In fact, why were officials in ancient times limited to the county level?
There is actually a reason for this.
The first reason is that the ancient system, before the Tang Dynasty, was probably governed jointly by the emperor and the aristocratic family.
After the Song Dynasty, it was probably jointly managed by the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats.
The two dynasties, the Yuan Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, are not included in the discussion.
Therefore, the units below the county level are all from aristocratic families or the scholar-bureaucrat class, helping the emperor to exercise power.
The second reason is that if officials are also hired at the county and township levels, the number of officials required will be too large, and the salaries that need to be paid will also be very high.
Therefore, the current situation has arisen.
And now, due to the bumper harvest of food, as well as the prosperity of tourism and business, the entire Jiannan Road is developing very rapidly.
If the county and township levels cannot be included in management, I am afraid there will still be chaos.
Of course, Li Min here has very mature management experience.
Of course he was extremely confident in doing this.
Li Shimin was also quite moved by this matter.
Li Shimin knew very well that once this was accomplished, his control over the entire Tang Empire would be greatly strengthened.
It will also lower the influence of the aristocratic family by another level.
But if it were implemented rashly throughout the Tang Dynasty, the resistance would be too great, and one would have to beware of counterattacks from the noble families.
The most critical point is that Li Shimin is not sure whether this kind of change can succeed.
Therefore, when Li Min proposed this change, Li Shimin readily agreed.
Let Min'er set up a pilot project in Jiannan Road first. If it works in Jiannan Road, then it might as well be promoted throughout Datang.
After getting Li Shimin's permission, Li Min released the news.
The name of this exam is called the Civil Service Examination. Well, this civil servant is of course different from the civil servants of later generations.
This civil servant is only responsible for specific affairs of the county and township.
As for the content of the civil service examination, in addition to some basic assessments on the Four Books and Five Classics, other aspects include assessments on official documents, Tang laws, judgments, etc.
Some of the content also draws on test questions from later civil service examinations.
Of course, it is impossible to copy everything, but it can still be used as a reference.
Of course, not all officials in their original positions have been eliminated.
They can also take the exam, and those who pass the exam will be given priority for recruitment.
If you fail the exam, I'm sorry and will be dismissed directly.
From now on, all officials at the county and township levels must pass the civil service examination.
Only those who pass the exam can be trained and employed.
All their salaries are paid directly by the Jiedushi Mansion of Jiannan Road.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused an earthquake-like sensation throughout Jiannan Road.
Because this civil service examination will directly shake the family's control over the place.
This is further weakening the power of the family!
Therefore, when the aristocratic families in Jiannan Road got the news, they were furious, and they - endured it!
Well, there's no way.
I think back when the King of Shu first came to Yizhou and served as the governor of Yizhou, there were two disobedient families in Yizhou City. What about now?
Haven't they all been exterminated?
Therefore, after the King of Shu takes over as the governor of the entire Jiannan Road.
Although the people throughout Jiannan Road are celebrating the New Year as if they were celebrating the New Year.
But those aristocratic families in Jiannan Road must take exams in mourning.
But having learned from the past, they simply did not have the courage to confront the King of Shu.
Fortunately, the King of Shu did not take action against them after he became the governor of the entire Jiannan Road.
This made them breathe a sigh of relief. Originally, they thought they had escaped.
Unexpectedly, King Shu was waiting for them here!
However, even though they knew that King Shu was trying to weaken them, they dared not speak out in anger.
Now, the prestige of the King of Shu is at its peak throughout Jiannan Road. Who dares to go against the King of Shu?
Don't want to die?
The exam was scheduled for one month later. After receiving the news, many people in Jiannan Road were eager to take the exam.
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When the aristocratic families such as Wu Surname and Qi Wang learned the news, they felt even worse.
As a result, the aristocratic family couldn't help but speed up the pace of joining forces.
Half a month later, all fifteen countries around the Tang Dynasty suddenly sent envoys to Chang'an.
And the missions of these messengers are actually the same, they are all to marry the princess.
These fifteen countries are far or near from the Tang Dynasty, and their distances vary.
But they entered Chang'an on the same day, and both wanted to marry the princess.
It is absolutely impossible to say that there was no prior discussion among these fifteen countries.
But why do these fifteen countries do this?
This incident made the entire Tang Dynasty begin to stir up trouble.
At this time, Li Shimin was furious in the palace.
The last time Songtsen Gampo came to propose marriage, it was Min'er who came back to say so.
In the Tang Dynasty, if there is no compatibility or marriage, the emperor will guard the country and the prince will guard the country.
Only a few years later, fifteen countries came together to propose marriage. What on earth did they want to do?
However, these are fifteen countries!
Have you really rejected them all?
It's obvious that someone is taking advantage of this!
If all the proposals from these fifteen countries were rejected, what would they do if they united to conquer the Tang Dynasty?
Do you really have to agree to them?
However, just after they rejected Tubo, they were forced to agree to them?
What's more, if you are really forced to agree to them now, what should you do if you originally proposed not to get married and not marry the monarch to protect the country and the prince to protect the country?
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but be startled by this idea.
Damn it, these fifteen countries are not just here for Zhen'er, right?
But then, Li Shimin burst into laughter again.
He felt that this situation was simply impossible.
Because of this incident, the morning of the second day suddenly fell into a fierce quarrel.
The civil service system and the general system are clearly divided into two camps.
The civil service system asked the emperor to agree to their request and make peace with these fifteen countries.
As long as we get married, we can get peace and there will be no war on the border.
And if they don't agree, once these fifteen countries attack the Tang Dynasty together, the Tang Dynasty will inevitably fall into the quagmire of war.
The generals, on the other hand, shouted loudly that they would never agree to their marriage request.
How can I, the Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, sacrifice those weak women to save the country?
What's more, we don't have that many princesses in the Tang Dynasty!
Yes, there were many princesses in the Tang Dynasty.
But some of them are already married, and some, although not yet married, have been betrothed to others. We can't bring these princesses back for marriage, right?