Chapter 2332 The New Light Piercing the Darkness

Within the Webster Mansion, Weicome obviously did not consider what these new changes meant.

Although Wei Kang is not a fool, because his family background is good and Wei Duan is in front of him to protect him from the wind and rain, Wei Kang certainly does not have much practical experience. When encountering this type of question, his mind suddenly The short circuit is understandable.

It's just that people still have to eat, and they can't live by understanding alone.

Wei Kang had taken the test of General Fei Qian before and passed it, but the official position he was awarded was very low, almost no different from the official positions of ordinary nobles. He was a secretary in the county under Zuo Fengyi. , so after Wei Kang found out about it, he was very resistant. In the end, he said that he still wanted to study and increase his knowledge, and would not take office for the time being.

Because Wei Kang feels that he still has more opportunities and should have a higher starting point, instead of accompanying a group of poor disciples to suffer at the grassroots level, isn't it good to rise to a high position directly at the hub of Chang'an? Why go to the countryside and suffer?

In addition, there is Wei Duan. If it is not possible, wouldn't it be a hundred times better to become a minor official under Wei Duan's Shenlu Yuan than to be a secretary?

However, now, Wei Duan suddenly said that he wanted Wei Kang to leave the Third Assistant of Guanzhong and work in a relatively "remote" area. Wei Kang was very surprised and even wondered whether Wei Duan was involved in something, or whether Wei Duan had other ideas, such as replacing Wei Kang, the upright heir of the Wei family...

"The situation is different now..." Wei Duan said slowly, "While my father can still live for a few years, you can work hard outside the customs for a while. When you can make some achievements, my father will ask again." Hussar, I will bring you back again..."

"..." Wei Kang swallowed, "Father...this..."

"Don't want to leave? Wei Duan smiled and said, "I didn't want to let you go before...but after Longyou...if you don't leave now, your position will only get worse and worse in the future..."

Wei Duan suddenly thought of Du Ji and sighed slightly. When Du Ji left Chang'an Zuojin and went to Lantian, Wei Duan thought that Du Ji was making a fuss, but now that he thought about it, Du Ji's vision was indeed extraordinary, and he might even have noticed Qiusi's intentions before Longyou's incident. This trend.

"A few days ago, do you remember that there was a test on the hussars to discuss the pastoral system?" asked Wei Duan.

Wei Kang nodded, and then said: "Father, are you saying that this is the method of horse herding?" 』

Wei Duan pinched his beard and nodded slowly, "Most likely, and the Hussars may have follow-up methods... In the past, the prefect Zhou Mu, although appointed by the court, had the power of life and death, but after arriving at the local level, he still had to fight with The local noble families check and balance each other...and now..."

For three to four hundred years, the Han Dynasty acted according to such rules, or invisible rules. The high-ranking officials of Liang Qianshi were motivated by superiority. After these high-ranking officials arrived at the local level, they basically used methods of suppression and pulling. On the one hand, they established their authority, and on the other hand, they also attracted people to form a new balance and determine the interests. After distribution, it is considered to enter the stable period from the running-in period.

After entering a stable period, local officials have formed a community with the local gentry to a certain extent. The original purpose of sending officials to the court is gradually lost, and it is very likely that the appointed officials will collude with the local government. Tax fraud, corruption and bribery, leading to armed division...

That is to say, the disadvantage of the state pastoral system is that it not only fails to bring stability to the Han Dynasty, but also promotes division.

Now, almost all the officials in Longyou and Longxi are sent from outside, from top to bottom, and most of the local powerful people have been dealt with. The foundation of the original political system has undergone fundamental changes. Changes, especially changes in "officials".

Originally, it was basically difficult for large rural households and local powerful people to ascend to high positions, so they could only seek to control the local area, and then exchange power and money for local "officials", or find some vacant "officials" , but now even if the big local households have not been liquidated, the "officials" who could still be negotiated back and forth before have become direct assignments from the Hussar, which is equivalent to saying that the high officials assigned to the local areas have lost their personnel rights. , and the local big players also lost their bargaining power...

