Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 177 North Korea Province

Jingshi
In the early court, the ministers all found that the emperor looked good today, with a smile on his face all the time.

The three-way army has won consecutive battles, and domestic reforms are also proceeding smoothly. Zhu Youjian is of course very happy that the opposing feudal lords have been greatly exploited by him.

Today he received another piece of news that made him even happier. Not only were the captives in North Korea wiped out, but the Joseon Dynasty also decided to revoke the country name and make North Korea a province of Ming Dynasty.

As soon as Zhu Youjian sat on the dragon chair, the eunuch who served him immediately called out:

"If you have a book, you will play early, but if you don't have a book, you will retreat."

As soon as the servant eunuch finished speaking, Fan Jingwen, Minister of Rites, came out with an ivory tablet in his hand:
"Your Majesty, I have the original play."

Zhu Youjian nodded:
"Precise play."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty's scientific examination should have been held this year, but because of the rogues, the test has been delayed until now, and it still hasn't been carried out. After the anti-corruption campaign, a group of officials were beheaded. When employing people, I request His Majesty to issue an order to restart the examination."

Imperial Examination System in Ming Dynasty
The institutional content is expressed through the organizational form of the imperial examination. The most prominent representation of this expression is the three-level examination in the Ming Dynasty.

That is, the detailed measures of the provincial examination, general examination, and palace examination, and the standardized requirements for the stereotyped selection of scholars. Except for a few cases, the rural examination time is basically every three years.

From the beginning of the rural examination, the quotas for each region were clearly defined, thus to a certain extent, avoiding the occurrence of regional disputes in the rural examination caused by the uncertainty of quota distribution.

After the end of the rural examination, it entered the second level of the imperial examination, that is, the general examination stage. The venue was set in the capital, and because it was held in spring, it was also called "Chunwei".

The Palace Examination is the last level of the three-level imperial examination, also known as the court examination, which is an examination method in which the emperor personally asks candidates on the court and determines the top three rankings of the first-class Jinshi.

The content of the exam is much simpler than the previous two exams, with only one test strategy. Jinshi admitted in the palace examination has a distinguished status, which is a prominent feature of the palace examination in the Ming Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng, a famous official of the Ming Dynasty, "made Chinese and foreign civil servants enter through the imperial examination, and those who did not take the imperial examination were not allowed to be officials."

The government of the Ming Dynasty adopted the eight-legged essay as the standard style for the imperial examination. From the perspective of subjective motivation, it also had the understanding of unifying the standard from the perspective of examination science.

Today people call it a standardized test, and there is a reason for it. It is conducive to the marking and evaluation of large-scale public examinations, and it also has the purpose of examining the writing ability and language level of candidates.

As a large-scale national unified examination, the imperial examination system in the Ming Dynasty created an excellent example.

That is, under the systematic project of school training, graded selection, imperial examination selection, and political election of officials, a government's initiative is transformed into a public participation and interaction between the government and society.

Zhu Youjian didn't know much about the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty. Since the Minister of Rites proposed to restart the scientific examinations, he decided to reform the content of this year's scientific examinations.

"I'm ready to play."

"However, this year's system and the content of the scientific examination, I decided to change it so that all the candidates who passed the first stage of the examination will gather in the capital within 15 days, and I will come up with the questions myself."

Fan Jingwen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, bowed to salute:
"I obey the order, I don't know when the Holy Majesty will come up with the question?"

Zhu Youjian thought for a while and said:
"This year, candidates only need to write one article. As for the exam questions, you can go to Zhen Yu's study to get them after you leave the court."

"Your Majesty... I obey the order."

Fan Jingwen was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand the meaning of the emperor, normally and reliably divided into three steps, that is, the provincial examination, the general examination and the palace examination.

But the emperor's intention seems to be in place in one step.

Seeing that Fan Jingwen didn't figure it out, Zhu Youjian didn't explain it to him in the court hall, and planned to discuss it with him after the tide ebbed.

Afterwards, the ministers of several departments, including the Ministry of Finance of the Cabinet, wrote their books one after another, reporting some matters under their jurisdiction to the emperor.

