My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 646 Officials and Officials
"Your Majesty has decreed that the circulation of foreign coins will be banned from now on. The coins held by the common people can be exchanged for Chinese yuan banknotes at the bank!"

In the streets of Xijing, the patrolling Jiaozhi people read loudly the newly issued decrees of the imperial court while walking.

After the bank was established, Han Yuan banknotes were also issued. In order to promote Han Yuan as soon as possible, Zhu Zhanhe and Yang Shiqi discussed and decided to use some administrative means to force people to use Han Yuan.

In fact, ordinary people do not have much foreign currency in their hands. Mainly some businessmen, especially those who deal with the outside world, generally hold a large amount of foreign currency, not only Ming Dynasty banknotes, but also some silver dollars, gold coins and the like. of.

In the past, Zhu Gaoxu's lax management of currency led to chaos in the use of currency in the Han Dynasty. Currencies from various countries could circulate. Even after the Han Dynasty issued banknotes, this situation still failed to change.

Zhu Zhanhe now wants to use the new Chinese yuan to replace all currencies and unify the domestic currency market. This will reduce many complicated currency conversions and make currency circulation and commodity transactions more convenient.

In the lobby of the bank headquarters, as a former royal palace, the entire lobby is quite spacious and majestic, but now it is crowded with people, and the bank has to send people to maintain order.

"Prince, are there so many people in the bank every day?"

On the second floor of the bank, Yang Shiqi could not help but be shocked when he saw the dark crowd below through the window.

Yang Shiqi usually has many things to do, and today is the first time he comes to the bank.

"Isn't it just the beginning of the issuance of Chinese yuan, so there are more people coming to redeem it. As long as this period of time passes, there will be far fewer people."

Zhu Zhanhe smiled slightly.

In fact, not all of the people below came to exchange currency. Many wanted to inquire about borrowing business, especially some businessmen from the Ming Dynasty. They were familiar with bank business. In the past, banks were only available in the Ming Dynasty, but now the Han Dynasty has finally opened a bank. .

"How do people recognize Hanyuan? Is there any unwillingness to use Hanyuan?"

Yang Shiqi asked again. When the use of Han Yuan was forced to be used before, he was worried that it would arouse the resentment of the people. If there was any trouble, it would not be a good thing for the newly established Han Dynasty.

"Don't worry, although we force the exchange of other currencies into Chinese yuan, there is no set time, and the punishment is not heavy. Even if some people are dissatisfied, it will not cause any big trouble."

Zhu Zhanhe smiled and said to Yang Shiqi.

When the Ming Dynasty established a bank and issued its own small-denomination banknotes, Zhu Zhanhe participated in the entire process, so he was very experienced in this area and would never have the situation that Yang Shiqi was worried about.

Seeing that Zhu Zhanhe was so confident, Yang Shiqi couldn't help but smile and said: "It's good that the prince is sure. When the bank issues banknotes smoothly, then our Han Dynasty will unify the banknotes, and it will be much more convenient for the people, whether they live or do business." .”

"Yang Shangshu, I heard that your official department is planning to elect officials recently. How do you plan to elect officials? Will it be through holding an imperial examination?"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly asked Yang Shiqi.

Zhu Gaoxu proclaimed himself the emperor, and Yang Shiqi became the Duke of the country. At the same time, he was worshiped as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and was in charge of the personnel selection of Han officials. He was known as the head of the six departments, which is also consistent with Yang Shiqi's identity.

"The prince really guessed it right. We really want to hold an imperial examination, but we are worried that there will not be enough people to take the exam, so we are in a dilemma now."

Yang Shiqi also smiled bitterly when he said this.

After the founding of the country, the administrative agencies in various parts of the Han Dynasty also changed. However, no matter how they changed, in general, there were still three types of local administrative agencies. The first was administration, the second was law enforcement, and the third was supervision. As for the military It is a unique system and is not subject to local jurisdiction.Changes in administrative agencies in various places also require a large number of manpower, so the Ministry of Civil Affairs now also needs to select talents from the private sector. If it were placed in the Ming Dynasty, it would just hold the imperial examination directly, and there would be no fear of shortage of people.

But this was not possible in the Han Dynasty, because the Han Dynasty lacked scholars. Although Zhu Zhanhe sent many scholars to Zhu Gaoxu, they were already officials. Most of the immigrants who came later were from poor backgrounds, and most of them were not educated. Chance.

Therefore, even if Yang Shiqi held the imperial examination, I am afraid that not many people would be qualified to participate, and it would be even more difficult to select useful talents.

"Yang Shangshu, I have a suggestion. Do you want to hear it?"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled slightly and then said.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome. It would be great if you could help us in any way. During this time, we have been very worried about selecting officials. Everyone in the local area is looking for people. We have also demolished the east wall and the west wall. If this continues, problems will occur sooner or later!"

Yang Shiqi immediately saluted Zhu Zhanhe.

"Then I'll just say it straight!"

I saw Zhu Zhanhe put away his smile and his expression became serious.

"The imperial court needs officials to govern the place. To the people, officials are actually the same type of people, holding the power to represent the country. But in the officialdom, officials and officials are two completely different types of people, and there is even a huge gap between them. The gap must not be confused at all."

"This……"

When Yang Shiqi heard Zhu Zhanhe suddenly mention the difference between officials and officials, he didn't understand what he meant for a moment, and his brows wrinkled involuntarily.

"Yang Shangshu, I know that for officials, petty officials are just people who do things, and they are very different from officials, but I prefer the common people's view. Officials themselves are the same type of people, so if you lack officials, why not How about selecting directly from among the petty officials?"

Zhu Zhanhe stopped beating around the bush and directly expressed his thoughts.

In fact, there was no clear boundary between officials and staff in the past, and minor officials could also become officials. However, after the Song Dynasty, the boundary between officials and staff became more and more obvious, especially in the Ming Dynasty.

In the early Ming Dynasty, due to the shortage of officials, minor officials could become officials if they had a term of nine years or more and passed three examinations.

Of course, the future of this kind of official transfer is limited. Generally, the highest level can only be seven levels, and the ordinary ones can only be eight or nine levels.

Later, as the country stabilized, more and more people were admitted to the imperial examination, and even candidates could not find vacancies. It was even more difficult for junior officials to become officials, and they were even basically excluded from the officialdom.

"It's not impossible to transfer officials, but junior officials generally have limited knowledge and don't read much. At most, they are only rough in writing. They are fine as low-level officials. I'm afraid they won't be qualified for higher-level official positions?"

Yang Shiqi obviously also had a prejudice against petty officials. He felt that these petty officials were from low backgrounds and had little knowledge and were simply not qualified for high-level positions.

"Yang Shangshu, if you are knowledgeable, you will definitely be able to be an official?"

Zhu Zhanhe was not in a hurry, but asked Yang Shiqi.

(End of this chapter)