King Jing came to Yuxi Palace today to remind the emperor to summon Hu Dashun and his son. It seems that he is busy at the end of the year and the emperor has no intention of practicing, which makes him very helpless.

The second is to inquire about Wu Lun about the spring exam next year. As far as he knows, the cabinet has reported the list of the chief examiners and deputy examiners and 18th Room examiners for the examination during this period.

Of course, this list is not a secret to the officials in the court, and it is also the result of discussion among the cabinet elders.

The most important thing is the admission quota for candidates, and how many tributes should be selected is the most worthy of concern.

This directly involves the success rate of candidates. The more places the more likely they are to be on the list. Otherwise, the smaller it is.

The old people in the cabinet are all scholars. They know the hard work of scholars. When they register for the quota, they will be enlarged, which is twice as large as the normal admission number. Of course, the emperor will also shorten the quota as usual, which is quite a bit like asking for a lot of prices and paying back the money by sitting on the ground.

King Jing came late and didn't know if the emperor criticized this letter. He was worried in his heart. The words Hu Dashun said that day reminded him that as far as King Jing's mansion is concerned, there is only Wu Lun, a talent who can make a move. Whether it is a wealthy person to buy horse bones for a thousand gold or just use it, he must try his best to support him, set a benchmark, and attract other top talents to come and surrender.

Wu Jie didn't know what King Jing was looking for, but when he saw that he was messing up the memorials, he was very confused. The recent major events in the court seemed to have nothing to do with King Jing, and he didn't know what he was concerned about, but it made people wonder.

However, the emperor agreed to King Jing to read it, and Wu Jie couldn't say anything.

King Jing looked at it pretended to be a long time. Whenever he picked up a note, he saw the comments on it, and deliberately commented a few words and said something irrelevant.

Jiajing probably stayed lonely in the palace and hadn't seen his son for a long time. He became very excited and said a few words to him, with a very easy-going attitude.

When it comes to specific data, I wave to Wu Jie to explain.

Wu Jie has an amazing memory. No matter what number passes through his eyes, it will be reported casually no matter how long it takes. This is also the reason why Jiajing kept Wu Jie by his side to deal with government affairs, and used him as a human-shaped USB flash drive.

Wu Jie stood beside him, making King Jing feel uncomfortable and extremely upset. However, although his intention was not on specific government affairs, he was still shocked by Wu Jie's shrewdness and ability: This guy is not only skilled in government affairs, but also has a great memory. If he becomes an official in the future, he will definitely be a rare capable minister. Even if he has no support, he will only take thirty years to achieve the position of a chief official. Unfortunately, if you offend me, this is the fate of your destiny.

Wu Jie could see clearly that King Jing was not at all interested when he read the memorials and moved quickly. He just took a look and threw them aside, obviously looking for something.

This made him keep his god.

Sure enough, within a moment, King Jing found the official document sent by the cabinet, his eyes lit up and he looked carefully.

Wu Jie had not read this official document before. Now he looked closely, but it was related to the spring exam next year.

In order to avoid suspicion, he took a step back and said to Jiajing: "Your Majesty, this official document is related to Wu Jie, I will avoid it first."

Jiajing: "No, I just read this article. I have some ideas and I am just trying to discuss it with you. Just so I happened to be here, King Jing is here, so I will talk about it together."

"Yes." Wu Jie was very concerned about the next year's exam, but just made a gesture just now. Since the emperor said that, he was happy in his heart, so he walked up and the three of them gathered together and looked carefully.

Like the rumors in the market, the president of this examination was Xu Jie, the second assistant to the cabinet. Xu Jie not only had to preside over the examination, but also had to be responsible for reading the papers during the palace examination.

As for the vice president, there were four people, according to the court system, all of them were from the Grand Secretary, the Shangshu, and the Deputy Censors or above. As for the examinees in the 18th Room, they were all officials of the Hanlin Academy. Because the examination scale was a bit large, the Hanlin Academy recently sent many officials to take actual positions in the local area, and the staff was a little tight. For example, Bao Yingxia, the teacher during the Wu Jie examination, was transferred to Jinan as the prefect, and four Shujishi were selected as the prefect.

These twenty-three examiners and examiners are all famous figures in the Scholars. After a closer look, Wu Jie found that in addition to Xu Jie, there were many of them among them. It seems that the rumors that Yan Party tried to absorb new blood through this exam are not false.

Even Wu Jie could see this situation. Jiajing had been in power for forty years and had never seen any storms before, so he naturally understood Yan's thoughts.

He smiled coldly, picked up the imperial pen and cut the names of several people on it, leaving only one president and two vice presidents. As for the names of the examiners of the 18th Room, he also cut off a few people to change to new ones.

None of these newcomers belong to the Yan Party and do not belong to any faction in the court.

Obviously, before seeing this report, the emperor was confident about who to be the examiner.

Seeing that his father had replaced several Yan Party examiners in one breath, he and Yan Song were allies, and he was a little disappointed: "Father, changing generals at the last minute is a taboo."

