At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 165 Sizhou City Imperial Examination Pilot Selection
Seeing that no one spoke first, Fang Ming, as the head of the household department, immediately walked out of the crowd, then bowed to Cheng De and said, "General Qi, I have something to report."

Seeing Fang Ming's serious face, Cheng De stared at him and said, "What's the matter?"

Fang Ming replied: "My subordinates have heard that the general has expanded his army in various places under the Sizhou Army, and the number of the expanded army is quite large. However, if it is true that the expansion of the army is completed, the remaining silver in the household department may not be enough to pay. The whole army is paid."

Cheng De was startled, thinking that this is indeed a problem.

It's just that if there is a lack of money, it won't be solved in a while.

Also, money, no matter what, is not enough to spend.

Therefore, Cheng De looked at Fang Ming and said: "Before, the Gaoyou City, Jiangdu City, Siyang City, Suqian City that I led the army to capture, and Yancheng that Li Sanqi captured, the money seized from these cities should be It can be dealt with for a period of time. As for the future, let’s talk about it later.”

Fang Ming nodded: "General, where is the money now?"

Cheng De looked at Fang Ming and said, "It's in the general's treasury."

Now, it was Fang Ming's turn to be stunned.

He looked at Cheng De's calm expression, and out of duty, he still asked: "General, I wonder if it is possible to transfer these properties to the household department?"

Cheng De's eyes widened when he heard the words, and he looked at Fang Ming and said, "The money from the household department is still enough for us now. Why worry about the money in the general's treasury? Besides, my money will be used to pay the soldiers in the future." . This money, Mr. Fang, don't worry about it."

Fang Ming was startled, and looked at Cheng De in a daze, speechless.

Is that a little money?That is a lot of money, and it has been able to bear the military salary of 50 for a period of time, and it is worth studying after this period of time.

However, seeing Cheng De's displeased expression, Fang Ming knew in his heart that it would be difficult to get the money from the general.

The household department is poor!

However, if you don't pay the military salary, it's okay to say.

Hey, it's really difficult to be the head of the household department!

After Fang Ming slandered for a while, he was about to retreat into the crowd.

At this time, Cheng De suddenly said: "There is still a lot of money left in the household department. After the opening of Sizhou city to attract investment is done, the household department will have more income, and Hongze city will open a port to attract investment." It’s already in progress. As long as Sizhou City and Hongze City are completed to attract investment, the military salaries for the entire army will be allocated from the Ministry of Households.”

Fang Ming paused, and made some calculations in his mind. He felt that the opening of Hong Kong to attract investment was still profitable.

He thought that in the future, as long as it is about opening a port and attracting investment, he doesn't want to be stuck in a place where money is needed, and just approve it directly. Fei's progress.

Thinking of this, Fang Ming retreated into the crowd.

Seeing this, Cheng De set his eyes on Zhang Yi again: "Master Zhang, I wonder how the opening of Sizhou City to attract investment is going?"

When Zhang Yi heard Cheng De called his name, he walked out of the crowd, saluted Cheng De in a proper manner, and then said: "Reporting to the general, the opening of Sizhou City to attract investment has now been completed." It’s almost halfway. And Hongze City’s opening of the port to attract investment is almost halfway through. Since Hongze City has the financial and human support of businessmen headed by Hu Xiao, perhaps the matter of Hongze City’s opening of the port to attract investment must first be completed in Sizhou City.”

Cheng De nodded in satisfaction: "The opening of Sizhou City to attract investment still needs to be paid close attention. As for Hongze City, with the help of Hu Xiao and the others, there is no need to worry too much, but you also need to send more people to supervise. There are plans for related matters after the Hongze City Port is completed."

Zhang Yi replied: "Yes."

After the words fell, Zhang Yi stepped back to stand on the right side of the crowd.

"I heard from sister Xiuying that when I was away, hundreds of people in a village north of Sizhou City were infected with the plague. I don't know if this plague can be solved?"

Hearing Cheng De's post, Wang Lu, the president of the Taiyuan Hospital, knew that he had to speak.

