Wanli Youming

Chapter 287 Cleaning up the officials, the emperor's grace is mighty

Chapter 287 Cleaning up the officials, the emperor's grace is mighty

"It's not easy to understand yin and yang!"

Shen Shixing sighed after hearing Wang Xijue, and said, "I can only encourage you!"

Qianqing Palace.

After Zhu Yijun asked for a secret disclosure on Shen Shi Xing, Yu Nuange summoned him the next afternoon.

When Shen Shixing came, Zhu Yijun was looking at the red wall tower outside with a binoculars just made by man-made, and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Shen Shixing glanced at the telescope in Zhu Yijun's hand, then was slightly startled, and then informed Zhu Yijun of the dismissal of the exam.

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun just smiled lightly: "That's it?"

Shen Shixing was taken aback for another moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, you must be cautious about this matter! Gein, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have always been places where talents gather. Once they cannot be used by the imperial court, they will be used by local ambitious people. The imperial court's grand ceremony of talent promotion is in name only."

"Scholars from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, aren't they loyal people?"

Zhu Yijun asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the same as the rest of the world, so naturally most of them know loyalty."

Shen Shixing hurriedly replied.

Zhu Yijun nodded: "I think so too. After all, Master Shen is also from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but he is very knowledgeable about reducing rent and interest. He can be regarded as a loyal minister of this dynasty!"

"minister."

Shen Shixing hands over.

Zhu Yijun waved his hand: "Hey! I'm telling the truth. Master Shen doesn't have to be humble. You can't even deny that you are a loyal minister? Since Jiangsu and Zhejiang are mostly loyal people, there is no need to worry too much about this."

"What Your Majesty said is true, but I think the court has to deal with it."

"After all, there are too many scholars from Jiangsu and Zhejiang who stopped the exam this time, and many ministers from the South and the Central Committee are also uneasy because of this."

"It's not that I really look up to the villagers, but I dare not tell your Majesty that the scholars in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are really good at economics and water conservancy. It is good for them to be officials in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong and Guangxi The imperial court benefits the local people."

Shen Shi said what he said.

"I also admit that a place where people gather together needs more talents."

"Qing is also thinking about the overall situation of the court."

"But the court is not just the court of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. You can't coax the scholars of Jiangsu and Zhejiang just because they are making trouble. Even if the court wants to win over the scholars, it also wants to win over the scholars from all over the world."

Zhu Yijun said.

Shen Shixing bowed his hands and said yes, and then said: "Your Majesty pretends to be Kyushu Wanfang in his heart, not just Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

Then, Shen Shixing looked at Zhu Yijun with raised eyebrows and said:

"Since your Majesty has said this, I am thinking, whether to increase the number of Jinshi in order to facilitate the management of overseas affairs, trade affairs, and increase financial resources, and use this opportunity to spread the grace of scholars all over the world? "

"And according to the latest census figures, how much will the provinces increase the number of applicants?"

"Very good!"

Zhu Yijun took off the binoculars and said something.

"The six departments have been increased to seven, so naturally the number of Jinshi Juren must be increased."

"Let's do this, not only increase the number of applicants in each province, but also increase the number of Jinshi, the ruling ministers of your political affairs hall carefully discuss and discuss how much will be increased, and a fixed number for each province. Each province must have at least one Jinshi quota. !"

"In this way, at least one representative of the province can let me know the people's conditions there, but most of them have to be unfixed. The total number of Scholars will be increased to [-] according to the data provided by the Royal Academy."

Zhu Yijun spoke at this time.

Shen Shixing cupped his hands in joy and bowed: "Your Majesty is generous and good at governance, and the country will surely prosper forever!"

Zhu Yijun smiled slightly.

After Shen Shixing met Zhu Yijun, he came to the Shi Yusi and smiled at the ministers in charge: "My lords, a great kindness has come to this dynasty!"

Zhang Xueyan stood up and asked, "He Ende?"

Shen Shixing said: "Your Majesty has issued an order to increase the number of Scholars to [-], and each province will increase at least one fixed number, and the number of Juren will also be increased according to the population of each province."

All the ministers in power were stunned in place after hearing this.

After a while, Pan Sheng smiled and bowed in the direction of Qianqing Palace: "The holy grace is brilliant, it can melt the world's resentment!"

"That's right!"

