The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 875 If you don't work hard now, you won't have a chance in the future (Happy New Year)
On February [-]th, the sky was just dawning, and the eastern sky was turning white. The Shengwu Hall in Ziwei City, Luoyang was brightly lit. More than a hundred large lanterns illuminated the hall like daylight. The Shengwu Hall is the second of the three main halls in Ziwei City. , It is also the main hall where the Shuo Wang Chaohui will be held. Dozens of large pillars hugging each other stand in the main hall, supporting a grand hall that can accommodate ten thousand people.

At the top of the hall is the Dragon Seat of the Great Sui Emperor, looking down on the thousands of subjects under his feet, which makes people dare not look up.

There are three types of dynasties in the Sui Dynasty: the first is the grand court meeting held on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty and the winter solstice. Ministers and envoys from neighboring countries attended the congratulatory congratulations, and there were the most participants, including princes and relatives, civil and military officials above the ninth grade in Beijing, court envoys from local officials, guest envoys from foreign countries, etc. After the court meeting, there was a royal banquet to enjoy with everyone.The Winter Solstice Court Meeting in the third year of Shengwu and the Yuanri Court Meeting in the fourth year of Shengwu have already been held in Daxing City.

The second type of court meeting, which is today's Shuowang court meeting, is the court meeting on the first and fifteenth day of each month. Every time, incense burners and incense tables are set up, and then civil and military officials are in place in the palace according to their ranks. Sitting on the throne, the group of officials chanted praises in the ceremony and saluted again. This is a court meeting that all civil and military officials above the ninth rank in Beijing will participate in.

These two kinds pay great attention to etiquette, including the emperor, they must wear Chinese clothes and act according to the requirements.

The third type is a court meeting once a day, which is more casual. It is stipulated that officials who have reached the fifth rank must participate. Of course, if there is something important that does not come, no one cares, and there is no need to set up guards of honor, let alone pomp , This is a real and practical court meeting.

Since today is the Shuowang court meeting, and it is the first time that the emperor held such a very formal court meeting in the capital Luoyang this year, so there are especially many people participating in the court meeting.

Inside the hall.

The civil and military ministers lined up on both sides, thousands of civil and military officials, such as princes, princes, ministers, menxia provinces, Zhongshu provinces, secretary provinces, ten ministers, temple supervisors, generals, generals, etc., lined up according to rank, and the front row was the ministries The chief officer is also the active speaker of the court meeting.

Afterwards there were hundreds of scattered officials and Beijing officials. They stood near the door, and they could naturally speak, but usually when they were involved in their own affairs, such as discussing the disaster situation in a certain place at the court meeting. Speak and accept inquiries from the emperor and ministers. In addition, the officials who attend the hearing also have the right to express their opinions on some major resolutions. For the court, it is to listen to multiple voices to avoid mistakes, and for the officials themselves, it is to show off their talents Opportunity, so when it comes to discussing politics, everyone enthusiastically publishes it. If the emperor remembers it, it will be of great benefit to his official career.

At this time, the emperor had not yet arrived, and there were whispers in the hall, and the ministers were talking about today's issues in low voices. There are four main topics today. blocking phenomenon.

The purpose of building the canal at the beginning was that Emperor Wu Yang Guang had been in Jiangdu for ten years. He knew that Jianghuai was rich and prosperous, and that a state of abundance would make the world full. The population is large, the army is dense, and the money and food are very expensive. However, due to the inconvenient transportation between the north and the south, after the southern grain arrived in the two capitals, the price of grain doubled several times. The court's finances for the official army were also difficult to afford, which made the transportation of goods from south to north a top priority of the Sui Dynasty.

In addition, the north and the south have been divided for hundreds of years. The north and the south have no communication and are hostile to each other. Although the Sui Dynasty has unified the world for more than 20 years, the gap between the north and the south is still difficult to resolve. For the convenience of the North Lord, Yang Guang decided to dig the Grand Canal.

