Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 661: Investigating the shortfall and cleaning up Shanxi’s reform of the method of passing the civil service examination
It's not hard for Wang Ao. After all, the emperor is willing to preserve his dignity. Anyway, he is 73 this year. If he wants to become an official, he should become an official.

The one who was most scratching his head was Li Bing, the governor of Shanxi. The emperor issued a strict order to thoroughly investigate the treasury deficit case in Shanxi.

In the governor's office in Taiyuan, Li Bing kept complaining to his staff: "The emperor's settlement of accounts is not over yet.

Back then, Wang Yan, a small escort in the Qing government, dared to reveal the case of the Datong government treasury deficit and reported it directly to the emperor.

How long has it been since then? Why do we have to start over again?

And this time it is even more serious. Not only Datong will be liquidated, but all treasuries in Shanxi will be liquidated.

What's more, the edict specifically emphasized that the first responsibility for a deficit in the treasury lies with the governor, and the second responsibility lies with the chief official of the state government. "

Staff Zhou Shen smiled and said: "What does this have to do with us? It was during the Xuande and Zhengtong dynasties, and the gentry in Shanxi borrowed everything in the treasury.

Dong Weng was neither the governor of Shanxi nor the prefect of Datong at that time. Anyway, no crime could be pinned on you.

Your Majesty asked for a thorough investigation, so let’s do it.If we find out clearly, we don't have to bear the blame for our ex. "

Li Bing nodded: "That's right. After being tortured by Sanyang's henchmen for almost 20 years, Shanxi's treasury is now empty. In less than ten years, there is no hope of regaining its strength.

Mr. Wang, what do you think?What is the profound meaning of His Majesty’s move? What do you think? "

Wang Shan smiled and said: "The Holy One has always recognized Dong Weng's achievements as governor, otherwise I would not have allowed you to serve as governor of Shanxi for so many years.

We have no control over the political struggles in Beijing, but we can take this opportunity to purge Shanxi's officials and gentry to make up for the shortfall.

If the stolen property is relatively large, it can also be used to strengthen the defense line from Dongsheng to Kaiping.

The most important thing is to consolidate Shanxi and prevent the Mongols from rushing in. "

Li Bing nodded, believing that Wang Da's staff's judgment of the political situation was accurate.

Luo Hengxin, the left deputy imperial censor who was in Datong, didn't think so. He only thought that the emperor was going to do something to him, so he wrote a memorial of apology aggrievedly and rushed it to the capital six hundred miles away.

On April [-]th, the results will be released on a trial basis.

This time there was no controversy at all, and the government and the opposition were greatly relieved.

Originally, the Enke examination was supposed to be taken in August or September, but the court really couldn't wait any longer.The east side captured North Korea and established two provinces; the west side captured Wusizang and divided it into two provinces.

Siam, Lancang and other places in the south will have to build at least two new provinces.

At least six new provinces would have to be added, and the existing Jinshi and Juren simply would not be enough to fill them.Therefore, we really can’t wait until September. We must complete Enke now and then dispatch officers on a large scale.

The difficulty of imperial examinations in the Jingtai Dynasty was much lower than that of the previous dynasty, and the difficulty of becoming an official was completely different.

The result is that Zhu Qiyu has gained a large number of fans, especially among the Jinshi and Juren candidates of the last four or five years.

Without the emperor's hard work to open up new territories, there would be no way for these new scholars and scholars to stand out quickly.

As soon as the results of the palace examination are released, every Jinshi can become at least a seventh-grade county magistrate, and officials can be selected and appointed immediately without waiting. This was unimaginable in the previous dynasty.

But these new scholars and scholars never dreamed that today's world has changed.

He lay in bed with the fragrant beauty in his arms until almost noon, then Zhu Qiyu reluctantly put on his clothes and got up, sitting on the couch to have breakfast.

Zhu Qiyu sighed while eating: "It's already April, why do I still feel so cold? Now I just want to lie in bed and don't want to do anything else."

Qianxue smiled and said, "That's fine. You can lie on the bed, holding the soft jade to warm the fragrance, and point out the country. The cabinet is urging you to ask, after Wang Ao becomes official, who will take over as the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing?" "They Ask me how I know. Those with qualifications have either been dealt with by me or have already become ministers.

The newcomers like me, Jingtai Chao, have too little qualifications and are obviously not qualified to be ministers.

Choose someone with mid-level qualifications, as most of them are loyal to orthodoxy.

I made them ministers, and now it's time for them to oppose me. Isn't this embarrassing? "

Mentioning the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, Zhu Qiyu thought of Luo Hengxin, the governor of Datong, and asked, "Where is Luo Hengxin? Did you write me a memorial or something?"

"My husband is really amazing. Luo Hengxin's memorial has just arrived. In the memorial, he regretted his sins because Shanxi's treasury was in short supply. He burst into tears. Please dismiss him from office and put him in prison."

Zhu Qiyu was curious after hearing this, so he brought over Luo Hengxin's memorial and read it himself. After reading it, he felt a little embarrassed:

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, Luo Aiqing misunderstood me. I am not an unreasonable person. Luo Hengxin became the governor of Xuanfu and Datong in less than a year. He didn't even have time to recognize him, and the Tumubao Incident happened. .

As a result, he became a taker, and everything in the future would be blamed on his head, which was really aggrieved.

Forget it, I'll give him a promotion to appease him, otherwise others will think I'm mean and unreasonable.What kind of official position should I be promoted to? Where are the vacancies? "

Lin Xiangyu laughed at the side and said, "Weren't you worried just now that no one would be the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing?"

Zhu Qiyu slapped his forehead: "My beloved concubine's words woke me up from my dream. It's a great idea. Let Luo Hengxin be the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing."

Qianxue asked again: "The cabinet also asked where the palace examination will be held? Do you want to come to the examination room in person?"

"Let's take the palace exam in Wenhua Hall. If there's not enough space, send some candidates to Wuying Hall. It's been rainy recently, so don't take the exam outside. It's so cold, so I won't go. I don't want the ministers to accuse me of intervening. That, doesn't give them power.

However, I want to announce a reform measure.

Originally, in the official promotion assessment, there was a preliminary examination after three years as an official, a re-examination after three years, and a general examination after three years.

The three examinations last for nine years. Passing all examinations is considered to be satisfactory.

The final grades are divided into three grades: competent, ordinary, and incompetent.They are then promoted or demoted based on merit.

I want to make a slight change. To become an official in the original two capitals and thirteen provinces, it still takes nine years to pass the exam.

However, in the newly established provinces of the Jingtai Dynasty, officials were required to take the preliminary examination in three years, the re-examination in two years, the general examination in two years, and the completion of the examination in seven years.

This can further encourage officials to serve the country in remote provinces.

That's it, today's work is done, and I have gained something. "

……

On April 25, Yue Zheng, Chen Mingde and others took the flagship and led the main force of the Jiaozhou Navy to Jeju Island.

The Ming army that first entered Jeju Island had drawn a simple map of the entire island.

After Yue Zheng and others inspected Jeju Island in person based on the map, they became even more surprised.

Jeju Island is about 150 miles long from east to west. Except for a mountain range in the middle of the island, which is more than [-] miles long from east to west, the rest of the island is mostly flat and can be developed into cultivated land.

(End of this chapter)