"Oh?" Wu Shigong was also quite pleased, these cultivated talents were all descendants of the Runing Army, so he immediately advised, "Improve the status of all the people in these schoolchildren's families, and if you can be admitted to Xiucai, there will be another reward." Don't give up for those who are temporarily off the list, and arrange for mentors to focus on counseling. Even if they have no future in the imperial examination, our Runing Army will also train them as follow-up officials. However, they should not only read the scriptures, but also learn some useful practices! ”

"Chang Jing is not resistant to the disadvantages of the imperial examination? Want to improve one or two? In fact, how many seniors have already discovered that many talents in the imperial examination are not familiar with practice, and they want to change their subjects, but the selection of materials has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so this matter is difficult! Deng Qifan said with a smile.

In fact, the development of the imperial examination to the Ming Dynasty's eight-strand literary selection, although it ossified the thinking of the people of the world, but also has its helplessness.

You must know that the acceptance rate of the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty was quite low. Once every three years, more than 300 people can be on the list to become Jinshi and Tongjinshi. Compared with the hundreds of thousands of talents in the world, the acceptance rate can only be described as terrifying. So it is understandable that Fan Jin went crazy after the middle lift.

However, in each level of the exam, to ensure that there is a unified admission standard, to complete the examination papers in such a short time, and to prevent cheating as much as possible, then in the Ming Dynasty, Baguwen was the most haode examination method.

First of all, Baguwen is actually a type of standard test question, and it is easy to compare the advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is difficult for the subjective opinion of the examiner to influence the candidate's performance. And the best of the thousands of people are actually the elite of the country. So in other words, if these jinshi are reincarnated in modern times, they are basically also the winners of the college entrance examination. No matter what era it is, Xueba is always Xueba!

Secondly, it is also because the eight-strand essay is a standard test question. It's fast to review. Otherwise, like some imperial examination reforms in time-traveling novels, the examination papers of mathematics, physics and chemistry are used, then the examiner who marks the examination papers will kneel to you! You may not be able to get a result for a few months. We can also compare how long it takes to get from the college entrance examination to the test results in the modern information society, with the assistance of so many high-tech means.

zuihou, due to the peculiarity of the writing of the eight strands, it is difficult to cheat. Let's not talk about those cheating methods such as entrainment and plagiarism, which cannot be eliminated in any era. We're talking about that kind of high-level cheating.

We can assume that if there are a large number of true/false questions, multiple-choice questions, and standard-answer questions in the test, how accurate the test taker will be. Even if he makes a mistake, how convenient it is for the examiner to revise it.

We can also imagine that. If there are two candidates, one candidate's level of Baguwen is obviously one level higher than the other. Even if the poor student buys it off, the examiner gets the test questions. If this errand does not look for the gunman. And the eugenics do not make common-sense mistakes, so the eight-strand essay written by the eugenics is still much better than that of the poor students.

This is the reason why Baguwen has such tenacious vitality. It's not that there are no great Confucians who have discovered this problem, and they all think that Baguwen is a stepping stone to being an official, and it has little effect on actual governance. But it's one thing to find a problem, it's another thing to solve a problem, until you find a better way to take the exam. can only maintain the method of the Eight Scholars of the Eight Strands.

And Deng Qifan obviously thought that Wu Shigong had talked about this problem. As a literati, of course, he liked academic discussions, so he began to discuss the imperial examination with Wu Shigong.

But how can a person like Wu Shigong know such a profound academic issue? Give him another eighteen brains, and he can't think of any way to change the imperial examination. But seeing Deng Qifan was full of interest. He could only say casually: "I just think that it is a bit of a waste for so many Xiucai to be idle in the township." If after they become Xiucai, let them learn some more practical skills, and no longer be diligent and indistinguishable, then after they are unable to win the promotion, they can still be trained as grassroots officials of our Runing Army. ”

"What practice?" Deng Qifan was a little incomprehensible. Because many officials are now assisted by their masters, and this form of combination also has its merits, after all, it is very rare for an all-round talent like Zhuge Liang to do so.

"That's it! After they were selected for the show, they began to study some subjects such as arithmetic, agriculture, and engineering, and included these subjects in the next imperial examination. The same is true after the lift, but it just deepens the difficulty. In this way, we can also cultivate specialized talents for our Runing Army. Wu Shigong couldn't say anything new, and he could only change the concept of modern middle school and university into the imperial examination.

But Deng Qifan was stunned when he heard it, he didn't expect Wu Shigong's ambition to be so big, and after a while, Deng Qifan cautiously asked Wu Shigong: "Does Changjing want to hold the imperial examination privately?" ”

Wu Shigong didn't understand what Deng Qifan meant at all. Because the imperial examination is selected by the imperial court, in other words, it is not that the imperial court cannot do this. Otherwise, it is easy to think of rebellion.

