On the third day after the first "Soul Link", Todd was in Todd between the kings, summoning Mary, who was sitting at home two kilometers away, and the two entered the soul space together.

With the help of the "Super Memories" ability, Mary began to help Todd gradually eliminate the useless memories of Clarence. The original tens of thousands of fragments were reduced to about 7,000 pieces.

Todd was overjoyed and discovered a problem. Mary really loves coffee. Once she drank it, it was a cup after cup... Fortunately, this is a virtual world, so there is no need to worry about caffeine addiction and obesity.

On the other hand, he also slowly grasped that as long as the opening time of the soul space is controlled within six hours (the actual time is about 30 seconds), the fatigue can be effectively reduced.

After the second meeting in the soul space, Todd opened his eyes, ordered a cup of wormwood tea, and took a nap.

Just after lunch, the guard reported that Emerson had arrived.

This old man, who was nearly fifty years old, began to adjust and improve the administrative system in the Kingdom of Muxi with an almost crazy enthusiasm.

The commissioner jurisdiction system under the Taylor republic that Todd used to learn from, whether it is dealing with the growing mass of people or the trivial matters of the kingdom, seems a bit backward and out of touch.

Emerson used centralization as the basis of the political framework and planned to discuss the future development direction with the king.

Rubbing his forehead with his hands, Todd motioned to Emerson to sit down.

The old man fell back into the sofa, his body as if sinking into a soft cloud. With surprise on his face, he turned around and touched the cushion under him.

"There is a professor of mechanics at Muxi College. Based on the printing press technology, he hired several "metal twist" aliens and invented a coiling spring machine." Todd patted the armrest of the chair and said with a smile: "West Bank gave him a low-interest loan for him to produce spring furniture."

Emerson nodded, put the report in his arms on the desk, and went directly to the topic: "In terms of the independence of the political system, the Muxi Kingdom has a unique advantage. First, there is no checks and balances from the nobility; second, there is no need to think about it. The interference of church forces. But in the future, the distinction between royal power and civil rights will be a huge problem."

Todd put his arm on the table and looked at Emerson's report, which was marked "Recommended positions: XX minister, XX director, XX consultant...".

"Your Majesty, if the royal power is too large and the civil rights are too small, it will essentially cause a crisis due to dictatorship." Emerson pointed to the handwriting on the paper with a pen: "But if the civil rights are too large and the royal power is too small, it will create factional forces. The rise of China has led to the emergence of a privileged class, and ultimately led to a situation of separation of power."

Todd said thoughtfully: "So the key question is to find a way to reasonably decentralize power?"

"It can be said that, in the final analysis, the crux of the problem lies in the selection of officials. Most of the appointments of general officials are recruited and recommended. The former are mostly directly appointed by the king, and the latter are recommended by factions or families. Or a noble child." Emerson looked at the position on the paper and frowned: "For the Muxi Kingdom, this path is not feasible. This will only provide an excuse for the faction to grow, but it will not benefit. People. The only way left is for the king to recruit, which is to send out invitations to those talented people in your name."

After pondering for a moment, Todd expressed his concerns: "There are two questions. First, how can I know that the person I invited is talented? Now there are so many people who seek fame and reputation. Will there be chaos? Second, with so many people in Twilight City, most of the people with real talents keep a low profile, and it is not easy to find them. In this way, the method of recruitment is not very good."

Emerson sighed, and was silent for a while.

"Is there any way to select talents and balance royal and civil rights?"

Todd tapped the knuckles of his fingers on the table, thinking quietly, and a bright light flashed in his mind: "Why, let's take the exam?"

"take an exam?!"

Emerson was stunned.

Later, he said to Todd in an uncertain tone: "Your Majesty, are you talking about an exam like the academy? It's like an exam that a professor uses test papers to examine students' homework?!"

Todd contrasted in his mind and nodded in recognition of the other party's statement.

Emerson desperately shook his head: "This is unreasonable, this is unreasonable! To use a piece of paper to decide the official choice, this is simply joking about the fate of the kingdom! How can there be such a crazy idea in the world?!"

Todd didn't rush to refute the opponent, but recalled a popular science article about the "imperial examination system" he had seen in his previous life.

The imperial examination system in ancient China began in the Tang Dynasty and ended in the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1,300 years.

In the past, in the West, it was only in the middle of the 16th century that monks introduced the imperial examination system to Europe through their travel notes.

The discovery of the imperial examination system shocked the Western feudal hierarchical society at the end of the 16th century. It also played a decisive role in promoting the Western civil service in the three hundred years after that.

"Emmerson, think about it. Only those who have learned a lot can pass the exams of the kingdom and become officials and participate in the management of government affairs. Anyone, no matter whether his family is prominent or not, whether wealth is abundant or not, is knowledgeable. Efforts can make him enter the upper class of society~lightnovelpub.net~ Doesn't this in itself mean a healthy mechanism of equality and competition? Isn't this the best way to decentralize power among the people and avoid factional conflicts? !"

The old man lowered his head, pondered for a long time, and finally raised his head and said, "It doesn't seem to be a bad thing..."

Todd continued to analyze the feasibility of conducting an official selection examination in Twilight City: "First, due to the popularity of dramas and novels, the literacy rate in the city is not low; secondly, the gathering of scholars also provides the best candidates for the examination; again; , The invention of the printing press reduced the cost of examination papers and made large-scale examinations a reality; in the end, most positions in the kingdom were basically vacant."

Emerson raised his head and asked, "One more question, who will come out the test paper?"

Todd touched the bridge of his nose: "I'll do it myself, it's still inappropriate for others to ghostwrite this kind of thing."

Emerson nodded.

Indeed, anyone other than the king who has to take on the important task of making exam questions will attract doubts and opposition from other factions.

"One more thing, so many job positions lacking people, need different kinds of examination papers for the selection of officials, and making so many examination papers at the same time, will it put too much pressure on your Majesty?"

Todd waved his hand and explained with a smile: "In the first official exam, you can start with a position. If you find it feasible, you can promote it. This method is also called a pilot."

Emerson looked at the king and sighed: "Your Majesty, sometimes I really can't see you. Say you are dull, sometimes your wisdom is really unmatched; say you are wise, I hear others talk about it. Some of your past behaviors are really...really crazy..."

Todd responded with a wry smile: "People are always improving."

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