I will never be Renzong

Chapter 177 The Beginning of the Reform of the Central Official System
In the Northern Song Dynasty, in addition to officials and dispatches, there was also the name "zhi", and zhi could only be the name of the official.

Officials of the three secret pavilions, bachelors and bachelors of Zhudian, privy direct bachelors, Zhuge bachelors, direct bachelors, waiting system, Zhige, etc., can be collectively referred to as official officials.

There is a job title, but no office, that is to say, there is no specific responsibility, and most of them are a kind of honor and symbol.

The Three Pavilions and Secret Pavilions refer to the Zhaowen Pavilion, the History Pavilion, the Jixian Academy, and the Secret Pavilion, which are collectively called the Three Pavilions and the Secret Pavilion, and the general name is Chongwen Academy.

The main official positions of the Chongwen Academy are Bachelor of Zhaowenguan, Supervisor of National History, and Bachelor of Jixiandian. These three are part-time prime ministers. The post of repairing the history of the country, the last prime minister Lu Zongdao and the bachelor of Jixian Temple.

In addition, there are also official positions such as bachelor of Jixian Academy, direct bachelor, editor of the History Museum, and review of the History Museum.

In the Song Dynasty, until Zhao Zhen ascended the throne, there were only two pavilions, one was the Longtu Pavilion established in the fourth year of Song Taizong Xianping, and the other was the Tianzhang Pavilion established in the fourth year of Song Zhenzong Tianxi.

The emperors of the Song Dynasty not only paid great attention to the construction of pavilions, but also cared about the management of books. Song Zhenzong once heard that some people borrowed books and failed to return them. He immediately ordered the competent departments to strictly restrain and strengthen management.

The fact that the emperors of the Song Dynasty attached so much importance to collecting books was not only related to the national policy of emphasizing literature over military affairs at that time, but also had a certain relationship with the emperor's liking for reading and cultural people.

Song Taizong once said: "Opening a book is beneficial, and I don't think it's too much work!"

He believes that books are the foundation of enlightenment and the source of chaos.Reading more books and reading good books are all for better governance of the world.Moreover, as long as the country has a certain collection of books, it does not have to rely on others when encountering major events, and there are also classics for reference, and there are precedents to be found.

It is precisely for this reason that since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the government and the public, and the street folks have taken book collection as a top priority.In order to encourage the enthusiasm of the pavilion staff, the status of the pavilion staff in the Song Dynasty was very high.

Song Taizu once issued such an order that when discussing state affairs, the staff of the third hall must be present. When the emperor meets with new scholars, the staff of the third hall must also accompany them for answers and consultations. When visiting and participating in banquets, the staff of the three halls must accompany you.

Song Taizong once said to his courtiers that the work of the third hall is light and precious. If possible, he would rather not be the emperor, and it is a good thing to specialize in the management of the third hall.

The third library is not only a place to borrow and store books, but also an important place to recruit talents. In the Song Dynasty, many high-level talents were reserved and trained in the third library. Exercise for a period of time and accumulate a certain amount of experience before you can enter the dynasty.

Celebrities such as Xiang Fan Zhongyan, Sima Guang, Ouyang Xiu, Yan Shu, etc. who have shined through the annals of history have all held official positions in the third hall.

When Song Taizu and Song Taizong fought abroad, they paid great attention to collecting books and documents of local separatist regimes to enrich the government's collection of books.

After years of accumulation, the collection of books in the Northern Song Dynasty reached a certain scale. When Chongwenyuan was built, that is, only ten years after the founding of the country, the collection of books in the country increased from more than [-] volumes to [-] volumes.

In terms of compiling and revising books, one thousand volumes of "Taiping Yulan" was completed during the Song Taizong period; five hundred volumes of "Taiping Guangji"; Thousand volumes, these four volumes are known as the four major collections of the Song Dynasty.

The library and pavilion system guaranteed the development of the library industry in the Song Dynasty, and further promoted the progress of education and culture.

The advancement of cultural undertakings has further driven the unprecedented prosperity and development of science and technology and the economy. The Song Dynasty's income from joint agricultural taxes was as high as that of the Qing Dynasty's Qianlong period.

