"Mr. Jiang cares about the people, and he really has great love, and he admires it."

In the secret room, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but admire.

There was no other reason, Zhu Gaochi was just keenly aware of the true intention of the sentence that Jiang Xinghuo had just mentioned.

"Not bad." Xia Yuanji, who also noticed this, also agreed again and again, "Although it is just an inconspicuous mention, if you say it bigger, it can be said to be the first time in Chinese history!" ”

Xia Yuanji's words, when you study them carefully, are actually not too much.

Who can evaluate the promotion and dismissal of officials?

The history of China stretches for thousands of years, and this kind of power has never fallen on the ordinary people!

In the Han Dynasty, it was the inspector!

In the Wei and Jin dynasties, it was a central official!

In the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was the door and the valve!

In the two songs, it was a scholar!

It was never a common man!

- Never!

However, Jiang Xinghuo's idea of the method of examination and the method of eliminating the mediocre mentioned the so-called "should also be adopted, including on-the-spot investigation of the opinions of the people".

Do you think that if it is really implemented at the local grassroots level of the Ming Empire, how useful will this really be?

I'm afraid not.

But there are and there are not, they are two concepts!

Since the method of eliminating the mediocre should take into account the opinions of ordinary people or the corresponding groups of people in the administration of the yamen, that is to say, for local officials, it is necessary to listen to the evaluation of some ordinary people when evaluating them, even if this part may have a very low proportion in influencing decision-making. Of course, this rule can also be exploited.

For example, if a local official can disguise himself as an honest and upright official in front of ordinary people, or pour dirty water on his colleagues, superiors and subordinates by spreading rumors, this will affect this evaluation from the perspective of ordinary people, but in any case, understanding a certain official from the perspective of the bottom is a worthy step and a step that must be taken in the reform of the system.

"Yes, the old man thinks that this is very conducive to the purge of the official class."

Dao Yan turned the rosary and said: "Implementing the method of eliminating the mediocre in the examination method, and adding the factors of ordinary people's evaluation, even if some places are finally out of shape and reduced to a form, it can also set a historical precedent." ”

The very simple truth is that it is a great good thing for the ordinary people at the bottom of the feudal society to have a theoretical channel to supervise the officials and let the officials have even a little pressure during their tenure.

This shows that they are no longer "voiceless".

Zhu Gaochi also thought of the talented young man he met when he accompanied his father to Hangzhou West Lake.

The young man named "Yu Qian", at a young age, said something similar when he distributed fish to his companions.

If I don't speak up for those who can't speak, and I can't speak for him one day, who will speak for me?

How can the high-level decision-makers of the Ming Empire who are present not understand the truth that children at what age they understand?

Theoretically placing officials in the discourse evaluation of ordinary people can not only make officials with good reputations, capable, and honest more relaxed when they are promoted, but also cause a certain amount of psychological pressure on those officials who are prey on the common people.

Even if they pretend, these feudal officials have to pretend to be, if they can not treat the common people so harshly, or even a little harshly, the purpose of this policy will be achieved.

Zhu Gaochi summed up in stages: "If my father can really make up his mind, as Mr. Jiang said, in the entire Ming Dynasty, the implementation of the law of examination and the law of mediocrity and elimination of the mediocre, I am afraid that for the people of the Ming Dynasty, it is really a great thing, and at the same time, it can also greatly improve the administrative efficiency of the Ming Dynasty from the central to the local level of the yamen, and can create an atmosphere of competition between officials, so that those officials who follow the rules can also be diligent under the pressure of the environment." ”

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"This 'buffer period' designed by Mr. Jiang is wonderful to think about." Zheng He really couldn't hold back, and finally expressed his opinion, "Otherwise, for some officials, I'm afraid it will really be a catastrophe. Maybe they are not bad, but the people around them are too capable? ”

Zheng He's words actually have some truth, and this special situation is indeed possible.

But as soon as Zheng He's words fell, Zhu Gaoxu simply retorted.

"Although I don't read much history books, I still read Fan Xiwen's sentence 'A family cryes, how can a person cry all the way'. If the test method is fair, the mediocre should be eliminated! What's more, it's not that he's bad, but that the people around him are too capable? ”

What Zhu Gaoxu mentioned here is a famous historical event of Fan Zhongyan's Qingli New Deal.

In the part of the reform of the Qingli New Deal, the "suppression of luck" mainly pointed at the shadow official system that caused the proliferation of redundant officials; "Selecting officials" is actually a specific implementation measure for "deposing officials," that is, selecting outstanding officials and eliminating mediocre, corrupt, and lazy officials.

In the process of implementing the "Qingli New Deal", the Northern Song Dynasty court selected a group of shrewd, capable, honest and honest officials to inspect the whole country, inspect the political situation of local officials, and report to the court according to the truth.

In the process of inspection, Fan Zhongyan himself demoted the incompetent according to everyone's political achievements, talents and morals, and did not show favoritism; Reward those who are shrewd and capable, and who have made outstanding achievements.

