Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 909
Chapter 31 This is not called Dahe's heart is not dead

Li Jiancheng turned around and looked at Chen Ying with a dispirited look.Li Jiancheng smiled awkwardly, walked to the table, picked up the water bottle, and started to drink heavily at the spout, choking and coughing after drinking a sip of water.

Chen Ying glanced at Li Jiancheng, smiled lightly and said: "It seems that everything is not going well today, even Kettle seems to have a grudge against you!"

Li Jiancheng pointed at his nose angrily and said, "Am I that cowardly man who...wouldn't even dare to face himself?"

Chen Ying's smile froze, and he looked at Li Jiancheng in astonishment.

Chen Ying only knew that Li Jiancheng had a fierce conflict with Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian in the imperial study, but he did not know that Fang Xuanling did not shy away from directly uncovering the wound in Li Jiancheng's heart, tearing his wound to the brim with blood .

Li Jiancheng also has Li Jiancheng's difficulties. The dismissed officials from the East Palace, such as Wu Shirong, Liang Luoren, and Zhao Wenke, actually have their own difficulties.

Wu Shirong, in particular, is not only old, but also has to raise five grandchildren. His oldest grandson is 14 years old, and his youngest granddaughter is six and a half years old. She has never seen her biological father since she was born. These five grandchildren, All rely on Wu Shirong's salary to support him.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, ninety percent of the court officials were born in powerful families, and the amount of court salary did not affect their normal life. In fact, from Pei Ji to Qingliu such as Chu Liang, Chu Suiliang, and Kong Yingda, all of them were wealthy. Even if the imperial court does not pay salaries for ten years, they will definitely not be hungry.

Therefore, Li Jiancheng also supported Fang Xuanling's dismissal of officials, but the court could not ignore some officials. Now Wu Shirong is old, weak and sick, and there are grandchildren who need to be raised. The salary life of the seventh-rank official position.

Once officials are abolished like Fang Xuanling, Wu Shirong will inevitably be in trouble.As for Zhao Wenke, who has not tried a single case for several years in a row, his situation is actually similar to that of Wu Shirong.Back then, as Li Jiancheng's clerk, Zhao Wenke participated in the attack on Chang'an with the army. In order to protect Li Jiancheng from harm, Zhao Wenke used his identity to block the gray bottle thrown from the city wall for Li Jiancheng.

However, Zhao Wenke was just a civil servant, without armor, and without a helmet on his head. He was hit in the head by a gray bottle weighing one and a half catties from a three-foot-high city wall, which injured his cerebellum and caused sequelae. Zhao Wenke was sober Sometimes, it is no different from normal people, but once it is committed, the IQ is like a seven or eight-year-old child.

Therefore, Zhao Wenke was not willing to try the case at all, because he was afraid that something might go wrong in his hands.Ordinarily, people like Zhao Wenke couldn't be officials at all.But, unfortunately, he was born in a poor family, and the whole family lived on his salary.

Once it is abolished, Li Jiancheng can hardly imagine how Zhao Wenke's family should survive.

Originally, Chen Ying didn't know the inside story. He only knew that Fang Xuanling's dismissal of officials was very fair and just. No matter what his background was, if he was not qualified for the current job, he would be dismissed immediately.

Now, Chen Ying also understands that Li Jiancheng, a good old man, has a heart attack.However, Chen Ying cannot say that Li Jiancheng did something wrong. After all, two sons like Wu Shirong sacrificed their lives for the Tang Dynasty.

If everything is done one way, then in the future, will soldiers like Wu Shirong dare to work for the court?At any time, the hero must not shed blood and tears.

Li Jiancheng felt very wronged in his heart, he pointed to himself and said, "Am I wrong?"

Chen Ying nodded and said, "Your Majesty, are you really wrong?"

Li Jiancheng was startled, looked at Chen Ying for a long time, shook his head repeatedly as if he didn't know Chen Ying.He pointed at Chen Ying, speechless for a while: "You..."

Chen Ying saw that Li Jiancheng was on the verge of eruption, and immediately explained: "Your Majesty, you are wrong. Officials and nobles are the most important weapon of the country. Those who choose officials by officials rule, and those who choose officials for others are courteous, not to mention selling officials for personal gain. Jue Hu? Borrowing the order of the court for personal gain?"

Li Jiancheng looked at Chen Ying and said in grief and indignation: "Let me be so heartless and ungrateful, I can't do it!"

A benevolent emperor like Li Jiancheng is the great fortune of the ministers, but it is not the fortune of the country.If a court's system is not perfect, no matter whether it is done or not, the result is the same, or it is the same if it is done well or poorly, it is a lack of system.It's like "eating a big pot of rice", and the end result is that everyone has nothing to eat.

The Tang court is actually like a large enterprise. Li Jiancheng is now the chairman, the court officials are all management, and the royal family and aristocratic families are all large and small shareholders.If all the management of a company are replaced by relatives of shareholders, then the company is not far from going bankrupt.

