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Chapter 1250 External inspection

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    Foreign officials of the Ming Dynasty made a pilgrimage once every three years and accepted external inspections.

    The so-called external inspection is the opposite of the Beijing inspection.  The Beijing inspection inspects officials from the two capitals, while the external inspection naturally targets local officials.

    This example was set by Emperor Taizu.  In the early years of Hongwu, local officials had to perform pilgrimage once a year. However, due to the long distances in many prefectures and counties, it took several months for officials to reach the capital.  As a result, I spent the whole year on the road.

    It was later changed to once every three years.

    In normal times, prefectures and counties conduct monthly inspections and report to the government.  The examinations are carried out throughout the government and reported to the Chief Envoy every year.  In the third year, the governor and the inspectorate reviewed the officials of the province, wrote comments, and compiled a booklet and report as the basis for the Hajj inspection.

    Anyone who falls into the eight categories of greedy, cruel, impetuous, incompetent, old, sick, laid off, and careless will be punished by the Ministry of Personnel in conjunction with the Metropolitan Procuratorate, respectively, to be promoted to official positions, demoted, idle, and serving the people.

    This year is the year of external inspection, and all local officials must undergo inspection.  However, only some officials who have outstanding performance and have received commendations can be allowed to go to Hajj and report their duties to the court in person.  Most local officials can only stay in their yamen, anxiously waiting for the results to come

    At the end of last year, officials from various provinces who were allowed to perform Hajj gathered in the capital.  Even if the number of people entering Beijing is restricted, it still exceeds a thousand people.

    The key is that after debriefing, you have to decide whether to move up or down.

    So, just after the Lantern Festival and still in the first month, a long queue formed outside the official office.  The chief envoys, envoys, counselors, and ministers from various provinces who came to perform Hajj, as well as the chief officials of prefectures and counties, could not wait to report their work to the examination department, so that they could get the best positions on a first-come, first-served basis.

    In previous years, the work report was just a formality, because the merit examination department would not dismiss it easily, and each province would follow the comments written by the inspection department.

    Especially those second- and third-grade officials who come to report their work in person, the doctor of the examination department must give them face.  Otherwise, you may fall into someone else's hands one day and reap the rewards.

    But things are different this year.

    Gao Gong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and a bachelor of Wuyingdian, actually sat in the examination department and listened to the officials' performance reports one by one.

    ????????? This could cost your life.  The tall man with a beard has a sharp eye and knows the situation in each province well.  Their carefully polished reports can be seen through at a glance, and their secrets can be revealed in just a few sentences, leaving them irrefutable.

    As a result, almost every day, a large number of Hajj officials received negative comments such as being careless, inadequate, impetuous, old, sick, and retired, and then severe punishments were soon announced against them in the name of the emperor.  It ranges from lowering one's tone to lowering one's tone, and more seriously, cutting one's position to serve the people, and the bloodshed continues.

    Zhao Hao knew that Gao Ge was always using this method to clean up.  Who should be purged?  One is the officials who are old, incompetent and incompetent; the other is the officials who have offended him and worked against him; the third is the officials who are not on his side.

    The officials in Jiangnan were naturally affected a lot, but the handling was generally reasonable. They only removed some incompetent wastes and left behind all the smart and capable people.  Zhao Hao knew that this was already a sign of mercy from Gao Ge's old men. Otherwise, how could Gao Huzi let go of this great opportunity to add sand to the Ten Prefectures in Jiangnan?

    Therefore, Zhao Hao very wisely suppressed the noise of the Jiangnan Gang and prevented them from following Zhao Zhenji and the gang of officials.

    On the first day of the first lunar month, my father-in-law had already predicted it.  Gao Ge Lao wanted to clean up the secretariat and capture Zhao Zhenji. At this time, they were still messing around. Wasn't it because Gao Ge Lao, who was crazy about killing, didn't chop the knife on their heads?

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    Of course, when someone is deposed, someone will be praised and promoted.

    Mr. Zhao Erye was the first official to receive a commendation. He was promoted three levels in a row. From the south to the magistrate of Kunshan County, Suzhou Prefecture, he moved to the right to be the magistrate of Chaozhou Prefecture, Guangdong.

    But he is not the only official to be promoted.  In fact, all those who received outstanding evaluations this time have been promoted at least two levels

    This is because at the end of the first month, officials and officials all gave advice to Han Ji and others in the matter, "Those ministers who have outstanding achievements and are given banquets should be promoted accordingly to show their encouragement."  For those who have not moved to Xu for a long time, they will be given an additional salary and a first deposit.  After today's great inspection, if there are vacancies in the prefectures and counties, begging should be done regardless of distance or tribute, and should be done as much as possible to make up for it, so as to gradually serve for a long time.  ¡¯

    As Gao Ge Lao¡¯s number one kid, Han Ji expressed two meanings.  First, the local officials who received outstanding evaluations this time should be promoted, rather than promoted step by step, so that they can make the best use of their talents and encourage future officials.

    Second, all positions vacated after external inspections should be filled, regardless of origin, so that officials can serve as local officials with peace of mind for a long time.

    This point is very important, because contrary to the officials in the Ming Dynasty who are keen on external affairs, officials in the Ming Dynasty love to be officials in the capital, but regard external affairs as a fearful way.  He thinks that even if he is growing flowers and walking birds in Nanjing, it is better than going to the local government to associate with cunning and subordinate officials.

    The main reason is that the founding of the Ming Dynasty? Earth-shattering results are coming.

    This fully demonstrates the scholar-bureaucrat's indifference in "walking to a poor place and sitting and watching the clouds rise", which won Mr. Zhao a very high reputation.

    What¡¯s more, he is also the ¡®Iron Master¡¯ certified by the eunuch of Dongchang.  The emperor didn't like to see him either. He actually didn't allow him, an official who had been the best for three consecutive years, to go to Hajj, and even sent him to a dangerous place like Chaozhou to serve as an assistant official!

    With all the injustices added together, could Shilin not sympathize with him?  It¡¯s almost a deep condolence, okay?  Some people even went to Zhaojiaxiang to cry in the street, which made Brother Zhao Hao very angry.  Our grandpa is not dead yet, why are we crying in mourning in such a hurry?

    But no matter what, after all this, Mr. Zhao¡¯s reputation among scholars is now at its peak. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is famous all over the world.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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