The New Policies of the Qingli Period were successfully passed by the Council of Political System. A few days later, on the morning of February 7, Fan Zhongyan formally brought out his performance evaluation system and presented it at the court meeting.
Unexpectedly, there were very few opponents, and with the support of the Constitutional Council, Zhao Zhen successfully agreed to the birth of the Kaocheng Law.
Fan Zhongyan was very surprised at the time. He did not expect that the performance evaluation system could be promulgated so easily.
He thought he would be resisted by all the ministers in the court.
After analyzing the situation with Zhao Jun afterwards, I realized that the officials did not know the effectiveness of the performance evaluation system, so they naturally did not dare to offend Lao Fan, a great hero who had just won a war.
In history, there was not much resistance when the New Policies of the Qingli Period were first implemented.
Half a year later, in October 1043, when the New Policies of the Qingli Period began, and by April of the following year, 1044, the implementation of the New Policies reduced the number of favors and tightened the examination process, which made it very inconvenient for those who hoped to take advantage of the situation. Therefore, the number of remarks slandering the New Policies gradually increased.
There was also Wang Anshi's reform. Also, about a year after the decree was promulgated, the conservatives found that the reform violated their interests, which led to the "struggle between the new and old parties."
In other words, when the imperial court issues a new decree, it will not encounter much obstacles.
Only after the decree was issued and implemented, those whose interests were harmed found that the decree made them feel that their interests were harmed, so they began to resist, constantly engage in party struggles, and destroy the results of the reform.
The reform has just begun and everyone doesn’t know what the performance evaluation system means, so the opposition will naturally not cause any trouble.
So the performance evaluation system was successfully implemented.
The Jinzouyuan quickly conveyed the new regulations to officials across the country within a short period of one month, ordering them to complete their duties every month. Starting from two months later, their political achievements will be audited every month.
The first two months after the promulgation of the Kaocheng Law went very smoothly. In order to give officials time to adapt, the court deliberately promulgated it in early February, and then the assessment stage officially began in late May.
After all, transportation was inconvenient in ancient times, and it would take a month just to convey the court's intentions to officials across the country.
It will take about one or two months for officials to understand the meaning of the performance evaluation system and adapt to their new working conditions.
Otherwise, if an investigation is carried out immediately after the promulgation, it is estimated that at least half of the more than 40,000 officials in the country will be eliminated, which is too outrageous.
So we need to give officials some tolerance.
This means that officials across the country were given a minimum adaptation period of two and a half months. Officials who were closer to Bianliang and were quickly informed of the new policy were even given a three and a half month adaptation period.
This gave the officials enough time. If they were unable to adapt to the situation and were dismissed from the first round of assessments, it would naturally not be the court's problem.
Everything went smoothly during the adaptation period. Soon, a month later, officials across the country basically understood the situation, and the instructions from above were passed down layer by layer.
Officials from the imperial court instructed the road-level officials on what tasks to complete each month, requiring them to do certain work and handle certain matters. The road-level officials then passed this concept on to the prefecture, and the prefecture passed it on to the county.
As a result, the officialdom of the Song Dynasty quickly entered a working state after one month, which greatly improved the previous situation in which officials had unclear superiors and subordinates, confused responsibilities and did not know what they should do, slow government efficiency, and even many local officials who received salaries every day without doing anything.
certainly.
There are certainly officials who do not take the new policies seriously at all and continue to do as they please.
Anyway, the court has only given them two or three months and the opportunity. If they can't seize it, then no one can be blamed.
So before the assessment officially began, everything was calm.
But the effect is also obvious.
At least the efficiency of the officials in the central court is indeed much higher than before, and the operation speed of various departments is also quite effective.
After all, the lower roads, states, and counties are evaluated every month, and are inspected once a month by their superiors and subordinates and the Censorate.
Officials from the Imperial Court, the Censorate, and the inspection departments of various agencies were right next to them, watching them every day. Even without records or verification, the pressure naturally came to bear on many officials.
Under the influence of this trend, even officials who visited prostitutes did not dare to go.
In the Song Dynasty, officials were actually prohibited from visiting prostitutes, but everyone knew that this law was ineffective, so Su Shi often visited prostitutes.
In his elective course, "History of Chinese Prostitution," Zhao Jun, who teaches at Renmin University's History Department, notes that although the Song dynasty prohibited prostitution, the practice was even more prevalent than in the Tang. This demonstrates just how widespread the practice was among officials at the time.
But the imperial court is currently cracking down severely. Although the stick has been raised but not yet dropped, the officials in the capital are well-informed. They all know that the imperial court is serious about this, so they have restrained themselves a lot.
Anyway, you can't visit prostitutes, but you can have concubines, so there is no need to go against the law.
For a time, the atmosphere in Bianliang was very good.
Officials at all levels were in good order, and the public security, business environment, people's lives and all aspects of Bianliang improved a lot.
While all this was going smoothly, Zhao Jun formally proposed marriage to the Cao family in February of the Qingli year.
After more than a month of tedious procedures including the three letters and six ceremonies, the wedding date was finally officially set in April and the bride was held in May.
May 6th was an auspicious day, and Zhao Jun's mansion was quite lively.
He still lived in the small courtyard outside Xihuamen. Since the place was not spacious, he rented Xiangdinglou on the same street as a venue for banquets for his colleagues.
I also held a small party at my home.
The banquet was mainly for those with whom he had a good relationship, such as colleagues in the Constitutional Council, as well as subordinates whom he admired, such as Di Qing, Cao Xiu, Wang Su, Yang Cha, Yang Gao, Zhao Pin, Chen Xiliang, and Bao Zheng.
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