Chapter 2579 Gui Zi Juan’s suggestions and personnel re-arrangement
The two subjects of Yonglong 5th year and Yonglong 8th year are actually very intertwined. Many of them are students from Qingtan Academy or other academies. However, Yonglong 5th year did not perform well enough, so they shined in Yonglong 8th year.
For a person of Qi Yongtai's status, the difference of three years between the fifth year of Yonglong and the eighth year of Yonglong does not matter much. As long as it can leave a little impression in his mind, it is considered a success.
"Master Qi, in fact, there are more than just these few who are really capable, but some of them have not yet shown their brilliance. The officials still place too much emphasis on qualifications. I think qualifications are important, but more importantly, it depends on their performance in a certain period. In terms of experience, you cannot say that you have made merit just because you have been doing nothing for a certain period of time for a few years. People often say that I have hard work without merit. I don’t agree,..."
Feng Ziying's words made Qi Yongtai laugh, "Why, I remember that last time you gave me an article 'Preliminary Study on Examination Success'. Well, you talked about some ideas about the evaluation, supervision and comparison of officials' performance. There are some new ideas. , but some of them are not very realistic, so why do you have more ideas?”
"Hey, Master Qi, I am young and like to think about things. I can't stand the situation of the Zhou Dynasty, so I have to think about how to change and improve it. Although the Zhou Dynasty was only a hundred years old, it still followed the old system of the previous Ming Dynasty. There have been almost no major changes, and the smell of staleness is very strong. Fortunately, there have been some changes in the cabinet compared to the previous Ming Dynasty, which is gratifying. However, from the overall evaluation of official governance, there are still many stereotypes and customs, and there is basically a lack of understanding of local governance. Reasonable basis. With the changes of the times, there are many areas that need improvement..."
Seeing that Feng Ziying was serious, Qi Yongtai frowned slightly, "It seems that you are really serious. If you have any ideas, please draw one up and show it to me. Jun Yu, I intend to let him train at the local level for two years." , and then joined the official department,..."
Feng Ziying nodded in approval, "Brother Jun Yu has a calm personality and is practical in his work. I have also communicated with him in this regard, and he also agrees with some of my views, which is of great use."
Lian Guoshi is quite compatible with Feng Ziying on some concepts, or it may be said that the two have always had a good personal relationship and had close contacts. They were greatly influenced by Feng Ziying's ideas and concepts, and gradually accepted some views that many people are still unable to accept.
In this aspect, Feng Ziying pays special attention.
For example, Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng, from the time they first came to Shuntian Prefecture as county magistrates, Feng Ziying consciously instilled many of her views and ideas into them, especially in local governance concepts.
Why do you want to be an official? How to serve as an official is most consistent with your true intention?
This issue has been discussed by Feng Ziying, Fan Jingwen, He Fengsheng, Zheng Chongjian, Wu Gang, Wang Yingxiong, Fang Youdu and others.
The idea can be high, but what should I do as a local governance, what should I do as Zhizhou Zhifu?
The traditional taxation, litigation, education, and public security should be the core requirements of the imperial court for local officials, and the assessment criteria are the evaluation of the gentry's public opinion and the approval of the superior officials.
In Feng Ziying's view, taxes are taxes collected for the court. This is indeed the core business of the government.
Litigation is slightly marginalized in modern society, but in this era it is connected to public security and education to a certain extent. If education is not good, public security will be unstable, and there will be more lawsuits. In Feng Ziying's view, these two are indeed connected, but Some of the more important factors have been left out.
For example, there is insufficient food and relief, such as exorbitant taxes, excessive rents, and excessive labor, resulting in poverty for the people, or amplification of disasters due to low productivity or lack of repair of infrastructure, which makes the people less likely to encounter natural disasters such as droughts and floods. It is difficult to make a living due to man-made disasters. For example, the strength of the gentry clan has led to increased exploitation and oppression of ordinary people. However, these factors have been more or less ignored and not taken seriously.
This situation is a common phenomenon, but no one from the imperial court to local officials has analyzed it carefully. Although it has a lot to do with the monopoly of the gentry's right to speak, with the development of productive forces and the continuous expansion of the industrial and commercial class, social classes have emerged. If there are some new changes, then Feng Ziying feels that there is something to be done here.
Following the trend is the fundamental factor for officials who want to make a career. If you fail to do this, you will only get hurt or be swept away by the trend.
In her exchanges with several classmates, Feng Ziying also repeatedly mentioned that officials should keep pace with the times and clarify the core issues of current local governance. The primary issue is still the people's food and livelihood issues and solving the people's survival issues. It is the first task of any local official. A person who knows etiquette is enough to know the etiquette. This sentence will never go out of style. So whether it is in Shuntian, Shaanxi or South Zhili, the poverty problem of a considerable part of the people is leading to the instability of local public security. By grasping the core of the root cause of Jing’s non-cultivation, most of the problems can be solved.
