Chapter 94 Ying Zheng wants to set up the Xianyang Examination (Additional update for Nuanyang Boss)
Ying Zheng always remembers one of the problems of Da Qin that Li Nian told him - lack of enough officials, so he cannot fully Control the world.
Since there is a shortage, then find a way to fill it!
It is definitely too late to train yourself now. It is a long-term plan. We can only recruit from outside to fill part of the gap first.
You can’t just ignore the problem and just leave it there and let go of certain areas, right?
Yesterday, the reason why Ying Zheng asked Li Nian about Pei Gong and the Han talents that he could use was because Ying Zheng figured out one thing:
The situation encountered by the Han Dynasty at the beginning should be similar to that of the Qin Dynasty. The end of the war would be even worse, but how did the early Han Dynasty overcome this problem?
Even if the kings were enfeoffed in the early Han Dynasty, which reduced the talent pressure on the central court, those enfeoffed kings still had to recruit people to manage their fiefdoms.
That is to say, a considerable number of officials are still needed, and the adoption of the enfeoffment system will not reduce the number of officials needed to govern the world.
After thinking about this matter, Ying Zheng suddenly realized that there were many capable men and wise men in the world, but they were not used by the Qin Dynasty.
He raised this question today because he was wondering if he could dig out a few of these talented people in the field. Even if he only dug out one who could be used, it would also solve a talent gap in Da Qin.
"If you have any suggestions, please feel free to submit them!"
It turns out that the king feels that there are too few officials in the Qin Dynasty to govern the world well, and he wants to seek talents. The ministers suddenly understood.
Although Ying Zheng blocked him from talking about the restoration of Zhou rites and enfeoffment, Chunyu Yue still wanted to speak. He said: "I think that your Majesty can imitate King Yan Zhao's "horse bones for a thousand pieces of gold" Let the people of the world know that the king is asking for With a wise heart, talented people will come to you like a thousand-mile horse."
Li Si shook his head and said: "This is not the time of King Yan Zhao, who knows whether he is recruiting talented people or people with ulterior motives?"< br>
It would be bad if someone who was interested in the nobles of the Six Kingdoms took this opportunity to sneak in. But in today's world, most of the virtuous people were not heads of Guizhou and were related to the nobles.
Ying Zheng remembered what Li Nian said about "enlightening the people's wisdom and opening up education". It seems that it must be put into use in Daqin. Although "opening up the people's wisdom" has risks, the current situation in Daqin is that there is not enough talent. Many talents are on the side of the nobles of the Six Nations.
He also wanted to understand why the Qin Dynasty died after two generations: there were not enough officials loyal to the Qin Dynasty, which would inevitably create a loophole for the nobles of the Six Nations or those close to the nobles of the Six Nations, allowing them to infiltrate and control the place. , causing his imperial order to fail, and the nobles of the six countries dared to show up locally.
That's probably why Xiang Yu and Xiang Liang dared to go to Kuaiji to see him. It's strange that the local Qin officials were familiar with these uncles and nephews.
This is similar to the wealthy families encountered by later dynasties.
So what if your emperor is the lord of the world, but you don’t have enough talents to govern the world, and in the end you are not allowed to use our people?
As for those who use us, they have to be shackles by us and accept that we also participate in the game of the world and become the rule makers.
‘We must cultivate talents ourselves and we cannot let this situation continue! ’
As a strong king, Ying Zheng felt as if someone had choked him at the moment.
Li Si didn't know what Ying Zheng was thinking, so he continued: "I believe that the method of recommendation should be used. Officials from various places, including ministers, recommend talents. If the recommended person is guilty, the recommended person should be punished." As soon as he finished speaking, Li Si was retorted: "According to Tingwei's words, who dares to recommend it?"
Li Si recommended Wei Liao. If, according to what Li Si said now, Captain Liao sneaked away, he should be punished.
Wang Wan said: "Although it is not feasible for Tingwei to sit in succession, it is indeed reasonable. How to ensure that the talents recommended or recruited have real talents and practical knowledge, and can be used by the Qin Dynasty?"
< br>After listening to the speeches of the ministers for a while, Ying Zheng said: "I have a way. , whether it is a recommendation or a talent recruitment with a lot of money, I can agree to it, but if the talents you recruit want to be appointed to an official position, they must undergo an assessment and review."
"I am preparing to hold a big test in Xianyang. All talented people can participate.”
"The few people will ask questions, let them answer the questions, and choose the best among them to be officials!"
The examination system has a long history in Chinese history, but the Xianyang Examination proposed by Ying Zheng at this moment is based on what Li Nian said The inspiration for later imperial examinations.
One thought led to another, and Ying Zheng suddenly thought of a way to win over talents from the nobles of the Six Nations through the Grand Examination: grant honorary honors to those who excel in the Grand Examination, and spread their names throughout the world. The world.
I heard from Li Nian that in the Song Dynasty imperial examination, there was a saying that "only those who are called by the Donghua Gate are considered good men", which shows that those who participated in the imperial examination also wanted to be famous.
At that time, as long as they accept the honor granted by him, if these people want to help the nobles of the six countries to resist the Qin in the future, they will be criticized by the people in the world:
Emperor Qin gave you such great honor and promoted your name to the world, but you helped the nobles of the six countries rebel?
Bah!
It would be better if these people accepted his official position. They could only be tied by the reins of reputation and glory and work honestly for Da Qin. If they dare not do their best, they would be disloyal. Righteousness is shameful to everyone in the world.
As soon as Ying Zheng put forward his idea for the Xianyang Examination, Wang Wan said: "Your Majesty, although this method can select people with real talents and practical knowledge, it cannot select people who will loyally serve our great Qin."
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I have a solution. I will give titles to those who excel in the college entrance examination. For example, the best person in the college entrance examination will be given a special title, and the next one will be one, and the third one will be..."< br>
The ministers quickly reacted. Li Si's eyes were bright and he was impressed by this method. He said: "Since ancient times, there has been no first in literature and no second in military. The king ranks first in the world based on the big test, which will surely attract many talents. They gathered in Xianyang and their titles were awarded by the king. If you are not loyal to the king, you will be scolded by the people of the world. The king’s plan, I admire you!”
The ancients are just not as knowledgeable as modern people, and sometimes they can’t find ideas, but once the ideas are opened, they will The methods he came up with were no worse than those of modern people.
Li Nian has not yet discussed the imperial examination with the First Emperor in detail, but the First Emperor has already figured out the wonderful use of the imperial examination, and plans to rank the top performers in the Xianyang examination and award them with titles.
When a dynasty fell in ancient times, why did some ministers still remain loyal or even sacrifice themselves for the country even though they knew the situation was over?
Among them is the kindness of appreciating knowledge and being bestowed with titles.
In the era of the Qin Dynasty, this kind of character is even more serious. People attach great importance to promises and despise life and death. A favor of a meal can be repaid with a thousand pieces of gold, not to mention such a great favor as conferring a title?
Everyone can imagine that after the news of the Xianyang exam is released, how many people will rush to Xianyang to take part in the exam?
I am afraid that some people who hate the Qin Dynasty and come from the nobility of the Six Kingdoms will not be able to bear it. I want to meet the talented people in the world and compete for the first place in the big exam, right?
There must be some who are dismissive, see through the scheme, and will not come to participate, but more people will come.
Because names are so attractive!
The sordid past is not worthy of praise, but today there is no limit to my wild thoughts;
The spring breeze is proud of the horse's hoofs, and I can see all the flowers in Xianyang in one day.
(End of this chapter)