Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 92
The sun is rising higher and the temperature is getting hotter.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu took the lead and walked under the concierge, and everyone followed him.

"It has been decades since the founding of this dynasty, and the most indispensable thing is the civil servants and officials who are old and serve. However, Yingtian Mansion is at the foot of the emperor. There are not even a thousand but eight hundred civil servants and officials in the area under its jurisdiction. Why are there not even more than ten Can’t even recruit famous professors?”

Zhu Gaoxu was very puzzled after hearing Mei Yin's explanation. He felt that the matter was weird, so he asked this question.

The official document "Detailed Rules for the Trial Implementation of the Imperial Examination Reform" (hereinafter referred to as the "Detailed Rules") mentioned by Mei Yin was carefully read by everyone present except Zhao Junchen.

Especially Zhu Gaoxu, he still remembers certain clauses in the "Details" and can even recite them.

After all, the outline of the "Detailed Rules" was drafted by Zhu Gaoxu himself. In order to prevent "a good thing from turning into a bad thing" in the implementation of the imperial examination reform, he specially checked the "Detailed Rules" several times before it was officially issued to Yingtianfu Yamen.

Among the fourteen prefecture-level administrative divisions under the direct jurisdiction of Yingtianfu, Suzhoufu, and Fengyangfu, Yingtianfu was the first pilot area where the imperial court implemented the imperial examination reform. Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu attached great importance to Yingtianfu's trial implementation of the imperial examination reform.

Mei Yin quickly explained: "I dare not hide anything. It is not that the academy has not sent people to invite those officials and officials who have left their jobs due to old age. Most of them are elders who are familiar with the classics (referring to the Four Books and Five Classics). A few of them have special skills, such as arithmetic, drawing, canal repair, etc."

"The people sent by the minister visited more than [-] officials and officials who had become officials. Except for the five people currently recruited, the others were either old and sick, dazzled, unclear in speech, or old and inconvenient. After leaving, there is no one to cultivate the land at home, so he refuses, or he can’t make up his mind, so let him think about it for a while.”

Zhu Gaoxu knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was stingy with officials' salaries, and the pensions he gave depended on his mood and were not customized. Some officials really had to rely on farming to make a living after becoming official.

He did not discuss the specific reasons with Mei Yin. He just targeted the big ones and let the small ones go, and asked: "Is there any statistics on what percentage of those who are unwilling to take up the post of professor in the academy account for?"

"Back to Your Highness, I have indeed made statistics based on the results reported by my servants. Fifty percent of those who refused to be professors in the academy cited undecided reasons, and [-]% cited old age and illness as excuses. , and the remaining [-]% are indeed old-sighted or ill and unable to hold the position of professor."

Mei Yin lowered his head and lowered his hands, recalled it carefully, and then said respectfully.

"The reform of the imperial examinations benefits the country and the people. It can not only increase the number of scholars, cultivate talents for the country, but also promote the teachings of saints. Those officials and officials who have become officials should have responded actively and even sent people to tell each other. How could they do this? Don’t want to apply?”

Ouyang Lun also saw the strangeness of this matter. He stood aside and muttered quietly to express his doubts.

According to the rules, at this time, Zhu Gaoxu, with the dignity of the prince, was talking to Mei Yin, a doctor from Jinling Academy, and Ouyang Lun should not interrupt.

But Ouyang Lun seemed to want to show his presence, or felt that it was necessary to remind Zhu Gaoxu that he paid attention to this matter, so he couldn't help but talk to himself.

After all, he was a Jinshi, and the reform of the imperial examination was a major event for scholars.

In order to keep up with current events, Ouyang Lun secretly sought out acquaintances in Yingtianfu's Yamen and inquired about policies related to the reform of the imperial examination. In addition, he was the consort appointed by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. After some operations, he obtained An official document of the "Details" copied by someone.

In other words, Ouyang Lun had also carefully read the "Detailed Rules", which was written with more than ten thousand words, so it was difficult for him to understand why the phenomenon Mei Yin mentioned occurred.

Zhu Gaoxu is a time traveler. In his previous life, he lived in an era of information explosion and was well-informed.

After listening to Mei Yin's answer, he thought about it and roughly guessed the core reason why those officials who had retired were unwilling to become professors.

"Dr. Mei, in two days, you will send people to visit those people who deliberately found reasons not to be professors, and tell them that I am the dean of Jinling Regular College."

Zhu Gaoxu had already thought of a countermeasure and told Mei Yin: "In addition, tell those people that this recruitment of professors will only accept a maximum of 20 people per subject. The number of places is limited. Next time, we will have to wait until the first year of Yongle."

"I would like to obey the instructions of His Highness the Crown Prince." Mei Yin showed joy and quickly bowed respectfully.

