I am the empress, you still tell me to run away?

Lin Xuan shook his head, knowing that he couldn't hold back this old Xu, so he let him go.

Maybe he used the medicine given by the system, and the curative effect may be better than ordinary medicine.

However, because of the late treatment of Lao Xu's leg, he was still lame after all.

In this situation, even if Lao Xu's legs were disassembled and the bones were set again, it would be useless.

Arrive at Tiandu West City.

The proprietress brought out two swords.

"Master Lin, the sword you ordered, according to the agreement, I will accept the blueprint and give you the sword as a free gift."

"I only need one sword, why are there two?"

Lin Xuan was a little puzzled when he saw the sword that the proprietress took out.

"Because these two swords are made from the same material and were cast at the same time, they are like twin brothers, so they are all given to adults."

The proprietress explained it like this.

Forging a sword, does this happen again?

Lin Xuan still has a lot of incomprehension about the real world of the game after time travel, but the proprietress said so, so let's accept it.

He drew out the first sword, and the cold light shone brightly, as if he could kill someone with just this cold light.

The second sword is equally sharp, not weaker than the first one.

Moreover, the texture and shape of the two swords are almost exactly the same, which is ingenious.

No matter which sword I hold in my hand, there is a kind of illusion that I have the sword in my hand.

"My lord, you can try it with this sword."

The proprietress took out a bronze sword with the edge pointing up, and asked Lin Xuan to try it.

This……

Lin Xuan glanced at it and cut it down with a sword.

The sword that the proprietress took out was cut in two, and the edge of the sword in her hand was still sharp without any damage.

"Good sword!"

Lin Xuan looked at the sword in his hand and was very happy.

Even if there are assassins coming again in the future, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Chapter 50 Thousand-Character Essay and Imperial Examination System

After taking the sword, Lin Xuan said goodbye to the wife of the blacksmith shop, and returned to the courtyard in Yongle Lane in a carriage.

Luo Li is very obedient at home and has made rapid progress in learning characters.

For this reason, Lin Xuan specially wrote a "Thousand Character Essay" for Luo Li. Unexpectedly, Luo Li's comprehension was very high, and she learned faster.

However, there are still some problems with the current learning method. Every day, Luo Li is asked to practice calligraphy, either using a clay board, or using a fine sand table, or simply practicing calligraphy on the ground...

This probably inspired Lin Xuan's obsessive-compulsive disorder that he could not see the world without paper.

Fortunately, there was good news a few days ago that a paper-making workshop under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Industry has begun to operate officially. It may not be long before the court of Dagan, at least the officials in the capital, can use paper. up.

In addition, the officials of the Ministry of Industry began to recruit craftsmen widely, preparing to expand the scale of production, so as to give priority to the normal operation of the imperial court, and then invest in education on a large scale.

After all, at present, many books are a cartload of bamboo slips, which is very inconvenient to save, read, and disseminate.

After eating the boiled corn, lunch is complete.

Lin Xuan started fishing every day.

I just don’t know the reason, maybe it’s the negotiations between the two countries that made Lin Xuan very tired. After fishing for a long time, Lin Xuan put down the fishing rod and let Lao Xu watch. He himself went to sleep on the deck chair under the grape arbor. .

This rattan chair is also a gift from the system for signing in, and it is perfect for taking a nap in summer.

Not long after, Lin Xuan fell asleep.

"Forest……"

Zhao Yuehan came again.

Just when he was about to call Lin Xuan, he accidentally discovered that Lin Xuan was taking a nap, so he stopped calling.

Luo Li was about to wake Lin Xuan up, but was stopped by Zhao Yuehan.

It is rare to see Lin Xuan take a nap, so she will be somewhat surprised.

What's more, I came here this time to ask Lin Xuan how to recruit talented people for the court. First of all, let Lin Xuan relax. If Lin Xuan's nap is disturbed, Lin Xuan will have a rebellious mentality, and it will be difficult to communicate. up.

In addition, Lin Xuan also worked hard in the negotiation between Dagan and Wei Guo.

It doesn't matter if you wait a little while.

Ok?

Zhao Yuehan noticed the bamboo slips in Luo Li's hand.

According to the report of Ouchi's guards, this little girl named Luo Li is following Lin Xuan to learn how to read and write. Will she be able to read bamboo slips so soon?

She picked up the bamboo slips and opened them: "The heaven and earth are dark and yellow, the universe is wild..."

This is?

I don't know how to say it, but it's catchy to read and easy to remember.

Looking at the handwriting, there is no doubt that it was written by Lin Xuan. The font is not top-notch, but it does not seem to be weaker than many calligraphy masters.

There are more and more surprises for Lin Xuan.

And this book, if it is taught to other children, the efficiency of literacy will be greatly increased.

Zhao Yuehan swept the words written on the floor, and unexpectedly found that Luo Li had already practiced to the 500th word.

It's only a few days.

"You keep writing."

Zhao Yuehan continued to read "Thousand Characters", and after going through it once, he memorized the entire Thousand Characters.

This kind of good book should be spread as far as possible.

On the other side, the old servant Li Mu came to the pond, watched Lao Xu fishing, chatting about the household chores.

Maybe both of them were born in the army, and they chatted very speculatively.

It's just that the old servant Li Mu would look at the fishing net from time to time.

Obviously, he is greedy for fish in this pond.

After a while, Lin Xuan woke up because of thirst, and unexpectedly found Zhao Yuehan sitting under the grape arbor.

