Daming 1805

Chapter 275 I'm from Daming Now!

Lin Zexu and Niu Jian received the task, and discussed the examination plan with the local officials who were also the shopkeepers of the factory.

Lin Zexu was the first to express his thoughts:
"His Highness thinks that the ability of the target should not be examined... Should this ability include cultural level?"

Niu Jian immediately nodded and said:
"I think it should be included, so there should be no written test in this form of the test.

"Being able to write is also a very important ability, so it can only be done through a pure oral test."

Lin Zexu thought about it again:
"Pure oral test? Have someone ask questions on the spot and then make an evaluation? The influence of such people is too great..."

Niu Jian nodded again:

"I think that's the only way, we can't require everyone to be able to write, this requirement is too high.

"Moreover, writing does not directly reflect one's language skills, especially the accent.

"I looked through the previous records, and the scholars of the He family can basically write Chinese characters, but they can't speak the elegant language of Ming Dynasty.

"Now the situation is reversed. Almost all He clan members can speak Ming Dynasty dialect, but very few can write."

Lin Zexu leaned back on the chair and said while thinking:

"Then the person in charge of the assessment has to be strictly managed. Make sure that the inspectors and those who take the test have no chance of contact before the test, and make sure that the two parties don't know each other at all...

"After all, the questions and content of the investigation can't have any depth and difficulty. In fact, it is equivalent to the form of survey questionnaires that the Renwu Dynasty began to use..."

Niu Jian also said with some emotion:

"Indeed, if you think about it this way, this test is indeed a questionnaire.

"However, there is no right or wrong questionnaire, so how should we evaluate their performance?

"How do you know if a person has passed the test?"

Lin Zexu took a pen to write and draw on paper:

"There is no right or wrong, but what His Highness wants to investigate is not right or wrong.

"According to His Highness' request, the deep inner logic is to investigate their thinking tendencies.

"Investigate their thinking habits and how well they fit with Ming culture...

"The superficial operation plan is to see how they express themselves, to see whether they are proficient in using the elegant words of Ming Dynasty."

Niu Jian thought for a while and said:

"So, if during the questioning process, as long as the other party speaks the local dialect, then it will be eliminated directly?
"I think the speed of inquiry can be accelerated, and the quick and tense response can better reflect their language habits."

Lin Zexu wrote down Niu Jian's thoughts:
"Yes, it makes sense, and it can also speed up the exam.

"The specific personnel responsible for the assessment may only be at the elementary school level, and they cannot evaluate in-depth things.

"Things at the level of thinking cannot be accurately quantified.

"It can only be found in the relatively quick question-and-answer process that the other party does not belong to the habit of Ming culture..."

Niu Jian nodded slightly, and the two sides continued to discuss for a while, finalizing the investigation... It should be said that the idea of ​​the investigation was finalized.

Lin Zexu listed all the key points, showed them to Niu Jian, and then continued to consult his colleagues:
"Do you think we should issue a notice in advance to publicize the content of the assessment and the benefits of passing it?"

Niu Jian thought for a while and said:

"I think it's better not to publicize it for the first time, but to test the effect on a small scale first, and let the relevant personnel also exercise.

"Also, workers who pass the assessment will get a wage increase. It's best to do it in stages rather than all at once."

Lin Zexu also nodded slowly:

"Then simply limit the scope of the examination, and each examination is aimed at a specific group of people.

"People of the same ethnic group may have similar habits, and we can arrange targeted questionnaire questions based on these habits.

"The order... of course is from near to far, starting with the Koreans and the He people.

"The first time it should be further narrowed down to those who are in management and their families."

Niu Jian had no objection to this arrangement, so he immediately began to arrange a specific investigation plan and organize the personnel responsible for the investigation.

As the more prominent workshop director, Hao Zhongyi happened to bring along a mixed-race younger brother, and Hao Zhongyi also told Zhu Jingyuan about this younger brother that all aspects of the additions were full.

Therefore, his younger brother Hao Jizhi and his wife were naturally included in the scope of the first batch of investigators.

One morning five days later, Hao Zhongyi was called to Lin Zexu's office alone.

Lin Zexu, as the administrative treasurer of the factory in Meng County, personally sent Hao Zhongyi, his brother and his wife the examination notice.

Lin Zexu signed the admission ticket on the spot, and asked Hao Zhongyi to sign the nomination commitment and the confidentiality commitment on the spot.

