"No imperial examinations required?"
Zhao Bingzhang frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled, not understanding why His Majesty said that.
He looked at His Majesty and asked, "Your Majesty, if we don't use the imperial examination system, how do you plan to arrange the officials at all levels? Relying solely on the officials trained in various parts of Dongning is probably far from enough!"
"It's definitely not enough!"
Li Xin nodded slowly and said, "In Dongning, Liaodong and other places, most of our officials are talented people who have stood out in the work of allocating land, building up grassroots government, and resettling displaced people. These talents have gradually been promoted and appointed to various levels of government, working their way up from the grassroots level."
"Another group consists of those promoted from the militia. For example, those from Jidong, Zhili, and Daiyue. These militia members have also participated in grassroots construction and other affairs in various places. They have all been involved in the grassroots construction of our great nation and understand the process of things and government affairs. Therefore, they are also competent."
"As for the newly recovered areas, most of the officials were promoted or transferred from our original bases. However, there are still too few of these officials now."
"Especially at the grassroots level, there are far too few!"
“We have a lot of work to do at the grassroots level right now. Especially in the newly recovered areas, we still need to distribute land, clean up powerful families, and form militia. In the future, we will also need to carry out farmland irrigation projects, build rural roads, and other tasks, all of which require a lot of talent to take charge of! Therefore, there is a huge shortage of grassroots officials.”
"And this is something that cannot be made up for by relying solely on the imperial examination system!"
"Moreover, what kind of officials are selected through the imperial examinations? They are all people who have studied the Four Books and Five Classics but do not understand the affairs of the common people at the grassroots level of our Great Gan Kingdom. Sending these people to serve in various places would only be tormenting the people there."
Therefore, I will not choose the imperial examination!
Li Xin looked at Zhao Bingzhang and said, "Mr. Zhao, we have already clearly defined the talents we urgently need. Therefore, we need a special method to cultivate the corresponding talents in large numbers."
"This is the school!"
"School?"
Zhao Bingzhang's eyes lit up, and he suddenly understood Li Xin's idea.
"His Majesty,"
Zhao Bingzhang asked, "You mean to establish a school similar to the Imperial Academy, recruit students to learn about grassroots governance and other related knowledge, and then have them go to various places to take up positions at the grassroots level after graduation?"
"Yes!"
Li Xin nodded and said, "That's exactly right!"
“Back when we were in Dongning, we established schools at all levels to systematically train the next generation of students. Now, we can apply this experience to train grassroots officials at all levels.”
"In the new school, anyone who can read and write, knows basic logic, arithmetic, and farming knowledge, and is willing to serve the people can enroll after a simple assessment."
"We can relax our admission requirements a bit."
"In schools, academic knowledge is taught to students through experiences in grassroots governance, handling grassroots duties, farmland irrigation construction, road construction, rural conflict mediation, and legal knowledge."
"These subject textbooks can be compiled by organizing personnel based on successful cases from our old bases in Dongning, Liaodong, Zhili, Daiyue, and Hedong."
"After systematically learning this knowledge, these students will be assigned to villages and communities in various places to serve as grassroots trainee officials and assist in political affairs."
"After completing their studies and gaining experience in grassroots administration, they can graduate and be assigned to work in villages, districts, or communities at various levels."
"The new school has no enrollment restrictions, but it must ensure lenient admission standards and strict graduation requirements!"
"All graduates must be ensured to truly serve the people, be able to take root at the grassroots level, and remain humble and modest!"
Hearing Li Xin's words, Zhao Bingzhang understood His Majesty's meaning.
He nodded slightly and said, "Your Majesty, systematically training grassroots government officials is indeed a very good method. In this way, a large number of personnel can be trained, and there will be no shortage of grassroots officials in various places."
"but,"
Zhao Bingzhang hesitated for a moment before asking, "In this way, there will be no shortage of grassroots officials, but how will officials at the prefectural and county levels, or even the provincial level, be appointed?"
Mr. Zhao,
Li Xin smiled and said, "There's no need to worry about these officials! As long as they do good things at the grassroots level and are good officials, those with outstanding abilities will naturally be promoted gradually."
"From now on, I have decided that all officials at the prefectural, county, provincial, and even imperial levels will be selected, promoted, and appointed from various localities. Officials who have performed well in their duties in villages and communities can be gradually promoted to the prefectural or county level, and then promoted level by level."
"In this way, we can eliminate the problem of local officials being ignorant of agricultural affairs. In the future, they will be able to truly consider the people's needs in their administration!"
"this……"
Zhao Bingzhang was completely stunned.
He never expected that His Majesty would come up with such an idea.
In this way, all mid-level, high-level, and even imperial officials were selected and appointed from lower ranks. This effectively prevented many so-called scholars who were lazy and ignorant of farming from entering the prefectural and county levels and harming the people.
Of course, this cannot guarantee that officials at all levels will not be corrupt, but with the assistance of the Censorate, the Imperial Censor, and other supervisory bodies, it can be prevented.
Zhao Bingzhang immediately nodded, genuinely admiring him, and said, "Your Majesty is wise! I admire you most!"
Suddenly, Zhao Bingzhang remembered another question.
He looked at Li Xin and asked, "Your Majesty, if officials are always serving at the grassroots level, even those with outstanding abilities who are selected and promoted may have limited perspectives. Moreover, the affairs under the jurisdiction of prefectures and counties are different from those at the grassroots level. If this continues..."
"Mr. Zhao, I understand your concerns!"
Li Xi smiled slightly and continued, "I've thought of this situation too. In the political academy, in addition to training grassroots officials, we'll set up another class to train prefectural and county officials. These students can be qualified and capable individuals selected from among the grassroots officials to study. After graduation, they'll be assigned to various prefectures and counties as deputies, gradually rising through the ranks."
"Similarly, the same applies to provincial government officials. We can set up a class every year in the capital to systematically train provincial government officials. Those with outstanding abilities can be promoted from their previous positions to become trainees."
“Officials at all levels have learning courses to implement the spirit of learning until old age, so that officials at all levels will not become headless flies.”
Li Xin explained with a smile.
Upon hearing Li Xin's words, Zhao Bingzhang suddenly understood, "Your Majesty, I understand!"
"Yes, Mr. Zhao, you'll be in charge of this matter for now!"
Li Xin thought for a moment and continued, "As for the school's name, let's name it the Capital Government Affairs School!"
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