Don't say that 1,000 books are printed a day, even 300 books a day is an astonishing number.

Before the existence of rice paper and this printing press, it is unknown whether there are 300,000 books in the world from ancient times to the present.

This is no longer just a matter of money and food, even if all the literate people in Chang'an City are hired as scholars and carved bamboo slips, it is impossible to carve them so quickly.

Even if it is really carved so fast, it is an unimaginable project to cut bamboo wood into bamboo slices and then bake them into bamboo slips.

To exaggerate, I'm afraid it will be as onerous as building the Great Wall.

Zhang Anshi and the others couldn't help but start thinking about it.

If there was this printing technique before, how could he be afraid that the First Emperor would burn books and pit Confucianism - let him burn him, he will not be able to burn the world's book collection.

What's even more terrifying is that the book printed by printing technology has another benefit, that is, the book is almost identical, and there is no difference.

For the first time, everyone present felt a different kind of power.

This kind of power is very different from the fierce force of the firecracker, but it seems to be more powerful.

Could it be that what the Son of Heaven is drumming up is not a trick or trick, but the way of a saint?

They still don't know what kind of changes the printing of hundreds of thousands of books a year will bring to the Han Dynasty, but they can feel that this change must be earth-shaking.

"Yu worry-free, there is no joke in the greenhouse hall, do you dare to swear in front of everyone present, Aiqing and me?"

Liu He also asked a little excitedly, the number reported by Yu Wuwu had exceeded his expectations.

"Within three years, the Gongguan Printing Workshop can print 1,000 books a day...... "Yu Wuwu suddenly stopped, and then continued, "No, 2,000 books can be printed a day!" ”

Including Liu He, everyone's surprised mouths opened a little more, that is, 600,000 books, how can this be seen?

"If Weichen can't do it, I'm willing to be punished for the crime of bullying the king!" Yu Wuwu said without hesitation.

"Okay, if you can do it, I'll give you a title!" Liu He couldn't help but slap his hands for Yu Wuwu and congratulated.

"But I also have one more request, not only for the engineer to print the book, but also to send someone to spread this sealing technique to the engineer of the county, but also to the people!"

"In addition, the printed books, Ling Yu has to find a way to sell them to me, just like the Xianheng wine shop, you can't just spend Shaofu's money!"

"Weichen takes the order!"

Liu He said a few good words again and again excitedly.

Among the six people present, the youngest of Tianzi and Yu Wuwu were less than forty years old - younger than Zhang Anshidu, the youngest here.

The rest of the people looked at these two "crazy" young people, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and ashamed.

They saw a different kind of power in the body of the Son of Heaven and Yu Wuwu, which made them feel ashamed.

If you have to make a comparison, the Son of Heaven and Yu Wuwu are like the trees that grow in the reckless hazelnut forest, and they are like the pillars in the temple.

The former is vibrant, the latter is lifeless.

"Uncle, are these books and paper enough now?" Liu He looked at Liu De and deliberately made a joke.

"Enough, enough." Liu De couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"Your Majesty, there is still something unknown about Weichen." Wei Xian, who had an unkind face, finally stood up.

"Your Majesty's establishment of an official school is a great virtue for the subjects of the world, but ......" Wei Xian's unkind eyes became a little more intense.

"But let all the students study arithmetic, law, engineering, and agriculture...... I'm afraid it's not the right way! "Wei Xian is usually silent, but this time he is strict.

"Huh? Why not? ”

"This is the remnant of the Hundred Schools of Learning, and it has long been deposed by Emperor Xiaowu, Your Majesty doesn't want to restore the Hundred Schools!?"

"These are all subtle methods that are difficult to reach the hall of elegance, and they should not be taught in government schools, so as not to disturb the minds of sentient beings."

Wei Xian is worthy of being the famous "Zou Lu Confucian", and he can grasp the essence better than Zhang Anshi - this is the importance of reading.

Liu He sneered, there are pragmatic and pragmatic among Confucianism, of course he wants to support the former and suppress the latter.

"Elder Wei Ge, do you want to argue with me?" Liu He asked with a smile.

In addition to Wang Shi, who is still calm and relaxed, and looks gloating; The rest of the people were stunned for a moment, wasn't the Son of Heaven confused, and he actually wanted to debate with Wei Xian?

Wei Xian was also a little stunned, and then answered the question of the Son of Heaven quite arrogantly.

"The old minister didn't dare to be so crazy, but if it was about Confucianism in the world, the old minister was willing to risk his life to argue with His Majesty."

"Wei Ge is old and slow, it's better to listen to me talk about this imperial examination system first, and then debate with me, I'm afraid you will have more to say then." Liu He said with a smile.

Wei Xian vaguely felt that something was wrong, and it seemed that he had been taken to a trap by the Son of Heaven again.

But although he knew that there was a pit in front of him, he had to take a step forward.

"The old minister's order." Wei Xian bowed proudly and sat back on the couch indignantly.

"Then please ask a few scholars to read the "Imperial Examination Meeting", and I will tell you about the passes and mysteries."

"No!"

