ps: Ask for counting tickets, ask for points to collect

The proposal to use examinations to determine the selection of officials was opposed by most of the Privy Councillors as soon as it appeared, and was quite different from what Edward had envisioned.

After all, most of the ministers of the entire Privy Council were from commoner backgrounds, and there were very few children of nobles, and according to the usual logic, they should support this decision.

Who knows, after Edward threw out this proposal, the entire conference room was like a boiling boiler, almost all of them were opposed.

Of course, they did not dare to oppose the king so blatantly and directly, and they turned around to persuade Edward to abandon the idea.

For example, if something is not in line with traditional conventions, it should be postponed for a few years! Burghers and gentlemen, as well as nobles, were not easily accepted......

These persuasions to Edward were all farts, and under his arbitrary decision, the ministers had to give in.

After that, Edward thought about it, and then realized that the ass decided the head, and after these ministers who were formerly commoners had power, their thinking was similar to that of the previous nobles, and they always wanted their descendants to have a good future.

They were not like the nobility, who, when they came of age, could directly become magistrates of the place, or secretaries of the Privy Council, and generals of the army, as long as they received the approval of the king.

And they can only rely on their own connections to arrange for their sons or relatives to be a small secretary in the local or court, or maybe a small errand.

Edward felt that he couldn't keep pressing on this issue, so Edward gave them a priority.

What is Priority? It is that in the future selection of officers, if there are two people with the same score at the same time, and if one of them is the son of a Privy Council minister or a close blood relative, then that person will be given priority.

If this privilege is good, in fact, if that person is not capable, he will not be on the admission list, and if he is capable, this privilege is chicken ribs.

But if your test score is relatively poor, half a bucket of water, then priority admission is very important.

At the same time, in order not to abuse this right, Edward stipulated that each minister could only use it three times, and when he ran out, he did not use it at all.

Therefore, the program of selecting officials by examination was passed.

When Edward finished speaking, the audience erupted in applause like thunder.

The applause was extraordinary, more passionate than the previous applause, and lasted longer, lasting about half a minute.

Seeing that this examination system was so in line with the people's hearts, Edward also had more confidence in implementing this system throughout the country.

"I have decided that in three months' time in London, on April 28th, there will be an official entrance examination!"

"In this selection exam, everyone only relies on their grades to obtain official positions, not by bloodline."

Why is it set in three months? In this age of lack of information, coupled with the rudimentary means of transport, it is already difficult to get to London from other places in three months.

In this way, the atmosphere lasted until after Edward stepped down.

Fisher was a businessman and a member of the London City Council.

For a small businessman who relied on his own sewing skills, he slowly became a big businessman with more than a dozen ready-to-wear shops.

For a man of civilian origin, to be able to become a London City Councillor and enter the circle of London's upper class.

But for him at present, he is quite satisfied with his current position, but like all parents in the world, he has higher requirements for his children than his own.

In England, where the status of merchants was relatively low, the wealth security of merchants was very low, and only the nobility was the ruler of England.

And if you want to be a nobleman, you must have the king's favor, and how can you get the king to see you? Commoners can only meet the face of the king and become nobles only if they become officials.

Under normal circumstances, most of the official positions are monopolized by the aristocracy, and ordinary people want to sit in high positions, and the difficulty coefficient is much higher.

Moreover, the status of officials is not only much higher than that of businessmen, but also a small amount of money is equivalent to the income of ordinary businessmen for a year.

And the businessmen still have a moment of loss, and the officials are definitely drought and flood to ensure income.

With joy in his heart, Fisher sat in the carriage and urged the coachman to rush home.

As one of London's leading clothing merchants, his home is located in the heart of an affluent district, where land is at a premium.

Hurriedly getting out of the car, Fisher ran out of the car as quickly as he could, and with a somewhat stumbling step, ran to the second floor, knocking on the door of a room.

"Knock knock!" A series of hurried knocks on the door woke the sleeping youth.

The young man's face was slashed, with two sword eyebrows hanging above dark blue eyes, an erect nose, thin lips, and a sparse beard on his chin.

