Liu Zhi has already seen the list of scholars in this year's session, and compared with the first imperial examination, the share of children of poor families and commoners has increased significantly.

The combined number of the two types of scholars can be equal to the children of the family, which is already a huge progress.

It can be seen that basic education has played a remarkable role in recent years, and educational resources have gradually begun to spread to the lower strata.

Of course, the vast majority of civilians can learn a few handicraft skills, and a few words are already remarkable, and only those children with extraordinary talents will be given the opportunity to continue their education.

However, due to the large base of civilians, there are still many outstanding talents, precisely because each of them is smart and willing to work hard.

Therefore, without a backer, it can still improve the strength of the entire group, of course, this is inseparable from Liu Zhi's imperial court policy.

This time, there can be such a large number of civilian children in the imperial examination, and it is even more grateful to the four major academies, because they are eclectic to reduce talents for themselves, which is why today's prosperity is possible.

Although the four major academies have places to directly apply for official status every year, in the vast majority of cases, these people prefer to take the path of formal imperial examinations.

They are originally from humble backgrounds, and if they are promoted by Baoju, they will be easily attacked in the future and considered to be unjust.

And often these people are generally reluctant to participate in the banquet of the friends in the language, but stay in the academy and silently review their homework.

Over the years, the four colleges have become their own faction, and they are classmates and alumni themselves, coupled with the friendship of participating in the imperial examination in the same class, the relationship has naturally gone further.

Just when the preparations for the imperial examination were in full swing, Chen Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources, also brought good news.

After several years of surveying, the general route of the water conservancy project in the northwest direction has been preliminarily ascertained, especially the ditch leading from Tibet to the Western Regions, which has attracted even more attention.

As soon as Chen Yu got the information, he hurriedly entered the palace to ask to see Liu Zhi and showed him the preliminary route map of the exploration group.

In fact, Liu Zhi himself was not sure about the artificial water conservancy route from Tibet to the Western Regions, and it was completely based on a little impression from his previous life and the scene in his dream.

"Fortunately, thanks to His Majesty's guidance, this survey will be completed so smoothly, especially the special canyon with a few turns, if you want to find it slowly, I'm afraid it won't take more than five or six years."

Chen Yu has always been very pragmatic, and does not believe in any strange powers, he was born poor, and was one of the rare materialist ideological enlighteners at that time.

But this time, he had to admire the emperor's magic, after all, what he said had been confirmed.

In his eyes, the emperor is definitely a contradiction, his style of action is very pragmatic, but there are many mysterious events that are difficult to explain.

"Very good, since the preliminary route has been determined, let's step up the detailed survey and strive to come up with complete drawings as soon as possible."

Unfortunately, at this pace, he will definitely not be able to start work during his tenure, but he believes that his son Liu Jin will continue to complete it.

"Yes, the minister will definitely step up his supervision."

As long as the right route is determined and the plan is feasible, it is only a matter of time.

Chen Yu hopes that in his lifetime, he can personally preside over this century-old event that benefits the country and the people, so he will be able to fulfill his wish in this life.

The two of them had different thoughts, but they were very excited, Liu Zhi knew that the drought in the northwest for the next four hundred years would change the pattern of the entire Chinese land.

Therefore, I plan ahead and plan for future generations, since I have the opportunity and are more capable, of course, I hope to be able to do something.

And Chen Yu is the kind of person who cares about the sufferings of the people in the world, a typical gentleman's demeanor, who is good at the same time as the world, and who is poor and alone.

Sometimes even Liu Zhi admires this kind of person very much, and their noble sentiments can't help but be in awe.

Guarded by him and a large number of important ministers such as Dong Ban, Chen Fan, Li Ying, Xun Shuang, etc., Liu Zhi is very assured about the future of the prince.

At the beginning of August, when the big exam began, the entire capital stopped drumming for three days, and a temporary curfew was implemented to create a quiet environment for the candidates.

The food and dormitory in the examination hall are all managed in a unified manner, and Liu Zhi personally sends people to take care of them, and the soldiers who are responsible for the security of the examination room every year are decided by temporary lottery.

Until the last minute, no one knows whether they will be responsible for the security of the examination room to prevent someone from colluding with bribery and malpractice in advance.

This year, the captain of the city gate was drawn, so he was divided into three hundred soldiers, and these people could not contact anyone from the moment they received the order, let alone go home.

Go directly to the examination room, and wait until the exam is over to disband, effectively putting an end to the phenomenon of collusion.

Cheating in the examination room is an eternal problem, and it has not been solved so far, and Liu Zhi can only do his best to minimize this probability and give those civilian children with no background a fair chance.

In this big exam, Liu Zhi directly asked the crown prince Liu Jin to be the chief examiner, and after he ascended the throne in the future, this group of people will be the protégés of the Son of Heaven, and their loyalty to the emperor is much higher.

Liu Jin took on a big responsibility for the first time, he didn't dare to be careless, he was very cautious and cautious, and he almost did everything himself.

With him watching, there will naturally be no major problems in this imperial examination, and when the list is released before August 15, the capital is crowded with people, all of whom flock to the Pingcheng Gate to watch the excitement.

Liu Zhi sat on the high tower of Vermilion Bird City, looking down at the grand occasion of the world that only happened once every three years, but there were no waves in his heart.

More than 20 years ago, when he overcame all difficulties and finally contributed to the first imperial examination, he was really more excited than these candidates.

Today's grand occasion is the result of more than 20 years of hard work and the joint efforts of an entire generation.

When I was not an emperor, I felt that it was very awesome to be an emperor, saying one thing or another, giving what I wanted, standing on the top of all the people and overlooking all living beings.

But only when he became the emperor could he truly understand what it meant to be in a high place, and what it meant to enjoy it the more he enjoyed, the heavier the responsibility.

Tens of thousands of people have to bear the livelihood of all the people on their shoulders, and this burden is so heavy that it cannot be perfected after a lifetime.

Now he feels that it is time to pass it on to his descendants, and having such a grand imperial examination can be regarded as a perfect ending.

The era that belongs to him Liu Zhi is coming to an end, and a new mileage is about to begin, whether it is good or bad, he can't care so much.

Outside the Pingcheng Gate, some people were happy and some were worried, some people were so excited that they cheered, and some people beat their chests, Liu Zhi smiled slightly and walked down the city tower.

Tomorrow, he plans to hand it over to the prince to do the palace test of the Jade Hall Palace, and he will come out at most to do it there.

In fact, his current situation is already semi-retired, and it is completely a transitional period.

Of course, due to inertial thinking, the courtiers did not think that he was going to give way, but that the emperor was old and no longer so diligent.

This situation is also very common in all dynasties, and it is not unusual.

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