Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1687, Traditional Scholars Are Going Crazy
In Shuntianfu City Construction Bureau, Yang Chun, Du Li, and another person named Ouyang Zhong, the three of them were dressed in the clothes of the seventh-rank officials, their faces were full of joy, and they looked good.

After several rounds of interviews and tests, the three of them also stood out and successfully became officials of the Shuntian Prefecture Urban Construction Bureau, responsible for the urban construction and planning of the capital.

Du Li didn't even go overseas. Going to be an official in a vassal state is not as good as being an official in the capital of Daming. Seventh-rank officials are still regarded as being from Juren, which is a big deal.

After Du Li's parents found out, they celebrated with great fanfare. These ancestors have been farmers for generations, and now an official has finally emerged.

Even though it is a seventh-rank sesame official, this is an extremely extraordinary thing. I don't know how many people have worked hard for a lifetime and may not be able to become this seventh-rank sesame official.

"The prefect is here!"

While the three of them were looking at each other, Zhu Houzhao came to the Urban Construction Bureau with his hands behind his back.

"The next official pays homage to the magistrate!"

When the three of them heard this, they quickly stood up respectfully and saluted Zhu Houzhao.

Everyone knows that Zhu Houzhao's identity is not only the magistrate, but also the prince of Ming Dynasty and the emperor of Ming Dynasty in the future.

"no!"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hands, and then sat down to look at the three of them and said, "Yang Chun, Du Li, Ouyang Zhong, do you know why our government went to your School of Architecture and Engineering to recruit people?"

Hearing Zhu Houzhao call his name, the three of them also stood upright quickly. Hearing Zhu Houzhao's question, Yang Chun thought for a while and replied: "Your Excellency intends to plan and build the capital, so I came to the School of Civil Engineering to recruit people."

"Ok!"

"That's right, the population and scale of the capital are getting bigger and bigger, but the city's construction and planning can't keep up, especially the two big areas of Dongcheng District and Beicheng District, which are very chaotic without any planning or order. "

"The three of you graduated from the School of Civil Engineering and are professional talents. That's why I asked you to do this professional thing and make detailed plans for the urban construction of the capital."

"I'll give you one month to show me the plan for Dongcheng District first."

Zhu Houzhao nodded in satisfaction, and then ordered.

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty must complete the task."

When the three of them heard this, they quickly replied.

After finishing speaking, the three of them also felt the pressure. It is not an easy task to measure and draw the Dongcheng District in a month, let alone make a plan, which is definitely not an easy task. matter.

When Zhu Houzhao, Yang Chun, Du Li, and Ouyang Zhong were discussing the planning of Dongcheng District, there was already a lot of noise in the court because Zhu Houzhao directly recruited three people as officials in the School of Civil Engineering.

"Your Majesty, I impeached His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Without the approval and permission of the imperial court, I promoted and appointed three people without any fame as officials. This seriously damaged the official selection and appointment system of our dynasty."

"Your Majesty, the minister also impeached His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"The three people used are all students of the School of Civil Engineering and Engineering. They have neither taken any imperial examinations nor have any fame, but they are directly appointed as seventh-rank officials, and they are regarded as the same as Juren."

"As soon as this example is opened, how can scholars all over the world be convinced? Since ancient times, the selection of officials through imperial examinations has been established. Scholars all over the world study hard and pass the imperial examinations step by step. After countless hardships, it is possible to obtain fame and become an official. .”

"But now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince completely disregards my Ming Dynasty's official selection and appointment system, and directly promotes three people who have no reputation to be officials. Scholars all over the world will definitely be in an uproar and feel aggrieved!"

"Your Majesty, this case cannot be opened. Once the imperial examination system is corrupted, our Ming Dynasty will be in turmoil, and our country will be in turmoil!"

Above the court, ministers one after another stood up one after another, strongly opposing Zhu Houzhao’s random selection of officials from the School of Civil Engineering and Engineering, and conferring the same background. As soon as the news came out, the ministers in the court were panicked to death .

Thinking about my journey along the way, studying hard in the cold window, and taking the imperial examinations again and again, I have suffered countless hardships and experienced countless hardships.

It's hard to get fame and become an official, but now, the students of this construction project can go directly to become an official, which makes them civil officials unbearable and must be strongly opposed.

There are many ministers who oppose it, including Yushi Hanlin and Shangshu Shilang, all of whom strongly oppose it.

Not to mention that Zhu Houzhao is just a prince, even if the emperor did this, they would strongly oppose it, because it is very likely to shake the foundation of scholars.

