If a country wants to maintain its vitality and a society wants to maintain stability and progress, the most important factor is the human factor.

Everyone has their own ideas and careers, but they all have one thing in common: the desire to live a good life.

For an official, it means a promotion and salary increase; for a soldier, it means making great achievements; for a scholar, it means achieving academic success and getting a place on the imperial examination; for the common people, it means peace and happiness...

Continuous progress should be the common goal, although there may be different expectations due to differences in identity, occupation, etc.

What the emperor is constantly changing is precisely giving people relatively fair and just opportunities, which motivates them to work hard.

The imperial examination was still the main way to succeed, although the emperor did not like it very much and added questions on practical affairs and people's livelihood.

The transfer of clerks to officials, as well as the path from students to clerks, opened up another way to enter the officialdom for those who failed the imperial examination or clerks with no hope of promotion.

The same is true for soldiers. The improvement of social status and the upgrading of weapons and equipment make the chances of winning wars higher and higher, and provide more opportunities and space to make achievements.

There are also businessmen who have escaped the oppression of powerful officials, and ordinary people whose lives are more secure... As long as you work hard, you will get closer and closer to your desired goal.

This is a virtuous cycle. The spiritual outlook of the entire country and society is thriving because of the changes made by millions of people.

Young Master Xu is just a microcosm. There are also Zhao Huizu, Zhang Junneng and others who started out as playboys and embarked on the path of promotion and fame through their own efforts.

The middle class includes Li Zhengdong, who was promoted from a clerk to an official, and Lu Qinghou and Lu Xiaobu, who entered the officialdom through studying and taking exams.

The changes for the common people at the bottom are even greater, even though in the eyes of some high-ranking officials, they are like ants.

But who would have thought that in history, it was these people who fought just to have food to eat who overthrew a dynasty and pushed history forward.

It was these lowest-level people who farmed, weaved, and produced, and the wealth and materials they created supported the emperor and officials and provided a constant source of power for the army's conquests.

It was almost noon, and the sun was hanging scorchingly in the July sky, emitting light and heat generously.

A hen came out of the nest, clucking as if to show off, attracting Yingzi's attention.

Yingzi walked out of the house and came to the chicken coop. She took a look, reached out and took out a warm egg, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

"This is a reward for you." Yingzi grabbed a handful of chaff, threw it to the hen, and walked into the house with a smile.

Three adobe houses and a large courtyard are Yingzi's new home. It's not quite right to call it a new home, because this is the village where she lived during the war.

Post-war reconstruction was rapid and orderly, but also frugal and hectic.

However, without the tension and fear of the turmoil, even though the hard conditions such as housing are the same as before, people's hearts are full of joy and hope.

It has been three or four months since we moved here in the spring. The village has gone from bustling to quiet, and people's lives are returning to peace.

After putting the eggs away, Yingzi estimated the time, sat back at the table, picked up a wooden pen, and wrote in a wooden box filled with fine sand.

The popularization of education is not limited to children and teenagers, but has been extended to all age groups and men and women. Whether it is tax reduction or exemption of poll tax, it has given people the motivation to study.