Although these measures are still a long way from the system of later generations, they have changed the original political structure of the Han Dynasty.

Wei Duan also felt that Hussar's methods must be more than that. This time the Battle of Longxi and Longyou seemed to be a rebellion of the Qiang people, but there were unknown undercurrents surging behind it. The truth is out, and it is stable, but the benefits are basically unnecessary to think about, just like when General Hussars first arrived in Chang'an, what if Wei Duan had been earlier...

Why.

Therefore, Wei Duan said: "Longxi has been newly established and there is an urgent need for officials. If Kang'er recommends himself to the Hussar, he will be able to get the position of a good county. Secondly, he will be able to apply what he has learned in civil affairs... He was a little hesitant when he was a father. We have never taken the lead... Now Longyou is the first in the world. If we wait for Hanzhong, will we be able to get this position..."

"...My child, my child must obey his father's arrangements..." Wei Kang kowtowed.

"Okay, okay..." Wei Duan smiled and helped Wei Kang up, and then the two of them couldn't help but look at the dark night outside the hall, as if they were looking forward to the next dawn...

……╭(′▽`)(′▽`)╯……

In the yamen of Huqi Mansion, Fei Qian also did not rest.

More than a dozen candles illuminated the hall as bright as day.

Wei Duan's guess was not wrong. Fei Qian was preparing to make further changes to the administrative system of Longxi Longyou...

Because in the feudal dynasty, local squires colluded with court officials, and then further formed a huge chain of interests, binding everyone in the same boat, and eventually congested the blood vessels of the dynasty, causing blood clots or necrosis of the extremities of the limbs. An inevitable chronic disease in every feudal dynasty, and the cause of this disease began in the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Because everyone's butt position is different, it is obvious that the local squire will never tilt his butt to the side of the court. In most cases, he will hide less from the villagers, or even embezzle and misappropriate taxes, and use the court's money to pretend Their own pockets, and the local officials who are supposed to supervise and verify these issues will turn a blind eye in order to obtain more benefits. Anyway, everyone is crawling on the court to suck blood, and the tortoise does not laugh at the bastard.

But this time, Fei Qian needs Longxi Longyou to become the experimental field for the new political system...

Huang Xu took a pair of small scissors and cut off the too long core of the candle to prevent it from making a crackling sound that would disturb Fei Qian and others' thoughts.

On top of the desk is the New Deal that has already been written.

Fei Qian pointed and said slowly: "Education, agriculture, engineering examination, and commerce are the four pillars of the people, Hucao, Cangcao, and Facao are the three important officials of the government. Inspection, Zhiyin, are the second assistant to govern the people." , General, on the other side..."

4321 is the new government agency system of Longxi Longyou. Some old positions remain, some are replaced, and some are newly added. The most important point is that the military power is independent and does not participate in people's livelihood and government affairs. This is the so-called "separate establishment".

Among these institutions, such as inspections, Zhiyin, and work examinations, etc., all have pre-organized institutions in Chang'an, so only a group of personnel need to be directly transferred from these institutions to take up their posts, while the rest of the officials They will be selected from among the civil servants who went to Longxi and Longyou to verify the accounts this time.

There are also some officials in Longxi and Longyou who have passed the inspection and have not participated in the rebellion and are not corrupt. They will be promoted to a certain extent. Therefore, during this process, the operation of the entire civil affairs system can generally be maintained. and the development of follow-up work.

For relatively large change projects, the general and political affairs are separated from each other.

In the process of separatism in various regions, the decentralization of military power, or the central court that had to compromise due to the Yellow Turban Uprising, made it possible to segregate various regions. But now, it is not too much to correct it.

"Military generals from all over the country will take the test, and in five years, the winner will go to Chang'an and enter the martial arts hall for further study. All exams have the same rules, and anyone who cheats will be severely punished! Fei Qian continued.

Longxi Longyou is undoubtedly an important hub connecting the Western Regions and Chang'an. Naturally, it cannot be relaxed in terms of military affairs. The system of "du test" needs to be taken seriously again and implemented in place.

