From a large perspective, the imperial examination system is indeed a good thing.

But from another perspective, he is actually a bad thing.

For the humble family, this is not just an upward channel.

Under Wang Buxu's drastic reforms, county schools have actually become more professional.

In the imperial examinations in history, the content of the examination was not just about those things, but in the later period, if you want to be a high official, you must master these things skillfully.

It can even be said that by the late imperial examination period, the meaning of the imperial examination itself had changed.

He went from focusing solely on selecting scholars for the country to incorporating some thoughts of slavery into his selection.

After Wang Buxu's reforms, you can also see it as incorporating some of the ideas of slavery, but at the same time, it also provided a different life path for those common people.

Maybe the world can't see it clearly now, but when the Han Dynasty develops to a certain level, this advantage will come into play.

Although county schools belong to secondary education, at this stage, this level of education is completely sufficient.

Even if they fail to enter Luoyang Academy, they can still rely on what they have learned to become accountants for merchants, or engage in other management and clerical jobs.

In other words, even if you fail the college entrance examination, you still have a skill that can make a living.

Even if you are not proficient at this stage, as long as you can put down your posture to learn and explore, a few years of experience accumulation will make you handy.

If there are more talents, the business will naturally be better. If you make more money, the wages will naturally be higher.

So overall, this is a good thing.

But look at this matter from another angle, for example, Fan Jin passed the exam, although this is a fictional story.

But in the long history, there are not many things like Fan Jin's passing.

For those who spend a lot of energy and money studying, their lifelong dream is to gain a reputation so that they can escape from a poor family and become a true scholar.

It may be said that it is for vanity, or it may be said that it is unwilling to do so.

But for the country and the family, what is the significance of such an imperial examination?

Let's take Fan Jin's examination as an example. Fan Jin was admitted as a scholar at the age of fifty-four. After his mother passed away, Ding You stayed for three years before he was admitted as a scholar. He was fifty-seven years old.

From a realistic perspective, a fifty-seven-year-old Jinshi, what do I want you to do?

In other words, it is said that there was no retirement age limit in ancient times? But even if there is no age limit, officials of the same age as you, let alone become three high-ranking officials? At least some of them have become ministers, right?

Therefore, even if a person of this age is admitted to Jinshi, from a national level, there is no training value.

So? There is a high probability that you will be assigned to a part-time department, and you will be addicted to officialdom for a few years. Then you can go home and retire.

Other than saying it sounds nice? What’s the point?

Have you occupied a quota? There will be one less quota for young people, and the country will have one less opportunity to train young people.

Likewise, what does it mean for your family?

Even if you start studying at the age of fifteen, it will take you forty-two years to become a Jinshi at the age of fifty-seven. During these forty-two years, you will need your family to provide you with food and drink.

It is precisely these days that raising a scholar can consume a whole family. Even if you know how to save money, your family's financial situation will not be much better.

Of course there are late bloomers? But if we look at two thousand years, how many such people are there?

Is it just to wait for these few late bloomers to cause countless families to suffer?

This was not Wang Buxu’s original intention for the imperial examination, nor was it his original intention for education.

Although he is thirsty for talents, he is not so hungry that he is not selective about food, and it is not that he wants all talents.

"The county school only enrolls children between the ages of six and nine, the county school only enrolls children under the age of thirteen, and the Luoyang Academy only enrolls children under the age of eighteen. The name of the school must be registered, and the age must not exceed twenty-five. If there is any fraud, it will be punished.

Punishment!" Wang Buxuan directly defined an age range.

It's not scientific, and it's not fair to some people.

But how can there be so many fair things in this world?

Perhaps for them, this decision may not be fair, but for their families, isn't it a relief?

Theoretically, the youngest student in county school is nine years old, in Luoyang academy the youngest is fourteen, and in the imperial examination the youngest is nineteen, and one can take the imperial examination up to six times.

Wang Buxu did not try to do it once every three years, although history has proved that doing so is very scientific because it takes into account ancient transportation.

But there are always exceptions to everything. Only students from Luoyang Academy can register for the imperial examination, and other academies may be established in the future.

But this is the general direction, so it is relatively easy to operate once a year.

Furthermore, even if you pass the imperial examination, you still have to visit the Ministry of Civil Affairs for two years before making subsequent arrangements based on the results of the visit.

And what about the oldest one?

