8mi Chapter 301: The Prince Goes To The County To Perfect The System Of Selecting Talents And Succession
Chapter 301: The Prince Goes To The County To Perfect The System Of Selecting Talents And Succession
After listening to Yan Changqing's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes all had thoughtful expressions on their faces.
[From this point of view, the essential purpose of the emergence of the eldest son inheritance system is to solve the problems of inheritance and distribution of power, position and property!!!]
[As for determining the heir in advance to avoid fratricide and the turmoil caused by fighting for power, and thus ensuring the peaceful transfer of power, this is just a superficial function of the eldest son inheritance system. 】
[It is naturally the best to be able to play such a superficial role. 】
[Even most of the time, the eldest son inheritance system cannot play such a superficial role. 】
[But as long as it can still provide a clear and reasonable basis for the inheritance and distribution of power, position and property, or there is no new, clearer and more reasonable basis for the inheritance and distribution of power, position and property. The emergence of the system, "Four Three Beats" will continue to exist. 】
[This is the reason why for thousands of years, from the heirs of emperors in dynasties to aristocratic families, the eldest son succession system has always been adopted instead of selecting worthy successors!!!]
Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his eyes and thought, and finally figured out why the eldest son inheritance system, which had almost become a decoration, was still used as the emperor's inheritance system by successive dynasties.
Because the eldest son inheritance system is currently the most reasonable and clear inheritance and distribution system of power, position and property.
Even under the eldest son inheritance system, most eldest sons cannot truly inherit the corresponding power, position and property.
But at least its existence can provide a clear and reasonable basis for distribution when power, position and property need to be distributed.
At the same time, it can also protect the interests of the head wife, or the wife who brings the greatest benefit to the family, or has the greatest kindness to her husband, or is the most favored by her husband, and his descendants!
However, this brings us back to the original problem.
"Since the eldest son's inheritance system is currently the most reasonable and clearest inheritance and distribution system for power, position and property."
"Then the merit-based succession system we are currently implementing is still wrong, isn't it?!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and looked at Yan Changqing with a puzzled expression.
Yan Changqing shook his head and said:
"It's not wrong, because the eldest son inheritance system and the meritocratic succession system are essentially different.
"The eldest son's inheritance system is essentially to solve the problems of inheritance and distribution of power, position and property."
“The second step is to determine the successor, avoid brotherly strife and the turmoil caused by the struggle for power, and then ensure the peaceful transfer of power.
"The merit-based succession system has been designed to select the best and most suitable successors from the beginning. Its fundamental purpose is to solve the problem of successors and does not involve other aspects."
"So, if we consider it solely from the perspective of selecting the best successor, then the merit-based succession system is definitely more appropriate."
"It's just that the merit-based succession system has harmed the interests of the head wives, or the wives and concubines who bring the greatest benefits to the family, have the greatest kindness to their husbands, or are most favored by their husbands, and their descendants."
"So most of the time, the meritocratic succession system is resisted and difficult to implement and maintain."
“Secondly, the merit selection and succession system does not form a clear, reasonable and relatively objective selection process system like the eldest son succession system.
"So most of the time the merit-based succession system does not achieve the expected results."
"And now for His Majesty, the first problem has been solved."
"Now we only need to solve the second problem, which is to form a clear, reasonable and relatively objective system for the selection and succession process.'
"Then His Majesty will be able to select the most suitable successor through the merit-based succession system."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Yan Changqing with bright eyes and said with certainty:
"Mr. Yan has said so much. I think Mr. Yan must already have such a clear, reasonable and relatively objective system for selecting talents and succession, right?!!"
Yan Changqing was not modest, he nodded calmly and said:
"Generally speaking, there is an idea that Your Majesty can refer to, that is - the prince goes to the county!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes all frowned slightly and couldn't help repeating silently:
"The prince is going to the county?!!"
Yan Changqing nodded and explained further:
"That's right, the so-called selection of talents to succeed is actually to choose the person with the best ability to govern the country to succeed!!!"
"In this case, then just let the princes govern each place bit by bit from small to large, and then observe the results of their governance, then naturally you can know how good their governance capabilities are...
"For example, after reaching the age of seventeen, any prince who is qualified to enter the selection of candidates for succession will change his name and be directly transferred to a remote and poor county to serve as a county magistrate."
“With a three-year period, without any external help, and with only the resources that a normal county magistrate can mobilize, we will govern a county [responsible for leading the people of the county out of poverty and becoming rich].
"After three years, let the prince serve as the magistrate of a remote and poor state for a period of five years."
"Similarly, without any external help and with only the resources that a normal governor can mobilize, he governs a state and is responsible for leading the people of the state out of poverty and becoming rich.
"After five years, let the prince serve as the prefect of a remote and poor prefecture for a period of five years."
"Similarly, without any external help and with only the resources that a normal prefect can mobilize, he governs a prefecture and is responsible for leading the people of that prefecture out of poverty and becoming rich.
"After five years, let the prince serve as the chief envoy of a remote and poor position for a period of five years.
"Similarly, without any external help and with only the resources that a normal prefect can mobilize, he governs a prefecture and is responsible for leading the people of the prefecture out of poverty and becoming rich.
"Wait for the princes to start from the county, state, government, and chief envoys level by level, and after they have all taken turns."
"At this time, the princes are only thirty-five years old. They are full of energy and suitable for making great achievements. 1.4
"After the age of thirty-five, the princes issued decrees to return to the capital and join the prince's cabinet."
"The calculation will start from the time when the first prince returns to the capital with the imperial edict and enters the prince's cabinet, and the period will be based on the millennium C period."
"The emperor observes the ability of the princes in the cabinet to supervise the country and assist the government, and at the same time combines the performance of the princes in governing counties, states, governments, and chief envoys.
"Finally, when the first prince who enters the prince's cabinet is forty-five years old, the candidate for the next emperor will be decided!"
"After the candidate for the next emperor in the future is decided, the original emperor can abdicate and become Emperor Taishang, allowing the new emperor to succeed and ascend the throne."
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