Two days later, outside the Meridian Gate

In just one or two days, the court officials had quickly developed the habit of checking the watches on time.

However, there is a trick to this pair of watches. It is not compared according to the correct time of most people, but according to official positions.

Of course, the watch of important officials is the most accurate, and the other minor officials have to follow their time.

Of course, although the pocket watches today are not as accurate as those in later generations, they are pretty close and will not have exaggerated deviations.

After checking the tables, they naturally went to the palace for a meeting.

Thanks to the advent of pocket watches, the meeting ended much more punctually, and people began to concise their speeches tacitly, instead of waiting until they had finished speaking their mind, as in the past.

Because Emperor Jing would also glance at the pocket watch on the imperial desk from time to time and adjust the pace of each person's speech according to the time.

It is the instinct of high-quality males in the court to start adjusting more efficient plan customization based on precise timing tools.

The influence of the pocket watch on everyone has been rapidly unfolding without anyone noticing.

After court session, the imperial kitchen would provide some meals and snacks for the ministers to fill their stomachs.

Of course, ordinary officials do not have this treatment, only some high-ranking officials can eat something.

However, those who had no food were not hungry because they had already eaten at home or at the stalls outside the imperial city gate before entering the palace.

After that, it’s time to start work officially. Before that, according to regulations, you can go home and take a nap.

After all, the morning court session was too early, and the emperor was understanding of this.

But regulations are regulations, they are things written on paper, so just take a look at them.

The reality is that except for unexpected circumstances, no one with cerebral palsy would choose to go back to sleep.

The emperor took the initiative to request to attend court every day, so it goes without saying how diligent he was.

The superiors are all old men, and they don't have much energy.

The leader hasn't slept yet, and you, a little scum under his command, dare to go back and sleep. That means you don't know the rules!

How will you survive in the officialdom and get promoted in the future?

How can a leader entrust important tasks to a corporate slave who just wants to lie down every day?

Going to court was a very tiring thing, but now with the pocket watch the situation has changed.

The official who had been walking back to his duty leisurely now hurried back to the public housing with his eyes fixed on his pocket watch.

I was afraid of being a step behind others or walking behind my superior.

I heard that the reason why such a bad precedent was set was that after the Minister of War Feng Jie took the pocket watch, he unconsciously started timing his subordinates... and counting who came later.

With just a small tool, he rolled up the person!

Fang Zhengyi saw all these situations and smiled in his heart.

Perhaps one of his greatest pleasures in life is seeing migrant workers getting anxious and angry!

The effect of the pocket watch is now beginning to show, but it will take some time for people to become dependent on it.

Li Yuanzhao leaned against the door frame of the main hall and saw many people hurriedly leaving. He shook his head and said, "I feel something strange recently. These people have pocket watches and look at them all day long. Aren't they tired? Lao Fang, the Jinyiwei should have started screening people today."

Fang Zhengyi glanced down at his watch and said, "Well, the competition starts at eight o'clock. It's already nine o'clock now, so it should have ended."

"Come on, let's go check it out."

The examination schedule for the Jinyiwei is extremely tight.

There is only half an hour in total, 50 minutes for the written test and 10 minutes for the interview.

The first one to finish answering will leave first, and the results will be announced directly on site.

The reason why it is fast is that we take into account that the level of applicants is not high, and most of the questions are multiple-choice questions.

As for the interview, it’s just a simple chat and a look at the appearance.

This is one of the most important indicators issued by Founder.

Having good looks is the only way to get things done, which is exactly the same as the standard for journalists!

When we arrived outside the South Pacification Office, there was already a huge crowd of people.

The number of people who can read and write in the capital is gradually increasing, thanks to the publication of newspapers.

In addition to daily news, it also contains information on vegetable and commodity prices in various parts of the capital, as well as advertising campaigns.

People will naturally go where there are benefits.

If you wait for the newspaper reader to announce the vegetable prices, it may be too late to grab them.

Young people with ambition and ideals have already started to learn. There are also places for people to learn literacy. At least Banshanfang, as the birthplace of the top scholar ticket, has many places that teach people to read, pronounce, and buy lottery tickets.

The interview crowd outside the Northern Pacification Office has now been clearly divided into two groups.

Some were overjoyed, some were distraught and even shouted that the exam was unfair.

There was a man in front of him saying to the people around him with a sad and angry face: "Why do crocodiles shed tears when they see food! Why!"

"Brother, answer C for this question, because eating raw chicken will make it sick, and it wants to eat cooked chicken."

"Stop talking nonsense. What are you making up if you didn't pass the exam? For this question, answer A. The crocodile was so moved by the food given by the court that he cried."

"The interviewer said I was disqualified because of the scar on my hand....F*ck! Is this reasonable? There must be something fishy going on!"

Li Yuanzhao glanced at Fang Zhengyi and said teasingly, "Look at the ridiculous questions you Taoyuan County came up with. How many people have been driven crazy?"

Fang Zhengyi didn't care at all and walked straight in, saying as he walked, "Your Highness, this test is all about your overall view. Do you want to work for the court without a vision? But this is only part of it. If you do well in the interview, you can also join the Jinyiwei."

"Look at these people, they are so ugly, they deserve not to be elected!"

"Damn! Lao Fang, are you choosing a boy catamite or a strong man for yourself?" Li Yuanzhao shrank his head and moved away.

Fang Zheng turned around and said helplessly: "Both the officials and the ministers want the face! Let's go in first."

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