In the study, Mr. Xiao was playing chess with Zhao Yao and chatting with Zhao Yao.

The two used small talk to analyze the situation between the DPRK and China very thoroughly.

The two of them, one taught in the Wende Palace, and the other studied in the Wende Palace, and they had never been to the court, but the two of them saw the situation in the court clearly. And it can be seen more clearly than many ministers in the DPRK and China.

Speaking of the ministers of the court, Mr. Xiao's face suddenly became solemn. He sighed faintly: "Alas...... Now the ministers in the court are basically from families or official families, and rarely come from poor families, and it is still too difficult for poor students to get ahead. ”

"It's much better now than before, at least there are more ministers in the court." Zhao Yao knelt and sat for a while, his legs were numb, and now he sat cross-legged. If it weren't for Mr. Xiao, he would have wanted to pick his toes. "In the previous dynasty, the ministers of the early dynasty were basically from the family, and it can be said that the family controlled the court." In this regard, Zhao Yao is very much like Emperor Wu of Zhou.

"When the emperor's grandfather established the Great Zhou, he deliberately invited the fourth brother's maternal grandfather to go out of the mountains to establish Taixue and recruit students from poor families, in order to train officials for the imperial court. Now Taixue has cultivated some poor ministers for the imperial court, although most of them have not yet held important positions in the court, but they will definitely hold important positions in the court in the future. At that time, they will recommend students from poor families to enter the court as officials. If this continues, there will be more and more ministers from the DPRK and China. ”

"That's great, but it's not a cure." Mr. Xiao frowned slightly and said, "It is impossible for the family to let more and more ministers from the poor family, and it will not let the ministers of the poor family hold important positions in the court and rob them of power." ”

"It's not something the Maison wants to do." Zhao Yao threw the chess pieces into the air and stretched out his hand to catch them, "Father and Emperor will never allow the family to prevent students from poor families from entering the court as officials. ”

"In the capital, the emperor can prevent the family from interfering in the selection of officials, but not necessarily in the local area." Mr. Xiao sighed, "The place is far away from the capital, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the selection of local officials is not up to the local officials. ”

"I've heard that there are officials who sell at a clear price in some places, but of course these official positions sold are not big officials, they are all small officials."

The local officials are still decided by the imperial court, such as Taishou.

Taishou is qualified to recommend officials, and he is also qualified to select some officials to serve under him. The official positions of the officials under him are not high, and most of them are the Taishou who have the final say.

Although the officials under Taishou are up to him, they also have to go through the assessment. However, there are many places where there is no need for assessment.

On the surface, Taishou didn't dare to sell his official position, but he was still selling it in private.

If nothing else, let's just say that there are rich merchants everywhere. Although these wealthy businessmen were rich, their status was very low. These wealthy businessmen don't want to keep their heads low, they also want to be high-ranking officials, but their status is simply impossible to enter the court as officials.

But they don't want to stay like this. They themselves can keep their feet low, but their descendants cannot.

Wealthy businessmen have money, but they are also very ambitious. They want not only money, but also power, and it is better to develop the family into a family.

A wealthy merchant who doesn't want to be a family is not a businessman with brains.

The wealthy merchants knew that they could not go to the capital to become officials, but they could become local officials. Even being a local petty official is good. Therefore, wealthy businessmen in many places secretly bought officials.

The imperial court forbade the buying and selling of official positions, but many places relied on the high mountains and the emperor to secretly sell officials.

"This situation has not been repeated repeatedly." Mr. Xiao said with a calm expression, "Since ancient times, the methods of selecting officials have not been very good, even if it is the previous Yuedan review. ”

Zhao Yao asked, "Sir, how do you think the officials should be selected?" ”

Mr. Xiao shook his head: "I don't know. If I could think of a better system for selecting officials, I would have told the emperor a long time ago. Speaking of this, Mr. Xiao sighed with a distressed face, "I just want more poor students to have the opportunity to enter the court as officials, display their ambitions, serve the court, and pray for the blessings of the people." ”

"In fact, there is a way to allow more poor students to enter the court as officials, and at the same time, we can also select outstanding students from many poor students."

When Mr. Xiao heard this, his eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly, "What way?" ”

Zhao Yao was about to speak, but suddenly thought of something and immediately stopped.

