I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 309

If it is well cultivated, it is not impossible to become the second Zhou Town in the future.

Since he was trained from scratch and has not been corrupted by the current officialdom, his future achievements may be even higher than Zhou Zhen's.

He was glad that he asked a few more questions after seeing that kind of blueprint, otherwise, it would be his loss if he missed such a talent who was destined to shine forever.

He said a few words of comfort to Li Gongfu, told him to prepare for the exam in the next period, and then let him go.

After he left, Wang Fu couldn't help but regret,
"Your Majesty, do you know that the piece of jasper you just gave him is a priceless gem. If it is sold in the Sea Lion Tower, it can be sold for at least a few thousand taels of silver."

Seeing his miserly look, Li Tian couldn't help but stepped forward and gave him a kick.

"You know what a fart, this Li Gongfu looks young, but his talent is not as good as his ancestors, if he misses such a talent.

Not only my loss, but also Daming's loss.It's just a piece of jasper, and it's nothing compared to talents. "

Even though Wang Fu was kicked by Li Tian, ​​he still said with a smile on his face,
"Your Majesty's words are very true. It's the old slave who is dirty and can't understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts."

Li Tian didn't pay much attention to Wang Fu's words, but doubts arose in his heart about what Li Gongfu said just now.

It stands to reason that major events such as Gongju should have been circulated a long time ago, but why are people like Li Gongfu still misunderstood.

There must be something hidden in it, maybe someone is playing tricks in the dark.

"Walk back to the palace, and by the way, call the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Wu Zhong."

Wang Fu took orders and left.

……

In the imperial study room, not only Wu Zhong came, but even Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and others were all present.

Li Tian's face was not good, but he didn't ask directly, but said flatly,

"Wu Shangshu, the exam is coming soon, how are you preparing?"

Wu Zhong was summoned directly from his home by Wang Fu. He didn't know what happened. Although he asked many times along the way, Wang Fu just kept silent.

Just kidding, can you talk about this?

The dignified emperor, go and give a green light to an ordinary commoner. If people find out, not to mention that Li Gongfu will be treated like this, how should other candidates who participated in the labor examination think of Li Tian, ​​and how they should treat this labor exam.

Wu Zhong saw that Li Tian's expression was not very good, although he still didn't know what he did wrong, he quickly replied,

"Reporting to Your Majesty, everything has been prepared for the examination. The examination venue, examiners, and examination questions are all ready. We just need to wait for the official start."

Li Tian sneered,
"Really, are you really all ready!"

Wu Zhong didn't know why, and said in a cold sweat,

"Your Majesty, please clarify that I have indeed prepared everything according to the instructions of Your Majesty and Lord Yang. I really don't know what is not ready yet!"

Li Tian couldn't tell whether he had reservations, but seeing his ignorant look, he still couldn't help shouting,
"Hmph, let me ask you, how is the Gongju publicized, why are there still people who haven't heard of it?"

Now Wu Zhong was even more confused, he knelt down on the ground and said tremblingly,
"Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty. It has been more than a month since the announcement was posted on the gates of various cities. Every day there are officials from the Ministry of Industry explaining in front of the announcement. I have never been lazy for a day. I really don't know why some people have not heard of it."

After hearing Wu Zhong's words, he probably understood what was going on.

I also sighed in my heart.

The most effective means of publicity in this era is to put up notices on the imperial list.

The notices are usually posted at the gate of the city and on the bustling streets, and people read them out in public every day. It stands to reason that everyone who should know should also know.

But not everyone goes to the city gate and the bustling market every day.

Some people are busy with their livelihoods, and they live at two o'clock and one line every day. Some people even move around after being nailed to one place for several months. It's normal to not know what's on the notice.

In addition, some people are inherently resistant to things like the imperial list, even if they hear related news, they will not spread it everywhere.

As a result, not everyone could know the news on the notice. Even if they heard a few words occasionally, they didn't delve into it after learning that it had nothing to do with them.

Li Gongfu guessed that after hearing that the Gongju was an imperial examination prepared for craftsmen all over the world, and knowing that he was not a craftsman, he didn't pursue it further and missed the registration time.

Wu Zhong did everything he was supposed to do. Some people misunderstood it, but he couldn't be blamed for it.

After knowing this situation, Li Tian could only sigh helplessly.

"Forget it, I can't blame you for this matter, get up!"

Then he asked Yang Rong and others,

"How many people signed up for the labor competition this time?"

Yang Rong, as the dean of Tiangong Academy and a cabinet minister, is quite clear about this matter, he stepped forward and said,

"Reporting to Your Majesty, a total of 380 people have signed up by the deadline!"

Hearing this data, Li Tian couldn't help but twitched his face twice.

Judging from his admission data for the Ming imperial examinations at that time, this number of people is simply negligible.

The admission rate of the township examination in the entire Ming Dynasty is about 3%. Based on the number of people who passed the exam between [-] and [-], it can be calculated that the number of candidates for the exam is [-] to [-].

Based on the pass rate of the imperial examination, that is, the rate of admission of scholars is about 35%, it can be estimated that the number of students nationwide is between 40 and [-].

And the number of craftsmen in the world is probably similar to this data.

However, the imperial examination admits 1000 to 2000 people every year, and although the industrial examination is the first year, there are only [-]-[-] people for reference.

It is not known how many people can actually be hired. Compared with the huge number, this number is really not enough.

Li Tian couldn't help asking, angrily said,
"Why the number of people is so small, who among you can give me an explanation!"

Yang Rong said with a wry smile,

"Your Majesty, there are not many applicants, and there are actually many reasons for each school!"

"Then tell me all about it!"

As a last resort, Yang Rong had no choice but to tell Li Tian in detail,
"The main reason is that people in the world don't know what it means to take the exam in the first year of the Gongju.

What's more, it has only been more than a month since the publication of the public examination list, and some candidates may not be in a hurry even if they get the news and go to the exam. This is one of them.

The second is that all registered craftsmen in the world have rotating duty, that is, at least half of the craftsmen are on duty at the same time, and there is no time to participate at all! "

(End of this chapter)