Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2173, Imperial Examination Reform and Points System
"Add new content?"

Zhu Houzhao and Wang Shouren were also slightly taken aback when they heard this.

Unexpectedly, Liu Jin's changes to the imperial examinations were not limited to some changes to the Gongyuan, but also added new learning content.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"The talented people who come out of the imperial examinations are really talented, and there are also many capable ministers who govern the country."

"But now my Ming Dynasty is developing rapidly and changing with each passing day. All kinds of new technologies and new things are constantly emerging, and the requirements for the court and officials are also constantly increasing."

"Whether it is the imperial court or the officials of the imperial court, they should also keep pace with the times and constantly increase their knowledge and abilities. Only in this way can they better adapt to the new era and govern the ever-changing Ming Empire well."

"In the previous imperial examinations, a large number of officials we recruited were often very good at the Four Books and Five Classics, but they often knew very little about other aspects, and they didn't know many common sense things."

"However, if you are an official and guard the shepherd for the emperor, if you don't even know some common sense things, how can you manage well?"

"For example, in terms of tax collection, if an official doesn't even know basic arithmetic, doesn't know how to calculate areas, doesn't know how to convert units of measurement, etc., how can he know whether the lower officials are fooling themselves?"

"Another example is the rapid development of electric power. If the officials don't know anything about electricity, how can they deal with it correctly when something goes wrong?"

"That's why I think that even the imperial examination should add some corresponding content and knowledge, so as to improve the requirements for officials, and select outstanding talents who are capable and have extensive knowledge and cognition at the same time."

"Only such talents can adapt to this era of rapid development, manage the prosperous Ming Empire well, and push the Ming Empire to a more prosperous future."

Liu Jin said solemnly, expressing his thoughts and opinions.

"Ok!"

When Zhu Houzhao and Wang Shouren heard this, they thought about it carefully and nodded slightly.

These officials who have always been traditional may indeed be very talented. The fourth and fifth secretaries can recite backwards and forwards, and they are very good at poetry and songs.

However, in terms of real governance of the country, these officials often show inaction and are unable to adapt to many new things.

For example, the city of Ming Dynasty is developing extremely rapidly now. If you want to manage a big city well after drinking tea and reading newspapers like before, this is obviously unrealistic.

However, these officials who passed the traditional imperial examinations knew relatively little about many aspects, so they were unable to make any good plans for the development of the city.

In many cases, it is necessary to rely on the masters and assistants who are thought to be capable to effectively govern one party.

"It's just that if we add new exam content, I'm afraid scholars all over the world will object."

Wang Shouren thought for a while and said.

"Opposition is inevitable. It's just that everything has a process of development. We don't want to cancel their identity and status, but we have higher requirements for scholars. This is also because the times are changing the court and officials There are higher demands."

"We must adapt to the development needs of the new era and the pace of development in the new era."

Liu Jin nodded and continued.

"Well said!"

"The times are developing rapidly, and there are new requirements for me, the court, and the ministers of the court. In this era of rapid development, we really need to make constant changes to adapt to the development of the new era. .”

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately agreed very much.

He himself was a county magistrate, governor, and chief envoy, and he was in charge of such a prosperous and prosperous place as Beizhili. During this process, Zhu Houzhao also encountered many problems.

Many problems have never occurred in the past dynasties. If you want to do it well, it is definitely not enough to drink tea in the yamen.

It is necessary to understand all aspects of the other party, and to be able to adapt to the development needs of this era.

"Liu Jin is right. It is time for the examinees to learn and learn some basic common sense. They can't just blindly study dead books. They need to have a wider range of knowledge."

"The matter is settled in this way, and the principals and professors of various universities are asked to jointly come up with some topics related to the new study."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and made a decision directly.

As for the objection of ministers in the DPRK, it seems that this is not a problem at all. Now the government and the opposition are almost all officials of the practical faction, and the officials of the old-fashioned faction have basically gone home to retire. Who would object to this.

Besides, this is not to completely change the foundation of the imperial examination, but to add new examination content.

