Seven hundred and twentieth eighth chapter three major systems
Emperor Chongzhen was originally just a vassal king. In his early years, he was able to live in the palace because of Emperor Tianqi's favor. Later, Emperor Tianqi died suddenly, and the seventeen-year-old vassal king suddenly became the king of a country.
When he first became emperor, the powerful Nine Thousand Years Old was in front of him. After solving Wei Zhongxian, natural disasters everywhere, the establishment of captives in Liaodong, and the country's lack of money and other urgent problems were placed in front of the inexperienced Emperor.
In front of Emperor Chongzhen.
Although with the help of Zhong Jinwei, the conflicts of the Ming Dynasty were solved one by one. However, no matter what, it was impossible for him to pay attention to every thing in the empire, let alone the Imperial College, which had been ignored by all dynasties.
Therefore, when he heard Zhong Jinwei say that no matter how poor future generations are, they cannot afford education, he also felt that he was not using enough talents, so he began to pay special attention to what Zhong Jinwei said.
Just listen to Zhong Jinwei continue to say: "Because of the first harm, the funds of the Imperial College were unable to operate normally, which caused the previous emperor to introduce a dependency policy, which..."
"Master Zhong, what is the family dependence policy?" Emperor Chongzhen asked matter-of-factly in front of Zhong Jinwei without having to hide his ignorance.
Zhong Jinwei had done enough homework and immediately answered him: "The family dependency policy, simply put, means that the prison students do not need to study in the Imperial College, they are allowed to go home to study on their own. Not only that, but there are no follow-up measures, that is
There is no assessment of whether the supervising students have completed their studies at home.”
After explaining this dependency policy, Zhong Jinwei concluded: "In this way, how much better will the quality of the supervisory students be? Will they be able to produce talents? They just spent money to buy the title of supervisory student, and then they will
You can become an official if you have one. To put it bluntly, this is selling an official position. You only recognize the money and not the people."
Emperor Chongzhen's face fell as deep as water after hearing this. The situation Zhong Jinwei told was very undesirable for a monarch who wanted to make a difference.
Everyone knows that those who pay money to buy an official will only use their power to steal the people's wealth and anointing when they are officials, and they will only do this if they can only make a profit and not lose money. The incompetent, short-sighted and idle monarch wants to be able to do so.
I would do this to solve the dilemma of urgent need for money.
Zhong Jinwei didn't care whether Emperor Chongzhen felt good or bad after hearing this, and went on to say the third point: "Because of the changes in the country's talent selection, that is to say, the emergence of the Jinshi Department, it has already squeezed the way out for the supervisory students in the Imperial College. Now the supervisory students
As long as you have money, you can buy it. The number of people suddenly increases, there are many monks and few people, and the way out is blocked, which further reduces the status of the Imperial College in the hearts of scholars."
Having said this, Zhong Jinwei stared at Emperor Chongzhen and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the students who are admitted to the prison are usually from rich families who have no knowledge or skills. If there are too many such people, it will bring disaster to the reputation of the Imperial College.
This has made the young and talented scholars disdain to be in the same room with these people, and have given up the opportunity to study in the Imperial College. If this continues, to this day, how can the Imperial College not be extremely bad!"
Emperor Chongzhen was really shocked. He didn't expect that the most senior government-run school in the Ming Dynasty would turn into the current situation due to the imperial court's own ruin.
The purpose of the Imperial College has undergone fundamental changes from the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present. From the initial mission of recruiting talents from all over the world, it became a tool for the imperial court to make money, and ultimately the people were responsible for the consequences.
After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen came back from his deep thoughts. When he saw Zhong Jinwei looking at him with vigour, he expressed his stance categorically: "I deeply agree with the saying in your hometown that no matter how poor you are, education cannot be poor, and I will definitely do it in the future."
To pass down the teachings of our ancestors to future generations."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, a happy smile appeared on his face. In this way, his biggest goal was achieved.
You must know that in later generations, many countries and regions, such as Taiwan, clearly wrote the percentage of the country's annual fiscal revenue into the constitution. Emperor Chongzhen made this an ancestral motto, which is equivalent to this.
"Since Master Zhong raised this matter, he must have a solution. I hope Master Zhong can teach me!" Emperor Chongzhen then sincerely requested Zhong Jinwei.
He understood that since the Imperial College was in an extremely bad state, it would not be easy to save it.
Zhong Jinwei smiled and nodded and said: "Your Majesty has ordered me to obey your orders."
First he expressed his position, and then Zhong Jinwei continued: "I originally wanted to learn from the management methods of higher education institutions from my hometown, but after I learned about it, I found that the original system of the Imperial College was already very good."
Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect such a thing. So he quickly asked: "Oh, what was the original system of the Imperial College?"
After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei explained to Emperor Chongzhen with a look of reverence on his face: "Your Majesty, I believe that the three systems of the Imperial College, namely the supervisory system, the points system and the calendar system, are very good systems."
"First, the supervision system, that is, the strict management of the Imperial College students, has specialized teaching staff, management personnel, and teaching guidance personnel to effectively control the students' studies and life. Even the imperial students' requests for leave and suspension of study must be approved by the emperor.
It’s only possible with a special permission, and the days of leave are naturally stipulated.”
When Zhong Jinwei said this, he smiled and commented to Emperor Chongzhen: "To be honest, such strict management is difficult even for my hometown."
Then Zhong Jinwei talked about the second point: "The point system is to examine the academic performance of the supervisors. It is stipulated that only eight points can be passed. The Imperial College is divided into six halls, and the six halls are divided into three grades. The supervisors must pass the test one by one.
.There will be an exam every quarter. Those who are excellent in writing and reasoning will get one point. Those who are excellent in reasoning but poor in writing will get half a point. Those who have no reason will get zero points no matter how good their writing is."
"In my hometown and in higher education institutions, the points system is also adopted, but it is basically based on the situation and is not strictly controlled. Even the students shouted "Long live passing", which shows that it is general. Of course, this is a digression. "
When Emperor Chongzhen heard that every time Zhong Jinwei talked about a system, he would compare it with those of later generations, which gave him another understanding of each system and he couldn't help but nod slightly.
"Third, the calendar system means that after the supervisors' points are full, they will first be assigned to various yamen for political training. After about a year, only after passing the training will they be eligible to go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and wait for deployment as officials."
"I also have this calendar system in my hometown, but it's not called calendars, but practice. Sometimes, I suspect that these things in my hometown were all learned from the Ming Dynasty."
After talking about the advantages of the Imperial College, Zhong Jinwei bowed to Emperor Chongzhen sincerely: "Your Majesty, if these systems of the Imperial College can be strictly implemented again, and the positioning of the Imperial College can be considered from other aspects, the Imperial College will surely regain its prestige and restore its reputation.
original status."
Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard that the system was strictly implemented again, which is easy to understand. But he didn't understand another point, so Emperor Chongzhen asked: "Master Zhong, why do you start from other aspects to position the Imperial College?"