On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Cheng Qiao received news from people below that the various schools of thought had sent the classics of their respective schools as agreed, and all the relevant teachers were in place.
After receiving the news, Cheng Qiao immediately entered the palace and sent someone to invite Lu Buwei.
After entering the palace, Cheng Qiao sent someone to inform Zhao Ji to come to the side hall of Yong Palace to discuss matters. However, Zhao Ji was not interested in participating and let them discuss it themselves.
Cheng Qiao didn't force it, so it was just right that Zhao Ji didn't participate, so as not to cause any trouble.
Two quarters of an hour later, Lu Buwei came to the side hall, bowed his hands and said: "Meet the king."
Ying Zheng stopped chatting with Cheng Qiao, with a faint smile on his face. He seemed to be in a good mood, and said in a deep voice: "No need to be polite, Prime Minister, please sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Lu Buwei then smiled and returned the favor to Cheng Qiao. Originally, he thought that Cheng Qiao would be scornful of him because he held the handle in his hand, but it turned out not to be the case and he remained respectful as always.
Even superficial respect is quite rare.
"Brother Wang, the Prime Minister has arrived. Is there anything you can say now?"
Ying Zheng looked at Cheng Qiao sitting on the left with a smile, with some curiosity in his eyes. Lu Buwei sitting on the right also looked at Cheng Qiao opposite, secretly guessing in his heart.
Cheng Qiao didn't mean to show off, and stated his purpose directly.
"Didn't you mention to Brother Wang and the Prime Minister that the remaining balance of the world's wealthy businessmen has been paid in full?"
"Now that various schools of thought have sent all their classics and teachers, I think the preparation for the establishment of the academy can be put on the agenda."
Lu Buwei stroked his long beard and said calmly: "I wonder what your Majesty has in mind?"
Cheng Qiao was very satisfied with Lu Buwei's statement.
With these words, Lu Buwei skipped the question of whether to build a school palace or not, and went directly to the question of how to build it. Sure enough, it is useful to have a handle, otherwise the money that has been put into the national treasury may not be so easy to get out...
"That's what I think. If there are any omissions, Brother Wang and Xiang Guo can just add them."
"First of all, we must prepare to build a school palace in Xianyang. Since Xianyang is the capital of Qin, this school must be the best in Qin and even in the world."
Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei nodded slightly. This statement was reasonable and reasonable. There was no reason why a foreign school should surpass the capital school. The face of the capital still had to be maintained.
"In addition, the first academy is also convenient for management and adjustment. It is an attempt, because in my imagination, the academy of Qin is fundamentally different from the academy of the Six Kingdoms."
"Oh? What's the difference?" Ying Zheng became more curious and said with a smile.
Lu Buwei was also very curious, because there was more than one academy in the world, and the most famous one was Jixia Academy located in Linzi, the capital of Qi State. However, the essence of all the academy was similar.
"All the schools in the world, including Jixia Academy, focus on academics, but the academy I am planning to build is essentially a method of selecting officials."
"Nowadays, the official selection system is mainly based on recommendation. Brother Wang and the Prime Minister should know the pros and cons of such a system better than me, so I won't go into details here."
"The academy I am planning to build is mainly to teach how to become a qualified official, supplemented by academic discussions. For example, if you are interested in becoming a law judge, you will mainly learn various laws of Qin and other types of laws in the academy.
The officials are similar."
"After graduation, depending on the evaluation of their academic performance, they will be assigned to relevant government agencies for one and a half years as internships. After passing the exam, they will be directly awarded official positions. For example, the worse ones will be assigned to counties and counties, and the best ones will be assigned to central government agencies."
"Our Qin State has the ambition and strength to swallow up the world. With future expansion, there will definitely not be enough officials.
"The number of officials from the Qin State may be sufficient for important positions, but there are definitely not enough for the middle and lower levels. Then it is inevitable to use a large number of officials from the six countries."
