Zhang Beichen began to go to court every day and handle official duties.
During this period, Wei Yao didn't know what he was planning. He actually changed his previous idea of attacking other countries at the beginning and kept quiet.
Zhang Beichen soon discovered the problem. As a middle-level official, he was responsible for recommending and dismissing middle- and lower-level officials.
But every time the people on the recommendation list submitted to him were all descendants of nobles!
It is true that the literacy rate of aristocratic disciples is higher, but there are also many uneducated, morally corrupt, or those who ignore laws and disciplines among them.
Zhang Beichen did not want them to hold important positions, but he found that his opinions were completely ignored by the superior officials and ministers. They assigned official positions not based on talent, but based on family background.
The entire Wei officialdom is like this!
When the Wei State was first established, it would not have been a big deal to do this, because the first batch of nobles were all people with real talents and hard work, and only then could a country be established.
As of today, the nobles of the Wei Kingdom are obsessed with pleasure, and few of them have ink in their stomachs.
Even Gongzi Jiu, who has great ambition but little talent and only knows how to talk, is outstanding among them!
One can imagine how many mediocre people are in high positions in the Wei Kingdom!
"No wonder the Wei Kingdom started so well, but every time it developed, it fell into decline. It turned out that it was golden on the outside, but failed on the inside!" Zhang Beichen understood the key point.
[You are admonishing the King of Wei, hoping that the Palace of Wei can issue a recruitment order to select talents and promote them, so that ordinary people can also have the opportunity to become officials.]
[Your advice aroused the dissatisfaction of the courtiers, who criticized you verbally and writingly, but the King of Wei suppressed all opinions and agreed to your advice.]
"King Wei's game is not bad, at least she listens to what I say." Zhang Beichen thought to himself.
[The king of Wei issued an order to recruit talents, which attracted students from all over the world. Wei's national power increased, but it also aroused dissatisfaction among the nobles. 】
Zhang Beichen began to deal with these problems. On the one hand, he had to assess these students and give them jobs, and at the same time, he also wanted to find ways to get rid of the mediocre or corrupt officials in the Wei court.
There is no doubt that this will offend many people.
[In order to make it easier for you to do things, the King of Wei has promoted you to the rank of Tingwei, the ninth minister!]
Among the three ministers and nine ministers, Zhang Beichen's official position at this time was already very high!
In this era, rituals and music have collapsed, and the systems of each country are different. This is especially true for official positions. Sometimes when the monarch is happy, he will have an additional official title. The Wei State originally had a system of three ministers and nine ministers, but the two most powerful ministers
But it was Prime Minister Zi Jiu and General Pang Ming.
If Zhang Beichen were promoted to another level, he would be on an equal footing with Master Jiu and Pang Ming!
This naturally caused the ministers to become more dissatisfied, and Wei Yao's reputation as a king also declined. Even the elders of the royal family came to teach her a lesson and told her not to go too far.
"You are the only one who still educates me? A bunch of old people!" Wei Yao ignored these people at all. These people from the public clan provided for them with good food and drink, but they still had the nerve to point fingers!
She remembered that when the simulations failed several times, the people in the office all ran away with Master Jiu, and they did not even have the courage to live and die with the country. Wei Yao naturally looked down on them.
At this time, Wei Yao was only thinking about how to train Zhang Beichen.
She checked Zhang Beichen's attributes. Zhang Beichen has now changed from a blue card to a three-star purple card, but he has not unlocked any special achievements.
It's probably because I'm pulling back the seedlings and encouraging them to grow.
"Hey, there is another level of intimacy here!" Wei Yao discovered a point that she had been ignoring before, "In the previous simulation, Ying Yin actually got married to Zhang Beichen, which probably means that the level of intimacy has increased."
"I can do it too!" Wei Yao started studying it with interest.
…
[The King of Wei rewarded you with a sword and said: "My dear, this sword is given to heroes. I hope you like it."]
[The intimacy between you and King Wei increases by ten points.]
When Zhang Beichen saw the message, he felt puzzled, "King Wei has changed a lot in this game. He was a little too kind to me. Did the ending of the previous game affect her?"
His mind moved: "Could it be said that the King of Wei in the simulator also exists in reality?!!"
Zhang Beichen was completely shocked when he thought of this possibility! In this simulator, you can choose to assist the monarchs of the seven kingdoms from the beginning!
That means that not only Ying Yin and Wei Yao, but also the monarchs of the other five countries are likely to be real people in this simulation game!
