If you have good political performance, you can be promoted, and the higher the official, the more money you will have, and the better your treatment, which in itself is already an incentive for officials. However, this does not conflict with other monetary rewards. If these policies can be implemented as soon as possible, I believe that Hai Rui, the direct minister in the Jiajing period, will not be so embarrassed!

When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he turned his head to look at the two people at the front of the queue and said: "The specific article, Wen Qing and Cao Daban will discuss a copy together, and I will take a look, if there is no problem, I can tell the world." ”

When Wen Tiren heard this, he immediately bowed down and played: "Weichen commands!" ”

"Slave obeys!" At the same time, Cao Huachun also bowed down.

However, Emperor Chongzhen obviously had something to explain, his eyes swept over the ministers below, and then continued: "Zhuqing should be able to see that the money in the treasury is becoming more and more abundant year by year, and it is growing rapidly. This depends on the efforts of Zhu Qing and the efforts of officials at all levels of the Ming Dynasty. I thought that in the future, those who contributed to the court and did errands for the Ming Dynasty would all receive the benefits of the Ming Dynasty. From then on, there was no word official, only official! ”

Hearing this, everyone was taken aback. They didn't expect that the emperor would make a new move every year, and at the end of the year, he would come up with such a big move. This kind of thing has never happened in China for thousands of years!

Thinking like this, for a while, no one spoke, they were all brain teasers, thinking about this matter.

Emperor Chongzhen ignored them, and continued to say according to his own train of thought: "Although the imperial court will increase a lot of expenses for this, I feel that this matter is very necessary. Those who contribute to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty cannot treat them badly! In the past, the court was poor and had no way. But I believe that in the future, the Ming Dynasty will become richer and richer, and the imperial court will have more money, which can definitely cover this expense! What do you think about this? “

Although at the end of the day, he asked for the opinion of the secretary. But his tone was resolute, almost categorical. Emperor Chongzhen unabashedly conveyed his meaning to the ministers below.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, the Wenhua Hall was quiet for a while, and no one immediately played the right game.

Emperor Chongzhen was not in a hurry, he knew that his proposal had never been done in previous dynasties, and if he wanted these officials of the Ming Dynasty to accept this proposal, he naturally had to give them a little time.

Hubu Shangshu Bi Ziyan first looked up at Emperor Chongzhen, as if he wanted to speak, but remembered that although he didn't take much, he was on the list after all, and now he was still guilty, so he lowered his head again and didn't speak.

But his actions were seen by Emperor Chongzhen. I heard Emperor Chongzhen say to him: "If Bi Qing has any ideas, just say them to me!" ”

Hearing this, these people immediately heard an attitude of the emperor from it, that is, for these Shangshu, the emperor did not plan to kill them with a stick! This thing, most likely, is lifted high and gently lowered. The reason why the emperor did this is because the law does not hold the people accountable, or because it is not good to hold so many high-ranking officials accountable at once, right? After all, in this list, almost all of the high-ranking officials above the six ministries are involved, and they are the top part of the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty. A nest of words, in any dynasty, is a terrifying thing.

Thinking like this, Bi Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and immediately said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there are only a few officials in a county, and the officials who do things are dozens of times larger. If all of them are given to the officials, this expenditure, the criminal minister is in charge of the household department, and he really can't get it! ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but think in his heart that his feelings had just been in vain. This household is still in the book, and he really only cares about the present. But he can't be blamed for this, who let him not see that after industrialization, social wealth will grow at a geometric rate. Naturally, the revenue of this treasury will also increase exponentially. In the future, the treasury revenue is estimated to be calculated in units of 100 million, not the previous million taels. Or, was Bi Ziyan frightened by the past that rats could starve to death in the treasury in the past? After all, even his brother, Bi Zisu, the original governor of Liaodong, committed suicide because he couldn't pay his military salary and was humiliated by Qiu Ba, who was making trouble.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen was a little embarrassed to mention that the officials he was talking about actually included those who caught fast and the like. In the official office, it is divided into three categories: officials, officials, and servants. These people will be regarded as civil servants in later generations, and they will all eat the state's money. If you have to disagree, then the service in this can be barely equal to the temporary workers in later generations. According to Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts, these people who work in the yamen should be given Yulu.