"The style of these people is incompatible with the style of Qin officials. I'm afraid they can't even understand Qin's laws. Even if they understand it, it's easy for a country to change its nature, and it's hard to change its nature. I'm afraid the emperor of Shan Gao will always do evil things."
"They have done evil things, but the people of the six countries will blame most of them on our country, Qin."
"And these people are not allowed to contact the surviving remnants of the Six Kingdoms. How will such a large group of officials be able to distinguish clearly?"
"The hidden dangers are too great."
"In my opinion, the officials of the Six Kingdoms can be used, but they must be given some openings, otherwise they will cause trouble and cause chaos. Guizhou heads who are illiterate will be easily instigated."
"But the officials of the Six Kingdoms must not be the main ones, but the officials of our Qin country should be the main ones."
Today's officials in the Qin State have not yet degenerated, and their quality and efficiency are much better than those in the Six Kingdoms.
Although some officials will definitely degenerate under unification, as long as appropriate measures are taken to ensure that most officials can fulfill their duties, the problem will not be big. It is better than using a large number of officials from the Six Kingdoms.
There are too few people who can read in this era. No matter how you select them in the Six Kingdoms, the relationships are always complicated.
"Brother Wang is right. I don't believe those officials from the Six Kingdoms. What does the Prime Minister think?"
The smile on Ying Zheng's face disappeared, and he was full of seriousness. The importance of the matter in the Academy has been raised to a considerable height.
"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. I traveled all over the six countries when I was doing business in my early years. Most of the officials are corrupt, greedy, incompetent, and they are the first to squeeze money."
"Our officials in the Qin State are exactly the opposite. Most of them are good and can shoulder the responsibility of fulfilling their duties loyally."
Lu Buwei recalled that in his early days when doing business, he had to take money to clear the way wherever he went. Sometimes he would not do things even after taking the money, which made him feel a little unhappy. Therefore, he severely criticized the officials of the Six Kingdoms and praised the officials of Qin.
When Ying Zheng heard that Lu Buwei praised the Qin officials, he felt happy.
"The officials of our Qin State are indeed very good. Some of them are really honest and capable, but in my opinion, more of them are because Qin's laws are relatively complete and strict, and the Qin State is on the rise."
"Due to the majesty of Qin's law and their own future, they did not dare to test the law with their own bodies."
"Once the four seas are unified, I am afraid that a considerable number of officials will fall."
"The great work has been accomplished, why not enjoy it?"
"I think this is what most corrupt officials think."
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's eyes sharpened a lot, his cold voice sounded, and his words contained endless blood.
"If anyone dares to pervert, he will be killed as many as he finds out!"
"Depraved officials deserve to be killed, and supervision and legal binding should be strengthened so that officials feel like there is a sharp sword hanging over their heads at all times and dare not violate them easily."
"What the Prime Minister said makes sense. Human nature is like this. Supervision and the binding force of the law should indeed be strengthened."
Cheng Qiao smiled helplessly when he heard this. Qin's law is now quite binding. It is terrifying to the people of the Six Nations. If you are not careful, you will be beheaded. There are also all kinds of brutal tortures, let alone torture.
It's scary to hear that.
Since the law was mentioned, Cheng Qiao also planned to talk about it as a foreshadowing and to give Ying Zheng a warning.
"Brother Wang, what the Prime Minister said makes sense. I also think that supervision and legal restrictions should be strengthened, but we may have some subtle differences in our specific ideas."
"Your Majesty, do you have any advice?"
"It's not about having high opinions, it's just about thinking from someone else's perspective."
"In troubled times, heavy laws should be used. Today is in troubled times, so I have no objection to the current Qin law."
"However, the Qin Law at this time was formulated for troubled times. If we wait until the four seas are unified and the world is unified, I am afraid it will not be applicable."
"The system should keep pace with the times and never stick to the past. This is also an important reason why our country Qin can rise and become the most powerful country in the world."
"For example, what would the Qin State be like today without Shang Yang's reforms?"
