The Study Of The Amount Of Chin-shih's Admission In The Ming Dynasty

Chin-shih enjoy a special high status in Ming dynasty, non-chin-shih origin are not allowed to enter the Hamlin, non-Hamlin origin are not allowed to enter the cabinet, Chin-shih occupied with most State officials above county magistrate. Excellent position attracts a large number of people take part in scholar examination,so the amount of Chin-shih's Admission catches many people's attention. The number of admission change all the time at the beginning of the Ming dynasty until Chenghua Yiwei's examination, in which the amount of admission broadly established from 300 to 400, with acceptance rates of about 8.6%. This aspect is the requirement by the state officials to decide; on the other hand is based on the amount of the number of exam, fair admitted. Ming government relied on a handful of elites who controlled the vast majority of the civilian population, and gave the people who failed the examination the hope, so they never lose their heart. That is a reasonable way to control of them. Ming government and thus to rely on third of the small number of elite control of the vast majority of people, and gave the people will never fail to hope, reasonably control them. Competition is within reasonable limits, and therefore the society is more stable.