With the Prince of Pacification of the South joining the Transmigrator Alliance, all of Great Qi's elite field forces were now effectively in the imperial court's hands!
All the problems out in the open had been readily resolved.
And with all the field forces brought under control, although there were still occasional problems managing local Prefectural Soldiers and County Soldiers,
they could already begin slicing away at things bit by bit according to the Military Affairs Office's plan.
At least on Lin Hao's trip to Jiangdong, he felt he had shaken loose quite a lot of gold.
Whoever had invented these aristocratic families, giving them a shake certainly made gold coins fall out-
Meanwhile, to bring in new blood and fill vacant positions following her accession, the new emperor had specifically added a Special Examination this year.
That meant holding another Provincial Examination on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, followed by the Metropolitan Examination and Palace Examination in the second and third months of the next year, to recruit talent from among the people.
And although this round of imperial examinations could not immediately eliminate certain shortcomings, the Civil Exams would place greater emphasis on practical knowledge.
"Actually, anyone who could fight their way through the Civil Exams in this era really wasn't just a mindless bookworm. Every Presented Scholar was one of the top students of their time.
"And at the very least, they needed sufficient self-discipline and a steady study routine. Some provincial graduates might be mindless bookworms, but Presented Scholars could practically be considered quick learners at anything."
After returning to the Settlement, completing several special evacuations, and finalizing the Special Examination, Lin Hao handed Yi Feng the Imperial Edict that Li Yanbing had stamped and sent him to the Military Affairs Office.
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