People live in the Ming Dynasty, evil spirits are soaring into the sky

Chapter 368: Scholars are jealous of treatment!!
After hearing such temptation, those scholars almost couldn't sit still.

What is this Imperial University of Peking going to do?
Is this a huge sum of money to buy horse bones?

Is this just throwing money around?
Upon hearing about such a good opportunity, not only will the craftsmen who come to study at the Imperial University of Peking selflessly contribute their skills, but even those capable craftsmen among the people will also contribute.

They feel very unbalanced.

Although we scholars do not have any unique skills, we are the ones who have contributed so much knowledge to the court. Why can't the Imperial University of Peking establish an intellectual property patent law to buy the experience of those of us who read quickly and have good memory?

Or, if my handwriting is very good, can you buy it for me?

If that's not possible, then being so nice to the craftsmen would be too unfriendly to us, the scholars.

After Sophia finished speaking, an official finally stood up in dissatisfaction.

"Master Suo..." They don't know what it means to be a Chinese."

Actually, Sofia is her name, her full name is Sofia Fernandez.

But this is too long. Who would want to remember this? So I might as well just use my last name.

Sofia also knew the rules of the name, or rather, in Frankie, a woman had to change her surname after marrying a man, so she could just change her surname to Sofia, so she didn't care.

"Why, does your Excellency have any different opinions?" Sophia looked at the man.

The official stood up and looked at Emperor Wanli.

At this time, Emperor Wanli's expression did not change, which made the official feel relieved.

So he boldly said, "Sir, have you ever thought about how to treat these craftsmen so well? Scholars are working hard to govern the country, but the court doesn't give them money to subsidize them. Instead, they treat these craftsmen so well. Isn't this unfair?"

The craftsmen below were very unhappy when they heard the civil servant's contemptuous look and snorted, meaning, who do you think you are?

Although they were indeed looked down upon before, because these people always felt that they were superior and that craftsmen were only fit to work in the most menial places.

Of course, this has been a custom for thousands of years.

But that's what Lord Suo just said.

It allows people like you to create more value in a fair environment, and even your own unique skills can be patented, thus making many contributions.

But in the eyes of this old man, all this is nothing more than a strange and clever scheme.

At the beginning, when Sophia suggested giving subsidies to these craftsmen, the civil servants did not have much objection.

The subsidy is just a subsidy. At most, we will enroll one thousand new students here, and the annual subsidy does not cost much money.

But the implementation of this so-called patent law is different.

There are many carpenters and bricklayers here, and their skills can be used in all aspects.

Especially carpenters, everyone has some unique skills, otherwise they would not be able to survive.

All these officials have a family that has made furniture. They may not have experience in other areas, but when it comes to carpentry, they have considerable experience.

They understand very well that once these craftsmen's skills are put to use, especially in large projects.

The skills of these craftsmen can definitely help save time, wood, and labor on the project. Wouldn't these craftsmen make a lot of money?

Is this something they can carry out with confidence?
Absolutely not!
This is not just about the money at hand.

It's more of a trend.

You should know why scholars are respected. It is not because you have read some books or learned a few words.

It was because after reading, one could take the imperial examination, and if one passed the examination, one did not need to bow when meeting the county magistrate, because one had the right to tax exemption.

It is because of these privileges that these educated people stand out so much, and that so many people study for the imperial examinations.

Without this support, would these people be so motivated?

Absolutely not.

Now if these craftsmen could get such great benefits in Imperial University.

In the future, who among the young people would be willing to concentrate on studying for the imperial examination?

Then wouldn’t everyone go to learn carpentry or bricklaying?
So where does their status come from?

Without the group of people below supporting them and without these privileges to protect them, their status is like a garden in the sky. They will never be able to connect with the ground and will soon be eliminated.

These people have vision and can see very far into the future, so they stand up and oppose.

