Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Then what do you think, and tell the imperial grandfather about it." ”

He picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, still looking at Zhu Yunxi very lovingly, and was not angry at his rebuttal.

"If the imperial grandfather only wants the descendants of all the people in the Ming Dynasty, it will never change, the descendants of the peasants will always be farmers, the descendants of military households will always be military households, and the descendants of merchants will always be merchants, then why does the imperial grandfather want to take the imperial examination?"

Zhu Yunxi asked rhetorically: "They passed the imperial examination, and the sons of farmers became officials, didn't they also change their fate and make many people have undeserved ambitions?" ”

"Good question!" Lao Zhu clapped his hands and said, "Then the emperor's grandfather will come to tell you." ”

"To govern the people of the world, just like how to graze cattle and sheep, if you want to make cattle and sheep honest and obedient, you must rush away, and you must give them a way forward."

"Dayu controls the water, and it is better to block it than to sparse it."

"Among the cattle and sheep, some of the animals are very obedient, and some are very stubborn, fighting and not leaving, leading backwards."

"If you are grazing a large herd of cattle and sheep, and one or two stubborn heads can bring the whole herd of cattle and sheep to ruin, and you need to find them, or kill them, or subdue them."

"The same is true of governing the people of the world."

Lao Zhu smiled: "Do you think that the imperial court is selected for the country?" ”

Zhu Yunxi was stunned again.

Isn't it?

"You're not wrong to think so, but it's not right either."

Lao Zhu said: "If the imperial examination is purely for the country's selection, then why is the examination of Jingyi Bagu?" ”

"Do you really think that if you learn those things well, you are the pillars of talent?"

Lao Zhu's face showed a look of disdain and mockery.

"If you want us to say it, if you learn the scriptures and meanings well, and write the eight shares well, stupid people must not be stupid, and it is impossible for stupid people to learn well."

"But if you want to say how much ability you can call the pillars of the country, that may not be the case."

"However, for the imperial court, it is enough not to be stupid."

"We told you before that we should use Chinese people, not capable people."

"That's how it is to take the imperial examination."

"One is to choose an assistant to assist the emperor in governing the world, this is not the most important thing, there are many methods, you can choose."

"The second is to let them all go to study, train their ideas, and if there is a thorn in the heart of disobedience, you can also pick it out and kill it."

"The third is to select through the imperial examination, which can set an example for the world. Learn to write and martial arts, sell them to the emperor's family, and let them all rush to work for our family. ”

"The imperial examination gives them a little hope of changing their own destiny, but it is very slim, only a very small number of people realize it, and it has little impact on the stability of the world."

"In addition, a large number of scholars who participated in the imperial examination, they could see the hope of becoming officials, and they would support the imperial court."

"The people who study are often the local wealthy, and they have more power."

"The imperial court has the support of these people, and it has gained a firm foothold in various places, and the world is naturally peaceful."

"On the surface, as long as you are not a lowly member, anyone can participate in the imperial examination, and if you are admitted, you can reach the sky in one step."

"But in fact, most of the people who last in high school are still local squires."

"It is very important to encircle these people through the imperial examination."

Lao Zhu paused and said, "The selection of talents is for outsiders." You will be the king in the future, if you need any talents, don't stick to the imperial examination. ”

"However, it's still what Grandpa Huang told you before. The world has been decided, ordinary officials, do not need much ability, you use the imperial examination for people from the imperial examination, but also to thousands of scholars, see the hope of assisting the king, there are hundreds of benefits and no harm, why bother? ”

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, a chill slowly rose on his body, and he asked: "Grandpa Huang, in this way, although the imperial examination is called the Great Ceremony of Selecting Talents, it actually has nothing to do with selecting talents for the imperial court?" ”

"Hahaha!" Lao Zhu laughed: "Not only the imperial examination, but when there was no imperial examination in the past, why not show off filial piety and show talent?" ”

"Think about it, when is the time when you need talent the most?"

