Chapter 192 Expanding the number of admissions

After returning to the palace, Zhu Houzhao immediately came to Wang Yangming and told Wang Yangming his ideas. Wang Yangming also felt that his idea was very feasible and improved it a little for him.

There are so many candidates participating in the college entrance examination that it is unrealistic to admit them all, but it is still possible to expand the number of admissions.

An imperial examination came and ended quickly. After the examination, many candidates were not in a hurry to leave the capital. Even if they knew they were not on the list, they had to wait for the results to come out so as not to leave any regrets for the trip.

The chief examiner Liang Chu, the deputy examiners Fei Hong, Wang Hao, and a group of Hanlin bachelors worked day and night to correct the test papers, and then compiled a list of the names of the candidates they considered to have the best scores, and submitted them together with the candidates' answers and strategies.

Presented to Zhu Houzhao.

"The number is low!"

Zhu Houzhao casually placed the admission list of candidates submitted by Liang Chu on the table and said calmly.

"not enough?"

Liang Chu was a little surprised. In an imperial examination, three first-class candidates were admitted, namely the number one candidate, the number two candidate, and the top three candidates.

There are seven second-level candidates, and more than 200 third-level candidates. In total, there are nearly 300 candidates on the list. Is this still a small number?

He really couldn't figure out what Zhu Houzhao wanted to do.

"I strongly support Wang Yangming's reform. Ming Dynasty needs people all over the country. Three hundred Jinshi are allocated to all parts of the country, which is simply not enough."

Liang Chu said subconsciously: "It's really not much."

Zhu Houzhao poured out his ambitions: "Facts have proved that governing by doing nothing and being gentle and appeasing is not feasible. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, we had no choice but to give up large areas of land. This is the source. I will not make a second mistake."

In the eyes of those new scholars, if they are named on the gold medal list, they will enjoy endless glory and wealth. It is simply impossible for them to continue to endure hardships and hard work.

Liang Chu thought about it. Since Zhu Houzhao came to power, haven't there been many changes in the rules? Zhu Houzhao, the country without conquest designated by Taizu, was destroyed. The political system formulated by Taizu almost changed Zhu Houzhao beyond recognition. He changed the number of people admitted to the imperial examination.

It's not a big deal at all.

"How many people does Your Majesty want to admit?"

Zhu Houzhao said calmly that he likes others to abide by the rules set by him, but he does not like to abide by the rules set by others.

Liang Chu looked at the domineering Zhu Houzhao and felt deeply in his heart. With such ambitions, it is no wonder that he dared to risk the disapproval of the world. He would rather offend many powerful groups in the world than to implement reforms.

"Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places have just suppressed the chieftain forces and have not sent people to manage them. How can they let the chieftains resurrect?"

"Your Majesty's arrogance is astonishing, and I admire you. Your Majesty, have you ever thought about how many candidates and students would be willing to work in Liaodong, Mobei and other places even if the number of admissions is expanded?"

As for whether after the capture of Annan, the local residents would cause trouble for him every day as before, making the imperial government more and more unable to control it, he didn't care about this. He could do some things that the First Emperor did.

This is only one of the reasons. What is more important is that he plans to use troops against Annan, Jiaozhi and other places. It is time for the Ming Dynasty to take back the territory that it had no choice but to give up during the Xuande period!

He does not intend to use the external methods of Lao Zhu and Zhu Di. He is only conferring names in name. In fact, he does not have much actual ruling power at all.

After ten years of hard study, except for a few from well-off families, most students are living a miserable life. If they become Jinshi in a new subject, they still have to live a hard life. So wouldn't their exams as Jinshi in a new subject be in vain?

But if they were allowed to go to Liaodong and Mobei, a place that has nothing to do with prosperity, they would probably have a huge quarrel.

"Is it much? I tell you, it's not much at all!"

If it is changed, it will be changed. If anyone dares to say one more word, those candidates will even rejoice with joy. After all, more people are admitted, and their chances of being named on the gold list will be greater.

One thousand and five hundred people account for one-third of the total number of candidates. Even if most of them are sent to Liaodong, Yunnan, Sichuan, Mobei and other places after admission, there is no need for so many people!

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Liang Chu asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, are there too many people?"

Ten years, only ten years, Zhu Houzhao must do everything possible in these short ten years to enhance the underlying strength of his Zhengde Dynasty. Annan is an important stepping stone for him to plunder overseas resources and must be captured.

"Expanding the number of students admitted is against the rules."

Ten years was too short, and his Zhengde Dynasty was too busy to take care of itself. There was no time to care about the life and death of those barbarians. At worst, they would encourage the people of the Ming Dynasty to have more children, and then immigrate the people of the Ming Dynasty there to enrich the land of Annan.

"The Mobei grassland has fallen into the hands of our government, are we going to let it go?"

Liang Chu poured a basin of cold water on Zhu Houzhao.

He originally thought that Zhu Houzhao would admit at most one or two hundred more people, but he did not expect that Zhu Houzhao would have such a big appetite.

The admission of 1,500 Jinshi at one time has never happened since the establishment of the imperial examination system in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

In the entire Zhengde Dynasty, there was only one rule-maker, and that was himself.

Zhu Houzhao's understatement made Liang Chu stunned!

"There are nearly 6,000 people participating in the scientific examination this time. I want to recruit 1,500 people. Those with special abilities will be given priority."

Study to become an official, and become an official to make a fortune.

Liang Chu also knew that the imperial court was short of people, especially in Liaodong, Yunnan, Sichuan, Mobei and other places, but rashly expanding the number of admissions would inevitably cause unnecessary disputes.

What he wants is complete control. In this case, the official reserve is extremely important. Once a city is captured, he will immediately send people to take over. He does not believe that anyone can dare to overturn the situation.

"Rules are dead, but people are alive. The court is short of people, so why not expand the number of students admitted?"

As a husband, a son, and a king, Zhu Houzhao was seriously unqualified. No one would like an indifferent, almost ruthless, decisive, self-centered existence.

"I am not Emperor Taizu. Every inch of my mountains and rivers must be under the absolute control of Ming Dynasty."

But as the emperor, Zhu Houzhao was right. Every step he took was for the greater prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. The shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty were deeply rooted in the bones and remained unchanged, which was not enough to expand the country and strengthen the country.

Therefore, all Jinshi who have just entered the officialdom hope that they can be assigned to work in Jiangnan, Shandong, Hunan and other lucrative places, even in a small county.

Zhu Houzhao didn't take it seriously and put the situation clearly in front of Liang Chu: "There are large tracts of land in Liaodong that have not been developed. Do you want someone to manage it?"

Furthermore, Annan is located on an important road. If you control Annan, you can further capture Champa, Siam, Chenla and other countries, and intimidate Sumatra, Java and other overseas barbarians. The strategic significance is extremely extraordinary and cannot be done without fighting.

"It's up to them whether they want to or not. It's the court that chooses them, not them."

Zhu Houzhao's face was slightly cold and he said angrily:

"If you can do it, do it; if you can't, get out."

"There are so many people in the world who are willing to replace them. They are unwilling to go to Liaodong, Mobei and other places. It is simply ridiculous. Are Liaodong and Mobei and other places not the territory of the Ming Dynasty?"

Others might get used to those new scholars, but he would never change them if they didn't obey. Anyway, these people are not some unparalleled gods who are shocking the world and weeping ghosts and gods.

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