After hearing Huang Qiong's request, the three adults looked at each other and couldn't help but feel a headache. Too many officials were lost in this rebellion. The people here have tried their best to fill up the officials on Guangnan East Road and Jiangnan West Road. As for the officials on Guangnan West Road, the number is still far behind. Almost all state capitals either lack common knowledge or lack common justice. Now Lu Meng is on Guangnan West Road. He is not only the establishment envoy and pacification envoy, but also the transfer envoy and the inspection envoy. He even has not been fully equipped to study politics and participate in politics.
That's not to say that the court really couldn't find officials. But Guangnan West Road, in the eyes of most officials, has always been a place full of epidemics. In addition, there are hundreds of barbarians there, and even if there is no wind, there are only three feet of waves. Therefore, many people are unwilling to go. Those who are willing to go either have moral shortcomings or have problems of one kind or another. The purpose of even being willing to go is quite clear, just to make money. How could the three of them dare to send such a person out? The rebellion itself had just subsided not long ago.
The Guilin County Prince's Mansion has been located on Guangnan West Road for hundreds of years, and its prestige is still there today. If a few corrupt officials are sent to cause trouble and trigger a civil unrest, the trouble will be big. Those who are talented are unwilling to go, and the court who is willing to go is worried. Therefore, when a few people mentioned the matter of recruiting officials, their heads twitched three times. Since the East-West Second Road in Guangnan was pacified, the three of them have been troubled by official matters. It's not all ready yet, and now there's another Fujian Road, which gives the three of them an even bigger headache.
Looking at several people, they looked embarrassed. Huang Qiong frowned and said, "Why is this matter so difficult for the three of you? From the center of the imperial court, the three provinces, six ministries and nine temples, the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial College, etc., there are so many officials from the two capitals, how can it be that you can't find one?" How many people have both ability and political integrity? The imperial court maintains civil servants from top to bottom, from the first grade to the ninth grade, a total of three to four thousand officials. How can it not choose officials from the third grade? If this is the case, then the imperial court still maintains What do so many officials do?"
Hearing Huang Qiong's tendency to get angry, Lu Duan hurriedly bowed and said, "As your Majesty said, there are officials. But now that the Three Routes have just finished countering the rebellion, the local people have been plundered by the rebels, and they are extremely poor. Send out Although not all officials may have both ability and political integrity, at least one word of virtue must be placed in front of them. If you send out those officials who are crazy about poverty in the capital and want to make money, and if a civil uprising is triggered, you will suffer. The people are still the people. So the dilemma for me and others is where to find so many officials with both ability and political integrity."
"Your Majesty, whether it is the Fujian Road or the Guangnan East-West Road, I am very cautious in selecting officials. I am afraid that the official who is sent will be a greedy official. After taking office, he will not care about the people's livelihood and stretch his hands too far. Let's The Third Road, which is already severely weakened, will have another problem. Some officials are also afraid that Guangnan West Road is full of miasma, and the conditions are more difficult than in the mainland, so they are unwilling to go there. The minister and Prime Minister Fu are also working hard. Recently, most of my energy has been focused on this.”
Regarding Lu Duan's response, Huang Qiong sneered: "What work? What work can be done? Court officials, why do you say that the court comes according to the needs of the situation? When did it become a matter of picking and choosing? Are you willing? If you are willing to go, how can they have the final say? Come up with a list. If you are not willing to go, just go home and take care of your children. The Yushitai will deploy elite soldiers and generals to serve as supervisory censors in the Third Road. If If anyone dares to test the law, the common people will take it directly."
The coldness in Huang Qiong's tone stunned the three of them. The three of them were sensitive to the fact that the master was obviously angry. Thinking about it, some officials are picky and picky. Not to mention the king of the country in front of them, even a few of them feel disgusted. As for the appearance of some officials, they have developed a lot of self-cultivation after serving as officials for many years, and they all want to slap them with a big mouth. But they also know that running the place depends on these people, and they have to endure some things.
Before the three of them could say anything, they heard Huang Qiong say in a stern tone: "It is my clear decree that if the officials who go to Guangnan West Road to serve in the Grade A assessment period expire, they will be transferred back to the capital by two levels. If they are Class B, plus one-level transfer. If someone preys on the common people, then you have to test whether their neck is strong or the executioner's knife is sharp. Come up with a list. If anyone dares to be picky, then this officer should not be employed. . Let them hand in the resignation letter themselves. I don’t believe it. After the death of Butcher Zhang, he eats pigs with hair on them? "
After pondering for a while, Huang Qiong said again: "You come up with a list, and I will talk to them. If anyone wants to bargain, let them come to me. Also, I will directly decide on the Fujian Road pacifier. The current magistrate of Taiyuan on Shanxi Road is Jian Yong. He served as an official on Fujian Road and is very familiar with the ups and downs of Fujian Road. As for the pacifier of Guangnan West Road, he transferred the current Yushi Taiyou Fudu Yushi Su Jin. These two people, one If you are capable, your virtues are pretty good. If you are a virtuous person, you can be considered a person with a few years of experience as a magistrate in Zhengzhou."
"Liu Chang, the governor of Ningxia Prefecture, was transferred to the left side of Guangnan West Road to participate in politics. Those who are capable should not be afraid of promotion. As long as they can do their jobs well, shepherd the people for me and make them well-clothed and well-fed. What's wrong with promotion? Don't just look at it. Keep an eye on the selection of people from the Qingshui yamen and the yamen in the capital. Can the six departments and the Hanlin Academy in these two capitals be sent down? Can officials from other roads also be promoted and transferred? In a word, select them as soon as possible We have elite soldiers and strong generals, and we have all three groups of officials."
