Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 722: The Imperial Examination
“Is it enough to just integrate science and Taoism?”

Qianqing Palace.

Dong Nuan Pavilion.

Zhu Youxiao stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the map in front of him, his eyes revealing a deep feeling, "If you want to make changes in the Ming Dynasty, you must rectify the bureaucracy."

"There are many officials, clerks, and servants in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty. The success or failure of the Ming Dynasty is closely related to them. The implementation and implementation of policies are theirs."

"If the administration of officials is not clear, the country will be in turmoil. For a long time, the rectification of officials has been limited to the central government, and the specific constraints on local governments have only been maintained by some loose systems."

"This is not good, very bad. Since I have decided to rectify the administration of officials, I must follow through to the end. Such a complicated task must be clear and must be normalized. Only by doing this can we ensure the administration of officials is fair and avoid a situation where things are very good when we are strict, but will deteriorate once we relax."

"So your majesty has set up a special procuratorate to rectify local administration."

Among the various princes and vassals accompanying the emperor, Zhu Shugui raised his head, looked at Zhu Youxiao and said, "It's just that your majesty, I don't quite understand. The Metropolitan Procuratorate has thirteen censors, and the duties of this procuratorate are similar to those of the thirteen censors..."

When he said this, Zhu Shugui stopped.

Zhu Youdong, Zhu Shihong and others standing aside had different expressions.

“Does it seem to overlap?”

Zhu Youxiao smiled and glanced at everyone. "Once the Procuratorate is established, the powers of the two departments will be fine-tuned accordingly. From now on, the Censorate will be in charge of the center, and the Procuratorate will be in charge of the local areas. There must be someone watching over things, so that things can be done well."

"Without this premise, it's just wishful thinking."

"The imperial examination began during the Hongwu reign. Emperor Taizu Gao wanted to use it to control and examine all officials, so that the civil and military officials in the capital could do their jobs properly. They used four criteria and eight methods to examine them. When it was first established, the examination was conducted every three years, then changed to every ten years. In the Hongzhi reign, it was changed to every six years. It kept repeating like this. Have you ever thought about the reason?"

"The Grand Plan can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty. It was used to examine officials in the Han, Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties. It was not until our dynasty that it became a system and was held every three years."

"I have reviewed some of the files on the imperial examination plan and found that in the process of implementation by successive dynasties, some of them were inevitably distorted, making this good policy of rectifying the administration of officials more or less mixed with the shadow of party struggles."

When he said this, Zhu Youxiao's smile disappeared.

Instead, he became cold and fierce!

The Ming Dynasty's factional struggles lasted for more than two hundred years, and this situation existed in all dynasties. Zhu Youxiao knew clearly that factional struggles could not be banned. As long as there were people and as long as power was involved, there was no way of banning factional struggles.

People do not live in a vacuum and are inevitably influenced by the secular world. No matter how high a person's status is, he or she has seven emotions and six desires. This is human nature.

Party struggles are for power, and the essence of the struggle for power is to control and dominate, to dominate all disposable power!
But don't overdo it.

Endless party strife can have a huge impact!

"So, Your Majesty wants to give the imperial examination to the Censorate, and the major plans to the Procuratorate?" Zhu Youdong heard something else and looked at Zhu Youxiao in surprise.

"In this way, whether it is in the court or in the local areas, as long as it involves the administration of officials, there will be corresponding people and corresponding government offices to keep an eye on it."

"It's not just that." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "I want to use the momentum of the integration of the imperial court and the establishment of a special procuratorate to promote the normalization of the Beijing inspection plan. Sometimes, in some things, we must follow the principle of correcting a wrong by going too far, but not correcting a wrong by going too far, especially when it comes to officialdom. If we don't do this, corruption, favoritism, and power-seeking will prevail in the officialdom. Then how can the people below survive?"

"It's too easy to be an official in the Ming Dynasty."

"Even in many cases, those who are caught violating the law are often stripped of their jobs and nationality, and are forced to retire and return home, which encourages some people to be arrogant."

"When they are in office, some people make a lot of money. Even if they are caught, they can just return home and live a luxurious life. Not to mention that they also cultivate power and promote their students and former officials. These are the root causes of corruption in the officialdom."

"So I want to change all this. I want all the officials in the world to know that the rectification of the civil service in the Tianqi Dynasty is not just talk, but must be carried out in earnest."

"You can be greedy, but you just have to pray that you won't be caught. Once you are caught, if you are greedy to a certain extent, you will be beheaded and your property confiscated. Not only that, your descendants will no longer be able to participate in the imperial examinations. I will cut it off at the root. Anyone who dares to be greedy will be haunted by this nightmare forever."

This... is quite cruel.

Zhu Shugui, Zhu Youdong and others' faces changed slightly, and they were all frightened. If this were really the case, the impact would be much greater than Li Qiyuan's integration of science and Taoism.

No wonder.

It was also at this moment that many people thought of one thing. Li Qiyuan would choose this time to distribute the memorials that combined the imperial examinations and official documents to various places in the name of the Censorate. Without the emperor's authorization, Li Qiyuan would never dare to do this.

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The memorials that combined the censorship and the provincial government attracted all the officials in Beijing and caused a great response in the court and the public. At this time, the establishment of a special procuratorate undoubtedly added fuel to the fire, making the fire burn even more vigorously.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is not going to be easy."

Zhu Zhuohong's Adam's apple moved as he expressed his worries, "After all, the imperial inspection plan has already been established in our dynasty, not to mention that this matter also involves the Ministry of Personnel and other officials."

"If the imperial examination is assigned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the major projects are assigned to the Procuratorate, I am afraid that many people will file petitions to oppose it. After all, not everyone wants to have a tight ring on their head."

"It's not up to them!"

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, "It's almost become the custom of our dynasty to follow the rules and regulations. No one will mention anything that is beneficial, but everyone will cry out in dismay if there is any disadvantage, even if it is only a little bit involved."

“How can governing a country remain unchanged?”

"How ridiculous!"

"Throughout the past and present, has there ever been a dynasty that has consistently implemented a certain system? From now on, if anyone clings to the old rules and regulations, I will punish them severely!!"

If you want to change the Ming Dynasty, you must start with ideology.

There is no system in this world that is always applicable and workable. Times are changing, the environment is changing, and people cannot remain unchanged, let alone a dynasty with a vast territory.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty's finances were in such a bad state was closely related to the so-called established rules and ancestral systems. Now that Zhu Youxiao wanted to change all this, how could he do something that tied his hands and feet?

If you want to change all this, you must start with anti-corruption and arrest all the people who should be arrested. This will not only have a deterrent effect, but also free up some positions for people who can do practical things to be promoted, and incidentally relieve the pressure on the national treasury. Since there are so many benefits, Zhu Youxiao is not afraid of challenges and turmoil, he has the confidence! !
(End of this chapter)