I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Not surprisingly, Jiangnan has been greatly impacted by the reform.

However, because the overall fundamentals of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places are too strong, in the first 100 years of the Qing Dynasty, it still maintained its first position, although it was quite reluctant.

Generally speaking, after Kangxi implemented provincial admissions, the progress of the northern provinces was very obvious throughout the Qing Dynasty.

The original monopoly of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other provinces in scientific examinations was broken. Hebei and Shandong actually rushed to the third or fourth place, and Henan and Shandong also ranked sixth or seventh.

From a general point of view, although Jiangsu and Zhejiang rank first, once the per capita data is introduced, you will find that in fact, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are ranked tenth.

For every million population, there are less than 100 Jinshi in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

That is to say, after the implementation of provincial admissions, the provinces that used to monopolize scientific examinations, in the Qing Dynasty, 1 people could not get a place.

What's interesting is that the data in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is still declining year by year, and even lower than that in Guizhou when it gets sunny...

Zhu Youxiao believes that provincial admissions is a necessary reform of the imperial examination system, and judging from the period, it was already very successful in the Kangxi period decades later.

Putting it into his own apocalyptic dynasty, Zhu Youxiao is of course confident that the provincial admission system will be developed into a trump card for the imperial court to win over scholars.

Of course, this is also a means to fundamentally break the current Donglin scholars all over the world!

Chapter 187 Sun Zhixie Is So Happy

The result of the final court discussion was that according to the emperor's wishes, the province-by-province admission system would be tried in the Renxu Imperial Examination in the second year of Tianqi.

Of course, to implement the new system, a complete set of institutional team must be formed as soon as possible after the discussions in court are over.

This is Zhu Youxiao's first attempt to make a series of relatively progressive reforms since he traveled through time.

At this time, the importance of capable officials is often revealed.

For example, Liu Zongzhou and other remnants of the Eastern Forest, although they were dissatisfied with each other after they dispersed, but when they returned to the official office, they did their best.

There are also "eunuch" officials such as Wei Guangwei and Gu Bingqian, who are also of good personal ability.

After returning, the cabinet and the staff held an all-night small meeting in the Xinuange military computer room.

When they all arrived at the military computer room, they found that Emperor Tianqi, who used to leave very late, had left on purpose long ago, and went to discuss the philosophy of life with the empress.

Since the emperor is not around, things will be much simpler. After all, everyone can speak freely without too many scruples.

These court officials greeted each other a few words, and then got into the topic as soon as possible.

This meeting of the cabinet and the Ministry of Officials is mainly aimed at the problems that have arisen in Ariake's scientific examination admissions in the past 300 years, and to discuss how to effectively solve them.

They need to combine the region where the candidates are located with their origins, coordinate the allocation of admission quotas, divide the admissions into provinces, regions, and levels, and plan the admissions work in detail.

The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone through the window eaves and shone into the Kunning Palace. The Emperor Tianqi on the dragon bed had woken up at some point, and was leaning quietly, muttering:

"At this time, they should go back..."

The soft whisper still disturbed the clear dream of the queen in her arms. The two looked at each other and smiled, but it was Zhu Youxiao who had retreated from the capital who had come outside the palace, and said lightly:

"The queen and I will sleep for half a day, you wait outside the palace."

The sound of the people's promise came out of the Forbidden City, turning into a wisp of warm wind, blowing past the ears of Liu Zongzhou who had just stepped out of the Xinuang Pavilion.

He sighed softly, exhausted.

He really didn't understand that this provincial admission system would obviously slow down the development of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, and it would also make the scholars in the Jiangnan region dissatisfied with the imperial court and give birth to a heart of betrayal.

Relatively speaking, the so-called loyalty of scholars in remote areas obtained as a result is really not worth mentioning.

However, now that the court and ministerial discussions have ended, the provincial admission system appeared in Daming in the second year of the apocalypse, and the dust has settled.

"Perhaps...Cui Chengxiu is right. Is it true that Liu Zongzhou is too pedantic and old-fashioned?"

