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"The imperial examination system brought about many injustices, which inevitably distorted the entire society. This is the serious consequence of violating the laws of nature and forcibly blocking other paths to advancement."
"But Your Majesty, if you don't block other ways to get promoted, won't the significance of the imperial examination be greatly reduced?"
Many people understand that blocking is worse than unblocking, but in the matter of the imperial examination, the policies adopted by all dynasties have been to try their best to block other promotion channels besides the imperial examination. Perhaps, it was also because of Liu Rushi's concerns.
"Also, Your Majesty, aren't you worried that once other promotion channels are opened, the situation of hereditary monopoly of official positions will reappear? Your Majesty is the founding emperor, and your civil and military achievements are enough to shock the world. But looking back at the past dynasties, the majesty of the emperors who have been at peace is always inferior to that of the founding emperor. Once this precedent is set, then the senior officials and the noble families will easily monopolize official positions with the resources they control."
Li Xiangjun was a little excited. In her opinion, those old paths must not be taken again.
Her full, round breasts rose and fell with excitement, her white flowered silk shirt was lifted up, and a small bump could be faintly seen on the top, which aroused endless reverie.
"I understand your concerns, but if all other paths to advancement are blocked except the imperial examination, not only will this lead to a serious distortion of the social structure, it will also bring the imperial examination system to an end. The other paths to advancement I mentioned do not mean to go back to the old methods of hereditary succession, favor, recommendation, etc."
Qin Mu's hand around her slender waist was habitually caressing. Liu Rushi was immersed in the discussion and didn't feel anything at first, until his hand unknowingly reached into her white flowered Yanluo shirt and directly touched her smooth skin. She shuddered and her body suddenly softened, but she couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty. Are you going to try another way?"
She was quite alert and could draw inferences from one instance. When she thought of finding another way, she immediately guessed some possibilities.
Qin Mu was thinking about something, and his hand that had reached into Yan Luo's shirt was just stroking her slender waist unconsciously, which made her feel a little uncomfortable because he couldn't scratch the itch.
She simply reached down and guided his hand upwards, letting him hold the softness and smoothness on her chest, then she sighed and continued, "Your Majesty built the Polytechnic Institute and added physics, chemistry, geometry, mathematics and other courses to the official school, but now. The imperial examination does not involve the content of these courses. Over time, when the novelty wears off, students will lose their enthusiasm for learning these courses.
Your Majesty wants to find another way, but to include these courses in the imperial examination? I'm afraid this is not appropriate. The last time Your Majesty established the Judicial Academy, it caused a national uproar. People all over the world were in an uproar over the issue of respecting Confucianism alone. If these examination contents are added to the imperial examination, it will inevitably cause another storm. "
Qin Mu's hands were led to her gentle land, and he couldn't help kneading them gently, his hands were full of warmth and softness. It was really warmer than jade and smoother than cream.
Last time, the huge wave of controversy over whether to give priority to Confucianism was finally calmed down after Qin Mu had spent a lot of effort. At this time, it would definitely not work to include physics, chemistry, geometry, mathematics and other courses in the content of the imperial examination. Qin Mu knew this.
"Hiss... I understand. The purpose of your majesty establishing the Royal Science Award..."
Not sure if it was because of Qin Mu's squeezing or because she suddenly thought that there might be some other secret behind the Royal Science Award, Liu Rushi hissed softly and seemed a little absent-minded.
This year's Royal Science Prize was awarded by the Emperor himself, which was extremely grand. The winners almost overshadowed the top scorers. There is no doubt that this will be a great encouragement to those who like physics, chemistry, geometry, mathematics and other subjects.
"If Your Majesty really wants to use the Royal Science Award to find another way, isn't this too little?"
"Do you think the force is weakened?"
"Hmm..." Liu Rushi just hummed, and Qin Mu increased the strength of his hands, making her let out a soft "Oh!" and lean gently on him.
