"Imperial examinations? Actually, I've been thinking about this all this time! It is indeed imperative to take the imperial examination, but we cannot carry it out according to the previous system. Zhao Chen said.

"Can't you follow the previous system to carry out the imperial examination?" Yu Yunwen's face showed a look of surprise.

"There were two major drawbacks of the previous imperial examination system!" Zhao Chen said.

"I don't know what the disadvantages are?" Yu Yunwen sincerely asked.

Although he is a wise man of this era, he is still constrained by this era, and his gaze cannot surpass Zhao Chen.

"First, the imperial examination only examines Confucianism, and those students are not diligent and do not distinguish between grains and grains, after they arrive in the locality, how can they help the local people develop the economy and make the local people rich? They don't have the knowledge at all, they only know what they do, can these help the people? Zhao Chen said.

"This ......" Yu Yunwen thought for a moment and nodded.

This is indeed a major defect in the ancient imperial examination, although the imperial examination system is much fairer than the previous Jiupin Zhongzheng system, breaking the monopoly of power on the gate valve system, but only the scholars who "care about it" will become local officials, and they have no ability to govern the local government at all!

"Second, immediately after the imperial examination, he was a Hanlin and a county magistrate, and such an official position is a bit too high! In my opinion, after the imperial examination, at most, you will become a clerk, and then slowly rise through the ranks with your ability while accumulating experience, which is the right way, and this is beneficial to the country. Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty is right! What is the ability of a scholar who has just been promoted to become the head of a county? You need to start from the bottom! Yu Yunwen nodded.

"So the imperial examination must be reformed! After the reform, I will open the imperial examination and select officials. Zhao Chen said.

"How?" Yu Yunwen said.

"The first is to increase the subjects of the imperial examination! Subjects should not only test Confucianism, but also some ways of governing the world, such as agriculture and commerce, such as taxation, such as arithmetic! Confucianism accounts for a part, economics accounts for a part, and arithmetic accounts for a part, only by mastering these three things can you take the imperial examination! Secondly, increase the number of people who are promoted, because after the promotion, they do not immediately become high-ranking officials, but start from the officials, so they need more people! What do you think of this change? Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, if we change the imperial examination like this, it will naturally benefit the country, but Weichen is worried that the world's scholars will be dissatisfied." Yu Yunwen said.

The truth that Zhao Chen said was simple and easy to understand, and with Yu Yunwen's wisdom, he immediately knew that this was a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, but he also had worries in his heart.

"The Jurchen invasion, the civilization of Yanyun and the Central Plains were destroyed, and the scholars were powerless, and many scholars either took refuge in the Jurchens and became traitors, or were killed and starved to death, compared to ordinary people, they are not easy to survive! Now there are not many readers in Yanyun and Zhongyuan! As for Guanshan and Hanzhong, the vast majority of young scholars went to the northwest and entered the production and construction corps! If the imperial examination is reformed, at least in Yanyun, Central Plains, Guanshan, Hanzhong, Sichuan and Shu, we will not encounter resistance, Henan, Lianghuai and other places are also extremely dilapidated, and will not encounter resistance, the only thing that may encounter resistance is Jiangnan, but Jiangnan alone cannot confront the whole country. Zhao Chen said.

"This ......" Yu Yunwen smiled bitterly and nodded.

"So, even if there is resistance, don't worry! If you want to reform the imperial examination, you must first write textbooks, especially economics and arithmetic! For Confucian classics, we also have to choose! Zhao Chen said.

"Yes! In this way, if you want to implement the imperial examination, I am afraid it will take a while longer. Yu Yunwen said.

It takes time to reform the imperial examinations, develop teaching materials, and develop new systems.

"Of course we'll have to wait a while! I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement it within this year! I have other opinions about the imperial examination! Millions of young people in Guanshan and Hanzhong went to the bitter cold land of Northwest and Western Xia to build the country, and they have paid a lot for the country, so it is necessary to increase the proportion of these young people! More than half of the people in the middle of the lifting must come from the Production and Construction Corps! These young people are members of the imperial court, and they are loyal to the imperial court, and they are also relieved to use them! First of all, we must strengthen the education of young people in the Production and Construction Corps, and if we have new teaching materials, we can also give priority to promoting them among young people. Zhao Chen said.

"Good!" Yu Yunwen nodded.

He was born in the Production and Construction Corps, so of course he agrees with this. In Yu Yunwen's view, the enthusiasm, enthusiasm, and patriotism of the young people are far superior to those of the previous literati, and it is best to let these people run the country.

"Although we are still called the Great Song Dynasty, we are almost re-establishing the system and re-establishing the country! State affairs are complicated and unusually complicated! No matter which system it is, we have to deal with it well! It's okay to slow down, but don't make big mistakes! After talking for so long, Zhao Chen was also a little tired, he stood up and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty said yes." Yu Yunwen said.

