It was midsummer in Bingzhou. It was very hot during the day, but it was much cooler at night.
There were many old locust trees planted in front of the Provincial Governor's Mansion, forming a large shade, making the interior of the house more comfortable.
Hu and Han people lived here, and there were many people with blond hair and blue eyes from afar. In short, this place was very open and welcomed guests from all over the world.
Although the Silk Road was a long journey and had many countries along it, after the Great Tang lost the Eastern Turks, the number of merchants here had clearly doubled.
In the study, Li Jian had recently promoted a group of officials. They were exchanging pleasantries in high spirits.
At this time, the Humble Class was not qualified to participate in the imperial examination, so the number of people who took the imperial examination every year was very small.
Most of the officials were from wealthy families. Because of this, corruption was the norm. To become an honest official, one had to have very high personal morality.
At this stage, Li Jian didn't really reject corrupt officials. After all, she had no one in her hands to use. She could only promote some of the more talented corrupt officials.
The great corrupt official Li Jian definitely doesn't need it because people like me are all focused on money. How can I have the heart to work for the imperial court?
The promoted officials in the side hall were all very excited. They had never participated in the imperial examination because they were all from the Humble Class.
"Your Highness doesn't stick to one pattern when selecting talents. You're really virtuous. Your Highness is ranked eighth, and you can be called the Eight Virtuous Kings!”One of the elders bowed.
"That's right, Your Highness defeated Xue Yantuo's Hu attack in one day and saved the people from suffering.”
"Bing Province has opened its Heavenly Eye and sent us such a powerful prince to govern Bing Province. We suffered a lot under Rao Dacang in the past because we were from a poor family.”
The newly promoted officials discussed one after another as they waited for Li Jian to meet them.
"Your Highness has arrived!" With Zheng Ji's announcement, all the officials immediately stopped talking. They agreed to bow and shout,
"Greetings, Your Highness. Your Highness is mighty and domineering. It's truly the blessing of the heavens and the people of Bing Province!”
Surrounded by the crowd, Li Jian slowly walked into the side hall. After glancing around, he sat down and said,"
"Everyone, I'm not here to dawdle. The imperial court doesn't know that the people of Bing Province have been in a mess because of Rao Dacang.”
"There are very few old officials that can be used, so this king will use you to assist this king. I hope you won't disappoint this king.”
As soon as he finished speaking, all the officials bowed and said,
"Your Highness has broken the old rules and boldly promoted the children of the poor families. We will definitely follow your lead and listen to your decision.”
"Bingzhou has finally seen the blue sky. The threat of the Hu is finally gone, and we can live a peaceful life in the future!”
Li Jian glanced at everyone and said lightly,""This king was the previous governor of Bingzhou. After looking through the official documents over the years, this king felt that all the administrative affairs were a mess and needed to be changed!”
"Although Bingzhou is large, the land owned by the people is very limited, and the court does not have much land.”
"Let me tell you that most of the land in Bing Province is in the hands of the powerful and aristocratic families. These people never do anything, but they have so much fertile land, pay so little taxes, and have the privilege of participating in the imperial examination. This King has decided to start from this! Qian Youqing!"
Soon, an official bowed and walked out. He bowed to Li Jian and said respectfully,""I'm here."
"Qian Youqing, you came from a poor family and are assisting the Cao household in Bing Province. I want to measure the land of Bing Province and stop the tyrants from annexing the land of the people.”
Hearing this, Qian Youqing hurriedly replied," Your Highness, Bing Province is different from the other provinces in the country. There are many powerful people in Bing Province. If you really want to attack the powerful people, it's best to get the emperor's approval."”
"What if this king insists on his own way?”Li Jian said slowly.
"Then…Your Highness will stir up a hornet's nest, but I admire Your Highness's decision. If I can do this for Your Highness, I will do my best and die without regrets!”Qian Youqing said firmly.
Li Jian nodded in satisfaction and said,"
"Good! This king needs officials like you to lead the charge for this king's reform. Not only do we have to re-inspect and measure the land here in Bing Province, but we also have to increase taxes.”
"This Prince also wants to promote a new talent selection, not a new imperial examination, but a new assessment method.”
"The morale of the army is low, and pride is spreading. They think that they can rest easy after destroying the Eastern Turks, and this king wants to reform.”
After a pause, Li Jian continued," I am the acting king. Not only will I manage Bingzhou, but the other prefectures and counties will also be reformed. The Silk Road must be fully unobstructed in my hands. In short, the matter of Bingzhou will be handled specially!”
As soon as he finished speaking, these newly promoted officials all trembled. It seemed that Bing Province was really going to change!
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