Chu Tianxiu cursed, rolled up her sleeves, accused Kong Hanyou, and the large group of Confucian scholars behind her, whose mouths were like fired machine guns, firing wildly.

"I'm talking about you, Jia Sheng! And you, Wu Sixian. Tell me about how many major things did you, famous scholars in Jinling, have you done until you are 40 or 50 years old?"

"You guys must be dissatisfied. I, Xiao Hunhou, is the number one playboy in Jinling and is notorious. What qualifications do you have to blame the Confucian scholars and scholars who read the books of wise men?"

"Before I, Xiaohuhou, have worked hard to create the sensational Huhou paper of Dachu. Is it just to wipe your butts? Is your butts as delicate as this little marquis?

What are my papermaking drawings? Isn’t it just to read more books for you scholars?

I not only make paper, I also study printing technology. In my printing factory, I now print 1,000 books a day, and ten thousand books a day. Everyone has a book.

The paper books in your hands, "The Analects of Confucius", and "The Spring and Autumn Annals" are all from my Xiaohunhou Printing Factory.

How important and great contributions are these craftsmen's work you despise the most to Da Chu and scholars all over the world?

The achievements are in scholars, the achievements are in the future, and the achievements are in the generations!

A ox cart's bamboo slips weighing thousands of pounds has turned into a paper book weighing several ounces in your hand. You will never have to copy books in the second half of your life. You will go to the family mansion to beg your grandfather and grandma. There are hundreds or thousands of books sold in Danyang Bookstore.

You guys pat your conscience, I, Xiao Hunhou, deserve you!

Lord Kong, if you want to take the Confucian subjects only in the imperial examination, and depose the general subjects. Can you get the exams of the paper and printing techniques that only craftsmen can study? You can't get it, right?

Without paper, you still use bamboo slips now. Each of you has a roll of bamboo slips, hundreds of thousands of pounds. Can you take the imperial examination? Or do you still recommend it with your honest recommendations!

Lord Kong, which one is more important, the third princess of the Great Chu, or the Hunhou Paper?

If you have to take the imperial examination, respect Confucianism alone, become a high-ranking official, respect the king and love the people? If you don’t become an official, you will not be able to serve the emperor and benefit the people of the world?!

Even if this little marquis is not an official, the big things done by one person are worth the big things that thousands of you do in your life!

Do you think I, Xiaohunhou, is an exception? Then let me tell you that the old immortal Li Nan is the Taoist immortal. Because of his great contribution to refining gunpowder, he was divided into an earl by the emperor. Did he rely on his studies and become an official title? No, he is a Taoist priest, not a scholar, and still made great contributions to the Great Chu.

You thousands of scholars, but you can’t be a minister, and you can’t respect the king and love the people. Does anyone want to invent paper and gunpowder in the past?!”

Outside Sima Gate of the Imperial Palace.

I heard Xiao Hunhou alone, pointing at thousands of people opposite him, singing and scolding.

In the square, the black and black crowd was dead silent.

Not only thousands of Confucian scholars were shocked and ashamed, open their mouths and speechless.

The paper books in their arms and thick Confucian classics were all paper books made by Xiao Hunhou. What can they say?!

Without Xiao Hunhou making paper, they are all holding a cow and a cart of bamboo slips now.

Even the clans were dumbfounded and completely lost their minds when they heard it.

"Yes, apart from being an official, we scholars don't want to do anything else?"

"It's good to be an official. The posthumous photo was listed on the list, and it was less than ten thousand people. However, there were hundreds of thousands of scholars in the Great Chu Dynasty, and less than a hundred people could become officials a year. More than 99% were impossible to be selected by the court."

"Apart from these hundreds of lucky people, the rest of the scholars lived a mess and had no big deal."

"Making paper, printing books, etc. are all achievements for a thousand years! Why do everyone despise it and disdain it? But they are proud to be an official!"

Many Confucian scholars bowed their heads in shame and wished they could drill into the cracks in the ground.

Worth reflecting on!

Of course, their heads are a very cruel and realistic question, which is before them.

Failed to pass the exam?

What are they scholars doing?

They can also accept it if they learn from Xiaohunhou to do something big.

Papermaking can also shine the family!

Refining gunpowder can also be called a count.

...

Among the many Confucian scholars.

Dong Xianliang jumped up his heels excitedly and looked at the lonely little Hunhou opposite him, his eyes full of emotion.

He once thought that he had studied Confucianism hard, and took it as his mission to "support wise kings and save the world" as his own, and was the most outstanding talent in the Great Chu.

