Diqin Designer

Chapter 188 Fan Zeng's Reference Notes
"This test paper is made of paper. Paper is different from bamboo slips and wooden tablets. The ink may spread on the paper. Please be careful when writing. Please answer in the designated area. If there is not enough answer paper, you can raise your hand to ask for more."

"Also, don't forget to write your name down so that you can find yourself when the results are announced."

"If you want to leave after answering the questions, you should also raise your hand to indicate that you can leave after the test paper is collected and checked. However, after leaving, you are not allowed to return to answer questions..."

After talking about a bunch of strange rules, the man opened the bag.

Fan Zeng saw that the bag contained not bamboo slips and wooden tablets, but the paper that he had seen the county magistrate show in his hometown of Juyu.

But at that time he had only read it and touched it personally, let alone written it on paper.

"Start distributing the test papers now!"

The man took the test paper and answer sheet out of his bag and distributed them to the candidates sitting in the front row, who then passed them to the back row in turn.

Fan Zeng got the test paper quickly. He did not look at the questions on the paper first, but instead took the test paper and observed and stroked it.

The touch of this paper in the hand is different from other fabrics such as silk. It is not smooth, but rather a bit rough. However, it is also very soft and will not damage the skin. It also has a unique smell, which should be a mixture of the smell of ink and the paper itself. It can't be said to be pleasant, but it is not smelly either.

It is very light and foldable, which has a huge advantage over bamboo slips. Paper and bamboo slips are of the same weight, but paper can record far more text than bamboo slips, and it is also more convenient to carry.

Fan Zeng sighed: With just this thing, all the philosophers and wise men in the world will be controlled by Qin, and it will become increasingly difficult for him to restore Chu.

They had something to use to fight against Qin, one of the more important things was that Qin lacked enough officials and had to use them at the local level.

Simply put, in order to govern the local area, the Qin Dynasty needed literate people, but the Qin Dynasty itself was short of manpower, and these people were literate and even relatively monopolized a large part of the educational opportunities, forcing the Qin Dynasty to rely on them.

They also took this opportunity to infiltrate the Qin Empire. Even if they did not reveal their anti-Qin stance for the time being, they could sneak in and observe how the situation changed.

Of course, they were still no match for the later aristocratic families.

Why do aristocratic families think they are so great?

Because they felt that no matter who became the emperor, he had to rely on them if he wanted to govern the world well. All the literate people in the world came from them. If not them, who else could the emperor rely on?

But now it is different. With this paper, various schools of thought and many people will side with Qin in order to spread their own doctrines.

Moreover, this paper will make education and learning easier than using bamboo slips. The Qin Dynasty can bypass them and cultivate a group of literate people for the Qin Dynasty.

After looking at the paper used to make the test paper, Fan Zeng began to look at the questions on the test paper.

He said he was looking at the questions, but actually he was looking at the words first. He immediately found something strange: first, the words on the paper were arranged in a very regular manner, and the size of each word was almost the same. How was this achieved?

Second, the words above use special symbols, ",",",",":""..."...

Fan Zeng understood the purpose of these symbols at a glance. They could make the meaning of the characters clearer and avoid ambiguity.

There is a saying in the Confucian "Analects of Confucius. Taibo" that "The people can be made to follow it but they cannot be made to understand it." This sentence can be interpreted in many ways, but who knows which one is what Confucius really wanted to express?
In the future, when these symbols are used in articles, the author's intention can be clearly recorded so that later generations can know it.

'This' is used to break a sentence, 'This' means the end of a sentence... This thing may be simple, but it will be of great benefit to the world.'

"It is estimated that there are more than 3,000 candidates taking the exam today, which means there are more than 3,000 test papers like this. Are the other test papers as neat as the one in my hand?" "If so, it would be difficult for a person to copy the papers one by one. There must be a way to quickly record the words on them."

Fan Zeng was right. If people copied the test papers one by one, they might be able to copy so many, but it would be difficult to make every paper the same.

This was produced by Li Nian using printing technology.

Suppressing the thoughts that were surging in his mind, Fan Zeng began to look at the questions: Huh? These questions are actually scored? The first part of the questions are multiple-choice questions, the second part is fill-in-the-blank questions, and the third part is essay questions.

This is naturally the inspiration that Li Nian brought to Ying Zheng. How can there be no scores in the exam?

How can we compare who studies better without scores, and how can we motivate students to make progress?

The subject of "cewen" is quite diverse, combining elements of history, geography, and policy questions and answers.

For example, the first multiple-choice question Fan Zeng looked at at this moment was about history.

Who was the third King of Qin after Duke Xiao?
1. King Huiwen; 2. King Wu; 3. King Zhaoxiang; 4. King Xiaowen.

Choose the correct answer and write it on the answer sheet (remember: don’t forget to write your name on the answer sheet).

This is obviously an easy question. Anyone who knows a little about the history of Qin will not make a wrong choice. It is not difficult at all for Fan Zeng.

After reading several multiple-choice questions on the history of the Qin Dynasty, Fan Zeng saw a geography question:

Question: In which direction of Xianyang is Yongcheng located?
1. North; 2. West; 3. East; 4. South.

These questions are too easy. Why do we ask them? Anyone can answer them right, right?

These questions are all related to Qin, and it is obvious that the purpose is to use these questions to deepen their impression of Qin.

As expected, the subsequent fill-in-the-blank questions were also related to Qin, just like the multiple-choice questions. You had to write the name of a river or a mountain in Qin and the most suitable crops to grow in Qin.

By asking these questions, Qin Shi Huang's intention was not only to deepen the candidates' impression of Qin, but also to let them get some points.

After all, it is estimated that many people will find it difficult to get good scores in the last two subjects.

But this is the first time that the Xianyang exam is held. It would be bad to let people go back with zero points and not be able to answer the questions, right?

If this gets out, it will not only affect the reputation of the candidates, but also the reputation of Daqin.

But the next essay questions were more serious. The first one was a big one: Please discuss how Qin unified the world, what losses the six kingdoms had, and what gains did Qin have?

These essay questions are the core of the policy questions, and putting this question first is not only to get some thoughts and opinions from many candidates, but also to see their political inclinations through the answers given by the candidates: are they inclined to the Qin Dynasty, the Six Kingdoms, or neutral?
Although this certainly cannot reveal their true inclination, it is wonderful to make these people write something against their will.

After the first betrayal and going against one's will, everything goes much more smoothly afterwards.

Moreover, this is equivalent to these people leaving a handle in their hearts, making them feel that they are not so loyal to their homeland.

(End of this chapter)