readx; However, he said that the old officials of Kaifeng Mansion came to the governor's yamen in a gang and clamored to make a case to the new governor. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info at this time the governor's yamen is not as good as the prefect's yamen, in the dilapidated gate, only the main hall is still complete, the other buildings were all bombarded by cannonballs, and now there is no time to repair, and there are only a few Ming soldiers on duty at the gate, not even a yamen.

After waiting for a long time, the new governor of Henan, Fan Jingwen, asked the officials and soldiers to put these people in. Everyone hurriedly gathered their faces and went to the court, kneeling down in a proper manner. When I peeked up, I saw that Fan Jingwen was about forty years old, with a white face and a long beard, and an elegant bearing, which was the same as the image in everyone's minds, but not as young and vigorous as Yan Ermei, and I didn't feel a little relieved.

After kowtowing, Fan Jingwen asked slowly: "When this official first arrived in Henan, he didn't have time to visit the local celebrities and elders, I don't know what you are looking for?" ”

The chief of the official hurriedly smiled and said: "We are all officials of Kaifeng Mansion, and our ancestors worked as errands in the yamen. When the governor came to Kaifeng, there should have been a grand welcome ceremony for the gentry and merchants in the city and the Confucian scholars, but..."

"That's not necessary." Fan Jingwen waved his hand and said, "Kaifeng has just been recovered, and everything is waiting to be revived, what are you doing with these false courtesies?" ”

"The governor is high-spirited, and the villains admire him." The chief said slyly, "But no matter what, you are the chief official of Henan Province, and there are still rules for ushering in this officialdom, right?" And you, the governor's yamen, have to be prepared for you, right? But look at this... Alas! ”

Fan Jingwen has been an official for many years, how can he not hear that this person is provoking the relationship between him and Yan Ermei, the prefect of Kaifeng. But he didn't move, and only asked lightly: "It's all a trivial matter." Are you here to see you today for these things? ”

When these people saw that Fan Jingwen's city mansion was very deep, they also knew that it was useless to say anything else, so they had to talk about "business", that is, the matter of Kaifeng Mansion competing for officials. At the end, the chief official added: "Lord Governor, it's not that villains are reluctant to work, do you think that this official position is all issued by the imperial court and the official department is recorded and assessed, and it has been handed down from the Hongwu Dynasty in the Hongwu period, how can it be said that it will change, or will the local yamen increase or decrease by itself?" This is not only unruly, but also deeper, but it is against the ancestral system and a great rebellion! Besides, you are the chief official of Henan, even if the official system is increased or decreased, you have to preside over it, how can the Yan Governor's Mansion bypass you and make your own decisions? ”

These words were murderous, and the others echoed excitedly when they heard it, thinking that if this article was confirmed, even a first-class member would have to walk around without eating, let alone a prefect. If Fan Jingwen can make them disgusted with Yan Ermei and ruthlessly refer to him to the imperial court, it is not certain whether Yan Ermei's head can be saved.

Unexpectedly, let them speak dryly, Fan Jingwen just smiled and said nothing. When everyone was really speechless, he smiled and said, "It turns out that you are here for this matter." To tell the truth, the new unincorporated officials and employees have been approved by the Holy Lord. You don't want to think about it, how can the prefect be in charge of such a big thing? ”

Now everyone is dumbfounded! Dare to scold just now, which is equivalent to scolding this governor, isn't this hitting the muzzle of the gun! Everyone hurriedly rushed out with their heads in their arms, but they couldn't figure it out anyway, this Governor Fan had obviously just arrived in Kaifeng, how could it be his twist and turn?

Fan Jingwen watched the gang withdraw in a panic, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but his eyebrows were quickly tightened. Of course, he is not afraid of these local snakes, what really worries him is the violent storm that is about to be set off in the court.

In fact, this matter is not complicated, because the whole thing was planned by Zhu Youzhen. Late at night on the day he lectured Yan Erme, Yan Erme had already written a memo proposing the creation of new official posts and the hiring of employees. Because the emperor is in Kaifeng, of course, this fold is delivered to the Beijing division at the same time, but also directly into the imperial review.

The main thrust of this memo is to explain in detail why the local yamen should be given additional official posts and hired employees. Here's why:

First, there are officials and officials in the yamen, and most of the official work is done by officials, and officials also have to receive salaries, which has been a custom for hundreds of years. However, the imperial court did not pay the salaries of the officials, and it was either paid by the chief official or by the "small treasury" in the yamen. The salaries of officials in this dynasty were not high, and it was difficult to afford the salaries of so many officials under normal circumstances, and in the long run, it encouraged corruption at the grassroots level, resulting in more and more funds in the "small treasury" and less and less income for the imperial court.

Rather than this, it is better to turn the officials who are not in the compilation into officials who are in the formation, and then cancel the small treasury. Although on the surface it seems to increase the burden on the imperial court, corruption at the grassroots level will no longer be "reasonable" and can be severely cracked down, which is still a great deal.

Second, in the past, the selection and appointment of officials were first carried out through the imperial examination and then appointed by the household department. Although the selection is strict, only official positions above the county level are valued, and low-level official positions are difficult to promote, so few people are willing to do them. The current situation is that many Jinshi and people are pressed in the Ministry of Officials, and they do not bother to do the official positions that are not in the stream.

However, in the local government, a great deal of the work was done by these low-level officials and officials. Local affairs are trivial and complicated, and it is not necessarily useful to read poetry and books, and it is not as good as that of experienced officials. Therefore, it is suggested that the yamen should increase the number of "employees", who are non-official employees, who can enter and exit, and who do not have to pass the imperial examination, and who have a wide range of materials to be selected, which can better meet the actual needs of the localities.

Zhu You's review praised it (nonsense, his own idea, can he not appreciate it), and gave the royal approval: "The official's performance is to the point and accumulate disadvantages, and I feel that it is quite reasonable." Heaven and earth talents, should be cherished for heaven and earth; People make the best use of their talents and make the best use of things, isn't it the blessing of the community? Whether it is feasible, Henan Fu, the feudal clan and the officials will play the book as soon as possible, and I will do this! ”

Here, Zhu Youzhen was very cunning and did not make a direct decision, but kicked the ball to Fan Jingwen and the official group of Jingshi. In the early morning of the next day, the stagecoach set off with Yan Ermei's recital and Zhu Youzhen's imperial approval all the way to the north, and first met Fan Jingwen, Wang Jiazhen and Xuan Mo, the three dignitaries who rushed to take up their posts in the Daimyo's Mansion.

Fan Jingwen is a very upright and pragmatic person, and his personal relationship with Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the ministry, is also very good. Therefore, he was quite able to agree with Zhu Youzhen's various propositions, so he was disliked by the Donglin Party. After watching the dismissal and the imperial approval, Fan Jingwen was so smart that he immediately realized that the emperor wanted him to be the first bird, because Yan Ermei's official character was too low, and he had no right to speak in the court.

In particular, the emperor also quoted the famous sentence in his recital that year, which made him enthusiastic and moved, and immediately wrote a memorabilia in his heart: "But for the sake of the king and the people of Sheji, even if he is attacked by a group and disgraced and dismissed, what does it matter!" ”