"Let alone becoming the most powerful country in the world, I'm afraid it's not certain whether it will survive or not, right?"
"What do Brother Wang and the Prime Minister think?"
Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei were listening carefully to Cheng Qiao's opinions, with thoughtful expressions on their faces. When they heard Cheng Qiao's inquiry, they nodded in agreement.
Both Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei are very practical people. They don't care about anything else. As long as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, they will never let go of the ancient system.
"You know much better than me about what Qin Fa's situation is now."
"Changing your identity and thinking from the perspective of the middle and lower class, the punishment is a bit too harsh."
"Actually, if there is no unification, Qin State alone will have nothing. After all, the people of Qin State have basically become accustomed to it over the years. Even if there is dissatisfaction, it will not be serious."
"But the people of the Six Kingdoms are not accustomed to it. The scope of Qin's law is very large and the punishment is so severe that the people of the Six Kingdoms cannot adapt to it in a short time. This will inevitably lead to dissatisfaction."
"Brother Wang, Prime Minister, never underestimate any dissatisfaction. Dissatisfaction is accumulated bit by bit. When the accumulation reaches the limit, the anger that bursts out will be unquenchable!"
"Don't talk about soaring anger, just a spark can start a prairie fire."
"I very much agree with the words of the Confucian Xunzi in "The King System": The king is like a boat; the common people are like water; water carries the boat, and water overturns the boat."
"Brother Wang, it is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to sit on it."
"The unification of the sky was the most glorious time for the Qin State, but how could it not be the most dangerous time?"
"Before reunification, the enemy was in the open. After reunification, they are in the dark. It is said that it is easy to hide from the open guns and difficult to defend against the hidden arrows. A thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by an ant nest."
"In my opinion, external enemies cannot defeat Qin, only we ourselves can defeat ourselves."
"If you want the country to be stable after the unification of Qin and be passed on to generations, then you must think about and deal with problems from the perspective of the common people."
"As long as the people are stabilized, no matter how many people have ulterior motives, what will happen?"
"The unified Qin State is like a big chun tree. The people are the root system. If there are problems with the branches, they are pruned and replaced. The root system that absorbs nutrients must not rot."
"Once it rots, there will probably be countless people who say something like, 'Princes and generals should rather have the right to live in peace.' If so, the big chun will only end up collapsing."
"Brother Wang, these are my words from the bottom of my heart. Please be careful and trustworthy!"
After Cheng Qiao finished speaking, he stood up and bowed deeply towards Ying Zheng. He did not get up for a long time, and he also used the title of minister brother that he had never used before. The seriousness and solemnity in it made Ying Zheng change his face and was extremely impressed.
!
Ying Zheng quickly got up and left the shore, went down the steps, helped him up and held Cheng Qiao's hands tightly. He looked into Cheng Qiao's eyes, his face was full of seriousness, and he solemnly said: "Brother Wang will take your words to heart, and you will definitely do so."
Think more and understand more.”
Lu Buwei was concentrating on thinking about Cheng Qiao's words. Although he disagreed with some of them, overall he still felt they were quite reasonable. When he saw Ying Zheng's movements, he stood up and bowed.
"Your Majesty has done your best for Qin, and I admire you!"
"Ha, I'm just talking on paper. Xiang Guo is the one who does practical things, and he deserves more admiration." Cheng Qiao said with a modest smile.
"Your Majesty is wrong. The policy of governing the country is the foundation of everything, and everything else is just a derivative of it."
Lu Buwei was impressed, and he showed some humility with his backhand, and also gave Cheng Qiao a hand.
"Both the king's brother and the prime minister are worthy of admiration."
Upon seeing this, Ying Zheng simply made a conclusion.
"Brother Wang (the King) deserves the most admiration." Cheng Qiao and Lu Buwei said in unison.
"Hahaha……"
The hall was quiet for a moment, and the three of them looked at each other and laughed.
The hearty and resonant laughter spread outside the palace, making the eunuchs and guards on duty look at each other. Soon, smiles appeared on their faces, and they laughed silently.
