Liu Xun stood in the attic of a northern military academy in the northeast of Chang'an City, watching groups of soldiers from all over the country enter the school field to prepare for the exam.

He turned around and said to Han Zeng next to him, "Today will be famous in history!" ”

After saying this, Liu Xun couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, clenched his fists tightly, raised his arms and cheered.

Perhaps no one could have imagined now that this examination would only admit twelve people, and most of them would definitely be given to the nobles, which would probably change the political pattern of the entire country from now on.

As a traverser, Liu Xun is very clear.

In essence, although his examination was designed with reference to the outline and general framework of the imperial examination of later generations.

In reality, however, his examination was more akin to the civil service examination system implemented by the later empire on which the sun never sets at its peak.

In ancient China, the imperial examination system would only admit the top, the most top-notch, and the most elite people.

Even after the Song Dynasty, the imperial examination expanded the army, and the number of third-class jinshi in one subject added up to only a few hundred.

And China is so vast.

Therefore, it is conceivable that a triennial imperial examination, plus Enke or something, can recruit up to a thousand people in three years.

Therefore, all the jinshi who came out of the imperial examinations in the Tang, Song, Ming, Yuan, and Qing dynasties were at least at the county order level.

Among these 1,000 people, at least half of them are nerds, and in addition to reading, they have limited political skills, knowledge, and vision.

When these nerds arrived at the place, they must have been played by the local local snakes and officials.

As a result, this directly led to the central government's inability to control the localities, the gradual expansion of local clan power, the rampant landlords and bullies, the empty existence of national laws, and the chaos of social order.

Moreover, the number of students admitted to the imperial examination is limited, and it is impossible to really bring all talents into the control of the government.

Like what kind of Huang Chao, Li Zicheng, is free from the system......

That's the most dangerous thing!

As long as those who can pass the examination and pass the examination, he will accept all the orders, which makes the elite who take the examination basically guaranteed to be admitted.

The British were able to build a vast empire in the 19th century, relying on their large elite civil service and immensely powerful navy.

"If a hundred years later, all the officials above 100 stones will be selected by the imperial examination, do you know what will happen?" Under the excitement, Liu Xun could no longer maintain his calmness and confided his true thoughts to Han Zeng.

Han Zeng was startled when he heard this.

He never thought that Liu Xun would have such a plan.

It's not that he doesn't have the wisdom to think about it, it's that he doesn't have the courage to think about it.

The Han system is not a top-down system.

At this time, not only the princes and kings of various places had the power to appoint and dismiss officials, but also the county guards and county commanders were free to appoint their staff and subordinate officials.

Generally, the county lord Bo and Sima are the cronies of the county guard, and the county guard himself will solicit him, and all the court has to do is admit it.

Not only that, but the county guards will also appoint township-level officials of Baishi, like some important areas such as grain-producing areas and salt farms, all of which have henchmen appointed by the major county guards, and their rank ratio is usually only Baishi, and they only hold small positions such as Qiangfu, but they are the people who are really controlling the place.

And all these officials were not appointed by the imperial court, but were recruited and appointed by the county guards.

Therefore, the county guard is called the 'feudal official'.

If one day, all officials above 100 stone are selected and appointed by the imperial court through examinations, which will lead to a reshuffle of the political pattern of the entire Han family, and the tentacles of the emperor of the Han family will penetrate into every corner of the country, and all local affairs, no matter how big or small, will eventually be reported to Chang'an.

There is no doubt that if it is really done, then it will be no less than the pioneering work of Shang Ying's reform.

It's just that......

Can it be done?

Han Zeng lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty's thoughts are unprecedented, however, if it spreads, the princes and county guards will probably be unhappy!" ”

Unhappy for sure!

If the examination can really achieve the point that Liu Xun said, then the authority of the central government will be above everything, the real unification, the era of centralization will come, all the princes, county guards, all have to be grandsons, from now on don't say anything about the gatekeeper, even the strong will be difficult to produce.

Liu Xun smiled, stretched out his hand, and said, "That's why it will take me a hundred years to achieve it!" ”

In Liu Xun's vision, he came to lay the foundation for the examination system, establish the system, establish authority, and gradually expand the scale.