Some civil servants even said, "If this continues, the foundation of a thousand years will be destroyed in an instant. For thousands of years, scholars have regarded it as their responsibility to govern the country through reading, but it will be completely destroyed in your hands. Carpenters, craftsmen, and bricklayers are indeed important, but can these people govern the country? Without the teachings of saints and sages, what can these people use to govern the country? Are they just teaching the common people how to be bricklayers and how to make furniture?"

This official's words were very sharp, and then another official spoke up, "A gentleman is concerned with righteousness, while a villain is concerned with profit. If everyone in the world is concerned with money, then where is the righteousness and benevolence that we Confucians pursue?
Only businessmen would do this, only those who are obsessed with gold and silver would do this, and only small people would do this.

You only put money first, have you ever considered how to teach the people?
Have you ever thought about how ordinary people can identify trends? "

What the official said was very high-sounding.

Because he didn't consider any premise when he said these words.

Aren’t these scholars the people who love money the most in this world?

Perhaps these scholars find excuses for themselves.

What we love is not money, what we pursue is style.

Therefore, businessmen who are obsessed with money cannot appear in our world.

Those utilitarian people who only pursue money cannot appear in our world.

But they themselves make a lot of money.

Some even say that we are not greedy for money, but just want to fill our stomachs because the current court salary is too low.

In their eyes, they have a legitimate reason to be greedy for money.

Others who pursue personal gain are villains.

Just like these craftsmen, they have mastered advanced technology and passed down a unique skill from several generations. If they want to use it, they must give it away for free without asking for any compensation at all.

On the contrary, if you don’t bring it out, it means you have low taste and are not aware.

You took it out and asked for money, which shows that you are a greedy person.

Anyway, in their eyes, this thing is not mine, but this mouth is mine, so I can say whatever I want.

The keyboard is mine, I can use it however I want.

I don't give a shit about other people's interests.

He achieved financial freedom with a patent, which is unfair to me.

How could I bear to see such an unfair thing happening before my eyes?

So everyone is talking about so-called patents, but it’s just for the sake of profit.

We should take it out and share it with everyone.

The spiritual wealth you create should be appreciated by everyone.

If it weren't for the existence of us free audiences, how could you be famous?
This is what the general public thinks.

As for the so-called charges, that is just the capitalists making money. Free is the way to go.

Why?

Because these people don’t create, those cultural products seem to be very simple, so they have no concept.

They think it's easy to write a book or make a movie.

It's just something you can figure out after playing for a while.

For ordinary people like us, moving bricks and cement is very hard work. This is what we call work, while what you do is not doing your job properly.

That's what these guys think.

But now Chen Han and Sophia have treated this thing as a patent.

When these things are taken too seriously, it becomes a disaster for scholars, and they will never allow such a thing to happen.

Especially what this official said was so passionate. Craftsmen cannot pursue profits, but we can pursue money.

Emperor Wanli looked at the official who had just spoken and said with a smile: "Since you all put morality first, why do you care so much about salary? Ask yourself, even if the salary set by Emperor Taizu is so low, it was carefully considered to ensure that you and your family can live a better life than ordinary people, but why are most officials still shouting that the salary is too low?"

Eh……

this……

The officials thought: "It's just a little better than the lives of ordinary people, is that still a life? We want to live a life that is a little better than that of the landlords."

Emperor Wanli continued, "Think about it yourself. Is the so-called salary really just money? Emperor Taizu turned a blind eye to the materials you collected from the people and did not let you buy them with money. So the first thing officials have to pay is the clerks they hired, and the second is what you call poetry and singing.

Since this is all your own fault, why should North Korea pay for it?
If you are not capable of handling so many official duties by yourself and entrust them to others to do it for you, then it is your own fault.

You want to sing poems and lyrics because you are vain. Don't you know whether what I said is right or not?"

After these words came out, the officials below were stunned for a moment.

I wanted to refute it in my heart, but then I remembered that it was indeed the fact.

Moreover, from the time when Emperor Taizu established the salary to the present, which has been going on for more than a hundred years, it has actually been increasing year by year.

