Clear or turbid current, this is the eternal topic of the Ming and Qing dynasties when the scholars met. When the two officials meet, they must check each other's backgrounds to determine the dignity of the elder and the younger.

As for the so-called clear stream, in fact, it refers to the people who have been admitted all the way through the eight strands of literature, all the way to show talents, lift people, and jinshi, and the turbidity stream originally referred to the scum among the scholars, and the original meaning was to distinguish the good from the bad, but in the political environment after the Ming Dynasty, it also had the meaning of distinguishing the birth level, and in the best case, it was also promoted by strategy, but it has not been able to pass the examination of the scholars who have been able to lift more than one person, if they rely on money to donate a student or rely on the family, take refuge in the powerful and other means to get to the top, it is even more garbage in the turbidity stream. In any case, this clarity seems to have determined the identity of the two, but can reality really be so simple to divide into binary?

Who is Qing and who is turbid, this question has lingered in Chinese officialdom for more than 2,000 years, and the common people generally acquiesced to the two explanations of loyalty and treachery, but the literati of the Ming Dynasty had to add the results of the Bagu Wen exam in one more move, laying the groundwork for the chaos of the Ming Dynasty officialdom.

Who is clear and who is turbid, in the eyes of the emperor, the capable and obedient person is clear. In the officialdom, those who are born on the right path are clear. In the eyes of the people, those who ask for orders for the people and are honest and honest are clean. In the eyes of the traverser......

Or take the legendary Hai Rui as an example, this public is in the middle of the policy, and he is also a teacher as a lifter, at this time he is not considered to be from a clear background. But Hai Daren is upright and honest, but in the eyes of the people, he is a big clean official, until he scolded Jiajing in "Public Security Sparse", and when the civil officials looked at Hai Rui again, he was simply a rare mainstay in the clear stream.

Until Hai Gangfeng slashed the knife at the officialdom without favoritism, which official still classified him into the Qingliu family? Fortunately, Hai Rui is too special, he is no longer an ordinary person who can be judged by the world, and has become an epoch-making benchmark, and together with Bao Zheng and others, he has become the image representative of the Qingtian master.

Therefore, history has closed the coffin, Hai Daren is the kind of person who can no longer be cleared in the clear stream, but in the eyes of later generations, especially in the eyes of travelers like Zhang Tao and Jiang Tian, is it to reuse officials like Hai Rui, or to reuse capable people with flaws in character like Zhang Juzheng? Even if both of these men are actually reformers......

In fact, this is also the difference between Jiang Tian and Zhang Tao, Emperor Zhang takes the party @ sex of a party @ member as the standard of self-discipline, just like Hai Rui who is strict with himself and strict with others, and Jiang Tian as a small common man born in a peaceful and prosperous era, he is accustomed to the lifestyle of "win-win cooperation", and is well versed in the way of life of people in a sedan chair, just like Zhang Juzheng, who only talks about his ability and does not look at personal morality.

The same is reform, which of these two models is superior and which is inferior, this can only depend on the actual situation. In the history of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng successfully renewed his life for the Ming Dynasty and indirectly contributed to the Yongzheng reform of the Qing Dynasty. And Hai Jui never made it to the cabinet in his life.

But when foreign enemies invaded, it was Hai Jui's spirit of never bending and never compromising on issues of principle. Only then can the Chinese nation be rescued from the crisis. So there is no best answer, only the best way to do it at the moment.

As an aside, China's history always seems to be undergoing a kind of reincarnation, and later generations, when Marxism was introduced to China, people learned that it was a contradiction between the productive forces and the relations of production. Zhang Tao and Taizu, who shared Jiang Tian in his previous life, once said that after Marxism, the Chinese changed from passive to active in thinking.

What becomes proactive? Philosophically speaking, the revolutionary pioneers who were searching in the dark finally found a development direction that was different from the mainstream culture of the East and the West, but from the perspective of human development, this was the first time in Western culture that the objective law of social development was rationally analyzed.