After several breaths, the laughter subsided and the three of them sat down again.
"Ahem, that's too far off topic, let's continue talking about going back to the academy."
"I plan to build a three-level academy, a county-level academy, a county-level academy, and a capital-level academy. Considering practical factors, each county will only build one for the time being. When the academy is on track, we will
Increase according to the actual situation in each place.”
After all, the number of academy palaces in sparsely populated counties and densely populated counties cannot always be the same.
"Money is enough. County schools do not necessarily need to build new ones. Decisions can be made based on actual conditions. For example, if the government has suitable houses in hand, they can be renovated. This can save a lot of manpower and material resources."
"Spring plowing is around the corner. It is not advisable to delay farming work for the sake of studying in the palace, which will affect this year's harvest."
Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei both nodded and agreed.
This approach is indeed appropriate, otherwise every county and every county would have to build a school palace, which would be a really big project and would consume a huge amount of manpower and material resources, and the impact on farming would not be small.
"The most important thing is that the reality is that even if it is built into a third-level academy, there will not be that many teachers available."
After all, there are only a few people who are literate in this era, let alone those who know the relevant knowledge for officials. For example, the knowledge of law is not accessible to ordinary people. Most of them are private collections of family knowledge.
"Although there are many teachers sent by various schools of thought, our Qin State governs the country by law, and law is the top priority. However, there are very few relevant law teachers, and they need to be drawn from the officials of Qin State."
"On this point, Prime Minister Lu needs to pay more attention. All the officials transferred out will have their salaries increased. When the academy is on track, those who are willing to stay or those who are unwilling to stay will have their salaries increased or promoted as appropriate."
"I understand." Lu Buwei nodded slightly.
"In addition to Legalist teachers, there are other types of related teachers. The Qin State alone may not be able to gather enough teachers, so it can issue a recruitment order. Regardless of nationality, as long as they have genuine materials, they can enter the palace."
"You don't even need to be literate, you just need to have a certain skill, such as carpentry or stonemason. Students can learn engineering and construction knowledge from them, which will be beneficial for them to enter relevant government offices in the future."
"Of course, the treatment of the illiterate must be different from that of the literate. Even teachers have different levels and treatment."
For example, if Han Fei, a master of legalism, is asked to teach, how can Han Fei be treated the same as a minor official who knows a little about the law? Isn't that nonsense and insulting?
"In addition to teaching and educating people, teachers are also responsible for compiling teaching materials. Without unified teaching materials, the quality of students will easily be too uneven, and it will also be easy for students to be misled by private information."
"Therefore, the textbooks of each category were compiled and submitted to the imperial court for review, and all private and unreasonable materials were deleted."
Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Although they were not well-educated people, they were not bad in knowledge. They knew that teachers often instill their own ideas into students when they teach and educate people.
If these thoughts are reasonable, that's fine. If they are unreasonable, then they are just shooting themselves in the foot and making wedding clothes for others.
For example, if a teacher privately instills in his students the irrationality of Qin's unification, is that okay?
Therefore, this reasonable and unified teaching material is indeed important!
Cheng Qiao ignored the two people's reactions and continued to talk, expressing all his thoughts.
"When the first batch of students complete their studies, it stands to reason that they should be awarded relevant official positions. However, since there are not enough teachers, they can be sent to the county school. The county school will temporarily serve as academic officers to teach more students."
"By analogy, until there are enough academic officials from all over the Qin State, enough officials will be born over time."
"At that time, the six countries will still do it in a similar way, and the various university palaces in Qin will select academic officials to teach."
"At that time, we can mix in private goods, instill in students the decadence of the Six Kingdoms, demonize the Six Kingdoms, the rationality of Qin's unification of the world, etc."
"By the way, students from the Qin Kingdom must also be indoctrinated. Otherwise, even the academic officials who are teachers will not believe it. How can we win the trust of the students from the Six Kingdoms?"