Jiajing turned his head and looked at his son deeply: "What taboo is it, whose taboo?"

Seeing the chill in his father's eyes, the thunder king was shocked and said quietly: "The father wants to be arbitrary and have his own intentions, but it is not something that the minister can understand. The minister just said casually."

Jiajing's eyes softened.

This is not the key, the key is the quota of candidates.

If the Yan Party intends to strengthen its own camp, it will definitely report the quota higher. The more Jinshi you earn, the more you can enrich your grassroots level.

In fact, Xiao Yan has the final say in the cabinet now. Will he miss this opportunity?

The answer is obviously no.

Speaking of the admission quota for the Ming Dynasty Jinshi, there is an unwritten rule: determine the number of new Jinshi according to the population.

Generally speaking, a population of 100 million will be admitted to 100 to 200 Jinshi every three years.

Once these Jinshis are listed, they have to be appointed directly to an official position, and the worst one must be actually awarded a magistrate. However, there are only more than 1,000 counties in the Ming Dynasty. If there are more Jinshis, more officials and few people, the national finance cannot afford it.

Unlike later generations, in an agricultural county with a population of only 34, there were 30,000 to 40,000 people who ate financial services. The ratio of officials and citizens was 10 to 1, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as the four words shocking and shocking.

In a county town in the Ming Dynasty, there were only real civil servants and two county magistrates. If there were no natural disasters, the burden on the people would be very low.

In the imperial examination, the rules for admission quotas for the Palace Master Department were used until the end of the Qing Dynasty and had not changed for hundreds of years. Obviously, the proportion of officials and citizens was of a certain scientific nature. For example, in the ninth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, the national population was 40 million, and the candidates who participated in the imperial examination were 16,000, and the final admission quota was 308. On average, 100 people were 100 per year.

The population of the Ming Dynasty was smaller than that of the Qing Dynasty, but the number of tributes and Jinshis remained at about 100 per year.

But the quota reported by the cabinet this time was 640, which was a bit unexpected.

The cabinet has always had a tradition of asking for prices everywhere, but this time it still seems a bit unusual to offer such a large number. If it were in the past, this number would generally be between four hundred and five hundred.

After submitting the imperial examination, the emperor followed the custom and changed it to three hundred with a stroke.

Everyone is harmonious and has a tacit understanding.

The problem is that this time it is 640. Even if the emperor wants to suppress some numbers, he will have to give the cabinet a face and not overwhelm it.

The final possibility is probably more than 400 people.

There are more than 400 people, divided into three lists, south, north and middle, and one hundred people can make it on the list. The enrollment quota is unprecedented since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

"Now, there is a saint and a wise minister above, and the rivers and seas below... Your Majesty's kindness is everywhere, and there are plants, trees, insects and fish... You must open the door to the imperial examination, so that there will be no wise men in the wild, and the world will be prosperous..." Jiajing read the cabinet's presentation loudly, and suddenly burst into laughter, with sarcasm in his laughter: "It sounds so nice, don't you just think about recruiting students and strengthening the momentum. Do you think, can the coalition fulfill their wish?"

As he spoke, he looked at King Jing again: "What are you talking about?"

King Jing stuttered: "The emperor has no fault of the wise and wise... This... there are so many people admitted to this, so they have to change..."

Jiajing seemed to be smiling, pointed at King Jing, and pointed at Wu Jie again: "How much do you think it's better to change it?"

Wu Jie: "Your Majesty, I will participate in this examination."

"It's okay, Wu Jie, you are the person around Lian, and King Jing is Lian's prince, just treat it as a chat."

King Jing said nervously: "Father Emperor" sons thought there were more places for these 640 people, and it was just right to get two hundred."

"After two hundred, aren't there four hundred and forty left?" Jiajing sneered, and King Jing hurriedly shrank his neck back.

Since the emperor asked, Wu Jie couldn't stop talking: "According to the previous example, three hundred people are just right."

This is a word that is at stake and you can't make any mistakes.

Jiajing's face became gentle. He lifted up the red pen and changed the number to: "Eighty-one."

"Eighty-one!" King Jing screamed in surprise: "That's the only one?"

"Yes, ninety-nine are united, isn't it good?" The emperor waved his long sleeves: "It's just that."

Wu Jie was also shocked. There were only 81 admission quotas... This... This is too few!

As far as he knows, there are more than 11,000 candidates who came to Beijing to apply for the exam this time, and more than 10,000 people were admitted to 81. This is the real choice of one in a hundred. The difficulty of the exam and the intensity of the competition are already amazing!

I thought that by knowing the questions in advance and having sample essays to copy, I could win a Jinshi no matter how I said. No matter what, there were more than 300 places, and even if there was an accident in the exam room, there would be no major problems.

Nowadays, there are so few places, but the risks in the exam room are maximized.

This is really the most difficult test ever in the Ming Dynasty!

(End of this volume)

(To be continued)
Chapter completed!