Zhenwu thought for a while and finally remembered that when Kangxi quenched the "Three Feudal Rebellion", he once said, "The donation is not only for raising funds, but also for collecting talents from other places to make up for the subjects." This sentence was something he accidentally saw when he got up early every day when he read the "Hadic" and "Records" of the emperors of previous dynasties.

At that time, he thought this was just a glamorous reason Kangxi found to raise military funds by whitewashing the donation bill. He did not think deeply and jumped over without considering it. Now it seems that Kangxi said this not to be whitewashing, but indeed to be with this purpose.

What is collecting talents from different paths to make up for the subjects? How can I explain the word "different path"? After thinking for a moment, Zhenwu looked at Zhang Penghong and said, "Everything has advantages and disadvantages, and the same is true for donating. Zhang Penghong, what do you think about this proposal?"

As soon as Zhenwu opened his mouth, he decided that there were pros and cons of donating. Zhang Penghong couldn't help but ponder for a moment. Seeing that the four of them were still kneeling, Zhenwu said, "Everyone is flat and give him a seat."

After the four people thanked each other, Zhang Penghong said calmly: "Return to the emperor, Emperor Shizu Zhang stipulated that scholars could take grain to study in prison, so he first offered donations. The Emperor of the Supreme Emperor then issued donations several times, and clearly pointed out that the purpose of the donation was to collect talents from other places to make up for the subjects.

The so-called talents in other ways are those who have not entered the official career. The so-called "fill in the subjects" means that they have opened up other ways to enter the officialdom in addition to the imperial examination. This move is actually a move to stabilize people's hearts and consolidate the foundation of the country.

After the country first pacified the Three Feudalists and captured Taiwan, the world returned to its heart, the world was peaceful, the population increased sharply, and the number of gentry sons also expanded rapidly. However, the government, provincial, and county schools in various places did not increase for decades, and they could not enter the school, so they cut off their path to the academic examination. A large number of gentry children became idle, wandering around, storming the lyrics and slandering, and arbitrary ceremonies. They resisted officials and disturbed the people and harmed the countryside. This was one of them.

The second is that the enrolled scholars also have limited admission quotas for the imperial examination, each subject is one in three years. The admission quotas for each subject are only more than 300. For tens of thousands of scholars, it is like a drop in the bucket. Banners can still enter the officialdom through pen letters, but the people can only take the imperial examination one way.

This has led to many scholars who have repeatedly stumbled on the imperial examination and devoted their entire lives to the death. In the end, the number of failed scholars has become extremely astonishing. Many scholars have failed to pass the exam for a long time, and they are inevitably angry.

The main purpose of the court's donation was to alleviate these two situations. The Supreme Emperor had ordered the children of each province to donate 100 taels of silver to be allowed to enter the Pan (enter the official school). One year of each subject, one year of one year. Then he ordered students, students with additional students and students to donate and pay tribute together. The purpose was to give more children of gentry opportunities to enter the government."

After hearing this, Zhenwu understood that the reason why Kangxi offered to donate officials was to win over the vast gentry class. In order to consolidate the foundation of the rule, the donation to donate officials was also a kind of compensation for the gentry of the Han people, and the root cause was the "official shortage system".

The so-called "official lack system" is to ensure the priority of Manchu officials. The generals have no official positions, the Mongolian officials are short of Mongolian officials, the Han military officers are short of Han officials, and the Han officials are short of Han officials. Officials of all races are appointed according to the fixed official positions.

For example, the Zongren Mansion, the vassal court, the management of money, grain, gunpowder, warehouse, and the garrison generals, commanders, and counselors of various provinces are all vacant. Only the local prefects are mostly held by Han officials, and Han people are not allowed to be reserved as a vacant, but Manchus can be reserved as a vacant.

This "official shortage system" naturally greatly restricts the Han people from joining the government. Donations are undoubtedly just a compensation for the Han people and social status and identity. Under this lack of official shortage system, there are too few officials who donated to make up for the actual shortage, because there are too many donated people, and the court has explicit regulations on some lack of official shortages. For example, the magistrate must be a regular imperial examination.

In the current situation, it is really a huge profit to pay. If you take out some officials to trap the gentry in the world, most of them are only selling social status and status. Moreover, because the alternate officials have no salary, no matter how large the number of alternate officials is, it will not be a burden to the court.

Kangxi obviously saw that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, so he only counted the donations before. Thinking of this, Zhenwu couldn't help but smile bitterly. Kangxi was wise in his life, but this donation system was a big failure. He was afraid that he would never dream of the Qing Dynasty's demise in the end.

Seeing that Zhenwu was silent, Zhang Penghong couldn't figure out his thoughts, and pondered slightly, and then continued: "At that time, the Supreme Emperor offered donations, and many court officials in the court opposed it. Wang Xuan once submitted a petition in the court, saying that donations were open to the road of luck, and opened up the door to profit, and requested ban. There were many follow-up comments.

But the Supreme Emperor said, "Where is no talent in the world, no talent in the path, no quality in the path. The Lotus Lang started from Chinese writing, and the articles were like Sima Xiangru, and political affairs were like Zhang Shizhi, and they were all revealed by the Lotus Lang. Therefore, the country does not have to divide the doors and block the paths of the country's employment, and does not have to be concise and argue with the people.'

The poor ministers personally believe that the donation system can not only gather the hearts of gentry and people, but also stabilize local order. The court can also reap other financial resources in addition to land tax revenue, so as to help the country and reduce the burden on the people.