If you can become an official without passing the imperial examination, who will come and go to rely on the imperial examination?
Moreover, although the imperial examination has been criticized by others, it is indeed a relatively fair way of selecting talents. Everyone participates in the imperial examination uniformly, and those with talents go up and those without talents go down.

If you don't have talent, even if you are the son or grandson of Liu Jian, the chief assistant today, you will still gain fame and fame, and you will never be a high-ranking official.

If you are talented, even if you come from a poor family like Liu Jin, you still have a plan to make it to the top and become the current cabinet minister, an extremely personable minister.

Relatively speaking, the imperial examinations are indeed fair and just.

But now you casually appoint three people as officials, breaking this relatively fair and just system. Once this opening is opened, I am afraid that it will be like a scourge in the future, and there will be no fairness or justice at all.

Of course the ministers were going to object, not only against breaking the rules of the imperial examination to be an official, but also afraid that this gap would become bigger and bigger, completely shaking the foundation of scholars.

Liu Jin has been silent all the time, and Liu Jin also did not expect that Zhu Houzhao would be directly appointed as an official, and he would be regarded as a Juren, which really made these civil servants anxious.

Originally, I thought that Zhu Houzhao was just doing things for a small official. If he was a small official, there would be no problem at all. An official is not an official, and there is an essential difference.

Those who are petty officials can be scholars who have no hope of imperial examinations, or ordinary people without much culture. Anyway, petty officials have no possibility of promotion. Officials, yamen servants and the like are actually petty officials.

Then Zhu Houzhao immediately treated the seventh-rank officials as the same as Juren's background, which is equivalent to the existence of a serious official who participated in the provincial examination and obtained the fame of Juren, a serious official.

From now on, there will be no problems with promotion and the like. Even if an official from the Juren family reaches the level of the magistrate, he can still be regarded as a high-ranking official.

It is natural for these ministers to object. This can be regarded as breaking the rules and systems of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Hongzhi also looked at the officials here one by one jumping out to oppose the matter with a blank face.

To be honest, Emperor Hongzhi was quite satisfied with the things the prince had done in Shuntian Mansion.

The chopper gang and the damage repair gang in Dongcheng District were vigorously wiped out, and an independent prison office was established. The law and order in all parts of the capital also improved a lot at once.

A large number of petty theft and the like were arrested, and the efficiency of solving major cases was greatly improved. Many vicious criminals were arrested one after another.

Urban management was also set up to manage the traffic order and sanitation in the capital, which also greatly improved the traffic order and sanitation in the capital.

It can be seen from all these that the prince is indeed capable of doing something, and he is also daring to do it.

Regarding urban construction and planning, Zhu Houzhao also reported to Emperor Hongzhi that he intends to consume the Nancheng District and carry out detailed planning for various districts in the capital. The first thing is to use the Dongcheng District to conduct a pilot project.

Emperor Hongzhi agreed very much, and what makes him even more happy now is that Zhu Houzhao is a person who dares to break the stereotypes, he is not like himself.

When I first became emperor, I didn't understand anything, I could only listen to these ministers, and I was almost limped by these civil servants.

Zhu Houzhao is different. He knows what he wants to do, and he also knows what kind of talents he should arrange to do things for him, which is much better than himself.

As for the appointment of Yang Chun, Du Li, and Ouyang Zhong as seventh-rank officials, it is regarded as being from Juren's background.

Professional things are naturally done by professional people.

Although those scholars are full of economics, but if they are really asked to engage in urban construction, it is strange that they can do it well. The stereotyped essays do not contain professional knowledge and content such as planning roads and building urban sewage systems.

As for being a small official, it also depends on whether you can recruit people. Graduates from the School of Civil Engineering and Engineering are all very popular. If you go to any unit, the salary is very good. You can still be an official directly when you go overseas. Who will be your petty official?
A small official is a small official all his life, there is no room for appreciation, the key is that even the salary is very low, how can it compare with working on projects.

In Zhu Houzhao's words, no one is willing to do it if he is not given the status of an official.

Don't underestimate these new students. The new students who graduated from colleges and universities in Beijing are all talented people, and they are welcomed by many commercial firms and factories.

Anyone who graduates can get an annual salary of two to three hundred silver. After working for a few years, they can become managers. The income and treatment are extremely good. Many people have become important managers and technicians in major commercial firms and factories. staff etc.

In contrast, those scholars who can't pass the exam have to rely on their families for food.

(End of this chapter)