Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2057, you must go to a place to practice in the future

Inside the Study Room of the Emperor Qianqing Palace.

The ministers had already left, and Emperor Hongzhi took the list drawn up by Jiang Mian and fell into deep thought.

Although he was not familiar with the names on the list and did not have much impression, Emperor Hongzhi still remembered a few of them clearly.

First of all, Yang Lian, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Mao Ji, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, had their heads cut off. The other officials of the Ministry of Rites, Emperor Hongzhi, were already prepared to change them.

Especially the left and right ministers, Shandong and Nanzhili provinces during the epidemic, they can't escape their responsibility. Mao Ji's head was beheaded, and they at least have to lose their black hats.

Now that he has been promoted, Yang Lian still has to be a minister, which makes Emperor Hongzhi extremely dissatisfied.

The second is Tong Rui and Fang Yongliang who did a very good job this time. These two chief envoys, Emperor Hongzhi, were impressed. Not only did the epidemic prevention and control do a good job this time, in the past, Shaanxi and Henan The development of the two provinces is also extremely rapid, like Chang'an and Kaifeng have become extremely important big cities.

With a population of more than one million, the development of industry and agriculture is also extremely rapid, and it is doing extremely well in all aspects.

Although it is said that the epidemic first appeared in Henan, this kind of thing has little to do with people, just like an earthquake, it is not man-made, nor can it be determined by people.

Jiang Mian directly denied Tong Rui's contribution by saying that his merits and demerits were equal, which is obviously very one-sided.

"Zhang Zhong, send over the information of all the people on this list and the past assessment results."

After thinking about this clearly, Emperor Hongzhi immediately issued a decree.

"Yes~"

Zhang Zhong, who was waiting on the side, quickly replied respectfully, and then ordered someone to do it.

Emperor Hongzhi got up slowly, came to the French window, and looked at the scenery outside. At this time, autumn had already begun, but there was still no rain in the north of Daming, and it had been dry for a whole year.

Only then did the plague appear and spread to various places, causing the death of tens of thousands of people. As for the economic losses, this cannot be counted at all. The tax money that the imperial court can receive this month must be much less than before.

"These ministers in the court, especially the important ministers, basically came out of the imperial examination and the Imperial Academy. Although each of them is knowledgeable, talented, and has a strong pen."

"However, he is very inexperienced in governing, and lacks understanding of various places and the bottom of the Ming Dynasty. Such a big epidemic, many officials in the court did not pay attention to it, and did not take it seriously."

"When faced with important problems and affairs, these ministers are often useless, unable to come up with any good suggestions and methods. The methods and suggestions they use are nothing more than the methods of previous dynasties. It is rare to come up with practical and useful strategies based on the actual situation.”

"And if things go on like this for a long time, the officials of the old school will always hold the right to speak in the court, while the officials of the practical school will find it difficult to be promoted."

"Just like this time, they performed outstandingly, but they couldn't get promoted. The officials of the old-school faction were obviously doing nothing, but they were able to rise to the top. If things go on like this, this Ming Dynasty will return to the way it was before, with no one doing practical things. They are all a bunch of officials who seek connections, pocket money, and only write articles."

"If things go on like this, I will be worried about Ming!"

As the son of heaven, what Emperor Hongzhi needed to think about was not just this personnel change in front of him. Just one personnel change could not decide anything, nor could it affect the overall situation.

What Emperor Hongzhi needed to consider was the court's employment system, because it was related to the long-term development and problems in the future.

"Perhaps we should open a way for the new students. There is competition to create pressure, but I am afraid that this will be opposed by all the ministers above the court."

Emperor Hongzhi frowned at this thought.

The emperor didn't really keep his promises. In many cases, the ministers could also reject the emperor's will, especially in this kind of matter, these ministers would definitely not agree.

The current official selection system is the imperial examination. Only those who have passed the examination can be qualified to be an official, and only those who have passed the Jinshi can be a high-ranking official.

Only by entering the Hanlin Academy and editing and compiling books in it, can you have the opportunity to become a pillar of the imperial court and an extremely personable minister.

"The place where the Imperial Academy was devolved in the Imperial Academy went to practice for a while. When you got the exercise, you could also have a deeper understanding of the situation in various places in the Ming Dynasty and the lives of the people, instead of just staying in the Imperial Academy to repair and compile books."

"What about the previous histories, no matter how well they were compiled or edited?"

"It doesn't have any substantive significance for the country, the country, the country, and the country. What the country needs are officials who are practical and capable, capable officials who can really do things and solve problems."

After thinking about this clearly, Emperor Hongzhi had already made a decision in his mind.

In just an hour or so, Zhang Zhong sent the information of all the officials on the list to Emperor Hongzhi's desk.

