Chapter 70 Fu Jiangyu is still a love-brained person...
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Lin Baige coaxed and persuaded Fu Jiangyu all the way, and Fu Jiangyu agreed.
He knew that Fu Jiangyu was still a love-brained man who was blinded by lust. As long as he used some tricks, Fu Jiangyu would basically agree to his requests, unless there were some principled requests that he could not agree to. In addition, he would agree to almost everything else.
After the two distilleries and sugar factories were opened, the emperor conferred official titles on the factory directors. Although their ranks were not high and their powers were limited to managing the distilleries and sugar factories, it still caused an uproar.
Everyone knows that these three factories were opened by the favorite concubine, and the factory directors are students at the favorite concubine's school. Isn't he doing this to expand his own power?
Many officials advised His Majesty not to open this loophole, saying that if it was opened, it might cause chaos in the future.
Lin Baige was even called over by Lord Zhang and scolded: "You've only just gotten rid of the reputation of being a demon concubine for a few days, and now you're back to your old ways."
"You don't allow me to be an official, and you don't allow my students to be officials? They are all very capable. Our winery is also a royal winery. The money earned will go into the national treasury. Why can even guards have official positions? They manage the royal industry, why can't they have official positions?" Lin Baige knew that Lord Zhang would stop him. Anyway, His Majesty has already agreed. What else can Lord Zhang do?
Zhang Daren's eyebrows were about to stand up in anger: "I couldn't keep an eye on you for a moment, and you did something like this. Don't say you are my student when you go out."
"Sure." Lin Baige said nonchalantly, "When I achieve something, even if you don't have a share, everyone will say that my student is capable and amazing. We will accomplish many great things in the future. Don't regret it, teacher."
"You're threatening me! You've only opened two wineries. What other great achievements can you possibly accomplish?" Lord Zhang felt that Lin Baige was always boasting, and always relying on his seductive skills to get the Emperor to make an exception for him. Perhaps Lin Baige was just trying to test the Emperor's bottom line, to see how far he would indulge him. Now that he's letting a woman become an official, he might not make any more excessive requests in the future. "You opened a paper mill and a salt well before, but that doesn't mean you can accomplish anything earth-shattering in the future. You've been a little too arrogant lately."
His fellow students also came to persuade him: "We need to study hard to become officials in the court, but they can directly become officials just because they are your students. How can this be fair?"
"You're still talking about fairness? You can enter the court and become officials by studying for the imperial examination, but they didn't even have the chance to study hard. Besides, they also studied hard in my place, and the people I chose are all geniuses." Lin Baige waved his hand. "Forget it, it's hard to explain to you scholars. Anyway, His Majesty has already made the decision. If you are not satisfied, just replace His Majesty."
Everyone turned pale at his words. If Lin Baige said this in front of them, who knows, when they return, Lin Baige might exaggerate and tell His Majesty that they wanted to rebel and replace His Majesty, turning black into white. His Majesty would get angry and execute all of them and their entire families for treason: "How can you say such outrageous words casually? You are His Majesty's pillow, and you should share His Majesty's worries. How can you rely on your status as a favorite concubine to cause trouble?"
"How much money have I made for this country? How many people have lived a stable and prosperous life? My students and I will do more to benefit the State of Jin in the future. We are not as narrow-minded as you. We only look at ability, not gender or birth." Lin Baige suddenly thought of something and said to his fellow apprentices, "It was me who first proposed to the Emperor that we should hold an imperial examination to select talents regardless of social status. It was also me who proposed to Your Majesty that we build schools so that ordinary children can study for free. When I made such a proposal that would benefit you, why didn't anyone object? How about this? Why not stop the imperial examination and continue with the hereditary system as before?"
When everyone heard this, their faces changed. The imperial examination was the hope of all of them. Before the imperial examination was opened, who would have dared to think that children from ordinary families like them could become officials in the court.
When everyone was stunned, Senior Brother Lin stood up and spoke for Lin Baige: "Junior Brother Baige's ideas are more far-sighted than ours. Now you can't understand that women can become officials, just like everyone couldn't understand that ordinary people could enter the court and become officials. Before the imperial examination was launched, the entire court was opposed to it, but the results of the imperial examination were good. I support Junior Brother Baige."
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