The civil and military officials continued to play until the end of the Shangyuan Festival, and then they took the holiday.

It was really a day of carnival for the whole people, and the money earned by the officials all year round finally had time to spend it at the end of the year, and the money flowed into the pockets of the people, and the people were smiling one by one.

Those poor talents also made a lot of money after this Spring Festival, writing couplets with good calligraphy and painting for other people's families

For example, Yu Qian, Yu Qian's family is not good, this time he earned twenty taels of silver in half a month by writing and selling paintings, which is enough to spend for a long time.

After the Spring Festival holiday, the imperial court will also arrange the work of these talents.

First of all, the top 2,000 candidates in the national examination used to be elected by officials, but this time, under Li Xiao's proposal, a two-way choice was conducted.

As a result, Daming's first job fair began.

In the tribute courtyard, several departments put up temporary sheds, and everyone sat here to recruit officials, because of the expansion of recruitment, there were no officials, so it was necessary to inherit officials to undertake a lot of basic work.

"Take a look, take a look, the Ministry of Industry recruits, the Ministry of Industry recruits people, before the total score of 500, the arithmetic is more than 50 points, you can come to the Ministry of Industry"

"Don't miss it when you pass by, the Criminal Department recruits people, with a total score of 1,000 people, and more than 80 points of common sense, come to our Criminal Department for merit-based admission."

"The Ministry of Rites recruits, with a total score of more than 300 students, and more than 90 points in a single subject of Confucianism, and the Ministry of Rites has priority in admission, priority admission, and preferential treatment!"

"Dali Temple has recruited people, before the total ranking of 1,000, arithmetic and common sense are more than 80 points, come and take a look."

All departments are competing for people, and they found that after Li Xiao divided the department, it was more convenient to select people, everyone used to learn Confucianism, and it was not easy to pick people.

Now it's good, each takes what he needs, the Ministry of Engineering should count well, Dali Temple should have good common sense, and the household department should have good arithmetic and strategy

In the past, the lowest level in each department was the clerk, but now these people start from the lowest clerk and climb up step by step according to their performance.

As for picking the rest that no one wants, it will be arranged by the Ministry of Officials in the end, and sent to Nanjing to be the head of the dormitory or the deputy head of the dormitory, or the position of dormitory member.

Therefore, many crane tails ranked 1,000 are riveting, trying their luck everywhere to see if they can stay in the capital as a Beijing official, even if they are a grassroots clerk, they will have the opportunity to be transferred to other places as magistrates and the like in the future.

"Where should I go?"

Yu Qian took his report card and looked around, these departments were all chosen by him, he was among the best in the imperial examination this time, and all departments met the requirements.

However, as soon as there are many choices, people are entangled, Yu Qian obviously has a phobia of choice, and he wandered around for a long time, but he didn't decide which yamen to go to on an errand.

"Hey, who's that?"

A master of the Ministry of Officials Bo saw Yu Qian, fifteen or sixteen years old, isn't that the prodigy this time, he took the second place in the exam, because the first place is Zhu Yuanzhang with a little bit of sophistication in it, excluding this factor, isn't it the first place, in the past, this is a proper champion.

Yu Qian pointed at himself, "Are you calling me?" ”

"Don't look at it, it's you Yu Qian." Bo, the head of the ministry, beckoned to Yu Qian: "You come, I've admitted you here, the ministry's department is a good yamen."

When Bo, the head of other departments, heard that it was Yu Qian, he gathered around.

"Yu Qian, come to our Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites is suitable for talents like you, and it is very useful."

"Come to the household department, and the household department can show your talent."

"Come to the Ministry of War, now that the Holy Lord plans to expand the territory, the Ministry of War has a great prospect."

Everyone is gossiping, and they all want to take this talent into their pockets.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Yu Qian took a few steps back and ran away.

"Don't run, you here"

The crowd was speechless.

Yu Qian ran for a while, ran to a remote location, sat down under a tree, took a break, and at the same time leaned on the trunk to think about the future, not at will, this choice determines the future prospects.

Suddenly, a word reached Yu Qian's ears.

"Actually, the positions here are not good, and the really good positions are the ones that no one cares about."

A few people nearby were chatting and farting, these people were all a thousand candidates from a thousand away, and it must be the work of the dormitory.

Hearing this, Yu Qian's ears pricked up.

A Xiucai in his forties said: "Why do you say that, isn't the official position in this district picked the rest?" ”

Another said, "You don't know that. It took me two months of research and a lot of inquiries to figure it out. ”

"How?" Another asked.