Although it does not necessarily increase according to the rate of inflation, it can at least ensure that every official, including himself and his family, can live an ordinary life, or a life slightly better than that of an ordinary person.

At least ordinary people cannot have enough food to eat every year.

Once a disaster occurs, it is common for people to go hungry for three meals in five days, or five meals in three days.

But it seems that none of these officials have ever starved to death.

Most of the relief grain funds were allocated to the lower levels. The first purpose was to enrich the officials, and only then would it be the turn of the disaster victims.

So an official like Hai Rui still lived to be over 70 years old. Did he lose a piece of flesh?
He just lives a poorer life and does everything by himself.

Others could not do it to his level, and the court had no way to demand it, so it turned a blind eye to certain officials.

But these officials felt it was still not enough.

The reason they felt it was not enough was that the prominent status of Confucianism made them believe that they were the only ones who could govern the world.

These scholars think that since they can only rely on us, then shouldn’t we eat more, drink more, and take more?
This is what is called thinking determines behavior.

Emperor Wanli's question immediately made all the craftsmen present applaud.

Hasn’t it been like this since ancient times?

Those scholars are high and mighty, those officials are well fed and well fed, how many poor people are there?

Since ancient times, corrupt and mediocre officials have been as numerous as carp crossing the river, but how many honest officials are there?

From this we can see, how many of these officials really care about the people?
Just like now, Imperial University of Peking only wants to set up this patent office and only wants these capable people to enjoy the subsequent income brought by their abilities.

These officials stood up and opposed it.

It is not the event itself that they object to.

What they oppose is that if this kind of trend continues, they know that the capital of them, the scholars, will be diluted.

But Emperor Wanli didn't care about them.

Emperor Wanli is Chen Han.

How could Chen Han watch these civil servants being so arrogant here?

Next, Sophia directly announced the start of the assessment.

With the subsidies mentioned above and the trial implementation of the patent law, the enthusiasm of the craftsmen was fully aroused.

Everyone wants to be actively involved.

Everyone wants to enter Imperial University.

He even thought about contributing his unique skills, preferably having them registered and used by the imperial court, so that he could use them endlessly throughout his life.

As for becoming an official in three years, these craftsmen did not dare to have such extravagant hopes.

It would be enough as long as I could contribute a little to the court.

This assessment lasted for half a month.

One thousand craftsmen were selected from thirty thousand craftsmen.

Each of these craftsmen has his or her own unique skills, each has more than ten years of experience in the craft, and each has good character.

The reason why it takes so long is, on the one hand, to verify the information they reported.

On the other hand, the assessment of skills is not just a cursory review, but direct questions are given, and they are allowed to produce exquisite things within a short period of time.

Even the bricklayers were asked to build the walls on the spot.

Imperial University of Peking did not skimp on these basic expenses.

Even those who had not passed the assessment were given two taels of silver each so that they could have money to return.

Chen Han is rich now. He has made so much money from Shanxi and Jiangnan. He doesn't feel any regret at all.

By spending huge amounts of money, he believed that he could make the Imperial University of Peking into the highest and most outstanding university, capable of cultivating students with outstanding vision.

The fifteen-day selection process also made those scholars jealous.

During these fifteen days, all the food, drink, and travel expenses for the craftsmen were provided by the Imperial University of Peking.

Scholars did not receive such treatment when they went to Beijing to take examinations.

They stay in an inn and are responsible for their own food, drink, and defecation.

This also resulted in a large number of scholars actually having to obtain the support of local landlords before they could go to Beijing to take the imperial examinations.

But after passing the imperial examination, it is not so easy to pay it back.

That's a favor.

When you become an official, you have to find a way to give back.

How to report?

On the one hand, if I could become the chief examiner in the imperial examination in the future, and the children of my benefactor came to take the exam, should I give them some leniency?
In your hometown, you should use your reputation to speak for your former benefactors and help them establish connections with local authorities.

This is a favor.

Since ancient times, human relationships have been like a net, which has firmly stuck everyone in this deformed net, and no one can escape...

(End of this chapter)