If you want to paint the map by pure conquest, choose the Banner System as Qing or Eunuch Dominance for rapid expansion. But if you want to build a tall, wealthy, unbreakable China that withstands Europe’s late-game onslaught, the Examination System is your foundation.
“I command ten thousand polearms,” he said. “I don’t need to quote Mencius.” Eu4 Examination System
It can boost Reform Progress Growth, helping you reach later, even more powerful government tiers faster. If you want to paint the map by
Enacting this reform is often a prerequisite for progressing through the or Ming mission trees. “I don’t need to quote Mencius
Confucian nations have the Harmony mechanic. High harmony (+80) allows you to harmonize other religious groups. When you harmonize a group (e.g., Hindu or Buddhist), those cultures become “accepted” for examination purposes. You can then hold exams in Indian or Southeast Asian provinces, creating a pan-Asian meritocracy.
In the year 1444, the drums of chaos beat against the gates of the Forbidden City. Emperor Zhu Qizhen, the Zhengtong Emperor, sat on the Dragon Throne, but his grip was weak. The great fleets of Zheng He had been scuttled. The treasury bled silver to bribe the Mongols. And worst of all—in the eyes of the Confucian scholars—nepotism and hereditary warlordism had rotted the bureaucracy from within.