Age of mythical princes

Chapter 182 A World Without Emperors and Nobles
"Kid Quwu met Mr. Xiao."

At the door of the cabinet, Qu Wu was standing here to welcome Xiao He's arrival.

Feng Yi, one of the three giants in the cabinet, is now by Jiang Hua's side all the time, acting as the personal secretary of Twelve Hours, and his main purpose is to be a companion.

Feng Qingyang, one of the three giants, is working hard to develop his own abilities at the moment. He discovered that after merging the inheritance treasure of Wenquxing, he naturally possessed many supernatural powers, one of which is to bless the officials under his command. Improve their accuracy when dealing with government affairs, improve their concentration and so on.

As for Quwu, Xiao He is specially welcomed here.

Although the situation today had been expected for a long time, but when Xiao He really came, Qu Wu still felt a little emotional.

"Xiao He has seen a bachelor."

Looking at the gentle and elegant Xiao He, Qu Wu immediately felt good about him, and this appearance is very good.

The whole world has always been an era of looking at faces.

Ugly, even an official can't do it.

"At the beginning of the cabinet, it was a place to provide advice to the lord and develop ideas."

"It's just that the lord took a fancy to it. When the cabinet was first established, there were several small houses directly inside the prefect's mansion."

While speaking, Qu Wu led Xiao He in.

There are not many documents in the house, only crystal balls, communication talismans, and Taoist priests and warlocks guarding one after another.

At a glance, there are many warlocks and few Taoists.

After reading it, Xiao He felt shabby!

How shabby!

It is so important that there are not even more Taoist priests. It is really not worthy of the current status of the cabinet. No wonder the recruitment needs to be expanded.

"All of you put down your work and come to meet with the Grand Scholar. The Grand Scholar has a high level of cultivation, and he is a genuine Taoist priest. He is only one step away from the legendary Xiantian Daoist, and his strength is extremely powerful."

"Furthermore, Grand Scholars are talents invited by the lord after he personally visits. No matter what background you have, you must not be arrogant in front of Grand Scholars. You must abide by the rules in all behaviors, and you must not exceed half a point!"

After Xiao He finished getting acquainted with everyone with a smile, Qu Wu took Xiao He and left here: "This is the prefect's mansion, where our cabinet started, and it is also the place where the core members of the cabinet hold meetings. Many times, many important decisions are made It's here that the discussions finally come to a conclusion."

"So, while it might seem inconspicuous, it's the starting point for a lot of important decisions."

"Next, I led my husband to the cabinet's classics room, where all the documents of the cabinet from the beginning to the present are recorded."

"These documents include the detailed information of every member of the cabinet, all matters handled by the cabinet, and all investigations done by the cabinet. Even Jinyiwei, Caifeng Pavilion, official newspapers, periodicals, etc. are also left here. There is backup data."

"In addition, our cabinet has a relatively large authority. Now it also has the responsibility of the doctor of the royal family, and the responsibility of supervising and secretly investigating officials. However, it is only a secret investigation. After the investigation is completed, even if there is sufficient evidence, it can only be handed over. Give it to the prefect's office, and the prefect's office will investigate and deal with it."

Hearing this, Xiao He became happier the more he listened, the cabinet is much more important than he imagined!
Where is this cabinet?

This is clearly a small imperial court!

Xiao He had a feeling that in the future, the cabinet might be able to compete with the prefect's office and the prime minister's team.

Soon, the two left the cabinet, left the prefect's mansion, and walked to a certain basement. Quwu took out a token: "This is an entrance to the classics room, and there is a token as an identity. You can only enter if you have a certificate, and you cannot recognize the person if you recognize the seal, so the token must be kept carefully."

Hearing this, Xiao He also took out a token, which was the bachelor's token that Jiang Hua gave him last night.

With one step, the two came to a hidden space.

"This is the classics room. In addition to the previous information, there is also the annual assessment situation of each county and township copied from the prefect's mansion, as well as the situation of officials in each township."

"This is also for the convenience of the cabinet to lead the overall situation and better serve the lord."

After a while, the two left the classics room and went to the headquarters of the Yancheng official newspaper.