Why do you say that, in the history of the West, there have been more than once the conclusion of development, and every time when Western civilization has developed to a certain height, there will be people who advocate that society has developed to an end and will not evolve again......

The closest example to before Jiang Tian's crossing is the one from the end of the twentieth century to the beginning of the twenty-first century, represented by the Japanese-American Fukuyama, who boasted that the American system is the ultimate form of human development!

Let's not talk about what this Japanese-American is so proud of the stinky feet of the United States, just say that his theory was ruthlessly slapped in the face a few years later, so that when scholars from all walks of life discuss the Chinese model in the future, they will pull it out and "whip the corpse".

Because of their long history, the Chinese have long been accustomed to the cycle of life and death, and although the causes of death of each unified dynasty are different, they have gotten rid of the initial stage of dividing the enemy and ourselves in the West by skin color, race, and creed. Therefore, before Jiang Tian crossed, there was a saying that the reform was not finished, and the so-called road was long, and I went up and down to seek.

Why do Europe and the United States always like the end of history? Even if the reality is slapped in the face again and again, you don't get tired of it? To put it simply, Europeans have only a few hundred years of history since the Renaissance? Many former hegemonic powers have been dominating for less than a fraction of China's history. In terms of conspiracy theories, would any vested interest group be willing to take the initiative to carry out reforms?

In this way, how can they think about such a profound issue, and even if they do, they will be ostracized because they are inconsistent with the mainstream or threaten vested interests. For example, the great teacher Marx, of course, what happened to him is most directly related to the ancestral grave of capitalism that he wants to dig.

In fact, even in the mainstream academic circles of the Ming Dynasty, the real reformers are very rare, compared to the powerful vested interest groups, their voices are too weak, isn't Hai Rui also famous by scolding the emperor......

But the Ming Dynasty still has such a group of people of insight who think about the future of the country, and also has a tolerant environment of learning from the West to the East, in a fashionable phrase, this is called the self-correction ability of society, and the loss of this ability is the real sign of the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species, and the ancient civilization that disappeared in history has the most say in this.

The picture turned back to reality, when Jiang Weiqing asked Lin Yi why he didn't go on the right path with the clear stream, and chose the turbidity flow of the lower product, as a witness of this era, Lin Tongsheng gave his own answer: "What is clear and what is turbidity?" Thinking about the former Ming princes, which one is not from the top of the Qingliu class, full of righteous words, but can not stabilize the country externally, and cannot comfort the people internally, one by one only knows that the party is the same and different, and wastes national strength to cause this great river and mountain to fall into the hands of the enemy and the people are miserable, if this is Qing, then this Qing does not want it! ”

Jiang Weiqing could hear from his answer that his old classmate had finally woken up after tasting the warmth and coldness of the world, and he was no longer the nerd who only knew the teachings of the saints. He wanted to do something beneficial to the country and the nation in his lifetime, and Master Jiang's recruitment list allowed him to find a new direction.

Although he knows that the reasons in his classmate's heart are definitely not so lofty and selfless, it is better not to poke him, after all, being able to say the above feelings at least means that his ideological realm has been sublimated to a certain extent.

"But ......" Jiang Weiqing pondered for a long time: "This rule was set by Lord Jiang, don't say that it is a new recruit, even those of us who are already on the job must be assessed!" ”

Lin Yi didn't expect Jiang Tian to come to this hand, although the city was newly established, but there were many old people in the original Tianjin Mansion, and it was inevitable that there were some bad habits, in order to completely reform, it was inevitable to dismiss those who were not suitable for the new government, as for whether these people would hold a grudge or secretly confront, Jiang Tian was not actually worried.

First, his method of governing is different from the past, and there is no situation of being controlled by others. Second, the city is newly built, and it will take time for many city fox society rats to find the soil for their survival, and Jiang Tian has the lead in terms of time. Thirdly, there is one article and one martial arts, one white and one black in the hands of Lord Jiang, and the assistance of the four major forces is the so-called fearlessness.

