Zhu Youxiao could rely on his memory to reuse some historical celebrities, such as Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli, Bi Ziyan and other civil officials, and he had even more choices for military generals.
But the territory of the Ming Dynasty was so vast that management from top to bottom was indispensable.
The court needs capable officials, but don’t the local governments also need capable officials? And don’t they also need the management of taxes, salt administration, mining, etc.?
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao had to appoint many officials who were more in line with his reform thinking and could implement his reform policies.
To put it bluntly, Zhu Youxiao believed that his policy of promoting benefits and eliminating disadvantages was correct, so those who supported him were capable officials; otherwise, they were mediocre and incompetent officials.
Yes, it's that simple. It's not much different from the saying, "Those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish."
Obviously, this is very different from the traditional standard of using talent and character as the criteria for measuring officials.
For example, Wei Guangwei was considered vicious, cunning, and fawning by upright people, but Zhu Youxiao took advantage of his obedience and promoted him to governor, making him a high-ranking official.
For example, Xia Zhongshi was just a crude person who gave up his studies to pursue business after failing the imperial examination. However, he was promoted repeatedly because of a proposal he submitted, which was far beyond the normal path of taking the imperial examination.
What a foolish ruler! He favors eunuchs and employs imperial guards; he employs sycophantic officials and vulgar merchants. Yet he oppresses students who follow the right path, cancels their preferential treatment, and forces them to study unorthodox methods again.
Tsk! If you dare to scold me again, I will stop pretending. I am a tyrant so what, no matter how happy I am!
Zhu Youxiao was looking through the direct report sent by Shen Tingyang, and his brows gradually frowned.
After continuous exploration and sailing, Shen Tingyang became more familiar with the sea route, and the planned routes became safer and faster.
However, the scale of sea transportation was hindered by the grain transport officials. They did not allocate rice or allocated less rice, making the plan to expand sea transportation difficult to implement.
Canal transport! For the sake of the people who depended on it for their livelihood, Zhu Youxiao originally wanted to slow down the process and change it. But now it seems that those officials are too ignorant, and he is about to become a tyrant again.
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