Qiming 1158

Chapter 602 You cannot be awarded a title without military merit

The specific system plan was almost announced, and Su Yonglin talked about some side-by-side matters.

Finally, it is the arrangement of titles and honors.

In this regard, Su Yonglin set a rule for the new dynasty.

No title can be awarded for military merits other than social and military achievements, and no title can be granted unless there is a special purpose.

Civilians govern one side, manage the people, and build water conservancy, so the military merits of the community are mainly obtained by military officers, and it is difficult for civilians to obtain them.

This arrangement set off waves in the hearts of the civil servants of the administrative system who had been appointed by default.

Because of the characteristics of literati politics in the Song Dynasty, civil officials who achieved a certain level and made a certain amount of credit would be awarded titles. Many famous literati had titles next to them, and it was very cool to go out.

The Jin-Song system was relatively loose on the title of title, and there were also many civil servants with titles, which almost became a political feature of this period.

But Su Yonglin changed this rule.

He stipulated that the military merits of non-society shall not be awarded titles.

"There was a rule in the Han Dynasty that no one who was not named Liu could be called a king, and no one could be named a marquis unless he had military merit. In my opinion, this is not meaningless. It is really admirable for soldiers to fight the enemy and fight with their lives. I decided to make such a rule."

Su Yonglin explained it like this, but how far-fetched it is.

That's not all, Su Yonglin also inherited some of the advantages of the Song Dynasty nobility system.

For example, the honorable nature of the title has been greatly reduced, and the taste of the nobility has been greatly weakened.

Although there were a lot of titles in the Song Dynasty, and the dukes and marquises ran all over the place, it seemed that titled titles were easy, but in fact, officials got less benefits from titles.

The Song Dynasty military generals have very high titles, such as Di Qing, who has actually awarded [-] households, while the civil officials have [-] titles in name, but the highest actual title is only [-] households.

Not to mention the fact that there are few seals, the benefits of being knighted are also greatly reduced. The only benefit is that when the salary is paid, it is converted into 25 coins per household, and it is distributed together with the salary. It feels more like a title given for more money, rather than a title. What title of nobility.

There are civil servants, there are military officers, and everyone has them.

However, because these titles are mostly lifetime titles, it is difficult for children to inherit titles, so people were not very enthusiastic about the pursuit of titles during this period, so that people wrote epitaphs to high officials in this era, and all the titles acquired by individuals were Written at the end of the title, I don't care.

These two points were also inherited by Su Yonglin.

He stipulated that the title of the new dynasty is not conferred by the world, and there is no such thing as the inheritance of the title of the father by the son.

The only benefit that the title brings to officials is that a household seal is converted into 25 Wen, which is distributed together with the monthly salary.

In fact, the title is equivalent to a title of money. With the title, you can get an extra salary. That's all, it doesn't have any other meaning, because it doesn't exist that a title can become a noble.

This is also one of the characteristics of populism in Song and Jin politics.

The civil servants who have been appointed by default, look at me, I look at you, and feel a little dissatisfied with this series of titles, but dare not say anything more.

Because of the establishment of the new dynasty, their contribution is limited, and it is almost equivalent to lying down to win. They have no confidence to fight for this benefit for the team of generals who fought for the golden army to kill the new dynasty.

So Kong Zheng, Huo Jianbai, Yelu Chenghui and the others did not say a word and acquiesced to this ending.

As for the warriors.

That was the confidant brought out by Su Yonglin, who completely obeyed his orders and acted. Even if Su Yonglin didn't set up a title, they would not object, let alone now?
The rules for titles are also very simple. Su Yonglin only sets titles such as prince, prince of the country, prince of county, marquis of county, county magistrate, son of county, and seventh son of county.

Then there are honors.

There is no special care for generals in the rank.

Su Yonglin announced that the civil and military officials who have made contributions will be awarded the [-]th-level medals as an additional benefit to them in addition to their own positions and titles.

Compared with titles, civilian officers and generals with titles will not gain any power because of titles, but titles can help them fill in priority when there are vacancies in titles.

This provision has aroused widespread attention and approval of the civil service organizations.

Compared to titles that simply confer money and symbolic honor, titles seem more practical.

In the arrangement of honors, Su Yonglin made reference to the Sui and Tang Dynasty honors system, and set up [-]-level honors, and both civil and military officers have a [-]-level honor system.

