Chapter Ninety-Three: The Exam Method

The official part is the four divisions of literary selection, merit examination, seal inspection, and audit honor.

Its Chinese election is responsible for the promotion and change of official ranks. The merit examination is in charge of the government affairs of the evaluation of officials, promotion and retirement. These two divisions are the most important.

As for the inspection of the seal, he is in charge of rewarding titles, hereditary ancestral shadows, commendations, etc. Ji Xun is in charge of the ranks, the roster, and the government affairs of the dead and dead.

It looks lighter.

From the beginning of the founding of the country, the Ministry of Ming officials was first subordinate to Zhongshu Province, and then separated, and has always been the head of the six departments, which also have certain rules.

And Li Xian came up step by step from the ministry, and knew the internal situation of the ministry.

Therefore, there is absolutely no problem in the regulations of the ministry.

Zhu Qizhen just looked at it, and after reading it, he said: "Mr. has presided over the Jingcha plan in the examination department, but I don't know what methods I have for the Ming assessment officials?" ”

Li Xian was slightly stunned, although he felt that Zhu Qizhen had some knowingly questions, but he couldn't help but answer, he said: "The exam is full and the inspection is completed." ”

"Officials are appointed for a three-year term, and after expiration, they are first examined by the ministers, and then reviewed by the officials, and the ministers and the four divisions of the governors abroad are personally examined by His Majesty."

Zhu Qizhen nodded.

This is also why Li Xian feels that Zhu Qizhen is knowingly asking.

Without him, Zhu Qizhen is not the emperor who has just ascended the throne, he has participated in court politics for so many years, and many of the ministers he wants to see every day have completed the exam.

However, Zhu Qizhen does not personally deal with this western affairs, and after the officer completes the examination, he will send it to the cabinet, and then the cabinet will inspect it, and then send his opinions to Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen is more of a formality, of course, if Zhu Qizhen is interested, he can also ask the people of the world about some of the questions raised by the cabinet.

Zhu Qizhen doesn't know how many times he has done this process. How could it not be known.

Li Xian continued: "Then there are Jingcha and Waicha. ”

As for Jingcha and Waicha, not to mention, the last time Jingcha made trouble, it was still in front of him, and Zhu Qizhen would not know it.

Zhu Qizhen said: "In this way, the officials are inspecting people, not things? ”

Li Xian said: "The emperor is wise. ”

Indeed, the ministry is the yamen of the people.

Zhu Qizhen said: "But now many government affairs are not in good shape, and the people below can drag it out, and they can hide if they can, and the decrees of the imperial court have become a dead letter when they get to the bottom." It's just a shelf. Mr. has seen a lot of such things. ”

Li Xian said: "Your Majesty is wise, and old ministers are indeed commonplace. ”

Bureaucracy will exist in the future, and even more so in the past.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I don't know how many things are over, I didn't talk about it before, but now I take advantage of this time to negotiate a solution." ”

Li Xian could naturally hear that Zhu Qizhen's private goods were coming again.

Li Xian said: "The old minister is stupid, he doesn't know how to solve such a problem, and he doesn't know what His Majesty has to say. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "In my opinion, there should be one more item, that is, the test. ”

What Zhu Qizhen has to do is to add one of Zhang Juzheng's most outstanding policies, the examination law, to the regulations of the Ministry of Officials, and add a tight spell to the hundred officials of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, many people have personally experienced this kind of management thinking.

Zhu Qizhen's test method is not so strict. There are mainly three account books. One is in the Yamen, one is in the Six Branches, and one is in the Cabinet.

It records the receipt of the upper and lower scripts and orders, and the tasks assigned by the above must be completed within five days and then executed.

Every six months, the cabinet will check the tents of each of the yamen below, compare them with the cabinet script, and if something is not done, the cabinet will ask the minister.

In fact, in the Ming system, there are also requirements for the document processing process, and the requirement is that a certain department accepts a certain business, and it must be replied within five days.

But over time, these rules have become much looser.

If it is an important matter, the above pays attention to it, and it will naturally be done quickly, but if the above does not pay much attention to it, they can drag it until they forget about it.

