In this imperial examination, the examiner was the famous contemporary Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng, and several junior examiners.
The entire exam will last three full days.
The first day was to test everyone's classics.
The next day, I tested the timetable.
On the third and last day, there was a poetry test.
During these three days, no one is allowed to leave the examination room, and all food, drink, and diarrhea, including staying overnight, must be done in the examination room.
Of course, everyone will have a cubicle, like a small room, to spend the night.
The exam questions are not given to you one question a day, they are given to you all at once. The reason why it is divided into three days is mainly because on the first day, regardless of whether you complete it or not, the task target economics exam questions must be turned in.
The same was true for the next day's policy.
If you can complete the three questions in advance, you can complete them all on the first day and then go home.
Although it is very rational, almost everyone, even if they finish the Confucian classics exam questions early on the first day, will submit them at the last moment, and no one will leave early.
Because no matter what status or family background, they all attach great importance to the imperial examination.
After all, once you become enlightened and your chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, it depends on the imperial examination!
"Confucian classics? It's really mind-numbing to read."
In the small cubicle, Qin Wenyuan muttered to himself.
Ancient Confucian classics generally refers to the Five Classics. This study of classics tests the understanding of the Confucian Five Classics.
To put it simply, the test questions will randomly select classic passages from the classics, and then students need to use their own thoughts to explain them.
Similar to later Chinese language exams, it extracts the central idea and explanation of an article.
Of course, you can also add your own opinions or even write your own works. As long as it can make the examiner shine, you can nominate.
The first question in this Confucian classics examination is "the Doctrine of the Mean" which hides evil and promotes good, grasping both ends and using it to benefit the people.
Qin Wenyuan thought for a while and then wrote down his own answer.
[When dealing with others, you should hide other people's bad qualities, publicize their good qualities, ignore people's rights and wrongs in small talk, and stop talking bad about people behind their backs.]
[Try to ignore the shortcomings of others, discover more of the advantages of others, praise and reward the advantages, and grasp the opinions of both sides of the problem. This will not only allow them to correct their shortcomings, but also promote their advantages.]
[It is both impartial and unbiased, the golden mean, and it is also an outstanding leadership art.]
[Candidate Qin Wenyuan suggested that this method should be a must-have for the royal family.]
Qin Wenyuan wrote this.
He had somewhat heard of this question.
In my previous life, I was more or less forced to understand some famous classics from the Five Classics of Confucianism, and now I can use them to my advantage.
Then, there are notes on the next question.
When Qin Wenyuan encountered something he didn't understand, he simply ignored it. Once he understood it, he wrote down all his thoughts. His approach seemed straightforward and decisive.
While other candidates were still making drafts and not daring to write down their answers, Qin Wenyuan was already writing furiously, and even... was about to finish all the questions on the first day.
Time passed slowly, and when Qin Wenyuan was completely finished, other candidates were just beginning to write.
Looking at his masterpiece on the rice paper, Qin Wenyuan nodded with satisfaction.
"This first day's topic is considered completed."
Qin Wenyuan smiled, and then looked at the second topic, Shi Ce.
Current Policy mainly tests the strategies of governing the country, and the questions are usually about the current governance problems faced by the Tang Dynasty.
Then, the candidates give their current decision-making strategy, and whoever has the better decision-making strategy can be nominated.
This is even simpler. With a history and cultural treasures that span thousands of years, Qin Wenyuan can deal with it extremely easily.
Even Qin Wenyuan could have written this policy of governing the country according to his own thinking.
"Finance? This was the sixth year of Zhenguan. Various natural and man-made disasters caused the Tang Dynasty to be extremely poor."
"I didn't expect that this year's policy examination would be about finance."
Qin Wenyuan laughed.
For a future generation like him to answer this question, it would be like a free exam question.
The solution is simple.
For example, due to the financial problems of Datang, it is necessary to expand the scale of business travel and vigorously develop commerce, instead of vigorously developing construction as is the case now.
After all, there was little money in the Tang treasury, and even His Majesty Li Shimin had to be frugal, so how could you build it?
Moreover, without first letting the common people see the opportunity to make money, or even drawing a big pie, they will have no motivation at all, and their work will be greatly reduced.
A problem that could probably be solved in one day actually took more than ten days to complete.
This is all real.
And this, unfortunately, is rarely recognized by people.
Because since ancient times, scholars, farmers, industry, and merchants have been the lowest status, and no one will look down upon them.
Qin Wenyuan's idea is to increase the status of businessmen.
In this way, no one will think that it is a shame to be a businessman, then there will be more people doing business, and the economy will be boosted.
At the same time, it is also necessary to promote and support business development and establish commercial taxes.
If such a policy statement appeared in the court, it would definitely cause an uproar and even a backlash from the entire world.
It didn't matter if Qin Wenyuan was the only one. He just wrote it out directly and wrote everything according to his own ideas. Whether others bought it or not, it had nothing to do with him.
Even Qin Wenyuan paid attention to details.
For example, if commercial taxes are increased, what will be the revenue from commercial taxes for businessmen across the country?
List them all one by one.
For another example, if the commercial tax was successfully implemented, the commercial tax collected by the entire country of the Tang Dynasty could even be several times higher than the current taxation of the Tang Dynasty.
It's similar to taxes paid in later generations, what tax rate will be charged on what income, etc.
In this way, the businessman may feel a little pained, but he is actually making money.
And if the people's taxes are reduced, their families will become richer in disguise, their happiness will increase, and they will have more trust and dependence on the Tang Dynasty.
If this idea is successfully promoted, it will be unimaginable.
Under the status of a businessman,
In fact, people in the world look down on merchants. This is one of the reasons. The other reason is that those wealthy families, nobles, etc. also want the world to look down on them.
Because if business taxes are levied, they will be the first to be cut off.
After all, for all the aristocratic families, including the Five Surnames and Qi Wangs, apart from the fields, their biggest income comes from various businesses.
They say they look down on business, but regardless of the imperial court, aristocratic families, nobles, etc., who is not involved in business?
It's just that no one has calculated this carefully before, nor did they think about it this way.
In his opinion, this is a good solution, but Qin Wenyuan knows that it is very difficult to implement this solution.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a fantasy.
Because now the five surnames and Qiwang's control over the Tang Dynasty is really terrifying.
When bandits attacked outside Chang'an City before, just one Lu Qian was enough to get them to take action. Without fear of the threats from Chang'an officers and soldiers, they could get a glimpse of the terrifying iceberg of the family.