In the court.

Emperor Xiang Yanran and all the courtiers had no objection to the list of candidates for the national examination and passed the list.

After all, the marquis of Xiaodu, the prime minister Kong Hanyou, the imperial historian Wang Su, a marquis and two ministers of the three dukes judged the file together, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with the volume.

Next.

Jinling Gongyuan, on the courtyard walls on both sides of the gate.

There is a long list of red lists posted - the Great Chu Imperial Examination, the third round of the national examination list, officially announced.

Thousands of talents gathered outside the gate of the Gongyuan, crowded to watch the list.

When 200 talents saw their names appear on the list of winners, they couldn't help but be surprised, roaring wildly, and laughing in the sky.

With such a difficult national affairs exam question, it can still be lifted, which is like walking shit luck.

"Congratulations to Brother Dongfang, the top of the national examination high school list!"

Sang Hongyang arched his hand.

"Haha, where! Brother Sang Hong is also strong, you and I really won the top two in the Gengzi Imperial Examination! Wait for the temple to try, and then compare with each other! ”

Dongfang Su laughed.

Jia Sheng looked at the list of people in a daze, and found his name among the dozens of people at the bottom of the ranking, "Jia Sheng, Jinling people's clan, twenty points."

"Hit!"

"Haha, I actually got lifted!"

Jia Sheng muttered, in disbelief, crying and laughing, old tears.

It felt like a dream.

This national examination scored 20 points, and it was not that he answered two questions correctly. Instead, he pieced it all together, and almost every question got a little bit of a score, and he got two or three points.

Thinking that he Jia was nearly fifty years old, he was poor for most of his life, he made a living by teaching, he was fond of reading on weekdays, and he read countless books in the Pingwang Mansion.

As long as you win the lift, you will have a guarantee, at least you can be a small official in the county.

If you can enter the next palace test, it will be even more unbelievable, and it will be directly a county order to govern one party.

This means that he, Jia Sheng, is finally no longer a commoner and can become a court official.

However, more of the unsuccessful talents are hugging their heads and crying.

These talents came from hundreds of counties and thousands of counties in the Great Chu Dynasty, full of hope, but they were ultimately defeated in the national examination.

"It's so hard!"

"They all complain about the little faint marquis, the exam questions are so difficult, how many people can answer them? ... That's it, that's it, I'll go back to reading and come back to the exam next year. ”

"I am ready to stay in Jinling City and prepare for the big exam next year. There are a lot of books here, and you can see some of them. ”

...

Two days later, it was the fourth round of the temple examination.

Emperor Xiang Yanran sat on the throne of Jinluan, and Cai and the great eunuch waited on the side.

The 200 people selected from the national examination gathered together in the Jinluan Palace, and Tuanpu sat down, not daring to look up at the emperor, with a look of awe, and the hall was solemn.

Their faces were nervous, waiting for Emperor Xiang Yanran to come up with a question.

Temple Examination.

It is the last round of the imperial examination.

The emperor personally made the questions, and presided over the big exam, and the final ranking was discharged.

It is said that the results of the palace examination are the most important thing in the imperial examination, and twenty jinshi are selected from among the 200 lifters.

However, what should be tested in the temple examination?

Emperor Xiang Yanran thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with anything to take the test, and his face was full of helplessness.

Little Dusk Hou, this kid!

It was so difficult to design the third round of the national examination, what did he take in the final palace examination?

The questions raised in previous years were not difficult in comparison. If he is too easy, won't it seem that the palace test is not difficult?

"When you are new to the government, you should know the importance of a country's government affairs, and the first thing is 'money and food'. In the Gengzi Palace Examination, the topic of 'money and grain' was used to carry out countermeasures. How can we keep the treasury full?! ”

Xiang Yanran pondered for a long time and said.

Money and food are the core of all national politics, and this often requires senior officials to understand it most deeply and put forward good policies.

Only with money and food can there be a basis for governance, and without money and food, it is easy to collapse.

Ordinary people tend to talk in generalities, empty words that are impossible.

With the implementation of Gengzi's new policy, the treasury of the Great Chu Dynasty has greatly increased its spending and expenditure, and it is rapidly consuming the money and grain of the treasury.

The usual expenses are small money.

The biggest expense is fighting.

