"The list is out!" This year's imperial examination has come to an end unconsciously. The list of the three Jinshi began to be announced, and some people were happy and some were worried.

In particular, those who have not been admitted to the Jinshi for three or four consecutive times have begun to consider whether to engage in other jobs. Whether there is a need to continue to participate in the imperial examination.

Liu Tao formulated the rule that the imperial examination can only be before the age of forty. To some extent, it did allow them to face the imperial examination calmly. It is not a good thing for a family to really want to pass the Jinshi exam at the age of 70 at all costs.

In particular, he didn't stipulate that people could be rent-free or anything. At most, it is of little significance to be exempted from forced labor, after all, the compulsory forced labor has ended, and now if you want to be conscripted and transferred to forced labor, you have to pay three meals a day and wages.

Of course, whether to directly exempt three meals a day or subsidize some meals is still being discussed. Some local officials feel that the people may slow down the construction progress in order to have a few more days to eat.

Before Liu Tao crossed, the question of whether the working meal was free or subsidized seemed to be slightly different from place to place. Don't force it, let the local government discuss it, just don't embezzle funds.

"Is this a bumper harvest?" Liu Tao looked at the list, and there were 200 people on the list, which was a bumper harvest before. The reason is probably clear, there is a lack of a large number of officials in various parts of the Central Plains.

In addition, it is about to launch an attack on the four counties of Hanzhong and Jingnan, and a large number of officials will be needed to supplement it at that time.

It has always been said that it is necessary to be strict in the selection of scholars, but in fact, in the face of the shortage of officials, the examiners still subconsciously relaxed the standards for taking scholars. Of course, it is not completely unobserved, for example, the admission standards for the annexed states have increased.

Otherwise, at least 400 people will be on the list this time.

"Don't underestimate the major families, the children of their families are highly educated. The rest is to adapt to the imperial examination model and explore it, probably once or twice. Jian Yong reminded.

In the past, I used to raise filial piety, two or three a year, how many children can there be in the family? The sons of wives and concubines, not counting those who died young, have five or six of them, and this is still the number of people in one room.

There are twenty or thirty children in the family, plus the side clansmen, and there are more than 30 people out of hundreds who specialize in studying and preparing for the imperial examination, and it is conservatively estimated that there are five or six who can pass the examination.

This is still one family, so many families together, two hundred is really nothing.

In a sense, the imperial examination system is more convenient for the children of these families. After all, their family is too big, and there are people who specialize in managing farmland and business. With no worries about money and food, their children can concentrate on their studies.

Unlike the self-taught ordinary people in the state, they largely have to work and study at the same time.

The advanced nature of the imperial examination lies in the fact that it at least guarantees that more ordinary people will have the opportunity to become officials. At least, it will not make the poor and ordinary people, without being attached to the wealthy family, have no chance to change their fate at all.

"I have never underestimated them, that's why I have the imperial examination." Liu Tao sighed, "Let's prepare for the palace test...... By the way, where did our army go? ”

It's been more than ten days, and the front line should have started fighting, but I don't know how far it will go.

"Your Majesty, Jingzhou is some distance from Luoyang, and the military situation can't come over so quickly, and it is usually reported once every half a month. At the same time, if there is any emergency, I will send someone over to report it temporarily. Jian Yong reminded.

"I'm asking about the ...... over there in Hanzhong" Liu Tao was speechless, of course he knew this.

"On the way south, in the valley, General Zhao has been attacked three times in a row, but the enemy has been repulsed, and our army has not received any damage. The problem is that there is also no maximum number of kills of attacking enemy troops. Jian Yong reported.

Coincidentally, just two days ago, someone was just sent over to report, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to answer.

I have to sigh here, it's really a party for the Ministry of War to send Zhang Yan over. He is a black mountain thief himself, and he is very familiar with mountain and forest warfare, even to how to be on guard, those enemy troops who are ambushed in the mountains and forests and may come to you at any time.

Under the planned defense, the enemy's three attacks were ineffective, and hundreds of people were left behind. But compared to the number of thousands of people on the other side, this is really nothing.

"Judging from the situation that came up," Jian Yong added, ...... then added, "it was not the officers and soldiers of Hanzhong who came to attack, but more like barbarians. In the past, Jinyiwei had reported that Zhang Lu and Ban Yu had an old relationship, and maybe they invited barbarian soldiers to help. After calculation, there are nearly 30,000 soldiers under Zhang Lu's command. The worst thing is that the people of Hanzhong have a high degree of recognition of Zhang Lu. ”

It's not a question of whether it's high or not, but most of the civilians have almost joined the Five Doumi Sect......

It is impossible to say that Zhang Lu raised his arms and shouted, and directly pulled up a militia team of tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands, and the combat effectiveness was miserable, the problem is that after killing, the entire Hanzhong will inevitably be greatly damaged.

This Zhang Lu is not really a child of the fairy family, how can he fool so many people so easily?

It's because the people can't live in the first place, and the spirit is easy to be used, or it's just to find a spiritual sustenance, otherwise what treasures can be used to cast spells in Zhang Lu's hands?

No, no, no, if Zhang Lu really relied on performing 'miracles' to gain the trust of the sect, it would be impossible for Jinyiwei not to find out.

That can only show that the people of this era are relatively simple, or that faith is completely desert, so it is easy for these religious elements to take advantage of it, right?

Thinking of the later localization of Buddhism, such as Hui and Christianity, Liu Tao felt that in the area of religion, he might have to support an obedient religion.

Otherwise, we can only popularize materialist ideas and directly pull all members into the cult of science and technology. It's a pity that no, the most powerful thing about the Cult of Science and Technology is to deny metaphysics, at least until metaphysics is proven to be science, denying the existence of gods and ghosts.

But if metaphysics proves to be science, it will still be a triumph for the Technocracy......

Coincidentally, he is still in the name of an immortal disciple, do you want to deny that there are no immortals in this world, and his spell is fake...... It is estimated that it will only be perceived by others as wanting to cover up, and there are some uncontrollable plans to tell people.

In other words, it is necessary to support a religion, even if Buddhism, even before this thing is localized, there is still a way to go, and it is good if it is not suppressed before.

"The Taiping Sect has created a rebellion against the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao can allow them to believe, but he can't ...... it" Liu Tao had a headache, "The ghost cultivation of the Five Doumi Sect continued to the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it was the White Lotus Sect, and even the Wheel Sect may have some relationship, so naturally it can't be supported." In Taoism at the end of the Han Dynasty, there was only one Lang Evil Palace and one Dunjia Gate left...... That's right, Lao Tzu's cheap master is still Zuo Ci, why don't you send someone to invite his old man over another day? ”