Chapter 409 Newspapers: Give talented people a chance!
"Does Your Majesty know?"
Liu Sanwu sat on the chair and looked up at Xia Zhibai.
He was very eager for this answer.
As a minister, he is not as courageous as Xia Zhibai, and has long lost the ability to take risks. He can only obey his orders. If His Majesty does not allow it, he will never agree, even if Xia Zhibai He wouldn't agree to it even if it was all nonsense.
He didn't dare to risk himself.
"After the first edition of the newspaper is finalized, it will be shown to Your Majesty first." Xia Zhibai smiled.
Liu Sanwu sat down heavily.
He knew that Xia Zhibai still chose to make his own decision and did not report it to His Majesty in advance. This kind of 'kill first and report later' is very dangerous, even if Xia Zhibai gave a very good reason.
"That means His Majesty doesn't agree, and I won't agree either." Liu Sanwu pondered for a moment and refused directly, "Your idea is very good, but it doesn't have much practicality, let alone compiling a newspaper. How long does it take, how much manpower, material and financial resources are required? Even if it is spread, it will not achieve the effect you want at most in the capital. It is just a waste of effort."
"It will only push you against more people."
"Why bother?"
Liu Sanwu looked at Xia Zhibai with deep confusion in his eyes.
He is old.
It is true that he has lost the vitality and momentum of his youth, but even when he was young, he had never been as bold as Xia Zhibai, and he would never single-handedly shake up the existing system of the entire world. idea.
"It's not a bad thing to try. If you don't even have the courage to try, it will be a nightmare for the world." Xia Zhibai stood with his hands behind his hands and said calmly: "Since I entered the court, I have aimed to change the existing pattern of the world. Now It's just advancing step by step."
"What the Master is worried about is nothing more than criticism from the ministers. "
"But I actually don't take the criticism from the officials seriously. They are indeed very powerful and have great influence in the court and in the local area. It's just that the Master has read so many books. , but ignored a very critical issue."
"What problem?" Liu Sanwu frowned.
Xia Zhibai smiled and said: "Every reform in the world is a redistribution of rights. Now the rights of the world are basically concentrated in the hands of the six ministries of the court. With the current number of officials in the six ministries, it is actually unsustainable. It has such a large concentration of power, so the more concentrated it is, the less effective it will be.”
"But if other forces appear in the imperial court, the situation will change greatly."
"The Hanlin Academy used to be regarded as a think tank."
"If you participate in the newspaper, it will will become the mouthpiece of the imperial court, which will indeed greatly strengthen the status of a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, but at the same time Sometimes new interest groups will be formed, and this interest group itself is in conflict with the old interest groups."
"So the Master is overly worried."
"Because. The fundamental thing I proposed is the redistribution of power.”
"If the new doesn't come, the old won't go."
"Those who benefit will not be willing to give up their rights, and those who finally become vested interests will not be willing to do so either, so they will not eventually become It has become a solitary fight, but one interest group is attacking another interest group. However, given the current situation of the Six Ministries, this situation is not something to be afraid of."
"The Six Ministries are obviously out of date."
“In the process of the world, officials are becoming more and more professional, and the functions of officials in the Six Ministries are too general and too broad. It seems to maximize the abilities of officials, but in fact On the contrary, it limits the initiative of officials, so splitting up the six ministries will be inevitable."
"Your Majesty has almost explicitly abolished the prime minister system through the Hu Weiyong case."
"Nowadays, among the six ministerial books, the two ministerial books of officials and households are still vacant, and there has been no replacement for a long time. Isn't this an attempt by your majesty?"
Hearing this. Liu Sanwu was stunned for a moment.
Splitting the Six Parts was something he had never thought of before, but after hearing what Xia Zhibai said, it seemed to make some sense, because the rights of the Six Parts were too concentrated. It's too big. Even His Majesty is afraid of the Household Department and the Personnel Department, so it is not unreasonable to split the six departments and divide the six departments into multiple offices.
Soon.
Liu Sanwu noticed something was wrong again.
All this is inferred according to Xia Zhibai's ideas.
His Majesty has been adhering to a small government since the founding of the country and has always advocated reducing the number of officials. If the six ministries are split, wouldn’t it mean that the number of officials in the court will be greatly increased. With the increase in court officials, local governments will The number of officials will also increase, which will undoubtedly increase a large amount of financial expenditure.
This is something that Ming Dynasty cannot afford.
Liu Sanwu said in a deep voice: "This is just your personal opinion, and it is irrelevant. As an old bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, I cannot just watch you drag the Hanlin Academy into this kind of political vortex. If you are not careful, you will lead other Hanlin scholars in the academy to a dead end.”
"I need to be responsible for them."
Liu Sanwu's words are sincere and straightforward.
If he only represented himself, he would dare to give Xia Zhibai a try, but Xia Zhibai wanted to incite the entire Hanlin Academy, which Liu Sanwu was unwilling to accept. He had a lot of He is old and half of his body has been buried in the ground. Naturally, he does not care about this, but what about other bachelors?
They are still young and in their prime, how can they bleed here so early?
Xia Zhibai was not surprised.
Liu Sanwu is generally a conservative person.
Especially as he gets older, he is unwilling to take risks easily, but he has his own way.
Xia Zhibai smiled and said: "Master, there is no need to refuse in such a hurry. As a place for talent cultivation, how can the Hanlin Academy let Your Majesty know about talents? It must be through writing and ink, and it can make Hanlin bachelors dance in writing. Most of them are matters that the court urgently needs to solve, or His Majesty inquires about them. But Master also knows that there are very few articles that can reach His Majesty's ears, and there are also very few academics who can hear His Majesty's ears."
"The vast majority of Hanlin academicians do not have this opportunity. ”
“Newspapers are different.”
"There will be a writer on it!"
"The name of the bachelor who writes the article will be written on it. Since current affairs cannot be published, it is always feasible to make a current review, right?"
< br>“Expressing your own opinions does not involve any secrets. Good or bad are all personal.”
< br>"At that time, I will simply summarize and collect these current comments, compile them into a volume, and submit them together. I believe that many bachelors and students from the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College will be willing to compile articles."
"No matter how talented you are, if you don't have the opportunity to display your talents, you can only secretly lament that your talents are not being recognized."
"I will give these talented people a chance right now!"
Liu Sanwu looked at Xia Zhibai blankly.
He sighed helplessly. Xia Zhibai had already made a decision, and there was no point in persuading him. Moreover, he did not think that other Hanlin bachelors and Imperial College students could resist this temptation.
Xia Zhibai knows how to 'play with others'!
(End of this chapter)