The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

474 Chapter 473 The Mountain Rain Is Coming

Pengcheng, Prince Yan's Mansion.

In the hall, Zhang Zhao, Chen Qun, Gu Yong, Wang Lang, Dong Zhao and others were reading a booklet carefully. This was the general content and details of the reform written by Zhang Yan. He wrote this handbook with a lot of scheming, and then had several copies printed overnight, at least to ensure that his confidantes have a copy.

Zhang Yan sat there quietly, sipping tea, looking leisurely.

He has clearly pointed out the advantages and disadvantages of the current political system in the reform manual, and finally concluded that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. If the current political system is not reformed, it will be difficult for the country to continue in the future.

First of all, Zhang Yan analyzed from the perspective of imperial power, and gave an example to illustrate that since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty strengthened the centralization of power, all the power was in the hands of the emperor alone. If there is a wise emperor who can do something, the country may become prosperous. A prosperous situation, but if you encounter a faint king, then the country will go from prosperity to decline within a few decades.

The example is right in front of us. Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty is the most typical example. Since Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty came to power, the country has become weaker and weaker. He reused eunuchs and attacked Zhongliang. Many people were persecuted, which directly led to the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

After Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the power of the Han Dynasty gradually weakened, and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was basically a puppet played by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si in the applause.Today's little emperor, Liu Feng, is still a baby and can't be in power at all, but who can guarantee that Liu Feng will be a wise and virtuous king when he grows up?
Even if Zhang Yan stood on his own in the Han Dynasty and became the new emperor, no one can guarantee that Zhang Yan's descendants will be all wise emperors. Therefore, the key lies in the political system.

Zhang Yan is a person who traveled through time. How many dynasties have passed through the feudal system that has lasted for more than 2000 years in China?How many people can be as great as their ancestors?
In Zhang Yan's view, this kind of feudal monarchy is a bad thing, and he doesn't want the country he worked so hard to conquer to be ruined by his descendants in the end.

Therefore, a decision must be made at the source, and a suitable political system must first be established in order to make the country go further and further.

During this period of time, Zhang Yan has read a lot of pre-Qin books, coupled with his understanding of history, he really likes the abdication system in the time of Yao, Shun and Yu, that is, the leader must be a capable and virtuous minister.

However, it is impossible to restore the ancient system and abolish the emperor system now, because the emperor system has existed for many years, and the feudal ideology is also deeply rooted. This hereditary system is also deeply rooted.

Therefore, when Zhang Yan referred to various political systems in China and foreign countries, he finally chose the British constitutional monarchy system, that is, to retain the emperor system, but the emperor's power should be limited. The world is not the world of your emperor alone, but the world of the world. , the emperor is still supreme and is the symbol of the country, but you cannot give all the power to you, and the power must be limited.

According to the reform manual written by Zhang Yan, it is clearly stipulated that the emperor is supreme and can be hereditary, but the emperor's power will be properly limited.

The emperor is only a symbol of the country, and has the right to make suggestions, but not the right to make decisions. The decision-making power for all major national affairs is in the hands of the cabinet. The prime minister is in charge of the cabinet. , and Dali Siqing, a total of nine people.

According to the stipulations in the manual, the decision-making power for state affairs is in the hands of the cabinet, and the prime minister is in charge of the cabinet. All state affairs are voted by cabinet members with a show of hands, and the final decision is made by a minority obeying the majority.But the prime minister has a veto power, that is, when the remaining eight cabinet members agree, as long as the prime minister casts a negative vote, the matter will not be passed.At the same time, matters that are vetoed by the prime minister will be automatically submitted to the emperor to make a decision. The official documents that are considered invalid and passed must be affixed with the prime minister's personal seal and the emperor's jade seal before they are considered final.

Under the cabinet, Shangshutai, Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple were established. Shangshutai was an administrative institution, Metropolitan Procuratorate was a supervisory institution, and Dali Temple was a legislative institution. The powers of the three institutions were equal, but they were not subordinate to each other. Although the cabinet is higher than the Shangshutai, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple, it has no power to interfere in the internal affairs of the three major institutions.

Shangshutai has six departments, namely the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Household Affairs. Each department has one Shangshuling, two servants, four doctors, and six Yuanwailang, who are in charge of the affairs of each department. .

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is led by the Du Yushi, and below the Du Yushi, there are Deputy Du Yushi, Zuo Du Yushi, Youdu Yushi, and Qiandu Yushi. One person, Shi, is responsible for monitoring the situation of state officials.

Dali Temple is led by Dali Temple Qing, under which there are two Dali Temple Shaoqing, Dali Temple Zheng four, Dali Temple Tuicheng four, Dali Temple Duancheng six, Dali Temple chief secretary six, Dali Si Zhiba There are one person in each prefecture in Dali Temple.

Such establishment basically weakened the imperial power and expanded individual rights, and effectively separated the three major powers of administration, supervision, and justice, and the official positions of state pastor, prefect, and county magistrate remained unchanged.In addition, Zhang Yan also turned the Sangong into a false position, just a symbol of status, and no longer enjoys any power, basically officially abolishing the power of the Sangong.