Lao Zhu asked with a smile.

Without waiting for him to reply, he continued:

"If you really want talents, that's the time to fight the world. At that time, everyone hoped that they could grab capable talents and defeat their opponents. ”

"But when you open the history books, you can see who relied on the imperial examination to select talents when they were fighting the world? Or use filial piety to pick people? ”

"Let's just say that the people we use, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Tang He, Liu Ji, Li Shanchang, etc., aren't they all selected by us slowly investigated?"

"When fighting the world, employing people is eclectic, and the real meritocracy is a move."

"Why don't you do it when it's time to sit on the throne?"

"Because it's not needed. The importance of maintaining order is 10,000 times higher than that of selecting elite talents. ”

"You are eclectic, use Dao Yan, Zheng He, of course you can, we also believe in your vision, the two of them must have extraordinary talents."

"But to simply promote talents, you need to stop in moderation, not too much. It is still necessary to try to come according to seniority. ”

"It's not because people with qualifications are more skilled, but because they maintain the order of employing people."

"This is the long-term policy for peace and stability."

Zhu Yunxi was stunned when he heard this, and his thoughts were full of thoughts.

Of course he knew that what Lao Zhu said was the truth.

In all dynasties, the appointment of officials is the same.

When talents are really needed, they are eclectic.

For example, Jiang Taigong, who is fishing, directly worships him.

Han Xin was originally just a small soldier, but he was appointed as a general by Liu Bang.

Zhuge Liang, who cultivated in Nanyang, had no experience, so Liu Bei looked at the thatched cottage and asked him to be a military advisor.

Even Liu Bowen and others in this dynasty are the same.

……

But once the dynasty is established, this kind of exceptional recruitment of talents will all disappear.

Is it true that there is none?

Apparently not!

It is because for rulers, order is more important than talent.

Just as the establishment of the heirs is not established, and the elders are not established, it is also a kind of order.

Therefore, Lao Zhu made him the emperor's grandson, which would set off such a big storm.

But on the other hand, Lao Zhu still stood up to the public and made him a king.

This shows that when necessary, order still needs to be broken.

Moreover, in the eyes of Lao Zhu and most of the civil and military officials, the world is the world of the Ming Dynasty, and the rest are barbarians, and they cannot compete with the orthodox Central Plains.

But Zhu Yunxi knew that although the territory of the Ming Dynasty was vast, it was only a small part of it in the entire Blue Star.

Outside, there is a wider ocean, land, and countless countries.

The Age of Discovery is about to begin, and if we rest on our laurels at this time, we will inevitably lag behind the world.

Now is the time to conquer the world!

Because the Ming Dynasty wants to fight with other countries in the world.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten.

Class solidification is indeed beneficial for rule.

Therefore, in all dynasties and even later generations of scientific and technological civilized societies, the rulers of many countries have secretly promoted class solidification.

Although on the surface it is all pretty words.

But in fact, it is to find ways to solidify the class, so that the chance of the bottom to turn over is getting smaller and smaller, until it is infinitely close to zero.

The bottom layer can't turn over, and the upper layer won't fall.

It's all mutually reinforcing.

The poor will always be poor, and the rich will always be rich, which is actually what the rulers want to see the most.

As long as you don't push the poor into a corner, you can't survive.

Because at the same time, it also means that the position of the ruler and the ruled will never be reversed.

The country is forever!

However, the price to be paid for this is that the whole society will also lose its vitality and momentum for development.

The country's development has thus stagnated.

In thousands of years of feudal society, there has been almost no progress in the level of science and technology and system, and there is a great relationship with the fact that the rulers of the past dynasties have used the technique of controlling the people, only seeking the stability of the country and the country, not seeking development and progress.

He didn't want the Ming Dynasty under his rule to be the same.

"Grandpa Huang, my grandson has something to say, I want to spit it out to you."

(End of chapter)