Wang Lu walked out of the queue, bowed to Cheng De, and then replied: "Report to the general, this plague has been completely resolved as early as the day before the general's return. The subordinate has developed a prescription to solve the plague. , so General He sent someone to send the medicinal soup prepared according to the prescription to the plague-infected village and nearby villages, everyone in each village drank the medicinal soup, and after three days, the plague subsided."

Cheng De looked at Wang Lu with a hint of surprise in his eyes, and said with a smile, "Dean Wang has done a good job in this matter. You will be rewarded for your merits, and you will be punished for your deeds. The credit for the grace of life will be given to you after taking Jinling City." There will be a reward. Right now, the reward will be one hundred taels of silver for the time being. I also hope that President Wang will continue to work hard and develop more prescriptions for rare and difficult diseases to benefit the common people."

Wang Lu was overjoyed, his face was a little excited, and he replied: "Thank you, General, for the reward."

"President Wang, it is inevitable that the soldiers of the Sizhou Army will be injured when they go to the battlefield. I will draw 5000 people from the Sizhou Army to form the Sizhou Medical Army. After that, I will distribute these medical soldiers to each city to garrison the Sizhou Army to reduce the number of soldiers. The soldiers of the Sizhou Army who were injured due to the war and were not treated in time. After the formation of the medical army is completed, I hope that President Wang can take the time to teach them how to treat wounds quickly on the battlefield to ensure the lives of the soldiers. I don’t know Wang Yuan How about long-term thinking?"

Wang Lu looked at Cheng De with a look of admiration in his eyes: "The benevolence of the general is really a blessing to the soldiers of the Sizhou Army. Wang Lu is willing to teach."

Cheng De looked at Wang Lu with a hint of gentleness in his eyes: "In this case, before I complete the formation of the medical army, President Wang thinks about it carefully and writes a general battlefield first aid book. It should be easy to understand and detailed. After writing it, let me review it. If Dean Wang completes this book, Dean Wang will definitely be famous in history in the future."

After hearing this, Wang Lu was moved in his heart.

Leave a name in history, how many people since ancient times, and how many people can do it?

Now, such a great opportunity was in front of him, and Wang Lu felt that if he didn't seize it, he might be sorry for his medical skills.

Thinking of this, Wang Lu saluted Cheng De respectfully: "Thank you, General, for passing this matter on to my subordinates. I promise that I will be able to write a first aid book on the battlefield that everyone can use."

Cheng De glanced at Wang Lu with satisfaction: "In this case, Dean Wang will have to pay more attention."

"The subordinates are terrified. This is the duty of the subordinates, and it is their duty." With a smile on his face, Wang Lu stepped back and stood on the right.

At this time, Li Shanchang, who was the first one standing on the left, came out, and after paying respects to Cheng De, he began to say: "General, scholars from all over the world have heard of the general's reputation, and they rushed to Sizhou City one after another. Serve. Now there are thousands of scholars in Sizhou City. However, there are almost no more official positions in the various departments of the Sizhou Army. How to arrange these scholars? decide."

Cheng De was stunned for a moment, and scholars from all over the world came to take refuge in him, but they didn't expect his reputation to be so great.

After pondering for a while, Cheng De looked at Li Shan and said: "What Master Li said, this general has just thought about it. This general thinks that the eight divisions of Sizhou City can be the eight divisions of the central government. , Xingcao, Gongcao, Licao, Hucao, Licao, Shangcao, and Propaganda Cao, each cao can set up left and right book assistant orders, and a number of book assistants. Each of the eight central ministries leads each local cao. The city guards will be in charge. In this way, how to arrange those scholars can be solved."

All the people present showed happy faces.

Cheng De's actions have increased the power in the hands of the individuals present, and it is no longer limited to Sizhou City.

Moreover, the trustees of the various ministries in Sizhou City can also be resettled.

"The general is wise!" Everyone said one after another.

"Master Li, there are thousands of scholars in Sizhou City. This time, I intend to personally select them." Cheng De suddenly said to Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang was stunned, and after recovering, he immediately said: "I don't know how to select the general, do you have a plan?"

