Chapter 421 Heart to Heart
Zhao Si smiled awkwardly, then said, "That's not true... Didn't His Majesty appreciate your ability? He wanted to use your hands to help him solve the two most difficult problems... One is the second prince Xie Yong, and the other is Huitong Commercial Bank..."
After hearing what Zhao Si said, Xie Xunfeng couldn't help but smile faintly.
She thought to herself that she had not misjudged her.
At this moment, Xie Xunfeng signaled Zhao Si to continue speaking.
Zhao Si said, "It's actually very simple. After these two issues are resolved, the Great Zhou will have eliminated two major problems... Your Majesty will not have so much trouble solving some of these problems... Of course, this is just your Majesty's idea. In my opinion, the Great Zhou's problems are far more than these..."
After hearing what Zhao Si said, Xie Xunfeng couldn't help but said to Zhao Si curiously, "Oh? Then tell me..."
"Everyone puts the problem on the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue. They all think that these are the places that hold the lifeline ... But over the years, no one has actually realized where the real problem of the Great Zhou lies?"
After Zhao Si said this, he paused, then turned to Xie Xunfeng and said, "Your Highness, do you want to hear it?"
Xie Xunfeng looked at Zhao Si and asked, "What's the problem with the Great Zhou?"
Zhao Si looked at Xie Xunfeng and said, "The root of the Great Zhou's problems actually lies in the Ministry of Personnel..."
After hearing what Zhao Si said, Xie Xunfeng couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Zhao Si said to Xie Xunfeng with a puzzled expression, "Your Highness, you think it's impossible, don't you? After all, the Ministry of Personnel is a department that manages officials. How can it be the crux of the Great Zhou?"
Xie Xunfeng said to Zhao Si, "I don't think so. On the contrary, I think what you said makes a lot of sense... Great minds think alike?"
After hearing what Xie Xunfeng said, Zhao Si's eyes lit up, and then he said, "Your Highness, do you think so too?"
"Of course, officials are the foundation of the country. If there is a problem with the Ministry of Personnel... the country is like a big tree, and officials are like the roots under the tree. If the roots are rotten, can the tree still survive?"
After hearing what Xie Xunfeng said, Zhao Si's eyes became red, as if he had seen a close friend.
He said to Xie Xunfeng, "Your Highness, what you said is right... Our roots are rotten... You should know. The election of our officials is a recommendation system, from the local clans all the way up to the top, all require layer-by-layer recommendation, which means that each of our officials will have factions... This is also fundamentally why the court can never solve the disputes between factions, and it can never solve the clan disputes..."
"The recommendation system has prevented many talented and ambitious young people who don't know how to flatter from being given important positions. Therefore, the fundamental problem of the Great Zhou is the clan! It is the recommendation system..."
Xie Xunfeng heard Zhao Si’s passionate speech…
I couldn't help but say curiously, "From the look of you, it seems like you have a way to deal with it..."
Zhao Si said to Xie Xunfeng, "Yes... we do have a way to deal with it... However, this is a strong medicine, and I don't know if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is willing to implement it..."
Xie Xunfeng looked at Zhao Si and said, "Then tell me..."
Zhao Si said to Xie Xunfeng, "The imperial examination system! Let the poor scholars in the world study and make achievements... through taking the exam, we can identify talents... instead of nepotism..."
Xie Xunfeng, who came from the modern times, didn't feel anything when he heard Zhao Si's theory.
Because it is not new, but it is surprising that Zhao Si, an ancient man, was able to raise this question.
This is enough to explain many problems...
Especially under the premise of dealing with clans.
This method is an absolute taboo...
As he said, this is a strong medicine...
After hearing what Zhao Si said, Xie Xunfeng nodded slightly, and then asked, "Do you have a detailed plan?"
After hearing what Xie Xunfeng said, Zhao Si nodded repeatedly.
Then he turned to Xie Xunfeng and said, "Your Highness, do you really dare? To risk the wrath of the world?"
Xie Xunfeng said to Zhao Si, "Bring the details here so I can see them... We can't become rich all at once... We can implement it among the officials now... First weed out some mediocre people."
Zhao Si naturally understood what Xie Xunfeng meant...
He couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay... Your Highness, I know what you mean..."
Xie Xunfeng said to Zhao Si, "Okay, I was right about you... You can get busy now..."
After hearing what Xie Xunfeng said, Zhao Si didn't want to leave.
Then he said to Xie Xunfeng, "Your Highness, I have something else to say..."
Xie Xunfeng looked at Zhao Si and said, "Do you have anything else to say? What do you want to say?"
Zhao Si glanced at Xie Xunfeng, and then said, "Your problem... Your Highness, I suggest... You should try to please General Yu Zhongtian. It would be best if General Yu Zhongtian... could support you... In order to avoid being passive when the final moment comes..."
Xie Xunfeng heard Zhao Si's cryptic words and said to him, "Are you teaching me to rebel?"
After hearing what Xie Xunfeng said, Zhao Si waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I dare not... I just feel that the Great Zhou will be destroyed no matter if it is in the hands of the current emperor, the eldest princess, or the second prince... Only in the hands of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do I see a glimmer of hope..."
Xie Xunfeng could see that Zhao Si was sincere in saying this despite the world's disapproval...
In order to give Zhao Si confidence, Xie Xunfeng said to him, "Okay, Zhao Si, you don't have to worry... Since I have taken on this responsibility, I will not give it to others... You know what I mean... They have their own little tricks... I am not that stupid... Can they take it if they want? Or can they not take it if they don't want? It's not that simple..."
Zhao Si was a smart man, so he didn't need to thank Xunfeng for making his words very clear...
He smiled and said to Xie Xunfeng, "Your Highness , I understand... I will make a detailed rule and show it to you... I will definitely create a group of officials for you that belong only to you..."
Xie Xunfeng smiled slightly, then said to Zhao Si, "Very good..."
Zhao Si left happily, just as he walked out.
There was an old man sitting restlessly at the door.
This old man is Sheku...
Xie Ku saw Zhao Si coming out, and quickly grabbed Zhao Si, and said with a worried look on his face, "Minister Zhao, Your Highness, what do you want to see us for?"
Zhao Si glanced at Xie Ku and said, "Let's have a heart-to-heart talk..."
Xie Ku asked anxiously, "Talk? What do you want to talk about?"
