Three Kingdoms: Starting War Strategy System

Xiliang.

In Xiliang, among the civil servants, Jia Xu had the highest official position, ranking as the General Staff Officer of Xiliang and one of the Nine Qings of the Han Dynasty.

Thanks to the convenient transportation and developed land and water transportation, Liu Chen ordered Jia Xu to sit in Xiliang to suppress the countries in the Western Regions.

After the drama of the Han Dynasty, when the heroes divided the country and competed in the Central Plains, many countries in the original Western Region Protectorate had some differences.

He wanted to take advantage of the chaos of the Han Dynasty to gain a fortune.

But it is obvious that even if the Han Dynasty was in chaos and the heroes were divided, it was still enough to defeat the foreign tribes.

Guo Si, Li Jue and other generals were stationed near Yumen Pass, which also caused the countries in the Western Regions to have more than enough ambition but insufficient strength.

Xu Rong, Zhang Xiu, and Hua Xiong played the most important roles in the Battle of Sichuan and achieved great military exploits. Generals such as Li Jue and Guo Si were stationed near Yumen Pass, and they also made great contributions.

Liu Chen did not favor one over the other, and rewarded all based on merit.

Nowadays, the person with the highest military rank in Xiliang is General Zuo, Ma Chao, who is responsible for supervising the westward march of the Liangzhou Army.

With his military exploits in the Battle of Hanzhong and his subsequent contribution to the Yizhou War, Ma Chao successfully entered the ranks of the four generals.

As the Liangzhou Army pacified Yizhou, Zhang Xiu and Huang Zhong finally led an army to encircle Cao Cao and defeat the prince.

Yizhou was finally completely pacified.

Finally, Liu Chen ascended the throne and became the emperor. They relied on the power of Conglong to advance to the next level, but there were no other extra battles to provide them with military merit for promotion.

During this period, the Liangzhou Army set its goal on advancing westward.

When Liu Chen unified the Han Dynasty and ascended the throne as emperor, he proposed a ten-year rest and recuperation plan to develop domestic population, economy, people's livelihood, industry, science and technology and other matters.

While the country is developing rapidly, trade with countries in the Western Regions is also gradually unfolding, and the Silk Road land trade line is also in progress.

Trade exchanges can not only strengthen the domestic economy, but also exchange what is needed, harvest overseas raw materials, and occupy overseas markets.

He can also gradually extend his tentacles to the Western countries, and at the same time show the strength and development of the Han Dynasty, and make all nations surrender spiritually and physically!

This is also the reason why Liu Chen asked Jia Xu to take charge of Xiliang. With this top-notch resourceful and local Liangzhou general staff officer in charge, he can feel more at ease.

When the news came that Xu Huang and Huang Zhong led their troops to conquer Goguryeo, the civil servants and generals in Xiliang were a little excited!

Their Xiliang has extremely important strategic significance for Liu Chen's future plan to conquer the world, and is even the springboard for the westward expansion!

It is a pity that the Han Dynasty will not launch an overseas expedition plan in the short term.

In fact, the main reason restricting this is not economic and technological issues, but population development.

The wars of the Han Dynasty ended in great chaos. Although Liu Chen swept through thousands of troops and unified the world, the war quickly ended.

However, this battle that swept across the country still led to the death of people's families and the separation of their wives and children. In some places, it has even reached the terrifying level of being empty out of ten rooms.

This also led to a sharp decrease in the population of Han Dynasty.

If it had not been for Liu Chen's emergence, the total population of the Han people in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period would have shrunk from more than 60 million to a few million.

It was also this kind of tragic war that would give the foreign races an opportunity to take advantage of it later, and that would lead to the tragic experience of Lu Chen of China.

In this life, Liu Chen's intervention quickly unified Jizhou and other places, allowing the people of Hebei to live and work in peace and contentment, and caused people from other areas to migrate to Hebei.

Later, the Changshan Army was gradually sent south to fight, and the land under its control was gradually recuperated, developed, and constructed. to the final unification of the country.

Because Liu Chen ended the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, the total population of the Han Dynasty finally did not decline to a few million, and still retained nearly 50 million.

In the past few years before and after Liu Chen ascended the throne as emperor, he rested his life and recuperated, and reduced, reduced or canceled taxes, military service, forced labor and other measures that were hard on the people and money.

After the people lived a prosperous life, the poll tax was turned into a household registration tax, and production was opened up, finally increasing the population to more than 70 million, or nearly 80 million.

Of course, the improvement of medical standards has made people no longer afraid of infectious diseases such as plague, and has also reduced the mortality rate of newborns, which also plays an extremely important role!

But it is undeniable that with a population of more than 80 million, facing the global market, it still seems a bit stretched.

This is how Liu Chen came up with his ten-year rest plan.

The generals of Xiliang are recharging their strength, training their troops, and are waiting for the arrival of the westward expansion plan.

The civil servants of Xiliang are also gradually extending their tentacles to various Western countries through the restoration of the Silk Road.

The three armies went ahead without using food and grass.