The officials headed back to their homes facing the rising sun. After intense discussions throughout the night, every back view looked lonely and thin like the emperor in the Forbidden City.

Some sighed, saying that the imperial examination system established by their ancestors for nearly a thousand years was about to be broken, and the Ming imperial examinations were about to fall into darkness.

Some were also very excited, saying that Emperor Tianqi's action was really a wise and farsighted move.

No matter what you do, there are different opinions. For this, Zhu Youxiao has long been prepared.

It can be expected that after the implementation of the split-student admission system this time, the competitiveness of Gongsheng students in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and North and South Zhili regions will be weakened, and candidates in the Northwest region will perform better.

Naturally, in the imperial examination of the Renxu Branch, Zhu Youxiao also imposed some restrictions on the second generation of officials and the second generation of Shang, in order to increase the appearance rate of scholars from poor families.

Zhu Youxiao doesn't care about whether it is useful or not. As a future traveler, it is difficult to have a noble son from a poor family. This kind of basic common sense is still clear.

The main purpose of this move is actually to win more scholars' allegiance to the imperial court, thereby weakening Donglin's influence among the people.

I believe that under the influence of the "Beijing News" and the reform of the imperial examination system, Donglin's days of "remoting the government" under the imperial court are not many!

……

On February 26th of the second year of Tianqi, four days before the Renxu Imperial Examination.

In the past few days, almost no scholars will go to "review" the test center.

Those who are capable know that they will definitely get a Jinshi degree, and those who are not capable will not make more efforts, thinking that it is not bad if they are from the same Jinshi background, so what do you want to do so much!

In life, we must be content and happy!

Even if he was born as a Jinshi, he is better than most people. Even if he has half a foot in the official career, even if he returns to his hometown, it is not the same.

But when the court news came out, everyone was dumbfounded.

The cabinet and the Ministry of Officials jointly issued a circular in the capital, and the "Beijing News" was also published in the same periodical. The specific content involved a major reform that affected the millennium imperial examination system.

This is beyond the cognitive scope of many people!

Many people did not expect that in their lifetime, they would actually see the imperial court divide the admissions into provinces, and issue palace test papers according to the provinces.

If this was in the past, they would not even dare to think about it.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang divided the northern and southern volumes, and Jiajing added the middle volume. This has overcome many resistances. Zhu Youxiao did it even better, and directly completed it in one step, with one set for each province.

The emperor is indeed too young, he is only seventeen this year, and he thinks about things as soon as he thinks about it. He never thought about how far-reaching the impact of this kind of reform that affects scientific research will be!

Of course, in addition to talking about it, Gongsheng students in different places also have different attitudes.

For example, those who came from far away places such as Guizhou and Southwest basically held back their laughter and watched the jokes of Gongsheng students in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, because the imperial court almost directly increased the number of places in these remote provinces.

Similarly, Gongsheng students in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, which have been a major province of imperial examinations since ancient times, are all filled with righteous indignation.

Although this kind of reform has little effect on the top three, it is the most real test of their skills for half-baked people like them.

I planned to mix it up, but I was afraid that some candidates from remote areas would be forcibly squeezed out.

It was this group of people who were most panicked. Although their own strength was not strong, after all, their personal face was on the table.

You are a tribute student from Jiangnan, you have never passed the Yunnan-Guizhou exam, and you are still laughed at by the students in the same community when you go back to your hometown?

Do you still want to save face, and can you still get into the official career?

In any case, since the imperial court's reform has been promulgated, there must be no intention of going back on it.

There are still four days left. Hurry up to prepare for the exam and take what should be entrained. Anyway, we can't lose face to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions!

On the day before the exam, the tribute students from remote areas gathered in the famous Huihui Pavilion in the capital to hold a big banquet.

One raised his glass and laughed loudly:

"Everyone, on the occasion of the Renxu Imperial Palace Examination, the imperial court made this earth-shattering and weeping reform for the consideration of remote scholars like me!"

"The emperor is so sincere, we can't lose the face of his old man. In the second year of the apocalypse, the era of Jiangsu and Zhejiang sociology in the imperial examination is gone forever!"

