Chapter four hundred and twentieth reaction from all parties
Gongsun Du already knew the news about the "Mysterious Heavy Cavalry", so the forces supporting the Han Dynasty had naturally obtained clearer information earlier.
However, compared to before, the only people sent by the auxiliary Han forces to send envoys were Liu Bei, Zhang Yan, Han Sui and the "victim" Yang Feng.
As for the imperial court...
Liu Xie was so angry at what Bai Tu did to the imperial envoy last time that he had a hard time practicing Qi-nurturing Kung Fu. At that time, he almost broke the Kung Fu, but he finally managed to endure it until someone else vented his anger!
Ma Teng did not show much desire to trade, while Liu Zhang was dismissive of it.
Of course, it's useless for him to be "scrap". On the surface, this guy is in harmony with the Chu State, but since half a year ago, he has tried his best to block horses from entering Jing from Yiyi, and vigorously cracked down on smugglers from aristocratic families. Gan was beaten because of this
once……
It didn't cause much trouble, but it really made Bai Tu not want to talk to him!
In fact, it is not impossible to use the Yunnan horses and Shu horses produced in Yizhou to form cavalry.
Historically, the Kingdom of Shu had at least more cavalry than the Kingdom of Wu. They even gave horses as gifts when they went on missions to the Kingdom of Wu.
However, as far as war horses are concerned, it is ultimately the next best option.
Although Yunnan horses and Shu horses have strong endurance, they are shorter and less capable of charging than northern horses.
Being short is not suitable for building heavy cavalry, and lack of explosive power is not suitable for light cavalry.
In contrast, when it comes to war horses, Bai Tu prefers to transport horses back from Youzhou by sea. Even if the survival rate is so low that it will be criticized by animal rights activists, in foreign transactions, Chu's "capable" products
There are too many, and the low survival rate is just equivalent to being more expensive. Anyway, there is no animal insurance now.
You can't think so about human life, but about horses... Well, when the world is peaceful and the people of Chu are prosperous, Bai Tu will definitely consider it, and that day shouldn't be out of reach.
As for Shu horses and Yunnan horses, they are mainly used as transportation capacity in Chu State. In fact, if there is normal trading, the demand is not small. After all, no matter how well the roads are built, without horses, the utilization rate will be too low.
Bai Tu didn't know whether this was Liu Zhang's own idea or a move given to him by the imperial court. Anyway, this guy was hurting others but not benefiting himself.
And Zhang Lu did not send any envoys...
After all, there are very few cavalrymen in Hanzhong who say that no matter how strong the plate-armored heavy cavalry is, they still need to exert their lethality in field battles, and Liu Zhang... is now more focused on defense, and seems to be waiting for the forces to auxiliary Han to free up, and fight with him
Attack from both sides!
Back in Jinling, Bai Tu began to discuss the "Pan Zhenqi Plan" with the Six Ministries, while also making final preparations for the imperial examination.
Especially the latter, as it will start in less than ten days - October 30th.
There are thousands of people who have obtained the qualifications for the palace examination through either recommendation or county examination channels!
This scale has exceeded the initial expectations of the Ministry of Rites. In recent months, as various counties have been consolidated, the Ministry of Rites has been working overtime...
It is said to be the "Palace Examination", but in fact it is similar in nature to the "Provincial Examination" in the Song Dynasty, or the "Hui Examination" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which is the Ministry of Rites Examination.
In the history of imperial examinations, starting from the time of Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the "palace examination" has not eliminated candidates. After all, the palace examination is nominally administered by the emperor, and those who can pass the examination of the Ministry of Rites are already elites, and the passing rate is already very small.
At this time, being eliminated by the emperor himself in the palace examination caused too much resentment, so basically as long as there were no big problems in the palace examination, he could at least be of the same background as a Jinshi...
However, the Imperial Examination of the State of Chu was one level above the County Examination. It was hosted by the Ministry of Rites, and was nominally administered by "His Royal Highness, King of Chu." The County Examination had just begun to take a more serious approach, so it was naturally impossible to stop taking the examination carefully.
In the Song Dynasty, provincial examinations could often admit several thousand people, with admissions ranging from one to two hundred to as many as five to six hundred.
But you must know that although the population of Chu State has gradually recovered, due to the times, it is only one-tenth of that of the Northern Song Dynasty - even compared with the Western Han Dynasty, which was completely victorious, it is only half of that of the Northern Song Dynasty!
Moreover, even though the Chu State greatly promoted rural and county studies, the per capita education level was even more unlikely to reach the level of the Song Dynasty across the ages in just a few years.
Therefore, there are thousands of people, firstly because this is the first time, and secondly...the county examination is easy.
Fortunately, the Ministry of Rites has already publicized that the imperial examination admission process will be quite cruel, and even at Bai Tu's request, it can be said to be a brainwashing method to convey this information to everyone.
After all, the candidates have never taken the imperial examination before, so it is always good to make some mental preparations first. Bai Tu doesn't want to see how many people drown themselves in Jinling after passing the examination...
Moreover, the admissions are also divided into three parts. One is for those who can celebrate with a big banquet and can stay in Jinling and study in the Sixth Department and take the exam. The second is for those who can be lucky. Although they are sent back to the place, they can still make three hundred stones.
The following small local officials, the third type is a consolation prize, they can be introduced back to their place of origin to serve as civil servants.
It is also specifically emphasized that those with outstanding performance on the job will also have promotion channels.
After all... there are a large number of vacancies in the government offices, most of which are for civil servants.
In order to focus on publicizing this point, the Ministry of Personnel has specially observed some outstanding officials, and will quickly promote them to serve as role models due to the publicity effect.
Although the "Pan-Zhenqi Project" is very important to Bai Tu, and he wishes he could collect the "Zhenqi Tax" tomorrow, it is not something that can be done in a hurry.
Before the imperial examination, I just need to explain to the six ministries and be mentally prepared. The details will be discussed after the imperial examination.
As for the envoys from all sides...
Bai Tu didn't have time to go see him yet, so he just asked the Ministry of Rites to entertain him first. They had no complaints about this. After all, observing the imperial examination was one of the purposes of their coming to Jinling!
The only exception was Cao Cao's envoy, and Bai Tu was too embarrassed to leave them alone...
Although according to the values at this time, compared with the wife, the status of the concubine is very different, even if it is different for the owner, after all, it involves the issue of marriage, that is, the concubine also has her own power behind her, but...
There are also essential differences between the princess and the queen.
However, for Bai Tu, for this reason, he would feel even more coy and feel like he was playing a gangster!
The only good news is that only Liu Ye is here, not Xia Houyuan...
Well, given the current situation, Bai Tu estimates that it will be difficult for him to meet Xia Houyuan for a long, long time. After all, one is the king of Chu and the other is the top three military officers in Wei. There seem to be only two possibilities for meeting -
—One of them was captured.
Little did he know that Liu Ye was also speechless at this time in the post house...
He finally understood who Xia Houjuan was following when he secretly followed Cao Pi on his mission!
And Xia Houyuan doesn't have to do it secretly.
Before Liu Ye sets off, he wants to be his bodyguard openly. What can Liu Ye do? Accept it voluntarily!