His successors consolidated and carried forward.

By the time it comes to his grandchildren, the examination will sweep everything and reign over the world.

For such a long time, Liu Xun certainly knew that the conservative forces would definitely fight back or even violently oppose it.

But Liu Xun was not worried at all.

He turned around and looked at Han Zengdao, "The way of politics is better than the meat ......"

He pointed to himself with his finger: "I eat meat!" ”

Then he looked at Han Zeng with a smile: "Qing can get some fat and bones!" ”

He looked at the scholars who entered the examination room again, "The people in the world drink soup, and the worst people must ensure that they have at least gruel to eat!" ”

"If you do this, the rule of three generations will not be far away......"

This is the naked plagiarism of the cake sharing theory of the Celestial Empire in the future.

"The same is true for the examination...... Liu Xun looked at those scholars and said with a smile, "As long as the people who benefit far exceed the people whose interests are damaged, then the opposition of those people is just a mantis arm as a car, once the general trend is formed, it will be mighty, and no one can stop it......"

Once his concept of examination is really implemented

As long as it persists for three years, the beneficiaries themselves will form a huge interest group, and anyone who stands in the way of the growth and development of this group will be crushed by it.

After the historical imperial examination system flourished in the Song Dynasty, it crushed all opponents.

Even the feudal towns of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were crushed by the imperial examination, and since then, anyone who is an enemy of the imperial examination has died without a place to be buried!

Moreover, there is another advantage to the implementation of the examination at this time, that is, the people in the world now, even the most evil guys, are also disciplined, even if they are ruffians, they must preach morality.

In this context, if the local county guards and princes want to oppose the examination, they will not be able to pass the moral threshold in the first place, and if the morality cannot be passed, they will not have the strength to oppose it.

What's more, Liu Xun never thought of replacing the recommendation system with the examination all at once.

For at least 10 years after his accession to the throne, the examination will be accompanied by the recommendation.

Therefore, he is not at all worried about the counterattack of the conservative forces.

What he is more worried about now is the development of science and technology, especially papermaking and printing technology.

Because, if papermaking and printing technology cannot be developed, his examination may become a monopoly of aristocratic and powerful businessmen in the end, and it is undoubtedly very difficult for people at the bottom to get in.

Once the examination is monopolized by the children of aristocratic and powerful businessmen, it will not take thirty years, then, the terrible monster of the gate valve, will appear in advance.

Therefore, papermaking and printing have been maturely used today, and the examination even exceeds the war preparations against the Xiongnu

"Your Majesty, this is the list of scholars you want to participate in the examination this time......" As he spoke, Liu De took two of his subordinates and carried a pile of heavy bamboo slips to the attic to report.

Liu Xun immediately put down other things and stepped forward.

Looking at those bamboo slips, Liu Xun was like seeing a mountain of gold.

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China's ruling class has known that the key to the strength of a country lies in winning souls.

Li Kui Zuo Wei, and the Wei State was strong, Sun Bin entered the Qi, the Qi State immediately came out of decline, rose up, known as the Eastern Emperor, Wu Qi ran to Chu, the old kingdom Chu State immediately glowed with the second spring, Shang Ying entered Qin, and directly laid the situation of Qin State unifying the world.

As a traverser, how could Liu Xun not know the importance of intellectuals?

At this time, the total population of the whole world was no more than 30 million, and last year, the number of households registered by the central government in all local counties and counties was only 5 million, with a population of 27 million.

"Your Majesty, in this examination, a total of 3,455 scholars applied for the examination, and their names, origins, and schools are all registered on these bamboo slips!" Liu Deyu reported.

"Well done!" Liu Xun nodded appreciatively.

For Liu Xun's cheap father, these bamboo slips are the ultimate reason why he supports and allows Liu Xun to take the exam in Chang'an!

As far as the emperor of the Han family is concerned, the quota of a dozen hundred stone officials was exchanged for a census and registration for the scholars in Guanzhong and Guandong and Guanxi, which is too cost-effective!

