The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 204
In the study, Mr. Xiao was chatting with Zhao Yao while playing chess with Zhao Yao.

The two of them used the way of chatting to analyze the situation in the court very thoroughly.

The two of them, one teaching in Wende Hall and the other studying in Wende Hall, have never been to the court, but the two of them have a clear view of the situation in the court.And it is clearer than many ministers in the court.

Speaking of the ministers in the court, Mr. Xiao's expression suddenly became serious.He sighed faintly: "Alas... now the ministers in the court are basically from aristocratic families or official families, and rarely come from poor families. It is still too difficult for students from poor families to get ahead."

"It's much better now than before. At least there are more poor ministers in the court." Zhao Yao sat on his knees for a while, his legs were numb, and now he sat cross-legged.If it wasn't for Mr. Xiao, he would really like to pick his toes. "During the previous dynasty, the ministers in the early dynasty were basically from aristocratic families. It can be said that the aristocratic families controlled the court." In this respect, Zhao Yao is very similar to Emperor Wu of Zhou.

"When Grandpa Huang established the Great Zhou Dynasty, he specially invited the grandfather of the fourth brother to go out to establish Taixue and recruit students from poor families in order to train officials for the court. Now Taixue has trained some ministers from poor families for the court, although most of them have not yet He holds an important position in the court, but he will definitely hold an important position in the court in the future. At that time, they will recommend students from poor families to become officials in the court. If this continues, there will be more and more ministers from poor families in the court.”

"This is very good, but after all, it will treat the symptoms rather than the root cause." Mr. Xiao said with a slight brow, "It is impossible for the aristocratic family to have more and more ministers from poor families, and it will not allow ministers from poor families to hold important positions in the court and rob theirs." Power."

"This is not something that the family wants." Zhao Yao threw the chess piece into the air, and then reached out to catch it, "Father will never allow the family to prevent poor students from becoming officials in the court."

"In the capital city, the emperor can prevent the family from interfering in the selection of officials, but it is not necessarily the case in the local area." Mr. Xiao sighed, "The place is far away from the capital city, and the emperor is far away from the high mountains. The selection of local officials is not determined by the local officials. "

"I heard that some places sell officials with clearly marked prices. Of course, the official positions sold are not high-ranking officials, but small officials."

For local high officials, the imperial court still has the final say, such as the prefect.

The prefect is qualified to recommend officials, and is also qualified to select some officials to serve under him.The official positions of his officials are not high, and most of them are prefects who have the final say.

Although he has the final say on the officials under the prefect, they also have to pass the assessment.However, many places do not require assessment.

On the surface, the prefect dare not sell his official position, but he still sells it in private.

If nothing else, just say that there are wealthy businessmen everywhere.Although these wealthy businessmen are rich, their status is very low.These rich businessmen don't want to stay low all the time, they also want to be high-ranking officials, but their identities make it impossible for them to enter the court as officials.

However, they don't want to stay like this forever.They themselves can always be humble, but their descendants cannot.

Rich merchants have plenty of money, but they are also very ambitious.They not only want money, but also power, and it is best to develop the family into an aristocratic family.

A rich businessman who doesn't want to be a family is not a businessman with a brain.

Wealthy businessmen knew that they could not go to the capital to be officials, but they could be local officials.Even being a small local official is good.Therefore, wealthy businessmen in many places secretly bought officials.

The imperial court banned the buying and selling of official positions, but many places secretly sold officials because of the high mountains and the emperor's distance.

"This situation has been repeated repeatedly." Mr. Xiao said with a serious expression, "The methods of selecting officials have not been very good since ancient times, even the previous Yuedan Review."

Zhao Yao asked: "Sir, how do you think the selection of officials is good?"

Mr. Xiao shook his head: "I don't know. If I could think of a better system for selecting officials, I would have told the emperor a long time ago." Speaking of this, Mr. Xiao sighed with distress, "I just want more Students from poor families have the opportunity to enter the court as officials, display their ambitions, serve the court, and pray for the people."

"Actually, there is a way to allow more poor students to enter the court as officials, and at the same time select outstanding students from among the many poor students."

