Du Yuan watched Zheng Lu die. He was not surprised at all. This man brought it all upon himself.
I can't understand the current situation clearly, and I still want to play the same tricks as the Ming Dynasty.
It was the late Ming Dynasty, and the civil servants had too much power.
The scholars were just pawns in the charge, and behind them were the civil servants and the imperial power.
Du Yuan took the interview notice and stood in front of the interview room of the Ministry of Personnel, waiting.
He was very worried, not knowing whether he could get a good job.
Du Yuan looked at the candidates who entered the room for interviews. When they came out, their clothes had been changed into official uniforms.
They hold official seals in their hands and greet the waiting candidates.
Du Yuan looked at these people with envy in his heart.
These people gained official positions, but the results were not good for him.
The Commander's Office really appoints corresponding official positions based on the results of the written examination.
He didn't know what was going on, but his written test scores were far beyond his own level.
But his ranking was still very low, and by the time it was his turn, there were no good official positions left.
Du Yuan saw some candidates coming out without official uniforms, with very depressed faces.
He was extremely anxious because this meant that even if he passed the written examination, he might not be able to obtain an official position.
If you fail the interview, you will be eliminated.
Du Yuan finally waited until he went to the interview.
He lowered his head and walked into the room cautiously, fearing that he would not give a good first impression to the examiner.
Du Yuan used his peripheral vision to glance at the ID badge in front of the examiner.
It was discovered that it was Wang Zhongce, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and two ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, who came to interview him.
Du Yuan felt even more nervous when facing these three officials.
He stepped forward and handed the interview notice to the examiner according to the procedures he had learned about.
"Praise County Du Yuan, you did a good job.
Originally, you did not have the opportunity to participate in the civil service interview, but because of your choice, Commander Su gave you this opportunity."
Wang Zhongce received the interview notice and praised it.
When Du Yuan heard what Wang Zhongce said, he immediately understood what he couldn't figure out.
It must be the reward he got for reporting Zheng Lu.
He just wanted to protect himself wisely, and was afraid that Zheng Lu would coerce him and do something irreversible.
Du Yuan also admired his foresight and followed Zheng Lu's candidates.
They were all extremely unlucky. They were sentenced to ten years in prison and banned from serving as officials for life.
If the Ming Dynasty comes to attack, they still have hope.
Once the Ming Dynasty fails, unless their families have more than one scholar, they will soon decline.
Before, his family was a scholar trained with a lot of money, but his death occurred in an accident, which led to the decline of the family.
"Thank you, Commander Su, and all the examiners for giving me this opportunity."
"Du Yuan, your level of doing things is not enough, but this can be cultivated in the future.
Your attitude is very good, and the Appraisal Department of the Ministry of Personnel will inspect you from the eighth grade.
The main job is to check whether the township chief and other small officials have achieved the set goals.
This job requires traveling to various villages, are you willing to accept it?"
Du Yuan was overjoyed when he heard it and nodded in agreement.
"Examiner, I am willing to accept this official position."
Du Yuan had no choice but to accept and give up.
Giving up means that he cannot be an official.
Eight-level inspection, regardless of grade or work content.
Du Yuan was very satisfied.
Starting from the eighth rank official, he has surpassed many people, and the county magistrate is the seventh rank official.
By auditing this work, political achievements can be achieved faster.
Before Du Yuan joined the recruitment hall, he was familiar with the responsibilities of the official department.
The Ministry of Personnel assesses officials based on the examination method that was abolished in the Ming Dynasty.
Strengthen the policy of "responsible for people".
There is a final person responsible for everything, and the Ministry of Personnel and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will hold the matter accountable for life.
"Okay, you go to the next room, pick out a piece of clothing that fits you, and take your official seal.
I will formally come to the Ministry of Personnel to take up my post tomorrow."
Du Yuan took back his interview notice, bowed to the examiners, turned around and walked to the room next to him.
This room is filled with similar official uniforms, but the sizes are different.
Du Yuan handed the interview notice to the steward here.
"Hello, uncle, I am a new official in the Ministry of Personnel. Please tell me what type of clothes I should choose based on my rank."
When Du Yuan looked at these similar clothes, he suspected that he had gone to the wrong room.
It's impossible to tell which grade these clothes correspond to.
