"First of all, it is recommended by officials, my Dayan has a vast territory, and tens of thousands of officials are needed, and I have suspended the imperial examination system, so there is a shortage of officials everywhere.

In addition, a group of officials made trouble and were corrupt before, and they were executed by me.

Thousands of officials have been vacant.

So I decided to reduce talents without sticking to one pattern.

Anyone who is capable and has a clean net worth, regardless of their origin, can be recommended.

When necessary, personnel can be selected from among the officers who have been discharged from the army to fill the vacancies of officers. ”

Yang Qi talked slowly.

Zhao Pu pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Maybe there is no need to be so troublesome, many official positions in the imperial court have duplication of functions and powers, and if the implementation of lean soldiers and streamlining the administration of the government, it should be able to clear out a group of officials, and the imperial court will select some of these officials to be available, and enrich the shortage of officials, which can solve the trouble of insufficient officials." ”

When Su Yijian and the six of them heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

Yang Qi nodded and said, "This is also what I will say next. We have been implementing the decree of the elite soldiers, and we have achieved good results. However, in terms of streamlining administration, it did not keep up in time.

One is that the Yan State was initially decided, and in order to stabilize the people as soon as possible, I had to temporarily adopt some of the old systems of the Song State in Hedong and Jiangnan. In the former southern country and other places, the old system is still used.

Second, the establishment of the imperial court is short-lived, and the rash reform will cause a backlash from many people.

Because of these two reasons, the streamlining of government has been stagnant.

And now, the country of Yan has been stable, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the tide of going to sea has attracted a large number of wealthy families to go to sea, helping us divert the attention of the world.

We can rest assured and boldly take advantage of this tide to reform the official system at all levels of the imperial court.

In order to achieve one official and one position, no duplication, no superposition.

At the same time, we can use this reform to evaluate officials, and those who are capable will be promoted and those who are mediocre will be demoted, and the superfluous ones will be eliminated and the missing ones will be supplemented. ”

Kou Zhun interjected on the side: "Your Majesty, what are the conditions for the official assessment?" And if you recommend officials, what are the conditions? ”

Yang Qi raised a finger and said firmly: "There is only one condition I require, and that is pragmatism, absolute pragmatism. I don't care what his background is, I don't care how talented he is, and I don't care how famous he is.

I only look at one thing, that is, after he becomes an official, can he lead the people to live a good life.

As long as the people's lives get better and better, he will be a good official in his true eyes, and he will be able to pass my assessment.

I don't care if he has a university or not, but I can use him if he is able and qualified for the official position he is recommending.

Officials who are currently in office shall be evaluated once in four years.

The recommended officials are first allowed to be given false officials and are examined once a year.

The period is three years, the first year is based on their personal ability, the second year is based on their understanding of their authority, and the third year is based on their achievements. ”

"What about mid-level officials and upper-level officials?"

This sentence was asked by Lu Duan.

Yang Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "Middle-level and upper-level officials, I still want to be pragmatic. In addition to this, I would like you to check and confirm their attitude towards Confucianism. ”

When it comes to Confucianism, Yang Qi and the others are obviously a lot more solemn.

Those present, including Yang Qi, can be regarded as Confucian protégés.

Now that Yang Qi opened his mouth to assess the attitude of the hundred officials towards Confucianism, the expressions of the others were obviously a little unnatural.

Yang Qi said cautiously: "I don't mean to stop Confucianism in a word. However, I will never let the court become a hall of words in the Confucian sect. Confucianism can be used, but it cannot be relied upon completely.

It should not become a tool for some people to form parties and engage in personal interests by taking advantage of their protégés.

I have been persecuted for more than half a year.

In the past six months, I have seen a lot of things clearly.

Some people disregard the laws of the dynasty because of the old reasons of their protégés, and whether they are right or wrong, they collude with the court to oppose it.

Therefore, I must suppress Confucianism, support other hundred schools, and strive to promote the contention of a hundred schools of thought, and let a hundred flowers bloom.

Therefore, I hope that after you go down, when you evaluate the hundred officials, you will find out their attitude towards Confucianism.

Those who are too close to Confucianism can be suppressed.

Those who insist on their own and sincerely do things for the people will be promoted. ”

Yang Qihu's eyes swept around, and he said firmly: "This is an important reason why I have gathered you all from afar. It's a big country, and I can't manage everything, so there are many things that I need your help to do.

I have decided to divide the territory of Yan Kingdom into seven regions, and the seven of you, each of you will be responsible for one area.

