Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 372: Recruiting contract officers, the public examination begins (please subscribe!!)

"I accept the order and thank you!"

Li Shanchang looked a little sad and bowed to express his gratitude.

"Retreat!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, stood up and left.

Just when everyone thought this matter was over, the Jin Yiwei started arresting people in the four southern provinces. All officials who had colluded with Guo Huan, were corrupt, perverted the law, and oppressed the people were all arrested by the Jin Yiwei!

Of the 10% of officials from the four southern provinces, about 10% were arrested earlier, but this time, a full 50% were arrested. This means that more than 60% of the officials from the four southern provinces have been arrested!

These officials were all escorted back to the capital and interrogated one by one. Each official would implicate other officials, and the Jinyiwei continued to arrest according to the compiled list.

More and more people are being arrested, and the jails and prisons in the capital are full to the brim.

Jin Yiwei's ability in this area is also top-notch, and the guilt, evidence, and confessions of each official have been carefully organized.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw these things, he was naturally furious and ordered the execution of these offending officials.

Following Zhu Yuanzhang's order.

The Jin Yiwei directly started the killing mode, and batch after batch of criminal officials were taken to the execution ground and beheaded.

Zhu Yuanzhang's iron-blooded methods made the internal officials of the Ming Dynasty clean and honest. The effect was surprisingly good, but at the same time it also brought disadvantages, that is, the police, especially the six departments and the four southern provinces!

Most of those killed this time were officials from the Sixth Ministry and the four southern provinces.

Everyone inside and outside the court was cleared. Everyone shuddered and acted more cautiously.

He is worthy of being a ruthless man who won the Ming Dynasty with just one bowl at the beginning. This ruthlessness alone is not something that ordinary people can learn.

Hearing this, Song Lian felt tens of thousands of grievances in his heart, and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, no matter how capable I am, if you continue to kill me like this, this person is not enough for you, and I won't be enough for you to kill!"

It is said that people living in the capital dare not open their windows because once they open the windows, they can smell the bloody smell in the air!

After some slaughter.

Even Ouyang Lun, who had an attitude of watching the show, was shocked by Zhu Yuanzhang's iron-blooded methods.

Song Lian, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, finally couldn't help but stand up.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened, "The management of officials is the business of your Household Department, but the responsibility of sending people is your Household Department's incompetence! What's the use of telling me!"

"Your Majesty, because of Guo Huan's case, the number of officials in the Sixth Ministry and the four southern provinces has been severely reduced. Especially the Ministry of Revenue has been left without anyone available. Many states in the four southern provinces are short of magistrates, without mentioning the lack of magistrates. They are all in short supply. If no one does anything for a long time, there will be chaos!"

"Your Majesty Song Lian has something to report!"

"Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the empty civil and military officials and asked calmly: "My dear friends, do you have anything to report today?"

quiet--

For fear of being involved in this bloody terror.

I originally thought that burying 20,000 rebels was ruthless enough, but compared with Zhu Yuanzhang's methods, it still pales in comparison.

Heads fell to the ground one after another, and blood stained the execution ground red again.

This time the Guo Huan case involved more people and was even more extensive than the Hu Weiyong case. Six ministries of the imperial court, especially the Ministry of Husbandry, were implicated by Guo Huan and many officials of the Ministry of Husbandry were beheaded. I'm afraid they will be slaughtered this time!

Many officials of the Huaixi Party could not escape the disaster, and those profiteers who colluded with the officials to harm the people did not escape the sanctions. Their homes were confiscated and their families were exterminated, and all their finances were confiscated into the state treasury!

For a time, the entire Ming Dynasty was shrouded in a bloody terror.

If people are not replaced in time, trouble will definitely occur again over time.

In a short period of time, at least 100,000 people were killed.

This morning.

He had not been in the capital in the previous Hu Weiyong and Kongyin cases, so he did not have a deep impression of Zhu Yuanzhang's killings. However, this time he could be said to have participated in the whole process, and he also saw many faces being sent to the guillotine with his own eyes, and each one was vivid. Living life disappeared from his eyes.

"Song Lian, what do you want?"

As soon as Song Lian said these words, Tai Chi Hall fell silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry, but he was also sober. What Song Lian said was indeed a very real issue.

He never spared any corrupt official who deserved to be killed, but the result of this was a serious shortage of personnel.

