Daqin has now reached the point where it is now, and the official class has been solidified very seriously.

In the past, the hundreds of disciples who came to the emperor by their own ability no longer have any market.

It is even more impossible to recommend an official.

No matter who it is, the talents recommended by the emperor will not be directly assigned to important positions and senior positions, and they all need to start from the grassroots officials, which also controls the emergence of nepotistic family officials in disguise, so that the officials of Daqin have a promotion system that can be abided by, so that many grassroots officials see the hope of promotion, instead of staying in one position for a lifetime as before.

And the emperor's decision seems to be temporary, but there are still reservations, a Zhongqing to serve as the chief official of the Sanpin Administration, which is a disguised demotion, but whether it is a demotion or not, the emperor's appointment still made the Manchu officials really commotion for a few minutes before slowly calming down.

Even Chen Xu's mouth was wide open for a long time before closing, and Chen Ping was even more stunned on the big chair as if he had been arched by a wild boar, his head was buzzing, and he couldn't hear the noise above the court at all.

"Secretary Chen, don't hurry up and thank you!" An official closest to Chen Ping was very flattering and poked Chen Ping from his stupor.

"Oh, yes......" Chen Ping hurriedly wiped his saliva and stood up, bowing deeply to the emperor, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

"Aiqing is exempt, today I have awarded you an official title, and I also hope that Aiqing can work harder in the future, take charge of the newspaper for me, observe the people's feelings, educate the people, and make greater contributions to the prosperity of Daqin!" Qin Shi Huang smiled and nodded.

"The minister must live up to His Majesty's expectations!" Chen Ping sat back excitedly.

Half an hour later, the court meeting ended, and soon the events of the court swept across Xianyang like a tornado, and after the news reached the newspaper, the entire newspaper instantly resounded through the entire street, from the editor-in-chief to the ordinary proofreader, all of them hugged and cheered excitedly in the newspaper hall.

Yesterday, when Chen Ping made the decision to donate 30 million yuan, from the editor-in-chief to the ordinary steward, they were all confused and distressed and vomited blood.

The newspapers are all Hou Ye's, such as Fu Anqiu and a group of cultural hooligans such as Pang Que Jitong followed Hou Ye to work hard, and finally made Daqin Metropolis Daily have today's status and scale, although the salary and bonus are very high, but in view of the embarrassing position of the newspaper, they are only hanging a Lang job, there are always some small expectations, they are not short of money at present, even if it is an ordinary reporter in the newspaper is not short of money, the annual income is at least tens of thousands of dollars, it is definitely a rich family, and the real estate, cars, horses, and slaves are all completeBut after all, they are cultural people with pursuits, not outright businessmen, they hope that one day they can also wear real tasteful official robes and become the envy of the Great Qin bureaucrats and aristocrats, so that they will be more respected and courteous by the common people.

However, this hope is very slim, and if you want to become an official, you can only leave the newspaper, but everyone is reluctant to report the newspaper.

This is a contradiction that cannot have both fish and bear's paws, which makes everyone very entangled.

Soon after the beginning of the newspaper, after the fall of Zhao Gao, there were a lot of real vacancies in the various offices of the court, at that time Chen Xu still forcibly fooled a few guys to become officials, and now a few years have passed, these people are also in the office to mix like dogs, and they get together to eat and drink on weekdays, and the people in the newspaper always feel a little inferior, without it, once there is more money, it is actually not attractive, and then think about it at this time, it seems that being an official is the right way.

But just when everyone felt that there was no hope of becoming an official in this life, today's news stunned everyone.

The emperor actually promoted the newspaper to the three-rank office, and even more so to promote all the editors to become officials according to the configuration of the three-product office.

This is an unprecedented magnanimity.

Below Chen Ping, there are more than 20 officials from the third rank to the ninth grade, which means that almost all the veterans who followed Chen Xu to found the Daqin Metropolis Daily will follow one step to the sky, and from then on become regular officials of Daqin, and even the fifth rank or above can participate in government affairs.

