"That's all about the coinage. However, Xiangguo's words made the widow think of one thing." Zhao Kuo said.

"Dare to ask the king, what is the matter?" Lin Xiangru asked.

"Official's question. Almost all the officials in my Zhao country are passed down from generation to generation by the local heroes, father to son, son to grandson, as long as they are born, they will not worry about no job, which leads to the fact that most of the officials do not have any talent, but rely on the blood of their ancestors to become small officials. These people do not seek to be motivated, do not learn and have no skills, and even cause trouble, but in the end, they have to bear the infamy of the court."

"And there are a very few talented people left, but because of their low status, they cannot wait for the opportunity to display their talents, and they end up alone in the wilderness. This is the loss of my Zhao State. In that case, why not give them a chance?"

"The widow intends to conduct an examination for officials throughout the country, and all officials must take it, and it will be conducted on a county basis. Only those who have passed the examination can stay and continue to be officials. Those who fail to pass the exam will be dismissed. If you don't have enough manpower, you can re-recruit, but you also have to take an exam. After passing the exam, the clerk can go to Handan to take the second exam. Among them, the top 80 will be awarded official positions."

"In addition, from now on, not only officials will be evaluated, but also officials will be evaluated, and those who excel in the assessment will be promoted. Those who fail to meet the requirements will be dismissed. In the same way, those who do not meet the requirements of the official may be demoted to the rank of official in addition to being demoted or dismissed." Zhao Kuo said.

From the pre-Qin period, to the Han Dynasty, and then to the Tang and Song dynasties, the continuous deterioration of officials is essentially due to the continuous solidification of classes.

In the pre-Qin period, officials still had a channel for rising, but this channel was very narrow. During the Han Dynasty, this channel was even narrower.

By the Tang and Song dynasties, the ascent channels of officials had been completely blocked, and those who were officials were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination for three generations, and they could not participate in the imperial examination, so how could they be officials?

In this case, unless the daughter of the family is taken by the emperor and can soar into the sky, you are no longer capable, at most you are a well-known old man in the local area.

Since it's useless to work hard, then don't work hard, just collect money.

Thinking about accumulating wealth all day long, can it not be evil?

During the Warring States Period, the class of officials and officials was not as clear as after the Tang and Song dynasties, and now Zhao Kuo is about to completely break the boundary between officials and officials, and officials may be demoted to officials in the future, and officials will also have the opportunity to be promoted to officials.

Everyone is the same, no one wants to despise anyone.

Other than that, it's about selecting talent.

Zhao Guo is too short of talents, in the past, now, and in the future.

Not every talented person will meet Bole, and the majority of those who do not meet talent will meet after all.

Who would have thought that Baili Xi, who was begging in Qi back then, would finally be able to assist Qin Mugong to dominate Xirong, and Sun Shuao, a savage living in the suburbs, would be able to assist King Chuzhuang.

Zhao Kuo didn't believe it, there were so many small officials in Zhao State, didn't there be a few capable people? To put it mildly, even if it is a group of hooligans, there will be more powerful hooligan leaders.

Everyone glanced at each other, although Zhao Kuo said that he suddenly remembered it, but such a mature idea didn't seem to be thought out of nowhere, but seemed to have been planned for a long time.

There is no doubt that as long as this matter is announced, it will cause an uproar in the entire officialdom of Zhao State.

A small number of capable people will celebrate with their crowns, while those who are not capable and only rely on the shadow of their ancestors to become officials are like mourners.

The officials at the bottom will also be at their own risk, and no one wants to become a small official from a dignified official.

"Dare to ask the king, is the official examination only held once, or is it a common practice?" Lin Xiangru didn't speak, so he had to step forward and ask.

"Customary, but the second examination for the conferment of officers will only be held once for the time being, and we will talk about it after the evaluation system is optimized." Zhao Kuo thought for a while and said, if the assessment system can be improved, such an exam is not necessary.

As long as the examination is taken at the time of selection of officials, there is no need to set a special threshold for officials.

"And when is this exam going to be?" Lin Xiangru asked.

