Great Qin's son-in-law

Chapter 303 The prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must start from the army! (Second more)

Ying Zheng said indifferently, "What do you think of the official system?"

He looked at Qin Luoheng with interest, and his eyes were full of interest in Qin Luoheng's idea.

Qin Luoheng said:

"Officials of the court, with a term of office every five years."

"The positions of the three officials and the nine ministers, each person shall serve for at most two terms, that is, ten years, except for special circumstances, such as wars, or there are important matters that need to be postponed, otherwise, no exceptions are allowed."

"In addition, set a certain age limit, and you will automatically retire when you reach the age."

"Although this rule is a little unreasonable, it must be made. Manpower will eventually be exhausted. Some courtiers were indeed talented in the past, but as they age, their physical strength and energy will decline sharply, and they will not handle political affairs. It’s going to get worse.”

"There are also some officials who have the talents of Wang Zuozhi, but because of their birth, they spend their entire lives before they can be promoted to the imperial court. Seeing that they can be ranked among the three princes and nine ministers, they can only retire due to age restrictions. These things will happen.”

"But rules are rules."

"The imperial court can only give favors, but cannot change them at will."

"only if."

"With the flow of the court up and down, the local officials have real room for promotion, and they no longer have to count their positions and wait for time. This move can also greatly increase the enthusiasm of the officials, so that they will not become more and more negative because they cannot see hope. Slack."

"also."

"The prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must start from the army!"

"Civil servants and generals of the imperial court, especially high-level officials and generals, must have practical work experience at the grassroots level. At present, many children of meritorious officials have entered the officialdom, but because of their family background, they directly became officials at the beginning. After working as a servant for a few years, he went straight to the sky and entered the imperial court to serve."

"Their abilities are naturally sufficient."

"But their experience and qualifications are actually not enough. They used to live a good life, and they didn't know the bottom class at all. Their understanding of the bottom class is just the appearance of the citizens outside the window when they ride in a carriage every day, but that's not the real one. Bottom."

"Governing the world has never been easy."

"Because it's difficult for everyone to agree."

"The head of Guizhou has the largest number of people in the world. They are the silent majority. In the past, it was difficult for their needs and ideas to be conveyed to the court. Therefore, the policies formulated by the court officials are sometimes unavoidably out of touch with society."

"So if you want to be in a high position, you have to start from the bottom."

"If it starts from the township and ri, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the children of heroes. Therefore, the official positions of Daqin should be clearly divided into levels, such as the level of li, township, and pavilion, the level of county, road, and capital officials, and the level of county officials. , Then the imperial court ranks one level, then the chief position, followed by the three princes and nine ministers, and there are distinctions between levels, high and low."

"In this way, the promotion and demotion of officials will be clear at a glance."

"The children of meritorious officials and the clan's children start at the level of county, dao, and capital officials. Among them, the county is divided into ten thousand households. The capital official is an institution directly under the Xianyang court, and there are certain levels of distinction in it. Carry out the classification of relatives and estrangements."

"The children of meritorious officials and the clan's children have already started higher than ordinary people. If they can't surpass ordinary people, it can only show that their abilities are not worthy of higher official positions, and they are not enough to take on great responsibilities."

"The rebellion of the sons and daughters of the clan that the chief officials were worried about was also put an end to it."

"Because once the clan's children are released, it means that they will be famous directly from the clan. Unless the local government is well-organized and they have made meritorious service, they can regain their clan membership. Otherwise, they will not even be eligible to compete."

"Once the crown prince is established, he will stay in the court forever. If the crown prince has lived in the court for a long time, if he is not as good as other princes in the place, it can only show that the crown prince is not qualified."

Ying Zheng frowned.

Nodding and saying:
"You have a good idea."

"But it's impractical and not workable."

"Great Qin is a military merit system. Although the succession of titles has been downgraded, the title of Marquis of Wu Cheng, like Wang Jian, fell to Wang Li. As a high title recognized by the court, it is a matter of course to enter the court. gift given."

"According to what you said, you have violated the emperor's order!"

Qin Luoheng cupped his hands and said:

"The title is indeed a trouble."

"But the titles stipulated in the law are based on different statuses, so that meritorious deeds can get different honors. It is not stipulated that they must be linked to official positions. Therefore, the noble titles given by the title are still recognized by the court, but they are only separated from official positions."

"They can not take office and continue to enjoy these dignitaries, or they can go to other places to take office to continue the glory of the family. This is their own choice, and the situation of Wu Chenghou is a minority after all. In practice, when many veterans retire, their titles still belong to them.”

"After they die, the title will be passed on to the "post"."

"It's not too late to promote these officials at that time."

"but."

"The chief official is right."

"Power is a blind poison. Once people get involved with it, it is easy to go crazy for it, and even do some desperate things. Moreover, the children of the clan and heroes, they are respected by the world in Xianyang, and they go to the local area to do hard work. They Not necessarily happy."

