Time Travel: The First Female Imperial Teacher of the Qin Dynasty

"Your Majesty is wise!" The ministers were also shocked after hearing Ying Zheng's words.

"The reform of the imperial examination system will replace the previous recommendation system and military merit system. From now on, everyone will compete on the same starting line. No matter if you are a royal relative or a commoner, as long as you have talent, you can become an official!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" The ministers were shocked and bowed to the ground again.

"Feng Jie, come here."

Feng Jie hurried out: "Your Majesty, I am here."

Ying Zheng said in a low voice: "When you come back from Dayuezhi, I will hand this matter over to you. If you can't do it well, I will hold you accountable!"

Feng Jie bowed his head quickly: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will do my best."

"It's not just about the imperial examination, but also about the promotion of books, which you are also needed to do."

"Your Majesty, please explain clearly." Feng Jie asked doubtfully.

"After the reform of the imperial examination system, the demand for books in the Qin Empire will skyrocket. Mr. Lin once told me that knowledge must flow. The faster it flows, the greater its value. So you have to collect all the books in the world and open libraries in various places. Anyone can borrow them for free. If they are damaged, you will have to compensate according to the price."

Feng Jie asked curiously, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you, what is the meaning of this move?"

Ying Zheng was not angry about this, but patiently explained: "You should understand that the vast majority of the people in my Great Qin are civilians. Because of money and other reasons, they can't afford to go to school, and they don't have the opportunity to participate in the imperial examinations. And these people just account for more than 90% of the population of the Great Qin!"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Feng Jie's face changed.

"So, you must do this well for me. Don't allow corruption to happen. Do you understand?"

"Yes!" Feng Jie quickly agreed.

Then Ying Zheng turned to look at Zhang Han: "Zhang Han, you also have a mission."

"Your Majesty, please speak." Zhang Han said hurriedly.

"In the future, the demand for books will become greater and greater. The Shaofu should study movable type printing and papermaking to reduce costs as much as possible so that people all over the world can afford paper."

"Your Majesty is wise!" all the ministers shouted.

"Mr. Lin once told me that as long as books and the imperial examination are promoted, the people of our Great Qin will develop a strong desire for expansion. The more they learn, the more they will understand how vast the world outside is and how big this world is!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" the ministers shouted again.

It has been a while since the last court meeting. At this time, Ying Zheng is handling government affairs in his imperial study.

Just then, a guard came in and said, "Your Majesty, Shang Qing Meng Yi wants to see you."

"Hmm? How come Meng Yi has time to come here today?"

Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment. Recently, the Qin Dynasty has been preparing for war everywhere. Important officials like Meng Yi are so busy every day that they don’t even have time to eat. It was surprising that he had time to see Ying Zheng today.

"Let him in!"

"Yes!" The guard responded and left.

Soon, Meng Yi came in with the guards.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Meng Yi saluted.

Ying Zheng looked at the former curiously: "Why did you come to see me today?"

Meng Yi quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the Qin army has been almost ready recently. Wang Li has led 100,000 Qin troops and is ready at the border. Feng Jie has also found a lobbyist to go to the Yuezhi."

"Oh? How's the progress?" Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"If everything goes well, we will be able to get results in about half a month. However, in my opinion, my Great Qin will definitely win this time. It's just a matter of whether it will be easy or difficult." Meng Yi said confidently.

"What do you mean?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Since being defeated by the Xiongnu, the Yuezhi's strength has been greatly reduced, while our Great Qin's morale is high now, and we have the sharp weapon horseshoes presented by Mr. Lin. With one side gaining strength while the other side losing strength, how can the Yuezhi be able to stop our Great Qin's iron cavalry?" Meng Yi explained.

"That being said, we in the Great Qin cannot be careless. Go back and tell Zhang Han that the Shaofu needs to be quick. We in the Great Qin do not have time to wait!"

Meng Yi said excitedly: "Your Majesty is wise. Now the number of Shaofu has exceeded 10,000, the number of blacksmiths has reached 2,000, and the daily production volume is amazing. Ms. Lin promised us at the beginning that when we are ready, she will tell us where to build a forge, and then the production speed will be even faster!"

"Oh, I really envy you kid. You have something to do all day long. Unlike me, all I do every day is review memorials." Ying Zheng said with a sigh.

Meng Yi chuckled: "Your Majesty, don't forget about Mr. Lin. You have nothing to do right now anyway, why not take this opportunity to go and see Mr. Lin? Maybe there will be a surprise?"

"That's right, let's go over and take a look!" Ying Zheng thought about it, then nodded.

……

At this time, Lin Anlan was busy in the farmhouse. She had just finished watering the seedlings in the field and returned to the house to start tinkering with the sand table.

"The Yue clan has quite a few mineral veins, but it's a bit difficult to get them. It seems I have to think of a way." Lin Anlan frowned and muttered to himself.

"And we have to find a way to get the gold from Fuso Island." Lin Anlan said as he thought.

For her, it was extremely difficult to go to sea in that era, because both shipbuilding technology and funds were monopolized by the imperial court, and private individuals could not get involved at all.

Therefore, the only solution she could think of was to let her brother (Lao Zhao) persuade the First Emperor, otherwise she could only wait for the opportunity.

Just as Lin Anlan was thinking, Ying Zheng and Meng Yi had already arrived outside the farmhouse.

"Mr. Lin!" Meng Yi shouted loudly.

Lin Anlan walked out of the house and saw Ying Zheng and Meng Yi. He was immediately surprised and asked, "Why are you here at this time?"

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Why? The girl is not welcome?"

"Not really, I'm just a little surprised." Lin Anlan smiled.

"Girl, do you have any good news to tell me recently?" Ying Zheng asked straight to the point.

Lin Anlan smiled sweetly: "Brother, let's eat first!"

"Good!" Ying Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this.

Lin Anlan's cooking skills are unparalleled. Even though Ying Zheng is used to eating delicacies from land and sea, he still thinks that the dishes cooked by the former are delicious.

This time Lin Anlan cooked four dishes, a soup, and three bowls of rice.

Ying Zheng didn't hesitate and started eating.

Meng Yi praised: "Mr. Lin, your craftsmanship is getting better and better."

Lin Anlan on the side said proudly: "Of course, my master's craftsmanship is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary people!"

"Your master?" Ying Zheng and Meng Yi were stunned.

"Yes, these dishes were taught to me by my master." Lin Anlan nodded and smiled.

Ying Zheng asked hurriedly: "Where is your teacher now? If possible, could you introduce him to me?"