One day, Fan Zhongyan received a report from various localities according to the envoys, opened the roster of officials from all walks of life, and saw the transfer envoys who lacked virtue and few talents, harmed the people and defeated the government, so he waved his pen straight, ticked off his name, and rearranged promising people with both ability and political integrity.

Fu Bi usually respects Fan Zhongyan very much, but when he saw Fan Zhongyan mercilessly dismissing the incompetent officials, he couldn't help but be a little worried, and persuaded him from the side: Twelve zhang is a stroke, and the family is crying. (It's easy for you to write it off, but this one will make his family cry.) ）

Fan Zhongyan replied: "If the family is crying, why should they cry all the way!"

Seeing that the two students had different opinions, Jiang Xinghuo also said at this time.

"First of all, the method of cutting out the mediocre is destined to have a mediocre person, like the saying 'ten fingers have a long and short', between the officials under the test goal, the performance must be due to the person, this difference is sorted by different methods, the result of the sorting will be different, but there is always a mediocre person, which is inevitable."

Jiang Xinghuo first affirmed Zhu Gaoxu's statement, and then supported some of Zheng He's statements.

"Secondly, there is the issue of layoffs. On the one hand, no matter how the dismissal is, it does not necessarily mean that the dismissed officials are inherently inherently inadequate, for example, an official with strong discipline and a good sense of obedience may be suitable for doing specific and regular things, but not suitable for doing pioneering things. ”

"In the same way, some officials may be introverted by nature and are not suitable for dealing with people, and some officials are born to eat black and white, and can mix well on the street, put different people in different positions, and the results will definitely be completely different."

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo said this, he was stunned by Zhu Gaoxu and Zheng He.

So how is that right?

Seeing the doubts of the two, Jiang Xinghuo said seriously.

"The elimination of the mediocre is not simply to kick the officials out of the bureaucratic system, the yamen at all levels can actually look at the characteristics of the positions within the yamen, as well as the characteristics of the officials themselves, through the establishment of a 'buffer period' to assist the management of the upcoming layoffs, give full play to his personal advantages, and find a new position that may be more suitable for him Of course, there are very few positions in the world that are 100% suitable for a certain person, here is just to say, it may be more suitable."

Jiang Xinghuo finally concluded: "Based on these circumstances, I think that according to the examination law, the method of eliminating the mediocre of officials should be defined as follows.

In order to improve administrative efficiency, the yamen at all levels of the Ming Dynasty determined the corresponding examination method for each position of each yamen through the eight-character formula related to the examination method, and then ranked the officials through multi-faceted and multi-angle evaluation methods.

After the officials are sorted, the top ones are naturally like Fan Zhongyan during the Qingli New Deal, and they have the opportunity to be promoted first, which includes both the promotion of officials and the promotion of officials. Opening such an opening is equivalent to expanding the promotion channels that were basically blocked by local officials.

After all, it turned out that only the officials of the Yamen from the first rank to the third rank of the Ming Dynasty had a very low chance of being promoted to officials, and this opportunity often had to be exchanged for decades of seniority and countless amounts of money. However, with the examination method, officials who are capable, have official reputations, and are honest and honest can easily stand out.

At the same time, for the mediocre in the law of eliminating the mediocre, it is not a rod to kill, adhering to the principle of 'punishing the former and the latter, treating the disease and saving people', it should be given a buffer period to stimulate its own potential, in a more suitable position, for the Ming Dynasty to shine. ”

Jiang Xinghuo paused when he said this.

Originally, Jiang Xinghuo could be said to be more impassioned and emotionally resonant.

But at this time, Jiang Xinghuo felt that it was not necessary.

Compared with the previous momentary pleasure, Jiang Xinghuo's thoughts are now more far-reaching.

Jiang Xinghuo's eyes looked at the future when he was released from prison soon, where a more magnificent world and a grander mission awaited him.

He just said a faint last word.

"Jiang always felt that being an official is not the master of the people, it is better to be a rat in a warehouse."

"The rats in the warehouse gnaw on the grain, and the officials who suck the people's fat and ointment should be killed."

Zhu Di also agreed: "Yes, this group of corrupt officials who devour my wealth, rely on me to provide for it, and neglect their duties, and even secretly poke and slander me behind their backs, they should be killed!" ”

At this time, Zhu Di's eyes were full of undisguised desire and fanaticism for Jiang Xinghuo.

What do you mean by a peerless national warrior?

This is called the Peerless Warrior!

Zhu Di finally understood the mood of those masters in history who met amazing talents.

Zhu Di has never experienced this kind of mood even in Daoyan.

After all, if you talk about the past, Dao Yan actually came to the pole to recommend himself and take the initiative to find Zhu Di. And to be honest, although Dao Yan's abilities are amazing, these are still within Zhu Di's understanding.

But Jiang Xinghuo's ability is simply inhuman!

said that it was the advent of the immortals, and Zhu Di did not have the slightest doubt at this time.

"Whew~"

Zhu Di let out a long sigh of relief.

After some personal investigation in prison, Zhu Di has completely made up his mind.

After the last class, Zhu Di will worship Jiang Xinghuo as the national teacher of the Ming Dynasty!