Chapter 1218 The Way of Huang Tian

Just as he was far away, a man suddenly came hurriedly to report the situation.

The man's name was Xu Huo, he was in his early thirties, and he was a lieutenant in the Huangtian army. But in the previous battle, when Zhao Cheng found him, one of his arms had already died. If Zhao Cheng hadn't treated him with medical skills, his life would have been in danger if the injury had been delayed for a few more days.

In the army, losing an arm is undoubtedly useless.

If it were peacetime, if someone was injured on duty, he would generally be transferred to another department and take a sinecure. But now that the Huangtian army was defeated, it would be difficult for a useless person to survive, and being marginalized was inevitable.

However, Zhao Cheng was impressed by the other party's ability to read and write.

Indeed, in this era, only those who memorized the books of sages could be barely considered a scholar, but Zhao Cheng also knew that he had no chance to choose.

Just the ability to read and write is enough to surpass 99% of people in this era.

Let's say that the remnants of Huang Tian that he gathered, nearly 3,000 soldiers, among whom only 30 could read and write.

Among these 30 or so people who could read, about one-third, although they could read, their thinking was very rigid and dull, not flexible enough, which was also inevitable under the shackles of thought.

In this world, even if ordinary people were lucky enough to know some words, unless they were gifted to a certain level, otherwise, they would just study hard, and the more they studied, the more stubborn they became.

It is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son, not only because of the visible difference in resources, but more importantly, it is the invisible teaching by words and deeds.

It is not impossible to change the already solidified thinking, but it takes a lot of time. At present, what Zhao Cheng lacks most is time, and it is impossible to waste it in this regard.

Therefore, it can only be that from these 30 or so people, more than ten with relatively more flexible thinking are selected to barely build the initial "political system".

The so-called integration of military and politics does not mean that there is politics in the military and military in politics, but that the two are independent and controlled by one person, so that they can be integrated.

Just like in the court, civil and military are separated, and finally the emperor is in charge of everything.

If the military and politics are mixed, it will be chaos, not far from collapse.

As for what is the military and what is politics, the military is strength and people, and politics is money, food and other logistics, the promotion and demotion of officers, rewards and punishments, and so on.

Therefore, the court has six departments, namely, personnel, household, ritual, military, punishment, and engineering. These six departments are politics, and they are used to control the army.

Zhao Cheng is now also preparing for a rainy day. Although he still lacks 3,000 soldiers and horses, and has not even occupied a village or a county, but has temporarily hidden in the mountains, his vision is extremely long-term.

If there is a military but no politics, it means that you can fight but not govern. Even if a city is conquered, it cannot be managed, so that the food is bigger and bigger, and the soldiers are bigger and bigger. At that time, even if many cities are occupied, their own strength is constantly consumed.

This was the case with Huang Tiandao in the past. When he first started the rebellion, he was almost at his peak. In just a few years, he had already swept the world, but after the peak, his power was constantly consumed and could not be effectively replenished.

Huang Tiandao was not a mediocre person, but when Huang Tiandao swept the world, many things were no longer under his control.

But Zhao Cheng thought that it was just right to take advantage of the fact that no one could restrain himself for the time being and all the power was in his hands. He took this opportunity to build the prototype of the political system first.

When this system matures, it will continue to absorb new people and replicate this model.

This model is a continuation of the original system of this world. There are changes, but it has not been subverted. If it is too much beyond the times, it will definitely be backfired by the times. This is an unbreakable truth.

Therefore, Zhao Cheng made some streamlined changes based on the six ministries.

Some rights, such as the appointment and removal of officials corresponding to the powers of the Ministry of Personnel, the rewards and punishments of the Ministry of Justice, and the control of the army corresponding to the Ministry of War, are still in Zhao Cheng's hands, while the other part, which is limited by conditions, such as the household registration and taxation of the Ministry of Households, the construction of the Ministry of Works, and the various rituals of the Ministry of Rites, that is, spiritual construction, have been put on the agenda.

Xu Huo is the Taoist official promoted by Zhao Cheng, who corresponds to the functions of the Ministry of Rites. He has six literate people under him.

At present, these people are mainly learning the Way of Huangtian.

The Way of Huangtian is a name that is more in line with the style of this era and is easily accepted by people of this era. If it is changed to a more modern term, it can be called the spirit of Huangtian and the doctrine of Huangtian.

Its foundation is to start from the root and always adhere to the road with Huangtian as the core.

In addition, it is to always adhere to the Way of Huangtian with General Yingtian as the core. Only General Yingtian can lead everyone to victory.

Finally, Zhao Cheng did not explain Huang Tian. He did not do anything too profound or too mysterious. At the same time, considering the characteristics of people in this era, the content was not advanced.

There is no such thing as opening your mouth for the sake of the people of the world, and closing your mouth for the world to be united. These are too far away from ordinary people in this era.

The core of Huang Tian is simple and unpretentious. If the sky is unjust, Huang Tian will take it. Follow Huang Tian, ​​you will have land to take, food to eat, and you will be able to eat your fill. I only hope that everyone under Huang Tian can have a bite of food, and there will be no more bones on the road...

The so-called human heart is to give people an idea again and again. After many times, for a long time, and if it is achieved, people will naturally be convinced.

Human hearts are cultivated in this way.

Zhao Cheng did not follow the example of Huang Tian Daoist and let everyone recite the sutras together. That would be too empty and not ineffective, but insufficient.

Zhao Cheng's plan was to let a few smarter people learn first, and when they learned, they would go to the army to teach the officers, and then reward or punish them based on their learning performance.

Even later in the army, if the official position exceeded a certain level, they had to learn something within a certain period of time. If they could not, the time would be extended. If they still could not, they would not be promoted and would have to wait for a period of time before they could be promoted. Those who did not agree with this concept would gradually be marginalized.

In the end, each guard was equipped with a Taoist official from the Ministry of Rites to spread the Dao of Huang Tian.

The so-called Taoist official was an official who explained the truth to people.

Zhao Cheng attached great importance to "ritual".

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"General, I think the previous plan can be put on the agenda. The general's explanation of the Yellow Heaven Way is easy to understand, even for illiterate people. Wu Yu, Sun Yi and others, although a little dull, have memorized everything in it in their hearts over the past few days. Not only do they know it, but they can also barely do it if they want to explain it..."

Xu Huo said slowly.

"With the talents of those people, if they don't actually explain it to others and understand it in practice, learning here is already the limit. Learning more is just a waste of time."

During this period, he focused on this matter and gradually understood the meaning of it. Unlike the profound Yellow Heaven Scripture, Zhao Cheng's move was to abandon the scripture and only take its effectiveness.

Ordinary people follow the Yellow Heaven Army. They don't actually understand what the scripture means. The obscure scripture is like a heavenly book to them.

The reason why they follow is simply because they can eat and live if they follow, and they will starve to death if they don't follow.

Not many ordinary people care about scriptures.

Huang Tiandao was a scholar first, and then a cultivator. After all, his ideas were too highbrow for the masses. He explained the orthodoxy of Huang Tian from too many aspects in the scriptures.

But the main force of Huang Tiandao is not the scholars and meat eaters who can understand the connotation, but the poorest and most miserable people.

Even if the enemy understands, he is just an enemy. It is most important to let your own people understand.