Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 264
After reading the documents in his hand, Wang Xiaolie said to Chen Qiudao: "How did the discussions go these few days, please tell me about the important ones."

Chen Qiudao cupped his hands: "According to the observation instructions, we have discussed in the past few days and decided on a big framework. According to the observation, the number of seals is determined by the production department, and the person in charge of the seal is not very important. Just act according to the order. It is very important to deposit in the three banks, which bank will deposit the amount, and I am afraid that it will also be determined by the Department of Manufacturing and Development."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course this matter is determined by the Department of Systematic Administration. It is also related to the Department of Transshipment. Which yamen is more, which yamen is less, and the number of states and counties below, there must be a basis, and it cannot be done by one's temper. So I It is said that each yamen, each prefecture and county should formulate a five-year plan, and then formulate a one-year plan based on this. The plan will be reported to the superior for review, and after the review, the division of money will be determined according to the reported plan.”

Chen Qiudao nodded: "This is the best. However, there are not enough officials for a while, and many people don't know how to calculate or account, so they need to be trained. This is not a trivial matter, and the Department of System Administration must arrange for officials to study."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Yes. From the rest of this year, I will start to study. There will be a period of three months, and the rotation will be due. Those who study well will naturally be promoted, and those who do not study well can only do what they can do. gone."

Wang Xiaolie didn't have many official officials of the imperial court, and there were no fixed rules for which one was promoted and which one was demoted.After hearing this, Chen Qiudao had no objection.What he is worried about is that according to the requirements, there is a serious shortage of officials.

Chen Qiudao continued: "The people in charge of the Yinhuizi are not important, but the people in charge of the bank are very important. The money of all yamen, states and counties must come from them. If something happens, it will have a great impact. These people should use Officials, it is not appropriate to use officials. Moreover, the rank of these officials cannot be lowered, otherwise how can they deter the various yamen? With a large amount of money in their hands, it can be said that it directly affects the food and clothing of the people under the rule, so don't be careless!"

Wang Xiaolie looked at Chen Qiudao and nodded: "Yes, the person in charge of the bank is very important! Everyone can recommend who to use, and you don't have to be rigid. There is no doubt that we are seriously short of manpower now, so we must find a way."

Chen Qiudao nodded again and again: "These days, the most talked about thing is the candidate for the bank. All the government offices, states and counties have to withdraw money from the bank. The inappropriate candidate has a great impact. It's just been discussed for a long time, but still can't find it. suitable person."

Wang Xiaolie said: "There is no need to rush this matter for a while. After you go back, think about it slowly. Also, although the money from the yamen, prefectures and counties is withdrawn from the bank, it is not the bank that has the final say. It is the superiors who deposit the money. Only when you go in, or if you have money deposited in the bank, can you withdraw money.”

Chen Qiudao shook his head and smiled.After a while, he said: "Observation, what you said is very clear. What is the most important thing for a bank? Besides letting people save money, it is lending money! So what if there is no money in the bank? Yamen can loan!"

Wang Xiaolie wanted to say that the bank does not lend money casually, or that loans at all levels are regulated, but he stopped after thinking about it.What do officials do?All the big and small affairs of a place are in his hands.The banks have the guts to go against them.No matter how regulations are made and how precautions are taken, officials will always find ways to get money out of banks.Not to mention this era, even in later generations, how difficult is it for the government to borrow money from banks?In later generations, the rule of law is often used, as if as long as there are established rules, there will be no troubles.Little do they know that the world is ruled by man.The so-called rule of law is nothing but the transfer of power from some hands to others.To rule by thought, the most important thing is not the law, but how to govern people.

Seeing that Wang Xiaolie agreed, Chen Qiudao said: "Actually, the most important thing is the people in charge of the bank and how these people behave. As long as this matter is settled well, there will be less trouble. The other thing is how the bank lends money. According to the observation, we have discussed in the past few days and divided them into several types. One is that the government wants to dig and open canals, build bridges and pave roads, and borrow money from the public. The most important thing is private loans. Observation has always said, In the future, the state army under the rule can no longer set up guilds, but will replace them with clubs. These clubs are government-run, private, and spread across all walks of life. After thinking about it, the most likely customers of bank loans are clubs. How about clubs? Management? How to collect taxes? How do they borrow money? And various other matters. Everyone is talking about it, and they can’t think of a specific charter for a while. They all say that this matter will inevitably be complicated in the future.”

Hearing this, Wang Xiaolie smiled: "That's right. In the future, it will not be as easy for the government to collect taxes as it used to be. The biggest source is the club. It was easy in the past. There are Lizhengs in the countryside, outfitters in the city, and barracks everywhere." .In the future, farmers will only pay grain taxes for farming, not money. Barriers will be cancelled, guilds will no longer be set up, and tax collection will be very different from before.”

Chen Qiudao nodded: "Yes. Let's talk about it. It will not be easy to become an official in the future."

Wang Xiaolie didn't say anything more.Just asked: "These days, are you talking about these things? Are there other things?"