"And that's just my personal opinion."

"Perhaps it is destined to be only in writing and cannot be formally implemented. The resistance in it must be astonishing, because not only the court will oppose it, but also the local officials who are used to dominating the local area and dominating the area. You will also be dissatisfied."

"At the current stage of Daqin, enfeoffment is actually the most suitable. The imperial court can support the clan's children, but it does not give the clan's children the power to seal the land, so as to prevent the possibility of clan rebellion."

"It's just that as the imperial court's control over the world gradually increases, the clan's role in maintaining the country's rule will gradually decrease, and it may even gradually become a burden on the country. Therefore, out of public interest, I came up with the idea of ​​reforming the system."

"It's just unrealistic in the end."

Qin Luoheng sighed, with a rather self-deprecating expression.

He is well aware of the madness of this idea. Once it is spread, it will definitely shake the world, and even local riots may occur again and again, because it is not the positions of a few officials that are affected, but the positions of all officials in the world.

Except for the lowest-level officials who will be encouraged by it, most officials will resist it.

Because this move is tantamount to shaking the foundation of local officials.

Ying Zheng showed some seriousness after a long absence.

Naturally, he could hear Qin Luoheng's thoughts. He had really thought about it seriously, and he had really thought of a solution, but this thought was too forward, and could even be described as horror.

Even he felt a palpitation.

What Qin Luoheng was shaken by was the habit in China's history.

But he also had to admit it.

Qin Luoheng proposed a system that has never appeared before, and no one has proposed it, a brand-new system that allows the world to truly enter from a "disordered state" to an "ordered state". This is an irresistible, But it is a road that is difficult to promote.

Those in opposition, who doesn't want to be in power forever?

There are very few people in the world who can safely hand over power, and they are not as good as history books, and they will not write special books.

Quiet all around.

Both Qin Luoheng and Ying Zheng remained silent.

a long time.

Only then did Ying Zheng speak.

However, he didn't mention it again, and didn't make any response. He just changed the subject and asked how the other princes would answer the enfeoffment and counties.

Qin Luoheng also wisely didn't say anything more.

The interface said:
"The answers of the gentlemen are not important."

"Even the so-called enfeoffment has nothing to do with the inquiries of counties and counties, because the princes have no right to make decisions, and they hope to implement enfeoffment in their hearts, but due to the prestige of the first emperor and knowing what the emperor thinks, so they No choice."

"They can only object!"

"This inquiry is just a formality!"

Done.

Qin Luoheng paused for a moment, then said hesitantly, "However, there may be an exception for the eldest son."

There was a hint of doubt in Ying Zheng's eyes: "Do you think Fusu will agree to implement the enfeoffment system?"

Qin Luoheng nodded.

"Why?" Ying Zheng showed a hint of curiosity.

Qin Luoheng smiled and said: "Because he is the eldest son, theoretically, he is the most likely to sit on the position of crown prince, and he knows that the first emperor will not implement the enfeoffment system, so in order to make friends with other brothers, and to maintain If you look at Confucianism, he may agree to strongly recommend enfeoffment."

"but."

"It's just a joke."

"Because I know it's impossible, I can say it casually. This move seems to be very open-minded. If the first emperor really intends to divide the feudal title, the eldest son may be the biggest opponent."

Hearing this, Ying Zheng also smiled and said, "That's right, human nature is like this, but we shouldn't be too harsh."

Ying Zheng said again: "Do you think this inquiry is meaningless?"

Qin Luoheng nodded and said: "Yes, it's meaningless to ask the young masters this time, and I can't ask anything practical, and the Confucians should know this. The reason why they still do this is probably on purpose. , but what exactly Confucianism is planning, I don’t know.”

"but."

"I went to Wei Mansion a few days ago."

"And I bumped into a Confucian scholar in front of the Wei Mansion."

"Confucianism has always been in contact with the nobles of the six countries, and this should be inevitable. The Great Qin despised Confucianism, and Confucianism despised Qin. The two dislike each other. Confucianism will naturally find forces that also dislike Qin."

"The most numerous people in the city are the nobles from the Six Nations!"

Ying Zheng was noncommittal about this.

In fact, he had guessed it a long time ago, but he still has a certain tolerance for Confucianism, and he doesn't want to really turn his face, but Confucianism has become more and more presumptuous recently, acting more and more arrogant, and becoming more and more lawless, which makes him feel bad about Confucianism. Confucianism has become increasingly disliked.

Qin Luoheng hesitated for a moment, but still asked, he asked: "Dare to ask the chief official, if Confucianism repeatedly commits crimes, how will the imperial court deal with Confucianism?"

A gleam of coldness flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes, and he said coldly, "Those who disrupt the government and restore the government will be executed according to the law!"

"What about the other hundred schools?" Qin Luoheng looked nervously at Ying Zheng.

(End of this chapter)