It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Chen Hao is twenty-two years old this year. Although he has always been in the military camp, he has never had any experience in leading troops in battle.

Because his father was also the one who joined the emperor and Zhao Yu in overthrowing Da Qi and establishing Daliang.

His father was not as lucky as Zhao Yu and the emperor, and died in the rebellion.

The emperor appointed him as the commander of the imperial guard because of his father's achievements.

He didn't know whether the 20,000 guards under his command could stop Lu Xingchen's attack because he had never fought against him.

But he knew that Zhao Yu was very powerful, but Zhao Yu was defeated by Lu Xingchen.

What kind of woman is Lu Xingchen? How can she be so powerful?

He had seen many women, some lively, some gentle. But even the most lively and outgoing women still lived deep in the inner house, and few of them were the masters of the house.

But Lu Xingchen not only took charge of the family, but also became the military commander and the king.

A woman has become the queen, so what's the next step? Naturally, she must sit on this high dragon throne.

Can a woman really sit on the throne of God?

There was a woman sitting on the dragon throne, and all the officials standing below were men.

Are men willing to accept all this?

Chen Hao felt that he could not accept it for the time being.

But he felt that he was thinking too much.

In March, all things come back to life and people in the fields begin to busy themselves with the new year's crops.

Lu Xingchen, Ling Xiao Feixue and others rode wildly on horseback.

The air is filled with a damp and vibrant smell.

She is one year older and now eighteen.

After taking Yongzhou and swallowing up the North and South camps, there were still many things that needed to be digested slowly, so she was not in a hurry to attack the capital.

The emperor has been in a coma, and the chief minister Feng Yuan is in charge of the situation in the capital.

Feng Yuan seemed to have no interest in the throne and just handled some daily affairs step by step.

Most of the officials and wealthy families in the capital have moved out in the past two months.

Of course, the routes they took were different. Some went north to the State of Wei, and some even went west to the wilderness, but the vast majority of them passed through the area ruled by Lu Xingchen and wanted to cross the Yangtze River to go to the south of the Yangtze River.

As for the wealthy businessmen, Lu Xingchen allowed them to come and go freely and did not deduct any of the property they brought with them.

However, she was not so kind to officials in the court.

Lu Xingchen seized almost all the assets they had.

Because officials themselves cannot create value. The assets in their hands are all plundered from ordinary people.

In this case, returning these properties to the people is the final destination.

In addition, he sent those officials to the mines in Niutou Mountain and asked them to dig.

As for the women, he sent them to textile factories, printing factories, garment factories...

Of course, if there are any outstanding women among them, she will pick them out and hand them over to Lu Xingzhu and Zhou Yuru, asking them to pay attention to their training.

If she enters the capital and sits on the throne in the future, it would not be acceptable if only men stood in the court.

There must be at least two women among them.

However, this is a rather difficult thing to do. Even in real history, when Wu Zetian sat on the throne, no women were seen among the officials below.

How easy is it to change the entire society's concept by one's own efforts?

However, Lu Xingchen is already preparing to start the first spring examination in April.

Talent is needed to govern the country, and the talents she has selected in the past two years are basically through recommendation and observation.

But as the territory she controlled became larger and larger, the talent gap became larger and larger, and she needed to recruit talents through selection.

Of course, recruiting talents is only one of the reasons. Another important reason is to gain recognition from scholars.

In any era and any society, scholars are an irresistible invisible force.

He who wins the hearts of the people will win the world, but sometimes the hearts of the people may only exist in the writings of scholars.

Lu Yunfeng is the Minister of Personnel, and Lu Xingchen called him and Master Guo together to discuss this matter.

"According to the tradition of the previous imperial examination, the examination required the Four Books and Five Classics, the meaning of the classics, poetry, and policy essays..."

Lu Yunfeng asked, "What are we going to test in the imperial examination?"

Lu Xingchen said, "It doesn't have to be so complicated."

"Just one policy essay will do..."

Lu Yunfeng and Master Guo both looked at her in shock.

"This is too simple. How can we select talents?"

"Of course, it's not just policy essays that are tested. Other things to be tested have different emphases."

"For example, if you want to be an official in the Ministry of Works, you have to test him on building bridges and drawing blueprints,"

"If he is an official of the Ministry of Personnel, we should examine how he selects and appoints talents."

"If you are an official of the Ministry of Revenue, you must know how to do accounting and you must be good at using the abacus."

"So this imperial examination first depends on how they choose. After they make their choice, they will be tested on the corresponding subjects." Lu Xingchen said.

"We select talents who can be used immediately, not those who need to be cultivated slowly and do not have that much time."

Lu Yunfeng and Master Guo both thought this was difficult to do. However, since this was Lu Xingchen's order, they had no choice but to push it forward.

"In addition, the reference person is of no particular gender..."

"It can be either man or woman, even eunuchs."

Lu Yunfeng stared at her with wide eyes.

This is too unconventional in recruiting talents.

"By the way, how should we deal with those officials we caught? Can they also refer to this?" Lu Yunfeng asked.

Lu Xingchen nodded. "Since we are recruiting talents regardless of their background, of course it's fine. As long as they are not imprisoned and have lost their freedom, everyone can be considered."

Lu Yunfeng nodded in agreement, "Okay, I understand. Master Guo and I will carefully draft a charter, and then you can review it and distribute it."

Lu Xingchen hummed softly.

After Lu Yunfeng and Master Guo left, Ling Xiao walked in quickly with an excited expression on his face.

"The first batch of property that Li Chaoyang and Concubine Shu transported to the south has arrived..."

Lu Xingchen was also very excited to hear the news.

She stood up and followed Ling Xiao out.

Ling Xiao had ordered people to carry the valuables into a room and put them on the floor. The floor was filled to the brim.

Ling Xiao excitedly lifted the lid of a box.

The box was full of gold.

The box is not big, but it must weigh at least a hundred pounds.

Gold is heavy, and a small box is enough for two people to carry.

Lu Xingchen picked up a gold bar and weighed it in his hand. It was heavy and golden.

This kind of thing is always rare in any era.

"How much is this?" Lu Xingchen asked.

"After a rough estimate, there are at least 50,000 taels of gold and 50,000 taels of silver. In addition, there are many pearls and gems..." Ling Xiao replied excitedly.

"This Imperial Master and Consort Shu are truly ruthless. They took the entire treasury of Daliang and put it into their own homes."

Lu Xingchen smiled and nodded, "That's good, it saves us a lot of trouble."

"You should do this yourself. Choose the most beautiful young lady in Yongzhou City as a wife for Abao. Let Abao choose for himself."

Ling Xiao smiled and nodded in response, "Okay, I understand..."

Ling Xiao agreed and turned to walk out. Lu Xingchen was about to call Lu Yunfeng and Jiang Fangtu over to put all the gold and silver treasures into the warehouse.

At this moment, Lu Feng hurried in, "Your Highness..."