Chapter 335 System

Su Song said: "Don't say so far, my set of books, the picture is very important, all with engraving, time-consuming and laborious, I heard that Mingrun you have a method, which can be called convenient, "Meidu Official Poetry Collection", Luoyang paper is expensive." ”

Su You nodded: "Yes, it is indeed convenient to print pictures on wax paper mimeographed." But brother, your work is brilliant, it is not a small project, you have to have a supporting workshop to complete it, and this book can be extended. ”

"Don't hide it from my brother, the younger brother is in the southwest, and he is also collecting the outline of agriculture, which is named "Southwest Agricultural Book", which has been eight years now and is about to be completed. Among them, there is also a medicine, which records Sichuan, Dali, Tubo, and Qiangman's medicines, most of which are not contained in the brother's book. ”

"I mean that there are sixteen parts according to water, fire, earth, gold and stone, grass, grain, vegetables, fruits, wood, clothing, insects, scales, media, birds, beasts, and people. The departments are grouped according to 'from micro to giant' and 'from cheap to expensive' for easy search. The name of each drug is outlined, and the following legends, interpretations, set solutions, doubts, repairs, smells, indications, inventions, and prescriptions are clear at a glance. ”

Su Song was shocked and shocked: "Then this book is very moving." ”

Su You said with a smile: "Since there is wax paper, it is much easier than engraving, if my brother agrees, it can be done in a year." ”

Su Song laughed: "It is rumored that Meishan Su Mingrun, over and over again, there are three tricks - good for fine, good for fine, good for pure." Those who know for the first time think that simplifying is complex, and when they study it carefully, it is actually simplifying, and the outline is really wonderful! ”

Su You said: "If my brother agrees, I will summon the Meishan Cheng family to send someone to prepare for this matter." ”

Su Song said: "This is a merit for all generations, how can I not follow it for my brother." The eunuch bag is shy, and I am worried that I can't print it, so I don't care, whether you make money or lose it is all up to you. ”

Su You said with a smile: "In terms of money, you must lose money, but well, reputation is a good thing." ”

Neither of them was pedantic, and they couldn't help but smile again.

After chatting about this, Su Songcai talked about officialdom to Su You.

The court meeting had to prepare for the performance in advance, and Su You didn't come back until he was on the doorstep, so it was definitely too late in time, and there was no need to participate.

After the court meeting, everyone began to go to work officially, and they couldn't do anything serious a few days ago, basically just to accompany the emperor around the palace.

When the walk was over, everyone began to collect their hearts, and it was already the end of January.

The first thing Su You had to do was to take the dispatch of Zhizhou and Yun Ju to the center to report on his work.

After the debriefing is completed, we will look at the meaning of the imperial court, and in what way to interpret the duties, that is, to assign new dispatches.

The promotion and removal of official positions in the Northern Song Dynasty also came out of many ways.

The hardest thing is to choose people.

Except for the Jinshi Gaoke, the system or the children of high-ranking officials, most people are selected when they enter the official career, and generally serve as shogunate officials and state and county officials.

These are low-level bureaucrats, and the method of promotion and removal is called "limited examination and recommendation".

It mainly includes three types of people - Jinshi background, no background and miscellaneous supplement official background.

If they want to become Beijing officials, according to the normal process, they must first be two magistrates, and then they have to make a general judgment on the promotion;

Two more general judgments, related to promotion, can be the state;

To be a two-term governor, about the promotion, and then you can go in two ways.

One is to be sent to prison in various ways, and after the sentence is completed for one term, he is promoted to a transfer envoy.

One served as a central officer, and in addition to the important members of the central ministries as a lang official.

If the steps go well, one step in three years, it will be twenty-four years in total.

But this is not possible because there is also an assessment involved.

Every year, a year and a half or two years will be conducted on the officials, and the content of the assessment includes: resume, performance, negligence, leave and other matters, as well as comments and opinions written by the head of the institution - this is called an examination class.

Next, the officials who have completed their term of office and examination courses are inspected to see if their files are complete and authentic, and their performance and recommendations are reviewed to determine whether they can be transferred - this is called grinding and inspection.

The low-level officials who have passed the grinding survey are changed in rank according to the regulations, and are generally given the treatment of being promoted to the order of Beijing officials - this is called changing officials.

