One person occupies three pages at the same time, namely poetry, legalism and craftsmanship. His influence has exceeded that of national poetry. As for the content, most people, except those from the legalists and craftsmen, don't care.
They only knew that since those articles were qualified to be published in "The Holy Way", they must be very important!
Inside the Ning'an County Yamen, many staff members gathered in Fang Yun's house, some holding "The Holy Way" and some reading "Wen Bao".
The articles that Fang Yunyun submitted to "The Holy Way" were all kept highly confidential. Before they were officially published, only Ao Huang and Yang Yuhuan in the entire Fang family could read them. Little Fox, Little Meteor, Ink Turtle and Mo Nu were also included. No one else, including Su Xiaoxiao and Fang Yingwu, could read them.
Fang Yingwu came over with the Wen Bao and said, "Sir, you are too arrogant after all. You failed to rank first in the Wen Bao Palace Examination in March."
"It doesn't matter. I always say that the one who laughs last laughs best." Fang Yundao said, looking at the palace examination rankings attached to the Wen Bao.
The person with the highest ranking in the palace examination at present is neither Lei Shushan and Mo Shan, who have achieved a medium B rating in fortifications, nor Fang Yun, who has achieved a high B rating in both criminal justice and fortifications, a high C rating in administration, and a low C rating in literature, but Xiang Lancheng, who has not attracted much attention.
As the son-in-law of the Zong family, he is not well-known outside of Qing State, but he demonstrated strong abilities during the palace examination.
Fang Yun has been in Ning'an County for nearly a month, and has only been able to make some achievements in four subjects: criminal justice, engineering, civil service, and literature. The other six subjects are all at the most basic level D. However, Xiang Lancheng has made achievements in all ten subjects!
Xiang Lancheng didn't have any subject that reached the B grade, but he had one subject that was C-A, seven subjects that were C-Middle, and two subjects that were C-Bottom. According to the ranking standard announced by the Holy Academy, he was above Fang Yun and ranked first.
This ranking is based on the total scores of ten subjects. Unless someone can get an A in one subject and get an extra bonus, the ranking can only be based on basic rules.
The second place was not Fang Yun, but Yan Yukong. Like Xiang Lancheng, although none of his subjects reached B-lower, they were all within C grade. His total scores in ten subjects exceeded Fang Yun.
The eleven people from third to thirteenth had the same total scores in ten subjects and tied for third place. They were all elites from various countries.
Fang Yun ranked fourth.
Ao Huang complained: "You clearly know the ranking rules, why didn't you fight for first place from the beginning?"
Fang Yun asked in return: "If I don't focus on a few subjects and cast a wide net, what will happen to the left-wing prime minister and his party?"
Ao Huang suddenly realized that other candidates who passed the palace examinations must have received the cooperation of all the officials in the county, so they could make progress in all ten subjects. If Fang Yun did the same, he would definitely be sabotaged by the officials of the Zuo Xiang party, because it is absolutely impossible for one person to do everything well.
Fang Yun added: "This governance model of casting a wide net can naturally achieve better results at the beginning, but it is difficult to reach the top in the end. People must always admit their shortcomings in order to understand their strengths more clearly and do what they are good at."
"Oh? Then what are your shortcomings?" Ao Huang asked.
Fang Yun thought for a moment and said, "It's too late to get first place."
Ao Huang and his nearby staff rolled their eyes, and the little fox was amused and laughed.
"What an arrogant guy! But... it's also true." Ao Huang was frustrated that he couldn't refute Fang Yun's words.
Fang Yun said: "Stop joking. I will thoroughly reform all textile institutions and free up labor. I will then select a workshop as a pilot and slowly implement performance appraisals. Two months later, I will start promoting it in all workshops. If nothing goes wrong, the work will definitely be of Class A quality!"
"Of course!" said Ao Huang.
"As for the criminal justice department, it is too complicated. If you are not careful when handling a major case, your rating may be greatly reduced. It is very different from the engineering department. You need to pay attention to it from the beginning to the end and never slack off."
Ao Huang said: "You are now meeting with the monasteries and convicting them. In addition to improving the rating of the prison, it can also be regarded as an achievement in the administration of officials, killing two birds with one stone. However, now that those monasteries have been dealt with, it will be difficult to improve the administration of officials in the future."
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Has the monk finished dealing with it? Who said that?"
"Ah? Haven't the owners of the county and royal workshops been dealt with? Do you want to take it further? That would be a big deal!" Ao Huang said.
The surrounding staff were also very curious. Some of the Fangzhu were severely punished and dismissed by Fang Yun, while others remained in office. If they were to be dealt with again, they would only target the Fangzhu who remained in office, which would be very unfavorable to the situation in Ning'an County.
Fang Yun said: "No, I want to deal with those former county workshop owners."
"Ah? I think I understand. You mean those who were the abbots before but were driven away after making mistakes? Do you want to punish them severely?" Ao Huang suddenly realized.
Fang Yun said: "No. I am targeting those workshop owners who lost all their money during their tenure but were able to buy back the workshop in the end."
The expressions of the staff present changed slightly, and Fang Yingwu immediately asked, "Sir, can you go to the study to discuss in detail?"
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Although I know what you are going to say, I still want to listen to it."
Fang Yun and Fang Yingwu went to the study. Ao Huang's eyes turned and he hurriedly followed them in, then used dragon power to isolate the inside and outside.
Fang Yun glanced at Ao Huang, who immediately said with a grin, "I'll keep watch for you!"
Ao Huang said this and turned around, facing Fang Yun.
Fang Yun smiled, asked Fang Yingwu to sit down, and said, "Yingwu, go ahead."
Fang Yingwu thought for a moment, organized his words, and then said: "If you punish those abbey owners, it will be equivalent to a direct confrontation with the left prime minister. Under the current circumstances, this is not a wise choice. After all, the surname of Mizhou is no longer Zhao, but Liu."
Ao Huang was puzzled and listened attentively.
Fang Yingwu continued, "Back then, a large number of workshops in Mizhou were poorly managed and faced closure. The Left Prime Minister... At that time, Liu Shan was not the Left Prime Minister, but only the governor of Mizhou. He did a series of things that were considered out of line by everyone. First, he issued a report saying that there were four main reasons why many workshops in Mizhou were poorly managed. The first reason was that the workshop management system was backward and could not adapt to the development of the human race. The second reason was that the machinery technology was backward and better machinery needed to be introduced. The third reason was that the workshop owners and officials were corrupt. The last reason was that the workers were lax and incompetent."
Ao Huang asked curiously, "The workers are sloppy and incompetent? As long as the abbot manages well, who dares to be sloppy? The abbot wants them to work, do they dare to object? It's obvious that the abbot has no intention of managing, how can the workers be the main reason?"
Fang Yun scolded, "Listen more, talk less. Wait until Yingwu has finished speaking before you make a conclusion."
"Oh." Ao Huang said reluctantly.
Fang Yingwu continued: "So, Liu Shan, the governor at the time, made a bold decision to sell some of the workshops and allowed the owners to attract money from other businesses to buy them out. However, before announcing this, Liu Shan repeatedly promoted the above main reasons in Mizhou. As a result, the people of Mizhou felt that the workers in those workshops were not good people, and those workshop owners were not good people either. Those workshops were worthless and were a burden to Mizhou. If those workshops were gone, the people of Mizhou would live a better life." (To be continued...)