Han Shizu

Chapter 240 Progress
The stupid movement in the river, although it was not a small matter, did not make the imperial court too nervous.The news of Li Shouzhen's rebellion has not yet spread. From top to bottom, everything in Tokyo is as usual, and it is more orderly than before, and the government is orderly.The so-called loose on the outside and tight on the inside.

Liu Chengyou is as stable as Mount Tai, and manages politics as usual.

"Your Majesty, except for Pu, Yun, Deng, Xiang, and An in the states of Henan, all the local military workshops have been abolished, and the Military Weapons Supervision has recruited more than [-] skilled craftsmen from each prefecture to serve. Entering Beijing, now the reserves in the treasury can be used by the workshops for two months."

It took more than two months, and the disposal of the weapons workshop in the Central Plains has achieved some results, and the progress is already considered fast.But judging from the results, they are all states and towns with strong central radiation control, as well as Zheng, Ru, Hua, Yan, Xu, etc. who are more submissive to the imperial court.Coupled with Wang Zhang's brutal and tough execution methods, it is almost certain that there is a lot of resentment at the local level.

"Pass the edict, reiterate the original intention and attitude of the imperial court on this matter, and inform all states that they can change the civilian utensils made in the military workshop. If there are craftsmen who are dismissed, the government should make appropriate compensation!" After a little thought, Liu Chengyou ordered.

"Yes!" Wang Zhang replied.

From his expression, it can be seen that he is not particularly concerned about this, or knows the possible results.Even after this rectification, how can the local privately-made military weapons really be banned? If you want to, just continue to secretly make it.It will be effective only if the authority of the imperial court is strictly established and gradually implemented.Previously, Wang Zhang agreed with Liu Chengyou's idea of ​​"strike", and he also saw the benefits. Now, the craftsmen have it, and they have harvested a large amount of iron, tin, leather and other production materials, so he is satisfied.

Doesn't Liu Chengyou know about these?Of course, it has also been considered, just like Liu Chengyou's other policy considerations, first implement it step by step, and formulate the system. In the future, this will be the basis for settlement after autumn.

"For the rest of Fangzhen, suspend this work!" Liu Chengyou said again.

"Yes!" Wang Zhang replied again.It is also clear that next, the imperial court will try its best to deal with Hezhong, so it will not "trick" the place in this section for the time being.

"In addition, there are many types of weapons such as crossbows, armor, knives, and guns used in the army, and the standards are different. The ministers proposed to start rectification. According to the practical weapons of the forbidden army, we should carry out special-made standard manufacturing and abolish miscellaneous ordnance!" Wang Zhang reported again.

This is a way to integrate and save resources and improve efficiency, and it is also beneficial to military training and logistics.This discussion was deeply in line with Liu Chengyou's heart, and he agreed after thinking about it for a while.

After Wang Zhang withdrew, not long after, Zhao Shangjiao and Tao Gu were summoned and entered the hall together. Even in front of Liu Chengyou, they could feel the discord between the two, a feeling of secret rivalry.Especially Tao Gu, originally according to his expectation, and based on his relationship with Liu Chengyou, he knew that the job of Zhiju would be considered stable. As a result, Zhao Shang was not open to handing over, and he also submitted a report, and even raised a point that he ignored. The "dumb name test school".

"How are the preparations for the election?" Liu Chengyou asked directly, regardless of the ailment between Guan Tao and Zhao, as long as the matter was done well.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, preparations have been made in accordance with the rules and regulations. The Tribute Court has been sorted out and repaired. The examiners have been selected. They are all in the Sanguan and Hanlin. The guards and soldiers are selected by the Imperial Army. The school rules and regulations have been announced for those who will come to Beijing to take the exam." Zhao Shang Handed over like a few treasures, a capable performance.

When the words fell, Tao Gu also followed up and said: "Your Majesty, the rules and regulations listed in the previous section mostly refer to the Tang system. However, it is still too complicated to discuss and implement with the ministers. Your Majesty reopened the system to seek urgently needed talents. Therefore, Fan Zhiju, ministers and others raise funds, try to be concise, seek practical results, and select talents for the court."

Obviously, Tao Gu is well aware of Liu Chengyou's preferences, and knows that he is very dissatisfied with many redundant matters in the court, so he consciously or unconsciously agrees with Liu Chengyou's temper in his speech.Hearing his words, Liu Chengyou nodded with satisfaction: "That's right."

"How many candidates are there for registration at Shangshu Province?" Liu Chengyou looked at Zhao Shang and asked.