When Hao Zhongyi was summoned by Zhu Jingyuan, he had already heard Zhu Jingyuan ask about his younger brother's salary.

Hao Zhongyi originally thought that Zhu Jingyuan was just talking casually at the time, even if he had the idea of ​​adjustment, it would probably take many years to actually implement it.

I didn't expect that this kind of adjustment would start so soon, and the efficiency is really too high.

After figuring out what was going on, Hao Zhongyi screamed instinctively to thank his king and shopkeeper Lin.

Hao Zhongyi signed the documents without hesitation, and then trotted all the way to the back kitchen of the cafeteria with the two admission tickets.

Hao Jizhi is also the steward of this cafeteria, but he still misses his family's inheritance in his heart.

When I'm free, I just recite the names of dishes and recipes, and practice knife skills or the skills of mixing sauces and broths.

Seeing Hao Zhongyi, Hao Jizhi still kept cutting the shredded tofu, but changed his words:
"Why are you here? Are you hungry at work? I have batter and sauce here. Shall I give you pancakes, or do you come by yourself?"

Hao Zhongyi took Hao Jizhi's arm and walked into the next office:

"I'm not hungry, stop practicing, you come with me first, I have something important to tell you."

Hao Jizhi didn't expect his second brother to be so serious, so he was a little surprised, and honestly put down the kitchen knife, and followed his second brother:
"What can you say..."

Hao Zhongyi closed the door carefully, and then took out two admission tickets:

"You and your wife will take these two certificates to take the exam in three days.

"As long as you pass the exam, you can be considered a member of the Ming Dynasty on the side of Mozhou, the Great Food Country.

"Your basic salary, and all other money that should be taken, are the same as mine."

Hao Zhongyi often talked to his younger brother about seeing Zhu Jingyuan.

What Zhu Jingyuan said at that time, he also learned it over and over again, and his younger brother was almost tired of learning it.

So Hao Jizhi was prepared for these things, but this preparation was to some extent the opposite.

Hao Jizhi's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise:

"Brother, you didn't bluff me, did you? This thing started so soon? Will I really be considered a Daming person in the future?"

Hao Zhongyi looked serious:
"This is what the shopkeeper Lin told me personally. Can this be fake? Can your brother cheat you?"

Hao Jizhi was skeptical, but the examination admission ticket in his brother's hand was confirmed to be signed by shopkeeper Lin and his brother.

I basically believe that this matter itself is true, but I still have doubts about the exam:
"Did I go to school seriously? I can't write a few words. How can I pass the exam..."

Hao Zhongyi immediately said:

"The shopkeeper Lin said that the exam is very simple, you don't need to write, the examiner will ask you questions on the spot, just ask you what you say.

"Before the test results come out, don't tell outsiders. Brother Yun is your sponsor and has signed a guarantee."

Hao Jizhi confirmed the matter, but he still didn't have high expectations.

Because in the past Ming tradition, the restrictions on origin were very firm.

After the non-pure Ming people are born, there is basically only one way to cross the ethnic group registration ladder.

That is, as a girl, she became the maidservant of the prince of Ming Dynasty, and finally became a concubine.

For other ordinary people, there is no possibility of changing their origin and status at all.

The channels in the West Factory are unknown to ordinary people outside.

So because Hao Jizhi is currently a member of the He clan, he never thought in his heart that he could become a real Daming person.

There is no feasible channel for even partially officially recognized equal treatment.

Now Prince Dashi has given the way, but they still instinctively think that this way must be very difficult.

So after holding the admission ticket, Hao Jizhi didn't have much reaction.

But with the mentality of preferring to have something rather than nothing, after all, I went to take the exam.

The first exam is internal and not open to the public, so there is no obvious announcement or formation.

It was in the factory management building that two adjacent conference rooms were selected.

One as a waiting room and one as an examination room.

There were very few participants, and there were more than 30 people in the waiting room.

In addition to the relatives of the management, it is the personnel who themselves belong to the management.

Hao Jizhi had both aspects, so he was ranked at the top.

And the other people at the scene may not know each other, but they all know Hao Jizhi, the canteen manager and chef.

As soon as Hao Jizhi and his wife entered the door, people who were chatting in twos and threes subconsciously greeted Hao Jizhi.

There's no way, offended the canteen steward, do you still have good food to eat?
After Hao Jizhi sat down, he immediately inquired with them, and found that the admission tickets were secretly given by his relatives.

