Family:
Lin's Father
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Lin's father was a man who set Lin on his path to power. His name was Lin Binri, father to 11 children. The family was poor, as Lin's father could not support the family well financially as a teacher in a private school. He had attempted to obtain a better job by the civil service exam in the Qing government, yet failed to progress in governmental roles, ultimately abandoning the attempt to climb the social ladder and resorting to teaching. He had tutored Lin as a child, instilling in him many deep Confucian beliefs and ideas alongside his education.
Rise in Government:
Lin's formal education started at the age of nine, at a local academy, as it was more effective than learning from his father. Five years later, he took the same tests as his father and passed with flying colors, earning the degree of xiucai, gaining a lot of respect for his age. At twenty, he went a step further than his father, passing the juren exams, becoming a local government scholar-official, but could not complete his full education because he could not afford the journey to the capital. Instead, he gained lots of experience working in the government, ultimately granting him success seven years later at the capital, becoming the rank jinshi, the highest place he could climb to as a scholar. He joined the HanLin Academy, gained much more experience working in the capital, and finally accepted his first job as a overseer of the civil service exam in the province of Yunnan. After his work as an authoritative figure, Lin went on to have an audience with the emperor, becoming a surveillance commissioner, a financial commissioner, and finally overseeing the governing of whole provinces.
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TIMELINE OF EVENTS IN LIN'S EARLY POLITICAL LIFE
-Passes the xiucai exams
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