"You bastard! He spends his days taking drugs and drinking alcohol, and does not attend to government affairs. Can such a person be a county magistrate?!"
"Removal! Removal immediately!!"
"Is Guoyuan's grandson such a mediocre person?!"
Cao Mao dropped the document in his hand again and said angrily.
The reports he received from his ministers every day were simply stress-resistance training for Cao Mao.
The ministers traveled to various places and brought back a large amount of news every day, which was all about officials in various places. Cao Mao felt angry at a glance at these contents.
Cao Mao considers himself a very calm person. He has experienced a lot of things and can control his emotions very well. However, he cannot stand these traitors and they are more hateful than the last.
Even a Sima Master would probably jump up in anger when he saw such a performance.
Zhang Hua looked at the angry emperor with a bitter look on his face, and then took the initiative to pick up the documents thrown out by Cao Mao.
"Your Majesty cannot be removed."
"Um?!"
Zhang Hua shook his head, "Your Majesty, you really cannot be dismissed."
"Although the county magistrate of Fengqiu was disloyal and neglectful in his administration, he did not commit any acts of corruption that harmed the people."
"Fengqiu has achieved some results over the years."
"If His Majesty deposes him, the person who succeeds him may not be able to do better than him."
After hearing Zhang Hua's words, Cao Mao really couldn't hold himself tight.
It’s really a bad era.
Don’t ask how good the officials are, but just ask them to not be too bad?
But what Zhang Hua said is not unreasonable. The official reserves of the Wei Dynasty are not enough. At the same time, in terms of the current overall quality, officials like state and county magistrates who only serve to harm themselves and do not harm the people are rare. of.
Compared with other officials who dominate the local area, prey on the people, and hoard money crazily, he is even more like a human being.
Cao Mao sat back in his seat at this moment, and there was even an indescribable feeling of frustration and loss in his eyes.
What the ministers saw and heard seemed to pour cold water on Cao Mao's ambitions, causing him to wake up immediately.
Cao Mao has fallen from the dream of ruling the world and creating a prosperous age to the current unbearable reality.
Cao Mao knew that the place was bad, but he didn't know that it had become so bad.
What went wrong and such an unbearable situation occurred, and how to solve it?
Looking at Cao Mao who suddenly became quiet, Zhang Hua felt even more melancholy.
The problem is not how to catch mediocre and evil-doing people, but that it may not be better if we catch those who cannot be replaced.
And if we don't care about the problem of the successor, kill them all at once, and replace them all. If that doesn't work, then continue to kill them, and then we have to have sufficient reserves.
If too many people are killed, there will be no one to take over. Should the position of county magistrate and county guard be left vacant? Let the people fend for themselves? ?
Zhang Hua knew that the emperor must be feeling very uncomfortable at this moment. He knew the local situation but could not manage it. This was the most annoying thing.
Zhang Hua cleared his throat and was about to persuade, but Cao Mao raised his head.
At this moment, Cao Mao's face no longer had much anger. He calmed down again, and his eyes became pure and bright.
"Then fine his salary and let him handle the neglected government affairs in a timely manner."
"His Majesty"
Cao Mao shook his head, "Mao Xian, it's okay. I know that if you want to pass a single inspection and let the officials of the Wei Dynasty govern Qingming, how is this possible?"
"If it's so useful, then it's not my turn to take action. Doesn't the general understand this?"
"I know the world's problems, but if they can't be solved at once, then they can be solved in multiple steps."
"Governing a country is like cooking fresh food. If the fire is too strong, bad things will happen."
Cao Mao said seriously: "It cannot be said that this time it was not effective. At any rate, we have a better understanding of the local area, and we have indeed caught many traitors who committed heinous crimes. We also know who can be reused, and we have a better understanding of the local officials. It can be regarded as a warning, so they don’t dare to do anything unscrupulously again.”
"If you come here once a year, one day, the situation will be greatly improved."
Cao Mao's words seemed to be comforting Zhang Hua, and also seemed to be comforting himself.
Zhang Hua only felt a little ashamed. Obviously these were things they should handle, but his Majesty was allowed to say such words.
Cao Mao smiled and said: "No problem, you can send someone to invite Duke Zheng over. I have important things to tell you."
Zhang Hua took the order and left here.
Cao Mao looked at the melodies again. This time, he did not get angry. His mood was very stable. He divided the melodies in his hand into four types.
Kill, remove, supervise, promote.
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As Cao Mao read each article, there was a mountain of memorials piled up in the "kill" column, while "remove" and "supervise" were equally occupied, and there were only a few "promote" here.
Cao Mao looked at the memorial table in front of him, looked through it again, and re-categorized it.
When Zheng Miao walked into the palace, what he saw was this scene. The emperor was constantly looking at the memorials, as if comparing them, and then constantly changing their positions.
There were four piles of papers placed in front of the emperor. As the emperor moved, the four piles of paper gradually became even and the differences became smaller.
Zheng Miao seemed to realize something, and just knelt down and sat aside, not daring to disturb.
Cao Mao didn't know how long he had been busy, but he finally laid out the memorial in front of him.
Only then did he look at Zheng Miao beside him.
"Mr. Zheng, today I know how difficult your daily life is."
Zheng Ming stood up in a hurry and said, "I am only busy with one thing, but Your Majesty has many things to worry about. How dare you say that it is not easy for you?"
Cao Mao shook his head and casually sat next to Zheng Miao. He stroked his chin and said seriously: "Mr. Zheng, this Zhongzheng system needs to be changed."
"Ah? What does your Majesty mean?"
"I remember that at the beginning, officials in the Pre-Qin Dynasty had to pass examinations. Later, the Imperial College of the Pre-Han Dynasty also set up examinations. In our dynasty, examinations are required for doctoral appointments."
"I feel that Zhongzheng also needs to be assessed. It is not the usual way of commenting on family background and talent. It is to use the same test paper and let them conduct the assessment, and the person with the highest score will be awarded the official position."
Yes, this is the early imperial examination system.
The early imperial examination system actually served the aristocratic families, because participation in the imperial examination required recommendation, which was exactly the same as Zhongzheng, and poor families had no chance at all.
Cao Mao has never thought about implementing the early imperial examination system. This is because the current imperial examination system cannot solve the problems of aristocratic families, and even if it is implemented, it will be monopolized by aristocratic families.
But now, Cao Mao had the idea of implementing the early imperial examination system.
This is not to solve the problem of aristocratic families, this is to simply improve the cultivation of officials.
Cao Mao feels that the current collapse of officialdom is due to the Zhongzheng system.
In the past, the problem of promotion of filial piety and integrity was also very big. Local governments directly recommended talents, which led to the situation of disciples and former officials being extremely common. Many people cheated, promoted each other, and flattered each other.
As the saying goes, if you are filial and honest, your father will leave you.
But with today's Zhongzheng system, the problem seems to be even bigger. According to the standards of casual conversation, it is a joke to comment on a person's talent, education, family, and reputation, and then confer an official title! ! !
Just look at the people selected by Zhongzheng, all of them look like they are seriously ill.
Cao Mao felt that the birth of the early imperial examination system was not at all to solve the problem of dominance by aristocratic families, but to solve the problem of poor governance!
Many people think that the imperial examination system was born in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In fact, the imperial examination system took shape in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The reason for its emergence was probably because one day a capable person saw the level of local officials.
Cao Mao thought it was time to take the exam.
Even if it is just an internal examination within a wealthy family, it must be conducted. I don’t care whether you are from a wealthy family or a poor family, as long as you are a humanoid creature who brings trouble to others, is uneducated and knows nothing.
Moral issues can also be strengthened by finding ways, but learning issues must be dealt with in a timely manner.
When Zheng Miao heard what Cao Mao said, he agreed very much.
Because Cao Mao was not the first person to propose the importance of assessment. Even in the Later Han Dynasty, some people had thought about this issue. Unfortunately, a moral society also has the troubles of a moral society. Such behavior was interpreted as valuing talent over virtue, and soon it was Defeated.
The moral society of the Later Han Dynasty was also very weird, but it was two different types of weirdness from the weirdness of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. For example, the Later Han Dynasty valued people's livelihood and felt that Ma Jun and his like were demoralized by playing with things, while the Wei and Jin Dynasties valued entertainment and felt that inventors like Ma Jun were still very powerful.
Zheng Miao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have often mentioned the matter of Zhongzheng's restructuring these days."
"If His Majesty can make a slight concession and allow the family to order products, but subject to assessment, perhaps this matter can be implemented in various places soon."
Cao Mao laughed, "No, you still overestimate these people."
"The longer I stay in contact with them, the lower my evaluation of them becomes."
"What they look forward to most is their own generations of ministers, not the matter of generations becoming talented. No matter whether they should or should not, I will implement it. As for the current situation, I have understood it clearly."
"Although the shortcomings of the world are only exposed on the surface, in fact, he is extremely ill. The news that the ministers have brought to various places this time is even more shocking."
"I originally wanted to solve these things through gentle and slow means, but now I feel that if I want to govern the world well, I can only use a sharp sword to strike hard. I should imitate the original general and put the knife on their necks. To govern.”
Hearing the emperor's harsh words, Zheng Miao felt no surprise or fear in his heart.
He looked again at the four piles of paper in front of the emperor.
Those simple four piles of paper represent the corruption of today's world and His Majesty's determination.
He will not give up easily, even if he has to bear the reputation of a tyrant and cold blood, he will not give up saving the country that is riddled with holes.
The working people were overwhelmed by the four piles of paper.
ps: I can’t bear it any longer, so I’ll write two less chapters today and make up for it early next month.
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