Regarding the people Huang Qiong chose, the three of them looked at each other and finally nodded in agreement. Of these three people, two were the magistrate of Zhengzhou and co-presidents of Zhengzhou Prefecture when the Lord was appointed envoy to Zhengzhou, and one of them was the chief historian of the palace when he was the king of Hejian County. One was his confidant when he was in Xijing. These people are now doing an outstanding job in their respective positions. Especially Jian Yong, who is now serving as the magistrate of Taiyuan and the transfer envoy of Shanxi Road, has performed extremely well and is regarded as the next Minister of Household Affairs.
Although he was directly transferred from the prefect of Taiyuan and the transfer envoy of Shanxi Road to the pacification envoy of Fujian Road, it was somewhat of a leapfrog promotion. But it can be regarded as having both ability and political integrity. As for Su Jin, although it has been less than two years since he was transferred to Yushitai, he is still in the third rank. Although the term of office has not yet expired, the promotion is normal. It's just that the three of them are worried that Su Yushi De is enough, but his temper will cause something to happen on Guangnan West Road where the situation is too complicated and full of foreigners. This Su Yushi has been famous in the capital for a long time.
However, Guangnan West Road does need such a strong point. It can be said that the already notorious Su Yushi has a low eyelid. I am afraid that few officials have the courage to cause trouble. However, before Su Yushi was transferred to Zhengzhou Prefecture, he was notorious in the capital. There was no yamen in the capital that he had not participated in. Perhaps it was because he suffered too many beatings from society when he took office in Zhengzhou Prefecture. After being transferred to the imperial censor station in the capital, he became much calmer. Only perform your normal duties.
It is not like in the past, whoever is caught is impeached. Su Jin has become much more stable, and his conduct is quite good. His transfer to Guangnan West Road can also make people feel at ease. When Liu Chang took office in Ningxia Mansion, he did a good job in appeasing those party members. Zuo Shenzheng on Guangnan West Road is not a sinecure. His other position is that of Ambassador to Fuyi. If you are transferred to this position, you should do well. A few people have settled on this for the time being. And Huang Qiong's approach also opened up an idea for several people.
Not all officials in the world are focused on money, there are also many young officials who are bent on moving up. There is no major problem with promotions as long as the level is not too high. In this way, the choice of this candidate will be much wider. But something came to mind, and Lu Duan said: "Your Majesty, when Your Majesty inherited the throne, Enke should have been opened. But because of the rebellion caused by the puppet emperor, Enke has not been opened. And in the past three years, because of the rebellion, the imperial examination has not been opened. The selection has been suspended. Now that the rebels have been completely wiped out, should the imperial examination be opened as well? This rebellion has greatly damaged the civil service, and we can just add a new batch."
Regarding Lu Duan's words, Huang Qiong did not answer him immediately. It's not that Huang Qiong doesn't want to hold the imperial examination, he just wants to change the current imperial examination. After a little change, the imperial examination only has literature, and only one Jinshi subject is left. In fact, the Mingshu Branch, which is even more scarce, has not been opened for many years. It's just that the current situation of Juzi in the world makes Huang Qiong know that some things have to be done little by little. The suspension of Mingshu Science and Technology is not because the imperial court did not want to open this subject. But for many years, no one has applied.
It can be said that there are fewer and fewer people in the world who learn to calculate clearly. It has even reached the point where the number of people is not enough to enlighten the arithmetic. Huang Qiong also knows that there is not a single person who knows how to calculate. But those people either have no intention of becoming officials, or they are too old and even more unsuitable. And people who reach the rank of Jinshi are not ignorant of calculation. There are also many people among them who understand something to some extent. It's just that in terms of energy and knowledge, I am more inclined to liberal arts.
Many people often say that China’s backwardness in modern times began with the steam engine era. But Huang Qiong always believes that this is only part of the reason. In the final analysis, there is something wrong with the entire intellectual concept. For thousands of years, China has placed more emphasis on literature and less on theory as it reaches modern times. Intellectuals are all busy studying and becoming officials, and a few people are sinking their minds to engage in those weird and obscene things in the eyes of the world. People in the world are artificially divided into three, six or nine levels. Those craftsmen who promoted the progress of the times were considered inferior people.
Coming to this era, especially after truly integrating into this era and being ordered to supervise the country, Huang Qiong has been thinking about it. For thousands of years, China has valued literature over theory, extremely despised merchants and craftsmen, and even treated craftsmen as slaves. I am afraid that it is destined that Watt and Newton will not appear, let alone the soil for the development of steam engines. Just look at those so-called craftsmen who are busy all year round and don’t even have enough food and clothing. Under such circumstances, who has the time to do any research?
The craftsmanship of these craftsmen is also passed down from son to son, not to daughter, let alone son-in-law. Any skills are hidden and tucked away, for fear of being discovered by others. Emphasis on practice, light on theory, almost all techniques are passed down orally. Once there are any changes in the middle, this technology will basically be discontinued. Like martial arts, many martial arts inheritances were cut off in this way. It's just that those scholars nowadays are all focused on the imperial examination. They all look forward to crossing the Dragon Gate and changing their and their family's destiny. Who would do that useless work?
I stayed at Fan's house for a month this time because I wanted to change my view of businessmen and push forward some things through businessmen. After all, with benefits, everyone will invest more in researching something. When Huang Qiong stayed at the Fan family, he reached an agreement with the Fan family. The imperial court promoted cotton cultivation through decrees, and the Fan family undertook the research and development of cotton textile technology. And if a technology that can weave cotton into cloth is developed, the imperial court will buy it in large quantities and use it as non-armor for soldiers.
