Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 51 Draft Reform Regulations for Imperial Examinations

Chapter 51 Draft Reform Regulations for Imperial Examinations

Zhu Di said: "Those who take the examination are called Gong Shi, commonly known as Gong, also known as Ming Jing, and No. 1 is called Hui Yuan."

"After the restructuring, the palace examination will still be held in the same year after the joint examination. However, because the number of tributes who took the examination has increased many times than before, and the marking of papers also takes time, the time of the palace examination has been changed from the original first day of March to April [-]th. , [-]th and [-]th. Likewise, none of the Gongshi failed in the palace examination, only the rankings were rearranged, and all procedures remained as usual."

"The first place in each province will be directly awarded the qualification of a teacher of the regular academy of that province, and the second and third place will be awarded the qualification of an acting teacher of the regular academy of the province."

"The title of Shujishi in the Hanlin Academy has been cancelled. All those who have passed the imperial examination will enter the Hanlin Academy and become Hanlin scholars. They can study in one or more subjects. The schooling lasts for two years. After two years of study, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will appoint people according to the imperial court. Plan the distribution of those who have completed their studies.”

"Any student who has studied in the Hanlin Academy for two years and made no major mistakes during his studies will receive a Jinshi name uniformly printed and issued by the General Administration of Education of the Ministry of Rites, and officially obtain the title of Jinshi."

Zhu Yuanzhang coughed twice.

Zhu Di immediately stopped introducing.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "Di'er, I don't quite understand what I heard now. In this way, you can talk about the relationship between the fourth-level official education and the reform of the imperial examination in a general way."

"It's my fault for not thinking carefully. Dad, wait a moment."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he pondered for a moment, organized his words, and then summarized what he just said.

"Generally speaking, after completing primary school studies, you are eligible to take the child examination. Those who pass the child examination will be admitted to the middle school."

"After completing studies in the middle school, you can obtain the title of scholar and be eligible to take the provincial examination. Those who pass the rural examination will be admitted to the university hall, also known as the regular college."

“After completing studies at the Changke Academy, one can obtain the imperial examination and be eligible to participate in the joint examination. Those who pass the examination will be admitted to Taixuetang, also known as the Hanlin Academy. After completing the studies at the Hanlin Academy, one can obtain the imperial examination. "

Speaking of this, Zhu Di paused for a moment. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's face showing understanding and nodding subconsciously, he continued the introduction.

“The branches established by the Hanlin Academy in various provinces in the world are also known as Xuegong. For example, the Yunnan branch of the Hanlin Academy is also called Yunnan Xuegong.”

"Juren who have not passed the Jinshi exam can still take the Hanlin Branch Admissions Examination in April every year. Those who pass the exam will become Hanlin Lang."

"After Hanlin Lang has studied hard for two years and has not made any major mistakes during his studies, he will receive a Jinshi name uniformly printed and issued by the General Administration of Education of the Ministry of Rites, and will officially receive the title of Jinshi. Later, he will be appointed by the imperial court to serve across the country. Entering official career."

"The establishment of four-level official schools to delineate the sources of imperial examination candidates, the establishment of a system to manage imperial examination candidates, and the ranking of the admission results of the imperial examination. These three aspects of imperial examination reform are complementary to each other, one after another. ,Indispensable."

"The above are the five aspects of the reform of the imperial examination. As for the details involved, Gao Xu highlighted the key points, such as the unified preparation and updating, printing, distribution and recycling of textbooks for the fourth-level official schools, examination questions, etc., as well as the layout of schools and school buildings. Construction, quality inspection, Mandarin training for lecturers at all levels, salary allowance formulation, and dozens of other details all require intensive supervision and attention."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he stacked the manuscripts neatly and put them away, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's comments.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, stared at Zhu Di and said, "You just missed one thing and didn't mention it."

"Dad, are you talking about the civil service examination?"

Zhu Di pretended to be surprised.

"Gao Xu proposed to implement the Ming Dynasty official examination, separate the identities of literati and officials, prohibit officials from using the literati style to govern the country, and prevent the situation of weakening the Song Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly: "We agree with this, but it is not easy to do."