Seeing that Zhao Yao suddenly pursed his lips and stopped talking, Mr. Xiao asked suspiciously and with concern, "Your Highness, what's wrong?" ”

"Sir, it's not time for me to say that." Zhao Yao smiled apologetically at Mr. Xiao, "If I say it, you will definitely tell your father excitedly, and your father will definitely agree, and it will cause an uproar in Da Zhou at that time." ”

Mr. Xiao was stunned: "Uproar? ”

"More than that." Zhao Yao thought for a while and said, "That method of mine, which has not been available since ancient times, will not only cause a huge sensation, but also create history and leave a strong mark in history." ”

"It's no exaggeration to say that I'm going to make a name for myself." ”

Hearing Zhao Yao say this, Mr. Xiao's face showed an extremely shocked look. He became more and more curious in his heart, and asked impatiently: "Your Highness, what is the solution?" ”

Zhao Yao shook his head and said, "I can't say it yet." ”

"Your Highness, if it's really like what you said, you shouldn't hide it."

"Sir, as soon as I say this, I will be exposed to everyone." Zhao Yao also wanted to propose to Emperor Wu of Zhou to hold the imperial examination, but he was still too young to say. "When the time comes, all the students in the world will be grateful to me, I, the Ten Princes, will become their benefactor, my status in the hearts of the literati and students in the world will become very high, and my reputation in the court and among the people will also become very high."

"It's a good thing for me, but it also puts me in danger that I won't be able to live to adulthood." Zhao Yao's face was very heavy, "Sir, I am a selfish person, I just want to live well now and grow up safely and smoothly." When I grow up to be crowned queen, I will go to the fief, and when I wait for my own fief, I will use this method to select talents and officials. ”

Mr. Xiao understands Zhao Yao's situation. After hearing his words, Mr. Xiao's heart was full of pity.

"It seems that the method you said is very good, Your Highness."

"Well, it's very good, not only can it select talents and officials well, but it can also break the family's control over officialdom." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "The most important thing is to let the poor family produce a noble son, so that all the people who study in the world have the opportunity to become officials, and it also brings new hope to the people who read all the time." ”

The more Mr. Xiao heard Zhao Yao say this, the more curious he became.

"Your Highness, I'm really curious about what you're talking about."

"Sir, I can't tell you now." Zhao Yao smiled apologetically, "This method can only be implemented when I go to the fiefdom." ”

Mr. Xiao can't wait to know right away, but hearing Zhao Yao say this, he will have to wait for more than ten years. He couldn't wait that long.

"Sir, this is a great kindness, I will not tell others, let others do it." Zhao Yao has not been generous to this point. "Sir, you can only wait for me to grow up and go to the fief."

Mr. Xiao understands and understands Zhao Yao's concerns. He raised the corners of his mouth and smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, you might as well not tell me." You're telling me that there's such a good way to do it, but you can't tell me exactly what it's going on, and that keeps me curious. ”

"If I am the elder brother of the crown prince, or the fourth brother, I will immediately suggest it to my father." Zhao Yao shrugged his shoulders at Mr. Xiao, "It's a pity that I am an unfavored prince, and I am still a powerless prince." If I tell me that way, I risk losing my life. ”

"Your Highness, I understand what you said." Mr. Xiao said, "I'll wait." He could only wait.

"Sir, I won't let you wait in vain, I will surprise you when the time comes." When he went to his fiefdom, he not only had to open the imperial examination, but also re-planned his official position and moved out the six parts of Zhao Yao's history in his dream.

He felt that the current official positions were too complicated and numerous, and it was not easy to remember. In the dream, Zhao Yao's history of the six official positions, he thinks it is very good, it is much simpler than now, and it is easier to remember than now.

"Your Highness said so, then why don't I wait for ten years." Mr. Xiao said this, but in fact, he still wanted to know right away.

"Sir, you'd like to know right away, right?"

"That's right, but you don't say it, Your Highness." Mr. Xiao's heart was extremely curious, "Your Highness, the method you said must be said while the emperor is still there, once the emperor is not there, it will still be dangerous for you to say that method." ”

"It's nature." Zhao Yao said, "When I grow up, my father is still in the prime of life, and he won't be there." ”

Mr. Xiao nodded, and then stared at Zhao Yao with burning eyes: "Your Highness, what can you tell me?" He always felt that His Highness still had a lot to tell him.

