I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 251 Small Measures

Lu Zhi and Ma Rixi suggested slowing down the pace of reform and resting with the people, not just for words.

Instead, he made up his mind to take advantage of the fact that there are no major natural or man-made disasters, internal or external troubles, to be more stable first, and try to accumulate some money and food.

Including the farming process in the three southern states - although in fact, due to insufficient investment, it cannot be speeded up even if it wants to be.

Liu Bian focused on the administration of the prefecture and county magistrates and the money and food everywhere, and habitually entrusted small things to others. After only paying attention to the entries, he felt quite free.

The current Sangong and Jiuqing, except Fan Ling and including Liu Yan, all have good reputations and are quite private.

Overall, it can be said that the whole country is prosperous.

Regardless of whether it is a derogatory meaning, he does have such a reputation in this era, and his work is indeed not bad.

The historical celebrities who can appear in front of Liu Bian generally already have official positions. At most, it is a question of whether Liu Bian should intervene to "grow the seedlings and encourage them".

The most typical one is Zhuge Liang. Prime Minister Zhuge was eleven years old and was staying with his uncle Zhuge Xuan in Shanyang County. He should still be in the stage of observing filial piety for his father in a different place. Even if Liu Bian wanted to see him, the most reasonable way would be to wait until his filial piety period was over. , allowing Zhuge Liang to become a boy prodigy.

For example, the Di Bao, which takes one word from the word "county residence", is used to guide public opinion in central areas. Then, after understanding the cost of starting from engraving and publishing it on a large scale like a newspaper, Liu Bian felt that it would be better to ask his teacher Zheng Xuanduo to go to Taixue to discuss the classics and Taoism!
And if it only goes to counties and counties, what is the difference between it and official documents.

Although such a person with excessive punishment methods has been an official, unless Liu Bian makes great efforts to investigate, it is unlikely that his name will appear in front of Liu Bian - except for the case of being a prisoner.

It is enough to know that there is such a person here and can be used when needed.

Another example is that Liu Bian had been thinking about Man Chong when he was reorganizing the government. He didn't know where Man Chong was, but he saw Man Chong's name on the list of officials above Sima and above in the military department that Jia Xu had submitted for approval.

In comparison, although "Han Lv Shu Yi" costs more, as it is a must-answer for "official affairs", it can be sold for real money after printing.

Outside of personnel affairs, Liu Bian, in his quiet state of mind, had never thought of developing something outside the court, such as improving papermaking.

Then Liu Bian learned that Man Chong was from Shanyang County. He had been the postal governor of the county. Later, he was ordered by the prefect to act as the county magistrate. He tortured and tortured the corrupt postal governor Zhang Bao to death, even though Zhang Bao had clear instructions. The evidence of the crime showed that Man Chong still abandoned his official position and returned home.

But is this necessary?
Liu Bian is not sure.

In the end, Liu Bian did not completely give up the idea of ​​Dibao. Instead, after communicating with Lu Zhi and others, he chose the most economical way to settle the matter first - one issue every one to two months, and only distributed to At the county level, when posting notices, there is no need to even print them; copying them is enough.

It records some outlines and other contents decided by the court, which is equivalent to regular official documents.

For Man Chong who was to be appointed as a fake military commander, Liu Benda could upgrade him to a higher level as a favor. But after all, Liu Bian did not, and only approved the appointment of officials in Jia Xu's memorial.

Leave an introduction for the future.

The first Di Bao begins with a clear explanation. After introducing what Di Bao is, it then goes on to govern government and bring peace to the people, encourage farming and mulberry cultivation, advocate frugality, etc. These are all things that would not be wrong anywhere.

In Liu Bian's view, the most valuable content is the end of the Di Bao, which informs the people that from the Yushitai's government office in Luoyang and the school affairs department's pavilion in Nanshi to the supervisory offices in the county, these are all A place where people’s grievances can be heard. But I'm afraid very few of them actually have much effect.

Then occasionally he went out of the palace incognito, and Liu Bian also sent people to find Wang Can, Sun Ce, Ma Chao, and Lu Jun to accompany him.

It's just that he hasn't heard that Lu Jun has a relative named Lu Xun, which is a little strange.

On weekdays, Liu Bian also went in and out of Cai Yan and Tang Wan's palaces in a controlled manner. He was not worried about the "spies" jointly sent by Empress Dowager Dong and Empress Dowager He. The main reason was that Liu Bian wanted to live a long life and at least make a breakthrough. The curse of forty!

However, not long after the relaxing days passed, Liu Bian received bad news—Jia Cong, the governor of Jizhou, fell ill and passed away while in office.

Before Liu Bian was officially established as the prince, Jia Cong was the first to submit a letter. He worked conscientiously in office, and Jizhou became politically clear.

Even Zhang Yan, the lieutenant general who was in trouble, was grateful for Jia Cong's virtue and allowed Jia Cong to send his subordinates into the valley. Jia Cong also wrote a letter saying that within three to five years, the Montenegrin army would be out of trouble.

According to the etiquette system, when important officials such as Sangong, Jiuqing, Erqianshi, and the governor passed away, the court needed to allocate funds for the funeral.

However, Jizhou Biejia Jushou wrote a letter stating Jia Cong's last wish - "Thin collection, no inheritance", and he rejected the gift money donated by the court and local people on Jia Cong's behalf.

In the Han Dynasty, the trend of thick burials was prevalent, while thin burials were often linked to the unfilial piety of descendants. For example, Zhang Tang's father died when he was young. In order to raise enough gold for burial, his mother not only sold the family's land, but also borrowed money from wealthy families. After a funeral, she went bankrupt.

Some knowledgeable people have long seen the hidden dangers, and many of them have set an example and buried themselves in poverty.

The imperial court should have something to say about such a minister.

However, after Jia Cong promoted Xiaolian to the position of Langguan, he successively served as the magistrate of Jingzhao, the governor of Jiaozhi, the governor of Yilang, and the governor of Jizhou. The highest county magistrate was no more than Qianshi.

In the end, among the several suggestions from the Chancellor's Desk, Liu Bian took the highest one and gave it to Jia Conghong and Qing Lu, and Yin's eldest son was appointed Lang Guan. It is also planned to include Jia Cong's policies when he was the governor and his posthumous affairs in the next Di newspaper to praise him.

As for the candidate for successor, Liu Bian selected Ying Shao for returning to Beijing to participate in the compilation of "Han Lv Shu Yi".

In fact, from Jia Cong's resume, we can also see some of the characteristics of promotion in the Han Dynasty, from Langguan to County Magistrate, and then from County Magistrate to Governor, and after the Governor, the salary is usually two thousand shi. There may be ministerial positions such as Yilang and Admonishment in the middle, or the intermediate link of governor may be skipped.

There is no doubt that the governor is less than two thousand stones.

This current situation runs counter to Liu Bian's idea of ​​improving the status of the governor and strengthening his supervisory power.

It's not that Liu Bian didn't want to improve the official rank of the governor, but... well, it was just that Liu Bian wanted to save money. After all, if he really wanted to promote the governor, it would be unreasonable not to get promoted and engage in such a career in history.

In fact, both Shangshu Ling and Yu Shi Zhongcheng are worth thousands of stones, but when it comes to true power, Shangshu Ling is even higher than the ordinary three princes. After all, strictly speaking, Sangong Mansion is the executive agency, while Shangshu Taiwan is the decision-making agency.

Liu Bian wanted to start with the appointment of the governor, so that the actual status of the governor in the bureaucracy would be equivalent to two thousand stones. After all, the power of the governor had been improved a few years ago.

(End of this chapter)