Behind me is the earth

Chapter 458 456. National Examination

There is no doubt that this bottle, like the black box, has an equally mysterious origin.

He couldn't solve its mystery yet.

In the evening, Ren Pingsheng, Ruan Tang and Xiaowan returned to Yueyang City to stay.

Although they defeated Daru's army, the Qi army did not continue to advance and took the opportunity to take Yuzhou Province under its command.

Instead, permanent fortifications began to be built around the Wenchang River.

There are many reasons why we have not chosen to proceed.

First, the unification of the eight southern provinces and the establishment of Qi State have just been completed. The newly occupied provinces are being digested. The economy, management, people's livelihood, and industry must be reformed and developed. There is also a serious shortage of experienced officials, and there is no extra energy for the time being. Go north.

The second is to leave a large area of ​​land in Yuzhou as a strategic buffer to maintain temporary stability in the south. Once it advances to the north of Yuzhou and borders Jingzhou, it is very likely to be attacked by the combined efforts of the east and west armies from the Daru Kingdom.

"The combat experience brought by real war cannot be completely replaced by exercises. After this war, the Qi army has basically transformed into a nearly modern army. However, the number of 200,000 regular soldiers cannot It is not enough to support the requirements of multi-front operations.

Now the Qi army has expanded to 500,000 regular soldiers. However, apart from the 50,000 recruits recruited before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the remaining 250,000 recruits are still being trained and reorganized. It will take at least three more years to form initial combat effectiveness. month's time.

The production of various types of ammunition and weapons also takes time to accumulate..."

Ren Pingsheng returned to the study, picked up a pen, and recorded in his notebook while analyzing the power in his hand.

This time, the war was fought vigorously, and Daru's army on the central line, which was coming with overwhelming force, was wiped out in one day.

But when the cannon goes off, there is a thousand taels of gold.

More than 200,000 regular soldiers, hundreds of thousands of militiamen, and logistics personnel mobilized far more than a million people. The consumption of people eating horses and chewing, the consumption of fuel and coal, coupled with the continuous intensive bombing, the amount of food thrown out Cannonballs are like being made of gold and silver. The supplies Wuzhou has accumulated and produced over the years are almost gone!

What Qi needs now is to recuperate for a while before trying to regain the northern land.

"Master, Huang Wenguang is here."

Ren Pingsheng had just finished writing his diary and was about to call Ruan Tang and Xiaowan to go for a walk in the garden when Xiaowan came over to report.

So Ren Pingsheng and Huang Wenguang went to the garden together.

"Your Highness, Qi Fengcheng just sent a telegram today. The results of this year's national examination are out."

He followed Ren Pingsheng, slightly half a step behind, and reported to Ren Pingsheng.

This year was a year of violent turmoil. After the earthquake in Jingzhou at the beginning of the year, Wuzhou began to actively prepare for war. It didn't take long for the war to break out, unify the south, and establish the Qi State.

This period of time is at a critical stage of the war with the Daru Kingdom. College graduates are anxiously waiting for the news of the national examination in anticipation and speculation.

It was not overdue and started in August, on time.

However, this year's national examination also has a big difficulty.

That is, except for Wuzhou, the other seven and a half newly occupied provinces do not have a systematic education system. The content involved in the national examination is not clear to the scholars in these provinces.

After argumentation by the Education Department, this year’s exam was finally divided into two lists.

The first list examination is more comprehensive, mainly testing the candidates' logical thinking, language understanding, current political understanding, decision-making analysis and other abilities, and is aimed at candidates from Wuzhou.

The first list also focuses on examining writing and thinking, as well as language, logic, and policy theory, while reducing the targeted examination of current affairs, industry, economy, etc. in the questions, and examines candidates from newly occupied provinces who have the honor of being elected in the old dynasty. Be friendlier.

"How many people have been selected?"

Ren Pingsheng asked.

At present, although officials have been decentralized in the newly occupied provinces, they basically only have the top leaders of each province, county, and county. At best, they have set up a skeleton, and the officials who operate under the skeleton are still the same as before.

The history of Wuzhou proves that these officials who are colluding with the local gentry families cannot be of the same mind as the government when it goes against their own interests. They either resist openly or covertly.

If we really want to pass on the central government's ideas, implement its power, and implement its policies, we still need to continuously improve this structure.

