For those unfamiliar with Ancient Chinese system, the following may help
:
- China was ruled by kings.
- Every morning, the king would sit in court, and his military officers and
officers for civil affairs would stand on his left and on his right, and they
would discuss every matters of importance.
- As China is vast in area, the king would send officers, called "Mandarins",
to all parts of China, to govern there.
- Officers were selected by public exam (examination). And the king would
usually interview those who passed. They may either remain in the King's court,
or be sent our as "Mandarins" all over China.
- The subjects to be examined are
[(a) Analect of
Confucius (b) Analect of Man Chi, or
Mencius, Confucius student (c) Two Articles from "Book of Manners" (1)
(2)].
Because of this, the precepts of Confucius were widely known all over ancient
China.
- The "Mandarins" got their salary from the people he governed. They were not
paid by the King, but the King granted them authority to collect money from the
people.
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Found it very interesting that the king would actually talk to his military officers and other officers about matters of importance. I would think since it is a dictatorship that the king would just decided what they want. I found that salary thing really inter sting also.
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