"Yancheng official newspaper, one issue per day, most of the content comes from the Caifeng Pavilion, which is completely decided by the cabinet. Before it is published every day, it must be approved by the university scholar, and then sent to the prefect's office for approval. Sometimes the lord will also intervene."

When it was dark, Qu Wu had already led Xiao He around most of the institutions under the cabinet, and finally came to the last institution: Jinyiwei.

"This is Jinyiwei, which was originally in charge of foreign intelligence. But now Yancheng is developing too fast, and it is almost useless for the construction of other countries' intelligence. Next, Jinyiwei will undergo major changes, and the task is not trivial..."

"Whether it is to sell Yancheng's products on a large scale to other countries, or to take the opportunity to establish an open and aboveboard periodical sales store, or to collect some information secretly, it is not easy."

"The last thing is to recruit new members to the cabinet this time, and this time it will be open to the entire Yancheng. Well, even nobles from the Chao country, or nobles from other countries, as long as they are willing to sign a Dao contract, as long as they are willing to abide by the relevant regulations, they can participate in the assessment."

"It's just that, in today's cabinet, the recruitment standards for different departments are different. How about leaving this matter to the husband?"

Especially, at this moment, Quwu is secretly holding back bad luck.

It's not that he wants to entrap Xiao He, but that he wants to take the opportunity to see Xiao He's ability.

The ability to govern and the level of cultivation are not too directly related.

Of course, the higher the cultivation base, the faster the brain turns and the sharper the intuition. Therefore, the higher the cultivation base, the better the ability to govern.

When your lord can clearly remember every long and detailed file under his command, including his name, family, experience, personality, dreams and other detailed information, will he still be afraid of the military leaders under his command to make trouble?

When your lord can clearly remember the specific information of each township head and even every village head, and has enough energy to have a secret call with the village heads at least once a month, will the township heads and county magistrates dare to do anything wrong? ?

A high cultivation base is indeed conducive to governing.

But there is no absolute relationship between the two.

Many strong people often have poor governance ability.

Governance and practice are two different directions. I dare not say that they are opposites, but at least they are not very related.

This is like the ability to govern and engage in art. Li Taibai's poetry is the best in the world, but his ability to be an official can be understood.

There are also Song Huizong and Li Yu. If you let them engage in art, calligraphy, painting, music, and writing lyrics, they are very happy and good at it, but if you let them be monarchs, it will be a disaster.

Qu Wu actually wanted to see if Xiao He could do this well.

Of course, even if Xiao He can't do well, Qu Wu will help secretly to ensure that the matter will be done beautifully and will never delay such a major event as recruiting new cabinet members.

Xiao He still had that calm look: "Okay!"

……

In the prefect's mansion, Jiang Hua met the third expert who came to the prefect's mansion.

"The first time I learned about Yancheng was when I got a copy of Yancheng's official newspaper from my friend Shaoqin."

"Later, I learned about Yancheng Journals, and I learned about Yancheng's inclusive mind."

"At that time, I discussed with my friend Shaoqin that Yancheng's move will surely attract talents from all over the world. As long as it does not perish in the future, it will be a matter of time before it grows stronger."

"And after the call for help is issued, I will set off."

Speaking of this, Mr. Uncle Shao from the Fan family remembered the conversation he had with his friend before parting.

"Shaoqin, the state of Chu is really too dark. If it wasn't for the nobles, there would be no room for success. You have great talent and strength, but you don't even have the position of a county guard."

My friend Shaoqin replied: "Hey, this point can hardly be changed."

"When the state of Chu was founded, it could be said to be unknown. It was not until the reign of King Cheng that he became a little viscount recognized by the emperor of Zhou. Later, he continued to grow and develop by relying on the enfeoffment system."

"Today's Chu State is undoubtedly the largest in the world in terms of area."

"In terms of population, it is still number one in the world."

"Even in terms of strength, it may still be number one in the world."

"However, the strength of Chu State, the population of Chu State, and most of the national power of Chu State are not in the hands of the king, but in the hands of the big and small lords."

"So, the opinion of the king in Chu is the most important. Unless there is a crisis of destroying the country, the kings will definitely not tolerate the reform of Chu."

"Just like today, unless you are so powerful as the first monarch and a congenital real person, you can't even be a prefect."

