Fang Zhengyi shrugged and stopped talking.
He can say whatever he wants, I will never mark the papers, the worst that can happen is I can find an excuse to get out of it.
They can't force you to drink water even if you don't work!
Seeing Fang Zheng's stubborn attitude, Zhang Dongxiang was speechless and said no more.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, all the candidates entered the venue.
By this time it was already bright, and the inner curtain door was closed. There was no more communication between the inside and outside. If there was anything to discuss, they could only communicate at the inner curtain door.
After a while, the exam officially began.
The invigilators also began to patrol the rows of cells.
Apart from helping candidates solve special situations, examiners are generally only responsible for invigilating the exam. As long as nothing goes wrong, they will not interfere with what the candidates do in the room. Therefore, before the marking process, the examiner's job is boring but relatively leisurely.
Fang Zhengyi was also pacing between the rows of cells, constantly observing each candidate and their papers.
He doesn't care what the candidates write, he only cares about their names.
There are requirements for the exam paper, which naturally includes name and place of origin.
When you see a candidate you like, memorize his or her name first, and then take out a pen and paper to write it down when you are alone.
There is no face-to-face record because we don’t want to affect the candidate’s mentality.
Selecting reporters for the six ministries is a serious matter, and Fang Zhengyi has his own set of standards.
You are beautiful!
That’s right, good looks are the only criterion used by Fang Zheng to select reporters.
In his previous life, he had never been a journalist or run a newspaper.
Although he personally founded the Mid-Levels Newspaper and the newspapers were published smoothly, he encountered many problems.
He usually just acts as a hands-off boss, leaving everything to his subordinates to find ways to solve the problem.
He is only responsible for paying the money!
Of course, as long as the money is in place, no work can be difficult, so the progress is quite smooth.
However, he did not expect that Emperor Jing mistakenly thought that he was very experienced and actually sent him to select reporters.
Then we can only infer based on that little bit of life experience.
The current reporters in the newspaper have also come up step by step, and they cannot be said to have much experience.
The students who were able to take the provincial examination and enter the Imperial Academy naturally had a solid cultural foundation and were not stupid.
Their IQs are definitely far above the passing line, and they will most likely have no problem doing ordinary journalist work if they learn it.
Even if some arrogant scholars are selected, there is no need to be afraid. Usually, they will become humane after two years of being hit hard by society.
The only problem then is that you may encounter difficulties when you go out to collect news.
When talking with all kinds of people, language communication ability is the most important, but there is no way to assess it. Everyone is taking the exam and can't go up and chat with people, so the only thing to look at is appearance!
In his previous life, before the rise of self-media, he had never seen an ugly reporter on TV, so this was the only criterion Fang Zheng used when selecting people.
Beautiful people always face less resistance when communicating with others than ordinary people, and may even be looked up to by others.
When he was begging for mercy in Hengjiang Prefecture, he got much more money than others! Even though other beggars were obviously more miserable than him!
Human beings are, after all, emotional animals, and rare attributes such as logic and rationality account for too low a proportion.
Not to mention selecting journalists, even when the imperial court is selecting officials, the influence of appearance cannot be ignored!
There are quite a few handsome men in the court, and even many old ministers look like immortals once they put on Taoist robes.
Zhong Kui was deprived of the title of top scholar by Emperor Dezong because of his ugly appearance. He committed suicide in anger. He is a typical example of a person who was killed by appearance obsession.
The truth is so simple, and the reality is so cruel.
The imperial examination is an exam for others, but it is a beauty pageant for Fang Zhengyi!
If Emperor Jing knew that he selected people in this way, he would probably be beaten to death...
Selecting people based on their faces was naturally a fast process, and it didn't take long before Fang Zhengyi had walked through six rows of dormitories.
There were more than ten names written on the paper, all of them were poor children with good looks.
Although everyone was wearing single clothes, Fang Zheng only picked the ones with patches.
Those who have a well-off family background can afford to support themselves may not be willing to work as reporters for the Sixth Ministry. At worst, they can support themselves for three years and try again!
It is normal to take the exam until you are 50 or 60 years old. If you pass the exam, it will be a blessing for future generations!
It's not necessarily the case for a poor family. There's one less laborer in the family, and pens, ink, paper, inkstone and books are expensive. A family can be drained dry in six years.
If I continue like this, I can only go back to being a second-rate teacher or writing for others.
Being a journalist is undoubtedly a great option. Although it is not a career in politics, it is the closest to power!
Having the opportunity to meet countless dignitaries and having connections that ordinary officials can't even dream of can be considered a great success. If you're lucky, you might even be able to enter the officialdom as an exception!
Although they met by chance, Fang Zhengyi planned to help as many people as possible, since it was just a matter of convenience.
As he continued to patrol, many students felt frightened by his gaze.
I just felt that this examiner was unusual! He actually bent over to look at people! His smile was just like that of an old client in a brothel.
But the exam was important, so I had to concentrate on doing the questions and didn’t dare to waste time thinking too much.
It was not until Fang Zheng arrived at the Hongzihao dormitory that he finally saw an acquaintance, Shen Yi.
Shen Yi was concentrating on doing the questions at the moment, looking very serious. Fang Zhengyi couldn't help but move closer to take a look.
The straw paper was filled with dense, neat and beautiful small characters. Fang Zhengyi could not help but nod.
The handwriting is good! But it is not as big as my own handwriting. I need more practice!
Shen Yi was busy when he suddenly felt the sunlight was blocked, so he quickly looked up and saw that it was Fang Zheng. He was relieved and a smile appeared on his face.
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