The period of literary examination has been settled and the martial arts examination has begun. However, compared with the literary examination, the martial arts examination is much simpler, and it is transferred to the Ministry of War, and the selection conditions are much more relaxed than before. Applicants can register as long as they have a territorial area, a county with no crime certificate and no treason in their family, and are over 18 years old and under 23 years old. However, they must undergo a physical examination before the examination starts to ensure their health. Generally, as long as they are not disabled or seriously ill, they can pass the examination. The registration time is also until three days before the examination starts to absorb those candidates who failed the literary examination.

The content of the exam is divided into two categories: literary test and martial test. The literary test is very simple, including one article of mathematics and policy theory. Generally, as long as you answer half of the calculation questions correctly and write a five hundred-word policy theory, you can enter the next exam. This makes many people think that this is not an exam, but just check whether the participant is a fool or an illiterate person, so anyone who has read the book for a few years can pass it.

As for the martial arts test, it is much easier for the previous dynasty, that is, there is no need to ride a horse, shoot archery, and play guns to test brute force without the need to ride a horse, shoot archery, and dance with a knife within the set time. As long as you complete a hundred-step running, three thousand-step running, and simple events such as high jump, long jump and throwing with your hands within the set time, you will basically be on the list.

In addition to being simple, martial arts treatment is also good. During school, they are given free clothing, shoes and hats, and meals for free, and there is also three stagnant of pocket money per month. People in Beijing have always been envious of martial arts food. Not only is it good, but it also has high standards. Even well-off families cannot catch up. In addition, as long as they can complete their studies smoothly, they can directly be awarded an official and receive a salary.

In addition, after joining the army, it is different from before that, until you have to serve for life until you retire. As long as you reach the corresponding service period, you can not only retire from active service, but also transfer to civil servants and receive corresponding grade treatment; if you have no intention of career, you can also receive a considerable amount of compensation or a piece of land of your own. If you are dispensed with the adverse factors that may cause casualties during the war, you can say that there is no better way out.

The reason why Zhao Bing put the conditions for martial arts examinations so low was that it was not only because the current weapons were no longer mainly cold weapons, but hot weapons were much more powerful while reducing their physical strength. In addition, there was still prejudice in society about joining the army, especially during war periods, and most scholars were even more sneered at joining the army, so as long as they were treated well and had a lower threshold to attract scholars to join. However, the military did need educated scholars to serve as officers, and they were much stronger in terms of knowledge and acceptance than the soldiers selected in the army.

In addition, the imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty repeatedly broke their promises, and the cycle was very unstable, not the familiar "three-year exam". Sometimes, one year exam, and sometimes ten years exam, and the rules were set until Emperor Yingzong of Song ascended the throne. Then, it became unstable again due to war. This scientific examination was the first time in more than ten years. Such an unstable cycle led to a very serious social problem - Hangzhou Diao.

The current traffic conditions are too backward, and scholars often have to travel long distances to Beijing to take exams. Not only does it waste time, but the expenses along the way also make scholars in poor family conditions overwhelmed. Some people feel embarrassed to return home after failing the exam. Therefore, the students who failed the exam were too lazy to go home, so they drifted in Lin'an to wait for the next exam without knowing their news. Although this greatly prospered the local housing rental market, it was also an unstable social factor. Taking them into the army was a way to kill two birds with one stone.

But don’t just look at the low threshold. If you are "scamd" in, you can’t help but graduate without taking off a few layers of skin or brainwashing. At present, don’t just look at the officials in charge of recruitment, smiling like flowers, answering various questions with a smile to you, and talking about the benefits of joining the army without getting tired of talking about the benefits of joining the army. But just take a closer look and you can find the "scene" hidden behind your smile. When you sign up for the name and fall into the pit, you will secretly "schadenfresh" behind your back.

Therefore, Zhao Bing formulated a policy of enrollment for martial arts with ease and strict entry and exit in response to this situation. After entering martial arts, he was weaker, but he was not bad. As long as he entered martial arts, he would feed the good food and good food for a while. With half a year of initial training, he probably changed from bean sprouts to a good young man. After two years of study, he would be trained into an army. Besides, he did not treat them badly. He gave them everything he should give, so what else can he complain about?

