Fast Travel: A Record of Unusual Creatures

After listening to Tu Minghui's request, all the ministers present did not dare to speak. The officials they recommended were all officials who were inextricably connected with them. They were either disciples or descendants of their sons and nephews. They were proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics. But to say they are proficient in farming, to put it bluntly, they can't even tell the difference between leeks and wheat.

Even if there is an emergency attack in three days.

It would probably be difficult to pass the assessment.

In addition, in case of failure, the recommender will be punished by being demoted by one level, so officials will naturally not dare to make blind recommendations.

Besides, the emperor said that he can sign up by himself. If those disciples, nephews, etc. really want to fight for it, then let them try to sign up on their own.

It's better for them not to get involved.

"Why are you so quiet all of a sudden? Didn't you all say before that there are many talents you want to recommend to me?

Li Shangshu, I remember that I seemed to have heard you in a trance just now, saying that you do not avoid relatives in favor of talents, and you recommended your son-in-law, right? Why don't you mention your son-in-law now? "

Today is the first day that Tu Minghui goes to court after returning from Cuitian. He needs to establish his authority so that all officials will know that he is back. Now the court is no longer the previous time when several princes took turns to supervise the country, and they cannot be tolerated. presumptuous.

So the question was asked unceremoniously.

He also did not give any chance to the civil and military steps of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, I have indeed thought about recommending my son-in-law before. At the same time, I also have something to say. To promote crops, it is not necessary to be able to do farming!

It’s enough to know how to coordinate and manage things.

If His Majesty is really worried, the worst case scenario is to ask the official responsible for promoting crops to bring a few people who know farming as his staff. The final effect will be the same.

Why go to all the trouble to prepare test papers? "

Li Zhengguo, the Minister of Household Affairs, was a little nervous when he was named, but he quickly calmed down and began to defend and criticize Tu Minghuiti's ideas.

Farming is not a big thing. If you don’t understand it yourself, you can just bring a few people who do. It’s just like those Jinshi who were sent out to be county magistrates just after completing the imperial examination. They don’t know how to be county magistrates. Don’t they all have to be county captains and Master cooperates.

Some county magistrates do not have the cooperation of county captains and masters.

Nothing at all.

But he is still the county magistrate. No matter how capable the master is, he can only give out ideas behind the scenes and cannot be on the stage. After all, the master is basically not from the imperial examination.

He doesn’t even have a ticket to become an official.

With Li Shangshu taking the lead, other high-ranking officials present also agreed. One by one, they quoted classics and put forward their own ideas. In summary, the meaning is that there is no need to test agricultural knowledge and promote crops. It does not mean planting crops personally. As long as It's enough if you know how to promote it. Why do you need to know about farming? If it doesn't work, just bring a few people who know about farming. You don't have to understand it yourself.

We really need to find officials who are proficient in farming.

There won't be enough manpower.

"Okay, okay, I didn't know you were so eloquent. In order for the people in the world to be able to farm for a year and become proficient in agriculture, it's better for you to come and pick my peaches even if you don't know anything.

Do you think I deserve to devote myself to you?

Or do you think I deserve to work for you?

If you don't know how to farm, just bring a few people who know how to farm. Why, Li Shangshu, why don't you send me to your son-in-law? After all, after a year of study, I am quite good at farming.

Is that what you mean? "

If Tu Minghui had never planted a field for a year, and these high-yielding crops were not grown by himself, then he might not be so sensitive, or even just forget it, as long as he could promote the crops.

There is no need to care too much.

But the situation is different now. These high-yielding crop seeds can almost be said to have been grown by him alone, along with those unintelligent cattle and horse tools. As for his father, he only takes the credit. Did he do it? For a few days, I worked next to him every day and didn't cultivate many acres of land from beginning to end.

It is not an exaggeration to say that these high-yielding crop seeds are his children, and they have definitely put a lot of effort into them.

He is willing to give these seeds to people who know how to farm and promote them, but give them to those who know nothing and only know how to command from above.

He will have the feeling that his hard work has been tainted.

This is the core reason why he is so critical.

No, as soon as he finished speaking, Li Shangshu hurriedly knelt down. He didn't even dare to say, I definitely didn't mean anything like that. The emperor had already said that he was assigned to his son-in-law to work, and he dared to say more. What.

Are you dying?

I still want to deceive the emperor and overstep my bounds.

At the same time, other ministers present also realized that the people sitting on it are no longer the few princes who need to listen to their advice. Instead, they have real power and have the opportunity to cultivate the fields for the people of the world for a whole year. This emperor of supreme merit is Tu Minghui.

Now he has to bow down even to the Supreme Emperor.

How can we allow them to be presumptuous?

"I didn't know before. It turns out that as long as you officials can coordinate and take care of everything, others will do everything else for you. No wonder there are so many officials in the world. It turns out that there is less work and more free food. , What a waste of people’s food tax.

The grain tax paid by the people after a year of hard work.

Just feed you guys.

Dai Quan remembered that this year's official assessment would be conducted, and the standards would be changed. Local political performance would no longer be the only criterion for assessment, and the actual ability assessment of officials would be added. If an official from the Ministry of Industry knew nothing about craftsmanship, an official from the Ministry of Agriculture would not know anything about craftsmanship. I don’t know anything about farming.

Or if you don’t know enough.

What do you want them to do?

This year's assessment requirements are all based on the standards I just mentioned. If anyone fails the assessment, I will thoroughly investigate them to see where they came from. "

Tu Minghui, who has experienced the sufferings of the people, or at least the hardships of farming, already knows how to stand with the people and understands the hardships of farmers.

Although real ordinary people cannot afford to use his tools at all, they will only have to work harder than him.

But he is still an emperor after all.

Don't be too pushy.

At the same time, many of the officials present turned pale, and a few looked at Li Shangshu with resentment, thinking that if Li Shangshu hadn't acted blindly.

Obey the emperor honestly.

How could there be such a disaster as today?

All of them, who have been officials for decades, use their intelligence and wisdom to form cliques for personal gains and fight among factions. They rarely even read books on weekdays, not to mention their professional skills. To put it bluntly, they specialize in managing the household department. The Minister of Revenue is really not very good at arithmetic.

It all depends on the young officials under his command.

He just does the final planning and summary.

How much real professional ability is there?