Section 1002: The Darkness of the Ming Xiu Plank Road, Chen Cang
The position of Sili Xiaowei was planned from the very beginning to become the future Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Therefore, a reliable minister with a Legalist background must be appointed.
This person must be familiar with all Han Dynasty laws and the background of their formulation, and must also have rich experience in civil affairs.
In other words, this candidate must be a legalist or a criminal law expert who is inclined to legalism.
At the same time, he must have served as a county guard or county lieutenant for at least four years.
Moreover, when Sili Xiaowei was first established, for the sake of safety, this person must be an old-school bureaucrat.
In short, he is the kind of veteran who is familiar with the legal provisions, has rich experience, and knows when to strictly enforce the law and when to turn a blind eye.
It's hard to find people like this in today's world.
In Liu Che's familiar memory, there is no memory of such ministers.
But fortunately, the emperor does not need to know and understand how many talents there are in this world.
All he needs to do is hook up and there will be plenty of talented people willing to work for him.
Not to mention the position of Sili Xiaowei, which is likely to become Jiuqing in the future.
Therefore, after Liu Che's revelation, the ministers of the Nine Qing Dynasty have already recommended their confidants or connections.
In the end, Liu Che chose the candidate recommended by Jin Zhidu.
The man recommended by Zhidu is called Yan Ping.
Ten years ago, he served as the governor of Shu County.
It was under his rule that Zhuo Wangsun and Cheng Zhengying made their first pot of gold.
It was also under his rule that Deng Tong became prosperous. Deng Tong's coinage and Wu King Liu Bi's coinage equally divided the world's financial markets.
However, it is a pity that if you jump too high, you will be removed from the list.
When Liu Che's father came to power, he first killed Deng Tong and then expelled Zhang Shizhi.
Finally, the party members and comrades of Deng Tong and Zhang Shizhi were pulled out and named one by one.
Yan Ping was implicated and was driven home to farm.
And Zhidu and Yan Ping are fellow villagers.
They are all from Hedong.
In fact, both of them were initiated by the same master.
Therefore, Zhidu has a close relationship with Yan Ping.
Liu Che took a look at Yan Ping's resume and immediately decided to appoint him as the Sili Colonel.
The reason is very simple. This man was a Legalist bureaucrat, but under his rule, Deng Tong, Zhuo Wangsun, and Cheng Zhengying all did well.
This proves that he has no discrimination against merchants.
I don’t think businessmen or industry will harm the country and the people.
Secondly, when Yan Ping governed Shu, there were many local workshops and countless mines.
However, the social production and life in Shu County were not affected.
This proves that he understands balance and importance.
Such officials are almost impossible to find even with a lantern!
"I have decided to appoint Yan Ping, the former governor of Shu County, as the Sili Lieutenant!" Liu Che looked at the people in the palace and said slowly: "Please don't discuss it any further!"
As for the expressions of Chen Jia and Fanshi people, Liu Che didn't even bother to look at them.
They are just two sycophants and do not need comfort.
Furthermore, a flatterer would not be able to endure even a slap in the face from the emperor.
So what's the use of them?
After announcing the decision, Liu Che sat down, looked at the ministers, and said: "The next topic!"
The ministers also quickly cleaned up the mess and returned to their seats one after another, looking at their noses and eyes.
As for what they are slandering in private, only God knows.
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The next topic is naturally related to examinations.
This year's examination and the number of references finally exceeded the Shaofu's expectations.
The total number reached more than 22,000 people.
Just to prepare examination rooms for them, the Han Dynasty vacated all martial arts venues inside and outside Chang'an.
Even, many places in the Shaofu were requisitioned.
It was only through hard work that the examination land for so many scholars was secured.
Then, in order to print the test papers.
The Shaofu spent more than one million just to buy paper!
The entire examination cost tens of millions before and after.
This does not include the cost of the troops dispatched by the Han Dynasty in order to maintain public security and order.
However, these expenditures are cost-effective.
It is also reasonable.
At present, no one inside or outside the court dares to suggest that it is too troublesome to take the examination once a year, and that it should be changed to once every three years, or the threshold should be raised or something like that.
Because as long as they dare to make this suggestion.
