Ma Zhou probably guessed the mind of His Majesty Li Er, although there is a record of Ganluo as the twelve prime ministers in history, but if Xu Qilin is really given too high an official position, it is really impossible to let the bigwigs of the political hall pass.

In other words, His Majesty Li Er can only give gifts such as loose officials and titles, as well as gold and silver wealth.

Even these, there must be a limit, this size, it is really difficult to grasp.

Hurry up, it's so hard, I'm still waiting to go home for dinner!

Xu Qilin swallowed his saliva and continued to blink his eyes, expecting fame and fortune to return with a full load.

Ma Dami, who was experienced in the end, said to Xu Qilin with a smile: "Wen Linlang, according to a certain point of view, the improvement of the imperial examination system only provides a fair environment. How easy is it to have a noble son from a poor family? ”

From ancient times to the present, it has been a very expensive thing to study. And the ancient Hanmen were not the flat-headed people referred to by later generations.

To put it bluntly, the ancient poor families were relatively small and medium-sized landlords or down-and-out nobles relative to prominent families, and in terms of economic strength, they could support the children of the family to study for the imperial examination.

Those classes that are worse than the poor are the peasants and craftsmen at the bottom, who are busy with food and clothing all day long, and it is almost impossible to provide for scholars. As for the merchants, they are not even qualified for the imperial examination.

Even in later generations, there was an argument that "it is difficult to produce a noble son from a poor family", and it has been recognized by many people.

Even Xu Qilin has to admit that good education and money are closely linked. For example, various interest classes cost money, expanding reading and buying books cost money, and Olympiad English training classes cost money.......

Of course, there are no absolutes, and there are many examples of counterattacks by children of poor families.

In the face of the cruel reality, the children of the poor family can only pay thousands of times more hard work with tenacity and hard work, and use struggle to tell the world a story of Jedi counterattack, rather than a fairy tale that comes naturally.

Xu Qilin turned to Secretary Ma, blinked his eyes slowly, and said in his heart: This is a policy to belittle me in the reform of the imperial examination, just like bargaining, so as to give me less reward?

His Majesty Li Er said on the side: "What King Bin said is very true. This policy of perfecting the imperial examination has not been done for more than ten years, and I am afraid that it will not be effective. ”

After Xu Qilin finished reading Ma Dami, he went to see Li Er again, and felt that it was more difficult to argue with one and two, but he had to give it a try before he was willing.

"Your Majesty is looking for talents, and fair competition must produce talented people, so why confine a family or a poor family?" Xu Qilin said: "The loyalty of the children of the family to His Majesty may not be as good as that of the Hanmen, but it cannot be generalized. If one thing is curbed and the other is promoted, wouldn't it be contrary to His Majesty's original intention of not asking about family background and meritocracy? ”

After a pause, Xu Qilin continued: "Improving the imperial examination system is only intended to be fair. Your Majesty's desire to raise the cold door is not impossible, but it is another all-encompassing and complicated issue. For example, the inclination of educational resources, financial subsidies, and the establishment of public libraries ......"

The words are fresh, but you can still guess the meaning. His Majesty Li Er and Ma Zhou were stunned when they heard this, but they didn't expect Xu Qilin to really have a way in the face of criticism.

Ma Zhou stroked his beard under his chin, feeling that only one more problem could test Xu Qilin's quickness and adaptability. After all, what I just asked was related to the imperial examination, and Xu Qilin must have studied it very thoroughly.

Therefore, Ma Zhou asked with a smile: "Wen Linlang must have heard the local report just now, the lower reaches of the Wei River burst the embankment, flooding the farmland and houses, and countless refugees are coming to Chang'an. Although the imperial court has established a disaster relief law, he still feels that it is not comprehensive enough. Does Wen Linlang have any other way to make up for his shortcomings? ”

Now that the law has been established, why do you ask me what I am doing?

Xu Qilin frowned slightly, a little displeased, and felt that this Ma secretary was deliberately making things difficult for himself. If you don't rob you of your job, why can't you get along with me?

Ma Zhou looked at Xu Qilin's expression, and probably guessed his thoughts, but he didn't explain much, just looked at him with a smile.

Xu Qilin was very angry, and felt that if he didn't have some high-level originality, he couldn't shut up this guy, nor could he make Li Er more appreciative, let alone have the strength to make his family happy.

Thinking of this, Xu Qilin pretended to pouted lightly, and said proudly: "What's so difficult about this, since there are refugees pouring in, then build a lot of construction and let the refugees work." If you can have a full stomach, isn't it better than drinking the gruel that you can't eat enough and can't starve to death in the porridge shed opened by the government? ”

Ma Zhou was said to be blinded, how did disaster relief become a big construction? Maybe add to that the loss of labor and money.

His Majesty Li Er also heard it wrong, his face was flat, and he reprimanded: "This is a major matter of the imperial court, don't talk nonsense." ”

Xu Qilin bowed to His Majesty Li Er and said, "Wechen is not talking nonsense, please listen to Wechen's explanation......"

As early as the Shang Dynasty, China already had a famine preparation system, and after continuous improvement, by the time of the Tang Dynasty, the way of relief had been basically formed, that is, the law in Ma Zhou's mouth.

These relief measures usually include opening granaries, reducing or reducing taxes, adjusting corn and leveling the grain, transferring disaster victims, and resettlement of bereavement workers.

In the Song and Ming dynasties, the policy of "building and providing relief" appeared; In the Qing Dynasty, "cash-for-work" appeared frequently and became the main policy for disaster relief and poverty relief.

As for the earliest and most famous "work for relief", it may be the deeds of Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister of the Song Dynasty, who ruled western Zhejiang, which is recorded in complete detail in "Mengxi Writings".

Among the refugees are the old and the weak, and there are also the young and strong. Those who cannot eat themselves are allowed to receive millet; Those who can eat themselves can get corn; Workers are to be given grain or other goods according to their quantity.

Moreover, taking advantage of the low wages, the government can carry out some infrastructure projects!

What to pave bridges and roads, build water conservancy, dredge rivers, build and repair official warehouses, and so on. In addition to the government, rich businessmen can also be called on to build buildings and houses, temples and monasteries......

In this way, the relief of the poor is not the government and the government, but the rich businessmen and the temples and monasteries to share it.

“…… Gain surplus wealth to benefit the poor. Those who trade, eat, work, and serve, and those who rely on public and private food can be fed and stable. ”

Xu Qilin gave Li Er and Ma Daji a lesson in economics, even though they did not understand such advanced terms as "stimulating domestic demand and expanding consumption".

His Majesty Li Er and Ma Zhou glanced at each other, almost the same expression.

So it's okay to help the poor in this way? At first glance, it sounds like nonsense, but after analysis, it really makes sense, making people speechless.

Hmph, Xu Qilin glanced at Ma Dami, and his heart was somewhat relaxed. Listen stupid, don't you know that the master is full of skills, right?

Xu Qilin showed a smug look and said in a summary manner: "Sending the corn of the farmers and raising the people for profit, not only for the hunger, but also for the people's benefit, don't you take both?" ”