Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 440 Application for Transaction
On the third day of November in the first year of Chu, all seven subjects of Jinling's imperial examination had been passed at the rate of two subjects per day.

At Jinling University, Bai Tu once again gave an impassioned speech, delivered a touching and tear-jerking speech, and held a large-scale banquet in Jinling that day—whether you fail the exam or not, you must have a banquet...

On the one hand, it is to encourage and affirm everyone’s positive efforts, and on the other hand, to comfort them in advance. After all, according to the plan of the Ministry of Rites, there will be no more than 20 people in the first class, and no more than 150 people in the second class.

Of course, this is not absolute. After all, each department will review it separately. If there are really many talents, it doesn't matter if it exceeds the limit.

In addition, most of the remaining [-]% of candidates can be admitted into the top three. As for the rest, most of them should have fallen into the "basic scores" of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment.

This is what Bai Tu specifically ordered the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment to do in order to promote the "Laws of Chu" and the moral values ​​of the Chu State - it should not be too simple, lest people think that the basic score is just a simple screening, at least [-]% of the people will be eliminated!

When publishing the rankings, the six departments and one academy each announce their top three, and after the third place, they will not be ranked, but only the list of the first, second, and third best, as well as the scores of each candidate in each subject.

The grades are "A" for the best, "B" for the second best, "C" for the middle, and "D" for the failure...

Because the two subjects of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishments have basic points, if you are "Ding" in any one subject, you will fail the exam. Only the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishments are "C", and the others are all "Ding", and you will also fail the exam.

At least outside the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment, only those with "C" have the chance to enter the top three, those with "B" must enter the top three, and those with more "B" can enter the second. As for the first, usually outstanding performance, several "A" "The god of learning.

Basically, those who can become the top three of the six departments and one hospital will definitely be able to enter the first-class. However, the other first-class places must be considered comprehensively, not just the number of "A".

For example, if the civil science is "A", the household science is "B", and the military science is "D", it is definitely better than if the civil science is "A", the military science is "B", and the household science is "D"...

Because the former is good at managing local areas and organizing construction projects, and is relatively sensitive to accounts. It does not matter if he is not familiar with military strategy. He can be in charge of local affairs or serving in the central government. The latter... is good at managing local areas and organizing construction projects, and he also knows some military skills. However, if they are slow in accounting, then this flaw is somewhat obvious.

What is even more obvious is the criminal subject. The minimum basic score is "C", but if it is only "C", no matter how good you are in other subjects, you will not be able to get an A. You must at least be "B". You may not be able to do logical reasoning, but at least You must have legal concepts and common sense, otherwise you will not dare to entrust you with important responsibilities...

Of course, these are not absolute.

Because it is the first imperial examination, the difference between "A" and "A" is also very big. There is no test scope at all. It is almost impossible to have a "full score" in a pure ability test. It is really necessary to count on a hundred-point system, with a score of 70 or so. You will be able to get "A"!
If you are really talented in a certain area and are better than "A", you can also make an exception and focus on training to see the results. After all, people can improve, but... if they are not good enough, please go silently. If you make progress, take the exam again.

Of course, Bai Tu will not do the marking himself, but after the six departments and one academy have calculated all the scores, they will be summarized and Bai Tu will hold a meeting to decide on the specific candidates for the first class.

Therefore, it is the King of Chu who nominally appoints the first-class officials. When the time comes, the elected officials who are on the list will have a banquet in the palace of the King of Chu after the results are released - that is the home of the King of Chu, and does not deal with official business, and may even Sending messages as if it were a personal matter can theoretically be rejected, which means appeasing them in a personal capacity, or in other words, wooing them.

It doesn't mean much to Bai Tu, but it is one of the "privileges" Bai Tu left to the future King of Chu.

With Baitu's prestige and being a strong promoter of the imperial examination, without this procedure, no one would think that their passing the first grade had nothing to do with Baitu, let alone handing over famous instruments to others.

However, if other Chu kings in the future cannot survive, they can at least keep this program and maintain their aloof status.

For seven days, the streets and alleys of Jinling were filled with speculation and gossip about the top three in each department.

And Bai Tu not only did not stop it, but instead tried his best to publicize it, and even secretly fueled the situation - it is better to care about the imperial examination than to care about the gossip of King Chu and Mrs. Xiahou!
As for the final result, will there be loud thunder and light rain, which will undermine the momentum of the "imperial examination"?

Bai Tu was not very worried about this, because it was the first imperial examination. As Bai Tu knew, there were "celebrities" such as Fazheng and Fei Yi participating, and even Zhuge Jin, Meng Jian, Shi Tao... In theory, these Young scholars who had been recruited also took the initiative to participate for the purpose of supporting Chu State's policies or to gain gilt status through the first imperial examination.

Therefore, the gold content of this first imperial examination can be imagined. In ten or 20 years, time will give the best proof.

Even some grassroots officials in various ministries who have great ambitions but cannot implement them hope to re-take the imperial examination, hoping to shine in one fell swoop and gain a higher starting point.

In the end, Bai Tu had to stipulate that there is no age limit for private participation in the imperial examination, but officials who have already served as officials must be under 30 years old before they can re-take the imperial examination. Those over 30 years old must work honestly!
In fact, most of the scholars who participated in the imperial examination this time were in their 30s and [-]s, or even younger, especially some of the "glamorous" ones were concentrated in this age group.

If there are some older people who are really famous, many of them have been recruited. Others are also somewhat resistant to using this kind of "competition" method to seek office, and they feel like they are rushing, even if they are really I am extremely anxious, but I still have to worry about some "celebrity baggage" after all.

After all, this is the first imperial examination, and everyone is not used to it yet...

In contrast, young people, or young adults, have fewer worries in this regard.

But not everyone was interested. For example, Xu Shu devoted himself to the Ministry of Industry and worked with Pang Tongtong to expand the tactical aspects of the new ordnance. Moreover, his starting point was no lower than the first-ranked imperial examinations, so he didn't join in the fun.

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Before the imperial examination, other envoys also came to Liu Ye to taste Chu plate armor. However, Liu Ye refused everyone who wanted to bring one on the grounds that these plate armors were gifts to General Xiahou. He asked to go back and check slowly, not to mention Ma Jun's judgment, and he would not take the initiative to share it with them.

However, after the imperial examination, other envoys also negotiated with the Ministry of Rites, hoping to add "plate armor" to the transaction category.

The Ministry of Rites finally gave a "shameful" hint: This is our Chu State's most advanced equipment and the strongest military on land. Do you want to buy it?Need to add money...

(End of this chapter)