Farmer of Shu Han

In May of the second year of Yanxi, a great event happened in Dahan.

That is, the emperor of Han issued an edict:

In order to avoid confusion with the official examination law, the special edict changed the Liangzhou talent selection test law to the imperial examination law, which was listed as the system of the Han Dynasty's talent selection along with the examination and examination and recruitment.

At the same time, it also ordered that the two books "Thousand Characters" and "Zhengyin Dictionary" be listed as essential books for schools.

Although he knew that this day would come sooner or later, when the emperor officially announced it, it still shocked those aristocratic families who cared about the situation in the world—especially those in Jihan territory.

Needless to say, "Thousand Characters" is the most suitable article for enlightenment in today's world, not one of them.

The "Zhengyin Dictionary" has gone through more than ten years. It has been compiled and renamed several times through the collection of Confucian scholars with great Han names in the academy. Now it is the greatest tool for assisting literacy.

Not to mention the addition of pinyin and typography.

These several things complement each other, making the school's enlightenment efficiency far exceed the internal private schools of the major families, and the teaching effect has formed a dimensionality reduction blow.

The aristocratic families were horrified to find that it was no longer a question of whether they could continue to monopolize knowledge.

But if they dare not conform to the morals of the big man, the problem of living and living for hundreds of years may be smashed to pieces.

Different from the full resistance of the aristocratic family in Shu, it is different from Liangzhou Haoyou's half pushing and half pushing.

The big families in Guanzhong Bingzhou and Hedong are much more enlightened than the aristocratic families in these two places.

Hearing that the emperor of the Han family had issued an edict, all the families gave their thumbs up one after another, praising His Majesty for his foresight and foresight, and the prosperity of the Han family is expected.

Not only praised, but also supported the emperor of the Han family with practical actions.

For example, send someone to talk to Chang'an to find a way out, visit the bigwigs in the court, and express their willingness to contribute money and food to assist the court in building schools in various places.

Another example is to push out all the outstanding children of each family to participate in the recommendation of the Royal Academy.

Of course, it is not impossible for the younger ones to be sent to Chang'an Academy to study, and then to take the college entrance examination after two or three years...

"Here, these are the students recommended to the academy from various places this year."

The weather in June is the hottest time in Guanzhong.

Feng Duhu was hiding in the air-conditioned room, looking thoughtfully at the news from Wu.

Mrs. You rushed in in a hurry, slapped a stack of papers on the desk with a "snap", and took a few sips of herbal tea that had been dried.

She drank a little anxiously, so bitter that she stuck out her tongue.

"It's so hot outside, I don't know what you're in a hurry for? Walking so fast, you're covered in sweat!"

While nagging, Feng Duhu got up, opened the ice mirror, took out the sliced ​​cold melon inside, and put it in front of Mrs. You.

Madam You sat on the chair, took a few mouthfuls of cold melon, and then sighed comfortably.

"Sweet, sweet and watery, quenches thirst! It's really a good thing, do you want to eat it, Ah Lang?"

Feng Duhu shook his head: "I don't like to eat, you can eat."

Compared with the less-seeded or even seedless sand husks of later generations, the cold melons of this era are densely packed with seeds, and the husks are somewhat floury, and the taste is not enough.

For Feng Duhu, the taste was really bad.

"It's a good thing for you, but it's not a good thing for the common people."

"It doesn't matter if it takes up land or not, but it needs too much fertilizer, so it can only be planted in a small area, and it is not suitable for promotion."

Madam You glanced at him, and spat out a few melon seeds:

"It doesn't matter whether it is promoted or not. I don't know how to farm anyway, but my family has fields and land, and there is no shortage of money or food."

"Other families may not have this bite, but ours cannot. Every year I have to eat melons to escape the heat."

Mr. Shunde, a majestic man, what's the matter with a bite of melon?

snort!

Feng Duhu looked a little helpless, but looked at Mrs. You dotingly:

"I just said that casually, don't worry, this bite of food is indispensable."

In fact, the cultivation of cold melons has been going on for the past few years, and Mrs. Li Xu is in charge of this project.

Just for the melon pulp with fewer seeds and a more sandy and sweet taste.

Which year was it cultivated? Maybe Feng Duhu likes to eat melons?

After finishing the gossip, Feng Duhu picked up the paper sent by Mrs. You and asked.

"What's this?"

"The list of students recommended to enter the academy from various places this year."

After eating another piece of melon, Madam You felt that the heat on her body had disappeared under the action of the ice mirror, so she moved to Feng Duhu's side and explained:

"All the lists of Shu, Yongliang and other prefectures are here."

After squeezing it, it felt a little thick, Feng Duhu asked, "How many people?"

Madam You thought for a moment, then replied, "Six hundred and three people."

