However, the logic became clearer as the debate went on, and some people who were originally spectators also joined the debate, and most of them supported Fang Yun.
"You are short-sighted! Fang Yun is a human, what's wrong with that?"
"So, if your neighbor has more children than you do, do you have to kill the whole family of your neighbor?"
"Idiot! The more people read, the more talents they will develop. Every hundred years, the total number of candidates admitted to the imperial examination will increase. This is an indisputable fact! With these libraries, the number of candidates admitted to the imperial examination will increase again in fifty years at most!"
"What the gentleman said before makes a lot of sense. I am also a child of a wealthy family, but I think Fang Yun is right! For example, a certain county has 100 places for Tongsheng each year, and the ratio of the poor and the gentry is about 70:3, after all, there are more poor families. But don't forget, the poor children are only one in hundreds, and the gentry children are only one in ten or even two! Not long after, because the library increased the talent of the human race, ten more Tongsheng places were added. So, could these ten people be 70:3? Obviously, the gentry has more advantages!"
"It's not Fang Yun who has selfish motives, but you nobles!"
"With the demons and barbarians in front of us, we are still fighting for the places in the imperial examination. Have you forgotten the original intention of the imperial examination? The competent will be promoted! When did the imperial examination become a force to protect the gentry? If the gentry is incompetent, the poor will definitely take their place and be promoted to a new gentry!"
"Who knows Fang Xusheng? Please tell him a few words and scold these idiots!"
As more and more neutral people joined, the discussion list finally developed in a positive direction. However, there were still people who were dissatisfied with Fang Yun's approach.
Fang Yun looked at the discussion board for a while and then continued eating.
Ao Huang, however, held the Wen Bao newspaper and praised it endlessly.
"Although I have known for a long time that you were going to build this library, I have to praise you. Now there are only nearly 10,000 libraries. In a few months, when the libraries are popularized in towns and villages, and then expanded to other ancient places, there will probably be about 200,000 to 300,000 libraries in the end. The annual expenditure alone will be as much as 200 million taels of silver. However, other families will not miss this opportunity and will definitely compete with you for this holy way of enlightenment."
Su Xiaoxiao said on the side: "If nothing unexpected happens, Master Fang can build at least 100,000 libraries. This number can be regarded as educating the world, which is extremely beneficial for the canonization of saints in the future."
Ao Huang complained, "I know Fang Yun can't handle 300,000 libraries by himself, but when I think about it, he could have built at least 200,000 libraries, but in the end he only had 100,000. I feel depressed. If there were 200,000 libraries, Fang Yun's future achievements would be limitless! One of the key powers of becoming a semi-saint is to educate the world. Right, Fang Yun?"
Fang Yun nodded and said, "That's true. King Wen became the Second Sage because the Book of Changes originally had the ability to educate people and enlighten them, but the education was not thorough enough. The rest of the Second Sages of the human race became Second Sages after receiving the power of Confucius. Without Confucius, they might not have become Second Sages. However, the specific details have not yet been determined."
Yang Yuhuan said, "Today is your last day at the academy. You will not attend classes tomorrow, February 2. You will leave for Ning'an on February 3. Take more rest in the next two days and get enough energy so that you can take up your post in Ning'an."
"Sister Yuhuan is right. I should rest more these two days and think more about how to be a county magistrate." Fang Yun said with a smile.
After lunch, Fang Yun went to the academy to study for the palace examination as usual.
Since today was the last palace examination class, the teachers who taught politics, military affairs, farming and other subjects gathered together and sat together with the fifty Jinshi candidates to chat freely.
Fang Yun not only had no special privileges in class, but the teachers also liked to ask him to answer all kinds of questions. However, Fang Yun was well-versed in both fields. There was almost nothing that stumped him, and he often deliberately concealed his incompetence. But even if he concealed his incompetence, he often inadvertently surpassed the times by half a step.
So much so that teachers of each subject compiled a copy of "Fang Yun's Answers", copied one to the academy, and kept one for themselves.
Mr. Cheng, who teaches politics, said, "When you go to the counties in two days, you must be patient and never think that you can look down on the local tyrants and clerks just because you have family background and talent. There is one thing I cannot say in class, but I will say it today: all clerks in the world can be killed!"
Everyone nodded silently.
Xuli refers to minor officials at the grassroots level. Generally, officials below the seventh rank can be called li.
The county magistrate was a seventh-rank official and could not stay in one place permanently, while officials below the seventh rank were basically from the county or prefecture. Especially the ninth-rank officials and those without rank, almost passed down from generation to generation, forming a huge network of interests and relationships at the grassroots level.
Some people even call these minor officials "little princes", which is very vivid.
Officials need to get good evaluations in order to be promoted. Local petty officials are not good at getting things done, but are good at making things difficult. They can easily cause trouble, which will cause the county magistrate's evaluation to drop and ultimately prevent him from being promoted.
Although the county magistrate has a high position, he cannot take care of all the details, and most things are handled by minor officials.
There are often conflicts between new county magistrates and minor officials. Unless the new county magistrate has a strong backing and can use his power to remove all obstacles without hesitation, once the two sides become hostile, most of the conflicts will end with the county magistrate leaving in disgrace.
Only a very small number of county magistrates dared to break up with the minor officials and leave, but they eventually ruined their future as civil servants and had to serve in the academy or the army.
The complexity of governing a place is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Mr. Cheng smiled and said, "Fang Yun, as a Jinshi, you can be aggressive or you can be cowardly. What do you think is the most important thing for a county magistrate?"
The other classmates looked at Fang Yun with a smile. Ao Huang, who was listening in, also had a smirk on his face. He didn't dare to say anything, but he was very happy in his heart. It was because Fang Yun was too dazzling and was involved in both good and bad things.
Fang Yun had long been accustomed to this. Since it was time for an equal conversation, he did not stand up and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, checks and balances are the first choice."
"Oh? Why not take the middle path?"
"Checks and balances themselves belong to the category of moderation, but the meaning of moderation is too broad, and checks and balances are more appropriate. If we only talk about moderation, it would be a bit empty talk." Fang Yun said.
Several old gentlemen nodded in unison. Mr. Cheng said, "You should learn more about Fang Yun. When governing a place, the most taboo is to be vague and vague. The term 'checks and balances' is accurate and powerful!"
Mr. Dong, who teaches military affairs, smiled and asked, "You said that if nothing unexpected happens, checks and balances are the first choice. What if something unexpected happens to you in Ning'an?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Jinshi students stopped smiling, even Ao Huang did not dare to laugh.
"What kind of accident are you talking about, sir?" Fang Yun asked with a smile.
"Various accidents." said Mr. Dong.
This statement gave many Jinshi students a headache. These old gentlemen were not easy to deal with, and Fang Yun definitely could not fool them.
But at this moment, everyone felt Fang Yun's official seal vibrating rapidly. This was the most urgent letter, which usually only appeared when there were major events in the family or the country.
Fang Yun held the official seal in his hand, seemed to take a look, and then his expression changed obviously.
Fang Yun stood up slowly and walked out while saying: "Someone on the discussion board argued before whether the library was harmful to the gentry. I will answer Mr. Dong's question together. Survival of the fittest!" (To be continued...)