The scholars in Chang'an City were the most numerous in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Not to mention the local students, there are at least a few thousand scholars who went to Beijing in advance to participate in the spring examination in other places.

In addition, in previous years, he failed to pass the imperial examination and then stayed in Chang'an City and became a "Beijing Drifter", which made the number of students even more exaggerated.

To be honest, these people are already a force that cannot be ignored in Chang'an City.

Although no one deliberately promoted the proposal that Li Kuan had in the court, it spread throughout Chang'an City in the shortest time.

Some are happy, some are angry.

However, no matter what the reaction is, it can be seen that the imperial examination reform is a major event that concerns people's livelihood.

The Guanshishan Academy is now on holiday.

However, there are still many students staying in the academy.

"Master, do you think the reform proposed by His Highness the King of Chu in the court is good or bad for the students in our academy?"

Zhao Xiaoer is now following Li Yan to study steam engines, so even if the Chinese New Year is coming, he is still busy in the research institute.

Although Zhao Xiaoer did not have the idea of ​​entering the officialdom through the imperial examination, this did not prevent him from paying attention to the imperial examination reform.

"We Guanshishan Academy itself is the biggest profiter of the imperial examination reform in previous years. In recent years, there are quite a few students who have entered the officialdom through the imperial examination.

Even the number of people who pass the examination in Shishan Academy every year has exceeded the number of people in one road.

This time, the reform plan proposed by His Highness the King of Chu may have some adverse effects on the students in our academy.

After all, more people can participate in the imperial examination, which means that more competitors are coming.

But if we look at this issue at a higher level, the situation will actually be different.

People from all walks of life can participate in the imperial examination, which means that there will be a new increase in the number of students from Guanshishan Academy.

By then, the imperial court will expand the number of imperial examinations and the number of people who will be admitted to our academy will only increase, not decrease."

Li Yan is very confident in Li Kuan.

In this matter, he did not believe that Li Kuan would harm the interests of Guanshishan Academy.

For the Chu King's Mansion, Guanshishan Academy seems to be the most harmless existence.

But Li Yan was very clear that watching Shishan Academy is actually the existence that Li Kuan attaches most importance to.

The other workshops bring a lot of benefits to the Chu Palace every year.

But Guanshishan Academy burns a lot of money every year.

The daily expenses of various research institutes and laboratories are very amazing.

In other words, the Chu King's Mansion is as rich as a country, so it can support so many R&D institutions like this.

If you change to a top-level family, you can't stand it.

"That's right, but I'm still worried about this change when I see the people in the academy preparing to take the imperial examination next year or later.

After all, there are many people participating in the imperial examinations at that time, and there will always be some people who will seize the original quota."

Zhao Xiaoer shared the situation he found out with Li Yan.

"If a person wants to make a difference in the imperial examination, the best way is to enter various academies to study.

There are so few people who rely entirely on self-taught, so there is no need to worry about so many.

If you have this worry, it is better to think about how to learn more knowledge in the academy so that you can find more ways to make a living for yourself."

Li Yan used the abacus to calculate the data in his hand.

Today, the Steam Engine Research Institute has entered a new stage.

In addition to successfully starting the application of steam engines on the railway, they also began to be widely adopted in various workshops.

The shopkeepers who have seen the benefits of steam engines are very generous when spending money to buy steam engines.

Especially in cotton-related industries, there are workshops that supply parts to four-wheeled carriages and bicycles, and are very enthusiastic about introducing various steam engine equipment.

From the use of this new device, they also deeply felt the benefits.

Especially a number of workshops that first began to introduce steam engine equipment, enjoying the dividends of Gaojia’s products.

In just one year, some workshops have recovered the cost of equipment investment.

This recycling speed is absolutely amazing.

Normally, in later generations, the investment in equipment was allocated and depreciated over ten years.

Even if some companies adopt short-term depreciation methods, they need to be distributed within three to five years.

With such a sharp contrasting case, everyone's enthusiasm for introducing steam engine equipment is naturally very high.

"That's right. In fact, if you don't enter the officialdom, the imperial examinations are not so useful.

At most, some workshops see that your identity is different and the salary you pay you are offered is different."

Zhao Xiaoer comforted himself in this way.

"But I always feel that His Highness the King of Chu has put forward the plan for the imperial examination reform this time, and it seems to be a little unsatisfied.

Although it seems that the scope of the imperial examinations has been further expanded, it will not have any particularly big impact on the development of the Tang Dynasty in a short period of time.

After all, most of these expanded personnel do not have a high level of education. Even if they are asked to participate in the imperial examination, they can't even pass the county examination."

Although Li Yan was not particularly concerned about major events in the court.

But it does not mean that his sense of political smell is very slow.

On the contrary, born in a family of military generals, he had his own opinions on the turmoil of the court.

"The last dynasty meeting in the 20th year of Zhenguan did not give any conclusions on His Highness the proposal. It is estimated that it will continue to discuss at the dynasty meeting in the 21st year of Zhenguan.

I don’t know what the courtiers will react after a long vacation.”

Although students like Zhao Xiaoer and others learned knowledge of science and engineering, they were also very enthusiastic about things in the court.

After dinner, I always like to discuss major affairs in the court and enjoy the feeling of giving guidance to the country.

"On the New Year, I went home and asked me Aye to see if he received any other information there.

A lot of things happened in Chang'an City during this period, and the atmosphere is actually quite strange.

Whether it is His Royal Highness, Changsun Wuji or His Royal Highness of the King of Chu, any actions they made may have profound meanings behind them.

These things seem to have nothing to do with us, but they will eventually affect the development of our Guanshishan Academy and the development of our Steam Engine Research Institute.”

Li Yan is very clear that he can achieve what he has today, which is closely related to Li Kuan's strong support.

Once the situation in the court changes, his research will inevitably be affected.
Chapter completed!