"It is difficult for the people of the Six Nations of this generation to change their minds. They already have deep hatred. We do not ask for their full support. We only need them to live in peace and contentment. But the next generation will be different."
"Education must start from childhood. Their thoughts have not yet been finalized. They cannot let their elders instill knowledge about Qin's situation. Instead, they must be taught to be what Qin wants."
"In this way, the students will become the vanguard against the previous generation and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, using the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son. In two generations at most, the only people in the world will be the Qin people."
"One generation is enough to consolidate the foundation of Qin's rule."
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei's eyes widened. The three of them looked at each other with knowing smiles, and some associations suddenly appeared in their minds.
The students from the Six Nations who had been educated in the academy had different opinions with their parents, uncles and others. A small number of them were persuaded by the other party, but most of them could not convince anyone.
But the students have become officials and have mastered knowledge, the right to speak, and the power. Their right to speak is much greater than that of the previous generation.
One side is an inconsequential large number of the previous generation, and one part is small compared to it, but it can control the destiny of many people. Who will those who are wavering believe?
There is no benefit at all in believing in the former, but that is not necessarily the case in believing in the latter. It is normal for like-minded people to care for each other, right?
For example, two villages have completely different views on the state of Qin. So, as officials, students support the like-minded one and suppress the other one. How can they not accept the soft treatment after different treatment?
There may be a few who refuse to give in, but the majority of people who are struggling for life will not be so stubborn and will definitely change their stance for the sake of benefits.
After all, who can stand the differential treatment of all good things coming from other villages and all bad things coming from one’s own village?
We don’t worry about scarcity, we worry about inequality. Human nature is like this and no one can change it!
"For the first batch of students from the Academy, I think we should select the orphans of soldiers who died in the army. Secondly, the children of the current soldiers in Wei's army should not have too high official titles, and the benefits should be given to lower-level officers and ordinary soldiers."
"Mid-level and upper-level officers can be recommended as officials and officials, but lower-level officers and ordinary soldiers are not eligible."
"Wait until the children of the soldiers are filled up, and then expand the scope."
"I believe that with this policy, the morale of the military will be greatly boosted, and the soldiers will be more courageous and loyal even if they risk their lives!"
"The Exotic Land Development of Vegetable-Growing Skeletons"
The military meritorious system is a way for ordinary people in Qin to change their destiny, but if they have a choice, people will still choose the path of studying and becoming an official. The dangers of the two are not at the same level, and the glory and scenery, status and future are also different.
These days, people who can read are respected wherever they go, and soldiers also respect scholars.
"Well, Brother Wang is a great talent!" Ying Zheng couldn't help but praise out loud.
Lu Buwei was also extremely shocked. If this policy is implemented, then what should the Qin army soldiers who were already called tigers and wolves by the six countries be called?
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The two of them had a deep understanding of Cheng Qiao's ideas, but in the end there was still one point that they had not fully understood, which was the profound significance of opening another ascending passage for the Qin army's soldiers.
There is only one upward path to meritorious service in war, but the hidden dangers are too great, turning Qin into a military empire and a war machine.
The military meritorious officials from top to bottom were eager to establish more meritorious deeds and to obtain more, so they pushed Yingzheng to expand, and it would not work without expansion, because it was not the power of literati, but the power of a violent machine.
The scholar's rebellion failed for three years, but what if it was the army?
If you are not satisfied with the needs of the army, then what is the use of having you as an emperor?
If the internal contradictions are not expanded, they will expand. In this case, the only way to transfer the internal contradictions through external war is to meet the needs of the meritorious officers of the army, large and small.
This is one of the fundamental reasons why the Qin State did not recuperate and continued to expand and conquer everywhere after its unification.
Once the war machine of Qin started running, it could not be stopped.
The opinions of one, two military meritorious officials, or even a few military meritorious officials are irrelevant, and Ying Zheng can easily suppress them, but the opinions of military meritorious officials of all sizes are the same, and Ying Zheng cannot violate them.