The first phase of excavation of the Grand Canal in the first year of Daye connected the Yellow River and the Huaihe River, called the "Tongji Canal", which ran through Luoyang to Yangzhou. As the main traffic artery during the heyday of the Sui Empire, the Tongji Canal was fully constructed. The old canals and natural rivers were used, but because Yang Guang asked the canal to be deep and wide, so as to realize the purpose of "connecting the world, temporarily controlling the world, meeting with boats and supporting the public and private", and he is an impatient person. If you want to do something, you must do it immediately, and it must be completed soon. Therefore, the early exploration preparations are seriously insufficient, coupled with the short construction period and insufficient technology, so that there are many unnatural places in the Grand Canal that runs through the north and south, such as Yongji Because the southern section of the canal is opposite to the Yellow River, it is flooded by the Yellow River, causing a large amount of sediment to accumulate.The Tongji Canal, which was dug first, also had this problem.

The Tongji Canal was dug in two sections. The first section started from the "Xiyuan" in Luoyang, and the Yingu and Luoer Rivers followed the old course of the Yangqu Canal opened by Zhang Chun in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and entered the Yellow River from Yanshi to Luokou, Gong County; the other section was from Xingyangban Zhu diverts water from the Yellow River through Xingyang and joins Bian River, diverts to Yongqiu County in Liang County, diverges from Bian River, turns to the southeast, and joins Huai River in the north of Xuyi.

The first section of the Tongji Canal is where the Luoshui flows into the Yellow River. The water quality is good and there is no problem. The second section is due to the "diversion of the Yellow River into Bian".In addition, starting from the Wagang Rebellion, Zhai Rang and Li Mi's Wei State regimes both focused on military affairs and did not do dredging. As a result, grain ships in the Bianshui River section were difficult to travel. If the problems that have arisen are not resolved in time, Sooner or later, Tongji Canal will become a main artery that people love and hate.

Tongji Canal is the highlight of today, mainly to discuss solutions to the problem; the second issue is also related to transportation construction. The emperor intends to extend and connect the existing official roads, so that the Sui Dynasty will form a five-horizontal and five-vertical road. transportation network.

The third issue is to divide the school system. Due to the lack of teaching materials, there is no clear school system for county schools, county schools, and rural schools.

The fourth topic is to discuss the time of this year's imperial examination.

Although there are only four major issues in today's court meeting, everyone knows that the emperor is a very thoughtful person and likes courtiers who have ideas; No surprise, therefore, everyone was full of energy, discussing with their colleagues, and using their brains during the conversation, trying to be inspired and get some wonderful ideas that would impress the emperor and important ministers.

At this time, the sound of rites and music came from the inner palace. This was the rites and music of the emperor's upcoming court, but the pleasant sound did not affect the conversation of the courtiers. Everyone had experience and knew that this was the joy of the Holy Majesty just leaving the palace. It's still early for the hall.

After another quarter or so, the bells and drums in the hall suddenly rang, indicating that the time had come to Mao Shi, and the guard shouted loudly, "Your Majesty is here, and all the ministers are welcome!"

In an instant, the hall was silent, and everyone focused on the front.

Soon, groups of left and right guards carrying swords straight out of the hall came out from the two side doors at the top of the hall, and hundreds of guards came out with guards of honor.Immediately, the yellow Luo fluttered, the flags and flags stood everywhere, and the gourd and halberds were majestic. Then 24 eunuchs came out with gold plates, then eight court maids with long-handled gold-plated feather fans, and finally a man carrying a yellow Luo The eunuchs under the umbrella came out surrounded by Emperor Yang Tong of the Sui Dynasty.

Yang Tong stood in front of the dragon seat, and thousands of civil and military men bowed to salute at the same time, "See Your Majesty!"

This is a very formal and grand court meeting, and Yang Tong's attire is also very particular. He is wearing a black emperor's crown with twelve chapters, a crown that soars to the sky, and twelve strings of white jade beads hanging down, covering half of his face.