Hearing this, Cheng De raised his mouth slightly: "This time, I am going to conduct a pilot selection in Sizhou City. This pilot selection will be conducted in the same way as this pilot selection after Jinling City is captured in the future. That is, you The imperial examinations that were mentioned to me."

As soon as Cheng De said this, Li Shanchang and the others showed fiery eyes.

"Of course, I will divide the selection and assessment content of this pilot imperial examination into Confucianism, Science, and Martial Arts."

After Cheng De finished speaking, he paused deliberately so that everyone present could digest the news in their hearts.

not long time.

Li Shanchang asked: "Dare to ask the general, what are the Confucianism, Science, and Martial arts assessed?"

Li Shanchang's words represented the aspirations of everyone present.

Moreover, the imperial examinations made by the generals are different from the imperial examinations they understand in their hearts. This is what they want to understand.

As for objecting to the new imperial examination made by generals, they hadn't thought about it.

What they think is that the general finally let go of the imperial examination, even if it is a trial selection of the imperial examination, it is better than not letting go all the time.

They were worried that if they and others raised objections, the general might withdraw the proposal, and the imperial examination would be hopeless in the future. Then, it would be too late to regret it.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Cheng De said without any haste: "Confucianism is divided into two parts. One part mainly examines the content of the Four Books and Five Classics, and the other part mainly examines policy theory. The first part of Confucianism examines the Four Books and Five Classics. The content of the book will be discussed by the chief books of each department, and as for the topic of policy discussion, all the chief books of your departments will come up with one, and I will make another one by myself."

Seeing that there was no objection from the crowd, Cheng De continued: "Scholars who only take Confucianism and pass it cannot enter the Ministry of Industry, Academy of Sciences, and Ministry of War as officials."

Everyone present frowned when they heard this.

Song Zan said: "General, why can't this scholar who passed the Confucianism examination be admitted to the Ministry of Industry, Academy of Sciences, and Ministry of War?"

Cheng De saw that the other faces seemed to have this question, so he was silent for a while, and said: "The things that the Ministry of Industry is responsible for are extremely important in my eyes. If only scholars who participate in Confucianism, they only read books Four Books and Five Classics. However, the Four Books and Five Classics did not teach them how to do the work of the Ministry of Industry. That is to say, they do not have any knowledge about the Ministry of Industry, but they want to be officials of the Ministry of Industry. This is tantamount to People who don't know how to fight are like leading soldiers and horses to fight on the battlefield, I absolutely disagree with this point."

At this moment, Lu Youyou stood up and said, "General, people are not born with knowledge. What you don't know can be understood through later studies. So why can't those scholars who have passed the Confucianism exam give their knowledge?" How about a chance for them to enter the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, or the Academy of Sciences?"

Cheng De was silent, and everyone present was also silent, and they all looked at Cheng De who was in silence.

Seeing the silence of the people present, Cheng De sighed in his heart.

This first step is indeed more difficult to implement.

According to my own vision, Confucianism should be like this.

However, looking at the expressions of the people present, they disapproved from the bottom of their hearts.

After weighing the pros and cons, Cheng De knew that he had to compromise for a while, and he didn't want to make the emperor and his ministers renounced because of this matter.

Thinking of this, Cheng De looked around the crowd and said: "This general is not thinking carefully. I think it's better to do this. All scholars who have passed Confucianism and want to enter the Ministry of Industry and the Academy of Sciences, they must be in the Ministry of Industry and the Academy of Sciences. The status of the reserve secretary will be held for three months, and after three months, they will pass the assessment before they can officially take up their posts in the Ministry of Industry and the Academy of Sciences."

"As for the scholars who have passed Confucianism, if they want to enter the Ministry of War, they must enter the Sizhou Military Academy and participate in the three-month military training of the military academy as a reserve soldier. After three months, they will undergo a military assessment. Only those who pass can enter the Ministry of War. I wonder if you have any objections?"

Seeing that there was no response from the crowd, Cheng De said calmly: "If you disagree with this point, I think it's better to cancel the imperial examination."

After the words fell, Li Shanchang expressed his attitude on behalf of everyone: "Report to the general, the subordinates think it is okay."

Lu didn't need to agree, "This subordinate thinks it's okay."