As early as the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial court emphasized that "non-priests are not allowed to serve in the military", so it not only paid attention to training that was tailored to local conditions and different types of military units, but also insisted on regular review and assessment. This system is the "du examination".

That is, every autumn in the capital, a grand sacrificial ceremony is held, and military attachés and soldiers practice formations together. One of the favorite things of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was this kind of "all trials", or the big hunt in Shanglinyuan, because the performance of each part of the army was often determined by the number of hunts.

What is good above will surely follow below. Later, this method gradually spread to various counties. The prefects and county magistrates organized military skills competitions and assessments such as archery, horse riding, boating, etc. to evaluate the merits of officials, knights, and ships. , reward or punishment.

When the military force in the Western Han Dynasty was strong, even the border prefects could casually patrol the border defense with ten thousand cavalry, display force by the way, practice "autumn shooting", to frighten the surrounding nomads, and attack the military commanders such as Qu Chang in the army. Mid-level and lower-level officers undergo skill assessments. Those who pass will be rewarded, and those who fail will be punished.

Among these assessment items, archery is undoubtedly the most common subject, followed by riding, jiaoju, handball, and even Cuju...

When Fei Qian learned about this for the first time, he was even a little disappointed. You must know that this may be the earliest national team, and there has been such a tradition since BC. As a result, two thousand years have passed, and the hope of the national team to go global is still like this. It is like the dark matter in the universe. It seems to exist, but it cannot be observed, measured, captured, or obtained.

Okay, back to the point.

Then in the Eastern Han Dynasty, this metropolitan examination system was abolished.

After the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it became even more excessive. All kinds of military training systems were completely abolished. Both local soldiers and capital soldiers were laid down without a cent of training. It is natural to imagine what the combat effectiveness is.

Fei Qian has basically adopted the recruitment system, replacing the recruitment system since the Qin and Han Dynasties with standing soldiers who have undergone extensive training. Therefore, it is reasonable to re-implement the imperial examination policy.

To be honest, the government army system in the Tang Dynasty was a fusion of field soldiers and private soldiers. After losing the support of the fields, the foundation of the government soldiers was lost, and the so-called military households were even more ridiculous. Once the class was solidified The social conflicts caused cannot be solved by a small policy. They will inevitably cause more chain reactions and even shake the foundation of the entire governance.

Therefore, the recruitment system is undoubtedly a relatively better method at this stage.

Of course, the recruitment system is not completely without flaws. Its biggest shortcoming is...

Costly.

But this problem is actually not that big of a problem. On the one hand, Feiqian continues to develop new products, so that ordinary raw materials can produce more added value. On the other hand, it also vigorously promotes business development, making the products more popular. Circulation and trading, and achieved certain results.

At the same time, even the conscription system and the government military system may not save much money. Another important point is corruption in the military, which is even more terrifying than ordinary civil servant corruption, because it often means the beginning of the country's demise. If the civil service system is the blood vessel of the empire, then the general system is the lymph. Once the immune system fails due to corruption, a cold may kill the entire empire.

"Third..."

The third aspect of the reform of the Longyou political system in Longxi is the pilot reform of the official salary system.

"The original salary of officials in various places remains unchanged, but is divided into two parts, one is the official salary, and the other is the responsibility salary. Salaries are available upon appointment and no longer upon removal. They remain the same as before. And this salary, as the name suggests, means you will get salary if you fulfill your responsibilities, it will be reduced if you do nothing, and you will be punished if you fail to do your duty..."

To put it simply, it is the salary and performance that are common in later generations...

Of course, this is undoubtedly a brand new concept for these people in the Han Dynasty.

"My lord..." Xun You hesitated for a moment, and then said, "My lord, your intention is to rule by doing nothing. Isn't that what you want?" 』

Fei Qian smiled and shook his head and said, "No." If the local officials do nothing, the people will be safe, the people will be well-off, the people will be supported, and the people will be prosperous, so why not have a feast every day? A certain "inaction" means not knowing how to do it. When you serve as an official, you should benefit a place, whether it is to recuperate, build water conservancy, open up trade routes, or educate the people. Is there really such a thing as "doing nothing"? Wen Jing's "inaction" means to eliminate nuisance, not to do nothing. 』

Because of Wenjing's rule, many people think that "inaction" is a good way, but in fact Wenjing did not really want to do nothing at that time, but because although Liu Bang led those under him to conquer the south, They conquered the north and unified the world, but they had a shortcoming that could not be ignored, that is, they were basically uneducated people.

