Listening to the number of people, the ministers nodded secretly.
This number is in line with their expectations. Once the number is determined, let's look at the official positions and ranks awarded.
"The number one scholar is awarded the third rank, the second highest rank is the third rank, the third rank is the fourth rank, the top two are all awarded the fourth rank, the top ten among the top ten are awarded the fifth rank official position, and the last fifty-eight are awarded the fifth rank official position, and they are allocated according to the items they are good at in scientific examinations .”
The ministers secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the emperor did not come up with a second-class official, otherwise they would rather risk being scolded and refute.
A martial arts champion is about to be on the same level as the boss of the Six Departments and Nine Ministers. How can you swallow this?
The lowest level of the top three is from the fifth rank. If you are placed in a local health office, you will be deputy to a thousand households, with a monthly salary of fourteen dan, which is not bad.
Those with the lowest martial arts exams are better than those with the top prize in literary exams, and they are only awarded official positions such as Hanlin Academy editor, Hanlin Academy editor, and Hanlin Academy reviewer from the fifth rank.
"In addition, the age limit for martial arts examination personnel is set, and they must be over 16 years old and under 35 years old. Those who do not meet this age range are not allowed to participate in martial arts. The same is true for Mengyin children."
There is a purpose in setting upper and lower age limits. Even if it is a family tradition, a sixteen-year-old may have improved in martial arts and technology, but how much art of war, astronomy and geography can one understand under the age of sixteen?
From the age of sixteen to thirty-five, you basically have to take part in martial arts six times. If you fail six times, it means you are not the right material.
Moreover, his physical fitness and energy have already passed their peak. Going to the military to gain experience would be a dead end and meaningless.
"I would like to emphasize again that all personnel in the Class IIIA must have served in the Nine Borders Army for more than half a year. They will be jointly evaluated by the Ministry of War, the Department of Military Discipline Inspection and the army where they are located. If they meet the standards, they will be deployed by the Ministry of War.
Those who dare to commit fraud and deceive superiors and deceive inferiors will be removed from the quota, sentenced to fifty rods, and imprisoned for three years. "
Those who can pass these three exams are those with real talent and practical knowledge. What is needed is to transform theory into practice.
The third-grade Zhengzhi is at the rank of general in Jiubian, and can lead an army of about three thousand to five or six thousand.
To hand over thousands of people to a person who has no experience in practice and only has theory is not to lead an army, but to seek death.
No matter how many people there are in the Ming Dynasty, they can't bear this kind of creation.
"The future martial arts subjects will be conducted according to the standards of general martial arts subjects. There will be one more test. The fourth test will be conducted by me personally."
"Due to special circumstances, there will be no rural examination for martial arts next year. All those who meet the requirements will come to the capital to take the unified examination. The expenses for martial arts candidates, including food, drink and sleep, including travel expenses, are all covered by the Ministry of War."
"Li Banghua, in the first year of Chongzhen, you will be in charge of Wuchen Martial Arts. Sun Chengzong, you will be responsible for assisting!"
"The cabinet drafted an edict today and sent it five hundred miles to all states and counties in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, so that each county can prepare immediately. For those who intend to participate but do not have travel expenses, the county will advance the payment and the Ministry of War will refund it afterwards."
"It is clearly stated in the edict that you do not need to participate in the Wuxiang Examination, but it does not mean that everyone can participate. It is clearly stated in the edict that anyone who dares to fish in troubled waters will receive fifty canes."
"I'm waiting for the order!"
Sun Chengzong, Li Banghua, Sun Chuanting and others responded immediately, and the matter was settled.
During the whole process, no one raised any questions. Duke Cheng Guo was pointed at the nose and scolded. If they objected again, they might be pulled out and beaten.
"My dear friends, do you have anything else to report?"
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Zongzhou, the Minister of Rites, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, today is the 28th of November in the seventh year of Tianqi, and the winter solstice will be in ten days.
As usual, you need to offer sacrifices to heaven in Yuanqiu. A few days ago, due to the eunuch case, the Minister of Rites was investigated, which delayed the progress. Please give your Majesty's instructions. "
Chongzhen was confused after hearing this. He was really confused.