"In that case, why don't you leave with me?"

"I am not optimistic about Yancheng. Although Yancheng has a bright future, it is also very risky. Moreover, I have received an invitation from the Marquis of Yue, and I am about to go to Yue to serve as a senior doctor. Why don't Shaobo go with me?"

"Although Yue is a big vassal state, it is almost the weakest. Yue is weaker than Wu, and Wu is weaker than Chu."

"I'm still more optimistic about Yancheng."

After the conversation, his friend Shaoqin gave up his position as Wancheng Ling and went to Yue, while Shaobo rushed to Yancheng without stopping.

"After I came to Yancheng, I first watched it for a few days, and I also saw the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the first and second phases. I was very interested in the different ideas above."

So, are you here to apply for the post of Editor-in-Chief of Hundred Schools of Contentment?

"So, I came here too, intending to be the sheriff of the third county, and to test my theory of governance by the way."

"No problem, just follow the process."

"Choose the mission first and prove your strength."

"Then, you can choose one of the remaining eight counties to realize your ideal."

"Next, I would like to ask you to tell me about your own philosophy. I would like to record it and copy it to the contention of a hundred schools of thought. If you feel that some language is not suitable for direct publication, you can also tell me." Jiang Hua talked to me as usual. Shaobo Fan described the relevant regulations.

Uncle Fan nodded his head, expressing his understanding.

Jiang Hua took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Feng Yi began to grind the ink, Jiang Hua picked up the brush and dipped it in the ink, and began to record.

Of course, you can use a pencil, but Jiang Hua still feels that at this critical moment, using a brush is more sensual and more ritualistic.

"In the ideal society I imagined, there is no monarch!"

Good guy!
Hearing this, Feng Yi, who was grinding ink, couldn't help raising his head to look at the young uncle Fan in front of him.

Is this something you can say casually?
Looking at the serious Uncle Fan, Jiang Hua silently recorded this sentence.

I was worried that the third issue of the contention of schools of thought would have no controversial topics, but now it seems that this issue of contention of schools of thought will definitely sell like crazy, and even the young uncle Fan in front of him will be sold out by then. It's hard to say whether he will be alive or not.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hua looked at the sentence in front of him, and kindly reminded: "Mr. Shaobo, should the sentence just now be recorded truthfully and published?"

"Of course!"

"Then Mr. Uncle Shao, are you ready?"

"Of course, the worst outcome is death!"

"What's more, it may not necessarily die, especially after this kind of thought spreads all over the world, especially after I officially started the experiment."

Jiang Hua nodded slightly, and continued to record: "In my opinion, a monarch is never necessary for ruling."

"Even if a regime, a court, can function normally without a monarch!"

"So, what I envision is a whole where the people of the country govern themselves."

"In this country, if you donate enough money to the country, you can become a citizen of the country. If you join the professional army of the country, you can become a citizen of the country. You can become an elite in a certain industry. After reaching a certain standard, you can become a citizen of the country. At a certain point, you will automatically become a Chinese..."

"In this country, the people of the country govern and manage everything. The people of the country are the real masters of the whole country."

"This country does not need so-called nobles, nor does it need a so-called monarch. All it needs is one countryman after another."

"The sheriff of the county will also be elected by the people of the country."

"In this way, every county guard is the most supported by the people of the country. Whoever can win the embrace of the vast majority of the people of the country will be able to serve as the prefect."

"Of course, the prefect must have the strength of Taoist priests or second-generation ministers."

"Even if the prefect is not a prefect, he can join the senate and become a elder. The senate will be a place for all retired prefect families to cultivate and recuperate. The senate can nominate a new prefect."

"In principle, if there are local prefects, try to select local ones."

"But when the local government cannot find a minister to be the prefect, people are transferred from other counties, or the court appoints a new prefect."

"In the county I govern, the magistrates of each county will be elected by the people of the country."

"There is a senate at the county level in the county. Non-doctors and Taoist priests are not allowed to serve as county magistrates. Considering the lifespan and energy of doctors and Taoist priests, county magistrates are elected every [-] years. Those who have served as county magistrates are eligible to participate after they are strong enough. The competition of the prefect of the county."

(End of this chapter)