Chapter 339 Everyone Wants to Curse

Zhou Shuren had great ambitions, he wanted to stay in the Hanlin Academy, but after hearing this, he wanted to curse!

Not only the three people in the first class were stunned in the court, but even those in the second and third class were dumbfounded. They were actually directly appointed to official positions?

Not to mention Zhou Shuren and the others, this bomb dropped and exploded the court. Except for a few of the emperor's confidants who already knew the content of the imperial edict, the rest of the officials were in a daze.

The emperor looked at the reactions in the court with amusement, and leisurely signaled the prince standing beside him to take a good look at the reactions of the ministers below.

Prince, "........"

He was also blown away, okay? He knew that his father was going to do something big, but he didn't expect it to be so big. However, looking at the ministers of various forces below who were caught off guard and looked stiff, well, he also felt pretty good.

Zhou Shuren thought, among the historical dynasties he had studied, including the two fictional dynasties, it had to be said that the emperor of this dynasty was ruthless, thick-skinned, had a low bottom line, was good at scheming, and now had another amazing method.

Today, the Emperor issued four imperial edicts in one breath. The first one officially built Ping Port, set up a new Maritime Affairs Department, and established the position of Minister of Maritime Affairs, a third-rank official, and two positions of left and right assistants, both third-rank officials. The rest of the officials were random, with the lowest official being an eighth-rank official.

The second imperial edict established the Maritime Supervision Bureau, with the supervisory minister being a third-rank official, and the rest of the officials’ ranks being the same as those of the Maritime Supervision Bureau.

The third imperial edict was the appointment. The officials of the two newly established departments were all transferred back from various states.

Zhou Shuren lowered his head and glanced at the confused ministers on both sides. The emperor was very capable. The new dynasty had only been established for a short time, and the various forces were complicated and intertwined. They were constantly fighting openly and secretly, and were constantly testing the emperor's bottom line in order to seek greater power.

Among these forces, the ones that were most competitive were the few Yue families who were the first to follow the emperor in rebellion. In addition, they all had princes, and as the princes grew up and entered the court, the competition became more intense.

At the beginning of this year, the emperor announced the construction of Pinggang, a piece of fat meat, which successfully focused everyone's attention on Pinggang. In order to gain benefits, money is also needed to fight for the throne. The more you fight, the more you will be exposed. Very good, three imperial edicts swept all the power gained by several major forces in various states to Pinggang.

The two major departments have always restrained each other, and with people from various forces mixed in, the emperor does not have to worry about working together to make money, and they can restrain each other and consume the major forces. Pinggang is within the defense range of the garrison, which is very good. There is no need to worry about any trouble in the fight, and you are directly in the hands of the emperor, so it is too easy to destroy you.

The last imperial edict sent out several Jinshi candidates who had not been pulled down by the court to take over the power. Those without foundation could only rely on the emperor, and those with foundation were probably sent to serve as checks and balances. As for those who had no foundation but relied on the emperor and ended up killing themselves, it can only be said that you are incompetent. Anyway, the imperial examination is held every three years, and there are many people to fill the position.

If you are sent out without any foundation, you are risking your life for a future even if you rely on the emperor.

Zhou Shuren wanted to curse. No wonder there were only eighty people this year, and he thought they were all scheming people. He was puzzled when he saw it, and after looking at the list carefully, he confirmed that none of the pure scholars he was optimistic about were on the list!

He had to admit that the emperor had involved everyone with these tricks, which was amazing. He admired him very much. This was the overall view.

Zhou Shuren was speechless. It was really hard to believe that the emperor had chosen so carefully. But, damn, no matter how high the rank was, he should have stayed in Beijing. Why was he also sent out? And he was sent to Lizhou City at that? Even if he was offered the position of prefect starting from the fifth rank, he would rather stay in the Hanlin Academy!

Looking back, he seemed to be the highest-ranking official among those assigned abroad. Bah, although his rank was high, the place he was assigned to was also the poorest place. People in Lizhou City were still selling their children to have no food to eat!

The entire Lizhou City is the poorest place, okay? Even the government office has no money on deposit. Now it's almost spring planting time and the entire city is worried about seeds. His intuition tells him that if he does a good job he will be promoted quickly, but if he doesn't do a good job he will lose his job, because the disaster victims will get hungry and go crazy and riot!

A fifth-rank official is not as good as a county magistrate in Jiangnan!

Zhou Shuren really envied Wu Ming. As expected, Wu Ming was disliked by the emperor, but there was a good place for him to go, to be the county magistrate of Hong County in Shuangzhou City. Although Shuangzhou City was further north than Pingzhou City and close to the border, the land near Shuangzhou City was fertile and rich in furs, and there were many merchants coming and going. In three words, there was money!

Zhou Shuren looked at Wu Ming, the first No. 1 scholar to be sent abroad this year, a No. 2 scholar with a low official position, and also a No. 1 scholar who was exiled to the frontier. This guy was very calm. Bah, there was nothing to compare. He was also exiled to the frontier, the first No. 2 scholar to be sent abroad, and his conditions were the most difficult.

Zhou Shuren had memorized the map of his dynasty. Although those on the market were approximate, he could roughly tell where products were abundant based on modern knowledge. He could directly judge wealth. Well, his was the poorest.

The third place winner was so handsome, but now he has a bitter face. This one is also miserable, they all came for the Hanlin Academy, but in the end they all got out.

Your Majesty, Zhang Yu did not pay much attention to how the ministers looked so dead, he had expected that it would be boring to watch, more of his eyes were on the current few people, he was not a person who followed the rules, not being admitted to the Hanlin Academy or the inner cabinet was bullshit, he only valued ability, after the lessons of the previous two sessions, he still liked practical people, he never went down to understand, the memorials he wrote were full of nonsense, every time he read the memorials, he had to recite the Heart Sutra, otherwise he was afraid that he could not hold back the knife in his hand, it was very hard for him to bear it, this was because he had been an emperor for a long time and his temper was much better!

Zhang Yu narrowed his eyes. He achieved three goals at once. In the end, it was not only to consolidate power, but also to train the first batch of practical officials. He would be angry if he failed to create the good environment he had worked so hard to plan.

Emperor Zhang Yurao looked at the three people in the first class with interest. The top scholar, well, he wrote a sharp essay, but he regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. So he might as well not mention him. The third place scholar, his ability was not particularly outstanding, but his family background was outstanding. He would be sent to Jiangnan to serve as a check and balance. There are not many only sons in a family nowadays, so he should be protected with all his life!

What's more, he has good looks, so he deserves to be the third place winner!

As for the runner-up, he has detailed information in his hands, all the information from Pingzhou to the capital!

I'm back late, there are still two chapters to go...

(End of this chapter)