In summer, there is always a storm, the people who designed the Forbidden City should take care of their heads, Zhu Houzhao has never seen the palace waterlogged, there is a row of dragon's mouths at the foot of the railing on both sides of the steps in front of the palace, spitting out rain.

After a year of construction, the Academy of Sciences, which was built at the behest of the Son of Heaven, has been completed, and at the same time, the Gewu College in the original academy has also been merged.

Recently, because of the relationship between the Naval Academy and the Army Academy in Beijing, the court's knowledgeable ministers are thinking about the significance of these academies that are different from those of the country.

In fact, in recent years, not only the Army Academy has been very effective, but also the Agricultural College and the Water Conservancy College that were originally set up in the academy have also played a very important role, and they complement each other with the library and have cultivated a lot of professionals for the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Wei was the first person to come into contact with the emperor's 'thoughts'.

In addition to reporting on the completion of the Academy of Sciences, he also had another thought when he came in the rain, "...... Seeing that the newly established Naval Academy has an independent school building, Weichen is thinking, can water conservancy and agriculture also be imitated? There is also the business school that Werningberg suggested a few years ago. ”

Wei Ningbo is a little strange about this, he obviously doesn't understand, but when he went to Hangzhou, he gave this recital to the emperor.

Later, Zhu Houzhao knew that Wang Zhi had taught him.

The sea trade flourished, and the demand for commerce of all kinds increased sharply, so he catered to the holy will.

It was pouring rain outside, but not only was it not noisy, but the sound of the rain created a kind of quiet, Wang Wei said: "Weichen still remembers His Majesty's plan back then, if the court wants to control the water, there will be officials to control the water, and if there is a war, there are also commanders who know the soldiers." The minister really sees that this method is still very effective. ”

Zhu Houzhao flipped through his plan and replied, "That's okay." However, what you wrote above, recruiting people to enroll, and awarding six or seven grades in the future, seems to be full of sincerity, but in fact, it has been screened again, and the court has spent a lot of money, and the last person who goes is not the best person, and the future effect may be limited. ”

Wang Wei had no choice, "Your Majesty, the Holy Learning cannot be moved." ”

"Of course, I don't move the sacred school. However, I would like to introduce the concept of 'Clerk'. ”

"Your Majesty, please."

"Just like the Shaofu and the Ministry of Industry, it is difficult for a Jinshi who only knows the Four Books and Five Classics to get started after he goes, the affairs of these two departments are quite professional, not just poetry and music, but to be an official who can really do things, this is the so-called affairs officer.

These special departments set aside a different amount of places every year for officials from various colleges and the Ming Dynasty, and the questions in the examination are mainly based on the problems encountered in the yamen, and then the best are selected and conferred official status. As for the imperial examination, as long as the number of officers selected each year does not decrease, it should be fine. ”

That is to say, if you don't move the imperial examination, what should have been done in the past, what is it now.

There are two or three hundred people every three years, and if you can't pass the exam, don't complain, after all, the number remains the same, and you still can't pass the exam.

Wang Wei sat upright like a great Confucian, "In this way, these people are given a way out." But ......"

"Does the gentleman want to say, or will it make some people unhappy?"

"Everything is inferior, but if you read high, if you don't read holy studies, you can become an official, that is a big change."

Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly, "Who said you don't want to read holy studies?" The Four Books and Five Classics are related to a person's morality, and I want to employ people, which is the first character and the ability last. ”

It's equivalent to politics, you can't skip the political class, no matter what major you do.

This point still can't be ambiguous, monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, you can't be an official without this thing in your head, otherwise Zhu Houzhao is digging his own grave?

"That's great. The official that the emperor said is not as knowledgeable as an ordinary jinshi. ”

Because the emperor also mentioned that incumbent officials can also be examined.

Zhu Houzhao said: "This can be discussed with the Ministry of Officials Shangshu Liang Chu, the imperial court for the selection of officials, in the past, from top to bottom, if the introduction of examinations, it can also be from the bottom up." It is estimated that the officials in Beijing are not that interested, but the low-end officials in remote places should be very motivated if they see the opportunity to be admitted to the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Industry, and they will definitely be more motivated to learn specific 'affairs skills'. ”

"But Your Majesty, will this lead to the incumbent officials not putting their own duties first, but focusing on exams?"

