The results of the first assessment came out. Apart from the top ten, the remaining ninety could be assigned official positions in various regions.
However, before taking up their posts, they underwent a month of Qin law education.
The Great Qin now governed by law.
If officials themselves were ignorant of Qin law, then Qin law could not be effectively implemented.
Therefore, these individuals received a full month of Qin law education.
Of course, they also received education on the land contract system.
This included how to allocate land and how to divide households for those with larger families.
After a month of education, they were systematically assigned to various regions.
Their first task upon arrival in their respective regions was precisely what Lin Tian had envisioned earlier.
To distribute land to the populace and implement the land contract system among those without land or with insufficient land.
Only when the common people received land could they sustain themselves.
Consequently, their arrival was met with warm welcome from everyone.
Many watched them with smiles, eagerly anticipating the land distribution.
In response, these newly appointed officials remained composed.
Although it was their first time serving as officials, they had received relevant education prior to taking office.
Therefore, they simply needed to act according to what they had learned.
First, they needed to ascertain the amount of land in their jurisdiction and the number of landless citizens.
Subsequently, they began to distribute land equitably based on households, having them sign land contract responsibility agreements, and then granting them their own land.
This distribution also had limits: no household could exceed five mu of land, and no household could exceed ten people.
Those with more family members were required to establish separate households.
Through this method, the populace was organized collaboratively.
Although this process caused countless complications, they were ultimately resolved reasonably.
The common people who received land were none other than tearful and deeply grateful.
"We have land! We finally have our own land! We will never starve again!"
"Wuwuwu! Thank you, Lord Li, thank you, General Qin, thank you, Your Majesty! It is because of them that I have my own land, that I have a way to live!"
"Becoming a citizen of Great Qin is the luckiest thing in my life. If I hadn't become a Qin citizen, I might still be amidst war!"
"It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive! Our lives will only get better from now on!"
The common people who received land looked forward to their future with great anticipation.
With land in their possession, they felt that their future days would become even more beautiful.
It was precisely because of this that they became very peaceable and immensely loyal to Great Qin.
At this moment, if anyone incited them to rebellion, they would undoubtedly curse that person severely and then hand him over to the authorities to be dealt with by Qin law.
This was the transformation of the common people in various regions.
This transformation directly led to despair for many who harbored anti-Qin sentiments.
With the common people so loyal to Great Qin, how could they rebel? Who would be willing to join them?
After despair, they also returned to tranquility.
Since hope was gone, they could only return to ordinariness.
Consequently, the public security in Great Qin improved daily, and the people's sense of happiness grew ever stronger.
When Ying Zheng heard of the changes in various regions, he couldn't help but clap and exclaim.
"Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!!"
"My son truly possesses unparalleled talent in governance. With these measures implemented, we have lost nothing, and we have won the hearts of all the common people in the realm to Great Qin!"
"Even the citizens of many other states are eagerly flocking to Qin, hoping to become our citizens!"
"Such talent is not inferior to any of the ancient sages!"
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Lin Tian couldn't help but blush a little.
Many of his suggestions were based on standing on the shoulders of giants.
Without the insights from later generations, Lin Tian would not have dared to make such suggestions casually.
One must understand that many policies affected the entire nation.
Once a mistake was made, the entire country could be thrown into chaos.
Therefore, he could not speak carelessly about many matters.
He then quickly changed the subject.
"Two months have passed now. The candidates in various regions must have prepared long ago. We should let them take the assessment!"
"Indeed! Those of the latter ninety who are serving as officials in various regions have performed exceptionally well. I have high expectations for these top ten individuals!"
"I am also looking forward to it. Once these individuals are successfully selected, Great Qin can continue to select talents in this manner. Then, in the future, Great Qin will never lack talent!"
"Moreover, I hope Great Qin can develop to a point where everyone can read and write."
The so-called universal literacy was essentially an anti-illiteracy campaign.
However, such a task, even in later generations, had not been fully achieved, let alone now.
This was a long and arduous journey for Great Qin.
Ying Zheng also clearly sensed Lin Tian's ambition, which made him realize that there were many things Lin Tian wanted to accomplish.
Fortunately, he was still young and possessed infinite ambition.
Therefore, he was not worried that he would not be able to achieve his goals.
"Then let us work together for this goal!"
"Furthermore, I hope to unite the six states as soon as possible and reveal your identity to the world!"
On this matter, Ying Zheng was clearly more anxious than Lin Tian.
Because in his heart, he always felt a debt of gratitude towards Lin Tian.
Revealing Lin Tian's identity sooner was a way to repay his debt of gratitude.
With this thought, he was even more eager to wage war against other states than Lin Tian.
For example, the state of Chu, which had attacked Qin last time, was a very good target.
Lin Tian found Ying Zheng's thoughts somewhat amusing.
He also wanted to take action against other states, but he would not be so impatient until the internal affairs of Qin were settled.
Especially this imperial examination, he was paying particular attention to it.
He wanted to know if there were any historical figures among the candidates.
If so, he could take this opportunity to recruit these historical figures.
This way, Great Qin would have many more talented individuals in the future.
Moreover, with the assistance of these powerful individuals, the future Great Qin would undoubtedly become even stronger.
Therefore, Lin Tian was more concerned about the situation of this imperial examination than anyone else.
Soon, the imperial examination began.
Even though each county only selected the top ten candidates to participate in the assessment, the number of participants was considerable. The entire examination hall was filled with people.
So many people exerted immense pressure on many candidates. These candidates felt it, and the competition was fierce.
Therefore, they all felt heavy-hearted and proceeded with the assessment cautiously.
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