The efficiency of the factory guards is extremely high, especially after the telegram is available, the situation of local officials can be quickly known, because the power of the factory guards spreads all over the Ming Dynasty and even all over the world, and there are also factory guards among the officials in the frontier and the court officials. Guards, usually have a special collection of relevant information and intelligence.

And there is also a special part in the factory guard to analyze all kinds of information collected, and then infer some things. If it is a matter of great importance, it will be reported as soon as possible.

For example, if there is a change in the garrison in a certain place, is there an order from the emperor and the governor's office of the five armies? If not, if there is an abnormal change, it must be reported as soon as possible.

There is not only an analysis department, but also a special filing office, which sets up files for various people and conducts in-depth investigations on some of their situations.

It is almost a matter of minutes to find out who you want, and you can quickly investigate clearly.

"Humph!"

"Sure enough, this Yang Lian also took money from Tang Mu and Xu Ming. Mao Ji was beheaded, and you still want to be promoted?"

"There is also this Zhang Lian who hid in Wutai Mountain during the epidemic in Shanxi. He was very afraid of death. He ignored the epidemic and now he wants to be promoted."

"This Hu Ding can't pass the assessment every time. He is a typical official who does nothing and eats a vegetarian meal. But he and Jiang Mian are from the same village. Every year, Hu Ding will inevitably send Jiang Mian ice and charcoal tributes."

The more Emperor Hongzhi looked at it, the more angry he became. This majestic Minister of the Ministry of Officials of the Ming Dynasty was so reckless when selecting officials. .

"I think he, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, has done his best, and it's time to go home to take care of himself."

Emperor Hongzhi threw the memorial submitted by Jiang Mian on the ground heavily, looking very angry.

In the past, when Liu Jin was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he selected talents and talents, and selected a large number of outstanding officials for the court, such as Wang Shouren, Han Wen, Zhong Fan, Li Kun, Tong Rui, Fang Yongliang and other capable officials. Jin was single-handedly selected.

Under a fair and impartial official evaluation system, hard work produces talents. How well this is done is based on data, such as how much tax revenue has increased, how much population has increased, and how many roads and bridges have been repaired. These can reflect the true behavior of a local official. At least there will not be too few officials elected.

In the past, Wang Shouren focused on taxation in Nanzhili at the beginning, and turned Nanzhili, which was originally difficult to receive a dime, into a tax-heavy place in Ming Dynasty.

Zhong Fan used to be the chief envoy of the local government. He performed well and was gradually reused. After being promoted step by step, he is now a minister.

There are many situations like this, especially among local officials. When Liu Jin was in power, he selected a large number of capable officials. This is also an important reason why Ming Dynasty was able to quickly control the epidemic this time.

Because there are a large number of officials who grew up and promoted under the official evaluation system in various places in Ming Dynasty, it is difficult for those traditional conservative officials who rely on their mouths, pens and connections to compete with these hard-working officials under such a system.

Without those capable officials, how could the epidemic be controlled?

Just rely on those conservative officials?

All of them either avoided the plague because they were afraid of death, or they were scared to death and at a loss what to do, and a few even colluded with profiteers to make a fortune for the country.

"It is necessary to send all the Hanlin of the Hanlin Academy to other places to exercise and exercise. It is useless to learn to study books, and one by one knows how to make connections, such as fellow students, fellow villagers, contemporaries, and the same year."

The more Emperor Hongzhi thought about it, the more angry he became. Sure enough, he needed to use the right people to govern the country. If he used the right people, he could worry less, be less angry, and live longer.

The next day, early morning.

"Your Majesty, Shandong and Nanzhili have called, and the epidemic situation in the two provinces has been completely brought under control. We request that the lockdown be lifted and social order gradually restored."

A minister stood up and made a report.

Shandong and Nanzhili had the worst epidemic situation because of that incident, but after a batch of heads were cut off, some people were afraid of death. In addition, capable ministers and officials were selected to unify the command, and the epidemic situation was controlled It has come down, and now we can gradually restore normal social order.

"Hmm~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded in satisfaction. It is still necessary to rely on the people of the hard-working faction to get there. Those officials and lords who count on the old-fashioned faction are probably still making money for the country.

"Today, I also have something to discuss and discuss with you, let's talk about it together."

When Emperor Hongzhi saw that the ministers had finished speaking, he also opened his mouth slowly, ready to talk about sending the officials of the Imperial Academy to other places to practice and practice.

Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, everyone became energetic immediately, and listened with their ears pricked up.

Emperor Hongzhi seldom mentioned anything by himself in the court. The ministers said things, and then everyone came to discuss them. It was very rare that Emperor Hongzhi had something to discuss with everyone.

(End of this chapter)