"In the Tang dynasty, there are actual officials, civil officials, and military officials, as well as merit and nobility. It's a mess."
When they were curious, Li Yi talked about the Tang dynasty's official system.
Merit was usually given to soldiers. As for rewards, it was difficult to give nobility. Nobility needed to give real fiefs to those households.
In the later period, merit could be bought with money. There was honor and rank.
"It's not very messy." Li Chengqi felt he could distinguish it clearly.
"So let's make it more messy. No, make it more perfect. Add the honor of a businessman to pay taxes and donate money.
But it can't be used all the time. It can be used.
For example, one point will be given for every grain of tax paid. One point will be given for every grain donated.
When the points reach a certain level, you can give a name. When the points reach a certain level, you can give another name. "
Li Yi introduced another set of points system.
"Uncle, what's the use of points?" Empress Wang asked naturally.
"Change the quota for the imperial examination. You can't come to the capital to take the imperial examination just because you study there. The imperial court can …"
Li Yi started to talk about how to use the points.
Let the local government give the scholars marks instead of excellent or good. Be more specific. How many points should be given for each subject and why.
Merchants exchanged for points. How many points to exchange for one point?
As long as they had enough money, they could get lower points for other subjects. They couldn't be fools. There had to be a bottom line.
This was equivalent to the bonus points for the senior high school entrance examination. It was not related to the college entrance examination.
If the local businessmen's family members or the businessmen themselves wanted to get a quota for the imperial examination in Chang 'an, they could use the points.
Whether or not he could pass the exam when he arrived in Chang 'an was another story.
"The richer the place, the more it needs points. The rich places have a flourishing literary style. There are so many good scholars in Jiangnan.
The competition there is great pressure. There are few quotas. Some people didn't do well in the official school there. Some family schools want to come here. They have to use their connections.
The imperial court will give them a chance to take the money. Maybe they are ranked average there. But when they come to Chang 'an, they will exceed their standard. "
Li Yi said the thoughts of many students' parents. Just in case, they should give them a chance to try.
Just like where he was, some parts of the exam questions were much more difficult than others.
If the examinees there were to take the exam with other examinees, the other examinees would be done for.
Therefore, the examination should be done according to the location of the household register. Don't jump around randomly and leave a way out for others.
Everyone in the room was dumbfounded by Li Yi's theory.
This was the first time he realized that the imperial examination could be used for something else.
After more than ten breaths, Li Longji finally recovered, "Brother Yi, this kind of action, are you still choosing talent?"
"Serving the country and the people is a talent. The merchants pay the money, and the imperial court takes the money for the people to use, for the soldiers at the border.
There were merchants who bought military horses from outside and were rewarded by the imperial court.
What's the difference between paying taxes and donating money? "
When Li Yi mentioned the imperial court's reward to the horse traders, it was essentially the same.
"I don't think the court officials will agree so easily." Li Chengqi approved of Li Yi's idea, but he was worried about the others.
"Give them extra salaries. Give them a certain percentage according to how much tax the imperial court increases each year and evaluate them."
Li Yi gave another idea.
The taxes and donations from the merchants were the imperial court's income. The more money there was, the more the officials would get.
Li Longji picked up the wine and pondered for a moment, "Even if there is no extra salary, the court officials will agree to it."
"Yes." Empress Wang said, "Some of them have families behind them, and some have connections with big merchants."
Li Yi smiled and lowered his head to eat.
He believed that there would be a struggle when the news spread.
The people from poor families would not agree, but the officials from big families and those who benefited from the merchants would agree.
All the reforms were about the distribution of benefits.
Li Yi believed that in the end, it would be balanced with money.
Using points to exchange was fair to the students who were rich and good at studying.
The imperial examination selected talents, and Chang 'an's imperial examination did not have a quota limit.
If ten thousand people were able to answer all the questions correctly, they would all get first place.
The real conflict was the position of the officials. There were not so many places to arrange.
But that was something to be done in the future, just like when he was a college student.
The college students in the beginning were amazing. Later on, even in famous schools, it was difficult to find a satisfactory job after graduation, unless they were outstanding.
In the end, there were still people taking the imperial examination every year, and more and more students were admitted.
It was the same for the imperial examination. Come on, take the exam. If you do well, you will all get first place.
Li Longji and the others first encountered such a disguised matter of taking money and selling official positions.
They were thinking and did not say anything for a while.
When the meal was about to end, Li Chengqi sighed, "It's hard for the poor children!"
"In the future, when the Tang dynasty increases business taxes and abolishes mediocrity, the poor families will benefit." Li Yi did not feel that it was an impact on the poor children.
Those who were good at studying did not need to use points to buy official positions.
The quota for points was an extra quota, and it did not occupy the original quota.
It was nothing more than the children of rich families exchanging money for opportunities. It had never been fair, or it could be said that this was fair.
After the meal, Li Longji and Empress Wang left. Li Chengqi also left with a few birds made of bamboo.
The birds were the ones Bi Goo saw when he came. The birds' bellies were used to store gunpowder, and two propellant nozzles were tied to the birds' bodies.
These were called Divine Fire Crows, which were more useful for attacking cities than flying monkeys.
When they flew, they had an arc, so they could go around the city walls and glide down.
Li Longji sat in the car and glanced at the unhappy empress.
He said, "Why don't we take them back? They are three months old. You will feed them yourself and no one else can touch them. Your palace doesn't even light incense, so there is no place to poison them. "
"In a few days, I will tidy up the harem." Empress Wang nodded and said with a smile.
"Today, I went to Zhuangzi to ask if there was a war, but I found another good way to make money."
Li Longji didn't care about the matters of the harem. He smiled and talked about the gains of this trip.
Empress Wang pursed her lips. "This way, the merchants who want to avoid paying taxes will have to pay taxes for their children.
I'm afraid that when the time comes, there will be many concubines and relatives. Some students can't do well in their own families, so they can recognize rich people as their fathers.
There are also women who divorce with sons, or widows with sons, in order to find a way out. "
"Those with children and concubines don't count, and those who recognize relatives for five years don't count."
Li Longji directly gave the conditions. He had already decided to use this method. He would discuss the name with the prime ministers.
He agreed with Li Yi's words. The merchants paid to help the people fight wars and reduce the burden of the farmers.
Why couldn't they get additional benefits? As for whether the people understood or not, they would get used to it after a long time.
If the imperial court didn't have money, wouldn't they take it from the farmers? It was impossible for the imperial court to stop fighting wars because they didn't have money.
"Does a relative's child count? For some large families, the ministers may have to mention this. "
Empress Wang considered the problem of the aristocratic families. The aristocratic families needed some people to support them.
"No, they can give money to the other party and let their relatives donate it themselves."
Li Longji didn't want the aristocratic families to develop openly. He couldn't give them a loophole in the name.
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