Chapter 645: No Shortage of Talent, but Opportunities

Chapter 646 There is no shortage of talents and opportunities (fifth update)

On May 8th, the weather was fine. Early in the morning, hundreds of newly appointed county magistrates appeared at Hanyuan Hall.

They were very excited. Some people didn't want to be petty officials, but they thought it was okay.

Li Longji sat on it and first accepted the gifts from the county magistrates.

He spoke slowly: "All the ministers are the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Wherever you are, you will be safe; if you are the ministers, you will be cared for.

The education and livelihood of the local people all depend on the ministers. Today I want to see what strategies the ministers can come up with if they want to bring peace to the people. "

The eunuchs shouted out Li Longji's words.

The other maids carried the Four Treasures of the Study to the small tables of the newly appointed magistrates, and put down the Four Treasures of the Study.

Then help spread the paper, polish the pen, and grind the ink.

The county magistrates understood it and asked them to write policies to comfort the people now.

Some county magistrates took over the pen, lowered their heads and started writing, while some were trembling with trembling hands and could not put down the pen.

The officials were wiping their sweat in Hanyuan Hall. It was hot. It was hot early in the morning.

Yao Chong had a cold face and glanced at the county magistrates one after another.

Your Majesty obviously has a purpose and is not joking. What do those people who never write mean?

"Ask, why don't you write it?" Li Longji said.

A eunuch ran over, took a look at the name on the table, and asked: "Xie Yun County Magistrate, Your Majesty asked you why you didn't write it down."

‘Pa-ta’ The brush in Xie Yun’s hand fell onto the paper, and an area became black.

He knelt down and said, "I, I can't write."

Others are in similar situations, some say they are poorly literate, and some say they can't figure out how to write.

Li Longji took out the loudspeaker: "Okay, my good county magistrate, there are still illiterate people, and other literate people, let me see what you write?"

He waited. Peace of mind policy was the foundation of local officials and was not considered advanced knowledge.

Just like Li Yi, the official who was newly assigned to the position of county magistrate at that time asked how you plan to educate the people. The official started to say wow wow wow.

If you don’t even know basic skills, how can the official department choose people?

The officials were sweating profusely and the backs of their clothes were soaked.

What should I do if I am caught by His Majesty? Waiting again, quite urgent.

After waiting for half an hour, some officials were still writing, and they had not written a hundred words in total.

"Princes from the Ministry of Personnel, go and see for yourself, and bring the good ones to me." Li Longji continued to shout with the trumpet.

The officials from the Ministry of Personnel ran over and looked at them one by one. Fortunately, none of them could not read.

Some looked at it and wished they could kick the new county magistrate to death.

In the evening, Li Longji went to Lijiazhuangzi with his wife and children glumly.

He took a sip of wine and said, "Brother Yi, today your Majesty asked the newly appointed county magistrate to write policies for peace and security in Hanyuan Hall. What do you think the result will be?"

"Is there anyone who can't write?" Li Yi said as if I was guessing.

"Yes, you can't write. You're not as good as a banker in your village."

Li Longji said as he picked up the vegetables, his chopsticks trembling slightly, obviously angry.

"The farmers in my village don't know how to write civil policies now, but a few stewards can do it. They usually have to manage people and can speak eloquently."

Li Yi smiled and poured more wine for the two of them.

"How could this be?" Li Longji couldn't figure it out.

"Actually, people who can't write may not be good at being county magistrates.

Let them write, they can't write, let them speak, they can speak.

There are many people in the village who are also illiterate, but they can manage the village well.

Illiterate county magistrates, or county magistrates who are illiterate, can get things done in the county in some cases as long as someone helps them write. "

Li Yi was not killed with a single blow. In theory, the county magistrate must be able to write policies for peace and security, including literacy.

At that time, he was the head of a natural village who was illiterate and managed the village very well.

Of course, there will be no more after that. You need to read the documents. How can you do it if you don’t know the words?

"There must be officials in the Ministry of Personnel who are punished." Li Longji has already chosen a candidate, and whoever is responsible will be punished.

But he won't be killed, he will be appointed governor of the following state.

This shows that the Tang Dynasty still lacks officials and cannot support them, and the annual imperial examination talents are not enough.

Li Yi thought about this question: "Third brother, when the dictionary comes out and more people learn Pinyin, it will be better to relax a little more during the imperial examination."

"How to relax?" Li Longji stopped staring at the county magistrate's affairs.

“Now in the examination, the Jinshi Section will give you five questions on current affairs, five questions on fill-in-the-blanks, and one extra poem or poem. If you answer two questions incorrectly in each question, you will not pass the exam.

It can be turned into a test of fifty fill-in-the-blank questions, fifty multiple-choice questions, essay questions, noun explanation questions, etc.

If you take too many tests, you will be given a certain number of points for each question. If the total points are enough, you will be considered an official.

Nowadays, many students don't know what to do because they failed to pass the imperial examination. Some go to teach, and some write poetry all day long.

Failure to pass the imperial examination does not necessarily mean that they do not have the ideas and ability to govern the local area. "

Li Yi said from another perspective that if you fail to pass the civil service examination, it does not mean that you cannot manage the company well.

They are just not good at that kind of test. If they take the test in other aspects and give it to a minor official, they might be surprised.

"Is this feasible?" Li Longji has never tried it.

"Song De, Zhuangzi's steward, failed the imperial examinations several times. Look at him now, who can be said to be worse than him?"

Li Yi has ready-made examples, Song De.

Song De can actually take the imperial examination this year, and he is very likely to pass it.

Song De didn't take the exam, so he had seen through it.

He manages this and that every day, and Li Yi lets go of most of the things in the whole manor.

Song De not only manages the affairs of the manor himself, but also promotes people to manage together.

"Better than those county magistrates." Li Longji thought of Song De and had to admit that Song De could probably be a governor now.

And such a person, who failed the imperial examination several times before, had to run to the manor to find a job.

"Give them official positions outside the nine classes, and throw them into the village to help like the 220 students in the manor this year.

Tell them to help manage the village and give them promotions.

No matter how bad they are, they can be selected by the state government to participate in the imperial examination, which is not comparable to ordinary people."

Li Yi talked about the origins of the students who took the imperial examination, the tribute and the students.

Li Longji thought about what Li Yi said, drank slowly, and considered the feasibility.

Those who failed the imperial examination did not mean that they were ordinary people. Some people were talented but unlucky.

Some of them gave up and felt ashamed when they returned to their hometowns, while others just found a job and lived like that for the rest of their lives.

"Third brother, ask the candidates who failed the exam in previous years and this year and have not left Chang'an if they are willing to lower their status and become minor officials."

Li Yi advised again. Anyway, none of the students in Zhuangzi can escape today and must go down.

"Okay, talk to your majesty." Li Longji agreed.

The next morning, he went back to the court happily, and the county magistrate's matter didn't matter.

There are more candidates who failed the exam and can write peace and security policies. Aren't they better than the many newly appointed county magistrates?

Li Longji found that the Tang Dynasty was not short of talents, but opportunities to give them.

When other things were over, he called Yao Chong and the other two.

"What do you think of the ability of Song Desong, the manager of Lijiazhuang?" Li Longji asked the three people.

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