The chief books of the other ministries echoed Li Shanchang's words one after another.

They knew that the general had made a concession. If they didn't make a concession, the imperial examination might not be able to be pushed forward.

Suddenly, Wang Lu was full of doubts and said: "General, I don't know what the science test is about?"

As soon as Wang Lu asked this question, the others held their breaths and focused their attention, their ears pricked up, and their eyes fell on Cheng De.

Cheng De did not hesitate at all: "Li, in my opinion, is natural science, the principle of all things, the essential laws of things, and the texture of matter. As for this science, it is divided into compulsory content and elective content. Required content Including arithmetic, basic general knowledge of the Sizhou Army, and the content of the exam is medicine, painting, music, etc. "

As soon as Cheng De finished speaking, everyone present frowned.

They were full of doubts.

What does natural science mean?The principles of all things are easy to understand, and the essential laws of things can also be understood. What is the texture of matter?
Basic knowledge of Sizhou Army?What's this?
Many people present are looking forward to someone bravely standing up and asking questions, such as the natural pity, the nature of things, the texture of matter, and the basic knowledge of the Sizhou Army. What do these mean?
As for why they didn't come forward to ask, first of all, the directors of the various ministries present were unwilling to come forward, because they were worried that they would give their subordinates a bad impression after asking, and they would not be able to maintain their majesty in front of their subordinates. Afraid of losing face.

As for the Zuo Ling of other books, it may give a bad impression to the generals and superiors after being scrupulously asked.

So, none of them asked.

Cheng De waited for a long time, and seeing that no one asked him what natural science is, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

He wanted to pretend in front of everyone that no one would be a drag.

Seeing this, Cheng De had no choice but to continue to say: "For the compulsory science exam, you can refer to the book for mathematics, which is "Ten Books of Suanjing". Painting and other selection tests will be discussed later. Those who pass the science test can directly enter the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Academy of Sciences as officials. The selection of questions is not compulsory, and you can choose to answer or not.”

At this moment, Wang Lu suddenly asked: "General, what is the basic knowledge of the Sizhou Army in Science and Technology? Are there any books for reference?"

The other people present all pricked up their ears, they also wanted to know this, and at the same time secretly thought in their hearts that Dean Wang is a good person!
Cheng De: "The basic knowledge of the Sizhou Army mainly involves some matters related to the top and bottom of the Sizhou Army. For example, who is the general of the Sizhou Army? What are you referring to?"

After hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

"I will come up with the mathematics questions for the science department and the basic general knowledge of the Sizhou Army. Dean Wang will come up with the medical questions for the science course." Cheng De decided who would write the questions.

"As for martial arts, there are five parts: shooting, riding, weightlifting, actual combat, and art of war. For these five parts of martial arts, I will select some people from the Sizhou Army to take charge of the martial arts exam. Those who pass the martial arts will directly Become the head of ten households of the Sizhou Army, and prepare for the head of one hundred households."

The people present did not have any objection after hearing this. They are civil servants and have no interest in the selection of martial arts.

Seeing that no one present had any opinions, Cheng De finally fixed his eyes on Li Shanchang: "Master Li, regarding the pilot selection of the Sizhou City Imperial Examination, as I said just now, you will draft the document, and then announce it to everyone." People in the city. Confucianism is selected on May [-]th, Sishi takes the Four Books and Five Classics, and Weishi examines policy theory; ;As for the selection of martial arts, the time is on May [-]th, with archery at Chen, riding at Si, weightlifting at noon, actual combat at Wei, and art of war at Shen."

"Before May [-]th, all subjects must be selected, and the matter of the examination room will be handed over to Director Li. The directors of each department will discuss the subject of Confucianism this time, and the subject of Confucianism will be sealed before May [-]th. , send someone to my study. Dean Wang remembers to submit the medical questions for the science examination before May [-]. This time, I will send heavy troops to guard the selection of the Sizhou city imperial examination pilot. Cheating is strictly prohibited in this imperial examination, and once found out, you will not be hired for life."

"Follow the order!" Everyone present shouted loudly.

"Do you have any other questions?" Cheng De asked around the crowd.

(End of this chapter)