The Young Master Is Fierce Chapter 859: Qiu Wei

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It's September, autumn is getting stronger, and Guanyun City is becoming more and more lively.

Emperor Dezong reformed the scientific examination this year, abolishing the centuries-old recommendation system and using the imperial examination to recruit talented people.

This is naturally a great thing for students of the Wu Dynasty.

Also because this is the first year that the imperial examination is officially implemented, the Hanlin Academy has requested His Majesty’s decree that all students this year can participate in the examination without being required to be a scholar or a scholar. In the past, the three-level scientific examination system existed in name only. Looking at the entire There were not many serious scholars or officials in the Wu Dynasty. Wen Canghai thought about it and realized that this would definitely not work.

When Fu Xiaoguan heard it, it made sense, so this unique scientific examination was decided. Fu Xiaoguan also postponed the scientific examination originally scheduled for the eighth day of September to the eighth day of October.

Too hasty.

You have to give the students and the Hanlin Academy more time.

"That's what I thought..." Fu Xiaoguan rubbed his hands and felt embarrassed. The Hanlin Academy received application lists from all over the country, totaling 180,000 people!

This simply made Fu Xiaoguan's jaw drop. It reminded him of the first year of the college entrance examination in his previous life, how similar it was.

But at that time, examination centers were set up across the country, but now... I am careless. So many people are pouring into Guanyun City. Where can I find such a big place to accommodate 180,000 candidates?

"How about taking the test in the open air in Liluoyuan? Ask the Ministry of Industry to get some wooden boards and everyone sit on the ground? How about reducing the number of questions and completing the test in one day?"

Not to mention Wen Canghai, even Zhuo Yixing, Nangong Yiyu and Meng Changping didn't know how to handle this mess.

In the past, scientific examinations were conducted on a temporary basis, with no more than a thousand participants at most.

Now this reform has produced 180,000 candidates!

Zhuo and his party looked at each other, what else could they do?

Wen Changhai shook his head: "Today in late autumn, the cold dew is very heavy, and the grassland is covered with grass. With so much dew, how can we take the exam with peace of mind? How can we..."

His eyes lit up, "How about setting the examination room above Hanling Temple? Is it where the Literary Society was?"

Yes, the square in that place is extremely wide and flat. "That's it, we'll put it in Hanling Temple. But the exam will start later, and we have to walk from Guanyun City to Hanling Temple. It will take some time. The other thing is to solve the problem of lunch for the candidates. I remember that there are many buildings up there, which can be used as kitchens for the time being. There is food for 180,000 people... You can ask the imperial kitchen, I don't know. How to prepare."

Well, first times are always a little sloppy.

"The elimination rate of 180,000 candidates must be sky-high. Let me post an announcement tomorrow. All those who fail, if they have a skill or are interested in scientific research, can apply for the Academy of Sciences."

Today's Academy of Sciences has expanded more than ten times compared to what it was in Xishan, but in Fu Xiaoguan's view, there is still a serious shortage of talent.

This is related to education. There was no such education in the past. The name of the Academy of Sciences sounds lofty, but it is actually composed of a group of craftsmen.

They may be very confident in their craftsmanship, or they may have an innovative spirit, but their education is not high and they have no systematic learning at all.

They are mostly improving on the original ones, such as the second-generation breech-loading flintlock guns that are now equipped to the army.

The accumulation of scientific theoretical knowledge is a long process, and Fu Xiaoguan, despite his great ability, can't do anything about it.

The matter of Qiu Wei was settled in this way. Wen Changhai left the imperial study room to implement the matter. Only then did Zhuo Yixing ask a question that he was quite worried about:

"Your Majesty, in the past two months, Sitong Bank has been printing banknotes day and night through four banknote printing factories, and it has not stopped yet. If this continues...will it cause a skyrocketing price in Wu Dynasty?"

"Don't worry, Wu Dynasty's economy is recovering. The market demand for currency is increasing day by day. The original currency stock cannot keep up with the growth of the economy. Prices will show signs of rising slowly in the short term, but there is no need to worry. Appropriate currency Expansion is beneficial to the current Wu Dynasty's economy, not to mention...I am not printing randomly."

Bank notes in all countries are based on gold. How many silver notes can be printed based on the amount of gold a country reserves. This is the basic consensus reached by all countries now, because there have been many cases in history where the random printing of silver notes ended up A painful lesson that led to the collapse of the currency and the destruction of the country.

"In addition, Yu Wendao once sent me a letter, saying that the Yu Dynasty had many commodities including ore, wood, tung oil, and cotton, so I asked the commerce bureau of the border town to buy all these commodities. This required A lot of money."

"We are currently negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with Fan Tianning, the thirteenth prince of Fan Kingdom. We have basically reached a consensus. However, Fan Kingdom wants to buy red cannons and flintlock guns. I am still considering it."

"If this agreement is signed, we will export a large amount of white salt, steel ingots, firearms, etc. to Fan State. And Fan State will export jade, ore, wood, etc. to our country."

As he spoke, Fu Xiaoguan stood up and walked a few steps back and forth in the royal study, "My intention is to sell the red cannon and flintlock gun to Fan Guo. Of course, the ones sold are the first generation. Now our Academy of Sciences is in I have already told Qin Chengye the direction of research on third-generation firearms."

“A large amount of ore and a large amount of wood will be used in the future. Resources will only become more and more expensive in the future. If they can be purchased, domestic mining must be reduced accordingly.”

"Steelmaking and iron-making are extremely polluting to the environment, so the roads leading to the Six Prefectures of Beixiao must be repaired as soon as possible. From now on, the Six Prefectures of Beixiao will be planned as the heavy industrial base of the Wu Dynasty. Even this scientific research institute , we will have to move to Beixiao Six Prefectures in the future.”

"Is there any news from the Ministry of Finance sent to the southern coast to explore the ports?"

Meng Changping shook his head, "The Ministry of Industry has not received the news yet. The kind of seaport your Majesty needs may not be easy to find."

"No problem, tell them to keep looking. They must find at least two such harbors on our coastline."

After a pause, Fu Xiaoguan continued: "Over at Jiangcheng Shipyard, tell them that I need at least five Dreadnought-class battleships in August next year."

"Your Majesty really wants to go to sea?"

"It's not really going to sea, but I have to go and conquer that place in Ueno."

"Where is Ueno?"

Fu Xiaoguan's lips curled up, "It is a natural harbor at the mouth of the Yangtze River. After it is conquered, wharves and docks will be built there. Therefore, Jiangcheng Shipyard must build commercial cargo ships as soon as possible to facilitate the transportation of materials. Ueno."

Are you going to extend your tentacles to the sea?

Zhuo Yixing frowned slightly and whispered: "The Chen family, Zhou family and Lu family in China are immigrating to the Yu Dynasty. Your Majesty is really going to let them leave?"

He added: "Even if Your Majesty is kind enough to let them go, you should keep the family property they have accumulated over the past hundreds of years, right?"

Fu Xiaoguan smiled meaningfully, "It's going to rain and my mother wants to get married, let them do it."