Yu Fan and Jiang Wan were discussing current political issues in the back hall. Lan Tian called up to the plateau and walked out of the prefecture and pastoral office. They wandered around the central government area to find an office space for the new government office that was about to be established.

When the city of Guangzhou was first built, two more empty government offices were built in the central government district. The new government offices could only be squeezed into the office offices first, and then separated after the later construction.

Because of the shortage of manpower in a short period of time, most of the chiefs of the Six Cao Cao were concurrently serving other positions. Jiang Wan was also the official, the chief of the Huliang Cao, Yu Fan was the chief of the Li Cao and also taught in the academy, Gao Shun was the chief of the Military Cao, and Xia Houqi was also the chief of the Criminal Cao.

Xu An also serves as the director of Gong Cao.

A few days later, the first official selection examination in Jiaozhou was held in the open space of the courtyard of the Prefectural Mufu. A total of 400 people participated in the selection. The top 200 people could be selected for the re-examination. The re-examination was reviewed by the Employer Cao Office.

Among the two hundred students who participated in the re-examination, 80 people were finally able to join the job, that is, 20 people from each of the four departments of official, household, ceremony, and work. The admission rate was ridiculously high. The staff of the Bingcao and Xingcao were mainly composed of people who had left the army.

Retirement staff filling.

The examination process is extremely serious and strict. In addition to Lan Tian's personal inspection, the entire process from printing to delivery of the test papers to the examination room is controlled by the enemy soldiers. There are dozens of enemy soldiers supervising the exam, and those who cheat will be dealt with extremely strictly.

At the least, he may be deprived of his qualifications for examinations and studies, and at the most serious, he may be punished by criminal justice.

The unique selection system, the serious examination style, and the positive reports in Lingnan News made it a reality for ordinary people to become officials. After several days of discussion and fermentation, an uproar was caused in all parts of Jiaozhou.

In the past, families who did not attach great importance to studying would try their best to send their children to elementary school in the county. Grazing cattle at home would never lead to becoming an official, but studying seemed to have a real way out.

The selection examination was held at the end of November, and by the beginning of December, the Six Cao was slowly in operation, and the chiefs of each Cao would go to Lantian for advice if they didn't understand. The frequency of these people did not decrease until the new year was approaching.

Jiang Wan concurrently served as an official and was in charge of the two households. He found that Lantian's reforms were indeed effective. The state government had stronger control over the local areas. The number of households, population, tax revenue and food in each place were clearly known. The situation of each county in the state was clear at a glance.

The government can estimate local tax revenue and make secondary arrangements for related resources, which perfectly solves the problem of each county operating independently.

Liucao was able to carry out his work smoothly. In addition to Lantian's high prestige in Jiaozhou, the two county guards Xiahou Qi and Yuan Wei were also very cooperative. The new official position did not impact the old position, so it had little impact on the county officials.

Time passes day by day, and in a blink of an eye it’s the end of the year.

Guan Yu could not go south because he was busy with affairs in Jingzhou, so he asked Xu Shu to take his family and Lan Ji to Guangzhou to celebrate the New Year.

When everyone arrived in Guangzhou City, Xu Shu first went to settle his mother, wife and children. Lan Ji, who was accompanying him, after visiting his parents, anxiously took Lan Yuan to the military camp. He knew that Lan Yuan had already taken charge of the army and led the troops, so the two brothers had to exchange their experiences.

Lu Lingqi finally understood what it means to have a child who cannot control his mother. Before she could even see clearly the changes in Lan Ji, the two brothers moved very fast and disappeared into the Prefectural Mufu.

"Ziyu, you have done great things in Jiaozhou..." Xu Shu shook his head when they saw him.

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Is Yuan Zhi praising me? Or is he praising me?"

"Hahaha, not to mention that you have established six new Cao offices, just using examinations to select officials is simply a ground-breaking move. It has aroused heated discussion in Jingzhou, and may soon spread to the Central Plains and Jiangdong." Xu Shu

Express emotion.