However, at this time, after thinking about it, he will not mention the rank of service for the time being. Otherwise, if you take a big step, you will probably get into that or something. This matter will be done in two steps, and the affairs of the officials will be completed first.

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen said to Bi Ziyan: "At the beginning, you can do what you can and give these officials what the court can afford. It can be adjusted when the next year's treasury revenues are higher. I have just said that the treasury revenue will be more and more, and there will be no more embarrassment from before, which Bi Qing can rest assured. ”

Bi Ziyan heard that the emperor did not have the idea of doing it in one step, and he repeatedly emphasized that the income of the treasury would be more and more. Thinking about the situation in the past few years, and looking forward to the future according to the current situation, it seems that this is really the case, so I didn't say anything more.

In the Wenhua Palace, it was quiet again. Everyone saw that the Hubu Shangshu actually raised objections, but although the emperor gave in, he did not back down at all on issues of principle, such as the matter that the officials wanted to give Yulu. At this time, they understood how determined Emperor Chongzhen was.

This time it was quiet, and it didn't take too long, and I saw Wen Tiren bow down and play: "Your Majesty, the relevant officials, to put it seriously, everything is in the hands of the officials, and the selection can be delayed, the punishment can be light or severe, the wealth can be encroached upon, the ceremony can be lifted or abolished, the human life can be in and out, the lawsuit can be large or small, and the project can be increased or decreased. Therefore, the importance of officials should be paid attention to. “

When Wen Tiren said this, his expression was very serious: "Since I became the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, officials cannot be imperial historians and are not allowed to participate in scientific examinations. It is the people who were officials in the Ming Dynasty, and most of them are hopeless members of the scientific examination or lowly people. Such people, who have no hope for the future, will seek money and corrupt the rulers! ”

Speaking of this, Wen Tiren bowed again, revealing a hint of admiration and said: "Your Majesty's intention, to give Yu Lu, to call an official, is equivalent to giving his background, Wei Chen thinks, it is to rectify the good governance of the officials!" ”

In fact, before the Ming Dynasty, officials were not separated. It is a very common thing for the three princes and nine kings to be born as "officials". Even in the Song Dynasty, the difference between officials and officials was not obvious. As Wen Tiren said, it was only when the Ming Dynasty became an ancestor that this difference began to be revealed. The representative figure among the officials is the master. Their salaries were given by the county honorable individuals who hired them.

Now these officials' salaries are allocated by the imperial court for officials, which can be regarded as a recognition of their status, and on the other hand, it also reduces the burden on the chief officials. The benefits seem to be quite numerous!

If it had been before, Wen Tiren might not have dared to say such a thing in front of the emperor. After all, when he said this, he was a little dissatisfied with Cheng Zu. At least on the part of the officials, opinions differ. If he says it, he is likely to be attacked by the imperial historian and disliked by the emperor.

However, the current emperor is Emperor Chongzhen, who has traveled from later generations. His style of doing things was different from that of any previous emperor. Wen Tiren also knew Emperor Chongzhen, and knew that if he said this, he would not cause the emperor's dissatisfaction. Or, on the contrary, he was seconding the emperor's proposal.

Besides, those annoying imperial historians have been cleaned up by the emperor. The newly established Metropolitan Procuratorate also established a system at all levels throughout the Ming Dynasty. They didn't have the leisure to do so, because they agreed with the emperor and came to impeach Wen Tiren.

Wen Tiren took the lead in seconding Emperor Chongzhen, and it was the eunuch who followed the eunuch and seconded the proposal.

Generally speaking, on the side of the celebrant and the celebrant, as long as the emperor puts it forward, there will basically be no objection. Their butts are sitting on the emperor's side. Therefore, in the secondment of the celebrants, eunuchs, and eunuchs, the Wenhua Hall became lively again. In the end, this matter was settled. The specific constitution is still to be discussed by the first assistant Wen Tiren and the celebrant supervisor.

Emperor Chongzhen was also very satisfied with this. In this meeting, several things can be regarded as relatively successful. Next, it is necessary to deal with the corruption in the factory health report.

As the emperor said before, if the ministers themselves feel bad, turn themselves in, or have reformed themselves, then there will be no punishment. But now, it is the emperor who has made these incriminating evidence public after he can't wait for the situation he wants. In this way, even if the board is raised high and gently lowered, it will have to be hit on the person who made the mistake.

