Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 348 It Should Be Simple

Having said that, Chen Yuyi turned his head away, looked at the moonlight outside the window, and stopped talking.

Zhou said: "I feel that Wang Guan's habit of doing things is to give his salary preferentially and ask officials to do things well. You are a good official, as long as you put your heart into it, why worry about it?"

Chen Yuyi said: "What I'm worried about is that Wang Guan is different from other people in everything, and people have no idea. According to Wang Guan, now officials must be selected in the government. The word selection is not just a casual talk .”

Speaking of this, Chen Yuyi couldn't help but sighed again: "Moreover, the selection that Wang Jian said is different from the standard of the court before. We old officials, how easy is it to adapt?"

After being silent for a while, Chen Yuyi couldn't help but turned around again, and said to his wife: "Wang observed that in the future, officials and officials should be distinguished in the government. How many jobs are there in a yamen, and how many posts are there for each official. Besides, there are For some temporary matters, more manpower is temporarily needed, and they are sent or hired. Needless to say, the people who are sent and hired are doing things according to the orders of the officials. Even the officials and officials within the posts are also very particular.”

"What's the point?" Seeing that her husband was very troubled today, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help asking.

Chen Yuyi said: "Everything that officials do is within the regulations. Things that are not within the regulations are managed by officials. Generally speaking, officials and officials are distinguished in this way. Of course, the actual situation is varied, and it cannot be completely like this. , don’t worry about it.”

Zhou Shi laughed and said, "What's so strange about this? Isn't it supposed to be like this?"

Chen Yuyi shook his head again and again: "You don't know the affairs of the government. Are there any officials who are more familiar with the affairs of the yamen than the public officials? Even the regulations have to be worked out by the officials. The first thing Wang Xun wants to appoint officials in this way is It is necessary to revise the regulations, requiring officials to be more familiar with the regulations than the public officials. How many officials in the world can do this? There are many famous figures in this dynasty, and only the prime minister of the Renzong Dynasty, Lu Wenjing, is proficient in official affairs. They are all for their own use. Officials are often greedy for their own tranquility, and do not devote themselves to political affairs. As long as the integrity is not bad, they will be entrusted to public officials. This will not be the case in the future. Officials must be more familiar with regulations than public officials, and handle political affairs more concisely. "

Zhou said: "But I feel that officials should be like this."

Chen Yuyi shook his head: "Most of the officials are scholar-bureaucrats. Apart from political affairs, what they want is tranquility. Every day, the political affairs are busy, and the papers are too busy. What a system! The government uses scholar-bureaucrats as officials. In addition to using their talents, they also recruit the world's sages. They talk about being quiet and doing nothing for the government, and the officials and the people have nothing to do, so how can officials be exhausted every day! Observing this idea, the king is very dissatisfied!"

Seeing her husband's aggrieved look, Mrs. Zhou smiled and shook her head.Rather, if my husband has such a temperament, he thinks that other people have such a temperament.Don't most of the officials in the world want to get promoted and get rich?

Seeing his wife's appearance, Chen Yuyi shook his head helplessly.Said: "That's not all. In the future, when you become an official, there will be many rules. There is a evasion law in this dynasty, and the king's observation regulations are more detailed. It's not just that relatives and friends are not allowed to be officials in the same yamen, and they have to be involved in official affairs. Avoid. All the favors of officials are cancelled, and the children of officials and eunuchs want to be officials and study like others. There are so many things that are annoying."

The Song Dynasty had evasion methods.For example, the governing party of the prefecture cannot be within a few miles of his hometown.How far should the county magistrate be in charge of the country from his hometown?Under the rule of the county magistrate, relatives and friends were not allowed to own property, especially land. When Zeng Gongliang, one of the editor-in-chief of "Wu Jing Zong Yao", was an official in Kuaiji, he took advantage of the bad times to buy private land.Zeng Yizhan, Zeng Gong's father, Zeng Yizhan, Zeng Gong's father, Zeng Yizhan, was the Jiedu Tuiguan in Yuezhou at that time, and through mediation, the person who bought the land was changed to Zeng Gongliang's father Zeng Hui.As a result, Zeng Hui's official career ended, and Zeng Gongliang was demoted to supervise the Huzhou wine tax.

Wang Xiaolie's evasion method is stricter.It is strictly forbidden for father, son, brother, relatives and friends to be officials in the same yamen, and it is strictly forbidden for officials to have property under the rule. If the handling of affairs is related to their relatives and friends, the officials must avoid it and let others handle it.Once an official is found to have violated it, he will be demoted if it is light, and will be removed if it is serious.Not only that, if it is found that officials have false records, falsely report their achievements, and protect each other, they will be severely punished.

