I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 457: The emperor is a thief, reforming the recruitment system: the officials are not selected by me, they are all temporary workers!
Not to mention printing a thousand books a day, even three hundred books a day is an astonishing amount.

Before there were rice paper and printing technology, it was unknown whether there were 30 books in the world from ancient times to the present.

This is no longer just a matter of money and food. Even if all the literate people in Chang'an City were hired as assistants to carve bamboo slips, they would not be able to carve them so fast.

Even if the carving is really that fast, cutting down the bamboo wood, cutting it into bamboo slices and then baking it into bamboo slips is still an unimaginably huge project.

To exaggerate, I'm afraid it would be as onerous as building the Great Wall.

Zhang Anshi and others couldn't help but start thinking wildly.

If this printing technology had been available before, how could there be any fear of the First Emperor burning books to humiliate Confucian scholars - even if he were asked to burn, he would not be able to burn all the books in the world.

What's even more frightening is that the books printed by this printing technology have another advantage, that is, the books are almost identical, without any discrepancies.

Everyone present felt a unique power for the first time.

This kind of power is completely different from the fierce force that firecrackers burst out in an instant, but it seems to be more powerful.

Could it be that what the emperor is tinkering with is not all fancy skills, but the way of a saint?

They still don't know what kind of changes printing hundreds of thousands of books a year will bring to the Han Dynasty, but they can feel that this change must be earth-shaking.

"Yu Wuyou, there are no jokes in the Greenhouse Palace. Do you dare to swear in front of all the dear ladies present and me?"

Liu He also asked with some excitement. The number reported by Yu Wuyou had exceeded his expectations.

"Within three years, the Gongguan Printing Workshop can print a thousand books a day..." Yu Wuyou suddenly stopped and then continued, "No, it can print two thousand books a day!"

Everyone, including Liu He, opened their mouths in surprise. There were 60 books. How could you understand this?
"If I, the humble minister, cannot do it, I, Yu Wuyou, am willing to suffer the punishment of being the leader of an owl for the crime of deceiving the emperor!" Yu Wuyou said without hesitation.

"Okay, if you can do it, I will make you a marquis!" Liu He couldn't help but congratulated Yu Wuyou with his palm.

"But I have another request. Not only should the work officials print the book, but I also need to send people to spread this sealing technique to the work officials in various counties and counties, and also spread it to the people!"

"Besides, Qian Yu Wuyou has to find a way to sell the printed books to me, just like the Xianheng Winery. You can't just spend the young man's money!"

"Wei Chen takes orders!"

Liu He excitedly said a few good words again.

Among the six people present, Emperor Tianzi and Yu Wuyou are the youngest, with a combined age of less than 40 years old - even younger than Zhang Anshi, the youngest person here.

The rest of the people looked at these two "crazy" young people and couldn't help but feel ashamed and ashamed.

They saw a unique power in the emperor and Yu Wuyou, a power that made them ashamed.

If we had to make a comparison, the Emperor and Yu Wuyou were like trees growing in the vast hazel forest, and they were like the pillars in the palace.

The former is full of life, the latter is lifeless.

"Uncle, are these books and paper enough for now?" Liu He looked at Liu De and deliberately joked.

"Enough, that's enough." Liu De couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"Your Majesty, I still have something unclear about you." Wei Xian finally stood up with a grim look on his face.

"Your Majesty's establishment of an official school is a great virtue for the people of the world, but..." Wei Xian's unkind eyes became more intense.

"But asking students to study arithmetic, law, engineering, agriculture... I'm afraid it's not the right way!" Wei Xian is usually quiet, but this time he spoke sternly.

"Huh? Why not?"

"This is the remnant of the Hundred Schools of Learning, which was deposed by Emperor Xiaowu long ago. Does your Majesty want to restore the Hundred Schools of Learning!?"

"These are all trivial methods that are difficult to reach the level of elegance. They should not be taught in official schools, lest students confuse their minds."

Wei Xian is indeed the famous "Zou Lu Great Confucian". He can grasp the essence of problems better than Zhang Anshi and others - this is the importance of reading.

Liu He sneered. There were some Confucian scholars who were pragmatic and some who were pragmatic. Of course, he wanted to support the former and suppress the latter.

"Mr. Wei Ge, do you want to debate scriptures with me?" Liu He asked with a smile.

Except for Wang Shi, who was still calm and composed, looking like he was gloating about his misfortune, the others were suddenly stunned. Could it be that the emperor was confused by the question and actually wanted to debate the scriptures with Wei Xian?
Wei Xian was also a little stunned, and then he answered the emperor's question quite proudly.

"I would not dare to be so outrageous, but if it concerns the sole respect of Confucianism in the world, I am willing to risk my life to argue with Your Majesty."

"Wait a minute, Mr. Wei Ge. Why don't you listen to me talk about the imperial examination system first, and then debate with me. I'm afraid you will have more to say by then." Liu He said with a smile.

Wei Xian vaguely felt that something was wrong, as if he had been led to a trap by the emperor again.

But although he clearly knew that there was a pit in front of him, he had to move forward.