"Hey, hey." The Xiucai at the beginning said: "Let's be officials, we have to see who is above, who made this house area, who set it up, and who is it above?" ”

Youxiucai pondered: "It seems that the house area was first established by the national teacher in Beiping. ”

"By the way, who is the most promising one to mess with these years?"

"Of course, it is the most promising to mix with the national teacher."

"But it's not, the dormitory organization was made by the national teacher with one hand and one foot, isn't it just that we go to work in the dormitory to mess with the national teacher?"

"Hey, what you said makes sense, but with so many quarters, can the national teacher notice us little minions?"

"You are lonely and unheard of, the national teacher is very concerned about grassroots officials, especially the officials of the dormitory district, those who have made achievements in Beiping, some of them are now big officials in the ministry, and some have gone to state-owned enterprises to become big officials, especially state-owned enterprises, the income is higher than that of being an errand in the imperial court."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, I can still lie to you, this house is clearly working against the local squire, how can the national teacher not pay attention to it, I guess that the house will be very valued in recent years, as long as you make achievements, it is not slower than those who are now entering the yamen, maybe you can mix with the county."

"Hey, there is some truth in saying that, we didn't do well in the exam, but we were blessed by misfortune."

These talents began to brag about how good the dormitory was, apparently because they could only enter the dormitory because of their rankings, so they found some reasons for themselves.

Even so, they are indeed blind cats who meet dead rats, Li Xiao is indeed very concerned about the dormitory area, and the grassroots talents are talented, in Li Xiao's plan, these people are of great use in addition to the dry dormitory area.

"In the face of the villagers at the grassroots level, the villagers in Heshe District can be reused by the national teachers!!"

Yu Qian's eyes lit up when he heard these words.

He was able to enter the court as an official this time, naturally he wanted to make some achievements, and at the same time, he also had the ambition of the people of the world.

"It's really possible that we are now brought to Nanjing because we want to make Nanjing a city like Beiping, so that the dormitory can grow up and be promising. With my grades, there's nothing wrong with being a headmaster."

Thinking of this, Yu Qian thought about it a few times, made up his mind, and walked towards the ministry.

"Yu Qian, are you going to come to the Ministry of Officials? Even if you know each other and figure it out, the officials are heavenly officials in the mouths of the people, and with your talents, you will be in the future."

After receiving Yu Qian, the head of the ministry, Bo began to tell the benefits of the ministry.

Yu Qian resolutely said: "Master Zhang, I won't enter the ministry." ”

Zhang Zhubo was stunned, "What do you mean?" ”

Yu Qian said: "I want to go to the dormitory, I want to go to the grassroots!" ”

Zhang Zhubo: "???? ”

"What do you think of this official recruitment, what do you think?"

In the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi and asked.

Zhu Gaochi said: "Erchen thinks it is very appropriate, this time there are old and young people who are in the forefront, and the yamen can choose sages according to the needs of the yamen, either to select heroes who are brave and strategic, or to be proficient in astronomy, or to choose sages in a way that involves both calligraphy and law." A large part of it can be used to benefit one party and transform Nanjing. ”

Zhu Di said with a smile: "That's right, this two-way choice is really a breakthrough, in line with what Li Xiao often said, make the best use of things, make the best use of people, presumably there will only be more and more capable ministers in the court in the future." ”

"That's right, Father."

Zhu Gaochi replied: "In addition, the national teacher also said that the new military system will be abolished hereditary, and the sons feel that this move can greatly enhance the strength of the army, and the sons have discussed with the cabinet and drawn up a plan. ”

Zhu Di said: "Let's hear it." ”

Zhu Gaochi said: "Children who hold hereditary positions with military merits and are twenty years old must participate in martial arts. If you fail to pass the initial examination, you will be hired as an agent and enjoy half of the salary. In the second year, those who pass will enjoy full salary, and those who still fail will enlist in the army. ”

Zhu Di said: "Yes, this change will exclude those who are indiscriminate, but in the future, when fighting a war and rewarding meritorious deeds, the titles that can be rewarded will be unattractive, and it will inevitably be carried by the generals, besides, there will be a war soon."

In ancient times, being a soldier was the job of hanging your head on the waistband of your trousers, and the title was the best reward, enough to make a soldier fight the battlefield.

If you survive on the battlefield and cut off a few people's heads for military merit, you will be rewarded with titles and positions.

Even if it is mixed with a small flag and a hundred households, it can be passed down from generation to generation, where is this iron rice bowl, this is a golden rice bowl.

