Chapter 224 The recommendation system and the imperial examination system
"Okay, I'm just joking with you two, let's get down to business.
In fact, the Emperor Yang of Sui you are talking about did these things because you are the ones with vested interests.
I certainly can't praise him. In fact, he was also a majestic emperor, but what he did was a bit too urgent.
I forgot the word "people's power".
We compare the power of the people to a bow. We have to draw the bow to shoot an arrow. If we don't fully draw the bow and just draw the bow lightly, the arrow will not be able to shoot.
On the contrary, if the bow and arrow are drawn too full, the Xuan Zhang may break.
The more important point in the appointment of people's power is the degree.
Since the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, it went south to destroy the Chen Dynasty and completed the unification of the entire world.
During this period, the whole world was constantly at war.
Now that the world is unified, the people of the world originally thought they could rest and recuperate.
If he continues his father's method and the entire country continues to recuperate, it will be possible for him to become an emperor through the ages based on his performance.
There are no what-ifs in history. After he obtained the position of emperor, he was too anxious to express himself.
He sent troops to conquer Goguryeo and built the Grand Canal.
For the environment at that time, his operations were to push the people to the opposite side.
As an emperor, if you use the power of the people, the people will not survive. What can you do if you don't rebel?
If we follow the historical development trend of China, the merits of the things he did outweigh the faults.
The enemies of Goguryeo are entrenched in the northeast of our Central Plains. If we want our entire world to develop stably, we must conquer them.
As for the construction of the Grand Canal, let’s look at the Tang Dynasty today.
Through this Grand Canal, whether we are merchants or people in the court, we can transport by water through this canal, which is more convenient.
And as long as this canal exists, the people all over the world will benefit.
It's just a pity that these history books are written by the victors, and the things he did can only be left to future generations to evaluate.
this.
After thinking about it carefully, Li Er felt that what Brother Xian said made sense.
Goguryeo in the northeast is still a serious concern of the Tang Dynasty.
It's just that the Tang Dynasty's attitude towards Goguryeo in the northeast was based on defense, and the top priority was to destroy the Turks in the north.
After the Turks in the north were eliminated, they stretched out their hands to conquer Goguryeo.
"Brother Xian, what does what you are talking about have to do with the clan clan?"
Li Er was puzzled. The so-called campaign against Goguryeo and the construction of the Grand Canal had nothing to do with the clan clan.
Could it be that this has another meaning?
"That's right, these two things I mentioned will not have a big impact on the noble families.
But today we talk about Emperor Sui Yang because he created a system that could deal a fatal blow to the noble clans.
It's a pity that after the demise of the Sui Dynasty, this system will no longer continue."
Ah, this.
The two of them didn't understand and looked at Zhao Mu with puzzled faces.
"Have you two heard of the imperial examination system?"
Hearing the word imperial examination system, Li Er thought for a moment and nodded.
The imperial examination system can be said to be a pioneering system of the Sui Dynasty, but this system disappeared with the demise of the Sui Dynasty.
Could it be that this system is the one that can break down the clan clan?
“Today’s Datang implements a recommendation system.
The so-called recommendation system is to recommend someone through the local government or some local celebrities.
In fact, such a system has its own advantages, but compared to the imperial examination system, this recommendation system does more harm than good.
Some people may have certain talents due to their personality, but they do not please their teachers or those who recommend them.
If you were in power, would you still recommend this person?"
The two laughed awkwardly.
What you say is too straightforward, is it really okay?
"This is the drawback of the recommendation system. Some talented people cannot be reused or recommended.
On the contrary, some villains who like to flatter were recommended.
Everyone knows that good advice is harsh to the ears, and everyone likes to listen to other people's praise.
In this way, the villain comes to power.
If things continue like this, do you think this court can remain dark?
In the same way, if I recommended you two here, can you two not be grateful?
Will you become my confidant in the future?
The formation of so-called clan clans is due to institutional reasons.
If everyone recommends someone, and in the end the recommended people are all your own people, you can deceive the superiors and deceive the inferiors, and completely control the party."
Li Er nodded secretly.
In fact, I know this in my heart, and this is what all the criticism in the world is about now.
But what means do I have to deal with this matter?
“If we want to break the monopoly of the gentry, only the imperial examination system can break it.
Through the imperial examination system, the imperial court recruits people from all over the world, and the imperial court uniformly sets and completes the questions, and those who are capable will be selected.
As a result, among the talents recruited in this way, there must be many people who have no background and are completely blank sheets of paper.
And everything they have is given by the court, who do you think they will be loyal to if they become officials?"
Li Er was completely stunned. Why didn't he think of these things?
"Of course, even if the imperial examination system is implemented, because those clan clans monopolize a large number of books in the world.
Even if such a method is adopted, the people recruited every time will definitely be from their clan background.
But during this period there will also be some people without any background.
Let those ordinary people who have no identity or background be able to enter the court and serve as officials.
At that time, we will arrange them all in important positions in the country, and this will continue in the long run.
This can break the class monopoly of clan clans, and at the same time, it can also use this method to eliminate some talentless people.
This is the most overbearing aspect of the imperial examination system.
Even now, even hundreds of years in the future, thousands of years from now.
In this land of the Central Plains, the selection of the imperial examination system is also the fairest and most just.
It’s also how the entire country selects talent.”
After Zhao Mu finished speaking, he sat aside, leaving only the two of them quietly savoring.