I think the East India company were the first western group to copy the Qin exam based merit system [1]. 1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company

I think the East India company were the first western group to copy the Qin exam based merit system [1]. 1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company