Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

Since Zhao Can ascended the throne, every day has been very busy, and it is rare to have some free time.

To be a Mingjun, most of the time, he could only do this, and the endless political affairs dragged his footsteps in the palace, and he couldn't do without it.

However, with the passage of time, Zhao Can became more and more proficient in controlling the court, and under Ping An's suggestion, he also got used to delegating more power to the officials below, and he only controlled the main direction.In this way, it is finally not so busy.

Anyway, after all kinds of hard work in the previous four years, many basic places have been arranged, and now it is just waiting for them to develop one by one.

So under Ping An's suggestion, Zhao Can decided to leave the palace for a walk.

This time, I don’t just take a casual look in the city, but I want to go to the countryside below to see the policies in the past few years and the changes they have brought to the country, and then examine whether there are any loopholes or improper considerations in these policies. , where it can be modified.

Ningzhou is located in the south of the capital, and there are two rivers flowing through it, nourishing the land.At the confluence of these two rivers, there is a vast and fertile land with dense forests and beautiful mountains and rivers.The royal family of Great Chu built a palace here.

However, when the Xinggong was used the most, it was already a matter of the Xuanzong Dynasty.Since the first emperor came to the throne, he was very dissatisfied with his father's actions, so everything was reversed.

Xuanzong liked to play and play, so he put all his energy on political affairs; Xuanzong was obsessed with Taoism and alchemy, so he cleaned up all the Taoist temples in Beijing; In the process, human lives and tragedies were unknowingly caused, so he paid special attention to these, so the children who could be born basically grew up in the end...

From this point of view, Xuanzong did not leave nothing to the first emperor, at least let him know what kind of place he should guard against, and let him abide by his duties and do what the emperor should do.Although there are still some unsatisfactory details, but looking at the past and present, as a conservative king, he has done a very good job.

It is precisely because the first emperor was not good at these things that the palace in Ningzhou has been abandoned for many years.

——Of course, it is not that exaggerated to say that it is deserted. After all, the royal family is rich and powerful, and these industries will be left behind to take care of them.It's just that there is no owner to live in, so it will inevitably appear desolate.

So after Zhao Can was overwhelmed by Ping An's words, he immediately sent people to repair the palace.

Repairs are starting now, and spring will not be able to catch up.However, the scenery of the palace is good, the mountains are dense, and it is a good place to escape the summer heat, so it is a good choice to go in summer.

And before leaving the capital, solving the matter of Chunwei first can also avoid some worries.

After the new year, more and more scholars gathered in the capital, and the inns and hotels inside and outside the city were full of people, and many people took the initiative to rent the vacant houses to the scholars, earning a sum of money to supplement their family resources .In addition, there are poor scholars, most of whom will spend the night in temples, Taoist temples or Chenghuang temples.

According to the number of people counted by the Ministry of Rites, there are nearly [-] candidates who participated in the examination this year.

So these days, whenever Ping An goes out of the palace, he always feels that he can meet young Juren wherever he goes.

Ping An is very happy about this - for him, the more people the better, after all, in the name of internship, in order to reduce everyone's resistance, at most everyone can go to the countryside to teach for one to three years, so rotation is inevitable thing.But if the number of people is not large enough, the rotation cannot be implemented.

In March, the exam will start.The process was still in accordance with the past, Ping An and Zhao Can did not intervene.

In this trial, out of nearly 1000 people, only more than [-] were selected.One out of ten, but among the scientific examinations in recent years, this is already the one with the largest number of people.

This is because Zhao Can implemented the new policy of peace, increased some positions, and refined other positions, so many things have to be done by people, and the demand for officials has also greatly increased.

The rankings will be released half a month after the examination.After another half month, the palace examination will be held.

On the palace examination, Zhao Can gave the topic "Teaching and Learning".

Let alone the examinees, even the officials present were a little confused by this question, not knowing what Zhao Can meant.Because in the past, the emperor's favorite topic was to discuss the country, rivers, and society, or a specific policy, which was also the last touchstone, to select talents for the next policy.

Even for the subject in the first year of Anping, Zhao Can's questions were quite satisfactory.

Who would have thought that he would suddenly come up with such a very biased topic?It can be said that among the candidates present, [-]% were completely unprepared for this, let alone have the slightest clue.Of the remaining [-]%, they didn't make special preparations for this, but they were not weak in all aspects.

