Kill monsters in the Three Kingdoms and upgrade to become God of War

Chapter 574 Down and Cotton

In 199 A.D., a new batch of Tongsheng and Xiucai passed the exam, and at the same time they were told that there would be an Enke in August.The so-called Enke means that there is a major event in the country, so an imperial examination is temporarily added.In other words, the scientific examination for next year was brought forward to this year.

The scholars who had already prepared to wait for another year suddenly screamed with excitement, and then began to prepare for Enke in the fall.The imperial court and Yuan Shao also received the news later, but it was around June at that time, so it was difficult to take any action.

For those who are too old to serve as academic officers, academies will be built one after another in new sites, and naturally several academic officers will be needed to manage them.Scholars can take up positions in the academies, and they may go further in the future, so many scholars go to the academies to teach.On top of them is the slightly older Juren as the manager and operator of the academy.

Except for Nanzhong’s semi-autonomous model, which did not send county magistrates and county guards, officials from other places have passed the assessment, the concept of those who are capable go up and those who are incompetent go down.Those with poor performance appraisals for three consecutive years will be directly demoted, and those who have received negative performance appraisals for three consecutive years after that will be dismissed from office.

With the dual investigations of local postal supervisors and secret guards, it is very difficult for local officials to corrupt and dereliction of duty.Kuaiji Academy and Shouchun Academy have special anti-corrosion education, but not every academy has it.Li Ming just hoped that the big waves would wash away the sand, keep the real talents, and weed out those guys with dirty thoughts.

From the scientific examination in 197 to the present, some people have had bad reviews for two consecutive years, and there are also a group of people who were fired and investigated that year.For the latter group of people, in a strict and serious attitude, those who are greedy for more than 100 silver coins will be killed after autumn.Those below will be sentenced to prison ranging from 3 to 10 years.For those who have excellent performance for three years and are honest and self-disciplined, they will be given benefits for maintaining integrity.

Originally, according to the results of discussions between Li Ming and Gu Yan, Xun Biao and Zhang Zhao, the salaries given should be paid in full reference to the local price situation. No matter how it is, the officials must be fed and clothed. At least there is meat in the meal, and at least 30% left and right balances.

If this is not enough, then it is better to go into business. Being an official is for power, and those who want to make money go out and turn left.Those who want to be promoted rely on their real skills, and those who intend to give gifts in crooked ways and those who are given gifts will be punished.

However, Li Ming also treats those who are truly capable, so he came up with the concept of welfare for honesty.The first payment is calculated based on 20% of the salary, which can be accumulated 5 times, and finally paid according to the ratio of 100% of the salary, in other words, it is equivalent to getting February's salary in one month.

It's just that if you really want to get this treatment, you have to have at least 5 consecutive times with a total of 15 years of excellent performance.Therefore, those who can really get 100% of the benefits of raising honesty, it is estimated that they can only be regarded as a very small number of people.

The aristocratic families were also made temperless by Li Ming. The aristocratic families in the old land had accepted their fate, especially Kuaiji Academy, Shouchun Academy, Yu. Zhang Academy and Linxiang Academy were taking care of the children of the aristocratic families; There will be such arrangements in the Academy, Guangling Academy, Xiapi Academy, Qiaoxian Academy, Panyu Academy, and the expanded Yingchuan Academy.

The students in these academies all have aristocratic proportions, and at the same time, they are taught completely according to elite education.Most of them can become talents after graduation, and they are also Li Ming's staunch supporters.With them as pioneers, other families either adapt to the trend of this era, or they can only be eliminated by the era.

In the autumn of 199, apart from the general examination and palace examination, the most interesting thing was a kind of clothing called down jacket.

"Come, come, all the guests, come and have a look! The new down jacket produced by the Kuaiji Chamber of Commerce is absolutely warm and light!" The shop assistants are constantly selling down jackets to the outside world. The appearance of this thing may change a lot of things.

Before the appearance of ready-made clothes, most people weaved and cut clothes by themselves.Rich people don't have time to tailor clothes, so they go to buy suitable fabrics and go home. Even if they don't know how to do it themselves, there will be maids who understand it.

After all, the ancient people were very idle, they had a lot of time, so most female celebrities were good, and even during the Qiqiao Festival (Qixi Festival), there would be special competitions for female celebrities.

There is actually no market for ready-made clothing until there are more entertainment programs and people have more things to do.Li Ming has never produced ready-to-wear products and fashion design, largely because he has no time to do so, and secondly because of the social environment.

"What kind of clothes are these? How are they made piece by piece?" A curious customer came forward and asked, these clothes were divided into piece by piece areas with needles and threads, which gave people a strange look.

"Guest officer, this is a sample product I just got from the Kuaiji Chamber of Commerce. It was designed and made by Chu Gong. It is called a down jacket. As we all know, down jackets are very warm, so Chu Gong designed to remove these down jackets. After smelling, stuff it into the fabric, and even some advanced ones have leather down jackets, which are high-end and atmospheric! But duck down, if you are not careful, it will concentrate towards a certain place, so in order to avoid this situation, there is this kind of The pattern of filling in pieces... among other things, just try it as a guest officer, the clothes are warmer and more comfortable than leather!" The young man introduced vigorously.

Naturally, someone really tried it, but it was really warm, thinking of going back and doing the same thing.But then I thought about where did the duck down come from? Even if you raise ducks at home, how much duck down does this duck have?
"The cost is high, isn't it?" The customer squeezed it carefully, and found that it is thick and the fabric is also wear-resistant, so it's not bad to buy one.

"It's cheaper than furs, but the cost is not low. The main reason is the cost of labor. But generally speaking, a piece of clothing like this is [-]% cheaper than furs, and the warmth retention is better than furs!" Said with chest.

"That's it... give me one!" The customer liked it, so he bought one.One after another, the first batch of trial products were all sold out in less than two days.

After all, it is not the time for winter yet, considering this problem, various merchants do not purchase much.However, the follow-up feedback was good. Many people came to ask, so they bought in one after another. The price even increased by [-]%, and many people still came to ask about the price.

Many people buy it for their men to wear when they go out, and more parents buy it for their sons and daughters who study hard, and their children buy it for their elderly parents.Everyone is afraid of winter, and the heated kang has been popularized. If you want to go out to keep warm, it is still a problem. You can't just stay on the heated kang all day long.For many people, if they bite their teeth and buy a down jacket, whoever goes out will wear it, and it will be very safe in winter.

"In the final analysis, the cost of this thing is still too high... The middle class can still buy it, but the large-scale equipment of the army seems a bit extravagant." Li Ming looked at the extended version of the down jacket in his hand, which extends directly to the knees. It's okay to use as a duvet, and the warmth is definitely good.

This is what the Kuaiji Chamber of Commerce planned to prepare for the soldiers of Youzhou, intending to see if it could form an arms purchase, but Li Ming did not nod in the end.At least they did not buy in large quantities, but bought a batch and distributed them to officers above the team rate.There is also a lot of prey in the Northeast, and there is no shortage of furs. It is more convenient to hunt and nitrate them locally and make them into furs. The price is more convenient than selling them directly.

"The key in the future is still this kind of thing... Has the spinning machine been researched?" Li Ming picked up a cotton flower, which was planted last year and has been harvested on a small scale this year.

"It has been researched, and it will be improved in the future!" The merchant said quickly.

"We will have to rely on clothes and bedding to keep out the cold this winter!" Li Ming gestured with cotton.

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