Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 106
In the backyard of the Ye County Government Office, Wang Xiaoli took his seat and sat down.Looking at Shao Ling, Xie Linong, Cao Zhiyan, Yu Huan, and Niu Gao, he said, "It's been a while since I arrived in Ye County. According to the exercise mentioned earlier, your armies should be stationed in various places. Change formation, go back and forth, and many things Do it. Seeing that you are busy every day, I don’t know what to do.”

Shao Ling crossed his hands and said, "It's all done according to the previous decision. There will always be small troubles, and there are no major problems."

"It's the best." Wang Xiao said. "Today is coming to an end, I specially invite you here to discuss the next thing."

Shao Ling said: "Don't you just go back to Zhoucheng after the rehearsal?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Liang County is guarding the road from Luoyang. Luoyang has Taiwei Zhai. If Taiwei Zhai can't guard it, people will flee to Ruzhou. Ye County is different, guarding Yingchang The way from the mansion. Whether it is from Kaifeng mansion or from Zhengzhou to the south, you have to go here. So this winter, the army will be stationed in Ye county."

Several people nodded and said nothing.

The Zhai family is a big family in Luoyang, and has a strong appeal around Luoyang.With them guarding Luoyang, the west of Ruzhou should be safe.If there were a large group of enemies that the Zhai family could not defend, it would be very difficult for Wang Xiao to hunt thousands of people.

Wang Xiaolie said: "After Zong stayed behind, the large number of troops in Kaifeng Mansion were extremely unstable. This winter, I'm afraid something will happen, we have to take precautions in advance. How to take precautions? It's nothing more than two things. The first one, The army continues to conduct drills, so don't slack off. Especially in the army, you must pay close attention to teaching people to read and write. If you don't know how to read, you are like a blind man with your eyes open, and you can't do many things. Also, middle and lower rank officers in the army, each The army must specially select for training. After ten days, according to this drill, each army will select people and go to Ye County for unified training."

Several people couldn't help being surprised.From the time he arrived in Ruzhou, even when he was in Kaifeng, Wang Xiao's hunting army continued to train.How to get to Ye County, the training needs to be strengthened.What are these people training?
Seeing everyone's expressions, Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "As the saying goes, it is easy to get a thousand soldiers, but it is hard to find a general. Our place is small and the number of people is small, so it is even more difficult to find good generals. We can only call people who may become good generals, and keep going. To teach them. This training is different from the previous ones, it is aimed at middle and lower rank officers. Classify them and teach them.”

Several people crossed hands and said yes.

In the military, training should be a daily affair, not a surprise attack.Officers have officer training, soldiers have enlisted training.Even those who cook, raise horses, and transport all arms need training.It can even be said that in addition to fighting, the army should learn.

In doing so, of course, the cost is not comparable to before.But isn't exchanging money for combat power exactly what the court is looking for?Training for middle and lower-level officers is actually very important.Good training can ensure that the army is uniform and has combat effectiveness.

Wang Xiaolie said again: "The second thing is the civil affairs. There is no way for the civil affairs to call you here. You have seen that although there are public officials in Ruzhou, there are not many who can really govern the place. You can only borrow them first. You guys, manage the place."

Cao Zhiyan said: "Xiao Sheren is joking. We are all warriors, how can we control these things?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "What's so strange? In many places now, Zhizhou is not all military generals? Including myself, the same is true. There is no way to fight, it can only be like this."

Now in the northern region, most of the prefects are military generals.He's not a general, and he can't keep his place.Of course, the custom of the Song Dynasty also tended to use generals in the prefectures and counties in the border areas.

Looking at the crowd, Wang Xiaolie said: "I know that most of you don't know anything about civil affairs. It's good to let you take care of the overall situation. The specific things can only be left to the public officials. How can this be done? In the army, If the middle and lower-level officers are not good enough, it will be difficult to manage the army well. The same is true for civil affairs. If the public officials are not good enough, it will be difficult to manage well.”

Niu Gao asked: "So, Zhizhou recently killed officials of Ruzhou because of this?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Part of the reason is this. Another reason is that we have to do this. In the Tang Dynasty and before, the locality was ruled by aristocratic families and powerful families. As long as a local official manages the local clan well, he can also manage It’s a good place. After the late Tang Dynasty, the world is different. Where are there still aristocratic families in the local area now? No matter how powerful they are, they can’t threaten the local government.”

