Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 580 Calendar
Daming now has thirteen provinces and autonomous regions, twelve of which are under actual control. Only Yunnan has not returned, and the remaining twelve provinces will all hold provincial examinations at the end of July, with an unprecedented scale.

This is also helpless, since the reign of Tianqi began to be chaotic, intermittently for more than [-] years, I don’t know how many townships and counties have been reduced to ruins and disappeared. Now that the imperial court has been re-established, it is natural to regulate it.

As for the replacement of the county magistrate, the Ministry of Officials tried its best to oppose it, thinking that it was an infringement of rights, and it was a precedent for the local government to appoint officials on its own, which violated the policy of centralization.

In fact, the Ministry of Officials doesn't mind Zuoer officials, such as Tongpan, Xiancheng, Zhubo, etc., but the county magistrate does not, after all, he is Bailihou.

"If the magistrate is not awarded, how can the provincial examination attract attention? How can it attract talents?"

The emperor was not used to Wang Yingxiong, so he asked him directly:

"Does the Ministry of Officials have enough Jinshi to confer officials?"

Wang Yingxiong could only remain silent.

In Enke in the first year of Shaowu, the imperial court recruited [-] Jinshi, and after a year and a half of studying politics, they were basically assigned to the localities.

But this is far from enough for the huge Ming bureaucracy.

There are more than 2000 people in the six central ministries, five temples, inspectors' offices and other Beijing officials alone, and ten times the number of local governments is [-].

Of course, there are real sitting officials, that is, above the seventh rank, but the number is only three thousand.

I will try to add 300 people once every three years, which is obviously not enough.

What's more, just after the reign of Chongzhen, the world collapsed.

"Shaanxi Province reported that the prefects and counties left with their seals. 17 people were killed or disappeared and replaced them. 23 people. The huge Shaanxi has a total of only a hundred counties, and now nearly half of the vacancies—"

"Henan, where Zhongzhou used to be, has a population of tens of millions. Now, except for Guide Mansion, Nanyang Mansion, and the three Hebei Mansions, the rest have become white land, with [-]% of the vacancies."

The emperor also came prepared, throwing out the statistics of the cabinet directly, making Wang Yingxiong feel miserable.

"The Ministry of Officials has sent people to connect these magistrates to the capital, so don't worry!"

Wang Yingxiong still had a depressed face and remained silent, pouted like a wounded stupid bear.

Wang Yingxiong, who is 59 years old and has a thick head and a thick head, has frosty temples, but at this time he looks like a stubborn old man, which makes Zhu Yixi feel a little soft-hearted.

When he entered Sichuan that year, Wang Yingxiong served as Minister of the Ministry of Rites, a scholar of Dongge University, and a proper cabinet minister. Later, he was demoted and returned home, and he had a very high reputation in Sichuan.

Thinking of the conquest of Sichuan back then, this old boy was the first to take refuge in himself, serving as the governor of Sichuan without hesitation, always giving him money and food, and acting as a qualified dairy cow.

This was the first top-ranking civil servant under his command at that time, which was of great significance and the key to the rapid pacification of Sichuan.

Historically, he scattered all his wealth, recruited thousands of people to open a mansion in Zunyi, recommended Luo Yuxin, Hou Tianxi, Zeng Ying, Wang Xiang, and vowed to recover Sichuan.

After the Qing army entered Sichuan, they killed the envoys, abandoned Zunyi and went to Bijie, ran in Yongning Mountain, Guizhou, and died in Bijie.

The only son also died in a military disaster, which is embarrassing.

"Forget it, just this once!"

Zhu Yixi compromised, and he sighed: "This time, there must be a lot of vacancies filled. In the future, the provincial examination will be full-time assistant, and the official department will be in charge of sitting in the hall!"

"Although the rank of Zuoer Liaoguan is low, they are still under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Officials."

Those above the seventh rank are officials, and those below the seventh rank are officials, which are collectively referred to as bureaucrats.

