Zhao Ning did not expect that someone would recommend King Kang so quickly.

It seems that the competing interests in the power field are like sharks in the sea. They will rush over crazily when they smell the slightest smell of blood.

Zhao Ning actually had the idea of ​​having Zhao Gou serve as the Chief Protector of the Annan Protectorate.

The adjustment of the Song Dynasty system has been one of the many issues Zhao Ning has been thinking about during this period.

At this time, Wang Huaiji said at the door again: "Your Majesty, this year's imperial examination champion Zhang Jiucheng is waiting outside the Daqing Hall."

Zhao Ning closed the book and said, "I'm going over right now."

Zhao Ning arrived at the back of the Daqing Palace and announced that Zhang Jiucheng had entered the palace.

"Students meet Your Majesty, long live our Emperor."

"No gift."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhang Jiuzheng came here for a reason, of course.

Zhang Jiucheng is this year's top scorer in the imperial examination and is the most influential figure in Tokyo at this moment.

I don’t know how many big guys want to win over him.

But he was not satisfied yet, so he proposed to take a formal examination.

The so-called formal subject examination refers to major subjects and special subjects. It was an examination used to select outstanding talents in ancient times.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, the Six Essays on the Secret Pavilion Examination was a key link in the imperial examination, and it was also the most difficult link. If you passed it, you could meet the emperor and take part in the imperial examination.

The so-called Secret Pavilion Examination has a wide range of questions, including the Nine Classics, Jian Jing, Zhengshi, and the Seven Martial Classics.

The seven martial arts classics of the Song Dynasty are "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Wu Zi's Art of War", "Six Tao", "Sima Fa", "Three Strategies", "Wei Liao Zi" and "Li Weigong Questions and Answers".

Apparently, Zhang Jiuzheng passed the six sections of the Secret Pavilion Test and entered the final stage.

According to official history, there were only twenty-two imperial examinations in the two Song dynasties over three hundred years. No more than forty people passed the first class, and only four people passed the third class.

At that time, Su Shi took two professional examinations and got third-class grades both times, which shows Su Shi's talent.

Many people think of Su Shi as a writer and a foodie, but in the eyes of the Song people at that time, Su Shi was a serious prime minister, a rare genius in the Song Dynasty in a century.

As for some people saying that Su Shi had low emotional intelligence, that may be the biggest joke in history.

"I have heard for a long time that you studied with Yang Shi when you were young, and you got to know many people."

"Students just work a little harder than ordinary people, but they can't be said to be talented at understanding people."

Zhao Ning also did not hesitate to praise him. He said: "Being able to come here shows that you really have talent knowledge. I am very pleased to have a talent like you."

In fact, Zhang Jiucheng, Zhao Ding mentioned to him many times, is indeed a talented person who can do things and dares to do things.

Zhao Ning and Zhao Ding have always adhered to one principle in employing people: Dare to do things!

The officialdom is a place with an extremely complex power system, and it also has a huge inertial thinking: do less and make fewer mistakes, and do not do better.

As a result, many things at the execution level are difficult to implement.

The difference between most people in the world does not lie in their thinking. Those who compare themselves with each other and say, "I have thought of this problem a long time ago", basically none of them can achieve anything.

Say it a thousand times, why not fuck her once!

And Zhang Jiucheng is the kind of person who dares to do things.

Zhao Ning stopped being vague and asked the question directly. He said: "What do you think of the relationship between Song and Jin Dynasties?"

Zhang Jiucheng did not expect that the question asked by Zhao Guanjia would be so concise and concise.

Different from the formal and sophisticated questions in the past, this question sounds as if it is very simple.

An ordinary person would probably have the answer right away, for example: the relationship between the Song and Jin Dynasties has eased, and trade between the two sides has normalized, just like the relationship between the Song and Liao Dynasties in the past.

Or they may say: That is the conspiracy of the Jin Kingdom, they are paralyzing us.

But obviously what Zhao Guanjia wants is not such a simple two judgments.

Zhang Jiucheng said: "As for the relationship between the Song and Jin Dynasties, I believe that different periods will have different states."

"Oh?" Zhao Ning was stunned for a moment, and then he became interested and said, "Please tell me in detail."

"During the Xuanhe period, our military power was in decline, but we were rich all over the world. The Jin Kingdom was a tiger and a wolf, so why not go south? However, after several years of war, the Jin Kingdom also suffered a lot. You came and I went back and forth, and we have the current peace.

But the Kingdom of Jin is only taking a short rest, and there will definitely be a fierce battle soon."

"On what basis do you say this?"

"The students looked through the official reports on the casualties of the Jin soldiers over the years. After several battles, the foundation of the Jin Kingdom was not harmed at all. The Jin Kingdom destroyed the Liao Dynasty too quickly and the internal control was unstable. This short-term peace was just a break for the Jin Kingdom.

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Zhao Ning was very satisfied with Zhang Jiuzheng's answer.

To be a true talent, you must not only be able to judge the results of affairs, but you must also give reasonable explanations.

But Zhao Ning did not show it, he said: "Then how should the Song Dynasty respond?"

"There are two major enemies in our dynasty, one is the Jin people, and the other is Xixia. The next time the Jin people go south, Xixia will send troops. There is no doubt about this. If this happens, our Song Dynasty will be in danger."

"Therefore, when the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty fought, Xixia must be destroyed first."

"Now the situation is favorable to us in the Song Dynasty. The imperial court opened a military town in Liaodong and extended the front line. Wu Jinqing recovered Taiyuan and obtained the advantageous conditions to regain the lost land in Hedong. If Hedong was recovered and the connection between Xixia and Jin was cut off, the imperial court could destroy Xia and destroy Xia.

Then chop off the gold thief's right arm."

Zhao Ning still looked calm and said: "You talk about recovering Hedong, and you talk about destroying Xia. How to regain it, and how to destroy it? War is not a child's play, and you can't talk empty words."

Zhang Jiucheng said: "Students secretly believe that war lies in logistics, logistics is related to transportation, and transportation is related to officialdom and officialdom."

"How do you explain what you mean by officialdom and officialdom?"

"The official system determines the transportation of food and weapons, and the government determines the number of personnel transported. Both of them are related to the cost of the front line. If the front line cost is sufficient, then even if there is a small defeat, it is not a concern. If there is a winner, it will be hundreds of miles into the enemy's territory.

Build dozens of walled cities to connect the enemy's urban and rural areas. It was originally the enemy's territory, but now it is used by me. This is a victory."

"Then how should we solve the problems of officialdom and officialdom to achieve what you said?"

Zhang Jiucheng said: "The imperial court has good strategies, and supervising town officials is the foundation for the reform of the official system."

Zhao Ning added: "Since the imperial court has a good plan, what use do I need from you?"

Zhang Jiucheng replied calmly: "The imperial dynasty has been building official roads for hundreds of years, but it has not been able to cover Xixia and Yanyun. If your majesty wants to destroy Xixia and conquer Yanyun, you must study official roads. However, the cost of official roads is so high that you don't need many students."

It is said that the students have a strategy that can help the country to build the dynasty quickly."

"It doesn't matter if you say so."

"Using banknotes as salary, mobilizing private labor, and concentrating on building official roads can quickly achieve the court's goals." Zhang Jiucheng said, "If the court is willing to give people a salary, the people will be more willing to build roads, but the cost of road construction will be even higher. Paying banknotes
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