Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

Xiangyang Selection Hall is located in Luli near the east side of Taifu. It was originally a magnificent temple. It was later requisitioned by Taifu to teach and select candidates.

The development of cities in the Southern Dynasties was ahead of that in the Northern Dynasties. Most areas with different functions, such as residential areas, trade areas, and public service areas, had appeared. However, the planning was relatively chaotic, making the entire city appear disorganized.

The biggest function of the formation of towns in the north is to meet military needs. When the city people or citizens see the documents, they simply refer to soldiers. Therefore, towns in the north often have strict regional divisions and appear orderly.

Li Tai's previous proposal to relocate Xiangyang City was not without purpose, because the city planning of Xiangyang City was quite unreasonable, and the various messy areas could not meet the military requirements for rapid dispatch and distribution of personnel and materials in the city.

The same problem also existed in Jiangling City, so when Emperor Xiao Yi of Liang Dynasty was attacked in Jiangling, he had to set up a long fence of dozens of miles outside the city as a defense, as if the city wall could not play the role of city defense at all. As for whether the same is true for Jiankang City, it is unknown if Li Tai has not seen it with his own eyes, but presumably there will not be much difference.

For a city like this that lacks an overall plan, it is naturally very difficult to add new functional areas based on the original ones. The government offices and private residences are scattered in a scattered manner, and if you want to organize them, you will face various personnel disputes.

Therefore, if Li Tai really plans to stay in Xiangyang for a long time, according to his personality and habits, he is unlikely to really rebuild Xiangyang City. The current messy city layout really does not suit his aesthetics.

However, although the planning of the southern cities is messy, they still have one thing in common, that is, there are many temples, and most of them cover a large area. For Li Tai, this is equivalent to a reserve land that can be requisitioned at any time when needed. Directly requisitioning these temples saves a lot of trouble of demolition and construction.

Selection is also a new concept proposed by the Taiwan government this year. It means that those who have been recommended by the state and county, self-recommended by submission of ultimatums, or recruited by the Taiwan government, and have passed the recruitment examination held by the Taiwan government, have obtained the qualifications for the election of officials by the Taiwan government. Talent.

These people learn a series of government affairs regulations and official skills such as the regulations and formats of the Taiwan government in the selection committee. Only after they are familiar with all the formats of various orders and government affairs procedures and pass the selection can they be selected and appointed officials by the Taiwan government. It belongs to the talent reserve bank and official selection center of the Taiwan government.

After Li Tai came to Xiangyang, with the establishment of the Selection Institute, he had to spend a certain amount of time every month to come to the Selection Institute and teach several courses in person.

These candidates are no longer just simple scholars. They will often take up their respective positions in the near future and participate in handling various military and political affairs of the Taiwan government. Of course, it is also necessary to understand the behavior style of Li Tai, the boss of the Taiwan government.

Needless to say, Li Tai's popularity is high. Whenever he gives a lecture in the selection hall, it is the most lively moment in the selection hall. There are many candidates gathered inside and outside the classroom, whether they can hear Li Tai or not. He was also listening attentively to the content of Tai's lecture.

Including those lecturers and doctors in the selection college, they all rushed to the classroom as soon as they learned about Li Tai's itinerary to grab a good seat so that they could listen to the teachings and record the lectures.

Li Tai is not just trying to satisfy his curiosity by experiencing these pursuits, and the content of his lectures rarely involves too mysterious fields, and they are usually more specific administrative management contents such as talent selection, recruitment, warehouse management, etc. , some are summaries of his own experience in changing things after he came to this world, and some are some administrative management experiences from later generations.

In terms of their relationship with each other, it is very normal for Liu Ang, Wei Guan and other underachievers to arrange a position to become an official since they came to Xiangyang. Even if you don't arrange some dramas for Cao Si, you can just arrange to hold the position of confidant and attendant in the tent like the previous disciples.

But now that there is a special training institution, Li Tai directly arranges a special test for them. After passing, they will enter the Selection Academy for training and study. This autumn, they will participate in the selection and then be awarded officers.

This is not to show his impartiality and equal treatment. As long as he is an individual, he will inevitably be treated differently from those who are close to those who are close to him. It's just that this is the creation period of the selection system. If he opens any convenient door arbitrarily, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the solemnity of the system.

When later generations talk about the employment system of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, concepts and impressions such as clan politics and the nine-rank Zhongzheng system often come to mind. This idea is not wrong, but it is not comprehensive enough. At least in terms of system construction, the imperial examination system and official education actually existed in both the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

For example, when promoting talents, those who do not know how to read, and those who promote filial piety and honesty, and whose parents live apart, do not care about the quality of the talents selected, at least the system is being implemented.