Only a very small number of people can be lucky enough to stay in Beijing - this is called Chaosheng.

For each step, there are also more than five guarantors, which is called lifting. Without a reputation for political achievements, it is difficult to find a leader.

However, all of these are only linked to official positions, and for the officials of the Great Song Dynasty, what really matters is actually the dispatch.

The officials who are not sent are called rank officials, also known as Jilu officials: the income of Jilu officials below the fifth grade is very small, and basically the family has five people, and there are some problems in living in Bianjing.

If there are more officials and fewer people to work, dispatch becomes a scarce resource.

In the era of Su You, there was a shortage of governors in the prefecture and county, and there were more than ten qualified candidates.

Therefore, whether or not you can get sent is very important, and it is the officialdom ecology of the Great Song Dynasty to be sent lightly.

At the beginning, with the results of Su Youtanhua, Han Qi gave the official position of champion and the first and the dispatch of the same jinshi, Su Shi thought that it was seriously unfair, and he wanted to beat the drum, which is the reason.

There are several ways to be sent, called "Que".

The first way is called Piju, some central departments, with the power of Piju, the chief can appoint subordinates for the department.

For example, the Imperial Historical Observatory and the Imperial Court need a large amount of fresh cannon fodder for a long time, which is a good channel for low-level officials to stay in Beijing, but the risk is extremely high.

Because of the low and powerful position of the imperial history, it is the vanguard army death squad that overthrew the prime minister, and once it fails, it will be miserable.

And even if it succeeds, it will kill a thousand enemies and lose 800 miles away.

The second way is called the Ministry of Officials, and this right belongs to the Court of Judges and the Ministry of Officials.

Some less important positions, such as those in the capital treasury, temple, and supervisor, can be obtained through this channel.

But don't go to the officials for help, it's more convenient to find the officials. Because the selection and appointment of officials and bureaucrats is too complicated, even the chief can't understand it, so he can only rely on the officials to complete it.

As a result, the problem of bribery is very prominent, and a good opportunity for the officials has come.

or misinterpret the provisions, or modify the books, and play favoritism.

The Southern Song Dynasty "has no five hundred thousand, and it is not close to Lin'an." That's how it came about.

The third way is called the Tang Division, and the Zhongshu Sect, which is controlled by the Prime Minister, is responsible for the arrangement of some positions.

These positions are relatively high-level, and in addition to adhering to the principle of "selecting people for officials", they are relatively not based on qualifications, they are more flexible, and their personal opinions will play a great role.

For example, the group herd judge and the degree branch judge arranged by Chen Zhizhong for Wang Anshi are like this.

If the prime minister's character is not good, the court will become a tool for the ministers to fight against each other and cheat on power.

Lu Yijian, Wen Yanbo, Chen Zhizhong, and Wang Anshi have all been violently impeached because of their relatives or private individuals.

The last way is the emperor.

It's also two paths.

The appointment and dismissal of senior and core ministers, and the power to adjudicate are in the hands of the emperor, that is, "special order to remove the authorization", aimed at the old ministers.

And newcomers, only the champions are the protégés of the Son of Heaven.

As a general judge, he was recalled to the Beijing Division and awarded the important position of Qing Shi, and he was generally a master of repairing the living note, and he started with the knowledge system, which was regarded as the reserve of the pile of people in front.

This is the reason why Song Renzong boasted that he had found three prime ministers for his descendants today after the Sansu system came out.

These two roads are the safest, clearest, and have the highest input-output ratio.

Sometimes the two roads are also the same way, such as Yan Shu Yan Xianggong, who is the prime minister and privy envoy, and his son-in-law Fu Bi is the privy deputy envoy, and Song Renzong still disagrees to resign. This is no longer a simple relationship between monarchs and ministers, this is the relationship between playmates and classmates, comrades-in-arms and friends. The character that has been accompanied all the way from childhood to adulthood.

From the point of view of the legal text, this is a perfect system, but from the perspective of practice, this set seems to be quite comprehensive and rigorous, embodies the principle of gradual progress, satisfies the expectations of most officials, and conforms to the consistent style of seeking stability in the Great Song Dynasty.