If you also want to attack Western countries, you must at least have a good reputation.

If there were no trade along the Silk Road, if there were no exchanges and exchanges between the East and the West, how would we be able to find opportunities to learn from others and become famous.

The civil servants and generals of Xiliang have been making full efforts and preparations for the westward expansion plan ten years later.

Of course, they are also rapidly developing and constructing Liangzhou's economy, people's livelihood, science and technology, and population.

After Huang Zhong and Xu Huang captured Goguryeo and opened up the Far East front. Another major event that shocked the country has finally arrived!

Imperial examination!

Jia Xu approved of this imperial examination system with both hands.

If there had been an imperial examination system, Jia Wenhe would not have wasted half his life until he was in his forties before he could show off his ambitions!

There are countless talents like Jia Xu in the Han Dynasty who have been buried by the inspection system.

Attracting and cultivating talents is of extremely important strategic significance for the future westward expansion plan!

If there is an imperial examination system in the future, those heads of Guizhou and those children from poor families will no longer need to seek recommendations from gentry officials.

You can use your true skills to show off your ambitions!

But what Jia Xu cannot deny is that in the first imperial examination system, which the whole country and even Han Emperor Liu Chen paid great attention to, Liangzhou was just making a small fuss.

Or because the population is small, there are fewer people who can participate in the imperial examination system!

But even so, civil servants and generals such as Jia Xu, Ma Chao, Pang De, etc. were still very concerned about the imperial examination system and guarded the academy with heavy troops.

It is necessary for the first imperial examination to be successfully completed

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The imperial examination is about to come, and scenes like Liangzhou's emphasis on it appear in every state and county in the Han Dynasty.

For example, Nanyang, Jingzhou.

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and other Nanyang celebrities were studying crazily during this time.

Since the emergence of the imperial examination system, celebrities all over the world have looked forward to this examination with great hope. They all hold the idea of ​​becoming famous in one fell swoop and serving the imperial court.

According to Liu Chen's decree, the higher the ranking, the higher the level at which they can directly participate in a party's government affairs.

In short, the better the grades, the higher the income, and the higher the official position.

In fact, when the decree spread throughout the world, Liu Chen had already informed the world about the subjects and scope of the examination.

The scope of the examination includes fifteen subjects including mathematics, science, astronomy, geography, law, economics, government affairs, science and technology, development, construction, patriotism, and military affairs.

The difficulty of these fifteen subjects ranges from simple to easy, ranging from selection examinations, provincial examinations, and general examinations.

The breadth of coverage, the great demand, and the number of subjects are beyond imagination!

This is certainly not the case that Liu Chen wanted to abuse the scholars of the Han Dynasty crazily after experiencing the severe beatings of later generations of examination-oriented education.

But Liu Chen wanted to pass this large-scale examination and select all kinds of talents, including talents with partial subjects.

If you are proficient in mathematics, physics and chemistry, you can still be admitted as a representative even if you have zero marks in other subjects.

If you are good at handling current affairs and government affairs, even if you fail some subjects, you can still be admitted under special conditions.

If you have high-level suggestions for technology, invention and creation, etc., you will also be given priority for promotion.

In short, it doesn't matter even if you are partial to science.

The Han Dynasty is full of talents and there are so many subjects. There are always one or two who are proficient in them.

This is the purpose of this national examination, to select talents from all walks of life and provide these talents with opportunities and ways to shine! certainly.

Talents who know more, are more proficient, and have more comprehensive knowledge will naturally have higher grades.

A talented person like that, who knows everything from astronomy to geography, knows everything and is omnipotent, will definitely stand out in such a fair and just examination.

At that time, it was time for them to leap over the dragon gate and reach the sky in one step!

For such talented officials, military wizards, inventors, creative masters, etc., Liu Chen will give important tasks!

The message conveyed by this naturally made scholars all over the world flock to it!

Even if the powerful gentry lost the recommendation opportunity of this"inspection and promotion system", they lost the monopoly on knowledge and the way to promote filial and honest officials.

But they, the noble clansmen, still have the upper hand.

Because even though Liu Chen has been building the school for more than ten years, he has trained countless students and benefited the children of poor families and Guizhou families at the bottom.

But it cannot be compared with the decades and centuries of heritage of nobles like them.

This time the imperial examination system is undoubtedly a great opportunity for the nobles, even greater than the opportunities for ordinary people.

While everyone was harboring various thoughts, the imperial examination finally kicked off more than a month after Huang Zhong and Xu Huang defeated Goguryeo.

The first thing to start was the selection examination, the main purpose of which was to select Maocai (xiucai).

If one had obtained Maocai status through the examination and examination system, the Han Dynasty court would also recognize it.

But the value is naturally not as high as the status of a talented person obtained by passing this national examination.

It’s equivalent to the difference between correspondence courses and full-time studies!

The former can be solved by spending money and going through the back door.

The latter must pass a series of assessments such as the national unified examination, credits for the year of study, graduation certificate, etc., in order to obtain the degree certificate!

