At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 401 Interns

After the exam, there is an intense marking session.

After the New Deal, the imperial examination system has been reformed. Every year, natural science students enter the officialdom through the imperial examination. If the examination is excellent at the end of the year, officials can be promoted to officials.

If you are a Juren, you can work in the government office, and your official career will be smoother.

However, when these natural science students first entered the officialdom, they were usually in auxiliary positions.

For example, general judge, master book, discipline, experience, etc. These positions have stronger requirements for professionalism.

This approach also has a deeper meaning, that is, in the process of reforming the imperial examination system, try to maintain a smooth transition and avoid unnecessary conflicts.

If students under the new system directly serve as the top leaders of the county government or the government government, the impact on the traditional group of scholars will be too great.

Now people start from an auxiliary position, and then get promoted after being excellent in the assessment, what else do you have to say?
Even so, the examination every four years is still the top priority of the imperial examination in Ming Dynasty.

People like Xu Pu still insist on studying the Four Books and Five Classics every day, and all other books are regarded as strange skills and obscene skills.

In their eyes, the so-called natural sciences are nothing more than all opportunistic tricks, which are difficult to be elegant.

However, when they saw the electric light with their own eyes, everything changed.

At first I thought it was just an oil lamp, but since no oil was added and no one ignited it, it lit up!
Xu Pu suddenly realized that things might not be that simple.

The rhythmic sound of the steam furnace came to his ears, reminding him of a steam train.

The car that can run without mules, horses, or manpower.

The mystery of the electric light may be related to the steam oven, but the principle baffled him.

For people in the Academy of Sciences, this kind of thing is already commonplace, but for those who have not studied systematic scientific knowledge, it is simply a miracle!
The three-day exam ended quickly. When everyone left the exam room, what they were thinking about was not how well their essays were done, whether they could get the gold medal, but... what is an electric light?
Why is it bright?
Then, a miraculous scene appeared.

All the candidates did not return to the inn in a hurry, nor did they visit the door of the chief examiner, but poured into the Academy of Sciences one after another. The request was not too much, and I only hoped that someone could explain the principle of the electric light.

Seeing so many people, Belin thought something had happened and was nervous.

After learning the truth, there was a feeling of irony.

I really didn't expect that the Academy of Sciences would one day be sought after.

Back then, when the Academy of Sciences was first established, it was ridiculed by the Imperial Academy, and stepped on it from time to time to show its status as an orthodox scholar.

The feng shui turns, and now the Hanlin Academy is getting colder and colder, and it has long lost the arrogance of the past.

Only when the imperial court held the imperial examination, did the Imperial Academy have the opportunity to perform.

Led by Cao Nai, more than [-] examiners were selected by random from the Imperial Academy, the Ministry of Rites and other yamen to review the test papers.

After the first pass, there is also a cross-check.

If the grades given by the two examiners are roughly the same, the grade for this paper will be determined.

If the difference is too large, it will be handed over to the No.3 examiner for review.

When all the results come out, all the examiners will need to conduct another re-examination of the top [-].

After five days of closed marking, finally, the final results came out.

Outside the tribute courtyard, the sedan chairs of the elders had already been prepared, Cao Nai greeted everyone, got into the sedan chairs, and headed back home.

"Master, you are back!"

Just as the sedan chair stopped, the concierge came out to welcome him, set up the stools, and opened the sedan chair curtain.

Cao Nai got off the sedan chair, and did not forget to ask: "Someone will come to the door in the next few days, and you just say that the old man is ill and won't be visiting for a while, so you can leave the name card first."

"Yes, sir!"

The concierge was instructed and naturally knew what to do.

As the saying goes, a seventh-rank official in front of a prime minister must know the rules to be a concierge in the residence of the chief minister of the cabinet.

Just after the spring, the master is the examiner again, and those students will definitely rush to visit him.

Since it is paying homage, salutation is naturally indispensable, and of course my own share is also indispensable.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help showing a smug smile on his face.

However, the whole night was surprisingly quiet.

Not to mention that someone came to the door, not even a dog showed up.

One morning, after Cao Nai got up and washed, he walked slowly to the front hall for breakfast.

The concierge came over with two dark circles under his eyes, and greeted him first.

"How many people came last night?"

Cao Nai picked up a steaming bowl of eight-treasure lotus seed porridge and stirred it with a spoon.

