the matter?"
Wei Qingsheng asked excitedly: "Have you heard about Changsha Kingdom's order seeking talents?"
Chen Wenbin nodded: "I heard it."
Wei Qingsheng said hurriedly: "Brother Chen, are you going to take the exam? There are more than a thousand official vacancies!"
Chen Wenbin said: "Of course I'm preparing to go. I've just been packing my luggage. When I'm ready, I'll say goodbye to Brother Wei and go north to take the exam."
Wei Qingsheng said dissatisfied: "Brother Chen is going to take the exam, why didn't you call me?"
Chen Wenbin said helplessly: "Brother Wei, your uncle served as an official in the country and even became a county magistrate. He is considered to be well-connected. You can develop yourself in the country, so why do you need to travel thousands of miles to seek an official position with me?"
Wei Qingsheng snorted coldly: "My uncle barely managed to retain his position as county magistrate by relying on his status as a Jinshi. But even so, his position is still being watched by those in the world.
How can you spare any effort to help me find a way to move around?
Moreover, this Nanhai Kingdom leaves us and other sage disciples alone, but allows some people who only know how to fight and kill to govern the country.
If we were born in Juren, at that time in Dai Viet, who wouldn't be able to be an official?
But at this time, I couldn't get a small official.
The national government is in such chaos, I don’t think this Nanhai country can last for a few more years.
On the contrary, the King of Changsha, after hearing about the government affairs of the country, entrusted the left and right ministers of my generation who were born in the imperial examination to restore the prosperity of the desolate Changsha country.
Nowadays, he is a corporal of courtesy and virtuous people, issuing an order to seek talents. For the thirst for talents, the wise kings in ancient times could only do this.
At this time, I even heard that the king of Changsha led his troops to the north and defeated the Zhou people in the north of the Yangtze River, with continuous victories.
These civil, political, and martial arts are all the masters of outstanding people in the world. They are the enlightened masters we seek in troubled times.
compare to.
The leader of the Nanhai Kingdom is a coward and an old man, and the country is full of treacherous people. What is the use of keeping this country that is destined to perish?
Being an official here is bringing disaster upon yourself. "
After hearing these heartfelt words, Chen Wenbin couldn't help but be moved and said: "What Brother Wei said is what I mean in my heart. In that case, Brother Wei, let's go back and prepare. Tomorrow, you and I will go north to Changsha to find the Lord of the Ming." ambition."
Wei Qingsheng laughed and said, "That's right. Brother Chen, please pack up first. I'll go back and get ready, and we'll set off together tomorrow."
Smiling, Wei Qingsheng came in a hurry and left in a hurry. He wanted to return home quickly and get ready to go.
at the same time.
The same scene is happening one after another in various parts of the Nanhai Kingdom and even in the Ninghai Kingdom.
A large number of Lingnan scholars began to call their friends, packed up their packages in groups, and headed for the northern kingdom of the Holy King that they longed for.
After Yan Wangqiu and Su Xuange ignored or deliberately gave up, the hearts of the literati in Nanhai and Ninghai, and even the popularity of the local people, were like a surging tide, carrying the imperial examination trend towards Lu Yuan.
…
But when this trend swept across.
On October 20th of the seventh year of Hongdao, Lu Yuan temporarily entrusted the army to his disciple Zhou Qing in Baling County. Then he left the battlefield and quietly returned to Yangshan Mansion with Anqiu Zhenren. .
the reason is simple.
Just two days ago, he received news from there that the altar to worship Tianzhu, after more than a year of work, was finally completed.
At this time, it is also time to go and offer sacrifices to calm the heart of Master Anqiu.
Then keep this moment with you, reminding yourself that the guy who wants to practice Taiping Taoism should be sent away as soon as possible.
honestly.
Lu Yuan was already very tired of being urged by this real man of Danding Dao these days.
Fortunately, the altar was finally repaired and we could finally get rid of this trouble.
Even if it's just temporary.
