Chapter 796: Your poor niece has to suffer with her husband

Chapter 796: Your poor niece has to suffer with her husband

After passing the joint examination, Juren became Gongshi, and after passing the palace examination, Gongshi were awarded three levels of Jinshi.

According to convention, the first-class Jinshi would go directly to work in the Hanlin Academy.

The top scholar was awarded the title of editor, and the second and third place winners were awarded the title of editor.

After the imperial examination and comprehensive evaluation, a small number of second-class and third-class Jinshi were selected to be awarded the title of Shujishi and enter the Hanlin Academy as interns.

The remaining second-class Jinshi were assigned to serve as directors in various central ministries, or as prefects or county magistrates.

The third-class Jinshi were assigned to central government agencies as Pingshi, Zhongshu, Xingren and other official positions, or to local governments as Tuiguan and County Magistrate.

These official positions are usually from the sixth or seventh rank.

Of course, these assignments are generally based on grades. The better the grades, the better the official position.

The lower your grades are, the more likely you are to be selected for the remaining "odd-and-out" official positions, or you may need to wait for a vacancy before you have the opportunity to become an official.

However, in addition to the ranking of the Jinshi, the age of the Jinshi will also affect the specific official position.

The older you get, the harder it is to be an official. Opportunities for election are even rarer.

It will be easier to get things done if you have someone in the court. You can use the back door and get priority within the permitted scope.

Minister He asked this because he wanted to know whether Sun Shan should stay in the capital or take up a post in the locality.

Sun Shan had thought about this problem a long time ago.

There are many advantages to staying in Beijing. You can work under the emperor and have the opportunity to meet him. If you are favored by the emperor, wealth and glory will be just around the corner.

The officials of Daqian believed that no matter how low the rank of officials in the capital was, they were always one level higher than officials from other places, so they would rather be a seventh-rank official in the capital than a fifth-rank official in other places.

Being an official in the capital also has disadvantages, such as low official position, high cost of living in the capital, and easy to offend people.

The advantage of working in another place is that the emperor is far away, the cost of "doing evil" is low, and it is easy to gain benefits and get rich.

The disadvantage is that the emperor is far away and you are far away from the imperial power, so you cannot see the biggest boss.

If you serve as an official in other places without any political achievements and have no support from the government, you may end up wasting your whole life at the grassroots level without the chance to return to Beijing.

After much deliberation, Sun Shan decided to take up a local position.

Firstly, his grades were so bad that even the people in the capital knew about it. If he stayed in the capital, he might cause criticism.

Secondly, he was not good at scheming. There were more opportunities and struggles in the capital. Sun Shan knew his own limitations and was afraid that he would become cannon fodder.

Thirdly, he is good at working at the grassroots level. He worked at the grassroots level in his previous life, and he can make better use of the professional knowledge of his previous life when working at the grassroots level.

Sun Shan came from the countryside. Now that he has achieved academic success, it would be best for him to go back to the countryside, build the countryside well, and do his best to contribute to this land.

Sun Shan said firmly: "Grandpa, I have made up my mind. I want to be a local official and work for the well-being of the people of Daqian."

Minister He was silent for a while, then said, "It may be very hard to go to the local area. You may be assigned to a place worse than Huangyang County. Moreover, you have no experience as an official. You may be bullied by the locals when you go to the local area. You will be constrained and have no idea where to start. If you stay in the capital, you can learn slowly and have more opportunities to meet senior officials. If you have ability, you will be appreciated."

Sun Shan's bad thing was that his grades were at the bottom, so he couldn't find a good position in Beijing and could only work as a minor official.

However, staying in Beijing is better than going to the local areas. Being close to the center of power, opportunities and challenges coexist. Maybe when you encounter a good opportunity, you can stand out and fly higher and farther.

Once you arrive at the local area and fail to achieve political achievements, it will be difficult to be transferred back to the capital.

Moreover, the local people are illiterate and most of them are barbarians. They will start fighting at the slightest disagreement and may not even obey the laws. It is very difficult to govern a county.

Especially a young and inexperienced Jinshi like Sun Shan was the target of bullying by local tyrants.

Minister He looked at Sun Shan's small body again, and was afraid that if a fight broke out, Sun Shan would not be able to escape.

Sun Shan had made up his mind. He bowed to Minister He solemnly and said, "Grandfather, I have already made up my mind. I will take up a post in the local government and do my best to serve the local people."

Afterwards, Sun Shan told Minister He about the previous magistrate of Huangyang County, Mr. Wei, who built bridges and roads, reclaimed wasteland and cultivated land, and created a stable environment for Huangyang County.

Only he, Sun Shan, could study wholeheartedly.

Sun Shan said with a gleam in his eyes: "The people of Huangyang County miss and respect Mr. Wei all the time. I also want to be a good official like Mr. Wei and work wholeheartedly for the people."

After a pause, he continued, "Grandfather, I'll tell you the truth. I never expected to be a high-ranking official. The reason I chose the imperial examination was that I wanted to have a good reputation without having to serve in the army. Now that I'm about to become an official, I want to be like Lord Wei of Huangyang County and support the people.

No matter how big the sky is, I feel my shoulders are too small to support it.

Grandfather, you know that I come from the countryside, and my horizons are very narrow. I can’t see places that are too far away, and I dare not imagine them. In the capital, I am a little scared to work my way up, and I don’t have the temperament to think about going far. ”

Sun Shan was a small figure in his previous life, with average IQ and EQ. It seems that he has not made any qualitative leap in this life, and his health is even worse.

Minister He, a third-rank official, eats more salt than Sun Shan eats rice.

So Sun Shan chose to speak out his thoughts.

After marrying a girl from the He family, Sun Shan was seen by outsiders as a member of the He family. The label had already been given, so Sun Shan honestly expressed his thoughts on some non-fatal issues.

As for what Minister He thinks, that is his business.

Sun Shan always remembers: sincerity is the only thing that can easily move people, and sincerity is the only thing that can make people feel at peace with themselves.

Minister He could not have imagined that Sun Shan's ideals were so small, he just wanted to be a local official.

He also didn't expect Sun Shan to speak to him so sincerely.

Even the He family members didn't express their thoughts so honestly.

Minister He couldn't help but sigh: This boy has a simple and genuine mind.

Officials who come from farming families are either inferior or conceited, but Sun Shan chose to speak his mind calmly.

Minister He nodded and said, "Okay, I understand what you mean."

Holding up the teacup means "driving away customers".

Sun Shan said flatteringly: "Grandpa, hehe, the future of Yun Jie'er and I depends on you, hehe, can you use your connections to help me find a good place for me?"

Minister He was drinking tea and almost choked when he heard Sun Shan's words.

Although I know that Sun Shan speaks bluntly, is it necessary to be so blunt?

Minister He glared at Sun Shan and waved his chubby hand.

She said unhappily, "It's your grades that determine it. I have no power to decide. As for where you were assigned, you can only blame yourself for not studying harder. Humph, with such a rank in the exam, you still have the nerve to make demands? It's already good enough that you can find a job."

Sun Shan immediately retorted, "Grandfather, you are wrong to say that. People should always have some aspirations. What if they come true? Grandfather, even if you don't care about me, you should also care about Yun Jie'er. If we end up in a place that is too desolate, Yun Jie'er will be the first one who can't stand it. Your poor niece will have to suffer with her husband."