Chapter 162: Worries about the Imperial Examination

First of all, the last time the land was cleared, did all the hidden households be cleared?

Naturally, there is none.

Secondly, there is the population under the jurisdiction of the Tusi. None of them are presented in Qingzhang, for example, the number of households in Guizhou is only 20,000.

It is true that Guizhou is a poor place, but no matter how poor Guizhou is, it is also a big province, how can there be only 20,000 households, at most more than 100,000 people, and at most more than 100,000 people, not as many as a Beijing person.

This is not only Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Tibet, the new territory of Tibet, but also the two Xinjiang, there are a large number of statistics.

There are also some royal palaces that encroach on people, military households, etc., and all kinds of privileges are encroached upon. There are also those bandits and bandits all over the world, who are also people.

How many people are there in Daming? Zhu Qizhen is not too clear, but he estimated through the salt tax, one thing is certain, the population of Daming must be more than 100 million. As for how much 100 million, Zhu Qizhen doesn't know.

Therefore, according to the proportion of industrial society, the number of people who eat the state treasury is about three or four million, which is not too many.

Of course, Zhu Qizhen will not ask for too much, the treatment of the officials has been raised, and Zhu Qizhen is ready to find it back in other aspects, but these things are not what can be said now.

Another aspect of what Li Bing is talking about is the self-propagation of the bureaucracy.

This is not an easy thing to do even in modern times. Is it true that all the day's temporary workers are allowed by the state?

Zhu Qizhen said: "Li Qing's meaning, I know it very well, and now Xu officials are increasing white servants, who can stop it?" But if you are an official, you will be included in the imperial court establishment, and there will be a way to limit it. In fact, if you don't come to me for this matter, I will also look for you, and now the number of Ming officials is tens of thousands, and the establishment of officials has always been an uncertain matter. When you are in charge of the Ministry of Officials, you just have a set of laws, and it is the matter of the Ministry of Officials who is in charge of the local officials, who is in charge of the central officials, and how to limit the expansion of the establishment. He is honest and honest, and he will definitely live up to my expectations. ”

This thing is actually what Zhu Qizhen has always wanted to do.

The conversion of small-scale officials into officials has begun.

But how do you manage so many officials? Seamlessly connected with the original system of the Ming Dynasty, this is also something that Zhu Qizhen cannot do.

Li Bing is very effective in implementing the examination law, and Zhu Qizhen originally wanted him to do this thing and create the "Officials Regulations" of the Ming Dynasty, or the "Officials Law".

It's just that Li Bing was originally against this, how could he be willing to do things for Zhu Qizhen at this moment. He immediately said, "Your Majesty, this matter is still a long-term consideration. ”

In Li Bing's eyes, the Ming system is best fixed in the early years of Hongwu, and all changes and reforms are based on the restoration of various systems in the early years of Hongwu.

But in Zhu Qizhen's eyes, everything must be over-industrialized. Social management must not be as coarse as before, and must become more and more refined.

The social system itself must not be allowed to limit the development of industrialization.

Remember, industrialization, not capitalism.

The two are not equated.

Zhu Qizhen said: "What Qing said, I know it, but there is one thing, have you ever thought about it, I remember that you are the first year of orthodoxy." ”

Li Bing said: "The minister is exactly. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Have all of your scholars been awarded? ”

Li Bing said: "No. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Since the peace of the world, the number of people participating in the imperial examination has increased, and there are 300 scholars in each subject, and only 700 people have been raised. But how many people are there in the world? Numerous. ”

"And the official positions of the imperial court are also limited every year."

"Even three hundred jinshi can't be placed, and I'm very worried about this matter."

In the imperial examination system, there are quotas from Xiucai to Juren to Jinshi. Let's not talk about the quota of Xiucai, if you just look at the quota of lifting people, it seems that it is an easy thing to raise people to be admitted to the Jinshi, but it is necessary to add up the people of the past dynasties.

But even so, the highest probability of being admitted to the Barcelona is 1 in 10, and of course, this number is just an example.

Therefore, for many candidates in Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, these major imperial examination provinces, the most difficult thing is not even to rely on Jinshi, but to test Xiucai.