"Too many!" Feng Duhu threw the list back onto the desk, and lay back on the back of the chair with a displeased expression on his face: "I didn't expect them to be so greedy!"

Logically speaking, the recommendation of talents should be based on the proportion of the population of each place.

It's just that after the Battle of Guanzhong, so many old lands were recovered at once, and the problem of insufficient officials in the imperial court and counties began to be exposed.

With the current development trend of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court really needs to reserve talents.

In addition, this recommendation is indeed quite special.

To put it bluntly, it is to win the hearts of scholars in the world, and this is also a move to integrate the internal resources of the great man.

In order to be able to march eastward as soon as possible.

Therefore, there is no specific number of people recommended this time.

It's just that Feng Duhu still underestimated the greed of the aristocratic families.

"How many big men are there now? Not to mention that there are not so many students recommended by schools around the world."

"If you add the number of people confiscated from various places, it may be several times the number of college students. What are they trying to do?"

The parallelism of imperial examinations, inspections, and expropriation is not a compromise, but a matter of helplessness.

Even if Feng Duhu has been poaching the corners of the aristocratic family for more than ten years, the foundation of more than ten years is still too weak in the face of more than a hundred years of foundation.

Whether it is investigation or expropriation, basically only the children of aristocratic families can meet the requirements.

To be honest, the children who came out of Cangtou Guishou's family, besides going to the battlefield, gained fame and fame during their narrow escape.

The only way out is to enter the Royal Academy to study, so that it is possible to compete with the children of the family - and most of them may not be able to compare with the children of the family in the end.

In this troubled world, if it is not for the vision beyond the times, and the courage to scrape the bones and cure the poison.

Who has the patience to farm step by step, continuously invest a huge amount of money and food, spend an unknown amount of time, and work hard to re-establish another talent training system?

Not to mention the huge risks to be taken during the period.

Either you are sabotaged from the inside, or the external enemy does not give you a chance, collusion between inside and outside is even more normal.

With this energy, money and food, it is better to raise a few more troops and unify the world as soon as possible.

So, aren't the children of the aristocratic family who can be used directly when they are taken out delicious?

This time, for the sake of the overall situation, Feng Duhu gave these aristocratic families a lot of face.

Unexpectedly, the other party didn't appreciate it at all.

Only Mrs. You heard a "chi" laugh and said:

"What are their plans, don't you really know? Don't they just want to test the court's bottom line."

"After all, this year is the first year of official imperial examinations. If you can let the children of the family enter the college in large numbers, then you will have the upper hand."

Feng Duhu had a sneer on his face:

"The bottom line of the imperial court is that most of the students in the college must be sent up from the school, and recommendation can only be used as an assistant."

After the imperial examination, it can only be continuously strengthened, not weakened.

On the other hand, investigation and expropriation are just the opposite, and can only be weakened continuously.

Intellectual resources must not continue to be monopolized by aristocratic families.

After so many years, it is estimated that the aristocratic family has also seen the intention of the court.

Therefore, taking advantage of the period when the students trained by the college have not yet become the mainstream of Han officials, they frantically nominate their own people to seize the position.

"For hundreds of years, the big man has been focusing on the examination and examination. Now that Alang wants to implement the imperial examination, it is understandable that everyone has not changed for a while."

Mrs. You sighed, "To be honest, as far as the moment is concerned, the children of aristocratic families are indeed much better than the children of ordinary people."

"There are so many people recommended from all over the world, I'm afraid they can't all be considered intentional..."

Feng Duhu nodded:

"Why don't I know this? But for the long-term consideration of the big man, the imperial examination is imperative."

Madam You pointed to the list on the case table: "Then what about this?"

Feng Duhu didn't answer immediately, but stretched out his right hand and pressed it on the list.

Mrs. You thought that he was going to pick it up for a closer look and select personnel. Unexpectedly, Feng Duhu followed the list and began to tap the paper with his index finger.

This is a small movement of his thinking.

"It's not good to call back directly. After all, this is the first time His Majesty has selected talents in the Han Dynasty on a large scale since he was still in the old capital."

"If they call back and let them re-elect, it's a trivial matter if someone sees a joke. It can't be said that the face of the emperor is lost, and the prestige of the emperor is a major matter."

Madam Right frowned slightly:

"But it's not appropriate to send them all to the academy!"

Does this count as the family's counterattack?

As long as there is a chance, they will not let it go.

Thinking of this, Feng Duhu suddenly smiled strangely:

"Students recommended from all over the world, don't they all have the ambition to serve the country? We can't cool their hearts!"

Madam You was startled, and looked at Feng Duhu.

Feng Duhu tapped his index finger a few times in a hurry, only to hear him continue:

"People's livelihood in Guanzhong is exhausted, and the first priority now is to resume production, but there are many shortages of manpower in the counties below."

