Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1052
"The imperial examinations for scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce should be the examinations for scholars!" Chen Shuda, the servant of the family, still insisted. The Chen family used to be the family of the emperor, but now it is also a famous family of the gentry. Naturally, the prime minister tried his best to speak for the gentry in the hall.

Hou Mochenyi, the prime minister of the Xianbei ethnic group who was born in the Guanlong nobles, believed that anyone with a good nationality could take the exam.The good ones correspond to the slaves of the cheap ones, who are engaged in the prostitution industry, and there are also Danhus along the southeast coast. People are discriminated against by the government, they are not allowed to land, and they are not allowed to build or buy houses on land. They can only stay on the water for the rest of their lives.

Although I don't know why this tradition of discrimination came about, this group of Danhus has indeed existed for thousands of years.

The slave status is different from the cheap status, and the slave status refers specifically to slaves.

Regardless of whether they were slaves or lowly people, they were not included in the four peoples of scholars, peasants, businessmen and commerce.

In some past dynasties, merchants also had merchant status. This kind of merchant status does not refer to all business people, but those who specialize in business operations in the market, such as shopkeepers, assistants, etc. The owners of shops and firms are naturally not considered merchants. of.In some dynasties, business operators must be included in the business registration, which can be regarded as a low status.

However, Daqin Xing Industrial and Commercial, whether it is the shopkeeper, the assistant or the owner of the shop in the market, is not listed.Even the Sanya sergeants in Daqin did not have independent military registrations, they were all civilian registrations.

In Daqin, there is no special registration of scholars, peasants, workers, businessmen, military households, artisans, merchants, and merchants. As long as they are not slaves, they are good.

The emperor coughed.

"Where are the citizens of good nationality, how can they be divided into scholars, farmers, businessmen? I used to be a blacksmith. Could it be said that according to Chen Shilang's words, I should be classified as a craftsman? Can't be an official, can't be an official?"

Chen Shuda had no choice but to say, "I have absolutely no such intention."

Luo Cheng continued, "When I was in the previous dynasty, I was able to become an official, so why is this dynasty going backwards?"

However, Chen Shuda still insisted that businessmen are very special. Even if they do not suppress business, they cannot be allowed to participate in imperial examinations, enter official careers, and become officials of the imperial government.His reason is that there is no business without adultery, and businessmen have money in business. If they are allowed to become officials, it is inevitable that they will not be linked with capital and officialdom.

Several other prime ministers also supported this reason.

Although Luo Cheng thinks that this reason is not true, it is because in terms of wealth, no businessman in this era can compare with those nobles and nobles. These people have both influence and capital, and they are the real rich people.

Obviously, these people just don't want these businessmen to rob them of their interests.

In the past, although merchants were rich, they had no status, so they could only rely on those noble officials or gentry, so the nobles, bureaucrats and gentry easily maintained their own interests, and at the same time, they could easily take a large part of the benefits from the merchants.

If it is possible for businessmen to become officials, why do they still have to rely on them in the future, why do they need to find spokespersons and backers in the court?
"In my Great Qin, there are only good and low-born slaves, and there is a law that good and low do not marry, but there is no distinction between military households, craftsmen, merchants, peasants, and official households. All the people of good nationality in my Great Qin, as long as they are clean, are free. You can take the imperial examination." The emperor fought hard with the ministers.

Another tough debate today.

At dusk, the debate finally came to an end temporarily.

The emperor did not win the contest, but the ministers also made some concessions to the emperor, and finally drew up detailed regulations on the qualifications for participating in the imperial examination.

Article [-]. Women are not allowed to take the imperial examinations.

Article [-]: Monks, Taoists, and vassals cannot participate in the imperial examination.

Article [-]: Those who commit crimes cannot participate in the imperial examination, and those who live together with relatives who have committed crimes above the meritorious service cannot participate in the imperial examination.

Fourth, those who keep filial piety are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination.

Fifth, children of non-good nationality are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination.