"Yandi will gradually regain stability next year, so let's put it at the end of next year, the specific time and things

It will be arranged by your Aiqing. But now it's time to get the news out there and get everyone ready. As for the topic. Yu Qing is in charge, and the college can work together to solve the problem. It focuses on law, case handling, civil disputes, arithmetic, governance, national and local development. Local assessment can incorporate factors such as local characteristics, customs and culture." After Zhao Kuo thought about it, he naturally threw the pot on the minister's head.

The minister is the one who helps him to work.

This is also the reason why he thinks day and night about how to recruit and cultivate talents.

The more talents and the stronger the ability, the more trouble he will have.

"Law, case handling, civil disputes, arithmetic, governance, national and local development ......" Yu Xin already knew which part of the talent Zhao Kuo wanted to recruit.

"The ministers will work hard to do it well." Yu Xin said.

"The last thing is to develop the Yan Land, especially the Liaohe Plain." Zhao Kuo said.

Yan country, or that sentence, far away from the Central Plains, the climate is cold, agriculture is not developed, the main grain production area of the country is south of Yanshan, with Jicheng as the center.

This part of the water conservancy facilities is already very perfect, the population density is also very high, and the potential for development is not too great.

The Liaohe River basin was only included in the territory of Yan during the reign of King Yan Zhao, and it has only been a few decades since then, and has not been effectively developed due to various reasons.

Of course, in addition to the Liaohe Plain, there are also better places in the north with a larger area, that is, the remaining areas of the Northeast Plain and the Outer Northeast.

A large area of black soil means a super high yield per mu, even if half a year is winter, for any country, it is enough to call the foundation of the dynasty.

However, Zhao Guo currently does not have the ability to develop the northeast, not because the roads are difficult and there are many swamps along the way.

For the Chinese people, climate, soil, these are not problems, the Central Plains was not a fertile soil, after generations of development and governance, it has become fertile soil.

The premise of man's victory over heaven is that there must be people, and there must be enough people.

The development of the Northeast is not a matter of time and a half, it has to be discussed by generations, and it is necessary for several generations to continue to work hard.

The problem is that there is no one in Zhao Guo now.

After the annexation of Yan, the population of Zhao was just over 10 million.

This point of population can barely maintain the current territory, how can there be a surplus population to develop the northeast. Therefore, even if Zhao Kuo knew that there was a large good place in the Northeast, he did not tell anyone.

Not only the northeast, but also the eastern part of Monan, that is, several leagues in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia in later generations, can also be farmed.

In later generations, the grain output of Inner Mongolia was higher than that of Jiangsu, Hebei, these major grain-producing provinces, but the main grain production in Inner Mongolia was corn, and Zhao did not have corn, so he could only plant a little soybean and keep it for feeding livestock in winter.

If Zhao Guo has enough manpower, he will definitely choose the Northeast and will not go to Monan to farm.

Right now...... Northeast and Monan, Zhao Guo can only watch......

The only one that can reach and have the ability to develop by hand is the Liaohe Plain.

There are large swamps and saline-alkali lands in the Liaohe Plain, but this is nothing, you can farm land if you have water, no matter whether you are swampy land or saline-alkali land, Zhao State can transform it and turn you into fertile land.

There is no shortage of water in the north these days.

With the good construction of water conservancy, the Liaohe Plain can not only grow wheat, millet, soybeans, millet, but also rice, and the Liaohe Plain is the most important rice producing area in Liaoning in later generations.

Therefore, Zhao intends to vigorously develop the Liaohe Plain in the next few years on the basis of Yan, and make the Liaohe Plain one of the core areas of Zhao.

Everyone looked at each other again, sighed deeply in their hearts, and was about to transfer people again.

To be honest, Zhao Guo didn't expect Li Mu to be able to defeat Yan Guo so quickly, so he didn't prepare manpower, and most of the water conservancy experts were still digging rivers in the loop.

If you want to develop the Liaohe Plain, in addition to water conservancy experts, you also need the help of farmers.

But except for a few old men in the academy, there are all over the country, so you can't send the old man over, and you have to work all the way

Suddenly, if the person is turned upside down, Zhao Guoxia will regret his death.

