No matter who is the leader, they all hope that their subordinates can deliver true and accurate information to them.

However, the actual situation is that after all kinds of news are passed through layers and in the hands of the emperor, they are often distorted.

The Chinese characters are vast and profound, and it is not uncommon for some people to tamper with them for special purposes, and it is not uncommon for the message to change 180 degrees in the process.

Li Kuan's mention of "speaking with data" can be said to have scratched Li Shimin's heart.

"Xuan Ling, the six subordinate departments of Shangshu Province, all kinds of twists and turns in the future should reflect the spirit of speaking with data as much as possible. In particular, the information sent from all over the country should not always be vague, and if a county magistrate does not even have a simple concept of arithmetic, then ask someone with this concept to be the prefectural magistrate. ”

As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, all the people present felt that it would be difficult to do their work in the future.

Except, of course, Li Kuan.

"Your Majesty, speaking with data, Weichen is supportive, and it is also very beneficial to my Datang. However, there are very few officials and officials in various places who are proficient in arithmetic, and some of them even do not know how to read, and it is by no means possible to achieve the ideal level in one or two years. ”

Fang Xuanling felt that Li Kuan had dug a pit for himself, and it was still a big pit.

A lot of things, everyone knows well.

But if you really want to implement it, you will find that it can't be implemented.

"Kuan'er, what do you think?"

To solve the bell, it is necessary to tie the bell, Li Shimin threw the problem to Li Kuan with a word.

"Your Majesty, what the prime minister said is completely true. Today's officials and officials, there are indeed many people who are not qualified for their positions. Weichen suggested that in the future, the officials recruited by the counties, except for some special positions such as bad people, all others need to be able to read and write, and be responsible for grain, grass and tax burden, and they must also pass the arithmetic assessment organized by Guanshishan Academy. ”

Li Kuan originally wanted to move the requirements of the civil service examination in later generations directly, but after thinking about it, he felt that the requirements were too high.

If all the officials must be literate and hyphenated, and they must be highly conscious enough, and they can pass the arithmetic assessment, then the officials of the Tang Dynasty will have no officials to use.

Now, the officials can only meet some basic requirements, and then slowly raise the threshold.

Anyway, as long as the threshold is set there, there will be more opportunities for the students of Guanshishan Academy in the future, and the attraction of academies in various parts of Datang will come up.

Don't look at the shouts of everyone's officials, in fact, the influence of these officials is not low at all.

For example, the head of the bad people in the county is actually equivalent to the director of the public security bureau in the county in the future, do you think a director is nothing?

A graduate of the academy, as long as he is willing, can now easily become a position similar to the director and deputy director of the bureau in the county, can this be regarded as a condescending talent?

In the future, even in the poor areas of the frontier, you as a college student should not expect to become a bureau-level cadre as soon as you graduate.

Therefore, in the opinion of Zi Ah Li Kuan, it is not condescending to let the students of the academy become officials.

On the contrary, it gives them a stage to play.

started as a Xu official, and then slowly promoted to the county order.

After returning to Chang'an City to enter the Sixth Department or enter the state capital, step by step, it can be said that the future is immeasurable.

The most important thing is that Li Kuan did this, and it would not cause a particularly big backlash from the family.

After all, the position of Xu Officials is an ant-like existence in their eyes.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, your idea is too idealistic, isn't it? It's like Lingnan Dao, if you follow your requirements, the yamen will be wanted to recruit Xu officials. Besides, the number of officials in the entire lobby is not 100,000 but 80,000, where do you have so many literate and hyphenated people! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said sarcastically.

This old coward has never seen Li Kuan's goodness.

"There may be more than 100,000, if you include the personnel such as the lieutenant chief and the township chief, the number of officials in the entire Tang Dynasty may be hundreds of thousands, where can the officials find so many talents."

Gao Shilian, as the secretary of the ministry, also looked at Li Shimin with a worried face.

The look in his eyes was like saying: Your Majesty, it's not that I don't agree, but that there are not so many literate and hyphenated people in Datang.

"There aren't necessarily so many literate people in the entire Tang Dynasty."

"Literate and hyphenated, basically all of them are readers, how many readers are willing to deal with a bunch of villagers every day? Besides, these Li Zheng and the township chief are often served by local people with high moral integrity, and it is simply unrealistic for the imperial court to change this situation. ”

"Yes, we all hope that the people below are talented and can complete the tasks ordered by Shangguan perfectly, but the reality is not like this."

"Your Royal Highness the King of Chu, you are still too idealistic and don't understand the actual situation below."

Soon, all kinds of chattering sounded in the hall.

Everyone is an old fritter who has been in officialdom for a long time, but it is not something that Li Kuan can move with a casual slogan.

"Your Majesty, all the princes, what you said is not wrong. However, because of this, we Datang should cultivate more literate and hyphenation talents as soon as possible, and cultivate more talents who can be qualified for the position of Xu officials as soon as possible. ”

There are more people who oppose it than Li Kuan imagined.

"Everyone understands this truth, but who has done it in all dynasties?"

The eldest grandson Wuji pursed his lips disdainfully.

"A 100-year plan, education-oriented. In the final analysis, education must come first in order for Datang to develop, and the current momentum of development can only be sustainable if it cultivates enough talents. The core competitiveness of a country and a nation ultimately depends on people. Just as all the princes are the top figures in their respective families, their role in the entire family is by no means comparable to that of ordinary children. The same is true for a country, only when there are more and more well-educated people, the development of the country will become more and more promising. ”

Li Kuan's face was not red, and his heart did not beat and borrowed a classic theory from later generations.

"A 100-year plan, education-oriented? Well said, well said! ”

Li Shimin couldn't help but applaud.

Since his accession to the throne, Li Shimin has attached great importance to the imperial examination.

Although the imperial examination began in the Sui Dynasty, it was carried forward in the hands of Li Shimin.

Now the number of people who participate in the scientific expedition every year in Datang is three times more than when he first ascended the throne.

This effect is also slowly being revealed.

Although there are various yamen in the imperial court, the proportion of officials who speak out in the imperial examination is still very low.

However, it is undeniable that this upward trend is very obvious.

As long as this momentum continues, sooner or later the imperial examination will become the most important way to become an official.

That far-reaching meaning cannot be explained in one or two sentences.