Chapter 87 Establishment of the system

Almost all the Li clans were exiled, and there would undoubtedly be a powerful force on Luzon Bird Island. However, Yang Yong did not have to worry. First, the court would continue to increase immigration to Luzon Island, and officials would be distributed at a certain time. Second, there was a naval base in Luzon, which could be monitored nearby. In addition to the Li family, Wei Wensheng and the Wei family were also exiled to Luzon. Although the number of Wei clans was much smaller than that of the Li clan, Wei Wensheng was still there and retained a certain title, which could be said to have a certain advantage. After this, the two families had almost no possibility of reconciliation. Yang Yong naturally would not worry about the possibility of Li clans' promotion.

In October of the eighth year of Daye, as the scholars who passed the imperial examination rushed to various places to take office, the first imperial examination in the Sui Dynasty was successfully completed. The list of scholars who passed the imperial examination was announced to officials taking office, and there was a gap of about half a year between them. This was because Yang Yong learned the rigid scientific examination lessons of later generations. The scholars turned a blind eye to the outside world and read only the books of sages. Although they were selected from thousands of troops, they did not understand the world. After expelling the office, they were power-controlled by local officials, and they could only make clay puppets.

Such officials are naturally not needed by Yang Yong, nor are they needed by a dynasty. Although the content of the imperial examination is much more fulfilling than in history, Yang Yong did not think that these scholars could handle various yamen affairs immediately without training. As the emperor who created the imperial examination for the first time, Yang Yong needed to leave a more appropriate system for future generations. Now the matters that officials have to deal with are much simpler than those in later generations. There is no doubt that after about half a year of training, the scholars who passed the imperial examination can basically have a comprehensive understanding of their future work. For some people who are really not suitable for officials, the court may not grant official positions.

In order to prevent the eliminated people from being too stimulated, Yang Yong made preparations for compensation, basically giving more money to show the court's kindness. In any case, if a scholar who passed the imperial examination was finally eliminated, it would be a huge loss for individuals and courts. Just think about it, only 200 scholars rushed to the capital, and only 200 scholars were selected from more scholars, and there would be more and more scholars in the future. The cost in the future was simply impossible to count. If a scholar who passed the imperial examination but was not suitable for officials was simply given a salary.

Fortunately, the 200 scholars selected this time are not the kind of people who study hard. There was only two years between the announcement of the imperial examination to the examination. After deducting the time for scholars to travel and other reasons, it was actually only one and a half years. The content of the examination was so rich that people who could stand out were basically smart people, and no one was eliminated in the six months of training, which made Yang Yong breathe a sigh of relief.

Except for a small number of these scholars who stayed in the capital, most of them had to be sent to the local government. The officials who were sent to the local government started from the lowest level. They were not qualified to serve as the head of a county, and they all served as the ninth rank official positions, the county magistrate of the Xia County, the chief of the Zhong County Bureau, and the doctor of mathematics. Only one person started from the seventh rank official at once.

However, no one was envious of this person. Instead, he looked at him with sympathy. This person was Liu Yuanjin, who was almost involved in the case of leaking the subject. The place he was going to was Luzon, who directly served as the chief official of Luzon. The emperor had decided to set up a county in Luzon. With the current population of Luzon, even if it was only a lower county, the emperor directly designated it as Shangxian County, and all the treatment of his chief official was the same as that of Shangxian County Magistrate.

No one is willing to catch this pie that fell from the sky. Whether it is the current officials or ordinary scholars, they regard Luzon as a fear of their own. Many people would rather be a minor official than take over the position of county magistrate in Luzon. Only Liu Yuanjin took the initiative to serve as county magistrate in Luzon.

Zhu Xie almost thought that his friend was crazy about Liu Yuanjin's thoughts, but Liu Yuanjin actually raised it himself. Even if he persuaded him, he could only sigh for Liu Yuanjin, thinking that Liu Yuanjin would be so excited.

When the emperor heard a scholar requesting to be the magistrate of Luzon, he was overjoyed and summoned Liu Yuanjin himself and encouraged him. Despite this, no one was optimistic about Liu Yuanjin. Perhaps in three to five years, this Liu Yuanjin would be completely forgotten by the emperor and stay in that wild place for the rest of his life.

Time flies very quickly, nine years, ten years, eleven years... until the fifteenth year of Daye, it passed so often. During the eleventh year of Daye, another major examination was held in the eleventh year of Daye. In the eleventh year of Daye, one hundred and twenty scholars were hired, and a total of 150 scholars were hired in the eleventh year of Daye. Since then, the scientific examination has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the system has also been confirmed that the major examination is held every three years, with the number of scholars being hired between 100 and 200.