This also led to those scholars who had obtained Maocai status in recent years to choose to retake the exam without hesitation.

They want to prove themselves!

They also think they are outstanding talents!

No one should think that they are not good enough!

This evolved into the fact that the number of people taking the selection examination was as high as nearly ten million!

We must know that the total population of the Han Dynasty is only about 80 million in full, and this still includes many children.

Nearly ten million candidates, even the exams of later generations, have never been so exaggerated and shocking!

This is enough to prove how shocking and eye-catching this first imperial examination is!

When Liu Chen got this data, he was a little excited!

This imperial examination was proposed by Liu Chen.

Because he has experienced the examination-oriented education of later generations, he wants to add everything to it, and has all kinds of strange ideas, so he seems a bit burdened.

It even seems a bit nondescript.

But it doesn't matter. After all, it's just the first time. He can slowly figure out the best subject system and the most suitable imperial examination system for the Han Dynasty.

And this first imperial examination system was Liu Chen's touchstone.

May 1, 205.

The selection examination was held grandly on this day.

In the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, nearly ten million scholars from each state and county, ranging in age from twelve to fifty, gathered at the county examination location to participate in this talent selection examination.

This day is destined to go down in history

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Jingzhou Nanyang

"Kong Ming, Shi Yuan……"

Xu Shu looked at his old friend, smiled slightly and said:"Congratulations on your high school!"

"This is just the Maokai selection exam. High school is only after the general exam! Pang Tong said with a faint smile:"We can't even pass the selection exam, right?""

"Hahaha……"

Zhuge Liang laughed:

"He knows astronomy from above, geography from below, politics and military affairs, state affairs, economics and people's livelihood, painting and music, etc., and he is proficient in all of them.

If he can't go to high school this time, Liang will never leave the thatched cottage for the rest of his life."

Zhuge Liang has always been very confident. For him, who often compares himself to Guan Zhong Leyi, the selection examination for talents is nothing more than child's play.

Zhuge Liang's four friends, Shi Guangyuan, Cui Zhouping, Meng Gongwei, etc., are all preparing to take part in this examination.

For example, Xu Shu is already the governor of a county, so naturally he will not lower his status.

"Then I congratulate Kong Ming and Shi Yuan... on successfully passing the selection exam."Xu Shu cupped his hands and said with a smile.

This is just to relieve the tension between old friends. Don't look at Zhuge Liang and the others who look calm and relaxed.

But the examination subjects are as high as fifteen, and it is Alexander's.

The same as Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others There were tens of thousands of taxi scholars present. They were all waiting for the time for the examination to begin.

This scene appeared in every state and county in the Han Dynasty.

Soon the auspicious time came, the gate of the examination hall opened, and the officials lined up in an orderly manner. The guarding officers are even more alert.

Amidst this tight security, candidates wait in line carrying pens, inks, paper, inkstones, dry food and other book boxes. The exam takes five days, and three or four exams are taken in one day. Candidates will bring their own dry food and drinking water to satisfy their hunger. You will be searched down to your feet to avoid bringing documents into the examination room.

"Shiyuan, I’m from District B, so farewell"

"I am in Area A, everything goes well!"

After the scholars were drawn into the examination area at the entrance of the courtyard, they said goodbye to their friends one after another and left. Zhuge Liang walked towards his examination area. There were three posts, one post and ten posts along the way. They were heavily guarded. Students should be wary if they cheated.

That's right. He walked through the examination rooms isolated by red brick and cement walls, and finally came to his own examination area.

It was about two meters long, with a wooden board running across it to serve as a desk. There were sweet potatoes and potatoes prepared on it, and there were beds for candidates to rest..

Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction, and then went inside to wait for the exam to begin. He closed his eyes to rest and recharge his batteries.

I don’t know how long it had passed before a big gong rang, and then came the shouts of all the soldiers:"The exam begins!~~~"

"The first door: Mathematics! One hour!"

Zhuge Liang suddenly realized that mathematics means clear calculation. Although he didn't understand why the Han Emperor changed his name, he was able to draw inferences from one instance and became familiar with clear calculation.

Even at this time, there was only one hour, and he didn't know how many questions there were, how deep they were, and whether they were enough. use

"Haha, only this kind of competition can distinguish the academic level of students. It is fair and just to judge the winner and loser based on their grades."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and laughed, and took out the brush and inkstone to grind.

The soldiers distributed the test papers, quickly came to Zhuge Liang's side, put down a few pieces of paper and left. In addition to the test papers, there was also draft paper.

Because of Liu Chen's improvement in papermaking, today's Han Dynasty Paper is cheap. And printing technology makes books no longer a coveted thing for ordinary scholars.

This also makes Liu Chen grateful to scholars all over the world.

Zhuge Liang glanced at the test paper from the corner of his eye, grinding his hands non-stop, with a chuckle on his face :"Simple."

The first question: What is the value of one added to one hundred?

1+2+3+4+5……+100=?

Zhuge Liang picked up his pen and wrote 5050 without thinking.

The second question...