Ying Zheng had never heard Ran Fang's words before, nor had he ever thought about them in this way.
When the scholar-official system was first implemented, it encountered opposition from the ministers. After all, it had threatened the interests of those nobles and ministers.
Even so, the academic system brought honest and upright officials to Da Qin and injected some fresh power into Da Qin.
For example, the newly appointed Lian Liangcai.
But such selection of officials is incompatible with the hereditary officials in the court, who are basically just low-ranking and petty officials.
If they want to enter the palace, it will take at least ten years, but by then they have reached the age of old men.
Ying Zheng had never thought about this problem, but now that Ran Fang talked about it, he seemed to understand some of the key points.
"It's true what you said sir."
"But there are so many Guizhou leaders in the world, how can we choose the ones who can govern the country among them?"
Ran Fang looked at his sad face and couldn't help but have a new view of Ying Zheng. It could be felt that he was indeed thinking about the development of Great Qin.
It's just that his thinking is somewhat limited, and he has no real way to save Da Qin's current situation.
"Since the Zhou Dynasty, the selection method of the imperial court has been through rural elections. On the surface, it is an 'objective' selection method, but in fact it is still a hereditary system."
"If we want to change from the root, we must first put an end to the hereditary system and establish an imperial examination system, which can be selected through examination questions. This will eliminate the restriction of civilian talents from entering officialdom because of their birthplace."
"Moreover, these people do not have the support of a big family behind them, and they will not fall in love with any official immediately after becoming an official in the court. They always have to think about His Majesty."
"They can also truly understand the suffering of the people and know what the people need, so that they can truly do something practical for the people."
"Although people will change, and they may eventually become the same as those nobles, the court will always have new forces pouring in. If anyone is found to have selfish motives or behavior that is not conducive to the Qin Dynasty, they can be directly expelled and find new people. .”
"Instead of now, I can only look at those evil officials and do nothing."
The last few sentences describe the current situation of the court, and they are also the most embarrassing problem that Ying Zheng faces after this corruption case.
Now Ran Fang provided him with an idea, which made him a little ready to take action.
He couldn't help but praise: "Selecting scholars through examinations has the power of the country. Those who take the examinations have no selfish favors, and those who are deposed have no resentment. It is also conducive to social stability and political clarity."
After saying this, Ran Fang nodded repeatedly. Unexpectedly, Ying Zheng also saw things very accurately.
If the imperial examination system could be promoted in the Qin Dynasty, talented people from all over the country would definitely take the test, and perhaps people like Liu Bang who had a gap in their hearts would not be thinking about rebellion.
"What Uncle Su said is absolutely true."
"Now the imperial court is in the process of repairing books. If the books of hundreds of schools of thought can be awarded to people all over the world, then the content of this examination can cover various contents. Even if you cannot become an official, you can still have a skill."
"And if we want the people of the old land to have the heart of the Qin Dynasty, what can be more direct than for them to join the imperial court and serve as officials?"
The current imperial examination system has not yet begun, and Na Ran does not want to have the idea of "standing on behalf of the sages", otherwise the future imperial examination system will slowly disappear.
Therefore, he hoped that those who could study would not only want to be officials because of the imperial examination.
This was not the first time Ying Zheng had heard these words. When Ran Fang mentioned writing books, he hoped that people in the world would be loyal to the Qin Dynasty, but it was also difficult to get people to study.
However, if they are willing to be given the opportunity to serve as officials in the court, the head of Guizhou will certainly not refuse the matter, and more people will be willing to take the initiative to study and understand.
In this way, it not only enhanced the sense of belonging to Da Qin, but also provided new possibilities for the selection of court officials.
"That's very good."
"If it is true as Mr. said, then Great Qin will definitely prosper, and the whole world will belong to Great Qin."
Ran Fang smiled and shook his head, not taking Ying Zheng's words to heart.
I just felt a little surprised when I saw Ying Zheng's eager eyes.
"I only want to say this to Uncle Su. If the ministers really know about it, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to me."
"After all, this will harm their interests, so they won't let me go."
Ran Fang was still frightened about the refined salt incident last time.
Although he doesn't care about the resentment of those people, he is in prison now. If he is really remembered, it will not be a good thing.
After all, as the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of being missed.
Ying Zheng nodded slightly and gave Ran Fang a reassuring look.
"Sir, you can rest assured."
"It's getting late, so I'll go back first."
With that said, he stood up and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, he glanced at Fusu who was standing, and then turned around without leaving a single word.
Fusu didn't feel sad at all. He even breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense body relaxed.
After hearing the door of Xianyang Prison close, Fusu sat on the couch, picked up the tea cup and drank some water.
Ran Fang looked at his actions with some doubts in his heart.
"You seem to be afraid of your father?"
Fusu, who was wiping his mouth, hesitated, raised his head and glanced at Ran Fang guiltily, and then showed an embarrassed smile.
He put down his hand and said seemingly casually: "My father is usually strict, I'm just a little in awe when I see him."
When he spoke, he looked at Ran Fang sternly, as if he was afraid that Ran Fang wouldn't believe him, and nodded imperceptibly, as if he was trying to convince himself.
Ran Fang looked at his movements and said nothing, but there was not much belief in his eyes.
This made Fusu a little anxious. He was afraid that Ran Fang would accidentally find out the clues, and then he would really be punished by his father.
He explained anxiously: "What I said is true!"
"Father...Father has been strict with me since I was a child. He will punish me if I do my homework, and there are many rules at home."
"So when I grew up, I was inevitably a little scared, and I couldn't help but feel nervous when I saw my father."
Ying Zheng had just left and he had just relaxed, but now that Ran Fang said this, his nervous mood was raised again.
He was a bit arrogant and added at the end: "Sir, don't think too much!"
Ran Fang was just a little suspicious at first. After all, every time Ying Zheng came, Fusu always stood there respectfully. If you look carefully, you can see his somewhat panicked eyes.
He also thought that Yingzheng was too harsh, so Fusu had a fear of him from the bottom of his heart.
But Fusu's words just now sounded like there was no silver in this place, which meant that their identity must be unusual, and they were worried about how they looked.
"Well, I didn't think much of it."
This made Fusu sigh in relief, but after the tension relaxed, he realized what he had said and quickly wanted to explain, but he really didn't know what to say.
Ran Fang can only pray in his heart, Ran Fang really doesn't think too much.
