Eu4: Examination System

And that is why, when you play Ming, you never keep the Examination System past 1600. You burn the scrolls. You let the eunuchs return. Because at least they are your eunuchs.

He refused to sit for the exam. The Emperor, backed by a new faction of scholar-bureaucrats called the declared him a rebel. In a brutal, two-year campaign—fueled by the new +10% National Tax Modifier from the efficient new magistrates—the central army crushed the hereditary lords. Eu4 Examination System

The Emperor chose Option B.

The old Nobility’s influence dropped by 15%. The crown’s rose by 5%. And Tuo Zilong’s head adorned the southern gate. The Golden Age of Paper (1460-1500) For forty years, the system worked better than any edict before it. And that is why, when you play Ming,

The Empire of the Great Ming was a giant with clay feet. Because at least they are your eunuchs