Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 370 Sister Guo's speech is too biased, women are not as good as men
She can still understand Guo Kang's derivation.However, she was a little skeptical about this conclusion.

"Then you mean, no one like me can do a serious job?" She hesitated, "Why?"

"Because the bureaucracy is too mobile." Guo Kang told her: "Although there are all kinds of concealment, as well as various corruptions such as party formation and cronyism. But on the whole, compared with other systems, the bureaucracy is still more open and fair. Much more."

"Since it is said to be more fair, why are there fewer opportunities?" Guo Ponu asked.

"Because more people get the chance." Guo Kang replied.

Guo Ponu thought for a while, and gradually understood the meaning.

"You mean, like the heirs of European nobles, there may be only a few of them, and one of them is selected. Sometimes the nobles will die out, and there will be no males to inherit, so the daughter has the possibility of taking over." She analyzed. : "But if the imperial court rules, the place is not aristocrats, but local officials. These people are selected from thousands of people, and the proportion is too low, so ordinary women can't compete."

"But there are problems with this?" She asked back: "If it is true that anyone can be an official, then the total number of women will not be less than that of men. Why did the government directly prohibit them from being an official?"

"Because the competition among officials is too fierce." Guo Kang replied: "Even if these women compete, they cannot compete with men. Therefore, they can only be given up."

"During the Southern Song Dynasty, there were actually incidents of women taking part in the imperial examination." He told Guo Ponu: "In the first year of Emperor Xiaozong's Chunxi reign, a girl named Lin Youyu took part in the boy's examination."

"According to the regulations, children under the age of 15 can take part in this subject. After passing the first examination by the Ministry of Education, the emperor will personally preside over the second examination. The imperial examination system at this time has been improved a lot, but the formulation When it came to rules, probably no one thought of such a thing at all, so there was no express rule that women are not allowed to participate."

"The Ministry of Public Affairs didn't know what to do, so it followed the bureaucratic instinct and followed the rules and regulations. She really let her participate, and found that the 43 kinds of scriptures tested by this person in the general study test were very good. Surprised, she She passed the sentence and appealed to the emperor. Song Xiaozong didn't know how to give such a girl a job, so he made an exception and gave her the treatment of a "ruren" life wife."

"When Song Ningzong arrived, another girl named Wu Zhiduan also signed up for reference in the Children's Department. But this time, some ministers thought that even if the girl was admitted, she occupied a place, so how can she use it? And she is wearing makeup , appeared in the court hall wearing different clothes, which shocked everyone and actually destroyed the majesty of the court. The emperor believed that the minister’s words were indeed reasonable, so he forbade her to continue the exam. After that, there will be no similar people.”

"I don't think this just shows that the government is not fair?" Guo Ponu asked him: "It stands to reason that as long as you have the ability to pass the exam, it will be fine?"

"Then you can think about it further." Guo Kang did not refute, but continued following her words: "Generally speaking, society can only operate normally with the core of equal rights and responsibilities. This kind of unfair Why can the system be maintained?"

Guo Ponu thought about it, but couldn't think of the reason for a while, so he could only say: "It should be the emperor and others who are maintaining it by force."

"This girl is also from an official family, and the ministers who opposed her are also the emperor's servants. One of them wants to take the exam for herself, and the other does not want her to take the exam. Then why does the emperor approve of the minister when he makes a ruling?" Guo Kang continued ask.

"Of course it's because ministers and people who hold this view have more power." Guo Ponu didn't hesitate this time.

"Then why are people with this view more powerful?" Guo Kang asked.

"Uh... all the important officials in the court support this." Guo Ponu said.

"The important ministers themselves have already passed the imperial examination." Guo Kang pointed out: "And they have more than just sons. Don't the ministers have a daughter? Allowing daughters to participate in the imperial examination and compete will make the family stronger. Isn't it good?"

"Then... because they are all men?" Guo Ponu could only guess wildly.

"They're not Greeks either, so why do they like other men?" Guo Kang disagreed: "If you really want to say it, their biggest political enemy is also a man. Even the biggest enemy country outside the Southern Song Dynasty, the Jin Kingdom, is also ruled by men. And There are obviously more men who have hatred against them than women who have hatred against them. Then why do they still favor men? Is there any benefit to them? "

"Uh..." Guo Ponu couldn't answer, so he had to say: "Maybe it's not for the benefit, it's a kind of... culture?"

"Then why is this kind of culture formed?" Guo Kang said with a smile: "Besides, if one person acts alone, he may follow his own beliefs and moral principles;

"Why do so many different eras, so many different civilizations, and so many different people; from Ireland to Khitan, from the church to the government, all choose this kind of 'cultural habit'?"

"You..." Guo Ponu couldn't answer, and became unhappy: "Why are you asking endless questions?"

"This is a way to discuss philosophy. That's how Socrates reasoned." Guo Kang explained, "I just want to help you unravel the cocoons and analyze the most essential reasons."

Hearing what he said, Guo Ponu thought for a while, and nodded, it seemed that he was also interested.

"Or, let's change another aspect, and you can think about it further." Guo Kang then continued: "The imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty was not very fair, but the imperial examination system in the Song Dynasty was improved a lot. Do you know the reason?"

"I've heard of this." Guo Ponu said: "It is said that the imperial examination has been unable to recruit talents. Some people simply defected to the feudal towns so that they can be supplemented by talents and continue to fight against the court openly and secretly. In the end, Huang Chao, who failed the exam The table was turned directly, and the Tang Dynasty was also headed for destruction."

"Will future generations always learn from the lessons of previous dynasties?" She said: "If the Song Dynasty wanted to avoid these situations, of course they had to reform the imperial examination system."

"Yes, you see, the imperial examination is unfair, and it is very serious to the bureaucratic society." Guo Kang nodded in agreement, and then changed the subject: "But you also said just now, the imperial examination does not allow female bachelors to participate, it is very unfair to them .”

"But why, when these men encounter injustice, they will act quickly to force the government to change course. After all these years, have you not seen a woman's nest?"

"In this case... because most people are not as good at fighting as men?" Guo Ponu had no choice but to speculate.

"Look, this is getting closer and closer to the answer." Guo Kang concluded with no surprise on his face.

(End of this chapter)