Qin Shi Mingyue's infinite punch card

Ever since the news of the imperial examination spread, there were countless people who were ecstatic, gearing up and wanting to show their skills.

In such an atmosphere, the first imperial examination came soon...

The first thing to be done is the township examination. In order to make the assessment go smoothly, each township has built a simple examination room.

Just after dawn, many people came to wait outside the examination room, and they waited for a full hour before being let in.

Because this is the first imperial examination, the enthusiasm of the students is very high, and they are very active in signing up.

On average, hundreds of people participated in each county. There are now more than 700 counties in Qin State, and the total number of people exceeds 30!

Although the figure of 30 is not an exaggeration, it must be known that Daqin today only has a population of about 2000 million.

And because the level of education is generally very low, there may not be a single scholar among dozens of people.

Three to 40 candidates are already a lot.

When Ying Zheng learned of this number, he couldn't help laughing.

Because this result means that most of the scholars have recognized the imperial examination, the imperial examination of Daqin.

Through this system, not only talents can be recruited but also nobles can be suppressed.

The most important thing is to win over a large part of the hearts of the people.

As the so-called Confucianism uses literature to disrupt the law, the power of literati's verbal criticism is definitely not weaker than that of swords, guns, swords and halberds.

On the contrary, if the scholars are all on their side, it will be much easier to govern the country.

It is more difficult to rule the hearts of the people than to unify the territory, because the hearts of the people are the most unpredictable and difficult to control, and the imperial examination is a rope that binds the hearts of literati.

This strategy just hit the lifeblood of those literati, so that they can be used for themselves.

With this move, Yingzheng has great confidence that he can achieve the unification of the hearts of the people and build an indestructible empire.

A few days passed, the rural examinations in various places were over, and after the screening, the results came out.

A total of tens of thousands of people advanced to the next round.

Those who win in this round can go to the examination room set up by the county one month later to take the county examination.

And if you can stand out again in the county examination, you can go to the county for the county examination.

Anyone who can make it to the round of the county examination is actually a talent. Even if he is rejected in this round and cannot continue to the final round of the palace examination, then there will be a good position waiting for him.

Evaluate talents according to different levels and put them in the right place, no matter whether they are outstanding talents or some small talents, they will not be wasted.

This is the core of the imperial examination.

After half a month, the first round of the rural examination was completely over, and the results have been announced.

Among the more than 30 candidates, 8 have successfully passed the first round of selection and are eligible to join the next county examination.

After the first wave of screening, most of the retained ones were educated people. Although they were not great talents, they could still be called qualified literati.

After resting for more than half a month, the second hurdle of the imperial examination also began.

There are more than 700 counties in Daqin, and each county has an average of more than a hundred people, although the number of people does not seem to be very large.

However, the elimination rate in this round is higher than before.

The passing rate of the township examination exceeded 1%, but among the [-] candidates, at most [-] could advance to the county examination, and the elimination rate reached [-]%.

The more than [-] people who can participate in the county examination, no matter whether they can pass the test again and participate in the palace examination, are already considered good and usable talents.

But it's those who qualify for the next round that will really be valued.

Because the county examination is very strict, no matter how the students perform, only one tenth of them can finally participate in the palace examination.

After the county examination is over, the 1000 or [-] qualified candidates will be able to go to Xianyang City to take the final palace examination.

Of course, there are more than 1000 people after all, and it is impossible to pull them all into the palace.

Therefore, the palace examination was divided into two parts. If one wanted to truly enter the Xianyang Palace to meet the emperor, one had to pass another major examination.

The so-called big exam is to gather elite talents from all over the country, conduct a unified assessment, and then select the winners to enter the palace.

Finally, the first emperor Yingzheng appointed the best person in the current imperial examination.

And Ye Chen is the commander in chief of this big exam...

Chapter 416 The Peerless Genius Xiaoqiantaki

Although the final choice is in the hands of Ying Zheng, anyone who has some knowledge of the imperial examination process knows that the most important thing in the whole process from the first provincial examination to the final imperial examination is the grand examination.

Anyone who can pass the county test is basically a talent, and the big test is to select the best of the best from this large group of talents.

Among the 1000 or 50 county examination winners, only [-] can be selected to participate in the real palace examination, and the pass rate is less than half.

It can be said that this big exam is the core of the imperial examination. The 50 people selected will naturally reach the sky in one step. Even if they are not in the top few, they will definitely be treated well.

And the more than 1000 people who were brushed down, although they were not considered failures, they did not make it to the end after all.

The difference of one step can be described as the difference between cloud and mud.

Anyone who is not stupid knows that among the hundreds of thousands of candidates, only those 50 can really make a big splash.

In a sense, the previous township examinations, county examinations, and county examinations were all preparations for the grand examination and palace examination.

Otherwise, you won't even be able to see the emperor's face, so how can you get reused?

Therefore, whether you can pass the big exam is even more important than your performance in the final palace exam.

This assessment with the highest elimination rate is the most critical part of the official imperial examination.

After realizing this, many people are thinking about a question, who will be the examiner of the big exam?

The examiners of the township examination are the three elders, such as Youzhi and Youguan, while the county examination and the county examination are in charge of the county magistrate and county guard.

And the big exam naturally needs an examiner, who is responsible for maintaining the operation of the exam and even deciding the final score.

The reason why the big exam is important is not only because the most outstanding 50 people must be selected in this assessment, but also because this assessment is a threshold.

Because the imperial examination was just opened, many systems are not perfect enough.

Whether it is the township examination, the county examination or the county examination, they are all presided over by local officials, and even each county has the power to judge the results.

Although there will be invigilators sent by the central government to participate in the county examination, it is not difficult for the local sheriff and other officials to play tricks.