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Chapter 293 0290 [Catch someone under the list]

Because they were suppressing bandits, they naturally went into battle lightly and did not carry any heavy siege equipment or food.

Three thousand soldiers, wearing half armor, each carrying only three days' worth of dry food in addition to weapons.

As for food and grass, they will naturally be available after the bandits are wiped out.

If that doesn't work, the counties and towns along the way can also borrow money temporarily.

After leaving the military camp, Liu Qi went straight to Weizhou, which was the hardest hit area by bandits. After Zhang Wanxian was wiped out, his men dared to die and fled.

Some pretended to be refugees and went to other state capitals to seek life, while more defeated soldiers chose to go into the mountains, occupy the land for themselves, and started robbing families and homes.

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"County magistrate, Liu Du led three thousand troops to go out to suppress the bandits. Han Shizhong and Wu Jie were also among them."

In the main hall, listening to Lao Jiu's report, Han Zhen couldn't help but smile.

With this step, when they return from suppressing the bandits, they can naturally arrange positions for the two of them.

"Ah."

Han Zhen nodded and continued to deal with government affairs.

Now that Shandong has stabilized, he will be able to carry out drastic reforms after the replacement officials who stand out in this lock-down test take office.

Reform must be carried out as early as possible and the tone must be set first.

Otherwise, the difficulty will increase exponentially if we wait until the business is big enough to reform.

Without him, there would be too much resistance.

Reform will inevitably touch some interest groups, which is inevitable.

If we don't take action now and defeat them one by one, is it possible that we still want to wait for those interest groups to unite together?
Before I knew it, the moon was in the middle of the sky.

Bang Bang Bang!
The sound of banging at midnight came from outside the palace.

Han Zhen put down the brush in his hand, stood up and stretched.

As soon as he stepped out of the hall, he couldn't help but pause. He saw the public house on the left side of the courtyard, which was brightly lit. Through the windows, he could see people moving around.

Han Zhen ordered: "Old Jiu, let the kitchen make some midnight snacks and send them to the staff department."

"Yes!"

Lao Jiu nodded, turned and walked towards the kitchen.

Arriving all the way to the official residence, Han Zhen opened the door and saw Xie Ding and other officials busy.

"You're talking nonsense, you know nothing about it, you're a low class person!"

"Which test paper made you so unhappy?"

"Young Master He, you can see for yourself."

"Well, let me take a look... It's nonsense. During the locust plague, you actually tried to burn all the grain in the fields and die to serve the country. You are dead, but what about the tens of millions of people under your rule? So... I recommend that you never hire such a pedantic and stupid person, otherwise the people will suffer greatly!"

"My official seconded the proposal!"

Hearing this, Han Zhen said with great interest: "Let me take a look."

As soon as the words fell, everyone was stunned, then stood up and saluted.

"Meet the county magistrate!"

"Don't be too polite."

Han Zhen motioned for everyone to sit down and stepped forward to take the paper.

After a moment, he chuckled and said: "He is full of loyalty and passion, but he lacks some flexibility. He is not suitable for being an official to govern the people, but it is not without merit. The inspectorate is newly built and there is insufficient manpower. Let's transfer him there."

The status has changed, and the perspective of looking at the problem has also changed.

When Han Zhen looks at a person now, he is not thinking about whether he is qualified for the job, but what kind of job this person is suitable for.

I was born to be useful.

Knowing people well and making good use of them is the way of thinking of a qualified superior.

Although this person is pedantic, there is strength in his words, and he seems to prefer to take the straight course rather than ask for help from the song.

Such a person is not suitable to govern the people, but he is a good admonisher.

"Wei Chen takes orders."

Shilang He responded quickly.

Putting down the examination papers, Han Zhen walked to Xie Ding's side and asked, "How was this lock-in examination?"

Xie Ding looked tired and replied: "The vast majority of supplementary officials are trapped in their horizons. The limit of magistrates in any place is already reached."

There is no problem with the execution of subordinate officials. They have experience at the grassroots level, know how the yamen operates, and understand the needs of the people.

But the shortcoming is also obvious, that is, the vision is not high.

Vision is related to a person's perspective on problems.

In this era, there are only two ways to improve your horizons: travel thousands of miles and read thousands of books.

The more books you read, the more people and things you see, and your horizons will naturally broaden.

Xie Ding's evaluation is very pertinent. The vast majority of subordinate officials have reached their limit as county magistrates.

No matter how high it is, there won’t be enough horizons to support it.

This is why Han Zhen clearly shouted the slogan of sharing the world with subordinate officials, but he was still fighting for literati like Xie Ding and Chang Yukun.

Xie Ding changed his words and said in a pleased tone: "However, there are still some good ideas."

"Oh?"

Han Zhen became interested, raised his eyebrows and said: "To be praised by Xie Shangshu, I must be someone who is not mediocre. I wonder who he is?"

"I have discussed with all my colleagues and at present, only these two people's examination papers can compete for the top spot!"

Xie Ding said, handing over two examination papers.

The names in the examination papers were all unknown, and he didn't know who it was until the dust settled.

After taking the test paper, Han Zhen looked at it carefully.

There are a total of five questions on policy theory in this exam, and the most difficult question is about the locust plague.

In this era, the locust plague is an unavoidable obstacle with almost no solution.

According to statistics from the book "History of Chinese Famine Relief": the average frequency was once every 8.8 years during the Qin and Han Dynasties, 3.5 years during the Song Dynasty, 1.6 years during the Yuan Dynasty, and 2.8 years during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Throughout the ages, countless capable ministers and officials have been helpless in the face of locust plagues.

