After I was reborn, I became a plug-in for the country

The imperial examination is held every three years. In the past, the number of people was only a few hundred at the most, but this year it has as many as several thousand people.

And in the past, the maximum number of participants in each province was no more than a hundred people.This year, Zhili Province alone has as many as 150 people.So in general, the total number of people reported in the statistical reports of each province this year is much higher than in previous years.

The imperial examinations took a long time, starting from the rural examinations in early March and continuing until the end of June.

For ordinary study, the imperial examination is not only the only way to enter an official career, but also a mental training in various senses.The selection from the township examination to the palace examination not only consumes a lot of brain cells, but also consumes all kinds of physical strength.

A person who can answer a whole test paper with his own perseverance and persist in the examination room for three days is a real talent.

The system also evaluated this imperial examination selection method: "This is also an indirect exercise of morality, intelligence, physical beauty."

Yinfeng thought about it for a long time, and felt that its evaluation was very accurate.

In short, they were selected layer by layer and eliminated layer by layer. In the end, there were no more than twenty people who participated in the palace examination.What Yinreng proposed before is that the students get extra points through the supervision of the local government, but the effect in the rural examination is still not obvious.

However, during the palace examination, the twenty-odd people who were selected all came up with relatively unique opinions.This has of course become their plus points.

After the palace examination, Kangxi read everyone's examination papers and was quite satisfied.These are talents that will be available in the future.Over the years, in order to attract students from the south, the imperial court has greatly increased the proportion of their candidates.

Now seeing that most of the Han people in the palace examination list, he is really mixed.The joy is that the Han people recognize the current court at any rate, but the worry is that if this situation continues, what should we do if there are fewer and fewer Manchu officials?

After discussing with the ministers, Kangxi determined the champion one by one, and the second place, Tanhua and others were selected.

Well, they are all Han Chinese.

But when the list was finalized, Kangxi discovered that among all the students selected for the palace examination, none of them was a merchant.He didn't have high hopes for Shang Ji before, so he didn't feel it was a pity.He even made excuses in his heart.

Perhaps it was because it was the first time for the imperial court to participate in Xu Shang, so they did not have enough time to cultivate available talents for the imperial court.

In short, the secret methods of the various provincial governments were not directly exposed due to the luck of various coincidences.

The major event of the scientific examination has been settled, but even if you win the top prize, you may not necessarily be able to start as a high-ranking official.No matter what talents you have, in the officialdom, getting seniority is a necessary process.

Therefore, after celebrating his good results for a short time this year, this year's champion of the new department returned to his hometown and took office as the magistrate of a small local county after reporting in the Imperial Academy.

Putting these students aside, let's talk about another eye-catching thing in the government.

At the beginning of the year, Kangxi ordered the governor of Zhili to count all the population in the area under the jurisdiction of Zhili. After half a year of arduous screening work, the governor of Zhili finally got the specific data.

This data was reported in the early court at the end of June.It was within Li Guangdi's expectation, but beyond Kangxi's expectation.

The population of the Manchus is indeed far lower than that of the Han Chinese.In other words, the number of newborn babies last year was mostly Han Chinese.

Several Hanchens looked at each other in private, and all of them shut their mouths tightly and did not speak.Saying anything at this time feels like showing off.

Kangxi looked at the statistical papers and was worried. Why are Manchus so unable to give birth?Obviously, they have been tacitly allowed not to participate in labor, and their lives are very stable. People who walk around birds and enjoy flowers all day don't even have to pay taxes. They are all raised by the court. Why can't they work hard to have children?

The Zhili area surrounds the capital, and Manchus from the entire country gather here.Even so, they were still surrounded by Han Chinese.

After Yinreng watched his Khan Ama grow a few more gray hairs for this reason, he couldn't help asking the system: "Are there so few Manchus in future generations? Or are there fewer than now?"

According to the subsequent development history that the system showed him, he was very worried about whether the country was still full of people.

The system calmed him down with a gentle voice: "Don't panic, Your Highness. Later, there were still many Manchus in this country. But at that time, we didn't distinguish between Manchus and Hans. We always said that the 56 ethnic groups belong to one family."

"One family?" Yinfeng asked hesitantly, "The Han people think so too?"

He couldn't imagine a situation where the Han people and the Manchus were really as close as one family.Their ancestors of Aixinjueluo have brought people into the customs for so many years, and Aixinjueluo's fear of the Han people has never been relieved for a day.

The system said very positively: "Everyone in this country thinks so. They have been educated like this since birth. All ethnic groups are compatriots and brothers, and they must love each other."

Yinfeng tried his best to imagine, but he really couldn't imagine what it would be like for the Manchus and even all the tribes to love each other without any grievances.

Yinfeng pinched his fingers and began to count, who is the Han in the court?

Li Guangdi, Xiong Cilu, Wang Jie, these are all.Even Tong Guogang, whom he has always disliked, even though he is a Manchu, complained secretly because he was recorded in the Han army flag.

It can be seen that the feelings of the Manchus towards the Han people are guarded against and despised at the same time.

The masters and the others relied on their knowledge to become princes and masters, so they were not restricted by their status as Han people, so they were taken a look by Khan Amagao.How can those Han people who have no status be valued.