After the several officials in charge of the examination circled around, they looked at each other with worry in their eyes.I'm afraid someone will be dethroned in the palace examination this year.

Theoretically speaking, scholars who have passed the general examination can already be called Jinshi, and the palace examination is something that only appeared later.Just because of the previous imperial examinations, the chief examiner would become the examinee's teacher, and the relationship between them formed a great influence in the court, which made the emperor jealous, so a palace examination was added, and the examination papers were personally invigilated.

In this way, the Jinshi who have passed the examination can all be called "students of the Son of Heaven", and that kind of personal teacher-student relationship is banned.

So in fact, except for a small number of test papers that will be re-ranked according to the emperor's preferences, for others, the palace test is just a formality. The test papers that came out were really unsatisfactory.

Even sometimes, the palace examination will specially give some candidates who have taken the examination for decades but have not passed the general examination to participate in it, and finally get a fellow Jinshi's background, which can be regarded as the grace of the royal family.

Moreover, the emperor had limited energy. He said that he personally invigilated and graded the examination papers. In fact, it was impossible for the emperor to read through the more than 1000 answer papers. The invigilators often selected some of the best written ones and handed them to the emperor for ranking.So generally speaking, the emperor would not deliberately make things difficult for these scholars.

However, this does not mean that the emperor can be regarded as invisible even if their performance is poor.

For some people who are unprepared, it is not easy to quote the classics to make a beautiful answer to this off-the-wall topic.If they turn in poor answers in the end, it is inevitable that they will be dismissed.

Of course, some people scratch their heads and scratch their heads and think hard, but there are also people who write like flying brushes, and this is the gap between them.

The officials were worried, but Zhao Can was satisfied with the result.

When the time is up, collect the answer sheets, and Zhao Can first picks out the test papers that have not been answered or are off topic.There are more than 100 copies in this selection!All the officials present were in a cold sweat.It is a shame that these "students of the Son of Heaven" who have high hopes can't even read and answer the questions in the highest-level exam in Dachu.

If Zhao Can gets angry, it's not a joke.

Fortunately, although Zhao Can's complexion was not good-looking, he didn't have a fit. He just threw the more than 100 test papers aside, and then asked people to review the rest.

The scholars have already left here and are waiting outside the hall.Today, the ranking must be determined and the decree passed before they can leave.

The ministers of the whole court went to battle together, and the speed of reviewing the memorials was very fast. In less than an hour, the [-] best answer sheets were handed over to Zhao Can, who was asked to review and rank them.

Zhao Can flipped through it carelessly, but was attracted by one of the answer sheets.The palace examination is not vague, Zhao Can saw the name at a glance: Yuan Ziyu.

This answer sheet is very interesting, and there are not many citations, but it demonstrates the existence, necessity and importance of teaching and learning with its own experience.

It turned out that Yuan Ziyu's family was poor, and his parents were sick.So after being admitted to Juren, he did not take the scientific examination immediately, but opened a teaching school in his hometown, on the one hand, to earn some family money, and on the other hand, it was also convenient for taking care of his parents.Because it was taught by the master Juren, there were many responders.

With practical teaching experience, Yuan Ziyu wrote this article, naturally it is eloquent and well-founded.Gengjian himself has some literary talents, so although the article does not use many allusions, the diction is gorgeous and popular.

In all fairness, there are actually several other articles that are comparable to him, but Yuan Ziyu is lucky that this article just fits Zhao Can's mind?So Zhao Can singled him out and listed him as the leader. This is this year's No. [-] scholar.

Several important officials standing beside Zhao Can exchanged a glance after seeing it.This Yuan Ziyu was lucky, he only passed No. 7 in the test, but now he has the reputation of the champion.

After Zhao Can picked him out, he didn't cause any more trouble for the ministers, and let them decide the rest of the rankings.

On the contrary, the remaining 100 or so articles that obviously failed to pass made people feel a little bit difficult.

They have all come to the stage of the palace examination, if one or two people are dismissed, that's all right, but if hundreds of people are dismissed at once, I am afraid that once the news spreads, the public opinion will be in an uproar.Even if it's just for the reputation of the court and Zhao Can, it can't be done.

So although the invigilator had a bitter look on his face, he still held the test paper and asked Zhao Can, "Your Majesty, how do you evaluate the remaining test papers?"

"It is counted among the fellow Jinshi." Zhao Can said lightly, "But I hope these scholars can understand that they were originally going to be deposed. There is no need to consider them when they are appointed later."

