Chapter 92 Line chart? No, that's a guillotine!
Hua Lun looked at Xia Zhibai and remained silent.
Xia Zhibai was not in a hurry, waiting for Hua Lun's reply.
The arrival of Hualun gave Xia Zhibai another idea, a step-by-step approach with the possibility of rampage.
Some of the things he promoted were also applicable to some officials in the court.
That means too.
He could take a bigger step.
A long time.
Hualun still couldn't bear it.
Holding a big bowl of tea in his hand, he tried not to show his emotions and said calmly: "I need to listen first. If it's the same as last time, I need to contradict His Majesty, or make enemies with the ministers of the DPRK. , I, Hua Lun, will never agree to this.”
"I'm not as bold as you."
Hua Lun snorted coldly, not feeling that there was anything wrong with what he said.
Xia Zhibai's courage can be described as audacious, and it is not comparable to him at all.
He didn’t want to compare at all.
Xia Zhibai smiled, a flash of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and said slowly: "Don't worry, I won't harm you."
"The Hanlin Academy can be regarded as an official office of the Qing Dynasty."
"Although it does not have much power, it can be exposed to political affairs of all parties."
"As the editor of the Hanlin Academy, you should have experienced a lot of people." I wonder what the effect will be?”
Hua Lun’s eyes darkened.
He had nothing to hide and said in a solemn voice: "I have indeed compiled a lot of memorials, but when I submitted them, I was not very satisfied with His Majesty."
"There is still a big gap between the handling of political affairs in the court and the handling of political affairs in the local area, and all aspects must be taken into consideration."
"I didn't have much experience before, so I couldn't put it to good use in comparison."
Xia Zhibai nodded.
Hua Lun is too young and is a proud man.
It seems to be less than twenty now.
Once you enter the whirlpool of power in the court and face the complicated court situation, you will naturally feel extremely strenuous.
This is all to be expected.
Xia Zhibai said: "I have some understanding of your talents. You are a talented person. Although you are a little arrogant, you do have the capital of arrogance. The reason why you can't move forward in the court is not all What you think is inexperience is indeed part of it."
"But the sages will not tell you."
"This is the world."
"I won't even tell you that the memorial should be submitted according to the emperor's preference."
"In the third year of Hongwu, the first scientific examination was conducted, and it was quickly dismissed. His Majesty explained the reason. The most important thing is It means that he has gained too many young people and is not practical enough to "implement what he has learned into action", so he cannot realize his majesty's original intention of "responsible for the truth and seek talents."
"You are very suitable for this now." It’s not practical.”
Hua Lun’s face was slightly dull.
He stared deeply at Xia Zhibai, wanting to speak out to defend himself, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to defend himself. He was in the Hanlin Academy and had no chance to come into contact with real politics. How can we show our talents if we can only read the memorials submitted by local officials?
Seeing Hua Lun's disapproving look, Xia Zhibai smiled and said, "I know you are dissatisfied with this statement."
"But this is the truth."
"No. How can you sweep away the world? "
"If you can't even handle the memorials, who can trust you to govern a place?"
"The imperial examination is the end of a scholar."
"Being an official in the Hanlin Academy is the starting point for Jinshi."
"Everything needs to be started from scratch."
"The Hanlin Academy is a good place, but it is also a bad place."
"The good thing about it is that you can be exposed to various political affairs. Under the influence of your ears and eyes, you will have certain experience in handling various political affairs. In the future, as an official in the government, or in other places, you will be able to deal with all kinds of political affairs. "It's very handy."
"But the bad thing about it is that we are in Yingtian Mansion, where we have access to too many political affairs and see too many memorials handed in by officials."
"The official who submitted the memorial has been in the officialdom for many years and is full of bureaucracy."
"The bad thing is precisely this bureaucracy."
Hualun looked at him slightly. move.
This is the first time I heard this novel statement.
He sat upright and listened attentively, wanting to hear what was said.
Xia Zhibai continued: "As a veteran of the officialdom, many officials of the Ming Dynasty have a bureaucratic attitude. The most intuitive manifestation of the so-called bureaucratic attitude is that they don't stick to the pot when things happen. When something happens in the world, the first reaction is not to think about it. To solve it, it is to cover up, shirk responsibility, and focus on the situation rather than the reality. "Take the flood in Shouzhou some time ago."
"You can think about it, or. If you look through it, you will find that when many officials wrote the letter, they started with a long speech. "
"The first thing they talked about was not the disaster situation, but first criticizing the previous government's inaction and disorderly actions, which led to the disaster. The embankment has been in disrepair for many years, and then the Ming Dynasty praised His Majesty for a while. The local government took various measures to benefit the country and the people and repaired the embankment. In the end, he changed his mind and said that he was unable to do enough and still failed to plug the loopholes left by the previous government. , causing the embankment to burst."
"Then he said a few words about the disaster situation."
