When Huang Dao Monday heard this, he was struck by lightning and could no longer speak.
He himself is a Jinshi and is in the officialdom. How could he not know the current situation of Jinshi?
It can even be said that he was fully aware of the evolution of the method of cultivating Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the second and third grade Jinshi were assigned to trainees in the Sixth Ministry and the Hanlin Academy. Those who entered the Sixth Ministry were called Guanzheng Jinshi, and those who entered the Hanlin Academy were called Shujishi.
Beginning in the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the Hanlin Academy's admission of gentry scholars has evolved into a specialized system, which was called "Guan Selection" at that time. The cabinet, together with the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, selected young, beautiful, talented and good-looking scholars among the new scholars.
He entered the Hanlin Academy to continue his studies, and after three years he "disbanded" (graduated) and was taught practical work.
The rest of the Jinshi are Jinshi who observe government affairs. They go to the six ministries, the Duchayuan, Dali Temple and the General Affairs Department. Sometimes, even the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army has Jinshi to observe government.
In the beginning, this method of cultivating Jinshi was indeed okay, as there was a learning process for new Jinshi to participate in politics.
However, as time went by, this approach changed.
First of all, the imperial examinations conducted by the cabinet, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Rites began to be full of corruption. After all, they had the final say. Occasionally, examinations were used to select, but most of them were made by the bosses of these yamen.
Have the final say.
The same is true for the Guanzheng Jinshi side, with corruption abounding.
These Guanzheng Jinshi did not want to go abroad, but wanted to stay in the capital as officials. So they tried every means to go to Sanfasi Yamen, because there is an unspoken rule in Guanzheng, that is, after the term of Guanzheng Jinshi is up, they will stay in the Yamen.
In addition, during the internship period, Jinshi Guanzheng can also take leave, which means that they will not observe the government at all, and will be directly appointed as officials when the time is up.
The period of political observation is only three months or half a year. How much political experience can be gained in such a short period of time?
Therefore, these new Jinshi systems were in vain by the Wanli period! Moreover, corruption was rampant in them. Before Jinshi became an official, this officialdom atmosphere had already been corroded.
Not only that, Huang Daozhou also knew how bad the atmosphere among Jinshi people was today.
Most Jinshi believe that they have worked hard for twenty years before finally passing the Jinshi exam. This is the result of their own efforts. After winning the Jinshi, isn't it time to relax and enjoy themselves?
There are also people with the best official positions who feel that they have been careful in their official career for twenty years before reaching this status. Shouldn't they think about themselves and seek some benefits?
Under such various trends, official administration is corrupt, which leads to today's chaos!
Thinking about this, Huang Daozhou suddenly became very interested in Emperor Chongzhen's proposal. He usually disliked the style of his colleagues and shouted that he wanted to rectify the administration of officials, but in terms of specific measures, he could only talk in general terms. Now he heard that Emperor Chongzhen
There seems to be some new suggestions here, and I would like to know about them.
So, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, how should we do this Wen Beitang?"
When Emperor Chongzhen saw that Huang Daozhou no longer objected, but was curious about what he said, he couldn't help but feel a little excited, so he immediately said to Huang Daozhou: "In the Wenbei Hall, there are various subjects, all of which are required for being an official, and clarify what should be done.
Why? After studying, there will be an examination, and only those who pass the examination can be appointed as officials based on their results! If those who fail the examination do not know how to become an official, how can they become an official?"
"Then where do all these subjects come from?" Huang Daozhou asked immediately after hearing this.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he said directly without thinking: "The six ministries and three law departments, as well as the local governments, will submit cases and compile them into policies. After I read them, they will be divided into various subjects. Other details can be discussed by the ministers.
I’ll decide again!”
Having said this, he paused and then added: "By the way, in the future, Beijing officials must serve in the local area for a certain period of time before they can serve. I don't want to see people without local experience dictating local affairs!"
Huang Daozhou couldn't help but praise after hearing this: "Your Majesty is wise, this is a good strategy to eradicate corruption in government!"
In fact, part of this practice of Emperor Chongzhen was used by later generations of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties: three days after the imperial examination was passed down, the Jinshi imperial examination was held in Baohe Hall, which was specially designed to select common people.
And now the system that Emperor Chongzhen came up with inspired by Liu Weichao is more detailed and standardized in every aspect than the imperial examination of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
After all, the Manchu Qing Dynasty only changed the process of selecting Shujishi from artificial to examination. In fact, the difference from the palace examination is not that big.
Liu Weichao didn't know about this, and Emperor Chongzhen naturally didn't know either.
At this time, after Emperor Chongzhen saw Huang Daozhou's approval, he remembered Wang Dehua's request and used this topic to say to Huang Daozhou: "What you said is true. Corruption in officialdom is common nowadays. I just rectified the capital before.
