My Daming New Empire

The others didn't dare to persuade, but Xie Jin didn't care so much, and said, "Your Highness, this Mr. Xu Chai is also my old acquaintance, and I don't mean to be biased. If you can make him an earl, you can make him a governor. , but the chief minister is the only one who can’t. This is an official in the imperial court sequence and should not be treated as a joke.”

Seeing what Jin said, Jian Yi immediately said: "His Royal Highness, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, I have the responsibility of assessing all officials. If Xu Chai is inferior every year, how will His Highness treat himself? What's more, his Xu family is in Lusong. The family is big and the business is big, just like a big tycoon. It is more appropriate for such people to be included in the list of nobles."

Zhu Zhanji thought so too, this Xu Chai Lao was originally a big man, but it was just a coincidence that he became the magistrate.But in fact, he still manages Luzon as a patriarch.

Now that the imperial court has brought Luzon into the country, it is better to let him be an envoy than an earl, so that the title can continue to be passed down without affecting the "purity" of the civil servant sequence.

Changing his thinking in this way, Zhu Zhanji also felt that it was more appropriate to confer a title on Xu Chai Lao than to give him an official title.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanjin was full of remonstrance, nodded and said: "What you said is very true, it is a simple idea. However, Luzon is still my overseas territory of Ming Dynasty, and we can't follow the mainland in everything. However, the post of criminal justice and inspector must be held by a general who is familiar with the people of Nanyang, not a civil servant."

On this point, several ministers would not directly object, but directly responded.

Anyway, in the general system, there are quite a few people who are familiar with the situation in Nanyang. It is enough to find a suitable candidate, and the favor is still theirs.

Zhu Zhanji sat down again and asked, "Who will be interviewed next?"

"Your Highness, Yu Shiji, the magistrate of Xiangyang, is the special envoy sent back from Guyuan. Now that the disaster relief in Guyuan has come to an end, we are waiting for your Highness' next instructions."

Li Liang looked at Wang Yan with some envy, and introduced the situation in Guyuan to Zhu Zhanji.

This is also the preparation that must be done before meeting the personnel, otherwise, Zhu Zhanji would not know anything, what should he do if he meets someone who says something he shouldn't say and makes a joke?

It has been two months since what happened in Guyuan. The food that should be transported has been transported, and the people who should be saved have also been saved.

Although the local area has suffered heavy losses, most of the time, ordinary people can only consider themselves unlucky.

Like now, the imperial court can send people to deliver food and seeds, so that the local people can survive, it is already a great kindness.

After listening to Wang Yan's introduction, Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "Then call them in..."

Until almost noon, Zhu Zhanji received the last governor from western Sichuan, and today's work came to an end.

He is actually very relaxed now, because most of the affairs are assigned to the various ministries, and basically only major and personnel issues will come to him.

In addition to these, it is the handling of military issues and accidents.Even criminal cases that were originally difficult to pursue are rarely sent to him for handling.

If a case that can't be resolved by the joint trial of the three divisions is brought before him and let him make up his mind, wouldn't it be nonsense.

The ministers were also very happy with Zhu Zhanji's decentralization. In the past, Zhu Di liked to intervene in all matters, big or small, as if otherwise he would not be able to show the importance of him as an emperor.

In fact, this is completely unnecessary.

As long as the emperor grasped the money bag, the barrel of the gun, and the appointment of personnel, he basically didn't need to worry about everything else.

What's more, the ministers in the early Ming Dynasty were relatively dedicated.

He delegated power, and the ministers were also happy.This is equivalent to increasing the power in everyone's hands.

However, clearly delegating power, the Jinyiwei and the Advisory Department in Zhu Zhanji's hands still closely supervise the entire officialdom system. The affairs of each department are backed up in these two yamen, and they will be reported to Zhu in the form of briefings every ten days. Zanji here.

He can let go of some things, but as the grandson of Jian Guo, he must have an understanding of the affairs of the entire court.

