eldest son of Ming dynasty

We all know now that the subordinate staff who are specifically responsible for tax collection, litigation cases, and uploading and issuing these specific affairs are the "nerve endings" of the bureaucracy system, and their actual status in political activities exceeds their actual position in the bureaucracy system.

The nerve endings are not well-connected, and the government orders are not smooth, and the great efforts of the higher-ups have only one point of effect in their hands.

But in the Ming Dynasty, there was basically no future and hope for subordinate officials as officials. This is a general feature.

Of course, it is not to say that there are no subordinate staff transferred to officials.

Although Emperor Taizu ordered many times that subordinates were not allowed to take the imperial examination, they were not allowed to be Jinshi, not to say that they could not be officials, but Zhu Yuanzhang felt that letting idle officials and prostitutes' families to participate in the imperial examination was really unworthy of the stage, so he wiped out the imperial examination opportunities of these "bottom" people.

But Hongwu Jianyuan, when the country was first established, it was time to employ people, and how many officials did he kill?
Therefore, during the Hongwu period, officials could not take the imperial examinations, but they could be officials. What method was used, it was the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers.

Emperor Yongle was the first to prevent officials from becoming officials.

In the seventh year of Yongle, Emperor Taizong summoned 28 people, including Yushi Zhang Xunli, and asked them about their births. Among them, 24 were Jinshi, and Hong Bing and other four were subordinate officials.

So he told the Ministry of Officials: Although the employment of people is not specific, the censor is the eyes and ears of the court, and it is appropriate to employ those who are knowledgeable and well-versed in governing the system. Edict: Do not reuse officials from now on.

Hong Bing and the others were particularly unlucky. After meeting for no reason, they were deposed as preface by Emperor Taizong.

This is an official position of Honglu Temple, responsible for court meetings and banquets and other etiquette, which is very different from Yushi.

But that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. When meeting such a cruel and powerful emperor as Yongle, Yu Shi was too noisy, and he might even cut him down with a knife.

However, it should be explained that the imperial decree in the seventh year of Yongle prohibits subordinates from being officials of science and Taoism, and other officials can still be officials.

However, the trend of tightening the political future of subordinate staff has not changed.

After the Xuanzong Dynasty, even officials who have successfully transferred to official positions will basically not be reused.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, there were basically no records of official transfers, and most of them were miscellaneous officials.

And these subordinate officials still adopt the principle of proximity and serve in the local area, because they feel that they are good at the local area and familiar with the village, so they can become a medium for communication between the government and the people, which is helpful for the transmission of government orders and the specific implementation of government affairs.

This... can't be said to be unreasonable.

It's just that the taste has completely changed in reality.

The appointment of officials is generally to avoid the hometown.

Therefore, it is difficult for officials to form prestige, and the common people know that you will leave.

The real situation is like that Huang Silang—he is just a county magistrate, and you are the master of iron.

Many officials themselves know that they are leaving, so naturally they don't bother to poke a hornet's nest in a place. As long as there are no major incidents, they can be punished at will. He mainly needs to make his boss feel comfortable.

If you can understand the logic of this set of officials and officials, you will find that whether a place is governed well or not, it is really not enough to come to a county magistrate who can read and have good conduct.

Zhu Houzhao knows all about this.

That's why he asked that question.

If there is no hope of becoming an official, is it just to make money?
As for Yang Yiqing, he had to consider another issue. "Subsidiaries are low-level officials. Since Taizong, Xuanzong, and Xianzong, there have been many restrictions on the entry of subordinates into officials. It is because they know that their knowledge and conduct are not enough to be officials. Subordinates are not allowed to take imperial examinations and cannot be officials. These are all ancestral rules. Your Majesty, please think twice."

Zhu Houzhao is not really a 19-year-old boy who grew up in the palace.

He knew in his heart that the situation of the subordinate staff became more and more difficult, and the key was that there was a group that did not accept them.

This group is the officials themselves.

