Old Li stopped Old Sun, who was about to defend himself." Let's not talk about the matter of a wife for the time being."”
"Brother Lin, why did you say that the imperial examinations were unreasonable?”
"Are all the scholars in the world fools? They know it's unreasonable, but they still go to Chang 'an every year to take the exam?”
He shook the wine in his bowl and said in a slightly dissatisfied tone,"The imperial examination not only breaks the restriction of family status, but also provides an opportunity for scholars to show their talents. It is also beneficial for the court to select talents. I really can't figure out what is unreasonable.”
"Even the current Emperor highly praises the imperial examination system."
Old Li's implication was self-evident.
Lin Fan's interest was piqued. Ever since he transmigrated, he had never spoken so freely. He was suffocating himself.
Today, he finally got the chance.
"I'm not saying that the system is unreasonable. What's unreasonable is the method.”
Old Li was puzzled.
Lin Fan hugged Old Li's shoulder and punched him in the chest.
Old Sun almost coughed again when he saw this. His eyeballs were about to fall out.
"First of all, the imperial examination places are biased towards Chang 'an, which is unreasonable!”
"Although Chang 'an is big, can it be bigger than the territory of the Tang Empire? Although there were many people in Chang 'an, there were more people in other places.”
"All the examinees in the country are gathered here, but only those who are born in Chang 'an have special privileges? Is this reasonable?"
Old Li nodded thoughtfully.
"Secondly, examinees who pass the roll will not be directly appointed as officials. They will also have to pass the examination hosted by the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs before they can enter the court as officials!”
Lin Fan raised two fingers and continued.
"What is the meaning of the selection? It was nothing more than a formality. Would examinees from poor families have the chance to come into contact with laws and official documents?”
"The selection is just a backdoor for the nobles. It's meaningless!”
Old Li's expression was a little ugly. He drank a mouthful of wine and said," That makes sense. Brother Lin, continue.”
Lin Fan tapped his finger on the table and licked his dry lips.
Old Sun blocked Old Li's hand and hurriedly filled his bowl with wine.
"Thirdly, the number of people registered every year is too small!”
"There are tens of millions of scholars in the Great Tang, but they only recruit 30 people a year.”
? Lin Fan shook his head and sighed," Too few. To put it bluntly, these few spots aren't even enough for the noble children to use the back door."”
"Fourth!"
Old Sun staggered and almost slipped off the stool." There's more?”
"Oh, I guess you're not interested either. Then let's not talk about it. Let's drink.”Lin Fan raised his bowl.
Old Sun hurriedly shook his head." Don't, don't, don't. Continue. I'm listening attentively!"”
"You're just a merchant. Why do you care about the scholar's matters?”
Lin Fan sat down. It seemed like he wasn't going to continue.
At this moment,
Old Li quickly filled his bowl with wine." I'm doing this for my son. I want to know more about him.”
Seeing how serious he was, Lin Fan couldn't bear it and shook his head.
"The fourth is the most harmful!" Lin Fan rubbed his sore shoulders and said angrily,""Our Great Tang has four million square kilometers of land.”
"Every year, for the sake of this lousy imperial examination, I have to travel for several months before I can come to Chang 'an. After the examination, I have to travel a long distance to return to my hometown. All the time was wasted on the road!”
"You're a businessman, so you know how hard it is. Do you think this is reasonable?”
Old Li and Old Sun looked at each other, unable to say a word for a long time.
Other than his scalp going numb, there was only shock left.
Old Sun opened his mouth to break the awkwardness." Um, what's a square kilometer? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
"Even if I tell you, you won't understand. You just need to know that it's big, big, big.”
After saying that, Lin Fan threw the handkerchief over his shoulder and turned to leave.
"Brother Lin?" Old Li called out. Don't go. If we can't talk about it, let's talk about the wife.”
Lin Fan didn't even turn his head as he shook the towel and said leisurely,""I'm going to cook two dishes. The dishes on the table were sprayed with wine by you.”
Old Li was speechless.
Old Sun was speechless.
Not long after,
Lin Fan walked out with a few plates of freshly cooked dishes.
He was too lazy to clean up. Since there were no other customers, he simply changed tables and invited the two of them to sit.
Old Li asked with a smile,"Since this Li Shi Min is so incompetent, is there a way to break the imperial examination system?”
Lin Fan had just picked up a piece of meat and had yet to put it in his mouth.
When he heard this, he was immediately unhappy.
He slammed his chopsticks on the table and said unhappily,"Who told you that Li Shiming is incompetent?”
Li Shiming was completely confused by these words.
"There are so many drawbacks to the imperial examination system, and he's vigorously promoting it. Isn't he fatuous and incompetent?”
Lin Fan looked at the two of them and felt even more helpless.
This was just the Tang Dynasty, and the imperial examination had just started. It was normal for it to be incomplete.
The imperial examination system had only become more and more reasonable after more than 1000 years of evolution. It had nothing to do with Li Shimin.
"No one is perfect. Even a saint can't do everything. You can't completely deny a person because of such a small problem.”
A look of joy flashed across Old Li's face, and he immediately asked,"Then what does Brother Yi Lin think?"
"His Majesty has been working hard to govern the country and has poured his heart and soul into the welfare of the people of the Great Tang. Only then has the already dilapidated country been able to escape the chaos of war and begin to prosper.”
"How is such a wise king stupid?”
"I think you're drunk!”
"Yes, yes, yes. I drank too much." He replied repeatedly.
? Lin Fan raised his wine cup and stepped on the long bench, his voice impassioned.
"As long as Li Shiming is in power, he will be able to defend the land and open up new frontiers. He will sweep away the barbarians and establish the foundation of our Great Tang!”
Old Li's eyes lit up.
"Brother Lin, do you really think so?”
Lin Fan nodded his head nonchalantly and said with certainty,""I'm just expressing my feelings. I don't need to please anyone.”
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After three rounds of wine, the dishes are more delicious.
The sky gradually darkened, and the number of customers in the tavern gradually increased.
Old Li took out two strings of money from his wallet and placed them on the table.
"Brother Lin, I've had a good chat today. I'll come back another day to ask for advice.”
Lin Fan cupped his hands. He was only willing to say a few more words because of the money. After all, the customer was God.
"Take care." After saying that, Lin Fan cleared the table and went to greet the other customers.
He did not notice that outside the door, Old Li had his hands behind his back and a proud expression on his face. A transcendent aura was revealed. Old Li, who had been chatting and laughing just a moment ago, suddenly changed and became domineering.
Old Sun deliberately slowed down his footsteps and followed closely behind.
As soon as the two merchants stepped out of the door, people in cloth clothes quickly gathered around them from all directions, protecting the two in the middle in an instant.
"Lord Zhangsun, what do you think of this child?”
Zhangsun Wuji bowed with some palpitations.""Your Majesty, this child has a sharp eye and deep insights. He pointed out the flaws in just a few sentences.”
Old Li raised his eyebrows.
"How is he compared to your Chong-er?"
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