"Master...no one..."

"Ok?"

Cao Nai raised his head and asked doubtfully, "Is no one coming to the door?"

"This...really not."

The concierge thought to himself, I waited all night, let alone people, I didn't even see a ghost!

Cao Nai frowned, and slowly put down the porridge bowl, thinking to himself, why is there no one?

Could it be... This guy was lazy and went to bed early?

"Oh, I see!"

In any case, stay calm.

The concierge bowed and said, "Master, please eat first, and I will go back to catch up on my sleep. I didn't sleep all night last night, and I couldn't keep my eyes open."

Cao Nai was puzzled and asked, "Why didn't you sleep?"

The porter said weakly: "Wait for someone to come!"

Cao Nai was speechless immediately, well, I wronged him just now...

The meal was insipid, and seeing the time, he got into the sedan chair and walked towards the palace.

In the past, when going to court, I would take a nap on the road, but today I couldn't sleep at all. As soon as I closed my eyes, I couldn't help thinking, where did this person go?
The old man is the chief examiner, if you don't come to pay a visit, what are you waiting for?

Could it be that the title of chief assistant is too great, and all the students are afraid to come to the door?
Not so much...

"Master, we're here!"

"Ok?"

Cao Nai opened his eyes, but found that he had already arrived at the Meridian Gate.

It was still dark at this time, and everyone was waiting at the door. When they saw Cao Nai arriving, they all stepped forward to salute.

Zhang Yi came over and said with a smile, "Grandpa Cao has worked hard!"

Cao Nai nodded in response.

Zhang Yi asked again: "The threshold of Mr. Cao's house was almost broken last night, right?"

"Uh-huh……"

Cao Nai had no choice but to agree indiscriminately, but the smile on his face was a little stiff.

When the Meridian Gate opened wide and all the officials entered the hall, they suddenly saw the emperor coming to court.

Nowadays, whether the emperor comes to court or not depends entirely on his mood, and today he can be regarded as caught.

Cao Nai took the lead in playing, mainly talking about matters related to the examination paper marking.

After the test, there is another palace test.

Only by passing the palace examination can one get the title of Jinshi.

After Zhu Qizhen listened, he nodded and said: "Since the results are out, the supervisor of ceremonies will print them and make an announcement."

"According to the order!"

Cao Nai saluted and retreated, Zhang Yi was about to step forward, but Bei Lin took a step ahead.

"Show the emperor, the minister has something to play."

"What's the matter?"

"In recent days, a large number of students have come to the Academy of Sciences to observe and study. There are thousands of people. Can the Academy of Sciences set up some temporary positions for these people, while popularizing science, it can also speed up the research process of some topics."

Belin is in a hurry now, thousands of people are all young talents.

Such a good resource is delivered to your door on your own initiative, so hurry up and get it under your command!

Zhu Qizhen asked, "Who are they?"

"Back to the emperor, they are all Juren who came to participate in the examination."

As soon as this remark came out, there was a burst of commotion in the hall.

Cao Nai looked at him even more strangely, and thought to himself, no wonder no one from his family came, so they were snatched away by the Academy of Sciences!

At this time, Xiao Weizhen, the academician in charge of the Imperial Academy, stood up and said, "My Majesty, the grades of these students have not been announced yet, and it is not appropriate to have too much entanglement with the imperial court. What's more, they still have to prepare for the imperial examination. inappropriate."

This person was the No.1 who caused the thunder from the sky. It was strange to say that Xiao Weizhen was the first of the six people tied together, but he was seriously injured, and the other five were killed on the spot.

Afterwards, the matter was deemed a natural disaster, and five people were paid pensions and the matter was hurriedly settled.

However, Xiao Weizhen miraculously recovered and continued to serve as a bachelor of the Imperial Academy.

Zhu Qizhen originally planned to replace this old pedant, but the cabinet came to intercede. In addition, he just conducted an experiment, which can be regarded as objective and realistic. The experiment is risky, and the fault is not anyone's fault.

The Academy of Sciences also often fails experiments, and there are also cases of casualties. If people die during experiments, they will be dismissed. This is a bit unreasonable.

Zhu Qizhen didn't think about these things. He just simply felt that since there was an Academy of Sciences, the responsibilities of the Imperial Academy would be simpler, as long as it was only responsible for the work related to literature and history.