After all, there are only a few people like Xiao He, and most of them are big bosses. Therefore, these people have no skills in people's livelihood and government affairs, and they cannot say that they know how to manage the country.

Including Liu Bang himself, he was also a rough guy. He had no systematic ideas and was unable to establish a complete political system, so most of them inherited the system from the Qin Dynasty.

I didn't understand, so I just turned a blind eye and simply allowed the countryside to govern itself. This is called Huang Lao Wuwei.

Of course there is another reason, which is that the former Qin Dynasty valued Legalism and suppressed other schools of thought, so that in the early Han Dynasty not many intellectuals dared to take the lead, fearing that they would lose their heads if something went wrong, so at the beginning they could only People can play however they like, as long as they don't create divisions.

"In addition, if during the term of office, those who are outstanding in the calculation at the end of the year will receive bonuses, which are divided into three levels to encourage those who are advanced and pass the exam, there will be no rewards or penalties. If they fail the calculation, they will need to report their work. If it is for three consecutive years If you fail, adjust elsewhere. If you fail again, you will be eliminated. Corruption should be eradicated and spread throughout the world. Fei Qian said slowly, "In military law, the most severe rewards and punishments are clearly defined. Only in this way can soldiers, both high and low, fight bravely to defeat thousands of armies." The same is true for people's livelihood and political affairs. They contend with wind and rain, and struggle with drought and floods. This is the case year after year. How can it be that those who are good at fighting work hard but do not gain anything, and those who are timid and run away retreat without punishment? Only when everyone is treated equally can we be fair. 』

"Oh... Lord, this is to govern the people with military law..." Xun You nodded slowly, "However, it is true... Those who are good at fighting will be rewarded, and those who are timid and run away will be punished." But what if someone cannot resist the power of heaven and earth... so what? 』

Fei Qian smiled and said, "This is the importance of Zhiyin." Those who cannot resist due to the harm of heaven and earth shall be exempted. 』

If there are rules, of course there will be loopholes. Just like later generations have specialized professions that exploit loopholes in various rules. This is an unavoidable problem. We can only find out as much as possible and then find ways to make up for it. It’s not about doing nothing and letting it develop and spread.

Although Feiqian only mentioned "Zhiyin" on the surface, which means that the document records in various places are the focus, but in fact there is also the inspection line as the basis for reporting, and there is also the "Youwen Division" that is ready to be rolled out. All can provide certain sources of information. If anyone dares to lie on this matter, Fei Qian will definitely let these people know what self-defeating is...

Xun You thought for a moment and agreed with this point.

As for Pang Tong, who has been standing aside, these things have basically been discussed with Fei Qian in advance, and of course there are no problems.

"In this way, spread it widely!" Post the notice in the Shenlu Yuan. If you have any suggestions, you can directly submit them to the Shenlu Yuan... If there are no changes, it will be implemented in Longyou, Longxi after one month..." Fei Qian took a deep breath, and then read Looking at the horizon, he laughed and said to Huang Xu, "Unknowingly, it's already dawn... Let's get some tea. Why not drink tea instead of wine and congratulate the big man together, as long as the moon and as long as the sun?" Lift! 』

"Very good!" 』

"I would like to congratulate you, the great man, as eternal as the moon and as high as the sun!" 』

Looking from a distance, although the place where the sky and the earth meet is still a vast expanse of clouds and mist, after a while, a ray of red light appeared in the distance, and a piece of fish belly white floated, and the earth gradually became brighter. After a while, A small half of the sun's face appeared in the east, fiery red, bright but not dazzling.

Step by step, the sun slowly worked its way up, and in the end, it finally jumped out completely, shining golden light on the heaven and earth, and making the faces and bodies of Fei Qian and others also look golden...