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Chapter 986 From Passive to Active
After returning from a private visit to Jiangnan Weibo, an imperial decree was promulgated, announcing that the government has reached the township level, and now the establishment of the township level for the cities and towns that meet the requirements is in full swing.Towns in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Nanxun Town, where Emperor Chongzhen visited, have a yearly trade volume of tens of millions of taels of silver. This scale is comparable to poorer mansions, such as Yan'an Mansion, and other places in Liaodong that are about to be established. It is impossible to have any provincial capitals and counties.

After thinking about it for a while, Emperor Chongzhen understood, and immediately sneered and said, "Is it only for money to be an official for thousands of miles?"

Speaking of this, before Wang Yongguang could respond, he instructed again: "I see it this way, in the future, the Ministry of Officials will select officials, in addition to the existing assessment as a basis, and add another procedure..."

As soon as Wang Yongguang heard it, he knew that the emperor might have some novel ideas that could cure this situation.Judging from the past, the emperor's new ideas are very good, and they can often effectively solve the problems that have been accumulated for a long time, and even the problems that can be solved in the past dynasties.Thinking of this, he was very curious, wondering what the emperor's idea was this time?
"In the future, whenever there are vacancies for local officials, qualified candidates can recommend themselves, explain what they should do after taking office, and how to do well in the official positions they want to take. Officials with feasible strategies will go to the post. If they can’t do what they recommended, they will be assessed next year, and they will lose one more rank. If they can do it, they will be given a higher rank in the assessment..."

Emperor Chongzhen was afraid that Wang Yongguang would be too old to think clearly, so he explained it in a little detail.His idea is actually similar to some campaigns in later generations.If you want to be an official, show your advantages and explain your actions. Whoever speaks well will be able to take the position.Of course, past achievements must also be taken into consideration.Different from those campaigns, the campaign is a promise to the voters, and this one is a promise to the officials, or to the court.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen himself had been doing this for a long time.The reason why Wen Tiren was able to be the chief assistant, and the reason why he was specially promoted by Emperor Chongzhen to be the chief assistant, and recommended the cabinet ministers, was because Wen Tiren explained the policy program to Emperor Chongzhen, citing various economic methods of the former Song Dynasty, and was praised by many courtiers. Among them, the reason for Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts is the most.

Before that, perhaps the most important official position in the imperial court, there may have been such examples.The emperor will talk to his courtiers first, and if the requirements are met, he will give it to the corresponding official.But at the grassroots level, especially those within the purview of the Ministry of Officials, most of them were initiated by the Ministry of Officials, and the elected officials were passive.

After Wang Yongguang listened to Emperor Chongzhen's detailed explanation, it took him a while to come back to his senses, and he couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, is this inappropriate? In case something unexpected happens and the magistrate cannot fulfill his promise if……"

"There is nothing wrong with it, let's do it like this!" Emperor Chongzhen made arbitrariness on this matter, "If there are special circumstances such as natural disasters, it will naturally be assessed separately. For such exceptional things, the Ministry of Officials must report the situation to the cabinet , report to me."

Speaking of this, he paused and said: "In addition, when the Ministry of officials selects officials, they must consider the hard work of the officials. All officials who have made achievements from poor places will be evaluated favorably. Anyone who refuses to work in poor places If it is, it will be included in the second-class list, and it must not be used unless necessary."

It can be heard that the emperor is very annoyed by this incident.Wang Yongguang was thinking in his heart, and the words that the emperor said just now appeared in his mind again: being an official for thousands of miles is only for money!
He was still thinking about it, but Emperor Chongzhen looked at the memorial presented in his hand, and after roughly browsing it, he pointed at the memorial and said: "Wang Qing gave these people a training, which is to learn about the situation in Liaodong, what aspects Pay attention to which aspects to focus on and similar things, and explain to these people one by one. From among them, select the better ones to go to Liaodong. Later, we will lay down one more place, and then transfer other people to go.”

Wang Yongguang thought about it, and when he was about to speak, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "As for the specific situation in Liaodong, I will give you a basic outline, and similar things should be included in it."

When he said this, he had already thought about it. Let Sun Chengzong take the lead in writing this training textbook, and Zuo Yingxuan and other local officials in Liaodong will write it.Then, after he has reviewed it, he can make supplements based on the experience of later generations, and finally form a training document for the Ministry of Officials.

After finishing speaking, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Yongguang and asked: "It seems that Qingqing has something to say just now, let's say it!"

"..." Wang Yongguang opened his mouth and was speechless. After a while, he replied: "I'm confused, Your Majesty has just given instructions, and I have no problem."

Speaking of this, he took the decree again: "I would like to abide by the holy will! Then I will return to the Ministry of officials and implement what your Majesty said just now!"

After getting the emperor's consent, Wang Yongguang walked out of the palace slowly, feeling a little bit emotional at the same time, it seemed that he was really old and couldn't keep up with the emperor's train of thought.I am afraid that this job of Minister of the Ministry of Officials will not last long!

Gao Shiyue, the eunuch who had been waiting on duty all the time, saw that Wang Yongguang had left the main hall, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "I heard that the two major divisions in the capital are quite different from the past. One is cold and the other is hot. striking!"

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard it, he knew what he was referring to.It doesn't make sense that there will be no news from the factory guard that even Gao Shiyue knows about it.

What he said was that the Ministry of Officials had always been a popular yamen in the past, and the officials who were candidates were crowded with the Ministry of Officials, and they all wanted to get the real vacancies as soon as possible.But now, it is empty.Now it seems that it is because the Ministry of Officials is choosing local officials in Liaodong that they have avoided it one after another, right?
The other department is the Ministry of War. In the past, there were not many people here, but now, it is full of people like the previous official department.Most of these people are military officers of the local guards near the capital.With the reform of the military system of the guard, many of their military positions will be abolished, and those who are superior can still stay in the army, while those who are eliminated will go to the local institutions of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to listen to the orders of civilian officials and act as minions.Although it is better than the government servants, it is not as good as before.No one would want to go down this road if possible.

Therefore, they all came to the Ministry of War to watch, and the Eight Immortals crossed the sea to show their magical powers, hoping that they could stay in the army.

Regarding this, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled coldly, did he run away from office?Let's all run away, my factory guards have long been waiting to catch the models and severely punish a group of them!
(End of this chapter)