I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

The next thing was for the examiner to hold the imperial edict and read out the results of the imperial examination.

Finally, all the candidates thanked His Majesty, and from now on, they could call themselves "disciples of the Emperor."

After a whole day of hard work, Li Tian felt a little tired.

At the end, it was time for the top three to express their gratitude.

Lu Weibin was the first to kneel down and said to Li Tian on the dragon throne:

"Your Majesty, I have a heartfelt request."

"Go ahead, Lord Lu."

"I request to be transferred to be a county magistrate." Lu Weibin kowtowed to Li Tian.

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

The top scholar is the first in the class and can directly join the Hanlin Academy.

Although the editor of the Hanlin Academy and the county magistrate are both of the seventh rank.

But the value of the Hanlin Academy is not comparable to that of the county magistrate.

There were several thousand county magistrates in the whole Zhou Dynasty, but there were only a dozen editors in the Hanlin Academy.

The opportunities for career advancement in the Hanlin Academy are far greater than in local areas.

There is actually someone who doesn't want to be an editor in the Hanlin Academy and asks to be transferred to be a county magistrate?

Even Tang Xiaoren looked at Lu Weibin in shock.

Is this kid crazy?

"Your Majesty, I have heard that the Prime Minister must rise from the counties!"

"I have been poor since I was young. I want to be an official myself and experience the hardships of the people and the difficulty of governing the country!"

"Please grant me your permission, Your Majesty!"

Request to be a county magistrate?

Poor family since childhood?

I understand!

Li Tian looked at Lu Weibin and suddenly understood!

This kid is tired of being poor, so he wants to become an official and make money!

Yes, that’s definitely the case!

This kind of keyboard warrior who is addicted to being a loser is the most ambitious but lacks the skills to achieve his goals!

He definitely doesn't accept the hardship of the Hanlin Academy and wants to go to the counties to engage in corruption!

"Three years as a parent official, one hundred thousand silver coins!"

I understand you, Lord Lu!

In that case, of course I have to satisfy you!

Li Tian immediately said: "I am very pleased that Lord Wang has such awareness!"

"But it's a waste of talent for a top scholar like you to be appointed as a county magistrate!"

"Ministry of Personnel, find a vacant prefectural magistrate in the Huai River area and have the number one scholar fill the position!"

When Li Tian said this, everyone in the room was shocked!

Li Tian actually bypassed the promotion process and directly promoted Lu Weibin to be the prefect!

That official position is the sixth rank!

At this time, Tang Xiaoren immediately said: "No, Your Majesty!"

"How can one be promoted across ranks just after winning the first place in the imperial examination?"

"Absolutely not!"

Li Tian said, "Is there any top scholar who would volunteer to be a county magistrate?"

Tang Xiaoren was speechless.

He was also a top scholar, so he would definitely not ask to be an official.

Promotion for clean civil servants is smooth and stress-free.

Almost catch up with every promotion.

It’s different for the parents.

The imperial court would assess local taxation, corvee labor, prisons, and population growth.

It is not easy to get a top evaluation.

If you are unlucky and encounter a disaster year, your assessment will be lower.

That would hinder your career advancement.

Therefore, almost all the clean civil servants do not like to be sent out.

Tang Xiaoren was also promoted to the fifth rank in the Hanlin Academy before being sent to an official position in the vicinity of Kyoto.

After the gilding, we quickly returned to Kyoto.

Tang Xiaoren also admired Lu Weibin's courage.

Tang Xiaoren bowed and withdrew, and the other ministers naturally did not object.

[Randomly dispatching officials, Great Zhou’s national fortune: -2000 points! ]

[Because the host unlocked the title of benevolent monarch, the national fortune doubled, the national fortune of the Great Zhou: -4000 points! ]

Pretty!

Lu Weibin is indeed my lucky star!

It is my hope for the future!

Looking at these loyal ministers in the court and the country, Li Tian felt very angry!