Zhu Di hurriedly agreed: "Dad is right. Since ancient times, officials have been officials and officials have been officials. If all officials and officials in the world were paid salaries, the financial burden of the imperial court would be expanded ten times or even a hundred times."

Zhu Yuanzhang responded: "Yes, if the rulers of later generations slack off in their administration and have insufficient finances, corrupt officials will be rampant, and the people will not be able to survive. There will be uprisings, the country will be in chaos, and the country will not survive. Therefore, it is necessary to implement the official examination Things need to be discussed in the long term.”

"Dad, if we can solve the problem of financial shortage and implement the integration of officials and local staff, is it feasible?" Zhu Di couldn't help but ask.

"Of course!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Zhu Di smiled and said: "Father, I have a good plan to ensure that the Ming Dynasty will not have to worry about having no money or food for hundreds of years to come."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his interest greatly increased and he asked curiously: "What good ideas do you have?"

"Develop Liaodong and Japanese islands."

Zhu Di said unhurriedly: "The land in Liaodong is fertile. As long as there are enough people, countless fertile fields can be cultivated."

"In addition, Gao Xu has sent people to explore a huge silver mine on Wo Island. This mine is close to the surface and is easy to mine. It stores tens of millions of taels of silver. Moreover, there are also large silver mines in other places on Wo Island."

"Seriously?" Zhu Yuanzhang said in shock.

Zhu Di solemnly nodded and said: "This matter is of great importance and will determine the future of the Ming Dynasty. I will never dare to lie!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent and entered a state of thinking.

After years of war in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, Liaodong's economy was in decline and its population was sparsely populated.

In order to consolidate the Ming Dynasty's rule in the Northeast, Zhu Yuanzhang implemented a series of policies and measures conducive to agricultural production in recent years.

On the one hand, it encouraged the fishing, hunting and nomadic peoples in the Northeast to switch to agriculture, and moved people from the pass to develop Liaodong.

On the other hand, the policy of land reclamation was implemented on a large scale in Liaodong. General villages and civilian villages were organically combined to reclaim farmland and wasteland in Liaodong. Officials to encourage farmers and Changpingcang were also set up.

Among the people who developed Liaodong, there were both soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty, as well as conquered Tatars and straight women.

"Liaodong Chronicles·Geography·Products" records the rich product resources in Liaodong during the Ming Dynasty, including 21 types of crops, eight types of beans, and three types of wheat: barley, wheat, and buckwheat.

There are also many types of vegetables. In addition to the more common onions, leeks, garlic, and sunflowers in history, eggplant, amaranth, celery, cabbage, etc. are all included in the list of vegetables. Vegetables such as wax gourd, gourd, gourd, and bitter gourd are also included in the list of fruits such as watermelon and cantaloupe. Being included in the Poison category, vegetable and fruit cultivation has become quite prosperous.

"Dad, after Gao Xu's four years of hard work, our Ming Dynasty has not only successfully developed a large agricultural reclamation area along the Western Liaohe River, but also opened up many agricultural reclamation areas around the towns along the Lower Liaohe River."

Zhu Di added.

"Hundreds of thousands of people who migrated from the mainland are concentrated in these farming areas and work hard. In recent years, under the influence of the imperial court's implementation of the land system for rice cultivation, millet and rice have become the objects of taxation."

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that millet is a traditional food crop in Liaodong, commonly known as millet. It is drought-resistant, has a short growing season, and is suitable for the dry and cold climate of Liaodong. Therefore, it is widely distributed and has become the main food crop of local indigenous people.

Today, the Liaohe Plain has become an important grain-producing area in eastern Liaoning.

Zhu Di added: "Last year, the cultivated land in Shenyang and surrounding towns harvested more than [-] dendrobiums of millet and more than [-] dendrobiums of rice. The accumulated grain stockpiles in Changping warehouses across Liaodong have reached more than [-] shi."

"Liaodong is a treasure land that needs to be developed with care."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "But the Japanese island is far away overseas, and we have listed it as a country not to be conquered. If we attack it for the sake of silver mines, it will be against our style as a superior country!"

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