Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 304 I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the sun (4k)

The person Yang Xian admires the most has been practicing his classic saying throughout his struggling life:

Make many friends and make few enemies.

Yang Xian looked at Zhu Biao and said with a smile: "Your Highness, do you think there are more scholar-bureaucrats in the world today, or subordinate officials and those down-and-out scholars who failed to pass the imperial examination?"

"Of course it's the latter." Zhu Biao replied directly.

"Then things will be simple. We don't need to let the court rush ahead and directly conflict with the scholar-bureaucrats. These subordinate officials and down-and-out scholars will look good to these scholar-bureaucrats."

"In order to tie those down-and-out scholars to this chariot of confrontation with the scholar-bureaucrats, the first thing the imperial court had to do was to issue a document to the whole country, announcing that the subordinate officials would be removed from their humble status and that the subordinate officials could be promoted directly. Then the government civil service examination was announced, giving these scholars who could not pass the new imperial examination a new hope and a new way to enter politics."

Yang Xian held the memorial signed by hundreds of officials in his hand and said: "After completing these preparations, His Highness only needs to publish the content of the memorial in his hand to the world through the Ming Dynasty Daily, and then move a bench , prepare some melon seeds and peanuts and wait for the good show."

After hearing Yang Xian's words, Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment.

You must know that this memorial jointly signed by hundreds of officials is full of words that belittle the subordinates. If these subordinates see them, this is how the big men treat them.

What would they think? !

Throughout the ages, there have been many emperors who only lived to this age.

Since ancient times, cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents.

How could I miss Yang Qing so much.

What's more, it directly cuts off other people's futures.

In front of you, even if we want to do something, we can't make any big waves.

It would be strange for these subordinate officials and scholars not to work hard for the scholar-bureaucrats.

But now there is clearly a broad road in front of them, but their adults don't want to help them at this time, and they actually stop in front of them and kick them hard.

But now that the deal is done, there's no point in thinking about it.

That’s all for a truly upright official.

You must know that in his heart, Yang Xian has always been the image of a "sage" who is omnipotent for the country and the people.

Zhu Biao followed Yang Xian's idea and thought about it carefully. If he really did this, this matter might really succeed.

But now, the group of scholar-bureaucrats who had already crossed the bridge, and the group of scholars who had the same identity as them, were now standing on the other side of the bridge, and they actually cut the ropes of the suspension bridge with axes.

Do you really think you can live forever?

After Li Shanchang returned home from the palace that day, he recalled what he had said to Zhu Yuanzhang in the main hall, and his scalp became numb.

As long as you are dedicated to serving the people, then means are no longer important.

But now there is no need to take the imperial examination. You only need to pass the "simple" political service examination, and you can save the country by becoming a political service officer first and then an official.

Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that they would do anything.

It must be that his state has reached another level that I cannot reach.

Zhu Biao hypnotized himself.

He knew very well what kind of person Zhu Yuanzhang was.

But when things got to this point, Li Shanchang could no longer retreat.

Li Shanchang represents the attitude of hundreds of famous civil servants behind him.

He was emotional at the time, but now that he has calmed down, Li Shanchang is still a little scared.

You, Lao Zhu, are already fifty years old, although on weekdays, we call you long live.

Just these things that you reformed.

Is it possible that the Emperor of the Zhu family can really do without scholar-bureaucrats?

A reform that really affects the power of scholar-bureaucrats. Let’s look forward to see whether Wang Anshi’s reform can succeed? (Of course, the core appeal of Wang Anshi’s reform was to “rich the country and strengthen the army.” In fact, it did not care much about the life and death of the common people. In essence, the bureaucratic landlords harvested the leeks of the common people together. The scholar-bureaucrats did not want to be harvested, and then they began to fight back.)

Yes, in the Ming Dynasty, you Zhu Yuanzhang said the same thing.

However, Zhu Biao never expected that such a wilting and damaging move would come from Yang Xian.

Can the subordinates not know what these county old men are doing?

But now it is the tenth year of Hongwu.

Zhu Biao looked at Yang Xian, his eyes changed a little and became a little weird.

As long as the buttocks are a little dirty, you can expect to live a life of fear.

If it had been the case before that "there was no salary and no hope of honor", then that would be fine.

