There is a big problem with my harem [Qing Chuan]

"What?" Even Zhang Jiuzheng, who agreed at the beginning, shook his head again and again, not to mention the other civil servants.

Li Jie took a step forward: "Your Majesty, it's not that the ministers are unwilling, it's just that these craftsmen come from humble backgrounds, and most of them have never studied. Even if they take the imperial examination, they are just looking at the moon in the water. I'm afraid they will make the world laugh..."

"Ahem!" Lin Ruhai was taken aback, coughed twice to stop Li Jie from speaking, and continued Li Jie's words in a tactful manner, "If the emperor has the heart, just pay the craftsmen a slightly lower tax. .”

"You are joking." Kangxi laughed dumbfounded, and found that he had used the wrong word, "What I mean is not to allow craftsmen to take the current imperial examination, but to set up a separate examination to classify craftsmen according to their different abilities. So you can become an official."

"Grade exam?" None of the people in Dongnuange had heard of such a vocabulary, and there were doubts on every face for a while.

"That's right, scholars have passed the imperial examination to become officials, but what about craftsmen? After all, there are only a few talented people like Dai Zi, and most of them can only sell themselves as slaves or have food and clothing to make ends meet.

All the ministers have also seen the power of cannons a few days ago. I heard that in overseas countries, there has long been a unified study of mathematics and other science courses. Those students mastered a lot when they were teenagers, which is unheard of here. knowledge.

However, the Qing Dynasty does not even have a school, and if it continues like this, it will fall behind one day-do you think these foreign countries will let the fat of the Qing Dynasty be spared? "

"Your Majesty, how could those small countries be possible?" Wang Hongxu replied in disbelief with a flash of disdain in his eyes.

"Then... where did the Qing Dynasty come from?" Kangxi smiled, his voice was not loud, but the words he said seemed to echo in everyone's ears and reverberated in the hall.

All the people in the hall were Hanchen, and at the same time, I felt a chill rising from the bottom of my spine, and the hall was silent for a while.

In the current Qing Dynasty, are the Manchus not the barbarians that the Han people looked down upon?It's just that these words echoed in everyone's minds, but no one dared to utter them.

"Your majesty, even so, the matter of this craftsman is not very clear to the ministers. Should I ask the adults of the Ministry of Industry to consider it?" Lin Ruhai reluctantly changed the topic, and the atmosphere in the hall quickly relaxed.

"Yes, yes!" Following Lin Ruhai's words, everyone present couldn't help but echoed.As for the craftsman's work, everyone present is a literati and scholar, so it is really difficult to know.

"All the ministers are like this, so where are the people in the Ministry of Industry going?" Kangxi shook his head and sighed - the transfer of personnel in the Qing Dynasty was a translation system.Officials who are selected as "excellent" by the Ministry of Officials are usually transferred or promoted to other departments after working in one department for one to two years, so as to increase the intensity of training and restrain the power of officials.

This does have some benefits, but for those who may be serious about their work, but their abilities are not outstanding, the frequent translation system will only make them often appear to be erudite but not proficient, and have little knowledge.

"The courtiers of the Ministry of Industry all came from the imperial examinations, and most of them don't know anything about farming, water control, or engineering. The asphalt now used in Manchuria was also discovered by a craftsman.

What's even more strange is that many people are born in poverty, but because the whole family's hopes are poured on him, except for studying, they don't know anything about farming and housework.Such a person became an official of the Ministry of Industry after entering an official position to give instructions to the people's work. "

Kangxi's voice echoed in the hall, and the expressions on the faces of all the people present were slightly relaxed - after all, this meant that only some craftsmen would be affected, and students who had nothing to do with it probably didn't feel much.

But Li Yu and Lin Ruhai exchanged glances in the audience, and they both felt that Kangxi didn't mean that.

Both Zhang Ying and Li Guangdi, the Bachelor Attendants, are close ministers of Kangxi. At this moment, they stepped forward one after the other and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think you can try it once. If the response is good, then spread it to other places. The amount of salary should be given after the examination is successful." Both the rank and rank of the official position should be carefully checked."

