The imperial capital in June is surging.

Jiang Anyi learned from Master Yu that the emperor attaches great importance to him and intends to make him a direct scholar in Chongwenguan. He will be held in Xuanzheng Palace for examination on June 25.

The next day, Jiang Anyi came to the Ministry of Rites to ask Shangshu Guo to recommend himself. He walked lightly all the way, and the officials he met along the way nodded with smiles and greeted the official man. It was a world of difference compared to the time when no one paid attention to him.

Guo Shangshu greeted him with a smile, poured a cup of tea for the young subordinate himself, and the clerk took care of the matter of filling out the recommendation form. Thinking of the bag on Mr. Wang's forehead yesterday, Guo Shangshu secretly sighed that this young man is so great that even the queen's brother and boss immediately ate because he excluded him, and he was in a very popular way.

Looking at the joyful look that overflowed from Jiang Anyi's eyebrows and eyes, Guo Shangshu secretly laughed, the young man was unable to hold on, impetuous and frivolous. In the past thirty years of officialdom, Guo Congshi had seen many young talents failing to fall into the sand, and most of them were defeated by arrogance.

Holding tea in his hand, Guo Congshi looked at Jiang Anyi through the tea fog. He was less than 20 years old, and the name of the immortal was really a monster. Guo Congshi felt a little jealous and wanted to hold it a few words to let Jiang Anyi rise again, and then sit and watch him fall.

Then I thought about it, as I grew older, I don’t know how long I could work as the Minister of Rites. The three sons were not outstanding, and two of the grandchildren were scholars. Maybe when I seek Jiang Anyi in the future, I would be able to see you at this time and I would like to meet you in the future.

Putting down the teacup, Guo Congshi smiled and said, "When I saw An Yi, I remember that more than 20 years ago, the late emperor chose the bachelor of Chongwenguan for the emperor who was still the crown prince at that time. I was only twenty-five years old at that time and was chosen as a direct scholar by the late emperor. I was very energetic. In those days, the eight direct scholars, except for me, there were Wu Zhizhen, the left chief of the Political Affairs Hall of Kyoto. The other six were demoted, moved or died, and were no longer in the capital. Alas, time flies, and a generation of new people will replace old people."

Jiang Anyi was very thoughtful. When Guo Congshi sighed, his passionate thoughts were poured into a basin of cold water, and he calmed down a lot. After thinking about it for a moment, he was really forgetful of what happened just now. Guo Shangshu poured the cold water in time, and immediately stood up and bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Guo, if An Yi makes progress, he will not dare to forget Lord Guo's kindness today."<

It is not tiring to talk to smart people, and children can teach them. Guo Congshi smiled with satisfaction and said, "Hehe, when people are old, they are broken, they believe in nonsense, don't be surprised by your righteousness."<

Back at the courtyard of the Ministry, Tian Shoulou was waiting in front of the official gate. He had already heard some news from others. As a lackey under the door, he naturally wanted to ask Jiang Anyi clearly.

From Jiang Anyi's mouth, he learned that the emperor intended him to be the direct scholar of Chongwenguan. Tian Shoulou congratulated repeatedly and said with a smile: "Chongwenguan is the place where the prince studied and also the place where the secret book proofreads in the palace. The Zheng system stipulates that Chongwenguan has twenty-six people, including the royal family, the empress dowager, the queen, the queen, the first-rank meritorious officials, and the food is actually granted. The official position of the Beijing official is from the descendants of the third-rank minister of the Huangmen. "<

Tian Shoulou and Zheng Lu had been dealing with various classics for half their lives, and casually explained the origin of Chongwenguan. Seeing Jiang An Yiji nodding, he continued: "Chongwenguan Grand Secretary, Bachelor and Direct Bachelor are all honorary titles. Before being awarded a current official, if you call him an adult in the future, you will say: Chongwenguan Direct Bachelor and Minister of Rites."<

Jiang Anyi was a little confused and asked, "Wouldn't he still be a vocational officer in the Ministry of Food and does not need to take office in the East Palace?"<

"The bachelor's degree teaches once a month, and the bachelor's degree teaches one day every ten days. On the day of the lecture, he still serves in the Ministry of Rites. The person who serves in Chongwenguan is not the bachelor's degree, but the official of the official of the official of the Confucius Institute, who writes straight books, writes calligraphy, draws straight books, keeps straight books, creates straight books, and makes straight books, and others." A hint of darkness flashed in Tian Shoulou's eyes.

