Opening the Heavenly Gates for Humble Class Scholars!
In the early years of the Great Tang, although seven years had passed since the coup of the Black Tortoise Sect, the effects of the coup had still been present.
Back then, many officials were close to the Crown Prince, Li Jiancheng, so after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he cleared out a large number of officials. This resulted in many empty positions in the court and the local areas.
If it had been a chaotic world, it would have been easier to deal with, but the Great Tang was now flourishing day by day, and all the regions needed specialized personnel to manage them. In finance, taxation, security, and other areas, they needed specialized personnel.
Therefore, after Fang Xuanling and the other ministers discussed it, they realized that it was time for them to become officials. Thus, they raised this question.
Li Shimin had communicated with Fang Xuanling and the other ministers before, so he only said,"What do you think, dear ministers?"
"I suggest that the respected gentlemen from all over the world recommend talented people to take up important positions.”A minister said.
"I suggest that we refer to the Sui Dynasty's selection method!”
"I agree. I suggest that the gentry and large clans elect talents!”
"The gentry clans are of high status. The children of the clans can study when they are young. When they become adults, they will have profound knowledge and can be of great use!”
The officials all advised, but what they said were mostly recommendations from the great clans, and the important positions would be held by the descendants of those great clans.
This was almost always done in the previous generations of the imperial court, and no one thought there was anything wrong with it.
However, Jun Ruyu couldn't help but frown when she heard this.
This system of selecting officials could indeed temporarily resolve the crisis, but it would also put an end to the future of all the descendants of the Humble Class.
This meant that the government could only be controlled by the aristocrats, and the children of the commoners could only be servants for the rest of their lives.
Jun Ruyu, who had more than a thousand years of experience, knew how great the drawbacks of this system were.
Seeing Jun Ruyu frown, Li Shimin quickly said,""What do you think, Imperial Teacher?"
Jun Ruyu slowly stood up and bowed to Li Shiming.""I suggest reopening the imperial examination system of the previous dynasty! Open the Heavenly Gate for the Humble Class disciples of the world!"
"The imperial examination system of the previous dynasty?"
"This…"
When the officials heard this, they could not help but frown. It was obvious that they did not agree with Jun Ruyu's view.
Wei Zheng stood up and said,"Perhaps the emperor teacher is far away from the world and doesn't know how difficult this matter is! Not to mention the collapse of the previous dynasty due to the imperial examination system, just this book was not something that anyone could read!”
"Books are as expensive as oil. Only the children of nobles can afford to buy books to study!”
"That's why we say that the Humble Class disciples are opening the Heavenly Gate. It's not that we don't want to open it, but that we really can't!”
Wei Zheng admired Jun Ruyu from the bottom of his heart. Although he refuted Jun Ruyu's words, his tone was sincere. There was no trace of hostility towards Li Shiming at all.
However, Jun Ruyu only smiled lightly when she heard this.
He said," The collapse of the previous dynasty was due to the tyranny of the Emperor. They were chased out by the masses. It had nothing to do with the imperial examination system. On the contrary, it was because of the imperial examination system that the previous dynasty nurtured so many important officials. It gave us a headache. Let's not talk about these things for now!”
"Let's talk about the expensive books!"
Jun Ruyu looked at Wei Zheng and asked,"May I ask, Sir Wei, why are the books of the Tang Empire so expensive?"”
Wei Zheng said," Mimeograph is difficult. Although there is engraving printing now, the technology is not mature. Moreover, the operation is extremely complicated and the cost is extremely high. The cost of a book is almost a month's food for an ordinary family. Let me ask you, how can a poor family's children buy books when they already have difficulty filling their stomachs?”
"Then according to Lord Wei's meaning, can I improve the printing technique and reduce the cost by ten or even twenty times?”
Jun Ruyu said indifferently as if she had everything planned out.
Shua!
Hearing Jun Ruyu's words, Wei Zheng could not help but widen his eyes.
He stared at Jun Ruyu with his eyes wide open, as if he was trying to determine whether Jun Ruyu's words were true or false.
Seeing this, Jun Ruyu only smiled slightly.""I have a method called movable type printing. It's simple and easy to do, and can reduce the cost by dozens of times. If Lord Wei doesn't believe me, you can test my method to see if it's true or false!”
Then, Jun Ruyu told them the detailed method of movable type printing that she had just received from the system. The ministers present were all well-learned people, so they knew whether Jun Ruyu's words were true or false and whether they were effective.
After Jun Ruyu finished speaking, the entire court, all the officials, and everyone stared at Jun Ruyu with wide eyes.
Originally, they thought that Jun Ruyu was already very monstrous and miraculous.
But now, they finally understood what was called an extraordinary person and why Jun Ruyu could be the Emperor's teacher while they could only be ordinary subjects!
"The emperor's teacher is a great talent. My…student Wei Zheng is completely convinced! From now on, our Great Tang will open the gates of heaven for the children of the Humble Class, and the teacher of all generations will be the teacher of the Emperor!”
Wei Zheng held a student's etiquette to Jun Ruyu and said solemnly.
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