Chen Qiudao: "The most important things are these few things. Others are trivial things, just observe and go back and read the paperwork."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's impossible to arrange everything properly. After discussing a general idea, let's go back and start doing it. If you find problems in the process of doing it, you will correct them slowly. As long as the direction is right, you can make mistakes. There's nothing wrong with that."

Chen Qiudao said yes.After chatting about other things, he said goodbye and left.

Watching Chen Qiudao leave, Wang Xiaolie said to Chen Yuyi: "Now there are two supervisors on Southwest Beijing Road. Chen Qiudao is in charge of miscellaneous affairs, especially money and food. Wang Ruohai is in charge of intelligence and establishes our guerrilla zones on all roads in the west of Beijing. You are a councilor, and you will focus on the army in the future."

Chen Yuyi clapped his hands and said yes.

As for the staff officers of the envoys, the staff officer is the highest, the counselor is the second, and the following is the office work and so on.Wang Xiaoshou started from Cao Mang, and his staff settings were not so standardized.It's only recently that it's slowly starting to fill in.Now the counselor who made the envoy is the second person under Wang Xiaolie.

As the territory gradually stabilized, Wang Xiaolie deliberately divided the generals and officials under his command into two parts, military and political, and each did not participate.In layman's terms, it is the separation of civil and military affairs.And the separation is relatively thorough, and no transfers will be made unless there are special circumstances.

Official positions in the Song Dynasty included military positions in addition to civil and military positions.The distinction between civil and military officials is actually not too strict. Generally speaking, civil officials have higher requirements, higher status, and faster promotion.The sources of military positions are very diverse, some are transferred from military positions, some are from grace, and there are various other ways.Military jobs are relatively simple, mainly soldiers.

No matter in the imperial court or in other places, except for special requirements, many official positions can be either civil servants or military officials.A military post can be converted to a military officer under certain conditions, and a military officer can also be converted to a military post.To some extent, a military attache has both military and civilian characteristics.The distinction between civilian and military positions is very obvious, except for special positions, there is basically no intersection between the two.

Military positions are mainly some official positions in the Forbidden Army.From the head of the capital, the commander, to the general, Yu Hou, and the commander of the capital, their posts are officials, and officials are posts. Unlike civil and military officials, they have officials in addition to sending them.These are military jobs.The highest military rank is the general in charge of the Sanya, and the top is the inspector in front of the palace.After Taizu Dynasty Murong Yanzhao, the checkpoints in front of the palace were no longer set up, and there were very few commanders in front of the palace after that, and there were only eight positions for generals in charge.The eight generals in charge of the army are in charge of the army, and their status is extremely high.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was the military position that commanded the troops, and it was changed to a military position only when it was transferred to the local area.It is unreasonable to say that the Song Dynasty favored literature and suppressed martial arts. One of the reasons is that the military officer did not actually command the army, and the commander of the forbidden army was a military officer.The remuneration of the military position is much better than that of the military officer, but there are many officers and few, and promotion is difficult.

Compared with later generations, the military position of the Song Dynasty was the military officer of later generations, not the military officer.The military officers of the Song Dynasty actually became some government officials and some military officers in later generations.Similar to the later generations, when the military rank reaches a certain level, it can be transferred to a military officer and serve in a local area, which is actually similar to the transfer of jobs in later generations.However, it was easy for military officers in the Song Dynasty to transfer to military positions.

Putting civil servants and military positions in opposition, the military officer serves as a transitional zone between the two, making it easier to understand the system of the Song Dynasty.The army of the Song Dynasty was a mercenary army, and it was a professional army. In terms of system, it was impossible to be too chaotic.

The combat effectiveness of the army of the Song Dynasty was not good. It is actually unreasonable to say that culture is suppressed, that society suppresses it, and that the status of soldiers is not high.In terms of system, the Song Dynasty in ancient China may be the closest to the later generations.If the Song Dynasty didn't work, then wouldn't it work in later generations?Except for countries with military dictatorships, most of the world is like this. Has the whole world lost its mind?

There are many reasons for the poor combat effectiveness of the army.There are institutional reasons, national policies, emperors, ministers, and of course social reasons.There is nothing surprising about these reasons.This kind of army is not effective in combat, not only in the Song Dynasty, but also in many countries in later generations, and many armies are like this.When it comes down to advocating culture and suppressing military power, only military dictatorships can meet these people's arguments.

There is no problem with the separation of civil and military affairs, and there is no problem with civil officials leading major national affairs. In fact, most countries in later generations have done this.The status of generals in the Song Dynasty was not low.Not to mention the checkpoints in front of the hall, the three in front of the hall, the horse army, and the infantry are all commanding envoys, and their status is equivalent to that of a prime minister.The Dragon God Guard with the lowest status is the commander of the four chambers, and his status is equivalent to participating in politics.How high is the status?Do you have to be a prime minister?

Reforming the old army is not a matter of advocating literature and restraining military affairs.How to transform?The army of later generations gave the answer from thought to action.If you can't see these things, but just emphasize the distinction between civil and military, you will go astray.

As the Song-Jin war entered a stalemate and began to ease, Wang Xiaolie also wanted to reform his army.Civil and military are separated and reformed separately, which is the proper meaning.

(End of this chapter)