Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

"Mr. Jiang cares about the people and truly has great love. I admire him."

In the secret room, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but admired.

There was no other reason. Zhu Gaochi was just keenly aware of the true intention of what Jiang Xinghuo just mentioned.

"That's right." Xia Yuanji, who also noticed this, also agreed repeatedly. "Although it is just an inconspicuous suggestion, if you look at it in a big way, it can be said to be the first time in Chinese history!"

Xia Yuanji's words, upon closer inspection, are actually not too much.

Who can evaluate the promotion and dismissal of officials?

In the Han Dynasty, it was the procuratorate!

In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, he was a Zhongzheng official!

In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was gates and valves!

In the Song Dynasty, they were scholar-bureaucrats!

However, Jiang Xinghuo mentioned it in his idea about the method of passing the examination and the method of eliminating the mediocre.

Do you think this would really be of much use if it were implemented at the local grassroots level of the Ming Empire?

I'm afraid not.

But yes and no, they are two concepts!

Since the method of eliminating the mediocre must consider the opinions of ordinary people or the people who correspond to the yamen administration, that is to say, for local officials, the evaluation of the general public must be based on the evaluation of their people, even if this part may have an impact. The proportion in decision-making is very low. Of course, this rule may also be exploited by others.

But no matter what, understanding a certain official from a bottom-level perspective is a step worthy and necessary for Ming Dynasty.

"Yes, I think this is very conducive to the purification of the official class."

Daoyan turned the rosary and said.

It is a very simple reason that giving the common people a theoretical channel to supervise the officials and allowing the officials to have even a little pressure during their tenure is a great thing for the ordinary people who are at the bottom of the feudal society.

This shows that they are no longer "voiceless".

Zhu Gaochi also thought of the talented young man he met when he was accompanying his father, the Emperor, to West Lake in Hangzhou.

The boy named "Yu Qian" said something similar when he was sharing fish with his companions at a young age.

If I don’t speak out for those who cannot speak, who will speak up for me if I cannot speak in the future?

How could the high-level decision-makers of the Ming Empire who were present not understand the truth that children of all ages understand?

In theory, placing officials in the discourse evaluation of ordinary people can not only make it easier for officials with good official reputations, who are capable, and honest to be promoted, but can also cause a certain amount of psychological pressure on those officials who are not as good as the common people.

Even if they are pretending, these feudal officials have to pretend. If they can treat the common people less harshly, or treat them even a little less harshly, the purpose of this policy will be achieved.

Zhu Gaochi concluded stage by stage: "If my father can really make up his mind, as Mr. Jiang said, to implement the method of passing the examination and eliminating the mediocre in the entire Ming Dynasty, I am afraid it will really be a miracle for the people of the Ming Dynasty. This great good thing can also greatly improve the administrative efficiency of Ming dynasties from the central to local levels, and can create an atmosphere of competition among officials, so that those officials who follow the rules can also work hard under the pressure of the environment. "

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"The 'buffer period' designed by Mr. Jiang is wonderful." Zheng He couldn't hold it back and finally expressed his opinion, "Otherwise, it might really be a disaster for some officials. Yes. Maybe they are not bad at ability, but the people around them are too capable?"

Zheng He's words actually make some sense. This special situation is indeed possible.

But as soon as Zheng He finished speaking, Zhu Gaoxu simply retorted.

"Although I haven't read many history books, I have read the words of Mr. Fan Xiwen, 'It's better to cry when one family is crying all the way.' If the examination method promotes fairness, the mediocre should be eliminated! How can it be said that it is not him who is inferior, but Is it because the people around you are too capable?"

What Zhu Gaoxu mentioned here is a famous historical event of Fan Zhongyan’s Qingli New Deal.

In the official administration reform part of the Qingli New Deal, "suppressing luck" mainly pointed at the shadow official system that caused the proliferation of redundant officials; "selecting officials" is actually a specific implementation measure of "clear and deposed", that is, selecting outstanding officials Officials, eliminate mediocre, corrupt and lazy officials.

In the process of implementing the "Qingli New Deal", the Northern Song Dynasty court selected a group of smart, capable, upright and honest officials to patrol the country, inspect the performance of local officials, and report to the court truthfully.

During the inspection process, Fan Zhongyan himself demoted those who were incompetent based on each person's political achievements, talents and moral character, without showing favoritism; he rewarded those who were smart, capable and outstanding in political achievements.

One day, Fan Zhongyan received a report from the inspectors from various places. He opened the roster of officials from all walks of life and saw the envoys who had no moral integrity and talent and harmed the people and ruined the government. A promising person who has both.