"It should have been like this a long time ago. Next, a large number of officials will be needed to replenish internal and external resources. It is time to increase the number of Jinshi to reserve talents. At the same time, we will recruit those who are still willing to become officials, so as not to stay in the local area and cause trouble."

Yu Youding said.

Zhang Xueyan asked more cautiously: "Will it increase too much? Although the increase in the regular salary is limited, the burden on the people secretly increased is not a small amount."

"It doesn't matter if the officials are stricter!"

"When there are more officials, there will be more people to watch, and it will be easier to find out about ink corruption. But when the time comes to find out, you have to be more ruthless. You can't ask for mercy like before; even if you don't kill them, you have to copy them ruthlessly." Some!"

"At the same time, Dangzuo asks that the stolen family property be used in proportion to the state treasury to be used for disaster relief. In this way, the proceeds from the stolen home can offset this increased burden, and there may even be a surplus that can be used to benefit the people."

Shen Shixing said.

After hearing this, Yan Qing, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, laughed and said: "So, even if you don't follow the ancestral system of peeling last grass, you will have to embezzle more than a thousand taels, and you will have to confiscate your home and exile!"

"The superiors and subordinates also have to chase after the stolen goods. If I commit suicide, I will chase the three clans. If it is not enough to make up for the stolen money, I will restrict my career and perform forced labor to pay for it!"

"Wouldn't that be too cool?"

Xu Xuemo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, asked.

Yan Qing said seriously: "It's already very light!"

"If Duke Hai is here, it must be said that I am showing mercy to corrupt officials."

Shen Shixing laughed and said, "That's true too! But Feng Xianguan and the Six Divisions are stricter, and those who lead the censor or the capital censor, and those who have embezzled more than 500 taels in the middle of the matter, it is best to use the method of Dabi." punishment!"

"That's not bad, let's make a decision quickly. Before Duke Hai enters Beijing, the edict to strengthen the administration of officials must be promulgated!"

Liang Menglong, deputy privy envoy and assistant minister of the Ministry of War, Jingying Rongzheng, said hurriedly at this time.

Liu Yingjie, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, echoed, "Very true!"

Xu Xuemo also smiled and said, "I have no objection. When Lord Hai enters the capital, I'm afraid that he will not only be stricter with Feng Xianguan."

Pan Sheng nodded, and said, "However, if we do this, will the officials behind us and the less advanced officials be dissatisfied, and blame us for making the officials stricter after we are in power, and not leaving a way for the people behind? After all, even though the imperial court now gives a lot of rewards and stipends to support honesty, it is still much lower than the previous various gifts such as ice tributes and charcoal tributes."

"Just block this road!"

"Otherwise, if becoming an official is always the way to make the most money, what business and trade are there?"

"The most talented people in the world are only immersed in the study of classics and literature, and they are not interested in officialdom."

"It's enough to be rich and honorable!"

"There is no need to be rich. It is just to curb a group of people who are too profit-oriented to become rulers in the future. It is best for those who become officials to be people who care more about stability, and people who do not only care about profits when it comes to righteousness and interests."

Shen Shi said what he said.

Pan Sheng and other ministers in power nodded.

"Then let's discuss these matters tomorrow, and go back to the Yamen today to prepare."

Shen Shixing gave orders.

……

Not long after, the imperial court formally issued an edict that starting next year, the number of Jinshi admissions will be increased to [-], and the provinces will increase the number of candidates and students.

Among them, the Nanzhi Jiangsu provinces that belong to Nanjuan have a total of [-] fixed Jinshi quotas, which is far more than the two fixed quotas in Guizhou.

Although, according to the fact that Guizhou only produced more than 20 Jinshi in the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, regions like Guizhou now have two fixed places every year, which is still a big deal, but for Jiangsu, it is also very beneficial. .

Because there are not many fixed quotas for each province, most of them are divided according to the ratio of the northern and southern middle papers, and the provinces of Jiangsu that belong to the southern paper have better exams, so they will undoubtedly take up most of the places in the southern paper.

But for Shen Tao, who was originally a popular candidate for the top spot, this increase in the number of Jinshi did not appeal much to him, so after learning of the edict in the "Di Bao", he said with a sullen face:

"Do you think we won't give up the exam?"

"The emperor's grace is mighty!"

However, at this moment, Zhao Bifan suddenly kowtowed to the ground and bowed in the direction of the Forbidden City.

Shen Tao, Qin Hongzhi and other scholars in the Nanzhi Guild Hall couldn't help but look at him.

(End of this chapter)