My British Empire

  Chapter 112 Trial Implementation of the New Official Selection System

  ps: Ask for counting tickets, ask for favorites

  The selection of officials is determined by examination. This proposal was opposed by most of the Privy Council ministers as soon as it appeared, which was completely different from the scenario Edward had envisioned.

   After all, most of the ministers of the entire Privy Council are of civilian origin, and there are very few noble children. According to the usual logic, they should support this decision.

  Who knows, after Edward made this proposal, the entire meeting room was like a boiling boiler, almost full of opposition.

  Of course, they did not dare to directly oppose the king so blatantly. They turned a corner to persuade Edward to give up this idea.

   For example, if something does not conform to traditional practices, it should be postponed for a few years! Citizens and gentlemen and nobles are not easy to accept...

   These persuasions to Edward are all farts. Under his arbitrariness, the ministers can only succumb.

  Afterwards, Edward thought for a while, and realized that the **** decides the head. After these ministers who used to be commoners gained power, their thinking was similar to that of the nobles before, and they always wanted their descendants to have a good future.

  They are not like nobles. After the nobles become adults, as long as they are approved by the king, they can directly become local magistrates, secretaries of the Privy Council, and generals of the army.

   And they can only rely on their own relationship to arrange for their son or relative to work as a small secretary in a local or court, or a small errand runner.

   Regarding this issue, Edward felt that he could not keep suppressing it, so Edward gave them a priority.

  What is priority? It means that in the future official selection examination, if there are two people with the same score at the same time, if one of them is the heir or close blood relative of the Minister of the Privy Council, then that person will be given priority for admission.

  If this privilege is good, in fact, if the person is not capable, he will not be on the admission list. If the ability is strong, this privilege is useless.

   But if your test scores are relatively poor, the level of half a bucket of water, then priority admission is very important.

  At the same time, in order to prevent this right from being abused, Edward stipulated that each minister can only use it three times, and if it is used up, there will be no more.

   Therefore, the plan to select officials through examinations was passed.

   After Edward finished speaking, the audience burst into applause like thunder.

  The level of applause this time was extraordinary. Compared with the previous applause, it was more passionate and lasted longer, lasting about half a minute.

  Seeing that this examination system is so in line with people's hearts, Edward also has more confidence in implementing this system throughout the country.

   "I have decided to hold the official admission examination in London three months later, on April 28!"

   "In this selection exam, everyone can only rely on their grades to obtain official positions, not on blood."

  Why should it be set in three months? In this age when information is not circulating, coupled with the rudimentary means of transportation, it is already difficult to get to London from other places in three months.

   In this way, the warm atmosphere at the scene continued until after Edward stepped down.

   Fisher is a businessman and a member of the London City Council.

  For a small businessman relying on his own sewing skills, he gradually became a big businessman with more than a dozen clothing stores.

  For a person of civilian origin, he was able to become a London city councilor and entered the circle of high-ranking figures in London.

  But for him at present, he is quite satisfied with his current position, but like all parents in the world, he has higher requirements for his children than himself.

  In England, where the status of merchants is relatively low, the guarantee of wealth for merchants is very low, and only the nobles are the rulers of England.

   And if you want to become a nobleman, you must win the favor of the king, but how can you let the king see you? Only when commoners become officials can they see the face of the king and have the possibility of becoming nobles.

   Under normal circumstances, most of the official positions are monopolized by nobles, and it is much more difficult for ordinary people to sit in high positions.

  Besides, the status of an official is not only much higher than that of a businessman, but also a small fortune in ordinary times is equivalent to a year's income of an ordinary businessman.

  Businessmen still lose money, and officials are absolutely guaranteed income in drought and flood.

  With joy, Fisher sat in the carriage and urged the driver to go home.

  As one of the few clothing merchants in London, his house is located in the middle of the wealthy district, where the land is very expensive.

   Get out of the car in a hurry, Fisher quickly ran out of the car, took some staggering steps, ran to the second floor, and knocked on the door of a room.

   "Boom, boom, boom!" A series of hasty knocks on the door woke up the sleeping young man.

  The young man's face was sharply shaped, with two sword-shaped eyebrows above dark blue eyes, a straight nose, thin lips, and a sparse beard on his chin.