That's a problem, too.

The monarch and the minister thought at the same time.

Wang Wei first thought, "Your Majesty, it is better to set an upper limit." ”

"How?"

"Serving officials can only take the exam twice per person. If you still fail to take the test twice, you will not be allowed to take the test again. ”

"It's a way." Zhu Houzhao also added, "Add some conditions, set the age to be under thirty-five years old, the affairs officer has to work, and I don't want to be admitted to the old age." ”

In short, the number of officials who take special examinations should be kept as small as possible, and the number of officials should not be generalized.

"Do you want to make more demands on your political achievements?"

"This is not necessary, people have good political performance and excellent governance, so let him govern there well, or do you have to exclude those with bad political performance and let them stay in the local area? This has to be bent and turned around. ”

"Yes, the old minister is confused."

Zhu Houzhao pondered and said: "In short, this is a promising thing. First of all, these colleges you mentioned are all independent and well-run, and I am allowed to play. The Beijing Division always has a place, and the Water Conservancy College, the Navigation College, the Agricultural College, the Business School, and the Medical College are all run together, and they are set up according to the location of the Army and Navy Academies.

At the same time, in order to encourage enrollment and cultivate talents for the imperial court, the administrative officer was used as an opportunity to set up an annual examination system in addition to the imperial examination, and the Ministry of Industry and the Shaofu jointly recruited special colleges, and the recruited personnel were mainly supplemented into these two yamen. This is a big principle, and you will talk about the specific rules and regulations with Liang Chu. Oh, by the way, the Prime Minister's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also joined, and at the same time there is another academy, the Foreign Affairs Academy. ”

Wang Wei felt peculiar, "Do you still need a special college to communicate with foreign countries?" ”

"Of course you need to, the imperial court galloped the sea ban, only to know that the world is so big, Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that knowing oneself and knowing the other side will win a hundred battles, now what do our monarchs and ministers know? Do you know the history of the Yarkand Khanate? Blind eyes, right? This will not work. A strong era must not be a closed era, but an open embrace and embrace the world. Since it is a big country, it should have this mind. After the establishment of the Foreign Affairs Academy, the first course for me was world history.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty were very clear about the history of the Han people, but what about other places? Any nation that does not know its history does not understand its present. When one day in the future, the situation around the world is in our grasp, and I can express the situation where I want it, then the imperial court will be able to carry out diplomacy at that time, and it will be able to have a target. ”

"Your Majesty is wise, and the old minister admires it."

Zhu Houzhao is ambitious, in his heart, a great era must also be an era of heroes, he is waiting for all kinds of talents to come out of these places and lead the Ming Dynasty to the world.

Even if he leaves in the future, as long as these cattle people keep coming out, then Da Ming will not be able to get there.

"Let's talk about this academy, I also have great expectations for it. Originally, I wanted to give the official body as well, but how can I reward it for my ineffectiveness? So later came up with the idea that the Academy of Sciences should solve some incurable diseases, and if it can be successful, I will reward those who have made meritorious contributions. ”

Wang Wei was puzzled, "What kind of incurable disease is Your Majesty talking about?" ”

"For example, can coarse salt be improved and optimized to become fine white fine salt, and for example, if the imperial court is vigorously promoting the industry, can the production process in the cotton textile process be greatly improved? Another example is the firearm currently used by the Ordnance Bureau, which is very troublesome to load ammunition, is there a way to avoid it? Questions like that. These questions can be sent by the imperial court or they themselves can apply according to their own preferences. ”

"Apply?"

Zhu Houzhao understands that these things are beyond the imagination of people in this era, and he affirmed, "Yes, apply." The people of the Academy of Sciences can declare to the imperial court what they are developing, and if the imperial court judges that it is of practical use, then they will allocate two taels of silver, so that they can have money to continue to develop, of course, these silver cannot be used blindly, and they need to be reported, audited, and so on. ”

"Your Majesty, the people in the Academy of Sciences, and some of the Weichen have also seen it. To be honest, they are all a bunch of weirdos, and what they think is difficult for ordinary people to understand, since they can't understand it, who will judge whether it is actually useful? ”

This question is very experienced, and Zhu Houzhao is the one who takes it, "I will judge." ”

(End of chapter)