Generally speaking, all tasks in the Ming Dynasty are being carried out step by step, and the living standards of the people are gradually improving, but at present the northern region still focuses on government relief.

The former wasteland has been cultivated, and the crops planted in the fields are not mature yet. It is estimated that the relief from the court will stop in two months.

After everyone had finished playing the book, Zhu Youjian asked the eunuch to read out a memorial, which was a happy report sent by Sun Chuanting.

The eunuch in attendance opened the playbook and began to read:
"Korea's Kai Report, Sun Chuanting, the Left Army of the Ming Dynasty, presented His Majesty, thanks to Emperor Hongfu, the entire territory of Korea has been liberated, and all the captives in the East have been wiped out.

The Pseudo-Lee Dynasty voluntarily abdicated, and announced the abolition of the title of North Korea. North Korea voluntarily became a province of Ming Dynasty, please name it.

In addition, Lu Aiguo, the son of Lu Xiangsheng, the former minister of the Ministry of War and the hero of the Ming Dynasty, led the rebel army and the left army to defend against the enemy together, and countless soldiers died in battle.

They have made great sacrifices and contributions for me to restore Korea to the Ming Dynasty, and I ask the emperor to give you a reward..."

After the eunuch's eunuch finished reading, the court was filled with excitement.

"It's terrible, this is a great thing, not only to restore North Korea, but also to have an extra piece of territory in Ming Dynasty, Sun Dudu worked hard..."

"What? North Korea abolished the country name and returned it to Da Ming. This is a great thing. The current Da Ming is really turned upside down, unprecedentedly powerful..."

"That's right, some time ago, the rogues besieged the capital, and the Ming Dynasty was in dire straits. Now, today, all the rogues have been wiped out, and the mighty Eastern robbers have also been beaten into shrunken turtles. The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty is about to begin, and the Holy One is wise..."

The ministers were all smiling and talking, and then they all bowed down in front of Zhu Youjian and shouted in unison:

"Congratulations, my sage, my emperor is comparable to the emperor of Qin and Hanwu..."

Zhu Youjian was also full of joy. Now in the court, civil servants and generals are in a balanced position, and everyone is working hard for the revival of Ming Dynasty.

Those gossip officials who used to do nothing and stared at the meritorious officials' shortcomings all day long can't see any of them now, and there are no different voices appearing again.

"My dear friends, hurry up, the opening of the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty does not depend on me alone, it depends on the joint efforts of all the people of the Ming Dynasty and all the ministers."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live, my minister will devote himself to Daming and die."

Zhu Youjian ordered everyone to calm down, and immediately passed the decree:
"I have decided to accept North Korea as a province of Ming Dynasty. The name of North Korea was bestowed by the Taizu, and it remains unchanged. At the same time, land reform will be launched and taxes will be exempted for five years.

Five years later, the agricultural tax and commercial tax will be restored, but the tax rate will be even smaller, which can be reduced to half of that in the interior.

Only after they live a prosperous life can they realize the benefits of being integrated into Ming Dynasty, and the soldiers and civilians of North Korea will be loyal to me, Ming Dynasty.

The highest officer of North Korea was dispatched by Ming, and the cost of the garrison would be borne by North Korea itself after five years. However, the composition of the army must be those who are loyal to Ming.

At the same time, Lu Aiguo was granted the title of hereditary Marquis of Pingdong, and Lu Aiguo was officially appointed as the governor of the Ming Dynasty's garrison in North Korea, responsible for the security of North Korea.

In addition, for the restoration of North Korea, the rebels who killed the Tartars in the east were all awarded the title of Daming National Guard, and continued to follow Lu Aiguo to station in North Korea, exempt from tax for life.

In addition, Sun Chuanting and Li Dingguo were ordered to enter Eastern Liao from North Korea to fight immediately after resting. After entering Liaodong, the troops were divided into two groups.

The first way is to enter the Greater Khingan Mountains and the Lesser Khingan Mountains. If the Eastern Captives retreat, block their retreat into the mountains. "

The Second Route Army was stationed at the foot of Changbai Mountain. Once they found the Tartars captive in the East, they would kill no one, no matter who they were. "

(End of this chapter)