The mentality of the others was similar to Hao Jizhi's, and they took it for granted that the exam must be difficult.

There is little expectation of passing the exam.

There was a lot of complaints.

Everyone didn't wait too long, and soon a clerk came in and called Hao Jizhi's name.

Hao Jizhi nervously followed him to the next door.

When he entered the door, he found that the shopkeeper Lin was sitting at the conference table. Hao Jizhi subconsciously said hello:
"Hey, shopkeeper Lin, do you want to eat..."

Lin Zexu knew that the people in this assessment were more important, so he personally presided over the questionnaire and summed up his experience.

You can ensure the fairness of the test yourself, so you don't need to find someone you don't know to take the test.

Lin Zexu laughed directly after hearing this greeting.

In fact, Lin Zexu knew that in Hao Jizhi's situation, there was no need for a special exam at all.

But the normal process still has to go.

"I've eaten, Xiaohao, come here and sit next to me..."

Lin Zexu greeted Hao Zhongyi, sat down directly under him, and said with a smile:

"Don't be nervous. Our exam is called an exam, but it's actually just a chat. It's fine to see how fast you speak."

Hao Jizhi said instinctively:
"I must be quick when chatting, how about I give you the menu of my restaurant?"

Lin Zexu had actually heard Fang many times, but now he still nodded with a smile:

"Then give it a try..."

Hao Jizhi immediately took a deep breath, and then spit out a long list:

"Scallion sea cucumber, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, nine-turn large intestine, sweet and sour carp, braised prawns..."

Hao Jizhi read the names of dozens of dishes in one breath, and after finishing reading, he took a deep breath:
"I have to ask my brother to make a few dishes, and I haven't actually been a teacher yet..."

Lin Zexu wrote a few words on the information sheet in front of him:

"Okay, very good, Xiao Hao, your name is Hao Jizhi, when is your birthday?"

What followed was a series of simple questions and answers. Lin Zexu asked Hao Zhongyi's age, birthday, and zodiac sign.

As well as personal preferences, what do you like to do in your free time, simple questions like that.

Hao Jizhi focused on the question itself, while Lin Zexu focused on the state in the process of answering.

Hao Jizhi chatted a lot, and said several paragraphs intermittently, completely no different from an ordinary Shandongese.

Did not show any suspicious and tribal characteristics and habits.

In the end, Lin Zexu filled out "excellent" at the end of the form in his hand.

Then he directly took a stack of printed notebooks beside him, filled in Hao Jizhi's information on it, and stamped it on the spot.

Then handed the small book to Hao Jizhi:
"Okay, you passed the exam, here is your passing certificate for the general education foundation exam of Ming Dynasty.

"From now on, you will be treated as a citizen in the Mozhou area of ​​the Great Food Country of Ming Dynasty.

"Your salary, work benefits and guarantees are all consistent with Daming people.

"Here, you are a complete Daming person."

When Lin Zexu was filling out the documents, Hao Jizhi had no idea what Lin Zexu was writing.

When Lin Zexu finally announced, Hao Jizhi was completely stunned:

"What did you say, big shopkeeper? Did I hear you right? Did I pass the exam right now?"

Lin Zexu nodded with a smile and said:
"Yes, you passed the exam, so this is a certificate issued to you, and it is also a proof that you enjoy the treatment of Daming people.

"But it's only for you, and your wife has to take the test alone.

"If you and your wife both pass the test, your children will be treated the same by default.

"Until the time of adulthood, take the same test again."

Hao Jizhi took the small book in a daze, and found that it read:

Certificate of Passing the Ming Dynasty Basic General Education Examination.

There are no too complicated characters, they are all very common characters, and Hao Jizhi himself knows them all.

It also says the purpose of this certificate, which is the one introduced by Lin Zexu, and also the one introduced by his brother.

Hao Jizhi was stunned for a long time before muttering to himself:
"Is this enough to pass the test? Just hold it... I am a real Daming person here? Am I not a He clan?"

Lin Zexu continued to strengthen his memory and said:

"Yes, according to the will and permission of His Royal Highness Prince Dashi, you have obtained the citizenship of Ming Dynasty within the scope of Dashi Kingdom."

Hao Jizhi held the small certificate tightly with both hands, and repeated that sentence very excitedly:
"I'm from Daming now..."

(End of this chapter)