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Chapter 301 The Palace Examination Ends (Please subscribe)

"How many years have you been a Jinshi in Wanli? What positions did you hold before?"

Wen Tiren was already prepared to be reprimanded and criticized by the emperor, but he did not expect that instead of talking about him, he would instead ask about his situation.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli. In the 44th year of Wanli, he served as the Young Master of Zhanshifu and was in charge of the Nanjing Hanlin Academy. Finally, my mother passed away and left the job for three years. Ding's mother was worried and has just been appointed as the Minister of Rites. .”

Zhu Youxiao watched Wen Tiren speak appropriately and answer his questions in a neither humble nor arrogant manner. Coupled with his understanding of this historical celebrity, Zhu Youxiao now had a better impression of him and didn't care at all about forcing himself to leave the examination room before.

"It seems that you are also a filial person, which is very good. Enke is the main palace of the imperial court and should not be treated lightly. Since you are a promotion officer, you must have an overview of your responsibilities and make sure that the exam goes smoothly and nothing goes wrong."

The so-called promotion officer is in charge of all matters outside the examination room, including closing the internal and external doors, delivering papers, supplying materials, sealing, transcribing, etc., all following the inspection and sealing.It can be said that he is the general person in charge of the imperial examination room, and his responsibilities are very important.

"Your Majesty loves me so much, I will try my best to do my best."

"Well, please forgive me."

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he ignored him and walked up to the stage.Although he has a good impression of Wen Tiren, he will not be promoted too quickly.After all, Ming Dynasty has a lot of talents. One more person is not too much, and one person less than him is not too much.

When Zhu Youxiao sat on the throne again, the boring invigilation time began again.Fortunately, the Imperial Examination was different from the General Examination. It only took one day. To be precise, it only took one day. After noon, people began to finish writing and hand in the papers directly.

The submitted paper was also handed directly to Mi Fengguan, who stamped it with the Mi Fengguan security seal to ensure that no one could see his name, which was called anonymity.It can then be handed over to the examiner for storage, and will be reviewed by Liu Yishen and other examiners in the evening.

As the chief examiner, Zhu Youxiao can also take advantage of this opportunity to take the papers over and read them in advance to pass the time.

But it didn't matter at first glance. As he read more and more papers, he lamented more and more that those who could pass the Jinshi examination were indeed not ordinary people.Not to mention the content, the handwriting is also very neat and elegant, and the layout is really beautiful. There is not a single alteration in the more than a thousand words in the whole volume.It will look exactly like a printed copy in future generations, and many people will not be able to do this alone.

Looking at its content, it is also well-founded and not just empty talk.

For example, one paper states that the imperial court wants to promote commercial tax. The Ministry of Household Affairs can set up a special commercial tax department to be responsible for commercial tax regulations and commercial tax collection. In this way, a dedicated person will be responsible for this, and the efficiency will be improved a lot.

Isn't this what Zhu Youxiao wants to reform in the future? He not only wants to set up a special commercial tax department, but also a customs department, with a dedicated person responsible for paying equal attention to commercial taxes and customs duties.Therefore, after seeing the content written in this paper, he nodded repeatedly, which can be said to be very satisfied.

In addition to those who say that a commercial tax department should be set up, there are also people who say that they should not only collect commercial taxes, but also encourage maritime trade, clarify tariffs, and imitate Westerners in sending people to Nanyang or even the West to do business. This will definitely make a lot of profits. , the court does not need to add more taxes to the people, and worries about insufficient funds all day long.

He also said that there were many Ming people in Nanyang, and many of them were oppressed by the Folangji people. They waited eagerly for the imperial court to send people there. If the imperial court supported their business, they would be happy to pay customs duties, and the imperial court's income would also increase.

This made Zhu Youxiao nodded repeatedly. It seemed that these people knew the content of their New Deal very well and were very good at writing it to their own liking.I think I have worked hard to prepare my homework in the month before the palace examination.However, answering the questions that he liked also greatly stimulated Zhu Youxiao's interest in reading the papers.He then asked Liu Yishen to hand over a few new papers to him whenever there were new papers for him to take a good look at. However, this made Liu Yishen and other examiners very helpless, but the emperor in front of him often did things. It was so eclectic and original that they had no choice but to do it.

This also allowed Zhu Youxiao to see many new ideas. For example, some people suggested uniting Mongolia and North Korea to fight against the Jianlu; others thought that the Jianlu should be divided. Since some people defected to the Jianlu, we would also spend a lot of money to recruit people from the Jianlu. Continuously divide its people and weaken its power.

Others believe that corruption in officialdom should be dealt with strictly.He even gave an example to show that in the early days, embezzlement of just 60 taels was punishable by death.However, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty abolished the regulations requiring officials to be punished for excessive amounts of corruption. From then on, official corruption became unbridled.Because even if he was punished further, he would only lose his official position, which was no big deal. Since then, the corruption problem has become more and more serious.

Therefore, he suggested in the paper that the preferential treatment for corrupt officials is too great. If severe punishment is not enough to deter officials, the regulations before Xiaozong should be restored. If the amount of corruption is too high, they will be punished. Only in this way will officials be able to do something. fear.

Zhu Youxiao nodded repeatedly after reading it. He had wanted to do this for a long time.Failure to impose severe penalties on those people will only allow them to run rampant and run rampant without restraint.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Just when Zhu Youxiao was applauding the case, Wei Zhongxian's shout interrupted his thinking.When he looked back, he saw Liu Yishen, Ye Xianggao and others already bowing and waiting in front of the throne.

"what happened?"

Zhu Youxiao looked at everyone in confusion, wondering what was going on.

"I have taken the liberty of disturbing you, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to atone for my sins. However, it is already the Youshi hour (five to six o'clock), and most of the scholars who took the examination have already handed in their papers, and the palace examination is about to end. Your Majesty accompanied the scholars to take the examination. Your Majesty is so kind to you. The scholars' loving ministers and scholars all saw it.

But Your Majesty has been sitting for a whole day and hasn't eaten much. I hope Your Majesty will put the country first, take care of the dragon's body and return to the palace to rest as soon as possible.The ministers and others will also start reviewing the papers tomorrow to select talents for His Majesty. "

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he looked at the sky. Sure enough, the sun had already set to the west.It was indeed getting late, he said as he handed the paper to Wei Zhongxian.

"It's really getting late, and I'm tired after sitting all day. Then I'll leave the things here to you. I'll finish the corrections early tomorrow. I want to see the results early."

Liu Yishen and others immediately bowed their heads and said yes.Zhu Youxiao was really tired. After saying that, he stood up, took Wei Zhongxian and others off the stage, got on the dragon boat that had been prepared, and walked towards the harem.

Liu Yishui and others still need to wait. After sunset, the papers will be collected regardless of whether they have finished writing. However, these scholars can still have a sense of time to get to this point in the exam, and they have completed the papers in accordance with the regulations. Under the leadership of the eunuchs, they left the Forbidden City.

At this point, the imperial examination has officially ended. For the scholars, they only need to wait for the passing ceremony in three days. As for how many names are awarded, it depends on their destiny and personal fortune!
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