The reason is also simple, I can become an official only after ten years of studying hard and passing the Jinshi examination, why can you, a subordinate official, be like me?
Besides, one radish and one hole, I will take a little for you, and I will take a little less.

Therefore, whether it is from the perspective of face, ancestral system, or interests, opening this hole will definitely attract opposition from the entire bureaucratic system.

But Zhu Houzhao is not a weak emperor who cannot control the court, he has his own strength and means.

"What about the rest of you, do you think so?"

Liang Chu also agreed, "This case cannot be opened without authorization, otherwise there will be turmoil."

"My minister seconded the proposal." Wang Bing also expressed his opinion.

Zhu Houzhao scratched his nose, "I know."

In fact, the power of the emperor is greater than imagined.

Whether a subordinate official can be an official can actually be seen from a word invented by Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, which is "Chuan Fengguan".

It's not a matter of subordinate staff or not, even opera singers and alchemists can be officials.

So of course the subordinate staff can be an official, the key lies in the will of the emperor.

Moreover, there are trade-offs in the method.

Some things can be done but not said, and some things can be said but not done.

He may not talk about this matter, but he can do it.

Made one or two... When the quantity is large, the road will naturally be waded out.This is much better than forcing the entire bureaucratic system.

Zhu Houzhao thought so in his heart, but he was still asking: "Since everyone seconded the proposal, there must be a solution to the corruption of subordinate officials. There is no need to say severe punishment, even officials. I punish severely, but what's the use?"

It’s hard to answer this question. You want people to work, but you don’t let them get promoted, and you don’t allow them to earn money after the end. Is this like governance?I'm afraid it's a bit wicked and heartless.

"I believe that a more complete assessment can be conducted on the subordinate staff, with a period of three years, to assess basic skills such as term name and writing in affairs, and to assess their reputation in terms of official conduct. In this way, poor quality and old illnesses can be eliminated."

Zhu Houzhao was dumbfounded when he heard that.

If you want to work, you won't be paid, you won't be promoted, and you have to add another assessment? !
Crazy!
"Let's discuss this matter again."

The emperor lost interest. In fact, this matter is considered a relatively important topic.

Because it is unrealistic to completely let go, the entire gentry group will jump up.It is true that it is very difficult to become a Jinshi. If subordinate officials can easily become officials, it would be somewhat unfair to those who take the imperial examination.

Yang Yiqing and Liang Chu knew that the emperor was not too satisfied, but they finally let go, and they were relieved.

How did they know that Zhu Houzhao was going to build the plank road in the open and secretly in Chencang.

But he was in the deep palace, but he didn't know if there were any subordinates in the world who could do this well.

After thinking about it, he thought that a person might be closer to the subordinate staff.

"Qi Shangshu."

"Wei Chen is here."

"Where does the magistrate of Shanyang you mentioned before want him to go?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I recommend him to be promoted to the Shaanxi Provincial Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and be responsible for investigating the encroachment of the Shaanxi official horse farm pasture."

Zhu Houzhao ticked the corner of his mouth, "Yes!"

Just let Zhang Cong go over there and make a fuss.

After that, nothing else happened.

Officials retreated one after another.

Zhu Houzhao ordered Liu Jin, "Send someone to look for this Zhang Cong, and when I find him, I will come to see him."

"Yes. Slaves... brought into the palace?"

Is this a question... He thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Let's arrange a place outside the palace."

Zhang Cong's position is not high, but the matter recommended to him by the Minister of War this time is quite important.But he himself has no background, so he has no choice but the emperor to take his background.

However, for a small official who had just been promoted from a seventh-rank county magistrate to a fifth-rank Shaanxi Taoist censor, the emperor said some 'too ambiguous' words in the palace, but the effect was not good.

The Forbidden City is the Forbidden City, here is the atmosphere and rules here.

The emperor is also a person who follows the rules. In this place, the emperor must also play his role well. Your strange words and behavior will make people play.

But when you go outside the palace and meet in private, you don't have to worry about it.

These things are too small, but they are very important. Fortunately, he still understands officialdom.