My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 167

Enke not only needs to be implemented, but also needs to be continuously developed.

Saying this, the important officials present all changed their colors.

Enke was originally a kindness in addition to the imperial court regulations. It was okay occasionally, but how could it be continuous. If it continued like this, it would not be Enke, but the norm.

Your Majesty is so hasty, as an important minister of the court, he should stop it.

But looking at the few people present, Jian Yi, the most important official in the Ministry of Officials, had already lowered his eyebrows and kept quiet, and Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was wandering in the sky, not only did not persuade him, but even wanted to laugh.

That's right, Lao Xia is a clever ghost. According to this suggestion, we should examine the achievements of all officials, and then distribute allowances according to the situation... This is a great thing.

The subsidy does not lie in the quantity, but that once someone has it and you don't, or you are much less than others, it will be embarrassing.

There is no doubt that if this rule continues, the courtiers must be busy for a while.

The most important political achievement at the moment is finance and taxation, which is to enrich the national treasury.

Wouldn't it be a great thing for so many people to work for the household department?
And after securing the position of Minister of the Household Department, Xia Yuanji gradually discovered that the Minister of the Household Department should work with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to jointly lead the officials.

If you can't open your mouth, it means that the heavenly official of the official department is the head of the hundred officials. He, the local official of the household department, should also be side by side with the official department. After all, heaven and earth are put together.

Xia Yuanji has never been stingy about expanding his power.

Of course, he won't say it, after all, this kind of Enke is really hated by literati.

The pressure came to Song Li, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, after all, he was the chief official in charge of the imperial examination.

After hesitating again and again, Song Li stood up bravely, "Your Majesty Qizuo, there are many old officials in Enke this time. It is not surprising that they can make some suggestions. Most of the new scholars are ordinary scholars. It is reasonable for them to be unfamiliar with the government affairs of the imperial court, and it is not fair to take such an exam."

unfair!
Zhu Di suddenly smiled, "I said that talents were buried, but Song Qing's family said that the imperial examination was unfair. Do you want all the Qing families to judge together and see who is right between you and me?"

Song Li shivered in fright, and broke out in a cold sweat, "I dare not compare myself with Your Majesty, I am only worried about getting a talent if I fail, I hope Your Majesty will learn from me!"

Zhu Di just snorted coldly and didn't say much.

But Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I feel that what Song Shangshu said is indeed reasonable. On the one hand, it is unreasonable to compare the old officials with years of age, and the scholars who have just fledgling and have not been deeply involved in the world... It's just that I I would like to ask Shangshu Song, if this is the case, why can only a group of young people who can only study be selected in the imperial court examination?"

Song Li's face turned green, which meant that he questioned the whole test.

Xu Jingchang's ability to do things is getting stronger and stronger.

"Mr. Dingguo, the new Jinshi must go to various ministries to observe politics before they can be assigned official positions. Those who are selected as the best in the Imperial Academy have to sit in the Imperial Academy for several years, or even more than ten years... You should know these things in the Department of General Affairs .”

Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "I do know these things, but I remember that some top three Jinshi were directly released to the county magistrate. I want to ask Song Shangshu, can a scholar who has not been deeply involved in the world directly become a county magistrate? Or Song Shangshu thinks, The county magistrate is a small official, so insignificant? I remember we discussed it before. When facing the emperor, many people said that the emperor didn't know some things, and they had to rely on the help of officials to help the country. As a result, we have to ask The officials know much more than the Son of Heaven, but they can't tell, especially the officials below, many of them rely on various masters to help with official affairs, and the two faces are really puzzling."

It's an old story again, are you going to directly recruit the master to be the county magistrate?

Looking at it now, isn't the so-called Enke a way to become a county magistrate?

After making a big circle, Xu Jingchang succeeded in making the joke at the beginning.

This kid is really persistent.

Zhu Di was quite interested when he heard it... The government affairs of the court are complicated. It is no problem to select some outstanding young people and let them observe and study slowly. After more than ten years of experience, they will take on some important responsibilities.

However, it is a bit hasty to directly send new scholars in the local area.

After four years of hard work, Zhu Di has a deep understanding of the value of low-level officials.

Those capable magistrates can not only supply military supplies, but also organize the people to farm without delay.

But there are a lot of useless local officials, the people can't recruit, the food can't be delivered, the local people's livelihood is still messed up, many people fled everywhere, and their houses are empty.

The magistrate is Bailihou, the master of Qingtian for ordinary people.

It is absolutely impossible not to send some capable people!

Zhu Di faintly came up with an idea that Enke must persevere, try to select as many people as possible, and enrich the place. Only in this way can he truly implement his ideas... If you want to do great things, you must have people!
This time Enke, there are too many things worthy of scrutiny.

