After Wei Shuo arranged the political affairs of Bingzhou and Yongzhou, the time had reached the beginning of December of the third year of Jianxing, and there was only half a month left before the New Year.

On the tenth day of December, Wei Shuo, the general of Zhenbei, set off from Yanmen Pass and embarked on the journey back to the east.

The entry of the Liaodong Army into the pass generally achieved the expected goal, not only successfully preventing the Huns from plotting the ambition of Guanlong, but also taking the opportunity to recover the northern part of Yongzhou as a foothold.

It was the first time that Chen An had come to the land of Youyan from distant Longxi, and looking at the peaceful scene along the way, he suddenly understood why the Liaodong army was always invincible. It was a peaceful and prosperous life that gave the Liaodong Army a strong belief in overcoming all difficulties and obstacles.

At the end of December, Wei Shuo and his entourage finally returned to Jicheng.

"Congratulations to the victorious return of the lord!" Gao Zhan, Liu Han, Huangfu Qi, Song Zheng, Beigong Chun, Wei Xiong and other Liaodong civil and military people who stayed in Youyan went out of the city for ten miles to greet each other.

"Gentlemen sit in Youyan, and make every effort to raise grain and grass, so that the Yongzhou disaster relief can continue smoothly, it can be said that Liaodong can successfully gain a foothold in Guanzhong this time, and you have made great contributions."

"The lord has a reputation, this is the duty of the ministers, and he should not be so praised by the lord."

"Hahaha......"

General Zhenbei went out to conquer Jicheng in Guanzhong, and the Spring Festival was approaching, and the entire Jicheng suddenly broke out with great enthusiasm, and the people and officials of the city all fell into a carnival.

I thought that I could take a good rest when I returned to Jicheng, but I didn't expect that as soon as I came back, I only rested for one day, and Gao Zhan, Liu Han, and Huangfu came to visit together, so that Wei Shuo had to be busy with government affairs again.

"You gentlemen must have encountered some problems when they came together?"

"The lord's eyes are like torches, and he sees thousands of miles, and we have indeed encountered a problem. Since the seventh year of Yongjia, the state school has recruited the first batch of students. By June next year, the first batch of state school students will graduate from the school, and the pastoral government has not yet come up with a feasible plan for their departure. ”

"Oh? Tell me, where are everyone's differences? Hearing this, Wei Shuo suddenly became interested.

"There's all sorts of things, there's everything. Some suggestions are directly awarded to official positions after the assessment of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system and included in the government system; Some believe that the Jiupin Zhongzheng system is inconsistent with the school system implemented in Liaodong, and suggest reforming the talent selection system; Some simply proposed to let the school replace the government to inspect the students' ability to be officials. After all, the academy comes from the academy, and no one knows the student's ability better than the doctor of the academy. ”

"The Jiupin Zhongzheng system is definitely not good, I Liaodong Jianchang talent has always been based on talent as the standard, never to the level of the door to determine the position. It is also inappropriate to let the school replace the government, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be a situation where the government and the school will collude together to give and receive privately. ”

"Well, Jing Qian's words are reasonable, it's time to introduce a new talent selection system!"

"Did the lord have a plan?"

Seeing Wei Shuo's conclusive look, Gao Zhan, Liu Han, and Huang Fuqi suddenly realized that they were afraid that their own lord had already expected today's incident, and he already had a solution in his heart.

The same can be said. In fact, when I was still a homeless person on Laoshan Mountain, I had discussed the talent selection system with Ziwen on the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, and promised to hand over this matter to Ziwen to do, but now it seems that Ziwen is sitting in Laoshan and is in charge of Laoshan Trading Company, and his responsibilities are important, so I am afraid that there is no chance to meddle in this matter. ”

"Shuo intends to implement the imperial examination system in Youyan to replace the currently popular nine-rank election system."

"The imperial examination system? Lord. What is the imperial examination system? Everyone was puzzled and confused.

"The imperial examination, also known as the scientific examination, is simply the use of examinations to select talents. What to test and how to take the test are all determined by the government. Passing the examination is equivalent to obtaining permission to enter the officialdom, and after some training, they can be granted official positions. Those who do not pass the exam will never be able to enter officialdom if they are embarrassed. ”

Moreover, the scientific examinations held by the government will no longer be based on the student's background, but only on the student's results in the examination room. The purpose of the imperial examination is to select the talents needed by the government, not to determine the level of a person's morality, so the core of the imperial examination is meritocracy. ”

"Will there be no more shadow officials in Liaodong in the future? In the future, if the children of officials and nobles want to be officials, will they also have to participate in the imperial examination? ”

"Of course. This is a must, and there is only one way to win the scientific examination in Liaodong. ”

"Meritocracy? Won the imperial examination? I'm afraid that as soon as this strategy comes out, Liaodong will really become the target of everyone! Liu Han said with a wry smile on his face.

