Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chen Qiudao and Chen Yuyi said at the same time: "Military, Xuanfu was heroic and mighty, and once he was defeated, the world was convinced. Especially the capture of Nianhan, it can be said that most of the strength of the Jin Kingdom was taken away. The remaining Jin Kingdom will no longer be able to compete with the Central Plains. "

Wang Ruohai said: "It is true that Nianhan was the marshal of the Jin Kingdom, and most of the Jin army was under his command. Once he died, most of the Jin Kingdom's strength was gone. Moreover, the backstage of the Puppet Qi was Nianhan. Now that the Puppet Qi has lost its backing, it is right. I am in constant panic all day long.”

Looking at the crowd, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but sigh. Before entering Luoyang this year, Chen Qiudao, Wang Ruohai, and Chen Yuyi felt that they were still colleagues and did not pay much attention to their speeches. After the Northern Expedition this year, it was obvious that they already felt that their relationship was that of a monarch and a minister. Before the Northern Expedition, Wang Xiaolie did not expect such a change, but now he is really filled with emotion.

Wang Xiaolie said: "This is basically what we did a year ago. Now let's talk about the outlook for the next year. It's still the same. Let's talk about it first."

Chen Qiudao said: "At the end of this year, the northern part of Hedong Road was occupied again, and dozens of state troops were added. These state armies have to send officials, but there are still not enough officials. The bureaucratic school in Luoyang needs to expand its scale, and the former officials will enter Can the time spent in bureaucratic school be shortened?”

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Now I'm afraid that they don't have enough time to study in school and it can't be shortened."

Chen Qiudao said: "It cannot be shortened, then it is basically three months, and there are only four seasons in a year. After the great victory in Hedong, there were many officials willing to work under Xuanfu, but the training time was a bit long. It will take a year to Set up officials on Hedong Road. It will take another two years to have all the officials."

Wang Xiaolie nodded and said: "It would be better to spend more time than to be careless. When an official comes to power, it will affect the ecology of the entire state and county, and some can even affect it for decades. Don't let an official just because of his low official position. disregard."

Chen Qiudao sighed: "If you want the officials to be qualified, you must have qualified officials. In one year, it is difficult to tell whether the officials are qualified or not. We have to adopt the method commonly used by Xuanfu. In the early stage of Hedong Road, officials must come in and out quickly. disuse."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Yes. However, the officials who have been eliminated should try to arrange for them to study in school again to see if they have made any progress. Later, they will be assigned to lower official positions, and their behavior will be determined based on the actual results of their work. If the outstanding ones are promoted, the better ones will be promoted. The bad ones will be assigned lower official positions.”

Survival of the fittest is a common method. The point is not to propose this method, but to implement it.

There are many problems at work, and there are actually fixed methods. However, the focus is not on proposing solutions, but on implementation. A very important problem in bureaucracy is poor execution or deformed execution. If a superior bureaucrat only proposes solutions to problems without supporting implementation measures, then this bureaucrat is unqualified. Bureaucracy is becoming more and more bloated and inefficient, which means that its execution ability is becoming increasingly compromised.

Wang Xiaolie proposed survival of the fittest because, at least for now, his men can execute it well. When bureaucracy becomes more and more developed and its implementation becomes less and less effective, then it is time to reorganize the bureaucracy instead of shouting more and more slogans.

Chen Qiudao agreed, and continued: "The next step is for the states and counties to develop industry and commerce. Officials who have been to Luoyang can feel that if there are factories in the states and counties, there will be tax revenue, and the state and county officials will also have money. Yes. If you have money, many things will be easier to handle. Moreover, if the state or county has more money and food, it will be more conducive to promotion, and there will also be bonuses because of the money and food. Those bonuses may not seem much in ordinary small states and counties, but when it comes to those The situation is different in large states and counties. Therefore, as state and county officials now want to open more factories under their control, competition will inevitably arise."

Wang Xiaolie said: "There is just a trend now, and the impact is not big. We have too many urgent things, so let's put this aside for now."

Chen Qiudao sighed: "It doesn't matter if we put it down first. After all, the impact is not big now. Then there is only one thing left, which is the textile factory."

Wang Xiaolie said: "This is a bit difficult to handle. I think that the cotton textile industry benefits the country and the people, and it still needs to be developed greatly. It is not appropriate to open factories in other cities now. It is better to put the textile factory in Luoyang City. At least. The number of employees must reach 300,000 before it can be opened to other places. The general principle is to have a textile factory within a thousand miles to supply the surrounding areas. For the management of a textile factory, it is best to set up a main factory to coordinate everything, with the following equipment Branch factory. We will discuss how to set up the main factory and how to set up the branch factory." Chen Qiudao said: "There are 300,000 people. If you include family members, there will be 600,000 or 700,000. With so many people, no yamen has ever managed it. Pass."

Wang Xiaolie said: "We just want to do things that others have not done. Slowly think of a way, there will always be a way. I think that the store housekeeping will have to spend more energy and buy the land where the employees live. At least It is guaranteed that the place where most employees live is in the hands of the shop and housekeepers. The land is in the hands of the shop and housekeepers, and some yamen will be set up to build houses and manage the houses. If employees move in, the price will be more favorable. "

Chen Qiudao thought for a while and said: "I understand this matter. I still need to think about how to do it specifically."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Just think about it. You should think about everything more and don't think about it again if something goes wrong."

Chen Qiudao sighed and shook his head. This is indeed a difficult thing to deal with.

Wang Xiaolie said: "The important things for next year are nothing more than to further establish the bureaucracy and run two magazines, so I won't go into details. Next, Dongsou will talk about the military concept for the year. The most important thing now is The only thing that matters is the military."

Wang Ruohai said: "In terms of military matters next year, the most important thing is to expand the army. According to Xuanfu's deployment, our army is still not enough and we need to expand it. Specifically, the southern state army will expand by four divisions, and the northern state army will be newly restored. Expand the army by one division. Now that our mobilization system is basically mature, it is much easier to expand the army. We hope that the local administrative system will cooperate closely and the army expansion will be completed before the autumn."

Chen Qiudao said: "That's natural. Many original residents have returned this year, so it should be easier to expand the army."

Wang Ruohai said: "Xuanfu originally wanted to continue fighting this year, with his sword pointed at Youzhou. Unfortunately, the Holy Emperor issued an edict and strictly ordered the armies to retreat, so they deployed the armies to prepare for the next war with the Jin Dynasty. Specifically, Tian Rong The three divisions of Xie Linong, Zhai Cong and Zhang Chi were stationed in Shengzhou and Yuzhou, preparing to attack Youzhou. The two divisions of Xie Linong and Li Xing were stationed in Cizhou and Xiangzhou, aiming at the puppet Qi. If they attack the puppet Qi, another division The army went north from Huazhou and, together with the armies of Ci and Xiangzhou, aimed directly at Daming Mansion. If Daming Mansion is captured, the puppet Qi will surely perish."

Chen Qiudao said: "We have won a new victory, but our remaining power is still there. We should work hard to recapture Youzhou. The emperor ordered us not to attack. I don't know why."

Wang Xiaolie said: "No matter what the intention is, we should not make random guesses. As long as we are prepared and can march eastward at any time, the Jin Dynasty will not be able to turn over. When it comes to military affairs, there is one thing that we must guard against. Huanzhou To the north are the nomadic tribes, beware of their surprise attacks."

Wang Ruohai thought for a while and said: "Jiang Min's soldiers in the clouds are well-prepared, so they should be able to defend against it."

Wang Xiaolie said: "I hope I can prevent it."

(End of this chapter)