Coupled with the fact that Ying Zheng himself also liked to expand territories, the Qin Kingdom was on the road to war, never to return.
The population of Qin is far behind that of the Six Kingdoms, so why can it defeat the Six Kingdoms?
Strategy and everything else are secondary. The most essential reason is Qin’s extremely abnormal mobilization ability!
If the imperial power does not go to the countryside, it will not exist. The mobilization ability can reach every Xiangting settlement and everyone in the Xiangting settlement!
Let’s talk about a simple data. During the Warring States Period, the ratio of Qin’s population to its army reached an astonishing five to one, which means that one out of every five people was a soldier.
Which dynasty in later generations can achieve such a ratio?
It should be noted that the Qin State does not only have young and middle-aged people. There are also old people, children and women in the Qin State's population. How many young and middle-aged people are there in the total population?
It is not an exaggeration to say that all the people are soldiers!
During the war, men, the elderly, children, and women who did not join the army all served the war. Basically no one was idle, everyone had something to do, and they must complete the assigned tasks at the specified time.
In modern terms, the six countries have fallen into a vast ocean of people's war!
Isn’t Qin looking like this a war machine?
Everyone is a part in the war machine, but the parts have different functions.
Such a Qin State was naturally very suitable before unification and could maximize the Qin State's national power, but it was not suitable for it to be a war machine after unification.
Unless you keep expanding outwards and keep winning more than losing, you will easily collapse. However, it is impossible to expand all the time. Not to mention the difficulty of winning all the time, endless wars year after year will make people hate it from the bottom of their hearts!
Both soldiers and ordinary people will get tired of it. This is also an important reason why Xiang Yu and Liu Bang invaded Guanzhong in history and the people of Guanzhong ate the pot of pulp.
The soldiers and the people really didn't want to fight anymore. They just wanted to live a peaceful and stable life. Even if they were a little bit tired, they would be satisfied as long as they could have enough food and clothing.
The ascending passage of the Academy was Cheng Qiao's important policy to change the nature of Qin's war machine. Compared with it, it made the soldiers even more willing to sacrifice their lives, and the role of loyalty was secondary.
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After hearing the compliment, Cheng Qiao was no longer modest this time. He smiled at Ying Zheng and continued to speak.
"If the academy plan goes well, Qin's officials will be enough to occupy most of the important official positions in the world. They will be an important cornerstone of stabilizing the world."
"When the academy spreads all over the world, the students who graduate from the academy need to abide by the principle of serving as officials in different places, and the term cannot be too long. The same is true even for the students of the Qin Academy. The rules must be set down from the beginning."
Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei could naturally easily understand Cheng Qiao's intentions and nodded in agreement.
"I think the preparation for the establishment of the Academy should be left to the Sikong Mansion and the Shaofu Mansion, with the Sikong Mansion taking the lead and the Shaofu Mansion assisting."
"The reason why the Shaofu is involved is because the Shaofu has branches in various places and is more familiar with local affairs than the Sikong Mansion."
"Money comes from the Chamber of Commerce and is earmarked for special use, unless it is not enough, so the money collected into the Shaofu and the national treasury should be taken out."
"Brother Wang, Prime Minister, is the money still there?"
Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei nodded without hesitation.
Cheng Qiao was a little surprised. It was just that the Shaofu's money was still there, but the capital's money was still there?
This shows that Qin's financial situation is good, at least it has a balanced balance of payments. Lu Buwei has a deep understanding of finance and is really a good hand.
"It would be great."
"Using the money of the six countries to deal with Qin's affairs makes me feel comfortable."
Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei both laughed when they heard this, and they felt really relieved.
"Since the amount of money involved will be huge, necessary supervision is indispensable. I suggest that Brother Wang and the Prime Minister should send people to supervise the officials, of course in the name of assisting the left."
"Your Majesty is right. Money and silk can move people's hearts. We must guard against it. We must not give officials the opportunity to make mistakes. This is also for their own good."
