The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 371 The restless world (asking for monthly tickets~)

The fairy Yan Lingji has been in a bad mood recently.

She discovered that her master's harem had too many beauties and too many different types of beauties. She was not afraid of anyone fighting alone, but she could not withstand the powerful forces of others.

Yan Lingji is a greedy little goblin. She used to be able to eat until she was overflowing every day, but now she has to queue up. This is absolutely unacceptable!

It is impossible to monopolize the owner, but you must occupy more!

She quietly set her eyes on Hanlu, who was also her master's close personal.

Ice and fire, both can sing and dance, both accompany their masters every day, so why would they go far away to join forces with Madam Liancheng?

She has already set her sights on Hanlu, thinking that this beautiful woman is the best match for her.

Hanlu was not sure. She just felt that Yan Lingji had become much kinder to her. She was okay with this vixen who was the most favored by the king. She would not target her, nor would she look down on her because of her status. After all, Hanlu herself was not of high birth.

However, some resistance is inevitable. After all, the difference between their personalities is too big. One is cold and arrogant, while the other is glamorous and charming. It is difficult for them to play together.

Yan Lingji was aware of this, so she took a step-by-step approach and gradually built a closer relationship.

As for Hanlu, ever since Xiaoxue knew everything about her and she was serving Jingwei together, she has become more relaxed, like a broken jar.

I was too reserved before. I was at an age when I was greedy, so I was too embarrassed to eat and always ate too little.

Now I don’t care. Everyone is doing it anyway, so it doesn’t matter if I’m the only one doing it. Besides, it’s really delicious and I really want to eat it.

I’m already preparing to choreograph a few more dances with Jingwei.

Now Ying Zheng's harem has entered into a strange military competition, forming cliques and factions, and training armaments. If Ying Zheng were not in a strong body, with a high level of cultivation, and the magical method of dual cultivation, he would not be able to withstand it.

But now, all of this has benefited Ying Zheng. It is like a fight between two powerful men, and Ying Zheng is the one that benefits.

Before we knew it, the sixth year of King Zheng of Qin had come to an end.

Finally, the papermaking and printing techniques that spread throughout the world brought a successful end to the sixth year of Qin Shi Huangdi's reign.

There is not a soul in the world that does not praise the benevolence and righteousness of the King of Qin.

Among the various schools of thought and the ambitious people in the world, no matter how much they looked down on the Qin State, they were deeply impressed by it.

With the ambition of the King of Qin, how could he not rule the world?

When he was the crown prince, he and the doctor Nian Duan offered their skills to the world for free and saved the people. Now, they are spreading their skills that earn hundreds of gold coins a day to the world.

Since he ascended the throne, he has been benevolent to the world, valued trust and righteousness, never waged unjust wars, been kind and loving to the people, and valued the learning of all schools of thought.

Although he is a king, he is like a sage.

The most important thing is to establish virtue, the next best is to establish merit, and the next best is to establish words. Even if they are not abandoned for a long time, these are called the three immortals.

The virtue of the King of Qin is witnessed by Heaven; the achievements of the King of Qin are recorded in history books; although he has not yet made any statement, the King of Qin is still so young, and it is only a matter of time before he makes his mark.

He is truly the reincarnation of a holy king!

Ying Zheng's move really squeezed out the last bit of value from papermaking and printing technology.

All the knowledgeable and ambitious people in the world admire him from the bottom of their hearts.

It embraces the ideas of all the philosophers and common people.

Even though the kings of the six countries knew that this move was just for fame and reputation, they couldn't help but marvel at the benefits of paper and books.

They are really willing to do this. If it were them, they would definitely not be willing to do this and would definitely monopolize the market until it cannot be monopolized anymore.

At least for now, it seems that maintaining the monopoly for another ten years is not a problem. Anyone would be jealous of the benefits of these ten years.

The King of Qin is really willing to do this!

It was at this time that some extremely intelligent nobles discovered that something was wrong.

They no longer have a monopoly on knowledge.

And after ten years of spreading, there were too many talented people among the people under his rule, but these talented people had no way to join the country and no opportunities to advance.

There are too many frustrated civilians. It was okay before they had no talent or knowledge.

But nowadays, many hard-working commoners have become far more capable than some uneducated nobles.

These became huge hidden dangers, and the number of restless and dissatisfied scholars among the people gradually increased.

In recent years, the number of common people and scholars who have defected to the Qin State has increased year by year.

Qin had more and more land and cities, so it was natural for them to be divided up, but this was not the case for the six kingdoms!
The land and cities of the six countries were becoming increasingly scarce, and there was not enough for the nobles to share, let alone for the untouchables.

Why study hard? Isn't it better to just farm the land and do labor service?
You lowly commoners actually want to be officials and nobles, are you worthy? !
Even though some knowledgeable nobles realized this terrible thing, they had no way to solve it.

It's impossible to kill all the scholars, right?

The main reason is that it is impossible to do so. Those who can read these days are not just ordinary people.