The steward responsible for distributing clothes explained with a smile: "The Commander's Office did not follow the Ming Dynasty's official uniforms with distinct hierarchies.
We design different types of clothes according to different government offices.
For example, the Ministry of Punishment, their clothes are blue with red stripes.
The clothes of Sanfasi are mainly blue, with different patterns.
The clothes of the tax bureau were dark and looked like mourning clothes.
Our clothes are all of this type, you just need to pick one that suits you."
Du Yuan recognized this official and was full of ridicule towards the tax police.
He thought this was because officials had to pay taxes on their salaries.
After Du Yuan thanked him, he chose a piece of clothing that fit him well.
He walked back to the room where official seals were issued.
Du Yuangang handed the interview notice to the steward here.
The steward quickly found a large steel seal from a pile of official seals and handed it to Du Yuan.
"This is a public seal, if you don't have a private seal.
Sign up with me and I will engrave your seal for free.
Some jobs only require the use of a public seal.
Some work must be stamped with a public seal and a private seal."
Du Yuan took the official seal with both hands and bowed to the steward.
"thank you."
He wrote his name.
"You can go now. After the private seal is carved, I will send it to you."
Du Yuan wore official uniform, held his official seal, and walked out of the recruitment hall with his head held high.
He felt particularly comfortable looking at the unsuccessful candidates who envied and feared him.
He almost failed the exam. If he hadn't made the right choice, he would have been just like these people.
Now, my identity is completely different. I am no longer a scholar who makes a living by selling calligraphy and painting.
Rather, he is an official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Du Yuan could imagine the shocked expressions of his mother and wife when the news reached his hometown.
…
Su He looked at Wang Wenjun who was wearing official uniform.
This is a costume specially customized for a female official, and it looks majestic and solemn.
"Wang Shangshu, how do you feel?"
"Husband, I am very scared now.
Since ancient times, no woman has been an official. If I go out wearing this official uniform, there will definitely be a lot of rumors.
I'm not afraid, I'm just afraid of affecting you.
At that time, many old Neo-Confucianists opposed it, and they had a great influence on scholars."
Su He looked at Wang Wenjun, still worried about himself.
He explained again: "Wenjun, you don't need to be afraid.
Why can't women be officials?
My mother can do farm work. Is it more tiring to be an official than to do farm work?
Wu Zetian could be the emperor.
When a woman becomes an official, she may not be worse than a man. You have to believe in your own abilities.
Those old scholars who believe in Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism are our enemies in the first place.
The enemy's strong opposition proves that we are doing the right thing."
Even if many people oppose it, Su He will always insist on women becoming officials.
Entering industrialization is not just about building a steam engine.
He needs the entire society to adapt to the development of industrialization.
This requires a lot of talent.
Scholars who are not yet students of Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism are talents of the new era who need to be cultivated.
Women must be included in the industrialization process.
Explore the potential of the people and try our best to let more people receive education.
Otherwise, Suhe would not even be able to complete the threshold of industrialization throughout his life.
When a woman becomes an official, it is equivalent to adding sand to the civil service group.
This makes it impossible for the civil service group to form a joint force.
The civil service group that has absolutely no rivals is too scary.
Look at the current cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, whether the Donglin Party came to power or other parties.
No one will destroy the consensus of suppressing military commanders and imperial power.
Wang Wenjun wore official uniform and walked out of the recruitment hall.
It immediately caused a great sensation.
The failed candidates gathered outside the recruitment center in twos and threes, discussing this matter.
"I saw that right! When I came out just now, it was a woman.
I read it correctly. The shape of the official seal in his hand is that of a ministerial official.
When will a woman be able to be such a high official?
I thought that so many women could only be clerks or secretaries."
"As soon as I saw you, you didn't pay attention to the results of the written examination in the recruitment hall.
Many women are among the best in academic performance.
Nowadays, it is normal for women to be officials."
"You idiot, you just raise your eyebrows when you have nothing to do.
My son and I went to take the recruitment examination together, and I also paid attention to the situation of various government offices in the Tongling Mansion.
Most of those women were just clerks, and some were doctors and newspaper editors.
For example, the primary school teacher who is recruiting a lot of people is just a petty official, not even a ninth-grade official.
Officials and officials are not the same. Women have been officials since ancient times.
