Chapter 49: The Aftermath of the Sensation
In three days, the candidates got their own school registers one after another. The head of the department in charge of the registration of the student register told them that in the future, as long as they were under the rule of the Duke of Chu, they could receive subsidies in the local county town with this student register.
In addition, if you don't live under the command of Duke Chu, then you will naturally not get a subsidy. In addition, the monthly allowance is constant and will not be carried over to the next month just because you don't receive it.
"Duke Chu is so calculating, I'm afraid we're going to move over now!" The candidates from other places took the student book in their hands and only felt that they had been calculated. However, this is a conspiracy, and it is impossible for them to give up their school registers, especially those talents and juren. Not to mention the Jinshi.
"Now that the imperial court and Yuan Shao do not recognize the results of the imperial examination, what can we do except move over?" Most of the students have already accepted their fate, and they stayed in Jiangdong during this critical period of time, only to find that this place is more prosperous than they imagined.
The Central Plains and Hebei, and even Guanzhong, have become extremely depressed because of years of war. Not to mention the drought two years ago, Yanzhou, Yizhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Sizhou and Yongzhou, which have been divided, have not yet fully recovered.
In contrast, the south is thriving, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. There are also a wide variety of products sold in the market, not only meat and vegetables, but also a lot of fish and fruits. Even at the beginning of this year, Wanling's Wan (Xuan) paper and Wan (Xuan) pen have been recognized and loved by a large number of readers with excellent quality; At the same time, the four specialties of Huanghua Yunjian, Ningguo dried bamboo shoots, Suling yam and Ningguo walnut have attracted more and more people's attention and purchase.
In the end, more than ninety percent of the candidates chose to move here, and only less than one of the candidates gritted their teeth, desperately unable to get subsidies from the government, and were unwilling to move over. Maybe for them, their roots are there.
"Wealth is moving...... More than 2,000 good seedlings have now stayed in Jiangdong......" Li Ming grinned, it is not a matter of one or two days to thoroughly improve the scientific examination system. If nothing else, there are not so many teachers who teach. However, with this group of lifters, and even Xiucai added in, the shelves in each county can at least be erected first.
"Head of the family, don't forget that there are still 3,000 people on the list! There are at least seven or eight hundred people in it who are still talented! Zhang Mo reminded.
"Among the seven or eight hundred people, there are only about twenty really talented people. They may be able to become ministers of the humerus in the future, but who knows what the future holds? I can't say that after a decade or two, all the big Han rivers and mountains have changed their surnames to Li? Li Ming smiled faintly, "Besides, if I send someone to intercept or even intercept them, and this matter spreads, who else will come to us to participate in the scientific expedition in the future!?" ”
"The head of the family can understand this truth, and his subordinates are very happy." Zhang Mo smiled.
The matter of the scientific examination continued to ferment, in the end, the first three horseback riding on the street was too sensational, not to mention that Chu Gong actually cooked for the first three candidates that night, and threatened to cook every three years in the future, this news was quickly spread to the entire Han by businessmen, as well as those who returned to their hometowns, mainly under the impetus behind Zhou's Inn.
Many people didn't know what the imperial examination was, but now they understand that many people in Jiangdong even regret that they didn't study well, otherwise they wouldn't be able to mix with a child. Now that it is stipulated that people over the age of 35 cannot take the exam, many big men have suddenly realized that once they miss something, they will not come back.
"Zhang Wazi, what kind of person did you say you were admitted to?!" A pavilion under the jurisdiction of Nanling County, suddenly gathered a large number of villagers, and Zhang Wazi, who herded cattle in the pavilion a few years ago, actually passed the examination.
Zhang Wazi looked at the surrounding villagers, when he herded cattle for the Wei family, many people had looked down on him before. Until a few years ago, he got a few books by chance, and did everything possible to be a scholar for Master Wei's family, and after a lot of hardship, he didn't know how much he was tossed by their little overlord, and finally read all the books.
"Thanks to the attention of Duke Chu, Zhang Han has obtained the qualification to lift people, and this is Zhang Mo's school register. With the school register...... Another month later, I will go to Wanling again, and then the government will arrange an official position for Zhang, and it is said that if he goes to Jiaozhou, he can serve as a county magistrate! Zhang Han held up the booklet in his hand and said excitedly.
"Wow!" When the villagers heard this, they immediately felt all kinds of envy and jealousy, Zhang Wazi was holding a few books to read before, and some of them even laughed at them. Instead of spending time on this, it is better to work on the land to earn money.
In the eyes of many people, being an official is the business of the landlord and has nothing to do with them.
"Duke Chu, do you really allow us, the Riba people, to be officials?" An eldest lady had the courage to ask, he knew that with this school book, the baby in front of her, who she had watched since she was a child, was already an official!
"Duke Chu set up the imperial examination, as long as he passes the examination, of course he can become an official! However, this year is relatively easy, and next year is not so easy...... I've heard that after next year, ...... That is to say, you have to accept the personal examination of the Duke of Chu, and only those who pass the test can become Jinshi, among which the top three on the top list are the champion, the list eye and the flower, not only can you ride a horse in the scenery, but you can also eat the meals cooked by the Duke of Chu himself at the dinner, which is really beautiful! When Zhang Han said this, his eyes were already extremely yearning.
It's a pity that he asked, and after the official position was awarded, he couldn't participate in the imperial examination. It is also said that people who have already become officials are still competing for places with those candidates who do not have official status, which is indeed a bit unkind.
Zhang ...... Mr. Zhang, you say, is it too late for my child to start studying? "Someone immediately stepped forward to ask, in fact, at first he subconsciously planned to say 'Zhang Wazi', but now he didn't dare, he only felt that Zhang Han had an extra power, and then understood, even if he didn't take office, he was already an official, that was 'adult'.
"Before the age of thirty-five, you can take the children's exam, Chu Gong said, in the future, he will build new academies in various counties, as long as he passes the children's exam, he can go to the academy for a few years for free, and even take the academy exam every March, and get the status of Xiucai." Zhang Han hurriedly explained.
"But if you want to take the children's exam, you have to be literate, right? What can I do? Immediately, some people were worried, they were all coarse people who couldn't read big characters, and maybe they could scrape together some money to buy books, but reading became a problem.
"I remember that there was a private school in the township. Chu Gong also encouraged those candidates who failed to go to the private school to teach, and every month the government will give the private school a lot of money and food subsidies, the purpose is to reduce our burden. Ladies and gentlemen, Chu Gong told us, 'No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education', Zhang hopes that our pavilion is not only me, Zhang Han, but also more folks, follow me out! Zhang Han said solemnly.
In fact, this is also their political task, a propaganda task that was assigned before taking office. Li Ming can also be regarded as making the best use of everything, and at the same time letting these candidates return to their hometowns in fine clothes, he also let them undertake propaganda tasks, so that more people will study in the future.
Such a situation has occurred in various places, and a large number of candidates have returned to their hometowns to publicize, which has naturally led to the local style of study. It can be imagined how fierce the competition will be in the next scientific expedition. Fortunately, Li Ming has already set the reference age, and it is not too late to find a job at the age of thirty-five.