For example, in Shaanxi, areas where industry and commerce are difficult to develop in the short term are food production, the promotion of potatoes and sweet potatoes, and the follow-up and improvement of farmland water conservancy construction.
For example, in Shuntian Prefecture and Nanzhili, we must consider not only the lives of the poorest people, but also the livelihood of a large group of people. This livelihood is not simply subsistence, but the pursuit of a better life beyond subsistence. , then the development of industry, commerce, transportation trade and other industries is the only way to go.
To put it bluntly, Feng Ziying used some of the methods of poverty alleviation and economic development in her previous life in this era.
The trend of the times will be established as long as the majority of the people are rich and some property owners can seek wealthier and higher-level income.
Of course, Feng Ziying also knows that this reason is actually simple. Many people understand that officials may have paid little attention to this aspect or used inappropriate methods because of the outdated assessment mechanism of the imperial court, or because of self-interest, or because they adhere to old ideas.
But Feng Ziying believes that as long as this principle is made clear, concrete, and even used in the most important official evaluation mechanism, it will definitely be improved.
Such a large Zhou Dynasty has entered the second decade of the seventeenth century, and when the West is setting off a colonial frenzy after the Age of Discovery with thousands of sails racing, only a few changes in the policies of the Zhou Dynasty can bring about greater prosperity. changes, and these changes will in turn stimulate the court to make more changes, forming a virtuous cycle.
Wasn’t there a lot of opposition to the reclamation of Dongfan at the beginning, but then the development of Dongfan was pushed against all opinions and even used businessmen to solve the problem directly and the court was ignored. Now, isn’t it bearing fruit?
The imperial court is now eager to establish a government system and bring it under the jurisdiction of Fujian, and even looks forward to the increase in tax revenue it will bring.
The same situation is happening in Ezo, in Luzon, and even in Old Port. Hasn’t the direction of the wind towards China also changed?
Therefore, Feng Ziying feels that it is also a top priority to cultivate a group of like-minded comrades in this regard and create an environment that is more conducive to the promotion and popularization of these ideas. However, she now has to rush to Liaodong to solve urgent problems first, so in this regard Someone must do the work, and Qi Yongtai is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate if he wants to practice state affairs and go to the Ministry of Personnel.
In addition to this group of classmates, Feng Ziying also continued to instill and supervise them through conversations and letters, such as the group of people he used in Shaanxi at Shuntian Prefecture.
Maybe some of them still don't accept it, but because of their own reputation, they will do some work that suits their own needs, but Feng Ziying won't update it for now. As long as they see the benefits of continuing to do so, on the one hand, people's livelihoods have indeed been improved, and officials The improvement of reputation is that on the one hand, the court pays more and more attention to peace and recognizes the political achievements made in this area, and then the thinking and concepts will also change accordingly.
"Master Qi, Dazhang actually did an outstanding job in Shaanxi. It was an experience for him to come back and serve in the Ministry of War. I think that in addition to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the improvement of the administration of officials is also indispensable, so the Procuratorate is also indispensable. I think it’s a good idea to let Da Zhang go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to get some experience..."
Qi Yongtai glanced at Feng Ziying and said, "You are now the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Jing Qiu is not too busy now. He may have to step down next. You can have a good talk with him, even if you have to leave Liaodong. But after all, you are also the censor of the right capital, but I suggest that you let Dazhang stay in the Ministry of War for a longer time. He is just a member of the imperial court. How to arrange it when he goes to the capital procuratorate? Should he be directly promoted to the censor of the capital and jump to the third level? I Even the first assistant can't do it..."
The imperial censor of the Imperial Palace was promoted to the second rank, the deputy imperial envoy was to the third rank, and the imperial censor of the Qian Dynasty was to the fourth rank. Zheng Chongjian went to the Ministry of War and was promoted from the fifth rank to the imperial censor, but he could barely be promoted to the fifth rank when he went to the Ducha Yuan. That is to say, he was in Shaanxi Fengxiang Mansion was at the level of Tongzhi, but now he is a Beijing official.
It is already very rare for him to come back and be demoted by one level. He can be restored to the fifth level within one year, which is a special reuse. If he wants to be promoted to the fourth level, there will be a huge commotion inside, and Qi Yongtai can't suppress it.
“Then I intend to ask Da Zhang to go to Liaodong with me for training...” Feng Ziying seemed to have some realization.
Qi Yongtai nodded slightly, he was still a disciple who knew everything.
It is very simple to go to Liaodong to achieve military exploits, and civil servants will be promoted due to military exploits. Feng Ziying is the coach in Liaodong, and let Zheng Chongjian work in Liaodong for a few years. It is easy to give Zheng Chongjian some credit, and then let him return to the capital. It makes sense to arrange for a censor from the capital of Youqian.
"It's normal for people to leave the Ministry of War. You also need to arrange for some people to go with you. You can just propose it yourself." Qi Yongtai said lightly.
(End of this chapter)