The original house was too dilapidated to match its status, and the expansion of the mansion was imminent.

"Housing location is a big problem!"

Modern real estate villas or "sea view houses" are actually just in vain, and it is actually very good to use them for appreciation, if you have to say that they are used to live in people, it is really inappropriate.

Because anyone who lives by the sea knows that the howling sea breeze gives people a feeling of heartiness, but it also brings a sense of insecurity.

And the humidity brought by the beach for a long time will make people suffer from various diseases.

Although Mei Xiaohan likes the scenery along the river and the coast, she is reluctant to let him build a house in such a place.

Although Raozhou City is not a coastal city, it is a typical land of fish and rice in this city, crisscrossed by rivers.

Then he went into the warehouse, pried open a container, and saw a dazzling array of decorative materials inside, including some high-end furniture.

The chair, the furniture that Mei Xiaohan urgently needs now, the broken stool at home is not only uncomfortable to sit on, but also looks particularly awkward.

From the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, high-type seating was unprecedentedly popular, and the form of chairs also increased, with backrest chairs, armchairs, circle chairs, etc. At the same time, according to the different levels of dignity and inferiority, the shape, material and function of the chair are also different.

The furniture from the Five Dynasties to the Two Song Dynasties generally retains the legacy of the Tang Dynasty, but the high-style furniture is more popular than before.

The chair is known for its antiquity and simplicity, although for many centuries, is a state of ordinary use. Chairs existed because, at least in the early dynastic period. They are covered in cloth or leather, carved in wood, and are much lower than 21st-century chairs, which sometimes stand only 25 centimeters high. In ancient Egypt the chairs seem to have been greatly enriched and splendid. Vintage ebony and ivory carved and gilded wood, they are covered with expensive materials, ornate patterns and legs of beasts or captives after the figures show support.

In general, the higher the ranking of the individual, the higher and more ornate is the chair he has sat on, the greater the honor. In the field of national importance the old man sits on the throne, often far from a small footstool in front of it.

Mei Xiaohan didn't look for much, only opened a container, found two leather chairs, and moved out.

It is said that in the Song Dynasty there was a very famous chair called the Taishi chair.

Taishi chair is the only chair named after the official position in the ancient furniture, it was originally the chair of the official family, it is a symbol of power and status, and it is placed in the palace and the yamen with the meaning of the official position, and it is placed in the family, which also shows the status of the master. It was first used in the Song Dynasty, and its original form was a chair similar to a chair.

The earliest record of the name of the Taishi chair is found in Zhang Ruiyi's Gui'er Collection in the Song Dynasty.

It is mentioned in the book that "today's school chair and the ancient Hu bed are only used by the priests."

Because Qin Shiyuan slaughtered the country's taboo, he looked up and fell into a scarf for a while. Jingyi Wu Yuan flattered the times, and deliberately wrote forty handles of lotus leaves, which were carried to the national taboo, and the craftsmen were added immediately. It is used by all the deacons and attendants. Then he was called a master. ”

Qin Shiyuan, the traitor Qin Hui who was the Taishi at that time. This account unmistakably tells us that Qin Hui sat there and tilted his head, and inadvertently his turban fell. Wu Yuan saw it in his eyes, so he ordered someone to make a lotus leaf support head, which was placed on the chair ring of Qin Hui and others by craftsmen.

The Taishi chair was born, and the name Taishi chair also spread. In addition to telling us the origin of the name of the Taishi chair, this text also clearly states that the Taishi chair at that time was a circle chair with a lotus leaf head. This head support functions similarly to the headrest on the backrest seats of modern cars and airplanes. A big traitor, a sycophant, inadvertently left a legacy for the history of Chinese furniture.

Yue Fei's grandson Yue Ke also mentioned the various connections between Qin Hui and the Taishi chair in the "History of the Lotus", and clearly called the chair with the head of the lotus leaf support "the lotus leaf chair" and "the Taishi chair", providing a corroboration for Zhang Ruiyi's statement.

If these huge containers are converted into silver taels, what a big sum of money it is, Mei Xiaohan has not counted.

With such a huge amount of work, I am afraid that he can complete it alone, and things like this cannot be easily confided in outsiders, even if it is a second dog.

Maybe if there is a Forbes list in the Great Song Dynasty, how can Mei Xiaohan be able to rank in the top three, which is still modest.

The master has money, the servant's waist is also straightened, there are many things at home, the house needs to be expanded, things need to be purchased, and many things cannot be completed by a few people, at this time Mei Xiaohan thought of the importance of talents.

The emperor selected talents and adopted the imperial examination system.

In principle, scholars are allowed to 'go on their own', and they do not have to be specially recommended by the ministers or governors of prefectures and counties, which is the most important feature of the imperial examination system and the most fundamental difference from the probationary system.

The imperial examination system improved the previous employment system, completely breaking the monopoly of blood hereditary relations and clans;

"Morning for Tian Shelang, twilight to Tianzi Hall", some of the middle and lower classes of society capable scholars enter the upper class of society, get the opportunity to display their talents.

Before the Qin Dynasty, the "Shiqing Shilu" system was adopted, and later the military merit system was gradually introduced. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Son of Heaven divided the world. The world is governed by the Son of Heaven, the princes, the kings, and the scholars. According to the hereditary lineage of blood. In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there were "Keqing", "Diners" and so on.

to the Han Dynasty. Promote private talents. At that time, the probation system and the recruitment system were adopted, and the former was recommended by local governments at all levels to have talents with both ability and political integrity. Those elected by the state are called Xiucai, and those elected by the county are called filial piety.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of Wei, Chen Qun founded Jiupin Zhongzheng, which was divided into Jiupin recruitment by specific officials who assessed civilian talents according to their background and morality. This system was used during the Jin and Six Dynasties. In the Nine Pins, it is the improvement of the inspection, mainly the change of the inspection from the local magistrate to the appointed official. However, in the Wei and Jin dynasties, the power of the clan was strong, and it often affected the evaluation of talents by the central officials, and later even the criteria were limited to family backgrounds. As a result, the phenomenon of "no poor family in the upper grade and no scholar in the lower grade" has been created. It not only blocked the collection of materials from the people, but also allowed the family to control the materials of the imperial court.

Mei Xiaohan is also a person who has taken the exam, and she is no stranger to the process of the exam. Although it is not necessary to select the most suitable candidates in the examination, to some extent, it is a good way.

Those who have experienced the test are always able to take on big responsibilities, not to mention that Mei Xiaohan is in urgent need of all kinds of talents now, if they can be given a high enough salary, it will not be difficult to recruit the talents they need.

Zhu Yuanzhang has Liu Bowen, Liu Bei has Zhuge Liang, Liu Bang has Zhang Liang and Han Xin... That's a great achievement.

Mei Xiaohan was a little embarrassed, there was only one second dog by his side!