Nine Princes Struggle for the Throne: The Mad Prince

Chapter 361: End of Scientific Expedition

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

The martial arts exam is also coming to an end.

Some promising talents have emerged, but most of them come from the four ancient clans and families in the Central Region.

There's no way around it; the martial prowess of the Central Region is inherently superior to that of other continents. Even though the Eastern Qin has been implementing a national policy of universal cultivation for years, the time frame is simply too short, and such a gap cannot be closed in a short period of time.

However, there were some geniuses among them, and a number of them made it into the final rankings.

The martial arts exam is over, and the written exam is over too.

Thanks to meticulous planning, no unexpected incidents occurred.

Moreover, no one dares to cause trouble now, especially since all the major powers know that the Divine Martial King is personally overseeing the examination, and no one wants to go looking for death.

This guy shows absolutely no mercy. Anyone who dares to offend him will only meet one end: death.

Next, the written examination papers will be graded. Once the grading is complete, the imperial examination will be considered finished.

"Your Highness, now all we can do is wait for the written exam papers to be graded."

"This scientific expedition has now come to an end. I wonder what will become of the candidates?"

The Prince of Zhennan sought instructions from Qin Wu.

There are far too many candidates gathered in Xianyang City now, and if not handled properly, it will be a troublesome matter.

"You can handle it as you see fit. Send those who need to be sent back, and recruit the suitable ones into academies for proper training."

Qin Wu gave a brief explanation.

There was no need for all the candidates to stay in Xianyang.

Only keep a few good seedlings.

"Yes."

"Your Highness, local government offices are short of staff. Should we select some?"

The Prince of Zhennan inquired.

It can now be said that the entire Eastern Qin region is in dire need of manpower due to the massacres perpetrated by Qin Wu.

Several months have passed, and there are still many vacancies that have not been filled. This scientific expedition will see if some talented people can be selected to fill these vacancies.

"Sure, we can also select some clerical positions below the ninth rank in various regions. Anyway, they're not ranked, so it won't affect anything."

After pondering for a moment, Qin Wu agreed.

Anyway, these are all entry-level positions, so it won't have a big impact. If they don't perform well, we can just replace them.

"Yes, then I will issue the order and have the Ministry of Revenue come to select people."

The Prince of Zhennan asked tentatively.

"We'll make the selections once the list comes out. Oh, and send everyone ranked after ten million back home."

"After this scientific expedition, there will be one scientific expedition every ten years from now on."

Qin Wu waved his hand.

The list hasn't been released yet. If I accidentally choose one of the top-ranked ones, wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

It's better to wait until the list comes out; it'll only take half a month at most.

"Yes, I understand."

The Prince of Zhennan understood Qin Wu's meaning and knew how to make the arrangements.

Leaving 10 million test takers this time is enough.

However, most of them will probably be sent down to the grassroots level, and not many people will actually be able to stay.

"Your Highness, the generals below just asked if they could select some talented individuals."

The Prince of Zhenbei stepped forward and reported to Qin Wu.

"Why are they in such a hurry? The main force should choose first, and then they can choose the rest."

"Also, notices have been sent to all universities that they can now begin enrolling students."

Qin Wu glared at the Prince of Zhenbei.

The major legions haven't even selected their personnel yet, and these people want to be the first to choose. Even if they were allowed to choose first, do they have enough resources to cultivate these geniuses?

They don't even consider their own position.

The Prince of Zhenbei was somewhat embarrassed by Qin Wu's words.

"The scientific expedition is over. Don't forget what I mentioned before. Go down and conduct your own investigations first. After a while, I will establish a special supervisory department to start inspecting all the armies. If you find anything wrong, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Alright, that's all for today."

After Qin Wu finished speaking, he disappeared from the spot.

Only the Prince of Zhennan and three others were left to handle the remaining matters.

Qin Wu's final words made the four realize that the Divine Martial King was fully aware of the problems in their army.

Their little schemes couldn't be hidden from King Shenwu at all.

Knowing what to do next, the best course of action was to first eliminate all the family members who had been sent there to gain experience, lest the Divine Martial King find out and cause them trouble.

There's absolutely no need for the Divine Martial King to hold a grudge against them for such a small benefit.

Another thing is to notify their subordinates and ask them to start self-examination as well.

Especially when Qin Wu mentioned establishing a special regulatory department, if someone gets caught by the people in that department, they're likely to be in trouble.

After all, the violent departments under Qin Wu's control are real killing machines that show absolutely no mercy.

"Everyone, once we've dealt with this, let's thoroughly examine the legions under our command!"

"Don't ruin yourself and your family for a little bit of profit."

After speaking, the Prince of Zhennan turned and left.

Of the four, only those he arranged to join the army were screened. After all, his two daughters had married into the Divine Martial King's Mansion, one of whom was a princess. He couldn't make things difficult for his daughters.

Moreover, his own daughter had sent him many resources, so he had no reason to take risks for a small gain.

Those resources aren't worth it.

After listening to the words of the Prince of Zhennan, the three understood the reasoning behind it.

At their level, it's really not worth taking risks for a small gain.

Moreover, once they have their own fiefdoms, this small amount of benefit will be even less of a concern.

The three exchanged a glance and went about their own business.

After leaving, Qin Wu returned directly to the Prince's Mansion. Due to the upcoming imperial examination, many more memorials had piled up in his study, and he needed to finish them as soon as possible.

Qin Wu returned to his residence and immediately began to get busy.

Now that Dong Qin has taken control of the entire domain, there are simply too many official matters to handle.

If it weren't for other officials helping to screen memorials, his study would probably be twice the size and still not be able to hold them all.

Fortunately, his divine soul was strong enough that he didn't need to read each memorial one by one. He could scan them with his divine soul and select the important ones to review first, which saved him a lot of trouble.

After several busy days, Qin Wu finally finished processing all the piled-up memorials.

It's not that he's slow, but rather that there are many things he needs to think about and how to handle, and it's impossible to finish reading it in one go.

If it were just a matter of reading it and then it was over, with Qin Wu's powerful divine sense, it would only take a few breaths.

After reviewing these memorials, Qin Wu summarized them, concluding that the main issues concerned people's livelihoods in various regions.

There's also the issue of infrastructure. Now that the territory is so vast, connections between different regions need to be strengthened. In the past, nobody cared about these things, and no one cared whether the roads were easy to travel on.

But things are different now. After Qin Wu proposed a pro-commerce policy, roads became an important issue in order to facilitate the rapid flow of commerce across regions.

Not everyone can ride a flying boat; most small and medium-sized caravans still rely on land transport.

However, the roads are not in good condition now and require extensive repairs.

Fortunately, Qin Wu had the cement formula, so road construction would be quick. Moreover, the Ministry of Works had developed well in recent years and had begun to use cement and steel bars to build bridges and tunnels.

This has significantly reduced the time spent traveling between the prefectures surrounding Xianyang.

This also led to the gradual prosperity of commerce in the several prefectures.