The Rise of Iceland - Vol 3 Chapter 466

May 15, today may be ordinary in the eyes of others, but because it is the day when the Swedish imperial examination results are announced, it has become an important day for the group.

The candidates, who had been in a state of anxiety for more than half a month, had been praying and praying all night, then they came out with dark circles under their eyes, waiting outside the Ministry of Education, waiting for the moment to publish the list.

At 10 a.m., more than 50 tall iron cavalry soldiers came out, each of them carrying a huge roll of sheepskin. They first drove the crowd out for dozens of steps, and then they put more than 50 sheepskins on their backs. Rolls to hang on the outer walls of the castle.

After the iron cavalry left, tens of thousands of candidates swarmed around again, and then there were tall people with good eyesight who read their names and ages from the sheepskin list one by one.

When every name appeared, someone in the crowd jumped up and cheered, and sometimes there were more than one person. When the age of origin was said one by one, the people who were happy early were downcast and flushed.

The rest of the person had to squeeze in front, jumping to see the list, until he repeatedly confirmed that it was really him, and then his whole body trembled with excitement, and everyone around looked at him with envy and envy. Many clever people hurried over to greet him with a smile, wanting to get acquainted with the future official.

After the ranking was over, the entire city of Stockholm was discussing who took the first test and who came second.

Olaf also divided the results of the Swedish imperial examination into three grades, abc, which would be imitated by the Far East imperial examination. Grade a only took three people, and the equivalent of the second place in the champion list. There are 30 people in the B file and 100 people in the C file. There are 133 people in total, and they can be appointed as officials directly. However, the A and B files can serve in various ministries or the Privy Council, but the C file can only be assigned to various cities and counties.

A few happy and a few sorrows aside, the TCM clinic in Stockholm indeed treats many insane candidates who failed to make it to the list because of the same name, or patients who were fascinated by the surprise of winning the list.

What’s good on the top will be bad on the bottom.

Gustav II and Christina both relied on doctors from the Ming Dynasty. Olaf paid more attention to Far Eastern culture and reused Far Eastern doctors in the past ten years. This led to the pursuit of traditional Chinese medicine trained by Qinghe Academy in the Nordic region and the areas under the control of the Swedish Empire. It also makes the existence of many medical centers in Nordic countries.

Stefan Andersson was so thin that he couldn’t squeeze in front of him to watch the list. After most people either regretted or resented, or scolded or bowed their heads down or were disheartened, they left.

Stefan Andersson came to the front of the Ministry of Education and looked at the sheepskin list. Looking from the back to the front, the more Stefan Andersson looked, the colder his heart became. Although he still had fantasies, he admitted to himself. It is difficult to enter the B file, but I have read all the C files without having my own name.

Stefan Andersson’s face was ashen, he sighed, and he glanced at the b-grade sheepskin list unwillingly, and saw that his name appeared in the third position of b-grade.

Stefan Andersson’s face flushed with excitement, and he staggered home as if he was drunk.

Seeing Stefan Andersson’s appearance, the mother and the younger siblings thought he had failed the exam, so they didn’t dare to say anything, and hugged Stefan Andersson and comforted him.

Stefan Andersson’s eyes flashed with excitement, and he shouted, “I passed the exam!”

“what?”

“The third place in the b category, the central ministries can choose to serve in the government, as long as they boil for a few years, they can become a mayor!”

Stefan Andersson hugged his mother excitedly and said loudly.

The mother, who had lived a hard life for half her life, knew very well that she was about to endure, and then she shed tears of happiness.

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The experience of Stefan Andersson is only a microcosm of thousands of candidates. Every commoner who is admitted has become the pride of a street, a village, a town or even a city or province. The first imperial examination in Sweden , with its enthusiastic response to prove that in the feudal era, there is a road to the sky through acquired efforts to break the class monopoly, how attractive it will be to the common people.

And the person who mastered the lifeline of the avenue to the sky will also naturally win the support of the civilians. Olaf is the person who masters the avenue to the sky.

St. Olaf became the consensus of all Swedish people after the imperial examinations. People seem to have forgotten that their original monarchs were actually Gustav II and Christina and their daughter.

Olaf’s success in passing the imperial examination has made thousands of commoners see the “chicken phoenix” that is respected by the official body and everyone after more than 100 examinations.

Every commoner thinks that his own descendants can be like these 133 people.

For Olaf, who gave everyone this opportunity, all the Swedish civilians sincerely support. As the weakest link in Olaf’s rule, the Swedish Empire has naturally strengthened under the dual measures of the Great Purge and the Imperial Examination. solid backing.

Olaf is very happy with the success of the imperial examination in Sweden, which shows that imported products are not necessarily unacceptable.

