Chapter 256: Alternative Imperial Examination
At this time, Sun Hongda took out a book and asked Jiang Tangtang about the knowledge in the book.
Jiang Tangtang immediately understood that what these old men wanted might not be the talents she thought, but a new type of talents who were smart, had a spirit of research, and dared to think and act.
Jiang Tangtang immediately decided to hold an examination in Lingnan to select talents from all the people.
But the exam she offers is different from the traditional one.
She wants to select some of the smart and studious ones, train them, and then send them to appropriate departments.
Jiang Tangtang had a solution in mind and felt relieved. He asked the old men in the shipyard to go back and build ships with peace of mind, and the things they wanted would be delivered soon.
When Jiang Tangtang returned to the yamen, the first thing he did was to summon all the staff members of the staff office and announce the news.
The staff of the General Staff Office were not surprised by the idea of holding an imperial examination to select talents. What surprised them was that Jiang Tangtang wanted to hold an imperial examination that was different from others.
In addition to the fact that the examination questions organized by Jiang Tangtang were different from usual, what surprised the staff even more was the people taking the examination.
"Can anyone with legal household registration in Lingnan, Cangwu, or other places participate? Does that mean there will no longer be a saying that criminals can't participate in the imperial examinations?"
"Criminals are still not allowed to take the imperial examinations, but the sins of their parents will not affect the next generation. All future examinations will be conducted according to this regulation. In addition to criminals, slaves can also take the examinations." Jiang Tangtang felt that there was no need to dwell on the whole matter.
The main consideration now is how to set the test questions.
Her idea was to edit a book and distribute it before the imperial examination, and some of the examination questions might come from this book.
Of course, these books mostly contain modern knowledge, and during the exams, there will be some questions, asking the test-takers about their opinions on some of them, solutions, etc.
Jiang Tangtang did not expect that these ancient people who had never studied physics and chemistry could understand it by reading books and studying on their own.
So she needs to think carefully about writing a book.
She was responsible for writing books, considering questions, etc., while the people in the General Staff Office were responsible for organizing the examinations.
But the people in the General Staff Office felt that Jiang Tangtang's policy was too lenient towards those criminals.
"Madam, you absolutely cannot set this precedent! Allowing slaves to participate in the imperial examinations is already a great favor, how can you allow the children of criminals to participate as well?"
Jiang Tangtang frowned, "The criminal made a mistake, but the child didn't, so why can't we do that?"
With the influx of a large number of refugees, crimes occurred frequently in places such as Cangwu in Lingnan.
But Jiang Tangtang set up patrols on the streets, with one patrol point every few townships. Whenever someone caused trouble, they would be arrested and sentenced according to the laws they had violated.
Minor offenses were only required to be sent to the mines for a period of hard labor before being released, but serious offenses, such as robbery and murder, were punishable by lifelong hard labor in the mines.
"That's true, but how can bad bamboo produce good bamboo shoots?" Wen Minshun said disapprovingly.
"What kind of bamboo shoots are they? Who can tell for sure?" Jiang Tangtang didn't want to engage in collective punishment, and settled the matter with a tough attitude.
Although the people in the General Staff Office disagreed, they still obediently carried out Jiang Tangtang's wishes.
As a result, the news that Jiang Tangtang was about to hold an unconventional selection examination quickly spread in several places in Cangwu, Lingnan.
I heard that this time the exam does not discriminate based on background and that anyone can take it, and many people were very excited.
They all started to ask.
Jiang Tangtang's new book has not been compiled yet, but the news that Jiang Tangtang will set the test questions has already spread.
Many people went to the study to buy books, and books such as introductory arithmetic, which were previously unpopular, were all sold out.
The people of Lingnan have set off an unprecedented craze for learning, and even many young men from prominent families have joined in this craze.
Whenever they have some free time, they will take out the books they bought in the study, which look very plain but are not easy to understand, and read them in groups of three or four.
Many workshop workers would also gather together after work to discuss. Reluctant to spend money on books, a few would buy one and study together.
But for farmers who cannot read and write and have been working in the fields all their lives, they are more concerned about the second season of rice.
With the success of the first season of rice planting, everyone has more confidence and higher expectations for the second season of rice.
Jiang Tangtang is still very busy. In addition to handling official duties and writing books, she now has one more homework to do every day.
That is to learn the internal skills from Lu Shiyan.
Lu Shiyan originally only intended to teach her some women's light body skills for self-defense. However, when he was instructing Jiang Tangtang that night, Jiang Tangtang's body unexpectedly underwent a drastic change, and now it was very suitable for training.
So he changed his previous idea and decided to teach her breathing techniques and learn the internal energy skills.
Of course Jiang Tangtang would not refuse.
In fact, when she woke up in the morning and found that her body had discharged a lot of dirty things like mud, she had a bold guess in her mind.
She guessed that all this was related to opening up the tendons and meridians.
As she moved forward into the space, her body was able to absorb the spiritual energy in the space.
But because she had not opened up her meridians before, although she could absorb the spiritual energy in the space, the spiritual energy was absorbed very slowly and the effect was not obvious.
Once her tendons and meridians were opened up, her ability to absorb spiritual energy suddenly became faster, which led to such a drastic change.
If it is really related to opening up the tendons and meridians, then after practicing the internal energy techniques, one might be able to absorb spiritual energy faster.
She couldn't say for sure what changes would happen in the future, but it was certain that there would be no harm.
So, every night Jiang Tangtang began to learn internal skills from Lu Shiyan.
However, during the day, the two still rarely have time to meet.
Jiang Tangtang is busy organizing the national examination, and Lu Shiyan's army has also been preparing for military competitions in full swing recently.
In addition to traditional events such as horse archery, bow drawing, sword dancing, and stone lifting, this competition also includes new events such as dart throwing, swimming, and obstacle relay.
Many of Lu Shiyan's new projects were inspired by modern military books he read and found to be very good.
Of course, Lu Shiyan didn't understand everything right away. He only understood some of the things he didn't understand after asking Jiang Tangtang.
Not only did new events add to the competition, but Lu Shiyan also incorporated many modern soldier training items into daily training.
Lu Shiyan was very experienced in training soldiers. After combining some modern experience, the soldiers in Lingnan underwent a qualitative change.
The soldiers train intensively every day and consume a lot of energy, so Jiang Tangtang, who is in charge of logistics, does not fall behind in nutritional supplements.
In addition to regularly sending meat from the farm to the military camp, Jiang Tangtang would also regularly send a batch of vegetables or fruits from the space that contained spiritual energy.
Soldiers have good food, good treatment, and corresponding protection after being injured. This has made the status of soldiers among the people continue to rise.
In the past, ordinary people were unwilling to join the army. Whenever the imperial court recruited soldiers, it was like facing a great enemy.
But this year, with more than two months left before conscription, many people have already gathered together to discuss the matter of enlistment.
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