Ye Mingtao leaned forward and continued: "The imperial court has added the Propaganda Department this time, and it is said that there are more than ten new offices in the state capitals, and the number of subordinate officials required is not a small number.

"In addition, it does not value fame, and anyone who has the ability can give it a try. The most important thing is that you don't even need to wait for a vacancy, as long as you are selected, you will take office immediately, at least it is a serious nine-grade official!

"Wouldn't it be foolish if there were people who were indifferent to such a good opportunity?"

A few scholars in the audience all nodded yes, but one of them said, "I just heard that this missionary job requires leading classes to the countryside, which is quite hard." ”

Ye Mingtao gave him a blank look, "Didn't you hear the news?" His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King has tripled the number of officials, and now as long as there is a vacant title, who doesn't break his head to fight, are you still bitter? ”

Xiucai, who was surnamed Zhu before, immediately nodded and said: "According to my classmate and friend below, the Propaganda Department is full of funds, and compared with other yamen, it often gives out some favors, sometimes not less than Yu Lu. ”

"Is that true?"

"If that's the case, then there's no need to say how hard it is."

"This propaganda department is set up in a timely manner, and it is really the first great achievement of His Royal Highness the Auxiliary Minister!" The person who spoke had not been admitted to the exam for more than ten years, and he was already depressed and did not want to take the exam again, but when he learned that there was a recruitment of subordinate officials by the Propaganda Department, he was immediately full of hope for life. Such an opportunity to enter the body must not be missed.

The others also nodded.

Similar scenes are playing out all over Fukyo, especially for those who have failed to pass the test for many years, His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King is like a parent, and the recruitment of the Propaganda Department has given them a second life.

These days, whenever these low-level scholars get together, they are all full of praise, and they almost praise Zhu Linmiao to the sky.

On the day of the recruitment of the Propaganda Department, all parts of Fujing were even more lively, and it was almost impossible to see that they had just experienced war. Even in southern Fujian, which is suffering from drought, with the distribution of relief food to the people, the original dying state has also been diluted a lot by this liveliness.

It is very different from when Longnan recruited officials from the Propaganda Office, and now the recruitment is under the banner of the imperial court, and almost all the scholars in Fujing gather in various examination rooms.

Not only the class of Xiucai and Tongsheng, but also the main force of reference, and even many Jinshi who have been waiting for many years and have not been really short have come to try their skills.

Zhu Jizuo didn't expect that there would be such a big battle in the recruitment examination of the newly established Propaganda Department, and there were more people than in the township examination in previous years.

It was because of his lack of preparation at the beginning, and then he hurriedly mobilized most of the personnel of the Ministry of Rites, which barely supported the situation in the examination rooms of the state capitals.

The happiest is Hong Si. He personally sat in Tianxing Mansion to invigilate the examination, and remembered that when he was in Jiangxi, he didn't have to work hard to barely get together the staffing of the Mission Mansion.

And right now, looking at this overwhelming crowd, there are a lot of talented people at his disposal, and his heart is as refreshing as drinking ice in the sky.

In this way, there will be no shortage of people in every county. Hong Si thought with joy on his face, it would be better to directly build the mission offices in all counties of southern Fujian at the same time, and then said with a wry smile, "It's just that this mission training thing will take some effort......

At the time of application, the recruitment examination ended, and a large number of students walked out of the examination room in groups of three or five.

Probably because he had been immersed in painting for a long time and abandoned his books, Ye Mingtao did not play well this time.

However, he didn't see much sadness, but looked at the jubilant people beside him with a relaxed face, guessing in his heart that they should have done well in the exam.

It's not that his mentality is good, but that he got the news early that the Propaganda Department has set up missionary offices in all counties and even larger ones in recent years, but he has not been admitted this year, and he will continue to take the exam tomorrow and the year after next.

This is much more neat than the triennial township test.

As for the fact that in the future, Liangguang, Huguang, Zhejiang, and even Jiangbei and other places began to spread all over the missionary houses, and there were a lot of opportunities. He thought about it, went back to review carefully, took the test a few more times, and believed that he would always be able to pass the test!

His life was full of sunshine at this time.

This was the case with the scholars of the Ming Dynasty, as long as you can give them a way to get into the exam, they will firmly support you.

And for His Royal Highness the Auxiliary Monarch, who gave them a chance to take the exam once a year, they loved it even more to the bone.

At this time, if anyone dares to say a bad word about Zhu Linmiao, without giving orders, a large group of soldiers will immediately rush up and drown him with saliva!

……

At the same time as the vigorous recruitment of the Propaganda Department, the recruitment of recruits in Jiangxi and Fujing was much more low-key.

Although "good men should not be soldiers" is still the mainstream of public opinion, after the continuous propaganda of the mission government, this concept has been greatly loosened. Coupled with a series of brilliant achievements made by the Dragon Guard Army and the Broken Prisoner Battalion against Jianguo, the status of the word "Ming Army" in the hearts of the people has been greatly improved.

In addition, the adjusted salaries of the Dragon Guard and the Broken Battalion are also extremely attractive, while the number of recruits recruited is not large.

Just two days after the imperial court's recruitment edict was issued, the recruitment of new recruits was over. After Zhu Linmiao weighed it, he raised the recruitment standard a lot and sent it to various places for further screening.

Even according to the strict new standards, only two days later, all 23,000 recruits were filled again.

Longnan.

Dragon Guard Barracks.

Due to the fact that the Dragon Guard Army is often out on the battlefield, it has always been possible to train recruits.

In order to make the most of the old barracks, Zhu Linmiao simply converted this place into the Longnan New Army Academy, which is specifically responsible for training grassroots soldiers, and forms a high and low match with the nearby Daming Officer Academy.

The construction of the entire military academy has been started since the beginning of the year, and at this time, except for the cadet dormitory and some finishing work, the other parts have been completed according to his plan.

The newly built Longnan New Army Academy now has 2,000 school buildings, which can accommodate tens of thousands of cadets, and nearly 500 dormitories should be completed within two or three months.

Directly opposite the school building are three teaching halls, which are not very large because there are not many military theory courses for ordinary soldiers. However, it is basically enough to teach the soldiers to read.

The training ground of the military school is very professional and luxurious.

On the basis of the original camp of the Dragon Guard, the area of nearly 100 zhang was expanded outward, surrounded by an earthen wall.

The walls on the north and south sides are also built with bricks and stones, and the plaque on the lintel is the six vigorous characters written by Huang Daozhou, the first assistant of the cabinet of the current dynasty, - "Longnan New Army Academy".

Immediately adjacent to the barracks was a wasteland of hills and ponds, simply fenced off.

Among them, there are many trenches, puddles, and occasionally eye-catching horses and earthen ramparts, and at the end there are hundreds of scarecrows as tall as one man and wearing armor. This is the cavalry training ground.