When setting up the Royal Science Award this year, Qin Mu didn't actually think too much about it. He just felt that the imperial examinations did not test mathematics, physics and chemistry, and he was worried that people would not have the motivation to study. Therefore, he set up a Royal Science Award to encourage more people to engage in the study and research of mathematics, physics and chemistry.
It is true that the establishment of the Royal Science Prize caused a huge sensation and played a very positive role, but the winners did not immediately become qualified to become officials like those who passed the imperial examinations. They only received a generous bonus and some special honors.
In China, due to the influence of Confucianism, scholars have always been proud of self-cultivation, family management, governance of the country and peace in the world. The glory of being the top scorer in the imperial examination and having a name on the list of successful candidates has been recognized by the whole society, and it is believed that this is the right way and the real way out.
Therefore, if the winners of the Royal Science Prize are not qualified to be officials, then in the minds of ordinary scholars, they will never be as attractive as those who have passed the imperial examination.
Liu Rushi's statement that the effort was too small also contained another meaning, that is, the number of winners was too small. For example, this year, only two people won the award.
This year, there are more than 380 people who passed the imperial examination. In comparison, the chance of passing the imperial examination is much higher. Moreover, a successful Jinshi can also ennoble his wife and children, and even have a biography recorded in history.
By this calculation, the appeal of the Royal Science Award and the Jinshi Examination is far from being comparable. Moreover, the Royal Science Award was only established because of the emperor's personal preference, and was not incorporated into the court system like the imperial examination.
In other words, there is a lack of guarantee. If the emperor likes it today, he will set up the award, but if he doesn't like it tomorrow, he may cancel it.
Or maybe one emperor liked mathematics, physics and chemistry, but the next emperor didn't like them, so they were abolished. In short, because they were not included in the court mechanism, there was a lack of protection.
If one wants to develop the Royal Science Prize as a new path, then it must be incorporated into the court system and at the same time grant the winners the qualifications to become officials. Only in this way can one gradually increase the appeal of mathematics, physics and chemistry to scholars, so as to promote the balanced development of various natural sciences.
But how easy is it to incorporate the Royal Science Award into the court system and grant the winners the qualifications to serve as officials? The ministers in the court would probably unanimously oppose it because doing so would be too much of a challenge to the imperial examination system.
"That's right. If the force is too strong, some people won't be able to bear it!"
Liu Rushi's face was flushed, and her round and plump body was soft as if it had no bones, like a soft vine wrapped around him. Her slender jade fingers stroked his body bit by bit, and from her soft red lips, she uttered a series of soft whispers: "Your Majesty, if you use too much force in one place, it will indeed make people uncomfortable, but if Your Majesty uses multiple methods and starts from multiple places, the discomfort will be dispersed, and you can achieve a good effect..."
These words were like teasing, full of ambiguity, and Qin Mu couldn't help but gently lift up her long red skirt with golden crabapple flowers and stroke her two snow-white legs with one hand...
But in fact, taking multiple approaches is easier said than done, but it is not as simple as it was done in Liu Rushi's case.
Apart from the Royal Science Award, Qin Mu really couldn't think of any way to increase the appeal of mathematics and physics and gradually change the entire society's ideology of supremacy over Confucian classics.
"Hiss....Your Majesty is so majestic..."
"Um?"
"The maidservant... well... I mean, Your Majesty is the emperor on horseback, and the swords and iron horses are so breathtaking..."
As a female official, Liu Rushi was usually very dignified, but she was also a woman from a brothel and knew how to please men. Her words "emperor on horseback" were meaningful, and she even leaned over the imperial table like a rouge horse.
Qin Mu understood the elegant meaning of the music and laughed, saying, "This is indeed a very good way. It has been a long time since ancient times for generals to become prime ministers."
"Well... yes... especially the position of the official assistant established by your majesty, which is very different from the assistant officials of previous dynasties. These assistant officials have a deep cultural foundation, and the responsibilities they undertake are more like those of civil servants, but... your majesty... they do belong to the military system, and are not selected through the imperial examination, but trained in military academies. If... these assistant officials can become generals, and become... prime ministers, then it can also reverse... the single nature of the imperial examination..."
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