Chapter 188 Fan Zeng’s Reference Note
“This examination paper is made of paper. Paper is different from bamboo slips and wooden slips. The ink may spread on the paper. Please pay attention when writing. Please answer in the designated place when answering. If you don’t have enough answer sheets, you can raise your hand and ask for another one.”
“Also, don’t forget to write your name. Release the results so that you can find yourself.”
“If you want to leave after answering, please raise your hands to indicate that you can leave only after receiving and checking the examination papers. However, you are not allowed to return to answer questions after leaving. ..."
After telling a bunch of strange rules, the person opened the bag he was holding.
Fan Zeng saw that the bag contained not bamboo slips and wooden slips, but paper that he had seen displayed by the county magistrate in his hometown of Jihuan.
But at that time he had only seen it and touched it personally, let alone written on paper.
“Now start distributing the test papers!”
The person took out the test papers and answer sheets from his bag and distributed them to the candidates sitting in the front row, who then passed them to the candidates in the front row. .
Fan Zeng quickly got the test paper. He did not read the questions on the paper first, but first observed and rubbed it.
The feel of this paper in your hand is different from silk and other fabrics. It is not smooth, but a little rough, but it is also very soft and will not damage the skin. It also has a unique smell, which should be the smell of ink mixed with the smell of the paper itself. It doesn't smell good, nor does it smell bad.
It is very light and foldable, which has huge advantages over bamboo slips. For paper and bamboo slips of the same weight, paper can record far more text than bamboo slips, and it is more convenient to carry.
Fan Zeng sighed secretly: With this thing alone, hundreds of schools of thought and many wise men in the world will be controlled by Qin, and it will become more and more difficult for him to restore Chu.
What they could come up with to fight against Qin was that Qin lacked enough officials and had to use them locally.
In layman's terms, Da Qin needs people who are literate and reading to govern the place, but Da Qin itself is short of manpower, and these people are literate and even relatively monopolize a large part of education and learning opportunities, so Da Qin is forced to Depend on them.
And they just took this opportunity to break into Da Qin. Even if they didn't show their anti-Qin features for the time being, they could sneak in and watch the changes in the situation.
Of course, they still can't compare with the later aristocratic families.
Why do wealthy families think they are awesome?
Because they feel that no matter who becomes the emperor, if they want to govern the world well, they must rely on them. All the literate people in the world come from them. If they don't rely on them, who else can the emperor rely on?
But it is different now. With this piece of paper, various schools of thought and many people will turn to Qin in order to spread their own doctrines.
Moreover, this paper will make education and learning easier than when using bamboo slips. Da Qin can bypass them and cultivate a group of literate people who belong to Da Qin.
After observing the paper used to make the test paper, Fan Zeng looked at the questions on the test paper.
It was said that he was reading the title, but actually he was reading the words first. He immediately discovered something strange: First, the words on the paper were arranged quite regularly, and the size of each word was almost the same. How could this be done? ?
The second is that the words above use special symbols, ",", ",", ":" "."...
Fan Zeng understood the purpose of these symbols at a glance , can make the meaning to be expressed in the words clearer and avoid ambiguity.
For example, there is a sentence in the Confucian "The Analects of Confucius. Taibo" called "The people can be made to follow it but not to know it." This sentence can be interpreted into many meanings, but who knows which one Confucius really wanted to express?
After these symbols are used in articles in the future, the author's intention can be clearly recorded so that subsequent people can know it.
‘This‘,’ is used to break sentences, this‘. ’ represents the end of a sentence... Although this thing is simple, it will be of great benefit to the world. ’
‘It is estimated that there are more than 3,000 people who came for reference today. That is to say, there are more than 3,000 such examination papers. Are other examination papers as neat as the one in my hand? ’ ‘If this is the case, it would be very difficult for people to copy the scrolls one by one. There must be a way to quickly record the words on it. ’
Fan Zeng was right. These examination papers depended on people copying them one by one. It was possible to copy so many papers, but it would be difficult to make them the same.
This was made by Li Nian who mastered printing technology.
Suppressing the thoughts that emerged in his mind, Fan Zeng officially began to read the question: Huh? Are these questions still scored? The questions in the first part are multiple-choice questions, the questions in the second part are fill-in-the-blank questions, and the third part are essay questions.
This is naturally the inspiration that Li Nian brought to Ying Zheng. How could there be no marks in the exam?
Without scores, how can we compare who studies better, and how can we encourage students to make progress?
This scientific examination is relatively complex, combining history, geography, policy question and answer and other elements.
For example, the first multiple-choice question Fan Zeng is looking at right now is history.
Ask who is the third king of Qin after Duke Xiao?
First, King Huiwen; second, King Wu; third, King Zhaoxiang; fourth, King Xiaowen.
Choose the correct answer and write it on the answer sheet (remember: don’t forget to write your name on the answer sheet).
It is an obvious question that requires points. Anyone who knows a little about the history of Qin will not make the wrong choice, and it is not difficult for Fan Zeng.
After several multiple-choice questions on the history of the Qin Dynasty, Fan Zeng saw a geography question:
In which direction of Xianyang is Yongcheng located?
One, the north; two, the west; three, the east; four, the south.
These questions are too simple. Why do you ask questions like this? Everyone can answer it correctly, right?
These questions are all related to Qin. It is obvious that they want to use these questions to deepen their impression of Qin.
As expected, the subsequent fill-in-the-blank questions were the same as the multiple-choice questions, all related to Qin. Write the name of a river or a mountain in Qin, and write down the crops that are most suitable for planting in Qin.
In asking these questions, Shihuang’s intention was not only to deepen the candidates’ impressions of Qin, but also to let them all get some points.
After all, it is estimated that many people will find it difficult to score points in the latter two subjects.
But this is the first time that the Xianyang Examination has been held. It’s not good for people to go back if they can’t answer the questions and get zero points, right?
This spread will not only affect the face of the candidates, but also the face of Da Qin.
But the next discussion questions are real, and the first one is the big one: Please discuss how Qin unified the world, what were the losses of the six countries, and what were the gains of Qin?
These essay questions are the core of the policy question subject. By placing this question in the first question, we not only want to get some ideas and opinions from many candidates, but also want to pass the opinions given by the candidates. The answer depends on their political leanings: Do they lean towards the Qin Dynasty, the Six Kingdoms, or neutrality?
Although this certainly does not show a real tendency, it is also wonderful to allow these people to write some unintentional words.
After the first betrayal and violation of one's will, the rest became much smoother.
Moreover, this is equivalent to these people leaving a handle in their hearts, making them feel that they are not so loyal to their motherland.
(End of this chapter)