Xiongzhou Houya, Ma Huaide said to Wen Jing: "One more day is the New Year, and the general is still busy in the border area, which is not easy." What is the result of recruiting for the military academy this time? In the border area of Xiongzhou, there are not many scholars, and it is not easy to recruit people. ”

Wen Jing said: "In the barracks, how can there be a New Year!" The place can still be lively, but there are no such things in the barracks, and it is better to live on a daily basis. This time Xiongzhou recruited people, I read their papers, and there were six people who could go to Hejian Mansion. When they get there, the captain will send someone to preside over another exam to see what these people are suitable for. ”

Ma Huaide frowned when he heard this: "Six people? There are dozens of state armies on Hebei Road, so they can't recruit many people. ”

Wen Jing shook his head: "Zhizhou, it is said that there are six people, but in fact, it is just that the brain is clear, and all the people who are literate are recruited." After the whole training, there are a large number of general officers in the army, and there is no need for people to have much talent. To be honest, out of six people, one or two commanders are already good. ”

Zhang Qi on the side said: "Yes, there are a large number of general officers in the army now, as long as they read and write, they can keep accounts." In fact, these officers are the ones who teach the most in military schools. What we now think of as a commander is a commander in a military school, but that's not much. ”

Ma Huaide was not familiar with the army after the training, so he just nodded when he heard it. In the current forbidden army, the general is the commander of the army, even if it is a very small number of deputy generals and the like, in fact, they also have their own army. As for the army like Zhang Qi, there are a large number of deputy positions and general officers, and it is difficult for the generals of the old forbidden army to imagine. It is precisely because of this that once something happens to the current forbidden army, it is easy for the whole army to collapse.

Wen Jing said: "I think that among the people in this exam, there is only one named Meng Dang, who is a reformed person from the south, and he answered very well. The answer sheet is well-organized, everything is clear, and it seems that he has read the three books clearly. I have been with Mrs. Liu for many years, and it is really rare to be like this kind of person. ”

Ma Huaide said: "Converted? Are they those Khitans who came south in the summer? ”

Wen Jing listened and nodded: "Yes, it is one of them." I read it the day before yesterday when they were reading a book, and this person was very organized, and after reading the book in general, he knew what to read first and what to read next. What is important in the book and what is not. When it came time to write a strategy, I was able to explain the general idea clearly. is not like others, a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, and occasionally adds a few words written in the book. Like this kind of talent, it is rare for military schools to recruit people. This person doesn't know what the details are, and Zhizhou needs to send someone to his village and ask him to write another bail. ”

Ma Huaide agreed, and then asked, "What about the others?" ”

Wen Jing said: "Others don't have to. When those people entered the military academy, they were only general officers, and they were not very important. Besides, they are all native clans, everything is very clear, why bother to protect the case? This Meng Party is a little different, and the reformed people need to be careful. ”

Ma Huaide nodded, and then stopped talking about the matter. Liu Ji was because there was really no manpower in the military academy, so he pressed to the prefectures, sent officers from the military academy, and personally went to the local area to recruit people. For example, the military academy in the capital will not be like this, every year when recruiting people, it is the scholars who go there by themselves. There is no way, Hebei Road does not have the conditions for the capital to gather scholars.

Next, Ma Huaide and Zhang Qi discussed what preparations to make and what activities to do in the upcoming New Year. Not long ago, the great victory against the Khitan abolished the two losses of the people under his rule, and reduced the burden of the people, and this year's New Year will be lively. Wen Jing had a good time at the meeting, and waited until the New Year to return to Hejian Mansion. Recruiting people in military academies is just a trivial matter in daily government affairs.

Let's say that Meng Xuezhu returned to the station construction site, and there was nothing else to do, so he continued to go back to his place and work the next day. In the evening, several workers came back, saw Meng Xuexue, and came up to inquire.

Meng Xue said: "I think the past two days have been quite smooth. Yesterday, three books were distributed, and I heard that they are textbooks used in military academies on how to lead troops to war. These books may not seem to be difficult, but they are clearly written, and they are all unheard of before. ”

Wei Xin said: "Where do we know the knowledge in these books? Just ask the pedant, what do you think of the exam? ”

Meng Xuezhu thought for a while and said, "I really can't say it." If you want, just send three books down and let them read for a day. The next day, I made a policy, and I used the content I read on the first day. I think I can speak quite clearly, but I don't know how others answer. This kind of thing depends on whether you are better than others, and you don't know how many points you have when you answer. ”

Several people nodded together, thinking that it must be so. How do you give a score when writing a policy?

In fact, just like the imperial examination, no one can say clearly the highest score in the military academy recruitment, but the bottom line is there. For example, whether there are typos in the policy, whether there are forbidden words, whether there are basic common sense errors, and so on. Without these low-level errors, it would almost certainly have passed. It's just that the highest score depends on the opinion of the examiner. Including Meng Xuezhu himself, none of these people have participated in the imperial examination, they just think that the exam is the mood of the examiner, and if they look good, they will get a high score.

The same is true for the imperial examination, as long as you ensure that you do not make mistakes all the time and the article does not go out of line, you are likely to win. It's just that the rank is not high, and it is just mixed in with hundreds of people. It's not easy not to make mistakes, and most of the people who fall behind are due to various reasons, and they make mistakes in several exams. There are people who don't make mistakes and can't understand the article, which is extremely rare, and this is also a talent. There were not as many scholars in this era as in later generations, and there was no complete summary of experience in the imperial examination. Just like Du Zhongxiao back then, to ensure that there were no mistakes in the exam, the article was logical and reasonable, and by the way, he was admitted to the Jinshi.

A few people saw that Meng Xuexue couldn't say anything, so they didn't ask any more. I just feel that it is very rare for me to have such a person among my companions who can enter the state city for the exam. After talking for a while, he proposed to go out for a drink to celebrate.

Meng Xuexue was about to refuse, thought about it, and said, "Okay, let's go together." In today's exam, after reading the textbooks, I realized that leading troops to fight was what it was like, and it was considered a long experience. Celebrate with a glass of wine. ”

After speaking, with his co-workers, he left the residence and went to the tavern next to him.

It was almost New Year's at this time, and there were many people in the tavern. These people worked at the station, one hundred and fifty yuan a day, and the wages were very good, and many of them drank alcohol almost every day. Like Meng Xuezhu, there are really not many people who save every penny.

Sitting down around a table, Wei Xin said: "It's a rare good thing that the scholar has returned from the exam today. How about one of us pay 30 wen, scrape together some money to buy wine and tea, and drink it? Although the things here are expensive, as long as you don't eat meat, you can do your best. ”

Meng Xue said: "Since you drink alcohol, how can you have no meat? In this way, in addition to thirty yuan, I will pay some more money to buy a plate of meat. Seeing that the New Year is approaching, how about this meal, even if it is a good wish for a good New Year? ”

Everyone applauded together, took out money one after another, got together, and asked the little guy to come over and order wine. Meng Xuexue took out another fifty wen and bought a large plate of meat for everyone to accompany the wine. This is a construction site, the tavern business is good, and the price of selling is also expensive.

After a while, the wine and food came up, and everyone poured the wine and raised their glasses to celebrate Meng Xuexue. Meng Xuezhu didn't think he did well in the exam, but this time he saw the textbooks of the military academy and felt that he had broadened his horizons and drank with everyone.