Although those old pedants act rigidly, they are still very suitable for research on literature and history.

That being the case, let him continue to do it.

Anyway, now that the Hanlin Academy has been declining, this position is not so important.

However, Xiao Weizhen kept the Academy of Sciences in his heart, because he... was narrow-minded.

The incident of being struck by lightning made him lose all the face he had saved for half his life.

Afterwards, he did not settle down to reflect on his mistakes, but blamed all the problems on the Academy of Sciences.

Those traitors in the Academy of Sciences knew long ago that Tianlei would be hacked, but they didn't stop them, just watching a joke!

With such thoughts, on weekdays, he even tried his best to catch the little pigtails of the Academy of Sciences.

Today, I finally have a chance!
Those candidates are the most sensitive when they have just finished their exams and have not yet produced their results. What is your Academy of Sciences going to do?
What is the purpose of approaching these people wantonly?

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, the emperor's face darkened.

He was secretly proud. This time, the Academy of Sciences committed a taboo.

Why is the last imperial examination the imperial examination?

Because everyone, before entering the court as an official, must be a student of the emperor.

The emperor personally presides over the exam and is the teacher in name of all candidates.

And the Academy of Sciences contacted these people in private without permission, isn't it plotting to do something wrong?
Zhu Qizhen said in a deep voice: "Is the Imperial Academy all idle and have nothing to do? Students want to go to the Academy of Sciences to gain some knowledge. What does it matter to you?"

Xiao Weizhen's face suddenly turned black...

No, why are you still blaming yourself?
Seeing this, Cao Nai said: "The emperor appeases his anger, and Xueshi Xiao also has good intentions. Before the results are announced, it is really inappropriate for you students to have too many contacts with the imperial court."

Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said: "The Academy of Sciences is not an official department, what's wrong? Besides, those students are willing to get in touch with scientific knowledge. This is a good thing and should be encouraged."

"But……"

Cao Nai hesitated and said, "The imperial examination is about to begin, if you are distracted by other things at this time..."

Zhu Qizhen waved his hands and said: "The Qing family is worrying too much. From my point of view, everyone is eager to learn. This is my great luck, Belin!"

Bellin hurried forward: "The minister is here!"

"You immediately go down and make arrangements to set up some temporary positions in each research group, let the students choose what they like, what they are interested in, and arrange an internship directly. During this period, give them some subsidies. After all, they are all here to catch up Yes, I don’t have many entanglements on my body, as for how much to send...you decide."

"Yes!"

Zhu Qizhen said again: "I just ask you one thing, to ensure the safety of personnel, and not to go to dangerous positions, understand?"

Belin saluted and said, "I obey the order!"

"correct……"

Zhu Qizhen suddenly changed the subject and asked, "What subjects are you most interested in?"

"Returning to the emperor, according to the past few days, the people who are interested in the power laboratory are the most, accounting for [-]%!"

"so much?"

Zhu Qizhen felt a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it was also reasonable.

Because everyone has seen the electric light with their own eyes, such a magical thing, it's no wonder that they are not interested.

Speaking of which, the prince is also responsible for this!

Thinking of the prince, a smile unconsciously appeared on his face, and he asked, "Is there enough space for the electric power laboratory?"

"Back to the emperor, the new base has specially expanded the power laboratory, but suddenly there are 800 more people... it is not enough..."

Zhu Qizhen nodded, yes, more than 800 people is a bit much.

"Please explain to the students that there are many magical things in the Academy of Sciences, and the electric light is just one of them. Try to divert people as much as possible."

"The minister obeys the order!"

After finishing the question of the Academy of Sciences, others stepped forward one after another.

Cao Nai glanced at Xiao Weizhen and sighed helplessly.

The Hanlin Academy has declined, or in other words, traditional scholars have been unable to keep up with the development of the times.

Even himself, the chief assistant of the cabinet, can't compare to the Academy of Sciences.

Xiao Weizhen also saw Cao Nai's expression, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings, not knowing what to do.

He is unwilling to be eliminated by the times, unwilling to lose the power of the past, but so what?

Looking around, the world is changing with each passing day, and everyone is making progress.

Small merchants and hawkers, and even children from ordinary families, were sent to schools to study.

In the past, it was simply unimaginable.

The world has changed! ——
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