By early April, the martial arts examination had also ended, but no martial arts top scholars were produced this year. This time, the martial arts school recruited a total of 500 students. Although it did not meet the expected goals, it also made Zhao Bing feel relieved. In terms of physical fitness, this class can be said to be the worst. In terms of cultural quality, it is the highest among all previous students. Some of them are likely to become the backbone of the army in ten years...

After a busy month, Zhao Bing was already a little exhausted, but he still couldn't take a break. It was already summer and the weather became humid and stuffy. The Queen Mother left the palace and moved to the Nanpingshan Liang Palace to escape the summer heat, but he could not leave Beijing, so he moved to Lengquantang in the palace to live.

The most famous summer resort in Hangzhou is Lengquan Mountain, where waterfalls flow down from the mountains and form a cool microclimate in the mountains. The dignitaries and nobles in the city have built gardens here for summer summer vacations. But good places are always the most popular. Some people can't get them, so they build gardens according to the situation of Lengquan Mountain. The Lengquan Hall in the North Palace is this product. Relying on the spring water it attracts, it uses Feilai Peak to form waterfalls and inject them into the lake, thereby achieving the effect of reducing temperature.

"Don't be restrained, you can take off your crown and hat and take off your court uniform, so it's cooler!" On that day, Zhao Bing summoned the ministers in the Cold Spring Hall to discuss matters. Seeing that everyone was sweating profusely, he smiled without waiting for them to salute.

"It's okay, it's okay..." It was extremely rude to be disheveled in front of the emperor. Although His Majesty had an order, he did not dare to show his arms and said with a polite smile.

"Okay, let me give you some herbal tea to relieve heat!" Zhao Bing ignored them. Although he didn't have vests and shorts, he only wore a casual dress. He could not force them, so he asked Wang De to send herbal tea to relieve heat.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone sat down and said.

"This time I convened you all to discuss the issuance of new coins..." The sample coins have been manufactured, and the situation in various places has been basically understood. Zhao Bing felt that he should inform the officials of the magistrate, after all, this matter could not be avoided. As for the significance of issuing new coins, he felt that everyone understood very well, so he did not talk much, but just passed by, mainly talking about the situation before and after. Then he asked Chen Zeweng, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to make a detailed report.

"Your Majesty, my grandfather, this is a sample coin that the emperor ordered to try to make! " Chen Zeweng first took out two metal sample coins and printed banknotes from a brocade box he carried with him, and then introduced the preparations made during this period, and of course he hid the section where the Affairs Bureau participated in this matter.

"Your Majesty, I have no objection to issuing new coins, and I think it is imperative!" After hearing this, Lu Xiufu picked up a sample coin and looked at it carefully and said first.

"Your Majesty can take one step ahead in everything, I am ashamed!" Wen Tianxiang sighed, but obviously he had no objection to the issuance of new coins.

"The new currency is printed in such a beautiful way. The front is the old capital Kaifeng Imperial Street, and the back is Hangzhou West Lake. It is overprinted. If you want to forge it, it is harder than climbing to the sky!" Ying Jieyan held a fifty-ton note with the largest denomination, took a closer look with reading glasses, and looked at Liu Fudao beside him.

"Well, it's much better than Jiaozi in the past, and it's better than the Central Commission for the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. The name of the Song Dynasty Baochao is not the name of the year name, but it's also wonderful!" Liu Fu nodded and agreed.

"The copper coin is also very good, with a copper content of no less than 80%. If you want to imitate it, you may be a loss!" Wang Yinglin weighed the newly cast copper coin and said.

"Of course, all the coins are made of pure gold, so they are naturally much heavier than copper coins. You are so confused, there is no difference between gold and copper!" Ying Jieyan quipped with a smile.

"Haha, my eyes are dizzy, and I can't even see the real gold!" Wang Yinglin looked carefully again and said with a wry smile.

"Your Majesty, I will issue paper money with gold as the basis. As far as I know, it is difficult to guarantee the exchange of the money hidden in the Zuozang warehouse. How will I deal with it if there is a robbery?" Jiang Xu frowned after seeing it one by one.

