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Chapter 658 Big Fool Liu! What do you want to do!
Liu Bowen was scheming about how to send certain people's entire families to the execution ground, but Li Shanchang said with a worried look, "The ironware case and the missing child case, after these two cases are solved, I'm afraid there will be hundreds of vacancies?"
Zhu Biao shook his head slightly and sighed softly, "Hundreds? Just Laizhou Prefecture alone has already implicated more than a dozen people."
"The entire Shandong Provincial Administration Commissioner's office, including all the officials, big and small, is probably involved, with a hundred or two hundred people implicated."
"If this were applied to the entire coastal area of the Ming Dynasty, it wouldn't be surprising if one or two thousand were involved."
The sorrow on Li Shanchang's face immediately deepened.
This is so worrying.
The Ministry of Personnel was already complaining about a shortage of manpower.
Officials in the imperial court and local areas were basically one person per position, or even one person had to occupy two positions.
Now that another one or two thousand positions have suddenly appeared, where is the Ministry of Personnel supposed to find enough radishes?
Don't count on the imperial examinations of the fifth year of the Hongwu reign.
Because the imperial examination process in the fifth year of Hongwu's reign was not yet complete, even if it were, the selected officials would have to spend half a year interning at the Six Ministries and various temples. Not only were there enough people, but there was also not enough time.
Don't count on the students from Ningyang County School and Dengzhou Prefectural School either.
How many students are there in the two schools?
It's not even a drop in the ocean!
Zhu Biao and Li Shanchang became increasingly worried, but Liu Bowen smiled and said, "Your Highness, I have a plan that can solve this problem."
Zhu Biao quickly asked, "What's the plan?"
Liu Bowen stroked his beard and said, "These officials are corrupt and harm the people. Even being torn to pieces would not be enough to satisfy their hatred. It would be too lenient to just drag them to the execution ground."
"The nation is currently facing a shortage of manpower."
"In my opinion, we should have them work while wearing shackles."
"Let them handle official business during the day."
“Go to the prison at night wearing shackles.”
"When we have replacements, we'll bring them to the execution ground again."
Zhu Biao and Li Shanchang's eyes lit up immediately, but Liu Bowen stroked his beard and said, "After this incident, some people may say that these officials have already been working in shackles, which can be considered as a redemption for their crimes, and they should be treated leniently."
"However, I believe that these people deserve their punishment. Allowing them to work in shackles and live a little longer is already a great favor. There should be no further discussion about leniency."
Zhu Biao couldn't help but exchange a glance with Li Shanchang.
Liu Bowen has gone mad!
This old scoundrel looked so listless just a few years ago.
Ever since his entire family was sent to the underworld for a brief visit, Liu Bowen, that old scoundrel, has completely abandoned all humanity.
Seeing Liu Bowen's worthless attitude, Li Shanchang first exchanged a glance with Zhu Biao, then curled his lip and said, "Brother Qingtian's idea is good, but it's not necessarily that good."
Liu Bowen was slightly taken aback, and Li Shanchang continued, "Those people know they are going to die, how can they still concentrate on their official duties?"
"Or rather, knowing they are going to die, will they do something bad before they die?"
"For example, could they collude with other local gentry and powerful figures?"
"Will they continue their frenzied money-making schemes, or even bribe the prison guards who are watching over them?"
Liu Bowen frowned slightly, and after thinking it over carefully, he said, "It's not impossible to kill all these criminal officials and fill the vacancies they left behind."
As soon as Liu Bowen finished speaking, Li Shanchang gave Zhu Biao a wink.
Zhu Biao looked at Liu Bowen with a big smile and said, "Please enlighten me, Lord Chengyi."
Liu Bowen first said he dared not, then said, "This matter should still be handled in Ningyang County."
Ningyang County?
Li Shanchang looked at Liu Bowen with a face full of terror.
Big Fool Liu!
What do you want to do?
Liu Bowen seemed oblivious to Li Shanchang's expression and continued, "As far as I know, any random commoner in Ningyang County can recognize more than five hundred characters."
“These people may not be able to become officials, but they will definitely be good at being clerks.”
"There are also girls' schools."
“There are girls’ schools in Ningyang County, girls’ schools in Dengzhou Prefecture, and girls’ schools in the capital.”
"Although the number of people is not too large, if we put them together, we can still gather one or two hundred female staff members."
"Since the Prince Consort has already set a precedent in Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture, why not take this opportunity to recruit some female clerks and let them also become female scribes?"
"At the very least, the capital city can follow suit and try it out."
"..."
Liu Bowen became more and more excited as he spoke, but Zhu Biao sighed slightly and said, "It's too late."
“My father recruited 112 good men from good families in Ningyang County.”
"The Duke of Wei also took away more than a hundred people in Ningyang County, including clerks from the Ningyang County government and ordinary people."
"My mother..."
“My mother selected dozens of female officials in Ningyang County, and they are currently learning etiquette from the head of the princess’s household.”
"In short, we can't count on Ningyang County."
Speaking of this, Zhu Biao was furious.
How unreliable must my own father be?
First, he left himself in the capital to oversee the country on his behalf.
Then they went to Ningyang County to snatch people.
Currently, both the imperial court and local governments are facing a shortage of manpower, but I have nowhere to find replacements.
Where can I reason from this?
Thinking of this, Zhu Biao couldn't help but envy the second, third, fourth, and fifth brothers.
The second son is now not only enrolled in the engineering college at the University of Terengganu, but he can also participate in the infrastructure projects he likes in Terengganu Prefecture.
The third brother went directly to Liaodong with his uncle from the Chang family.
The fourth brother followed his uncle from the Xu family to Zunhua.
The fifth son is studying medicine at the medical school of the University of Dental.
Where is the lone one?
I can't go anywhere!
Life is tough, Zhu Biao sighed.
This wretched prince, I don't even want to be the crown prince for another day.
Zhu Biao grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but say, "Also, don't count on Dengzhou Prefecture either. The Duke of E has taken a lot of money from Dengzhou Prefecture."
As Zhu Biao finished speaking, Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen were dumbfounded.
Did the Empress and Emperor Zhu already abduct the person beforehand?
Fine.
After all, the Empress and Emperor Zhu were in Ningyang County, which was close by and made it easy to carry out the plan.
But those two old scoundrels, Xu Da and Chang Heizi, not only did they join in the robbery, but they didn't even bother to say hello.
What happened to the brotherhood we shared when we fought side by side?
What about the camaraderie among colleagues serving in the same court today?
Did those two old scoundrels eat it all?
Li Shanchang grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but snort coldly, "Your Highness, this matter is even easier to resolve!"
Zhu Biao was slightly taken aback. Li Shanchang snorted again and said, "It's true that Xu Da is in charge of the Northern Expedition, but he is still the Right Chancellor of the Secretariat. He happens to be in Zunhua right now. As for the shortage of officials in the Shandong Provincial Administration Commission, just let him figure out a solution."
"Leaving aside the Shandong Provincial Administration Commission, which is the most severely short-staffed, the number of officials lacking in the Jiangnan region is not that many."