And Liu Xun also needs these bamboo slips to prove to the courtiers and cheap daddy that he is not messing around.

Liu Xun picked up one of the bamboo slips, looked at it, and asked while looking at it, "Is the blank paper ready?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the 100,000 qualified blank papers, the minister has ordered all the people to seal them, just wait for His Majesty to order, the minister will distribute them......" Liu De replied confidently.

"That's a good ......" Liu Xun flipped through the bamboo slips, and suddenly a person's name came into his eyes, "Zhou Lukan?" ”

Liu Xun laughed, isn't this the minister who entrusted Gu when Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty died in the previous life, single-handedly ruled the country, helped Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty in the previous life stabilize Huo Guang, and was one of Liu Xun's think tanks, and he had a deep heart for Liu Xun.

What's more, Liu Xun also felt a little guilty in his heart......

Liu Xun's righteous strategy is the plagiarism of the people's ......

Therefore, Liu Xun quietly wrote down the name, well, just give him a place, as a way to make up for it!

Although he is not ashamed of Zhou Lukan's personality, Liu Xun himself is not a good bird, let alone a virgin.

In the long run, the later generations of Europa colonists did not have a good bird, they were all ruffians, scoundrels, all of them were evil bandits, but it was these bastards who killed and robbed the poor local place of Europa into the center of the world.

Closer to the ...... Ahem, Liu Xun's great-grandfather Liu Bang is not a good bird.

"My name is meritocracy...... Liu Xun found a glamorous coat for himself.

Holding the bamboo slip and seeing the last line, another name came into view, when Liu Xun saw it, he was stunned for a moment, he looked up at Liu De, and then, he laughed.

"Yan Yi, ......" Liu Xun looked at the origin of this person named Xiao Wangzhi again.

That's right!

So, Liu Xun made a decisive decision to set a person again.

If nothing else, there is no way for this Xiao Wangzhi to force Shi Gao, so he can only collude with the eunuchs and fabricate trumped-up charges to get rid of them, which shows that this person is indeed talented and capable!

Moreover, as a traverser, Liu Xun knows better.

This Xiao Wangzhi's ancestor is very prominent.

His ancestor was the founder of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He, who was judged by Emperor Gao for his first meritorious service, and Xiao Wangzhi was the core disciple of the Ram faction.

Moreover, just like in the blockbuster of the later generations of Emperor Mi, the president is not black, so there must be a black man among the heroes who save the world, Liu Xun must ensure that among the people he admitted, there must be a Confucian person!

It's called political correctness!

Otherwise, the Confucian guys will make trouble......

Crying children have milk to eat......

And now there are only a few people in Confucianism, and Xiao Wangzhi occupies a quota, which is inevitable.

That's it, two places......

But Liu Xun has to continue watching......

As the first examination in the past, naturally, in order for it to succeed, the black box operation is inevitable.

In order to avoid the straw bales selected in the end, Liu Xun could only rely on his advantage of being a person who had crossed through rebirth to select in advance those noble children who would become famous in the future and were proven to be talented from among the more than 3,000 people.

Although Liu Xun quickly read the names on the bamboo slips, it took him half an hour to basically look at them.

Putting down the last bamboo slip, Liu Xun stretched his waist and instructed Liu De, "Send these rosters to the palace and hand them over to Tai Shiling for safekeeping!" ”

There is no doubt that these bamboo slips are extremely important information.

Liu Xun couldn't help but think that if these bamboo slips could still be preserved after 2,000 years, when they were discovered, I am afraid that an archaeological revolution would be set off.

Liu Xun remembered that the excavation of the Han Dynasty in Zhangjiajie in later generations completely changed the impression of the Han Dynasty in the historical circles, and the discovery of the Han Dynasty in Juyan subverted the basic impression of the Han Dynasty inherent in many people's minds for a long time.

And when Liu Xun traveled to this era, he found that this era, although backward, was ignorant.

However, it still shines with the brilliance of civilization.

For example, the Han family has unknowingly entered the Iron Age.

Iron, began to phase out bronze, and fully entered the bits and pieces of people's lives.

