Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

"Father makes a clear decision!"

Prince Heng was very impressed by Qingji's way of employing people.

Don't look at Qingji who often acts as a "hands-off shopkeeper" and is not a diligent king.

However, Qingji still has a certain understanding of the talents, talents and conduct of the ministers under his command, and he can make good use of them.

Among the disciples of Confucianism, Zilu is quite different.

Although Zilu was baptized by Confucius, he still could not get rid of his wild spirit, so Confucius said that he was only "promoted", but never "entered the house", that is to say, Zilu never became a refined gentleman...

However, this cannot conceal the fact that Zhong You is a true gentleman!
In the original history, Zhong You was the first official of Lu, and the latter was Wei.

Kong Kui's mother, Bo Ji, conspired with others to make Kuai Kui (Bo Ji's younger brother) king, and coerced Kong Kui to kill Wei and become a prince, who fled after hearing the news.

After Zhong You heard the news, he went to the city to see Kuai Kui. Kuai Kui ordered Shi Qi to shoot down Zilu Guanying with a spear.

what for?

Even when a gentleman is about to die, he must dress neatly.

Thus, Zilu was hacked into meat paste while fastening his cap tassel...

When Confucius heard of his death, he shed tears and refused to eat meat sauce before he died.

This is where Qingji appreciates Zilu very much.

Why?

Because Zilu pays attention to personal honor.

Pay attention to clothing and dressing, so as to conform to the status of the nobles.

In history, Zilu exchanged his life for the result of withdrawing from political disputes without losing the loyalty of the warriors. This is the most helpless way.

Having said that, Zilu is a person who can make appearances.

When Confucius traveled around the world, Zhong You, Yan Hui and others followed Confucius all the time. Because he was extremely brave, he actually played the role of defender.

Moreover, as far as Qingji knew, Zhong You was familiar with military affairs and was familiar with military books and war strategies, but he had never been able to use them.

"Father, I don't know who you plan to use as the governor of Wu County?"

Prince Heng asked tentatively.

"Do you have someone to recommend?"

"How about Ran Qiu?"

"good."

Ran Qiu, courtesy name Ziyou, is the direct descendant of Ran Jizai, the tenth son of King Wen of Zhou.

He is one of Confucius' favorite disciples and is known for his political affairs.

Ran Qiu is versatile, especially good at financial management.

In the original history, Ran Qiu, as a vassal of the Ji family of Lu State, led the left division to resist the invading Qi army, took the lead and won the victory with the assault tactics of infantry holding spears, and took the opportunity to persuade Ji Kangzi to welcome back the exile. For 14 years, Confucius helped Ji's land tax reform and accumulated wealth...

Ran Qiu is now Taicang Lingcheng, one of the official historians who govern Sui Nei. If he is released outside, he will definitely be a sheriff.

Having said that, Wu County is now the richest county in the Wu Kingdom.

With a large population, prosperous economy, and fertile land, it is also the place where the eastern capital of Wu State is located, and the hometown of Wu State.

Such an important place naturally needs a great talent to manage it.

If possible, Qingji would let one of his sons be the sheriff of Wujun.

"Father, my son has something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

"But it doesn't matter."

"My Great Wu now has 26 counties and hundreds of counties and towns. The number of officials I need is unknown, and the supply is still in short supply."

Prince Hengjin said: "My son thinks that my father should also hold a selection, so that the county guards, county magistrates, and ministers in the court can recommend talents for the country, so that local officials can manage government affairs and make the administration of Wu It will be more efficient, and at the same time share the government affairs of the courtiers and officials."

"..."

is it necessary?

Have!
As the territory of the state of Wu expands day by day, more and more talents will be needed to govern the country.

It is true that the state of Wu has the Jixia Academy, and there are many scholars from various countries who enter the state of Wu every year to seek fame and fortune, and they can be used as officials of the state of Wu.

However, the state of Wu implemented the investigation system.

Without the appointment of Qingji, or the recommendation of courtiers and officials, it would be difficult for those scholars to have a bright future.

Don't look at the fact that Wu now has the most scholars and the largest talent pool among all the countries in the world, but the supply is still in short supply.

At the local level, Wu State implemented the system of prefectures and counties.

In the county, there are county guards, county lieutenants, and county supervisors (supervisory censors).

The sheriff is the highest chief executive of a county, who is in charge of the government affairs of the whole county and is directly controlled by the imperial court.