Seeing the emperor's heart fluttering, the courtiers were afraid of saying something shocking to the world, especially Jian Yi, who had no choice but to stand up, "Your Majesty, some people are good at handling affairs, and some are good at mobilizing people. It's not a trivial matter to employ people locally. Why don't you think long-term? It is better to arrange the ranks of the palace examination as soon as possible and announce it to the world. This is also a great joy for the imperial court, and then we have to arrange the official positions of these new subjects.

Jian Yi's words were also reasonable, Xu Jingchang made some calculations, this palace test has already been a complete victory, first get the fruits of victory, and then continue to attack the city.

Not only him, Xie Jin also thought so.

After all, they are really too lonely, after all the calculations, they concluded the "four uglies", which shows that their strength is too weak, at least forty ugly, four hundred ugly!

The next grading was relatively smooth. Everyone knew what Zhu Di liked.

Anyone who can make useful suggestions will be ranked high. The more practical, the more appreciated by Zhu Di...

It's just that at the end of the examination, there are two papers, making it difficult to choose.

One of them belonged to Zeng Chi.

Zhu Di held it in his hand, and frankly speaking, he also wanted to give it a first impression.

Really, impeccable!
But after seeing the content, he shook his head again.

"It's a cliché, it's a cliché! A new Jinshi is so lethargic. Could it be that all the way through the imperial examination has drained all his vigor?"

"Such a person, I..."

Zhu Di really wanted to be dismissed, but holding this paper, he couldn't bear to throw it away.

Xu Jingchang took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, with this person's literary talents, it is more than enough to enter the Imperial Academy. He also ranked high in the general examination, and he is a leader in this subject. Although the suggestions made are commonplace, there are merits in the end." .”

With Xu Jingchang's words, Zhu Di thought about it and let it go.

It's just that the next exam paper made it difficult for everyone.

This person's advice on financial management, read the first half of the article, is quite Confucian.

He said that there is a certain amount of wealth in the world, and the more the court takes, the less the people... At first glance at this beginning, everyone thought he was trying to persuade the emperor to lighten the tax and pay less, and rest with the people, which is the same old Confucian way.

But then he said, the more China gains, the more the barbarians suffer!

This sentence can be called strange peaks, suddenly brought to a whole new realm.

It turns out that he said that there is a certain amount of wealth in the world, and this world includes Ming and barbarians, not just the Central Plains.

The two sides of the game are not the court and the people, but China and foreign countries!

So his idea is to sell more things, especially expensive things, and buy less foreign things, especially those valuable treasures...to put the country's energy on hoarding gold and silver.

This line of thinking is exactly what mercantilism stands for.

Looking at the signature of the paper, it is not an outsider; Xu Qin!
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, this kid has something!

Zhu Di couldn't help but said: "My dears, you all said that there is a fixed amount of wealth in the world, that the Central Plains will gain more, and the barbarians will suffer more... Is there any reason for this? Why did you talk about the wealth of the world in the past and only focus on the wealth of the world?" Daming, what's the point?"

What's the point?
Don't think about making progress!

In fact, the accumulation of wealth in the entire agricultural society is very slow, and there are natural and man-made disasters at every turn. Even years of fighting and accumulating some wealth can easily be burned by a fire.

Therefore, Confucianism believes that the wealth of the world is constant, and it is really not wrong.

In this matter, the experience of industrial society cannot be used to judge agricultural society... Even in later generations, some elderly people are extremely frugal, reluctant to spend any money, refuse to throw away worn clothes, and refuse to use air conditioners even after buying them.

I really can't blame them. After all, for many elderly people, they were still in the agricultural age for the first half of their lives, and entered the industrial age for the second half of their lives. It is reasonable that they are not used to it.

The wonderful thing about Xu Qin's article is that he admits the ideas of Confucianism. You are right...but the conclusion is wrong.

You should find a way to make money from the outside and fight for Daming's interests.

This is what you should do.

His set of propositions inexplicably fit the proposal of sailing to the West... Zhu Di was elated and applauded.

"Xu Jingchang, your brother's abilities are no worse than yours!"

Xu Jingchang didn't care about it, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty knows people with eyes, this is also the Xu family's luck."

They were satisfied, but the courtiers frowned.

"Qizou Your Majesty, Siyi is a barren land, a land of smog, and there is not much wealth to speak of. Taking money overseas is no less than seeking fish from a tree. I think you should put your mind on the Central Plains, work hard, and make the country rich. Yumin is the right way."

Zhu Di looked up, and it was Guo Zi, the censor of Zuodu, who was speaking, so he said with a smile: "You are right, whether there is money overseas, I can't say for a while... Well, this year is the official voyage to the West. One day, I appointed you as the chief envoy of the imperial envoy, and asked Zheng He to be your deputy. You can go to sea to see with your own eyes whether you have any wealth, and then come back and tell me, how about it?"

Guo Zi's eyes darkened, and he passed out...

(End of this chapter)