The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was born, and my immortal identity was exposed

Chapter 48 The Pros and Cons of the Imperial Examination (Please collect, please recommend!!!)

Jiang Sheng got up to pour water to drink, while Li Shimin explained the imperial examination system to Ying Zheng.

The imperial examination system originated in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, established in the Sui Dynasty, perfected and developed through the Tang and Song Dynasties, and lasted until the Qing Dynasty.

Although in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the imperial examinations were basically limited to the scope of the Four Books and Five Classics, they were also called stereotyped essays by contemporary people, and they were scolded so badly.

But at the moment of Li Er, the imperial examination system is still in full bloom.

Scholars, Mingjing, Jinshi, Mingfa, Mingshu, Mingshu...

Counting down, there are always dozens of subjects.

Among them, the first subject of Xiucai is difficult and has high standards, and the number of people admitted is very small. Later, no one participated, and it was simply abolished.

Among the remaining subjects, scholars generally choose to study classics and Jinshi.

The Mingjing Division pays attention to posting scriptures and ink meanings. Simply put, it is to test the recitation and understanding of various ancient scriptures.

This is not the case for the Jinshi department. The main examination of poetry, prose and political theory requires a certain amount of talent, which cannot be solved by rote memorization.

Li Shimin introduced the imperial examination system to Yingzheng in detail, which made Yingzheng suddenly realize.

You know, he is an official of Daqin, either relying on military merits or being recommended by others.

In fact, the core is also: the capable go up, the mediocre go down.

This seems to coincide with the central idea of ​​the imperial examination system?

However, selecting people from all over the world on such a large scale is obviously superior to the nomination system.

"The lingering poison of the Nine Ranks Zhongzheng System is too deep. Relying on mutual recommendation, the officials in the world are all controlled by the group of gentry. It is a good thing to create an imperial examination."

Jiang Sheng took two sips of water, wiped his mouth, and added.

Just this sentence made Yingzheng naturally understand the meaning behind the imperial examination system.

This has been the case since ancient times, as long as there is power, there must be party formation and selfishness.

In the enfeoffment system before the Qin Dynasty, those officials were still hereditary, which was a great threat to the imperial power. This was also one of the reasons why Yingzheng vigorously promoted the system of prefectures and counties.

Although he didn't understand the "nine-rank Zhongzheng system", it was obvious that the imperial examination system gave the world's poor scholars a chance, and it would definitely have a big impact on the elites Jiang Sheng talked about.

After hearing Jiang Sheng's explanation, Fusu sighed again and again: "Emperor Li is really courageous. From the very beginning of the founding of the country, he dared to touch the foundation of this group of elites."

Jiang Sheng went back to his chair and sat down. Hearing Fusu's exclamation, he couldn't help but sneered:
"Old Li's own butt is not clean, and he climbed up by relying on the foundation of five surnames and seven wangs. Do you think he is not afraid of those powerful people?"

Li Shimin nodded and said: "What the immortal master said is very true, the noble family's tail is too big to lose, it must be eliminated!"

"It's a fart!" Jiang Sheng scolded with a smile: "If you want to do it, you can do it right away, so that you can't go up or down now."

The imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty, in the current language, is called: fairness, but not fully.

Seeing Li Shimin's puzzled eyes, Jiang Sheng could only continue to explain:

"First of all, studying is something that ordinary families can't afford. In the end, most of the people who can become officials are the children of officials."

"This is an objective reason, so I won't mention it for now."

"Secondly, for things like the imperial examination, it is best to be completely anonymous."

"In Datang, not only is the chief examiner known to everyone, but the marking is still open, and the candidates' names are all written on it!"

"That's it, tell me, isn't it clear that there is room for others to cheat?"

"Also, the selection of scholars is not only based on grades, but also recommended by others. What is the reason for this? You want to create a group of new elites?"

Jiang Sheng criticized Li Shimin so much that his face flushed with shame.