Jiang Anyi caught the darkness and immediately understood that the person who was actually working in the Chongwen Pavilion was a low-level official like Tian Shoulou. These people worked hard but had little progress. Being able to serve as a bachelor's degree or a straight bachelor's degree meant that they had embarked on Qingyun Avenue, which was really unfair.

The water was boiling, Tian Shoulou turned around and picked up a pot to make water. When Tian Shoulou was intoxicated by the fragrance of tea, Jiang Anyi had an idea.

Jiang Anyi asked: "When guarding the building, the emperor ordered the six ministries and nine ministers to draw capable personnel from the yamen of the 27 states to supervise the inspection and rectification of war matters. Do you know?"

This incident has been rumored in the capital. This time, I needed a lot of people to go to the twenty-seven states. Even if each state sends three or five people, there are more than a hundred people. In addition, the Sansi Yamen needs to secretly supervise, at least fifty people are required. The plan is 150 or sixty people in one place.

It is impossible for more than 100 people to choose officials of the fifth rank or above. Each state is led by at most a sixth rank official, and the others must be low-level officials of the eighth and ninth ranks from each yamen. The last pilot was a new Jinshi. These people were either promoted to the first level or got excellent or bad after they came back. Everyone saw it and knew that being selected to go to the inspection and clearance was a top-notch job.

Seeing his colleagues around him walking around and giving gifts, Tian Shoulou was naturally very jealous. His family was poor and had no background, so he was anxious and had no choice but to do anything. At this moment, he heard Jiang Anyi mention it, and he lit up his eyes. He remembered that the mentor of the Ministry of Revenue was the Minister of Revenue, and it was easy for several people from the fortress to join the inspection team.

Tian Shoulou thanked Jiang Anyi and said nothing more. In the following time, Tian Shoulou told Jiang Anyi carefully about the news he heard. The bachelor of Chongwenguan had been identified, and Tian Shoulou commented on all four characters. Hearing that the deputy chief examiner Duan Cizong was probably the person in the emperor's bag, Jiang Anyi was stunned.

After high school, he became a teacher, and the examiner Li Shihong accepted his heavy gift and encouraged him. The deputy examiner Duan Cizong was turned away, but a few words came from across the door, "Give me some materials to the country, no need to thank you, be loyal to the country, and be worthy of what you have learned." After taking office as the Minister of Rites, he had no intersection with this teacher, but he was rejected by the officialdom, so he didn't take it seriously.

"The eight direct bachelors compete fiercely. I heard that more than a hundred people participated in the Epistle. The grandson of Wei Xiang and you were named by the emperor. The other six people don't know whose family they fell. I heard that some fourth-rank ministers have joined them. It's time for Pan Shangshu to have a headache." Tian Shoulou smiled.

The Minister of Personnel Pan Linfeng was indeed very imposing. In this palace examination, there were only six direct bachelors in Chongwenguan, but the number of people reported by each department and minister has exceeded 100. According to the emperor's requirement that the emperor should be young and capable, the Secretary of the Pan picked them again and again, and the last thirty-six people could not be eliminated no matter what.

Shi Fangzhen was also a little surprised to report the list to the emperor. Pan Linfeng smiled and said, "Thirty-six people, these auspicious numbers are exactly the same as the number of Tiangang, Tiangang protects the saint."<

On June 25, thirty-six people in Xuanzheng Hall kowtowed and sat down calmly, waiting for the Hadith.