Having said that, Wang Xiaolie lowered his head and carefully organized his thoughts.

In Chinese history, the Song Dynasty was a very important era.In the Song Dynasty, the aristocratic families basically disappeared and entered the civilian society.Anyone who studies history knows that China has changed since then.

In a special historical period, there must be special requirements.Entering civilian society, the official governance model also requires changes.It is obviously not possible to govern as before.In fact, the Song Dynasty carried out many political reforms, and its intensity is rare in the world.However, due to various reasons, previous reforms have not achieved results.Coupled with strong external pressure, it has become a confused account.

Such new realistic conditions place higher demands on local governments.In other words, in the Song Dynasty, officials were no longer the same as before, and officials were no longer the same as before.It can be seen that the officials of the Song Dynasty criticized the subordinate staff a lot in various ways.It's just that this trend was interrupted by the Yuan Dynasty, which ruled the Central Plains, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties adopted completely different governance methods.

In the previous life, Wang Xiaolie often heard a saying that in ancient China, the imperial power did not come down to the county.How could the imperial power not come down to the county?Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, there have been various low-level officials such as pavilion chiefs and postal supervisors.In the Song Dynasty, from the village system to the township control, the court did not know how many times the grassroots system was changed.Even the Baojia system was implemented, and the military system was implemented throughout the country.It is only for a certain period of time that the imperial power does not come down to the county.

The ancient times mentioned by later generations are often a general concept and do not really exist.What history really looks like, the Chinese have not figured it out.Most of the time, they use the past to satirize the present, and don't care about the real history.Most of the Chinese people's thoughts and energy are spent on learning foreign cultures, and they don't pay much attention to their own history.

Wang Xiaolie's history in class is mainly focused on using Chinese history to explain the correctness of ideology.Big historical events are true, but specific analysis and explanation of the reasons are just a kind of opinion.Moreover, the history of China was not explained clearly.

Why does civil affairs start with public officials?At the very beginning, Wang Xiaolie just relied on his intuition.After doing it and thinking carefully, I think more and more.In fact, in the Song Dynasty, the reform of the public official system was an objective need.

Raising his head, Wang Xiaolie said: "So governing the region now is different from the previous dynasties. Human society is developing forward. Whether it is civil affairs or military, it should follow the development of society and continue to reform. Strictly governing public officials is a beginning."

New China has two great leaders.The two have different fans, and many times the relationship between the two fans is not good.

The first leader established a new China.He put forward a series of theories and methods, established the basic system of New China, truly entered a new society from the old society, and ushered in a new era.The second leader, the greatest contribution, is reform.Let reform truly become the basic system, and make continuous reform a correct one.In other words, an acknowledgment that the world is evolving and that it must continue to reform as it evolves.

Ancient Chinese literati, speaking must be called the Three Dynasties, and governance must be called the Han and Tang Dynasties.In their eyes, the world is developing and reforms are normal, which they cannot accept.It is a great contribution to mention reform as the basic strategy of governing the country.

Of course, exactly what to reform and how to reform will be a huge test for those in power.It is another issue to accurately grasp social changes, be able to predict future trends, and use powerful and effective means.

Wang Xiaolie said: "In this dynasty, each division of the imperial court has its own system. The Political Affairs Hall has the Regulations of the Political Affairs Hall, the Privy Council has the Privy Council Regulations, the Three Divisions, the Ministry of Households, etc. have their own regulations. The states and counties below also have a state. One county regulation. Why? Because without these regulations, things don’t know how to do things. However, many regulations have become dead, just written, and the lower levels do not follow them. How to do it is in the hands of the lower officials. Combining what the public officials actually do with the state and county regulations. To get rid of the cumbersomeness and simplify it as much as possible, so that the officials above can see how things should be done at a glance, which is the purpose of this time."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie looked at the crowd and said: "After this, everyone who manages the place will not be as dazed and ignorant as before. Only then can we really manage the place. So don't worry, it won't be too difficult."

(End of this chapter)