However, the more they argued, the clearer the arguments became. Some of the spectators also joined in the debate, and most of them supported Fang Yun. .
"Short-sighted! Fang Yun is a human, what's wrong with that? "
"So if your neighbor has more children than you, are you going to kill your neighbor's family?"
"Idiot! The more humans there are, the more talent there is. Every hundred years, the total number of people admitted to the imperial examinations will increase. This is an indisputable fact! With these libraries, the number of people admitted to the imperial examinations will increase again in at most fifty years! "
"The friend in front is very reasonable. I am also a descendant of a noble family, but I think that Fang Yun is right! For example, a certain county has a hundred places for scholars each year. The ratio of commoners to landowning households is about seventy to thirty. After all, there are more commoners. But don't forget that commoners are one in a hundred, while landowning households are one in ten! Not long after, because the libraries increase the talent of the human race, there are ten more places for scholars. Then, is it possible that these ten people have a seventy to thirty ratio? The landowning households are obviously more advantageous! "
"The selfish ones are not Fang Yun, but you landowning households!"
"In front of the demons and barbarians, you are still fighting for the imperial examinations. Have you forgotten the original purpose of the imperial examinations? Those who are capable will rise above! When did the imperial examinations become the power to protect the landowning households? If the landowning households are incompetent, the commoners will replace them, and a new landowning household will rise! "
"Who knows Fang Xusheng, please ask Fang Xusheng to say a few words and scold these idiots!"
As more and more neutral people joined in, the discussion of the rankings finally began to move in a good direction. However, there were still people who were dissatisfied with Fang Yun's actions.
Fang Yun looked at the rankings for a while, then continued to eat.
Ao Huang, on the other hand, held the 《Wen Pao》 and praised endlessly.
"Although this dragon already knew that you wanted to build this library, I still have to praise you. Right now, there are only about ten thousand libraries. In a few months, the libraries will spread to the villages, and then to the other ancient lands. In the end, there will be about two hundred thousand to three hundred thousand libraries. Just the annual expenses alone will be two hundred million taels of silver. However. The other clans will not let go of this opportunity and will definitely compete with you for the Path of Enlightenment. "
Su Xiaoxiao said from the side, "If nothing unexpected happens, Young Master Fang will be able to build at least 100,000 libraries. This number is already enough to enlighten the world. It will be extremely beneficial for him to become a Saint in the future."
Ao Huang grumbled, "This Dragon also knows that Fang Yun alone can't take down three hundred thousand libraries. But when I think about how he could have built at least two hundred thousand libraries, this Dragon feels stifled. With two hundred thousand libraries, Fang Yun's future achievements would be limitless! When a Half-saint became a quasi-saint, one of the key strengths was to enlighten the world. Right, Fang Yun? "
Fang Yun nodded and said, "There is indeed such a saying. King Wen had become a secondary saint because the Book of Changes originally had the ability to deduce heavenly secrets and enlighten the people's wisdom. However, the enlightenment wasn't thorough enough. The other secondary sages of the human race had only become secondary sages after receiving Kong Sheng's power. Without Kong Sheng, they might not have been able to become secondary sages. However, the specifics haven't been determined yet. "
Yang Yuhuan said, "Today is your last day at the academy. You won't be going to class tomorrow on the second of February. You will set off for Ning 'an on the third of February. Rest more these two days and recover your energy so that you can take up the post in Ning 'an. "
"Sister Yuhuan is right. I will rest more these two days. I will think more about how to become a county magistrate. "Fang Yun smiled.
After lunch, Fang Yun went to the academy to attend the court examination class as usual.
As today was the last court examination class, teachers from various subjects such as politics, military affairs, agriculture, etc. gathered together and sat together with the fifty Jinshi. They chatted to their heart's content.
Fang Yun not only didn't have any 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. Most of the time, he deliberately hid his incompetence. But even if he hid his incompetence, he would often inadvertently surpass this era by half a step.
As a result, the teachers from various subjects compiled a book called "Fang Yun's Answers". They copied one to the academy and kept the other to themselves.
Teacher Cheng from the education department said, "In two days, you will rush to the various counties. You must be patient. You must not look down on the local tyrants and officials just because you are talented and have a family background. There is something that is inconvenient for me to say in class, but I might as well say it today. All officials in the world can be killed! "
Everyone nodded silently.
Officials referred to low-level officials. Generally, all officials below the seventh rank could be called officials.
The county magistrate was a seventh rank official and couldn't be in a permanent position. As for officials below the seventh rank, they were basically from the county or local government. This was especially true for the ninth rank and those without ranks. They were passed down from generation to generation, forming a huge network of benefits and relationships at the grassroots level.
Some people even called these low-level officials "small vassals". It was a very vivid image.
Officials needed to be evaluated well before they could be promoted. The local low-level officials couldn't accomplish much, but they were good at ruining things. They could easily cause trouble and cause the county magistrate's evaluation to drop. In the end, they couldn't be promoted.
Although the county magistrate was powerful, he couldn't handle everything one by one. Most of the things were handled by the low-level officials.
There were often conflicts between the newly appointed county magistrate and the low-level officials. Unless the newly appointed county magistrate had a powerful background and could use his power to eliminate all obstacles, otherwise, once the two sides were like fire and water, most of the time, the county magistrate would leave with his tail between his legs.
Only a few county magistrates dared to break up with the low-level officials and leave. However, in the end, they destroyed the future of the civil officials and had no choice but to serve in the Academy of Literature or the military.
The complexity of governing a place was far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Teacher Cheng smiled slightly and said, "Fang Yun, as a Jinshi, you can forge ahead or withdraw. As a county magistrate, what do you think is the most important thing?"
The rest of the classmates smiled and looked at Fang Yun. Ao Huang also had a smirk on his face. He didn't dare to say anything, but his heart was blooming with joy. Who told Fang Yun to be so dazzling that he could be associated with both good and bad things?
Fang Yun had long been used to it. Because it was time to talk as equals, he didn't get up and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, the way of balance is the first choice."
"Oh? Why not choose the mean? "
"Balance itself belongs to the category of the mean, but the meaning of the mean is too broad. Balance is more appropriate. If we only talk about the mean, it's a little empty talk, "Fang Yun said.
The few old teachers nodded in unison. Teacher Cheng said, "You have to learn more from Fang Yun. When governing a place, the most important thing is to avoid being vague and vague. The word 'balance' is both accurate and powerful!"
Teacher Dong, who taught military affairs, smiled and asked, "You said that if nothing unexpected happens, the way of balance is the first choice. If something unexpected happened to you in Ning 'an, what would happen?"
As soon as he said this, all the Jinshi students stopped smiling. Even Ao Huang didn't dare to laugh.
"What kind of accident are you talking about, Teacher?" Fang Yun asked with a smile.
"All kinds of accidents," Teacher Dong said.
These words gave many of the Jinshi students a headache. These old teachers weren't easy to deal with. Fang Yun definitely couldn't fool them.
But at this moment, everyone felt Fang Yun's official seal vibrate rapidly. This was the most urgent message. Usually, it would only appear when there was a major national event.
Fang Yun held the official seal in his hand. He seemed to glance at it, and then his expression changed.
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