Strive to complete the errand I have given you before the tide goes out to sea.

I hope that by the time those who have a heart come back to their senses, we will have made concerted efforts to build the Great Yan Kingdom into an iron bucket.

No matter how much those who have a heart toss, they can't make any big waves.

Is there anything else you would like to add? ”

Su Yijian's seven people looked at each other.

After a while, Su Yijian hesitated and said, "Your Majesty trusts us and entrusts us with such a heavy responsibility, we are inexplicably grateful." It's just that the land of Yan Country is vast and there are many officials, and there are seven of us, and we will assess all the officials, in case there is any omission......"

When the other six heard this, they pricked up their ears.

To err is human.

They are not immortals, so naturally there are times when they make mistakes, and sometimes they are even forced to show favoritism.

After all, with such a big power in his hands, the iron man will also be corroded by sugar-coated shells, and what if he makes a mistake?

Yang Qi glanced at them and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry, I can be sure that you won't make a mistake." ”

Su Yijian and the seven of them were stunned, looking puzzled.

Yang Qi raised his hand and stroked his palm.

"Papa~"

Peng Pai walked in from outside the imperial study with a smile amid Yang Qi's applause.

Behind him, there were several scarecrows like wooden men.

"Ladies and gentlemen."

Peng Pai was smiling, like a weasel who had stolen a chicken.

Behind him, seven scarecrows like wooden figures slowly bowed as he bowed.

"It's ......"

Su Yijian's seven people looked puzzled.

Yang Qi smiled and said, "This is the entourage I have prepared for you. They will accompany you through the evaluation and promotion of all officials. If there is anything that is inconvenient for you to check, they will help you find out; If you can't find something, they'll find it out for you.

Most importantly, they will help you to control your hands and feet so that you will not be deceived into doing anything you regret. ”

Su Yijian and the seven of them were stunned, and secretly bowed their heads, a little crying and laughing.

This clearly shows that someone is sending someone to spy on them.

However, they did not show dissatisfaction with this arrangement.

They are all gluttons in the officialdom and know the rules of officialdom well.

Yang Qi gave them so much authority and sent someone to spy on them, which was normal.

If one day Yang Qi gave them great authority, but did not send someone to spy on them, then they would really worry.

Moreover, Yang Qi did this very well.

He is not like other emperors, sending people to spy on officials, and sneaking around.

He put the surveillance personnel in front of them in the open, letting them know that they would be watched, and they would be awake at all times.

Yang Qi waved his hand at the seven specially trained scarecrows and said with a smile: "Let you see their abilities." ”

The seven scarecrows waved their hands with Yang Qi and walked to the table expressionlessly.

They picked up an official document on the table and read it carefully.

Then put it down with a blank face.

The scarecrow beside Su Yijian was the first to speak, "Su Yijian, born in the fifth year of Zhou Xiande, was born in Tongshan, Zizhou, and was the first ......champion of the Song Taiping Rejuvenation List in the fifth year."

The scarecrow counted Su Yijian's past.

Su Yijian and the seven of them listened and did not feel any surprise.

With Su Yijian's current status, in his past, most of the people in Yan Kingdom who have anything to do with the imperial court can say one, two, three.

However, as that scarecrow said more and more.

Su Yijian's faces slowly showed a look of astonishment.

Because from his mouth, he kept saying some old things about Su Yijian that many people didn't know.

For example, when Su Yijian once served in the Song Dynasty, when he was traveling, he happened to meet an abandoned girl.

He took pity on his young age, quietly adopted him, and then handed it over to Su's mother to raise.

It has always been said to the outside world that it is the orphan of the distant cousin of the Su family.

But in fact, that girl has no blood relationship with the Su family at all.

Only a few people in the Su family know about this matter, and the world doesn't know the truth.

However, the scarecrow easily said this.

Su Yijian quickly opened the official document placed in front of him with some astonishment, and after reading it carefully, he found a description of this paragraph in it.

"Really?"

Kou Zhun opened his mouth slightly, slightly stunned.

Su Yijian nodded heavily, and said in a low voice: "Don't forget? ”

Su Yijian's seven people subconsciously looked at the seven scarecrows.

Then they saw seven scarecrows reciting word for word what they had seen.

It is not uncommon for people to never forget.

Among the seven people present, Su Yijian and Kou Zhun are geniuses in this regard.

It is precisely because of their unforgettable talent that they can become extremely popular ministers by virtue of their age of less than middle age.