The county lieutenant, who assists the county guard, is in charge of the military affairs of the entire county.

County supervisor, in charge of supervision work.

Under the county is the county.

Counties with more than [-] households set up county magistrates, and counties with less than [-] households set up county magistrates.

The order and chief are the heads of a county, in charge of the county's government affairs, and are controlled by the county guard.

The county magistrate has a lieutenant and a lieutenant.

Lieutenant, in charge of the county's military and security.

Cheng, as the county magistrate or assistant to the county magistrate, is in charge of the county's justice.

There are townships, lis and pavilions below the county.

Township and Li are administrative agencies, and pavilions are security organizations.

There are three elders, a miser and a wanderer in the township.

The three elders are in charge of education, the miser is in charge of litigation and taxation, and the traveler is in charge of law and order.

Below the township is the li, which is the most basic administrative unit in Qin State.

Lizheng or Lidian was set up in Lizheng, whose functions were roughly the same as those of the township government, and also had the task of organizing production.

In addition, there are special agency kiosks for public security and anti-thief.

There are ten miles between the two pavilions, and there is a pavilion leader.

The kiosks are spread all over the important places in urban and rural areas.

The role of the township has gradually strengthened and surpassed that of the county, so there is a saying among the people that knowing the township does not know the county.

Therefore, not to mention the township officials such as the head of the village, the head of the pavilion, and the three elders, even at the county level, there are more than 8000 officials in Wu State!

This ratio is far from the Shu Han in the late Three Kingdoms period in history.

When the Shu Han fell, the later master Liu Chan presented his household registration to Sima Wei. The household registration shows that the total population of the Shu Han is 94, with 10 soldiers and 4 officials. The ratio of soldiers to civilians is 10.6%, and the ratio of government to civilians is 4.3%.

It is equivalent to supporting one soldier for every eleven people, and one official for every four people.

In contrast, Wei State has a total population of 4403 million, a total military force of 50, and a military-to-civilian ratio of 11.3%.

It is equivalent to eleven people needing to feed a soldier.

Soochow has a total population of 240 million, a total force of 23, and a soldier-to-civilian ratio of 9.6%, which is equivalent to ten people supporting one soldier.

Therefore, compared with Wei, Shu, and Wu, the ratio of soldiers to civilians is relatively close.

The ratio of soldiers to civilians in the Shu Han was almost the average value of Cao Wei and Soochow, not the highest nor the lowest, which was reasonable at the time.

In terms of this ratio of soldiers to civilians, the burden on the peasants in Wei State is the heaviest, the burden on the peasants in Soochow is the least, and the Shu Han is in the middle.

Of course, during the Three Kingdoms period, the recruitment system was already prevalent, and the state had to bear professional soldiers.

The State of Wu is also implementing the recruitment system, but it can also be paralleled with the system of all people serving as soldiers.

The current total population of Wu State is about 700 million people.

How much is the standing army?

Unconsciously, more than 40.

The military to civilian ratio is 2.3%!

The total number of officials is less than [-].

The government-to-private ratio is 0.12%!

That is, in the state of Wu, there are about 43 Li Shus, raising one soldier.

There are 850 Li and Shu, and one official is raised.

Such a ratio can be said to be more or less.

It is worth mentioning that it is very important to maintain a relatively balanced state between national income and the number of officials.

It is related to the stability and stability of the entire country. Once the number of officials is too large, the country's expenses will inevitably increase, which means that the tax burden on the people will be even heavier.

There are [-] officials. It seems that there are many officials in Wu State, but in fact, it includes informal township officials such as Sanlao, stingy husbands, and Youjiao...

西汉的时候官民比例为1：7945，唐朝为1：2927，明朝为1：2299，清朝是1：911。

According to this ratio, the number of courtiers and officials in Wu State's establishment, counted at the county level, does not exceed 8000, which is actually quite satisfactory...

Of course, the peaceful and prosperous times and the troubled times are not the same.

In general, the more talents the Wu State has, the better it is, so that the King of Wu has more options when it comes to appointing talents and using them!

"Wu Heng, I will give you full responsibility for the selection of talents and talents for the country. Don't let others down."

"My son, obey the king's order!"

Qing Ji is still happy to be a hands-off shopkeeper.

After all, with such a capable prince, why does Qingji have to do everything himself?

Of course, in order to prevent his power from being emptied by Prince Heng, Qingji still needs to be on guard.