In the eighth year of the Apocalypse, disasters in various parts of the Ming Dynasty became more frequent, but fortunately, at this time, the northern provinces have been included in the new deal area, the reform has been gradually carried out, and the water conservancy construction and grain transportation have been done relatively well. In particular, after the advent of the telegraph, disaster relief became more timely and food transportation became more convenient.

The much-anticipated imperial examinations and civil service examinations were also launched one after another this year.

For Zhu Youxiao, the emperor, many literati lost hope, and spurned Zhu Youxiao's practice of forming a new interest group to replace the old interest class of landlords, merchants, and magnates.

All signs indicate that the emperor focused on suppressing the group of officials and businessmen, and the officials from the landlord class were vigorously co-opted into the Han Emperor's party.

At the same time, there were many scholars who supported what the emperor did, and they saw strong hopes. In the past, the system was not beneficial to every scholar, but more beneficial to the children of those merchants, and for ordinary children of poor families, the chances of entering the officialdom as officials were too slim.

Especially at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Donglin Party sold the official mantle, and those Jinshi and Juren who had made a name for themselves in the first year of Chongzhen, if they wanted to be officials, they had to pay money, and a large number of Jinshi and Juren who had no background and family background borrowed Beijing debts to get appointed, and most of them were sent to the northwest as a result. After taking office, in order to repay Beijing's debts, these officials began to inflict frenzied chuiko on the destitute peasants, severely tortured them every day, and blood flowed all over the steps. This is also the reason for the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

The chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Part of it was caused by thieves holding hungry people. Part of it was also a rebellion by the officials and the people, which can be called a peasant uprising.

The reason is that the group of people in the Donglin Party are too greedy.

Now that the Donglin Party has been overthrown by the emperor, the Han Emperor Party has taken control of the political situation, and it is much more honest than the officials in the past. The anti-corruption system within the Han Emperor Party was strictly enforced, and officials died when they saw corruption. Of course, it's their ability to not see the light. Even the anti-corruption agencies can't be found, and the people naturally can't detect it. If you are greedy for money, you don't use it to show off, buy assets, or anything, and it has no impact on society.

However, the embezzlement that can be seen by the common people is resolutely cracked down on, and the intensity is astonishing. So much so that every month there are officials within the Han Emperor Party who are dismissed, and the anti-corruption campaign in the northern New Deal area has made many officials feel that they are in a state of disregard and dare not act rashly.

Some officials have resigned, and some officials have occupied positions and do not do things, so now after the implementation of the new policy in the northern provinces, the need for fresh blood is very huge.

Even if those poor children can't get into the Jinshi, they can also take the civil service exam. There is nothing wrong with entering officialdom. As long as you have the ability and are willing to do things, your luck is not too bad. You can also be promoted to a local leader.

This is an opportunity that many people dream of, and the number of people admitted to the civil service examination is not known how many times more than the imperial examination.

As for the difficulty, some people feel that it is easier than the imperial examination after reading the previous civil service recruitment examination papers of Beizhili, but some people think that it is even more difficult than the imperial examination.

Some questions are really nerve-wracking and require strong judgment skills.

After the announcement of the nationwide civil service examination last year, the review materials for the civil service examination were sold out of stock, and many literati who had given up the imperial examination regained hope of entering the officialdom at this time, and decided to try their luck after reviewing the materials.

The civil service examination for the eighth year of the Apocalypse began in anticipation of great anticipation, and there were more than 800,000 candidates from various provinces.

Some gray-haired old talents all went to the examination room to take the civil service examination, which was completely fun, which made people cry and laugh.

This kind of situation is rare, and some people still call it a 'grand occasion', but for Zhu Youxiao, who came through it, such a 'grand occasion' is just a small scene, and the exams of later generations are called grand occasions! The civil service examination in these years is completely average.

However, these people who took the civil service examination still had a relatively high level of education, and in the end, in view of the lack of civil servants, 40,000 people were admitted at one time.

These admitted civil servants will be transferred to the New Deal area to participate in grassroots administrative work, clothing, food, housing and transportation and other welfare systems are still okay, although life can not be said to be very good, but at least there is no worry about food and clothing, there is a good house to live in, can devote themselves to work.

The selection of these civil servants has solved the urgent need of a shortage of civil servants and enabled the reform of the northern provinces to proceed normally.

As for the imperial examination, Zhu Youxiao doesn't attach much importance to it, but the palace examination is still conducted.

Zhu Youxiao thought about it for a few days and decided to compare these scholars with the title of 'On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Official Capital'.

The result is naturally very clear, and the scholars from the merchant class in Jiangnan mostly criticize the government-run capital and the people's competition for profits, and are extremely resistant to the government-run capital.

There were also some scholars from merchant families in Jiangnan who knew what the emperor wanted to see, and wrote a message of welcome. Zhu Youxiao doesn't care if it's against his will, anyway, the ranking is determined according to the policy paper, but anyone who agrees with the government-run capital can be ranked within the top two.

If you can analyze the significance of the existence of official capital, and if you talk about being ugly, you can rank first.

"Your Majesty, what should I do if I am appointed later?" Li Chaoqing saw Zhu Youxiao ranking like this, and asked a little incomprehensibly.

"After the ranking is decided, when the appointment period comes, let the factory guard find out the family background of these scholars, but anyone with a business background will be left idle." Zhu Youxiao explained.

Anyway, the imperial examination is as fair as possible, and he doesn't bother to adjust the ranking of these scholars according to their backgrounds, anyway, as long as they are willing to echo the opinions of the central government, they are all good comrades, and the nouns will not be low. But a ranking is a ranking, and an appointment is an appointment. Those with a business background are not to be appointed, and this is a rule strictly enforced by the Han Emperor.

After the release of the list, those high school scholars were happy and high-spirited. It's just that they obviously can't fully support the changes in the current court employment system.

Now before becoming an official in the imperial court, he must first enter the advanced course of the University of Political Science and Law for three months, and then take an examination, and then make a formal appointment according to the evaluation of the examination results. Those grassroots civil servants go to the local level for training, and when they want to be promoted, they are sent to the advanced course of the University of Political Science and Law.

After the conclusion of this national civil service examination, Zhu Youxiao decided to hold it once a year. After all, for civil servants in this kind of position, a group of people are eliminated, a group is punished, and a group of people are resigned, and the blood that needs to be renewed every year is relatively large. As for the imperial examination system, it still does not change, anyway, the examination is once every four years, and hundreds of people pass it at one time. (To be continued.) )