, the corruption of local officials has not yet been affected. As the censor of Zuodu, you must recommend the censor to inspect the local area in the near future and eliminate local corruption, how about it? "
Having said this, he added and emphasized: "The local people are having a hard time, and the local officials cannot escape the blame! The current chaos is partly related to the inaction of the local officials! In addition to the Beijing inspection, strict supervision is also needed!"
When Huang Dao heard this on Monday, he immediately expressed a serious expression and quickly agreed: "Wei Chen is convinced and will start working on this matter immediately!"
Regarding Emperor Chongzhen's uncharacteristic behavior, he did not let the factory guards intervene, but asked the Metropolitan Procuratorate to supervise the matter. He was very happy and wanted to agree quickly, lest the emperor change his mind and openly let the factory guards intervene again.
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As long as they are civil servants, there is no one who dislikes factory guards, and Huang Daozhou is no exception!
After saying this, Huang Daozhou left quickly.
But after he left the main hall, he suddenly remembered that the emperor had not yet had a final statement on the matter of Wu Beitang!
With this thought in mind, he wanted to check with Emperor Chongzhen again. But then he thought about it, and it seemed that the objections he had raised before were no longer valid.
Military generals who enter the Military Beitang are disciples of the Emperor, and now if civil servants enter the Military Beitang, they will also be disciples of the Emperor. There is no such thing as military officers being superior to civilian officials, and civil servants can still control military force!
In addition, what Emperor Chongzhen said is not unreasonable. In today's troubled times, bandits are everywhere, killing vassal kings and governors. It has reached a critical moment. If we don't train those generals, how can we fight with bandits and bring peace to the world as soon as possible?
Alas, the reason why we are in such troubled times is because of corruption in government, which is rooted in the civil servants!
Thinking of this, Huang Daozhou sighed and gave up the idea of looking for Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen, after sending away Huang Daozhou, devoted all his energy to the preparation of the Military Beitang. In addition, he also asked Fang Zhenghua to dispatch skilled craftsmen to work with Song Yingxing to build steam engines as soon as possible, and the more the better!
This is not to say that he wants to start building steam trains, ships, etc., but that the newly built steam engine will first be used for steelmaking and boring guns.
At present, the army on the capital side, that is, the Baigan Army, can acquire new combat effectiveness the fastest. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen is also watching the training of the Baigan Army to adapt to the new equipment.
There is no way, under this current situation, Emperor Chongzhen must race against time to gain time.
Not to mention the Jianlu invasion, the battle of Kaifeng involving the Central Plains must have already begun. I wonder what is going on with Sun Chuanting?
Emperor Chongzhen must have been worried when he thought about this.
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Just as Emperor Chongzhen thought, the battle of Kaifeng has begun.
Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai led their main army, which was said to be 500,000, and completed the preparations for the siege on the fifth day after surrounding Kaifeng, and the battle of Kaifeng officially started.
Li Zicheng had expected the strength of Kaifeng City. Not to mention, compared with the previous two battles of Kaifeng, with Sun Chuanting still in charge, it would probably be even more difficult to defeat.
Therefore, at the beginning, he sent a mixed army to test the reality of Kaifeng City.
"kill……"
The loud shouts of killing resounded outside Kaifeng City.
When the moat army first arrived and started setting up camp, people had already been sent to divert the water away.
The first few batches of miscellaneous troops mainly filled in the moat.
Under the cover of shields, a motley crew of ragged soldiers rushed to the moat carrying bags of soil and poured it into the moat.
Li Zicheng and others were naturally watching the battle.
After watching for a while, Li Yan beside him said with some confusion: "Why does the filling of the river this time seem to be smoother than the previous two?"
"That's right!" Song Xiance responded doubtfully after hearing this, "The counterattack on the city seems to be weak?"
Yuan Zongdi, one of the generals in charge of the army, heard this and said disapprovingly: "I guess it is Sun Chuanting, that dog official. A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. He came without troops and had conflicts with the people in the city. This is the result!
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"This seems to make sense!" Luo Rucai heard this and joined in the discussion: "With Sun Chuanting's temperament, it seems like everyone owes him money. Now that he is being reused by the emperor, wouldn't he feel that he is even more amazing?"
When he said this, he suddenly changed the topic and said: "But we can't underestimate the enemy. After all, it's Sun Chuanting who is still capable. If we are in a hurry to attack, we might be able to help him!"
"Then what should we do?" Niu Jinxing heard this and took up the topic: "If we don't attack in a hurry, can we capture Kaifeng?"
Li Zicheng had been silent. When he heard this, he spoke: "Let's take a look first and then talk. When the moat is filled in, send out elites to attack and see if we can break the city."
He is the boss, so it's decided. As long as Luo Rucai doesn't object, that's it.
But they didn't know that in the archery tower at the top of the city, all the original civil and military officials of Kaifeng City were standing obediently behind Sun Chuanting, with no intention of discord at all.
They really don't understand the knowledge. They don't know why Sun Chuanting adopts such a negative way of coping?
In the end, it was Henan's censor Gao Mingheng who asked.