Lu Buwei smiled, slowly stroked his beard, opened his mouth, and gave a very high-sounding and upright reason.
"Brother Wang, you should also send someone to monitor."
"The money is provided by the Chamber of Commerce, and I will personally keep an eye on every expenditure. This is already considered supervision."
"Besides, I can't send people to monitor things even if I want to. How can those people understand the tricks of the project if I just want to snare them?"
Cheng Qiao smiled helplessly. There were still too few talents under his command who could take on big responsibilities.
"That's true."
"Brother Wang will be responsible for the grand ceremony of the academy. If you have time, Brother Wang will also give a lecture."
"ah?"
"I personally serve as the high priest?
"Can I still give lectures?"
Ying Zheng opened his mouth in shock. It's okay now that he's not in power. How could it be possible after he takes office?
Is it really so easy to be a king?
"Your Majesty, why are you so arranged?" Lu Buwei asked in surprise.
"From now on, the King of Qin will be responsible for the great ceremony of the Academy. It does not mean that he has to take charge of the affairs. He just needs to have a name. The people below will be responsible for the specific affairs."
"In the third-level academy, there are assessments for each entrance. Those who pass the exam will be admitted, and those who fail will be eliminated. Although those eliminated can also be officials, their ASXS will be lower."
"For example, county students who have not been admitted to the county school are among the township pavilions."
".asxs. The highest ones are students who have passed the graduation examination of the highest academy and then entered the eyes of Brother Wang in the palace examination. Such students can be directly awarded important positions after passing the probation period."
"Let's put it this way, Brother Wang serves as the high priest, and all the students in the academy in the world are Brother Wang's disciples. The students who pass the palace examination are his direct disciples, and they can be called disciples of the emperor!"
"The benefits of this..."
At this point, Cheng Qiao remained silent, picked up the tea and took a sip to moisten his thirsty throat.
Ying Zheng's eyes were so bright that they were as dazzling as little suns.
Lu Buwei's eyes were not too generous. The king presided over the so-called palace examination. So, as the prime minister, he should be the examiner of the graduation examination of the highest academy, right?
The academy system cannot replace the recommendation system in the short term, and the two systems will exist in parallel for a long time. However, as time goes by, the recommendation system will definitely be marginalized even if it does not withdraw from the stage of history.
Participating in it and serving as the first examiner will gain a group of outstanding students and former officials, but that is secondary. He now has many former students and officials, and the important thing is that his name will go down in history!
This kind of initiative will surely go down in history, and so will the people involved!
For Cheng Qiao, it doesn't matter whether the recommendation system exists or not. As long as the academy system succeeds, the recommendation system will be marginalized. Even if it remains, it will only be a benefit for high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and it will only occupy a drop in the ocean among officials.
Moreover, it is foreseeable that once the academy system is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, people with recommended backgrounds will definitely be despised and excluded from the mainstream of the officialdom, just like the Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty despised officials with a good background, such as those who promoted people, supervisors of students, and officials from Enyin.
After Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei woke up from their reverie, Cheng Qiao put down his tea cup and continued to speak.
"Brother Wang, Prime Minister, don't look at what I say is simple. In fact, things are complicated and it is very difficult to succeed."
"What we talked about today is just scratching the surface. We will definitely have to discuss it many times in the future and make changes based on the actual situation."
"Pa, no matter how difficult it is, you must succeed, and I fully support it!"
Ying Zheng interrupted before Cheng Qiao could continue. He looked at Cheng Qiao with piercing eyes, the blush caused by excitement still lingering on his face. He clapped his hands and said firmly and unquestionably.
"Pa, if the king sees it clearly, I will give my full support."
Lu Buwei's old face still had a blush, his old eyes were shining, he patted the table and said in a similar manner.
His biggest pursuit now is not only to help Qin accomplish its great achievements, but also to leave a name in history.
Okay, you’ve all said that, what else can I say?
Just do it!
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This chapter has more than 8,000 words. I have never written so much in a chapter before. My eyes are a little dazzled after writing it...
