what benefits might government officials have if positions in china were based on examination results, rather than family ties?

1. Then the government would be stronger because they would focus more on the government. Then just on their family. There would be more jobs and trading and also less wars happening.

it teaches readers about an interesting chinese custom and causes them to determine that the minister is trying to be polite

it is a part of john locke's natural rights popular during the age of enlightenment that people had inalienable rights to life, liberty and property. this was reflected by thomas jefferson in his declaration of independence as rights to life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

another line in the declaration of independence is that people have certain rights just because they are human. humans are capable of obeying the three natural rights john locke mentioned making them governable by these laws and therefore entitled to these rights as well.