But Wu Shigong only thought that Deng Qifan was asking himself how to select the officials of the Runing Army. So he nodded and said, "Let's try it in our Runing Mansion first!" You only understand the pros and cons of everything after you have done it! ”

Listening to Wu Shigong's words, Deng Qifan gritted his teeth. Anyway, following Wu Shigong has already come to this point. Besides, now Deng Qifan's family is also in Runing Mansion, so follow Wu Shigong all the way to the dark. If Wu Shigong succeeds, then Deng Qifan is ......, and suddenly, words such as "founding hero" and "prime minister" are floating in front of Deng Qifan's eyes.

But today it seems that Wu Shigong wants to test Deng Qifan's heart strength, Wu Shigong said with a smile: "Actually, I think Confucianism should also keep pace with the times, and some places should also be improved. ”

In fact, a pragmatist person like Wu Shigong doesn't care about Confucianism or Confucianism. The reason why there is such a statement is because the influence of Confucianism in this era is too great, so Wu Shigong wants to use Confucianism selectively.

But Deng Qifan doesn't think so. Deng Qifan is not a pedantic sage, he is also familiar with the history of the development of Confucianism, and also knows the various changes in the development of Confucianism, and the current Confucianism has long been modified beyond recognition by the great Confucians of previous dynasties.

Wu Shigong's idea of neo-Confucianism was to carry out a Confucian reform. So Deng Qifan asked cautiously again: "Chang Jing is going to do that Dong Zhongshu's thing?" ”

The great Confucian Dong Zhongshu is an important figure in the history of the development of Confucianism, and he is an important figure who established the "dismissal of a hundred schools of thought and the exclusive respect of Confucianism". He also made significant improvements to Confucianism.

You must know that Confucius lived in the Spring and Autumn Period, when the princes were standing one after another, and what he admired was the idea of "respecting the king and advocating the emperor". That is to say, on the basis of maintaining the independence of the major princes, respect the status of the king of Zhou, and jointly crusade against the barbarians headed by the king of Chu. Of course, later the state of Chu also threw itself into the arms of the Central Plains and became one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States. You can read the history books for this specific history, and I won't say much about it here. But the key point is that Confucius was in favor of the princes.

However, the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, where Dong Zhongshu was located, was the period when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to collect the power of the vassal states and achieve the unification of the world.

So Dong Zhongshu keeps pace with the times. Its study is centered on Confucian patriarchal thought, mixed with the theory of yin and yang and the five elements, and the divine power, monarchical power, patriarchal power, and husband power are strung together to form an imperial theological system. As a result, he put forward important Confucian theories such as the induction of heaven and man, the three outlines and the five constants.

And in return, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty of course exalted this kind of neo-Confucianism that can maintain his monarchy and achieve centralized power!

And now Wu Shigong wanted to establish a new Confucian doctrine. As the actual operator of this new doctrine, if the Runing Army has such a day, if the new doctrine becomes the mainstream of the Runing Army, then Deng Qifan's status is not only contemporary! That has the same status as Dong Zhongshu!

Deng Qifan, who was immersed in a beautiful fantasy, suddenly lost his mind. It's not that I love fantasy, but the temptation is so great!

And Wu Shigong and Xue Yongli were surprised that Deng Qifan suddenly lost his mind. They didn't care about the absent-minded Deng Qifan, and then began to discuss the next military action of the Runing Army.

Xue Yongli asked, "Uncle! With so many soldiers, it's a bit of a waste to keep them all the time, what should we do next? ”

Wu Shigong smiled and nodded to Xue Yongli: "Uncle Yongli has also discovered this problem!" Here's what I thought: In the area of Huguang in the south, Shaanxi bandits and officials and soldiers are strangled, and we should not rush to kill them, otherwise we will be dragged into the Runing army. ”

"To the east of the Grand Canal, Fengyang and Shandong, we couldn't do it in the past. Nanyang Mansion in the west, that is the main road for the Shaanxi bandits to flow north and south, in case we enter too deep and block the road of the Shaanxi bandits, the Shaanxi bandits after the dog jumps over the wall will definitely fight with us. The scourge of war will last for a long time, and it is not in line with our principle of rest and recuperation. ”

"Then it's just the north. This time, the Shaanxi bandits plagued Henan and emptied the hinterland of Henan. Now although the government has been established again, they can only command in the city, and the world outside the city is blank. ”

"And we're going to take possession of those voids through the Reclamation Firms. Our force is stronger than those bandits, and we are hiding behind the reclaimed merchants, and there is no conflict with the government. ”

"Let Chang Meng develop freely, you can occupy more land, you can set up more branches, and you can even co-opt bandits and squires who form villages to protect themselves, how can it be profitable, and our Runing Army will be the backing behind them. In this way, it will not only be able to develop freely, but also without spending money to raise troops. At that time, the force of the reclamation merchant house can also be completely incorporated into our Runing Army. (To be continued......)