When Mr. Xiao heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he asked eagerly, "What can I do?"

Zhao Yao was just about to say something, but suddenly thought of something, and stopped immediately.

Seeing that Zhao Yao suddenly pursed his lips and stopped talking, Mr. Xiao asked in surprise and concern: "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"Sir, it's not the time for me to tell you about my solution." Zhao Yao smiled apologetically at Mr. Xiao, "If I tell you, you will definitely tell my father excitedly, and my father will definitely agree. At that time, there will be an uproar in Dazhou."

Mr. Xiao said in astonishment: "There's an uproar?"

"More than that." Zhao Yao thought for a while and said, "My method has never existed since ancient times. It will not only cause a huge sensation, but also create history and leave a rich and colorful stroke in history."

He added, "It's not an exaggeration to say that I'll be immortalized in that way."

Hearing what Zhao Yao said, Mr. Xiao showed a look of shock on his face.He became more and more curious, and asked impatiently: "Your Highness, what is the solution?"

Zhao Yao shook his head and said, "I can't say it yet."

"Your Highness, if it's really what you said, you shouldn't hide it."

"Sir, once I say this method, I will be exposed to everyone." Zhao Yao also wanted to propose to Emperor Wu of Zhou to hold an imperial examination, but he is still too young to say so. "When the time comes, all the students in the world will be grateful to me, and I, the Tenth Prince, will become their benefactor. My status in the hearts of the literati and students in the world will become very high, and my reputation in the court and among the people will be very high. It will also be very high."

"This is a good thing for me, but it will also bring me danger at the same time. Maybe I won't be able to live to adulthood safely." Zhao Yao's face was very heavy, "Sir, I am a selfish person, I Now I just want to live well and grow up safely and smoothly. When I grow up and become a queen, I will go to the fief, and when I get my own fief, I will use this method to select talents and officials."

Mr. Xiao understands Zhao Yao's situation.After hearing his words, Mr. Xiao was full of pity.

"It seems that the method you mentioned, Your Highness, is very good."

"Well, it's very good. Not only can it select talents and officials very well, but it can also break the family's control over the officialdom." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "The most important thing is to let the poor come out with noble sons, so that scholars all over the world have The opportunity to become an official has also brought new hope to scholars all over the world."

The more Mr. Xiao heard what Zhao Yao said, the more curious he became.

"Your Highness, I'm really curious about the method you said."

"Sir, I can't tell you now." Zhao Yao smiled apologetically, "I can only implement this method after I go to the fief."

Mr. Xiao wished to know immediately, but he had to wait ten years to hear what Zhao Yao said.He can't wait that long.

"Sir, this is a matter of great kindness. I will not tell others and let others do it." Zhao Yao is not so generous yet. "Sir, you can only wait for me to grow up and go to fiefdom."

Mr. Xiao understands and understands Zhao Yao's concerns.He raised the corner of his mouth and smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, you might as well not tell me. Now you tell me that there is such a good way, but you can't tell me exactly what's going on. This will keep me curious."

"If I were the prince's elder brother, or the fourth elder brother, I would immediately suggest to my father." Zhao Yao shrugged to Mr. Xiao, "It's a pity that I am an unfavored prince, and a prince with no power. If I tell my method, I may lose my life."

"Your Highness, I understand what you said." Mr. Xiao said, "I'll wait." He could only wait.

"Sir, I won't let you wait in vain. I will surprise you when the time comes." When he went to his fiefdom, he not only had to start the imperial examination, but also reorganized the official position, and moved out the six parts of Zhao Yao's history in his dream use.

He feels that the current official positions are too complicated and too many to remember.He thought the six official positions in Zhao Yao's history in the dream were pretty good, much simpler and easier to remember than now.

"Your Highness said so, so it doesn't matter if I wait ten years." Mr. Xiao said so, but in fact he still wanted to know right away.

"Sir, you still want to know right away?"

"That's right, but you don't say it, Your Highness." Mr. Xiao was extremely curious, "Your Highness, the method you mentioned must be revealed when the emperor is still there. Danger."

"It's natural." Zhao Yao said, "When I grow up, my father is still in his prime, so he won't be around."

