Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 557 Enrollment at the Capital University Hall

Not long after Han Yu left Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen ordered someone to summon Li Zhizao to meet him. He didn't have the energy to change anything about the imperial examination. After all, it has been passed down for thousands of years. It is unrealistic to want to beat him to death. Also impossible.

If Emperor Chongzhen really dared to do this, he would become an enemy of scholars all over the world. If that was the case, there would be a wave of protests in various parts of Ming Dynasty, and in serious cases, there would even be riots.

But the imperial examination cannot be changed, so it can also be attached to the imperial examination and suck some blood down to strengthen the foundation of the Imperial University.

Thinking of these things, Emperor Chongzhen, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had a trick. After all, the imperial examinations were very difficult, and there were very few people who could obtain fame.

Stereotyped selection of scholars was passed down to the Chongzhen Dynasty, and the difficulty continued to rise. Anyway, if Emperor Chongzhen was asked to do these things, it was hard to say whether he could pass the provincial examination.

"Chen... Li Zhizao, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Excuse me."

Seeing Li Zhizao rushing over, Emperor Chongzhen smiled, saying that Li Zhizao is good, and he has been actively promoting the matter of running the school that was previously decided.

"Li Qing, the four-year spring of Chongzhen is about to be held, and I think of something."

Emperor Chongzhen restrained his mind, looked at Li Zhizao and said, "I am afraid that the number of students entering Beijing will increase day by day, and the scale will increase a lot before the Spring Festival begins. This is a good thing for the Imperial Academy.

After all, the number of Jinshi in the two lists is limited, and those who can pass the exam are a minority after all. The majority of scholars are afraid that they will leave the capital with regret.

On your side of the Jingshi University, from now on, you will start recruiting students under the banner of age limit to 35 years old, and recruit students in the fields of taxation, river administration, arithmetic and so on.

At present, the country lacks many capable ministers and officials in the fields of finance, river channels, engineering, and disaster relief.

If it is said that the Beijing Normal University can cultivate a group of outstanding talents, and make corresponding achievements during their internships in the Disaster Relief Administration, Zhuhe Road Governor's Yamen, etc., it is not impossible for the imperial court to confer official positions. "

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, I'm afraid there will be a lot of disputes and opposition between the government and the public." Li Zhizao heard the emperor's words, suppressed his surprise and said: "After all..."

"I didn't say to promise these things now, I have to do it slowly first."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said: "This time, no matter what method you use, you must recruit 3000 young students for training in the Imperial University.

I know this is very difficult.

But look at the many maladministrations that have occurred in the local area. Although the government offices have been painted over, the hidden truth cannot be hidden after all. "

The construction of a talent team is what Emperor Chongzhen most wanted to promote.

Especially in the two fields of river administration and disaster relief, Emperor Chongzhen was in urgent need of a large number of talents to continuously expand the local organizational system to build two separate systems.

After all, for a long time to come in the Ming Dynasty, the nature of frequent disasters in various places will not change. During the Little Ice Age, these problems will erupt.

If we rely on the rotten officials of Ming Dynasty to deal with these areas with a lot of food and salaries in circulation, the final result will be that the food and salaries are patchwork, and most of them go into the pockets of individuals. The local disasters and troubles have not been resolved. , civil unrest will erupt.

Now the local disaster relief office and the river governor's yamen, the Emperor Chongzhen has only been established in the northern provinces, and they are running steadily forward.

For example, under the rule of the southern provinces, there was only Huguang, and Li Banghua was the governor of Huguang. Emperor Chongzhen was quite sure that Li Banghua would make changes in Huguang.

Like the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi led by Xiong Wencan, and the Governor of Fujian led by Fang Kongzhao, Emperor Chongzhen was not sure whether the two would strictly follow his will.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely handle this matter well."

Seeing what the emperor said, Li Zhizao looked firm and bowed his hands together.

In the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, the Imperial University Hall was the cradle of new learning and the root of the enlightenment of the Ming Dynasty, so he definitely hoped that this cradle would be better and better.

When the administrative schools at all levels under its jurisdiction can gradually develop in Daming, the number of groups willing to accept new ideas will increase.

It is undeniable.

Confucianism, which has been inherited from its origin, does have many merits, but some cages that imprison thoughts deeply harm Daming.

Especially in the Chongzhen Dynasty, which entered the later stage of its rule, if it could not stand out from the encirclement, there would be no way to avoid the overthrow of the country like Jiashen's national disaster.

"Do it well."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly and said: "If you need money, you can submit the memorial to the emperor, and I will transfer it from the internal funds.

On the matter of recruiting students, don't be afraid of spending money or causing repercussions, just do your job well. As for other things, I will control them, so the Qing family doesn't have to worry too much. "

"The minister obeys the order."

Li Zhizao worshiped again.

In the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, the education system of the Ming Dynasty was aimed at the elite group, and the illiteracy that existed under his rule could be said to be everywhere.

This is also the root cause of groups such as gentry and scholars enjoying deep-rooted privileges and relying on these privileges to safeguard their own interests and take advantage of the situation to annex land.

If the education system of Ming Dynasty can be expanded from a very small group to the whole group, so that the children of the bottom class can also enjoy the influence of education, then it can break the solidification of the class.

As time went by, the more the truth was learned, the more Emperor Chongzhen felt the necessity and urgency of compulsory education. The enlightenment of the whole people is the first source of power to ensure development.

"If Ming wants to promote primitive industrialization, it must have a large-scale literate group. Otherwise, it will be too difficult to do this well."

Looking at the back of Li Zhizao's departure, Emperor Chongzhen sighed softly and felt emotional: "Especially standardization is the foundation for laying the foundation for primitive industrialization. It is very inefficient to rely on illiterate groups to do these things after all. Promote the overall upward development of Daming industry.

In particular, the construction of a clean and efficient official team is also a very important part. These things will take ten or 20 years to gradually promote and finalize. "

The solidification of classes and interests in Daming has reached a level that is difficult to adjust. In order to bring about changes in these cruxes, it is necessary to introduce new interest orientations within the existing framework and make adjustments gradually.

Whenever he thinks about these things, Emperor Chongzhen will find that the problem has returned to the starting point. It is still a human being. If these plans and deployments are to be effectively operated, they must be gradually enlightened and enlightened, so that the participating groups can use their own Give to change destiny.

(End of this chapter)