With the arrival of the hot summer, the entire capital is like a furnace, making people uncomfortable with the heat.
Liu Jin was lying on his old man's chair, shaking the chair, and he was a little listless.
Liu Jin has been very busy recently.
On the one hand, he was busy preparing for the imperial examination, as well as the imperial examination ceremony held every three years. Li Dongyang was unwell, Liu Jian was old, and Xie Qian was from Jiangnan. In the end, the matter of being the examiner fell to Liu Jin. Fully responsible for the imperial examinations in the 21st year of Hongzhi.
¡°This is not just an exam once or twice. It stands to reason that we should just explain it and follow the previous rules.
But now the Ming Dynasty¡¯s imperial examinations are very different from those in the past. First of all, in the 18th year of Hongzhi¡¯s reign, the East Ranking was added. Together with the original North and South Rankings, it has now become the three rankings that are tested together.
Dongbang includes the provinces of Liaodong, Northern Grasslands, Western Regions, Hezhong, Nanyun, Central Asia, Northwest, Nanyang, Huanghuangzhou and Australia. The hell is extremely wide, and there are a large number of non-Han people taking part in the imperial examinations. Candidates.
You can imagine how difficult it is to organize such an imperial examination.
Without advanced transportation and communication technology, it would be very difficult just to communicate with different places, let alone organize candidates from all over the world to take the exam.
You must know that it takes several months to take the Ming Dynasty exam from Huanghuangzhou alone. Not to mention the fatigue during the journey, the key is that the sea is full of storms, which is quite dangerous.
Secondly, there are so many candidates coming to take the exam, including those who have traveled across the ocean and a large number of minority tribesmen. How to set the questions and what to pay attention to when enrolling, there are too many things to consider.
It is far more than just a simple imperial examination.
Since ancient times, imperial examinations have been held not only to select talents and officials for the court, but more often than not, they also play a role in spreading the emperor's favor and consolidating national rule and unification.
Taking the imperial examination in the 18th year of Hongzhi as an example, the Dongbang examination was first launched that year, and a large number of candidates from Nanyang, grasslands, Western Regions and other places were admitted as Jinshi, and official positions were arranged for scholars from these minority tribes.
Although it has only been three years, the results have already been well reflected.
In Jiaozhi, Nanyang, Xianglin and other places, candidates from these minority tribes were admitted to the Ming Dynasty and became officials of the Ming Dynasty. Their families subsequently enjoyed honors and benefits.
Naturally, the Ming Dynasty's local rule was consolidated, and at the same time, people in these places recognized the Ming Dynasty more, which consolidated the Ming Dynasty's rule, promoted the integration and exchanges between ethnic groups, and also promoted the spread of the Ming Dynasty culture in the local area. .
This is the second time the three exams were held at the same time, and the first time it was held in a hurry, Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s intention this time was very clear, that is, it should be held beautifully, and as many scholars from minority tribes as possible could come to take the exam. And also have to achieve good results.
The area ruled by the Ming Dynasty was really huge, and there were many tribes living in it.
The Emperor of Ming Dynasty is not only the emperor of the Han people, but also the emperor of every tribe living in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone in the territory of the Ming Dynasty is the subject of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Naturally, these words cannot be said just by words, but must be proved by many policies and practical actions. Only in this way can more tribes turn to the Ming Dynasty and establish unified thoughts and concepts.
In addition to being busy with the imperial examination, I also have to help Zhang Mao with the military recruitment. Just like the imperial examination, this time the recruitment opened quotas to all tribes in the Ming Dynasty. The purpose is similar to the imperial examination. In order to consolidate the Ming Dynasty's influence on individuals The rule of the region promoted the identification of various tribes with the Ming Dynasty.
Although Zhang Mao is in charge of this matter, he runs to Liu Jin whenever he has something to do and asks Liu Jin to come up with ideas, which also hurts a lot of brain cells.
"What kind of question should I give?"
Liu Jin closed his eyes, wondering what kind of questions should be asked in the imperial examination.
ãá minus 75z*w.c o*m ãá. In terms of level, it is natural that the talented people from the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty were more literary and the beautiful articles they wrote were more beautiful.
No matter how tricky the test questions are, they can write them beautifully, so that during the imperial examination, the questions become more and more sharp and biased.
It is a routine operation to cut off the beginning and end of a sentence and let you take the exam. If you don't show some tricky questions, everyone will think that you are not good as an examiner.Yes, but don't offend us Daming, otherwise don't blame us for being rude. "
After thinking about this clearly, Liu Jin quickly started laughing again.
The constant fighting is a good thing for Daming.
While they are fighting, Ming Dynasty can concentrate on development and expansion, and can also sell arms and weapons on both sides, and white money will continue to flow into Ming Dynasty.
¡°Well, I still have to suggest to His Majesty that we form a West African fleet to be permanently stationed in West Africa to maintain our Ming Dynasty¡¯s deterrent power in West Africa, deter all parties, and protect Ming Dynasty¡¯s interests.¡±
After thinking about it, Liu Jin felt that it was necessary to increase Ming's presence in West Africa. A fleet powerful enough to safeguard Ming's interests was necessary.
Si minus 75 zw.c om Si. "The envoys from Korea, Japan, and Persia are asking for an audience~"
When Liu Jin was thinking about advocating the court to form a West African fleet, the servants of the family also came to Liu Jin and said.
"Envoys from Korea, Japan, and Persia?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately became energetic.
They came really fast. When they received the news, they immediately came to ask for a meeting. It seemed that it was probably related to matters in West Africa.
Mi He Mi. Either they come to me to buy arms or weapons, or they come to me hoping to get support from Ming Dynasty