Bi Maokang has been following Zhu Qizhu for too long, and many memories are a little blurred.

Their first meeting should be in the late Wanli period. At that time, he was just an inspector and the young prince lied to him about seeing the resettlement of refugees.

As a result, I could only spend half my life in it at first sight!

At that time, he didn't expect that the little prince would really succeed in the crisis, and he never thought that he would become the leader of all officials and the chief minister of the cabinet.

He just saw the hope of the Ming Dynasty's revival from a musket, and then he inexplicably followed the little prince to rebel!

Alas, I was impulsive, I was impulsive.

The rebellion against Jingnan was to implicate the nine tribes. Why were they so impulsive at that time?

Fortunately, the little prince succeeded!

Thinking of this, Bi Maokang couldn't help but sigh: "Master, it's really not easy for us over the years!"

Who said no?

At the beginning, I was just a small prince with less than ten entourages, all of which were wastelands, and there was not even a royal palace.

Zhu Qizhu couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, it's not easy to conquer the world, and it's even more difficult to govern the world. At the beginning, I just wanted to be the emperor of Jingnan and unify the world, but now I feel a headache when I see the memorial, hahahahahaha."

By the way, memorial.

The emperor had to review more than just him. They were seven cabinet ministers writing votes, but the emperor handled the memorials presented by the seven of them alone.

Bi Maokang looked at the memorial in front of him and couldn't help but say curiously: "Is there anything important to come here to Weichen in his busy schedule?"

Zhu Qizhuo nodded slightly and said, "Yes, the new dynasty is now in its infancy, and everything is in trouble. It is the time when people are hired. If you don't open a statute to win a scholar, no one will manage the territory you have built. Meng Hou, have you ever thought about this problem?"

To open a college degree?

Of course Bi Maokang thought about this issue. He was the Minister of Rites and the Chief Cabinet, and he was responsible for this matter.

He said with a little regret: "Of course this minister has thought about it, but unfortunately, I missed the time of the imperial examination in Bingxu year. The imperial examination that had not been interrupted in the past two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty will be forced to be interrupted once."

Missed time?

Zhu Qizhu couldn't help but say in surprise: "What a coincidence?"

Bi Maokang nodded helplessly and said, "Yes, the Bingxu Annual Examination and Palace Examination should have been held in February and March this year, but now it is September."

Well, if you miss it, you can still make up for it?

This red utensil really has a little impression, because it is related to the inheritance of the royal orthodoxy of Emperor Jiajing. Therefore, the Wanli Dynasty was widely circulated, almost to the point where everyone knows it.

What is this matter?

This is the rumor about the strange emperor Zhengde, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty. Because Zhengde suddenly died and had no descendants, Emperor Jiajing's line was able to inherit the orthodox Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty was really a weirdo. It was rumored that he delayed the imperial examinations because of his southern tour.

In the 16th year of Zhengde, the commemorative and palace examinations were held, but the strange man Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty was having a lot of fun in the south, and the return date was delayed.

It would be fine if he just delayed his return period. He accidentally fell into the water while he was still playing and fell ill. As a result, the palace examination on March 15, 16th year of Zhengde was delayed by him because he died on March 14.

However, this palace examination was not interrupted by the death of this strange emperor. A year later, Emperor Jiajing, who was lucky enough to succeed the throne, made up for it.

The emperor can still make up for it after he died. I am still fine, so why can't I make up for it?

Zhu Qizhu couldn't help but curiously said, "It seems that the Imperial Examination and Palace Examination can be completed? It's like the Xinsi Test in Zhengde for the 16th year of Zhengde, wasn't it a year later?"

this!

Bi Maokang said helplessly: "In theory, the imperial examination and palace examination can be re-organized. The problem has been that since the Guiwei Palace Examination in the 16th year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty has been warring for years. I don’t know how many prefectures, prefectures, county and county towns have been destroyed. The teachers, professors, academic officials and other chief officials at all levels have also died. Many places have been suspended in the past few years. There is no list of provincial examinations here. How can I convene a juren to participate in the imperial examination and palace examination?"

Well, this is indeed a problem. A clever woman can’t cook without rice. She doesn’t even have a list of juren. How can she convene juren?

I need to hire people in urgent need!

What to do?

Zhu Qizhi thought about it and simply said: "Or find the list of previous provincial examinations and call out the candidates who have not won the Jinshi exam or have not participated in the imperial examination for various reasons to come to Jinling to participate in the imperial examination and palace examination. In short, this imperial examination and palace examination must be reissue, otherwise it will be troublesome if no one cares about the territory."

Unexpectedly, Bi Maokang shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's too late. It's September now. Even if we can urgently notify local candidates to participate in the imperial examination and palace examinations for 800 miles, many local candidates will not be able to arrive in Jinling in February next year. After all, many people walk on the exam, and it takes too long on the road. For example, if the students from Bashu and Yunnan and Guizhou want to arrive in Jinling, it will take half a year for many candidates to arrive in Jinling!"

This question?

Zhu Qizhua thought about it and then said decisively: "It doesn't matter, send a fast horse and a chew wheel boat to pick it up! Order the prefectures and counties in various places to report the list, and then we send a fast horse to pick up the reported pickup to the nearest dock, and then use the chew wheel boat to Jinling. This should not delay the imperial examination in February next year."

Well, it seems that Daming hasn't done this before?

However, this will not delay the exam. After all, it will take less than a month to take a cart from the farthest place in Bashu to Jinling.

Bi Maokang was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay, I will do my best to make up for this test and palace test."

Zhu Qizhu thought about it again, and then said solemnly: "Meng Hou, I decided to take this opportunity to change the tax and service rewards of scholars, juren and jinshi."

Of course, Bi Maokang knew what the emperor was referring to, because he was admitted to the scholar, juren, and jinshi all the way.

The emperor said that the court will not reward scholars, Juren and Jinshi who have obtained fame and honor, that is, all scholars who have obtained fame and honor will be exempted from labor. Moreover, scholars can have 80 acres of land and exempt from land and taxes under their name, Juren can have 80 acres of land and taxes under their name, and Jinshi can have 2,000 acres of land and taxes under their name.

Change this?

When Bi Maokang heard this, he frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is difficult to change. For more than two hundred years, scholars have become accustomed to it."

Zhu Qizhuo shook his head and said firmly: "It is because scholars are used to using this to take advantage of loopholes and annex the land, which makes people suffer from misfortune, so this must be changed!"

Alas, I am also a scholar, what should you do if you call me?

When Bi Maokang heard this, he couldn't help but fall into a dilemma.

Of course he knew that almost all scholars were taking advantage of this and annexing the land.

This is indeed not good, because the people will have no food to eat without land, and they will rebel if they have no food to eat.

Question, how can you help the emperor make things difficult for scholars?

Seeing Bi Maokang's face full of embarrassment, Zhu Qizhe shook his head and sighed: "Meng Hou, this land annexation cannot be ignored. If it is not governed, it will gradually corrupt the foundation of a dynasty. If it is corrupted to a certain extent, the dynasty will collapse! I am not trying to take back the rewards from all scholars. I just want to change the reward method, and labor can still be exempted. However, the land tax cannot be exempted. I will convert the land tax that I had previously exempted into silver or grain to them. In short, everyone must pay the land tax, including the royal family! If any vassal king dares to object, I will withdraw the vassal!"

It seems that the emperor has made up his mind.

The problem of land annexation will indeed shake the foundation of the dynasty, and this problem must be solved.

The emperor is willing to offend the royal family and relatives, so why am I afraid of offending scholars!
Chapter completed!