"If it is to increase the content of the new learning exam, then this score will not be easy to score. It must introduce the same score system as the new learning."

Wang Shouren thought for a while and said.

"That's exactly what I mean. The imperial examination introduces a scoring system, and all the test papers are changed to scoring, and the ranking is determined according to the score."

"At the same time, I feel that about [-]% of the test scores for new learning is more appropriate. The traditional Four Books and Five Classics test accounts for [-]%. Each is scored separately, and finally multiplied by the ratio to get the final score."

Liu Jin nodded in agreement.

"Forty percent?"

"Is this ratio too high?"

Wang Shouren thought for a while and said.

"At the beginning, the proportion is indeed a bit higher, and we have to proceed step by step. For this first time, I also think it is more appropriate to account for about [-]%."

Zhu Houzhao thought about it and said.

"Your Majesty's words are reasonable, but I didn't think carefully."

Liu Jin also said hastily.

"Then it will be based on a ratio of 100%. In terms of scores, the traditional Four Books and Five Classics will be scored according to the total score of 0.7 points. The final score will be multiplied by 100 to get the score of the traditional Four Books and Five Classics. The new content will also be scored according to 0 points. Questions, correct answers are scored, wrong answers are not scored, the final score is multiplied by 3, [-] is the final score of the new learner, and the two scores are added together to get the final score.”

"The ranking is determined according to the ranking of the scores. In the end, the top 700 people will be selected first. In the final palace examination, the emperor will come up with the questions and finally determine their ranking."

"This method is very good!"

"However, judging from the examination situation of new students, the situation of the same score may be very serious, especially in the traditional examination scores of the Four Books and Five Classics. It is possible that the examiners will basically give integers when scoring, which will also lead to many classmates. Scores appear."

Wang Shouren thought about it carefully and added.

"In case of the same score, the examiner will re-mark the test paper in detail and finally decide the ranking."

Liu Jin thought for a while and said.

This phenomenon is also very common, and it happened every time in the previous imperial examinations. Everyone thought that several test papers were good, but there was only one place, so it was necessary to re-evaluate and let the examiner to evaluate and decide.

"Haha, I'm looking forward to the imperial examination this time."

"It is estimated that these scholars will be dumbfounded by then. It is also the introduction of new learning content, and it is based on the score system."

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing when he thought of the next scene.

After the news was announced, it is estimated that these students who came to the capital to take the exam will be dumbfounded. The changes this time are still very big, but this is also the need of the times.

The development of the Ming Dynasty needs officials who can adapt to the new era. The quality and quality requirements of officials are higher, and they can no longer be the same as before. Relying on the Four Books and Five Classics, and relying on those who understand them, the Ming Dynasty can be governed well.

This is not the past. In the past, officials who drank tea and slept late every day could be regarded as good officials, because there is no fish and meat village, that is a good official.

But now, the requirements of the times are higher, and you must understand some content and knowledge in various aspects, so that you can truly manage one side well.

In the morning of the next day, Liu Jin formally proposed the reform of the imperial examinations, which included some transformations of the Gongyuan, more humane and modern changes.

This part of the proposal has won the support of many officials. Everyone thinks this is a good thing. They all got it from where they got the test. They all know that the conditions in the test room are really difficult. Now some rectifications are made for the sake of scholars all over the world.

However, when Liu Jin proposed to increase the content of the new learning test and implement a point system for colleagues, many officials still stood up to oppose this matter.

But in the end, with the support of Liu Jin, Wang Shouren and many ministers, the matter was passed.

When it was time to hold a small meeting in the Shangshufang, Zhu Houzhao also called all the ministers to discuss and discuss the matter in detail, and made various supplements and improvements.

The imperial examination is a major event, and there can be no mistakes, because it is related to the face of the court and a major matter of the country's talent selection. Only by discussing and supplementing in detail can we do better.

After detailed discussion and improvement, soon the content of the reform of the imperial examinations was officially announced to the world through low-level reports and newspapers. Suddenly, the world was shaken, and discussions began one after another.

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