What I need now is a large number of officials who can handle specific affairs.
Not an official!
The title of imperial examination is just to make people feel more accepting.
To put it bluntly, Zhu Hongyu wanted to attack the imperial examination and reform the original imperial examination system.
As for Zhu Hongyu's reform of the imperial examination, will there be any resistance?
The answer is yes!
There is definitely resistance!
But it’s not too big!
Because Zhu Hongyu changed the imperial examination to simplify the difficulty of the imperial examination and expand the scale of recruiting officials.
He has not harmed the fundamental interests of the vested interests!
Even if he used the means of simplifying the imperial examination and expanding the enrollment, he broke the monopoly of the gentry and academic circles on the imperial examination, allowing more people to become officials and enter the ruling class.
That doesn’t matter!
Because, Zhu Hongyu’s reforms have more beneficiaries than losers!
Zhu Hongyu's recruitment expansion directly doubled the number of people who could become officials many times.
In addition, in the Ming Dynasty, officials and officials were not separated into different families. After the imperial examination, although you started as an official, the promotion path was smooth.
Can climb all the way from the bottom to the top!
That doesn’t mean you can’t be promoted!
This is the most important thing. Zhu Hongyu can recruit 99% of the officials in the world to be on his side.
As for how to appease the profit victims after the reform of the imperial examination system, it is actually very simple.
Imperial examination rankings!
That’s right, it’s the imperial examination rankings!
Zhu Hongyu can stipulate how many people can directly become officials before the imperial examination.
For example, the top three in the first class can directly start from the prefectural and county assistant officials.
If you are a second-level Jinshi, you can move down one level and start as the head of the sixth house of the county government.
If you are a member of the Third Class A and Jinshi, you can move down one level and start as a township chief official.
If you go further, just start from the most basic staff.
From this point of view, those who want to take the Jinshi examination will not be able to become a chief official once they pass the exam, but they can be compared with those officials in the top three who need to start as civil servants.
There are also advantages!
In this way, the psychological gap of those people can be reduced to the greatest extent.
Reduce resistance to Zhu Hongyu’s restructuring!
Reform cannot be done forcefully!
Clearly distinguish between enemies and friends, clearly distinguish between enemies that must be destroyed and enemies that can be won over.
Make a few enemies and make a lot of friends.
Only in this way can we succeed!
…
Zhu Hongyu has been thinking about the reform of the imperial examination for a long time.
With the development of productive forces, the social changes caused are the general trend and no one can reverse it.
And social change means that the previous ruling order will also change.
The era when imperial power did not go to the countryside and was vested in clans outside the county town will be gone and never return.
If a political system cannot change its governance structure along with social changes, it will eventually perish sooner or later.
Zhu Hongyu's reform of the imperial examination system expanded the scope of officials, promoted officials going to the countryside, and strengthened the Ming Dynasty's dominance over local areas...
It is Zhu Hongyu who is planning for social change!
Now that the Ming Dynasty has a steam engine and has begun to stride towards the deep blue, can the industrial revolution be far behind?
The industrial revolution is here, can social change be far behind?
If you don’t prepare in advance now, you will suffer big losses in the future.
Zhu Hongyu knew that once the news of his reform of the imperial examination spread, it would definitely cause an uproar.
It may even set off a wave of public opinion!
However, he felt that it was all worth it.
There is no need to discuss the reform of the imperial examination system!
…
Qian Qianyi left Zhu Hongyu's study and met with the wealthy gentry in Nanjing in a restaurant by the Qinhuai River.
There was constant singing and dancing in the lobby, and a dancer in a light gauze dress was dancing gracefully.
From behind the screen, there came bursts of sweet sounds of silk and bamboo pipes playing in the moonlight.
Table after table is filled with all kinds of delicacies and delicacies.
The jars of good wine are all of the best aged wines, and they are all wines brewed by some private wineries and are not sold to the outside world at all.
Qian Qianyi sat on the main seat, listening to music, enjoying singing and dancing leisurely, waiting for the arrival of the wealthy gentry in Nanjing.
Without letting Qian Qianyi wait long, those people arrived at the restaurant one after another.
The expression on Qian Qianyi's face remained unchanged. He squinted his eyes, listened to the beautiful music, and slowly beat the beat with his hands.
Everyone was almost here, but Qian Qianyi still didn't express his position.
The head of the Lu family, Lu Jia, asked.
"Mr. Mu Zhai, I wonder if His Royal Highness the Governor is still satisfied with the military salary donated by us?"
When Qian Qianyi heard this, he just glanced at Lu Jia lightly before speaking.
"His Royal Highness Jian Guo intends to open more Enke and recruit enough officials to fill the official vacancies in Jiangnan and ensure that Ming Dynasty's government affairs in Jiangnan can be carried out stably."
"However, after your highness read through the classics, he found that in all the previous imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty, the number of candidates in South Zhili was the largest."
"If we feel this is the case, it will be unfair to candidates from other places, and we are planning to reduce the quota for some candidates from South Zhili..."
As soon as Qian Qianyi said this, Zhu Hongyu's attitude was already clear.
accurate!
Quite unhappy!
He was so unhappy that he wanted to reduce the number of candidates from Southern Zhili in the imperial examination.
In just an instant, a clear layer of cold sweat broke out on everyone's foreheads.
The head of the Lu family, Lu Jia, asked in disbelief.
"Mu...Does Duke Mu Zhai really mean what he said?"
"Your Highness really wants to reduce the number of candidates for our Southern Zhili Candidates?"
Qian Qianyi just sneered and said.
"What? Do you think His Highness is joking?"
After everyone heard this, they stopped talking.
Finally, someone spoke.
"The examination hall in Nanjing has been vacant for a long time, but now that I think about it, it is dilapidated."
"We are willing to chip in and donate a sum of money to repair the Nanjing Examination Hall. What does Mr. Mu Zhai think?"
Qian Qianyi narrowed his eyes and asked.
"How many?"
The man spoke.
"Five million taels!"
"Let's collect 5 million taels together and use it to repair the examination hall!"
When Qian Qianyi heard this, he nodded slightly and said.
"good!"
Lu Jia couldn't help but ask.
"What about the quota?"
Qian Qianyi said with a smile.
"You don't need to worry, this matter has not been decided yet, His Highness is still considering it."
"I think, as long as His Highness can see the loyalty of the gentry and common people in Southern Zhili, he probably won't cut the number of imperial examination quotas in Southern Zhili."
When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
There was a touch of joy on his face!
When Qian Qianyi saw this scene, his face was expressionless, but his heart was filled with disdain.
A bunch of bastards!
How happy would it be if His Highness talked to you nicely and you gave the money neatly?
Do you have to find trouble for yourself when you have nothing to do?
Once His Highness has used his methods and learned a lesson, it will be too late to regret it!
This was great. In the end, the ten million taels of silver were not lost at all, and an extra one million taels was added in.