The Prosperous Era of Longwan

The four fellow examiners in the outer room, as the chief examiner and deputy examiner of the provincial examination, naturally cannot get involved in the topic.

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

It doesn't matter whether they have any bias in the process of reviewing the test papers. As long as there is no omission or other things that affect the fairness of the rural examination, most of them turn a blind eye.

Even if the candidate they call Wei or something writes excellent policy papers, it doesn't matter if they don't do well in the eight-legged essay. They will still lag behind.

It is right to promote virtuous people for the country, but it cannot be accepted just because the candidate has a reputation or can do things, regardless of whether his writing is good or not. At the end, the level of writing must be at the middle level, which means that it is advisable or not to be selected. Then That's called fairness. No matter where you hand in the test paper, you can't find a single mistake.

From the imperial examination to the provincial examination, the candidates' level must be comprehensively considered.

At this time, Wei Guangde was lying on a deck chair in the back garden of the inn. The coffee table next to him was filled with all kinds of seasonal fruits and delicacies. He was surrounded by classmates and friends. Everyone was relaxing and chatting here because the exam was over.

Wei Guangde naturally guessed that his name should have spread to the ears of the examiners. In fact, he had guessed that this might be the case more than two years ago, but he didn't know if this reputation could help increase his chances of passing the provincial examination. .

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

The previous steadfast belief is no longer there. Just bet on your luck and hope that the examiner will be more lenient to you so that you can pass the exam smoothly.

Well, when the time comes for the Luming Banquet, I will bring you many generous gifts.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was ruthless in killing corrupt officials, but he could not stop killing them no matter what.

Well, corrupt officials also come one after another, and Wei Guangde doesn't want to be an upright official. It's too hard.

Zhuoguan, let’s make things more moist.

The imperial examination is about fairness and justice, but it is also a good way for officials to make money.

Of course, making money here is not a major crime like selling test questions or selling fame.

In fact, Peng Zetang County Master did a pretty good job in Peng Ze's last year.

In the past few years, he was just a muddy county magistrate with a clean reputation. He left a lot of good reputation in Pengze. Even when the Jiangxi censor secretly visited Pengze, all he found out was that he was an upright official.

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

Such officials are much smarter than those corrupt officials who plunder everything from beginning to end. They make money and keep their good reputation.

As for whether the last year is unfair, Chinese people are simple and honest. In their view, do you still want an upright official to be an official on an empty stomach?

When it comes to the provincial examinations and the subsequent college examinations, it is an established rule that examiners receive gifts from candidates who have made the list, thanking the teacher for their gifts.

It should be noted that if Wei Guangde wins the examination, he must prepare at least three teacher-appreciation gifts. In addition to the chief examiner and deputy examiner, he must also send one to his room master, who is also the examiner.

The examiners all graded papers in a separate room, which may be the origin of the name room master.

The policy theory of this year's Jiangxi Provincial Examination is the hottest topic at the moment, Japanese pirates.

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

For this strategy, Wei Guangde solved this question early on.

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

Wei Guangde knew very well that other candidates would definitely pay attention, and now it was time to see how they would think about this issue.

Compared with others, Wei Guangde's hundreds of years of experience may be his only advantage.

Especially the eight-year war of resistance in later generations. In fact, in Wei Guangde's eyes, it only lasted eight years. The war between China and Japan had already begun in the year of Sino-Japanese War. After September 18th, the hatred also reached its peak at this time. , the subsequent July 7th Incident only caused hatred to completely explode.

It's just that no one in later generations thinks of the Ming Dynasty's anti-Japanese war. After all, at that time, everyone knew clearly that the so-called Japanese pirates were actually pirates.

Most of the people in Ming Dynasty today are not aware of the wolfish ambitions of the Japanese, and the idea of ​​​​the Celestial Empire 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 Ming Empire's overall national strength was the most powerful in the world, but its military strength was weak due to various reasons, so it seemed that its national strength was weak.

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

"Emperor Taizu Gao has spread all over the world. He has servants all over the world. But before Japan arrived, he sent envoys to tell him."

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

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

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

As for the suppression of Japanese invaders, Wei Guangde naturally focused on selecting generals, training troops, and raising pay. Most scholars in this era could only think of the first two items for suppressing Japanese invaders. Many of them even shouted slogans to suppress Japanese invaders and killed the enemy with cannons. .

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

It should be noted that Wei Guangde knew that there were problems with the current tax laws. In later generations, the taxation of various countries will be mainly commercial taxes. Who would focus taxation on agriculture.

In fact, the current Japanese rebellion 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 commit suicide. Regarding the commercial tax levied, Wei Guangde knows whose cake is being touched. This is a topic that he must not touch at this stage.

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

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

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

If you come to power in the future, it would be best if you completely pacify it and gain both fame and fortune.

At that time, the anti-Japanese tax will be renamed, and a fixed part of the revenue will be given to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army, so that the military nobles can share the profits. The adults at the Ministry of War should also support it. After all, the money collected will go to the Ministry of War first and then distributed to the Governor's Office and various departments. The health center benefits everyone.

The Ministry of Accounts may have a voice, but it should be suppressed. After all, the money has to go to the Ministry of Accounts first, and they can also share some profits.

That is to say, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Work, and the Ministry of Punishment are of no benefit.

In fact, the Ministry of Punishment can also share profits. Those who evade taxes will definitely be dealt with by the Ministry of Punishment. There will be no shortage of benefits during the trial, and the confiscated income will be shared with them.