Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

"You don't have to worry about some things. You need to do one thing well, which is to continue to expand the institute. This imperial examination will definitely select a large number of people, and these people will not be sent to Jiangxi. Prefecture, a large part of them will stay in Kyoto and become researchers.”

Ning Fan said bluntly.

At this moment, talents are the most important. This is Ning Fan's unwavering belief. However, the list called Shen Mengxi to come to Kyoto. On the one hand, it wanted to reunite Shen Mengxi with his family and have a good rest. On the other hand, he wanted to reunite with his family. Shen Mengxi carefully discussed the principles and structure of steam engines.

As long as the truth behind it is explained, Ning Fan believes that it won't take long after Shen Mengxi returns home for this kind of steam-driven car to come out.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you are recently planning to build a car that can run on the rails. Is that true? I also heard that this car does not need to eat grass at all and will run on its own."

Seeing that Ning Fan was silent, Shen Mengxi took the initiative to ask.

When Ning Fan heard Shen Mengxi ask this question, he was a little speechless, because Ning Fan actually knew very well that Shen Mengxi was already very tired. If Shen Mengxi was not allowed to go home and reunite with his family at this time, I am afraid that this kid would still stay with him. Talking around and to myself.

"It's getting late. You go back and rest first. We'll discuss this matter tomorrow."

Ning Fan rejected Shen Mengxi without even thinking. The conversation between the two had been going on for several hours. If this continued, Ning Fan suspected that Shen Mengxi's body would not be able to support it anymore.

Ning Fan is the emperor after all. When Ning Fan expressed that he did not want to continue this conversation, even though Shen Mengxi was still in high spirits, he did not dare to say anything more and could only stand up and say goodbye to Ning Fan with a lonely expression.

"This thing is a gift from me. Take it back and study it carefully. If you don't understand anything, come back and ask me tomorrow."

Ning Fan waved his hand, and Ergou brought over the model of the train and the rails, as well as the model of the steam engine. These three things aroused great interest in Shen Mengxi. He took it in his hand and took a closer look. , it suddenly felt like finding a treasure.

"It's not too early. Your Majesty, please rest early. I will take my leave first."

Shen Mengxi was in a good mood after getting these models, and her eyes were shining with light.

When Shen Mengxi left, Ning Fan shook his head. Shen Mengxi could be called a genius of this era. Ning Fan could understand many things easily and there was no need to say anything more.

This also saved Ning Fan a lot of energy and time. Many things that would have required Ning Fan to spend a lot of time explaining. As a result, Shen Mengxi could quickly understand Ning Fan's meaning with just a little guidance from Shen Mengxi.

"Your Majesty, Lord Shen has taken this model back, but can he understand the principles behind it?"

Ergou asked with some suspicion.

"You don't have to doubt this. After he goes back tonight, he will definitely dismantle the model we made to pieces, and then put it back together again according to his memory. After doing this a few times, he should be able to understand the principle. I won’t ask again tomorrow.”

Ning Fan is quite confident about this.

Starting from the second day, Ning Fan began to inspect the examination rooms of major imperial examinations, and on a whim he would also examine some of the questions asked by the examiners.

Throughout the whole day, Ning Fan discovered many problems, but overall, Ning Fan was greatly surprised by how well prepared he was for the imperial examination.

Ning Fan was surprised and gratified by both the attitude of the examiners of the major examinations towards this imperial examination and the attitude of the candidates.

Everyone takes this imperial examination seriously. This is what Ning Fan wants to see.

"Mr. Zhou, overall the preparation for this imperial examination is quite good, but there are two points I want to make."

Ning Fan pulled Zhou Qun aside alone.

Zhou Qun also acted like he was all ears. He knew that Ning Fan pulled him aside to talk alone, which meant that the conversation between the two was private.

"It is almost impossible to completely guarantee the fairness and impartiality of this scientific examination. It needs to be partially tilted when necessary."

Ning Fan whispered into Zhou Qun's ear.

Zhou Qun originally thought that Ning Fan would put forward some suggestions, but Ning Fan almost scared Zhou Qun to death with a single word. You must know that what Ning Fan emphasized the most before was to maintain fairness and justice.

But now the imperial examination has not yet started. Zhou Qun never expected that Ning Fan, as the instigator, would be the first to break the rules.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Haven't you been saying that this imperial examination must be fair and just? Why do you say that all of a sudden?"

Zhou Qun really couldn't hold it back and looked at Ning Fan in shock.

The expression on his face clearly told Ning Fan that he wanted a reasonable explanation.

"You have to know that the candidates are geographically different. They come from different places. Some places have better economic conditions, so the quality of the candidates will naturally be higher. But some places, such as the northwest, are relatively poor and the quality of the candidates is relatively poor. It’s just a little bit close, if the exam is completely fair and impartial, then almost none of the candidates in the northwest will be able to pass the exam.”

"If by then, all the officials trained by our imperial examinations are from the Jiangnan area, do you think this is appropriate?"

Ning Fan looked at Zhou Qun, he wanted to hear Zhou Qun's opinion on this matter.

Sure enough, Ning Fan's words directly stopped Zhou Qun. Zhou Qun hesitated for a long time and couldn't think of a solution. Zhou Qun, who was usually smart and smart, rarely encountered any problems, but at this moment he But I can't think of a suitable solution.

This matter is too difficult. Thousands of years of imperial examination system have not solved this problem, and it is impossible for Zhou Qun to solve it.

"Your Majesty, please tell me what to do about this matter."

Zhou Qun looked at Ning Fan with admiration. He had been doing things in a dull manner and had not considered these issues at all. He never expected that Ning Fan would consider the issues in such detail.

If Ning Fan hadn't raised this issue early, I'm afraid it would have caused a catastrophe.

"There are still candidates from less developed areas in the northwest. Their passing rate needs to be slightly improved. Not to mention that their passing rate can reach the level of candidates from Jiangnan, but corresponding talents must be selected."