When the cabinet members heard this, they secretly said in their hearts: "Such a hundred officials will have to work hard." "They all came up step by step from the officialdom, and naturally they also know a lot of orders from above, which is really difficult to handle.

But now that they are in a high position, they are naturally willing to let the subordinates honestly obey orders.

Li Xian said: "Your Majesty has a wonderful idea, but I am afraid that this matter should not only be responsible for the Ministry of Officials, but also related to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. ”

Although the six departments are directly under the emperor, Zhu Qizhen cannot be directly managed, and they are generally hung under the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The Metropolitan Procuratorate also does not have deep authority over the management of the six sections.

This is to let the six branches dare to speak up in the matter.

What Zhu Qizhen gave was only a direction, but if the idea was turned into an operational regulation, it would be necessary to think carefully.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I am also a fool, and the rest will be left to the gentlemen to think about." ”

"Ministers don't dare to be." Several cabinet ministers saluted.

Silence ensued.

Zhu Qizhen went from the regulations of the Ministry of Officials to the Ministry of Households. made him think of Zhou Chen for a moment.

Because although Zhou Chen is gone, the household is full of traces of Zhou Chen. Let Zhu Qizhen can't help but see things and think about people. secretly said in his heart: "If Zhou Chen is still here, why should I worry about the affairs of the household." ”

The household part is divided into thirteen divisions, which are in charge of the money and grain of the provinces and the capital. Each division corresponds to one or two provinces. For example, Yunnan and Guizhou are together, but the little money and grain in Guizhou can't support a division.

After each division, there are four sections, namely the civil branch, the degree branch, the gold branch, and the warehouse department.

It seems that the framework has not changed, but if you look at the specific details, it is not the system at the beginning of the country, but the careful planning. Full of thoughtful shadows.

Zhu Qizhen said: "When Zhou Wen was in power, he lived within his means to support the world's money and food. I once talked to me about the annual budget system, but now his people are not there, and his government is also gone, it really shouldn't be, in addition to the thirteen divisions, when the budget is listed as a department, the prime minister Daming is endowed with money, and it is reviewed by the cabinet every year, and the ministers discuss it together. ”

In fact, when Zhou Chen was there, Zhou Chen always knew about the world's expenses, and even now Zhu Qizhen has an account in his heart, but it is not shown in the Ming system.

Without him, at the time of the war with the Tile Thorns. Zhu Qizhen has no confidence in his heart about how much money he needs to spend in the future.

If the budget system is established, it will allow the civilian government to limit his methods.

Now it's different, the tile spur is no longer the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, although the court is still spending money very strongly, but in general, there will be no large-scale gap.

If before, if the four words of living within one's means were out, Zhu Qizhen would never dare to say it.

It's because Zhu Qizhen can't do it.

Take a closer look at Zhu Qizhen's ascension to the throne, where is the amount of income within the means, and the amount of income is almost the same. Zhu Qizhen has been looking for money almost all the time.

But at the moment, there is no shortage of money, and some things can be done.

Li Xian said: "The minister led the people of the world to thank Your Majesty. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "This is what I should have done a long time ago. ”

In the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has gradually changed, from a tense wartime state to a normal situation.

Zhu Qizhen immediately looked at the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment. The military department, in general, has nothing to say.

Zhu Qizhen of the Ministry of Rites has always been shelved. Zhu Qizhen is not too clear about many ceremonial matters, as for the Criminal Department, the biggest problem of the Criminal Department is not in the administrative process of the Criminal Department, but in the legal provisions.

Speaking of which, the Criminal Department is nothing more than an enforcement department.

As for the military department, it is a place that cannot be easily interfered with.

Without him, the military department and the five military governor's mansions overlapped the most, and the open and secret struggle between the military department and the five military governor's mansions has existed since the Taizu period and has continued until now.

Even deliberately connived at the emperors of the Liedai.

After all, military power is too important.

Zhu Qizhen will also make some changes. However, seeing the regulations of the Ministry of Industry, Zhu Qizhen suddenly opened the topic and said: "How is the establishment of the Water Division in various places?" ”