Yiwen: It is a high-end talent and technical support that can be provided by the Naval Academy of Sciences, the Royal Academy of Sciences in Beijing, Guozijian and other senior universities.

Yiwu: It is the military support provided by the local Liu family and the Royal Navy. Although he could not directly mobilize the army as a civilian official, he could still use the golden gun as a cover to assist in law and order.

Yibai: It was the merchants who participated in the construction of the place and hoped to profit from it, and the only prince of this dynasty also had a part.

Yihei: It is the Canal Salt Gang and the Cao Gang that Jiang Tian took the initiative to find, and in terms of the number of personnel and the sphere of influence, the local beggar gang is not an opponent.

It is precisely with these four cards in his hand that Jiang Tian dares to directly attack the officialdom and underground forces, and all this is just the beginning, if it is not for the first task to open the road and revitalize the materials, he can do more radically than now.

The reform of the recruitment and examination of civil servants is his means of rectifying the officialdom, and the reason why he starts with the officials at the grassroots level is also determined by the basic national conditions. In the original bureaucratic system, because it was necessary to take advantage of the familiarity of local personnel with the countryside to facilitate the work at the grassroots level, both the scribes and the officials were all served by locals, and over time this became a hereditary family system, and they controlled the local grassroots information and personal network, and became a hidden force that could influence local governance although they were not officials.

Jiang Weiqing, of course, knew Jiang Tian's purpose, he did not learn these advanced things in the study class in the south back then, and it was precisely because he had an extraordinary understanding of the composition and structure of society, and he was an old literati who would follow Zhang Tao with all his heart, and he knew that if the reform was to continue, the reactionary stratum representing the old forces must be eliminated.

The latest order he received from his superiors was also to secretly pay attention to the counterattack of the "hostile" forces, first of all, to ensure the unity of the government's decrees and to effectively carry out more in-depth reforms, but he also had a lot of complaints about the recruitment conditions set in the Xiucai file.

After thinking about it, Jiang Weiqing found that if he wanted to fulfill Lin Yi's heart of "serving the country", the best way was to let him be admitted to the diploma of Xiucai first.

After thinking of countermeasures, Jiang Weiqing said to Lin Yi: "Brother Lin, don't worry, you should take the show first." Fortunately, there is a section in this section every year, according to the list of scribes The examination is held after the autumn, and this year's township examination will be held at the end of June. ”

Lin Yi wanted to cry after hearing his method: "It's not for my brother, I don't want to take the scientific exam, the virtuous brother knows that today's exam questions are very different from when you and I were studying!" ”

How could Jiang Weiqing not know that he had secretly tried the test papers of the last big competition, and the difficulty of the questions was not difficult at all for him, a person who had received special training, if it weren't for the fact that he had already qualified as a civil servant and had another allowance, he would have fulfilled his dream of a gold list title.

Looking at Lin Yi's miserable appearance of wanting to cry without tears, Jiang Weiqing's heart had some sympathy, but it was more of an inexplicable pleasure, when he received training, how could it not be Lin Yi's respect, for an old literati who is accustomed to being a person and a son of poetry, even when writing a strategy, he has to think about which sage said something similar, so that it is convenient for him to quote scriptures.

Thinking of this, he smiled slightly: "Brother Lin, relax, anyway, you need to prepare for the exam below, why don't you and my brothers study together?" ”

When Lin Yi heard this proposal at first glance, he was originally dismissive, but seeing the other party's calm and gentle smile, he reacted that Jiang Weiqing was sure about it, and there was no other way anyway, so he had to do it.

There are a lot of such requests in private, after all, most of the people who have read books and know a few words, but have not been admitted to fame, most of these people want to be able to sneak into the public and eat official meals, but what prevents them is the hurdle of academic qualifications.