Make sure they don't dare to leave Weiyang Palace.
The eggs, stones and spit of the people of Chang'an will certainly not be stingy on them.
With the development of examinations to this day, an entire industry chain has been formed.
Every year during the exams, the rent in Chang'an rises sharply, all kinds of businesses are prosperous, and all kinds of money are made, which hurts my wrists.
Almost all the people of Chang'an benefited from the examination.
Even ordinary people can make money as long as they have a few vacant rooms in their home!
So much so that some people started to pay attention to the houses in Chang'an and even the houses in the civilian areas.
Liu Che didn't know whether there would be real estate businessmen from before the Christian era.
But before the Christian era, the real estate dealers and real estate speculators had already appeared.
Of course, the country has paid so much and the rewards it has received are staggering.
Apart from other things, a total of more than 8,900 scholars were admitted to the examination this year. (Now the first two rounds have ended, in other words, the admission figures have actually been calculated)
This data itself is a huge improvement!
This is equivalent to selecting nearly 9,000 available civil servants for the country.
They will support the framework of the Han Empire in the future.
But now, he is the number one enemy of the Han Empire!
The number of admitted students is nearly nine thousand.
However, even if Liu Che packed all the merchants' children into the Lord Commander's Yamen, there would still be more than 6,000 people waiting to be allocated.
But now, the country has racked its brains and has only been able to free up about 4,000 positions.
this means……
"This year's examination, there are still more than two thousand scholars who need to be allocated urgently!" Liu Che looked at these ministers, waved his hand and said: "You are all my humerus. At this time, I should be the first in the world!"
"Jiuqing's yamen must clear out a thousand more positions!" Liu Che stood up and said seriously: "For those who are in charge of various administrative offices, they all need to issue military orders. They must be cleared within a time limit until they reach their age, and there are still those who can't leave!"
Those whose names were called lowered their heads and gritted their teeth.
Removing officials is not an easy thing to do.
This is going to offend people!
However, the emperor's plan is held high, who dares to disobey?
So, everyone was coy, you looked at me, I looked at you.
Then reluctantly, you and I, who were thirty and fifty, accepted the quota.
But it was a bitter experience for Zong Zheng and Taichang.
These two yamen have more officials, but the trend of aging is also greater.
Many ministers are filled with veterans.
There are even old officials who have been working since Emperor Gao to this day and are still shining brightly.
According to the system, they should have retired long ago.
However, the key to the problem is that there are many positions in Taichang Yamen and Zongzheng Yamen, which actually do not require hard work. It can even be said that there is no need to work.
You only need to report in at midnight every month.
For example, Taichang Yamen gave the officials who guarded Emperor Hui's Anling mausoleum and the staff in charge of Emperor Hui's temple.
There is also the Zongzheng Yamen, which is responsible for the staff of the princes and kings.
These people may not be able to do one thing all year round.
Since they can stay at home and eat royal food, they naturally don't want to retire.
Many people have dedicated their lives to the "Great Han State".
Moreover, Zong Zheng and Taichang did not want them to retire.
Because once they retire, among other things, many positions and establishments will probably be gone.
In the eyes of bureaucrats, whether a department has power and prestige is closely related to the number of employees in the department.
For example, in the Shaofu, there are hundreds of thousands of hired workers plus officials.
So he acted arrogantly and treated the other nine ministers as nothing.
Therefore, Zong Zheng and Taichang originally planned to die rather than obey.
But unfortunately, this is not a problem that can be solved just because they are unwilling.
Because the other nine ministers sold Zong Zheng and Taichang without hesitation.
They all said: I all think that Zongzheng and Taichang have many officials who have lost their jobs over the years...
They also produced personnel files for evidence.
Looking at those piles of sixty, seventy, or even eighty-year-old veterans.
Looking at the emperor and his colleagues.
Zongzheng and Taichang could only hold their noses and accept the military orders that required the purge of more than 300 officials.
But they didn't know that while the courtiers were talking and arguing, Liu Che quietly asked Ji An to stuff all the scholars who were born from merchants into the Yamen of the Lord Commander and the Yantie Government Office.
This can also be regarded as a variant of the plank road built openly and secretly used in Chencang. (To be continued.)
