Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 332: It’s not about virtue, it’s about maintaining stability! (Three updates starting tomorrow)
heard.

Fusu was suddenly shocked.

He didn't think about it at first.

When I heard what Ji Heng said earlier, I immediately reacted.

Is Da Qin's approach to officialdom really meritocratic?

Maybe not.

It’s just that the world has been based on meritocracy for hundreds of years. Is it really feasible to change so much all at once?

Fusu hesitated.

He asked: "Was it wrong to promote meritocracy in the past?"

Ji Heng said solemnly: "It's not wrong, but the times are different and the conditions are also different."

"Qin itself is not suitable for this. The foundation of Qin's past is that military merit is the only thing. As long as you can obtain military merit, you can obtain titles, privileges, and even opportunities to serve as officials. This opportunity is the same for all Qin people. , facing the public.”

"Meritocracy has a limited audience."

"The real optional system of Da Qin, since Shang Yang's reform, has always been based on the power of choice."

“If you can, you can rise.”

"It's not about talent."

"Yes, this thing is too broad."

"What is talent? Is it talent to nod and comment on some current affairs? Is it talent to be able to make some shocking remarks? Or is it talent to be able to advise the monarch? Or both, but governing the world requires so many talented people with their own opinions. ?"

"No."

"What is needed to govern the world is officials who are flawless in their execution."

"These people may not be that talented, but they must have their own abilities."

"This is what the bottom class needs most."

heard.

Fusu was thoughtful.

The only thing you can do is lift.

After listening to Ji Heng's words, he also understood one thing.

a very important thing.

Da Qin's current way of becoming an official seems to be wrong.

When the military merit system was still sufficient, this way of becoming an official was no problem, because there was a steady stream of high-ranking nobles entering the official career. However, as the military merit system gradually became unsuitable for the world, it also meant that people at the bottom embarked on the official career path. It was blocked, and the conditions of the school were too high, and most people didn't get involved at all.

The military meritocracy system gives a person at the bottom a chance to stand up.

Now that this opportunity is gone, the Qin Dynasty is so high-pressure, and there is no way to rise. Why don't the people at the bottom complain?

rising channel.

This is the foundation of military merit and nobility.

And this is also the fundamental advantage of Great Qin over the Six Kingdoms.

It's just that with the unification of the world, this advantage has disappeared. Even because of some inherent policies, this upward channel has been completely blocked, from the school system, to the later 'Ren Zi System', and the acquisition of places from the old Six Kingdoms Officials and local appointments, etc., this series of systems to maintain stability, or to maintain the status quo, eventually blocked the channels for the bottom to rise.

There is no hope for the bottom.

They see no hope, let alone a passage.

No one in the court was aware of this, but Ji Heng saw it.

Therefore, Ji Heng started from the military merit system, proposed the transfer of non-commissioned officers, and also proposed lowering the admission standards, in order to further lower the conditions for serving as officials, which were originally high-ranking, so that more people at the bottom can embark on an official career. But this is still not enough.

Because this is aimed at people with a certain title.

Then there was this order to seek talents.

Seeking merit orders?
No.

In fact, he is asking for orders from officials!

What we seek is never the virtuous, but the lowest-level officials.

It gives the lowest level of hope.

I hope that through this move, some people who are almost suffocated by life can regain hope and a future.

Tens of thousands of people, is it really that many?

Fusu asked himself.

not much.

Even weighing less.

Fusu looked solemn, bowed to Ji Heng, and said gratefully: "Thank you, sir, for clarifying my doubts. Fusu almost lost a big deal for a small amount of money, but although Fusu understood the gentleman's good intentions, he still did not dare to be careless in the slightest. This But there are tens of thousands of people, and the court cannot give them so many official positions."

"And the only thing I can do is lift, is it really possible?"

Fusu still had doubts in his heart.

Ji Heng chuckled and said calmly: "You can achieve military merit only by doing it, and you can do the same, but you will encounter great resistance. Qin Ting's current vested interests are very large, and these people will definitely stop them. , but many of them came up through military merit and meritocracy in the past, so they dare not directly oppose it now, but when you want to go further, they will definitely jump out."

"After all, personnel rights."