However, Yang Qiyi was able to find seven unforgettable ones in one breath and trained them into wooden people who resembled loyal dead soldiers, which surprised Su Yijian and the others.

"I don't believe it!"

Kou Zhun was the first to express his disbelief, he casually took out a copy of the official document in front of him, handed it to the scarecrow beside him, and said in a deep voice: "Within a stick of incense, if you can memorize this official document, I will believe you." ”

When others heard this, they also singled out the Kumon test.

Yang Qi didn't say a word, just looked at them with a smile and a smile.

After some testing.

Su Yijian's seven people finally determined that the seven people in front of them were indeed unforgettable people.

"Bang Bang Bang~"

Seeing this, instead of being excited, Kou Zhun slapped the table angrily and roared at Yang Qidao: "You are killing good talents!" ”

The other six nodded in agreement.

In their opinion, the seven unforgettable talents, if a little training, can become a good talent in their own right.

Now he has been trained by Yang Qi to be a wooden man similar to a machine.

Isn't this what is it that stifles good talents?

Yang Qi glanced at the resentful Kou Zhun and said lightly: "Don't forget, some people are innate, and some people can be cultivated. The seven people in front of you are cultivated the day after tomorrow.

They're not really memorable, either.

It is only in the personal past that this ability is demonstrated.

If they do something else, they are likely to lose the ability to remember.

Therefore, I did not stifle the good talents, but cultivated seven good talents. ”

Su Yijian's seven people were stunned.

Chen Yao exclaimed, "This can also be cultivated? ”

Yang Qi glanced at him and said with a smile: "Haven't I already cultivated a talent who is not lost to any famous minister in history?" ”

Chen Yao was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Where can a minister be regarded as a talent." ”

"Papapa~"

Yang Qi clapped his hands and said seriously: "Their questions will be discussed later." Let's get down to business. What is in front of you is the official you are about to evaluate, and the good talent that has been discovered by Fallen Ye and Zhao Di when he inspected the world on behalf of me.

After you get these official documents, familiarize yourself with them as soon as possible.

Then according to the area I have divided for you, the assessment will begin.

Officials below the fifth grade, you don't need to ask for it, you can directly remove or promote.

For officials above the fifth grade, you will write a note and send it to me through the channel of the Supervision Department, and I will approve it in a timely manner. ”

Su Yijian's seven reached out and hugged stacks of official documents assigned to them by Yang Qi.

Yang Qi continued on the side: "This tide to go to sea is an opportunity that I have fought hard for. Once we miss it, the officials will inevitably be alert, and it will be difficult for us to start again.

Therefore, I hope that the seven of you can complete this errand as quickly as possible.

The seven of you are all prime ministers, and I believe in your abilities. ”

Zhao Pu, Lu Duan and the others nodded imperceptibly.

Kou Zhun and Su Yijian were a little dazed.

"Your Majesty, why did you transfer me back to Yanjing City?"

In the past two years, Kou Zhun has been handling government affairs in Jinling Mansion and Yongzhou for the first generation, but the place assigned to him by Yang Qi is Yanjing City.

In the past two years, Su Yijian, who has been in charge of Yanjing City, has been transferred to Jinling Mansion and Yongzhou for a generation.

However.

It's okay that Kou Zhun didn't ask, but as soon as he asked Yang Qi, he became furious.

I saw Yang Qiyin glaring at Kou Zhun suspiciously, and said in a deep voice: "Why did you transfer you back to Yanjing City, didn't you count it in your own heart?" ”

"Huh?!"

"Eight sisters and nineteen years old......"

Kou Zhun blinked, still a little confused.

Su Yijian, who was next to him, laughed out loud.

"Hahaha......"

Wait until everyone's laughter is combined.

Kou Zhun reacted.

He drooped his head with a bitter face.

Yang Qi raised his eyebrows and smiled coldly: "What, do you want to regret your marriage?" Could it be that you have been quietly hiding in the golden house in Jinling Mansion all these years, and you have been a little fun? ”

Unwillingly!

Very reluctant!

Kou Zhun shouted frantically in his heart, but his head swayed wildly, "How come, the minister is not that kind of person." Being able to marry the eldest princess, the blessing of the minister, how could the minister not be willing. ”

In fact, Kou Zhun really has the intention of regretting his marriage.

There is no other reason.

Since Yang Yanqi was named the eldest princess, she has become more and more violent.

She and Yang Paifeng have become the biggest overlords in Yanjing City.

Kou Zhun was afraid that if he married Yang Yanqi home, he would be played to death by this tigress.