If the Manchus and Hans are really a family, that is to say, these imperial relatives and great Confucians are no different from ordinary people?

System: "...This idea can't be wrong, but I always feel that something is weird."

"Brothers..." Yinfeng didn't answer his words, and repeated the sentence in a murmur, feeling as if something was blocked in his heart, and there was an indescribable emotion rolling in his heart.

He was silent for a while, and then asked again: "Can the Han people really be sincere to the Manchus?"

It's not that he didn't believe it, but since the Manchus entered the customs, the Han people's defense against the Manchus has never diminished.One may be because of the hatred of destroying the country, and the other is that the two sides fought each other back then, and many people were injured.

This is almost a hatred that is planted in the blood.

Systematized human appearance, said very gently: "Trust is mutual Your Highness. As long as Your Highness treats them with the same heart as his own people, they can treat you the same."

"Really?" Yinfeng's eyes were slightly confused, "Then how can we make them believe it?

"The first step in eliminating barriers is to treat people equally."

"Equal treatment?" Yinfeng frowned, "Khan Amalong has been generous all these years, maybe Han people participated in the imperial examination, maybe Manchu and Han intermarried, what else can we do to treat them equally?"

"It's up to His Highness himself." The system spread his hands, "After all, you are the future monarch, aren't you?"

Yinfeng thought about it for a while, and tentatively said, "How about maybe they will keep their farmland forever in the future?"

"This is very good." The system praised without hesitation, "Your Highness is really smart!"

"They have their own farmland, and they don't have to pay too much exorbitant taxes. With food and clothing guaranteed, they should be able to raise more children."

The system nodded.

Yinfeng went on to say: "When the children grow up, get married early, and continue to have more descendants, then the whole Qing Dynasty will be prosperous!"

"..." can't be wrong, but I always feel that something is weird.

The road is long and long, I will... urge passers-by to get married early.

This population reduction can be controlled.But the increase in the opposite direction is really difficult to control.

So Kangxi put the matter down after worrying for a few days.In addition, in the middle of the year, the Ministry of Households submitted a summary report on the expenses of various departments, which added a few wrinkles to his gray hair.

According to the booklet of the Ministry of Household Affairs, in the first half of the 23rd year of Kangxi, the imperial government's fiscal expenditure accounted for more than half of last year's fiscal revenue.The largest of these is military spending.

Kangxi looked at all the expenses one by one, and silently calculated them in his heart.Because the expansion of the navy was agreed last year, the scale of shipbuilding and troop training has increased, and the cost has doubled several times.

Then at the beginning of this year, the commander of the infantry of the Xiaoqi Battalion stationed in Beijing submitted an order and proposed to increase the army's salary in order to boost morale.After Kangxi hesitated, he also agreed. For the battle with Junggar, these expenses should be spent.

Therefore, the national treasury, which had been rich for half a year after the great land reclamation, became poor again.

Kangxi couldn't help gritting his teeth at the bill.The so-called increase income and reduce expenditure, it is easy to save money and difficult to earn money.Is there any way to make the treasury more money now?

Don't even think about the land tax. At that time, when the common people reclaimed wasteland, they promised that the imperial court would never increase the tax.Temporary interests and eternal reputation, in order to be easier to manage, smart people will choose reputation.

Kangxi thought about it, what other taxes can be collected?

It suddenly occurred to me that, by the way, there is also commercial tax.Those wealthy businessmen have much more money than ordinary people, so they have to find an excuse to squeeze some money from them.

But what excuse is there?In order to reform the system, the imperial court just promised many benefits to the businessmen last year.Asking them for money now, will it cause discussion?

Kangxi read the booklet again, and the income calculated by the Ministry of Households was almost negligible compared to the place.

He carefully looked at each item, and suddenly found that the newspaper that the prince proposed to publish was actually a profitable item among the many expenses.Although the profit is quite meager, it is already very good compared to others who only get out but not in.

However, there is no news among the people that the imperial court is competing with the people for profit.Can the imperial court also do business?

Kangxi couldn't help but fall into the contemplation brought about by his discovery. Can the court try to do business?

However, he and Yinreng are both father and son, and when they thought about doing business in the imperial court, they also first considered, should the account be settled by the Ministry of Households, or by the Ministry of Internal Affairs?The second thing to consider is what products to sell.

There are too many aspects to consider from planning to implementation, especially in the royal family, in order to reflect the unique dignity, many things have to be specially customized.These things are not available in the market, but in Kangxi's view, selling the things he used to use at home is tantamount to lowering his status.

So he already has signs of the imperial court intervening in business, but he is not in a hurry to bring it up for the time being.

He, Khan Ama, was already interested in doing business, but Yinfeng didn't know about it.He is only anxious about one thing to get angry now, and that is the Russian language class.In addition, the system suggested that no matter whether the court will do business in the future, he will definitely be in touch with the ledger for a long time in the future, so it is better to learn the corresponding accounting courses now.

Yinfeng: "..."

Before, you wanted Gu to go to Qintian Monitoring to observe the sky, but now you want Gu to be the accountant?