As a result, there were hundreds more vacant official positions.
Lu Yuan's control of the entire Dongting Prefecture and the nine other prefectures in Jiangnan resulted in a staggering number of vacancies, reaching a thousand.
It was indeed an insane situation.
Moreover, if he were to establish his own governing system in the future, he would need at least three to five hundred central officials for even a small nation of one prefecture size.
With these vacancies, the shortage of officials became even more severe.
By now, holding the imperial examination to select qualified officials was a step Lu Yuan had to take.
It had become a necessity.
If he wanted to maintain his rule in Dongting Prefecture and establish his own nation, he would need so many officials to support him.
Regarding this, Sun Siwen had repeatedly written letters in the past half-year, urging Lu Yuan to expedite the matter and not delay any further.
