Chapter 87 Setting Standards
Emperor Xian, who was already familiar with it, quickly calmed down, and was still as usual, looking at the memorial presented by Li Ru one by one. He did not consider the requests on the memorial and was ready to follow the previous habits.
Even if he is not sure, what's the point? He has been doing this since he became the emperor.
The dilapidated imperial palace in Luoyang City is not the leader of his own, so he is in no way reasonable. Who will let the barbarians of the Western Regions be the chief minister? At this moment, Emperor Xian has experienced repeated blows and has long learned to face reality.
Emperor Xian did not hold any hope for these princes who did not take him seriously. At least the Jiangnan Army had more constraints than the Liangzhou Army, and no one dared to have any wrong ideas for his beautiful queen.
In addition to being unable to leave the palace at will, both Xu Chu and the new guards of the Jiangnan Army still respect the royal members and all the ministers. In this dignified situation, Emperor Xian would of course repay his kindness.
The palace heard Emperor Xian's voice, which was at the end of his voice change, and seemed slightly sluggish: "One of the important tasks is to adjust Fufeng Ma Chao to Beijing to listen to the title. He was specially appointed as the chief of the Western Regions. In addition to the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, he was responsible for reconstruction and protecting the business road from Luoyang to Rome, the Great Qin State!
Well! This is a good thing, which can increase the taxes and income of the Han Dynasty's treasury! It's correct!"
Emperor Xian had already approved it, so there would naturally be a yellow gate responsible for writing the imperial edict to promulgate the decree. As for Ma Chao, who was busy fighting with Han Sui's side, whether he came to Luoyang or not has nothing to do with Emperor Xian.
"The second important task is that the Jiangnan Army requires all unrelated people to withdraw from Luoyang. While rebuilding Luoyang City, it recruits civil servants to rebuild the road built by Qin in the past! It also requires unified writing, law, currency, and weights and measures!"
After reading this, Emperor Xian involuntarily stopped reading the memorial. He looked at Sun Ce who was huddled aside. Of course, he understood that what Li Ru said in this memorial was basically what Sun Ce meant.
But Emperor Xian couldn't figure it out. The Governor of Jiangnan did not want to promote himself, but asked his subordinates to give advice to the emperor. In this first court meeting, all he mentioned were things that were beneficial to the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Xian's eyes flashed, but he thought about it but said nothing. When he shook his head and was about to continue reading, Sun Ce saw the emperor's doubts and took the initiative to take it.
"Emperor. The reason why Qin State was powerful back then was that it was in good condition and was in good condition. All craftsmanship and production had standards. Think about the Qin army could produce 1,600 arrows, hundreds of thousands of crossbows, carriages every year, and all vulnerable parts could be replaced at will.
The emperor understands that this is the power of standardization. My great Han soldiers are not inferior to the Qin army. Otherwise, they would not have fought the Huns and fled far away, and all the barbarians were all buried, making the reputation of a man and a man among the Hu people.
If our army could set the standards for the Han Dynasty as usual in Qin State. It not only would make the soldiers more powerful in combat, but the industrial, commercial and agricultural industries of the Han Dynasty would inevitably have great benefits!
Furthermore, the people now have a lot of Wuzhu coins in their hands, but they never use them, but they all choose ancient trading methods such as bartering.
Not only is the price unknown, the circulation of materials is difficult, but it is also not conducive to the tax collection of counties and counties. I have ordered the remake of eight-cent and five-yuan coins in Jiangnan. As long as the emperor allows, the circulation of the Han Dynasty will be restarted immediately."
If you want to be rich, it is first to build roads. Whether it is the expressway in later generations or the two-meter-wide avenue in Jiangnan today, it has long been proved. A wide and flat road is not only for improving the circulation of materials. Even if you manage local rebellions, it is also extremely beneficial.
Sun Ce was impressed by Qin Shihuang's far-sighted vision. At that time, the Qin army was 600,000 troops fighting everywhere, and through the flat and wide road, the army was running rapidly. However, it was never defeated due to the obstacles of food and grass.
Emperor Xian was stunned: "You are ready, why are you asking? You are so hypocritical!"
But he smiled happily and said, "Okay, Sun Aiqing is really concerned about me! These are all great things that benefit the people of the world. However, the issuance of coins and the formulation of various standards are all major projects, so I have to worry about you!
This Qin State's road was in the Central Plains. It was damaged greatly in that year because it was necessary to restore farming. However, there were still some remains in the barren lands of Hebei and Jiuyuan, which should save some manpower and financial resources for my dear husband to build the Han Road!
OK, it’s all good things, so of course I will report it! In the future, the governor of Sun Aiqing will be governed by these things!"
For Emperor Xian, no matter what Sun Ce did, he used Sun Ce’s own money. Anyway, there was no penny in the treasury, so he could do whatever he wanted to use his own money. Emperor Xian just opened his mouth to express his words, and what could he say?
"The third priority is to rebuild the Imperial Academy and the academies and colleges in various places. We must allow every citizen in the world to study and study at all levels for free. After learning in the future, they will take the imperial examinations and become pillars of the country."
This new thing made Emperor Xian feel a little stunned: "Sun Aiqing, what is this imperial examination? Is it a new type of filial piety and integrity exam? But there is no identity restrictions, wouldn't it allow everyone in the world to enter the court? I'm afraid this is a bit inappropriate!"
Any Han people who are capable can enter the court to become officials. It is a big challenge for Emperor Xian, but there is nothing wrong with Sun Ce. This is also the best and most powerful way for the poor to challenge the aristocratic families.
Without the limitation of the pedantic eight-legged essay, those who can enter the court and become officials must be talented men with real talents and knowledge. Once the imperial examination is implemented, the power of their transformation will be unstoppable. At most, only twenty years will be used, those families will taste the powerful destructive power of poor families.
But he didn't expect that the young Emperor Xian could see the inappropriateness at a glance. He was worthy of being the young emperor for five years. But he would never have thought that the imperial examination meeting would bring such a huge change to the Han Dynasty in the future.
When he really realized it, no one could change anything. Sun Ce just looked at Emperor Xian with a smile: "Master, this is just a new attempt. If it is practical, this imperial examination will be the standard for my new election of officials in the Han Dynasty.
Of course, if it does not work, we will change it in the future. Now, whether it is the department of various departments in the court or the county government offices in various places, there are urgently shortage of qualified officials in charge!
Therefore, the emperor should immediately issue an order to start the first imperial examination for the Han Dynasty on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month three months later. It is the most urgent task to make the Han Dynasty's rule re-operate normally!"
Sun Ce had his own plan in his mind: "A part of Jiangnan, especially Lujiang County, was the first county in the Han Dynasty to implement free education.
After Emperor Xian’s decree, after a major test, he will find that the Lujiang people who passed the imperial examination will account for at least 60% of the imperial examination."
Chapter completed!