"Yes." The invigilator replied.

Can a Jinshi who cannot be awarded an official be considered a Jinshi?The proctor sighed, but he didn't mean to speak for these people.

Because—to be honest, these people were selected by them from the examination candidates, which means that they thought these scholars had outstanding talents.The results of it?These answer sheets in his hand are simply slapping himself in the face!The fact that the emperor did not pursue it does not mean that the invigilator is not worried.

Zhao Can didn't say much, so the matter was settled.

In fact, there is no need for others to remind them. The 130 seven people knew in their hearts that it was going to be bad.After all, they know best what they write.Fortunately, he was born as a fellow Jinshi later, and it seemed that he was not affected, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, when they went to visit the teacher, they would find that almost everyone closed the door to them, and they couldn't even see each other.

The Qionglin Banquet that followed was nothing special. ——If I have to say it, the most special thing is that the emperor didn't show up, but released the remaining younger brothers in the palace.These princes had been trained in martial arts, and later studied together with the clan's children for more than two years, so they looked quite different, completely different from before.

However, after the Qionglin Banquet was over, these lucky Jinshi discovered that they were not included in the list of officials.Obviously, for the sake of the imperial court's face, they were admitted as Tong Jinshi, but the emperor and the imperial court did not recognize this achievement.

In this way, their identities are very embarrassing.

In fact, in Dachu, some low-grade or even unqualified official positions can be filled even by juren. They only need to pass the official selection examination by the Ministry of Officials to fill such positions.

Therefore, a considerable number of Juren either thought that it was difficult for them to make further progress, so they applied for these low-level official positions; or they preferred to be free and easy, so they simply bought land and land to become a stable rich man, and a large part of them were diverted.

There are only nearly [-] candidates who take part in the examination every three years, but in fact, the number of candidates in the entire Great Chu must be multiplied by at least three on this basis. Still working hard, there will be more.

All in all, the number of Juren is huge, while Jinshi is much less.It stands to reason that this status should be very honorable.But now, these people have been admitted to the same Jinshi but failed to get official positions. On the contrary, they are not as good as those scholars who are Jinshi but have already obtained official positions.

After the new imperial examinations were completed, Zhao Can began to prepare to leave for the Ningzhou Palace.

Because this time he was going there in public, and he was going to stay there for a whole summer, so Zhao Can took a lot of officials with him, leaving only a small part to maintain the operation of the capital.

Before leaving, the Ministry of Education received a decree, asking them to bring the 130 seven scholars who were born with Jinshi.

This request was neither handed over to the Ministry of Rites nor to the Ministry of Officials. In fact, the meaning behind it is very intriguing.It's just that no one has noticed this now. The Minister of Education Feng Zhang is thoughtful, but he doesn't understand what the emperor is going to do for a while, so he doesn't take it to heart.

After the road was repaired, it took only three or four days to drive from the capital to Ningzhou.Even if Emperor Luanjia walked slowly, six or seven days would be enough.

The Xinggong has already been renovated, and it is indeed a place with beautiful scenery and exquisite beauty.

After moving into the main hall of the palace and initially settling down, Ping An joked with Zhao Can, "I'm afraid that in two years, the land prices around the palace will increase."

"How did you see it?" Zhao Can asked.

Ping An said, "Your Majesty is asking the question knowingly. This time, Your Majesty will bring a lot of people with him when he is on a tour. These people are not to say that they are in the palace, and they are even in the palace. It is estimated that they cannot be arranged. Now only two or three courtiers can squeeze into one room. For For them, I'm afraid they can't get used to such treatment anyway, right?"

It was because it was the emperor's "grace" that he didn't dare to open his mouth to reprimand him as "disgraceful".But for these ministers who are used to being pampered, it can only be temporary.

So if Zhao Can would often go to the palace to escape the summer heat in the future, then the surrounding land prices would definitely rise.Princes, nobles, and dignitaries will buy land and build houses here, and build farms. When the time comes, they will come here with their cars, and they can naturally live in their own villas, which are spacious and comfortable.

Even some people who have not been qualified to accompany the driver will come here to buy a house, and when the time comes, they will come with the driver. What if the emperor goes out on a tour in disguise on a whim and meets himself?They will not miss this opportunity to gain a sense of presence.