"Actually, in the government, I have a lot of ideas, and these ideas are very good, but I can't say them at this time." Zhao Yao also wanted to get some things out of Zhao Yao's world in his dream, and then benefit the people of Great Zhou, but he didn't have the ability to bear the consequences of making these things now. "When I go to my own fiefdom as king, I will implement these ideas one by one."

"Aren't there one or two that can tell?" Mr. Xiao only felt scratching his heart and lungs

"I want to think about it." Zhao Yao pinched his chin, thought seriously for a while, and said, "There are one or two who can speak." ”

Mr. Xiao asked with a twinkle in his eyes, "What?" Your Highness, speak quickly. ”

"I can improve the tools for farming, improve the weapons, improve the loom and many other things......," Zhao Yao said here, realizing that these things can't be made casually, "It seems that they can't be made at this time." ”

Mr. Xiao was shocked: "Your Highness, will you still improve the cultivation tools?" ”

"Sir, I made stirrups before." Zhao Yao said with a smug face, "What's so difficult about improving farming tools and looms." ”

"Your Highness, I didn't expect you to be good at the Mo family." Mr. Xiao sighed, "The stirrups you made before are really good. ”

Zhao Yao raised his chin and said, "I know a lot of things, but it's not time to get them out now." ”

"It's a shame." I didn't expect His Highness to be proficient in the Mo family, "Your Highness, what else are you proficient in?" ”

"I'll have a lot of things, sir, you'll know later." Zhao Yao deliberately sold a pass, "By the way, I've been thinking about something recently." ”

"What's that?"

"I don't think the paper is very good now, and I want to improve the paper to make it easier to use and cheaper."

Mr. Xiao was shocked: "Your Highness, you still make paper?" ”

"I think paper is a bit expensive now, so books are also expensive." Zhao Yao said with a serious expression, "If books are expensive, the people can't afford to buy books, so they can't afford to read books, so they can't learn knowledge." ”

Mr. Xiao felt that what Zhao Yao said was very right, nodded approvingly, and said, "Books are indeed very expensive, but they are much cheaper than before. ”

"In the past, books were expensive because the characters were engraved on bamboo slips. Nowadays, books are made of paper, but the books are still copied, which is not only slow, but also very wasteful. Zhao Yao said thoughtfully, "I'm wondering if I should get the printing technique out, so that the book can be printed, and there is no need for people to copy it word by word." ”

"Typography, what is this?" Mr. Xiao first heard of the word "printing".

"It's just to put the words on the book, and then no one has to copy them." Movable type printing didn't seem to be difficult to figure out, and he tried to do it during this time.

"It would be great if it could be printed." Although Zhao Yao's speech was simple, Mr. Xiao could hear that this printing technique was a great thing.

"If there was printing, books would be cheaper, and more people would be able to afford them." By the way, the fourth brother said before that he would take him to see how to make paper, but the fourth brother forgot. Tomorrow he has to remind the fourth brother.

"If Your Highness, you can really get this printing technique out, the students of the world will be grateful."

"Sir, you and I have discussed the Shi family and the Li family before, as well as the Kong family, both have their own collections of books, and they have a lot of books that are not passed on. The Li family even created the Li family character for this purpose, sir, do you know the Li family character? “

"I don't know, only the Li family can learn the Li family, and I am not the Li family."

"I don't think that's right, but you and the fourth brother both say that it's been like this since ancient times, so I have an idea."

Mr. Xiao asked, "What thoughts?" ”

"Actually, the reason why I collect all kinds of books now is not only to bring fiefs to students in the future, but also to build a library."

"Library?" Mr. Xiao first heard the term and didn't understand what it meant.

"It's a place to put books, but it's actually the same as a bookstore." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "The bookstore sells books, the library does not sell books, and it is open to everyone for free, so that everyone can come to the library to borrow books and read, or read books directly in the library." ”

Mr. Xiao had previously learned from Zhao Yao what "free" meant. After listening to Zhao Yao's idea of building a free library, he was shocked in his heart.

"Your Highness, ......"