At the beginning of this year, farmers cultivated high-quality rice, and the yield per mu increased by 30 percent compared to before, and coupled with the popularization of rice transplanting, the yield per mu increased by nearly half compared with before.

Last month, the yield of newly cultivated wheat in the Amakura clan increased by more than 30% per mu compared with before.

Zhao Kuo happily gave each of the old men a marquis, and also gave them a fief. For the Zhao State, and indeed all subsequent dynasties, this is much more important than winning a few wars on the battlefield.

With the continuous progress of the farmer, Zhao Guo has enough confidence.

Several old men of the farmer's family are Zhao Kuo's old north nose, and they have to take the initiative to bend down and salute when they see it.

"King, my Zhao State Water Conservancy Master is all in Hetao, as for the farmers, there are them all over the country, and recruiting them back now will not only delay things, but also waste time. As...... Recruit men from Yandi, and you can have Governor Li Mu put up notices to recruit water conservancy masters and people from agriculture."

"The Yan people know more about the local area, and it is more convenient to do things, and the six counties of Yandi are so big, it is impossible not to recruit people. If you really can't recruit people, it's not too late to transfer people from the Hetao. In addition, the minister heard that Master Zou Yan of the academy also has a lot of research in agriculture, and once helped Yan Guo cultivate cold-resistant millet, and he is extremely familiar with Yan Kingdom, and the king may let him go to Yan Land." Cai Ze arched his hand and said.

"Zou Yan? The widow didn't expect that the widow would talk to him when he was free. Do others think otherwise?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"King, if Han and Wei want to rebuild the embankment for Xingze, they will inevitably send water conservancy masters to go, and after the construction of the embankment is completed, the king can ask Wang Zhujun and Neishi to invite these water conservancy masters over and send them to the Liaohe Plain." Lin Xiangru's eyebrows and eyes are flying, he has already experienced the joy of digging into the corners of people's walls.

"How can Korea and Wei sit idly by and watch my Zhao State do this?" Touching the dragon, who had not spoken, said.

"I, Zhao Guo, helped Korea recover the lost territory, helped Wei to relieve the siege of Daliang, and helped them to relieve the disaster, and asked for a few water conservancy masters, and they still dare to refuse?" Lin Xiangru's face was flat, and he said solemnly.

"What Xiang Guo said won the hearts of the widows." Zhao Kuo said with a smile, "Just do what Xiangguo and Si Nong said."

After the matter was finished, the monarch and the minister began to deal with the government affairs for a long time, and even Zhao Kuo did not leave.

A few days ago, he was thinking about being lazy, but then he heard that Lin Xiangru touched the dragon and several old men worked overtime until midnight every night, and started working again before dawn, which was really unbearable.

Lin Xiangru If they are tired, no one will deal with government affairs, and Zhao Kuo himself will suffer in the end.

Adhering to the principle that his ministers can only be favored by themselves, Zhao Kuo had no choice but to come over and deal with government affairs with them.

"King, information on the Qin Kingdom." Liu Ping walked into the hall, whispered to Zhao Kuo, and handed over a small roll of paper in his hand.

"Qiang has ridden to the Qin Kingdom! I didn't expect Qin Guo to borrow it, I don't know what price Qin Guo paid, but it's a pity that Qiang rode late. If it could have been half a month earlier, it would have been possible to turn the tide of the battle, and now ...... It's up to King Qin to choose." Zhao Kuo took the note, opened it, and said with a smile.

"Is there any news from the Qi battlefield?" Zhao Kuo asked.

During this period of time, Li Mu and Le Yi have continued to have good news, and Lian Po has also firmly blocked the Qin army from the party, but because the troops are too small, it is difficult to take the initiative to attack.

Pang Xuan was the only one who sent a letter every five days, and each time he only said one thing, that is, the two armies were still facing each other......

"I sent a letter back yesterday, saying that the two armies were still facing each other, and the minister didn't deliver it to the king." Liu Ping said.

"The widow knows." Zhao Kuo nodded and continued to deal with government affairs.

As for sending someone to urge, it is impossible to rush.

Since Pang Xuan was sent to command the troops, then Zhao Kuo would give him full trust.

