Zhou Shuren had great ambitions, he wanted to stay in the Hanlin Academy, but after hearing that, he wanted to curse!
Not only the three people in the first class were stunned in the court, even those in the second and third class were dumbfounded. They were actually directly appointed to official positions
Not to mention Zhou Shuren and others, this bomb dropped and exploded the court. Except for a few of the emperor's confidants who already knew the contents of the imperial edict, the rest of the officials were in a daze.
The emperor looked at the reactions in the court with amusement, and even had the leisure to signal the prince standing beside him to take a good look at the reactions of the ministers below.
Prince, “… … ..”
He was blown away, too, okay? He knew his father was going to do something big, but he didn't expect it to be so big. However, seeing the ministers of various forces below being caught off guard and looking stiff, well, he also felt pretty good.
Zhou Shuren thought to himself that of the historical dynasties he had studied, including the two fictional dynasties, he had to say that the emperor of this dynasty was cruel, thick-skinned, had a low bottom line, was good at scheming people's hearts, and now had an additional extraordinary method.
Today, the Emperor issued four imperial edicts in one breath. The first one was to officially build Pinggang, set up a new Maritime Affairs Bureau, and establish the post of Minister of Maritime Affairs, a third-rank official, and two left and right assistants, both third-rank officials, and a number of other official positions, with the lowest official being an eighth-rank official.
The second imperial edict established the Maritime Supervision Bureau, with the supervising minister being a third-rank official, and the rest of the official ranks were the same as those of the Maritime Supervision Bureau.
The third imperial edict was an appointment. The officials of the two newly established departments were all transferred back from various states.
Zhou Shuren lowered his head and glanced at the confused ministers on both sides. The emperor was very capable. The new dynasty had only been established for a short time, and the various forces were complicated and entangled. They were constantly fighting openly and secretly, and were constantly testing the emperor's bottom line in order to seek greater power.
Among these forces, the ones with the biggest conflicts were the few Yue families who were the first to follow the emperor in rebellion. In addition, they all had princes, and as the princes grew up and entered the court, the conflicts became more intense.
At the beginning of this year, the emperor announced the construction of Pinggang, a piece of fat meat, which successfully focused everyone's attention on Pinggang. In order to gain benefits and fight for the throne, money is needed. The more fights there are, the more things will be exposed. Very good, three imperial edicts swept away all the snobbery of several major forces in various states and threw them to Pinggang.
The two major departments have been restraining each other, and with people from various forces mixed in, the emperor does not have to worry about working together to make money, and they can restrain each other and consume the major forces. Pinggang is within the garrison range of the garrison, which is very good. There is no need to worry about any unexpected problems if they fight again, and they are directly controlled by the emperor, so it is too easy to destroy you.
The last imperial edict sent out several Jinshi candidates who had not yet been won over by the court forces to take over the power. Those without foundation could only rely on the emperor, and those with foundation were probably sent out to check and balance. As for those who had no foundation but relied on the emperor and ended up killing themselves, it can only be said that you are not capable. Anyway, the imperial examination is held every three years, and there are many people to fill the position.
If you are sent out without any foundation, you are risking your life for a future even if you rely on the emperor.
Zhou Shuren wanted to curse. No wonder there were only eighty people in this session, and they were all people he thought were quite scheming. He was puzzled when he saw it, and after looking at the list carefully, he confirmed that none of the pure scholars he was optimistic about were on the list!
He had to admit that the emperor had involved everyone with these moves, which was extremely powerful. He admired him very much, as this was a view of the overall situation.
Zhou Shuren was speechless. It was really hard for the emperor to choose so carefully. But, damn, no matter how good he was, he should have stayed in Beijing. Why was he also sent out, and to Lizhou City at that? Even if he was given the position of prefect starting from the fifth rank, he would rather stay in the Hanlin Academy!
Recalling it, he seemed to be the highest-ranking official among those assigned abroad. Bah, the official position was high, but the place he went to was also the poorest place. People in Lizhou City are still selling their children to have no food!
The entire Lizhou City is the poorest place, okay? Even the government office has no money on deposit. Spring planting is approaching and the entire city is worried about seeds. His intuition tells him that if he does a good job, he will be promoted quickly, but if he doesn't, his head will be in danger, because the victims will go crazy with hunger and riot!
A fifth-rank official is not as good as a county magistrate in Jiangnan!
Zhou Shuren really envied Wu Ming. Wu Ming was indeed disliked by the emperor, but he could go to a good place, Hong County in Shuangzhou City, to be the county magistrate. Although Shuangzhou City was farther north than Pingzhou City and close to the border, the land near Shuangzhou City was fertile and rich in furs, and there were many merchants coming and going. In three words, there was money!
Zhou Shuren looked at Wu Ming, the first number one scholar to be sent abroad, a number one scholar with a low official position, and a number one scholar who was exiled to the frontier. This kid was very calm. Bah, there was nothing to compare. He was also exiled to the frontier, the first number two scholar to be sent abroad, and the conditions were the most difficult.
Zhou Shuren had memorized the maps of his dynasty. Although those on the market were approximate, he could know roughly where the resources were abundant based on modern knowledge. He could directly judge the rich and the poor. Well, his was the poorest.
The third place winner was so handsome, but now he has a bitter face. This guy is also miserable, as they all came for the Hanlin Academy, but ended up getting rejected.
Your Majesty, Zhang Yu did not pay much attention to how the ministers turned into dead faces, he had expected that it would be boring to watch, and more of his eyes were on the top few in this term. He was not a person who followed the rules, and what not entering the Hanlin Academy or the Cabinet was bullshit, he only valued ability, after the lessons of the previous two terms, he still liked practical people, and he had never gone down to understand the situation. The memorials he wrote were full of nonsense. Every time he read the memorials, he had to recite the Heart Sutra for meditation, otherwise he was afraid that he could not hold back the knife in his hand, and he had a hard time enduring it, this was because the emperor had been in office for a long time and his temper had improved a lot!
Zhang Yu narrowed his eyes. He achieved three goals at one stroke. Not only did he consolidate power, but he also wanted to train the first batch of practical officials. He would be angry if the good environment he had painstakingly planned was not created well.
Emperor Zhang Yu looked at the three people in the first class with great interest. The top scholar, well, he wrote a sharp essay, but he regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. It’s better not to mention him. The third place scholar, his ability is not particularly outstanding, but his family background is outstanding. He will be sent to Jiangnan to check and balance the power. There are not many only sons in a family nowadays, so he should be protected with all his life!
Plus, he has good looks, so he deserves to be the third place winner!
As for the runner-up, he has detailed information in his hands, all the information from Pingzhou to the capital!