This is one of the contents of select officials.The so-called selection does not mean only selecting talented and moral people to be officials, but also includes strict discipline.As for officials doing business, family members doing business, and officials lending money, etc., all are not allowed.If an official comes from a businessman's family, the official position he holds must have nothing to do with family affairs, and he is not allowed to be a particularly powerful official, so as not to be involved with the family business.

This kind of thing, Wang Xiaolie would find it very difficult in his previous life.Some people will jump out and say that it will definitely not work.Why doesn't it actually work?This should have been the norm in the officialdom.It's just because of the ruler's personal reasons, or because of power, or because of inheritance, or because of the power of his own family, that's all.

When New China was first established, it used to be like this.Of course, people at that time talked about ideals, and the pay was a bit low.Wang Xiaolie does not talk about ideals with officials, but pays them more money.Suppressing power, rich people look down on officials' high salaries, but most people do.With enough backup candidates, the system can be maintained.As for whether the people behind can persevere, it is not something Wang Xiaolie considers.

Some people always think that there will be a perfect system that can last for thousands of years.Or there is always a ruling principle that can last for thousands of years.Wang Xiaolie didn't think so.One generation has the tasks of one generation, and one generation has the responsibilities of one generation, so don't think too far.

Political books say that the state is a tool of class rule.That's their politics, not Wang Xiaolie's.Wang Xiaolie's politics is that the regime must be above all forces in the country, and officials must be above all forces under the rule.This country is a country of the people, not a country of any class.The task of the country is to ensure that it represents the interests of the people, rather than being kidnapped by any force.

Is this kind of politics okay?Can it be implemented?Wang Xiaolie didn't know.But at least give it a try.

Wang Xiaolie's politics are far from the politics of old bureaucrats like Chen Yuyi, and their ideals.Including Chen Yuyi, all the old bureaucrats were not used to it.So what if you don't adapt?Either do it according to the rules, or don't do it, Wang Xiaolie doesn't force it.With a large army in hand, the people around them can control the mess of the local government, and Wang Xiaolie can do the same.

Wang Xiaolie prepared some food and wine, and watched the moon with his sister under the plane tree.

After drinking two glasses of wine, Wang Xiaoli said: "From now on, my sister will live here and spend some leisure time. My monthly salary is 250 yuan, which is enough for my sister's expenses. If Wang Zhong's family is willing, they can do some chores, Use my salary."

Wang Qingxiu said strangely: "I heard people say that the Zhenfushi is like the military and political power of the former Tang Dynasty, in charge of the local military and political power. Moreover, the local tax collection does not need to be paid to the imperial court. The territory under your rule is yours. Why? Still talking about salary?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "A few days ago, I also thought about this matter, but I still couldn't figure it out. I am the governor, how should I get along with the officials under my rule, and how should the local money and goods be arranged. After collecting taxes, or other things What should I do with the money? How much should I spend on the people? How much should I give to the officials? How much should I take? I can’t figure it out. The last time I went home to see my sister, I suddenly figured it out. , The official is an observer. The imperial court has a grade and an official salary. What is there to be entangled with? You can’t take all the money in the local area as your own just because you are a township envoy. If you have more money, save it. What does it have to do with my own money if I borrow money when I have less money?"

Wang Qingxiu smiled wryly and shook her head: "How can I, a woman, know these things? You can do as you please. It's 250 yuan a month, and the two of us can't spend it anyway. Adding Wang Zhong's family, it's enough. "

Wang Xiaolie said: "Then we will wrap up Wang Zhong's family and let him come later to enjoy some happiness. I originally thought that after you arrive in Xiangyang, you will do something and earn some money to spend. Later, I thought, I don't allow the following How can there be such a reason in the world that an official runs a business, but his own family starts a business? My sister should feel at ease at home and enjoy some leisure, and don't provoke gossip."

Wang Qingxiu naturally had no objection.Nodded, gossip.

Living in this world, we are always accustomed to separate ourselves from the affairs of the world.When I became an official, I thought about how to use the power of the official to make my children and grandchildren promising and ensure the wealth of the family.After becoming the emperor, I thought about how to consolidate my position so that my descendants would not lose the emperor.

In fact, where are there so many things?I became an official, not because of how good my life is, nor because of how great I am, it's just a coincidence that I have this person.Earn more money, let your children and grandchildren live a better life and receive a better education.This is their blessing.If the children and grandchildren are not up to date, what can be done?If you are clearly not up to date, but you still want your descendants to have much power, isn't it harming the people?

If people want to do great things, they have to jump out of it.If you can't jump out, you always think about yourself and your descendants, not only harming your own family, but also harming the people of the world.If you are an official yourself, you will get your salary.Everything else, of course, will be discussed later.

(End of this chapter)