Now, no one knows what this means, but Liu Xun is well aware that the large-scale application and popularization of iron tools, just like the Industrial Revolution in later generations, will have a subversive impact.

The myth of the Han Dynasty and Wuhu is based on the Han people's weapons and equipment to crush the Xiongnu.

Liu Xun knew better that the advantage of this kind of weaponry could not last long, and in fifty years at most, the Huns would also begin to develop and manufacture iron tools.

Later, the Rouran, Turkic, Khitan, Jurchen, and Mongol who replaced the Xiongnu as hegemons all made iron tools.

"That's why I need to manage the examination well......," Liu Xun thought in his heart, "Through the examination, support the masters of the Mo family, let them go to Shaofu, use Shaofu's huge human and material resources and strong organizational ability, and always maintain the Han people in technology ahead of the enemy for an era ......"

And that's something that policy can't do!

The reason is simple.

The people of the Mo family are not very popular.

Not to mention Confucianism, Confucianism and hatred transcend everything else.

Back then, Mo Zhai was Confucius's black life, and there was even a whole chapter in "Mozi", which was dedicated to picking up Confucius's black materials to criticize.

The old Huang school doesn't look down on those craftsmen who specialize in studying technology, although they won't deliberately suppress it, but in the eyes of the old Huang school, they are just a group of craftsmen with better skills, and they don't look down on it at all!

I didn't say that the people of the Mo family are playing strange * obscene skills, which is already very face-saving!

The whole society has never attached importance to the Mo family, and even the Han court has a contemptuous and even hostile attitude towards the Mo family.

In this context, it is a miracle that the Mo family can still be passed down to the present!

It's a pity that among the people who came to participate in the examination this time, there were no people from the Mo family......

After thinking about it, Liu Xun also felt that this was right, because the guys in the Mo family were all virgins.

In his previous life, Liu Xun met a descendant of the Mo family, who never wore shoes in front of Liu Xun, and was always barefoot, and that's not all, every time he received a salary, he would run to the street, distribute it to passers-by and beggars, and would run out from time to time to guide farmers in farming, teach the manufacturing and maintenance techniques of farm tools, and sometimes even squat in the countryside for several months, eating and living with farmers......

What kind of spirit is this!

At that time, Liu Xun had only one thought in his mind, I saw the warriors of the Heavenly Empire Taizu!

Therefore, it is conceivable that the Mo family was despised or even hostile by the imperial court......

Playing GCZY before AD? Engaging in non-aggression? It's already very generous to not arrest them all as traitors and hidden dangers and behead them!

Therefore, in fact, the people of the Mo family are also very smart and never get involved in the officialdom, and basically entertain themselves in the people.

"I have to find a way to let someone from the Mo family come to participate in ......the examination in the future," Liu Xun pondered, and naturally hit the idea to the heir of the Mo family in the wild biography of Xijing Miscellaneous Talks in his previous life.

Liu Xun remembered that the goods were called Kong Si, a native of Luoyang, who should be twenty-one years old now, and was playing with his pile of equipment at home.

This family is very rich!

Liu Xun remembered that it was recorded in the book that his family was considered a wealthy family in Luoyang, with at least tens of millions of family properties, and after his parents died, he separated from his elder brothers, and then within three years, he would give him a share of the money......

This is not surprising......

Because in fact, every heir of the Mo family is basically from a wealthy family, and even basically the descendants of big businessmen and nobles.

Since ancient times, poor literature and rich martial arts, playing skills is more expensive than practicing martial arts, there is not enough family foundation, how to play skills? Do you want to experiment?

Do you really think tech nerds don't need money anymore?

"It's you......" Liu Xun recalled Yang Yi's appearance and demeanor, and made a decision, "Come and be my daughter!" ”

Through the records of the Mo family in his previous life, Liu Xun knew that the people of the Mo family did not want to be officials, but that no one would give them officials, and the hundreds of schools of thought unanimously rejected them and regarded them as heretics.

But whenever there is an opportunity to get an official position, they usually immediately move on to it.

You must know that there are hundreds of schools, and each school has its own political propositions, and they all want to realize their own ambitions.