Originally, you disgusted me, and I would disgusted you even more. The Minister of Rites Meng Shaoyu came out to report to Your Majesty: "My minister Meng Shaoyu asked Your Majesty that the next year is the first year of Chongzhen, and Your Majesty also asked for a new look in the new year. Will the imperial examination be held next year?"

Chongzhen was disgusted again when he heard this. At this moment, he missed the recruitment system of business apes in later generations.

Unfortunately, this thing was not popular in the Ming Dynasty. Even if it was forced to continue, the final result was that the disciples of Confucianism were recruited, which was useless.

The disgusted Chongzhen simply said, "The imperial examination will be held next year. Is it just the content of this exam? I have some ideas.

First, appropriately increase the content of people's livelihood in various places. These students should not turn a blind eye to the outside world and read only the books of sages. Since they want to be officials in the imperial examination, it is impossible not to understand the matter of people's livelihood. I cannot let them cross the river by feeling the stones, and become officials by taking it for granted.

The second thing is to add the case selection topics in the Great Edict. Those who are officials do not know the law and rely solely on the help of their aides and teachers. Then I might as well recruit the masters as officials. What I want to say is just two points."

After thinking about it, Chongzhen said again: "Wen Aiqing, Shi Fenglai, and Zhang Ruitu, you three will think about this matter and hand over a memorandum."

As soon as Chongzhen said this, Wen Tiren, Shi Fenglai and Zhang Ruitu secretly glared at Meng Shaoyu, and secretly scolded this bastard for causing trouble for himself at this time.

However, the emperor's golden mouth had already opened, and the three of them had to go out to receive the order.

The reason why Chongzhen chose Wen Tiren to deal with this matter was because Wen Tiren himself was a puppet chief assistant, and basically everything was done according to Chongzhen's wishes.

Shi Fenglai was a standard eunuch party member, and Chongzhen was the first to do everything, so Chongzhen was naturally at ease.

As for Zhang Ruitu, Chongzhen wrote a novel written by a guy named Wu Laolang in later generations about returning to the Ming Dynasty to become a talented man. He learned that this guy was also a standard member of the eunuch party.

Everything was arranged, Chongzhen went down to the court and ran back to the harem to wander, and the Minister of Rites Meng Shaoyu Ke sat down.

The Wen Ti people and the other two who were assigned to work were glaring at each other, and Meng Shaoyu had to smile bitterly and bow to the three big bosses: "Secretary of the government will go to Honglu Temple now and meet the envoys of various countries."

Wen Tiren said, "Mr. Meng, don't worry, you have to come up with a charter for the sacrifice of this Martyrs' Temple."

Shi Fenglai also stared at Meng Shaoyu and said, "This scientific examination matter will be mentioned later in the year. You, Lord Meng, mentioned it at this time. We have a bad year."

Seeing Shi Feng saying it directly, Meng Shaoyu smiled bitterly: "Good, Master Shi. Originally, the officials were just thinking about asking this sentence first. Who knew that His Majesty had raised so many questions? Forget it, the officials held a banquet in Yanlailou to apologize to the three adults. Wan Wang, the three adults are generous and spared this experience?"

Wen Tiren said loudly: "Forget it. You are also loyal to the country, how could we see it?

But our Majesty is afraid that it is not bad compared to Emperor Chengzu. From now on, we should do our best to do our national affairs. Don’t think about what is there or not.”

These words were not concealed at all, and were simply to the ministers who had not yet dispersed in the court.

When the ministers heard this, they felt a terrified heart. Seeing the emperor's actions after ascending the throne, I was afraid that they would take it as Wen Tie Ren said. In this way, the ministers who were still fighting with Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts simply opened their minds and no longer thought about the grain that was often closed - money was easy to get, the key was whether they could have a life to spend?

Taking all the expressions of the ministers, Wen Tiren continued, "Mr. Meng, please go to Honglu Temple. I will also go to discuss other matters."

After saying that, Wen Tiren and other cabinet ministers all went to the cabinet. Meng Shaoyu also shook his head and headed towards Honglu Temple.

After arriving at the Honglu Temple and meeting with envoys from various countries, Meng Shaoyu said first: "Everyone, your Majesty has some instructions in the court today."

When the envoys from all countries heard this, they were confused.

Originally, when everyone came to pay tribute, they would always offer some valuable or unworthy things in their country, plus a few beauties, and then waited from the Ming Dynasty to a bunch of rewards and returned to the country. Have you ever heard of any orders from the emperor?

The North Korean envoy ignored the others and said first: "I dare to ask Lord Meng, I don't know what the emperor has to give? The country must devote its efforts to complete it."

Seeing that North Korea, which has always been the most loyal dog, was the first to make a statement, and envoys from other countries also expressed that their countries must do their own things as the Holy Emperor's orders and must satisfy the Holy Emperor.

Meng Shaoyu looked at the Korean envoy and said, "This matter has little to do with North Korea. Nowadays, there are many famines in various places in the Ming Dynasty, and there are often unpaid things. In order for the people not to go hungry, His Majesty specially asked all countries to use food as a gift for their contributions.

North Korea is located in a bitter and cold place in the northeast. The Holy Emperor had already given instructions that if your country is rich, you can naturally sell a lot of food to the Ming Dynasty. If you are not rich, you will only complete the tribute.

As for the countries in Southeast Asia, Your Majesty ordered to raise more food. In addition to the tribute, the Ming Dynasty also took out silver to buy it."

Many envoys wanted to cry and be poor, but when they heard that the Ming Dynasty would buy it, they said one after another: "Please ask Lord Meng to reply to the Holy Emperor on behalf of the small country. There is a lot of food in the small country. The subordinates will write a book and return to the country to inform the king to prepare food. I just don't know how much it needs in the Ming Dynasty?"

Another envoy said: "Don't worry, Lord Meng, how much food is needed in the Ming Dynasty, we should prepare with all our heart. The king of the lower country has long said that our country should serve the superior country of the heavenly dynasty with his father's service. Now the Holy Emperor has the order, and my country should raise all our efforts to raise food."

Meng Shaoyu thought about the appearance of Emperor Chongzhen's eyes shining when he talked about the food, and simply took a lot of money and said: "The Ming Dynasty has a large land and many people, even if there is more land, it is not enough. Please write to the kings of various countries. The more food you raise, the better."

After Meng Shaoyu came out of the Honglu Temple and returned it to Chongzhen, Chongzhen praised, "Okay, that's it. I am only worried that there is not enough food, so it doesn't matter if there is too much. Anyway, I have many people in the Ming Dynasty, so I have to be able to finish it.

In the Grain Temple, my dear minister handed over the Ministry of Revenue and bought it first. The problem that money can solve is not a problem."

After Meng Shaoyu left the palace, the news from the admiral of the East Factory Cao Huachun came to report was even happier: "Emperor, the children below have already done it according to the emperor's instructions. If they hadn't eaten too much at one time or had to go through special inspections, the mixed things would be difficult to find out."
Chapter completed!