The system of appointment and removal of officials in different places originated from the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The reason is that the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion brought a huge blow and deterrence to the Han Dynasty, which forced them to think about changes.

The Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms happened during the period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, but this matter was not implemented until the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Basically, it can be said that this system guaranteed the centralized power system of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Through practical summary, we found that it is difficult for officials who serve in different places to weave a huge network of relationships as before.

That kind of top-down network can directly affect the centralized network.

The decision to appoint and remove officials from different places has been implemented in every dynasty since the beginning of the Han Dynasty.

Later, there was even a rule that one could not serve as an official for a thousand miles, and then one could not serve as an official for five hundred miles, etc.

There are also no distance restrictions, but there are separate regulations that prohibit serving as an official in this county or in neighboring counties.

Because these officials were serving in other places, they were almost alone when they took office. At most, they brought their wives and children with them.

If the central court's deterrence against the local government is not strong enough, then when these officials go to the local government and serve as officials, not only will they be able to make a great career, they will probably be given a slap on the wrist as soon as they arrive, and then they will be left in despair after a few years.

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Therefore, if the government order to serve as an official in another place is pushed back, everyone will no longer think that it is deliberately making things difficult for others.

Those who want to serve as officials in other places prefer that the deterrent power of the central court can be as strong as possible. The bigger the better. Only in this way can they securely serve as officials.

From this perspective, these officials who serve in other places will subconsciously help and support the strengthening of central power.

"Your Majesty, the scout assessment may be inappropriate!" Zhang Liang thought for a while and said.

"Why?" Wang Buxu looked at Zhang Liang. Two completely different departments have no mutual affiliation. This kind of assessment will be more authentic, right?

"The scouts have too much power!" Zhang Liang said.

Wang Buxu was stunned for a moment.

Scouts have too much power?

What powers does the scout have now?

Isn't it just to monitor the local situation?

The power of action lies with the guerrilla generals. The scouts at the grassroots level are ordinary people. There are only three or five scouts in a county.

Anyway, Wang Buxu felt that scouts were really useful and allowed him to quickly learn about every move in various places.

As long as you are willing and want to know the situation of a place, you can see all the recent conditions of this place in a very short time.

"Your Majesty, there is no problem in assessing the ability of the officials, but if ability and moral character complement each other, it would be inappropriate to let the scouts be responsible for moral character. Over time, if the scout officers have bad intentions, how can local officials dare to offend them? Any official

, it is impossible to do the best in handling every matter. What if the scout avoids the minor issues and favors the major ones, focusing on one point and publicizing that there is something wrong with the official's moral character? If this is the case, even if the official has done ten things

A correct decision can be ruined by a seemingly incorrect decision," Zhang Liang said.

This situation of avoiding the easy and taking the serious is impossible to completely avoid.

Even if a new yamen is formed to take charge, this situation may still happen.

But if this matter is left to the scouts, the impact may be more severe.

Wang Buxu suddenly thought of the Jinyiwei of Dongchang and Xichang in the Ming Dynasty. Their intentions were good, but as time went by, the power of these departments became more and more powerful, which eventually led to a series of uncontrollable influences.

What Zhang Liang said makes sense. People will make mistakes.

It would be too tragic if there were officials who were deliberately targeted because they offended others.

It's miserable for the officials themselves. For me, of course, I don't want such a good official to be buried.

Wang Buxu continued to think of ways to deal with it.

Assessments cannot all be in a fixed form, which will allow more officials to prepare in advance.

As for the consideration of officials, it must be a covert and surprise assessment.

Only without the knowledge of officials can we see the truest situation.

The best way is to visit privately and see it in person.

But the world is so big, obviously it can’t be seen.

If a separate department is formed, it needs to prevent excessive power.

Then the best way is naturally to use a rotation system, so that the officials responsible for going for the assessment do not know where they are going before setting off. This can naturally avoid some collusion.

For the sake of stability, you can send a few more people to go there in batches without knowing each other. Only when the answers obtained by more people are not much different can it be proven to be true and correct.

but……

It's hard...

