Chastity Layman

  Chapter 747 Uncle

   Manna Hall.

  Shangshu Youpushe Gao Shilian presented another revised clan annals.

   "According to the will of the sage, the surnames in this new publication, no matter how many generations ago, stop taking today's officials and nobles as the rank. All 293 surnames and 1,650 families are recorded in the above."

  Li Shimin took the draft and opened it.

  Seeing that the first class is the royal family Li, he immediately smiled and was very satisfied. Gao Shilian and others have edited several drafts before, and the result is that either the Boling Cui family is the first class, or the Fan Yang Lu family is the first class, or the Hongnong Yang family is the first class. The emperor's wishes made him very dissatisfied.

Gao Shilian secretly observed the emperor's expression, and saw that the emperor finally showed a satisfied expression, he was relieved, this matter has been done for too long, he took this job to preside over the revision of the clan chronicle, after several years of revision, no matter what, he could not satisfy the emperor , already wanted to give up.

Fortunately, Qin Lang joined before, and he reminded everyone that the original intention of the emperor to revise the clan annals was not to flatter the old gentry, but to strengthen the ruling class of the new dynasty. contradiction.

Although the tradition of genealogy since the Wei and Jin Dynasties has always been based on the family name of the prefect, but Qin Lang's words did remind them that several editor-in-chief officials debated for a long time, and finally had to use Qin Lang's official status as the standard to redefine it. After a draft, the emperor was really satisfied.

  The royal family Li ranked first, the queen's family Henan Changsun family ranked first and second, and the queen mother's family Fufeng Dou family ranked third.

  Then is the family of the Three Masters and Three Dukes, Qin Qiong is the official residence of the Taiwei, and is the first grade, the Licheng Qin family is ranked fourth, and Situ Changsun's family is also the empress's family, so it is followed by Sikong Gao Shilian, and the Bohai Gao family ranks fifth.

Further down is Prime Minister Shangshu Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling, Licheng Fang's family ranks first and sixth, right servant She Gao Shilian is already in the forefront, so Zhongshuling Xiao Yu, Lanling Xiao ranked seventh, and servant Wei Zheng , Julu Wei ranked eighth.

Behind them are two prime ministers Yang Gongren, Yang Shidao's Hongnong Yang family ranked ninth, Wu Xing Chen family of Prime Minister Chen Shuda's family ranked tenth, Li Jing's Longxi Li family ranked eleventh, Wang Gui's Taiyuan Wang family ranked tenth two

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   There are eighteen families in the first class, all of which are the royal family, the queen family, and the prime minister's family.

  Then the second class is a family with a third-rank or higher real job and a duke of the country, and the third class is a third-rank or higher real job and a county duke...

   There are more than 1,000 families in total, 293 surnames, and they are divided into five classes. The lowest ones are also those who have officials of the fifth rank or above, and have titles of Marquis or above, and honors of Zhuguo or above.

  Cui Mingan, who was listed as the first class several times in the first place, was demoted to the third class because it was only the servant of Huangmen.

Cui Lu, Zheng Wangli, the five surnames of Shandong, were completely suppressed by the six surnames of Yang Wei, Du Liu, Pei Xue in Guanlong. Zhu and Zhang also lined up at the back.

   It is not the Li family of the royal family that has really sprung up. After all, they have pretended to be Longxi Li for several generations, although they have never been recognized. The truly astonishing rankings this time are the Julu Wei family of Wei Zheng, the Qinghe Ma family of Ma Zhou, the Qiaojun Dai family of Dai Zhou, and the Qinghe Sun family of Sun Fujia.

These prime ministers are all from humble backgrounds, such as Ma Zhouna, who was born as a pure poor scholar, and now because they worship the prime ministers, they are also ranked first, surpassing the five surnames in Shandong and the six surnames in Guanlong above.

  The ranking of the entire clan chronicle is actually basically the same as the ranking of the two classes at the Great Court Meeting. Official ranks, titles, honorary officers, and ministerial officers are ranked according to their ranks.

  After the manuscript was drafted, Wei Tingcen, Chu Suiliang, Linghu Defen and other officials couldn't stand it anymore.

  Since it is a clan record and genealogy, it must be done according to the genealogy standard.

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there have been overseas Chinese surnames in Jiangnan, Wu surnames in southeast, and county surnames in Guanzhong. These local surnames have become the exclusive surnames of local aristocratic landlords. There is an insurmountable gap, and each family has its own family tree.

  Turn up casually, they are all generations of prominent officials, if your family cannot produce officials of the fifth rank or above for three or five generations in a row, you will not be able to get along in this circle. As the nobles of the county, they have a privilege that it is easy for their children to become officials, and they can be directly recommended for official positions based on their family background.

Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, many dynasties, which dynasty did not judge family status by county prestige, never heard of surnames ranked by officials and nobles, they all said Fan Yang, Lu family, Qinghe Cui family, never heard of Taiwei Qin family, You Pushe Fang and Situ Changsun.

   That's exactly what Li Shimin wanted to do.

  Gao Shilian felt that this clan chronicle was really published, and his name was printed on it, and it would probably stink in the future. But the emperor's attitude was firm, but there was nothing he could do.

   Anyway, this errand is finally over.

   If he continues to modify it, he will go crazy.

   There are more than a thousand families, but less than half of them are the original landlords from poor families. In the past, the gentry were ashamed to be in the same ranks, but now many of them even rank in the forefront.

  For example, the Qin family in Licheng, which is number one under the descendants of the clan, used to be regarded as a low-ranking noble family, but now it has become the top by virtue of the fact that both father and son are prime ministers and the official title is Taiwei.

