Chapter 145 144 The Strategy to Suppress the Japanese

As the chief examiner and deputy chief examiner of the provincial examination, they naturally cannot interfere with the topic of the four examiners in the outer room.

Their duty is to find insightful papers from the papers submitted by the examiners, and then rank them, and the work is done.

It is not important whether they have any bias in the process of reviewing the papers. As long as there is no missing link or other things that affect the fairness of the provincial examination, most of them turn a blind eye.

Even if the examinee named Wei wrote a brilliant policy essay, they would still be outdone if he did not write a good eight-part essay.

It is right to select talents for the country, but we cannot select candidates just because they have a good reputation or can do things, regardless of whether their articles are good or not. At the very least, the level of the article should be medium, that is, it can be accepted or not. This is called fairness, and no one can find a fault with the paper wherever it is submitted.

When the imperial examination reaches the provincial examination, the level of the examinee is comprehensively considered.

At this time, Wei Guangde was lying on a recliner in the back garden of the inn. The coffee table next to him was filled with various seasonal fruits and delicacies. He was surrounded by classmates and friends. Everyone was resting and chatting here to relax because the exam was over.

Wei Guangde naturally guessed that his name should have been heard by the examiners. In fact, he guessed that this might be the case more than two years ago, but he didn't know whether this reputation could help him win the provincial examination this time.

Well, Wei Guangde is completely different now than he was three years ago.

The previous firm belief is no longer there. Let's gamble on luck and hope that the examiner will give him a break and let him pass the exam smoothly.

Well, when the time comes, I will bring a lot of gifts to the Luming Banquet.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was ruthless in killing corrupt officials, but corrupt officials could never be killed.

Well, corrupt officials also continued to fall one after another, and Wei Guangde didn't want to be an honest official. It's too hard.

Let's be a dirty official and live a better life.

The imperial examination emphasizes fairness and justice, but it is also a good way for officials to make money.

Of course, making money here does not mean selling test questions or selling fame.

In fact, Pengze County Magistrate Tang did a pretty good job in his last year in Pengze.

In the previous few years, he was just a muddy county magistrate, but he was also a good name, leaving a lot of good reputation in Pengze. Even when the Jiangxi censor secretly visited Pengze, he only heard about the name of an honest official.

However, in the last year of the county examination, it was obvious that all the candidates on the list were local gentry and wealthy families.

Such officials are much smarter than those corrupt officials who plundered from beginning to end. They made money and left a good reputation.

As for whether the last year was unfair, the Chinese people are simple and honest. In their view, do you want to let the honest officials serve as officials on an empty stomach?

When it comes to the provincial examination and the subsequent academy examination, it is a customary rule for examiners to accept gifts from candidates on the list, a thank-you gift for teachers.

It should be noted that if Wei Guangde passed the imperial examination, he would have to prepare at least three thank-you gifts for his teachers. In addition to the chief examiner and the deputy chief examiner, he would also have to give one to his room teacher, that is, the co-examiner.

The co-examiners all marked the papers in a separate room, which may be the origin of the name of the room teacher.

The policy essay of the Jiangxi provincial examination this year was the most popular topic at the moment, the Japanese pirates.

Since the 31st year of Jiajing, coastal prefectures and counties have been repeatedly attacked by Japanese pirates, which has long shocked the provinces of the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, and the court has lost face because of this.

This time, Wei Guangde had already suppressed this question early on.

In fact, this is not to say how smart he is, but the hottest topic at the moment, and it will also be the number one hot search in the future.

Wei Guangde knew very well that other candidates would definitely pay attention to it, and now it depends on how they will think about this issue.

Compared with others, Wei Guangde's knowledge of hundreds of years may be his only advantage.

Especially the eight-year war of resistance in later generations. In fact, in Wei Guangde's eyes, it was only eight years. The war between China and Japan had already begun in the year of Jiawu. After September 18, hatred also reached a peak at this time. The July 7 Incident was just a complete outbreak of hatred.

It's just that no one in later generations thought of the anti-Japanese war of the Ming Dynasty. After all, in that era, everyone knew clearly that the so-called Japanese pirates were actually pirates.

Most of the Ming people at that time did not realize the wolfish ambitions of the Japanese, and the idea of ​​the Celestial Empire was deeply rooted.

Wei Guangde would not fight against this idea. In fact, it is right to have such an idea now.

At this time, the comprehensive national strength of the Ming Empire was dominant in the world, but in terms of military strength, it was weak due to various reasons, so it seemed that the national strength was weak.

Therefore, Wei Guangde's strategy to pacify Japan, at the beginning, listed the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Japan after its establishment.

"Emperor Taizu unified the world. Everyone outside the vast sea is his servant. Only Japan has not arrived yet, so he sent envoys to inform them."

At the beginning, Wei Guangde talked about Japan's rebellious heart towards the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, in fact, the Ming Dynasty still called its country Wakoku in the court, but the name of Japan had spread among the Ming Dynasty officials, so Wei Guangde did not call them Wakoku.

In the previous part, Japan's hostility towards the Ming Dynasty was mentioned, and then the topic turned to "God has the virtue of loving life", which means that the court should send envoys to inform them again, so that the king of Wakoku will restrain his subordinates and avoid war between the two countries.

As for suppressing the Japanese, Wei Guangde naturally focused on selecting generals, training troops, and raising funds. Most scholars of this era could only think of the first two to suppress the Japanese, and many of them were even shouting slogans to suppress the Japanese and kill the enemy with their mouths.

Wei Guangde would not make such a mistake, as it would be a shame for his origin.

It should be noted that Wei Guangde knew that the current tax law was problematic. In later generations, the taxation of various countries was mainly based on commercial taxes. Who would focus on agriculture?

In fact, in Wei Guangde's view, the Japanese invasion along the coast was an opportunity to break the existing taxation model of the Ming Dynasty.

It was just that Wei Guangde did not intend to commit suicide. As for the commercial tax, Wei Guangde knew whose cake was being touched, and this was a topic that he absolutely could not touch at this stage.

However, as a temporary tax collection measure to suppress the Japanese pirates, Wei Guangde felt that it could still be mentioned.

After the Japanese pirates were suppressed, this temporary tax for suppressing the Japanese pirates was terminated.

In Wei Guangde's view, the Japanese invasion in Jiajing could not be quelled in a short time, otherwise it would not be so famous in later generations.

If he came to power in the future, it would be best to completely quell it, and gain both fame and fortune.

At that time, the tax for suppressing Japanese pirates will be renamed, and a fixed part of the income will be given to the Five Military Commandery, so that the military nobles can share the benefits. The officials in the Ministry of War should also support it. After all, the money will be collected by the Ministry of War first and then distributed to the Commandery and the various guards, which will benefit everyone.

The Ministry of Revenue may have some voices, but they should be suppressed. After all, the money must go to the Ministry of Revenue first, and they can also share some of the profits.

In other words, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Justice will not benefit much.

The Ministry of Justice can actually share the profits. Those who evade taxes will definitely be dealt with by the Ministry of Justice, and they will benefit a lot during the trial process. The fines and confiscations will be shared with them.