His self-proclaimed superior imperial examination system is full of loopholes in Jiang Sheng's mouth.

Fortunately, Jiang Sheng still gave him a step up: "But it's no wonder you, it's all due to the limitations of the times."

Only then did Li Shimin feel better, and he quickly realized: "After I go back, I will definitely promote the reform of the imperial examination system, and everything will be done according to the words of the immortal master!"

Jiang Sheng was noncommittal, and the reform of the imperial examination system was only a temporary solution, not the root cause.

In fact, if you want to fundamentally reverse all this, you should first solve the problem of people's full stomachs.

Productivity is the foundation of maintaining a country's prosperity.

But right now, Jiang Sheng doesn't have a good idea either. Whether it's agricultural machinery or chemical fertilizers, which can greatly increase crop yields, he can't provide them to Lao Zhao and Lao Li.

That is to support a country, where can he get so many things?
It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. He has already given old Zhao the technology. I believe this group of ancient people with great wisdom will not let him down.

As for Lao Li, after surviving this period of hardship, he will naturally be rich in the future, and the name of the prosperous Tang Dynasty is not for nothing.

So Jiang Sheng just told Li Shimin:

"The first thing you need to do is order people to develop movable type printing to reduce the cost of reading for the people of the world."

"Everyone has books to read, and only then can the gentry's natural monopoly on knowledge be broken."

"You can slowly implement the reform of the imperial examination system right now. Those gentry elites will not react too much for the time being. After all, their children have better conditions."

"Such blunt knives cut flesh, and when they react, they are already powerless."

Li Shimin's eyes widened when he heard this, and he couldn't help but admire Jiang Sheng's clever strategy.

"Old Zhao, you don't need to rush to apply all these policies, just figure it out slowly, don't worry."

Jiang Sheng looked at the thoughtful Ying Zheng, and hurriedly said a few words.

The national conditions of the Great Qin and the Great Tang are different, so you can't just force it, because if you take too big a step, you will easily get caught.

Ying Zheng smiled confidently: "Of course I know the pros and cons, so there is no need for the immortal teacher to worry."

He said to Li Shimin again:
"By the way, brother, since I learned about the imperial examination system from you, I don't want to keep any secrets."

"I asked you about the wonderful use of paper earlier, but I wanted to tell you a perfect national policy!"

Immediately afterwards, he explained the functions of the banknotes that Jiang Sheng told him at that time, and Li Shimin clapped his hands and praised them.

"The first emperor really had the ability to coordinate the world. Since the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains has traded with countries in the Western Regions."

"I was worried about how to weaken the national power of foreign countries. Such a poisonous... clever plan really solved my urgent need!"

Seeing Jiang Sheng looking at him narrowly, Ying Zheng blushed slightly.

However, Jiang Sheng did not expose him, but revealed the secret for Li Shimin:

"This year and next year, there will be heavy snowfall in Turkic. According to the original timeline, you will send troops after the heavy snow next year to break through Turkic in one fell swoop and capture Jieli Khan."

"Think of a way to promote paper money this year, and use paper money to buy Turkic war horses, cattle and sheep, etc."

"Wait until winter, the Turkic people can't survive."

"They will definitely come to Datang to buy supplies with banknotes, and then weaken the purchasing power of banknotes. If they have the confidence, they can just turn their faces and deny it!"

"You could kill them even this winter!"

"Of course, this trick can only be used once, otherwise this banknote cannot be implemented in other countries."

"And this time, the banknotes must not be printed and distributed by your Tang court. You must find someone who is responsible for it. How to operate it, you can go back and think about it."

This is the real trick!
Jiang Sheng uttered the most vicious plot with the calmest words.

Li Shimin and Ying Zheng looked at the immortal master in front of them, and couldn't help but feel chills down their spines.

Under the original warm appearance, the immortal is still so ruthless.

But fortunately, this kind of ruthlessness is not aimed at them.

(End of this chapter)