This requires a large number of grassroots officials to enrich counties, counties and towns; a large number of well-versed people to ensure the operation of institutions; a large number of police, as a violent institution, capable of suppressing the intricate forces of the local gentry.

Grasp with both hands, both hands must be hard.

Huang Wenguang said: "There are 3,200 people on the Wuzhou list, including 300 people on the first list, 600 people on the second list, and 2,300 people on the third list.

The remaining seven provinces have a total of 900 people, with 20 people in the first list, 180 people in the second list, and 700 people in the third list.

There are a total of 4,100 people in the two lists. "

The so-called first list, second list, and third list correspond to the three levels of province, prefecture, and county. They are arranged according to scores. In the future, they will be divided into provincial, county, and county yamen to observe the government. After the government inspection is over, there will also be a score from the local government department, and arrangements will be made based on the score.

"After the expansion of the national examination, there are quite a lot of people admitted. However, there are still not enough people from eight provinces."

The five levels of government in Qi, from the central government to provinces, prefectures, counties, and towns, require more people as they go down. Four thousand one hundred people may seem like a lot, but even if they were divided into one province in Wuzhou, they would not stir up much excitement, let alone eight provinces across the country.

“The three-list system is based on the old system of the Jing Dynasty, and now it has gradually failed to keep up with our development.

Now the Ministry of Civil Affairs has urged all provinces, counties, and counties to establish establishment files. Future recruitment can be conducted based on the job requirements put forward by the yamen at all levels.

In addition, in addition to the national examination, we can also add provincial examinations in each province to specifically select and recruit officials as officials in various yamen, and we can relax the conditions, and middle school students can also be selected. "

Ren Pingsheng said thoughtfully.

In his vision, in the future, the national examination of Qi State will be equivalent to the top students and centrally selected students of the Chinese country on earth. After the end of the political watch, they will have a brighter future.

The provincial examination is equivalent to the ordinary civil service examination. After passing the examination, you will work as an official in the government offices at the provincial level and below. There are also opportunities for selection and promotion, but generally speaking, there are fewer opportunities at the grassroots level and more business work, but for most people, it is still an opportunity.

In this way, with the supply of officials at all levels in the future, the amount of national examination recruitment can be reduced. After all, these are official reserve forces, and the best must be selected.

Huang Wenguang heard this, thought for a moment, and said with admiration: "What His Highness said is true. This can better solve the current pain point of the lack of manpower in all levels of Yamen."

"It's autumn now. When you go back, see if you can plan another provincial exam before the year."

Ren Pingsheng said.

"yes!"

Huang Wenguang responded respectfully.

After he left, Xiao Wan came over and said, "Master, the ship has been arranged. We will board the ship at the Xianxia County port tomorrow."

"It's been quite a while since I left Qifeng County."

Ren Pingsheng stretched out, reached out to hold Xiaowan's little hand, and sat in the pavilion in the garden.

Xiaowan was pulled and sat on the young master's lap, her face suddenly turned red.

"Hey."

Seeing Xiaowan's reaction, Ren Pingsheng couldn't help laughing.

This girl, after being together for so long, is still shy.

Ren Pingsheng held her waist and touched her belly, and the two of them talked and laughed.

At this time, Ruan Tang ran over along the corridor, and when he saw the two of them hanging out together, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. Seeing that both of them were looking at her, he couldn't help but smile awkwardly: "I didn't come at the right time. .”

After saying this, Ruan Tang suddenly felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

He couldn't help but secretly thought: "He wouldn't say: You came at the right time. Then he would hold me and Xiaowan in his arms, right?"

Fortunately, it didn't develop in the direction of Li Tanhua. Xiao Wan was afraid of irritating Ruan Tang, so she took the initiative to walk out of the young master's warm embrace and sat on the stone bench next to him.

Ren Pingsheng waved to Ruan Tang and asked her to sit on another stone bench.

Ruhua brought a table of drinks, side dishes and fruit plates.

She sat on a smooth rock outside the pavilion and looked at the three masters.

The atmosphere at this time was very relaxed.

The breeze at night caressed their hair. She put her arms on her knees and held her cheeks in her hands, listening to the masters talking about family affairs, state affairs, and thinking about the future. From time to time, a burst of laughter came.

"Tonight is great. It would be great if we could stay here forever."

Ruhua looked up at the moon, which was as bright as a big jade plate in the sky. The moonlight shone on the glazed tiles of the pavilion, and a layer of green smoke seemed to rise on the tiles, gathering light. The flowers and plants in the garden are shadowy, visible but not clear. The bright moon is reflected brightly in the pool. The remaining lotus flowers on it are withered, but the shower head is still stubbornly standing upright. There is a hazy beauty everywhere.

But beautiful feelings are often short-lived.

Early the next morning, Ruhua got up early and packed some simple luggage.

After exiting the gate, they followed the prince and queen into the car.

After the convoy arrived in Xianxia County, a river ship with a length of more than 30 meters was docked on the dock.

Ren Pingsheng was not in a hurry to go back. He took a boat along the Wenchang River and then turned into the Blue Yangtze River. It only took one day. He could also take a closer look at the scenery along the coast and appreciate the great rivers and mountains of Qi.

"The boat is powered by a turbodiesel engine."

Ruan Tang said.

This ship is very large, with three floors above the deck and two floors below the deck. It can fully accommodate the large number of attendants and guards who follow Ren Shengsheng.

"Sister Ruanruan, what are you doing?"

Xiao Wan looked a little dazed when she saw Ruan Tang standing on the bow of the deck with her eyes slightly closed and her arms spread wide.

“Am I feeling the beating heart and excitement of this ship?”

Ruan Tang said.

"Is the ship still in mood?"

Xiaowan felt that what Ruan Tang said was quite explosive.

"Of course, you can feel the emotions of water, and even want to give consciousness and life to creation, why can't I feel the emotions of machines?

Maybe one day I can give life to these machines too. "

Ruan Tang said matter-of-factly.

"Have your powers improved?"

Ren Pingsheng asked curiously.

Ruan Tang opened his big eyes and nodded happily: "Well, I have recently realized something. The fourth awakening should not be far away."

“If you can give life to machines, can you create Transformers like the ‘Spark’?”

Ren Pingsheng asked whimsically.

Several people walked towards the suite on the main deck.

"Maybe I can do it in the future."

Ruan Tang said longingly.

After arriving at the suite, Huang Wenguang delivered more than a dozen official documents.

These official documents are from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry, and also from the Ministry of National Defense.

Ren Pingsheng sat on the sofa and read the official documents.

Xiaowan was looking at the interrogation content of some high-level prisoners of the Daru Kingdom conducted by the Night Owl Organization.

Ruan Tang was decomposing a piece of metal on the side. These metals were suspended in the air, constantly changing shapes. As they turned into fine parts, they were finally assembled into a small robot.

The robot walks on the table, with flexible joints and coordinated body. It can run and adjust, do backflips, and vibrate to make sounds.

Ren Pingsheng raised his head: "He moves on his own, but you control him."

Ruan Tang smiled at Ren Pingsheng: "I control it. However, after installing a power source on it, it can move on its own. After installing the chip and programming, its balance and motion control are definitely better than those of human robots on earth.

Combined with the current algorithms on earth, or current AI, this robot will have many performance and application scenarios. "

As she spoke, the palm-sized robot jumped hard and jumped over a distance of more than two meters to the small square table in front of Ren Pingsheng, where it stood firmly.

Ren Pingsheng picked up the robot and looked at it carefully.

Because the parts were made directly by Ruan Tang using his superpower, every part fits perfectly. He moved the robot gently. It felt different from toys, figures, and models. It had a very textured feel.

"If it can become a spirit..."

Ruan Tang said.

She can feel the pure emotions of these machines now, and feels that she can enlighten these machines in the future and give them emotions and consciousness.

According to this world, this is like opening up intelligence to these machines and helping them become monsters.

"Does that count as you creating strong artificial intelligence?"

Ren Pingsheng thought of her wish list, and now this was the only item left that had not been crossed out.

Ruan Tang thought about it: "Forget it."

Ren Pingsheng threw the robot in his hand on the table. The robot quickly adjusted its shape in the air, and finally landed firmly on the table, and returned to Ruan Tang's hands with a hard jump.

Ren Pingsheng picked up an official document again.

"A joint official document from the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Highways, the Ministry of Political Science and Law, the Ministry of Finance and Taxation, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs?"

Ren Pingsheng opened it and took a look.

It is about the arrangement and use plan of 210,000 Daru prisoners.

It was quite late to code today and I just finished coding.