The kings of the six countries had a different idea. They did not want to solve this problem.

This may not be a bad thing for the king. The common people have weak foundations, and once they are entrusted with important tasks, they will be more reliable. The common people can only rely on the king, so they will be more loyal and attentive in doing things.

The country relies on the nobles because it needs their help in administration and governance, and because they have the ability to do so.

A person who cannot read a single word cannot become an official.

For this reason, even the king has to cede power to the nobles. The country does not belong to the king, but to the king and the nobles.

The king was nothing more than the biggest noble. The nobles who monopolized power had questionable abilities and loyalty, but the king had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

But things are different now.

The king is still the king, but the nobles may not be able to continue to be nobles peacefully.

It is always a good thing to have more capable people under your rule. As for competing with the nobles, this may not be a bad thing.

How to use these civilians effectively is what the king should consider.

Anyway, for the nobles, competition and pressure will make them more obedient.

On this matter, the nobles and kings of the six countries had great differences.

The kings of the six countries had good ideas, but they did not consider another problem: whether they could truly divide the interests between the nobles and the emerging princes from poor families.

Taking away someone's wealth is like killing their parents, not to mention that it will destroy someone's family business!
And now the nobles are still in power. They have no way to kill all the scholars. Even many trivial matters and basic work will be left to them to do.

However, they will also do their utmost to suppress, restrict and exclude these common people.

But a person who is truly talented and capable will not be willing to be inferior to others.

Especially when they are inferior to themselves, those who only have so-called noble blood.

They have nothing but their blood.

No virtue, no talent, no conduct.

If there were no external threats, the kings of the six countries might have enough time to govern, change and coordinate.

But when there is an external threat, it would be really difficult to deal with such a thing happening in the country.

They cannot be killed, and blindly suppressing and ostracizing them will force them to surrender to Qin. If left alone, the nobles will band together to exclude and suppress them.

As for supporting these scholars, it is even more impossible, as the nobles would immediately rebel.

Before the common people and scholars become powerful, he, the king, will be dealt with.

There is no solution to this situation.

Ying Zheng never liked conspiracies and intrigues, and always liked to use grand and open strategies to fight his enemies.

However, open conspiracies often have no solution.

The kings of the six countries could only turn a blind eye and allow the nobles and scholars to fight. To be fair, they also wanted to use these scholars from poor backgrounds to do things.

But now they can only pretend not to see it.

The struggle between the old aristocracy and the emerging civilian intellectual class is doomed to be extremely cruel, and in the short term the aristocracy will definitely be suppressed by the aristocracy, as the aristocracy's foundation cannot be destroyed in a short period of time.

This is a struggle between life and death. No one can retreat because there is no way out.

If there were no external threats around, everything would be fine, at least for the king.

But if there is a strong enemy nearby, and this strong enemy can give these emerging scholars opportunities, and this strong enemy has a good reputation, and his land and cities are constantly increasing.

Then, the decision that the vast majority of people will make has already been determined.

In today's world, anyone who can read and write and has a good skill is either wealthy, a true dragon among men, or both.

Such people are generally well-known in the local area and are the best targets for Daqin to win over.

And they are very motivated.

In recent years, to capture so many cities, it is far from enough to rely solely on the talents trained by the Qin Dynasty itself. It is all thanks to these people.

The treatment of these talented people is completely different from the treatment of ordinary people who cannot read a single word.

Although they still need to pass exams to enter the officialdom, ordinary people can only start as clerks, but as long as they perform well and have a clean background, they can become an official.

As for those real dragons among men, there is no need to worry about the two or three years of observation. Ying Zheng treats them basically the same as he treats the Qin people.

If you pass the exam, you can enter the Xianyang Academy, and then wait for the right opportunity to enter the officialdom.

Ying Zheng attached great importance to class mobility in the Qin Dynasty, as this was the fundamental factor that determined whether the Qin Dynasty could become strong and stable.

It is easier to move downward than upward in class.

At present, the most important and main way is still the military merit system, and military merit titles will always be hard currency.

The corresponding titles enjoy corresponding treatment, one can become an official, and the title can be used to cover up crimes. There are too many benefits of the title.

The second is to pass the examination, which lays the foundation for the imperial examination in the future.

Every large county has a county school, and every prefecture above it has a county school, and finally there is the Xianyang Academy.

Of course, you have to pay to go to school, but you can take the exam without going to school.

If you only pass the county examination, you cannot become an official unless you have excellent grades and there is a shortage of local officials. However, there are still benefits, such as receiving some food every month.

If you pass the county examination, you can become a clerk. If you want to be an official, you must enter the Xianyang Academy.

One could go to the county school or the prefecture school as long as one paid money, but one had to take an exam to enter the Xianyang Imperial Academy.

Among them, the county school can be entered by taking an examination or being exempt from tuition fees.

Entering the Xianyang Academy not only was there no charge, but food and accommodation were also provided.

(End of this chapter)