"No, I did think about it that way at the beginning." Kangxi smiled, completely calm and confident, "But I discovered one thing before the military exercise."

He paused, noticing that the courtiers' gazes were slowly focusing on him, and then slowly said: "I want to set up a central school."

"Central School?"

"What is this? Imperial College?"

Before everyone present was uproarious, Kangxi took a deep breath—this was the highlight.

"I selected a total of 15 Jinshi in the 98th year of the Kangxi Examination. Excluding official family backgrounds, there were a total of [-] candidates. All of them were good, but most of them hadn't even finished reading "Fangyu Shenglan". The exact location of South Mo and North Longxi in the Qing Dynasty is unclear.

At home, there is no distinction between the five grains, and even the original appearance of the rice that I usually eat. Except for those who write and sort out books in the Imperial Academy in the capital, there are seventy or eighty out of [-] officials who are sent out. "

The more Kangxi spoke, the more annoyed he became. He took a deep breath before calming down and continued: "I have seen Jinshi as officials for many years, and there are so many people who are not clear about the grain. With this kind of knowledge, if you go everywhere Do things for the common people? How to govern the world?"

Everyone present blushed.Wang Hongxu even knelt down on the ground directly: "The ministers really failed the emperor's kindness!"

"I don't need you to say these things!" Kangxi waved his hands extremely calmly, "I want to change the imperial examination!"

The ministers present did not expect that Kangxi would directly raise this question. For a moment, the entire Dongnuan Pavilion was silent, and even the air froze instantly, making it difficult to breathe.

Just get it to the face and risk the world's disgrace to reform the imperial examination system.If it is successful, everyone present can be said to be swaying, but if it fails, it will inevitably plummet, and there is even more danger of life.

After a long while, Wang Hongxu, the academician in charge of the Imperial Academy, stepped forward tremblingly, his chest rose and fell rapidly, and he fell down on the ground after a long time crying: "Your Majesty, this, this, this is absolutely forbidden! The imperial examination is a rule passed down through the ages. Amendment, wouldn’t this affect the interests of the literati all over the world, I’m afraid... just a single spittle by a literati can drown, drown the entire imperial court!"

The more he spoke, the more panicked he became. In the end, his lips twitched but he could hardly speak. He could only wink to others for help.The rest of the ministers all looked serious, this matter was a shock to everyone present.

Li Wei also said: "Your Majesty, I understand your thoughts, but if you act too hastily, I am afraid that people in the world will not know what your Majesty is worried about, and will only regard the Majesty as the chief culprit!"

"Your Majesty, the imperial examination involves millions of students all over the world. Besides, many people are five or sixty years old, six or seventy years old, and even 60-year-olds. The people are in turmoil." Zhang Ying stepped out, her voice sonorous and forceful.

"Your Majesty, I don't think we should start with the imperial examination." Lin Ruhai was keenly aware that Kangxi probably came up with this idea after he was hit by a certain impact in the military exercise, but this matter should not be rushed.

Worried that the words of Li Jie and Wang Hongxu would anger the emperor, Lin Ruhai hurriedly said: "If there are craftsmen with outstanding abilities or the products they produce are suitable, they will be rewarded separately, or even appointed as officials."

Kangxi shook his head: "Lin Aiqing is wrong. According to what you said, except for the descendants of craftsmen, who have been craftsmen all their lives, who would become a craftsman for this ethereal reward or official position?"

"This……"

"Of course it won't be like what you think. I don't plan to revoke the imperial examination in one go." Kangxi suddenly laughed when he saw the serious expressions of everyone in the audience, "I plan to build a new school in the capital, a family publishing house and a library."

"Publishing house? What is this?" Li Wei felt that he could hardly recognize the emperor on the stage. How could words that he had never heard of appear in his mouth.

"After sorting out and reorganizing some western books, I plan to reprint, publish and sell them. At the same time, I will also place a batch in the library for free borrowing by students from poor families who cannot afford books."