"All the ministers and workers are all good people selected by the six ministers and nine ministers. I have carefully read your resume. They are all Jinshis from the imperial examinations. Both articles and talents are the first choice. I chose the direct scholar of Chongwenguan for the prince. I did not simply choose the ministers of the literary and literary style, but to choose capable ministers in the world. Now that the national treasury is empty and internal and external affairs are difficult, I want to redeem the land of the world again, reduce the taxes of the people, and eliminate the accumulated problems for many years, but it has not been effective. Today's palace examination, I ask all ministers to provide suggestions, how can I treat the symptoms and root causes, curb land annexation, and increase national strength?"<

The emperor raised a big question, which is also a difficult problem that needs to be solved urgently nowadays. Everyone prepared poems and essays in advance, but many people figured out that the emperor might ask about current affairs, and the matter of land and mu in Qing Dynasty was the biggest current affairs. Therefore, everyone in the seat was divided into two types, one was confused and the other was happy.

This topic is not new to Jiang Anyi, not to mention that he personally went to Renzhou to pay bribes and spent a lot of money. When he was in Renzhou, he often discussed solutions with Master Yu, so it is not difficult to write a good article.

Jiang Anyi did not rush to start writing, and glanced casually. Beside him were Wei Youcheng and Zhang Yucheng, both of whom were writing with smiles. Yes, Brother Zhang and Master Yu had a relative of his father-in-law and son-in-law, and he was also in the Ministry of Revenue. Qing Tianmu was a daily thing, and Brother Zhang got the moon first when approaching the water and towers; Wei Youcheng was the grandson of Wei Xiang. It was impossible for Wei Xiang to listen to such a major event as Qing Tianmu. Others did not know that these two were their own enemies.

Although I knew that I was secretly accused by the emperor of Chongwenguan as a direct bachelor's degree in Chongwenguan, Jiang Anyi felt a sense of arrogance in his heart when he saw the other two who had passed the same degree. How could I fall behind others as the top scholar? This article must not only be done well, but also be the best in the audience to be worthy of the emperor's grace.

Jiang Anyi looked up at the emperor on the throne. Shi Fangzhen's eyes met Jiang Anyi. Seeing the young minister looking at him boldly, his eyes were full of gratitude, he nodded at Jiang Anyi with a smile.

With the encouragement of the emperor, Jiang Anyi became more and more excited, and was full of energy to repay the holy grace. Where to find good strategies, of course, I would like to ask the demons for advice. The achievements we have today depend on the demons’ realm. The demons are like libraries in Jiang Anyi’s body. To this day, Jiang Anyi has long regarded the demons in his body as good teachers and friends.

Land annexation is a common problem. In the so-called feudal era when it was connected with Da Zheng in the memory of the demon, the methods to solve land annexation include the equal-land system, the one-whip method, the dime-dip method, etc., and these methods ultimately treat the symptoms but not the root cause. As for the land reform that treats the root cause, Jiang Anyi glanced at it and was so scared that he dared not "look" anymore.

After careful consideration of a stick of incense, Jiang Anyi wrote: "I am sure to say: The king is people-oriented, and the people take food as the heaven. There are many fields in the world, but gradually gather in a few people. The people lose their land and the country loses their wealth. If the people lose their land, they will not be able to make a living. If the country loses its wealth, they will not be able to continue. Therefore......According to the taxes and labor services of a county, the land is calculated, and the grain is paid to the official. In the year of the battle, the official is the one who raises the work and food. The amount is increased or decreased; if the silver is divided, the expenses paid are calculated and the consumption is increased. All the amounts are handled and assigned to the Beijing warehouse, and the annual expenses of the reserved 100 million yuan, as well as the earth and tribute, all of them are all calculated, and the amount is collected by a mu. They are all charged acres of silver and money and transferred to the official...Assisting the merchants, mining, and promoting hundreds of prosperity to make the people have their own careers, or they can support them. Then the people will be at peace and the country will be prosperous. My minister Jiang Anyi paused his head and bowed."
Chapter completed!