He never understood why the emperor listed Xiaohunhou as the top-ranked title in the palace examination, and was ranked first in the year of Hai.

I finally understand today.

This is the real responsibility for the rise and fall of the world!

Xiao Hunhou is full of passion for the Great Chu, not beneficial to himself, and specializes in benefiting others. It is not just about assisting the king, but that is the hero of the world.

Those tricks, papermaking, gunpowder, etc. that he despised can also play a huge role in helping the world.

This mind is so grand and this knowledge is so broad.

The gap!

He is so far from Xiaohunhou!

...

Kong Hanyou was stunned by the scolding.

Xiao Hunhou did not follow the routine at all.

He was clearly debating with Xiao Hunhou about the "electing officials for imperial examinations". Since he was the candidate, let's follow which official is the best choice to debate!

He had just talked a lot about the Confucian school, which was most beneficial to the "selecting officials".

Xiao Hunhou did not mention the imperial examination officials, but actually talked about 90% of the scholars who failed to be elected. He said that those scholars who failed to be elected were all a group of waste... wasted food in vain and achieved nothing.

How did he refute this?

"Little Marquis, what we are talking about today is the election of officials. As for the unselected people... we can discuss how to arrange them again."

Kong Hanyou said seriously.

"Mr. Kong, taking the Confucian subject alone means that in order to select the most outstanding one hundred officials, he sacrificed tens of thousands of candidates in Jinling, hundreds of thousands of scholars in Da Chu, and sacrificed the foundation of my Da Chu!

Only by taking the full course can all industries prosper. Ninety-nine percent of scholars can they not become officials, but they still understand the techniques of all kinds of education and all kinds of education."

Chu Tianxiu waved his hand, felt heartbroken, and bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, if you only want to choose an official, you can take the imperial examination and take the Confucianism alone. Confucian scholars can't do anything else, but they are still good at being an official.

However, if you want this great Chu to flourish, money and grain to fill the warehouse, such as "paper making, gunpowder" and other things, there are all kinds of talents everywhere in the world, and you can use whatever you want.

Then this imperial examination will definitely take the full course."

...

Emperor Xiang Yanran looked at Xiaohunhou and fell into deep thought.

The purpose of changing the "Senior Examination" to "Imperial Examination" was indeed to select officials and assist him in governing the world.

The Confucian school of thought advocates "respecting the king and loving the people", which is of course the most in line with this.

But the remaining 99% of scholars cannot be elected as Shangguan, which is indeed a huge waste!

All the talents who read and read in the entire Great Chu Dynasty were here. If they didn’t have to do it well, it would be a waste of resources.

Scholars are extremely difficult to cultivate.

Often, a county town, a wealthy family and a small landlord can support two or three children to study, and it takes ten or twenty years to become a talent.

These scholars should be the most outstanding talents in Dachu.

The entire Great Chu Dynasty had a population of 70 million, and only a few hundred thousand scholars.

The eldest son inherited the family business, and the rest of the sons went out to make a living.

If they only read Confucian books and only understand some principles of governing the country... they are not useful in their daily lives, so they rely on some livelihoods to make a living.

Nowadays, there are princes inside and external troubles in the Great Chu.

It is the time to make all scholars in the world loyal and do their best.

Only by taking the full course of the imperial examination can we exert the power of many scholars.

The emperor, he, already believed in Xiao Hunhou's statement more.

However, he didn't want to directly reject the main minister Kong Hanyou with his authority. It would be better for Kong Hanyou to take the initiative to admit defeat.

"Xiao Hunhou's words make a lot of sense. You can continue to argue. I'm listening!"

The emperor said lightly.

"I won't talk about those who have failed to be elected. I will only talk about the three dukes and nine high-ranking officials here!"

Chu Tianxiu did not give Kong Hanyou the chance to turn the tables, and immediately said loudly: "Mr. Yang Chu, you are in charge of the Great Agricultural Order and are in charge of the world's money, grain and finance. What are you learning?"

In the palace gate, Yang Chu, the farmer sitting on the side of the emperor, was stunned and said slowly: "What I learned from this order is extensive... Taoism, Huanglaozhuang, farming, Yang Zhu, arithmetic, etc., all of them are there, but they do not learn Confucianism."

"Master Wang Xiao, what are you doing with this Taifu Order?"

Chu Tianxiu said again.

The Grandpa Wang Xiao said lightly: "I am in charge of horse politics, animal husbandry, and raise hundreds of thousands of war horses for the emperor!... Raising horses does not require learning Confucianism."
To be continued...