You can always wait until the day when you, Lao Zhu, pass away, right?

There are many things that Li Shanchang can't just stop doing if he wants to.

The same is true for those down-and-out scholars.

The reason why these people gather together to cause trouble these days is not because they know that their career prospects are hopeless.

If others are tough on him, Zhu Yuanzhang will only be tougher on that person.

He who was in phase was pushed to this point by the collective of scholar-bureaucrats.

Being looked down upon, looked down upon, looked down upon, that's all.

Now when they see that they could have a better future, what do they think when they look at these superior men? !

How great is Yang Qing? It doesn't matter if he bears a little infamy for the sake of the people.

I, Li Shanchang, do not believe that future generations of kings can continue to do so.

You Lao Zhu was fooled by lard and said such nonsense as "the emperor of tomorrow will not share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, but with the common people."

Could it be that the prince and grandson are also so confused?

Li Shanchang thought this way and felt a little calmer.

What he didn't know was that Prince Zhu Biao not only thought the same thing, but also took practical actions for it.

"Eun-xiang, something bad is going to happen!"

On this day, Li Shanchang was eating breakfast in the hall, and a man hurriedly walked in from outside the hall, shouting at the same time.

The person who was able to speak so loudly and move unimpeded in the Korean government was none other than Li Shanchang's student, Hu Weiyong.

Li Shanchang knew Hu Weiyong well and knew that his student had always been very dignified and would never behave like this just because of a trivial matter.

What happened to make him so flustered.

Li Shanchang looked up at his student and said, "Wei Yong, why are you so flustered?"

"Enxiang, have you read today's newspaper?" Hu Weiyong asked.

Li Shanchang shook his head, with a puzzled look on his face, and subconsciously said: "Did Yangzhou come up with another amazing invention?"

"No, you will know after reading Enxiang." Hu Weiyong handed over the newspaper in his hand. Li Shanchang slowly drank the last mouthful of porridge, then wiped the corners of his mouth with a cloth, put it down, and then took the newspaper handed by Hu Weiyong.

Li Shanchang looked down at the Daming Daily in his hand, his pupils could not help but shrink slightly, and said: "The imperial court directly announced the reform of subordinate officials to the world through the Daming Daily?!"

You must know that although Zhu Yuanzhang has asked Zhongshu Province to issue edicts, Zhongshu Province has been using the procrastination trick these days.

Work progressed slowly.

This is also to let Lao Zhu see their attitude.

Any government decree needs to be implemented by scholar-bureaucrats like them.

But now, the imperial court went directly to Zhongshu Province and announced the matter first.

If this happens, there will be no turning back.

The newspaper wrote about the reform of subordinate officials in great detail, and outlined an extremely beautiful vision for the future for those subordinate officials and scholars.

"Who did this? Do you know how much trouble this will cause?!" Li Shanchang said angrily.

"It's His Royal Highness," Hu Weiyong replied.

Li Shanchang's eyes darkened.

I originally thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was the only one in the old Zhu family who was confused, but he didn't expect that even the prince he was most optimistic about, Zhu Biao, was also confused.

You must know that Zhu Biao was taught by Song Lian, Liu Bowen and others like him.

He was supposed to be deeply influenced by Confucian culture, but he actually did something that was extremely stupid in Li Shanchang's eyes.

But what Li Shanchang didn't know was that the matter was far from over.

"Enxiang, turn it over and look again." Hu Weiyong, who was standing aside, said.

Are there other things at the moment that are more important than the reform of subordinate staff?

Li Shanchang frowned, but patiently turned over the newspaper.

The next moment, his old hands holding the newspaper began to tremble involuntarily.

One was unstable and I almost missed it.

"This this"

"Enxiang, don't get excited and be careful." Seeing this, Hu Weiyong quickly stepped forward and stroked Li Shanchang's back.

Li Shanchang finally understood why Hu Weiyong, who was used to seeing trouble, was so out of his mind.

At this time, in front of Li Shanchang, the content of the newspaper was exactly the content of the memorial jointly signed by hundreds of officials, belittling the subordinate officials in the world and opposing the reform of subordinate officials.

Now, things have really escalated.

The announcement of the reform of subordinate officials made those subordinate officials and frustrated scholars full of expectations.

