Linzi County,
"Have you guys heard? After the Qin Emperor's eastern patrol team arrives, the largest library in the world will be built at the former site of Jixia Learning Palace. As long as you register your name, you can enter and read for free!”
"Really?"
"The official notice has already been issued. How can it be fake?”
"Yes, when I passed by the day before yesterday, I saw that it was being renovated. It should be right!”
"I just don't know how many books there will be in there. If there are only a few Qin techniques, then it will be boring!”
"Who cares? It's not like you don't know how difficult it is to borrow a book these days. There's no harm in trying!”
"That's true. Let's go and take a look together!”
A few Linzi students hurried to the government office to see the announcement with their own eyes, but they saw that the front was already surrounded by people.
"What's going on?"
"There shouldn't be so many scholars in Linzi!”
"Judging from their accents, many of them shouldn't be locals!”
"Could it be that they're all waiting to come to the library to read?”
The students looked at each other in confusion.
"Don't you know that apart from the free library, His Majesty also issued a recruitment notice to the world!”
"Regardless of background, as long as you can pass the imperial court's examination, you can become a scholar conferred by the imperial court. At the very least, you can obtain an official position in the county government!”
"If you perform well, you can directly enter the prefecture, or even hold important positions in the Xianyang Physician Hall and various departments of the imperial court!”
"Moreover, it's not just the classics and history. The rest, such as law and prison, the way of running amok, the art of debate, military books and strategies, and even mechanisms and tricks, are all within the scope of the assessment. As long as you pass, the imperial court will arrange a position for you!”
A burst of excited discussions came from the crowd.
The students were stunned.
Although the Confucians had always been trying their best to spread the idea that all things were inferior and that only studies were superior, it was actually not easy to stand out through studies.
After all, the court mainly used a recommendation system to appoint officials. Those qualified and powerful officials would definitely give priority to recommending their students and old friends. The chances of the children of the poor families were definitely slim.
The reason why the Confucians were so popular was that not only would it be much more convenient to borrow books after joining the Confucians, but they would also be able to obtain a position as an official through their vast network of connections. Although the salary would not be high, at least they would not have to worry about filling their stomachs.
If they were lucky enough to gain the recognition of the upper echelons of the Confucian school through their books and become a Great Confucian, then no matter where they went, there would be officials and gentry who would treat them as guests of honor.
As for becoming a high official, that was a glory that most nobles could not achieve. Most of the children of the poor did not dare to dream of it.
However, the Great Qin Imperial Court had opened up a path to the heavens for everyone!
Regardless of background, status, as long as one performed well in the imperial court examination, they would have a chance to directly enter the official class, and the fate of the entire family would change.
"Did I hear wrongly?"
"Such an opportunity actually appeared in front of us?”
"No, you didn't hear wrongly. The future of us Humble Class disciples has finally arrived!”
As the news spread, all of Qi Land and Great Qin were in a huge uproar!
...
Xue County,
Lu County.
Within the towering Residence of Confucius.
"Everyone, what do you think about the free library and recruitment notice that the Qin Emperor publicized in Linzi?”
Confucius 'ninth grandson, the Confucian Sect's Sect Leader Kong Lin, said with a gloomy expression,
The news that came from Xianyang City and Dang County had been filled with triumphant songs. Kong Shou had even begun to fantasize about being conferred the title of Marquis and King after Confucianism became Great Qin's only doctrine.
However, in less than half a month, the news from Linzi County had taken a huge turn. The Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng, had issued two imperial edicts in a row, and they were directly targeted at the scholars who were the survival of the Confucian Sect.
It wasn't hard to imagine that once these two imperial edicts spread throughout the world, those disciples who had originally sided with the Confucian Sect for profit would definitely waver and switch sides with the Qin court. The reputation and influence of the Confucian Sect's Sect Leader would also be greatly affected!
The other Confucian Sect higher-ups were ashen.
They had been able to attain their lofty status today because of the Confucian Sect. If the Confucian Sect's reputation plummeted, how could they maintain their current glory?
"Master, I think this tyrant is probably bluffing. There's no need to worry!”
After staring at each other for a long time, Elder Meng Shu broke the silence.
"What do you mean?"
Kong Xiong's eyes flashed with anticipation.
"The reason is very simple. Everyone here knows very well how difficult it is to preserve and print books!”
"With our Confucian Sect's hundreds of years of reputation and the support of the world's aristocrats, the Residence of Confucius only has a million bamboo slips!”
"That tyrant Ying Zheng, even though he already owns seven kingdoms, Linzi is not Xianyang after all. How many bamboo slips can he gather in such a hurry?”
"I estimate that if there are hundreds of thousands of books, Great Qin's officials would be useless!”
"As long as our Confucian Sect also makes the announcement that our precious books will be available for free, not only will we be able to offset the influence of the Qin Emperor's library, but we'll also be able to gain the approval of even more people!" Meng Shu said fiercely.”
"But if that's the case, the price our Confucian Sect has to pay is simply too great!”
Kong Rong's eyes lit up at first, but then he hesitated,
These days, the preservation of bamboo slips was quite strict. Not only did they have to be waterproof, but they also couldn't be too hot or dry. Usually, they had to build special pavilions and have people frequently flip through and repair them.
Although the cost of a single bamboo scroll was insignificant, considering the sheer quantity, even the Confucian Sect, which had the support of great clans, would find it difficult to afford it.
To put it in a more vivid way, if borrowing books were free, the Residence of Confucius 'income would be cut in half!
"Patriarch, that Qin Emperor also needs to face our problem!”
"Don't forget that although he has a big family and business, he has always been militaristic. The national treasury has always been unable to make ends meet.”
"Moreover, the imperial edict of the Qin Emperor has a greater influence on the aristocratic families and clans. We can totally ask them to help us pay for this!”
"In terms of wealth, don't think that the Qin Emperor thinks that he's high and mighty. He's definitely not our match!”
Meng Shu laughed sinisterly.
"That's a good idea."
"However, if it's too easy to borrow books, it won't be easy to suppress those people!”
Kong Rong frowned again.
"This is even simpler!"
"As long as we can hold on for a period of time, the Qin Emperor will definitely be unable to hold on and announce that he will cancel the free borrowing.”
Meng Shu smiled.
"Is it that recruitment notice?"
Another elder, Song Yun, spoke.
"Isn't this a good thing?"
"Most of the scholars in the world belong to our scholarly faction. Isn't it a joyous occasion for our scholarly faction that the Qin Emperor gave the students the opportunity to enter the academy?”
Meng Shu said proudly.
"Great!"
"From today onwards, Meng Shu, you are the Vice Sect Leader of my scholarly faction!”
The smile returned to Kong Rong's face, and his gaze toward Linzi turned vicious.
Let this Qin Emperor properly experience the weight of our Confucian Sect!
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