Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 641
Looking at the darkness, Wang Xiaolie set up a banquet in the Houya to welcome Li Yanxian and Zhang Shou and the others.

It was almost mid-May at this time, and the weather was hot.In the evening, the cool breeze finally blows, which makes people feel refreshed.

Raising his wine glass, Wang Xiao said: "Li Dutong is going to offer prisoners. It's been nearly two months since he was there, and the road has been very hard. I thought I should be back a few days ago, so I scheduled to go to Hedong on the eighth day of May. Inspection. I didn't expect to come back today, so I had to postpone it. We all worked hard on the same journey!"

Li Yan dared not dare, and the two had a drink.

Wang Xiaolie said again: "It is a great honor for me to be united with Li Du, and two imperial envoys, Zhang Canzheng and Feng Gechang, to come here! It is not easy for you two to come here, so stay in Luoyang for a while, walk around and see Take a look. Since Jingkang, it is not easy for you all to return to the Central Plains."

Zhang Shoudao: "Xuanfu raises the army, exerts great power, and goes north to restore Xijing. It is really a great achievement for the court! After this battle, the Jin army retreated, and everyone in the world cheered and jumped! As long as there are two or three generals like Xuanfu, Why are we afraid of the golden man! I will drink this cup to the brim to proclaim my longevity!"

After speaking, he raised his glass and drank it.

After drinking, everyone sat down, and the soldiers brought hot dishes.

Wang Xiao said: "Yi bream and Luo carp are a delicacy in the world. You can try it when you participate in politics and the cabinet chief."

Feng Yi, like Zheng Chen, was a servant in the palace who was trusted by Zhao Gou.They came to Luoyang, the main purpose is to observe.Observe Wang Xiaolie, observe Wang Xiaolie's army, observe the people of Luoyang, and know everything about Luoyang.After returning to Xingzai, report to Zhao Gou.Compared with Zhang Shou, Feng Yi basically didn't speak, just watched.

Eat and drink for a while.Zhang Shou said to Wang Xiaolie: "Since entering Suizhou, I feel that Xuanfu's rule is very different from other places. I heard from the people that the taxation of Xuanfu is not easy, and it is almost the same as other places. However, look The lives of the people are much better than in other places. Why is this?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Participating in politics, if you only look at the bright side, how often will the people of the world suffer? What the people really feel sad is not the tax on the bright side, but the tax on top of the tax. Exorbitant miscellaneous taxes. As long as there are stipulations, the government will really collect as much, and there will be no additional apportionment, and the people in most places will live well. However, if there are no exorbitant miscellaneous taxes, the local government will not be able to do it.”

Zhang Shou listened and nodded, thoughtfully.

What Wang Xiaolie said was right. In other places in the Song Dynasty, how heavy were the taxes?The common people can't live on because they say that the tax is ten Wen, and there is fifty Wen in addition to the ten Wen tax.There is no end to exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. How can life go on?
Under Wang Xiaolie's rule, it was said that three buckets of tax per mu of land was three buckets of tax, and there was absolutely no gimmick.It is said that the service of fifty workers a year is fifty workers, and the government will pay immediately if you do more.Any official who dares to tamper with this will be dealt with.Except under Wang Xiaolie's rule, where can it be done?

Just like official salaries.Wang Xiaolie used the court Luge, and did not increase his salary.But here, Wang Xiaolie pays as much cash as he wants, and there is no extravagance such as discounts. The actual salary of officials is two or three times that of other places.

Seeking truth from facts, these four words are easy to say, but difficult to do.Politics starts to rot, and that's mostly it.At the beginning, it was not seeking truth from facts. It was said that it was one thousand, but in fact it was ten thousand. Whoever did it would be able to be promoted.Then the rules became unruly, and everything was messed up.