This is not the first time that the problem of personnel shortage has arisen. The Hu Weiyong case and the Kongyin case both killed many officials. There is also a shortage of officials in Pingding, Yunnan. Fortunately, an imperial examination was held last year and a number of officials were added in time.

But this time there were more killings, and the number of officials was larger. More importantly, the imperial examination was not held every year, which meant there was no source of fresh blood in a short period of time!

Officials cannot be appointed by just anyone. Once the official system collapses, it will only lead to more serious problems.

What is before Zhu Yuanzhang now is a big problem of shortage of officials, and this problem cannot be postponed. Didn't you see that Song Lian, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is jealous of him!

"Song Lian, please stop talking. I already know what you said and will find a way to solve it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands, not wanting to argue with Song Lian on this matter. If Song Lian dared to talk to him like this according to his past temper, he would have to remove Song Lian from his official position as Minister of Household Affairs, but now he is already in trouble Man, if Song Lian is dismissed again, there will be problems with the normal operation of the court.

"For personnel matters, you cabinet bachelors will take the lead and come up with a plan first. No matter what you do, I have only one request, and that is that things cannot be delayed and the Ming Dynasty cannot be messed up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang then thought, why should he, the emperor, come up with a solution? If he, the emperor, could really think of a solution to everything, then why would so many officials be needed? You officials are receiving my salary. As long as you want to solve the problem for me, Zhu Yuanzhang then thought of how many cabinet bachelors he had conferred, so he thought of letting these cabinet bachelors solve it.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

Song Lian was immediately dumbfounded, because he was not only the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but also one of the cabinet's bachelors. In other words, in the end, the burden still fell on his own shoulders.

However, the emperor had given the order, and as a minister, he could not refuse.

"I'm waiting for the order!"

Song Lian, Lu Chang and other ministers who were cabinet bachelors had no choice but to comply.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and looked at Ouyang Lun again, "Ouyang Lun."

"Ah" Ouyang Lun was taking a nap when he heard someone calling him and suddenly woke up, "My son-in-law is here."

"You have done a great job in quelling the rebellion in the four southern provinces. I am very pleased that you have put down the rebellion in such a short period of time. However, as the governor of the four provinces, in addition to putting down the rebellion, you also have the responsibility to run the four southern provinces well. !" "Then Xia San is sentenced to death, with a one-year reprieve. We will set a one-year deadline. If you fail to run the four southern provinces well within one year, you will be dismissed and investigated!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

I rely on!

I originally thought you were asking me for a reward, but in the end there was no reward at all. Instead, I had to continue working. If I didn’t do well, you would be dismissed and investigated? !

Zhu Yuanzhang, you old gangster! !

Ouyang Lun was quite speechless at this moment.

If this was in private, he would definitely argue with Zhu Yuanzhang, but with so many people watching now, if he really got into a fight with Zhu Yuanzhang in this hall, even if Zhu Yuanzhang didn't blame him, the officials and censors in the court would certainly Won't let him go.

"My son-in-law understands."

Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with Zhu Yuanzhang, I should just do it for the people of the four southern provinces.

After leaving the court, Ouyang Lun went straight back to the clan's mansion, where he warmed up to Princess Anqing, Tang Miaomiao, and Xu Miaoyun, and hugged his son Ouyang Ping'an. Ouyang Lun set out on his journey to the four southern provinces again.

Returned to the Chief Secretary's Yamen of Guangdong.

Ouyang Lun still did not occupy the magpie's nest. He just asked for a small courtyard in the backyard of the Yamen as a place for him to work and rest.

"Prince-in-law, what should we do next?"

Mao Youfu walked into the study room in the small courtyard and looked at Ouyang Lun who was practicing calligraphy and asked.

"Prince-in-law, I am the only one who is still the chief envoy of the four southern provinces. The other chief envoys have been taken to the capital and beheaded. The court has not made arrangements for the new chief envoy. Now all the government affairs of the four provinces have been piled up. It’s quite difficult for the officials to handle it!”

Mao Youfu said with a frown.

"Look at Xiaguan, he has lost a lot of weight during this period!"

Ouyang Lun put down his writing brush, crumpled up the copybook with "dragons flying and phoenixes dancing" into a ball, and threw it aside.

"What's going on? Aren't you happy to let you manage the government affairs of the four provinces?"

"It's not that I'm unhappy, it's just that there are too many things to do, not enough manpower, and it's too busy!" Mao Youfu said helplessly: "Prince-in-law, can you tell the officials and send them to us?" Inviting people to govern the four southern provinces is an important task for the imperial court today!"

