prosperous age

Chapter 145 Chapter 144
The topic of the four fellow examiners in the outhouse, as the main examiner and deputy examiner of the township examination, naturally cannot be mixed.

Their duty is to find insightful test papers from the papers handed in by the same examiners, and then rank them, and the work is done.

It doesn't matter whether they have any bias in the process of reviewing the test papers, as long as they don't miss joints or other things that affect the fairness of the rural test, most of them turn a blind eye.

Even if the candidate named Wei in their mouths writes brilliantly, so what, if the stereotyped essays are not well done, they will still fail.

It is right to promote a virtuous person for the country, but it cannot be taken just because the candidate has a virtuous name or is capable of doing things, regardless of whether his article is good or not. It is called fairness, and no one can find a single mistake wherever the test papers are handed in.

When the imperial examination comes to the township examination, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the level of candidates.

At this time, Wei Guangde was lying on a recliner in the back garden of the inn. The coffee table next to him was filled with various seasonal fruits and delicacies, surrounded by classmates and friends. Everyone relaxed and chatted here because of the end of the exam.

Wei Guangde naturally guessed that his name should have been heard by the examiners. In fact, he guessed that this might be the case more than two years ago, but he didn't know if this reputation would increase his chances of ranking first in the provincial examination. .

Well, Wei Guangde is completely different now than he was three years ago.

The previously sworn belief is no longer there, let's bet on luck, I hope the examiner will be lenient to me, so that I can pass the exam smoothly.

Well, when the time comes to the Lu Ming banquet, they will bring a lot of generous gifts to send them off.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was ruthless in killing corrupt officials, but he could not stop killing corrupt officials.

Well, corrupt officials follow one after another, and Wei Guangde didn't want to be a clean official, it's too hard.

Let's be a dirty official, let's moisten it up.

The imperial examinations, which pay attention to fairness and justice, are also a good way for officials to make money.

Of course, making money here is not a serious crime such as selling exam questions or fame.

In fact, Peng Ze Tang Xianzun did a pretty good job in Peng Ze's last year.

In the past few years, he was just a muddled county magistrate, and he had a good reputation in Peng Ze. Even if the Jiangxi Yushi visited Peng Ze unannounced, all he found was the name of a clean official.

However, in the county examination in the last year, it was obvious that all the local wealthy gentry were on the list.

Such officials are much smarter than those corrupt officials who have been searched from the beginning to the end. The money has been made, and the reputation has also been left behind.

As for whether the last year was unfair or not, the Chinese people are simple and honest. In their opinion, do you still want the honest and upright officials to be officials hungry?
And when it comes to the rural examination and the subsequent college examination, it is a customary rule for the examiner to collect gifts from the candidates who are on the list, thank you for the teacher.

What needs to be specially explained is that if Wei Guangde wins the exam, he must prepare at least three thank-you ceremonies. In addition to the chief examiner and deputy chief examiner, he must also give one to his room teacher, that is, the same examiner.

The same examiners are marking the papers in a separate room, which may be the origin of the name Fangshi.

This year's Jiangxi Township Examination policy theory is the most popular topic in the exam, Japanese pirates.

Since the 31st year of Jiajing, coastal prefectures and counties have been repeatedly raided by Japanese pirates, which has already shocked the northern and southern provinces of Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court has lost face because of this.

For this strategy, Wei Guangde overwhelmed this question early in the morning.

In fact, this is not to say how smart he is, but the hottest topic at the moment, and he will also be the number one most searched existence in future generations.

Wei Guangde is very clear that other candidates will definitely pay attention, and now it is to see how they think about this question.

Compared with other people, Wei Guangde's knowledge of hundreds of years may be his only advantage.

Especially the eight-year war of resistance in later generations, in fact, in Wei Guangde's eyes, there were only eight years there. The war between China and Japan had already begun in the year of Jiawu, and the enmity also reached its peak at this time on September [-]. However, the subsequent July [-]th Incident was nothing more than a complete outbreak of hatred.

It's just that no one in later generations would think of the current Ming Dynasty's Anti-Japanese War. After all, in that era, everyone knew clearly that the so-called Japanese pirates were actually pirates.

Most of the current Ming people are not aware of the wolfish ambitions of the Japanese, and the idea of ​​the heavenly kingdom is deeply rooted.

Wei Guangde will not attack this kind of thinking, in fact, it is right to have such thinking now.

At this time, the overall national strength of the Ming Empire was overwhelming, but in terms of military strength, it was weak due to various reasons, so it seemed that the national strength was weak.

Therefore, Wei Guangde's policy of pacifying the Japanese states the relationship between the establishment of the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese state at the beginning.

"Emperor Taizu Gao mixed up the world. Outside of Bohai, there is no servant. But before Japan arrives, he sent envoys to tell him."

At the beginning of the chapter, Wei Guangde talked about Japan's disobedience to Ming Dynasty.

At this time, in fact, in the Ming Dynasty, that is, the court still called the country the Wa country, but the name of Japan had already spread among the officials of the Ming Dynasty, so Wei Guangde did not call them the Wa country.

I talked about Japan's hostility towards Ming Dynasty earlier, and then the conversation turned to "Heaven has the virtue of good life", that is, the imperial court should send envoys to order the king of Japan to restrain his subordinates, so as to avoid the war between the two countries.

As for the suppression of the Japanese, Wei Guangde naturally focuses on selecting generals, training troops, and raising wages. Most scholars in this era can think of the first two to suppress the Japanese, and many of them are still shouting slogans to suppress the Japanese and kill the enemy with their mouths. .

Wei Guangde would not make such a mistake, he would be sorry for his background.

What needs to be explained is that Wei Guangde knows that the current tax law is problematic. The taxation of all countries in the future is mainly based on commercial taxation. Who will focus on taxation on agriculture.

In fact, the Japanese invasion along the coast, in Wei Guangde's view, is an opportunity to break the existing taxation model of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that Wei Guangde doesn't intend to risk his life. Regarding the commercial tax, Wei Guangde knows whose cake has been moved. This is a topic that he must not touch at this stage.

However, as a temporary tax collection measure to suppress the Japanese, Wei Guangde felt that it could still be mentioned.

After the Japanese pirates were wiped out, this temporary tax was suspended.

In Wei Guangde's view, the Jiajing Japanese Rebellion could not be put down in a short period of time, otherwise it would not be so famous in later generations.

In the future, if I come to power by myself, it would be best to completely calm it down, and I will gain both fame and fortune.

At that time, the name of the Japanese suppression tax will be changed, and a fixed part of the income will be given to the Dudufu of the Five Armies, so that the nobles of the military can share the benefits. The adults at the Ministry of War should also support it. Guards, everyone is good.

The household department may have voices, but it should be suppressed. After all, the money has to go to the household department first, and they can share some profits.

That is to say, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Punishment are of no benefit.

In fact, the Ministry of Punishment can also share the profit. Those who evade taxes must be dealt with by the Ministry of Punishment. The benefits during the trial process will not be less, and the fines and confiscated income will be distributed to them.

(End of this chapter)