  Others, such as Cheng Yaojin, Guo Xiaoke, Li Ji, etc., a large group of original poor families, powerful, landlords and even rogues, etc. also entered the forefront because they were military upstarts and had prominent positions as state princes, second and third ranks.

   "Take it to Donggong Bookstore for engraving and printing, and then distribute it to the world, so that all states and counties will collect it and make it public."

  Gao Shilian reluctantly agreed, thinking in his heart that once this clan chronicle is published, no one will be ashamed to talk about surnames in the future.

   "About Prime Minister Fang's new maritime trade policy, what do you think, Uncle?" Li Shimin asked suddenly.

  Gao Shilian replied, "I feel that the shipping tax and profits of the Maritime Trade City are huge, and the annual income is tens of millions. Although there are some disadvantages, there is really no need to waste food because of choking. If there is a problem, it is good to fill in the gaps and make improvements."

   "Do you support the establishment of naval forces along the coast?"

   "Sea trade is lucrative, and it is normal for criminals to smuggle or even rob. The sea is no different from land. It is really difficult to catch ordinary military officers and soldiers and government patrols. Setting up a navy is the right way."

  Li Shimin nodded.

  Before, there was a gust of wind that was blowing very hard, and everyone wanted to ban the sea, but for some reason, the wind suddenly changed, Fang Xuanling listed several new policies, and things changed accordingly.

Li Shimin is considering the addition of a city shipping department, additional ports, and even new navy divisions. Although there are more than 600 mansions in the Tang Dynasty, they were mainly established in the northern Central Plains, especially in Guanlong. Accounted for two and a half. In the south of the Yangtze River, especially in Lingnan and Fujian, there are actually not many military mansions.

  The huge Fujian Province does not even have a few counties. The land between the mountains and the sea is closed by mountains. The land is large but the population is small, and there is not a single military mansion.

  Fang Xuanling’s proposal to build a navy along the southeast coast this time is suitable for the geography of the south along the route, and it can also fill in the lack of soldiers there. It is very helpful for the imperial court to strengthen its control over the southeast.

   "Uncle, what do you think of Zhou Shaofan?"

  Zhou Shaofan, the Zhou family in Runan, a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River. His father Zhou Fashang was a general of Southern Chen. Gao Shilian knew that Zhou Shaofan was the emperor's confidant, and not long ago he became the emperor's in-laws. His son was given an engagement to the emperor's tenth daughter, Princess Linchuan.

Of course, Zhou Shaofan can become the emperor's confidant, the most important thing is that he has made great contributions in Xuanwumen. In the ninth year of Wude, Zhou Shaofan was the one who built the crown prince. He served as the right guard of the crown prince in the East Palace. Afterwards, the supervisors of the school were inspected, and together with Fang Xuanling, they secreted secrets and became Li Shimin's confidant.

  In the past few years, Zhou Shaofan has been promoted all the way, and now he is General Zuo Tunwei, Duke Qiao.

   Usually he is silent, but he is a general trusted by Li Shimin. Zhou Shaofan's father, Zhou Fashang, was very good at water warfare. Back then, he and Lai Nuer led the Sui army's navy to cross the sea several times to attack Goguryeo and Pyongyang. Zhou Fashang died during the third expedition to Liao. Die by weight, die on the journey.

  Gao Shilian was a little confused about the emperor's intentions. He knew that Zhou Shaofan was trusted by the emperor. He was even a reserve prime minister. According to normal circumstances, Zhou Shaofan was likely to worship the prime minister like Hou Junji and Zhang Liang.

   "How does His Majesty plan to set up a navy? Should we set up a navy alone and assign a general to lead it, or divide it into various divisions?"

   "Uncle, which one do you think is better?"

"The thirteenth city's shipping department governs thirty-six seaports, from Denglai Peninsula to Annanjiaozhi, more than ten thousand miles? If the navy is unified, I'm afraid it will be difficult to command. It's better to set up a navy in the thirteenth city's shipping port. For the Zhechong Mansion, appoint a Zhechong Duwei to lead it, or assign a naval commander to each of the coastal roads, and divide the jurisdiction in this way to facilitate management and command."

  Li Shimin thought for a long time.

"I received a report that the governor of Guangzhou's governor's office and Dang Renhong, the governor of Guangzhou, were seriously corrupted and accepted bribes. The evidence is convincing, and I deeply owe my trust. He was originally an officer in the Sui Dynasty. I rebelled with the Supreme Emperor in Taiyuan. He led two thousand People come and go, they are brave in battle and capable in handling things, I deeply trust him, and entrust him with the Governor's Mansion of Guangzhou, but who knows that he has failed me."

   "I have been thinking about whether to send Qin Lang to Guangzhou to serve as the governor of the governor's office to strictly investigate the chaos in Guangzhou. Now I think Zhou Shaofan is quite suitable. What do you think?"

  Gao Shilian asked, "Is the impeachment case of Wei Guogong still unresolved?"

   "The investigation is almost done, just wait for the case to be closed."

"May I ask you, what is the result? Guilty or innocent? If you are guilty, you will be convicted and dealt with in front of a judge. It is unreasonable to confer such important positions as the governor of Guangzhou and the governor of Guangzhou. If you are not guilty, you should follow the example of the house minister." Fuxiang, if such an unclear external transfer, I'm afraid it's not fair to Wei Guogong!"

  Li Shimin froze for a moment.

   "Actually, Qin Lang is not completely innocent. There are no major problems, but there are still many small problems." After a long time, Li Shimin said slowly.

   "Who is without fault? The prime minister is not perfect, and a small mistake can hide a great beauty. I think Qin Lang will be the re-prime minister!" Gao Shilian bowed his hands.

   Li Shimin frowned.

   "I will think about it again!"

  (end of this chapter)