The birth of the citizen class and the prosperous and comfortable life also enhanced the consumption awareness of people in the Song Dynasty, which greatly stimulated the development of the tertiary industry. Lin'an reflects the rapid economic development of the Song Dynasty and the people's living and working in peace and contentment.

But nothing seems to be able to withstand the fate of prosperity and decline. After the reform of the pavilion system by Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, the threshold for entering the pavilion became lower; It's the end.

The feudal dynasty, the small-scale peasant economy, and the productive forces have not yet been liberated, so the importance of books is beyond doubt. After all, books are the ladder to promote human progress.

Zhao Zhen didn't want the pavilion system to end in just one or two generations, and he didn't want many collections to stay in the palace in the end. Since Bi Sheng had already invented movable type printing books, it promoted the progress of printing to a certain extent.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen decided that the Royal Publishing House will start to print the books in the library in batches, and then sell them in bookstores all over the country. He also plans to build a library first for all scholars in the world to read.

Of course, what Zhao Zhen asked to be the first to publish was the book of hundreds of craftsmen, because after gradually reforming the central government system, he planned to promote New Confucianism, reform the imperial examinations, and advocate the study of economics and practicality.

After repeated discussions, Zhao Zhen canceled the titles of Zichen Hall, Zizheng Hall, Wenming Hall, etc., as well as the title of Bachelor of Zhaowenguan.Instead, they all use the titles of bachelor and bachelor.

Among them, bachelors and bachelors are divided into three classes. There is no grade, but the salary is different. For example, first-class bachelors have an annual salary of 1000 taels, second-class bachelors have an annual salary of 900 taels, and third-class bachelors have an annual salary of 800 taels.

The first-class bachelor’s annual salary is 500 taels, the second-class bachelor’s annual salary is 400 taels, and the third-class bachelor’s annual salary is 300 taels.

Zhao Zhen attaches great importance to the title of title, and the salary of the title is also the most generous, but the degree of obtaining the title of title is relatively rare. Compared with the title of title, the degree of obtaining a bachelor's degree is relatively low, and it has become one of the goals that civil servants strive for. .

In addition, Zhao Zhen merged Tianzhang Pavilion and Longtu Pavilion, and planned to build a huge pavilion in Kaifeng, named the Great Song Royal Library, which is free to all scholars in the Song Dynasty, and of course it will be placed in the Royal Library. The books in the museum are all printed products, and the original ones are still kept in the palace.

Zhao Zhen intends to open up all technologies except gunpowder to the outside world. Of course, gunpowder will leak out sooner or later, but if that happens, Da Song may have already mastered more advanced technology.

In the fifth year of Tiansheng, on the first day of May, at the court meeting of the Xuanzheng Palace, Prime Minister Zhang Zhibai asked to resign due to illness, and Zhao Zhenen granted him the title of third-class Zhao Guogong and first-rank bachelor.The salary of the bachelor's degree can be received until the death, and it cannot be hereditary. As for the title, it will be reduced by three levels.

Then Zhao Zhen quickly made adjustments to the imperial court's prime minister team, appointing Wang Zeng as a first-rank bachelor, Ying Tianbo, Tong Zhongshumenxia Pingzhangshi, and leader of the Ministry of Officials. Wang Zeng officially worshiped as prime minister.

Appoint Lu Yijian as a second-rank bachelor, Tangzhou Viscount, Shen Zhizhengshi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and worship as the second prime minister.

Appoint Lu Zongdao as a second-rank bachelor, Chenzhou viscount, a political adviser, and a minister of the Ministry of Rites, as well as the second prime minister.

Li Di was appointed as a third-rank bachelor, Baron Xu Tian, ​​and Minister of the Ministry of War.

Yan Shu was appointed as a third-grade bachelor, Baron Wuyang, and Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Appointed Han Yi as a third-rank bachelor, Baron Ruyang, and minister of the Ministry of punishment.

After a series of appointments were issued, it also marked the beginning of the three-year-long reform of the central official system in the Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)