The twelfth grade of civil servants are Shangzhuguo, Zhuguo, Zhengzhi Shangqing, Zhengzhiqing, Zizhi Yin, Zizhi Shaoyin, Zanzhi Yin, Zanzhi Shaoyin, Amendment Shu Yin and Xiezheng Shu Yin.

The twelfth grade of military attachés are Shangzhuguo, Zhuguo, Shanghujun, Hujun, Shangqingduwei, Qingcheduwei, Shangqiduwei, Qiduwei, Xiaoqiwei, Feiqiwei, Yunqi Wei, Wu Qiwei.

The standard for obtaining the honor is to start an official position.

The second is the actual performance of governing the country and the army that is visible to the naked eye.

So Su Yonglin promoted a number of titles and honors to the current senior civil servants and generals.

For example, Zhao Zuoliang, who became the only civil official and the holder of the civil title, was named the Duke of Linyi County.

Afterwards, a group of civil servants were all given titles below the Minister of Justice, and no civil servants were given titles again.

In the ranks of military generals, the commanders of the five major corps were all awarded the title of Zhuguo Order, and then there were also middle and high-level orders such as Shanghujun and Hujun, which were awarded to officers who made contributions.

In terms of titles, the commanders of the five corps were uniformly awarded the titles of Dukes of the Founding County, and most of them were titles such as County Marquis, County Earls and so on.

Because of their outstanding merits, military generals received far more honors than civil servants, not to mention titles.

The civil servants were not very happy about the fact that it was difficult for them to get the title, but they accepted the compensation that they could get the title.

Basically, the national new system planning meeting ended here.

After this closed-door meeting, the rules and regulations of the new dynasty can be seen in full view. Everyone has different opinions, especially the civil servants. After a meeting, they generally feel that Su Yonglin has absolute confidence in himself and power. lust and control.

In every sense, they are pessimistic about the political rules of the new dynasty in the future, and feel that this is not a good thing for the ministers.

But this is definitely a good thing for the new dynasty.

However, Su Yonglin took advantage of this great opportunity to cut down some stubborn diseases that have persisted through the dynasties until now.

He cut off the existence and expenditure of many redundant officials, cut off the expenditure of many titles, cut off many unreasonable rules and regulations, and saved a lot of expenses for the court.

The system problem of redundant officials and soldiers in the Song Dynasty was cut across the board by him, allowing the new dynasty to go into battle lightly and make great strides, laying a financial foundation for further reforms in the future.

This secret meeting has determined the political and military structure of the new dynasty in advance. Although there are still many things that have not been confirmed, and there are some things that make people worry, on the whole, the results of this meeting are gratifying.

Su Yonglin was determined to be proclaimed emperor, and the political and military powers of the new dynasty were also divided. Next, it was to quietly wait for the day when Su Yonglin officially decided to proclaim the emperor.

And the country name of the new country that has not yet been decided.

On September [-], after the secret closing meeting, Su Yonglin officially convened an enlarged meeting of the General Affairs Bureau.

He called all the leading officials of the General Administration Bureau, large and small, to a meeting, and publicly announced to them that they were preparing to become emperor and the new system of the new country.

Of course, it still surprises those who have never known the inside story.

Such as the provincial system, such as the judicial independence system, such as the new title system, such as the reality that the power of personnel is completely controlled by Su Yonglin.

But when they found that their Shangguan all supported Su Yonglin and no Shangguan raised any objection, they understood that the real State Council had ended.

They came for a notification meeting, not a consultation meeting.

They just need to accept this ending and wait for the judgment of fate, and the rest is not important.

It's over, what can I do?

With the sense of loss that they could not enter the high-ranking official group of the new dynasty, and the sense of disappointment that they had not gained the true trust of Su Yonglin, they began to look forward to the arrival of a brand new future.

At this meeting, in addition to announcing what had been determined before and unifying everyone's cognition, Su Yonglin also decided to introduce a new country's national title - this issue is a very important issue, it is a symbol of a country, and it must be solemn.

So a series of future high-ranking officials and dignitaries gathered together to express their views on the future national title.

Everyone expressed their opinions and vowed to choose a high-end and atmospheric national title for the new dynasty.

(End of this chapter)