Han Dao world

Chapter 1087
Historical development has its own laws.

No policy can emerge out of thin air, there are always causes and consequences.What was born, and what consequences will be caused, are closely linked.

Therefore, after removing the moralistic view of history, you will find that history has a lot of inertia, and it is by no means that you can change it if you want to.If you don't consider the cause and effect clearly, even if you can achieve something, it may be a bad thing with good intentions.

As a time traveler, Liu Xie's biggest advantage is that he is well versed in the law of historical causality, and will not make hasty decisions, but calmly arranges.

Just like building water conservancy projects, once the canal has been dug, opening the gates to release the water is just a ceremony.

If the water is released without digging the canal, or if the canal is not dug well enough, it will lead to flood disaster in all likelihood.

At the beginning, he strongly promoted enlightenment, and specially set up Yinfang for this purpose, which was the first shovel of soil dug for the burial of the aristocratic family.

Why can the family grow up big?Because knowledge is not easy to disseminate, they monopolize knowledge and the right to speak.

The reason why intellectuals of later generations have an inexplicable self-confidence is because of their monopoly on knowledge and the right to speak.For thousands of years, scholars have always only accounted for a very small part of the population, and they have taken the right to speak as a matter of course, bullying the emperor above and bullying the people below.

There is no dynasty with a thousand years, but there are scholar-bureaucrats with a thousand years.

Liu Xie established Yinfang, which reduced the difficulty of reading and literacy for ordinary people. He also severely punished Confucian scholars for their emptiness, advocated that all peoples are all scholars, and encouraged practical learning.

At this time, new contradictions were already brewing.

The channels for Confucian scholars to become officials are limited, and it is impossible to be calm and have no thoughts.

In the second decade of the [-]st century, when Internet technology became popular and everyone could have a voice, Liu Xie clearly remembered how traditional intellectuals and media people fought back wildly.

No one will calmly accept the loss of vested interests.

Whether they are Confucian scholars who claim to be disciples of sages, or public intellectuals who claim to be enlighteners.

The current electoral system can no longer meet the current situation, and reform is inevitable.

Before a large-scale discussion, Liu Xie needs to ventilate in a small area first, and the first target is Xun Yu.

Xun Yu is the next candidate for Situ, and the election is his future responsibility and cannot be avoided.

Xun Yu himself obviously realized this, so he put the electoral system as the most important issue before determining the capital and developing Jiangnan.

He was also not modest about Liu Xie's question, and expressed his views straight to the point.

Unlike Liu Xie, he considered this issue further, and was also used to seeking evidence from previous history, starting directly with the election reforms of Zuo Xiong, Huang Qiong and others.

Yes, dissatisfaction with the current electoral system has long existed, and has been attempted to some degree.

Zuo Xiong and Huang Qiong were pioneers in reforming the electoral system.

Zuo Xiong's contribution lies in restricting the age, excluding those who are too young and have no practical experience at all, and emphasizing the ability of the selected personnel.For this reason, he established a system that no one under forty can be elected as Xiaolian.

Huang Qiong's contribution lies in the selection of scholars by different disciplines, especially emphasizing those who can administer, and further strengthening the administrative ability of the selected scholars.

However, due to the actual conditions at that time, their reforms did not achieve the desired results.

One of the reasons is that Confucian scholars occupy too little share in the actual distribution of power.They can't move the shares of relatives and dignitaries, and can only make some adjustments within a limited range, with little impact.

For example, in the promotion of Xiaolian, most of the places in the counties were allocated by the dignitaries, and only one out of ten of them had no background.

Another example is the Taixue Examination, where Lang Guan is elected from more than [-] people, and less than [-] people a year, which is a drop in the bucket.

In contrast, the children of the honorable Erqianshi do not need to take exams at all, and can directly enter the officialdom through the selection of their father and brother.

Under such circumstances, it is strange that Tai students can study with peace of mind.

Now the situation has changed. Liu Xie abolished the eunuch system, and vigorously suppressed nobles, and kept the recruitment of officials' children at a low level, leaving opportunities for more ordinary people.At the same time, the increase in court affairs forced the number of courts and counties to increase, the number of places expanded, and more official positions were provided.

Under such circumstances, it is a rare opportunity to adjust the electoral system with less pressure and easier results.

Xun Yu was very aware of this, so he logically proposed to take the reforms of Zuo Xiong and Huang Qiong further.

Specifically, there is an age limit for the selection of officials at all levels, and at the same time, scholars are selected according to different subjects to enhance their professionalism.The Son of Heaven advocates that all peoples are all scholars and practical learning, and the selection of scholars should naturally follow these characteristics.

For example, Bing Cao, Thief Cao, and Wei Cao should choose people with military background. Jin Cao should choose people with smelting experience.

All in all, it is necessary to strengthen professionalism in order to adapt to the needs of different positions and perform duties better.

For this reason, Xun Yu also established a subdivision of the functions of the various Cao Caos in order to clarify their requirements and facilitate the selection of talents.

Finally, Xun Yu made another suggestion, inviting some experienced veterans to serve as teachers to teach practical administrative processing skills.

Like Zhao Wen, he worked hard all his life in official career and accumulated a lot of practical experience.If he doesn't make use of it, his experience can only be passed on to his children at most, and in fact it is still a family inheritance, which is definitely not what the court wants.Establishing a school and allowing him to teach more people will help improve the overall quality of officials.

Administrative ability is also practical.

Liu Xie was listening most of the time, occasionally mentioning a sentence or two, but firmly grasping the direction, constantly stimulating Xun Yu's thinking, forcing him to come up with more solutions.

But it seems that Xun Yu is undoubtedly the one who speaks the most, and he is leading the issue of electoral reform.

In the notes on daily life, Xun Yu's speeches are long and lengthy, while Liu Xie's words are only a few sentences.

In the end, Liu Xie still kept the old rules and asked Xun Yu to write these opinions into words, which is convenient for others to discuss and can also be kept as historical materials.

In the future, someone who writes the history of electoral reform based on these records will unsurprisingly regard Xun Yu as the instigator.

Xun Yu didn't doubt that he was there, so he readily obeyed.

After discussing the electoral system, we discussed the location of the capital and the development of the south.

Liu Xie talked with Xun Yu all day, and in the evening they had dinner together, chatted for a while, and then returned happily.

Xun Yu was so excited that he couldn't control himself. After returning to the post house, he ordered his wife Tang to prepare lamp oil, pens and ink, and some strong tea.He was going to fight at night with the lights on, and will form a formal memorial as soon as possible with the results of the discussion with the emperor, and submit it to the Sangong for discussion.

Liu Xie is not so diligent.

After sending Xun Yu away, he dealt with a few more important documents, then got up and went to Xun Wenqian's room, and briefly explained the process of talking with Xun Yu.

Although Xun Wenqian didn't go to the front, she knew that Xun Yu and Liu Xie had a very happy conversation, so she couldn't help being happy.

"Since the talk is speculative, why does His Majesty still have something to say?"

Liu Xie looked at Xun Wenqian and laughed. "It's true that there are still some issues that haven't been discussed, but you can't rush for success, you have to take your time." He thought for a while, and then said: "I think your father should think the same way. The time has not come, so don't rush."

(End of this chapter)