"It has always been the focus of power struggles."

"As for the large number of people, you don't need to be too concerned about it. Aren't there more people who performed meritorious services under the military meritocracy back then than this time? How were they dealt with back then? And under the military meritocracy, everyone can get a knighthood? "

"Of course this is impossible." Fusu shook his head.

He still understands the military merit system.

To achieve military success, one must behead the enemy and win the battle.

Therefore the conditions are relatively harsh.

This also caused the Qin people to become warlike, and eventually earned the name tiger and wolf.

Ji Heng nodded and said with a smile: "That's it."

"Most of these people are not qualified to obtain official positions. Only talented people can truly obtain official positions. It's just about choosing the best among the best, the best among the bad, or the tallest among the shortest. This is the question. It depends on what happens in the end.”

Fusu nodded.

Ji Heng added: "But no matter what the quality of these people is in the end, as the first group of people seeking talents, you must treat them with extreme caution, and you cannot really treat them as ordinary people."

Fusu smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Ji, I understand the matter of buying bones for a thousand gold."

"I will never let you down, sir."

"I will definitely face it with a very open-minded and humbly attitude."

Ji Heng glanced at Fusu indifferently, and couldn't help but rub his forehead, a flash of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and said calmly: "You are wrong, this time is not the so-called buying bones for a thousand gold, or even the so-called buying a bone for a thousand gold in your eyes , compared to these people, they are not very important.”

"Why is this?" Fusu was stunned.

Ji Heng did not answer directly, but took the initiative to ask: "What kind of people do you think will come under the order of seeking talents?"

Fusu touched his chin and thought for a while: "I think there are people who have skills and want to serve the country so that they can find a job for themselves. There may also be many people who have unappreciated talents and are trying to attract my attention."

Fusu spoke truthfully.

Ji Heng shook his head and sneered: "You are wrong."

"It's so wrong." "It may be that he is underappreciated, but he is not really talented, but that's two things."

"It is true that there will be some talented people here, but such people are destined to be a minority. Among the upcoming crowds, there will be more people who are not familiar with the status quo, dare to take risks, and even fear that the world will not be chaotic."

"How is this possible?" Fusu exclaimed.

Ji Heng said coldly: "Nothing is impossible, you take it for granted."

"This order to seek talents is not to seek talents, but to deliberately put down straw for people who are about to drown. And those drowning people are the 'virtuous people' who come this time. They are gasping for life under the oppression of life. They are out of breath, and there is no hope in sight. There is only despair in their eyes. The reason why they come is just because of the unwillingness in their hearts."

"They hope to change the status quo through this order."

"Change the rhetoric."

"These people will be the source of turmoil in the world in the future."

"They are also the people that Qin Ting originally needed to maintain stability."

"Maintain stability." Fusu chewed on these two words and understood something in his heart.

Ji Heng said calmly: "No one in this world is willing to be ordinary. It's just that many people are frustrated by the current situation and have to accept the reality. But not everyone is like this. After all, there are some who are arrogant and always think that they are Of course, most of them are people who just want to live a peaceful life, but are oppressed by the world and feel overwhelmed, so they have to take risks."

"because."

“If you don’t explode in silence, you will die in silence.”

"Those who choose to die in silence will never come to Xianyang and dare not take the risk. But those who dare to come to Xianyang are most likely not willing to die in silence, and they will definitely vent their dissatisfaction to the court. , to accuse oneself of the injustice suffered.”

"These people are inherently resentful."

"This time the order for seeking talents just gives them an outlet."

"Because they don't care about their origins or family status, they will not be completely crushed to death, and always give them some room to breathe. This trip to Xianyang is the last hope and sustenance in their hearts. If this glimmer of hope If they are also wiped out, then they will also plunge into complete madness and revenge.”

"Because they have had enough of this miserable world!"

"I'm fed up with the endless oppression."

"They are not willing to give in!"

Ji Heng's voice was calm, but each word made Fusu's hair stand on end.

He raised his head and looked outside, and seemed to have seen people with red eyes walking towards Xianyang full of anger. Once the court did not comfort them in time, these people would be eroded by anger and resentment and completely fall into madness.

What would these people do.

It goes without saying.

