"Gen Weng is very right!" Guan Zhuofan nodded heavily, "It is indeed necessary to let the scholars 'have a foundation'!" ”

After a pause, he continued: "I think this matter is the responsibility of the imperial court!" Well, regarding the 'current affairs policy', the imperial court should organize manpower, compile ......'current affairs essence', and promulgate it as the basis for the examination! The examiner's questions cannot go beyond the scope of 'the essence of current affairs', and the scholars read through the 'essence of current affairs', and when the exam is held, they will have 'a foundation'! ”

"Huh?! This ......"

Guan Zhuofan looked at Wu Ren's wide-eyed appearance, smiled slightly, and said: "Of course, many 'current affairs', ordinary scholars, do not know the ins and outs, it is difficult to understand, relying on their own research, ambiguity is inevitable. When it comes to exams, there may still be people who are at a loss. For this reason, the imperial court should send a 'current affairs instructor' to go down to talk about reading and solving doubts, so that the junior and younger brothers will learn from each other day and night, and there will be almost no confusion! ”

"The court sent someone down to speak? This one...... Uh, please show the prince, this is a 'lecture tour'? Or ......"

"It's not a 'lecture tour.'" Guan Zhuofan said, "If it is a 'lecture tour', in one place, the 'current affairs training' can only stay for a short period of time, at most half a month, less than three or five days, and then go to the next place, so how can you 'learn from the scholars' day and night'?" The effect of answering questions is bound to fail! ”

After a pause, he accentuated his tone: "I think that a state and county, a 'current affairs discipline', such as the state's learning and the county's teachings, are stationed in the local area for a long time, specializing in the lecture and reading of the 'essence of current affairs', and do not distract from it." In this way, a little time off. 'Strategies of the Times', the scholars will inevitably succeed in their studies, and when they take the exam. There must be a score in the pen. ”

"So, this ......'current affairs discipline' is an official official of the state?"

"Yes!"

"Lord Wang!" Wu Ren couldn't help but gasp, "Up and down the country, how many states and counties are there?" A state and county, a 'current affairs discipline', this. How much of an expense does that cost? ”

"Gen Weng," Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly, "You're good at asking—I'll break your fingers for you." ”

"Up and down the country. There are 1,303 counties, 145 prefectures, and 78 halls, among other things. There are also seventy-two Zhili prefectures. Thirty-four Zhili halls, counting, the construction and governance of the people, put together, a total of 1,632. ”

The "close to the people" in Guan Zhuofan's words means to directly govern the people, and "the construction and governance of the people" is the most basic political power organization of the country.

"The seat of the 'Discipline of the Times'. It can be compared to the state's learning, the county's teachings, and the eight products. If a people-friendly government is set up with a 'current affairs discipline', then there are 1,632 'current affairs instructions' in the whole country, and the annual salary is 195,840 taels of silver. ”

Wu Ren was slightly shocked: The difference between the hills and ravines in this person's chest is really amazing!

A thought immediately turned in his mind: King Gong is really no better than him—no wonder he will replace him!

"State" is so eastern, in Chinese history is very bullish, ancient Kyushu, Han Dynasty thirteen states, the leader of a state, the authentic princes. However, after the Han Dynasty, the status of the state became lower and lower, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was already a state and a county, and it was the most basic political unit, but most of the states were located in key places, and the grade of Zhizhou was one grade higher than that of Zhixian, and it was six grades.

Most of the "halls" are located in remote places, and like "prefectures" and "counties", they are also "close to the people". The person in charge of the "hall" is generally the prefect's second official, that is, the same knowledge, the general judgment, the same knowledge of the five products, and the general judgment of the six products, on the whole, it is higher than the governor. Therefore, the administrative sequence in the government's official proclamation is "department, state, and county", not "county, state, and department" as Guan Zhuofan said.

The hall and the state are divided into "scattered" and "directly subordinate". The so-called "Zhili" means "directly under the central government". Santing and Sanzhou, like counties, are under the jurisdiction of the government; Beyond the prefectural level, directly under the jurisdiction of the political department, that is, the Zhili Department, Zhili Prefecture. The Zhili Department, the Zhili Prefecture and the government are at the same level, but the difference is that the county under the jurisdiction of the government is not "close to the people", that is, the officials do not care about the people; The Zhili Department and Zhili Prefecture are both counties under their jurisdiction and "close to the people", so when Guan Zhuofan calculated the number of grassroots political powers, he also included the Zhili Hall and Zhili Prefecture.

After a round of rambling, let's get down to business.

"This money," Guan Zhuofan continued, "seems like a lot, but our ten governors, who are raising cheap silver, put together a year, is almost this amount—but that's it." What's more, scientific research is the gathering of national culture and the lifeblood, and it is not natural to spend a little more money? This year's 200,000 silver, the state can take it out, and it must be taken out! ”

In a few words, the old blood of the people who said it couldn't help but heat up.

"Ask the prince, the 'current affairs discipline' is also the same as learning and teaching, by...... Should the Ministry of Rites be in charge? ”

The "Guanbu" scholar of the Ministry of Rites is the Ugong Peak.

"I would like to, but-" Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly bitterly, "I'm afraid that this messenger can't be handled by the Ministry of Rites, and I will probably have to start anew." ”

After speaking, he shook his head lightly and sighed, his expression and movements were extremely natural.

Aside from the Ministry of Rites, Wu Ren, a bachelor in the "Management Department", naturally has no light on his face, but he can't help but admit that what Guan Zhuofan said makes sense: "Chinese and foreign current affairs", the Ministry of Rites itself can't figure it out, how to "discipline" others? If this errand is really done by the Ministry of Rites, if it is done badly, it will not only be "disgraced", it will be a misguided person and a misguided country!

Thinking about it like this, Wu Ren's back suddenly tightened, but his heart was inexplicably relaxed.

Wu Ren's demeanor changed, and he did not escape from Guan Zhuofan's eyes, and he was secretly happy in his heart: Okay, the "current strategy" has been handled, and he will pursue the victory!

"In addition to the 'current policy'," Guan Zhuofan said, "Gen Weng, you see, 'sticking scriptures' and 'Moyi', are we going to restore them too?" ”

Wu Ren was stunned: "This ...... But why? ”

"Pasting scriptures", that is, one page of any scripture book, covering the left and right, leaving only the middle line, and then covering the three characters with paper for candidates to fill in - quite similar to the fill-in-the-blank questions in modern exams.

"Moyi", or simple questions and answers around the meaning of the scriptures and commentaries—are similar to the short-answer questions on modern exams.

"Sticking to the scriptures" and "Moyi" test the candidate's ability to memorize and recite, and there is no need to do anything to play on their own, as long as they are familiar with the scriptures and commentaries. In the Song Dynasty, both the new school and the old school thought it was useless, and Wang Anshi reformed the imperial examination and abolished the "sticking scriptures" and "Moyi". Wang Anshi stepped down, and his various reform policies continued to be repeated, but the scriptures and Moyi disappeared from the imperial examination.

We can understand Wu Ren's puzzlement: our King Xuan has always been "forge ahead", how could he think of restoring the old things of rote memorization such as "sticking scriptures" and "Moyi"?

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(It's late today, sorry)

*(To be continued......)