Zhang Shou was a Jinshi in the first year of Chongning, he had been an official in the local area, of course he knew what Wang Xiaolie was talking about.It's just that there is a shortage of money everywhere in the world, and if we don't increase income and reduce expenditure, what can we do?The world is like Wang Xiaolie, where is the money to fight?
Sighing, Zhang Shoudao: "Like Xuan Fu, it's really extraordinary that the government is well-organized and can support an army of [-]! If this is the case everywhere in the world, why should we be afraid of Jin people! Officials who care about state affairs in the world are not ordinary. How many, how many people can do it?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's not enough to do things with determination, what's more important is to be able to do it. I can't communicate with the southeast here, and there is a shortage of talents. It's really not easy in the past few years. Now I have occupied several northern states. And worry all the time."

Zhang Shou smiled and said: "This is not difficult. Now that Zhang Jun has pacified Ezhou, Kong Yanzhou fled to vote for Liu Yu. Then go to Lin'an, the journey is smooth. When Li Dutong was in Lin'an, the imperial court agreed that you will rule Xiazhou and counties by yourself." The imperial court sent officials. I heard that many people are willing to come."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Is there such a thing? If the imperial court sends officials, many things can be done easily."

The Jin people occupied Kaifeng Mansion, and many ministers in the Song Dynasty were taken away by the Jin people. Zhao Gou has always lacked important officials.However, many low-level officials stayed on, making it difficult for the court to arrange.Under Wang Xiaolie's rule, all officials found money and lived a relaxed life, which had already spread throughout the court.It's just that Wang Xiaolie's status was vague in the past, and there were thieves everywhere between Xiangyang and Xingzai, so no one came.Now officials are dispatched by the imperial court, and Wang Xiao hunts for salary, which is different.

I don't know how many low-level officials are traveling in various states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River. Their lives are difficult, and even food and clothing are difficult.

But to Wang Xiaolie, there are pros and cons to this matter.The benefit of course is to solve the problem of lack of talents, and a large number of vacant positions have been filled.The disadvantage is that these people do not meet Wang Xiaolie's requirements and must be trained.It's just that these people are here to be officials, will they be willing to accept training?

It is a fact that many of the officials elected by the imperial examination do not meet the actual requirements of the officials.However, as a selection system, it is also a fact that most of the officials elected by the imperial examination are outstanding talents of this era.How to reconcile the two is the test for Wang Xiaolie.

Just because the imperial examination officials were not selected according to their own requirements, they should not be sneered at, or even belittled and ridiculed.Nor should they be overemphasized and boldly appointed just because they are excellent talents selected.On the one hand, it is necessary to use talents, on the other hand, it is also necessary to train talents. Both are indispensable.

Feng Yidao: "In these years, in order to avoid gold thieves, the imperial court has been wandering around. Many times, official salaries have not been paid in time, and many people have suffered. They heard that under Xuanfu's rule, official salaries were paid in a timely manner, and they were all cash. Naturally, many people moved. thought."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course you do something, you have to give money to others. Who doesn't have a family to support? I'm a bit more relaxed here, and I don't deduct official salaries, which is what it should be. However, the two envoys also saw , My rule is different from other places, being an official is not easy."

Zhang Shoudao: "How to be an official is as good as the Xuanfu requires. If you manage well here, of course you must follow your rules. Wait until the gold thieves are driven away, and then sort out slowly. Which rules are really beneficial and can be extended to the whole country. Which are just As a last resort, it needs to be abolished. Now is an extraordinary period, of course extraordinary means are used.”

Wang Xiaolie said: "Participating in politics is what you said. In extraordinary times, extraordinary means should be used. The most important thing is to drive away the golden man and keep the world!"

Zhang Shoudao: "When I came, Lu Xianggong specially ordered that in the past few years, Xuanfu has contributed the most, and the rule is the best. Everything is based on Xuanfu. When officials come, naturally they must abide by the rules of Xuanfu. Also, Xuan Fu has to slowly figure out the regulations here, so that other places can learn from them.”

Wang Xiaolie said, "How dare Lu Xianggong value me so much?"

(End of this chapter)