Even in later generations, with such advanced technology, many countries still have headaches when faced with locust plagues.

Zhang Shizheng of the Northern Song Dynasty recorded the tragic situation of a locust plague in "Kuo Yi Zhi": In the Jiayin and Yimao years of Xining, there was a locust drought in the world. When a father and son eat each other, they are really worse than animals.Sad husband!
Father and son eat each other!

With just these four words, we can deeply feel the despair and tragedy of the people when facing the locust plague.

The answers given in the first examination paper made Han Zhen's eyes light up.The meat of locusts is cooked on a tile and is delicious and crispy.

Eat locusts!
The government organized people to catch all the locusts and exchange them for money and food. The locusts were then made into meat powder and sold to the people at low prices, or sold to other states or even overseas in exchange for money and food.

In this way, not only can the locust plague be relieved, but also a fortune can be made to replenish the treasury.

To be honest, this method is a bit fanciful, but if you think about it carefully, it is extremely reasonable.

Later, Han Zhen picked up another paper.

The answers to this test paper are quite satisfactory, but they are extremely calm and proceed step by step in an orderly manner.

The people were ordered to actively collect grain, and at the same time, the focus was on post-disaster response, how to appease the people, how to obtain grain and grass, how to provide disaster relief...

It can be said that they are intensive and closely linked.

With such a sophisticated and steady approach, he is not like a subordinate, but more like a senior official with many years of experience.

Both examination papers were excellent. It was no wonder that Xie Ding and others were hesitant, not knowing who to give the head armor to.

At this time, Xie Ding took the opportunity to kick the ball to Han Zhen: "Wei Chen and others don't know how to make a decision, so they also asked the county magistrate to write a nomination."

After thinking for a moment, Han Zhen clicked on the second test paper: "This person should be wearing a headgear!"

"Yes!"

Xie Ding nodded, picked up the ink pen, and drew a circle on the top of the examination paper.

In fact, in his heart, he was more inclined to the second examination paper.

Wonderful ideas don’t come all the time, but being capable and steady can last a lifetime.

Under government, we must be responsible to the people and seeking victory in a stable manner is the right path.

After chatting with Xie Ding for a while, Han Zhen said loudly: "Thank you for your hard work, everyone. I have ordered the kitchen to make some midnight snacks."

"Thank you magistrate!"

Everyone was moved and thanked him one after another.

Not long after, Lao Jiu and other personal guards came in carrying food boxes one by one.

There was not much food in the evening, so the cook could only cook some rice porridge and stir-fry a few side dishes.

But as a late-night snack, it’s quite rich.

After the officials finished eating, they continued to review and approve the examination papers with great enthusiasm.

……

The next day.

In front of the government office, people gathered early.

The dark crowd blocked the streets.

There are people who want to replace officials for reference, there are ordinary people who are watching the excitement, and there are also wealthy businessmen who have fallen short of the list.

Catching people under the list is a major feature of the Song Dynasty.

The tall and round nursing staff were eager to try, their eyes constantly scanning the crowd.

"The list is released, the list is released!"

A quarter of an hour later, a group of officials strode from Shaoyang Palace.

Whoa!

The crowd automatically separated into a lane to let the officials pass.

All the way to the bulletin board, the officials took out the list and posted it one by one.

When it was finished, the crowd immediately gathered around.

"Ugh!"

There were sighs among the crowd.

Suddenly, a shout of surprise rang out: "I got it, I got it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several servants came up to him and asked, "May I ask this official, where is your grade in high school?"

The supplementary officer didn't care, and replied excitedly: "Second Class No. 8!"

After looking him up and down, and seeing that he looked pretty neat, a servant waved his hand: "Take him away!"

The next moment, several servants immediately grabbed the supplementary officer and walked out.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing?"

The official panicked and kept flailing his legs, trying to get free.

The servant said with a smile: "Guard, don't panic, my family, Alang, is from the Hong family in the west of the city, and I want to recruit an official as my son-in-law."

The official said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "Let me down quickly, I'm already married!"

"It won't be a big deal if we get married. Everything is easy to discuss."

The servant ignored him and got on the sedan chair with the supplementary officer in his arms.

Seeing this scene, the onlookers laughed and thought they were just watching the excitement.

Qi Meng stood in the crowd, feeling extremely anxious, and kept scanning the lists one after another.

Top three, no.

Erjia, neither.

Qi Meng's heart sank a little bit. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and turned his eyes to Yijia's list.

He thought he had some talents, but he never thought he would be able to achieve success, because political theory was not his strong point.

Compared with those senior officials, he felt that he was inexperienced, so he looked up from the bottom as usual.

There were ten people in the first group. When he saw the first seven and still couldn't find his name, Qi Meng couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart.

"Brother Qi, congratulations!"

Just when he was feeling disappointed, a familiar voice of congratulations sounded around him.

Turning around, he saw it was his friend Zhu Da.

Before he could react, Zhu Da said with envy on his face: "Congratulations to Brother Qi for winning the first prize in high school, he will surely rise to the top in the future!"

Headgear?

Qi Meng blinked blankly, turned to look at the list, and saw that the number one name was his own name, wasn't it?
For a moment, Qi Meng felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart.

After coming back to his senses, he couldn't help but ask: "How is Brother Zhu? Have you ever been in high school?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhu Da looking at him with a strange expression.

Under the armor, the word "Zhu Da" was written clearly, and he even asked himself if he was in high school.

(End of this chapter)