Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 318

"Your envoy, fortunately, he did not disgrace his order. This trip to Beijing went very smoothly. After the emperor received the Jian'an paper, Long Yan was very happy, and allowed Xuzhou's annual tribute to be a hundred knives of Jian'an paper. The ministers of the court praised the envoy's move. The Son of Heaven came forward to invite you to be an official in Beijing, but was blocked by Cao Cao." Cui Jun said.

"The weather is hot, sir has worked hard all the way, please take a good rest for a few days. I wanted to stay with you for a longer period of time, but Xiapi is also looking forward to your husband. After the final exam, you can choose ten people to go to the post together."

"It's a matter of duty, Cui Jun is very grateful to see the sky." After Cui Jun finished speaking, he sighed in his heart, but it was a pity that there were not many old bureaucrats left.

After Cui Jun quit.Zhou Cang was silent for a long time, and asked Zhou Chong, "Tell me about your situation."

"Going home, the master, a thousand taels of gold was secretly sent to Zhangxiu's mansion and handed over to Mr. Zhang Quan. The master praised the master as a believer, but I think the son is full of blood and a little impatient." Zhou Chong said. "The shop has been set up. One is bright and the other is dark. The bright one sells paper. The dark one is a wine shop. The wine shop only sells ordinary wine, which is no different from other wine shops. The dark one is a residential building. It will not be opened until it is absolutely necessary. .”

"That's a good job. What else?"

"In the middle of the court, Kong Rong was sent by Cao Cao to repair the Confucian mansion and the Confucius Temple, and to write books. Sima Lang was sent by Cao Cao to compile history, but Sima Lang's younger brother, Sima Yi, was used as secretary by Cao Cao. Cao Cao also promoted a confidant named Wang Biwei The master book, the Jian'an paper is received by this person."

"Hiss~" Zhou Cang gasped, Sima Yi was out of office, this is the biggest bad news. "Go ahead."

"Master Cui said just now that someone recommended the head of the family to Beijing, and it seems to be Yang Biao."

Zhou Cang took another breath of cool air, the wind was hot, but he felt a little cold.This was definitely not Yang Biao's idea, it was most likely Yang Xiu's suggestion. This kid is smart because he is smart, but he just can't hold his breath.

"Furthermore, two young masters, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, once visited the posthouse. Young Master Cao Pi is for Jian'an paper. He has always boasted about the owner of the house. He heard that we are going to open a shop in Xudu and expressed his willingness to help, and said that he has an empty house to do. The storefront. It's really hard to turn down the kindness, and I dare not refute his face, I am worried about how to deal with it."

"It's easy to handle. Open two stores, and open the store you choose. The store he gave is his. Tell him, we can supply [-] knives a year, and the price will be negotiated between the two."

Cao Pi definitely didn't come here for the Jian'an paper, he just wanted to build a bridge with Zhou Cang to go online through this. Zhou Cang neither dared to connect nor cut off this line, and he didn't mind letting Cao Pi make a small fortune.

"Yes, Zhou Chong understands." Zhou Chong nodded. "There is also Mr. Cao Zhi. He came with Yang Xiu and said that he was surprised to hear the master's new poems Lanling Wine and Grape Wine. He wanted to ask the master what other masterpieces he had, and he wanted to ask for two jars of good wine."

Cao Zhi came here to discuss poetry and drink with sincerity, but Yang Xiu had ulterior motives.This is how to do?As long as Cao Cao knows that he has something to do with his sons, he will be suspicious. Yang Xiu is very thoughtful, he wants to force himself to stand on the same line with him.

"Have you already agreed?"

"Yes."

"Yeah. Allow me first, but the wine is not in a hurry. I'll think about it later."

On August 25th of the sixth year of Jian'an, the first Xuzhou University Examination was released.Sun Qian had ordered a notice board to be set up on the square, one foot high and five feet wide, each foot being a subject.The small square is opposite to the prefect's office, which was built by Zhou Cang in imitation of later generations, and is used to publicize government orders and give lectures to the people.

Before dawn, the square was already crowded with people. Candidates and their families couldn't wait for the news. Vendors took advantage of this rare business opportunity to sell their goods.The sour plum soup prepared by Hua Tuo is very popular. Although it is not iced, but one sip will stimulate the tongue, and the heat will be reduced a lot.

Naturally, Zhou Cang didn't have to face the scorching sun and suffer with the crowd. He was enjoying the sour plum soup and looking through the results of various subjects sent by Sun Qian.Once upon a time, I was one of them, anxiously waiting to see the results, but now I have become the one who decides my destiny.

The principals of each department looked at Zhou Cang eagerly, and it was surprisingly quiet.Zhou Cang coughed lightly, "There are a total of 630 candidates for this big exam. The number of admissions is 300, and 60 people are selected for each of the five subjects of politics, commerce, agriculture, criminal law, and infrastructure."

There was no sound in the Baihu hall, everyone was waiting for Zhou Cang to speak, watching how the candidates would be assigned.

"The allocation of candidates is as follows: each subject of the college has five teaching assistants, each of the seven counties of Xiapi, Pengcheng, Guangling, Donghai, Langya, Chengyang, and Donglai will assign ten persons to each subject, appointed by the county guards."

"Economic Department assigns two people to each section, Supervision Department assigns two people to each section, and the State Shepherd's Mansion retains one person from each section. The remaining ten people from each section go to the Government Officials Department, Commercial Taxation Department, Tuntian Department, Criminal Law Department, and Craftsman to work as battalions. Officials. By the way, the Tuntian Division was renamed the Agriculture Division, in charge of agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishery. The Craftsman Ying was upgraded to the Industry Division, in charge of Craftsmanship, Water Conservancy, Roads and Bridges. The seven divisions in Xuzhou were expanded to nine divisions."

"The firm is not an official, so it does not assign personnel and recruits itself. But I want to ask the Commercial and Taxation Department for a person, candidate Han Yue."

Zhang Shuang was very happy to see that the person he recommended received Zhou Cang's attention, not to mention that this person was still for his son. "Why did the lord borrow the characters, but they were sent by the lord."

The other staff were all taken aback. So far this is the only person whose name has been disclosed. I don't know who I will be assigned to.

Zhou Cang said with a smile: "I have asked someone to cut the list of personnel, and you all draw according to the number of personnel you allocate. Whoever you draw is your own luck, and you can't blame others."

Uh, isn't this just a lottery?Everyone loses their temper, everyone wants to pick first, now it's all good, it's fate.Even the State Shepherd's Mansion is the same, what else can I say.

"There is another rule. If the drawn person is related to you, you need to exchange it with others. Zhou Xi, you are in charge of supervision."

Zhou Cang proposed an avoidance policy again, and everyone still had nothing to say about this one.So everyone selected their own subordinates, and Zhou Cang, Dian Wei, Sun Da and Xu Huang were selected for the prefectures and principals who were not present.Peng Cheng's work on Chen Zhong had been handed over to Meng Jian, so Meng Jian, like everyone else, was drawing lots for the first time.

Satisfied or dissatisfied, the subordinates finally have manpower, and everyone is happy.The Staff Department does not allocate quotas, but with the Martial Arts Academy, there is no need to worry about not being able to recruit people.

"Okay, the personnel allocation is complete, and the Department of Civil Affairs has registered it. You go to claim it. After three days, you will be in your place. If you want to adjust personnel, you must report to the Department of Civil Affairs for arrangement. Gong Ming and Chen Zhong stay here."

"Yes!" Everyone got up together and went to find their subordinates, inevitably comparing each other.

(End of this chapter)