It is really hard for the Jinshi in the first year of Shenwu to work hard for the upcoming deportation.

To be honest, if it weren't for the lack of choice, most Jinshi would definitely be willing to stay in Changsha Prefecture and not to go to work in the local area.

In other words, during the Tang Dynasty and the entire Five Dynasties period, a large amount of money and grain was transported to the capital, with a prosperous economy, while other places were warlords fighting and separatist vassal states. The people and officials were more willing to stay in the capital, at least safer and more prosperous.

Just like Tokyo Bianliang, it was robbed again and again, but due to the wide connection of the canal, it quickly sucked blood across the country and recovered. Therefore, all officials were willing to stay in the capital and be low-ranking officials rather than go to the local area to serve as high-ranking officials.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, some officials even killed their parents in order to stay in the capital.

It is already false to promote one and gain two.

After Anshi, the imperial court's control over the local area became weaker, and talented people wanted to stay in the capital or the Jin area, and were unwilling to go somewhere a little further away.

Those who are officials begin to despise the poor and love the rich.

To this day, the county magistrates in many counties only know how to eat, drink and have fun, or they are acted as clerks and levies, and the people are seized. There are even a large number of people in remote areas, which leads to insufficient control of the court.

For example, in the Southern Han Dynasty, more than a dozen Jinshi were admitted in several years, either prime ministers or high-ranking officials. Who is the local official?

One is a clerk, who has been entrenched in the local area for generations, with a mixed connection and great influence.

The two are recommended by the family members, relatives and friends of senior officials, and family members are full of places, with backgrounds and resources, but they are the most common.

Of course, there are also brothers who die and brothers who die and brothers who die.

Li Jia did not hesitate to dismiss them, and even if the local area was stagnant, he would not hesitate to do so.

At this time, the imperial examinations were not mainstream in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Let Jinshi who have passed the imperial examinations, know loyalty and righteousness, and have the culture of the classics go to the place, although greed is inevitable, of course, it is much better than this group of people, and they can do something more or less.

Even if one out of ten is beneficial.

County magistrates have been known as Bailihou since ancient times. They are the real people-friendly officials. Jinshi are outsiders. They act without any scruples and obey the court directly. This is a good check and balance for the local government.

This is the first time since the Tang Dynasty that the Jinshi were demoted to the local government. The Jinshi was very panicked, which is natural. How can they understand the local government after two years of observation?

However, if you don’t go to a place, you’re just talking about war on paper, and governing is all false.

"Your Majesty, by September, there are 575 counties across the country, of which 78 people are hanging seals and 169 people are over fifty years old. If the transfer corps, judges, inspectors, etc. are added, the total difference will exceed 500!"

The new Minister of Personnel was the former Right Minister, named Feng Chuwen. He was one of the few Hunanese people and Changsha Prefecture people. Given his honest background, he was retained and was one of the few Hunan high-ranking officials in the court.

After all, most of the ministers were brought by the emperor from Lingnan.

"It seems that these two hundred Jinshi are not enough?" Li Jia frowned, which was beyond his expectations.

"Actually not!" Feng Chuwen whispered: "Report to Your Majesty, over the years, there have been many children in the family, but because the war has not yet been put down, many of them have only been on duty and have not been promoted. If they are appointed and removed from the prefectures and counties, the vacancy can be filled!"

"No!" Li Jia shook her head and said directly: "This is a bad habit. People-friendly officials are not idle jobs, and they are not allowed to come to have a drink and have fun."

It is easy to understand the remnants of the clan. As mentioned in the Tang Huidian, the son of the first rank is the seventh rank, and the son of the second rank is the seventh rank...

Then we will be the grandchildren and surrender again.

The so-called variegated influx is actually a privilege for officials.

The descendants of civil and military officials below the sixth rank and the third rank and above the fifth rank will take turns to serve as attendants or pay the grade school money at the homes of relatives and nobles above the third rank and above. After the ten-year period expires, they will be briefly tested by the Ministry of War and then sent to the Ministry of Personnel for assessment. Those who pass the qualification can be awarded an official position.

To put it bluntly, if you are an official, you can go to the assessment for an official after ten years.

The officials selected by various colors are basically low-level officials such as prefectures and counties, and will not join the central government.

This is also the reason why only dozens of Jinshi were admitted to the Tang Dynasty every year, because these Jinshi will be reserved for high-ranking officials and prime ministers in the future, and local prefectures and counties will be descendants of other officials.

"Didn't we choose many scholars and juren last year?" Li Jia stood up and said, "Promoting those juren and serving as magistrates can also fill dozens of places!"

"If anyone else is missing, I will give the county magistrate, lord, and other clerks a chance. The Ministry of Personnel will send people to the local area for assessment, and those who are middle-aged and superiors can be assigned to them. How can there be a shortage of officials in such a huge world?"

"But..." Feng Chuwen hesitated: "The lord is poor, and there is still a basis for the promotion of the county magistrate, but the clerks have always been greedy. If they are officials, it is probably inappropriate. Wouldn't they be even more deceiving the people?"

"This clerk is good and bad, and cannot be ignored. As long as he can do things, he will be promoted. The court is the time to hire people, so there is no need to be stingy!"

Li Jia shook her head, feeling helpless about the solidified thinking of these high-ranking officials. Isn’t local governance just relying on these hereditary clerks? Regardless of corruption, other people’s abilities can be said to surpass most of the officials in the court, but they have a narrow vision.

"As for the issues of greed and ink, aren't there any censors? Now they are preparing to set up a slogan, and that's their business!"

The emperor was too lazy to help him reverse this solidified thinking. This could not be reversed at once, and it would take time to change.

He looked at the list again, and the prefectures and counties that were left with seals were few, Jiangning and Jiangxi prefectures, and most of the ten counties in Fuzhou were gone, but Tai was half empty but was in Xichuan.

After all, the robbery of the riots and the Song soldiers has disturbed many people, and it is not worthwhile to save lives for the sake of official positions.

Most of the prefectures and counties that left because of their age were concentrated in Jiangxi, Jiangning, and the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty. After thirty years of establishment, there were not many Jinshi in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but they accepted many former officials from Wu. In addition, they were rewarded for usurping the throne and thinking of emphasizing literature. There were many people who were still in the official position in the sixties and seventies.

It is no exaggeration to curse yourself of a corpse position and eat a simple meal.
Chapter completed!