Speaking of this, Zhao Shangjiao showed embarrassment on his face, lowered his voice, and lowered his head to answer: "There are 180 nine candidates in all subjects. More than half of them are Jinshi subjects, followed by Mingjing subjects."

"So few!" Liu Chengyou was really surprised, with a bit of puzzled anger.

Reasonably speaking, this campaign has been prepared for so long, not to mention the gathering of thousands of people, it shouldn't be so desolate.The emperor personally issued an edict to open the exam, but there were so few candidates.

At this time, Tao Gu spoke up and said: "Your Majesty, according to the regulations, scholars who take the exam need to take part in the interpretation test at the local level. For this reason, local interpretations have been lax, and there are not many people who have obtained interpretations, so there are many talented people among the people who are not qualified to take the test."

"You can relax the conditions appropriately because the country restarts the selection of talents, but Zhao Zhiju refused." Tao Gu gave Zhao Shangjiao a sideways look, and began to apply eye drops to him face to face.

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou's tone became harsher: "I am eager for talents and open the system. It belongs to Enke. It is an extraordinary system. Why is the selection still confined to the same pattern? When there is an extraordinary time, there is an extraordinary system. How can it make the talents of the world, Restricted by a release letter? Let go of the restriction!"

Hearing what Liu Chengyou said, Zhao Shangjiao immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the selection of talents by the country should be done at different levels, and there should be rules for controlling the selection process. How can we do anything arbitrarily? If there is no limit, there may be people who will act indiscriminately. mixed in."

Hearing Zhao's handed in answer, Liu Chengyou still didn't respond, but Tao Gu's mouth curled up, and he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that there are many officials in the local area who act recklessly and accept bribes, and they can be solved without trying it themselves. Seniors, but there are also explanations."

"That's a minority after all." Zhao Shangjiao retorted with a bad face.

"Among those who reported to the scholars, most of the explanations they got were issued by the previous court." Tao Gu said in a dark tone: "Besides, His Majesty personally issued the exam, and the number of candidates for the exam is less than 200 people. It is so shabby, have you ever thought about it?" The face of His Majesty and the imperial court? Will it be misunderstood by the people of the world if it is passed on to the imperial court? "

"The imperial court selects talents who are good and capable, and they want to serve the government and govern the people. If they don't have virtue and talent, they would rather not!" Zhao Shang raised his beard.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel in front of the emperor, Liu Chengyou raised his hand to stop the dispute, with a sullen face, he thought about it for a while, then raised his eyes and said: "The words of the second minister are all reasonable, and the rules must be established, but if I ask you to If you are thirsty, you should break the stereotype. In this way, this is the first time in the imperial court, and a special case has been made to test people of the right age, regardless of qualifications, and no need to explain the book, anyone can take the test."

"In order to avoid those who make up the numbers, we can organize the Hanlin and the six ministers to conduct a preliminary screening, and then take the main examination. In addition, in the matter of the school examination, we must strictly control and be strict!"

Although Liu Chengyou's tone was plain, it seemed unquestionable, and Tao Gu responded immediately: "Yes! Your Majesty is wise."

Zhao Shangjiao was stunned for a while, and could only say helplessly: "I obey!"

"When is the exam date?"

Zhao Shang replied: "It was originally scheduled for the [-]th of this month, but now"

"Postpone it by one month, change it to August [-]th, before the Mid-Autumn Festival! Report the date to Shangshutai, and the deadline is August [-]th!" Liu Chengyou directly ordered.

"Yes!"

The two of them responded at the same time, and they both knew that after Liu Chengyou made such a change, the Minister of Rites and the two of them had to be busy again.

However, compared to Zhao Shangjiao's depression, Tao Gu seemed much more relaxed, even a little proud, at least, this time Zhao Shangjiao suffered from the emperor's defeat.

Eyeballs rolled, Tao Gu took the initiative to say again: "Your Majesty, under this edict, the number of candidates in the world must double, and the invigilators need to increase their preparations. In addition, most of the scholars who have come to Tokyo are poor people." , enough food and clothing. If it drags on for another month, I'm afraid that he will have little means of living in Tokyo!"

"Tao Qing is very worried!" Liu Chengyou nodded, and said directly: "Those who have reported to the minister can go to the Kaifeng mansion to receive the money and food based on the official certificate issued. Hou Yi will distribute it as appropriate!"

"Your Majesty is benevolent!" Tao Gu complimented immediately.

With this move, Liu Chengyou can win the hearts of the scholars, and as Tao Gu who made the suggestion, he can also use this to increase his reputation. Coupled with his status as a fellow intellectual, he can almost imagine the benefits he can get from it.

(End of this chapter)