In addition, Zhang Yan also made some reforms in the army, clearly separating official positions from military ranks, and strictly formulated a series of military ranks as the enthusiasm of fierce soldiers to kill the enemy.

The first rank is Marshal, which is Grand Marshal, Field Marshal, and Young Marshal.The second-class military ranks are generals, namely general, lieutenant general, and major general.The third rank is the colonel, which are senior colonel, colonel, lieutenant colonel, and major.The fourth rank is Lieutenant, namely Captain, Lieutenant, and Second Lieutenant.The fifth rank is sergeant, namely sergeant, sergeant, and corporal.The sixth rank is soldiers, which are upper class, middle class, and lower class.

The official positions in the army are also divided into grades. The first rank is the general, who is in charge of the country's soldiers and horses. The seven generals are responsible for commanding the soldiers and horses in Gyeonggi-ri, that is, the Central Army.

The third class is General Zhendong, General Zhennan, General Zhenxi, General Zhenbei, General Zhengdong, General South, General West, General North, responsible for the command of the troops stationed in the local area.

The fourth rank is General An Dong, General An Nan, General An Xi, General An Bei, General Ping Dong, General Ping Nan, General Ping Xi, and General Ping Bei, belonging to the third rank.

The fifth class is the generals with various titles, and then there are deputy generals, generals Zhonglang, generals, captains, captains, army Sima, Zuojun Sima, chief, deputy chief, captain, and deputy captain. Once it comes, it means that the official position in the army is greatly reduced invisibly.

Whether it is the reform of the political system or the separation of official positions and military ranks, the nine-rank official system will continue to be used this time.It is officially stipulated that the prime minister, general, Taiwei, Situ, Sikong, and Taifu are first-rank officials. Among them, only the prime minister and the general are official positions with real power. Taiwei, Situ, Sikong, and Taifu are all empty positions, which are just a kind of honor Symbolically, the salary is 350 Dendrobium per person per month.

Dali Temple Minister and Du Yushi are first-rank officials, with a salary of 180 hu per month per person.

Ministers of the Ministry of Punishments, Ministers of Works, Ministers of Rites, Ministers of Officials, Ministers of the Ministry of War, Ministers of the Ministry of Households, Generals of Hussars, Generals of Chariots, Generals of Wei, Former Generals, Generals of the Left, Generals of the Right, and Rear Generals are officials of the second rank. 120 Dendrobium per person per month.

Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Minister of Industry, Minister of Rites, Minister of Officials, Minister of War, Minister of Household, Vice Capital Censor, Zuo Capital Censor, Right Capital Censor, Qiandu Censor, Dali Temple Shaoqing, Dali Temple Zheng, General Zhendong, General Zhennan, General Zhenxi, General Zhenbei, General Zhengdong, General Zhengnan, General Zhengxi, and General Zhengbei are all second-rank officials with a monthly salary of one hundred hu per person.

Six Doctors, Tuicheng of Dali Temple, Duancheng of Dali Temple, Master Book of Dali Temple, Sizhi of Dali Temple, General Andong, General Annan, General Anxi, General Anbei, General Pingdong, General Pingnan, General Pingxi, General Pingbei They are all officials of the third rank, with a salary of eighty hu per month per person.

The supervisory censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the judge of Dali Temple, Wailang, a member of the Six Departments, and various generals are all officials of the third rank, with a monthly salary of seventy hu per person.

Further down, and so on.As for local officials, Zhang Yan stipulated that the prefects and herdsmen of each state should be officials of the second rank, the prefects should be the officials of the fourth rank, and the county magistrates should be the officials of the seventh rank.

In this way, Zhang Yan greatly reduced the expenditure of officials' salaries and the number of officials with high salaries, keeping senior officials within a small number.

After a long time, Zhang Zhao, Chen Qun, Wang Lang, Gu Yong, Dong Zhao and others really understood the intentions in the reform manual, but they did not have much confidence in such reforms, and they were still confused. Once I heard that someone was going to weaken the imperial power, I felt incredible.

But in this way, everyone can see from the reformed system that Zhang Yan has no intention of becoming an emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty. He doesn't want to be emperor?

"My lords, after you have finished reading, what suggestions do you have for this reform plan?" Zhang Yan put down the tea in his hand and asked.

Zhang Zhao first said: "His Royal Highness, this reform plan is very detailed, but we do not agree with it. In this way, the power will be too dispersed, will it cause turmoil? And the reform of the army again, will it be a result of this? How will it affect the enthusiasm of the soldiers? In the past, the captain was a sixth-rank officer, but now he has been transferred to the ninth rank, and his salary has been greatly reduced. The subordinates are only worried that the morale of the army will gradually become chaotic."

Wang Langdao: "Subordinates also have this kind of worry. Now Sun Quan in Jiangdong, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Liu Zhang in Yizhou, Shi Xie in Jiaozhou, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Gongsun Kang in Liaodong, and even Qiang, Xianbei, Xiongnu, Wu There are many unstable factors such as Huan and the Western Regions, and the world is still uncertain. If we rush the reform, will it cause turmoil again?"

(End of this chapter)