"Study day and night to teach the sons of the country. The sons of the country are also the children of high officials." Hanshu Rites and Music Zhi
Chen Ji was a little tempted. He didn't have any bad ideas about the tens of millions of Taixue funds in the future, but he thought that as a subordinate organization of Taixue, all expenses of Taixue would be reported to the Shaofu through him.
Officials such as Da Si Nong applied for allocations. As long as they had the power to distribute goods, they would not have to worry about being unable to influence Taixue and make it move forward on a certain track.
However, he still pretended to be hesitant and said: "Today, Taixue only has more than 2,000 disciples, and the Ph.D., teaching, and study buildings are sufficient. In the future, there will be tens of thousands of disciples, and the existing Ph.D.s alone will probably be too busy.
Come."
Zhao Wen immediately said: "The new Taixue was built on the former site of Mingguang Palace. The land is vast. The Mingtang in the middle alone can accommodate thousands of people. The imperial court has been ordering generals to supervise the construction of the surrounding school buildings and schools.
Don’t worry.”
Seeing that Chen Ji was still looking suspicious, Zhao Wen thought it was because the other party didn't know the existing teaching staff of Taixue, so he explained to him: "There are several PhDs in each of the five subjects of Taixue, and only Mingjing is the subject.
There are doctors of thirteen classics, one for each department, such as Han Gong, Miao Gong, etc., a total of fifteen people. The rest are like drama, law, economics, management, etc. Although there are few doctors, there are still more than ten people, including
He is located under the doctor and is responsible for the daily life and academic teaching of the disciples. There are a total of sixty people, which is enough for use."
Teaching is a position set up by emperors who learned from lecturers and head teachers in later universities. They are all scholars with a certain academic level, but have not reached the level of doctorate. Each teaching is responsible for dozens of students, and is mainly responsible for some students on weekdays.
Unimportant miscellaneous courses, such as teaching classics to Mingfa disciples and teaching laws to Mingjing disciples, can alleviate the pressure of teaching to a certain extent.
Every teacher has the opportunity to be promoted to a doctorate. All they need to worry about are the new students who have just entered the university. After they become familiar with the daily study and life processes, they don't need to do it themselves.
The emperor thought that it was not in the interest of the emperor that an office like Taixue, which was so entrenched and affected the sensitive hearts of all parties, should be like constantly adding water to ink, changing it from the inside step by step.
After Taixue gradually fell into disrepair three hundred years ago and became a stronghold for scholars, this sharp weapon was returned to the emperor's hands and became a machine that continuously cultivated the emperor's cronies.
Before that, the emperor did not mind making more concessions in order to gain public support for the gradual reform of Taixue: "I heard that famous Confucian scholars, such as Lu Gong of Zhuojun and Zheng Gong of Beihai in modern times, had more than a thousand disciples? Not to mention
The Longkanghuan family, the Hongnong Yang family and other large families are descendants. It is still feasible for them to spread their careers to thousands of people with the power of one person. Taixue currently has more than ten great scholars and dozens of erudite people. As long as they are divided into categories and arranged reasonably,
It’s not like thousands of people can’t be taught. But..."
The emperor paused and said softly: "Since Taixue wants to expand its disciples, these doctors and teachers should be added at any time through the recommendation of the princes."
He spoke eloquently, and his reasons were all upright. As Chen Ji listened, the look of deep doubt on his face relaxed, and he cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty is wise, even though I have little talent, I still believe that
However, after Rong Chen has become familiar with the affairs of the Imperial College in the past two days, he will report today's discussion based on the facts."
This was a means of delaying him. What happened today was too unexpected. Although the benefits promised by the emperor were great, the harm he suffered was also great. Even though the Imperial Academy wanted to expand its recruitment, according to the emperor's request, the
Part of it will be given to young people from humble backgrounds. How can the remaining amount meet the needs of other scholars? With his intelligence, it was not clear at the moment whether he should agree to it or not, so he simply left it until he returned home.
, discuss it with Chen Qun, or go to the mansion to find Yang, Huang Wan and others.
The emperor also knew that the benefits he had given were not enough for Chen Ji to use his reputation to bear the pressure of reform for him, so he had no choice but to continue: "I hope that these humble people who still have room for improvement can receive a career like this."
In addition to disciples, the doctors of Taixue can also teach and accept disciples on their own, and they can share their experience with other students in Taixue. At the end of the term, the doctors can also recommend some of them on their own to participate in planning and conferring officials."
This was a good compensation, and Chen Ji couldn't help but feel completely relieved. With this compensation, he could have something to say to everyone when he proposed and presided over the reform.
The disciples privately recruited by the doctor were not included in the official establishment of Taixue, so they naturally did not need any money from the court. What's more, the emperor had a back-up plan to prevent them from taking over the throne.
"There are three things that Taixue needs to change. I just mentioned one, and the second one is recommendation." The emperor did not forget this matter, and quickly said: "Now the imperial court wants to clean up the administration of officials and prevent treacherous and subordinate officials from causing harm.
And most of them recommend and conquer for others. Therefore, there was a new rule last year. From now on, whenever a person who is recommended is impeached for something, the person who recommended him will also be implicated. Although he is not guilty of the same crime, he will still be guilty.
Punished."
This was a method that was discussed with Jia Xu and others after Zuo Fengyi was investigated last year and a new Ministry of Personnel was established to implement the performance-based system. Since this method was implemented for half a year, many people started to use it due to personal relationships or interests.
Instead of being recommended casually and irresponsibly, those who serve as officials must carefully consider their character and talent before making recommendations, fearing that they will be implicated in the government's purge of officials, and be imprisoned for unknown reasons.
Hats affect one's career.
Chen Ji thought at first that although this method was harsh, it had no stakes for those who were truly willing and only selected talented people. On the contrary, it effectively eliminated the ways for villains to get ahead and improved the situation.
His political philosophy was similar to Huang Wan's, emphasizing the balance of firmness and softness. At this time, when he heard the emperor talk about handling the affairs of officials, he was more accepting of it than Ma Rixi and his gang.
"So I think this method can also be applied to Taixue." The emperor also moved to stand up and motioned the two of them to walk to the railing. While walking leisurely, he said: "The important ministers and celebrities, the disciples recommended by the local prefectures to enroll in the school,
The same should be done now. If the recommended person has failed in his studies and has little knowledge after entering Taixue, his performance in the examination should not be qualified for recommendation, or he has other moral corruption. It is not just this person who needs to be recommended.
If he is deposed and returned to his place of origin, he will not be allowed to serve as an official for several years, and the person who recommended him will be held accountable."
Compared with the first article of increasing the proportion of poor and lowly students among imperial students, this article may seem harsh, but considering that this method can also improve the governance of the imperial court, adopting this method can also enable others to
Be more attentive in recommending people to study.
Moreover, there was a precedent of holding officials accountable and recommending officials. Chen Ji's promotion of this policy to Taixue would not cause as much resistance as the previous article, so he quickly accepted it: "I promise, when I come,
It is said that the Ministry of Officials of the Shangshutai is responsible for the examination of officials. Every year, they have to inspect whether the official affairs have been completed and whether they have achieved results. Recommending the wise men is the local guardian and the responsibility of the order. I think it may be more appropriate to include them in the examination in turn.
."
"What Mr. Chen said is reasonable. Your Majesty has already had this intention and has asked Mr. Fu to make detailed plans." Zhao Wen interjected with a smile.