The Strongest Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 15: Open the Gate of Heaven for the poor scholars!

In the early Tang Dynasty, although seven years had passed since the Xuanwu Sect Change, the impact of the Xuanwu Sect Change still existed.

At first, many courtiers were close to Prince Li Jiancheng, so after Li Shimin ascended the throne, a large number of officials were purged, which resulted in many vacant official positions in the court and local areas.

If it were a troubled time, it would be easier to deal with, but now the Tang Dynasty is in a prosperous state, and every place needs specialized talents for management. Specialized talents must be equipped in finance, taxation, security, etc.

So at this time, after discussions with Fang Xuanling and other humerus ministers, they also realized that it was time to take office, so they raised this issue at this time.

Li Shimin had communicated with Fang Xuanling and other important ministers before. When he heard this, he just said:"What do you think, dear ladies?"

"The minister suggested that gentlemen with high moral character and high prestige from various places should be recommended to hold important positions."said a minister

"I suggest you refer to the Sui Dynasty’s method of recruiting scholars!"

"The minister seconded the proposal and suggested that the gentry should recommend talented people!"

"The gentry has a high family status, and the children of the rich family can study at a young age. When they grow up, they will have profound knowledge and can be used for great purposes!"

The ministers all gave advice one by one, but what they said was almost always recommended by the big families, and the children of those big families held important positions.

This was almost always done in the previous generations of the court, and no one She thought there was nothing wrong with this.

But when Jun Ruyu heard this, she couldn't help but frown.

This system of selecting officials can indeed temporarily solve the crisis, but it also eliminates the way out for the poor people in the world.

The government can only be controlled by nobles, and civilians can only serve as servants for their entire lives.

For Jun Ruyu, who has more than a thousand years of experience, he knows the disadvantages of this system. He frowned slightly, his heart moved, and he quickly said:"What do you think, Master Emperor? Hearing this

, Jun Ruyu stood up slowly. He bowed slightly to Li Shimin and said,"I suggest restarting the imperial examination system of the previous dynasty!" Open the gate of heaven for the poor people in the world!"

"The imperial examination system of the previous dynasty?"

"this……"

When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but frown. It was obvious that they did not agree with Jun Ruyu's view.

Wei Zheng stood up at this time and said:"The Imperial Master may be far away from the hustle and bustle and not aware of the difficulty of this matter! Not to mention that the previous dynasty collapsed due to the imperial examination system, let's just say that this book is not something that anyone can read!"

"Books are as expensive as oil. Only children of nobles can afford to buy books and read them!"

"So when people from poor families open the Heavenly Gate, it’s not because we don’t want to open it, but because we really can’t!"

Wei Zheng admired Jun Ruyu from the bottom of his heart, so even though he was refuting Jun Ruyu's words, his words were sincere and there was no hint of the tit-for-tat he had used against Li Shimin at other times.

But when Jun Ruyu heard this, he just smiled softly.

He said:" The collapse of the previous dynasty was only due to the tyranny of the emperors and their revolt. It had nothing to do with the imperial examination system. On the contrary, it was precisely because of the imperial examination system that the previous dynasty cultivated so many ministers, which gave us a headache. Let us not mention these things for the time being.!"

"Let’s talk about the expensiveness of books! Jun

Ruyu looked at Wei Zheng and said,"I dare to ask Mr. Wei, why are my Tang Dynasty books so expensive?""

Wei Zheng said:"Mimeographing is difficult. Although there is engraving printing at present, the technology is not mature, and the operation is extremely complicated and the cost is extremely high. The cost of a book is almost a month's ration for ordinary people. I wonder if a child from a poor family can afford it. How can we buy books when it is already difficult?"

"Then according to Master Wei, can I improve the printing technology and reduce the cost ten times or even twenty times?"

Jun Ruyu seemed to have everything in mind and said calmly.

Brush!

Wei Zheng's eyes couldn't help but widen when he heard Jun Ruyu's words.

He looked at Jun Ruyu with wide eyes, as if he was judging the truth or falsehood of Jun Ruyu's words.

Jun Ruyu Seeing this, Yu just smiled slightly:"I have a method called movable type printing. It is simple and easy to do and can reduce the cost dozens of times. If Mr. Wei doesn't believe it, you can test my method and you will know whether it is true or not!"

Then, Jun Ruyu explained the detailed method of movable type printing that he had just received from the system. The important ministers present were all well-educated people. They would know immediately whether what Jun Ruyu said was true or false, and whether it was effective. After

Jun Ruyu finished speaking, the entire court, all the courtiers, looked at Jun Ruyu with wide eyes and shocked faces.

They originally thought that Jun Ruyu was already very evil and magical..

But only now do they know what a strange person is, and why Jun Ruyu can be the emperor's master, but they can only be ordinary ministers!

"The Imperial Master is a great talent, and I...student Wei Zheng, I completely admire him! From now on, I, the Tang Dynasty, will open the gate of heaven to the children of poor families, and the master of all ages will be the emperor's master!"

Wei Zheng held the student gift to Jun Ruyu, and said it solemnly.

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