The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 251 The Support of Scholars
Ye Mingtao leaned forward, and continued: "The imperial court has added the Propaganda Department this time, and it is said that there are more than ten new offices in each prefecture, and the number of subordinate officials required is not a small number.

"In addition, I don't value fame and fame. Anyone who is capable can try it. The most important thing is that you don't even need to be short-listed. As long as you are selected, you will take office immediately. At least you will be a decent ninth-rank official!

"If there is such a good opportunity, there are still people who are indifferent, aren't they stupid?"

All the scholars sitting there nodded their heads in agreement, but one person said: "It's just that I heard that this missionary job requires leading a team to travel to the countryside, which is quite hard."

Ye Mingtao rolled his eyes at him, "Didn't you hear the news? His Royal Highness has tripled the salaries of officials. Now as long as there is a vacant title, who doesn't fight for it, do you think it's bitter?"

The previous scholar surnamed Zhu immediately nodded and said: "According to my classmate and friend, the Propaganda Department has a lot of funds. Compared with other yamen, it often gives out some rewards, sometimes not less than the salary."

"Is it true?"

"If that's the case, then no matter how hard you work, you don't have to say it."

"The establishment of the Propaganda Department is too timely. It is indeed His Royal Highness's greatest achievement!" The matter of recruiting subordinate officials immediately filled him with hope for life.Such a good opportunity to enter must not be missed.

The others couldn't stop nodding.

Similar scenes were happening all over Fujing, especially for those scholars who had failed many tests over the years, His Royal Highness the Coordinating King was like reborn parents, and the recruitment of the Ministry of Publicity gave them a second life.

These days, whenever these low-level scholars get together, they are full of praise, and they almost praise Zhu Lin to the sky.

On the day when the Propaganda Department recruited for the examination, all parts of Fujing were even more lively, and it was almost impossible to tell that they had just experienced war.Even in southern Fujian, which is suffering from drought, as the relief food is distributed to the people, the original dying state has been diluted by the excitement.

It is very different from when Longnan recruited the officials of the Xuanjiao government. Now the recruitment is under the banner of the imperial court. Almost all the scholars in Fujing gather in various examination rooms.

Not only the class of scholars and Tongsheng, but also Juren is the main reference point, and even many Jinshi candidates who have not found a real shortage for many years came to try their skills.

Zhu Jizuo did not expect that there would be such a big battle in the newly established Propaganda Department's one-time recruitment exam, which was more than the number of people in the rural exams in previous years.

Because of his lack of preparation at the beginning, he hastily mobilized more than half of the staff of the Ministry of Rites, which barely supported the situation in the examination rooms of the state capitals.

The happiest one is Hong Si.He personally sat in the Tianxing Mansion to invigilate the examination, and remembered that when he was in Jiangxi, he tried his best to barely get together the staffing of the Xuanjiao Mansion.

But right now, looking at the dense crowd, there are a lot of talents for him to choose from, and his heart is as refreshing as drinking ice in the dog days.

In this way, even if the Mission Office spreads to every county, there will be no shortage of people.Hong Si thought with joy on his face, it would be better to build the mission halls in all counties in southern Fujian at the same time, and then smiled wryly, "It's just that the mission training will take some effort..."

When the application time was over, a large number of students walked out of the examination room in small groups.

Probably because of being immersed in painting for a long time and wasting books, Ye Mingtao did not perform well this time.

However, he didn't see much sadness on his face. Instead, he looked at the beaming people beside him with a relaxed face, guessing in his heart that they must have done well in the exam.

It's not that he has a good mentality, but that he had learned early that the Ministry of Propaganda will set up mission offices in all counties and even larger ones in recent years. Even if he was not admitted this year, he will continue to take the exam next year or the next year. yes.

This is much faster than the triennial provincial examination.

As for the spread of Mission Houses in Guangdong, Guangxi, Huguang, Zhejiang and even Jiangbei in the future, there will be a lot of opportunities.He thought about it, went back to study carefully, and took the exam a few more times, and believed that he would always pass the exam!

His life is now full of sunshine.

This was the case with scholars in the Ming Dynasty. As long as you can give them a way to pass the exam, they will firmly support you.

And for His Royal Highness, who gave them a chance to pass the exam every year, they fell in love with their bones.

At this moment, if anyone dares to say a bad word about Zhu Linmi, without ordering, a large group of scholars will rush up and drown him with their saliva!
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At the same time as the vigorous recruitment of the Ministry of Propaganda, the recruitment of new recruits in Jiangxi and Fujing seems to be much more low-key.

Although "a good man should not be a soldier" is still the mainstream of public opinion, but through the continuous propaganda of the Missionary Office, this concept has been greatly loosened.In addition to the series of brilliant victories achieved by the Dragon Guards and Poluying against Jianlu, the status of the word "Ming Army" in the hearts of the people has been greatly improved.

In addition, the adjusted military salaries of the Dragon Guard Army and Polu Camp are also extremely attractive, but the number of recruits is not too many.

Therefore, just two days after the imperial court's edict to recruit soldiers was issued, the recruitment of new soldiers came to an end.After Zhu Linming weighed it, she asked people to raise the recruitment standard a lot, and sent it to various places for further screening.

Even in accordance with the strict new standards, after only two more days, all the [-] recruits were filled again.

Longnan.

Dragon Guard Barracks.

Since the Dragon Guards often go out for battles, only recruit training can be carried out here.

In order to maximize the use of the old barracks, Zhu Linmi simply ordered people to transform it into the Longnan New Army Academy, which is responsible for training low-level soldiers, forming a high-low match with the Daming Military Academy that is close at hand.

The construction of the entire military academy has started since the beginning of the year. At this time, except for the finishing work of the student dormitory, other parts have been completed according to his plan.

The newly built Longnan Xinjun Academy currently has [-] school buildings, which can accommodate tens of thousands of students, and nearly [-] dormitories will be completed within two to three months.

Directly opposite the school building are three teaching halls. Because ordinary soldiers don't have many military theory courses, the buildings are not too big.However, it is basically enough to teach soldiers to read and write.

And the training grounds of the military academy are very professional and extravagant.

On the basis of the original Dragon Guard camp, it has been expanded by nearly a hundred feet, surrounded by earthen walls.

The walls on the north and south sides are also built with bricks and stones. On the lintel of the gate are six vigorous characters written by Huang Daozhou, the chief assistant of the cabinet of the current dynasty - "Longnan New Army Academy".

Adjacent to the barracks was a large piece of wasteland mixed with hills and swamps, which was simply fenced off.

A lot of trenches and puddles were dug out of it, and occasionally there were eye-catching horses and earth barriers. At the end, there were hundreds of scarecrows in armor as tall as a person.This is the cavalry training ground.

(End of this chapter)