On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

Chapter 470 How are you better than ordinary people?

Lin Zhen also read the books of sages.

Everyone knows the Four Books and Five Classics. But apart from feeling more and more like a righteous gentleman while reading, he didn't feel that he had learned any specific knowledge.

If we want to build a modern country and achieve modernization, we need talents with professional skills.

Rather than a gentleman who only knows how to talk about things.

Gentlemen are of course important, and society needs them. Otherwise, how could treacherous villains succeed by stepping on their corpses?

Therefore, Lin Zhen intentionally or unintentionally improved the treatment of workers, farmers, and even merchants, but he did not mention the treatment of intellectuals at all.

In the past, anyone who saw a scholar would treat him with great courtesy. Merchants, in particular, were extremely humble towards scholars, even treating them to fine wine and delicious food, simply to establish a relationship with them.

Because scholars may not necessarily grow up to become officials at any time.

But now it’s no longer possible. The imperial examination this year is scheduled for the first day of March. It is said that the questions were set by Lin Zhen and Chu Xiling, the heroic couple from the Condor Heroes.

Content about sages is tested, but it only accounts for a small part. The rest focuses on mathematics, local governance, emergency response, crop growth, economic and industrial planning, and so on.

As soon as the first set of questions came out, Murong Yan looked through them.

After reading it, he just said a few words about local governance and then threw it aside.

Because she doesn't understand anything else.

She believed that even the scholars who had studied the books of sages for many years did not understand.

But Lin Zhen’s attitude was very firm, that is, it is better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality.

He remembered a very classic thing.

That was the Liaodong flood.

Last year, there was a flood in Liaodong. The county magistrate of one of the worst-hit counties was named Zhu.

How outrageous was this county magistrate? When a flood occurred, he had no idea how to manage it, how to dredge the water, or how to save the people.

He wrote an article similar to the eight-legged essay in a casual manner.

I am ashamed of Your Majesty, ashamed of the people, and ashamed of all the people in the world. But the Liaodong flood is a natural disaster, not my fault. I can only sacrifice myself in the ceremony, hoping that God will spare the people of Liaodong.

After writing it, he had several copies copied and sent to Murong Yan overnight, and then he jumped into the flood and committed suicide.

Such a rubbish official, relying on an article, moved Murong Yan to such an extent that she even wanted to erect a memorial archway for him and bury him in the tomb of the late emperor.

Lin Zhen said at the time, "You'd better let the late emperor go. Officials like this are always cheating people wherever they go."

Murong Yan was still not convinced and said that people had sacrificed their lives for their country, so what else did you want.

Lin Zhen said, "Officials were never meant to die for their country, but to save and govern it. When a flood struck, he didn't know how to evacuate, didn't know how to make emergency plans, and certainly didn't know how to help the people rebuild their homes. He only knew how to commit suicide to save his reputation. Such simple things are something that even ordinary people, let alone officials, would do. So why should we elect him as a local official?"

This reminded Lin Zhen of something that happened in the future.

In order to prevent the spread of the plague, the imperial court issued an order, requiring local governments to do a good job in prevention and control to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

What was the result? The local authorities put the entire city on lockdown... No one was allowed to leave the city, but no one was allowed to enter. Anyone who entered was required to be quarantined for two weeks.

The most terrifying thing is that when one city does this, other cities follow suit. I don’t need to tell you what the final result will be, right?

What Lin Zhen wants to say is that if local officials handle the imperial decrees so simply and without using their brains at all, then what is the difference between you, an official, and ordinary people?

How are you better than ordinary people?

Why would the court choose you, a person who is no different from ordinary people, to be an official?

Therefore, Lin Zhen insisted that the selection and appointment of officials must not be sloppy.

He can send people around him to take up certain positions, but that also depends on their personal abilities.

For example, Dehao, although he is lazy and likes to lick Ling'er's toes, he knows a lot about a series of things in Wuqing Development Zone.

It took a very short time for Dehao to go from not knowing how to do it to being proficient in the profession. This proves that Dehao has his own experience in managing the Wuqing Development Zone. Lin Zhen is very relieved to put him in Wuqing.

But like fat people.

This guy doesn't care about anything, even Lin Zhen doesn't want him to be the marshal.

He is only fit to be a vanguard general.

No matter how good Lin Zhen's relationship with him is, he cannot be placed in a very high position, because that would be irresponsible to other officials and even the people of the whole country.

Since we want to build Daqian into the world's most powerful country, the appointment and removal of officials must be done with extreme caution.

Lin Zhen said so much just to express that he really had a dream of building a country in his heart.

......

Murong Yan probably already knew that Lin Zhen had returned, but the other wives and concubines didn't know yet.

Zhang Li is now a big shot in the city and has the final say.

This is not only because she is Lin Zhen's concubine, but also because she is already the number one businessman in Daqian and a strong woman.

During the time when Lin Zhen was not paying attention, Zhang Li had quietly expanded her business, gradually radiating to surrounding areas and abroad. For example, the silk, linen, satin and other fabrics produced and sold by the Gu Family Cloth Shop she took over have been sold to various countries and have become the favorite of middle and low-income people.

Because silk and satin are not something that everyone can afford to wear or use, there are many details involved. Zhang Li has a keen eye and took a fancy to this low- and middle-income group at first sight. So she started from this aspect and created low- and middle-end fabrics that they can afford.

Now the brand of "Zhenxuan Cloth Shop" has become well-known throughout the country, and "Zhenxuan Foreign Trade" is even more popular among ordinary people in the seven Central Plains countries.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg of Zhang Li's business empire.

But she didn't get carried away, and continued to work every day in the southernmost office on the third floor of the casino. As the business expanded, she basically stopped entertaining guests in person.

That’s right, can anyone see the concubine of Prince Daqian?

She didn't particularly care about the casino business, leaving it entirely to the twins she had carefully nurtured. She only managed the major events. The rest of her time, she enjoyed writing, reading, and tending to the flowers in her office. She would also take her guards, servants, and maids to inspect the properties, checking for any issues and checking on the progress of renovations.

Lin Zhen brought the fat man to the casino, and before he entered the door, he saw a familiar figure.

She was a woman, not very pretty, but quite pretty.

She was wearing a black tights and had a high ponytail. She walked into the casino from outside, like a casino cheat inspector.

This is a special position, also invented by Zhang Li, which is specifically used to keep an eye on gamblers who are suspected of cheating.

But none of this matters.

What’s important is that Lin Zhen has seen almost every part of this woman’s body.

Lin Zhen turned around and looked at Fatty Wang: "Fatty, didn't you say that this fake Sanniang ran away?"