Given the official environment of the former Qi Dynasty, Yu Zizhen did not expect even these grassroots officials who were upright to be honest and upright.
Therefore, while vigorously developing education, Yu Zizhen also racked his brains to invite many well-known hermits to come out of seclusion.
She had thoroughly investigated these people to ensure that they were not just people with undeserved reputations.
After confirming that the other party's character and talent were indeed excellent, Yu Zizhen did not put on her imperial airs at all. She personally invited those who lived near the capital, and wrote sincere handwritten letters to those who lived far away.
In addition, she also asked government offices and schools in various places to publicize her policy of recruiting talents for a long time. Anyone who was interested in becoming an official and contributing to the country and the people would be sent to the capital according to the rules, or have to participate in the county, state, and national examinations step by step.
Those who would be sent directly to the capital were basically people with both knowledge and reputation. These people had either already achieved the titles of Jinshi or Juren, or although they had no titles, their knowledge and character were already widely known.
Of course, there are only two people who fit the latter category, and these two were directly recruited by Yu Zizhen.
For those who are only famous in a small circle, the local government will not go to the trouble of spending manpower and money to send them to Beijing.
When dealing with these people, local officials generally tend to adopt the attitude of "whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk first."
Anyway, the exam is open and transparent, and no one dares to get in. As long as they have real ability, they can become officials or clerks after passing the exam.
As for why, even in counties and prefectures far from the emperor, the examinations were open and transparent, and no one dared to cheat, it was of course because their emperor, who was blessed by heaven, seemed to have opened his eyes to heaven. Not only did she accurately catch those who were bewitched and tried to get involved, but she also punished them severely.
They were not even afraid of being embarrassed and just made the matter public.
Thanks to her, people from all over the country not only knew the court's determination and strength to crack down on corruption and fraud, but also, under her call, became her omnipresent eyes and ears to help her supervise officials from all over the country.
Chen Nianzhi therefore had a special liking for Yu Zizhen. In her opinion, it was extremely rare for Yu Zizhen, a woman who grew up in a feudal dynasty, to have such courage and skill.
Chen Nianzhi, who originally did not believe in the so-called divine right of kings, even came up with the idea that "perhaps it is because she is more suitable to rule the world than many men, so God is helping her in the dark."
The thought flashed by, and Chen Nianzhi laughed at herself for being influenced by her environment and becoming superstitious. Then she couldn't help but correct herself mentally, "Even if it's true, as the rumors say, that she's where she is today because of God's blessing, then this 'blessing' must be because she deserves it."
As the saying goes, God helps those who help themselves. If Yu Zizhen had not made efforts far beyond ordinary people, Chen Nianzhi felt that she would definitely not be the lucky person favored by God.
Unlike her modern soul who traveled through time, Yu Zicheng and Dou Zhang, who liked this "remarkable woman" very much, both attributed Yu Zizhen's success to "God's will."
Because he believed that she was his destiny, Yu Zicheng never thought that they were born of the same mother and he was a man, so if Yu Zizhen could do it, he could do it too.
No matter how resentful, indignant, and unfair Princess Zhenbei was, Yu Zicheng and the King of Zhenbei were not affected by her.
Dou Zhang was the same, because he believed that Yu Zizhen was the empress destined by heaven. In addition, Yu Zicheng, the prince of Zhenbei, did not object to him working for Yu Zizhen, so Dou Zhang knelt down to express his gratitude very readily.
After securing the medical genius Dou Zhang, Yu Zizhen allocated a piece of land to the medical school and asked Wen Xiaoman to be responsible for its construction.
Wen Xiaoman married Jiang Yunshan a few years ago. Although there is an age difference of almost ten years between them, they get along surprisingly well.
Of course, the most important thing is that both Jiang Yunshan and his family are proud of Wen Xiaoman's service as an official, instead of restraining her with old-fashioned ideas.
The people in Jianchang Marquis' Mansion never dreamed that Wen Xiaoman would have such good fortune, because Wen Xiaoman not only got the title of Marquis of Yongjia, which can be inherited for three generations, but was also appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue by Yu Zizhen. However, they missed out on this huge wealth and were directly overwhelmed by the overwhelming regret.
After the founding of the new dynasty, Yu Zizhen would naturally not be stupid enough to continue supporting the original princes and dukes of the Great Qi.
The vast majority of these people not only lost their family titles, but were also given a deadline by the government to move out of their original residences.
Yu Zizhen took back all those large houses with good locations, and then used them to reward her trusted subordinates who had made great contributions to her founding of the new dynasty.
The long-declined Jianchang Earl's Mansion was also among those forced to move. In order to show goodwill to the new emperor of the new dynasty, the nobles of the previous dynasty, including the Jianchang Earl's Mansion, did not even dare to move their expensive flowers, trees, rockery and strange stones in their homes to their new homes.
Thanks to them, Yu Zizhen's trusted ministers each owned a very nice mansion without much renovation.
Of course, since Yu Zizhen did not add any water to the distribution of titles, and the number of ministers under her command who had merits sufficient to be awarded titles was far less than when the Great Qi was founded, many of the mansions reclaimed by the court are still vacant.
These houses are located in prime locations where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, and Yu Zizhen is reluctant to give them away for free.
She arranged some people to take care of it, intending to give it to her own children when her child grew up, or to those who would emerge in the future and make great contributions to the country and the people.
Although she had given birth to a baby, Wen Xiaoman was still a strong and energetic woman. She soon got busy with her subordinates.
While she was busy building the medical school, Yu Zizhen also arranged for the government to issue a notice to inform the whole country as quickly as possible that the medical school was under construction and would be completed and officially recruit students in the spring of next year.
As soon as the notice came out, doctors in every state and county were in an uproar.
You have to know that at that time, medical books, recipes for incense, and wine were all secrets that were not passed on.
The degree of monopoly of medical skills is even greater than that of Confucian classics.
Many people have spent ten years or even longer working as medicine boys in medical clinics, and what they ultimately learn is just a little bit of medical knowledge that they have secretly learned.
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