Killing two birds with one stone, solving two problems at the same time, is a lot faster.

Liu He sneered in his heart - the shock that this imperial examination system brought to Zhang Anshi would only be greater.

After thinking for a while, Liu He finally began to talk about the imperial examination system.

"The imperial examination system is an examination once a year, divided into county examination and national examination, the county examination is in March every year, the location is in the county national school, the national examination is in September every year, and the location is in the west of Chang'an City."

Time and place are inconsequential details, although the annual exam is a little frequent, but as long as the number of people in each exam is controlled, there is no big drawback.

"The students who have been selected for the county examination can only serve as officials in the county and the counties, and their rank shall not exceed 200 stones."

"The students who are selected for the national examination can serve as officials in the Sili School Captain, Sanfu and the Central Court, and their rank shall not exceed four hundred stones."

The starting point of the imperial examination system for selecting officials is somewhat new, whether it is the previous inspection system or the levy system, the awarding of officials can often start from a thousand stones.

Nowadays, the Son of Heaven restricts the starting point of the rank, obviously hoping that officials will start from scratch step by step, which is also beneficial to the government.

"Dou Shi and the assistant envoys are not in the stream, and the chief of the government can appoint and dismiss them on his own, but in the future, he shall not be promoted more than 200 stones, unless he has special merits."

"As for the subordinate officials, the chief of the government office can also appoint and dismiss them on his own as in the past, and his rank, money, and food will remain unchanged as usual, but he shall not be reappointed to other positions, nor can he be promoted."

Zhang Anshi, who had been silent and listening carefully, finally couldn't sit still on the couch, and they understood that from here on, they had to involve important things.

In today's Han Dynasty, thirty percent of the subordinate officials in the government office belong to the subordinate officials, although they are the subordinate officials of the government chiefs, but they have great power and can easily become regular officials.

Although the Son of Heaven now retains the power of the chief to get rid of his subordinates, and he also gives money and food to his rank, he has completely cut off their path to promotion.

This virtually cut off the nepotism between the chief and the subordinate officials, and weakened the loyalty of the subordinate officials to the chief.

In the past, as long as the subordinates worked hard for the chief, they could naturally follow the chief to ascend to heaven.

After the change, it was completely different, the subordinate followed the chief to the end, and he was still a subordinate official, and there was no chance of passing on his position.

If the governor who followed him committed an accident one day and fell, all the subordinates would be seized immediately, and it would be precarious.

The Son of Heaven suppressed the subordinates, which means that he is determined to put an end to nepotism, and the conquest system and the Renzi system may also be moved.

When Liu He spoke, he was naturally secretly observing, and he saw the expressions of Zhang Anshi and the others turning yin very clearly, and naturally guessed what they were thinking.

He moved this subordinate because he wanted this effect - that is, to turn the subordinate into a "temporary worker" without a name or a penny.

Coming as soon as it is called, it is going to go as soon as it is called.

In the past, in order to change from temporary workers to regular workers, the subordinates would use all their strength to curry favor with their superiors, and even did not hesitate to act as traitors for them.

But now, the way for the subordinates to pull out is blocked, and it is just an errand to earn money and food, so naturally they can't take their lives.

In this way, once the chief commits a major incident, in order to protect himself, the subordinates may be the first to stand up and take their heads.

In addition, since serving as a subordinate has become a single-plank bridge with no future, the truly well-educated people naturally look down on this way, and are more willing to take the road of the imperial examination.

In this way, the world's talents will eventually gather under the command of the Son of Heaven.

In the past, there was a provision in the "Zuoguan Law": Those who have served as officials in the vassal states are not allowed to serve as officials in the central court.

This move blocked the promotion path of the officials of the vassal states, caused talents to flee the vassal states, and weakened the strength of the princes.

Now, this restriction on the subordinate officials in the "Imperial Examination Meeting" will definitely have the same effect.

Liu He paused, and let Zhang Anshi, who was a little frightened, settle down a little, and then chased after him to make up for it: "Since the subordinates have changed, the expropriation system must also be changed." ”

"From now on, only those recruited by me can be used as permanent officials, and the rest of the talents eliminated by the prefects of the government will be disposed of according to the subordinates."

Zhang Anshi and others finally heard this, and they had to once again express their admiration for the "farsightedness" of the Son of Heaven.

The power of the Son of Heaven to recruit was retained, but the power of the courtiers to be eliminated was abolished, which was clearly a measure to strengthen the power of the monarch.

A few cabinet scholars can get rid of talents, and this is another way for them to develop their own power - it is always good to have a few more of their own people in the court.

Now, the Son of Heaven has deprived them of this power, and there is no room for negotiation.

They wanted to speak out, but as always, they couldn't.

It is a matter of course for the Son of Heaven to strengthen the imperial power, and it is impossible for the courtiers to say a word.

"Your Majesty, I think that the Cabinet Scholars should have the same powers as Your Majesty, and they can still remove talents as wings."

Whoever dares to say this, I am afraid that the Son of Heaven will flip the table on the spot, and then let the sword halberd drag the speaker away, and then throw him into the edict.

Please order it all!

(End of chapter)