The name of the cabinet was still created by Zhan Hui and used to call it, and now that the specific regulations have come out, Zhu Gaochi naturally wants to ask Zhu Yuanzhang to see if he wants to change his name.

Behind the song, there is naturally the name given by the courtiers who are deliberating, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it and raised his eyebrows.

What is the "Binyi Pavilion", "Military Aircraft Department", "Political Affairs Hall", "National Honor Academy"......

Although it is all the courtiers' hearts, it can be seen that they are laborious and careful.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have these ideas, and he couldn't wait for this cabinet to have nothing to do with him, so he shook his head and said, "It's good like this." ”

"What the imperial grandfather said is, what position should these cabinet officials give?"

"Gao Chi, what do you think?"

Zhu Yuanzhang kicked the ball back, and as soon as he got involved, when the cabinet came out, the national fortune had to be related to him.

It's best not to interfere at all and leave it to Zhu Gaochi to deal with, this kid is not a stupid person, so he naturally knows what to do.

Zhu Gaochi already had a draft for this, and continued: "Sun Er feels that although the officials of the cabinet department have no real power, they still have to give some nominal hope, so the officials who enter the cabinet department are all appointed as bachelors of the fifth grade, and at the same time, they are also rewarded for their hard work. ”

He felt that this was the most appropriate way to deal with it, but he didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang to shake his head and say, "You are very kind, which is very good, but you must know that people's hearts will never be satisfied!" Gao Chi, we gave them a bachelor's degree of the fifth grade today, and after a while, they will feel that this is what they deserve, and if they are given more money today, they will feel that this is a softening of our attitude. Therefore, the officials who enter the cabinet department, we don't give anything, as courtiers, they should do things, otherwise how can they be worthy of this official robe? ”

Zhu Gaochi scratched his head, he didn't agree with Grandpa Huang's statement in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he said honestly: "Grandpa Huang, if you do this, they won't be so energetic in doing things, and the cabinet officials don't have any identity, and there are not many officials who want to enter. ”

"You said they would go behind our backs, be lazy and slippery?"

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said, "Gao Chi, you think too highly of them, how can they have the guts?" There's us up there, there's your father, and you're staring at it! Not only will we not give them money, and if we don't do a good job, we will have to deduct their money and belittle their officials, so that people know that this official is not only deserving of them, but also deserving of others. Gao Chi, you may think that it is really unfair for us to do this, and it will break their hearts. But let me ask you, do you think there are many new officials in the imperial court now because of the imperial examination? ”

"This ......"

Zhu Gaochi thought for a while, and then said: "Many, and as the number of imperial examinations increases, the number of new officials will also increase." ”

"Then let's ask you again, does the Ming Dynasty need so many officials?"

Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said, "The number of official positions is constant for a certain period of time, and the Ming Dynasty does not need so many officials. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Gaochi suddenly realized and said: "Grandpa Huang, what you mean is that with the increase in the number of imperial examinations, the number of officials will also increase greatly. ”

He couldn't help but think of the phenomenon of redundant officials in the Song Dynasty, according to records, during the Song Taizu period, the number of officials in the Song Dynasty was about three or four thousand, which was relatively normal.

But just by the time of Song Taizong, the number of officials had climbed to eight or nine thousand.

Then it developed all the way, and by the time of Xiaozong, the number of officials in the country had reached an astonishing 30,000!

Such a large number of bureaucrats did not bring positive feedback to the Song Dynasty's officials, and the phenomenon of officials passing the buck and inaction among themselves was extremely serious.

It is in response to the old saying: one monk carries water to eat, two monks carry water to eat, and three monks have no water to eat.

The huge bureaucracy naturally brought huge pressure to the economy of the Song Dynasty, and in order to alleviate this pressure, it could only support the increasingly large bureaucratic team by constantly grabbing the wealth of the people.

Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. Zhu Gaochi thought of this, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, now there don't seem to be many officials in the court, far from the level of redundant officials.

But this is the result of the emperor's grandfather cleaning up several times, if it is not for the emperor's vigorous cleaning, I am afraid that the number of officials in the Ming Dynasty will be more than half.

Seeing that Zhu Gaochi had already figured this out, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Gao Chi, you know now, why don't we care about these officials." In the world of the Ming Dynasty, there is no shortage of people who are officials. When we started the army, we were able to develop our forces so quickly, relying on Fengyang's fellow villagers!

Like Xu Da, Tang He and other twenty-four generals in Huaixi, they were all like us at the beginning, and the poor had to go to ask for food. But they followed us and forcibly knocked down the world.

Just one Fengyang, can produce so many heroes and nobles, looking at the world, how many such talents should there be? It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty has never lacked talents, they just don't have this opportunity!

What Zhan Hui is doing now seems complicated, but as long as a champion comes up, he will soon be able to master it. Gao Chi, guess what, those champions who have achieved fame through the imperial examination are on the Jinshi list, do they want to be officials, do they want to get a higher status? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's remarks made Zhu Gaochi's heart unable to calm down for a long time, he only felt that the river was overturned, and he looked shocked for a while.

After a while, he nodded and said, "They naturally think that the vast majority of scholars, once they have achieved fame, will work hard to climb up, and no one will be willing to be lowered." ”

"The official position is limited, the six Shangshu are only six, Zhao Mian is not dead, so how can Yu Xin successfully do the position of Shangshu?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Gao Chi, don't look at us killing so many officials, but in the eyes of many people, don't mention how happy they are, this knife is not on their neck, and no one knows how painful it is." Let's kill a group of officials above, then there will naturally be officials below to make up for it, just like leeks, cut a stubble, and soon there will be a new stubble, endlessly, forever! ”

Although Zhu Gaochi did not approve of the emperor's grandfather's comparison of officials to leeks, he had to admit that his words were not rough, and it was indeed so.

Counting the dynasties, there is no dynasty, there will be a shortage of officials, and those who want to be officials are like moths to the fire, and they come in an endless stream.

Even if the imperial grandfather is so harsh, there are still countless people who are crazy about it, which shows that being an official will always have great temptation.

He now understands why the imperial grandfather wants to say that if he doesn't do well, he will be demoted and his salary will be reduced, there are too many people who want to be officials, and if you don't want to do it, then someone will immediately show loyalty and wag his tail.

"Grandpa Huang, my grandson understands, as long as there are still people who want to be officials, then there is no need to worry that there is no one available in the court."

There was an excited look in Zhu Gaochi's eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang's words did shatter some of his previous inherent concepts, but then there were more doubts.

These doubts, like a fish in his throat, made Zhu Gaochi extremely uncomfortable, he couldn't wait, and asked: "Grandpa Huang, my grandson still has something to understand, I hope Grandpa Huang can solve his grandson's confusion." ”

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