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The report alleges that Yin Zhongchen and Xu Geng committed murder, robbery, embezzlement, oppression of the people, and exploitation of merchants.
Zhang Shun casually sent someone to inquire.
Then they discovered that Ren Xiaokai was no good either.
The entire officialdom in Guangdong is rotten to the core.
Not only did it drive the farmers to extreme poverty,
Even the gentry and merchants were complaining that they were struggling to make ends meet.
Only the temples are still living very comfortably.
I heard that Zhang Shun has occupied Fujian.
Guangdong officials surrendered one after another.
He still wanted to continue living a carefree life in the new Ming Dynasty.
Zhao Yuan said, "The corruption problem in Guangdong..."
"It's more serious than in other places."
"Although the local official there had the merit of surrendering the city,"
"But I don't intend to use any of them,"
"Dismiss them all and send them back to their hometowns."
"Those with notorious reputations may even have their homes confiscated and beheaded!"
"Sure, we've already taken over most of the territory anyway,"
"There's no need to worry about any negative impact."
Zhao Yuan supported this approach.
In traditional thinking,
The father and son are heartless and ungrateful.
Those Guangdong officials surrendered their territory to the new dynasty.
It's one thing to not reward those who have made contributions, but another to make them.
They even want to dismiss all officials!
Even to the point of executing notorious individuals.
Guangdong officialdom
The reason it's so thoroughly rotten
Firstly, the emperor is far away and the sky is high.
Secondly, officials are shirking their responsibilities.
Thirdly, there is oil and water that can be extracted.
Take Xu Geng, the deputy transport commissioner, for example.
After this guy was transferred to Guangnan
They believed they had been subjected to a disguised demotion.
He had no ambition for a career in government for the rest of his life.
So they started to exploit and plunder money like crazy.
While embezzling, Xu Geng also
He even wrote a poem to vent his frustrations:
"Set aside the rights and wrongs of the southern wilderness, and take the true nature of things before they are born."
"The stream flows on day and night, but the owner upstairs is completely unaware."
It's right there in the poem.
Guangdong is referred to as "Southern Wilderness".
Zhao Yuan said, "Even if they are all dismissed from their posts,"
"They also need to be replaced in batches,"
"To avoid any trouble that might arise in the middle."
Zhao Yuan said, "This version of Zhejiang Province is too big."
"We still need to guard against separatist rebellions."
"Now that Fujian is almost pacified,"
"Wenzhou and Chuzhou (Lishui) should be placed under the jurisdiction of Fujian."
"also,"
Zhao Yuan said,
"Zhejiang's future surplus finances,"
“Take some out to support the relocation of people to Fujian.”
Fiscal transfer payments.
Fujian is too poor, Zhejiang is too rich.
We should help each other out.
The father and son exchanged a few words.
This determined the ecology of the southeast.
Wenzhou and Chuzhou will both belong to Fujian Province in the future.
Zhao Yuan glanced at the sky, stood up, and said,
"It's almost time."
The two traveled south together.
They soon arrived at the Daqing Hall.
"The emperor has arrived!"
"The emperor has arrived!"
The imperial examination of the Northern Song Dynasty was held in the Jiying Hall.
Now it has been replaced by the Daqing Hall.
More spacious, open, and bright!
Chapter 1857 The Imperial Examination
The scholars were already sitting there waiting for the exam.
They were all surprised to hear the shout.
The imperial examination should have been presided over by the emperor.
Why is the emperor here too?
But then Zhao Yuan sat down.
He wrote a line of characters with a flourish of his brush.
The questions for the palace examination were now complete.
The guards carried the item into the hall and read the question aloud.
The imperial edict stated: "Discuss the merits and demerits of the governance of the former Song Dynasty."
"Please state this clearly in the text, neither vaguely nor sparsely,"
"I will personally inspect it!"
The candidates all looked up.
He looked at the emperor with considerable astonishment.
These palace examination questions are way too direct, aren't they?
Most of the candidates were stunned.
I was so anxious I wanted to scratch my head.
This thing looks simple,
It's actually very difficult to write.
First, we need to determine a core idea.
Let's discuss this further.
We also need to cite classical texts.
Otherwise, the article won't be interesting.
Secondly, both the gains and losses of the old Song dynasty should be written down.
Finding the right balance is difficult.
Finally, one must be quite familiar with the overall situation of the old Song Dynasty.
You must have something to say.
Li Tong and Hu Quan, who had carefully studied Zhao Yuan's writings,
They picked up their pens and began writing almost simultaneously.
"Your subject replied: I have heard that the Book of Documents says,"
"The people are the foundation of the state; when the foundation is firm, the state is secure..."
The word choice and sentence structure are slightly different.
But their strategies,
The main idea at the beginning is consistent.
Halfway through writing,
Differences began to appear.
Li Tong mainly expounds on the "loss of morality" of the old Song Dynasty.
Hu Quan's argument leans towards the "failure" of the old Song dynasty.
Zhao Yuan sat reading in the Daqing Hall for three hours.
He suddenly got up and started strolling around.
I reviewed the candidates' essays repeatedly.
Just like an invigilator walking back and forth.
It puts immense pressure on the test takers.
Ultimately, Zhao Yuan stayed by Li Tong's side.
He even picked up a page of a draft that he had already finished writing.
After reading,
Gently put it back.
Second stop,
He was next to Hu Quan.
I glanced at both of their papers.
Zhao Yuan preferred Hu Quan's articles.
Suddenly, Zhao Yuan stopped next to another examinee.