"Tsk!" After the dispersal of the dynasty, Chen Xu, who was sitting in the carriage, was still smacking his tongue, this kind of swarm of feudal officials, only the emperor could do it in the whole world, otherwise Jitong Pang Que and others wanted to rise to the official rank of four or five grades, it might take twenty or thirty years, and they couldn't stay in the newspaper hall, but they didn't expect the emperor to be so powerful, not only sealed the official, but also put the newspaper under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province, and it was still under Chen Xu's control.

This trust and honor is only Chen Xu's own deepest experience.

A few years have passed, and Chen Xu finally used his selfless dedication and efforts to truly get the unreserved support of the emperor.

"Master Hou...... Is Ping dreaming? Chen Ping, who was in the same car as Chen Xu, was still in a semi-sluggish state and did not fully wake up.

"Hehe, I look at you calmly on weekdays, why are you so out of shape?" Chen Xu couldn't help but smile and speak.

"Master Hou, it's not a gaffe, it's true...... I really didn't expect that Pingyuan was just a poor man in Yangwu County, with no half of his family, no food and no clothes, and his sister-in-law didn't want to see him, if it weren't for his brother's help, he would have thought that there would be a day when he would become a minister today......" Chen Ping replied excitedly.

"For you, the minister is not the end, your eyes should be more ambitious, your talent, it is not too much to pay homage to the marquis!"

"Ga~" Chen Ping was like a duck pinched by the neck, his eyes bulged out a lot, and he looked at Chen Xu and panted hard.

"When you started with me, I said that you will definitely be ranked in the court in the future, you are knowledgeable, and you like the skills of Huang Lao, and you are calm and moderate, Ben Hou can rest assured that the newspaper will be handed over to you to manage, but the newspaper is now completely on the right track, with your talent to continue to stay in the newspaper is already a bit condescending, this Hou originally wanted to take advantage of the construction of the library to let His Majesty reward you with a high lord, and then recommend you to serve in the six ministries, after a few years of accumulation, you may be able to serve as the chief official of the agency, but I didn't expect you to be so flexible in mind to write this statecraft, Your Majesty was overjoyed to promote the newspaper to the court office, not to mention, but also let you serve as the chief official of the three products, which is indeed a result that Ben Hou did not expect, but this is good, and it also saves you a few years of time to exercise and accumulate, with your title of Zhongqing, it is more than enough for him to serve as the chief official of the government of the three provinces and six departments......"

"Master Hou, that ...... The day before yesterday, you said that you had already planned to donate money to build a library? Chen Ping stammered and asked.

"Ben Hou did have a plan to build the library, and it was indeed arranged to take out the money earned by the newspaper over the years, and this time the fire in Zhao Gao's mansion just allowed me to get this piece of land large enough, so all this was successfully completed...... At that time, Ben Hou said it, were you quite reluctant? Chen Xu turned his head to look at Chen Ping and said with a smile.

"Yes, I was really distressed at the time, but then I figured it out, thinking of what Hou Ye said, Ping was quite ashamed, and I had the feeling to write this piece of strategy overnight, but I didn't expect it to make Your Majesty so happy......"

"Money is not omnipotent, but no money is absolutely impossible, how many famous scholars and sages have no way to serve the country, not that there is no talent, but that there is no opportunity, the current Daqin is no longer the time when the Seven Kingdoms competed for power in the past, and there is no chance to rely on recommendation and refuge in being a knighted official, there are only two ways, one is military merit, the other is contribution, now Daqin is the time of economic take-off, contribution is to let His Majesty see real things, not as before to write a rhetorical strategy, anyone will do it, But this 30 million money is not taken out by anyone, this is capital, this is your determination to serve the relics of the Great Qin and take righteousness, Ben Hou once said that the world's property should be taken from the people and used for the people......"