"What do you think of Yuan Zhi?" Lan Tian wanted to ask Xu Shu what he thought.

Xu Shu twirled his beard and frowned, shook his head and murmured: "It's a mixed blessing..."

"Please give Yuan Zhi a try..."

"This move may make ordinary people happy, but it will have a huge impact on the scholar family, and it may become an obstacle to the king's attack on the Central Plains."

Lan Tian nodded slightly, "Yuanzhi, don't be so pessimistic. I only select ordinary officials. Important positions such as county guards have to be decided by the king. As long as the nobles in Jing and Yi have no objections, it will be fine."

"It's hard to say that I don't have any objections. I'm afraid that someone will make a fuss and add fuel to the flames. But Ziyu is only in Jiaozhou, so it shouldn't be a big problem. As long as the people of Jiaozhou have no objections, let them talk." Xu Shu comforted with a smile.

"If the board doesn't hit them, they won't feel the pain. I'm afraid someone will make a complaint about it, but I'm used to it." Lan Tian laughed at himself.

Xu Shu sighed: "During the war, conflicts can be diverted. Now all parties are in a truce. During the confrontation period, I am afraid that Cao Pi and Sun Quan will send people to sneak in and cause trouble. In fact, I have always had reservations about reopening the Yangtze River waterway.

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"Who said that only war can divert conflicts? What are our Yangtze Newspaper, Sichuan Newspaper, and Lingnan Newspaper used for? They are tools to mobilize people's emotions. The Jingzhou War can be mentioned repeatedly, and we must be brave enough to expose the dirty things of the other side.

"Lan Tianxin said that he was going to destroy the enemy. He asked himself that he would not lose to Cao Pi or Sun Quan.

Xu Shu nodded lightly, "Ziyu is right. I heard that there are many private buyers of the Yangtze River Newspaper. Whether it is from the Central Plains direction or the Jiangdong direction, there are people who pay high prices and insist on purchasing every issue. It seems that the enemy cares about us very much."

"Who can refuse to learn about world affairs without leaving home? All we need to do is control the editing and review of newspapers, and we must not let our key information be spread out through newspapers." Lan Tian reminded with a frown.

"What I don't have to spare, what we can let the other party see, is what we want them to know." Xu Shu smiled mysteriously.

The two chatted for a while in the state capital. Lan Tian was going to Wanghai Courtyard to visit Xu's mother. Xu Shu would stay in Guangzhou for twenty days. When he arrived in Jiaozhou, he would mainly spend time with his family. When he had free time, he would discuss business matters with Lan Tian.

As the New Year approaches, Xia Houqi, Yuan Wei, Hao Pu and other officials all come to Guangzhou to pay New Year greetings. Later, the county magistrate Shi, various Cao officials, and even county magistrates arrive one after another. Although Lantian does not like to welcome and send off, he is in his position.

He couldn't help himself. Every day, someone would come to report on work or someone would invite him to a banquet. This made the whole year of the year extremely busy, and he lost a lot of time to reunite with his wife and children.

The following year, it was the eighth day of the first lunar month.

Xu Shu packed his bags and prepared to return to Xiangyang. Lan Ji wanted to go with him because he missed the youth camp. Lan Tian held his daughter and Lu Lingqi in his arms and practiced for everyone in the courtyard of the state capital.

Everyone said goodbye and were about to go out when a dark figure suddenly broke in.

"Everyone is here...it's so lively..." Samoko scratched his head and smiled, then clasped his fists and saluted everyone: "Sir, madam, eldest son, second son, Military Advisor Xu, General Gao..."

"The new year is almost over, it's a little late for General Sha to say New Year's greetings." Xu Shu joked.

Shamoke smiled awkwardly: "My tribe and I are raising kelp in Jieyang... As long as we can catch up with the southern expedition to Linyi Kingdom..."
Chapter completed!