The Study Of Provincial Examination Of Yingtian Prefecture In Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty provincial examination was the key level in the imperial examinations.,the provincial examination of Yingtian prefecture was an important part of the national examination in the Ming Dynasty.During the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty,the imperial examination became the most important route for the election of the officials.The provincial examination of Yingtian prefecture was selected a large number of students from the South Zhili and Nanjing Imperial College.The provincial examination of Yingtian prefecture inherited the relevant systems of the local examinations of the Song and Yuan dynasties.,and combined with the problems that appear in the reality,continuous development and perfection.The main examiner of the provincial examination of Yingtian prefecture has been appointed by the emperor,and has been selected from the The Imperial Academy to ensure that the main examiner's authority is not infringed by the outer curtain and the aide examiner.Each link of provincial examination process is part of the provincial examination system,including search,seal,transcription,to read,papering-sticking,the examiner scoring,fill announcement,are vulnerable to the existence of cheating in joint.The reason is related to the temptation of the huge fame and fortune brought by the official career of imperial examinations,and it is also closely related to the background of political corruption in the imperial court.The funds for provincial examination of Yingtian prefecture are mainly collected from Li jia in all parts of South zhili,expenditure on funds is obviously extravagant.According to the research,at least 12,472 Ju-Ren were recruited from the provincial examination of Yingtian prefecture,and a total of 11,600 Ju-Ren's household registration has been determined to know.The geographical distribution of the number and density of Ju-Ren are all decreasing from the southeast to the northwest,the distribution of Ju-Ren from other provinces shows a wide range of sources but is extremely unbalanced.The distribution characteristics of Ju-Ren are mainly influenced by factors such as population,economic level,atmosphere of imperial examination,family,and quotas of imperial examinations.The study of the provincial examination of Yingtian prefecture in the Ming Dynasty promoted the study of the history of the regional imperial examinations.