Now, the imperial court is in urgent need of reform, and form a system that rewards hard work and punishes laziness, and rewards the superior and eliminates the inferior. It adopts a system of assessment based on official duties combined with work completion, and does not implement "one size fits all".There is incentive to be different.

In this way, each member of the company has his own job responsibilities, and there is also work that needs to be done well. If his work fails to meet the requirements of the job responsibilities, or does not complete the work well, it should be reflected in the assessment of course. And once he has completed his work, even if other personnel in the department or the company fail to complete the work, the member should not be implicated.

Only by introducing a competition mechanism within the enterprise can people give full play to their talents. Everyone thinks in one place and works hard in one place, so that the Tang Dynasty will develop better.

Chen Ying felt that at this time, it was time for Datang to launch the "Retirement Payment System". Once the interests of soldiers were not guaranteed, the combat effectiveness of the army would drop rapidly.Looking at history, we will definitely find that in all dynasties, in the early days of the founding of the country, the combat effectiveness of the army was very high.

Needless to say, the Tang Dynasty was invincible in the early Tang Dynasty.In fact, it was the same in the Sui Dynasty. A Turk was beaten into two parts, such as Tuyuhun, Tubo, Xue Yantuo, and Tie Le.Even the Song Army, known as the weak Song Dynasty, actually fought from east to west. Zhao Guangyi's two Northern Expeditions were both initiated by the Song Army.Of course, there are also the Ming army, Hongwu's northern expedition, and Chengzu's five expeditions to Mobei.

Although at the beginning of the founding of the country, there are some reasons for the presence of veterans, of course, the most important thing is that at the beginning of the founding of the country, the national system will protect the interests of the soldiers, and rewarding the land for killing the enemy and making meritorious deeds is the only way for poor and common people. The way out (before the imperial examination system).However, in this era, the abolition of old and weak soldiers is basically ignored. A general like Wu Shirong with a helpless family is not an exception, but a common phenomenon.

Chen Ying went to the desk, picked up the pen and started writing.

Chen Ying's writing habits are the same as those of later generations, and they are all in the practical format. The beginning of the article is why this "Datang Military Dependents and Martyrs Protection Law" was established.

"War determines the destiny of the country, and the soldiers are the commander of the people."

Ordinary guards in Datang did more tiring work than slaves, and carried their heads to the front line to fight their lives, but their lives were very difficult.Many people came here because of the little military pay or the rewards they received after the war.I really don't know how many of them came here with the ideal of "serving the king to protect the border and defend the country".

Obviously, these low-educated peasants, refugees, and slaves cannot be expected to have such a high level of ideological consciousness.These ordinary government soldiers do not have high requirements, and they are usually satisfied if they can eat better.It is their greatest expectation to be able to receive military pay and rewards after meritorious service.

Li Jiancheng watched Chen Ying swipe his pen and write quickly, and a look of sudden realization slowly appeared on his face.

Zhongshusheren held a newly written edict, walked up to Li Jiancheng, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the edict is ready."

Li Jiancheng waved his hand and said, "Put it there."

In fact, if Chen Ying did not come, Li Jiancheng had already decided to dismiss Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian from their official positions. This edict was written by Zhongshu Sheren.

As long as Li Jiancheng affixes his seal, it will exercise legal effect.

Zhongshu Sheren asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, do you want to use a seal?"

Li Jiancheng was stunned for a moment, then continued to wave his hands and said, "It's getting late today, you should go back and rest early."

Zhongshu Sheren gradually withdrew after the first episode of Li Jiancheng.

At this time, Chen Ying's brain became more and more open, and his thinking became more and more agile.In the period of cold weapons, the physical requirements of soldiers were very strict. Chen Ying first proposed the concept of retirement in "Datang Soldiers' Retirement Fund", setting the retirement age of ordinary soldiers at 45 years old.

The age limit for junior officers at the school lieutenant level can be relaxed to 50 years old, the age limit for officers at the Zhechong captaincy level is 55 years old, the age limit for the ranks below the fourth rank is 60 years old, and the general rank for the third rank is limited to 65 years old.

Regardless of whether it is a soldier or a general, once the number of years is up, they may be transferred to local officials or retired.The imperial court will set up a special retirement fund for veterans.

The level of generals is very easy to solve. After all, the higher the official rank, the fewer the number of generals. They can adopt a system equal to the official title and receive pensions.

Chen Ying divides the service life of soldiers into three levels: five years, ten years, and 15 years.

Ordinary soldiers who have served for more than five years and less than ten years enjoy [-]% of the military land of the government soldiers, and [-] acres of land are automatically converted into permanent land, which can be passed on to future generations, and they will no longer be recovered as before, and enjoy [-]% tax-free treatment.

If the ten years of service is less than 15 years, you can enjoy [-]% of the tax reduction. Even if the [-] mu of government military land is converted into Yongye land, you can also enjoy [-]% of the tax reduction.

