The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 561 Imperial Examination Reform
Zhu Hongyu's subtext is very clear!

What Lao Tzu needs now is a large number of officials who can drive away specific affairs.

Instead of officials!

The name of the imperial examination is just to make people feel more acceptable.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Hongyu wanted to take a knife against the imperial examinations and reform the old imperial examination system.

As for Zhu Hongyu changing the imperial examination, will there be resistance!

The answer is yes!

There must be resistance!
But it's not too big!
Because Zhu Hongyu changed the imperial examination to simplify the difficulty of the imperial examination and expand the scale of recruiting officials.

He did not harm the fundamental interests of the vested interest class!

Even if he used the method of simplification and expansion of the imperial examination to break the monopoly of the gentry and scholars on the imperial examination to be an official, more people could become officials and enter the ruling class.

That doesn't matter!
Because, Zhu Hongyu's reform, the beneficiaries are more than the losers!
Zhu Hongyu's expansion of recruitment directly doubled the number of people who can be officials.

In addition, there is no separation of officials and officials in Ming Dynasty. After the imperial examination, although they started as officials, the promotion channel is smooth.

Can climb all the way from the bottom to the top!

It's not like you can't be promoted!

This is the most important thing. Once Zhu Hongyu recruits officials and officials as one, ninety-nine percent of the officials in the world will be on his side.

As for how to appease the victims of interests after the reform of the imperial examination system, it is actually very simple.

Imperial Examination Ranking!

That's right, it is the imperial examination ranking!
Zhu Hongyu can stipulate how many top candidates in the imperial examination can directly become officials.

For example, the top three in the first class can start directly from the second official of the prefecture and county.

A second-class Jinshi can be lowered by one level, and he can start from the head of the sixth house of the county government.

The top three and Jinshi can be downgraded to another level, and they can start from the chief official of the township.

Going down, then obediently start from the most basic officials.

From this point of view, although those who want to take the Jinshi examination cannot become the chief officials of a party once they win the exam, they can be compared with those officials who need to start from officials after the top three.

There are also advantages!
In this way, the psychological gap of those people can be reduced to the greatest extent.

Reduce resistance for Zhu Hongyu's restructuring!
Reform, you can't force it by force!
Score clearly the enemies and friends, clearly distinguish the enemies that must be eliminated, and the enemies that can be drawn.

Make fewer enemies and make more friends.

Only in this way can we succeed!
……

Zhu Hongyu has been thinking about the restructuring of the imperial examination system for a long time.

With the development of productive forces, the social change caused by it is the general trend, and no one can reverse it.

And social change means that the previous ruling order will also change.

The era when the imperial power does not go to the countryside, and the clans outside the county town will be gone forever.

If a regime cannot change its ruling structure along with social changes, it will perish sooner or later.

And Zhu Hongyu's imperial examination system expanded the scope of officials, promoted officials to go to the countryside, and strengthened Ming's rule over the local area...

It is Zhu Hongyu who is planning for social change!

Now that Daming has a steam engine and has started to make great strides towards Deep Blue, can the Industrial Revolution be far behind?
The Industrial Revolution has come, but can social change be far behind?

If you don't prepare in advance now, you will suffer big losses in the future.

Zhu Hongyu knew that once the news of his reform of the imperial examination system spread, it would definitely cause an uproar.

It will even set off a wave of public opinion!
However, he felt it was all worth it.

The reform of the imperial examination system is not negotiable!
……

Qian Qianyi withdrew from Zhu Hongyu's study, and met the big gentry in Nanjing in a restaurant by the Qinhuai River.

There was constant singing and dancing in the lobby, and a dancer in a light tulle dress was dancing.

Behind the screen, there came waves of melodious strings and bamboos piped to the moon.

Tables are filled with all kinds of delicacies and delicacies.

The good wine in that altar is all high-quality aged wine, and it is also the fine wine brewed by some private wineries, which are not sold to the outside world at all.

Qian Qianyi sat on the main seat, listening to music and enjoying singing and dancing leisurely, waiting for the arrival of the big gentry in Nanjing.

Before making Qian Qianyi wait long, those people arrived at the restaurant one after another.

The expression on Qian Qianyi's face still didn't change at all. He squinted his eyes, listening to the beautiful tune, and beat the beat with his hands slowly.

Almost everyone was present, but seeing Qian Qianyi, he still didn't express his opinion.

The head of the Lu family, Lu Jia, asked.

"Mu Zhai, I wonder if His Highness Jian Guo is satisfied with the military salary we donated?"

Hearing this, Qian Qianyi only glanced at Lu Jia lightly before speaking.

"His Royal Highness Jian Guo intends to add Enke and recruit enough officials to fill the vacancies of officials in Jiangnan and ensure that Ming's government affairs in Jiangnan can be carried out stably."

"However, after looking through the classics again, Your Highness found that Nanzhili had the largest number of candidates in the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty in the past."

"If you think this is the case, it's unfair to candidates from other places, and I plan to reduce the number of candidates from Nanzhili..."

As soon as Qian Qianyi said this, Zhu Hongyu's attitude became very clear.

accurate!

Quite upset!
He was even so upset that he wanted to reduce the number of Nanzhili candidates in the imperial examination.

In just an instant, a clear layer of cold sweat appeared on everyone's foreheads.

The head of the Lu family, Lu Jia, asked in disbelief.

"Mu... Duke Mu Zhai's words are serious?"

"His Royal Highness really wants to reduce the number of candidates in Nanzhili?"

Qian Qianyi just said with a sneer.

"What? Do you think His Highness is joking?"

After everyone heard this, they stopped talking.

Finally, someone spoke.

"The examination hall in Nanjing City has been vacant for a long time, but now it is dilapidated."

"I'm willing to chip in and donate a sum of money for the renovation of the Nanjing Examination Hall. What does Mr. Mu Zhai think?"

Qian Qianyi narrowed his eyes and asked.

"How many?"

The man spoke.

"500 taels!"

"I'll pool together 500 million taels for the renovation of the examination room!"

Hearing this, Qian Qianyi nodded slightly and said.

"Not bad!"

Lu Jia couldn't help asking.

"What about the quota?"

Qian Qianyi said with a smile.

"You don't need to worry, this matter has not been settled yet, His Highness is still considering it."

"Thinking about it, as long as His Highness can see the loyalty of the gentry and people in Nanzhili, the number of places in the imperial examination in Nanzhili should not be reduced."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

There was a look of joy on his face!
Seeing this scene, Qian Qianyi showed no expression on his face, but his heart was full of disdain.

A bunch of scumbags!

Your Highness has a good talk with you, how happy are you to give the money quickly?

Do you have to find something for yourself?
When His Highness uses means and learns a lesson, it will be too late to regret it!

This is good, in the end, 1000 million taels of silver is not less than a penny, and an extra 100 million taels was added.

(End of this chapter)