He entered the county school at the age of nine, entered the county school at the age of twelve, entered Luoyang Academy at the age of seventeen, and was able to take the imperial examination at the age of twenty-two.

However, according to the age classification, even if you are admitted at the age of nine, you are actually admitted at the age of ten. That is, you can enter the county school at the age of fourteen, enter the Luoyang Academy at the age of nineteen, take the imperial examination at the age of twenty-four, and then enter the school at the age of twenty.

Five years old again.

One step is slow, each step is slow.

This account may be a little difficult for other people to calculate, but Haocang calculated it very quickly.

Secretly he made a six and a two towards the big guys, the meaning was obvious, six times at most and two at least.

This gap is still huge.

"Your Majesty, you might as well allow candidates over the age of twenty-five to take the exam again. After all, they have worked hard for so many years. It would be a pity if they don't even get a chance to take the exam..." Xiao He thought about it, but still couldn't bear it.

"I have been generous enough at this age. If you have real materials, you can pass the exam in one try. What if you fail to pass the exam twice? What if people who go out from Luoyang Academy are going crazy outside?"

Wang Buxu rolled his eyes at Xiao He, looked at everyone who was also puzzled, shook his head helplessly and said: "From the moment they entered Luoyang Academy, their fate was destined to be changed!"

"Think about it for yourselves, regardless of your situation. How much energy and financial resources does it take for a family with only four walls to support a student until he graduates from college?"

"Of course wealthy people like you don't care. Even if there are ten more people, they can afford it. But they are different. For every extra year of study, the family will be squeezed by them for another year."

"Besides, becoming an official is not their only way out."

"Businessmen will definitely like to recruit them. Even if they don't want to do business, the county schools in each county will definitely be happy to invite them back to teach. Even if the county schools can't get in, they can still go to the county schools."

"For a student who comes from a rural family, teaching can guarantee income and gain respect. Doesn't this satisfy the wishes of most people?"

The country has an upper limit on the number of officials it needs. It is impossible to say that I will accept as many officials as there are scholars.

Moreover, under the current system, the government operates normally and is not suitable for drastic and comprehensive reforms.

The purpose of the imperial examination is to gradually place these systematically educated talents in various positions through small batch admissions year by year.

It will take one generation to completely complete the replacement of officials.

Sometimes strong medicine is needed, but sometimes it is necessary to boil the frog in warm water. Wang Buxin is still very clear about this.

As for whether the replacement officials are from poor families or descendants of powerful people, it is not important to the court. What is important is that these people have received systematic education, their thoughts have changed compared with before, and they can keep up with the trend of the times.

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"Your Majesty, I have gone astray..." Chen Ping apologized directly to Wang Buxu.

"Prime Minister Chen..." Xiao He looked at Chen Ping in surprise. Although what His Majesty said made sense, once this decision was made, it would hit countless families who wanted to study.

"What should I do if I fail the exam?"

"Wouldn't all these years of investment be in vain?"

Xiao He originally wanted to discuss with Chen Ping privately how to persuade the emperor, but Chen Ping rebelled on the spot?

You are the minister, so the implementation of the imperial court's policies is your business.

The imperial examination is helpful to the Ministry of Education...

"Xiao Xiang, it is precisely because the people who have the greatest impact are the common people that we say we have gone astray!" Chen Ping said slowly.

"Compared to you and me, these consumptions are insignificant, but for ordinary people, this consumption is unsustainable."

"The current three-level system of county schools, county schools, and Luoyang Academy is actually a complete elimination system. For ordinary people, if it were not for this material, it would be a good thing to be eliminated earlier, so as not to invest more.

In the end, it was all in vain.”

"But looking at this problem from another perspective, a family supports a child who goes to a county school. Even if he does not get admitted to the county school, he will only be wasted for three or four years. He will be able to help with some heavy work at home after he comes out.

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"Anyway, at least these people have received education from the county school. They usually teach their younger brothers or children in advance when they have nothing to do at home. When they get older, will they have a greater chance of getting education through the county school?"

"Having received some knowledge from the county school in advance, will they be able to learn more solidly? Will the chance of being admitted to the county school be greater?"

"After graduating from the county school, you will basically have a skill!"

"We only saw that His Majesty restricted the age to under twenty-five and felt that it was unfair to some people, but we did not see that. In fact, it is the fairest for everyone. We did not see the move.

The real intention is that I can’t bear to see the people’s years of hard work ruined in one day.”
Chapter completed!