The word "sacrifice to heaven" was too unfamiliar to him, and there were only fragmentary records in his memory.
But this is not important. The ceremony of worshiping the heaven was extremely important in ancient times. The purpose was to express the imperial power granted by heaven, which could not only fool the people but also deter the ambitious.
He has just ascended the throne. If the ceremony of worshiping heaven is not done well, then the natural disasters in Shaanxi and Henan will begin next year. The people and scholars may attribute these natural disasters to him. At that time, it will be great fun.
Perhaps seeing the emperor's doubts, Liu Zongzhou immediately said: "Your Majesty, all preparations for the sacrifice to heaven can be made according to etiquette. Three days before the sacrifice, all officials will practice etiquette. You need to participate.
The other thing is to determine the ceremonial guards and escorts responsible for offering sacrifices to heaven. "
"Sun Aiqing, since you are the commander of the Forbidden Army, the guard of honor and escort are entrusted to you.
You and Liu Aiqing must discuss this matter to the best of their ability. The cabinet will be responsible for following up and coordinating. If anything is unresolved, it will be reported to me. "
"I'm waiting for the order!"
Liu Zongzhou and Sun Chuanting responded immediately.
"Okay, that's it for today's morning meeting. If anything happens, report it to the cabinet and withdraw from the court!"
Amidst loud shouts, Chongzhen left the Huangji Hall.
The ministers also slowly exited the Huangji Palace. The faces of all the officials were different. The biggest change was in the Xungui Group.
Especially Duke Cheng Guo, whose face was so gloomy that he could shed tears. He has been in the line of Duke Cheng for more than two hundred years, and he has never been scolded like today, which made him lose face.
The boss of the Xungui Group, the British Duke, had no expression on his face. Several people greeted him, but he just nodded lightly.
Then he walked towards the British Palace, as if what happened in the palace had nothing to do with him.
At this moment, in Dongnuan Pavilion, Chongzhen was slowly flipping through the yellow book of military registration transferred from the Ministry of War. After a while, he put the book down.
According to the records of the military yellow roll, there are 140,000 troops stationed in Liaodong, 80,000 troops stationed in Jizhou Town, 80,000 troops stationed in Xuanfu, and 76,000 troops stationed in Datong... There are at least 25,000 troops in Ningxia, totaling 630,000 people.
However, there are serious cases of empty pay and defection, and the exact number is unknown.
Other places are easy to talk about, but Liaodong is a special place because they are facing Jiannu.
The combat power of the Liaodong Army will remain a mystery in later generations. You may say it was strong, because it blocked the Jiannu cavalry, but you may say it was weak. It barely made any progress for many years.
The troops in Liaodong area have titles such as Liaodong Warlord, General Private Army, etc. on their heads. It is not uncommon for them to betray their teammates and deceive friendly troops. Both the Baigan Soldiers and the Qi Family Army were deceived.
He traveled through time and experienced Wei Zhongxian, party strife, civil unrest, empty treasury, foreign invasion, warlords, etc. Now he has settled the party strife and temporarily enriched the treasury, but he has never interfered with the affairs of Liaodong.
If there are no problems in Liaodong, Ming Dynasty will have its current foundation and its revival will be just around the corner.
"My dear companion, please send word that Li Ruolian and Cao Huachun are here to see me!"
After waiting for a while, the two of them arrived at Dongnuan Pavilion. After they finished their salutes, they regained their composure and said, "Li Ruolian, send someone to keep an eye on Duke Cheng. If there is any unusual movement, report it as soon as possible!"
"Cao Huacheng and Li Ruolian, send people to Jiubian to find out how many people there are in Jiubian. I'll give you three months."
"My servants and servants obey your order!"
The two of them saluted and left. Chongzhen looked through the memorial and realized that he couldn't go anywhere in the cold weather.
After a busy day, just after dinner, Wang Chengen walked up to Chongzhen and whispered: "Your Majesty, the British Duke Zhang Weixian wants to see you!"
"And he came in disguise."
