Daqin: The golden list came to the world, Zulong begged me to supervise the country

Shihuang's pupils trembled, and with some anticipation and shock, he gently took the paper from the man's hand.

It wrote many major events that happened in Xianyang City during these times, including the appointment of Xiao He and the addition of officials from the DPRK and China.

Shihuang looked at the blank paper in his hand over and over again, only feeling full of a dreamy feeling.

To be able to come up with the idea of ​​inventing this kind of writing tool and win Changge's brain, it's a bit too easy to use, right?
"Is there only one way to use this thing?" Shihuang asked.

The attendant bowed and said, "His Royal Highness did not elaborate, but it is said that there are still many uses."

"Okay, okay!" Even the first emperor couldn't help admiring this invention of the revolutionary era.

Moreover, Shihuang was also very much looking forward to Ying Changge's changes in the court. He really wanted to know how capable Xiao He, who was promoted by Ying Changge to the head of the nine officials, was.

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Prince's Mansion.

"His Royal Highness." Li Si and Xiao He bowed to Ying Changge in front of him.

Ying Changge turned around and said, "Please sit down, both of you."

"This time, I brought the two of you here because I want to discuss something with the two of you."

Xiao He thought for a moment: "What His Royal Highness wants to say, but what His Royal Highness wrote that day?"

"Smart!" Ying Changge nodded, "The imperial examination I wrote that day is a system, a system for selecting talents and promoting talents."

"Choosing talents?!" Li Si's heart trembled.

"That's right. Since our Great Qin ruled the world, we have always advocated the recommendation system. Although this system has indeed selected many famous generals for our Great Qin, I think it is far from enough."

"As far as this incident is concerned, every family wants to place their own people in the court. At this time, the disadvantages of the recommendation system are reflected, that is, there are some people who have no talent, or are not qualified for the position. People have mixed into the ranks of officials, and some talents who have their own vision, or the ability to make progress for our Great Qin, can only die in depression because no one recommends them."

"For this phenomenon, I thought of a solution, that is the imperial examination!"

Hearing Ying Changge's words, Li Si's heart was already extremely shocked.

This prince, he thought he was just killing ministers at will, and he didn't have any special foresight, but now it seems that winning Changge is a big game of chess!

"I don't know what form His Royal Highness's imperial examination system uses to select talents?" Xiao He also asked with a serious face.

You must know that changing the official selection system is tantamount to smashing the jobs of the nobles of the family. If the interests of those people are touched, I am afraid that it will be very difficult to implement this matter.

"The imperial examination, according to my idea, is to use a method of assessment to select talents from all over the country, and finally pass the screening to select a group of talents who meet the requirements of a qualified official in all aspects such as ability and morality."

"As for the details, we may need to carefully consider it, and finally choose a set of subjects that are really suitable for our Daqin." Ying Changge said.

According to his idea, the imperial examination system is to replace the recommendation step by step. Although the imperial examination has many disadvantages, it has to be admitted that the imperial examination can indeed be of great use in this era.

"What His Royal Highness said is indeed very reasonable, but there is not one person in a thousand who can read and write in the world."

"Because books are expensive, there are very few people in the world who can read. If the imperial examination system of His Royal Highness continues, even if a group of officials are selected through the imperial examination, fewer and fewer children from poor families will participate in the imperial examination in the future. In the end, they will still be honored by the family. You hold the official position."

"Once noble families start to slowly occupy the main stream of power in the court, party struggles will begin at that time, the power of the king is not the king, and the power of the ministers is not the minister!" Li Sidao.

Ying Changge nodded: "Of course I have considered what the prime minister said, and paper is exactly what I invented for this matter."

Hearing Ying Changge's words, Li Si was taken aback for a moment, and then his heart trembled like an electric shock.

Yes, how could I forget this one!
In the past, there was no paper, and at least three hundred volumes of enlightenment reading materials were required. This is three hundred knives!Enough food for a family of three for 20 years!

To prepare so many books, to open a school so that children all over the world can read and write, I am afraid that it would not be enough to empty the treasury of the Great Qin State!

But now there is paper, that is to say, ordinary people can buy tens of thousands of volumes of books as long as they spend one month's living expenses, which is equivalent to hundreds of books!

In this way, even if a group of scholars are born in the world, it seems that it is not difficult!
"Your Highness, I feel that this thing should be mass-produced before building a school."

"After having a school, children from poor families all over the world can read and write. At that time, talents will be selected into the imperial court through the imperial examination, and the power of noble families will gradually weaken, and the talents from all over the world will definitely make the country of Daqin more stable!" Originally The silent Xiao He also became excited at this moment.

It turns out that His Royal Highness has already planned it!

But now, they also understand why Ying Changge didn't say it directly in the court.

"So His Highness the Crown Prince came to us not to discuss the imperial examination system, but...for the implementation of the imperial examination?" Li Si suddenly realized.

Seeing that Li Si finally understood, Ying Changge also smiled: "The prime minister is right. The selection of the imperial court has always been controlled by many nobles. This is why I invited two of you here this time."

"Nowadays, most of the selection channels for court officials are controlled by nobles. If the imperial examination is implemented, coupled with the strategy of His Royal Highness, it will definitely be able to select a large number of talents for our Daqin election."

"But if this is the case, it will inevitably arouse the resistance of the nobles. After all, their interests have been affected." Li Si pondered.

"I don't think so." Xiao He said.

"His Royal Highness is now ruling and supervising the country, and he has been given great power by His Majesty. If His Royal Highness has decided to carry out this matter, he can directly announce it to the public after it is completed. His Royal Highness killed Zhao Gao and many other treacherous officials before. Even if the minister has some criticisms, I think it will definitely not disturb the court."

"If His Highness the Crown Prince is worried, he can raise it directly at the court tomorrow, and His Highness the Crown Prince can make plans based on the reactions of the officials."

In Xiao He's opinion, even if the crown prince is in charge of the country now, the first emperor is still there after all. This is good for the Great Qin, but not good for the nobles. things come.

"Well, I actually think so too, what does the prime minister think?" Ying Changge looked at Li Si.

"What Xiao He said makes some sense." Li Si nodded.

What he did was the worst plan, but it has to be said that what Xiao He said was not unreasonable.

"Okay, since that's the case, as for the details of the imperial examination, do you two have any suggestions?"

Xiao He bowed slightly: "His Royal Highness, I think. As for the content of the assessment, not only poetry and books and other common literature should be examined, but also the theory of governing the country, as well as views on subjects such as appeasement of the people's hearts."

"Secondly, regarding the fact that people from all over the world will flock to Xianyang after hearing the news, Xiao He suggested that we can conduct a level-by-level examination. First, hold a school examination in all counties, and select outstanding people to go to the county to take the examination in the county, and finally Then the winners from each county will come to Xianyang to participate in His Highness's palace examination!"

"These are the contents of the imperial examination, but the most important thing to pay attention to is supervision!"

Hearing Xiao He's words, Li Si couldn't help looking at Xiao He.

This young man seems to have a really good idea.