Entering June, all the candidates for the mid-level examinations have already received their positions and corresponding treatment, but the popularity of the imperial examinations remains high.

Citizens and farmers in Denmark, Norway, Finland, Pomerania and other places learned that because they all joined the Nordic Thunder, all of them were not afraid of officials. The elders protested, that is why Sweden has a small stove.

They are all Vikings from Northern Europe, and they are all subjects of His Majesty the General Marshal. Why can the Swedes have the imperial examinations, and we can’t have them? Are you looking down on us?

Olaf was very happy when he found out,

^0^ Knowing that public opinion is difficult to disobey, he immediately ordered that in May next year, all regions under the imperial rule will hold a unified imperial examination, and the selected outstanding personnel will enter Stockholm to participate in the “court examination” that he personally presides over.

In order to show fairness, but also to see if it was time to completely reorganize northern Europe and establish a unified Viking Empire, Olaf also instructed the Naturalization Department to spread speeches everywhere, that is, why the Swedes can directly enter the central government after passing the imperial examination. We are all Vikings under the command of the General Marshal, and they need the same treatment, they are His Majesty’s people, and they need the same kindness.

So after a month of fermenting and noisy public opinion, under the guidance of the Ministry of Naturalization, all the voices turned into a request for His Majesty Olaf to change the national system, cancel the old name of the Swedish Empire, or even better move the capital, so that Sweden itself will be It can be treated on the same level as other countries.

When the sound was so loud that Olaf couldn’t ignore it, he invited the regional leaders and the big and small leaders of the Nordic Five Colors Leidang again just like dealing with the standard Viking sound.

, leaders of the literary world, etc. came to the Palace of the Three Crowns and had a special discussion on the change of the national sports.

Speaking of discussions, in fact, 90% of the people have reached a consensus in private, and those who do not have a consensus have already been told by the Naturalization Department what to say and how to do it.

Therefore, after the vigorous and vigorous “National Sports Conference” which lasted for half a month ended, all Vikings knew the general trend of changing the national sports through the daily newspapers. Agree.

Therefore, in September 1652, after several months of democratic deliberation, the state system was still collectively recognized as the “empire”, but the Swedish Empire was to be replaced by the Viking Empire.

At the same time, there will no longer be any country in the empire, that is to say, the United Kingdom of Denmark and Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Principality of Iceland, the Principality of Pomerania and other countries will be cancelled, and then become independent provinces.

Under the Viking Empire system, only provinces, governorates, and the cities, districts, towns, and villages below will be retained. All the original titles below the duke will remain, but the territory will lose its autonomy, and only the right to tax and land will be retained. At the same time, the Viking Empire will make up for the lords who have lost their territorial autonomy through tax reductions and exemptions.

On September 28, the Swedish Empire was renamed the Viking Empire. At the same time, the Vinland colony far away in North America was also upgraded to the North American Vinland Grand Governor-General under the Viking Empire, and Queen Margaret was temporarily serving as the Grand Governor. The future will be held by the prince.

Under the Governorate of Vinland, North America is divided into five Governorships, namely Hadar Governorate, Quebec Governorate, Iroquois Governorate, Prophet City Governorship, and Plymouth Governorate. Each Governor’s District enjoys the same economic and political status as any province within the Empire System, and the Grand Governor’s Palace is equal to the Deputy Capital.

In addition to the major changes in the Vinland colony, the Viking Empire has also undergone changes in the Nordic mainland. The Principality of Iceland has been changed to the General Governor of Iceland, and the Governor is temporarily serving as the five generals of Viking Thunder. , Norway, Sweden, and Finland all have long and narrow terrains from north to south, so Norway is divided into Upper Norway Province and Lower Norway Province according to the north and south. The capital of Upper Norway Province is Trondheim. Mayor of Longchem, and Duke of Norway.

Sweden and Finland, like Norway, are also divided into two provinces: Upper Sweden, Lower Sweden, Upper Finland, and Lower Finland. Colleagues are that the northern province has a significantly larger area but a much smaller population, and the southern province has more people but The land area is small.

Because Denmark is located in the south, the geographical terrain is completely different from Norway, Sweden, and Finland in Scandinavia. According to Denmark’s unique national conditions, Olaf divides Denmark into two provinces in the east-west direction.

Jutland is the province of West Denmark, and Zeeland and related islands are transformed into the province of East Denmark.

The Principality of Pomerania was also divided into two provinces from the east and west of Szczecin, East Prussia and Livonia were retained as the governor’s district, and the five port cities on the east coast of the Baltic Sea were partly included in Lower Finland and partly in Lower Finland. Enter the Livonia Governorate.

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