Yang Tong is proud of himself as a warrior, and he doesn't like this kind of soaring crown with poor eyesight and jingling sound when he walks. Fortunately, there are only two days in a month, and he is not in the capital most of the time, so he avoids many The next Shuowang court meeting, but because of this, he has never been used to and disliked the crown of the sky. At this time, he sat down on the dragon seat and waved his hand, "Everyone, take your seat!"

The design of the main hall is ingenious, so that Yang Tong's voice is not high, but the echo produced can reach the ears of everyone in the hall.

"Thank you, my lord." All the ministers stood up straight, divided into two, and took their positions. Officials in this era are very happy. Not only do they not have to kneel, but they can sit on tables and chairs, and there are pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the tables for them to record; Before entering the palace, I had breakfast at the Dongchaotang and Xichaotang in the imperial city.

This treatment has always been there, and Yang Tong does not intend to revoke it for the sake of the so-called dignity of the emperor, let alone for the sake of the reality of the so-called dignity of the emperor, let all the hard-bodied and mainstays bow their knees in front of him, losing his life and being a courtier dignity.

"Dang!" After all the officials sat down, the master of ceremonies rang the chime, which also meant that the court meeting had officially started.

The hall was quiet, and only the emperor's voice echoed in the hall, "Tongji Canal made full use of the old channels and natural rivers, and it did not violate the laws of nature. Grain supports Guanzhong and the Central Plains, where there are many people and little food. The grain ships are heavy-duty and have large hulls, so the canal is dug large and deep, otherwise the grain ships cannot pass. The large and deep riverbed makes the water lose its force of impact However, except for a short section from Luoyang to the Yellow River, most of the Tongji Canal is in the state of diverting the Yellow River to the Huaihe River. When the water of the Yellow River flows to a place where the water potential is gentle, the sediment will accumulate in the riverbed. Therefore, it is necessary to dredge frequently. Although we can also mobilize civilians to dredge the silt, the dredging that consumes a lot of manpower and material resources is only effective for three years at most, and then it has to be cleared. It’s an unimaginable amount of money.”

"Maybe some people will say to give it up, but it can't be done. Because except Yizhou, other places are in peace. It won't be long before the population of the Central Plains will show a skyrocketing trend. With the increase of population, the Central Plains People's consumption and demand for food will also increase; if we abandon the Tongji Canal and divert Nanliang to a land route with a small volume of transportation, the price of food will skyrocket. In the case of rising population, the price of Nanliang will Sooner or later, it will be so high that the common people can’t afford it, so the Tongji Canal can still be saved.”

Speaking of this, Yang Tong looked at the officials below and continued: "The current problem is how to make the Tongji Canal unblocked without dredging. Simply put, we want the horses to run well, but also want the horses to run smoothly." I don't eat grass."

In an instant!
There were bursts of laughter in the hall.

The metaphor of the Holy Majesty is very appropriate.

At this time, Yin Hongzhi, who was the servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Jin Dynasty, stood up and went out, saluting: "My lord, when I was the prefect of Xingyang, I was also in charge of Liang County. I know a lot about the canal in the Bianshui section. Can you say a few words first?" ?”

"Yin servant, please tell me."

Although Yin Hongzhi is Yang Tong's eldest brother-in-law, he was able to be a servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs not because of his connections, but because of his real ability. He is not very old, but he has successively served in Jincheng, Mingyue, Xingyang, and Runan counties. When he took over, the four counties were in the chaotic stage of just regaining the occupation, but every time, he was able to hit the vital point directly, and managed the four counties in an orderly manner in a very short period of time. A capable officer.He was not promoted by Yang Tong to become Minister of Civil Affairs, but because the chief officials of the ten ministries of the three provinces saw his ability and recommended him jointly to Yang Tong.