Wang Yingxiong raised his head and said softly.

"nature."

Zhu Yixi nodded and agreed.

Wang Yingxiong just went back, his steps were a little staggering, he was old after all.

"The provincial test is just another attempt to buy people's hearts."

Shaking his head, Zhu Yixi felt that his mouth was dry, and he drank warm tea, sighing in his heart.

Although it is because of the serious shortage of officials, in essence, it is to buy scholars with official positions to stabilize the world as quickly as possible.

The new policies, especially the withdrawal and merger of the guards, have offended the interests of many people. The official seal is the best thirst quencher.

Historically, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was very proficient in this use, and it was open to selling officials and nobles. As long as you have money, you can become an official, and you don't need to take an exam at all.

For example, Li Wei bought a Yuanwailang, and since then he has embarked on an official career since he was a fifth-rank official.

If it was in the Ming Dynasty, or in previous eras, such as Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, he would be scolded to death, but in the Qing Dynasty, the sage was not as good as the emperor.

Of course, this is also the clear thinking of the Qing Dynasty. The successful rebellion over the years has always been supported by the gentry, otherwise it will not last long.

That being the case, why not attract these rich people into the court, then naturally there will be no rebellion in the locality, after all, they are all their own people.

As for the life and death of the people at the bottom, it has nothing to do with me, as long as the court can survive for ten thousand years.

"Your Majesty, North Korea has sent good news."

Tian Ren trotted all the way, came in a hurry, holding the memorial.

"Okay, Wu Sangui is not bad."

When he unfolded it and looked at it, Zhu Yixi's face brightened and he praised.

Then he thought again.

Hong Chengchou was setting up an army in North Korea, he was really an old fox, he could only use his strength to break tricks, and he must not play tricks with him.

"Leave the message to the cabinet and ask the court to allocate [-] yuan in silver and [-] shi in grain to North Korea."

The eunuch on the side responded and left.

At this time, Tian Ren noticed that the emperor was sweating on his forehead, and couldn't help but order a cup of iced sour plum soup, and then approached thoughtfully:

"Your Majesty, take a rest, don't be tired, it's summer, please pay attention to your body."

"It's okay." After drinking a glass of iced one, Zhu Yixi's heat dissipated immediately.

Refreshing.

"Who else is next?"

"Master, let's rest!" Tian Ren persuaded.

"I've been waiting for several hours, so let's see you all in summer!"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Yixi rejected the proposal.

Although Daxia's was uncomfortable doing things, but with a heart-to-heart, he waited outside for a long time, perhaps just to meet up.

With this push, certain things have to be delayed for days, or months.

"Yes!"

Soon, a middle-aged man in an official robe came in and knelt down directly: "Qin Tianjian is in charge, Ge Jiwu, I greet Your Majesty."

"Get up!"

Zhu Yixi said softly, looking at him.

Qin Tianjian was a hereditary official in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and its status was self-evident in the era when imperial power was granted by heaven.

For three consecutive generations of the Ge family, someone has served as the supervisor of the Qintian Supervisor, and they can be said to be experts.

"Is the Chongzhen almanac still available?"

"Your Majesty, the Chongzhen almanac was taken outside the customs by Tang Ruowang." Ge Jiwu hesitated and said hastily.

"what?"

Zhu Yixi was startled, and said angrily, "This Tang Ruowang, really deserves to die."

"Chongzhen Almanac" is an astronomical almanac edited by Xu Guangqi, which introduced Copernicus' "On the Movement of Celestial Spheres" and clearly introduced the concept of "earth".

In terms of calculation methods, spherical and plane trigonometry are introduced, and in terms of coordinate systems, the ecliptic coordinate system is introduced.

It can be said that it is the best substitute for the Datong calendar.

It is enough for Daming to step into the world's first-class level in astronomy again.

And astronomy is necessary for great voyages.

(End of this chapter)