Don’t you know how to learn from the younger generations?

Wouldn't it be better to be a treacherous villain?

"And my dear, do you want to go to the county for training?"

Now the top ten tribute students remained silent.

Li Tian sighed.

It seems that Lu Weibin is the only one who is anxious to make money!

Li Tian yawned, waved his hand and said, "Alright, let the head armor parade through the streets with flowers in his hair. I'm tired, so I'm going back."

Next is the celebration program of the scientific expedition.

The three top guards would wear red auspicious robes, ride out of the palace gate on horseback, and parade around the streets of Kyoto.

This is the treatment for the top class, and it also represents the importance that the Great Zhou Dynasty attaches to the imperial examination.

Then the Ministry of Rites will organize the Lu Ming Banquet.

The scholars of the same subject would attend the banquet, drink and write poetry.

It is also a gathering activity to bring colleagues closer together.

However, Li Tian was not interested in these contents.

After handing these matters over to Tang Xiaoren, Li Tian returned to his bedroom and lay down.

The next day, the Minister of Personnel came to the cabinet.

"Your Excellency, the Emperor has sent Lu Weibin to be the prefect of Yuhang, but the prefecture positions in Yuhang are all filled."

The Minister of Personnel said with a wry smile.

Yuhang is a good job and is considered a first-class area in Dazhou.

Therefore, there are very few official vacancies in Yuhang area.

But the emperor’s words are golden, so does he want someone else to make room?

But this does not comply with the rules of the Ministry of Personnel!

This put the Minister of Personnel in a very difficult position.

Tang Xiaoren said: "Your Majesty's words are true, so they must be kept."

"Last time I heard the Yuhang governor say that he wanted to set up a prefecture in Huajiang. Otherwise, we can take this opportunity to turn Huajiang into Huajiang Prefecture and send Lu Weibin to be the first prefect."

After the river was turned into a sea, Huajiang Prefecture, which was originally just a small fishing village, became an important hub.

The grain from Yuhang had to be sent to Huajiang Prefecture first, and then loaded onto ships and sailed south.

The Yuhang governor also felt that Huajiang Prefecture was becoming increasingly important, so he submitted a memorial to the court, requesting that Huajiang be established as a prefecture.

After being upgraded to Huajiang Prefecture, Huajiang Prefecture can coordinate several surrounding counties.

This newly established Huajiang Prefecture must be very important.

The Minister of Personnel was shocked and said, "Is it appropriate to let the top scholar take on such an important task right from the start?"

Tang Xiaoren smiled and said, "I remember there was this sentence in the top scholar's essay."

“Investigate things to gain knowledge, and integrate knowledge and action.”

"The top scholar can have such ambitions, he must not be an ordinary person."

"Just send him to give it a try. If it doesn't work, find another official to replace him."

The Minister of Personnel nodded upon hearing this: "That's it."

Next, Lu Weibin received an appointment from Huajiang Prefecture.

He didn't even go to the party with his colleagues, and took a horse-drawn railway carriage directly to the port.

Then take a ship south to Huajiang Prefecture.

The convenience of sea transportation is fully demonstrated.

Sitting on the boat, Lu Weibin saw many ships.

Since Fan Jian conquered Wa and Goryeo, trade between the three countries has become much closer.

Not only official trade, but after the Great Zhou lifted the maritime ban, many merchants also began to engage in maritime trade.

Fan Jian's original idea was to sell Goryeo's surplus grain to Japan.

But soon, the merchants of the Great Zhou discovered that the cost of selling Yuhang's surplus grain to Japan was lower than the cost of purchasing grain from Goryeo.

The route directly from Huajiang Prefecture to Japan was also quickly opened up by these merchants.

Merchants also discovered that Yuhang silk was also a best-selling product in Japan.

Many merchants began to sell silk to Japan.

As maritime trade became more and more developed, merchants from Huajiang opened up direct routes to Japan.