As long as the Imperial Sons and Imperial Scholars of the Northern Dynasties were selected as students, they would have their own rank and could be directly transferred to other official positions. In the Southern Dynasty, the name "Ming Jing" was added. All official students must pass the Ming Jing examination before they can be awarded official positions. Ming Jing is equivalent to the graduation examination for completing their studies.

Looking at it this way, there is no doubt that the education and official selection system in the Southern Dynasties must be more reasonable and scientific. If there is no assessment, who knows what you have learned? But in terms of actual implementation results, it can only be hey hey hey.

Although the Ming Dynasty's recruitment of scholars was in name only and had little effect, as long as it existed, it was a regulatory content that could be used as a reference for later generations. The selection examination established by Li Tai in the Selectorate was similar to the Southern Dynasty Guoxue Mingjing Examination, and he was also named "Jinshi" by Li Tai. Those who passed the Yiyi examination could be promoted to official positions.

Of course, the actual imperial examination and Jinshi subjects are different from this. Li Tai just wanted to instill such a concept and pave the way for the implementation of the subsequent system.

The emergence of the imperial examination is a process of system improvement, rather than a concept with a clear time and sign. Many people are full of excitement when they talk about Emperor Sui Yang's creation of the imperial examination to break the monopoly of clans. But what is the form of the imperial examination created by Emperor Sui Yang and how to break it? Monopoly, but it may not be clear.

From the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, the names of the Ming Classics of the Southern Dynasties were absorbed, and there began to be records of "taking the Ming Classics to become officials." At the same time, candidates for the scholarly examination were also frequently admitted, but the scale of the examination was very strict. However, this period still belonged to the category of the examination and examination system, because the categories of candidates during this period were only official schools, county schools, and state and county tribute scholars, which were not significantly different from the previous generation.

During the reign of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, he issued an edict on "Ten Examinations", ordering officials of fifth rank and above to recommend talents according to ten criteria. The so-called ten subjects are "filial piety, good moral conduct, integrity, clean conduct, and perseverance." Integrity, perseverance in holding the constitution, excellent academic acumen, beautiful literary talents, capable generals, and strong arms." If you have this, you don't need to prepare for it, wait for it, and be promoted according to your talents.

In this way, both the scope of rural tribute scholars and the criteria for selection and award have been greatly relaxed. At the same time, in addition to the regular examination subjects such as Ming Jing and Xiucai, Jinshi subjects also officially appeared, further increasing the number of ways to select talents. Jinshi subjects need to consider current affairs, which are the priorities of what is happening at the moment. In this way, the criteria for selecting scholars have become more flexible and pragmatic.

With the development and innovation of these methods of selecting scholars, during the Wude period of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, the scope of participation in the examination was further expanded. It was no longer limited to officials, schools, rural tributes, etc., but all talented scholars could also be self-selected. From this, the imperial examination as a talent selection system was initially formed.

It takes a process for people to understand and accept new things, and they often lack the ability to imagine people and things beyond their knowledge. As a more dynamic method of selecting scholars, the imperial examination may not be a huge innovation in terms of superficial form, but its core power of penetrating the upper and lower classes takes time to condense.

Xiangyang City not only had the Academy of Selections, but there was also a state school at the time of Liang Wang Xiao Jin. After Taifu moved to the town, the Rangcheng Prefectural School also moved here. But when it comes to the closest thing to an official career, there is no doubt that you can enter the Selective Academy in one exam.

Therefore, the Selective Council has become the first choice for the Shiliu who are aspiring to become officials and hope to join the rule of the Tai government. In addition, the Xiangyang Shiliu have previously fought for marriage with meritorious officials from the Tai government. In order to repay their favor, Li Tai also gave them many candidates. qualifications.

Nowadays, the Selection Institute is also overcrowded. There are thousands of candidates in the school, and there are many people with low talents among them.

The Taiwan government responded to this by dividing these students into self-financed and public-funded students. Those who topped the previous examinations and mid-month examinations of the college can receive special subsidies from the Taiwan government, which can guarantee the consumption of food, clothing and study, and even make some money. surplus. But most other students need to pay their own fees, and the amount of payment is not low.

At the same time, Li Tai stipulated that a model of lenient entry and strict exit should be followed for the selection criteria of the Selection Committee. All wealthy and powerful families in the territory can send their children to the Selection Institute for training and study if they wish, but the standards for selecting scholars in Taifu will never be relaxed. If they are willing, and their family's financial resources allow, these people can serve as reserve officials in the Select House for a lifetime!

Sorry, sorry, it's even later. This chapter is a bit boring. It writes about the predecessor and origin of the imperial examination. The imperial examination was also an important institutional progress in transitioning from chaos to rule. First, I will sort out the context, improve the background, and then try to integrate it into the plot to describe it. . .