Fang Xiaoru and Xie Jin's eyes lit up after hearing the solution given by Zhu Gaoxu. Only Ouyang Lun realized it later. After coming over for a while, he finally showed a look of surprise.

Officials and officials who become officials are actually two large groups, one is officials and the other is officials.

But regardless of whether they are officials or officials, except for a few people who are completely disappointed with the officialdom, what most officials and officials consider after taking office is either their posthumous reputation or the future of their descendants.

Previously, Mei Yin sent people to visit the officials and officials who had become officials. They didn't know that Mei Yin was ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang to supervise the construction of the academy, and they didn't know about Mei Yin's private relationship with the current prince Zhu Gaoxu. They thought that Mei Yin was just ordered to serve the court. Promote the reform of the imperial examination and build academies, recruit students, and recruit professors.

It’s different now. When they learned that the dean of Jinling Regular Academy was the current Crown Prince, they had to squeeze their heads to find a professorship even for the sake of future generations. Moreover, the number of places was limited, so they would have to wait if they came late. The following year.It is still the 31st year of Hongwu. If you can become a professor in the academy this year, you will have a resume of "previous employment" next year. It can be said that this employment is a proper "gold-plated" opportunity, whether it is for posthumous fame or For the sake of future generations, joining Jinling Academy is the best choice at this time.

"His Royal Highness, this way please."

Mei Yin stretched out her hand to signal Zhu Gaoxu to continue moving forward, and then introduced Jinling Academy to everyone.

Everyone followed Zhu Gaoxu, crossed the threshold, filed in, and came to the third entrance gate of the academy.

The two sides of the first two entrances are connected by verandas, providing shelter from the wind and rain on rainy days.

As for the third entrance, it is built on a small hill. The main hall is called Zhengxin Hall. It is a building with double eaves and curved corners that is two feet high, five feet wide and seven feet deep.

In front of the hall is a square, about the size of a football field in later generations, with a three-section staircase in the middle leading to the high platform at the entrance of the Zhengxin Hall.

The Zhengxin Hall is located close to the mountain, with green trees on the left and right, making it quaint and quiet.

Zhu Gaoxu came to inspect Jinling Academy this time, but did not greet Mei Yin in advance.

Mei Yin also received Zhu Di's oral instruction in the morning to appoint him as a doctor of the academy, and only then did he know that Zhu Gaoxu would inspect the academy today.

Therefore, all affairs in the academy are proceeding step by step, just like yesterday.

Zhu Gaoxu did not want to interrupt the lecture of the professor on duty in the Zhengxin Hall, and did not stop to listen to what the professor said. Instead, he directly said to Mei Yin: "There is a lecture in the hall, let's go to the backyard first."

Therefore, everyone did not enter the main hall, but passed through the right corridor of the main hall and went around to the backyard.

The backyard is the back hill of the hill. There are pavilions and winding corridors on it, as well as flowers, plants and bamboo groves dotted as appropriate.

A small river about one foot wide winds through the back mountain of the academy from the southwest and flows into the Qinhuai River to the east.

The scorching sun is in the sky, under the pavilion.

Zhu Gaoxu listened to the rushing sound of water and looked at the rapid river, feeling that this was an excellent place to conduct hydraulic experiments.

He turned his head, looked at Mei Yin aside, and said, "In the Zhengxin Hall, are there several teaching areas divided according to subjects?"

Mei Yin replied: "His Royal Highness, the Zhengxin Hall is divided into seven areas: the main hall, the left hall, the right hall, the back hall, the south side room, the north side room, and the library. The main hall is generally used for ceremonies. The left, right, and back halls are The third hall is the daily teaching area, the south room is the professor's office, the north room is the storage room, and the library is located at the end of the Zhengxin Hall. It is a single room built of stone that runs from north to south."

After hearing Mei Yin's answer, Zhu Gaoxu said "hmm" to express that he understood.

Then, he estimated the time in his mind, then looked at Zhao Junchen and ordered: "Go to the academy gate and see if the things have been delivered to the door?"

Zhao Junchen bowed his head and said yes, bowed and accepted the order and left.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Junchen came back and said: "Your Highness, the things have been transported to the gate of the academy."

"it is good."

Zhu Gaoxu shouted first, then turned to look at Mei Yin and said, "It's almost time. Go to the Zhengxin Hall. I have something to say to the students."

"His Royal Highness, please come this way." Mei Yin bowed and made a gesture of invitation.

After Zhu Gaoxu took two steps, he turned around and ordered Zhao Junchen next to him: "Take someone to move the things outside the door of Zhengxin Hall and wait for my order."

Zhao Junchen respectfully claimed yes and walked away quickly.

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