"People?" Ouyang Lun shook his head, "Don't think about it at all. Now the six departments of the imperial court have sent their own people, and it is impossible to send them to our side!"

"Ah!" Mao Youfu frowned even more tightly, "Prince-in-law, what should we do? If there were only a few fewer officials, I could still hold on, but it would be a full 70% less. It wouldn't work at all!" "

"Seventy percent? Didn't you say it was only sixty percent before?" Ouyang Lun asked.

"The prince-in-law is like this. There was a rebellion before. After the rebels broke through the city, some officials were killed. This was only found out after all the rebellions were put down. They accounted for about 10%, plus the six killed by your Majesty. Cheng. We have less than 30% of the officials in the four southern provinces left." Mao Youfu explained.

"With only 30% of the officials left, it is indeed a problem." Ouyang Lun thought for a moment, "It is simply unrealistic to place our hopes on the Ministry of Personnel to send people, but I do have another way."

"What can I do! Prince Consort, please tell me quickly!" Mao Youfu immediately became anxious when he heard that he had a solution.

"Don't worry, listen to me carefully." Ouyang Lun waved his hand, "The main reason why there are not enough manpower is that there are fewer people doing things, so why don't we just recruit some people to do things!"

"Direct recruitment? Not the prince-in-law. What we are lacking are officials! Is it possible to recruit directly?" Mao Youfu worriedly asked: "If the court finds out about this, will they still punish us for the crime of privately appointing officials?!"

"Who said I was going to grant them official positions? Do you know this is called temporary workers?" Ouyang Lun explained: "First of all, 30% of the officials who can stay this time are those who can withstand the test. Those who should be promoted should be promoted quickly. As long as they are not appointed The imperial court will definitely not be stuck with the three chief officials of the political envoy, the inspector-general, and the commander-in-chief. Then you issued a recruitment notice saying that in order to meet the operational requirements of the government, you are now recruiting contract workers from the people of the four southern provinces. As long as you pass the exam If you do, you can sign a contract with the government according to the number of years. During the contract period, the salary, power and the corresponding officials will be exactly the same!"

"Does this solve the staff shortage problem?"

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Mao Youfu's eyes suddenly lit up, "Prince-in-law, you are so clever!"

"Then who are we recruiting, and what are the conditions? How do we set the test questions?"

"These are even simpler. The targets of recruitment are naturally those scholars and candidates with academic titles. These people are originally candidates for officials in the Ming Dynasty. Without the imperial examination, they can only wait. Our recruitment can also be regarded as giving them an opportunity to work in advance."

"For example, from the seventh to the ninth rank, one must be a scholar, and above the seventh rank, one must be a scholar. As for the test questions, I'll leave them to you officialdom veterans. There are only two exams, one of which is all multiple-choice questions, involving Arithmetic, judgment and some basic knowledge of being an official. One is discussion. Give an example and let them bring the officials to analyze and answer. This is called a written test. After passing the written test, there will be an interview, and finally a comprehensive score and ranking. Get the corresponding position before taking the exam! Sign an employment contract with the government!"

"There is no need to limit the age. It is more relaxed. Some distinguished officials and elderly Confucian scholars can also take the exam. Everything will be based on results!"

"Of course, after signing the contract, there is still a one-year probationary period. Only if you pass the probationary period can you become a regular employee. If you fail to pass the probationary period, you will be eliminated. It's that simple!"

After listening, Mao Youfu was completely enlightened, "Prince-in-law, it's your method that is better!"

"You can already imagine how many people will flock to us once this recruitment announcement is sent out!"

"Since you said this method is good, why don't you hurry up and get it done!" Ouyang Lun said angrily: "We must ensure that the exam is fair! Whether it is the written test score or the interview score, it must be published and let everyone know! "

"Yes, I will go and get it right now!"

After getting a solution from Ouyang Lun, Mao Youfu was also smiling now. He bowed to Ouyang Lun and then decisively stepped back.

soon.

A recruitment notice jointly announced by the four southern provinces was posted in every town in the four provinces.

Attracting the attention of countless people at once.

"Look! The government is recruiting contract officials from the public!"

"If you have the title of scholar, you can participate. Wouldn't it be possible for me to become an official?"

"Wait a minute, what does this contract officer mean? Someone please explain it to me!"

(End of this chapter)