It is completely confusing for a woman to be a minister.
To rule the government, this is cutting off the foundation of Neo-Confucianism."
They kept talking about women becoming officials, which caused chaos.
But in my heart, I am already secretly planning to wait until next year to let my daughter take the exam.
Having one more official in the family will greatly increase the family's power.
…
Zheng Xiuyuan smashed everything in his study.
Just now he heard the butler's report that his son was causing trouble in the Talent Recruitment Center and was directly shot by the Minister of Punishment.
He didn't expect the thief in yellow to be so ruthless.
He is not afraid of offending scholars and celebrities like him at all.
"Sir, it's not good. I saw a woman walking out of the recruitment hall in official uniform. She is a second-grade official."
When Zheng Siming heard the news, his spine seemed to have been taken away and he immediately collapsed to the ground.
"The thief in yellow will never grow up.
He is challenging all scholars and waging war against Neo-Confucianism.
The relationship between father, son, husband and wife must not be messed up.
I will spend all my wealth, recruit servants, and fight the thief in yellow to the death."
A group of patrolmen armed with muskets and steel knives broke down the door of Zheng's house.
"Zheng Xiuyuan, you have committed a crime."
Zheng Xiuyuan looked at the patrol with swords and guns, and he knew that his end would be tragic.
"I, Zheng Xiuyuan, are at odds with you.
If you can catch me alone, there are thousands of Confucian masters waiting for you."
"Protect the famous religion and protect the Ming Dynasty."
Zheng Siming roared heartbreakingly.
"As expected, you are a remnant of the Ming Dynasty, allowing your son to cause trouble in the recruiting hall.
Act quickly and arrest his entire family, don't let anyone go."
…
"Qu Qingyi, you usually stay with Wenjun and help her deliver news."
Qu Qingyi had just finished the interview and heard Su He assigned her a job.
The smile on her face gradually disappeared, a humble expression appeared on her face, and she asked in an extremely low voice:
"Commander Su, I am an official of the Secretariat. This should stay with you."
Su He directly took out a large pile of budget applications from various government agencies.
"If you can figure this out, I'll keep you.
You are still young, study hard with Wenjun and do some errands."
Qu Qingyi stared at the document in front of him, looking at the complicated numbers on it.
She had never seen these Arabic numeral accounting methods, let alone calculated a budget clearly.
"Commander Su, you must keep your word. When I learn knowledge, you will keep me by your side."
Qu Qingyi asked with expectation.
"Little girl, there are so many things to do, let's do the current work first.
Whether you can stay or not depends on your ability. I don't want to keep useless people around me.
You go out and call in the people who are interviewing Hanzhong Newspaper."
Qu Qingyi got the affirmative answer and left happily.
Su He watched Qu Qingyi walk out.
She admitted this little girl because of her flexibility and asked her to accompany Wang Wenjun.
It is impossible for him to keep female secretaries by his side. If there were female secretaries, how would they be allowed to communicate with his ministers?
Some people will definitely think too much and be unable to hand over work normally.
Su He waited for a while, and the candidates who signed up for Hanzhong Newspaper came in.
Most of them are women, and the leader is named Ling Yin.
Su He has read her information and she is still an oiran in a brothel.
He doesn't care about these people's previous identities, this is not about marrying a wife.
Su He only cares about whether these people can achieve his goals.
As the name suggests, Hanzhong Newspaper Company is the yamen that publishes newspapers.
Su He is preparing to publish "Hanzhong Weekly" to convey some important news from the commanding office.
This is also to compete with the traditional gentry for the right to speak.
In an era when media was underdeveloped, newspapers played a decisive role.
It can guide the direction of public opinion and the direction of people's hearts.
"You all know that someone was causing trouble just now. Based on what you saw, everyone will write an article.
I will grant you corresponding official positions based on the circumstances of these articles.
The person with the best article will be awarded the position of editor-in-chief of the newspaper, which is the fifth rank official."
Su He left these people to write articles and arranged for others to maintain order.
He left directly to interview people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Sanfasi applied for Dali Temple, and Wu Donglin was responsible for the interview.
Apply to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and be interviewed by Su Yan.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate does not yet have a chief official, so Su He can only go to the interview in person.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate is an anti-corruption bureau, and its chief officials must be upright and upright people.
