Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 431 Reaction of the Parties
Gongsun Du already knew the news about the "Mysterious Heavy Cavalry", and the forces supporting the Han Dynasty had naturally obtained clearer information earlier.

However, compared to before, the only envoys sent by the forces supporting the Han were Liu Bei, Zhang Yan, Han Sui and the "victim" Yang Feng.

As for the imperial court...

Liu Xie was so angry with Bai Tu's behavior to the court envoy last time, he had worked so hard to cultivate his energy, and almost broke his kung fu at that time.

Ma Teng did not show much desire to trade, while Liu Zhang was dismissive of it.

Of course, it's useless for him to "scrape". On the surface, this guy is in harmony with the Chu State, but since half a year ago, he has tried his best to block horses from entering Jing from Yiyi and vigorously crack down on private traders from aristocratic families. Gan was beaten because of this. once……

It didn't add much trouble, but it really made Bai Tu not want to talk to him!
In fact, it is not impossible to use the Yunnan horses and Shu horses produced in Yizhou to form cavalry.

Historically, the Kingdom of Shu had at least more cavalry than the Kingdom of Wu, and they could even give horses as gifts when they went on missions to the Kingdom of Wu.

However, as far as war horses are concerned, it is ultimately the next best option.

Although Yunnan horses and Shu horses have strong endurance, they are shorter and less capable of charging than northern horses.

Being short is not suitable for building heavy cavalry, and lack of explosive power is not suitable for light cavalry.

In contrast, when it comes to war horses, Bai Tu prefers to transport horses back from Youzhou by sea. Even if the survival rate is so low that it will be criticized by animal rights activists, in foreign transactions, Chu's "capable" products There are too many, and the low survival rate is just equivalent to being more expensive. Anyway, there is no animal insurance now.

You can't think so about human life, but about horses... Well, when the world is peaceful and the people of Chu are prosperous, Bai Tu will definitely consider it, and that day shouldn't be out of reach.

As for Shu horses and Yunnan horses, they are mainly used as transportation capacity in Chu State. In fact, if there is normal trading, the demand is not small. After all, no matter how well the roads are built, without horses, the utilization rate will be too low.

Bai Tu didn't know whether this was Liu Zhang's own idea or a trick given to him by the imperial court. Anyway, this guy was hurting others without benefiting himself.

And Zhang Lu did not send any envoys...

After all, there are very few cavalrymen in Hanzhong who don’t say that no matter how strong the heavy plate-armored cavalry are, they still need to exert their lethality in field battles, and Liu Zhang... is now more focused on defense, and seems to be waiting for the forces to auxiliary Han to free up, and fight with him Attack from both sides!
Back in Jinling, Bai Tu began to discuss the "Pan-Zhenqi Plan" with the Six Ministries, while also making final preparations for the imperial examination.

Especially the latter, as it will start in less than ten days - October [-]th.

There are thousands of people who have qualified for the palace examination through recommendation or county examination!
This scale has exceeded the initial expectations of the Ministry of Rites. In recent months, as various counties have been consolidated, the Ministry of Rites has been working overtime...

It is said to be the "Palace Examination", but in fact it is close in nature to the "Provincial Examination" in the Song Dynasty, or the "Hui Examination" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which is the Ministry of Rites Examination.

In the history of imperial examinations, starting from the time of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the "palace examination" has rarely eliminated candidates. After all, the palace examination is nominally administered by the emperor, and those who can pass the examination of the Ministry of Rites are already elites, and the passing rate is already very small.

At this time, being eliminated by the emperor himself in the palace examination caused too much resentment, so basically as long as there were no big problems in the palace examination, he could at least be of the same background as a Jinshi...

However, the Imperial Examination of the State of Chu was one level above the County Examination. It was hosted by the Ministry of Rites and was nominally administered by "His Royal Highness, King of Chu."

In the Song Dynasty, provincial examinations often admitted thousands of people, with admissions ranging from 200 to 600.

But you must know that although the population of Chu State has gradually recovered, it is only one-tenth of the Northern Song Dynasty due to the constraints of the times-even if it is compared with the Western Han Dynasty, it is only half of the Northern Song Dynasty!
Moreover, even though the Chu State promoted rural and county studies, the per capita education level was even less likely to reach the level of the Song Dynasty across the ages in just a few years.

Therefore, there are thousands of people, firstly because this is the first time, and secondly...the county examination is easy.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Etiquette had already publicized that the palace examination admission would be quite cruel, and even at Bai Tu's request, it could be said to be brainwashing to convey this information to everyone.

After all, the candidates have never taken the imperial examination before, so it is always good to make some mental preparations first. Bai Tu doesn't want to see how many people drown themselves in Jinling after passing the exam...

Moreover, the admissions are also divided into three parts. One is for those who can celebrate with a big banquet and can stay in Jinling and study in the Sixth Department and take exams. The second is for those who can be lucky. Although they are sent back to the place, they can still make three hundred stones. The following small local officials, the third type is a consolation prize, and can be introduced to serve as civil servants after returning to their hometowns.

It is also specifically emphasized that those with outstanding performance on the job will also have promotion channels.

After all... there are a large number of vacancies in the official office, most of which are officials.

In order to focus on publicizing this point, the Ministry of Personnel has specially observed some outstanding officials, and will quickly promote them to serve as role models due to the publicity effect.

Although the "Pan Qi Project" is very important to Bai Tu and he hopes to collect the "Zhen Qi Tax" tomorrow, it is not something that can be done in a hurry.

Before the imperial examination, I just need to explain to the six ministries and be mentally prepared. The details will be discussed after the imperial examination.

As for the envoys from all sides...

Bai Tu didn't have time to go see him yet, so he just asked the Ministry of Rites to entertain him first. They had no complaints about this. After all, observing the imperial examination was one of the purposes of their coming to Jinling!

The only exception was Cao Cao's envoy, and Bai Tu was too embarrassed to leave them alone...

Although according to the values ​​​​at this time, the status of a concubine is very different from that of a wife. Even if it is different for the owner, after all, it involves the issue of marriage, that is, the concubine also has her own power behind her, but... There are also essential differences between the princess and the queen.

But for Bai Tu, for this reason, he would feel even more coy and feel like he was playing a gangster!

The only good news is that only Liu Ye is here, not Xia Houyuan...

Well, given the current situation, Bai Tu estimates that it will be difficult for him to meet Xia Houyuan for a long, long time. After all, one is the king of Chu and the other is the top three military officers in Wei. There seem to be only two possibilities for meeting him - —One of them was captured.

Little did he know that at this time in the post house, Liu Ye was also speechless...

He finally understood who Xia Houjuan was following when he secretly followed Cao Pi on his mission!

And Xia Houyuan doesn't have to do it secretly.

Before Liu Ye sets off, he wants to be his bodyguard openly. What can Liu Ye do?Accept it voluntarily!
(End of this chapter)