Yes.

The vast majority of them are ordinary people. If they were not really pushed to the extreme, how could they do something that is not realistic?It was precisely because they had no way out that they dared to make such a desperate move.

Do not erupt in silence, die in silence.

This sentence is deafening.

silence.

Dead silence.

Fusu was already speechless.

If he really treats them with the attitude of "buying bones for a thousand gold", he may have made a big mistake. These people are not "horse bones" at all, and it is unlikely that they will get "a thousand gold" from the court. If he only sees those The so-called 'horse bones', while ignoring the existence of other things, will definitely lead to disaster.

These people are unwilling to remain silent, otherwise why would they come to Xianyang?
And that means.

Once these people leave Xianyang, they will not continue to be content with silence. They will even choose to take risks directly, even if they will be killed. But these people have reached this situation, how can they care too much?

Chaos is doomed in the world.

Fusu's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and he was filled with fear.

As for killing these people, Fusu had no idea at all. It was completely futile, and killing people would not solve the problem. These people who came were just forced into a desperate situation, and had to choose to seek medical treatment indiscriminately for acute illnesses instead of treating the underlying problems. To solve it, if you kill these people, others will appear, and you can’t kill them all.

So what I really want to do is to 'maintain stability'.

In other words, a thousand dollars buys horse bones, and the horse bones here belong to everyone who comes this time.

It’s not just about capable and talented people.

Thinking of this.

Fusu felt a little relieved.

Ji Heng glanced at Fusu and saw that Fusu had understood, and then said with satisfaction: "You should understand now. Instead of recruiting tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of soldiers to quell the chaos in the future, now we only need to try our best to comfort and let people Their dissatisfaction was dissipated and it was clear which was more important."

Fusu nodded.

He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you sir for reminding me, Fusu almost made a big mistake."

Ji Heng said: "You just need to understand that seeking talents this time is secondary. Maintaining stability and showing your posture is more important. If you can comfort these nearly ten thousand people, the world will not be chaotic at least for a short time. With time, , you will have the opportunity to make corrections. If these people are completely disappointed with the Qin court, and then turn around and devote themselves to the cruelty of Qin and rebellion, then Great Qin will be really in danger."

"They were the first ones."

"But it won't be the last batch."

Fusu's mind trembled, and he already understood the pros and cons.

He solemnly said: "Fusu understands."

"When Fu Su returns home later, he will give orders to provide the best possible hospitality, treat each other with complete courtesy, and never show any arrogance."

"At the same time, a certain selection of these people will be made. Those who are truly talented and learned will be given preferential treatment. Those who are just here to wait and see, or who are really incompetent, will also be given the means to go back. As for those who are cynical and resentful of the world, as Mr. Ji said, Those who are unfair try to understand their current situation as much as possible, know the source of their injustice, and take the opportunity to improve it, so as to achieve comfort."

"What do you think sir?"

Fusu thought quickly.

He is already somewhat comfortable with handling things.

Ji Heng nodded.

He said calmly: "You decide this yourself, but in the early stage, try to treat everyone equally, and treat people fairly and sincerely. If it really can't be solved in time, you can keep these people as much as possible. In all industries in the world, they will always have their place. , and in the future, the world will be turbulent, and there will be many places where people are needed."

"But in the end, how you choose and how you use it all depends on your own insight."

"I can't help you with that."

Fusu nodded.

He was also feeling stressed.

Dealing with such a large number of job seekers is already a considerable burden and pressure, and many of these people are cynical and hold all kinds of speculations and suspicions. If they are not handled well, they may cause disaster for the Qin Dynasty. This also makes Fusu had to cheer up.

If it is handled well, the effect will be obvious.

This is truly a piece of cake.

Not only did he recruit scholars for the Qin Dynasty, but he also used this to quell certain public grievances, and opened up a career path for the Qin Dynasty. When word of this incident spreads, it will definitely attract the attention of the world and inspire the world. He will also benefit from it. A lot.

But the premise is that nothing goes wrong.

Fusu lowered his head and pondered slowly in his mind.

a long time.

Fusu raised his head.

A flash of determination and courage flashed in his eyes.

He must do well.

(End of this chapter)