A few days later, King Yan was sent to Handan by Li Mu.

Looking at Handan City, which is getting closer and closer, King Yan does not have much grief in his heart, he is thinking about one thing: is he the worst monarch in history, he was arrested before he even had time to ascend the throne, and it is impossible to have the opportunity to ascend the throne in the future.

Yanwang's frame is not

It was a prisoner car, just a very ordinary frame, so there were no passers-by.

Zhao Kuo didn't specifically humiliate King Yan, but just invited King Yan to drink a meal and talked for a while.

Seeing that Zhao Kuo was quite kind, King Yan relaxed a little, and after the banquet, he asked cautiously, "I don't know what King Zhao plans to do with the criminals?"

"The widow has prepared a residence for King Yan, and King Yan can live in Handan with peace of mind. Don't worry, the widow won't kill you." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

"Thank you, King Zhao." King Yan bowed humbly, and did not dare to ask more, so he was led by his attendants to his residence.

Crossing a street, the guards stopped not very far from the palace.

"This is it." The guard pointed to a residence in front of him, which was not comparable to the royal palace, but was also comparable to an ordinary aristocratic mansion.

"Thank you...... The little brother leads the way." King Yan stretched out his hand and touched his sleeve, but he didn't touch anything, and then he remembered that he didn't have any money on him. The only thing of value may be the shirt, but it is impossible to reward it to the guards.

"Yo! After all these years, I finally have a neighbor. Who are you? It's not ordinary, ordinary people are not qualified to live here." At this time, I could only hear the sound of the door opening, and a tall man with a full beard walked out of the door next to him, and he was very excited to see King Yan.

"Are you ......," King Yan asked cautiously.

"Oh, I'm the King of Donghu." King Donghu came over and said very affectionately.

"I'm ...... King Yan." King Yan was silent for a moment, but still reported his identity.

"I'll just say, ordinary people aren't qualified to live here." King Donghu solemnly patted King Yan on the shoulder.

Donghu and Yan used to be enemies, but when King Donghu saw King Yan, for some reason, he felt cordial.

"Why do you say that?" King Yan asked.

"Heigu, Zhu Raccoon Dog, and Xiu Yu know, although their monarch was also arrested, but Zhao Guo said that they were not qualified to let Zhao Guo keep it, and they were all sent to mining, and the Xiongnu Shan Yu died in battle, and only I am qualified to live here." King Donghu said proudly.

"......" King Yan.

"Then King Yan will be handed over to you, and I will go back first." Seeing that the two were chatting happily, the guard clasped his fists and said.

"It's hard work, you go back first, and King Yan will leave it to me." King Donghu said very enthusiastically.

"......" King Yan.

"Don't worry, as long as you don't want to run away, Zhao Guo will not care about you, nor will he abuse you, and Zhao Guo's food is really good, they will basically be satisfied with whatever you want to eat, I heard that even the food that King Zhao eats is no different from ours, I am fat now." King Donghu shook the fat on his stomach.

He used to be unruly, but in the end he was smoothed out by the years.

He is alone here, although there are still some guards, but they usually don't talk to him, and Zhao Guo didn't arrange maids for him, and King Donghu is about to go crazy.

It's hard to see King Yan today, where can Donghu endure it.

"......" King Yan.

"It's just the two of us here, it's still too few, and no one usually speaks, when do you think the third one will come?" Will it be the King of Qi or the King of Wei, or some other monarch?" King Donghu asked with interest.

His biggest interest now is to see that all the yards on this street are full, then he can be regarded as a senior.

King Yan glanced at King Donghu and said silently:

"Is it possible, or King Donghu?"

ps: "The Biography of Fang Shi" said: Zou Yan is in Yan, Yan has a valley, the land is beautiful and cold, and there are no five hubs. Zou Zi dwells in it, blows the rhythm and warms the air, and is born, and now it is called the valley." The law is the sound of the yang, so it is said that blowing the rhythm pipe can make the floor warm.

In the book, it was changed to Zou Yan to cultivate cold-resistant millet, and if it was written as a blowing rhythm, it would be really difficult to come back.