But on this side, the content of this joint report made them feel disappointed, not only disappointed, but also angry.

It is normal to do something outrageous under the guidance of disappointment and anger.

I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the sun.

This is the truest portrayal of the inner feelings of those subordinate officials after reading this Ming Dynasty Daily.

The method Yang Xian used was actually not new, it was still the same as the previous Confucian reform.

In this world, there are more disciples and grandsons of Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism than you guys, but there are still more people who are persecuted by cannibalistic Confucianism.

And the same thing now.

In this great world, do you have more scholar-bureaucrats, or do you have more subordinate officials and scholars who have not yet come ashore?

After this Daming Daily was distributed nationwide.

Parents and officials in various government offices began to feel restless.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Li Shanchang and Zhu Yuanzhang said that benevolent government also needs people to implement it.

In Li Shanchang's eyes, the people here refer to scholar-bureaucrats like them.

As for the elders of various government offices, the people here refer to the subordinate staff.

In ancient times, the original purpose of selecting officials through the imperial examination was to restrain wealthy families, win over the middle and lower classes, and prevent the emergence of aristocratic family forces that threatened the imperial power. In the honest scientific examination, the Four Books, Five Classics, and Eight-legged Essay, many of the officials who passed the examination were scholars who were knowledgeable and talked about theory. They had studied for most of their lives, but many of them had never done any practical work, so they had to rely on the grassroots to handle matters. of officials.

We must know that subordinate officials are the main force of the staff in the yamen. Taking a county as an example, among the public officials in the yamen, there are 11 magistrates, county magistrates and other imperial officials. There are about a hundred scribes for classics and loose books, and there are even more government officials, four to five hundred. Subordinate officials are responsible for documents and archives, delivery of official documents, litigation and punishment, judicial security, food transportation and taxation, and security guards. They can be said to be the main force in maintaining the normal operation of government agencies and maintaining order and stability in society.

Now if all these people stop working, those scholar-bureaucrats and officials will have no choice but to sit in their own yamen, unable to do anything.

After reading the Daming Daily, officials from all over the country were afraid that such a scene would happen to them.

That's not even counting the scholars who gathered at the gates of various government offices to cause trouble.

That's right, after seeing the Ming Dynasty Daily about the reform of subordinate officials, those scholars rekindled their hope. They no longer idle around, drink and make trouble, but gathered together to demonstrate in front of various government offices!

Follow the reform measures for subordinate officials written in the Ming Dynasty Daily.

After that, all subordinate officials in the world will be transformed into political servants.

At this point, Yang Xian also used the great wisdom of later generations, that is, old people use old methods and newcomers use new methods. Now that they are subordinates, they no longer need to take the political service exam and directly change their status.

However, among this group of people, there are destined to be some who have insufficient cultural and professional skills.

Yang Xian will next set up a training school for government officials to conduct batch training specifically for this group of subordinate staff in order to turn them into qualified government officials.

Afterwards, all government officers who pass the government officer examination and enter the government officer system will participate in a seven-day new government officer induction training before arriving on the job.

For these frustrated scholars who could not pass the scientific examination, they can become a member of the political service as long as they pass the political service examination.

What is a political officer is completely different from the subordinate staff in the past. Since a political officer can be directly promoted to an official, in other words, the political officer is the reserve of the Ming Dynasty officials.

In the future, he will be an official.

The Daming Daily also devoted an entire page to introducing the upcoming political service examination.

It is different from the professionalism of new scientific examinations.

The requirements for the government affairs examination are not high. First of all, of course, literacy is required, followed by arithmetic, then various laws of the Ming Dynasty, as well as various reforms in recent years, such as the new tax system and how to collect taxes.

This is the first paper, the Administrative Career Aptitude Test, a standardized test designed to measure a series of psychological abilities linked to success in an administrative career.

Basically, these have standard answers for reference. For these scholars, rote memorization can basically solve the problem. The test is based on a hundred-point system, and the total score is calculated as one hundred points.

Then comes the second paper.

This is an examination subject that tests the basic abilities that should be possessed by government officials. It mainly tests the candidates' reading comprehension ability, comprehensive analysis ability, problem-posing and problem-solving ability, implementation ability, and written expression ability. It has the ability to simulate government officials. Daily work functions.

(End of this chapter)