Chen Xu looked at the endless crowd on the bustling street outside the window, and was silent for a long time before he continued: "Almost every money earned by the newspaper is contributed by the hundreds of disciples who are literate in the world, they have a strong desire for knowledge, and they also want to understand the movements of Daqin and the court through newspapers, they are always paying attention to the development of Daqin, these money Benhou just collected them, and then used them for the development of Daqin, and the library and Jingshi University, It is an opportunity for those disciples of the hundred schools who could not get ahead to enter the court in the future, a ladder to climb up......"

"Jingshi University, in the future will be the cradle of Daqin officials, all officials will be selected from it, Secretary Chen started at the end of the cold, when he knew the difficulty of civilians being promoted to officials, now Benhou implements primary, secondary and university education in the country, and in the future Jingshi University is an opportunity for all counties and counties to be students at the end of the cold, as long as they can be admitted to Jingshi University, they will inevitably be able to become famous, only in this way, the Daqin bureaucracy will not be controlled by the family gatekeeper, and there will be a steady stream of fresh blood from the bottom injection, In this way, the court of Great Qin can maintain sufficient vitality, and Great Qin can also develop healthily, otherwise the bureaucratic system of Great Qin will gradually ossify, and a large number of children of the family lords will flood the officialdom, and the common people and civilians will never have the opportunity to advance......"

"Ben Hou heard that Secretary Chen's young man has great ambitions, and it is quite fair to divide meat for his neighbors, and he has been praised by his neighbors, you once said a sentence at that time, I don't know if you still remember?"

Chen Ping's eyes widened, and he looked at Chen Xu with horror on his face, and after a long time, he suddenly woke up, and seemed to remember that Chen Xu's true identity was a disciple of the Immortal Family, so he put away his frightened expression and wiped the sweat on his forehead and nodded: "Hou Ye can still know the wild words of Ping's youth, at that time, Ping really didn't know the height of the sky, and when he said that he was a face, he would be as competent as dividing meat, and treat the people of the world equally......"

"Times have changed, I wonder if Secretary Chen's original intention is still there?" Chen Xu asked with a calm face.

"Master Hou......" Chen Ping hesitated and didn't dare to speak.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it, it's just you and me here!" Chen Xu waved his hand.

"Yes, my subordinates were born in a humble background, and I always want everyone in the world to be fed, clothed, and fair, and this idea has never changed!"

"That's good, today Your Majesty rewards the knighthood, you have the right to take it as a new starting point and beginning, this is also the first step in your journey of thousands of miles to realize your original ambitions, he is the prime minister, I hope you don't forget that original intention!"

"Ping will never forget!" Chen Ping bowed respectfully.

"After returning to the library, take a closer look to see which one is suitable to take over the position of general affairs secretary of the newspaper, and when Beijing Normal University is repaired, Ben Hou recommends you to go to Beijing Normal University as the vice president, and I hope that you will be able to treat all students equally regardless of their background, and do not lose your fair heart for money and material temptation!"

"Thank you Lord Hou for your appreciation, Ping will definitely live up to Lord Hou's trust!" Chen Ping stood up excitedly.

Jingshi University is the place where the Great Qin officials will be trained in the future, and serving as the president of Jingshi University is equivalent to a teacher of hundreds of officials in the world.

"Master Hou...... What about you...... Will you be the president of Kyoto University? Chen Ping stammered and asked excitedly.

Chen Xu shook his head slightly: "Ben Hou is not in the court, not to mention that this Marquis has been appointed to the Supreme Minister, the official worships the left minister, and he is already a very popular minister, what Ben Hou thinks, just like your strategy today, I hope that Daqin can become a rich and powerful country with all-round development of morality, law, civilization and economy, and at that time, you will take my place and realize your original intention!" ”

"Then Master Hou, you ...... Where are you going? ”

"Ben Hou naturally goes to do what he likes, let's not talk about these today, go to the newspaper to arrange it first......"

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