Yin Hongzhi bowed and said: "When I served as the prefect of Xingyang, the south had not yet been recovered. In order to ensure the successful passage of the army's heavy ships, I specially made statistics on the canal in the Bianshui section. It was found that the canal in the Bianshui section was not silted up. Even in the autumn and winter seasons when the water volume was low, Bianshui merchant ships continued to come and go. However, there were records of grain ships being blocked. The reason was that the large ships had a deep draft, and the lack of water caused the grain ships to run aground. As long as part of the grain was unloaded, the grain ships could pass through successfully. Weichen has not been in office for a long time, even if there is sediment during this period, it should not be difficult for ships to sail."

Yang Tong grasped the crux of the problem: "So, the Bian River is not blocked, but just caused by the drop in water level in autumn and winter?"

Yin Hongzhi nodded and said, "That's right. Bianshui is rich in water, and ships can pass through it all year round. Only the grain ships are large and sink, and in autumn and winter, it will be difficult to pass due to insufficient water."

"However, the amount of sediment carried by the Yellow River is large. If the Yellow River flows into Bian for many years, it will be silted up sooner or later." Yang Tong, the dictatorial emperor, spoke very effectively in the Sui Dynasty. With the implementation of the policy of returning farmland to forests and filling gullies, Supplemented by the "Half Moon Talk" propaganda on the hazards of soil erosion, if the fields on both sides of the tributaries and main streams of the Weishui River and Jingshui River are retreated for several miles after spring, the sediment in the Yellow River will become less and less. If this system is set to restrict Buddhism and Taoism If the ancestral system is strictly enforced, the water of the Yellow River will become increasingly clear in the Sui Dynasty.

"This is true! Although the Weishui River Basin has implemented the national policy of returning farmland to forests, closing mountains for afforestation, and building dams to fill ditches, I believe that the water of the Yellow River will gradually become clear. But this process must be very lengthy, and it cannot be realized without a century of work." Yin Hongzhi Glancing at Yang Tong, he said again: "Wei Chen discovered a phenomenon and had an idea."

"Tell me."

"Here." Yin Hongzhi saluted and said, "Bian water can keep grain ships unimpeded in the season of abundant water. Even in the season of water shortage, merchant ships and cargo ships can still navigate. At that time, I thought that if the surrounding branches flow into Bian, so that Its water volume is kept balanced throughout the year, so grain ships can flow unimpeded all year round. If the flow is sufficient, these tributaries with good water quality can simply replace the water of the Yellow River. The flow of Jishui from Yuanwu County is not only small, but if it is intercepted, the three counties of Yuanwu, Yangwu, and Suanzao in Xingyang, and the fields in Fengqiu County and Kuangcheng County of Dongping County will not be irrigated, or even farther away. The Jiyin county in Jiyin county is also affected, so I dare not stop the flow during my tenure."

"Your Majesty, Yin Shilang's idea of ​​diverting the flow of Jibian is very good, but it is unnecessary to completely abandon the water of the Yellow River." Jiang Xingben also came out and said: "There are also wonders in Luokou where the water is clearly separated. The flow of Luoshui is extremely clear, while the water of the Yellow River It was extremely turbid, so at the Luokou where the two rivers meet, the northern river is turbid and the southern river is clear. On the south bank of the Yellow River at the mouth of the Yellow River, ten catties of water were taken every ten miles, and the mud was boiled dry. It was found that the water in the south was replenished with Sishui, and the sediment in the downstream did not change much. Take water from ten miles, and you can get pretty good water quality."

At this time, there was a murmur of discussion in the hall, discussing Jiang Xingben's plan.

"Your Majesty, as far as the general knows, the length from Luokou to Biankou is only more than 70 miles. Since we have opened more than 40 miles of canals, we can simply open the other [-] miles." The bored Luo Shixin suddenly Here comes a word.

"You mean to lure Luo into Bian?" Yang Tong's eyes lit up.

Luo Shixin was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Uh, the last general doesn't know either."

As soon as the words were finished, the civil and military officials in the hall roared with laughter, Luo Shixin blushed, got up and went out and said, "Isn't it good to drive an extra thirty miles and get the water from the Luo River directly from Luokou?"

"Okay, quite good." Jiang Xingben said to Yang Tong, "Your Majesty, Duke Tan's method is very good."