   Looks like a formidable character. (if the long golden hair is removed)

  In fact, Veseli is a genius-like figure. He has read all the books in his family since he was a child. Relying on the business atmosphere at home, he has already perfected his research on the subject of mathematics.

  When he was twelve years old, he curiously looked through the account books at home, and with an interesting mind, he carefully recalculated the account books.

   Thus recovering the loss of three hundred pounds for his father, Fisher, and also helped him find two guys who were struggling.

  Since then, his family has never hired an accountant, and he has always been in control of his family's account books.

   Afterwards, he read the Bible and taught himself Latin by the way.

  When he was sixteen years old, he went to France and started to play. In half a year, he not only opened a tailor shop to Paris, but also learned French.

   Then he went to study at the University of Paris, which was established in 1180 and is known as the oldest university in the world together with the University of Bologna in Italy, and is also known as the "Mother of European Universities".

  Three years later, he returned to London and stopped paying attention to his family's business. He kept hiding in his room and studying the books he brought back from the University of Paris.

  For his son, Fisher has high expectations, but he has been lack of interest in other things.

   "Who is it?" Veseli rubbed his tired eyes and asked in a troubled tone.

   "Veselli, get up, there is something here that you are definitely interested in!"

   Fisher knew that his precious son had stayed up all night studying books again, so he said in a joyful tone.

   "Oh! My God, Dad, you have said this countless times, don't disturb my sleep, okay?"

  Veselli didn't even open his eyes, and covered his head with the velvet quilt again, and said helplessly.

   "Okay! But I really didn't lie to you this time, you will definitely be interested in this matter!"

   Fisher was also a little embarrassed about his previous misdeeds, but he still spoke loudly again.

   "Veselli, His Majesty the King is planning to hold an examination to recruit officials in three months' time!"

   "Really? Then what does this have to do with me, I don't want to be an official!"

   Stuffed in the comfortable quilt, Veseli said willfully.

   "Think about it! There must be a lot of people taking the test this time. If you take the test, if you are not sure, you will be among the top few in the test, and your name will spread all over England!"

   "Besides, England is so big, there must be a few like-minded people with you, don't you hate that no one will accompany you to study those books together! This time is a good opportunity."

  Fisher outside the door tried to persuade him that he was very sure that he could persuade his son this time.

  In fact, he guessed right. Veseli, who has always been smooth sailing, usually has a modest smile on his face, but he is always proud in his heart, and he looks down on other stupid ordinary people.

   He couldn’t find anyone with the same talent as himself. He has been seeking defeat alone, and no one understands the loneliness in his heart.

  After listening to his father's words, Veseli suddenly opened his closed eyes, lifted the quilt, and opened the door in his pajamas.

   "Dad, is what you said true?" Veseli put his hands on Fisher's shoulders, shaking them non-stop.

   "Yes, yes, yes, these are true, you can go to the selection test!"

   "Stop first, I'm a little dizzy!"

  Fischer felt a little uncomfortable being shaken, and felt like he was about to throw up, so he stopped Veseli.

   "Okay Dad, do I need anything?"

   "Son, you..."

   "I don't need to prepare anything. At my level, this kind of exam is not difficult for me!"

  Veselli didn't care about Fisher anymore, and started talking to himself from the side, which made Fisher a little embarrassed.

   Putting down his raised right hand, Fisher didn't blame him at all. He was used to his son's state.

  After attending the inauguration ceremony, Edward didn't care about the crowd who were arguing below, nor did he attend the gathering started by the nobles, ministers, and parliamentarians.

  He just sat in the carriage and returned to his own palace.

  As soon as Edward came back, he saw Baron Smith and Sir John who had been away for nearly two months.

  The two of them looked as if they had washed, but the tiredness on their faces couldn't stop them.

   "Your Majesty, the two of us have successfully recruited 500 heroic cavalry, 500 longbowmen, and 1,000 strong infantry from Lancaster and Cornwall!"

  As the current commander of the Royal Guards, Baron Smith is the first to report to Edward.

   "Yes, Your Majesty, relying on your blessing, the people of England came to sign up one after another after hearing your instructions. The scene was really shocking! Soon, we recruited so many people."

   "Furthermore, according to your instructions, among the 2,000 people recruited, half of them are freemen, about 1,000 people, but they are basically infantry and longbowmen."

  The Minister of Royal Affairs, Sir John, also hastily added.

  (end of this chapter)