Zhu Gaochi said: "The meaning of the national teacher is that the six grades and twelve ranks of martial arts remain unchanged, but the hereditary military positions are abolished, and the talents in the army are all selected from the army."

The two were discussing, and the nearest song was carried in by the eunuch again.

Zhu Gaochi sighed, he had just finished correcting the recital, and there were so many more, he was really tired.

Zhu Di dodged his gaze, pretending not to see, and then opened the topic and said, "By the way, didn't you say that there was a plague outbreak in two places before?" How's it going? ”

Zhu Gaochi said: "Speaking of which, that Peking University is really talented, it has only been running for half a year, and the last time the plague was rampant, it sent more than 30 medical students with hundreds of soldiers to the local area for diagnosis and treatment, and within two months, it was cured." ”

"Peking University is so powerful?"

Zhu Di was shocked, he didn't even know much about this matter, in the past, as soon as the plague came out, the court was anxious, but now it's good, so understatement.

"What about the water?"

"It's also the students of Peking University who did it."

Zhu Di asked several questions in a row, and found that it was all handled by the students of Peking University, so that he was confused, this group of students who had just graduated from high school and stepped into the university dealt with the problem, isn't it better than the officials of his court?

"So, the national examination in the last five years can be regarded as a chance for the talents to turn over, and what Peking University teaches is really practical." Zhu Gaochi said.

Hiss.

Zhu Di took a breath, it seems that there is no problem with the cancellation of this imperial examination, in the future, if you select officials, you will pass the national examination and be admitted from this Beiping University.

"There are a few more such universities." Zhu Di proposed.

Zhu Gaochi said: "Father, this matter is already being planned, after the first batch of students from Peking University graduate, many people will become university tutors and become masters of the new university." ”

Zhu Di smacked his tongue, it seemed that he didn't have to open his mouth, everything was done?

He couldn't help asking, "What about the military horses?" ”

Zhu Gaochi said: "It's arranged, the Napa Sea Grassland, several large grasslands on the Jurchen side of the Hulunbuir Grassland, the national teacher has signed a pre-purchase agreement with the local big tribes, providing silver taels and horse breeds, which will be raised by them. ”

"200,000 military horses??" Zhu Di's scalp was numb, wouldn't that be able to form 200,000 cavalry.

"It's more than that." Zhu Gaochi said: "My brother-in-law still uses a new breed of military horse, and the new horse breed obtained through crossbreeding is stronger than Mongolian horses, resistant to cold, resistant to plateaus, thirst-resistant, hard-working, not afraid of cold, adaptable to extremely extensive feeding management, extremely strong vitality, able to survive in difficult and harsh conditions, can travel long distances, and only needs to drink water once a day for hundreds of miles." ”

These logistical matters were all handled after Zhu Gaochi and Li Xiao discussed, and Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochu didn't even ask.

At this time, Zhu Di's scalp was numb from shock.

The son-in-law gave too much.

What you need to do is to fight

"Two hundred thousand military horses." Zhu Di was stunned and said, "Li Xiao doesn't want me to go to Europe, right?" ”

Zhu Gaochi said: "Brother-in-law said, as long as your father and emperor are willing, you can hit the Americas, and when the time comes, the railway will be repaired and those countries will become our vassal states." ”

"Good! Good! Zhu Di said with a smile: "Then I will go to inspect the soldiers and horses, you take good care of your home, as soon as spring arrives, you will first go out to conquer the Japanese country, and then go on a northern expedition to expand the territory." ”

Zhu Gaochi proposed: "Father, you should first go and see the Daming treasure ship from the shipyard, if you want to go to the Japanese country, across the mountains and across the sea, only the treasure ship can arrive with a large number of soldiers, it has been built, and it is about to go to sea, waiting for your order." ”

"Treasure ship!" Zhu Di's eyes lit up: "Blazing, what you reminded me is that the last time I went to see the treasure ship was not completed, and half a year has passed, so I went immediately." ”

As soon as he said that he would leave, Zhu Di sent an order to Li Xiao to go to see the grand event of the treasure ship going to sea.

A few days later, the port of Tianjin.

Zhu Di and Li Xiao arrived and held a ceremony for the launching of the treasure ship.

When Zhu Di saw the giant ship, he couldn't help but smack his tongue.

The warship in front of you is magnificent, like a moving castle, with a towering hull of 269 meters, more than five stories high, weighing about 46,000 tons, hundreds of meters long, and looking big enough to hold tens of thousands of people.

