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Wang County Lieutenant smiled and said: "Of course it is also a case test. For example, at noon, you suddenly received an urgent report from your subordinates that two groups of people were making trouble and fighting in a restaurant. How should you deal with it? It is not a test on how you usually deal with it, but a test How do you handle it according to the regulations?”

Ma Hui scratched his head and said: "According to the regulations! I must take a dozen of my men to the restaurant to stop it, and at the same time send someone to notify the county captain. Then depending on the size of the matter, if there is no fight, we will disband as soon as possible. If there is a fight, , there are so many things to do, including whether anyone is dead, catching the culprit, paying compensation to the restaurant, and finally investigating the specific cause of the fight. "

Wang County Lieutenant smiled and said: "Just answer it like this, isn't it enough?"

County Lieutenant Wang said to everyone again: "Didn't you all get the examination tickets? There are categories of examination tickets, and then they are divided into different examination rooms and different examination papers. Everyone, go to bed early tonight and take the exam tomorrow. Once the officials are included in the court officials system, everyone’s status will be higher.”

"Will you stay in Chencang County in the future?" Someone suddenly asked a question, which is also the most critical question.

Everyone looked towards the county captain.

Wang County Lieutenant smiled bitterly and said: "I guess the possibility is unlikely, but it shouldn't be too far! They are all within Guanzhong Road. I heard that the court only considers exchange within the same road, and will not switch to Hedong and Hexi. "

Everyone immediately started talking, "Where will we live? What will happen to our family and children? What will happen to our land?"

"Everyone, be quiet!"

Wang County Lieutenant waved to everyone to quiet down, "This is a restaurant, don't make any noise. I'll tell you the truth. Our Chencang County has been notified in advance by the superiors to prepare ten courtyards for official residences. A county will not have several courtyards in a row." None, so when you go to the new place, you will have an official house, and the old house will definitely still be with you. It is your own, and you can bring your family there. And once you become an official of the court, you will have various subsidies, including your salary. At least double it. If you really don’t want to leave home, you can only resign, or downgrade to a poor job, or open your own store and start a business!”

"Why does the imperial court do this?" House Cao Liu Xingyuan said very dissatisfied.

County Lieutenant Wang gave him a meaningful look, "Liu Hucao, your father Liu Yuanwai is a prominent figure in Chencang County. Your Liu family claims to be the emperor of the Han Dynasty and is one of the top wealthy families in our Chencang County. I tell you clearly." You, if there are no wealthy children like you in the county offices of every county in the world, then the imperial court will never be bored and carry out local government reforms. "

The next morning, the exam began. In the Imperial Examination Hall, thousands of civil servants were sitting at tables writing furiously. In another building, hundreds of arresters gathered together. These arresters were military officials who only had a rough understanding of writing and ink. Some wanted notices and other official documents were asked to sit down for the exam, but they couldn't do it, so they were interviewed. "

Ma Hui, the head catcher of Chencang County, sat nervously on his chair. An official from the Ministry of War asked, "How long have you been the head catcher of Chencang County?"

"It will be ten years in three months!"

"What did you do before you became a head catcher?"

"I used to be a police officer, and I worked as a police officer for nine years."

The officials asked questions based on a list, writing them down as they went.

"What's the achievement?"

When he mentioned his achievements, Ma Hui suddenly became energetic, "I have caught countless thieves. I was the one who caught Mi Xiong, a thief who committed many crimes on Chencang Road. I was promoted to the head catcher and later he was caught spreading rumors." The fake Maitreya Wang Lun who deceived the public, and the thirteen thieves who massacred Liu's rice shop in Chang'an were also captured by me, and..."

"That's it!"

The official waved his hand and said with a smile: "Just two are enough. And the last question is, if a murder suddenly occurs in broad daylight in the city and the situation is urgent, what will you do first?"

Ma Hui said without hesitation: "Close the city gate immediately. Although it is ultra vires, he explained to the county captain and the county king afterwards that such murderers usually flee to Chang'an. Once they leave the city, it will be difficult to catch him." Being trapped in the city first is the key.”

"That's it! Press your fingerprints and your exam is over."

Ma Hui pressed his fingerprint on the test paper. He hesitated and asked, "Am I going to fail the test?"

The official smiled slightly and said, "I think your qualifications, performance and emergency response capabilities are all qualified, and you are not physically disabled, so it shouldn't be a big problem!"

Ma Hui was overjoyed and quickly bowed and retreated.