"Then Jiang Shangshu, tell me, what's so good about it?" It was Luo Shixin who asked the question.

His words drew another burst of laughter.But Jiang Xingben didn't laugh. He thought for a long time before he said: "As early as in ancient times, Luoshui did not flow into the Yellow River in Henan County. Due to the earth dragon turning over and so on, it was forced to change its course and flow into the Yellow River in Gongxian County. If this road is found in the mountains, it may not be possible to lead Luo to Bian."

Yang Tong shook his head and said, "Digging a river from a mountain that is more than a thousand miles above the ground is not as difficult as Yugong Yishan. It's better to open a canal [-] miles long from Luokou to Biankou."

"Your Majesty, the veteran also thinks that digging canals along the river is easier than digging mountains, but there are too many major projects this year, and the imperial court has no slaves to use; if it is too hasty, the people will have to leave the farmland, which will make the countryside barren and end up benefiting the people. harm to the people."

Li Jing's words represent almost everyone's thoughts. In fact, whether it is Yang Guang or Yang Tong, the grandparents and grandchildren have good intentions in digging the canal, but the Guanzhong "Nine Dragons Pilgrimage" water conservancy project, the Central Plains running through the "Jinbei -Dongping-Lujun-Pengcheng-Xiapi" project of "Diverting the Yellow River into the Huaihe River" has just started, and these two major projects have consumed more than one million manpower. Let the people put down their farmland, of course the imperial court will provide them with salaries, but it is not a good thing that the fields are barren and there is no food output.

Huangfu Wuyi also said: "Your Majesty, the old minister also hopes that the project of 'Draining Luo into Bian' will not be too hasty, and wait until the 'Jiulong Pilgrimage' and 'Draining the Yellow River into Huai' are completed, and then dig this canal that has been immortalized for generations, so that future generations Children and grandchildren will remember the kindness of the Holy One."

"'Introducing Luo to Bian' will not start excavation immediately, and wait for the existing projects to be completed before starting. But some things can be done first, such as preliminary exploration, determining the direction of the canal, land acquisition and relocation... All of these are very important. It takes time, and we can’t wait until the excavation is ready. As for how to do it and when to do it, we have to wait for the Ministry of Industry to make a plan before making a decision.” Yang Tong naturally knows that everyone is worried that he will follow Yang Guang’s old path and make the world a mess. There are many complaints, of course, he will not do this, one is the issue of public grievances, and the other is the rush to start, which leads to insufficient preparation in the early stage. Even if it is completed, it will be a project that people love and hate. .

"Holy Majesty is wise!"

The ministers are relieved.

"Jiang Shangshu, send a group of competent people to do a good job in the preliminary investigation of 'Introducing Luo into Bian'. Be sure to think carefully."

"Wei Chen obeys."

The problem that the monarchs and ministers in the hall are now considering is to make the Tongji Canal unimpeded and free from the poison of the Yellow River silt. However, when the project is successfully completed, the Bian River will be smooth all year round, and the water transportation will be unprecedentedly prosperous.It made Xingyang and Liang counties, which are located in the middle line of the water transportation, unprecedentedly prosperous.

Yang Tong also didn't realize that he made a hasty decision to "lead Luo into Bian", and the Song Dynasty also did it. The project of "leading Luo into Bian" during Song Shenzong's period reduced the cement and sand in Bian and improved the river environment.Until the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Luoshui was the main source of water in Bianshui. After Luoshui was introduced into Bianshui, the time for the water to pass from more than [-] days a year to the whole year.It played a vital role in the development and stability of the Song Dynasty.It ensured the smooth water transportation of Bianshui until the end of Song Dynasty.

"The second resolution is the 'five verticals and five horizontals' of land transportation running through the east, west, north, and south!" Yang Tong put this issue aside, and said to Jiang Xingben: "The amount of this project is even greater. Water bridges also involve natural disasters such as mountain torrents, landslides, and earth dragons turning over, so there is no rush. The Ministry of Industry first draws a detailed map of the distribution of official roads in the Sui Dynasty, and then discusses them one by one."