Mr. Xiao nodded, and immediately stared at Zhao Yao with burning eyes: "Your Highness, what can you tell me?" He always felt that His Highness still had a lot to tell him.

"Actually, I have a lot of ideas about government affairs, and these ideas are very good, but I can't express them at this time." Zhao Yao also wanted to get out some things in Zhao Yao's world in his dream, and then benefit everyone. Zhou's people, but he doesn't have the ability to bear the consequences of making these things now. "When I become king and go to my fief, I will implement these ideas one by one."

"Is there not one or two that can be said?" Mr. Xiao only felt scratching his heart and lungs.

"Let me think about it." Zhao Yao squeezed his chin, thought for a while and said, "I can say one or two."

Mr. Xiao asked with bright eyes: "What? Tell me quickly, Your Highness."

"I can improve farm tools, weapons, textile machines and many other things..." Zhao Yao realized that these things can't be produced casually, "It seems that they can't be produced at this time."

Mr. Xiao was startled: "Your Highness, can you still improve farm tools?"

"Sir, I made stirrups before." Zhao Yao said proudly, "It's so difficult to improve farm tools and textile machines."

"Your Highness, I didn't expect you to be good at Mohism." Mr. Xiao sighed, "The stirrups you made before are really good things."

Zhao Yao raised his chin and said, "I know a lot of things, but now is not the time to get them out."

"It's such a pity." I didn't expect His Highness to be proficient in Mohism, "Your Highness, what else are you proficient in?"

"There are a lot of things I know, sir, you will know in the future." Zhao Yao deliberately kept it off, "By the way, I've been thinking about something recently."

"what?"

"I think the current paper is not very good. I want to improve the paper to make it more usable and cheaper."

Mr. Xiao was shocked: "Your Highness, can you still make paper?"

"A little bit, I think paper is a little expensive now, so books are also expensive." Zhao Yao said seriously, "Books are expensive, and the common people can't afford books, so they can't afford to read books, so they learn to read. without knowledge."

Mr. Xiao felt that Zhao Yao was right, nodded in agreement and said, "Books are indeed expensive, but they are much cheaper than before."

"Books used to be expensive because the characters were engraved on bamboo slips. Now books are all made of paper, but they are all copied. This is not only slow, but also wasteful of manpower." Zhao Yao looked concerned. Said thoughtfully, "I'm thinking about whether to develop printing technology, so that books can be printed, without the need for people to copy word by word."

"Printing, what is this?" Mr. Xiao heard the word "printing" for the first time.

"It is to print the words on the book, and then there is no need for people to copy them." Movable type printing seems to be not difficult to get out, so he tried to get it out during this period of time.

"It would be great if it could be printed." Although what Zhao Yao said was simple, Mr. Xiao could tell that this printing technique is a great thing.

"If there is printing, books will become cheaper, and more people will be able to afford books." By the way, the fourth brother said to take him to see how to make paper, but the fourth brother forgot.Tomorrow he has to remind the fourth brother.

"If Your Highness, you can really make this printing technique, the students all over the world will be very grateful."

"Sir, you and I have discussed the aristocratic family and the Li family before, and the Kong family has their own collection of books, and they have a lot of books not to be passed on. The Li family even created the Li family characters for this. Sir, do you know the Li family characters? ?”

"I don't know. Li family characters can only be learned by the Li family. I am not from the Li family."

"I don't think this is right, but you and the fourth brother both said that it has been like this since ancient times, so I have an idea."

Mr. Xiao asked, "What do you think?"

"Actually, the reason why I collect all kinds of books now is not only to bring them to the fiefs and give them to students in the future, but also to build a library."

"Library?" Mr. Xiao heard this word for the first time and didn't understand what it meant.

"It's a place where books are placed. It's actually the same as a bookstore." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Bookstores sell books, but libraries don't. Read a book in the library."

Mr. Xiao learned from Zhao Yao what "free" means.After hearing Zhao Yaojian's idea of ​​a free library, he was shocked.

"Your Highness, you..."