Once there is a war, eradicating the princes and conquering the Xiongnu in the north, the imperial court spends money like running water, and now the money and grain piled up in the treasury cannot be spended.

The emperor naturally took precautions early in his heart and prepared a few more good strategies to raise "money and food".

He also looked forward to the fact that this group of new recruits selected by the imperial examination would impress him.

"Yes!"

The 200 people breathed a sigh of relief, and they all picked up their pens and wrote the blank paper.

Easy!

It's so fucking easy.

Compared with those brain-burning national exam questions, what is "how many miles from the ground to the moon, who will land first when the three things fall together, the principle of water, ice and air" and so on.

The idea of helping the emperor get money and food, of course, is too easy.

Even people who don't understand finance at all know the basic common sense of being in charge of firewood, rice, oil, and salt, and "opening up sources and reducing expenditures".

After a stick of incense, the people finished answering the exam papers, sealed the papers, handed them in, and left the palace one after another.

The temple examination is over.

Emperor Xiang Yanran still stayed in the Jinluan Palace, watching the "good policies" of the sons one by one.

"Dongfang Su "Business Tax"! All merchants are required to pay taxes. ”

"Sang Hongyang's "Salt and Iron Official Camp"! Private individuals allowed salt and iron to operate, and the people who sold salt and iron accumulated huge wealth. The minister thought that when the salt and iron should be collected, it should be operated by the imperial court, and iron officials and salt officials should be set up. ”

Zhu Maichen's "Northwest Tuntian Policy". In the northwest, there are many fertile fields, bordering the Xiongnu and the people are afraid to flee. The minister suggested that the relocation of the people to Tuntian, the construction of military fortresses, and the consolidation of border passes, can also save the cost of long-distance transportation of grain, which is conducive to farming and warfare. ”

"Dongguo Xiangyang's "Salt Policy". Xiaochen ran a salt business and accumulated a lot of wealth over the years. Please collect heavy taxes! ”

"Aperture "Iron Strategy". Xiaochen smelted iron in Nanyang, was born as a businessman, and knew the benefits of iron smelting, which was extremely lucrative. The minister suggested that the government iron tools should be built. ”

"Zhang Yan's "Decree", please thoroughly investigate tax evasion! The minister has a strategy "Porridge Jue Reward Strategy", which is too bold, and asks the emperor to atone for his sins. There are many people who are rich and powerful, and they have no way to serve the country. The minister suggested that anyone who donated millions of dollars to the imperial court could set up an eleventh rank and donate money to reward his heart of serving the country. This knight is an honor, glorifying the ancestors, not an official, a fish and a common man. ”

Xiang Yanran looked at this Dao advice and was shocked in her heart.

Talent!

Talent!

A large group of people who make money!

Think about last year's year-old ju, he came out with the palace exam questions, "I, I'm worried!" "Vaguely mentioning his heart full of sorrow.

As a result, among the 100 scholars in the palace, only Xiao Duhou presented the "Policy of Prohibiting the Private Minting of Copper Coins".

The rest of the scholars avoided talking about finances as if they had not heard of it, and they were talking about other inconsequential issues.

Why?

It's simple!

These noble scholars, their own families occupy the fields, mountains, copper coins, salt and iron, etc., in Dachu, the most huge interests, who is willing to cut the flesh?

Salt and iron are forbidden, and what is forbidden is their noble family property, and they are naturally not happy.

The Great Chu Imperial Court wants more money, they will definitely have losses, and it is extremely heartbroken!

Only Xiao Duhou is not afraid of offending those strong people, and dares to say the earth-shattering "Prohibition of Private Minting of Copper Coins".

In order to avoid leaking this strategy in advance, Xiang Yanran even had to burn it, so as not to startle the snake.

However, the people selected for this imperial examination.

Too bold!

Many of them, neither the nobles nor the pedantic Confucian scholars, dared to offer any bold strategies.

Even the idea of selling official porridge, which is bound to be scolded by people all over the world, dares to come up with suggestions.

This group of lifters came from all over the world, and many of them were from poor backgrounds, and obviously did not have so many scruples.

"Good!"

Emperor Xiang Yanran was overjoyed.

Surprisingly good!

The general examination of the imperial examination presided over by Xiao Duhou selected a large group of talents who dare to do things and can do things, and they will definitely shine in time.