The surface of the ship was covered with heavy armor, which gave it an indestructible feeling.

On the deck of the ship's hull, a huge array of guns could be seen, each large enough to destroy a small ship, ready to strike a devastating blow at the enemy.

This treasure ship took ten years, the tonnage is equivalent to the Titanic, it cost nearly 50 million taels of silver, and tens of thousands of people worked in the shipyard day and night.

The hull was painted with waterproof paint, and six large characters were printed on it: Daming Bao Ship No. 1.

The officials who accompanied Zhu Di to the inspection were stunned in surprise.

The same is true for Zhu Di, he thought that the treasure ship was very majestic, but when he really saw this treasure ship, he trembled with shock.

Li Xiao's long-standing proposition is not wrong!

The progress of skills is really great!

"If there is one, there will be two, and if there is two, there will be three."

Li Xiao pointed to the treasure ship and smiled: "Daming Treasure Ship No. 1 is just the beginning, it is also the beginning, and there will be No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 in the future."

Zhu Di couldn't help asking: "Li Xiao, why are you building so many big ships?" ”

Influenced by Confucianism, the emperors of all dynasties in the Central Plains never thought of expanding their territory overseas, and they have always been circling in the Central Plains, and they dare not think about it.

But now that this treasure ship is out, Li Xiao feels that he can think about it.

Li Xiao smiled: "The world is so big, my father-in-law doesn't want to see it?" ”

Zhu Di was slightly puzzled: "Li Xiao, you want to lay down more territory, but you can't control it, who can control it?" ”

Li Xiao said: "Father-in-law, haven't we been discussing with the Emperor Taishang before, the question of the king of the Ming Dynasty, this question has not been settled now, and the son-in-law feels that there is an answer now." ”

Zhu Di nodded, then came back to his senses and said in surprise: "You mean"

"That's right." Li Xiao said with a smile: "The domain does not have to be set up in the Central Plains, this overseas country, divided into feudal countries, no matter what the future, isn't it also the land of our old Zhu family?" ”

As he spoke, Li Xiao took out a world map and showed it in front of Zhu Di.

"This!" Zhu Di seemed to suddenly broaden his horizons, he looked at the ship again, and said arrogantly: "That's right, if there is such a big ship, all the overseas countries can be Ming, and the land of the vassal kings has been found, so start from this Japanese country!" ”

After the words fell, Zhu Di ordered: "Go to the sea!" ”

At the scene, salutes, firecrackers, and flags were displayed, and the civil and military officials who watched the big ship go to sea were intently watched, and tens of thousands of craftsmen watched their more than 3,000 majestic works of art created day and night, and finally went to sea.

Bang!

With the operation of the craftsmen of the shipyard, the dry dock filled the water and floated away, the slipway was launched, and the big ship entered the ocean, causing stormy waves!

A group of officials followed Zhu Di to visit the ship, and under the guidance of Zheng He, they learned that the anchor alone weighed five tons, the driving force was similar to the steam engine of the Beiping train, burning coal, and the hull was made of steel, and nearly half of the iron ore in the country was supplied to the ship.

Li Xiao also watched the existence of this artwork on the ship, at that time, the Daming Treasure Ship was the world's highest-level fleet, and now this giant ship is really eager!

"Is this a light??"

Zhu Di pointed to the big spotlight on the big ship and asked.

"That's right, Song Yingxing of Peking University has developed electric lights, but now it is only for military use, not for civilian use." Li Xiao replied: "With this big spotlight, you can also observe the sea surface at night. ”

Song Yingxing's research is indeed very fruitful, but the technical difficulties in it were directly ordered by Li Xiao and directly overcome, so he can appear on the big ship.

"Good!" Zhu Di really loved this ship, and finally walked to the bow of the ship, looked at the direction of the boundless sea, and said: "Don't wait, since the ship has gone to sea, I will send troops to conquer the Japanese country on a certain day, but."

"But what?" Li Xiao asked.

Zhu Di said: "The division is nameless, attacking like this is tantamount to banditry." ”

Li Xiao thought for a while and said: "Father-in-law, seven years ago, my son-in-law and Ning Yun were in the Wa Kingdom, and they met an assassin, and the assassin intended to take our lives, which was very thrilling, and we were almost assassinated. ”

It's a bit far-fetched, but it's a reason.

"And that matter?"

