On the first day of the opening of Tianxia Bookstore, the harvest was very fruitful.

It's not about how many books have been sold or how much money has been made, but the main thing is that the fame has already started slightly!

At present, the means of news are still word of mouth, and the transmission of information is very slow. But by the evening, there were already many ordinary people at the door of the Tianxia Bookstore to watch.

These ordinary people don't buy books, and they're not readers.

But it is through these peddlers, pawns and ordinary people that the books of the World Bookstore can be widely advertised.

It wasn't until a quarter of an hour before the curfew began that the people at the door of the bookstore were gone.

After closing the door.

Lu Heng, Li Chengqian, and Cheng Chumo got into the carriage together.

"I really didn't expect that without acquaintances coming to cheer, this first day of opening could be so lively!"

Cheng Chumo sighed:

"It seems that the name of our bookstore is really about to be typed!"

Lu Heng shook his head disapprovingly.

In his opinion, this is not an instant hit at all, at most it is just a little famous around the bookstore.

"If we want to really make a name for ourselves, we still have a long way to go."

Lu Heng turned his head to look at Li Chengqian and asked:

"Over there in the three provinces and six departments, have you done it?"

"We have to get the newspaper done as soon as possible, and we need them to give the paperwork first."

Li Chengqian sighed.

In the six departments of the three provinces, he knows a lot of bigwigs like Fang Xuanling, but many of the people under him are from families.

No matter where you are, it is almost an eternal truth that Hades is easy to see that little ghosts are difficult to deal with.

Many times, even if the prince does something, he has to be stuck in the neck.

"It's not done yet, my father said that when he said that he would go to court tomorrow morning, he would tell them in person, and it shouldn't be a big problem if I think so."

Lu Heng raised his eyebrows.

Boy.

When Li Chengqian had to pull His Majesty Li Er before, he was not very satisfied, after all, once something touched His Majesty, it would inevitably be tied.

But now it seems that this is quite far-sighted.

If you don't communicate with Li Shimin, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to do it at this time.

"Well done, Brother Gao Ming!"

Lu Heng praised and asked:

"It is estimated that after our combination of punches, in two years, there will be a lot more children from the poor family in the court!"

He rarely praised Li Chengqian, but the latter was first delighted, and then his face fell.

Li Chengqian shook his head a little depressedly and said:

"It's that simple."

"If you can take the imperial examination just by studying, it is not that there are no smart people who have endured hardships among the children of the poor family."

"But he was born in a poor family, and now he is still a good mixer in the court, and he is only the one who serves the imperial Shi Ma Zhouren."

"Do you know how Ma Zhou got out of the way?"

"He read poetry and books, but he could only be a teacher, and then he quit after being ridiculed by the assassin and became a ranger."

"Then I went to Chang'an to meet the Zhonglang general Chang He, and stayed at his house, because the military general was not good at learning, Ma Zhou took care of the recital for him, and my father saw that those pieces were not Chang He could write, so he asked two more sentences, and then he knew Ma Zhou."

"Now you know? If it weren't for Ma Zhou's luck, he would not have been able to give it to the emperor's family with all his talents! ”

Lu Heng was stunned.

It turns out that even if you have the ability these days, you may not be able to become an official?

So what's the point of opening the imperial examination?

"No, you let me do it......"

Lu Heng raised his hand and said in shock:

"I want to know first, why is it so difficult for the children of the poor family?"

"Isn't this ink in the stomach, why can't they pass the exam, is it because someone cheats?"

Li Chengqian let out a long sigh.

He didn't know that Lu Heng didn't know anything about the imperial examination.

These things are common sense in the homes of people with a little bit of money!

"The first is the line paper, and the second is the public recommendation."

"These two are thresholds that are difficult for ordinary poor families to reach."

"Moreover, there are so many people who want to conduct scientific examinations all over the world, not only in Guanzhong......"

"From the state capital to Chang'an to take the imperial examination, the round-trip carriage and horse fares are a huge amount, where can ordinary people afford it."

Seeing what Li Chengqian wanted to say, Lu Heng hurriedly raised his hand.

"Tell me first, what are the dooms and public recommendations?"

Li Chengqian was speechless by his lack of common sense.

After explaining for a long time, Lu Heng understood these two things that he had never heard of.

Before the exam, the examinee carefully frames his proud work and sends it to the dignitaries and literary giants to take a look at it first, so as to add impression points to himself.

The public recommendation is based on this, let those bigwigs who have seen the work give a recommendation, and these feedback will affect the candidate's overall score from the examiner.

Lu Heng was shocked by this examination system.

His previous impression of scientific research has been stuck in the Ming and Qing dynasties of the Baguwen, although it is very rigid, but ordinary students study seriously, there is still hope.

But he never expected that Datang's imperial examination system would still have off-the-field factors!

The most fucking outrageous thing is-

Datang, imperial examination, not confused!

Which paper is written by a candidate, as long as the examiner knows, he can recognize this person in every minute.

There is no fairness at all in such a imperial examination!

Lu Heng was stunned for a while before asking:

"Why don't you just muddy the name and rank the candidates again?"

Li Chengqian put a mask of pain on his face:

"If it's a blur, why do the candidates who are still throwing papers to it!"

"The purpose of the paper is to make the examiner have a good impression of him!"

Lu Heng: ......

Oh, he now knows why it is difficult for poor students to get ahead.

can hand the paper to the big guy, and let the big guy help recommend it, those candidates don't say that they are powerful, it is more or less related.

If you can afford the money for human exchanges, how can you pay for the carriage and horses?

To put it bluntly, those who can be recommended by the public will not be poor at all.

Now that everyone has recognized the seriousness of the problem, they also know why it is difficult for the children of poor families to come out......

Lu Heng wondered from the depths of his soul:

"Then why didn't the imperial court improve the imperial examination system and cancel the papers and public recommendations?"

"Isn't it fairer for everyone to take the test based on their ability?"

Li Chengqian could only continue to explain the reason to him.

"Such a vast sea of students come to the exam, and only pay the chief exam, how can the chief examiner see it?"

"This can not only ensure that people with real talent and real learning will not fall off the list due to one or two mistakes, but also reduce the amount of examiners' markings."

"Those who have long been famous, the examiner will also be afraid of their reputation and dare not mess around."

"That's why we didn't cancel the papers and recommendations."

After listening to this, Lu Heng's whole body was numb.

There are so many places to complain that he doesn't know where to start scolding for a while!

Lu Heng's temples jumped suddenly:

"Grandma, a bear, I'm going to face the saint now!"