"So there will be a special place for people to read books for free." Zhao Yao suddenly clenched his right fist and said energetically, "I want to build a very large library with a collection of all kinds of books, so that everyone can read whatever they want." ”

"Your Highness, your idea is too great!" His Royal Highness is obviously only six years old, but his mind is more enlightened than many people, even Confucianism. His Highness is really very selfless when it comes to spreading knowledge.

"I think books have to be passed down from generation to generation, otherwise many books will be lost so that future generations will not see them, which is a pity." Whether it's an ordinary book or a unique book, it's best to pass it on. If it is lost, the book loses its original value.

Mr. Xiao stood up suddenly, and made a very solemn salute to Zhao Yao with both hands.

"Your Highness, I thank you for the students of the world." If everyone can be like His Highness, then books and knowledge can be passed down from generation to generation.

Zhao Yao was frightened by Mr. Xiao's salute, and he hurriedly stood up and helped Mr. Xiao up.

"Sir, it's too early for you to thank me, after all, I haven't done anything."

"Your Highness, you have such an idea, which is enough to make the students of the world grateful." There are a few people in this world who spread knowledge as selflessly as His Highness.

"When I really build the library, I don't have to worry about thank me, sir." Zhao Yao smiled and said, "Before I go to the fiefdom, I want to collect more books." ”

"Your Highness, I will also help you collect books."

"In the meantime, I've been able to get the printing press out."

"Your Highness, you must let me see it when you get it."

"It's nature."

At this time, in the residence of Prime Minister He.

He Xiang was chatting with Zheng Xilin's three sons.

Just this afternoon, Zheng Xilin's three sons arrived in the capital.

Zheng Xilin's eldest son is named Zheng Rang, and he is eighteen years old this year. He resembles his father.

The second son's name is Zheng Cheng, and he is 16 years old this year. He looked like their mother, not much like Zheng Xilin.

The youngest son's name is Zheng Qian, and he is 12 years old this year. He is very delicate, and with fair skin, he looks like a little girl.

Zheng Rang has liked to read since he was a child, although he has not reached the level of learning to be rich and rich, but he is full of talent. He got a bit of his father's true inheritance, and he was good at making decisions and winning thousands of miles.

Zheng Cheng has liked the Mo family's tricks since he was a child, and he likes to do all kinds of strange things since he was a child.

Zheng Qian is smarter than his two brothers, even smarter than his father Zheng Xilin, and he is also good at divination, but because he is too smart, he is very unpopular, and thinks that everyone in the world is stupid.

His thoughts, words and deeds are different from ordinary people, and he often says or does something unexpected.

Zheng Xilin felt that his youngest son was born rebellious, and if he didn't take care of him well, he would sooner or later bring disaster to the country and the people. In order to let his youngest son know that there are people outside the world, he deliberately asked the eldest son and the second son to bring the younger son to the capital.

After an afternoon of contact and getting along, He Xiang has figured out the abilities and temperament of Zheng Xilin's three sons, and it is indeed as Zheng Xilin said.

He Xiang told them to rest for two days first. In a few days, he will take them to meet some people.

Zheng Qian expressionlessly rejected He Xiang's kindness: "Uncle, I don't need your arrangement. ”

Seeing that what the younger brother said was so direct and rude, Zheng Rang glared at Zheng Qian and shouted warningly: "Xiao Qian! ”

He Xiang had already figured out Zheng Qian's temperament, and he didn't care about his rude tone.

"Xiao Qian, then what do you want to do?"

"I calculated a hexagram for myself before coming to the capital, and I will meet my lord in the capital." Zheng Qian originally didn't want to follow the two brothers to the capital, he felt that the people in the capital were stupid people, but when he calculated that he would meet his lord in the capital, he changed his mind and followed the two brothers to the capital.

He was looking forward to his future lordship.

"Ahh Zhao Yao sneezed coldly.

Today back to my hometown traffic jam want to die, traffic jam until more than six o'clock in the afternoon to get to the hometown, weekdays three or four hours to arrive, today but it took two or three times as long to get home, really speechless.

You can only update one chapter today, and tomorrow it will resume normal updates, one at noon, and one at night.

It's the last two days of the month, continue to ask for a monthly pass!

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