My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 370

The scholars who are eligible to enter Beijing to take the imperial examination are all those who have passed the provincial examination. Their status in the local area is not low, and they also have a lot of privileges. Therefore, even if they fail the examination, they can take the examination again at a later date. There is no need to take risks at all. Go to Tianzhu.

However, Zhu Zhanhe smiled slightly and said, "Grandfather, you said that the candidates who failed the ranking can wait for the next exam, but you forgot that there are still many candidates who are old, and they don't have so much time to wait." down."

"Hey, I didn't expect that."

Zhu Di nodded and said.

As early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was a saying of "fifty young Jinshi", because it was extremely difficult to pass the Jinshi examination at that time, and one of the young people who could pass the Jinshi examination at the age of 50 was already among them.

Of course, compared with the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the number of imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty increased a lot, making it no longer as difficult as before, but it was also not easy. You can only be a juren until you die.

"In addition to these older Juren, other scholars who even failed to pass the Juren examination are also available. In fact, the requirements for being an official overseas are not high. It is enough to be able to read and write, and understand the basic operation of government offices."

Zhu Zhanhe said again.

In each imperial examination, generally only two to 300 Jinshi are admitted, and there are still a large number of candidates who fail the rankings. Under the Juren, there are still a larger number of scholars, and there are more children under the scholars.

It can be said that Ming Dynasty had an astonishing number of scholars, and the imperial examination was only a means of selecting officials, not to say that those who failed the examination were not qualified for official positions.

Zhu Zhanhe's requirements are not high, as long as he finds a way to recruit more people from these juren, scholars or children, and send them to Tianzhu, it can completely help Zhu Gaoxu rule the place.

"Well, your idea is indeed feasible. Those who failed the exam, or those scholars who couldn't even pass the exam, when they know that there is a chance to become an official, even if it is far away in Tianzhu, they may take the risk to go there."

Zhu Di finally nodded in agreement.

Of course, this matter definitely requires the court to come forward, otherwise, if only the Hanwang Mansion is asked to come forward, I am afraid that many scholars will be suspicious.

"By the way, didn't you just say that there are two kinds of people who can replace officials, besides those juren and scholars, what kind of people are there?"

Zhu Di suddenly thought of what Zhu Zhanhe said just now, so he asked again.

"The second type of people is actually more suitable than the first type. They are small officials in various government offices!"

Zhu Zhanhe replied immediately.

"Little official? Do you want a small official to be an official?"

Zhu Di was also very surprised when he heard the words. The word official actually refers to two kinds of people, that is, officials and officials.

In other words, it is basically impossible for a small official to be promoted to an official, which is also stipulated in the court law.

"Exactly, although the status of small officials is far lower than that of officials, they are familiar with the operation of various yamen and master the writing of various official documents. Even some yamen may have no officials, but they must not have no officials. Therefore, they are completely competent for various official positions. .”

Zhu Zhanhe nodded.

In fact, petty officials and scholars who failed the ranking overlap to a certain extent. For example, some scholars who failed the ranking finally became disheartened and could only choose to be a petty official to make a living.

"Little official, official."

Zhu Di pondered for a moment when he heard the words, and finally smiled suddenly.

"You really don't want to be picky. The ones you send to your father are either scholars who failed the exam or low-status officials. Are you not afraid that he will scold you in the future?"

"No, even if my father is dissatisfied, it's better than having no one available, and he even snatched away the stewards sent by each family, let alone these scholars and petty officials."

Zhu Zhanhe laughed.

"Okay, since you have thought of a solution, of course I can't refuse. Now the imperial examination is about to take place. After the imperial examination, I will have someone post a list and openly recruit people who are willing to go to Tianzhu!"

Zhu Di immediately agreed.

"Thank you, grandpa!"

Zhu Zhanhe also said excitedly when he heard the words, as long as Zhu Di agrees, this matter will be considered a success.

"Okay, you have made a lot of contributions by leading the army to the east. I am worried about not knowing what to reward you. This time, I will treat it as a reward for you!"

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, for Zhu Zhanhe, he really didn't know what to reward, so he just fooled around.

"The grandson will thank Grandpa Huang for the reward!"

Zhu Zhanhe also grinned and said, he has long since ignored rewards and the like.

Then Zhu Di asked Zhu Zhanhe some things about the Japanese provinces, and he answered them one by one, and finally he left.

However, Zhu Zhanhe did not leave the palace, but turned around and went to the Wenhua Palace to meet Zhu Gaochi.

Ever since Zhu Zhanhe came back, he only saw Zhu Gaochi once at Yao Guangxiao's funeral, and it was not convenient to talk at that time. Now that he has time, Zhu Zhanhe planned to chat with Zhu Gaochi.

In the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Gaochi was leisurely boiling water and making tea. Since the implementation of the cabinet system, he and Zhu Di have been much more relaxed, and they no longer have to deal with those memorabilia that can overwhelm people every day.

"Zhanhe, you came just in time, come and drink tea with me!"

When Zhu Gaochi saw Zhu Zhanhe coming in, he immediately greeted Xiang Cho affectionately, and it was thanks to Zhu Zhanhe that he was able to regain his freedom.

"Uncle is so leisurely, it's your stomach..."

Looking at Zhu Gaochi's swollen stomach again, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but smile wryly.

He remembered that when he left Beijing, Zhu Gaochi, who was imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion, had indeed lost a lot of weight. As a result, not long after he was released, Zhu Gaochi's stomach seemed to be swollen again.

"I'm much better now. Didn't you see that I changed the extra meal in the afternoon to tea in the afternoon?"

Zhu Gaochi pointed to the tea set in front of him, and said plausibly.

"Tea is really good, but your dessert..."

As Zhu Zhanhe said, he picked up a piece of pastry next to the teapot, and bit into it, resulting in a toothache. This piece of pastry alone probably has more calories than a bowl of rice.

"It's not that I've been locked up for a long time, so I'm very hungry, but I've deliberately controlled it, and I've also increased my swimming time. Now my body is much stronger than before."

Zhu Gaochi chuckled, picked up a piece of dim sum and threw it into his mouth, Zhu Zhanhe thought the snack was too sweet, but he could eat seven or eight pieces in one sitting.

Zhu Zhanhe also knew that Zhu Gaochi's gluttony could not be changed, so he didn't bother to persuade him any more. He sat down to drink tea and chat with him, and Zhu Gaochi also asked him about the Eastern Expedition.

"By the way, your elder brother is coming back, and he will arrive in the capital in the next two days."

Zhu Gaochi finally said suddenly.

(End of this chapter)