The final result was that Li Changgeng, the most corrupt minister, and the left and right servants who were not present were all demoted to Liaodong and re-established as a magistrate. Now they are not qualified to stay in the ministry any longer.

Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is upright and has performed well in the matter of equity dividends, and has been transferred to the secretary of the Ministry of Officials to take charge of the promotion of officials in the world. Although Xu Guangqi is still a scholar, the Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, which can be regarded as a promotion and a reward.

The post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites was held by Sun Yuanhua, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites. After all, when Sun Yuanhua was ordered by Xu Guangqi to go out of Beijing, he temporarily took the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he was a student of Xu Guangqi, and he was also good at scientific and technological knowledge. Although Xu Guangqi left the Ministry of Rites, he didn't have to worry that Sun Yuanhua would change Xu Guangqi's policy, and Cao Sui Xiao Gui was sure. For this, Emperor Chongzhen is also relieved.

This is the end of the Imperial Council. The ministers retired, but only Xu Guangqi, the new secretary of the ministry, remained.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Xu Guangqi, who was standing with his hands down, and asked with a smile: "Does Xu Qing know that I asked Qing to serve as the secretary of the ministry, what is the purpose for?" ”

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he thought about it for a while, isn't it that he is upright and can rectify the rule of officials?

Of course, he was a smart man, and he knew that since the emperor asked so, he must be more than that. After thinking about it for a while, he probably guessed something in his heart, and immediately replied: "When Weichen selects low-level officials of the Ming Dynasty, he will focus on the knowledge talents who prefer science and technology!" “

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing, Xu Guangqi really guessed his intentions.

After listening to this, he nodded, smiled and said: "Before my Huaxia was in the Western Han Dynasty, there were many learnings, endless, soldiers, Mohists, legalists, etc., each with its own characteristics, and it can be regarded as a hundred schools of thought, each showing its magical powers!" The splendor of cultural knowledge is rare for later generations. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, Confucianism was respected. But even so, Confucianism also pays attention to the six arts. “

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen paused, shook his head slightly, and said again with a little emotion: "But since the Sui and Tang dynasties, the imperial examination has been taken, and slowly, the scholars have turned to study the Four Books and the Five Classics. This can't be blamed on those scholars, I think it's because the court didn't guide it well! ”

Xu Guangqi didn't speak from beginning to end, and listened carefully.

And Emperor Chongzhen did not let Xu Guangqi echo from time to time, but just continued to take care of himself: "I believe that Qing can feel the power of scientific and technological knowledge. If the people of the Ming Dynasty do not learn from things, do not understand the laws of nature, do not learn the knowledge of science and technology, and only read the Four Books and Five Classics, our Chinese civilization will definitely be overtaken by the Xiyi. One day in the future, when Xiyi will greatly throw off the Ming Dynasty in terms of scientific and cultural knowledge, the barbarism of Xiyi will definitely be the scourge of the Ming Dynasty at that time. And this is something I will never allow! ”

Before Emperor Chongzhen crossed over to this plane, Xu Guangqi was already fascinated by Western studies, and therefore, he got along with Xiyi missionaries, did not hesitate to change his faith, and devoted himself to learning the scientific and technological knowledge of Xiyi. In this Ming Dynasty, if you want to talk about the understanding of scientific and technological knowledge, no one will be deeper than Xu Guangqi.

If Emperor Chongzhen's words are not deeply touched by others, but for Xu Guangqi, they are the deepest. Therefore, after Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he bowed to Emperor Chongzhen very solemnly, and then solemnly assured loudly: "Weichen understands His Majesty's will, and Weichen will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust!" ”

If, at this time, regardless of it, immediately add scientific and technological knowledge to the content of the imperial examination, even if the current scientific and technological knowledge has begun to spread in the Ming Dynasty, those who have studied hard for ten years and suddenly added unfamiliar scientific and technological knowledge, they must be extremely reluctant and will definitely resist.

However, if the imperial court begins to tilt toward scientific and technological knowledge in the selection and assessment of officials, with such guidance, more people will read and learn scientific and technological knowledge, and this popularity will accelerate at the fastest speed. In this way, when there are many people who learn scientific and technological knowledge to a certain extent, at that time, there will not be much backlash when these new knowledge are added to the imperial examination.

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