"Since these students want to serve the country, let them go down to help first, and by the way, understand the people's conditions and observe the sufferings of the people."

In the exams in Liangzhou back then, I don't know how many aristocratic families couldn't bear the hardships of the grassroots, forcing many people to quit halfway.

Hearing that Feng Duhu wanted to repeat the old plan, Mrs. You was a little worried:

"The examination in Liangzhou is to select talents to become officials, so that candidates can understand the sentiments of the people. There is nothing wrong with it."

"Where entering the academy is to seek knowledge first, how can the two be the same? A Lang's move is probably inappropriate."

"Don't worry." Feng Duhu smiled confidently, "Students who come out of the academy will have a one-year internship at the end."

Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles may be an exaggeration in ancient times.

But when students become adults, it is normal, even a matter of course, to go out to study and increase their knowledge.

The internship arrangement for the last year of the college is actually another nominal study tour for students—the difference from individual study tours is that this is a study tour arranged by the college.

"These recommended students are all talented people from all over the world. How can there be weak ones? Let them practice in advance."

Mrs. You still has a look of worry on her face:

"What about the students who are recommended by the school? I'm afraid that some people will say that it's unfair to treat them differently."

"It's to make them feel unfair." Feng Duhu's face was calm, "It's to let them know that the students who are admitted to the college from the school are the genuine students of the Royal Academy."

"It is to be more valued by the court than the recommended students."

No matter how many disadvantages the imperial examination has, it can still be said to be the fairest way to select talents in the feudal era.

Whether it does more good than harm to a country, or more harm than good, depends on what the ruler wants to achieve with the imperial examination.

Take the imperial examinations in the early Tang Dynasty as an example, they were mainly based on "current affairs policy".

Because it involves the actual problems of the country and society, it requires scholars not only to be familiar with the classics, but also to face the society, observe, think about problems, and propose solutions.

In addition to imperial examinations, Wu Zetian even created martial arts.

This made the selection of talents in the imperial examination show a vigorous and progressive nature in the Tang Dynasty, forming a golden age for the development of ancient Chinese culture.

It is a pity that Song's emphasis on literature over military affairs not only castrated Confucianism, but also used imperial examinations to clamp down on the thoughts of scholars.

This opened a very bad head for future generations.

Finally, it led to the Ming and Qing imperial examinations, which gradually developed into eight-legged essay examinations.

Let the scholars become inactive, unable to distinguish the five grains, and can only talk about "whatever you want".

The scholars who traveled the world with swords in the Han and Tang Dynasties are completely different species.

However, even in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the imperial examination was never the only way to become an official.

Executing papers, shadowing officials, donating prisons, etc., are all supplementary ways to enter the officialdom.

But no matter which one it is, most of the time, their status has not surpassed the imperial examination.

Officials who became officials through imperial examinations have a tougher waist than officials who have been admitted through other methods.

This is what Feng Duhu wanted to create in the end.

Of course, at the very beginning, the status of officials who took the imperial examination, examination examination, and enlistment to become officials must have been basically equal.

It's just that he has to consciously raise the status of the imperial examination slowly, gradually and subtly.

Squeezing the investigation and recruitment bit by bit is to squeeze the space for the children of aristocratic families to become officials in a disguised form.

In the end, they were forced to retreat to the same starting point as ordinary people-at least in the academy.

This is already the ultimate that Feng Duhu can do to break the monopoly of the family's intellectual resources.

It is also the greatest fairness that can be given to all students in the world.

At the same time, it can also allow the big Han to unite the widest range of society.

Mrs. You knew that there would be a lot of resistance, so she thought about it and suggested:

"How about this, if someone really performs well in a year, he can also be directly prosecuted or enlisted to be an official, what does A Lang think?"

Hearing this, Feng Duhu couldn't help but let out a "huh" and looked at Mrs. You appreciatively:

"Xijun is worthy of being my daughter Zhuge, this statement is very reasonable."

Anyway, now the imperial examinations, the inspections, the expropriation and the requisition are parallel, and there is no distinction between high and low. Being able to enter the official position in advance must be in line with the wishes of many people.

At the same time, it can also block some people's mouths:

If you have the ability, you can directly pass the inspection and become an official.

If you don't have the skills, you should pass the assessment well and enter the academy to learn skills.

If you can't even pass the assessment, then you are incompetent and incompetent!

Incompetent and talented, but also want to enter the official class of the Han Empire?

Is it true that the big man is like the thief Wei, who emphasizes his birth and not his character and talent?

Thinking of this, Feng Duhu leaned back on the chair again:

"Let's do it this way. When the time comes, make another copy of this list and send it to the Shangshutai for arrangement."

"Aren't you going to look at it?"

"Don't look at it, there's something to see."