Wang Buxu intended to promote the imperial examination system, but the formation of a system could not be completed in one or two years.

Even the construction of the school building has not started yet, so even if it starts now, the first batch of people to participate in the imperial examination will have to be at least ten years later.

Therefore, the current Han Dynasty still uses the inspection system, but the current inspection system has not yet reached its most perfect stage.

Basically, local officials are responsible for the selection, and the process goes down level by level.

The Han Dynasty followed the Qin system, and there have not been any major changes in administration. The system of the Qin Dynasty is still continued.

Five families are one wu, two wu are one Shi, ten Shi are one li, ten li are one pavilion, ten pavilions are one township, ten townships are one county, and ten counties are one county.

Some places may not follow this, but most of them are like this.

One person is selected from each village every three years, and then the pavilion chief evaluates these people and selects three from them. They report to the township in the second half of the year. Before the end of the year, the township has a rank (in charge of the big township) and the village stingy husband (in charge of the big township).

Xiaoxiang) and then select five people from the thirty people who passed the first round of selection and report to each county.

The following year, each county will conduct a more detailed assessment of these fifty people, and this process lasts for a year. In the end, no more than five people will be selected and reported to the county.

In the third year, the county governor spent another half a year reviewing the selection, selecting suitable people from fifty people, and reporting them to the Luoyang Officials Department.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs basically notifies each county of the assessment time at the beginning of the year, which is in the second half of the third year anyway.

At this time, the selected talents from various places will go to Luoyang for the final assessment.

It's an argument. I'll give you a question. If you answer it correctly, you can become an official. If you answer it incorrectly, you'll be sent back to where you came from.

There is no limit on the number of places recommended by the county governor. If he is willing, he can apply for all fifty people.

But only a fool would do that.

Chaju system!

Chaju system!

There are inspections, actions, and systems.

If the person you recommend passes the assessment, if he commits a crime in the future, no matter how serious it is, it will have a great impact on the official who recommended him.

Depending on the level of the crime at the time of the crime, the level of impact will be different. If he was a county magistrate when the crime was committed, then the county magistrate who recommended him at the time and the following officials will have the greatest impact.

And this system will bring another hidden danger.

If he commits a crime and the officials who recommended him will be implicated, then if these officials are still alive, they will definitely find ways to cover it up and form another clique.

Of course, most of the time, the chief is just in name.

If you commit a crime when you are a small person, it will affect the educational officials, because they are actually responsible for the assessment.

When you get mixed up, the people who will be affected are the top leaders, because the recommendation is made in their name.

Of course, if you succeed, the benefits will be obvious.

For example, Song Yi, who recommended Guan Ying, is now living a happy life as a county governor.

As for Guan Ying, who recommended Han Xin, needless to say more about his current life?

In terms of status and ability, he can almost be called the first general of the Han Dynasty.

Wang Buxu never likes to only look at what he is doing.

Although what lies before us is the question of how to evaluate officials.

But in Wang Buxu's opinion, this matter can be used to do something else.

The reason for considering the imperial examination system is naturally to pave the way for the future imperial examination system.

Nothing can be achieved overnight, just like that, what is straightforward is that one person is happy. If you want everyone to fly in the sky together, you have to lay the groundwork.

"The responsibility system for inspections and promotions has been abolished. The county magistrates and county magistrates retain the power to directly recommend talents. However, in the future, the recommendation of talents will be carried out by the Jiaofang Secretary in each locality!" Wang Buxu suddenly said.

"???" Zhang Liang was suddenly confused. Why did this good thing suddenly go astray again?

Wang was not hungry but did not consider Zhang Liang's confusion.

There is naturally a reason for doing this, and Wang Buxu also thinks it will be of great help.

Then he continued: "Officials who have passed the examination and evaluation will not be officials for two years. The Ministry of Personnel will issue unified questions and assign these officials to go to various places to secretly investigate the moral issues of local officials..."

Listening to Wang Buxu's words, Zhang Liang's eyes suddenly lit up.

The more I think about it, the more surprised I feel, and the more I think about it, the more shocked I am.
To be continued...