After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

The three gentlemen became interested instantly after hearing this. They were not interested in other things, but they were very interested in managing students and setting assessments.

Besides, they didn't do what happened today on purpose.

It was Princess Zhaohua who secretly took the second prince out of the capital, causing them to not experience the feeling of attending class for a long time.

"Your Highness, since you want to test the students, then we will work hard to help you with some advice!" Guo Zixing stepped forward and said confidently.

Zhong Ning raised her eyebrows slightly, "Can I still trust you?"

This sentence is extremely destructive. It is a rare task assigned to them, but none of them succeeded. It is not because of their lack of ability, but mainly because they did not pay attention.

Chun Yuji's face flushed with anger. "Don't worry, Your Highness. What happened today will never happen again!"

Chunyu Ji glared at his two old friends fiercely. Guo Zixing and Yan Rulie immediately lowered their heads and touched their noses embarrassedly.

Guo Zixing was fine, but Yan Rulie even spent two hundred taels of silver on his own for each trip. Not only did he pay for it himself, he also suggested that the government office also contribute funds to renovate the school.

Murong Yun nodded somewhat helplessly. "I understand Mr. Yan's concerns, but we must deal with things one by one. The most important thing right now is to implement reforms. We can't do other things before we even start the first step."

"Yun'er is right!" Zhong Ning said, "We have limited resources and manpower. We must focus on the most important things first. Once everything is on track, we will naturally start to improve other aspects."

"By then, not only will the school buildings be renovated, but also street management, public toilet construction, and business standards will all need to be adjusted."

Seeing Zhong Ning's final word, Yan Rulie knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, so he simply said, "I will follow your Highness's arrangements!"

"Alright, I won't say much. I'll just draft three assessment criteria for now. I'd like to invite the three gentlemen to review and adjust them together!"

After Zhong Ning finished speaking, he stated the three assessment criteria he had in mind. Several people gathered around the table to identify and adjust these three items.

It was only finalized a quarter of an hour later!

The next morning, an announcement suddenly appeared on the bulletin board in Xining City.

The announcement stated: In order to strengthen the management of Xining City, Xining City decided to recruit part-time interns to use their extracurricular time to do something practical for Xining City!

The duties included: reading the imperial court's policies to the people, serving as a temporary teacher in children's enlightenment classes, helping to copy and verify the population register, etc.

Recruitment targets: Only for students who are currently studying or reviewing at home.

Those who are interested in applying can go to the county government office to register within three days and will be qualified if they pass the assessment.

The internship period is three months, during which the interns will be evaluated based on their specific performance. Those who are evaluated well will be awarded an internship certificate.

It can be used as a reference for future imperial examination decisions!

The most important thing is that this internship has a lenient admission policy but a strict graduation policy. In the end, only the top 50 students will be awarded internship certificates. I hope everyone is aware of this!

The specific assessment content will be announced after the registration statistics are completed!

As soon as the announcement came out, the whole city was shocked!

Countless students rushed to the county government office to register, and in less than half a day, the entire gate of the county government office was surrounded by people!

Among them were some noble sons from wealthy gentry families, who originally did not want to participate in the so-called internship competition.

But who can blame the announcement for the sentence: If you get an internship certificate, it can be used as a reference for future imperial examination decisions!

What's more, everyone knows that Xining City is now managed by the Second Prince.

So, are they recruiting interns?

It was obvious that the Second Prince was recruiting his trusted team.

Even if your abilities are limited and you cannot be a so-called intern, you can still show up in front of the Second Prince or the three Grand Tutors.

Who doesn’t want to have connections with these big guys?

So, as soon as this internship announcement came out, all the students went crazy!

"Chongwen Academy, Li Wenjia is signing up!"

"Jintai Academy, Zou Jiwu is signing up!"

"Jintai Academy, Wang Jinbang is signing up!"

"My name is Liu Ming, I'm signing up for this internship!"

"........"

A group of people were clamoring and crowded at the gate of the county government office. Chunyu Ji, Guo Zixing and Yan Rulie walked out of the gate with their hands behind their backs one after another. When they saw this scene, they were immediately furious!

Some sharp-eyed people recognized Guo Zixing and Yan Rulie, and immediately quieted down and bowed in their direction.

There were also people who had been to Kyoto and saw Chunyu Ji. They recognized that he seemed to be the Chun Taifu appointed by the current emperor to be responsible for teaching the prince.

As the three great scholars appeared, the entire place fell silent. They only waved their sleeves and respectfully bowed as disciples, saying, "Students, greetings to the three gentlemen!"

Chun Yuji's expression became much better, but he still said coldly:

"You are all educated people. You should emulate the sages and be neither humble nor arrogant, but respectful and polite. How can you be like a street shrew and make a fuss here?"

All the students looked ashamed and bowed again, saying, "We acknowledge our mistakes and will follow your instructions!"

A group of people began to line up spontaneously and report their names one by one!

After registration was completed, every ten people stood in a row, and in an instant they formed a large square. Counting the number of registered people, the number had to be at least one hundred and thirty.

There are still some people who haven’t received the news and haven’t had time to register. After all, the registration period is three days, and the total number of registrants can only be confirmed after three days!

The three Grand Tutors were satisfied to see that everyone was finally well-mannered and behaved like gentlemen. County Magistrate Cao, holding a scroll of documents, stood at the front and shouted to the crowd:

"All registered students, please gather here in three days. I will announce the first round of assessment standards to everyone!"

All the students bowed and said in unison: "Students will remember this. Thank you, sir!"

Ah!

County Lieutenant Cao felt that there had never been a moment that made him as excited as the present moment. As a small county lieutenant assisting the Second Prince in managing Xining City, he actually had the opportunity to speak on behalf of the Second Prince.

This feeling is really great!

Not only in these three days, but also in the subsequent assessment standards for interns, he must be involved.

County Magistrate Cao rubbed his fingers together excitedly. He was kind of enjoying this job. What could he do? This feeling of pretentiousness, this feeling of having all the students in the world bow to him, how could it be so alluring?

Three days later!

County Magistrate Cao stood in the same place again, facing more students, and explained to everyone the significance of the current court reform policy.

And what role it can play in the current national conditions of Dayong.

For example, the head tax was abolished to reduce the burden on the people, and a land tax was levied instead. For example, the gentry paid taxes together, and the privileges of scholars and the gentry were abolished.

Regarding the second point, half of the students looked very unhappy, but County Magistrate Cao analyzed the national conditions of Dayong in public and told everyone clearly that 70% of the land in the world is now in the hands of the gentry and aristocratic families.

The remaining 30% is subject to 100% tax.

The burden on the people is too heavy.