It's the eighteenth day of the first lunar month in the eighteenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty. It's a good day, double eighteenth!

For the Ming Dynasty talents gathered in Nanjing, today is a good day for them to participate in the Enke Competition.

If you pass the exam, you will be a farmhouse minister in the morning, a prince in the evening, and you can become an official immediately! It makes me happy just thinking about it!

Among the more than 10,000 candidates gathered in Nanjing, there are some who are particularly happy. For example, Songjiang talented scholar Luo Dagong, he is probably the first, second, and best in today's exams. If he does better in the exam, it is possible to be the number one scholar in high school! No.

The number one scholar is the second in the list! Guangzong Yaozu! The old Luo family has passed down its poetry and etiquette for many generations. They have tried their best to judge people, but not a single Jinshi. This time, not only will there be a Jinshi, but also the ranking of the number one scholar and the second in the list. I will definitely become a Luo in the future.

The gentleman's

So during this period, Grand Duke Luo was really proud of himself! Although he was not proud yet in the examination room, he had already gained something in love. Li Yulin, one of Qinhuai's eight beauties, who he had been pursuing for a long time, the school girl of Suzhou, had already agreed

When you get married, you will wait until the talented Luo scholar becomes the number one scholar or the second in the rankings, and then you will move into his house!

This little lady Li is both talented and beautiful, and she is even more beautiful than Qin Huai!

Name on the golden list, flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, double happiness.

"We need a large number of soldiers to fight against the invaders and protect the religion. However, the soldiers and generals are all dependent on pay, and commercial taxes are the basis of wealth. How can we make sufficient commercial taxes and sufficient military resources? What is going on?"

"This is a policy argument!"

"How do you test policy theory in the first test? Isn't it only possible in the third test?"

"Did you put the wrong title?"

"Who is the chief examiner of this subject? How come such a question is asked? Is this a test of the ability to gather and search?"

Just when Grand Duke Luo was feeling extremely proud, there was already a lot of discussion in the examination booth of Jiangnan Gongyuan. It turned out that the questions for the first exam had been released on Mingyuan Tower. Mingyuan Tower is the tallest building in Jiangnan Gongyuan. According to convention

, before each exam, the examiner will write down the questions for the on-site exam on a wooden sign, hold it high up in the Mingyuan Building, weigh the sign and place the questions for the candidates to copy.

The content of the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty was finalized by Zhu Yuanzhang in the 17th year of Hongwu. Historically, it has not been changed since the Ming Dynasty.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's regulations, there were three imperial examinations.

In the first session, there will be a test on the meanings of the Four Books and three sections, each with more than 200 words. The Five Classics will be tested on four sections, with each section of more than 300 words.

In the second session, there is a trial discussion of more than 300 words, five judgments, and one imperial edict on internal medicine.

The third session is to test the Five Ways of Classical History and Current Affairs.

The question of how to collect commercial taxes is a current policy issue and should be re-examined in the third session. But it is only the first session now, so why is it brought up?

In addition, this question is wrong. How can anyone directly ask how to collect business taxes? How to do this question? There are no answers in "General Examination of Literature" and "Da Ming Hall". This policy is originally to test the candidate's ability to understand the past and the present.

Candidates were required to read thoroughly the history books and political documents of the current dynasty. However, people who were ignorant of what was happening outside the window and had little practical work experience often did not make good policy decisions. So later on, the candidates only read the "General Examination of Documents" and "Da Ming Huidian"

", two works, one ancient and one modern, are used to prepare for the exam.

In addition, although there were three imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty, the really decisive one was the first one, which was the "Four Books" and the "Five Classics".

If you have read through the Four Books and Five Classics (you don’t have to be familiar with all the Five Classics, you can choose one as the focus of study) and write the eight-part essay, you will be very likely to be in high school. As for the subsequent judgments, edicts, edicts, and expressions, they are just that.

Writing some official documents is no big deal. As for policy discussions, the worst is just coping, and the better is bragging.

Under normal circumstances, policy essays are not taken seriously in the provincial examinations, as long as they are passable. Only in the palace examination, the quality of policy essays will become the key to determining the ranking of Jinshi. Emperor Chongzhen liked this kind of bragging articles the most, and would carefully read every one.

Look carefully. If you find that you are good at boasting, you will be regarded as promoted and promoted by some great sage.

But no matter how much attention is paid to it, policy theory cannot be placed in front of the Four Books and Five Classics, let alone a policy theory on how to make money!

How to collect business tax?

Should I do this question well?

In the examination room, the right hand of the Songjiang talent Duke Luo, who was holding the brush, started to shake!

This is because of excitement and fear!

The reason why he was excited was that he thought Huang Zongxi would not be able to do this question well. Huang Zongxi was a loyal minister who resolutely fought against the eunuchs! Would he agree to impose strict business taxes and compete with the people for profits? This is impossible since Huang Zongxi doesn't

If he can take the exam well, then he will be the top scholar in this subject!

As for the fear that the article about the No. 1 Scholar will be widely circulated! If you write an article about how to strictly impose business taxes, will you become a public enemy of Southeast Shilin?

What should we do if one side is the number one scholar and the other side is the Southeast Scholars!

Grand Duke Luo was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He was so anxious that he became wise.

When it comes to tax collection, the most feared thing is unfairness. The powerful will not pay, while the powerless will have their bones and marrow sucked out. If things go on like this, the powerless businessmen will be eliminated, leaving only the powerful and powerful.

Don’t pay taxes!

Therefore, if the imperial court wants to strictly impose commercial taxes, it must start with the powerful, close ministers, and officials. Of course, it is impossible to pay taxes as a whole! Since it cannot be done, then it is only natural that the southeastern gentry evade taxes and evade taxes.

How clever! Grand Duke Luo breathed out and was already admiring himself. If he writes according to this idea, the number one scholar can be deceived, and Jiangnan Shilin can also explain it!

"Collect business tax, haha"

At the same time, Huang Zongxi, the No. 1 scholar chosen by Enke this time, was sneering in his own examination room.

The question is difficult, but it can’t trouble Huang Zongxi! It’s impossible for Mr. Huang to give up the No. 1 Scholarship. When he worshiped his ancestors on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he had already announced the good news in front of the memorial tablet of his father Huang Zunsu. How could this be possible for such a filial son?

Is it okay to say something in front of the deceased father's spiritual throne? The deceased father will be sad if he is under the nine springs. Confucianism pays the most attention to filial piety. If the father who is under the nine springs is allowed to negotiate, can he still be regarded as a human being?

And what a great brain he has!

The way to get the best of both worlds has been thought out! It advocates "both industry and commerce are based" and "combination of taxation and taxation". The former is to attach importance to industry and commerce, develop industry and commerce, and obtain a larger tax base through development.

The latter combines local taxes and imperial examination quotas. Places that pay more taxes should have more candidates and Jinshi quotas. And places that pay less taxes should have fewer candidates and Jinshi quotas.

In addition, Huang Zongxi also advocated rectifying the administration of officials by using the three methods of "lenient access", "strict management" and "promoting integrity". This will make the officials of the Ming Dynasty effective and efficient in government affairs, whether it is tax collection or promotion of industry and commerce.
Chapter completed!