Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 346 Academies
Finalizing the chief and deputy examiners of the Beizhili Township Examination is part of Zhu Youxiao's overall plan, because only in this way can he increase the number of candidates and then ensure that the talents recruited into the Imperial College can increase the probability of being admitted. However, the premise is that We must ensure fairness and impartiality, and avoid such scandalous things as examination fraud.

After all, if we want to increase the number of candidates, we cannot limit it to Beizhili. This would be too obvious and would be exploited by people with ulterior motives. Therefore, the number of candidates admitted in the provincial examinations in various places must also be increased accordingly.

It is undeniable that the provincial examination held in Beizhili this year is destined to be extremely competitive. After all, there are many scholars who have been recruited into the Imperial College.

Trying to reform the rigid imperial examination system was something Zhu Youxiao would definitely do. Relying solely on the stereotyped examination system to select talents was too narrow.

Can a place be managed well by just reading a few books from sages and saying a few words?

This is placing absolute hope on nothingness!

The imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty were coupled with the high-ranking official system, which resulted in a large group of people who were not prominent in the officialdom but had a lot of power and influence in the local area. They were officials who were not high-ranking officials. The unique household registration system of the Ming Dynasty , and made most of the officials hereditary.

The powerless lower class group, the biggest official they can see on weekdays is them!
Is it true that a real official can be seen just by asking?

In the Ming Dynasty, there was indeed only one emperor under the jurisdiction of the two capitals and 13 provinces, that is, the Zhu family emperor. However, under the rule of the two capitals and 13 provinces, there were many local emperors! !
If they want something, there is nothing they can't do. The lower class groups have no power, so how can they fight against them?

The Beizhili Cangchang deficit case supervised by the Integrity Commission was because Zhu Youxiao wanted to eliminate a group of domineering local emperors on the territory of Beizhili! !

Only if this matter is done well will it be possible to change the local official system of Beizhili, gradually abolish the hereditary officials, and re-establish the official hierarchy.

With the advancement and implementation of this idea, the nature of the imperial examination must be gradually changed so that studying and being an official are no longer directly linked. However, studying is a prerequisite for becoming an official. We must try to make the imperial examinations confer tax exemptions, exemption from corvee and other privileges. Transforming him into a qualification certification will undoubtedly dig out the roots of scholar-bureaucrats and scholars!
If Ming Dynasty wants to regain its new life, all the above things must be done, focusing on cracking down on and banning privileged groups, but this is destined to be a long and bumpy road.

Because it involves too many interests.

There are so many that if you are not careful, the Ming Dynasty may continue to have uprisings and turmoil, because Zhu Youxiao, the Ming Emperor, wants to ruin the interests of many people!
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao had too many things to do and too many situations to be arranged in advance. Otherwise, the closer to the later stage of the reform and reform, the greater the resistance would be.

"Brother Imperial, where are we going for this private visit incognito?"

On the avenue on the outskirts of Beijing, a car was driving slowly. Zhu Youjian in the car was filled with excitement. He looked at Zhu Youxiao, who was concentrating with his eyes closed, "Why are you leaving the capital? Are you going outside the capital? ?”

"What are you thinking about?"

Zhu Yujian glanced at Zhu Youjian angrily, "Your Majesty has many things to do every day. Even if he wants to visit privately incognito, it is impossible to leave the capital. Otherwise, what will happen to the accumulated government affairs?"

"It's a group of special imperial mansions going to the outskirts of Beijing."

Zhu Youxiao slowly opened his eyes and said in a calm tone: "All the academies that I have organized for the young master have now started smoothly. I plan to go and inspect them."

"Zhuyuan?"

Zhu Youjian looked confused and frowned slightly: "Brother Huang is talking about Huangzhuang Academy?"

"No." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said: "The Huangzhuang schools set up in various places in Northern Zhili have been in operation for a long time. The colleges I am talking about are at a higher level."

"Including politics, law, philosophy, science, agriculture, medicine, engineering, economics, management, education, art and many other disciplines, combined with existing walks of life, including many schools of thought passed down, I plan to re- Define the education system so that Ming Dynasty can let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend!"

"!!!"

Zhu Youjian and Zhu Yujian looked at each other with shocked expressions on their faces, and their mouths opened unconsciously. They were going to build a group of Imperial Colleges and Imperial Colleges! !
If something like this dares to spread, what kind of turmoil and impact will it cause.

After all, the Ming Dynasty has always adhered to the national policy of respecting Confucianism and promoting science and technology, but the various disciplines taught by the emperor just now seem to have nothing to do with Confucianism. If those Qingliu scholar-bureaucrats dare to know about this, I am afraid the consequences will be disastrous.

"Your Majesty~"

Zhu Yujian was shocked and looked at Zhu Youxiao to say something.

"I know what you want to say."

But Zhu Youxiao saw it through at a glance, smiled and waved his hand and said: "These colleges specially set up in the name of Shaofu are not open to the public for the time being. If you want to study in these colleges, you must graduate from Huangzhuang Academy and enter." That’s right, as for the things you are worried about, it’s not too late to think about it in three to five years.”

The colleges currently under preparation can only be regarded as prototypes, and some are not even prototypes. They involve many disciplines and majors and are still being explored. It will take a long time to clearly define the direction. To summarize, there is no room for sloppiness in education.

These colleges scattered throughout the suburbs of Beijing will change with the development of the capital in the future. When these colleges begin to recruit students, it means that something is about to change!
When dealing with Confucianism and the selection of scholars through the imperial examination, we cannot simply and crudely beat them to death with a stick. We must treat them correctly, remove the dross, and condense the essence. Only those ideas that are suitable for China's native thoughts are good thoughts and suitable for them. China’s local education is a good education!

Reforms don't need to be all vigorous and uproar. When it's time to keep a low profile, you should keep a low profile. After all, primary and secondary conflicts must be clearly distinguished.

The road Zhu Youxiao wants to take is an extraordinary one, and it is bound to involve too many things. It will take time to settle down before you can slowly see the results.

"Before inspecting these academies, I will lead you somewhere."

Zhu Youxiao lifted up the sleeves of his robe, leaned on the cushions and said, "When you get to that place, you must obey my rules, watch more, listen more and talk less."

"My brother obeys the order."

"The minister obeys the order."

Seeing this scene, Zhu Youjian and Zhu Yujian immediately knew that the place they were going to next must be a very important place, otherwise the emperor would not be so serious.

However, this also made the two of them curious in their hearts, what kind of place could make the emperor act so serious, and even express his importance to this place between the lines.

(End of this chapter)