In a corner of Luoyang City, the Henan Road Inspector Office, the Deputy Inspector Le Yunzheng and the assistants studied the examination regulations and saw what was wrong. If you need improvement, you must make up for it immediately. Otherwise, if there is a mistake in the exam that will be opened soon, it will not be a joke.

The examination is a new method of selection. It only appeared in Huangzhou, Shannan a few years ago and has been held several times recently. So for Leyun, this examination is "with rules to follow" and will not be slandered.

But this exam was conducted at several different places at the same time, and it was of great importance, so he did not dare to take it lightly.

Even though the Huangzhou General Administration specially dispatched many officials familiar with the examination process to Luoyang to assist in the examination, Leyun must do everything himself and not miss the slightest details.

The inspector (ambassador) has the responsibility of selecting talents for the court. As the deputy envoy, Le Yun has always kept it in mind. The selection of talents through the examination is different from the selection methods in previous years, so he should pay more attention to it.

When Zhou Guopingqi was upright, the emperor sent eight ambassadors to inspect the world. Those who were talented and knowledgeable in the state were scholars, and those who were well-versed in the county were filial and honest.

Shangzhou Shangjun recommends one person every year, and Xiazhou Xiajun recommends one person every three years.

Now, the quota set by the imperial court for the Henan Road Inspector was originally based on the rules, but later it changed. The first round was that each prefecture and county were divided into two categories, including the governor and the county magistrate, and the county magistrate could recommend one person, and wait for the inspection to be approved.

The second round is the selection of exams, holding examinations in Luoyang and other places, and selecting talents based on the quota approved by the court and the ranking of the exams.

Good people from all prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of the general administration can register for the examination. As long as they pass the examination, they can be selected as officials.

Such a novel way of selecting talents made Le Yun feel that the burden on his shoulders was heavy. The court (Prime Minister) clearly wanted to use this method to buy the hearts of scholars and people all over the world, including Henan.

Once the Luoyang exam is screwed up and a fraud incident occurs, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The major problem with the examination selection is likely to be used by the forces that are ready to move in the court and China as a tool for attacking each other. It is unknown how many people will be implicated and how many officials will be destroyed.

For Le Yun, he wanted to do a good job in the exam, which was completely in a public opinion, to give students a fair chance of taking the exam, and to allow the court to truly select people with real talents and knowledge.

Other issues were not within his consideration.

Therefore, the confidentiality of the test paper must be done well, and candidates are absolutely not allowed to cheat during the exam. Once found out, they must be severely punished. However, if officials collude internally and externally, they will engage in private fraud, that is absolutely not possible.

For this reason, Le Yun was very busy during this period and focused on the exam that was about to begin. As for the previous "prevention and defense" inspector, Wang Yuwen Wen, he no longer had the energy to stare at it.

Because of the establishment of the six prefectures in Tokyo, the Henan Road Inspection Envoy may not need to continue to exist. Le Yun did not want to come, and if something happened, he naturally did not dare to take it lightly.

The selection and printing of the test paper are the most likely links to have problems. Leyun now goes to the printing workshop beside Luoshui River in Luoyang City every day to see how the hydraulic printing press is running. He also has to knock on the workshop workers and officials from time to time, and do not leak the test questions against his conscience.

In addition, the layout of the examination room is also the key. Candidates cannot have the opportunity to cheat, nor should they be disturbed by them. They also have to make "emergency plans" to deal with emergencies that occur during the exam.

There are more than these problems. A large number of candidates gathered to govern Luoyang, including candidates from Chang'an. Food, clothing, housing, transportation and personal safety must be guaranteed. How to confirm that the candidates are not impersonated is also a problem that Lei Yun must consider.

How to solve these problems? Huangzhou Prefecture, which has held several exams, has mature experience and some lessons. While learning these experiences and lessons, Leyun did not forget to think about whether there were any loopholes.

But the most important thing is, why did the imperial court hold examinations at the same time in various parts of the world on such a large scale, and gave so many places?

Le Yun was a little worried about this, worried that there would be a large number of redundant staff in the court. After all, the court was not short of officials, and the same was true for the six Tokyo prefectures. Now it is enough to recruit and recommend talents one after another.

But with the examination selection, there are so many more people who want to be officials now. What is it that they are not redundant?