"I obey." Jiang Xing was ordered to return to his seat, and the issues related to him were considered to be over.

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"The third issue is the school system of the three schools. This is also very simple. The school system of the township school is six years, and the county and county are three years each. One year is divided into two semesters. Seven-year-old children enter the township school, and the first two years The textbooks are "Mingzi", "Calligraphy", "Basic Learning", "Basic Arithmetic", and then "Chinese Studies" and "Composition". Add "Law", "Historical Science", "Strategy", and then take the county school three years later, and the county school textbooks will be added to "Agronomy", "Medicine", "Engineering"..."

Yang Tong also knows that if this kind of education reaches later generations, it will definitely be trashed by the elites.

I also know that only talents can make the country strong, the economy take off, and the people rich, but the real problem is that among the tens of millions of people in the Sui Dynasty, there were only a few literate people, so how can there be talents?

So what Yang Tong needs is not talents who can build airplanes, cannons or atomic bombs, but a large number of literate ordinary people to fill various positions, and what he needs is talented people to spread knowledge in every village.

Because of the low literacy rate in the country, he had no choice but to treat rural schools, county schools, and county schools as talent factories producing assembly line products.

This is a helpless compromise, and it is the actual need of Da Sui, and he is a person who only scored more than ten points in the college entrance examination. Writing mathematics, physics and chemistry textbooks is a daydream, but he believes that as long as the number of literate people increases little by little, eventually One day it will cause a huge qualitative change.

He glanced at the ministers and asked: "If you have any disagreements, dear ministers, feel free to raise them!"

"Your Majesty, I have no objection to the school system!" Kong Yingda had no objection to the school system.

Yang Tong smiled and said, "It means that there are doubts about other places?"

"Exactly!" Kong Yingda said: "What I want to talk about is the issue of student promotion. Before, because there was no school system and student age restrictions, some students with extremely poor grades stayed put and have been receiving imperial subsidies. Standardized, the imperial government’s huge annual subsidy to the academic department will not only fail to cultivate truly useful talents, but also raise a bunch of idlers and lazy people.”

Yang Tong pondered for a moment, then said: "Anyone who fails to pass the sixth grade exam at the age of 15 will be ordered to drop out of school; second grade schools in counties and counties implement the system of repeating grades. If he fails the exam in the second year, he will be ordered to drop out of school; however, there are exceptions to everything. If a student has extremely poor grades but is specialized in a certain field, he will be recommended by the county magistrate or magistrate. The relevant colleges of the palace."

"I understand." Kong Yingda entered silently.

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"The fourth topic is this year's imperial examination. I only plan to take the exam once, and the time will be set in April! The specific time will be decided by the Ministry of Finance."

"My minister obeys!" Yang Gongren, Wei Yunqi, and Yang Shanhui took ten ministers and went out to obey the order.

"Your Majesty, will Enke be established this year?" Du Ruhui, Minister of Rites who is in charge of the imperial examination, asked.

"No!" Yang Tong said: "The peak of the court's large-scale employment has passed, and the talents who stand out from the Spring and Autumn Period are enough for the court to use. If more Enke is set up, many, many reserve officials will be born. Don't let them do things. It is a waste of money and food. If they are allowed to do things, there will be many officials with repeated positions and duties. It’s a shame to be overstaffed!”

All the courtiers smiled wryly.

If we look at it from the previous point of view, Yang Tong's court has a large number of high-ranking officials.The reason is that the Tai Sui now included the officials who were not in the establishment into the official establishment.

As far as the current administrative area is concerned, there are prefectures and counties under the Sui Dynasty, and townships and villages under the prefectures and counties.

Prior to this, all dynasties have said that imperial power does not go to the countryside, but only to the county level.

