The top pick, second pick, and top pick in the previous palace examination were all called by Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan asked: "What have you been doing recently?"
Luo Hongxian, a direct disciple of Wang Yangming and the number one scholar, replied: "I followed Shilang Wen in compiling "Records of Emperor Wu" and in my spare time compiled "Guangyu Tu"."
"Records of Emperor Wu" is "Records of Zhengde". Honorable Guo Xun serves as the supervisor, Wang Yuan, Mao Ji, and Luo Qinshun serve as presidents, and Wen Renhe, Jia Yong, and Dong Qi serve as vice presidents.
Among them, Vice President Wen Renhe is Wang Yuan's test room engineer. He actually edited Zhu Houzhao's records, and Wang Yuan and other three presidents were responsible for reviewing and confirming the manuscript.
The "Records of Emperor Mingrui Zongwu" in this time and space may have a hundred times better evaluation of Zhu Houzhao than the "Records of Emperor Mingwu Zongyi" in history. But the dirty information will not be deliberately concealed. After all, Zhu Houzhao has done too many ridiculous things.
The compilation tone set by Wang Yuan is objective and fair, with a bias towards affirmation.
Wang Yuan asked curiously: "What is "Guangyu Map"?"
Luo Hongxian said: "Since I was a child, I have enjoyed riding horses and archery, studying maps, observing history, and astronomy and geography. The maps used by the Ming Dynasty today are based on the Maps of the previous dynasty, and there are many omissions and errors. Therefore, I want to compile a set of maps of this dynasty.
The content of the map is: a general map, maps of the thirteen provinces of Zhili and Beijing, and maps of border towns, Caohe, and fourth levels. The above maps are all compiled using the plan drawing method. "
"This is a good idea," Wang Yuan praised. "You will retain your position as the editor of "Records of Emperor Wu", but you will no longer need to participate in the compilation work. You can go to the Railway Department to learn their map drawing methods in the future and compile "
"Guang Map", there are two types of plan and topographic map. When the government review is over, I will open a separate room for you in the Hanlin Academy to draw the "Guang Map of the Great Tomorrow". At that time, I will assign you a deputy, twenty
There are three miscellaneous officials and assistants, and thirty full-time servants."
Luo Hongxian said: "There is no need for so many people."
"It's useful," Wang Yuan said, "I want you to travel all over the Ming Dynasty and carefully draw the map! Do you dare to take this job?"
Letting a No. 1 scholar draw pictures on the spot means staying away from the center of the court all year round. This appointment will greatly affect Luo Hongxian's political future.
Luo Hong first clasped his fists and said, "I will try my best!"
Wang Yuan still comforted him: "It must be very hard for you to measure the whole country. Including the officials and servants under you, all the officials and servants under you will be temporarily given a three-level salary increase during the drawing. You can mobilize local government and health stations to help, and you can go back to Beijing to rest for three months every year."
You will automatically be promoted to a higher rank every two years until you reach the third rank. Your subordinates will be promoted based on their own circumstances, and no one will be wronged anyway."
Luo Hongxian immediately felt that Wang Yuan attached great importance to this matter, and said excitedly: "I will fight to the death to complete this mission!"
Luo Hongxian was a man who also knew a lot about history, yin and yang, arithmetic, astronomy and geography, poetry, art of war, riding and archery, agriculture and water conservancy... he was good at everything, and he was a close friend with Tang Shunzhi, a tycoon in his studies.
Unfortunately, when he was an official under Jiajing, he was dismissed because the emperor's eldest son was too old and asked to formally establish him as crown prince. He and Tang Shunzhi were dismissed together, and each returned to his hometown to study hard and lived a life like an ascetic monk for more than ten years.
Tang Shunzhi's hometown was on the coast, and he could still be hired as a military consultant and personally lead warships to fight against Japanese pirates. Luo Hongxian's hometown was in Jiangxi, and after he was dismissed from office, no one cared about him at all, and his skills were completely useless.
"Where is Shunfu?" Wang Yuan asked again.
Cheng Wende, Wang Yangming's direct disciple and second in the list, said: "I will follow Dong Shilang to compile the "Records of Emperor Wu"."
Wang Yuan asked: "Would you like to go to Qufu to be the magistrate?"
Cheng Wende asked: "How to become a county magistrate?"
Wang Yuan said: "Qufu is the place where Confucianism originated, but now it is full of smoke and smoke. After you go, you will be responsible for restraining the Confucian family and promoting education so that the people of Qufu can live a good life."
Cheng Wende clasped his fists and said, "It is our duty to do so!"
Historically, Cheng Wende also offended Jiajing and was killed by the powerful minister Wang Hong. He was dismissed from office and imprisoned, and was almost beaten to death. Later, he was resurrected twice. He became the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and was dismissed from office for admonishing Jiajing. Because he was an official too much.
Integrity, after Cheng Wende died, his wife and children had to sell off their property to bury him.
Wang Yuan asked his closed disciple again: "What about you?"
Tang Shunzhi replied: "I followed Jia Shilang in compiling "Records of Emperor Wu" and studied mathematics in my spare time."
