Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, in the era of aristocratic families, if you want to get the attention of the powerful aristocratic families and get an interview opportunity for yourself, sometimes you have to act unique. In fact, I
Likewise, if he hadn't won three consecutive martial arts titles in Jingkou, he wouldn't have attracted the attention of the Xie family. It's just that Wen Wu was the first and Wu Wu was second. It's relatively easy to make a name with your fists, but this literary talent
It’s hard to say, for example, if you were to take exams in poetry recitation and composition, I’m afraid you wouldn’t be a match for those children from aristocratic families.”
Liu Muzhi said with a smile: "I think I am no worse than others in writing poems and articles, but what is more important is the ability to do political affairs. For military administration, a qualified official can only collect taxes and encourage farmers to teach.
What should be done is that since the Jin Dynasty moved south, the children of aristocratic families have been more pragmatic than pragmatic. Most of the children of aristocratic families have indulged in drinking and dissolute life in order to express their character, thinking that in this way, great talents like the Seven Sons of Jian'an and the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest can be hidden in the world.
, so that the emperor would come to see him in person. But he never thought that these seven sages have real abilities. They are reclusive in the field, but when they come out of the mountain, they have the talents of prime ministers and assistants, that is, Mr. Xianggong, who was also in Huan Wen's army after becoming famous at a young age.
After many years of experience, the people in the family have the talent to manage the world, unlike those children from aristocratic families who only have a little knowledge."
"But even if you have real talent and knowledge, if you don't have a good background, and there is no mechanism for discovering and promoting superiors, it will be difficult to get ahead. As the saying goes, if the door hinge is not buggy, the running water is not rotten, a Yin Jue can only rely on his family background and his father's ancestors.
A system in which one can gain power is destined to cause future generations to lose the motivation to struggle, and each generation will become worse than the last. Whether it is the martial arts brothers in Jingkou or the poor scholars in the world, they have a strong motivation to change their destiny and gain wealth by relying on their abilities, so
Most of what I have learned is practical and reliable. These talents are the real pillars of the country, and they are something we cannot miss."
Liu Yu said seriously: "So, in order to prevent such talents from being like you and me in the past, relying on winning fighting competition championships or showing off their belly to attract the attention of the nobles, we must open up more channels and let them
Talented and powerful people will be given adequate opportunities for assessment and promotion. Now the Beifu Army is open to warriors from all over the Jin Dynasty. It is not limited to Jingkou or Huaibei refugees as before. The captains and senior veterans of each team are responsible for inspecting new recruits.
With the bravery of the men who came to join the army, there will no longer be the situation in the past where hungry people and half a hundred old and disabled people joined the army to earn a living."
"And your shogunate also personally presides over the assessment of the scholars who want to join your sect. You will even test the abilities of the new people during meals. If everyone is like you, then what will happen to the Jin Dynasty?
How can there be a shortage of civil and military talents?"
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "Actually, this method of selecting talents is still not optimal. To put it bluntly, this is just a rule for you and me. It is not customized by the country. This is the rule of man, not the rule of law, just like
In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also engaged in policy making and selected talents from humble backgrounds, such as Sang Hongyang and Dongfang Shuo. However, as soon as he died, the path for such humble people to advance was cut off, and it returned to the old days of mutual recommendation by ministers and candidates.
Following the old path of our disciples, if we want to keep talented people appearing, I'm afraid we have to find another way."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Fat man, since you mentioned this to me, you must have a mature method. Tell me, what operations do you have to make this method of selecting talents custom-made?"
Liu Muzhi nodded: "I can't say much about military matters. Your method of letting go of declaring to join the army and relying on veteran assessment is very good now. In the future, the brothers of the Beijing Eighth Party and their nephews will accept it at home.
With the training of my father and uncles, I joined the army after my father was demoted. Starting from the grassroots recruits, I slowly accumulated merit and became an officer. It is a good choice to take over the position of my father, just like the Mao family, or Ah Shou.
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Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, and generals and generals often get together to play together when they are young. They fight and play when they are young, and when they are older, they ride bows and horses together to hunt. Then they learn the art of war taught by them, and then join the army again."
There are various martial arts exercises and assessments. As long as you insist on the intensity of training and give more opportunities for actual combat, it won't be too different. But what I'm interested in is how to select talents for governing the country. It only depends on you, high-ranking officials and dignitaries.
I'm afraid it's not enough to take the exam in the shogunate. After all, there can be hundreds or even thousands of grassroots officers and soldiers in the army to select and evaluate new recruits, but you, the senior officials who can open the ceremony, only have a few dozen in total. If you all interview every day
The scholars who have defected may not have to deal with official duties."
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "The reason why I want to interview in person is because in the previous promotion system, senior members of aristocratic families recommended each other's sons and nephews, and it was not necessarily everyone who abandoned the public service for personal reasons.
During the investigation, I mostly looked at some poems, articles, and calligraphy skills. I regarded that kind of government talent as something that can only be done by subordinates. The general trend is like this. Even if there are some enlightened people like my husband and my father-in-law, it is impossible for them to do it.
The entire environment has been reversed, so even those who want to work in the industry can often only do some work such as copying official documents. The real management, collection, transportation, information and other practical things can only be done by ourselves.
Checked."
"But as you said, there are very few people like me who are willing to take time out to inspect scholars like me. As far as I know, only people like Meng Chang, Xu Xianzhi, and Zheng Xianzhi are willing to do such a thing. Others
High-ranking officials often let their staff members who are descendants of aristocratic families be responsible for this kind of assessment. In this way, they are back to the old way of evaluation. Therefore, in the long run, there must be a mechanism that can assess the status of scholars.
Before the disciples defect to the shogunate, a large-scale training and screening should be arranged."
Liu Yu suddenly understood. He smiled and said: "After a long time, you want to build a new school here in Qilu. Using printing to teach the barbarians to learn Chinese is just one aspect. What you really want to do is to build a new school.
, specifically used to train and select talents who will enter the shogunate in the future, right?"
Liu Muzhi nodded with satisfaction: "Exactly, most of the people in Xiangxu in this world teach people the Four Books and Five Classics, the Classics and History, the Spring and Autumn Annals, etc., but the skills needed for handling government affairs, teaching farming, and building water conservancy projects
, writing official documents, arranging logistics, etc., but there is no one who specializes in teaching these. What I want is to establish a special school to train talents in this field, and then arrange work according to the results of the school assessment, without the need for another person.
A special inspection was conducted.”
This chapter has been completed!