In the previous life, because of the locust plague, almost all the rest of the country were affected by the locust plague except for a few places that were exceptionally rich. Then there is the unfavorable expedition to Xiliang, and the turmoil in Lingnan, which is really internal and external troubles.

Now that Jiang Cicada has come, Lingnan and Xiliang have calmed down, and the destructiveness of the locust plague has been minimized, it can be said that Jiang Cicada is still quite satisfied with this result.

But she can't relax her vigilance in this regard, this is still a long way from the peaceful and prosperous world she wants, and she has not completely taken the imperial court into her own hands, and the Zuo Xiang line is only temporarily silent, which does not mean that they will stop there.

There is a long way to go, Jiang Chan sighed, and his eyes swept over the courtiers below.

Now that there is a shortage of officials in Lingnan and the eastern counties, the mourning family proposes to reopen Enke and employ talents in an eclectic manner. Looking at the heads below, a few officials seemed to have something to say.

Jiang Chan spoke again: "The mourning family has already seen the assessment of hundreds of officials in the past ten years, and to be honest, the mourning family is very dissatisfied. ”

Touching the eyes of the young queen mother, the officials of the ministry were all dumbfounded. I didn't expect this to bring up this matter today, is this the second department to be rectified after the Ministry of Households?

Fortunately, Jiang Chan did not name him, "The mourning family proposed that Enke be assessed in two ways this time, one group is naturally to assess the scriptures and history, but the other is not confined to books, and knowing poetry and books does not mean that he can do practical things." ”

Jiang Chan accentuated his voice in the last three words, and the officials immediately had a score in their hearts. In fact, over the years, they have also found that many officials who have come up from the scientific examination have almost no understanding of agricultural affairs or the world, and seem to only be able to read.

For Jiang Chan's proposal, the courtiers naturally have different opinions, of course, the generals are all on Jiang Chan's side, and no matter how happy the Wenchen is, his arms can't twist his thighs.

It is already imperative to open Enke again. Moreover, this time the emphasis on selection is to do practical things, and it is not confined to the Four Books and Five Classics, after learning this news, everyone's minds are moved.

Although the officials selected in this way can only be promoted to the fourth rank at most, so what? Many people have been in the camp for the rest of their lives, that is, they have been going around below the fifth rank.

It is very clearly written on the list, as long as you have a skill, you can sign up. For example, skilled craftsmen, or old farmers who are skilled in farming, etc., can register for another exam.

This also provides an opportunity for many people, especially for those who are not good at the subset of scripture and history, and it is a great opportunity.

For example, Ding Yaozu, he was born in Qiye County in the east. Now that he has been established, he is very calm and pragmatic, but because the article is too straightforward, he is often brushed off in the township test.

So far, he is just a showman. He wanted to make a career, but unfortunately because the article was not well written and the rhetoric was not gorgeous enough, he was delayed for so many years.

"Yaozu, this is a good opportunity, Niangniang is a person who pays attention to practical things, you just have to go to the exam with peace of mind and boldly, and then the official will write you a letter of recommendation. ”

Sheng Yuanfu touched his beard, Ding Yaozu was met when he was building water conservancy in Qiye County, and he had his own insights in water conservancy. He has been in the eastern counties for four months, and Ding Yaozu has become his indispensable assistant.

"Thank you, Lord Shan. Ding Yaozu bowed to Sheng Yuanfu, and with Sheng Yuanfu's encouragement, his heart was more at ease. If this exam is not enough, then he will stop thinking about this scientific examination and think of another way out.

Yaozu, Yaozu, when it comes to this name now, he himself is a little mocking. Guangzong and his ancestors can be said to have inherited the hopes of his fathers, but to be honest, every time he thinks of his name, he is shameless.

There are still many people like Ding Yaozu, so after the reopening of Enke, another practical assessment is filled with people. It is conceivable that just assessing the subset of scripture and history, how many talents have been buried over the years.

This time, the reopening of the Enke exam did not take too long, and in less than three months, the selected talents came to the capital to accept the final exam.

This is also the imperial court's eagerness to employ people, otherwise if it is according to the usual and reliable progress, it will take a year to say the least.

Jiang Chan didn't put too much thought into the imperial examination, and these were naturally worried about Wenchen. Her main focus is on another miscellaneous exam, which can be said to be all-encompassing.

Everyone has their own skills, Jiang Chan walked a few laps in the field, and almost all of those who were able to get here had real talents.

Ding Yaozu is also impressively listed.

The miscellaneous examination is mainly the responsibility of the officials of the Ministry of Industry, and for different candidates, the Ministry of Industry will give different test questions, some of which are still the questions prepared by Jiang Chan himself, such as water conservancy, agriculture or commerce, etc.

She didn't have the idea of valuing agriculture and suppressing business, and business could not develop, and it was actually very hard to rely on farming alone.

The problem facing Ding Yaozu now is how to optimize the water conservancy facilities in the eastern counties to the best level, without costing the people and money. It can be said that this topic is very difficult, if you only know behind closed doors, it is estimated that you will be numb when you see this question.

Almost all of the people in the audience were wrinkling their eyebrows and thinking, and then they were writing on the paper.

Ding Yaozu was no exception, he typed a draft and drew in detail the course of the rivers in the eastern counties and the surrounding areas on a piece of paper, and then began to answer in parts.

Jiang Chan stood beside Ding Yaozu and looked at it for a long time, the original owner had been in the boudoir for a long time, how could she know the outside world? Now that she saw these pictures drawn by Ding Yaozu, she had a general impression in her heart.

Looking at Ding Yaozu's articles again, the rhetoric is not gorgeous, but it all has something to say. Jiang Chan glanced approvingly at the name on the scroll, remembered his name in his heart, and then slowly walked to the other side.

Seeing that the gorgeous dress was gone, Ding Yaozu breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his head. The Queen Mother stood beside him, and he felt like he couldn't breathe.

Although she didn't say anything, he was nervous.

After calming down, Ding Yaozu began to answer the question again, this is the last battle, he must behave well! There are also many officials like Jiang Chan who came down to inspect, and several officials from the Ministry of Industry also nodded again and again.

They also saw a few good seedlings among them, and they were already thinking about how to pull people under their hands.

Now the court is running very fast, and just after the exam in the morning, the officials corrected the exam papers overnight. At noon, the gold list was posted.