Chapter 236 Solution
People in the martial arts world call him 'three-minded' and 'a thousand faces'. He is short in stature and usually shows himself with four masks of 'joy, anger, sorrow and happiness'. He is the head of Shennong Hall, Zhu Jia, who has great martial arts skills and is proficient in acupressure. He is also the head of Siyue Hall, Situ Wanli, and the second in command of Shennong Hall, Liu Ji!
The three learned that Tian Mi was rescued from a brothel by Tian Meng and others. They were very happy and celebrated by drinking and gambling.

Although they were far away, Zhu Jia, Situ Wanli and Liu Ji could still vaguely hear the roars and curses coming from Kuiwei Hall. Tian Mi's roar sounded like the sound of nature to them. While drinking and gambling, they did not forget to joke. Zhu Jia had a happy mask on his face, while Situ Wanli and Liu Ji looked happy.

"leopard!"

After laughing for a few times, Liu Ji opened the gambling cup, revealing that the dice inside were full of sixes, and proudly took the gold and silver in front of him.

"No," Situ Wanli said with a painful look on his face, "Brother Liu Ji, I have already lost thirty taels of silver today."

Zhu Jia laughed under his mask, "Brother Situ, since you don't want to gamble anymore, then don't gamble."

After admitting defeat on the dice, Situ Wanli said with some regret, "It's a pity that there are only three of us. If there was one more, we could play mahjong together." At this point, Situ Wanli cast a provocative look at Liu Ji, "Brother Liu Ji, I must save the situation at mahjong and win back everything I lost."

Mahjong!

This kind of gambling tool was originally made by Tianxuan to entertain Yan Fei and other girls. As time went by, mahjong became popular, and as a gambler, Situ Wanli quickly fell in love with this kind of gambling tool, and would occasionally ask others to play a few rounds.

Liu Ji put away the dice and said casually, "That's easy. Just find another person."

"Mahjong? Selling Tian Mi, the vixen, to a brothel?" Zhu Jia still wore the wedding mask and said in a deep voice, "In that case, Tian Xuanzi is indeed a powerful character who should not be underestimated. If there is a chance, I would like to meet him."

Swish!
At that time, Liu Ji invited a Shennongtang disciple from outside and took out the bamboo mahjong tiles. No one noticed that when the Shennongtang disciple Liu Ji invited from outside heard what Zhu Jia said, a subtle gleam flashed in his eyes.

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Zhangtai Palace, study.

"Father, I think the second and third problems can actually be solved together." In this situation, the first person who dared to speak up was Fusu, the eldest son of the empire. "Such a large territory requires sufficient officials to govern. Father, you can make the paper-making craft public and allow the people to make paper on a large scale. The entire empire belongs to you, and all the people in the world are your subjects. I believe that once paper is popularized, the knowledge that was originally only mastered by dignitaries will surely become popular."

Fusu spoke eloquently and with a broad mind, and wanted to abolish the important pillar that now maintains the empire's finances - paper!
Li Si frowned and said, "Young Master, the profits from paper are huge. It would be a pity to make the manufacturing process public, right?"

Fusu said: "Mr. Tingwei, everyone knows that the paper-making process cannot be kept secret forever. As far as I know, many people in the society have tried to crack the paper-making process. So, why not make it public and invite the people of the world to learn from it?"

"I second the opinion." Tianxuan, who was sure that Zhengge had been in contact with another time traveler, agreed with Fusu's point of view.

"I second the proposal." Han Fei had a smile on his face, agreeing with Fusu's point of view.

"Then, let's do this!" Zheng Ge pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, "Pass on my decree, the papermaking process will be made public in one month, and papermaking workshops can enter and exit freely without supervision." "Yes."

The left prime minister Wang Wan took the order, took a blank black dragon scroll, and wrote an edict according to Zheng Ge's instructions and delivered it to Zheng Ge.

After the unification of the country, Zheng Ge ordered expert craftsmen to carve the beautiful jade taken from the State of Zhao - the He Shi Bi - into a jade seal, on which were engraved eight words: "Mandate from Heaven, May you live long and prosper!"
The crystal clear, spotless jade seal exudes a lustrous luster in the dim study, as if it can replace the lamp and become a lighting device. After being stained with ink, it fell on the black dragon scroll, announcing that the monopoly of paper will end in a month.

"Your Majesty," Tianxuan spoke again, "I think that promoting paper so that knowledge that was originally monopolized by dignitaries can be spread can certainly increase the number of scholars, but it is too long. Why not reopen the Jixia Academy, let Xunzi, Donghuang Taiyi, and even my teacher Beimingzi serve as Jixia Academy's chief priests, let the students of hundreds of schools debate in Jixia Academy, and then send a young master to supervise. If there are such people with both talent and virtue, record them and grant them official positions. These people, no matter where they are originally from, as long as my Great Qin gives them the opportunity to be officials, I believe they will be willing to work for my Great Qin!"

Han Fei and Li Si in the hall, both of whom were Xunzi's followers, heard Tianxuan's suggestion. To this day, Han Fei and Li Si, who still have deep respect for Xunzi, looked at Tianxuan with gratitude.

"Mr. Wushuang, you are really good at scheming." After expressing his gratitude, Han Fei said in a tone that was so infuriating that he could not bear the consequences, "Listing your mentor Bei Mingzi as a candidate for the chief priest of Jixia Academy will not only provide an opportunity for students from hundreds of schools to stand out, but also help promote Taoist knowledge."

Tianxuan said unconcernedly, "Master Han Fei, this is called combining public and private interests."

In Tianxuan's previous life, the imperial examination system was regarded as the best way to select officials, but Tianxuan was not crazy yet and would not promote the imperial examination system now. If the imperial examination system was implemented, what should be tested, and who can take the exam? Most of the people who can master knowledge in this world are high-ranking officials, etc. These problems are entangled together, and the imperial examination system is destined to be unworkable in the short term.

"Yes." Zheng Ge accepted Tian Xuan's suggestion, "Wang Wan, Li Si, Han Fei, after you go down, have a good discussion and make plans for the reopening of the Jixia Academy."

"Here."

The three important officials of the Qin Dynasty named by Zheng Ge obeyed the order in unison.

"Fusu!"

"My son is here."

"Once the preparations for reopening the Jixia Academy are complete, you will go to the Sanghai Xiaoshengxian Manor in person and invite Xunzi to serve as the first Jixia Academy chief priest for three years. During these three years, a debate will be held every three months, and all the philosophers can take the stage. At that time, I will send a young man to supervise. As long as he has real talent and knowledge, he can be granted an official position based on what he has learned after the debate."

"Thank you, Father."

After hearing this, Fusu felt relieved.

The reopening of the Jixia Academy, led by Fusu, fully proved that Zhengge valued him. Fusu understood that the influence of Changping Jun's rebellion against Qin on him had completely disappeared in his father's heart.

(End of this chapter)