When they knew that the existing civil servants would also be assessed for their posts, everyone understood that Master Jiang's plan was not small, but the old officials in the public gate also had opinions on this, some people have not fallen for three dynasties, no matter who is the emperor himself, he has this ancestral bowl of rice, although many people have a good professional level, but they don't know a few big words, let them be assessed and posted, isn't this equivalent to digging people's ancestral graves!

Of course, Jiang Tian also knows the stakes of this, so he immediately released the second trick, in-service personnel, free to participate in literacy cram schools, job training classes, those who fail the examination will not be canceled for the time being, but in the future, promotion and rank evaluation need to refer to the cultural and professional level.

That is to say, if you want to be promoted in the yamen in the future, you can't do it without a diploma at the level of Xiucai, if you want to do a position such as a county leader, you need to raise a diploma at this level, as for the county magistrate...... You can take the Jinshi exam again!

Many smart people have smelled a different taste, according to Jiang Tian's meaning, even in-service personnel can continue to participate in scientific examinations in the future, and even if it is a low-level status that has been done at most to the head of the government service team in the past, as long as the culture and professional knowledge are qualified, it is possible to be promoted to the second official or county official, even if it is not impossible to be promoted to the county order and prefect!

The infinite possibilities contained in this really make some people can't hold back their excitement, even if they are not a small old official, they also have the idea of letting their children study, and when the time comes, they don't have to take the first-level examination to become an official, and they can also survive in the yamen with their experience.

But many people are a little hesitant, after all, this kind of good thing is simply the first time in the world, and the Sui Dynasty created the imperial examination, to put it simply, it is to remove the ceiling between officials and officials, not only scholars can be motivated, but also those with professional skills. The question is, can such a good thing really be achieved?

"That's what Your Majesty has asked me to preside over the reform! This move is not only to give the three religions and nine streams a way out, but also to greatly promote the development of the government in the direction of professional subdivision, the previous situation that a big man can manage everything and not in place will be gone forever, not only the original officials can be motivated, that is, the children of you businessmen, you can also take advantage of your familiarity with trading, and take advantage of the examination for business, taxation and other related positions...... "At another investment conference, because some people are concerned about the current hot reform issues, Jiang Tian answered this.

"You can all see that this move will definitely subvert the pattern of Chinese officialdom since the Tang Dynasty, and His Majesty has let me conduct an experiment here, and I also know that some people have crooked thoughts about this, if their own sons and nephews become tax officials, won't they be able to take care of them when they do business......" Jiang Tian looked at the reactions of the businessmen around him: "I can tell you responsibly, saying that you think like this will mess up the reform and ruin everyone's background, that is, let me catch the person who bends the law for personal gain, and there are also provisions in the new law that make you regret not doing it at the beginning!" ”

The supervision of rights is always an eternal topic in human society, and Jiang Tian does not expect human morality to replace punishment at all, so mixing sand into the original civil service system is only one aspect, and on the other hand, it is necessary to establish its own supervision mechanism. He knew that Zhang Tao must have an intelligence system, but since he had to redesign a system, he couldn't count on those who were hiding in the shadows.

Once the right is shackled, the society no longer uses the birth to measure the nobility, legal business or with a skill can get a high income, the attraction of the civil service examination will be far less than other ways to make a living, but after all, not everyone can be gifted or have excellent business acumen, this is still a stable and decent job, the only thing to prevent is that these people eat and die and all kinds of corruption, so even if it is a relatively stable civil service system, it is necessary to introduce an appropriate competition mechanism in order to select excellent management talents.

In terms of his not very smart political mind, this is the most efficient and test-tested set of management methods before finding a better system, and what he needs to worry about is how to make this advanced system connect with the existing society.

When a large number of people with a certain level of education and certain job skills are flooded with the government, the former kind of officials with thousands of powers in one will no longer exist, and the functions and tentacles of the government will also be better extended to the countryside, changing the pattern of the emperor's order not to go to the countryside.

So when he submitted a complete set of civil servant examination methods, Zhang Tao only approved eight words: "The four people are equal, from now on!" ”