Su He has not found a suitable candidate yet.
In a yamen like the Metropolitan Procuratorate, candidates are extremely important and it is better to have fewer people than too many.
Su He walked into the room, where more than twenty candidates applying for the Metropolitan Procuratorate had been waiting here for a long time.
Su He asked the security guard to distribute a document to each candidate.
Li Yuanzheng looked at the information in his hand. Someone reported that an official named Wan Xin accepted bribes.
The reporting information was written in great detail, including the amount of bribes received on any given day.
Su He gave them two days to investigate the case.
The patrol will help them investigate the case, but only if they find definite evidence and hand it over to the patrol.
Only these patrols will take action to help them arrest the officials involved.
"I'm here to be an official, not to investigate a case. Who can figure out such a complicated case?"
One candidate broke down and cried.
He couldn't understand the case in the documents at all.
"We all have procuratorates. Why should we investigate the case ourselves if we just hear about it?
These people have problems, they can be caught first and then investigated, why do they have to make it so complicated."
Li Yuanzheng looked at the candidates next to him with a confused look on his face, not knowing how to get started.
Su He looked at the candidates and said: "These are the questions for your interview. Find out if there are any problems with these officials.
My Metropolitan Procuratorate will never engage in the practice of reporting on rumors.
If you want to bring down a corrupt official, you must have solid evidence.
A Qingliu can bring down an official by writing some articles. This will never happen in the future.
Those who have no confidence can choose to give up."
"I give up, there's not enough time."
One candidate took the lead, and three more candidates gave up one after another.
Other candidates took the inspection and went to various places to investigate the case based on the contents of the materials.
Su He looked at the four candidates standing in the room.
"You have been eliminated. You can take the exam to other yamen next year, but the Sanfa Division will never be hired."
When these people heard what Su He said, they all lowered their heads.
These people also believe that the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Tongling Mansion is the same as the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Ming Dynasty.
These candidates walked out of the recruitment center with frustrated faces.
When the failed candidates next to them saw their faces, they knew that these people had failed the interview.
They whistled and booed.
Seeing the embarrassment on these people's faces, they smiled happily.
…
Su He kept listening to the experiences of these candidates.
There were five candidates who, taking advantage of their family's power, took their servants directly to arrest them.
I want to use torture to extract confessions and collect the evidence I want.
The five of them were directly transferred to the Criminal Department Yamen by the officials at the time and were eliminated.
The remaining dozen candidates have all completed their investigation and found sufficient evidence chains.
The most outstanding one is Li Yuanzheng, who found evidence to arrest Wan Xin.
A simple interrogation cleared Wan Xin's suspicion.
He also used some clues revealed in the documents to frame others for writing the documents and arrested the real culprits.
Su He waited until these candidates returned.
I saw them all standing in a row, looking frightened.
"Congratulations, you passed the interview with the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
You have performed very well and can become a qualified patrol inspector.
These cases are all matters that were clearly investigated by the supervisory censor in the early stage.
Only one of you found clues that the supervisory censor failed to find.
Li Yuanzheng performed much better than others."
Su He based on the performance of these people, Li Yuanzheng was awarded the fourth rank of Youqiandu Censor.
Other candidates were awarded the rank of Supervisory Censor of the fifth rank.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Commander's Office has similar functions to the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Ming Dynasty.
The specific details in the two yamen are very different.
The most special thing about the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Tongfu is that it does not limit the number of censors.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate, like the other three judicial divisions, can only be promoted within the yamen.
If they want to be promoted quickly, they must solve major cases.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate under the Tongcheng Mansion began by supervising the censors.
The supervisory censor is mainly responsible for investigating local officials and minor officials.
The censor of Qiandu is mainly responsible for investigating the central officials of the commanding government.
Including officials within the Metropolitan Procuratorate itself.
Li Yuanzheng walked out of the recruitment hall wearing an official uniform with blue background and yellow stripes.
As soon as he walked into Yuelai Inn, many officials who were dining pointed at him and discussed in low voices.
"Another mad dog is here. Please stay away from now on. Being bitten by him will be very troublesome."
The promotion of the Metropolitan Procuratorate depends entirely on anti-corruption, and some supervisory censors are not very capable and incapable of solving major and important cases.