Zhu Di nodded and said: "That's easy to do, dare to touch the princess and national teacher of the Ming Dynasty, this one, they deserve ten thousand deaths, and those who offend me in Huaxia will be punished even if they are far away!" The Japanese kingdom should be destroyed! ”

Li Xiao raised his right hand and said loudly: "The saint is wise, and the Ming Dynasty is ten thousand years!" ”

Hundreds of civil and military officials raised one after another: "The saint is wise, and the Ming Dynasty is ten thousand years!" ”

That's it.

After Zhu Di returned to Beijing, he immediately inspected 20,000 elites, Zhang Yu, Zhang Wu, Zhang Fu, and Zhu Neng. and other generals who were once Zhu Di's henchmen, and followed the expedition one after another.

The ordnance provided by the Ministry of War was surprising, more than 3,000 flintlock pistols were provided, and a new type of cloth armor was also taken out, only more than ten catties, the defense was amazing, the bow and arrow could not be pierced, and everyone wore armor.

Logistics has a variety of canned food, beef jerky and other new dry food

It was the first time for Zhu Di to fight such a rich battle, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he attached more importance to Li Xiao???

In this way, Zhu Gaochi named Zhu Di as the general of the Japanese army, pointed his sword at the Japanese country, and crusaded against the assassination of the national teacher and the princess.

The Wa Kingdom never dreamed that because of this trivial matter, it would soon encounter a catastrophe.

At this time, Wei Zhongxian, who was in the Japanese State, put the Japanese Kingdom into war and chaos, and fought a civil war for seven years, which was not finished, and the fight was full of holes.

However, when Wei Zhongxian learned that the Wa Kingdom was going to be defeated, he felt that something was wrong, and as soon as Zhu Di came ashore two months later, he immediately expressed his loyalty.

However, how could Zhu Di not know that this person's behavior in the Wa Kingdom over the years was really a scourge, otherwise how could he have harmed the Wa State so much?

With one sword, Wei Zhongxian's head was cut off and the sacrificial flag was slashed.

Don't play false, Zhu Di plans to directly use absolute force to crusade, and according to Li Xiao's suggestion, directly and completely eliminate it.

Immediately afterwards, after Zhu Di went ashore, he occupied a city and repaired for a period of time.

Subsequently, under the leadership of Zhu Di, the autumn wind began to sweep the various families of the Wa Kingdom, Maori, Asakura, Hojo, Takeda, and Oda. Kill indiscriminately.

I'm afraid that it won't be long before these powerful figures in history will become history.

Because these people are really like paper paste in front of Zhu Di's iron horse.

Not to mention that there is a big killer weapon like a flintlock pistol, Zhu Di found that even if there is no such thing, it is easier to beat these people than a military exercise.

Zhu Di smiled, if the feelings were not separated by the sea, such a country would have been cleaned up by any regime in the Central Plains, it was too weak.

Later, Zhu Di simply began to treat it as a military training.

The news of victory kept coming to the imperial court.

And Li Xiao sighed, if history is changed like this, I'm afraid everyone won't be able to see the anime in the future, right? ?

However, you can't see things that don't concern you. Anyway, I can watch it myself.,The anime source in the TV provided by the system is still hehe.

Meanwhile.

The other side.

After the beginning of spring, Li Xiao personally took a thousand officials who were about to take up their posts in the dormitory district and boarded the train to Nanjing.

followed Li Xiao and the soldiers of Cixiwei led by Li Jinglong.

What happened in Beiping in the past has to be repeated in Nanjing now, and it is impossible to succeed in changing the law without bringing soldiers over.

As for Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Gaoxu, they both went to the Wa Kingdom, and they couldn't count on it, and a number of elite generals were also taken away, but this Li Jinglong can be used, and his soldiers are also very strong!

"Are you Yu Qian? Didn't you get a second place in the exam, how did you get on this train? ”

On the train, Li Xiao accompanied the train to comfort these talents, and was welcomed and loved by everyone excitedly, and then discovered Yu Qian.

Everyone thought to themselves, sure enough, this dormitory is the son of the national teacher, and many officials who were among the top in the exam but chose to go to the dormitory were excited, including this Yu Qian.

Yu Qian said excitedly: "The blade of the sword is sharpened, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold!" ”

This is from the bottom of my heart, Yu Qian is such a person.

"Good." Li Xiao looked at Yu Qian, when he was upright and high-spirited, he was still a lord who was not afraid of power, and he could just become the help of his own change this time, and after tempering, he could also help himself to carry out subsequent changes, after all, he was fighting with the country's land sovereignty.

Only such a person can succeed in his place, and after he is trained, he can be a shopkeeper again, perfect.

When the time comes, give him the hardest bones to gnaw.

(End of chapter)