Fu Bi usually respected Fan Zhongyan very much, but when he saw Fan Zhongyan mercilessly dismissing incompetent officials, he couldn't help but be a little worried. He tried to dissuade him and said: "Twelve feet is only a sum of money. How can one family cry?" (It’s easy for you to cross it off in one stroke, but this stroke will make his whole family cry.)

Fan Zhongyan replied: "How about crying together when one family is crying!"

Seeing that the two students had different opinions, Jiang Xinghuo also spoke at the right time.

"First of all, the method of eliminating the mediocre is destined to have a mediocre person. As the saying goes, 'ten fingers are different'. There will definitely be certain differences in performance among officials who have passed the examination. This difference is sorted according to different methods, and the sorting results will be different, but there will always be a mediocre person, which is inevitable."

Jiang Xinghuo first affirmed Zhu Gaoxu's statement, and then supported part of Zheng He's statement.

"Secondly, there is the issue of elimination. On the one hand, no matter how the elimination is done, it does not necessarily mean that the officials being eliminated are inherently incompetent. For example, an official with strong discipline and a good sense of obedience may be suitable for doing specific and rule-based things, but not It is suitable to do pioneering things. If this official is placed in a position that he is not good at when he first enters the yamen, then he will definitely be at a disadvantage in the examination."

"Similarly, some officials may be born introverted and not suitable for dealing with people. Some officials are born to accept both black and white and can get along well on the street. If you put different people in different positions, the results will definitely be completely different. different."

When Jiang Xinghuo said this, Zhu Gaoxu and Zheng He were stunned.

So what is right?

Seeing the confusion between the two of them, Jiang Xinghuo said seriously.

"Removing the mediocre does not mean simply kicking officials out of the bureaucracy. Yamen at all levels can actually set up a 'buffer period' to assist officials who are about to be eliminated, depending on the characteristics of the positions within the yamen and the characteristics of the officials themselves. , give full play to his personal advantages and find a new position that may be more suitable for him. Of course, there are few yamen positions in the world that are naturally 100% suitable for a certain person. What I am saying here is that it may be more suitable."

Jiang Xinghuo finally concluded: “Based on these circumstances, I think that based on the examination law, the method of eliminating mediocre officials should be defined as follows.

In order to improve administrative efficiency, yamen at all levels in the Ming Dynasty determined the corresponding examination method for each position in each yamen through the eight-character formula related to the examination method, and then ranked the officials through multi-faceted and multi-angle evaluation methods.

After the officials are sorted, those at the top will naturally have the opportunity to be promoted first, just like Fan Zhongyan during the Qingli New Deal. This opportunity includes both the promotion of officials and the promotion of staff. Opening such an opening is equivalent to putting the original local Promotion channels that were basically blocked for officials were expanded.

After all, it turns out that in the Ming Dynasty, only officials from the first to third-grade yamen had a very low chance of being promoted to officials, and such opportunities often required decades of seniority and countless amounts of money. But with the examination method, officials who are capable, have official reputation, and are upright and honest can easily stand out.

At the same time, the mediocre ones in the method of eliminating mediocre people are not killed with one stroke. They should be given a buffer period to encourage them to stimulate their potential and shine for the Ming Dynasty in a more suitable position. "

When Jiang Xinghuo said this, he paused.

Originally, Jiang Xinghuo could have been more impassioned and emotionally resonant.

But at this time, Jiang Xinghuo felt that it was not necessary.

Compared with the moment of happiness before, Jiang Xinghuo's thoughts are now more profound.

Jiang Xinghuo looked towards the future when he would be released from prison soon, where there would be a more magnificent world and a more ambitious mission waiting for him.

He just said the last word lightly.

"The big rat in the barn eats the grain and deserves to be killed."

Zhu Di also agreed in his heart: "Yes, these corrupt officials who gnaw at my wealth, rely on me to support them, neglect their duties, and even secretly slander me should all be killed!"

At this time, Zhu Di's eyes were full of unabashed desire and enthusiasm for Jiang Xinghuo.

What is an unparalleled national scholar?

This is called the Unparalleled National Scholar!

Zhu Di finally understood the feelings of those enlightened masters in history who encountered amazing talents.

Zhu Di had never experienced this kind of mood even with Dao Yan.

After all, if we talk about the past, Dao Yan actually stepped up to the plate and recommended himself to Zhu Di. And to be honest, although Dao Yan's abilities are amazing, they are still within Zhu Di's understanding.

But Jiang Xinghuo's ability is simply inhuman!

It was said that he was banished to the world, and Zhu Di had no doubt at this time.

"Huh~"

Zhu Di breathed a long sigh of relief.

After a personal inspection in prison, Zhu Di had completely made up his mind.

After the last lecture, Zhu Di will worship Jiang Xinghuo as the Ming Dynasty's Imperial Master!