The county-level officials, although their grades are very low, are all selected and appointed by the imperial court officials, even if it is a county from the seventh grade of the county, they are all appointed by the imperial court himself. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, the officials were not appointed by the imperial court, and most of them were selected and appointed by local officials. Although they are appointed by the magistrates, they do not necessarily obey the magistrates.

In the Tang Dynasty, the so-called officials are mainly those who specialize in handling all kinds of documents in the government, as well as those who deal with specific affairs and technical work, as well as those who are engaged in other miscellaneous duties.

The number of officials in Datang is very small, and the number of officials from the central to the local level is surprisingly small.

It's like a county, there are only four officials, but there are dozens of officials.

Compared with the officials, the officials have no quality and no power, and undertake specific affairs in the yamen under the instructions of the officials. But compared with the common people, the officials are also members of the public family in the government.

The specific affairs of the local prefectures and counties, such as taxation, labor, disaster relief, and other matters related to the people's livelihood, were all completed by the officials.

For the imperial court, Xu officials are indispensable, and without Xu officials, the world cannot be managed.

But on the other hand, Xu officials have no political future, in the Tang Dynasty, Xu officials are not qualified to be promoted to officials, no matter how good they do, they will be Xu officials for one day and Xu officials for a lifetime.

Not only did they have no political future, but they also had no way to make money, because the imperial court did not pay the salaries of the officials at all. Their income depends entirely on the local government to solve it, as for how to solve it, the local government will do it, and the imperial court will not give it a penny anyway.

It is precisely because of this situation that there is no hope for the promotion of the officials, and many of them will do everything possible to take advantage of the convenience of their positions to enrich themselves and enrich their pockets, and even run rampant in the countryside and lawless places, becoming local cancers.

And because most of the officials are hereditary successions, many officials can even exercise power and disorderly government, and their most powerful means is to manipulate the servitude, take the public from the people, and steal ten times, which is the so-called deception and concealment.

In fact, the imperial courts of all dynasties are clear about these situations, but there is no way to solve this problem, and there is a lack of an effective management mechanism.

It is impossible for the imperial court to give the officials the opportunity to be promoted, nor can they pay them salaries, and those local officials cannot manage them.

After all, the local officials relied entirely on these people to complete the tasks assigned by the imperial court, and they relied on these people to manage the place.

Li Chao also knows this, and he doesn't plan to turn a blind eye.

This time, he plans to select a group of young scholars from various prefectures and counties to come to Beijing for training, ostensibly to train census takers. In fact, Li Chao is preparing to change the blood of the officials in various places.

These young people who have been to the capital, met the Son of Heaven, and received training from the imperial court will definitely not be old fritters, they are young and enthusiastic, and after the census is completed, Li Chao is ready to ask for a special decree to arrange these people to serve as recorders, assistants and other officials in various places.

Li Chao felt that in order to change the harm of the officials, the most important thing was to give these people better treatment.

For example, to improve their status, the most important thing is to give them room to rise, and the court should clearly stipulate that good officials can be promoted.

For example, officials also set up ranks, and in addition to the nine-rank official rank, set up a stream outside the official rank from the nine-rank. Each level of promotion has qualifications and performance requirements, and after promotion, treatment and status can also be improved.

For example, if you are promoted to a few grades outside the stream, you can participate in the selection of government soldiers, and if you are promoted to a few grades outside the stream, you can participate in the imperial examination, and after being promoted to the top of the stream, those with outstanding performance can also go directly to the capital to participate in the examination of the Ministry of Officials, and those who pass can be awarded official ranks, so that they can serve as some low-level officials of the eighth or ninth grades, and even stipulate that if they do a good job, they will have the opportunity to be a county commander in the future.

For each level of advancement, there can also be allowances and subsidies, etc.

Although it may be difficult to be promoted, and if you want to become a county order from the bottom, it is tantamount to an ordinary official becoming a prime minister, but at least there is a way to rise.

On the other hand, the imperial court should also introduce a special system for the management of officials, and insist on cracking down on local officials who violate the law and discipline.

A two-pronged approach may be able to change some of today's problems.

Ma Zhou exclaimed.

He was really amazed by Li Chao's idea.

Officials and officials have always been the difference between clear and turbid streams, and it has always been a tradition that turbidity is different. And now, Li Chao actually said that he wanted to give Xu officials a way to rise, a lowly Xu official, if he did a good job, it was possible to get the salary from the local government, and even be promoted, and he would have the opportunity to become a county magistrate in the future.

It's a thunderstorm.

"Ma Zhou, this is actually nothing surprising, isn't the imperial examination system of the imperial court precisely to break the monopoly of the family gatekeeper? The martial arts system of the imperial court also gives those ordinary soldiers a chance to rise. What about the officials? If the officials do a good job, they should also be rewarded for promotion. The rule of local officials has always been difficult to improve, and a big reason is that these officials have no hope of promotion, and people will definitely fall if they have no dreams. If they have dreams and opportunities, they will definitely be willing to work hard. ”

Those selected census takers will become a group of people who will change the Tang Dynasty.

They are young people and scholars, these people are more likely to have dreams, and they are more willing to struggle, Li Chao painted a beautiful dream for them, and I believe that many people are willing to chase it.

"Xiangguo, I only serve you in my life, really. If the imperial examination system is very great, but what Xiang Ye said today, I think it will change the world even more. ”

Li Chao smiled.

"People must always have dreams, otherwise what is the difference between them and salted fish. But everyone should also have the right to have dreams, which will never change, that is the thought of those old stubborn tyrants of the wealthy and tycoons. The world can't always be stagnant, it will rot quickly. In the world, there are still a few clear streams. ”

The meal has to be eaten in one bite, and the road has to be walked step by step, Li Chao is willing to pay for it.

"Will you come with me?" Li Chao asked.

Ma Zhou put down his chopsticks with a smile, stretched out his hand, and held Li Chao's hand tightly, "The luckiest thing in this life is to meet San Lang you, and following you is a lot of fun." ”

Li Chao laughed, "In the eyes of many people, I am a madman. ”

"Then I'm willing to be the second madman." Ma Zhou also smiled.

Scholars are always a little romantic, and Ma Zhou, who was born in a poor family, is even more so. When he was a small official, he also hung up his crown in anger.

Although he has now become the prime minister, the original intention of the scholar has not changed.

Reading the book of sages, you have a little bit of the heart of the king of Shangzuo and the king of the lower security.

And Ma Zhou felt that Li Chao's ideals were more ambitious, and he actually wanted to change the world, although the road ahead may be full of thorns, but he was willing to try it together.