Fang Xuanling gave Yu Qian a resentful look. During this period, 70% of the money from the Ministry of Revenue was allocated to the Ministry of War. Yu Qian saw him every day for no other reason than to ask for money.
Fang Xuanling's eyes were naturally noticed by Yang Xun, and Yang Xun immediately said: "Xuanling, don't worry, there are many gold and silver mines in Ni country, and I have already asked people to start mining. It won’t be long before the first shipment of gold and silver arrives.”
"And I have sent people to Beiyan to inform Liu Zheng to allocate three million taels of silver to support the national treasury. You don't have to worry about money."
During this period, all the money earned by the Bai family was handed over to Beiyan's warehouse. Coupled with the mining of the four gold mines on Tianlang Mountain, Beiyan's income far exceeded the expenses, and there was already too much money to use up. .
As soon as these words came out, Fang Xuanling's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked quickly: "My lord, you didn't lie to me?"
"Why did I lie to you?"
"Then I have no objection." Fang Xuanling said with a smile.
Yang Xun nodded and continued: "Then the matter is settled. The Military Industry Department will have a second-grade military industry commander, and one deputy envoy on the left and right. The remaining official positions will be decided by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War after discussion."
Yu Qian was stunned for a moment. What does this have to do with the Ministry of War? But soon, he seemed to have thought of something, so he asked: "Your Majesty, does the Military Industry Department still want to recruit soldiers?"
"Of course." Yang Xun nodded.
In addition to developing and manufacturing weapons and equipment, Yang Xun also plans to set up three guards under the Military Industry Department, one with 10,000 soldiers.
These soldiers will be selected from all the armies summoned by the system to serve as the imperial guards of the imperial city!
Although there are Yulin Guards and Jinyi Guards now, there are too few Jinyi Guards after all, and the soldiers of Yulin Guards cannot be said to be 100% loyal to Yang Xun, so it is very important to have a Imperial Guard that is completely loyal to themselves.
Moreover, this Imperial Guard is backed by the Military Industry Department and will be equipped with Daqian's most advanced weapons. Even if there are only 30,000 people, it will still be a trump card for ten!
When Yang Xun expressed his thoughts, Yu Qian immediately understood and expressed his support.
The matter was quickly finalized, with only the selection of the commander of the Military Industry Department temporarily put on hold.
The commander of the Military Industry Department not only has access to the highest military technology, but is also in charge of 30,000 elite aces. This person must be 100% loyal to Yang Xun, and must be able to be both civil and military.
Yang Xun must be cautious.
The first two things were passed smoothly. All the officials basically expressed support for Yang Xun's idea. Yang Xun immediately said the third thing.
"Next, the third thing I want to say is to create the imperial examination."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned. What the hell is the imperial examination?
You must know that there is no imperial examination system in Daqian, and the selection of talents mainly relies on the inspection system.
The imperial examination is mainly based on a person's reputation in the local area, and he is elected by the township or county and recommended to the court.
At the beginning, this system was still able to select some talents for the court. However, as the times developed and local powerful people intervened, this system became the gateway for the children of local tyrants and gentry to enter the court and serve as officials.
As long as your connections in the local area are strong enough and you can provide enough money, you will be recommended.
Over time, this system only selected people with nothing to gain, which was of no benefit to the court.
Seeing everyone's confusion, Yang Xun continued: "The imperial examination system is very simple. It selects talents fairly and justly through the method of selecting scholars by subject..."
Yang Xun explained the imperial examination system completely, and all the officials present were dumbfounded.
Your Majesty wants to abolish the original inspection and promotion system. I don’t know how many local powerful people will stand up to oppose this.
But when they thought about it carefully, everyone discovered the benefits of the imperial examination system. There were many students from poor families who were talented, but because of their low status, they might not be able to realize their ambitions by becoming officials in the court.
The imperial examination system opened a door for these poor students, and the students who passed the examination and became officials in the court were bound to be grateful to Yang Xun and loyal to Yang Xun. After all, it was Yang Xun who gave them such an opportunity.
This can also prevent those powerful children from sneaking into the court by relying on their family's influence, greatly reducing the number of moths in the court.
"Your Majesty, the imperial examination system is good, but once the imperial examination system is abolished, I am afraid that all the powerful locals in the world will stand up to oppose it!" Xiao He stood up and said.
"Objection? Haha!"
Yang Xun snorted coldly: "Whoever dares to stand up and oppose, I will kill him! The world has not yet stabilized, and whoever dares to stand up and oppose at this time, I don't mind a reshuffle!"
As soon as these words came out, a pin drop could be heard in the hall, and everyone looked shocked.
Although Yang Xun's words were arrogant, he was also confident.
Any emperor would not be able to do this, but Yang Xun can!
First of all, the world is in chaos, human lives are like nothing, strength is the capital of speech, the world's soldiers and horses are in the hands of Yang Xun, and the elite troops are all loyal to Yang Xun, Yang Xun can do anything with force!
Secondly, the most powerful people in the court today are undoubtedly the prime minister and the officials of the six ministries, and these officials are all Yang Xun's die-hard loyalists.
With the existence of these high-ranking officials, Yang Xun didn't have to worry about the people below him acting illegally or deliberately disrupting the implementation of the imperial examination system.
Yes, those local tyrants and squires should not be underestimated, but that was for the peaceful and prosperous times. In such troubled times, whoever has the biggest fist has the right to speak!
Just like the salt merchant Jia Fugui, what if he had five thousand dead men at home?
No matter how hard he is, can he be stronger than Yang Xun, or Yang Xun's million-strong army?
Yang Xun wanted such a person to die in a matter of minutes.
Especially those losers who entered the officialdom through connections. Yang Xun was worried that he had no chance to kill them. As long as they dared to stand up and oppose, Yang Xun would dare to kill them.
After finishing this group of people, the official positions were vacated for students who had passed the imperial examination.
"The imperial examination system must be implemented as soon as possible. This matter will be supervised by the Prime Minister personally, with the cooperation of officials from the six ministries. If anyone dares to object, he will be directly punished as a crime of rebellion, and the local army will be mobilized to directly kill him!" Yang Xun said with a wave of his hand.
"Your Majesty is wise, and I will do my best!" everyone said in unison.
Li Miaoyin raised her head and looked at Yang Xun's side face, her eyes sparkling with admiration. She had also been an emperor and knew how difficult it was for Yang Xun to implement the imperial examination system, but Yang Xun still did it resolutely. .
Moreover, Yang Xun's attitude of killing you if you dare to oppose me made her feel a little ashamed of herself.
If she had half the courage of Yang Xun, wouldn't she end up like this?
Looking at those high-ranking officials in the DPRK who stood up to support Yang Xun, Li Miaoyin was also envious.
Thinking of this, Li Miaoyin couldn't help but sigh:
"Oh, maybe I really shouldn't sit in this position anymore..."