Kangxi explained a sentence casually, seeing that Li Wei was still interested and still wanted to ask, he quickly changed the topic: "I have already assigned people to take charge of the courses in the school. The new school is what I call the Central School. I plan to recruit a new batch of students. Students, including craftsmen and poor children, the first batch of hundreds of names, those who pass the examination can be born as Jinshi. What do you think?"

Scholars background?

Everyone at the scene looked at each other, and Li Wei pondered for a while: "Your Majesty, if you are directly born as a Jinshi, it means that you can become an official. I am afraid that those craftsmen have difficulty reading and writing, let alone..."

"Central Academy, the first batch of students naturally have to have a foundation, so that the world can see the future of the Central Academy. The subsequent students, of course, must start from the most basic. Reading and calligraphy are not only for them to learn. Instead, it should be widely promoted as a basis, so that the world can read and practice calligraphy."

Kangxi spoke eloquently, describing his ideals to everyone.Seeing that the emperor obviously had written about it a long time ago, and it was obviously not a sudden whim, the hearts of everyone present were greatly relieved.Even though there were still people who were muttering in their hearts, they all agreed with smiles on their faces.

When Kangxi saw this, he nodded in satisfaction, and then took another look at Li Que. Li Que didn't know that he was the chosen leader.It's too late to cry now, so I can only force a smile on my face: "I will write a memorial when I get back today, and I will play it at the court meeting tomorrow."

"No, we'll play it in two days." Kangxi said with a smile.After speaking, he asked Wang Hongxu, the academician in charge of the Imperial Academy, and Zhang Jiuzheng, the doctor of the Kaogong Division, to retire first, leaving several other ministers to continue to arrange the content that everyone should be responsible for.

Not to mention how Kangxi and the others talked in Dongnuange, but Wang Hongxu was going crazy!He followed Zhang Jiuzheng out of the palace, and even got into Zhang Jiuzheng's carriage without getting into his own sedan chair.

Zhang Jiuzheng left the palace, but Zhang Yushu hadn't left yet. Seeing Wang Hongxu getting into the carriage, Zhang Jiuzheng had no choice but to order the coachman to stop the carriage aside, and let the coachman keep a distance to watch over him. Then he looked at the restless Wang Hongxu and said, "Your Ji Why did you want to talk to Wei Teacher?"

"Teacher! Why do you still agree with the emperor? If this matter gets out, how can we see the students all over the world!"

"What do you see?" Zhang Jiuzheng gave Wang Hongxu a cold look, "Since the emperor has announced so many people to enter the palace, it means that he is determined to take action against Ke!

Look at these people who entered the palace, they are all carefully selected by the emperor and worthy of great use!You are fine, every sentence is against the emperor, do you think you are Wei Zheng?Want to be famous forever?Don't mention that you don't know how this reform is, and don't forget that Wei Zheng didn't end well! "

The more Zhang Jiuzheng spoke, the more annoyed he became: "As a teacher, I don't hope that you can be as quick-minded as Lin Ruhai, and follow the emperor's thoughts. At least you can think clearly before speaking like Zhang Ying!"

He glared at his son fiercely and said: "If it wasn't the case, why did you and I have to go first? Friends Ji...you are obviously the youngest among them, why is your brain the least bright? "

Wang Hongxu's face was blue and white, and he asked in a low voice after a long time: "Teacher, what do you think should be done today?"

"What should I do? Spread the word!" Zhang Jiuzheng said bluntly, waving his hands indifferently, "Hurry up and do it!"

"This……"

"What is this! You are such a stupid ass! This is a quick fix. You should go back now as a teacher, and spread the word quickly! After two days, the rumors will start to rage, and Master Li will write about it , will naturally smash the rumors in one fell swoop!"

When Zhang Jiuzheng saw that Wang Hongxu was still hesitating, he immediately became furious and reprimanded him furiously.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Wang Hongxu got out of the car aggrieved, and walked away pitifully.

In this way, two days later, when the capital was agitated about the reform of the imperial examination system, many students even planned to gather a crowd to take to the streets.