"I want money and food."
"This kind of memorial is very common in the world."
"His Majesty complained more than once, but the officials still went their own way."
< br>“The reason lies in this bureaucracy.”
“They are afraid of taking responsibility and being punished.”
"When something happens, the first reaction is to shirk the responsibility and put it on the previous government, the common people, and the local officials. It will never fall on them anyway. The only way is to keep the official robes on oneself first. Only then will we consider disaster relief.”
“What your Majesty wants is ‘responsibility’!”
“Return to the basics!”
“ You have read so many memorials in the Hanlin Academy.”
“You have been influenced by this habit unconsciously, and naturally you will not be favored by your majesty.”
Hear the words. Hua Lun couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
He was not aware of this problem before.
That’s exactly what happened.
Because it is impossible for him to offend other courtiers, and he has to take into account the influence of all parties, he can only say good things for other officials in these memorials, but this is invisibly the opposite of the officials His Majesty wants. Well, how can this be respected by His Majesty?
Hua Lun looked deeply at Xia Zhibai.
My eyes were full of fear.
Xia Zhibai is not in the court, but he has such a profound understanding of some conditions in the court.
It’s really scary.
But even so, what can he do?
He is just an editor of the Hanlin Academy and does not have much real power.
How dare you offend important officials of the imperial court?
Xia Zhibai said: "In this case, you must learn to do what you want."
"Speculating on the superior's intentions, in some cases, will make the superior displeased. But sometimes, it is favored by those in power."
"Since His Majesty wants officials to be pragmatic today."
"Then you should be pragmatic."
"It's just that in your situation, you probably don't want to offend the courtiers, so you can only find another way."
"Let the data speak for itself."
Xia Zhibai tapped the paper on the table with his fingers.
Hua Lun frowned. He looked at the paper on it suspiciously, his eyes full of confusion.
data?
What data?
Represent some data from the imperial court in Arabic numerals?
He can understand it, can His Majesty understand it?
Aren’t you asking for trouble?
Xia Zhibai smiled, dipped his finger in tea, and drew a line on the paper with some Arabic numerals written on it.
Hua Lun watched intently.
Still not sure what it means.
Xia Zhibai continued to draw, adding lines with arrows horizontally and vertically.
Three lines appear on the paper and become a 'line chart'.
Xia Zhibai pushed the 'line chart' in front of Hua Lun and asked Hua Lun to take a good look at it.
Hua Lun frowned, his mind was empty and he didn't see anything surprising.
Just when he combined it with the Arabic numerals below, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and his whole body suddenly became energetic. He placed the drawing in front of him and stared at it closely.
A long time.
Hua Lun suddenly raised his head and looked at Xia Zhibai in shock.
"This"
"This is the method I teach you." Xia Zhibai said: "Use a line chart to represent data. Compared with dry numbers, a line chart can reveal more things. It is also clearer and easier for His Majesty to accept.”
“His Majesty is from a commoner background.”
“He is not that sensitive to numbers.”
"No matter how much data you give him, no matter how many words you say, he will only be able to hear a few words, that is, you are asking for money, asking for food, saying that the local harvest is poor, etc."
"Even the more detailed you list, the more he will scold you."
"I feel that your mind is not on dealing with political affairs, but on fabricating various data."
" Just to ask for more money and food from His Majesty."
Hua Lun smiled awkwardly.
Because this seems to be His Majesty’s character today.
Xia Zhibai said: "This is the method that officials need to master."
"Corrupt officials must master it."
"Integrity officials must master it even more."
"Through this The contrasting fold lines clearly tell His Majesty what happened in a certain place and how much impact it had. Only by seeing the sharply downward fold lines can His Majesty truly realize what happened. ”
“That’s not a simple number”
"It's a tragic situation that could kill you at any time."
"In addition, these line charts can also be used to compare calendar months over the past years, and are also of certain benefit to the court's audits."
< br>“For world politics, data needs to be subtracted.”
“Simplify some lengthy data.”
“Make it clear.”
"It's just that" Xia Zhibai glanced at the paper above and sneered: "If the imperial court really starts to organize all the data over the years in the form of a line chart, I am afraid that many officials in the central government will have their heads dropped. "
"Although the general ledger is correct, it is difficult to balance the accounts."
"There are still some people who falsify and fill in the accounts randomly."
"I am afraid that life will be difficult. .”
Hua Lun’s eyes darkened.
He understood what Xia Zhibai was talking about.
This situation has never happened in the world.
It’s just that in the past, the imperial court couldn’t review the data in such detail. As long as there were no major flaws in the overall situation and the accounts could be reconciled, basically nothing would happen. However, if you start comparing them month by month, a lot of The data will appear abrupt and abnormal.
Especially in the same situation, there is a big discrepancy with the data from other regions.
That means someone is going to die.
Line chart?
No.
That would be a guillotine!
(End of this chapter)