Because there is no quota for children, it is just a test qualification, and in terms of acceptance rate, it is more difficult for some counties in Jiangnan to take the examination for talents in some counties in Jiangnan than for Jinshi.

From this point, it can be seen that Tang Bohu's Jiangnan genius has the gold content, he is the first in the Suzhou Prefecture Test, and the first in the Tianfu Township Test.

If it were for ordinary people, he might not be able to understand what Zhu Qizhen was talking about. However, Li Bing, as the secretary of the Ming Dynasty, has been engaged in the personnel work of the ministry for a long time. He naturally has this political sensitivity.

First of all, one thing must be determined.

What is the imperial examination system used for?

If it is only said that it is selected for the country. That can only be said to see only the first point.

Recruit talents, maintain the rule of the imperial court and the country, and let the world's capable people and people with lofty ideals devote themselves to the road of the imperial examination, and there is no other thought.

From this point of view, as the top of the imperial examination, the jinshi could not be placed in the officialdom as an official, and could only return to their hometowns with money, which was a very serious problem.

Of course, there are some personal problems, some have been tested for a lifetime, seventy or eighty, and finally won the Jinshi, do you still want to serve in the imperial court, it is nothing more than to have a Jinshi archway, change the court.

But some people want to enter the officialdom, but in addition to being people with good names, there are already some jinshi who cannot be officials, or are waiting for the official award.

It's going to take years.

Jinshi is still like this, and it is even more difficult to raise people.

From this point of view, the imperial examination is not the harder the better.

Li Bing wanted to understand this and was speechless for a while.

What should he say?

Although most of these officials are from schools, these officials from schools are somewhat different from those who take the imperial examination, but they are generally the same group.

But anyone who can be admitted to the imperial examination will not go to the school. When formulating the regulations for officials, Zhu Qizhen did not deny the qualifications of Xiucai to act as officials.

Zhu Qizhen opened his mouth, obviously it was his own reform of society, but when he said it, it was like looking for a job for a scholar who was not in the best place in the world. Li Bing can say a word now, and after he goes out, he will definitely be scolded by an unknown number of people.

Zhu Qizhen can be regarded as a differentiation.

After all, if you are from a really big family, even if you fail the imperial examination, you will not want to be a clerk, but for poor scholars, if you fail the imperial examination, it is enough to support your family if you find a job. If you are really talented, you may not be able to reach the bottom of the cabinet.

In the face of the behemoth of the Shidafu Group, Zhu Qizhen is not easy to come hard, and the means of differentiation will naturally be used.

Zhu Qizhen said earnestly: "Li Qing, it's not that I don't know the problem, but it's also for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Li Bingneng got mixed up to this point, and naturally knew that Zhu Qizhen's words were true and those words were false. What Zhu Qizhen said about the imperial examination may not be false, but Zhu Qizhen's heart for change is also not false.

The same thing, from different perspectives, has different interests.

Although Li Bing was commanded by Zhu Qizhen, it is difficult to argue now, but if Li Bing really believes Zhu Qizhen's words, then he will see a ghost.

It's just that now he has lost a trick, plus he is a minister after all, and Zhu Qizhen is a king, he can only say: "The minister is stupid and doesn't understand the deep meaning of His Majesty." It's just 600,000 officials, which is too many. ”

But his political philosophy did not waver at all.

Zhu Qizhen didn't care either. However, it was Li Bing who attacked before, but now it is Zhu Qizhen who attacks.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Li Qing is right, the burden of all the officials in the imperial court is too great, but I also have no choice, the officials from the imperial examination seem to control the power, but it is difficult to deal with the officials, but the first contact of the people is never the officials, but these officials." The minister also had to do it as a last resort. ”

Li Bing heard Zhu Qizhen's words and actually denied that the officials could not effectively manage the officials. This is a denial of the ability of an official from the imperial examination, and it is also a denial of his ability to be a secretary of the ministry. It seems that all officials are labeled as unqualified.

Li Bing had to speak, and he said, "Your Majesty's words are wrong. ”