Gao Zhan and Huangfu were also full of bitterness when they heard this, in the past, Liaodong implemented the uniform field system, the release of slaves, and the integrated taxation of the gentry was only to take advantage of the economic privileges of the family, but now this imperial examination system is obviously to uproot the political privileges of the family. Since the Qin and Han dynasties, families and nobles have naturally had the privilege of being officials. Never deprived.

Wei Shuo also practiced this law out of helplessness, the founding nobles of all dynasties seemed to be unable to escape the fate of gradual corruption and degeneration, and the treatment of shadow officials was the main reason why the nobles lost their sense of competition and finally completely degenerated. What Wei Shuo had to do was to introduce competition and prevent the aristocracy from going down the old path.

In Liaodong, no matter how strong your parents are, if the descendants are not angry, I am sorry that your family may only be prosperous for one generation, and if there is no official spokesperson for the next generation, it is inevitable that it will decline. In order to keep the family wealthy, the nobles will be forced to pay attention to the education of future generations, which is enough to delay the corruption and degeneration of the nobles.

"What about the public criticism? If there are more lice, you are not afraid of biting, and if you have more debts, you will not worry. Anyway, Liaodong has already offended the families from all over the world to death, and there is nothing more grudges. In addition, you don't need to worry about your wealth, although scientific research is the only way to enter the official career, but how to say that you have also paid hard for the development and growth of Liaodong, so your children will still receive some preferential treatment. ”

"My lord, if the imperial examination system is fully promoted, it will completely touch the pain of the family, and I am afraid it will cause a strong backlash from the family!"

"Uh-huh! As soon as this strategy comes out, Liaodong will never have peace! It depends on whether you gentlemen have the courage to forge a broad road with me. ”

"Ministers dare not serve the death force!" Gao Zhan, Liu Han, and Huangfu Qi all stood up and expressed their determination.

"Okay, with your help, why worry about big things? I intend to let out the news of the imperial examination a few years ago and set the examination time for September of the following year, so that at least half a year can be used to prepare for the work. ”

Huangfu spread his hands and said, "Lord, the content of the exam is easy to determine, but how to operate it?" ”

Among the people, only Wei Shuo knew what the imperial examination was all about, and the other three were still a mess in their minds. Huangfu Qi, as the head of Xuecao, the chief official school and education, thinks that he is most closely related to the scientific examination, and naturally cares about the scientific examination the most.

"Specifically, the imperial examination is divided into a qualification examination and a fixed position examination. In addition, I plan to set up a new official Cao, who will be in charge of the qualification examination, which, as the name suggests, will automatically qualify as an official if he passes. ”

According to the results of the fixed-term examination, the final retention and position of the student will be determined, and the content of the qualification examination will focus on Neo-Confucianism and arithmetic. The job examination examines different priorities according to the needs of each Cao, such as arithmetic, law, commerce, ink and so on. ”

"The so-called students who seek their positions in their positions, such as those who want to enter the court and become officials, must pass the law examination; The master book of a county requires the corresponding accounting capacity; The management of the market requires the corresponding business planning ability. ”

"To put it bluntly, only the talents needed by Liaodong will be selected through scientific examinations!"

"My lord, how many people are selected for a scientific examination? Is there a maximum limit? ”

"Of course, there is a quota, considering that Liaodong only has two states under its jurisdiction at the moment, there is not much need for too many officials, and it is impossible for too many people to pass the examination if the imperial examination is held for the first time. According to my estimate, for the time being, the government will give 100 places every year, and then adjust it according to the actual situation. ”

"In addition, in order to prevent the phenomenon of redundant officials and redundant officials, in the future, officials will take charge of the inspection of officials, and formulate corresponding retirement and promotion systems, so as to standardize the management of officials."

Wei Shuo was most annoyed by the lifelong system, he thought that the reason why the Song Dynasty caused redundant officials in history had a lot to do with the fact that the court officials only entered and did not leave. In ancient times, unless an official took the initiative to return to his hometown, as long as he did not make mistakes, he could basically stay in his career for a lifetime. (To be continued.) )