Because of this reform of official administration, Fang Congzhe followed Zhu Youxiao's order and summoned the cabinet bachelors and Dajiu ministers to hold a court meeting on the platform of Qianqing Palace.
The so-called Dajiuqing refers to the official of the six ministers and the three yamen of Duchayuan, General Affairs Department and Dali Temple.
Zhu Youxiao was in the inner study room listening to the content of the discussions between these bachelors and the officials of the Nine Ministers, and made specific decisions.
After Fang Congzhe proposed that the imperial court should implement the entrance examination system and the official reward system, the bachelors and the nine ministers were not surprised.
Because they have realized based on Emperor Zhu Youxiao's past behavior and Fang Congzhe's previous reminder that His Majesty is a king who is determined to innovate.
"This policy should be implemented as early as possible. Otherwise, if the government continues to be so corrupt, it will not be conducive to the long-term stability of the dynasty!"
The second assistant, Han Xu, expressed his position first.
He knew that the examination system and the official reward system were the emperor's wishes, and since the emperor was behind the scenes, he naturally would not raise any different opinions, and was the first to express his opinion.
"Once the examination method is implemented, it will be difficult for officials to focus only on reciting poems, playing chess, talking about the nature of the mind, discussing the Five Classics, or even speculating on business as before, but they will have to go to the documents to find ways to get promoted! This is Good governance that benefits the country and the people.”
Li Ruhua, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, also expressed his position. He has been slandered by the civil servants of Chongwen Temple and denounced as the traitor who started the first harsh rule in the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Li Ruhua, who cherishes feathers, does not dare to just treat his feathers anymore. Sitting on the side of the officials and gentry, and knowing the emperor's thoughts, he had no objection.
The same goes for the other bachelors and ministers, who wisely did not express any objection.
Even Sun Ruyou, the Minister of Rites, wisely did not express any objection.
Therefore, the entrance examination method and the incentive system were officially implemented.
The officials of the Ming Dynasty, who had been lazy since the middle of Wanli, were about to be forced to cheer up in the winter of the first year of the Apocalypse.
This means that the Zhang Juzheng era will come again.
For many officials, the Zhang Juzheng era was a nightmare.
Because the officials of that era were like the Sun Wukong who was put under a tight curse, they had to work hard for various government affairs every day.
Although many of the officials who are now in charge of the Ming Dynasty have not experienced the Zhang Juzheng era, they have also heard about the power of the imperial examination from their parents.
Therefore, when the examination law was officially announced, for many officials, it was like a thunderbolt exploding in their ears.
Although the incentive system attached to the examination law provides very tempting ways to maintain integrity and incentives.
For example, a governor would receive 2,000 taels of silver per year for his annual maintenance. In addition, he could resign at the age of fifty-five and become an official. After becoming an official, he would receive 5,000 taels of silver per year for a total of ten years.
A governor usually has the title of Yushi of Qiandu and is the fourth grade.
According to the current salary payment standards in the "Da Ming Huidian", the regular annual salary income of a governor is twelve stones of rice, sixty-two taels of silver, and more than one thousand eighty guan of treasure notes.
The treasure banknotes are almost like waste paper.
Therefore, the money Zhu Youxiao gave the governor to support his integrity far exceeded his regular income.
What's more, after becoming an official, there will be Rongyangyin that is two and a half times more than Yanglianyin.
This can already allow a governor to live a very good life.
After all, in this era, an income of twelve taels of silver a year is considered a high salary.
But officials in the Ming Dynasty had a lot of gray income.
Therefore, many officials with a lot of gray income are not interested in this incentive system, but are only annoyed and angry about the subsequent increase in workload.
The Sixth Section and the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate had the greatest objections.
Because in the past these officials were collectively called Kedao Yanguan.
Before the implementation of the imperial examination law, they had the greatest power and could intervene in everything, from the formulation of national policies to the judgment of a criminal case.
It can be said that in the past, they were the ones who succeeded others, even the emperor.
Because if the emperor is not diligent and does not go to court, they can also beep a few words.
But now the emperor wants the cabinet to pass their exams.
It is tantamount to letting the cabinet control them.