He looks like a powerful character. (if I remove long blond hair)

In fact, Vesely was a genius, he had read all the books in his family since he was a child, and relying on the business atmosphere of his family, he had perfected the study of mathematics and mathematics.

When he was twelve years old, he curiously flipped through the account books at home, and with an interesting mind, he carefully recalculated them.

Thus recovering the loss of three hundred pounds for his father, that is, Fisher, and also helping him find two guys who were eating inside and out.

Since then, his family has never hired an accountant, and he has always controlled his family's account books.

After that, he read the Bible and taught himself Latin.

When he was sixteen years old, he went to France again, and within six months, he not only opened a ready-to-wear store in Paris, but also learned French.

He then went on to study at the University of Paris, which was founded in 1180 and is known as the oldest university in the world along with the University of Bologna in Italy, and is known as the "mother of European universities".

Three years later, he returned to London, no longer paying attention to his family's business, and had been hiding in his room studying the books he had brought back from the University of Paris.

Fisher had high expectations for his son, but he had always been uninterested in other things.

"Who?" Viselli asked with an annoyed tone as she rubbed her sleepy eyes.

"Viselli, hurry up, there's something you're definitely interested in!"

Fisher knew that his precious son had stayed up late studying books again, and then said in a tone full of joy.

"Oh! My God, Daddy, you've said that a million times, don't disturb me sleeping, okay? ”

Viselli didn't open his eyes, covered his head with the goose down quilt again, and said helplessly.

"Alright! But I really didn't lie to you this time, you'll definitely be interested in this matter! ”

Fisher was also a little embarrassed about his previous misdeeds, but he spoke out again.

"Viselli, His Majesty the King is going to hold an examination to admit officials in three months' time!"

"Really? So what does this have to do with me, I don't want to be an official! ”

Stuffed in the comfortable quilt, Vicelli said willfully.

"You want to! There must be a lot of people taking the exam this time, and if you take the exam, you may be in the top few and your name will spread all over England! ”

"Besides, England is so big, there must be a few like-minded people with you, don't you hate that there is no one to study those books with you! This is a great opportunity. ”

Fisher, who was outside the door, persuaded bitterly that this time he was sure that he could persuade his son.

In fact, he guessed correctly, although Viseli, who has always been smooth, usually has a modest smile on his face, but his heart has always been proud, and he looks down on other stupid ordinary people.

I can't find someone as talented as myself, he has been lonely and seeking defeat, and no one understands the loneliness in his heart.

After listening to his father's words, Viselli's closed eyes suddenly opened, and when he lifted the quilt, he opened the door in his pajamas.

"Dad, is everything you said true?" Viseli put his hands on Fisher's shoulders and shook them incessantly.

"Yes, yes, yes, it's all true, you can go and take the selection exam!"

"You stop first, I'm a little dizzy!"

Fisher was shaken a little uncomfortable, and felt like he was about to vomit, stopping Viseri.

"Okay, Dad, do I need anything to prepare?"

"Son, you ......"

"I don't need to prepare anything, with my level, this kind of exam is not difficult for me!"

Viselli didn't pay any attention to Fisher, and began to talk to himself on the sidelines, which made Fisher a little embarrassed.

Putting down the right hand that had just been raised, Fisher did not have a trace of blame, he was used to his son's state.

After attending the inauguration, Edward ignored the crowd below, and did not attend the meetings of the nobles and ministers, as well as the parliamentarians.

He just got in a carriage and returned to his palace.

As soon as Edward returned, he saw Baron Smith and Sir John who had been out for nearly two months.

The two of them looked as if they had been washed, but the exhaustion on their faces could not stop them.

"Your Majesty, the two of us have successfully recruited five hundred valiant cavalry, five hundred longbowmen, and a thousand strong infantry from Lancaster and Cornwall!"

Baron Smith, as the current commander of the Royal Guard, was the first to report to Edward.

"Yes, Your Majesty, relying on your blessings, the people of England have come to sign up one after another when they hear your instructions, and that scene is really shocking! Soon, we were able to recruit so many people. ”

"And according to your orders, of the two thousand people recruited, half of them were freedmen, about a thousand, but they were basically infantry and longbowmen."

Sir John, the Minister of Royal Affairs on the side, also hurriedly added.