Chapter 64 The Prince Consort Disguised as a Man in a Revenge Story (9)
Seeing that the number one scholar started writing without hesitation, the rest of the people also took their seats and started writing.
However, many people looked sad.
First, this issue is too far-reaching for them.
They are just new scholars. Although they have been awarded official positions, it is not known how long it will take before they are really used by His Majesty and become ministers of the imperial court.
This kind of question is extremely difficult for even veterans who have been in the court for a long time to answer, let alone them.
Secondly, this question is too offending.
Is it possible that no one except His Majesty has discovered the redundant officials in the imperial court?
Naturally discovered.
At the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China, we learned from the painful lessons of the previous dynasty's collapse. In order to avoid factional disputes, Daye established a large number of official positions. Later, a large number of bureaucrats were appointed to check and supervise each other, thus strengthening the imperial power.
But the problem caused by this is that today's officials are too redundant, and it is common for people to be in their official positions and not know their duties.
But if we want to eliminate redundant officials, how many people's interests will be affected.
Some things can be suggested by others and they will do them.
But if you put it forward yourself, it would be equivalent to putting yourself on the opposite side of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.
Isn't this tantamount to ruining one's own future?
Looking at the expressions on the faces of the Jinshi below, the Holy Master's eyes were full of complex and unpredictable emotions.
The bracelet with the eighteen characters of Gannan incense, gold, millet and longevity in his hand was plucked extremely fast.
Normally, His Majesty would not wear this bracelet on such a formal occasion.
But now, His Majesty has brought it.
Seeing this scene, the chamberlain quietly lowered his head more submissively.
I hope that among these Jinshi, one or two will be able to answer the questions that please His Majesty.
Otherwise, they might all sit on the bench until they die.
At this time, on the observation deck high in the north, Princess Roujia was holding a telescope and looking shyly in the direction of Jixianyuan.
Beside her were the Queen and her biological mother, Ping Jieyu.
Queen Fengyi sat dignifiedly in the pavilion on the inside of the observation deck. Looking at Princess Roujia, she whispered to Ping Jieyu beside her, "It seems that Roujia has the right person. This time, the new Jinshi, I went to the palace to find Princess Pingyang and inquired about it. The number one scholar, Shiran, was heard to be a well-known handsome man in the capital. He was also talented and learned, and his family background in Canaan House was considered decent. Only his status as a concubine was slightly worse. some."
Ping Jieyu was a gentle and humble person. After hearing what the queen said, she immediately said, "Whether a commoner will be a commoner or not depends on whether a person is diligent and motivated. Since the empress said this person is good, he must be good. However, it still depends on Roujia. My own thoughts.”
The queen was very satisfied with Ping Jieyu's attitude and nodded with a smile.
"Of course, Roujia's marriage must be satisfactory to her."
However, the queen has also seen the portraits of the first-class scholars. Among them, the number one scholar is as outstanding as Pan An.
Roujia will not be dissatisfied.
Now, it depends on whether His Majesty is satisfied.
Two quarters of an hour later, Shi Ran put away the pen.
The Holy Master, who had been paying attention to her, saw it at a glance.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the chamberlain next to him hurriedly walked towards Shi Ran.
Smiling respectfully at Shi Ran, the chamberlain gently placed the paper in front of Shi Ran on the tray, carefully knelt down and presented it to His Majesty.
The Holy Emperor originally took the piece of paper with an expressionless expression, but after just reading the beginning, his eyes lit up and his whole body straightened up.
In terms of policy, Shi Ran pointed out one thing at the beginning: redundant officials must be eliminated, otherwise a prosperous dynasty will be brought down over time.
However, eliminating redundant officials and streamlining bureaucracy will touch the core interests of many people.
After all, among the huge number of officials, a considerable number of them are idle.
They obtained one and a half official positions due to the "Enyin" and "Renzi" systems, but they did not hold actual official positions and made no contribution to the court.
But the court had to spend a lot of money to support them.
Therefore, when redundant officials are eliminated, these are the people who will be eliminated.
However, this group of people has a strong background. Once they are not handled properly, it is very easy to cause turmoil and even shake the foundation of the dynasty.
Therefore, the solution proposed by Shi Ran is not sharp.
First, establish a clear promotion system for officials.
There is a small review every month and a major review every year. It not only requires evaluation by superior officials, but also self-evaluation by officials, and anonymous evaluation by officials at the same level.
This selection is not based solely on personal wishes. If there is a large difference in the scores of the three selections, the imperial court will send someone to conduct a detailed investigation.
Find out which party is at fault, and then reward and punish them.
At the same time, we only ask about political achievements, not years of seniority, and abolish the previous concept of seniority for officials.
If an official is not promoted or demoted within five years, the official and his immediate superiors will be required to go to the capital to report on their duties.
To put it bluntly, I just want to talk about your work in the past five years.
If there is no political achievement to report, the natural end is to be dismissed from office.
This also avoids the fate of many officials who work in one position until death.
It can not only promote truly talented people, but also prevent incompetent people from fishing in troubled waters and receiving empty salaries.
Secondly, the officials who currently only have official titles but no specific duties were unified to establish the Emperor's Mansion Supervisor for official jurisdiction.
All officials must ring their bells on time.
This will inevitably usher in a wave of resistance. After all, most of these redundant officials are noble buddies who enjoy the protection of their families and enter the court.
Why would you want to go to court every day before dawn?
Then there will be a generous reward.
The main duty of the emperor's palace supervisor is to assist the six ministries in official affairs. At the same time, there is a test every year in the palace prison, which not only tests poetry, calligraphy, etiquette and music, but also tests on archery, horse riding, and arithmetic.
There are three heads of armor, and they are conferred barons by the Holy Father himself.
The top 100 people can be candidates for six departments and local vacancies.
The next hundred people will be exempted from their official titles.
Those who are removed from their official titles will naturally be dissatisfied, but those who cannot hold back can gain tangible benefits.
You know, many people have enjoyed the protection of their families and obtained official and semi-official positions, but they have never been able to touch the six ministries in their lives.
After all, that’s where the real work is!
They don't want to be so inactive.
But the imperial examination was held once every three years, which was like crossing a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops and horses. They were not sure that they could survive it safely.
Moreover, with so many officials without actual duties waiting, it would be easy to find a vacancy, and everyone would have to fight to grab it.
But now, they have a way to get a real job.
No one will think that they are among the bottom hundred, they will only see the benefits that the people in front can enjoy.
Once this method is put into operation, the vested interests in front will consciously suppress those who oppose it.
Therefore, there will be resistance when implementing it, but it will never be as big as imagined.
What His Majesty has gained is, firstly, truly talented people who can pass the Imperial Examination. After all, these aristocratic families are not all idlers.
Second, they are the useless people who have been cleared out in batches.
And those people can't say anything bad about His Majesty.
Otherwise, it will offend more people.
This is tantamount to transferring the conflict between His Majesty and the wealthy families to their group.
Your Majesty has only gained a good reputation.
"Good! Good!"
After reading this policy statement, the Holy Emperor actually stood up in person and walked to Shi Ran.
"Shi Aiqing is indeed an unparalleled talent. In the founding of Daye, there were no fewer than a hundred imperial examinations and nearly ten thousand talents were selected. But this policy of yours is definitely the first."
Such a high rating? !
All the Jinshi who were still writing furiously next to them stopped writing and looked at Shi Ran who was standing there with blank expressions.