They can only rely on solving small cases and accumulating their own merits.
Those who specifically seek trouble for minor officials are not well received by others in the officialdom.
Zhang Kangming saw Li Yuanzheng in official uniform and said excitedly:
"Yuan Zheng, when I first met you, I felt that you were no ordinary person.
You are in your prime now, take advantage of your youth to start a family and start a business as soon as possible.
In the past, ladies looked down on you, and ordinary people looked down on you.
Now leave the marriage to me, and I will make it smooth for you."
Zhang Kangming asked the chef to cook some delicious dishes, and he and Li Yuanzheng chatted while drinking.
Li Yuanzheng recalled the hard life before.
He vowed to do this job well and never go back to his previous life.
…
Su He once again returned to the interview room of Hanzhong Newspaper.
Check out these people's articles.
Some people write nonsense articles, so they can only be a reporter and collect news materials.
The article is written in a straightforward manner without any ups and downs.
In situations such as candidates making trouble, I can write an article without any emotion.
This kind of person is suitable for writing announcements from the commander-in-chief and will not mix his or her own emotions in the announcements.
Su He found that Ling Yin wrote the best article.
Her articles can stir up emotions very well.
It shows the arrogance and arrogance of the candidates who are causing trouble.
They ignore discipline and prevent other candidates from becoming officials.
People will be filled with anger just by looking at it, and they want to kill these troublemaking candidates with their own hands.
Su He directly appointed Ling Yin as the editor-in-chief of Hanzhong Newspaper.
The other two men, who wrote well, were deputy editors-in-chief of the newspaper.
In the Hanzhong Newspaper Office, only these three are officials, and the others are minor officials.
Suzune was wearing official uniform and led many women in uniforms out of the recruitment hall.
It immediately caused a great sensation.
Many candidates are discussing them.
"If a woman from a good family becomes an official, I won't say anything.
How come even a brothel girl can become an official?
Being an official is so easy, why can't I pass the exam? I'm not even as good as a brothel girl."
“The Commander-in-Chief’s Office, you are so hungry that you can’t find enough officials?
Even girls from brothels can become officials, this matter will definitely be infamy for thousands of years."
"I asked why there is no one in the brothel these days. It turns out that they are all working as officials in the commander's office."
…
The candidate interviews are basically over, and there are still many failed candidates gathered outside the recruitment center.
A group of soldiers walked towards the failed candidates while beating gongs.
"Military academies recruit students, and those who graduate will be officers.
If you win fame in the army, you will immediately seek the title of marquis."
Many failed candidates were tempted when they saw the military academy recruiting students.
…
Song Kangnian was waiting anxiously in the recruiting hall.
He saw waves of people finishing interviews.
Especially for those who are applying for primary school teachers, they only need to check their status and moral character and answer a few simple questions.
You can wear uniform clothes and go out.
Song Kangnian regretted why he couldn't control his mouth that day.
"Mr. Song Kangnian? It's your interview time."
Song Kangnian heard someone calling his name, and he suddenly became nervous.
I went directly to the interview without passing the written test, not knowing what kind of official position I could get.
Song Kangnian walked into the house and saw a young man sitting in the house...
Inside the house, there were several tall guards standing guard.
Song Kangnian observed carefully that the bone structure on this man's face was exactly the same as the young master he met that day. They were the same person.
"Xiaodao bids you a happy life and pays homage to Commander Su.
I didn’t know Commander Su’s identity that day, so I offended you so much, please forgive me.”
"Song Kangnian, a native of Yongcheng, Henan, you are not a Taoist priest, you are a warlock.
He is good at predicting bad luck for people.
You should know a lot about things like Buddhism and Taoism.
I asked you to serve as the Minister of Taichang Temple of the third rank, do you have the confidence to manage Buddhism well?"
Song Kangnian immediately assured that he knew Buddhism and Taoism very well, and as long as it was left to him to manage, Commander Su would not need to worry about problems with Buddhism and Taoism.
"Very good, Taichang Temple not only manages Buddhism and Taoism, but also manages the beliefs under the rule of the Tongchengfu."
After Su He finished speaking, he asked the guard to hand Song Kangnian a pamphlet.
As soon as Song Kangnian opened the booklet, his hands shook in fright and the booklet fell to the ground.
