When Ying Yuan returned to Xuan Zheng Hall again and heard the voices of his ministers, he was completely stunned.
He said in disbelief, "Why did you agree to my promulgating the imperial examination system so quickly?"
This may turn out to be, as usual, a move that was originally thought to be foolish, but it may turn out to be beneficial to the country and the people.
That would not be fun.
My mentality will collapse.
Even so, my mentality has collapsed more than once.
Before Cai Jing could say anything, He Shen stood up and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty is an emperor of unparalleled wisdom. Your decisions are unquestionable. It is only natural that we, your subjects, agree."
Hearing this, Ying Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Forget it, I don't want to hear the reasons, let's just leave it at that.
From this day forward, I will announce to the nation the system of imperial examinations, and in the spring of next year, I will allow all students to take the provincial examinations."
He had already informed the court officials of the procedure for the imperial examination.
They are the provincial examination, provincial examination and palace examination.
The intention is to gather the best talents in the world into the court.
Cai Jing clasped his fists and said, "Everything will be in accordance with your majesty's orders."
The other officials seconded the motion.
Ying Yuan made countless calculations in his mind.
But no matter which result it is, it shows that once the imperial examination system is promulgated, it will definitely cause uproar and even riots in the country.
By then, the national strength of the Qin Dynasty will inevitably decline, and its final outcome will be similar to that of the Sui Dynasty recorded in previous history.
After all, it was his own fault to engage in excessive military spending and send large armies on expeditions.
Building the canal was a waste of money and labor, and I did it myself.
Add to that the imperial examination king bomb, there is no reason why the country would not be destroyed!
Therefore, an imperial edict regarding the imperial examination system was sent from Xianyang to all places and announced to the world.
...
Suzhou.
The place where the canal was built.
Hundreds of thousands of laborers are digging canals.
And nearby were some Qin soldiers stationed.
From time to time, they would also help the laborers carry stones or tools for digging canals.
Several laborers were whispering while working:
"Hey, Zhao Laosan, shouldn't you be resting today? Why are you here again?"
"Since I'm sitting idle at home anyway, I might as well work hard. I can get paid a day's wages by the court for a day's work. Where else can I find such a good job?"
"Zhao Laosan, you can't do this! There's only so much work to do every day, and you can't do it after you finish it. If you do it all, where will we old brothers find such good jobs?"
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Since Ying Yuan forgot to stipulate the construction period of the canal, the people building the canal had enough time.
Of course, you have to complete a certain amount of work every day before you can rest.
But to be honest, for the people who have been oppressed by the aristocratic families or landlords for so long, these jobs are nothing to them at all.
So they were all very grateful to the court in their hearts.
actually...
The wages paid to them every month do not come from the Ministry of Revenue.
But it comes from the Twelve Clans of Jiangnan.
However, all the favors and benefits were taken away by the imperial court.
Of course, the twelve tribes did not dare to compete with the imperial court for this.
A general who was acting as a supervisor suddenly saw the figure called Zhao Laosan, and he slowly stepped forward and said sternly:
"Zhao Laosan? Get over here!"
Hearing the sound, the peasant named Zhao Laosan ran over and said with a nod and a bow:
"Master, what do you want from me?"
Although his words and actions are a bit humble.
But there was no sign of fear towards the supervisor in his words.
The supervisor kicked him on the butt and scolded him with a smile, "Didn't I tell you to go back and rest? Why are you here again?"
Zhao Laosan touched his buttocks and didn't feel any pain. He smiled and said:
"Master Jun, it's okay to rest at home. I'm just thinking about helping everyone finish the work as soon as possible."
The supervisor laughed and said, "So, you're helping everyone on a voluntary basis and don't want any wages?"
Zhao Laosan got anxious when he heard this, "That won't do, Master Jun. After all, he's doing the hard work."
The supervisor said sternly, "Okay, pack up and get out. You don't have to come today. I'll give you half a day's wages.
If you don't take a rest, I'll be the one to be spanked. Do you understand?"
Zhao Laosan said quickly: "Yes, yes, Master Jun, I'll leave right away, don't be angry!"
Because Ying Yuan personally issued the imperial edict.
Each of these laborers should be given two or three days of rest every month. If they do not have rest, it will not be these laborers who will be punished.
But an overseer.
That's why the supervisor asked Zhao Laosan to go back and rest quickly.
If the people above find out, he will be in big trouble.
Zhao Laosan was helpless and did not dare to implicate the supervisor, so he had to go home and rest.
Scenes like this actually happened not only in Hangzhou.
It's happening all over the country.
Originally, Ying Yuan imagined that building a canal would be a waste of money and labor.
But I really didn't expect it.
However, Cai Jing and others turned it into a military-civilian friendship association.
Who can stand this?
Before Ying Yuan, even when the late emperor was still alive.
The people were very afraid of soldiers.
What about now?
Because of the construction of the canal, the military and civilians became one family.
What will happen if the military and civilians are treated as one family?
This will cause the people to trust and rely on the court.
so...
Not only did the thing that Ying Yuan dreamed of happening not happen in this canal.
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