Once more than 15 years, enjoy Fubing Xuntian, all of which will be converted to Yongye Tian, ​​[-] mu of Xuntian, all tax-free.

If the soldiers are killed in battle, they will also enjoy this treatment.

The disabled enjoy [-]% of the enjoyment, that is, the [-] mu of military land has been converted into Yongye land, and they enjoy the [-]% tax-free privilege of the imperial court.

After Chen Ying finished writing these, he wrote the "Datang Military and Martyr Protection Law", which stipulates that anyone who invades the land of military or martyrdom must be punished by the local government as a crime.

Then, Chen Ying began to write in the imperial study.His mind became more and more active, and the more he thought about it, the more questions he had.He also proposed another method that can permanently guarantee the combat effectiveness of the army. In fact, there are also serious unqualified generals in Datang, especially low-level officers at the school lieutenant level.Because the army of Datang has suffered a lot in recent years, the army has been expanding rapidly, and the quality of officers is getting lower and lower, including the situation of Zuo Wuhouwei under Chen Ying's command.

According to the Tang Dynasty's organizational system, the team leader is roughly equivalent to the squad leader of later generations, the team leader is equivalent to the platoon leader, the brigade commander is equivalent to the company commander, and the school lieutenant is equivalent to the battalion commander.

Officers at the company and battalion level need to command combat missions at the tactical level alone, which requires a test of the officer's personal command ability. In fact, a large proportion of the school lieutenants in the Tang Army can't even write their own names. Can't read military orders.

In the current military system of the Tang Dynasty, once a meritorious service is made, he will be promoted to a higher rank at the same time.

However, once a soldier who doesn't understand anything, if he is brave or lucky, he can get the merit of beheading. Once he rises to the rank of Captain Zhechong or above, he will not be responsible to a soldier of Zhebufu.

Chen Ying naturally thought of military academies in later generations. Soldiers who have done meritorious service can continue to be promoted to honors and ranks, but for military positions, they must go through military academies and pass the grades before they can be formally appointed!

Just as Chen Ying wanted to write a piece of paper, Li Jiancheng immediately read it and pondered the feasibility of the countermeasure.

Originally, Chen Ying did not participate in Fang Xuanling's reforms. In fact, although Fang Xuanling is known as a famous official and a wise minister in history, he is an ancient person after all, and has certain historical limitations. The policy reforms he set are actually It's one size fits all.

In Chen Ying's reform, it involved all aspects.

Li Jiancheng looked at Chen Ying's eloquently written "Datang Civil and Military Officials' Pension Management System" with more than a thousand words, and couldn't help but be overwhelmed.

Then, he saw the "Datang Military Dependents and Martyrs Protection Law" written by Chen Ying. Li Jiancheng couldn't help but said: "Come here, pass on Wei Zheng, Pei Ju, Wang Gui, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian and other civil and military officials. , Go to the Taiji Palace Liangyi Hall to discuss!

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With her head held high, Fang Xuanling strode down the steps, turned around, but saw Gao Shilian moving down step by step in a daze.

Fang Xuanling said: "Gao Shilang, where are you going? Would you like a drink or two?"

Gao Shilian shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Xuanling was joking, I'd better go home and wait for the envoy to come."

Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "It's good to go back and sleep, these days have exhausted you, it's time to rest."

After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, she walked towards the direction of Shang Shuxing.

Gao Shilian hurriedly said, "Xuanling, where are you going?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Going back to Shangshu Province, there are still many things to be done."

Gao Shilian looked at Fang Xuanling's back, except for a wry smile.

Entering the official office of Youcheng, Minister of Shangshu, Fang Xuanling waved to a Shu Lingshi.

Shu Lingshi came over.

Fang Xuanling handed a list to Shuling Shi and said, "Go, bring the resumes of these officials."

Shu Lingshi was stunned for a moment.

Fang Xuanling stared unhappily and said, "What? Didn't you hear?"

Shuling Shi hurriedly took the list and left in a hurry.

Fang Xuanling began grinding ink by preparing the ground in his spare time.

Several colleagues flirted with each other, got up and slipped out the door.

"Is Fang Xuanling really desperate? His Majesty is going to depose him, yet he is still here."

"This can't be called Dahe's heart is not dead."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

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Inside the Ganlu Hall of Taiji Palace.

Li Yuan looked at Pei Ji neither happy nor angry and said, "How is Feng Deyi's condition?"

Pei Ji smiled wryly and said, "He's not sick at all, it's just...that's a heart disease."

Li Yuan still said calmly: "Is he going to depose Fang Xuanling?"

Pei Ji smiled and said, "The Ministry of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has written all the imperial edicts."

Li Yuan snorted coldly and said, "He thought the seat he won would be so comfortable to sit on? Before, his enemies were Erlang and Zhen, but now, his biggest enemy is himself."

(End of this chapter)