"No wonder, no wonder their performance is so humane. It's obviously a similar start, but the results are different every time. All countries are beginning to avoid the crisis of their own destruction, because they have also experienced failures and learned lessons!
"Zhang Beichen felt like he suddenly realized something!
While he was thinking, he found that the news had been updated again.
[The King of Wei invites you to a banquet in the palace. As a minister, you cannot refuse. When you go to the banquet, you find that there are only two of you and the King of Wei. You drink and talk until late at night.】
[Your intimacy with King Wei has increased by ten points.]
To increase intimacy, send gifts and initiate invitations, some have a one-day cooldown, and some have a one-month cooldown.
However, Zhang Beichen discovered that something was wrong with the next development. Because King Wei was almost stuck at the refresh time, either giving gifts or making invitations.
[The King of Wei rewarded you with a satin python robe and said: "My dear, this is the court robe I ordered specially made for you. Please put it on and try it on!"]
[You put on the python robe and you are very handsome. King Wei is very happy, and your intimacy level has increased by ten points. 】
[The last time King Wei showed you a suit of dragon-patterned armor, he said: "Ai Qing, this is the armor specially made for you by the craftsmen of Wurenming. Would you like to put it on and try it?"]
[You put on armor, you are brave and powerful, King Wei likes you even more. Your intimacy level has increased by ten points.]
[The King of Wei invites you to go on a spring outing in the countryside with you, and your intimacy level has increased by twenty points.]
…
"I'll go!" Zhang Beichen was stunned when he saw a series of news. The King of Wei was trying to attack him. What was going on?
As a courtier, it was difficult for him to refuse the king's order, so Zhang Beichen could only watch as his intimacy soared, from friendship and concern to high trust, and he was about to fall in love!
"No way." Although Zhang Beichen also thinks that King Wei is good, with good looks and a great figure, he can't just fall in love and not pursue a career! If he keeps doing this, he will waste the government! Other countries are rushing to develop there.
, when they develop, Wei will not be destroyed?
He began to try to refuse King Wei's invitations and gifts.
…
"[Zhang Beichen rejected your invitation!]" Wei Yao clenched her fists after seeing the news, "Zhang Beichen, you can't escape the palm of my hand."
Wei Yao still has a way to improve the degree of intimacy, which is to adopt Zhang Beichen's advice and implement Zhang Beichen's policies.
Zhang Beichen proposed to set up schools across the country to educate the people.
Wei Yao directly agreed, and with a wave of his hand, he supported it with a large sum of money from the treasury.
[The King of Wei fully supports your policy, and your intimacy with the King of Wei has increased by ten points.] Zhang Beichen saw the prompt and had no choice but to let it go. Anyway, it was all for the sake of strengthening Wei.
Zhang Beichen implemented the recruitment order for two years, and Wei's national power has been improved, and now it is fully capable of annexing one or two countries.
But Zhang Beichen felt that it was not enough. If he wanted to change it, he should change it more thoroughly. If more civilian scholars could enter the Wei court, it would not only enhance the strength of Wei, but also strengthen the power of Wei Yao!
Because these civilian scholars have no backing, their backing can only be the monarch! They and the monarch will both prosper and suffer!
By then, no matter whether Wei goes on an expedition or is attacked, courtiers and generals will not easily betray or run away.
So Zhang Beichen thought twice and used a big move.
[When discussing politics in the court, you advise the King of Wei to change Wei’s official selection system from a recommendation and inheritance system to an imperial examination system. Establish an imperial examination to recruit talented people from all over the world to serve the Wei State!]
There are currently three main types of official selection systems in Wei and other countries. The first is recommendation, such as courtiers recommending someone to be an official.
The second is inheritance. The son of a Shangqing is still a Shangqing, and the son of a prime minister is still a prime minister. Similar to the fourth generation and three princes of the Yuan Shao family in parallel time and space, the situation at this time is more serious than before.
The third is to lobby the king or important ministers to become their retainers and staff, and then be reused. Zhang Beichen has also used this method.
The third method is okay, at least the people who become retainers and staff have certain abilities. However, recommendation and inheritance are easy to favor relatives and friends, and select many people without talent and morality. This system has also been further expanded.
The influence of the nobles weakened the power of the monarch.
A person like Gongzi Jiu can still be the prime minister without talent. It is because he is the spokesperson of the power of the palace. Without him, King Wei's orders cannot be carried out!
If you want to completely change this situation, you must reshuffle the cards! The imperial examination system is a great weapon!