The emperor ascended the throne and changed the reign, which happened to the severe drought. The court has not issued a donation for more than ten years. The best people who lost donations this time will be given a false title and reward, which can also demonstrate the emperor's kindness."

After hearing this, Shi Shilun couldn't help but curl his lips. It sounds nice, it's not just a donation case, but just a price increase. However, Zhang Penghong just rescued him just now, and he couldn't turn his back on his face, so he said nothing.

Sima Xiangru and Zhang Shizhi both came from donating officials. I didn't pay attention to this matter. Zhenwu pondered for a moment. It was impossible to make a donation. The donation system must be abolished in his hands, and future generations must never make donations.

But after the abolition of donations, how can we win over gentry? If we don’t win over good gentry these days, it will definitely be a chaos in the world. After thinking about it, he realized that this was an excellent opportunity to promote Western learning. Taking advantage of the abolition of donations, he launched a science and engineering field to open a science and engineering field to recruit scholars, regardless of the lack of Manchu and Han officials, so as to increase the chances of gentry entering the officialdom. This move will surely win over the hearts of gentry.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little excited, but his face did not show any joy. At present, these people all agreed with the donation system. After pondering for a moment, he said, "This is inappropriate. Since I have not given a grace account, how can I make a donation case? Isn't it not reversed? Moreover, the donation system had more advantages than disadvantages before, but the times were changing, and the pros and cons were not constant. Go to the study room to discuss the pros and cons of donation, and then publish it in the Beijing newspaper to see what the reaction was." As he said that, he reminded him: "This matter is reported as soon as possible, just to distract the attention of the gentry and the people from the north to drought."

After hearing Zhenwu's words, Zhang Peng and the other four felt nervous. Could it be that the emperor had the idea of ​​abolishing the donation system? This is one of the three major ways for the court to select officials. How to appease the gentry in the world? How to deal with the gentry who have already donated them? The four of them couldn't help but look at each other, but although Zhenwu's words were gentle, there was no room for mediation. After a little hesitation, the four of them hurriedly bowed to receive the order.

Zhang Penghu stood up and said, "It's mid-February now, and the rain is still not falling, and the drought is just beginning to show. I beg you to pray to the emperor to return to Beijing as soon as possible and go to the Circular Mound of the Temple of Heaven to worship the sky and pray for rain to calm the people."

Zhenwu couldn't help but smile bitterly. It's not easy for the emperor to be a emperor these days. If there is a natural disaster, the emperor cannot escape the relationship. He still has to ask for it. The Imperial Heaven Supervision concluded that it will not rain until the end of March. If he does not ask for rain and continues to drought, he will be criticized by thousands of people. After a moment of pondering, he nodded and said, "The capital city, Tianjin, is a place where refugees gather. The Haihe River bends and straights are used to make a huge project of labor-for-relief. I am really worried. The survey team in the capital has set off. I will go to Tianjin today and tomorrow. If the arrangements are made, I will set off and return to Beijing."

As he said that, he looked at Shi Lun again and asked, "When will Tianjin thaw?"

Shi Shilun hurriedly bowed and said, "The weather has become warmer these days, and may thaw a few days earlier than in previous years, and then six or seven days will be able to thaw."

Zhenwu nodded. This would make Shanghai's sand ships prepare for a long time. As long as a large number of grain ships docked in Tianjin, it can effectively curb the surge in grain prices due to the emergence of drought.

The next morning, Zhenwu received a pigeon letter from Chen Pengnian, the governor of the South China Ocean. Because the South China Ocean is far away and the sea route is also on the sea route, there is a storm in midsummer, so he actively develops pigeon letters in communication. In two years, it has become quite large. The pigeons are from Garoba to Guangzhou and then from Guangzhou to the suburbs of Beijing. It can be reached in three days. For safety reasons, every time the pigeon letters are sent by five or six, and there are very few mistakes. Pigeon letters are written in passwords, and each word is only the size of a grain of rice, which can also write a lot of content.

This pigeon letter is naturally related to disaster relief food. In the letter, Chen Pengnian reported that the first batch of 500,000 dan of rice had set sail, and the second batch of rice had also been condemned to buy it in Siam, Annan, Guangnan, Champa and other countries. Following the letter, he briefly reported the construction of the Karoba Cangshu.

As a transit station between the Qing Dynasty and Australia, Karopa will not only station the Nanyang fleet in the future, but also be the base for the vassal states of the South China Sea. Zhenwu ordered the construction of a warehouse lord to be built in order to make the transfer.

After reading the Gexin, Zhenwu felt relieved. It was not enough to meet the green and yellow ones at the moment. It would be great if the first batch of Shanghai could raise 200,000 stones. With the 500,000 stones of Nanyang, the first batch of disaster relief grains had 700,000 stones, which was enough to have an impact on the entire market.

Just now, Bao Fuquan bowed in and reported: "Your Majesty, the survey team from the capital has arrived in Tianjin. The team is Ruan Erxin, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works. Please see you now."

"Let him come in." Zhenwu casually ordered that Ruan Erxun was the one who came to the general manager of the Haihe diversion project. This person was from She County, Huizhou. He was a Jinshi in the 21st year of Kangxi. The year before yesterday, Kangxi promoted him from the Guangdong Dao Censor to the Right Minister of Works, and was promoted from the fifth rank to the second rank. It is said that the officials in the rank of the official position were extremely honest and upright. The Haihe Project used labor instead of relief, and all of them were refugees and disaster victims. He was not an honest person. He really dared not use it. (To be continued) q!~!

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