Datang first village

The social hierarchy of Datang is strict. It can be said that it is divided into big nine ranks, big nine and so on.

The highest family is naturally the royal family, but this royal family is limited to the direct descendants of the Tang Emperor, and the rest of the royal family, such as brothers and sisters, are naturally inferior royal families.Or become a high-ranking noble family.

Next, there are scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants.

Further down, there are maidservants, servants, tenants, and slaves.

Each category is subdivided into nine grades, and there are also interspersed among them.For example, a second-class craftsman must be higher than a fifth-class scholar.First-class peasants are not actually farmers anymore, but agricultural technicians. They are on the same level as third-class scholars. If they want to go further, they must become scholars.

Advanced conditions, one, great contribution to Datang.Second, the emperor's special gift.Third, the son of a first-class peasant became an official with his talent, and after reaching a certain official position, he was granted the status of a scholar.Then this first-class peasant, Meng Meng, also became a scholar.

Every level has the opportunity to go up.Even the lowest-ranked slaves still have the opportunity to improve their social status.

Among them, literary examination, martial arts examination, becoming an official, military merit, and land reclamation.It is the way for five ordinary people to have the best chance to advance.

For example, when Niu Jin went there and established his home overseas, the slaves who came here, even the lowest grade ninth-class slaves, as long as they worked for five years, they would definitely have the status of a ninth-class peasant.In other words, civilians.

Soldiers, for example, are among the various ranks. Soldiers can be of any type, such as agriculture, industry, or business. Generally, at the general level, they are also the status of a soldier, so soldiers are listed separately.When a professional soldier retires, he will be given an identity based on his family and military achievements.

If you joined the army until you retired at the age of 50, and served the Tang army all your life, even if you didn't have any military merits, with this hard work, you can still give a comfort rating to a ninth-class soldier.

The Goguryeo people came to Palembang. If their identities are counted as civilians, they should be in service or at the level of farmers and workers below the seventh grade. But after they stepped into Palembang and officially started to work, no matter what level they were before, All of them have been promoted to the third level, and some of them are captains and lieutenants, and they have even touched the edge of being a soldier.

The new guard of Palembang is surnamed Li, and he is considered to be of the royal family, but he is very marginal.

In order to win this position, he waited a day and a night at the entrance of the military department, and wrote a [-]-word port defense experience.

Palembang’s lieutenant is surnamed Cui, he is the direct son of the Cui family in Peninsular, and he is close to the Qinghe Cui family. If he is not in the army now, he is a ninth-class gentry, and he came here to raise his status to a higher level.

After taking over the defense and arranging the various armies, the general surnamed Li will naturally have an audience with the King of Qin.

It's not that Vice General Cui doesn't want to meet the King of Qin, but that he is not qualified to have an audience at all, so he went to meet the patriarch of the Qinghe Cui clan, Cui Junsu.

"It's been a long journey!" Cui Junsu said politely.

"Patriarch, when Dandong was recruiting, his nephew made some contributions because of patrolling the border, and Dudu Xiao recommended him. However, there was a bribery incident, and there were as many as 13 people who took bribes. Whether it was generals, school officials, Whether it is the selection of non-commissioned officers or the selection of ordinary soldiers, there are people who want to fight for the chance to fight this time."

Cui Junsu nodded, he was not surprised by the news.

Not to mention in Dandong, even Chang'an has some private affairs.

"The Pu family is in trouble, and we are going to file a complaint. The Sun family has been hit hard. This time, the Pu family has sent 70 children to Nanyang. Among them, there are 43 military officers, and only 27 are ordinary soldiers. The family made a statement, thinking that the selection of soldiers was unfair, and only soldiers from the Goguryeo family were selected, and soldiers from the Silla family were not selected."

Cui Junsu pressed his forehead, thinking that there are still people rushing to do the job of leaving his hometown.

"There is a message from the Ministry of War."

"Military Department?" Cui Junsu had been away for many days, and he really didn't know anything about Chang'an in the past few months.

"Second-class scholars, General Cheng made a duke and added first-class scholars. Moreover, General Cheng's eldest son directly inherits the second-class scholars. If he has military achievements, he may be the first-class scholars when the old General Cheng is alive. The reason given by the Ministry of War is that it has worked hard to guard the sea for thousands of miles for Datang.

Cui Junsu gasped.

You know, for the gentry of the Tang Dynasty, it is said that it is more difficult to advance from the third rank to the second rank than the Tianyi Railway.From the second level to the first level, without the merit of expanding the land for thousands of miles, without the merit of governing the land and benefiting the world, there is no possibility at all.

The ten benefits of governing the land is to govern the land of at least a thousand miles, and the income of the people and the treasury will increase tenfold.

"It seems that this is such a precious place overseas." Cui Junsu said with emotion.He also said: "Someone is a first-class scholar, and if the eldest son of a certain person is idle, he will be a third-class scholar if he inherits the title of a certain person. Only when he is an official or a general can he be a second-class scholar. If he is not a son, he will be reduced to three ranks in a row. In other words In other words, if the three generations of the Cui family are mediocre, the Cui family will become a low-ranking noble family without doing anything, and within 200 years, there will be no Cui family in the aristocratic family."

The lieutenant of Peninsula Cui lowered his head, not knowing how to answer.

"Children of the Cui family, be careful. The first family of hundreds of scholars in the dynasty must be my Qinghe Cui family."

"Yes, nephew must be careful!"