"Brother Long Fu is right!"

When Sun Zhixie's words fell to the ground, all the Gongsheng students raised their glasses one after another.

Catching up with such a good time, I can finally show my talent and learn and get a better reputation. Let those Jiangsu and Zhejiang tribute students who look down on others see that our tribute students in Shandong and Yunnan are no worse than you!

Sun Zhixie's listeners were all happy, and they drank a full glass, their faces flushed, and they were a little tipsy.

After sitting for a while, he stood up again and said:

"Everyone, drink this cup to the brim!"

"The current emperor has made such reforms, which can be said to be a rare sage king since ancient times. We must work together and serve the emperor!"

Everyone raised their glasses and said in unison:

"sure!"

Chapter 188 This is a talent!

For the first palace test, the tribute students from all over the capital who came to the capital were nervous, but Zhu Youxiao, the emperor, was not very relaxed.

At Haishi, people changed the dark lights and retreated quietly.

For the first imperial examination of the Apocalypse court, Zhu Youxiao also took great pains and made a lot of preparations in advance to meet the "provincial champions" of this era.

Lying beside Zhang Yan, Zhu Youxiao drank the light tea, put down the cup, turned his head and said, "Queen, I think I will call you Zhuzhu in private from now on, how about it?"

Zhang Yan was thinking about the recent events in the harem, she was startled when she heard the words, touched by the emperor's thoughtfulness and tenderness recently, tears suddenly fell from her eyes.

Zhu Youxiao was also taken aback when he saw it, hugged her in his arms, and said:

"Hey? Why are you crying..."

Zhang Yan quickly wiped away her tears, leaned on the emperor's strong chest, and said, "I'm fine, thank you Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao laughed and said:

"Zhuzhu, from now on, I will call you by your nickname in private. You don't have to be polite and call your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Saying that, Zhu Youxiao paused until Zhang Yan approached, then whispered:

"In this way, how can we still look like a gluey couple!"

Zhang Yan flashed a pair of autumn-like eyes, but she thought seriously, tilted her head and asked, "If you don't call him Your Majesty, what can you call him?"

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while: "How do folk husbands and wives call each other?"

Zhang Yan subconsciously said: "Husband?"

"Hey——" Zhu Youxiao raised his voice and looked narrowly at the person in his arms.

Immediately, Zhang Yan realized that she was being molested by the unscrupulous emperor again, but she was not as angry as before, but her face was flushed with shame, and she buried her body pretending to be angry.

Zhu Youxiao had no choice but to coax him. After coaxing for a while, he whispered again:

"Zhuzhu..."

"what?"

"The imperial doctor said that the dragon child in your womb may be born at any time. After the palace test is over, I will not go anywhere. I will come to Kunning Palace every night to accompany you."

"How about a good name?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yan was shocked, and said obediently:

"The concubine listens to His Majesty."

"Also called Your Majesty?" Zhu Youxiao glanced at him and said angrily.

"Husband..."

"Hey!"

Immediately, the two laughed together again.

Not long after, the evening fragrance was faint and it was late at night. The emperor and empress of the Ming Dynasty held hands tightly and fell into a deep sleep.

……

On the second day, the Renxu Imperial Examination in the second year of the Great Ming Dynasty officially began amidst the long bells of the Forbidden City.

With apprehension, the tribute students from all over the country climbed the stone steps from the Jade Dragon Road, took a deep breath, and stepped into the gate of the Wuying Hall.

Originally, the palace examination was to be held in Huangji Hall, one of the three halls.

The three main halls burned down twice in the Jiajing and Wanli years, and the imperial court started repairs not long ago, and the repairs could not be completed within three to five years.

There was no other way, the location of this palace examination had to be set at the same magnificent Hall of Martial Arts.

When Zhu Youxiao was sitting on the dragon chair, the chief examiner Wei Guangwei, the invigilators Liu Zongzhou, Zuo Guangdou and others also arrived early and waited for a long time.

"Long live the emperor, long live!"

After everyone shouted, Zhu Youxiao let go of his excitement, waved his hands quietly, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: