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"Now that you have obtained the title of Wu Xiucai, the chief examiner of this year's exam will be your master, especially the dean of the Wu Academy. As a student of the Wu Academy, you should bring gifts to visit him. As for other examiners, you can just send the gifts to their homes, and there is no need to visit them in person."

After the Wu Academy announced the results, Lin Yuanxiong also found Zhou Shan.

Zhou Shan won the first place, and he was in a good mood. Not only did he feel proud, but he also made the reputation of the Juling Sect famous.

At the same time, Lin Yuanxiong also reminded Zhou Shan to visit his master.

He knew that Zhou Shan did not like socializing, and the visiting cards sent by major forces in the county were all rejected. However, it has been a long-standing rule for candidates to bring gifts to visit their masters after obtaining the title.

It doesn't matter whether the gifts are expensive or not. The chief examiners of the Wu imperial examinations are all big figures standing at the top of a county, and they will not lack the gifts from the candidates. The important thing is that the gifts must be delivered and the people must go, otherwise it will be regarded as impolite.

All the martial arts scholars who have obtained the title have given gifts. Not all of them may be remembered by these big men, but those who have not given gifts will definitely be remembered.

For such big men, this may be a trivial matter and they will not say anything.

But the people below will do all kinds of things to flatter them. It will be difficult for them to survive in Dacang County in the future. Even if they obtain the title of martial arts scholar, no one will recommend them as officials. If they want to be officials, they can only join the army and be promoted through military merits.

Or if they become martial arts scholars, they do not need to be recommended by local officials. They will be directly appointed by the Ministry of Personnel. If they are the first-class martial arts scholars, they will be appointed by the emperor himself. The first-class martial arts scholar will start from the fifth rank, and the second-class martial arts scholar and the third-class martial arts scholar will also start from the sixth rank.

"You call the disciples who have obtained the title of martial arts scholar in your family and go to the residence of the head of the martial arts academy together."

Lin Yuanxiong said.

"Understood, I will call them together now."

Zhou Shan nodded to show that he understood.

After a while.

Zhou Shan, Feng Hao and a dozen other people, carrying gifts, went to the residence of He Qiming, the head of the Martial Academy.

When they arrived at He Qiming's residence, they also saw other martial arts scholars carrying gifts to visit. The housekeeper of He Qiming's residence opened the door and servants led the martial arts scholars who came to visit into the main hall.

As for the gifts in their hands, servants took them away and would not bring them to He Qiming.

"Students pay their respects to the teacher."

He Qiming sat in the upper position, and the martial arts scholars who came to visit all performed the student's etiquette.

If He Qiming took a fancy to someone and took him by his side to teach him, he could be called a mentor. The heads of the martial arts imperial examinations in the past dynasties, as long as they were not from forces like Yingtian Temple, would basically be accepted as personal disciples by the dean.

The head of this session is Zhou Shan.

If Zhou Shan was just a disciple of Julingmen, He Qiming would accept him as his disciple.

In Daqian, if you are not from aristocratic families and want to rise, it is normal to have multiple teachers and masters. Everyone has different teachers at different stages.

Even He Qiming himself has several mentors.

For example, when he first started practicing martial arts, he joined a martial arts hall and had a master in the martial arts hall. Then he participated in the martial arts imperial examination and passed the academy examination to obtain the title of Wuxiu. The dean at that time became his mentor. After obtaining the title of Wujinshi, he entered the court as an official. He was also favored by the first-class university scholar who presided over the examination at that time and accepted him as a student.

However, Zhou Shan himself has the inheritance of the White Bone Dao. In the future, he will join the White Bone Dao of the Tiansheng Sect. If he didn't know, it would be fine. If he knew, he couldn't "rob" people.

Although the disciples of the Tiansheng Sect can also enter the court as officials.

However, the court and the Tiansheng Sect are two different paths after all.

"Come on, serve tea!"

He Qiming ordered people to serve tea, and then said a few polite words and encouraged a few words.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Shan and others left the He Mansion.

The academy examination was over.

The next day.

Zhou Shan and others also received the Wu Xiucai's merit list, seal, document disc, merit clothing and other items.

According to Daqian law, as long as one has obtained merit, even if he is a Wu Tongsheng, his household registration will be changed to Shi, and he will be a Shi from then on. It is impossible to get an official position with the Wu Tongsheng merit, but it is not difficult to get an official position with a rank but no rank, such as the head of the police, the head of the police, the head of the prison, etc. under the BR county lieutenant, or the official under the county magistrate.

These are all official positions with a rank but no rank.

If you get the Wu Xiucai merit and someone helps you, it is not difficult to get a small official with a rank.

For example, the river patrol, the chief head of the criminal arrest team, the chief tax officer of the river and lake, the mountain patrol, etc., these are all ninth-rank official positions, and if you are a Wu Juren, it is not difficult to get an eighth-rank official position at the beginning.

Zhou Shan's second senior brother Liu Changge is a martial arts scholar, but he is staying in Baisha County. There are not many official positions in a county, so he is only the chief constable of the ninth-rank criminal arrest team.

If he returns to the county, it will not be difficult to get an eighth-rank official position with the wealth and status of the Liu family.

However, as long as the county lieutenant of Baisha County is promoted, the position of county lieutenant will definitely go to Liu Shaoge.

Zhou Shan received all the items of a martial arts scholar, and also a letter of appointment to become the river inspector of Baisha County.

The county magistrate of Baisha County had already recommended him as the river inspector. Now as the first place in this year's martial arts examination, as long as the officials of the county governor's office have no grudges against Zhou Shan, there is no reason not to pass.

With an official position, Zhou Shan can also exchange cultivation resources from the court by making meritorious contributions.

In a county, there is an official position called the chief bookkeeper, who is mainly responsible for recording the merits of officials. With merits, they can be exchanged for precious plants, precious materials, elixirs, skills, martial arts, immortal skills, Taoist arts, treasures, etc. from the court.

For example, Zhou Shan becomes a river patrol envoy, then if his river patrol team kills man-eating monsters, he can get merits, and for the warriors of the river patrol team, they only need to pay some silver rewards.

For example, arresting bandits and catching criminals is the responsibility of the county lieutenant and the chief constable. If the constables under them catch the criminals, the county lieutenant and the chief constable can get corresponding merits, and the ordinary constables under them can get silver rewards.

Having an official position is equivalent to having a fixed source of merit.

However, there are also some risks. If the monsters eat too many people, or if the bandits are rampant, affecting the economic stability and people's livelihood, the merits will be deducted. Once the merits are deducted too much and become negative, it means dismissal and investigation.

But rules are just rules. If something really happens, local officials will often cover it up and protect each other. Because once it affects the economic stability and people's livelihood, other officials will be dismissed and investigated. The county magistrate, the chief official, will naturally not be able to escape responsibility, which will affect his future career advancement.

Unless it really can't be concealed.

Just like the Wusheng Sect's riot in Baisha County this time, the local county government can't deal with it, and it can only report to the county city.