Zhao Can said with a smile, "You are right. But I'm afraid you will disappoint these ministers."

"But it seems good to ask them to pay a sum of money to buy the land. It is useless to keep the money in their hands. On the contrary, the people living here can naturally leave to live a better life after getting the money. It can be regarded as doing Good thing." Ping An said.

Anyone who has experienced the later generations knows that demolition is really a good thing for ordinary people.I don't know how many ordinary families have entered the well-off middle class with a sum of demolition funds.

However, beware of these officials taking the opportunity to lower prices.

Zhao Can and Ping An's purpose was not to come here for summer vacation, but to take the opportunity to see the changes in Gyeonggi Road, so after they settled in the palace, they started to walk around in their spare time.

Shannan County, where the palace is located, is not considered a large county, with 120 towns and [-] eight villages under its jurisdiction.However, because it is on Gyeonggi Road, and it is located near the Xinggong, the geographical location is unique, with beautiful mountains and rivers and pleasant scenery, so it can be regarded as a very prosperous place.When laying the concrete road, Tian Ying had already done it out of selfishness.

This happened more than a year ago, and now that Ping An and the others are here, they can just see the changes that have been brought to this relatively closed place after the cement road was repaired.

First of all, the population in the county has increased, and the market is booming, and there are people who do business.There were even some items that Ping An and Zhao Can hadn't even thought of selling, and they were sold, and the business seemed to be very good.

Commercial prosperity is an important indicator of a place's development level, and Ping An is naturally happy to hear about this change.

Zhao Can didn't avoid people when he went out, and even brought a few courtiers with him.But among these people, some of them didn't know Zhao Can's intentions at all, they only thought that he was bored in the palace, so they came out to relax.But the other part, which is more serious, has already noticed something.

Regarding this gap, Zhao Can did not express anything.He has already given the opportunity, and how much he can get depends on the individual understanding of these people. He has no obligation to help them grow hand in hand.So after this trip is over, it is destined that some people will be reused by him, while others will be abandoned.

The reason for doing this is naturally because Zhao Can needs support.

First of all, he wants these ministers to get used to doing things behind him, thinking that what he does is right and reasonable-even if they can't understand the reason for a while.

In this way, the resistance will be reduced when the New Deal is implemented in the future.

Of course, there are also some stubborn people. No matter what Zhao Can does, they can't change their minds. These people will also become the mainstay of the opposition in the future, so we have to take precautions in advance.

——Although the invisible war has not yet started, both Ping An and Zhao Can are making non-stop preparations, so that what they have done can be carried out when the time comes.There may be many difficulties and obstacles among them, but they will overcome them one by one.

After visiting Shannan County, it will naturally be the turn of the towns and villages below.

In fact, it is somewhat difficult to transfer all 120 eight villages in the whole summer.After all, it is impossible for Zhao Can to have time to go out every day.It is also because of this that even the local parent officials in Shannan County have never been to some villages at all.

After Zhao Can expressed this intention, the county magistrate of Shannan County immediately said that he could arrange the next itinerary for the emperor, but Zhao Can refused.

Now that we are here, we want to see the real life of the people. If the Shannan County Magistrate can make arrangements, then all he can see is everything that has been arranged long ago.

In fact, before leaving the capital, Ping An had already chosen where to go.

As for the selection basis, it is naturally the "investigation report" submitted by the students of martial arts.

Ping An selected a total of seven villages.Two are close to the county seat and have a prosperous life; two are relatively far away and have a normal life; three are deep in the mountains, with traffic congestion and little communication with the outside world, and they rely entirely on the mountains and land for food.

He believed that after seeing these seven villages, the situation in Shannan County would be very clear.

Because the destination cannot be known in advance, there is no way for Shannan County to arrange it in advance.However, it is estimated that there is not much preparation.

Although Zhao Can has experienced many things in his life, as an aristocrat, he has never been to such a place.

This is also the reason why Ping An was moved as soon as he talked about it. As the master of the world, he cannot walk through every inch of his own land, but he should always see what the people under his rule are doing. day.

He visited two wealthy villages under Ping An's arrangements, and felt a little surprised, "It turns out that the life of the people in Dachu is not difficult."

At least it was better than what he had imagined. The people in the village lived in newly repaired houses, which were clean and tidy, giving them a sense of town.

Safe but silent, what I see now is just an appetizer, the real key is yet to come!I hope Zhao Can can deal with it calmly by then.