A family of hundreds of scholars means that the family is a first-class noble family.Moreover, with the status of one hundred first-class scholars, at present, only the Qinghe Cui family and the Taiyuan Wang family can truly reach this height in the Tang Dynasty. Towards, almost impossible.

Ordinary Goguryeo soldiers didn't have such big ambitions.

When I came to Palembang, the military pay was high, and the food was better.And here, except for the merchants of the Tang Dynasty, all the lower-level natives are in charge, and the soldiers of Goguryeo also feel that they can raise their heads from the face.

In Palembang, one hundred Changan household registrations for outstanding troops each year are more attractive than the reward of a year's salary increase.

When receiving the money, some sergeants saw the housing subsidy on the form, and immediately attracted many people, not because of the money, but because of the houses built by the soldiers, they all live in the barracks.

Asked, an officer replied: "Here, a piece of white hemp can be exchanged for a big girl. No matter how poor you are, you can marry two wives and buy two slaves. There is no military camp here in Palembang, and a piece of land is allocated. It was built as a military area. Even if you can bring your family here, you can also settle down here!"

Most of the Goguryeo soldiers were poor, and they were very poor.

Marrying a wife is almost impossible for the lowest rank of soldiers.

Even in Goguryeo, if they marry women from the same commoner family, they are too poor to come up with dowry gifts.

"One year's military salary can be paid in advance." The little officer of the logistics battalion snapped a stack of banknotes on the table.Everyone in Goguryeo knows that this thing is money, which is commonly used in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, and is recognized by businessmen all over the world.If you want to exchange for copper coins or silver coins, Datang Bank will exchange them. If you don’t want to exchange them, you can use this paper currency to buy things.

The first building was erected in Palembang, either a chamber of commerce, an inn, or a bank.The coins piled up like a hill, and the big boxes full of banknotes were carried down by these soldiers and are still guarding them.

Buy a wife and set up a home!

Goguryeo soldiers were a little tempted.

"I signed a contract to guard the port for five years, and paid military pay for three years." A soldier ran to the logistics officer and shouted.

The logistics officer knocked on the table: "Go to your chief officer to use the seal. In the next five years, you can only receive [-]% of the military salary every month, and the rest will be paid in advance. Don't forget the military regulations. It is a felony to reach out for money casually." !"

When the news spread, the local people in Palembang heard that the dowry was a piece of pure cloth and three feet of silk was returned.Those who wanted to marry their daughters knocked down the walls of the military area.

"Your Highness is wise! Nanyang can be settled!"

"It's not that I'm wise, it's that people have hope. Without hope, there is no way to live. Goguryeo people are inferior to others in Tang Dynasty, just like Xi Junmai back then. They can go from slaves to generals. Goguryeo people also If you can become a nobleman of my Tang Dynasty, the outstanding ones can naturally integrate into my Tang Dynasty, and those who are just waiting to die, they just want to be a peasant until their death. Whether they are Goguryeo people, Japanese people, or people from my Datang Dynasty!"

Li Yuanxing's answer made Wei Ting headache again and again.

Only the outstanding ones can be promoted, and only in this way can Datang become stronger and stronger.

"Your Highness, there is news from Chang'an. Central and southern regions are divided into two regions. Some ethnic minorities who are proficient in Chinese and not low in knowledge are competing for the position of state chief official. The Holy One has added an examination and said that he would like to hear His Highness's opinion."

"There can be, but the chief officials of Zhongzhou and Shangzhou. Tang people add [-] points. Xiazhou, the county level will naturally release some. The officials in the governor's mansions are still dominated by Tang people."

Li Yuanxing expressed his attitude.

Wei Ting gave a salute: "Your Highness, why not release one from Shangzhou?"

"It's feasible, good suggestion. It is possible to properly let the ethnic minorities rise to power. The Japanese, Gaochang, and Yiwu are not considered for the time being. There is no good material for civil servants in the Turks. Silla has just surrendered, so don't choose them. A chief official in Shangzhou Give it to the Goguryeo people. Choose one or two excellent ones from the Turkic side, and give them an important position in the military in the Dudu Mansion. You guys have an opinion on how to balance it. Just report the truth to the emperor’s brother.”

"Yes!" Wei Ting replied seriously.

"The Goguryeo people are still Japanese. Or Turkic people, it will take a long time to integrate into my Tang Dynasty. You can't rush, and you can't leave it alone. It is feasible to give reuse to those who are really proficient in my Tang culture. These defenders stationed abroad , those who are loyal to Datang, naturally have to give them some sense of pride from Tang people."

"The servant will arrange it now."

"The last thing, this time the ship back to the Central Plains, bring an order. Datang ocean-going ships are allowed to be manufactured by merchants, which are divided into two types: sailboats and steamships. They are further divided into armed merchant ships and ordinary merchant ships. Those who need technology can go to Yaozhou Get it over there, each ship must have a separate number, the Maritime Safety Administration will record it, and the owner who bought the ship must also record it accordingly.”

Hearing Li Yuanxing's order, Wei Ting thought that the boat that came this time was a mess.

There are many ships that are not suitable for running in the sea at all, and they will not die when encountering some wind and waves.

Without enough ships, it is impossible to have enough ocean trade. The official shipbuilding speed alone has far caught up with Datang's demand for ships.

Wei Ting withdrew from Li Yuanxing's study. On the surface, Gao Baiyang was involved in the matter of the nine ports, but in fact, it was the Prince Qin's mansion who secretly controlled it.This is not just as simple as occupying a port, it is to lay the groundwork in advance for turning Nanyang into the land of Datang in the future. (To be continued.)