"In this way, there will be a special place for the common people to read books for free." Zhao Yao suddenly clenched his right fist and said energetically, "I want to build a very large library, which will collect all kinds of books. In this way, everyone can read whatever book they want.”

"Your Highness, your idea is too great!" His Highness is obviously only six years old, but his thinking is more enlightened than many people, even great scholars.His Highness is truly selfless in spreading knowledge.

"I think books must be passed on from generation to generation, otherwise many books will be lost, so that future generations will not be able to see them, which is a pity." Whether it is a general book or a single copy, it is best to pass it on.If lost, books lose their original value.

Mr. Xiao suddenly stood up, bowed his hands and saluted Zhao Yao very solemnly.

"Your Highness, I thank you on behalf of all the students in the world." If everyone can be like His Highness, then books and knowledge can be passed on from generation to generation.

Zhao Yao was frightened by Mr. Xiao's gesture of saluting, so he quickly stood up and helped Mr. Xiao up.

"Sir, it's too early for you to thank me now, after all, I haven't done anything yet."

"Your Highness, you have such an idea, which is enough to make all the students in the world grateful." There are few people in this world who spread knowledge as selflessly as His Highness.

"When I really build the library, sir, I'm not in a hurry to thank you." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Before I go to the fief, I want to collect more books."

"Your Highness, I will also help you collect books."

"These days, I'm getting printing out of it."

"Your Highness, you must let me see if you figure it out."

"It's natural."

At this time, in He Xiang's mansion.

He Xiang was chatting with Zheng Xilin's three sons.

Just this afternoon, Zheng Xilin's three sons arrived in the capital.

Zheng Xilin's eldest son is named Zheng Rang, this year.He looks a lot like his father.

The second son is Zheng Cheng, who is 16 years old this year.He looks like their mother, not so much like Zheng Xilin.

The youngest son is Zheng Qian, who is 12 years old this year.He is very handsome, and with fair skin, he looks like a little girl.

Zheng Rang liked reading since he was a child. Although he did not reach the level of learning and wealth, he was full of talent.He got a bit of his father's true biography, he is good at making decisions and winning thousands of miles.

Zheng Cheng liked Mohism's mechanics since he was a child, and he liked to make all kinds of strange things since he was a child.

Zheng Qian is smarter than his two elder brothers, even smarter than his father Zheng Xilin, and he is also good at divination, but because he is too smart, he is very arrogant and thinks that everyone in the world is stupid.

His thoughts, words and deeds are different from ordinary people, and he often says or does some unexpected things.

Zheng Xilin felt that his youngest son was born rebellious, if he was not taken care of properly, he would bring disaster to the country and the people sooner or later.In order to let his youngest son know that there are people outside the world, there is a sky outside the sky, he specially asked the eldest son and the second son to bring the younger son to the capital.

After an afternoon of getting along with each other, He Xiang has figured out the abilities and temperaments of Zheng Xilin's three sons, and they are exactly as Zheng Xilin said.

He Xiang asked them to rest for two days.In a few days, he will take them to meet some people.

Zheng Qian rejected He Xiang's kindness expressionlessly: "Uncle, I don't need your arrangement."

Seeing that the younger brother said so directly and rudely, Zheng Rang glared at Zheng Qian, and shouted warningly: "Xiao Qian!"

He Xiang had already figured out Zheng Qian's temperament, and didn't care about his rude tone.

"Xiaoqian, what do you want to do?"

"I made a fortune for myself before coming to the capital. I will meet my lord in the capital." Zheng Qian originally didn't want to come to the capital with his two elder brothers. He calculated that he would meet his lord in the capital, so he changed his mind and came to the capital with his two elder brothers.

He looks forward to his future lord.

"Ah Choo!" Zhao Yao sneezed unexpectedly.

　Going back to my hometown today was stuck in a traffic jam and I wanted to die. I didn’t get to my hometown until after six o’clock in the afternoon. I can get there in three or four hours on weekdays, but today it took two or three times longer to get home. I’m really speechless.

　　Only one chapter can be updated today, and the normal update will resume tomorrow, one at noon and one at night.

　　It's the last two days at the end of the month, keep asking for monthly tickets!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)