Chapter 1162 Guess the question

When the period of hot filial piety expired in March, Fu Tinghan came down from the mountain. During this period, Zhao Hanzhang also met many people who came to Luoyang to apply for jobs and water control talents recommended from various places.

 There were very few people who could satisfy her and be assigned to the Ministry of Water Resources and counties along the Yellow River to control water, but she basically didn’t let go of those who came and applied them to various positions.

At the same time, the state examination for talent recruitment this fall has also ended. These students who took the Sizhou examination plan to live in Luoyang until next February to take the national examination for talent recruitment.

 Because a large number of students live in Luoyang, the streets become more lively and the cultural atmosphere of Luoyang becomes more intense.

 When the new edition of Di Bao came out, some students immediately spent money to buy a copy, and then everyone gathered together to read it.

This is an agreement among poor students. A newspaper costs two pennies, and it doesn't matter if you buy it for two days a day. If you buy it every day, it will cost about sixty pennies a month, which is still a lot of expense.

So they gathered in small groups and agreed to buy newspapers together, one today and another tomorrow, and then read them together.

The same is true not only for Di Bao, but also for other newspapers, oh, except for newspapers that specialize in writing market rumors and various short stories and poems. If they occasionally sit in a teahouse, they can hear storytellers reading newspapers.

 The storytellers in teahouses and restaurants like to read this type of newspaper to others the most, followed by Di Bao.

No way, Di Bao is sometimes too boring. It is full of various newly added or revised decrees by the imperial court, or some opinions and articles of officials in the DPRK, or some conversations between the young emperor and Zhao Hanzhang, and even Zhao Hanzhang speech.

Most people found this boring. Only some scholars paid much attention to it and had to read it several times every time it was published.

　Today too.

As soon as he opened the newspaper, Fang Ming shouted: "Fu Shangshu has returned to the court."

Others immediately came up to look, "Where is it?"

"Here," Fang Ming pointed to the small lines at the bottom and said, "The general ordered Fu Shangshu to go to the Yellow River to control the water. Here, Fu Chang was ordered to be the governor of Henan County, specifically responsible for the management of the Yellow River in Henan County."

Fang Ming frowned, "Strange, doesn't Henan County have a long history?"

“Two chief historians,” one person said, “one is responsible for government affairs, and the other is responsible for controlling floods.”

"But there is still a vacancy for the doctor of the Ministry of Water. Since the general wants to use the Fu family, and the Fu family is really good at controlling water, why not appoint a doctor of the Ministry of Water?"

"Look here," one person pointed to the lower board of the di newspaper on the other side, "Cao Ping is ordered to be the doctor of the Ministry of Water, and Shi Chun and Liu Yi are the outside doctors of the Ministry of Water, and they will work together with Fu Tinghan and Fu Chang to control the water."

"Cao Ping? Didn't he build docks in Qingzhou and Guangzhou? The general even recalled him. It seems that the situation of the Yellow River is very serious. The most important task in the second half of this year and the first half of next year is to control the water. You guys Tell me, will there be a test on water management in the national examination next spring?"

"It's possible that the announcement of recruiting flood control talents has been hanging in the Di newspaper for a month and it hasn't been taken down yet. The general seems to admire Mr. Fu's water control method very much. Do you think we should also study Fu Gong's method of water control? His flood control method? If we can memorize his flood control strategy, even if we fail the national examination next year, there will be another way out."

"Do you think others haven't thought about it? I'm afraid someone has already tried it, but except for one of Fu Gong's early articles, which is the most famous and circulated in the market, I can't find any other articles even if I try to find them. , those on the market are fake at first glance.”

Alas, as expected, literary works such as controversies and political struggles are easily discussed and passed on, which can also attract people’s desire to read;

As for a series of technical articles on water control strategies, apart from water administration staff and people interested in water control, who will read and study such articles?

This is also one of the reasons why many technical knowledge is difficult to pass down. At least the scribes in Luoyang tried hard for a month but could not find the article that Zhao Hanzhang asked to recite in full.

Sigh, it's a pity that Fu Zhai has always kept his family behind closed doors and doesn't accept anyone's posts. There is no chance for them to inquire and copy the articles.

“I always find it strange that the general’s request seems somewhat inconsistent with the previous request for flood control talents.”

“It’s impossible for anyone to dare to add it privately. This newspaper is visible to everyone, and it has been posted for such a long time. Obviously, this is what the general said himself.”

"Then, do you think that the general's request is to admire Mr. Fu's flood control methods and process, or is it the result of flood control?" Fang Ming said: "If it is a process, she would just make the flood control strategy public, why should we bother so much? So she means In the end, she may want to tell us that she does not need to pay attention to the process of water control, but only the results of water control."

“Gong Fu controlled the floods in Yuzhou and saved Yuzhou and Yanzhou from flooding for twenty years. This is obviously an excellent result. The general made us think about what other good strategies to control the water can make the water in its proper place.”

When Fang Ming said this, everyone felt that his guess was right, and they were excited. "So next year's spring exam may really take the water management test. She is in urgent need of water management talent, and she is indeed reminding us."

Xi Lan, who had been silent all this time, said: "Not only water management, you also ignored one."

"What?"

Xi Lan pointed to another name on the notice and said, "Look, who is this Water Administrator Wai Lang?"

 “Liu Yi? Which sage is this?”

As soon as he said this, someone immediately laughed at him, "You don't even know Liu Yi? Then do you know the former King of Beihai of the Huns?"

The man didn't react until he finished speaking, and was shocked, "General Zhao actually used Huns to control the water?"

“It’s not just about water control. I just flipped through the Di newspaper from June this year to today. My memory is indeed correct. Starting from June, the general began to use the Huns, Di people and Jie people.”

He laid out the impressive newspapers from his residence. Their official positions ranged from military positions to animal husbandry officers, to Sinong Temple and censorship. What surprised him most was that one of them was an official in the Ministry of Rites.

Chi Lan: "The general seems not to shy away from using Hu as an official."

Fang Ming didn't take it seriously, "Now that the north is stable, the Huns have surrendered, and even Shi Le has surrendered. In order to appease the two tribes, we should also allow them to participate in the government. Seeing that these people seem to have real talents and knowledge, and their official positions are not high. This shows the fairness of the general."

"Nowadays, most talents are obtained through the talent recruitment examination. However, we Han people have been studying since childhood. We have more books and more inheritance than the Hu people. We read and write in Chinese characters. Are we still afraid that we will not be able to win the talent recruitment examination? Are they?" Fang Ming said: "If you have to worry about this, in my opinion, there is no need to become an official. It is better to just go back to the mountains and forests and find a place to call yourself the best in the world."

Xi Lan: "Brother Fang, there is no need to ridicule me. I am not against barbarians entering the court. What I want to say is, will the Dian Ke Dian be tested in next year's spring examination?"

Dianke is the official name. Of course, it is now called Dahonglu, and it is responsible for the country's affairs with vassal states and ethnic minority forces. This year, in addition to using Hu people as officials, Zhao Hanzhang also conquered Chengguo.

  King Li Xiong of Cheng Dynasty was a member of the Di tribe. Xi Lan believed that this question was also very possible.

See you tomorrow

　　

　　

 (End of this chapter)