Sixth, I and my relatives who live together with great merit and above, who are self-employed in industry and commerce, and have a professional career, are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination.

The last one, the emperor disagreed at first, but the ministers insisted.In the end, they made a compromise with each other. The ministers originally thought that if the three generations of the family were specialized in industry and commerce, they would not be able to participate in the imperial examination.However, those who later changed to themselves or their fathers, grandparents and brothers who were self-employed in industry and commerce and specialized in their own business were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination.

This is only limited to fathers, grandparents and brothers, which is equivalent to a family living together, and then it is specified that the family specializes in their own business, that is, they specialize in doing this. If the farmers who are farming usually do some small business and hawkers, it doesn’t count, you It has to be a professional.

Originally, the ministers also proposed that advocates, excellent students, soaps, pawns, and beggars should not be admitted to the imperial examination.Advocating talents are the children of other people who are engaged in brothels and performing arts, while Zaoju are subordinate officials and soldiers.

In the end, Luo Cheng only agreed to promote the excellent and not to enter the imperial examination, but as long as they did not violate other regulations prohibiting participation in the imperial examination, they could still participate.

Generally speaking, women, monks and Taoists, criminals, lowly slaves, and those who are in mourning cannot participate, and others are fine.

"There is one subject in the imperial examination every year. All the students of Guozijian, county schools, and county schools can directly sign up to participate as students. Students who are not government schools must first go to the county and county government schools to take an exam, and the county will pass the examination. Afterwards, as a tribute to the township, nominated by the county to participate in the examination."

"All students and township tributes, according to their native places, take part in the county examination in the county every spring. Those who pass the county examination will be awarded as Tongsheng. Then Tongsheng will participate in the county examination in the county. Those who pass the county examination will be awarded as scholars. After autumn, the scholar went to the imperial court in the capital city of his own way to take an examination, and those who passed were called Juren."

"In the spring of the second year, candidates will take part in the examination hosted by the Ministry of Rites in Beijing, and those who pass will be Jinshi. Jinshi will also take the Golden Palace Examination, which will be presided over by the emperor himself, and finally the Jinshi will be ranked."

After the emperor finally determined the eligibility requirements for the election, he immediately took the opportunity to announce the examination method.

"Those who have obtained a student will not need to take the county examination in the coming year. Those who have obtained a scholar will not need to participate in the county examination in the next year. Those who have the reputation of a scholar can participate in the official examination in the county. Those who are admitted to Juren can also participate in the examination of the Ministry of Officials, and those who are selected can be awarded official positions such as pavilion chief, county recorder, and county Cao Zuo."

"Those who passed the examination of the Ministry of Rites, after passing the training and examination of the Ministry of Officials, will be selected for official positions, and will be awarded the posts of county master, county lieutenant, county magistrate, etc. according to the vacancies, or enter the central provinces and departments or counties and counties as officials. Eighth or ninth rank."

The emperor announced a set of examinations and the system of awarding officials in one breath, and the ministers were extremely sudden.

"Your Majesty, taking the test once a year, isn't it too frequent?"

"Your Majesty, are the county examinations, county examinations, Taoist examinations, rite examinations, and palace examinations set up in the imperial examinations, are they too many or too complicated?"

Some people even pointed out that it is too child's play to become a scholar and take the official examination as an official only by passing the county examination.And there is no precedent for juren who passed the Taoist examination to become an official.

"My Great Qin is taking a path without precedent. We can only grope forward. Whether this system is good or bad needs to be tested in practice. After a few years of trial, don't you know whether it is good or bad? Ministers Instead of opposing in every possible way here, for the sake of opposing, it is better to go home and let your children study hard. Based on your conditions, if your children take part in the imperial examination, they should definitely occupy a more favorable position. Are you afraid of competing? But a humble scholar? Can’t compete with a farmer’s soldier’s son?”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were also hard to say.

"Your Majesty, may I ask what is the content of the exams at each level? How many people are admitted in each county?" Du Ruhui asked, but his question was more direct to the point.

(End of this chapter)