The exams for civil servants are basically based on practical matters. For example, one question asked: Chen Sanniang fled from Hebei to Guanzhong with her children during the Anshi Rebellion, and later settled in Guanzhong. How should she and her children's household registration be registered? ?

The correct answer is to register a copy first, and then register the original household registration after the government in her hometown has a receipt of cancellation.

If there is no reply for ten years, then the original copy will be submitted directly. Generally speaking, if there is no reply in three consecutive population censuses, the other party will delete the household registration.

There are also exam questions on how to prepare year-end paperwork and reports, etc., as well as the procedures for building a government-run school. This is a formal exam.

How many times a year do government warehouses need to be inventoried, a brief description of the inventory process, etc. These are questions marked to be answered by Cangcao and household administrators. If not, there is no need to answer.

All the civil servants had an easy time taking the exam. After the exam, all the civil servants were smiling, talking and laughing.

The original intention of the court was not to replace people. These civil servants with many years of low-level experience have been needed in all dynasties. The key is who will control them? Is it controlled by powerful local clans or by the imperial government?

After taking the exam, the next step is to grade each person. The imperial court classifies the officials into five levels, which are combined according to the county level and job level. For example, the custodian in Wannian County and Chang'an County is the first-level official. Xuezheng and Xingquan are second-level officials, Liucao in Wannian County is a third-level official, and the two guards in Chencang County are second-level officials, mainly because the county level is low.

After the classification is completed, there will be exchanges between counties.

The exchange of civil servants is mainly between counties at the same level. If you change to a county with a higher level, it means that you have been promoted. If the Wannian County Supervisor is transferred, it means that you have to upgrade, but generally it is promoted to The ninth-grade prefect of the state government will not be directly promoted to the four major county officials.

In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Li Ye was also paying attention to the civil service examinations in Guanzhong and Luoyang.

Incorporating low-level civil servants into the Tang bureaucracy was definitely a bold attempt. It was of great significance to the implementation of imperial decrees at the grassroots level. The biggest benefit was actually the county magistrate. The term of the county magistrate was five years. In fact, the first two Years were spent getting familiar with various intertwined relationships. Once the relationships were somewhat straightened out and a firm foothold was established, I began to think about my next term.

In order not to be sidelined, county magistrates often use their own staff, which can cause conflicts with other officials and subordinates.

Once civil servants also join the official system, the county magistrate's staff will not be able to seize power, and the county magistrate will not encounter the situation of being sidelined in the previous two years. The county magistrate will be able to enter substantial governance as soon as he takes office.

Li Ye handed over the power of evaluating civil servants to the state government, which was responsible for evaluating civil servants in each county. However, the power of appointment and dismissal was in the hands of the Ministry of Personnel, so the Ministry of Personnel also set up a special official division. Assessment, appointment, removal and promotion of civil servants from all over the world.

"Your Majesty, Wei Xiangguo, Zhang Xiangguo and Liu Shangshu are here!"

"Call them to see you!"

Not long after, Wei Jiansu, Zhang Li and Liu Yan hurriedly walked into the imperial study, bowed and said: "See you, Your Majesty!"

"Three beloved ladies, without any courtesy, please sit down!"

The three of them sat down, and Wei Jiansu presented a memorial, "Your Majesty, this is the reform plan for civil servants in the Guanzhong area formulated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It is a summary of experience. The next step can be promoted to all parts of the world."

Li Ye looked at the plan, pondered for a moment and said: "I have been considering two things in the past two days. The first is about the time of the pilot. Of course, there is no problem with the exam. The successful experience will be promoted to all parts of the world, and the state government will organize exams in various places. Then civil servants were included in the imperial official system, and this remained unchanged.

But when it comes to the exchange of civil servants in various places, I think we still need to be more robust. Let’s first look at the pilot situation in Guanzhong and Luoyang. We might as well extend the pilot period a little longer, about three years. If the effect is good, then implement it in various places. But if a large number of officials resign, it means there is something wrong with our system and there is a lack of consideration. Then we need to find out where the problem lies. What do you think? "

Wei Jiansu nodded, "Your Majesty considers it prudent, and Wei Chen thinks it is reasonable!"

Zhang Li and Liu Yan also agreed that the reform has not stopped, but has become more robust and the pilot time has been extended. This is a good thing. It is like treating patients and testing a new drug. You cannot let the patient announce it as soon as he takes it. If you succeed and start promoting the drug, you must observe the patient for a period of time to see if the drug has any effect, so the observation period is very important.

The emperor just wants to extend the observation period, which is of course a good thing.

"What about the other thing your Majesty is considering?" Wei Jiansu asked with a smile.