If the Ministry of Household Affairs is split, the original officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs will definitely be unhappy because their rights will be damaged.
Even the officials of the six ministries will object. Why, because they are vested interests and lose their rights. Who would be happy to ride on the horse?
However, there must be countless officials sitting on the bench frantically raising all four limbs or even five limbs to express support.
If the Ministry of Household Affairs is dismantled, the Ministry of Personnel will become even more powerful. It is responsible for the selection, examination, appointment and dismissal, promotion, transfer and decoration of civilian officials all over the world.
The household department can be divided into three or four, why can't the official department be divided into four, five, or even six?
Wu Zhizhong quickly figured out the advantages and disadvantages of Gao Zhang's strategy, and he couldn't help stroking his long beard and saying with some pain.
"Although this strategy is wonderful, it will definitely be blocked by the officials of the six ministries. Moreover, the six ministries are all officials with real power. They are all opposed to it. Even the officials can't make any move..."
Gao Zhang was not anxious at all, he even just smiled and looked at Wu Zhizhong and Chen Shilang who were frowning in front of him, and said slowly.
"But if it can be understood by all the officials in the world, the imperial court will only split up the household department, and only the household department has the possibility of being split up."
A bright light suddenly flashed in Wu Zhizhong's eyes, and he stared straight at this prodigy champion with an agile mind and full of wits.
"What you mean is to restore the Prime Minister, first divide the power of the household department, increase the number of officials and clarify the responsibilities and rights, and then add two more departments.
In this case, if our Song Prefecture can follow the regulations of the imperial court and set up eight Cao Cao to manage affairs, and replace the existing officials with the affairs..."
Gao Zhang cupped his hands towards Wu Zhizhong and said with a sincere expression on his face.
"Uncle Wu is really wise. Even before my nephew has said everything, Uncle Wu has already thought of a good way to deal with it."
Wu Zhizhong, who had already figured this out, was in a good mood. He didn't bother to pay attention to the teasing of Gao Zhang, a young boy, and felt that he could continue to communicate in depth.
"My dear nephew, please don't bury me. This split into two parts can slightly solve the problem of overstaffing in the imperial court.
It is also possible to allow some officials to get actual jobs, but in the end it only solves part of the problem. "
"I wonder what your other plan is, nephew..."
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"Another strategy is to increase the number of talented people in the Song Dynasty who can take the imperial examination. For example, increase the child test. After the child test, there is the state test. After the state test, there is the road test. After the road test, there are the provincial test and the palace test."
"Whether it is the child test, state test, road test, or provincial test, they are all held once every three years."
Gao Zhang, the prodigy of the Song Dynasty, looked very calm at this moment, even smiling.
The tone also seemed very gentle and not at all lethal.
But when it fell into the eyes and ears of Chen Shilang and Wu Zhizhong, they still felt cold all over.
If this kid's words today are spread, he will definitely become the public enemy of scholars all over the world.
Wu Zhizhong wiped his hands with cold sweat and finally understood what kind of tricks this clever young prodigy was doing.
You must know that the imperial examination system of the Song Dynasty mainly had three levels, namely the interpretation examination, the provincial examination and the palace examination.
Among them, the interpretation test was the entry-level stage of the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty. As long as the candidates passed the interpretation test, they could enter the subsequent examination stage.
However, Gao Zhang's tricks are so fun that he spends all his money.
Of course, Gao Zhang was not talking nonsense. He just brought the imperial examination method of the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Song Dynasty for use.
Later examinations in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were divided into four levels: children's examination, rural examination, general examination and palace examination.
The first is the children's examination, which is presided over by academic officials or provincial academic administrators and is held every three years. Children of all ages can participate.
The children's examination consists of three stages: county examination, prefecture examination and college examination. After passing the college examination, one can obtain the qualification of student member (scholar) and enter the prefecture, state and county schools for further study.
After passing this exam, it is also called the entrance exam and is the starting point for the imperial examination.
Next was the provincial examination, held every three years in provincial capitals, with examiners appointed by the emperor. Candidates who pass the provincial examination are called "juren".
The third level is the examination, which is held every three years in the capital and is presided over by the Ministry of Rites. Candidates who take part in the examination are called "Jinshi Gongshi".
Here, although the Song Dynasty did not have a province, it did have roads, so it was natural to change the rural examination to a road examination.
You only need to pass the Level 3 exam before you can become a scholar, and then you have to work hard for three years before you can become a scholar.
It will take another three years before I can successfully take part in the provincial and imperial examinations.
This operation has really made it more difficult for those talented people to pass the provincial examination.
In fact, Gao Zhang had other ways to make the imperial examination more difficult. For example, he had to study at a county school for three years before he could qualify for the children's examination, which was called the entrance examination. For another example, those who passed the children's examination must enter a prefecture or state school and study for three years. Only then are you eligible for the provincial examination.
However, Gao Zhang felt that there was no need to become a public enemy of scholars all over the world, so it was better to be a little more modest. Naturally, he did not use the education system of later generations in the Song Dynasty.
Moreover, if you reach the level of Juren, if you don't want to study, it's not impossible, you can join the imperial organization and become an official.
After joining the job, you can take the imperial examination if you want. In short, you can only be awarded an official position after taking part in the provincial and palace examinations.
Or you can promote people to the official position, which is a miscellaneous job, but there are also opportunities for promotion...
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Sitting in the leaving carriage, it was almost dawn at this moment, but both Wu Zhizhong and Chen Shilang, with dark circles under their eyes, looked very excited.
At this moment, they were still talking excitedly in the carriage about the two strategies offered by Gao Zhang, the child prodigy.
"Fortunately, I listened to Mr. Wu's words. Otherwise, I really didn't expect that this child prodigy champion would really have a good strategy to solve the problem of redundant officials and the oversimplification of the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty."
"It's just that if these two strategies spread, I'm afraid our champion will definitely become the target."
"Yes, this is a huge trouble, and we must not let anyone know about it."
Wu Zhizhong stroked his long beard and frowned. After a long time, he spoke.
"Tomorrow, I will present these two strategies to the officials. I think that since the officials value Gao Guizhang's favor, they will not let it out."
"Mr. Wu, you don't know the nature of an official. Can he handle it?"
Chen Shilang was a little worried and murmured something disgustingly.
"If it were a suggestion from others, I think it would be impossible."
"And if the good strategy proposed by our prodigy champion comes into the hands of the officials, I can be at least 60 to 70% sure that the officials will implement it with care."
Chen Shilang raised his eyelids and looked at Wu Zhizhong in front of him, still a little confused.
"You must not forget that the Armed Forces Preparation Policy, one of the policies for the Gaozhang Provincial Examination, was implemented by the government despite public opinion. It has been implemented for several years and has achieved great results."
"So, Gao Guizhang offered these two strategies to me, the redundant official of the Song Dynasty. Maybe there is a real chance."
(End of chapter)