Zhao Yuehan put away the folding fan, said with a smile: "Brother Lin, you're awake!"

"It's Brother Zhao, why don't you say anything when you're here."

Lin Xuan got up from the wicker chair, took a sip of tea, and moistened his throat.

"This time I came to deliver paper to Brother Lin. This is the paper made in the workshop of the imperial court. Brother Lin, is there anything that needs to be improved?"

Zhao Yuehan opened a dozen bamboo papers wrapped in cloth on the table.

Lin Xuan stood up, picked up the bamboo papers, and looked at them carefully, feeling a little surprised.

The production of these bamboo papers is almost as good as that made by machines in modern society. What kind of craftsmen made them?

However, considering the sword forged by the proprietress of the blacksmith shop in Tiandu West City, it doesn't seem so difficult to understand.

To put it simply, there are many common sense differences between this world and the ancient times in history.

"Okay, great! The papers are fine, nothing to improve!"

Lin Xuan praised.

Zhao Yuehan is very satisfied, with this paper, I believe that Daqian's future will be even better.

"By the way, I have something to ask Brother Lin for help this time. Of course, this matter is also very helpful for Brother Lin's future running plan."

"What's the matter? I will help if I can."

Lin Xuan was very happy to see that his allies were very concerned about the escape plan.

After all, if you meet an ally who needs constant urging to make progress, an ally who can take the initiative is even better.

"The thing is like this, because in the north, three counties in the state of Wei were obtained, and one state in the state of Chu was obtained in the south. The Ministry of Commerce needs a large number of officials to fill these vacancies and assist these places to resume production and restore order. However, the officials that the Ministry of Commerce can use The number is limited, and it just so happens that the job of arranging personnel falls into my hands, so I want to ask Brother Lin if he has any plans for selecting talents?"

"As long as Brother Lin can help you, even the Minister of Commerce will owe you a favor."

As long as she makes a start, I believe Lin Xuan will give her a good plan.

"So it's this matter." Lin Xuan was stunned, frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "This matter is a bit difficult. It would be great if Dagan had an imperial examination."

Imperial Examination?

Zhao Yuehan quickly caught the key words Lin Xuan said.

With regard to the system of selecting talents, Dagan uses the inspection system and the recruitment system, allowing talents recommended from various places to take exams and select some talents.

However, even so, most of the talents are basically monopolized by the aristocratic families, and there are very few disciples from poor families.

As a result, the real talents that can be used are even more stretched.

Especially in a department like the Ministry of Commerce, the consequence of appointing a powerful family is often that a large amount of interests that should belong to the imperial court are mostly divided up by these gluttonous moths.

Now, the three counties of Wei State and one prefecture of Chu State will all be strategically important places in the future, and there is no room for loss.

Therefore, in appointing talents, if you can be cautious, you must be cautious.

Zhao Yuehan asked: "Brother Lin, what is this imperial examination?"

"Oh, the imperial examination is a fair system that does not ask about birth, but uses classics, theories, and policies to assess talents, and helps the imperial court select talents." Lin Xuan waved his hand, "However, the papers are not promoted now, and there are few people who study hard. I'm afraid it won't be useful."

Can't use it?

Zhao Yuehan blinked her eyes.

Her intuition told her that the imperial examination system mentioned by Lin Xuan was no weaker than the reforms of the imperial court's establishment of a cabinet, Fengbi department, and military aircraft department mentioned earlier when she was drunk.

"Brother Lin, why not talk about the imperial examination system in detail, let me refer to one or two, maybe it can solve the problem of the appointment of officials in the Ministry of Commerce."

Seeing Zhao Yuehan's seriousness, Lin Xuan said: "That's fine, you can use some of it. However, this imperial examination system must not be spread before the paper is widely promoted. If it is spread, the elites of the gentry may rebel. Brother, you and I may also be in unimaginable danger!"

Chapter 51 Brother Zhao, Come and Grind Ink for Me

"Boy Lin, you said that the noble family will rebel, how dare they?!"

The old servant Li Mu did not know when he came to the side, just in time to hear what Lin Xuan said, and shouted loudly, looking very angry.

During this period of time, the imperial court has confiscated two aristocratic families in Tiandu, and these two families are still obediently captured, those who deserve to be killed, and those who deserve to be exiled.

"Old Li, you don't know." Lin Xuan said, "Once the imperial examination system is implemented, it will dig the roots of those aristocratic families!"

"Someone wants to dig your roots, do you oppose it or not?"

This……

The old servant Li Mu almost said directly that he must be against it.

Sitting next to him is still his niece, Her Majesty the Great Empress.

Seeing that the old servant Li Mu didn't speak, Lin Xuan continued: "Look at the previous court, because the court's way of absorbing talents directly caused the phenomenon that there were no low-ranking families at the top and no nobles at the bottom. In some heydays, like those big trees, the roots are intertwined, even if one branch rots, the rest of the branches can continue and continue to expand, causing ordinary people at the lower level to have nowhere to go."

"In fact, this is one of the reasons why the previous dynasty will decline."

"However, after the implementation of the imperial examination system, all scholars, no matter whether they come from folk or aristocratic families, can pass the examination and be selected to become the pillars of the imperial court."

"At the same time, the original aristocratic family's behavior of constantly prevaricating mediocrity in the court can be greatly eliminated."

"Even some day in the future, there will be some commoner ministers, and the commoner prime ministers will not be surprised."

what? !

Obviously, what Lin Xuan said made Zhao Yuehan's eyes light up.