Wang Yuan asked: "Would you like to go to Shaoxing and be the magistrate of the government, specializing in the affairs of Qingtian?"
Although Tang Shunzhi was a little surprised, he did not ask the reason and answered directly: "I would like to go to the place to clear the fields!"
Wang Yuan explained to the three of them: "What you see on paper is shallow, but I know that you have to do it in detail. I am the chief assistant, and unlike others, I like local hard-working officials. As long as I am in the day, I will be a Jinshi and a scholar in the future.
Those who are willing to be sent to other places will be promoted quickly. In fact, in my imagination, the candidates for cabinet ministers and six ministers are best promoted to officials who have served as chief envoys, governors or governors of two provinces."
Luo Hongxian, Cheng Wende and Tang Shunzhi suddenly realized this.
Wang Yuan then said: "If you can compile one-third of Dafu's "Guangyu Map of the Great Ming Dynasty", I will let you be the Zuo Shilang and choose someone else to take over the rest."
Luo Hongxian said: "The king does not have to be like this. One thing does not bother two masters, and things should be done from beginning to end."
Wang Yuan praised: "It's commendable to be ambitious. But that's it, you have to leave opportunities for others. You can't finish things by yourself."
Luo Hong smiled first and said nothing.
Wang Yuan said to Tang Shunzhi again: "When you go to Shaoxing, first visit Mr. Yangming for me."
This is a private matter, so Tang Shunzhi quickly said: "Disciple, please keep this in mind."
A few days later, the three appointments were announced.
The Map and Surveying Room of the Hanlin Academy was established, and Luo Hongxian, the newly elected number one scholar, served as the head of the room, responsible for traveling to various places to survey and map the country of the Ming Dynasty (while monitoring lawlessness in the world).
Cheng Wende, the recent top scholar, was appointed as the fifth-rank magistrate of Qufu County.
Tang Shunzhi was sent out to explore the flowers of the new year, and was appointed as the co-president of Shaoxing Prefecture from the fifth rank.
Once these transfer orders were announced, the civil and military officials were in an uproar. If it weren't for the fact that Tang Shunzhi was Wang Yuan's direct disciple, and that Luo Hongxian and Cheng Wende were Wang Yangming's direct disciples, the officials would have felt that Wang Yuan was deliberately suppressing underachievers!
At the beginning, when the quarrel between Yang Tinghe and Wang Yuan was at its worst, he only dared to release the royal party's common people, but did not dare to release the royal party's first-ranked scholars.
After contacting a bunch of direct relatives of the royal party who came from the Railways Department, all civil and military officials have completely understood that the current chief minister likes to emphasize the hard-working people!
Inspired by this, Yang Ming, the first of the second batch of Jinshi, Chen Shu, the second, and Ren Han, all of whom were born in Shujishi, asked themselves to be sent to other places. Wang Yuan readily agreed, letting them become magistrates of the state, and urged them to live a good life.
Bless the place.
When Mao Ji heard the news, he remained silent for a long time.
Several royal officials who were thrown away by Yang Tinghe to serve as local officials have now been promoted to the level of inspector, deputy envoy, and political participation. A bunch of Qingtian hard-working people have emerged in Shandong and Shanxi. If Wang Yuan deliberately promoted them, I am afraid that in ten years, the six departments will
All yamen will be controlled by the doers.
At that time, even if Wang Yuan suddenly dies of illness and his successor wants to sabotage the reform, he will have to fight with the six ministries.
The more far-reaching impact is that this will gradually form an unspoken rule, that is, the first-ranked Jinshi and Shujishi will not stay in the capital as noble officials. Instead, with the aura of Prime Minister, they will be transferred to local areas to practice their political achievements, and after rapid promotion, they will
Fight back to the court.
Even if Wang Yuan no longer serves as the chief assistant, this unspoken rule will continue. Because the six departments are all promoted by local hard-working people, they have their own preferences in promoting officials: I have climbed up from the local government, why should I choose you guys?
A noble official in the capital?
June.
Cheng Wende went to Qufu, Tang Shunzhi went to Shaoxing, and they both left Beijing and went south together.
Cheng Wende's burden was not heavy, but Tang Shunzhi was under great pressure because the hometowns of several high officials in the dynasty were under the rule of Shaoxing Prefecture.
Jiangxi has been cleaned up by Chen Yong, and Shandong and Shanxi are also being cleared.
Shaanxi is pretty good at the moment, and there is no bullshit Duan Wang for the time being. Historically, Duan Wang was granted a title as soon as he arrived in Shaanxi, and Wanli gave him 2 million acres of land. Finally, he was driven away to Sichuan by Li Zicheng, where he was caught and chopped down by Zhang Xianzhong.
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Today, the most serious land annexation is in Southern Zhili, followed by Zhejiang.
Hangzhou Prefecture in Zhejiang, Gui E, Chang Lun, Liu Zhishu and others have completed Qingtian, but other prefectures are still in a mess, especially Shaoxing Prefecture where Tang Shunzhi is going.