Moreover, some things that do not conform to his handling opinions can also be brought out to show his existence, so as not to let those ministers think that he is easy to deceive.

But on the whole, it is relatively easy for him to be the grandson of the supervisor.

As a result, sometimes I feel bored in the afternoon, wondering if I should find something more for myself to do.

But after thinking about it, forget it, it’s pretty good like this.

"Your Highness, please stay..."

Zhu Zhanji looked back and saw that it was Hu Yan, a scholar of the Imperial College offering wine. "Hu Aiqing still has business?"

Hu Yan took out a stack of memorials from his sleeve and said: "The minister sees His Highness every day, so naturally he will not compete with those foreign ministers to see His Highness. However, the chief examiners from various places in Qiuwei have already been selected, and they still want to invite His Highness." Take a look first, and then go to the court for a court discussion."

Qiuwei is after the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the sweet-scented osmanthus blooms, so it is also called Guibang.

It will be the first day of June in two days, and some places are thousands of miles away. The examiner should indeed be selected and let them go.

Zhu Zhanji nodded, took the memorial and said, "I'll watch it in the afternoon, and give Aiqing my opinion tomorrow."

Hu Yan bowed again and asked: "It is said that His Highness will add barbarian current affairs and geography to the examination questions in the spring next year. Is there such a thing?"

Zhu Zhanji didn't hide it, nodded directly and said: "Guzheng has this intention."

"This eight-legged essay assessment is Taizu..."

Zhu Zhanji interrupted him and said: "Don't mention the history and the ancestral system of Ai Qing. At this time and then at that time, there were not many scholars in the Ming Dynasty. The Imperial College has been established for 20 years, and the students in it have not yet been assessed. He was appointed to serve everywhere.

But now?The number of scholars today is ten times that of the past, can they still use the same test questions?What's more, my Ming Dynasty is now thriving, with new changes every day, and the territory is getting bigger and bigger.

What's the use of those rotten Confucians who can only read dead books and write a few articles, but don't understand farming, diplomacy, or customs from all over the world? "

Hu Yan's face turned blue and red after what he said. Zhu Zhanji was very worried that he had a cerebrovascular disease, and if he was not good, he would suffer a cerebral hemorrhage.

So he changed his tone and said, "The current affairs of the world, the geography series has already been printed and distributed to the world. I have been familiar with it for more than half a year. By next February, those literati who still don't read these books will ruin their future..."

Hu Yan was given a step by Zhu Zhanji, and his complexion improved a bit.But he was still not reconciled, and said: "But in the past dynasties, there has never been a precedent for my Chinese people to learn the knowledge of barbarians..."

Zhu Zhanji asked back: "The six arts of a gentleman, how many literati can master them all?"

Hu Yan was completely speechless, Zhu Zhanji's question can be said to have directly revealed his old background.

Confucianism has been undergoing changes since ancient times. They say that they should stick to the tradition, but they abandon the old tradition faster than anyone else.

According to the standards of being an official in the Zhou Dynasty, few of today's civil servants are qualified.

The official school of the Zhou Dynasty required students to master the six basic talents: rites, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics, before they could become officials.

Confucianism has also installed this set into its own education system, but what about today?There are not many ministers who can master half of them.

You have lost the tradition yourself, and now you still have the face to say that others do not abide by the tradition?

Zhu Zhanji's words are of course much more subtle, but that's what they mean.If he dared to speak out directly, Hu Yan would have dared to bump into him and die in front of him.

Zhu Zhanji didn't have much affection for this minister, because he was not capable.But there is not much resentment, because Hu Yan's integrity and character are still good.

Hearing what Zhu Zhanji said, he could only bow down and bow again, sighing: "The old minister will spread this news all over the world..."

(Today’s big push, a new chapter will be added later.)

Chapter 87 Changes ([-]K update)

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Since the 13th year of Yongle, when the pulley shoes were born, this new type of toy has become the favorite toy of rich children.