Redundant staff means that people are overly employed, and there are only so many real officials. The extra officials do not have real positions, but the court cannot let the other party go home and stay, so it can only be maintained and add a lot of salary and expenses. Over time, it will have an adverse impact on the finances.

Once a redundant employee is formed, it is difficult to lay off the ground. If it is handled improperly, it is easy to cause trouble.

Although Le Yun also admitted that even if there are more talents selected after the exam, it will not cause a large number of redundant staff, but it is not a solution to continue to develop like this.

He once mentioned his worries to King Bin, and the other party's answer was "I have my own way."

While thinking, an official came in and brought the court documents he had just received. After taking them, Le Yun took them carefully and was stunned: the court agreed to King Bin's request and "reformed" the Maritime Bureau.

Previously, Wang Yuwen, who also served as the commander of the maritime war, wrote a letter to the court to state the affairs of the maritime war and the current situation of coastal prefectures and counties, saying that the dynasty has thousands of miles of seas, but there is no defense.

Foreign island barbarians, ships from state to coastal ports, as if they were entering a land of no one.

The coastal ships went to sea without any management, and the "smuggling" situation gradually increased, but the government was powerless to "anti-smuggle".

At the same time, fishermen went out to sea to catch fish and were often attacked by pirates who were both fishing and gangsters. The coastal governments did not have a good solution to this.

Not to mention that coastal islands are mostly occupied by pirates. These pirates use islands as their nests and plunder coastal villages everywhere. This behavior not only endangers the safety of coastal people, but also poses a threat to the safety of the Maritime Fleet.

King Bin stated various hidden dangers of coastal defense, and stated the various problems encountered by the Maritime Bureau when conducting trade with foreign countries, and then made a request.

Anyway, there are two meanings: First, in order to solve the problem of sea without defense, please strengthen the coastal naval division, and it is best to have an official office to coordinate the dispatch; second, the Maritime Bureau's responsibilities are increased and "restructuring" is carried out.

Regarding these two meanings, Le Yun’s own summary is more direct: Bin Wang Yu and Wen Wen want to “expand”, add official offices, add officials, and increase army (navigation division).

The Maritime Bureau, which was originally only responsible for managing maritime affairs and collecting taxes, has now begun to do maritime trade. In order to facilitate maritime trade in the Maritime Bureau, the imperial court had to add many additional official offices and positions.

Then, in order to supervise and constrain these newly established official offices and official positions, the court must also add official offices and official positions.

Not to mention that there are not many people in and outside the court who are familiar with maritime affairs. King Bin is one of them. So the chief officer of the enhanced maritime bureau must be King Bin. The problem is that King Bin must be in Luoyang, which is too far from the seaside.

In order to facilitate King Bin to manage maritime affairs, he or she must add official offices and official positions.

After all these layers, how many official offices and official positions should be added for a maritime trade?

As the government offices increased and officials increased, the number of officials naturally increased. Then the court's expenses on salary would also increase.

Thinking of this, Le Yun was a little angry: What King Bin said before, "I have my own way" originally meant this? Isn't this a big deal?

In order to solve the problem of redundant staff caused by the examination selection, I actually chose to expand the establishment of the official office and add official positions. This is like not going fishing, not buying fish but digging a pond to raise fish. It's so irrelevant!

When Le Yun thought of this, he could no longer sit still. He knew that King Bin and Prime Minister were actually brothers. Since the Prime Minister had agreed, it meant that King Bin's plan was a foregone conclusion, but this was not a reason for him to ignore it.

Whether King Bin is in public or selfish, Leyun believes that this is not a good solution to the problem.

"Prepare horses, prepare horses immediately!"

Le Yun ordered his subordinates to prepare horses, put down the matter at hand and walk out the door. He wanted to discuss the final analysis with King Bin and save the situation as much as possible. Because it is almost impossible to streamline the various official offices and official positions in the future.

He has no right to interfere in the affairs of the Maritime Bureau, but he has the right to inquire about talent recruitment, recommendation, transfer of officials and promotions in Henan, including the establishment of an official office and position.

Before King Bi wrote the letter, Le Yun knew about this matter. He believed that the court would handle it carefully and would not reply so quickly. As a result, it was decided so quickly, so he would make up for the loss.

In any case, we must make the final effort and stop the Bin King as much as possible!
Chapter completed!