"Governor Jiang, Your Majesty has already considered this period." Chen Zeweng replied, "At present, there are a lot of silk and silk in the Zuozang and the various treasuries. In addition, this summer tax will be invested in millions of pieces, and there are also customs among the people to use silk as a calibration, so they can replace them."

"Well, you can handle it in this way!" Jiang Qi nodded and said.

"Shangshu Chen, I have some unknown points, so please give me some advice!" Wen Tianxiang also asked, "A thousand words are equal to one tael of silver, and ten words are equal to one tael of gold. Is the price of gold and silver too low and harmful to the finances?"

"The right Prime Minister thinks that he is worried that the exchange price is too low, which will reduce the value of gold and silver, leading to an outflow!" Chen Zeweng asked for a brief thought.

"That's right!" Wen Tianxiang said.

"Your Majesty has made a private argument with me. Your Majesty said that our Song Dynasty taxes still need to rely on maritime trade to maintain growth, and with the stability of the coastal areas, it will surely usher in development. When the foreign merchants engage in transactions with us, they must first exchange gold and silver for treasure banknotes before they can buy goods. It seems that they have taken advantage of it, but it is conducive to promoting commodity exports. However, when we exchange treasure banknotes for their goods, they will also re-exchange gold and silver after completion. The actual cost paid by the court is also reduced, and they obtained items higher than the gold price."

"Oh, I understand. The merchants first exchanged goods or gold and silver for treasure banknotes, and then exchanged them for goods. In fact, they left gold and silver in our court. All we paid was a piece of paper banknotes. But if we wanted to exchange gold and silver with other countries, we would get more rewards!" Wen Tianxiang thought for a while and understood that the court used a fixed ratio to force exchange, which would help the inflow of gold and silver and realize the preservation of the treasure banknotes.

"Well, what the right prime minister said is not far from each other!" Chen Zeweng nodded. In fact, it is much more complicated to operate, and it is not clear to a few words to explain it clearly. He can only be vague. According to the young emperor, using the Great Song Dynasty treasure banknote as exchange currency will have many benefits. You will gradually obtain the right to price commodities, and then the profit will be extremely generous.

"Shangshu Chen, how to exchange new coins has a charter?" Lu Xiufu asked.

"The Zuo Prime Minister has conducted a complete investigation into the price comparison of different regions and different metal coins. At that time, it can be used as a basis for exchange. The salt banknotes can still maintain the value of the currency and can be exchanged equally." Chen Zeweng knew that everyone was embarrassed to ask the emperor, so he came for himself and could only answer it one by one. "As for the issuance of new coins, Your Majesty's intention is to restore the exchange center before it was restored, but because of its bad reputation, Your Majesty suggested changing it to a bank as an institution for issuing currency and exchanging gold and silver."

"Well, this is feasible. But the escort has been deposed for many years, and it is not easy to recover!" Lu Xiufu said with concern.

"The left minister should not worry. When he decided to issue new coins, the Ministry of Revenue began to recruit people and conduct centralized training. At present, banks can be popularized to states, and relatively prosperous areas can be at the county level. At that time, you only need to send them to local prefectures to invest in issuance. In addition, you can also entrust local chambers of commerce to assist, and then collect them on their behalf, and then repay them in a unified manner at the bank." Chen Zeweng said.

"Shangshu Chen, the amount required to issue new coins is huge, are you prepared?" Wang Yinglin continued.

"I have reported to you that you are preparing to print 200 million yuan of treasure notes based on the calculation..." Chen Zeweng bowed.

"No, if the printing of such a large amount of new coins is all circulated in the market, wouldn't it cause the treasure bank to depreciate rapidly and the prices to soar!" Wang Yinglin said in shock without waiting for him to finish his words.

"Mr. Wang, don't be anxious. The printed new coins are not put into the market at one time, but are first issued new coins of 10 or 50 coins, while those of 20 and 5 coins are not temporarily issued. One is inventory for allocation, and the other can be used for additional issuance in the coming year. After the recycled copper and iron coins are selected, they are stored in the warehouse with good quality, and those with insufficient quality will be destroyed and recast, gradually reducing the use of metal coins." Chen Zeweng explained.
Chapter completed!