"But the most important thing at the moment is local development! We must first feed the people, and then the people will support us! I wonder how the development of various places is now? I am now focusing on the development of agricultural businesses in various places! Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the recovery is good everywhere now! The people have land, seeds, and the help of the imperial court, and by this autumn, the granaries in the people's homes should be bulging! Within three years, the country will no longer have to worry about eating! Since ancient times, the only one who can solve the problem of eating in such a short time is His Majesty. Yu Yunwen said.

The two of them discussed for a long time, and Yu Yunwen left the palace.

******

In March, spring is in full bloom!

This season, Yanyun and the Central Plains are busy everywhere!

People everywhere are busy farming!

In Jiexiu County, Hedong, the county order here is called Zhang Yaozu! Zhang Yaozu used to serve as Zhang Jing of the Military Aircraft Department, and at the end of last year, he was appointed as the county commander of Jiexiu County, and now he has been the county commander for three months.

Since the beginning of March, Zhang Yaozu has inspected the farming work in the villages under Jiexiu.

He travels from village to village, and his daily rest is also in the village! He only brought ten subordinates, and he brought his own meals on weekdays, and never used the people's meals.

On the tenth day of the third month, he came to the foot of a large mountain, where there was also a village, and there were about 100 villagers.

When the magistrate arrived, the villagers were extremely excited, and they came out to greet the magistrate.

The village chief wanted to bring Zhang Yaozu to the village, but Zhang Yaozu stopped in the field.

"Your land is well ploughed and diligent!" Zhang Yaozu walked from one field to another, and he squatted in the ground and examined it carefully.

"Master Zhang, we used to be tenant farmers, and we all know how to do farm work! In the past, we used to work for the landlord, and everyone would be lazy, but now these are our own land, and no one will be lazy. The village chief smiled.

"Do you have any difficulties?" Zhang Yaozu said.

"This ......" The village chief hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to say it or not.

At this time, an old farmer next to him said: "My lord, we lack ploughing cattle and farm tools!" In addition, at the beginning of spring this year, the weather was a little dry, and I was afraid that it would not be conducive to the growth of crops. ”

"There is a lack of ploughing cattle and farm tools, and there is nothing the government can do now. The ploughing cattle were all killed by the Jurchens for meat, and now there are only more than 20 ploughing cattle in Jiexiu County. Zhang Yaozu smiled bitterly, and said after a while: "As for the dry weather, it needs to be watered, is there a river near here?" ”

"My lord, there is a river twenty miles away, and we need to carry water, but it is too far." The village chief said.

"Twenty miles away? We can dig a ditch and come here! Let's take a little time to dig a canal every day, and we will definitely be able to dig it! When I was in Guanshan, hundreds of us young people slept only two or three hours a day, plowing during the day and digging ditches at night, and you should be able to do the same. Zhang Yaozu said.

"We don't have the tools to dig the canal!" The village chief smiled bitterly.

"The government will try to help you as much as possible! There are several cauldrons in the county government, which can be made into agricultural tools by making iron! These officials in the county government only need to have a pot! Zhang Yaozu gritted his teeth and said.

"This, my lord, you guys have worked so hard!" The village chief said gratefully.

The villagers in the back all showed gratitude in their eyes!

Some of them are not young, and it is the first time they have lived for decades to see officials who have paid so much for the people!

"It's not enough to just throttle, you also need open source! Do you have any souvenirs in our area? Zhang Yaozu thought for a while and said.

The villagers talked a lot, and after a while, a villager said: "My lord, there are many wild medicinal materials on this mountain, and the healing effect is very good, is this medicinal material considered a local specialty?" ”

Zhang Yaozu was overjoyed and said, "Of course this is a local specialty!" If there are a lot of medicinal herbs on the mountain, we can pick them and sell them for money! That's great! ”

The village chief said: "My lord, there are a lot of medicinal materials, but now everyone has no money in their hands, who are they selling to?" ”

Zhang Yaozu said with a smile: "We can organize people to sell medicinal materials to Chang'an, Hanzhong, and Sichuan, where they are rich!" After we sell the money, we can buy farm tools, farming cattle, and grain from those places, and ship them back! Great, but I still have to take a closer look at the quantity and quality of these medicinal materials, and then organize the staff! ”

At noon that day, after lunch, Zhang Yaozu took a few villagers up the mountain, and he inspected here for an afternoon, and his heart became more and more joyful!

"There are many mountains in this area, and there are many medicinal herbs! Using these medicinal herbs is enough to make the people here rich first! I used to be Zhang Jing of the Military Aircraft Department, and now Hu Quan and Wang Shipeng are already the Minister of Military Aircraft, and I also want to make a vigorous career in Jiexiu County! Start with Jiexiu first, then Hedong, and I will also enter the center in the future! Zhang Yaozu looked into the distance and said secretly.