"Old minister, I accept the order." Wei Xian bowed arrogantly and sat back on the couch angrily.

"Then please ask a few bachelors to read the "Imperial Examination Meeting", and I will explain to you the key points and secrets in it." "No!"

Killing two birds with one stone, solving two problems at the same time is much faster.

Liu He sneered in his heart - the imperial examination system would only shock Zhang Anshi and the others even more.

After thinking for a moment, Liu He finally started to talk about the imperial examination system.

"The imperial examination system has one test every year, which is divided into county examination and national examination. The county examination is held in March every year, and the location is at the county's Guoxue. The national examination is in September every year, and the place is at Xi Taixue in Chang'an City."

Time and location are insignificant details. Although taking exams once a year is somewhat frequent, there is no major disadvantage as long as the number of people taking each exam is controlled.

"The students who have passed the county examination can only serve as officials in the county and counties, and their rank must not exceed [-] shi."

"The students who have passed the national examination can serve as officials in the Sili school, the third assistant, and the central court, and their rank shall not exceed [-] shi."

The starting point for selecting officials in the imperial examination system is somewhat new. In the past, whether it was the imperial examination system or the levy system, the appointment of officials could often start from a thousand stones.

Nowadays, the emperor restricts the starting point of rank for becoming an official. It is obvious that he hopes that officials will start from scratch step by step, which is also beneficial to the government.

"Both the Dou Shi and the assistant envoys are not in the upper ranks. The chief of the government office can appoint and remove them at his own discretion, but in the future, his promotion will not exceed two hundred dan, unless he has special merits."

"As for the subordinate officials, the chief of the government office can also appoint and remove them on his own as in the past. Their rank, money and food will remain unchanged, but they cannot be changed to other positions, nor can they be promoted."

Zhang Anshi, who had been silent and listening attentively, finally became unable to sit still on the couch. They understood that something important would be involved from here on.

In today's Han Dynasty, [-]% of the subordinate officials in the government offices are subordinate officials. Although they are subordinate officials privately appointed by the various government officials, they have great power and can easily become regular officials.

Although the emperor now retains the power of superiors to remove subordinates, and gives them money and food according to their rank, he has completely blocked their path to promotion.

This virtually severed the nepotistic relationship between the superior and subordinate officials and weakened the loyalty of subordinates to the superior.

In the past, as long as the subordinates worked wholeheartedly for their superiors, they could naturally follow them to heaven.

After the reform, things are completely different. If a subordinate works with the superior to the end, he is still a subordinate and has no chance to pass on to other posts.

If one day the following officer commits a crime and falls, all the subordinates will be deprived of their posts immediately, which is simply a precarious situation.

The emperor's suppression of his subordinates meant that he was determined to put an end to the trend of nepotism, and I am afraid that the system of levy and appointment may also be changed.

When Liu He was talking, he was naturally observing secretly. He could clearly see the darkened expressions of Zhang Anshi and others, and he naturally guessed what they were thinking.

This is what he wants by touching these subordinates - that is, to turn them into "temporary workers" with no title or status.

Come on call, go on call.

In the past, in order to change from temporary workers to regular workers, subordinates would try their best to please their superiors, even committing crimes for them.

But now, the way to be promoted as a subordinate is blocked. It is just a job to earn money and food, and naturally there is no need to risk one's life.

In this way, once an officer commits a major crime, the subordinates may be the first to stand up and attack them in order to protect themselves.

In addition, since serving as a subordinate has become a single-plank bridge with no future, truly educated people will naturally look down on this path even more, and will be more willing to take the path of the imperial examination.

In this way, the world's talents will eventually gather under the emperor's command.

In the past, the "Legal Code of Zuoguan" stipulated that people who had served as officials in vassal states were not allowed to serve as officials in the central court.

This move blocked the promotion path of officials in the vassal states, caused talents to flee the vassal states one after another, and weakened the strength of the vassal states.

Now, the restriction on subordinate officials in the "Imperial Examination Meeting" will definitely have the same effect.

Liu He paused to let Zhang Anshi, who was slightly frightened, calm down a little, and then chased after him and said: "Since the subordinates have all been changed, the conscription system must also be changed."

"From now on, only the talents recruited by me can be treated as permanent officials. The talents dismissed by other government officials will all be dealt with as subordinates."

Zhang Anshi and others finally heard these words, and they had to express their admiration for the emperor's "far-sightedness" once again.

The emperor's power to recruit was retained, but the power of courtiers to be dismissed was abolished. This was clearly another move to strengthen the monarch's power.

Several cabinet bachelors can eliminate talents. This is another way for them to develop their own power - it is always good to have a few more of their own in the court.

Now, the emperor has deprived them of this power without any room for negotiation.

They really wanted to speak out and remonstrate, but as before, there was no way to do so.

The emperor wants to strengthen the imperial power. This is a matter of course, and it is impossible for the ministers to say a word.

"Your Majesty, we believe that the cabinet bachelor should have the same power as your Majesty, and can still recruit talents to serve as wings."

If anyone dares to say these words, the emperor will probably overturn the table on the spot, and then let the swordsmen drag the speaker away and throw him into the prison.

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