"Who is this person?" Lao Zhu heard Li Jie say that he thought of someone who could solve the problem of insufficient officials now, so he immediately asked, and Zhu Biao next to him also showed a curious look.

"Han Dingyuan Hou Banchao!" Li Jie replied with a smile.

"What a joke? What problem can an ancient man who has been dead for more than a thousand years help us solve?" Lao Zhu said angrily again when he heard this. At this time, he even doubted whether Li Jie was spending time with him?

"Your Majesty calms down, I'm not kidding. Ban Dingyuan can indeed help us solve the problem of insufficient officials!" Li Jie explained with a smile again.

"How to solve it? You can't let him jump out of the coffin and run to help Lao Liu?" Lao Zhu asked again in anger.

"Li Jie, please speak well. How could Ban Chao, the ancient man, help us solve the problem?" Zhu Biao was also afraid that Old Zhu would be angry again, so he immediately spoke and reminded him.

"Your Majesty, Prince, when it comes to Ban Chao, I wonder what the first thing you two think of?" Li Jie asked without caring about it.

"That must have been to join the army. It was precisely because of this incident that the later Ban Dingyuan came into being!" Zhu Biao rushed to say at this time, and after that, he looked at Lao Zhu's face.

"Yes, it was because of the fact that he had joined the army. Ban Dingyuan was originally a minor official in the pen and became the famous Marquis of Dingyuan. It can be said that it was this incident that changed Ban Chao's life and the history of the Han Dynasty." Li Jie nodded with a smile.

Strictly speaking, Ban Chao's position at that time was a proofreader. Although he had the word "正官网", he was not a real official position. He was just a minor official who copied books. Especially in the Han Dynasty, he mainly used bamboo tubes, so it was very troublesome to copy books, so he had the position of a proofreader. This was the position of a proofreader. This position was no longer there in the Ming Dynasty.

"Go to join the army!" Lao Zhu also put away his anger at this time, and instead carefully pondered the four words, and seemed to have guessed Li Jie's thoughts.

"Your Majesty, although the number of officials in the Ming Dynasty is not large, there are a large number of officials. Although they do not have any official status, they are not much worse than officials. Even some experienced minor officials are more proficient in official affairs than officials. Annan is a new place, and officials are unwilling to go. If His Majesty is willing to break the rules and turn minor officials into officials, I think there will definitely be someone willing to risk his life to go to Annan!"

At this time, Li Jie finally explained his thoughts. The so-called officials are actually two completely different identities. Officials are officials and officials are officials. Their moral standards are clear, and there are huge differences in identities. In the past, minor officials could pass the exam and become officials, but after Lao Zhu founded the Ming Dynasty, he locked the identity of minor officials and strictly prohibited them from participating in the imperial examination. It can be said that as long as they become minor officials, they may not be able to turn over for the rest of their lives.

Lao Zhu also showed a contemplative look when he heard Li Jie's words. The reason why he strictly prohibited minor officials from participating in the imperial examination was not because of his personal likes and dislikes. Of course, Lao Zhu, who was a poor man, did not have any good feelings for those officials who ate people and did not vomit bones.

However, Lao Zhu initially stipulated various household registrations and asked the people to perform their duties, such as farmers, craftsmen, military households, etc. These were all for stability considerations, and minor officials were no exception. Now Li Jie proposed to convert minor officials into officials, which undoubtedly broke his original idea.

Of course, Lao Zhu also knew that since Li Jie intervened in the court, all aspects of the Ming Dynasty were undergoing tremendous changes, especially after the prosperity of marine trade, domestic industry and commerce were also greatly stimulated, and all walks of life began to flourish, which also had a huge impact on the household registration system. Some farmers simply gave up their fields to work, especially in the Jiangnan area.

"Father, my son-in-law thinks Li Jie's method is good. Although Kai Enke can add some officials, these people who have no experience in politics may only add chaos to the chaos. In comparison, the minor officials have more experience and can help the sixth brother when they go to Annan." Zhu Biao hesitated for a moment before he stepped forward and spoke.

After hearing this, Lao Zhu frowned again and turned his eyes to Li Jie. Li Jie said calmly: "Your Majesty, there was no obvious boundary between officials in ancient times, and even minor officials can be promoted to officials. Moreover, some officials from minor officials did a pretty good job, so I think that Your Majesty can completely restore the ancient system, which is also a way out for officials in the world!"

In fact, Li Jie proposed to promote a minor official to an official, and there were deeper considerations. Although the minor official had a low status, in fact, in the officialdom, the real people were the ones who were doing things. For example, in a county town, there may be only county magistrates, county magistrates and county magistrates, and the others were all minor officials.

Generally speaking, officials are officials from other places, that is, they cannot be officials in their hometowns to avoid collusion with their relatives. However, minor officials are recruited from the local area. These minor officials have no way to be promoted, and they are from local backgrounds. Even the positions of minor officials can be passed down from father to son. In this way, many local officials colluded together to form a complex force, and even can undermine officials and completely control local government affairs.

Now Li Jie proposed to promote minor officials to officials, which not only gives minor officials a way out, but also incorporates them into the formal official system. In the future, the selection, promotion and transfer of minor officials can be gradually controlled by the court, so that the court can strengthen the control of local governments and prevent minor officials from controlling local governments.

Old Zhu hesitated for a while and finally nodded, "Okay, the situation is like this, I have no other good idea. Let me leave this matter to you. However, the first batch of promoted officials must be careful to identify it, and never promote some mischievous people!"

"Don't worry, Father, I understand!" Zhu Biao immediately breathed a sigh of relief and went forward and said with relief.

Li Jie next to him was also relieved, and then stepped forward and slapped Lao Zhu's flattery a few times before he stepped out with Zhu Biao. After all, Zhu Zhen was still waiting for them to transfer people, so the faster the better.

A few days later, Zhu Biao drafted a document to promote the official to an official, and then distributed it to the government offices to the government offices. This document is for all officials across the country. Any officials who are willing to serve the country can register to Annan. As long as they pass the court's assessment, these officials will be awarded official status and become official officials.

As soon as the news above came out, it immediately caused a sensation from the government and the public, especially in the officialdom, but what was unexpected was that the one who quarreled the most was not the officials who were the protagonists, but those officials with little influence.
Chapter completed!