By the fifteenth year of Daye, the first batch of recruited scholars had been in office for seven years, and many people had been promoted to varying degrees. Once again, those who were promoted quickly had reached the threshold of fifth-rank officials and became middle- and senior officials in the court. Those who were lower were also able to achieve the sixth-rank and seventh-rank officials. The political achievements of these officials were already relatively excellent among officials at all levels. Because they were both from imperial examinations, they were prone to joining groups. With the emperor's special attention, it was natural to be promoted quickly.

Now the officials who came from the imperial examinations in the court are still a few, with only a few hundred people in total, and each family no longer has any resistance to the imperial examinations. In their opinion, the number of people recruited by the imperial examinations is limited and the harm to their interests is limited. In recent years, the court has completely pacified the Korean Peninsula. Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla have all become history. Tuguhun was also included in the territory by the Sui Dynasty in the twelve years of Daye. The Western Turks began to move westward decades earlier than in history because they could not resist the military front of the Sui Dynasty. As for the Western Turks moving westward in advance, whether they could still gain a foothold in Europe, it was not Yang Yong's consideration. Due to the current transportation conditions, the Great Sui Dynasty could not chase and kill the Western Turks to Europe.

With so much new territory, the number of officials needed in the court has naturally increased greatly. Scholars who came from the imperial examination alone could not fill the gap. A large number of official positions still require children from aristocratic families and officers who have been promoted by military merits. It is not that Yang Yong cannot hire more scholars, but there is no need for this.

At present, the Great Sui Dynasty was still in the period of expansion, and the imperial examination was just beginning. If a large number of scholars were hired to form a fixed standard, the number of scholars would definitely increase in the future. The positions of officials were limited, and it would inevitably lead to a large number of redundant officials and redundant officials like the Song Dynasty later. Moreover, reducing the proportion of scholars could also alleviate the conflict between imperial power and aristocratic families.

As long as the imperial examination continues, most civil servants will eventually be born from the imperial examination. For decades, perhaps hundreds or hundreds of years, now, whether it is aristocratic family or ordinary people, officials from the imperial examination will be more respectful to them. This has also led to many children of aristocratic families studying hard and only by looking at the imperial examination will the right path.

This is the 14th year that Yang Yong ascended the throne, which coincided with Yang Yong's fiftieth birthday. The emperor's birthday was in October. From June and July, the capital became obviously lively. First, foreign envoys arrived one after another, and then officials from remote areas either entrust confidants or personally entered the capital to celebrate the emperor's birthday.

In recent years, the kings of the surrounding countries have been terrified. All countries are invincible when the Great Sui army is pointed out. Fortunately, the direction of the Great Sui army has been in the north, and the southern countries such as Linyi, Zhenla, and Piao Kingdom have been safe and sound. However, with the development of the Great Sui army in the south, Hainan has established a naval base. The Great Sui navy often sails into the seasides of Linyi, Zhenla and other countries, forcing these countries to become nervous again. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Great Sui emperor's fiftieth birthday, all countries naturally have to send envoys to congratulate them, try to narrow the relationship with the Great Sui army and prevent the Great Sui army from pointing to themselves.

In order to please the Sui Dynasty, these envoys brought rare birds and beasts unique to various countries to Beijing, elephants, peacocks, BMWs, white tigers... everything was available, which opened the eyes of the people in the capital. Many officials also took the opportunity to flatter the emperor, treating the birthday celebrations of envoys from various countries and the various rare birds and beasts offered by them as auspicious.

Yang Yong did not care too much about envoys from various countries coming to Beijing to celebrate his birthday. He ordered the Lifanyuan to receive his life. The gifts presented by various countries were also accepted one by one and gave them gifts back to other countries. However, don’t think of such a good thing as double reward. The emperor has always been stingy in foreign affairs. Most of the things he rewarded were rewarding, and it would be good if he could have half of the items offered by various countries.

The officials of the Lifan Academy had quite a complaint about the emperor's stinginess. The heavenly kingdom was rich in all over the world, so how could they be so stingy? Wouldn't it be that foreign vassals looked down upon? At the beginning, they were embarrassed to hand over the rewards to the envoys of various countries. However, the emperor's tradition has always been like this, and the officials of the Lifan Academy had to bite the bullet and give them the things.

The envoys who came to Beijing were extremely happy that the Emperor of Sui could accept their gifts and did not care about the emperor's return gifts at all. In their opinion, as long as the Emperor of Sui received the gifts, he would naturally not send troops to attack him. This is true. The Emperor of Sui has never attacked them.

On that day, another group of people came over from the east gate of the capital. The group of people seemed to be dusty. Everyone was riding a tall horse, wearing military uniforms, and immediately putting weapons horizontally. There were two carriages in the middle, one of which was carrying people and the other was carrying tall boxes. At a glance, you could tell that it was an official from other places who came to Beijing to celebrate the emperor's birthday.
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