Chapter 17: The Temple Examination (I)
December 22, Jidu Palace.
When I woke up in the morning, the sky was still gloomy, and after a while, there was goose feather snow in the sky again.
The snow was falling, turning the whole world into white, and the air was exceptionally refreshing.
In the entire Ji Palace, the attendants and palace maids in the courtyards of the palaces began to get busy again.
In the Affinity Palace, in the Pavilion of Jidu, Xin is stating an important matter to Ji Kang.
As one of the earliest ministers to follow Ji Kang, there is no doubt that Ju Xin has won Ji Kang's trust.
In the division of labor of several ministers, the ministry is in charge of drama Xin.
In all counties and departments of Yan State, almost most of the assessment and promotion of civilian officials are presided over by the Ministry of Officials.
It can also be said that the fate of most of the officials in the Yan State government affairs system is in the hands of Ji Xin.
Of course, the positions of officials in major posts must also be personally assessed and appointed by Ji Kang.
At this time, Ju Xin was playing to Ji Kangyu:
"Your Majesty, according to my king's edict, a group of capable people have been recommended from dozens of counties in the four counties of Qidi. This group of people has now arrived in Jidu, and after the assessment of the officials, a batch of them has been screened, and there are still one hundred and eighty-two people left. ”
As for the remaining group of people, the minister believed that the time should not be delayed too long, and that they should be properly resettled before the year to reassure the hearts of the people. But how to place? I also ask my king to give me a clear sign. ”
Ji Kang looked at the list submitted by Ji Xin, put it on the table, and couldn't help but ponder.
Approaching the end of the year, Ji Kang is getting busier and busier.
Not only did he have to deal with all kinds of government affairs in Yan State, but he also had to summon officials from various places and departments to consult various situations.
It is necessary to pay attention to the people's livelihood, and also pay attention to the wars in the northern Xiongnu, Donghu, and even the Central Plains, and grasp the trend of the world.
After unifying Qi Di this year, the eyes of the entire Yan Kingdom court were basically placed on Qi Di.
In order to stabilize the hearts of millions of people in Qi as soon as possible, the Yan Kingdom court, including Ji Kang, has thought of a lot of ways.
First of all, in terms of public opinion propaganda.
Any dynasty, a wise king and ruling group, will actively occupy the high ground of public opinion.
Ji Kang has gone from Liaodi to Jidu, and now to Qidi, and he is already familiar with this aspect.
Now the people of Qidi know a lot about Ji Kang, who has just become the king of his own family, many deeds since he was a child.
Not to mention many deeds in Liaodi, it is said that on the day Ji Kang ascended the throne as king, he was favored by heaven and the rumors of auspicious rain from heaven have never been cut off among the people of Qidi.
However, on the day of Ji Kang's accession to the throne, many natural phenomena occurred that everyone saw with their own eyes.
On the other hand, of course, there are many people with a heart, who are fueling the flames in the back.
Secondly, it is in terms of people's livelihood policies.
This year, the people of Qidi will reduce and reduce taxes throughout the year, which is one of them.
The implementation of new agricultural tools and fertilizers, the construction of water conservancy projects on the two rivers, and so on, are all part of these policies.
Again, it is to eliminate the hidden dangers of Qidi.
The biggest hidden danger is the future rebellion.
However, these have been basically eliminated by Ji Kang.
Finally, and most importantly, it is to let the people of Qidi work.
According to the existing legal system of the Yan State, the main positions of the four counties of Qidi, and even the main positions of each department, must be transferred by the Yan State court.
All the officials who were originally in Qi were transferred to other places or demoted.
The original royal relatives of Qi Di, Haoqiang, etc., still have to be killed, and Ji Kang is absolutely not soft on this.
But after killing a batch, the rest must be appeased.
This time, a group of capable people recommended from the four counties of Qidi were Ji Kang's orders.
Most of them are still from large official families.
It's not that there are no people from poor families, but in this era, there are very few.
According to Ji Kang's edict, the people from poor families recommended by the four counties of Qidi must account for at least forty percent.
This is not to say how talented and moral the children of the poor are, but to balance the people of all walks of life.
Ji Kang pondered for a while, and said to the drama Xin:
"Drama, at this stage, I Yan Guo has no way to conduct the imperial examination that the widow said. But we can take this opportunity to take a small test, explore our experience, and prepare for the future imperial examination. ”
"So be it! Let these people recommended by Qi come to the temple tomorrow, and the widow will come up with the question on the spot, spend half a day, let them do some good strategy articles, and then give admission. ”
Then, let these admitted people go to the Government School of Xiangping University for half a year of government affairs training. Finally, according to the results of the comprehensive assessment, they will be given official positions and serve in local or various departments, what do you think? ”
At present, the bureaucratic system and grassroots officials in Yan State are basically all students who graduated from Xiangping College in various places.
However, for the talented people recommended by the four counties of Qidi this time, it is also necessary to arrange positions.
Ji Kang's doing this is also a bold and novel attempt, and it is necessary to embark on a formal assessment system in the future.
After listening to Ji Kang's words, Ju Xin was shocked, thought about it, and said to Ji Kang:
"The king's move is very good, and the minister agrees."
Ji Kang nodded, stood up and looked out the window at the heavy snow falling.
After a while, he slowly said to the drama Xin: "The drama, Qi Di is peaceful at the beginning of this year, my Yan country will also recuperate and develop people's livelihood this year and next year, this is the major policy of my Yan country today." Our own strategy must be clear and cannot be changed overnight. ”
"You also know the mind of the widow, that is, to calm the world. This requires our officials to be honest, clear and diligent, so that all parts of my Yan country, and even the hearts of the people of the world, can belong to my Yan country. ”
Speaking of this, Ji Kang paused, his face worried.
To the drama Xin continued:
"What the widow is most worried about is that the world is undecided, the Central Plains has not been unified, and officials in various places have begun to become corrupt. In this case, it will inevitably ruin the society of our Yan country. For such corrupt officials, the widow does not hesitate to exterminate the clan with blood. ”
"The widow has always believed that in order to run the country well, only two things need to be done well. One is to appoint good officials with both ability and political integrity; The second is to do a good job of all kinds of things that the people expect. ”
"In this regard, the responsibility of the ministry is very great." The only thing that matters in government is to win souls"; "Cultivating talents is the foundation of the country". This is the basic requirement of the widow for the officials, and you have a great responsibility for the drama! ”
"For these corrupt officials and corrupt officials, there is nothing polite for the widow, that is, to raid the family and exterminate the clan. Let these people who corrupt the widow and the society of the widow and the widow vomit twice as much as they eat, so as to fill the treasury. ”
"The widow is not a person who is easy to kill, but the widow will definitely not allow it, and this kind of situation happens in my Yan country. Therefore, it is very important for the Ministry of Officials to evaluate the officials of various counties and departments every year. ”