"Yes, of course it's no problem. I'll write it for you right away." Zhu Biao casually ordered someone to bring a pen and paper and started writing on the spot.
After a while, a handwritten letter from the prince with a bright yellow cover was delivered to Hu Changan.
Regarding Hu Changan, Zhu Biao's favorability value has always been very high.
For some minor matters concerning the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, Hu Changan was directly contacted.
Hu Changan took the handwritten letter and smiled slightly.
It feels good to have someone in the court.
With the full support of Zhu Biao, the half-emperor, what else can't be accomplished?
Hu Changan and Zhu Biao chatted casually for a while, and then it was time for the meeting.
Hu Changan put down the tea, said goodbye to Zhu Biao with his hands, walked outside, and silently joined the group of ministers.
When Li Shanchang saw Hu Changan walking out of the inner room with a smile on his face, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Once upon a time, the person closest to His Majesty and the Crown Prince was Li Shanchang!
I don’t know since when, Hu Changan came from behind and won the favor of the Zhu family.
He must completely bring down this guy Hu Changan!
Of course, no one knows Li Shanchang’s inner thoughts.
On the surface, he still smiled and nodded at Hu Changan.
After all, Li Shanchang had just been punished by Zhu Yuanzhang for seizing the land, and now he had to clamp his tail between his legs.
After a while, the afternoon small meeting began.
The focus of this discussion is mainly around the establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture.
As the temporary leader of the Ministry of Agriculture, Song Ping first spoke: "Your Royal Highness, the triennial imperial examination will be held soon. I think we can select suitable talents from the new Jinshi to join our Ministry of Agriculture."
"If there is not enough manpower, I think we can select smart graduates from the Imperial College to join the Ministry of Agriculture."
Immediately, Song Ping's words received strong approval from all the veterans.
In the early Ming Dynasty, there were only these two ways to select officials.
Song Ping's words are very logical.
Seeing that almost all the ministers in the audience agreed with Song Ping's statement, Zhu Biao was also ready to agree to this matter.
However, just as Zhu Biao was about to nod and pass, a clear voice emerged from the crowd: "Your Highness, I have a different opinion."
The one who spoke was none other than Hu Changan.
Suddenly, curious eyes were cast towards Hu Changan.
No one knows, how can there be any room for objection to such an agreed thing?
In the face of everyone's doubtful eyes, Hu Changan spoke eloquently: "Everyone, do you know what the newly established Ministry of Agriculture is used for?"
"Of course it is used to select high-yield seedlings." One of the impatient officials was the first to answer.
Hu Changan smiled slightly and continued: "Have these top picks in the new field ever cultivated even an acre of land? Wouldn't it be wrong to ask them to work in the Ministry of Agriculture?"
When everyone heard this, they suddenly became angry.
Almost all of them are new scholars, how can they tolerate such slander?
Immediately, a young man who refused to admit defeat jumped out: "Shilang Hu, although I respect you as a talent, you can't slander us like this!"
"Which of the newly admitted Jinshi students didn't learn from scratch?"
“Although we have no practical experience, we learn quickly!”
"The Tao of Confucius and Mencius is the foundation for establishing oneself. If you integrate and understand the Tao of Confucius and Mencius, everything will be accessible to all."
What this man said immediately won the support of most of the officials in the palace.
In the Ming Dynasty, this was the mainstream thought.
When Hu Changan saw this, he sighed slightly.
It seems that nowadays, the idea of technological supremacy has not been popularized yet!
The Ministry of Agriculture is just like the Ministry of Industry. It is not a civilian department like the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, but a real and practical department.
If it is left to the management of some scholars who have never cultivated an acre of land, then what's the point?
I am afraid that the newly established Ministry of Agriculture will become a dispensable department that can only talk!
Hu Changan would not allow this kind of thing to happen under his nose.
Hu Changan cleared his throat and retorted: "Comrade, you said you can learn it, but after all, agriculture is fundamentally different from studying."
"In other civil service departments, perhaps reading books and being familiar with historical knowledge of ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, would be of great benefit, but this is not the case in the Ministry of Agriculture."
"The newly established Ministry of Agriculture must actually plant crops in the fields and promote high-yielding crops to farmers!"
"Being knowledgeable and sensible has nothing to do with whether you can grow good crops!"
"Those who are knowledgeable about the past and present may not be able to grow high-yielding crops."
"Of course, you can also learn from scratch."
"But this means denying all life under the imperial examination!"
"Just imagine how cruel it would be for a person in his twenties to learn to grow crops from scratch!"
Suddenly, everyone fell silent.
Among them, those scholars who came from poor families felt particularly deeply.
Many of them have their heads hung up and their buttocks pierced, and the reason for struggling to take exams is simply to get rid of the days when their ancestors faced the loess and turned their backs to the sky.
But if you finally pass the Jinshi exam, you are told that you have to learn farming from scratch?
This will definitely be a heavy blow to them.
And those scholars who came from high-ranking families also frowned slightly.
Growing up, servants followed them wherever they went. Not to mention farming, they never even poured a cup of tea.
Asking them to learn how to farm from scratch? It's simply ridiculous.
Most people are thinking.
However, there was still someone who was unconvinced: "Shilang Hu, tell me, what should we do about this matter?"
"My Ming Dynasty's official selection system has always been like this!"
Although this man was also moved by Hu Changan's words, he could not imagine that there were other ways to select talents besides these two methods.
He felt that Hu Changan would never figure it out.
What Hu Changan said before was just nonsense to attract attention!
However, Hu Changan was not afraid and just smiled and said: "I think that we can directly select major grain growers from all over the country and directly join the newly established Ministry of Agriculture."
What?
Everyone was shocked.
This earth-shattering sentence completely confused everyone.
Will farmers directly become officials?
Even Zhu Biao, who was sitting high on the throne, frowned in disapproval.
In ancient times, class thinking was very deep-rooted.
If your ancestors were farmers, then you will only be farmers for generations.
Be an official? Don’t even think about it!
Unless you marry the prince or grandson, or pass the imperial examination and pass the imperial examination, a peasant will only be a peasant and will never be able to turn over in his lifetime!
Hu Changan's words are undoubtedly challenging the deep-rooted class concepts engraved in everyone's minds!