However, although there are only a few officials in each county, the number of subordinate servants under the officials is astonishingly large; however, the imperial court does not provide appointments, promotions, or salaries, but these people are needed to handle affairs, so these people use I used my power to engage in gray income, and in the end it was the local people who were exploited miserably, and it was the court's reputation that was ruined.

Because of this, Yang Tong felt that rather than being unclear, it would be better to formally implement the official system to the villages to clarify duties and be supervised by the court and the people.

The imperial court has now officially included these people in the establishment, clarifying the number and responsibilities.The chief and deputy township heads and six officials, as well as the chief and deputy village chiefs are all included in the scope of supervision.

But everyone didn't object, because if you really want to care about it, there are not many officials added, because these officials themselves have, they used to work in the county, and only went to the countryside from the county to handle official business when something happened.Now they still take on the original tasks, but they just put their offices in various townships.

Moreover, these officials went down to the villages to take charge of the affairs of the township, and cooperated with the county government in their own division of labor.It not only enhances the efficiency of handling affairs in the township, but also reduces the burden on the county cao.Among them, those who perform well can also pass the examination and be promoted.When he reaches the top level of officials of the ninth rank and eighteenth rank, he can also participate in the selection examination of the Ministry of officials and be promoted based on his ability.

Some dynasties boasted that there were few officials, thinking that this was a benevolent government, but those who boasted neither thought about whether three to five thousand officials could manage tens of millions of people, nor did they think about the officials who could not get paid. , and how to squeeze the people.

As for the so-called virtuous gentry in the countryside and big clans, Yang Tong has always felt that they are unreliable; they are not members of the imperial court, so they cannot intervene in the affairs of the imperial court. At most, they can only assist the rural officials in managing the place and supervise them. system.

Officials are mostly selected from retired soldiers. They are good soldiers who strictly abide by military discipline. When they arrive in the local area, they are not only restricted by the laws of the officialdom, but also supervised by the people. The combination of internal and external factors can completely make them behave honestly. , Work in peace.The talents of these soldiers are not to mention great, but they can execute the orders issued by the county magistrate very well, and it is more than enough to maintain the harmony of the countryside.The official promotion system and assessment system also meant that the Sui Dynasty was breaking the practice of hereditary officials not leaving the county, laying the foundation for the sound development of the official system.

But at present, no matter whether they are officials or officials, all counties and counties are fully staffed, and many officials have just taken their positions. If there is a large-scale assessment at this time, it will not do any good except to cause chaos in the place.This means that the court's demand for officials is not as exaggerated as before.

Yang Gongren cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you take the exams in spring and autumn this year, so as to give candidates a break?"

"I don't want to slow down any longer!" Yang Tong said, "Since Zhuo County, we have held more than 20 imperial examinations, and the conditions for employment are ridiculously low. So many opportunities and such low requirements can't pass the exam." It can only show that this kind of people who take the exam again and again are really not suitable for the career path! This year, we only take the exam once as usual; next year, we will start to formalize it. In the spring, we will first hold township exams in each county, and select the best according to the population of each county. The number of recruits will go to the Ministry of Rites to participate in the general examination in autumn, and then participate in the palace examination based on merit. The top three are the number one scholar, the second place in the list, and Tanhua. A also recruits the number of people according to the situation, and it can be regarded as the same background as Jinshi."

"Your Majesty, did you say that you will take the exam once a year in the next two years, and then after three years?" Yang Gongren asked.

"That's right." Yang Tong ordered, "Set the time for this year's exam as soon as possible; by the way, choose the time for the township exam, general exam, and hall exam, and make a custom order so that candidates can prepare in advance in the future. After it's set, It was published in "Ban Yue Tan" together with 'Introducing Luo into Bian', 'Three-School System and Retention System'."

"I will obey your orders."

All the courtiers were shocked when they heard this news. Once this news was released, a big storm and big discussions would inevitably sweep the whole world.

The courtiers who have older nephews are all muttering that after the imperial court is over, they must work hard to get in the exams this year and next. Quite less, and eventually lose the qualification for the exam.

If you don't work hard now, you will have no chance in the future.

(End of this chapter)