These officials are naturally very reluctant, especially according to the detailed requirements of the examination law. They must audit and investigate the decrees of the six ministries and local officials on the same day, prepare a question book and submit it to the cabinet, and even have to submit it before June next year. The backlog of government affairs has been processed.
However, this is not a small amount of work.
Because the Ming Dynasty was a big country, there were six audits for various things that happened in many prefectures and counties after determining the handling opinions.
What's more, because the Ming Dynasty is now seriously lazy in government and has a backlog of redundant tasks, the Sixth Section has no energy left to recite poems, play chess, or even rant about other government affairs if they want to complete the work.
"The lower official came to see Otsuka Zai. He wanted to ask why Otsuka Zai did not stop His Majesty from doing this. This examination matter is the responsibility of the Ministry of Personnel, and I, the Minister of Science and Technology, supervise the Ministry of Personnel. How come the cabinet is now allowed to do so? Above our Sixth Section and the Metropolitan Procuratorate?!"
Censor Li Yingsheng and other officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology therefore approached Li Ruhua, the Minister of Civil Service, to discuss the matter.
"That's right! Otsuka Zai, this examination is an overly cautious policy. It will undoubtedly make the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty as frightened as this winter! Therefore, we cannot let them break the rules of the court!"
After Li Yingsheng said it, Hou Xun also agreed.
"It even makes our Taiwan Adviser unable to discuss political affairs extensively in the future, but has to work hard with documents! This is simply cutting off my path to enlightenment! Please also ask Mr. Otsuka not to act according to his decree! To abide by the rules and regulations of the imperial court !”
Chen Liangxun, the official in charge of the affairs, also said the same thing.
"That's right! Please ask Otsuka Prime Minister to reject the cabinet examination in order to abide by the rules of the court!"
Shen Weiji, the right officer of the military department, also talked about the matter.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial edict will be drafted by the cabinet, and then approved by the ceremonial supervisor. Finally, the cabinet will make the final imperial edict, then go to the Sixth Section, then go to the General Affairs Department, and finally go to the corresponding six ministries or other yamen to act according to the edict. .
Usually, if the cabinet's decree is wrong, the six ministers can overrule Shangshu's advice.
Nowadays, after receiving the imperial edict of the imperial examination, these officials of the Ministry of Education first approached Li Ruhua, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and wanted Li Ruhua, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, to refute for them the imperial edict issued by the cabinet to prevent the imperial examination.
Because Liu Ke directly refuted the cabinet's decree before, the emperor directly killed the officials of Liu Ke.
Therefore, these officials thought that Li Ruhua was an important minister of the imperial court, and the Ministry of Personnel was the one with the greatest loss of power in this examination, and the imperial edict of the examination would also be issued to the Ministry of Personnel and implemented by the Ministry of Personnel, so they found Li Ruhua. , wanting Li Ruhua to stand up for them.
Li Ruhua, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, looked at the censors who came to see him to remonstrate with him, and said coldly: "The examination of the law is actually a good governance that revolutionizes the administration of officials! I have always agreed with it. You don't have to say anything anymore. Go back and deal with all kinds of things in your hands as soon as possible. Political matters are important."
Li Yingsheng and other department spokespersons did not expect that Li Ruhua would actually support the examination, and they were disappointed and angry at the same time.
Hou Xun even shouted loudly on the spot: "Li Suizhou! Do you really think that only the people from Chongwen Temple will expose your background, and we will not participate in impeaching you?!"
"That's right, Li Suizhou, where did your old uprightness go! You are just like a clay sculpture, obeying the cabinet's advice. Others said that you only act according to Fang Daxing's orders. I didn't believe it at first, but now I believe it. You are simply not worthy of it. This Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs!"
Chen Liangxun also reprimanded Li Ruhua for this.
Li Ruhua blushed on the spot because of this, even though it was common for Ming officials and even many high-ranking officials to be reprimanded by officials, which seemed particularly disrespectful.
But now Li Ruhua still couldn't stand it, so he had to say: "Li is not following the advice of the cabinet. Li is just following the emperor's order. If you want to participate in the impeachment, then go!"
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