As for Liu Chan, everyone says that he is a mediocre person.
This was already known to everyone when he ascended the throne.
However, shortly after he ascended the throne, although he did not handle state affairs, he did a lot for the development of the Han Dynasty, such as improving rice cultivation, which greatly increased the rice production of the Han Dynasty.
Moreover, both Wei and Wu countries have now improved their rice, corn, and wheat planting methods according to Liu Chan's methods. Now the overall grain output of Wei and Wu countries has nearly doubled.
In addition, he also developed maltose, refined salt, improved papermaking techniques, and the very best-selling Sichuan wine.
And all of this was created by this man who was hailed as mediocre by the world in just a few years.
However, even so.
The world still thinks that Liu Chan is more suitable for invention and creation. As for being the leader of a country, almost everyone is not optimistic about him, because the Han Dynasty still has to rely on their prime minister Zhuge Liang.
It was just the Battle of Guanzhong, but Liu Chan shocked everyone.
Perhaps it can be said that Liu Chan really became famous in the Battle of Guanzhong.
From now on, people in the world will still say that Liu Chan is mediocre.
But in their hearts, they have to say that this Liu Adou is by no means as simple as they imagined.
At this time, he suddenly wanted saltpeter from Liangzhou, which made Ma Tiande a little confused.
"Brother, what do you think..." Ma Tianxiao asked: "This little emperor suddenly wants these saltpeters?" He paused and asked: "What do you want?"
Ma Tiande also shook his head. Although he was a little confused about this, he couldn't guess what Liu Chan was going to use the saltpeter for.
"Could it be that he also wants to refine elixirs?" Ma Tianxiao laughed casually.
Because saltpeter is one of the materials for alchemy and has no other functions. At least now he only knows that saltpeter is used for alchemy.
"It's better to be cautious." Ma Tiande said: "This person is good at creating. Maybe some new objects will appear soon."
Originally thinking that his well-informed brother could answer his doubts, instead of just reminding him that he needed to be careful, Ma Tianxiao sighed and said with a smile: "Ignore him, this saltpeter doesn't have much effect on us Qiang people. He
If you like it, just give it to him."
"Brother," Ma Tianxiao said, "taking advantage of this opportunity, we, the Qiang people, need to train our troops and horses as soon as possible to be prepared for any eventuality."
Ma Tiande nodded after hearing this.
Now the Han, Wei and Wu are divided into three parts of the world, and the Qiang people are sitting in Liangzhou. Although they cannot compete with these three parties now, they can temporarily be on good terms with the Han, which can rectify the army and develop slowly, and at the same time, it is necessary to stabilize the situation in Liangzhou.
Although the Qiang people now occupy Liangzhou, Liangzhou is not peaceful at all. Even the Qiang people are constantly fighting openly and secretly among themselves.
In order to find a big backer, Ma Tianxiao chose to temporarily rely on the big man.
So if Liu Chan wanted saltpeter, he would naturally give it to him.
Let’s talk about Liu Chan from Weiyang Palace.
From that day on when he developed gunpowder, he began to long for the Han Dynasty ruled by him. Perhaps within a few years, the Han Dynasty could aspire to dominate the Central Plains.
In the following days, he conducted several more tests on the gunpowder, and the results naturally became better and better.
After all, this is not his first creation. He only needs to test it one by one based on the information collected in his previous life.
While he was testing gunpowder, the Han Martial Arts Examination in Chang'an City was in full swing. Compared with the initial examination, the re-examination examination was much stricter.
Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu have been staring at each examination room.
After nearly a month of competition.
The first martial arts examination of the Han Dynasty finally came to a successful conclusion.
The tenth year of the founding of the Han Dynasty, February 12th.
The front hall of Weiyang Palace.
"Your Majesty!"
Xu Shu came out of the class and said: "The first martial arts examination of my great Han Dynasty ended yesterday. The top three are waiting for an audience outside the palace."
This is a big deal.
Liu Chan nodded and said: "Xuan!"
The Han Martial Arts Examination is something Liu Chan is looking forward to because it is a military commander selection system based on his ideas. The current Han Dynasty is in great need of timely replenishment of reserve talents.
Of course, this is also a prelude to the full implementation of the imperial examination system.
Following Liu Chan's announcement, three young people soon strode into the hall.
"Meet Your Majesty!"
The three people came closer and bowed to Liu Chan.
"Live your life!"
Liu Chan raised his hand slightly and looked at the three people. He knew all three of them because they were all candidates who entered the top 20 with him. These three people were Chen Xin, Tian Mu, and Tu Lianhu.
However, these three people surprised Liu Chan, especially Tian Mu and Tu Lianhu.
Because in the preliminary trial stage, although the two of them were good in strength, they could not be considered the strongest, but they actually made it to the top three.
Liu Chan looked at the three of them with some confusion.
Because this time the Beijing martial arts examination is based on the total scores of each subject, rather than a direct competition to determine the winner like the county examination, the ranking of the candidates will be automatically determined as soon as the competition is over.
But the Beijing Examination is different. It adds subjects such as riding and shooting.
After adding up the scores of these three people in each subject, they are tied for the top three.
At this time, the three of them were also a little nervous.
Because today is the moment to decide their fate. According to the rules before the exam, after all subjects are completed, the number one, number two, and top pick will be selected by the emperor.
Of course, if their rankings have been determined before entering Weiyang Palace, Liu Chan will naturally rank them according to their results. The first place will naturally be the top pick, followed by the second place, third overall.
The results of the three are equal.
He looked a little embarrassed, but Liu Chan glanced at the three of them and immediately had an idea.
"Tu Lianhu!"
As soon as Liu Chan finished speaking, Tu Lianhu suddenly became excited because the emperor called him first, not the other two.
Could it be that His Majesty wants me to be the number one scholar?
Tu Lianhu hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully: "The general is here!"
Liu Chan glanced at Tu Lianhu and asked, "Come and tell me why you are a general."
Hiss——
Tu Lianhu was stunned. He originally thought that the emperor called him first to make him the top military scholar, but he didn't expect the emperor to ask him why he was a general?
This——
No one had told him beforehand that there was such a link.
The entire hall suddenly became extremely quiet. Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and imperial censor Xu Shu couldn't help but secretly applaud. They didn't expect the emperor to do something like this.
But this is quite new. If you directly and easily grant the title of No. 1 Scholar, no matter who it is, the other two people will definitely feel resentful and may not be willing to contribute to the court in the future.
Of course, Liu Chan was just transferring the palace examinations of later generations for use.
If you want to be the number one scholar, it is very important to pass the imperial examination.
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This chapter has been completed!