I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 300 - 13: As Heaven Moves with Vigor, the Noble Person Strives Unceasingly
Along with the stories of those who rose from the grassroots in the history of the Great Han, their tales were spread.
Gu Yi sought to reform the ethos of the Great Han from its roots!
The entire world was in an uproar.
Such severe actions would naturally cause disturbances in various regions.
But so what?
The main reason Gu Yi dared to be so direct was that the fundamental stability of the Great Han was secure!
Whether it’s the border army in all directions or the central army of the court.
These people were among the pillars of the Great Han.
And the most crucial point was—
This matter would not target the common people; even if someone wanted to incite them to riot, it wouldn’t be easy.
At the very least, the current court hadn’t disappointed the people.
Especially after just surviving a natural disaster.
No local populace was willing to break the hard-won peace at this time!
Moreover, interests have always been something people compete for.
When someone falls, others will seize the opportunity to rise.
Various small-scale revolts were resolved completely by local officials without the need for the court’s intervention.
The great trend had been set!
Such a strong stance of the court made everyone realize how resolute the court’s attitude was.
As the date for the next imperial exam approached,
The voices of opposition in the court grew weaker.
Liu Shan’s trust in Gu Chen had already driven these officials to despair.
To avoid having their families and the era fall completely out of touch, even if they were unwilling to forfeit their interests, they could only acquiesce.
For them,
This was a choice they had to face.
Of course, there were also scholars who were utterly disillusioned by the court’s actions, including some whose names Gu Yi had heard in original history.
They chose to retreat from the world one by one.
But so what?
Regardless of their talents, merely being addicted to the Five Stone Powder was enough for Gu Yi to condemn them.
If they were allowed into the court,
The help they could bring to the Kyushu would certainly be less than the harm.
This trend must be eradicated from its roots.
Although this requires a process,
Gu Yi nevertheless stated his stance, piling all confiscated Five Stone Powder in the capital’s wastelands.
He even had a monument erected there.
In full view of the populace, he burned everything,
demonstrating his firm attitude to the world.
....
This matter is destined to be an extremely lengthy process.
In the seventh year of Yanxi;
After three years of inspections, the situation in various regions of the Great Han finally yielded results.
The current population of the Great Han was more than twenty million.
Continuous years of natural disasters took away countless lives.
But compared to the original history, the population was still more than doubled.
And the cultivated land area was larger.
Upon hearing this news, Gu Yi felt somewhat relieved.
The significance of the population in this era goes without saying.
Having such a large population... greatly aids everything he will face in the future.
Currently, Gu Ye is becoming increasingly pivotal in the court.
His rise is unstoppable.
Everyone thoroughly understood Liu Shan’s affection for the Gu Clan and had given up resistance.
What truly concerned them was the forthcoming reopening of the imperial exams in the Great Han.
Luoyang.
Champion Marquis Mansion.
"You want to include arithmetic in the special subjects of this imperial examination?" Zhong Hui looked at Gu Ye in astonishment, frowning and said: "Zhao De, in today’s world, even among local crown princes, there are few who understand arithmetic, let alone the common people."
"Even if it were added as a special subject."
"I’m afraid it would be difficult to find anyone who could pass the assessment."
Zhong Hui looked seriously at Gu Ye.
He had always been assisting Gu Ye in managing the imperial examination affairs.
Zhong Hui, despite his arrogance, is extremely capable, and he differs from the usual aristocratic officials.
His personality leads him to have poor relations within the aristocracy.
He would not ally with other aristocratic families.
Involving himself in such a core system of the Great Han as the imperial exam.
"Even so, it must be added." Gu Yi did not hesitate at all, directly controlling Gu Ye to respond: "I will request His Majesty to issue an edict, informing the world."
"When the next imperial exam arrives,"
"Arithmetic will become one of the staple subjects."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Hui’s frown deepened.
He couldn’t quite understand why Gu Ye cared about arithmetic.
In fact, this was the general attitude among the current officials of the Great Han.
In such a Confucian-ruled feudal dynasty, subjects like arithmetic were indeed underappreciated.
Gu Yi offered no further explanation.
He simply took out the "Nine Chapters of Mathematical Art" annotated partially by Liu Hui and handed it to Zhong Hui, then calmly said: "What do you think, Shiji... if all our Great Han officials understood this as we redistributed the fields this time,"
"how much time would be saved?"
He didn’t need to explain further.
Zhong Hui, with his remarkable talents, would naturally comprehend the implications.
Moreover, this was only applicable to the current Great Han.
Progress in mathematics would undoubtedly bring enormous changes to the future of the entire Kyushu.
This was an inevitability.
Zhong Hui’s frown grew deeper as he contemplated the words of Gu Yi while looking at the detailed annotations presented to him.
Soon—
A look of shock appeared on his face.
"Zhao De, who authored this annotation?" He gazed intently at Gu Ye, his breathing increasingly rapid.
Gu Yi smiled.
Soon, Liu Hui was summoned.
Initially, Zhong Hui’s face was full of anticipation, but when he saw Liu Hui, whose dark skin had no semblance of a gentleman, his brow immediately furrowed:
