"Okay! Okay! Good answer!"
Zhu Cixiang looked at the Tianjin student with a "Kenan Yi Cong" background in front of him and nodded with a smile - this guy is a "Kenan Yi Cong" and is one of his own, so he is reliable! Well, he looks good, polite and elegant, something like that.
"Shao'an," Zhu Cixiang continued, "since you chose to answer the question 'How to use the clean materials for the country' and also proposed a method, I think you are willing to take care of the mouthpiece and pen for me."
There are not just one, but four interview questions today. One is how Qingliu Logistics can be used for the country - this question is used to recruit propaganda cadres from the imperial court.
The second is how to manage rent collection in official settlements and military fields - as the number of military settlements increases, many officials are needed to manage them, and the talent gap in this area is also huge.
The third is how to recruit militiamen to train their courage and make them capable of fighting - this is the topic of recruiting county magistrates for counties in Jiangbei, Henan and Shandong.
The fourth is how to collect commercial taxes and customs duties without damaging the foundation of industry and commerce - this is to recruit county magistrates for counties in the south of the Yangtze River.
Applicants participating in the interview must answer at least one of the four questions, and of course can choose more questions until they have selected all.
The choice of the number of questions and the level of answering questions will determine whether the Gongshi is a low-level student or a high school student, and whether he is ranked first or third.
The Lei Shaoan in front of me only chose one question, so he would not be able to win the first, second or third place, but he who was a Jinshi in the fourth place could still give it a try.
"Students are willing to be the mouthpiece of His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Good answer! Zhu Cixiang nodded with satisfaction - he said he was willing to be the "mouthpiece of the prince", which meant that he was putting himself in the position of a member of the prince's party. And his background also determines that his butt must be sitting next to Zhu Cihong.
He is from Tianjin and has no property in the southeast. Although he has settled in Hezhou, it is just a registration so that he can get a job after high school. In Hezhou, he was still an outsider with no roots.
If a family wants to live a good life, they must follow the prince to deal with the disobedient scholar-officials in the southeast!
"Okay," Zhu Cixiang praised again, "You are Yi Cong, you are Donglin (Zhu Cixiang arranged to enter Donglin), and you have real talent and learning. I will give you a Jinshi background and rank fourth!"
Lei Shaoan quickly stood up and kowtowed to Zhu Cihong, "Student, I thank His Highness the Crown Prince for his grace."
"Hehehe," Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Get up, get up and talk."
Seeing Lei Shao'an stand up, Zhu Cixiang smiled again and said: "Shao'an, your Jinshi status is lifelong and cannot be removed as long as you are not caught by the Jinyi Guards and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. However, the official position granted to you by this palace is not So reliable... Starting from the 18th year of Chongzhen, the civil servants of this dynasty will also gradually implement the trial-official system and the last elimination system.
The so-called trial official system is to use it for three months before officially conferring an official. Three months later, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Shangguan will assess their political performance. Those who pass the exam will be converted into official officials, awarded official ranks and paid full salary. During the official probation period, he will be awarded the same official rank and receive half salary.
The elimination of the last position is when the Ministry of Personnel and the superior officer conduct an annual examination for an official. If the annual examination is low or low, he or she will be demoted. If there is no grade left, the official will be eliminated! Moreover, there is a quota for the number of evaluations. For those below Count Kenan, there must be one for every ten officials! "
It’s really hard to be an official of Prince Zhu! Not only is it forbidden to take bribes and bend the law, but it is not even allowed to eat and wait for death - there is actually a elimination system for the last place! If you fail the annual exam, you will be demoted or even eliminated!
And the most terrifying thing is that there are indicators for the "Xiaxia" rating, and there must be one of the ten officials!
Of course, not all officials have to worry about "Xiaxia", and Zhu Cixiang is not that unreasonable.
First of all, meritorious officials above Count Kenan do not need to take the official examination. They are the heroes of "getting shares". As long as they don't let the Jin Yiwei and the Metropolitan Procuratorate catch the big mistake (Zhu Cixiang will have to protect him if he is less greedy) and lose his title, no matter how incompetent he is, he still has to be supported by a job. .
Secondly, of course, those who have troops, self-respect and territory will not be tested. He is an affiliated "franchise", so if he doesn't rebel and is considered a traitor, that's fine. What's the test?
Thirdly, there are still many officials, big and small, living around waiting to die, and they will not take the official examination for the time being. Because Prince Zhu has too few civil servants at hand, it won’t work if he takes the exam too hard and fails. Someone has to be an official, right?
After deducting the above, the officials now being "examined" are mainly middle- and low-level officers without titles in the New Army system; low-level officials who were born in Denlianko and served in central government offices such as the Generalissimo's Office or the Sixth Cabinet Department; Ducha The imperial censors in the imperial court system; the newly qualified Jinshi who won the imperial examination in Enke in the 18th year of Chongzhen; and all officials who entered the official position after September of the 17th year of Chongzhen and were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War.
The basic principle is that old officials use old methods and new officials use new methods!
Of course, new officials not only face a new approach to the official examination, but also a new approach to their salary!
Zhu Cixiang then said: "Not only do I need to take official examinations and eliminate incompetent officials, but I also provide high salaries for officials! Shao'an, you are a Jinshi, and the rank of official is from the seventh rank to the seventh rank. According to the new draft, The salary is 20 taels per month, and there are 300 acres of farmland.
You are now registered in Hezhou, and you are also receiving your job land in Hezhou...Although Hezhou is in the north of the Yangtze River, it is also a prosperous place. The 300 acres of job land can bring you 100 to 150 shi a year. White rice's rent. In addition to the salary of two hundred and forty taels a year, it is quite good. "
The price of 150 shi of white rice in Nanjing is at least 300 taels of silver, plus an official salary of 240 taels. When Lei Shaoan passes the probation period, his annual income will reach 540 taels, with an average of 45 taels per month. silver.
In addition, if he becomes an official in Nanjing, the court will provide him with free housing.
A seventh-grade official who has just entered the official service can get this amount, which is considered a high salary!
"Shao'an," Zhu Cixiang asked with a smile, "Are you satisfied with this income?"
"Satisfied, so satisfied, I thank you..." Lei Shaoan stood up immediately and wanted to thank him again.
Zhu Cixiang waved his hand, "No need to bow... If you are satisfied, I will grant you the official position of a concubine in the Hanlin Academy."
What? Hanlin Academy concubines! ?
Lei Shaoan was stunned and looked at Zhu Cihong with a surprised expression.
Zhu Cixi understood what he was thinking and said with a smile: "Now that the imperial court is reforming the official system, the common people are not as noble as before. This official position is arranged for you because you are going to serve in the Donglin Association... Donglin Association Mr. Lin is not an yamen of the imperial court, and you are an official of the imperial court, so you have to have an yamen, so you put it in the Hanlin Academy.
As for how you should handle your role in the Donglin Association, I will tell you later. Now you go to the Ministry of Personnel to get your official credentials, official uniforms, etc., and then go to the Hanlin Academy to join the job. The trial period starts from the first day of the next month. If you can use it, you will be granted the land after three months. "
While talking, Zhu Cixiong wrote the ten words "Concubine of the Hanlin Academy, from the seventh rank" on Lei Shaoan's interview paper, and then handed it to Lei Shaoan. At this point, the interview is over.
After watching Lei Shaoan bow and leave, Zhu Cihong picked up the list of tributes and looked at it. The next one was Fengyang Qi Yuanbi - this man was Qi Jin's third son. Qi Jin is Qi Jiguang's nephew. He followed Qi Jiguang in the war when he was young. He made many military exploits and was promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief. Later, he resigned due to illness and returned to his ancestral home, Fengyang Dingyuan, to live in seclusion. Later, he came back due to the rise of Hou Jin and died in the Battle of Hunhe. His three sons Yuan Gong, Yuan Fu and Yuan Bi all lived in Dingyuan, Fengyang. Among them, Yuan Gong and Yuan Fu both served as officials in Zhu Chunchen's garrison department. And Qi Yuanbi was a civil servant, and he also came to Kao Enke this time. Because he didn't turn in a blank paper, he entered high school... The topic for his interview was "How to recruit militiamen to train their courage and make them capable of fighting." It seemed that he wanted to be the county magistrate of Fengyang Prefecture.
Ranked below Qi Yuanbi is Songjiang Xuermo. He is the grandson of Xu Guangqi. He originally only had the reputation of being a scholar. In order to take the Enke exam this time, he donated thousands of stones of rice and bought a scholarship. The topic of today's interview was "How to manage rent collection in official villages and military fields". In addition, he also recommended a "unique skill" - proficiency in Western and Chinese characters! This is a rare talent!
The person Xu Ermo was going to meet later was Yan Yingyuan, a tribute scholar from Tongzhou, Zhili.
