Xuande

Chapter 824 Chen Qun's Performance

All in all, the appearance of the iron pot really brought the subjects of the Han Empire unprecedented enjoyment in the past.

However, Fazheng never thought that this thing could also play a great role on ships.

Now listening to these sea merchants, if they go on a long voyage without an iron pot, maybe the Han people will encounter what these merchants have encountered.

It seems that these unexpected things can exert unexpected effects in unexpected places.

Fazheng thought for a while, and nodded in agreement with the merchants' request.

But at the same time, the price of the iron pot has been raised to a considerable extent.

After all, he is not a devil, so he sold the iron pot for ten times the price.

He thought it should be very high, but he didn't expect that the 27 iron pots he could take out were snatched up by more than 20 businessmen from five countries in an instant, and the rest were still asking when they would be ready. Replenishment, they also want to buy more iron pots to use.

After doing this, Fazheng immediately realized that he was at a disadvantage, and it seemed that the price could continue to rise. Then he began to think about how to sell the relatively cheap iron pot in the Central Plains by about fifteen times in the next price negotiation. s price.

Afterwards, he continued to talk with these businessmen, and learned that some businessmen wanted to promote these iron pots in their own country after going back, and they might need to import more iron pots by then.

A few businessmen even said that they were willing to give Fazheng a large sum of money, and then hoped that Fazheng could tell them how to make iron pots, or sell them a few skilled craftsmen.

They really hope to have enough iron pots, so that they can definitely make a lot of money, but if they can't, they are willing to give Fazheng a commission.

After hearing this, Fazheng restrained his previous smile, and dismissed the ideas of those businessmen with righteous words.

"I am rich in products and have everything. I can buy anything and sell anything, but I don't sell people."

Just kidding, selling people is equivalent to selling technology, selling technology to you, isn't that giving you our money to earn?
I can still tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal. Only I can make this money. You guys, stand aside!

After smelling the business opportunity, Fazheng sent a report to Luoyang to give to Liu Bei, telling Liu Bei that these foreign merchants were hungry for Han goods and the unexpected pursuit of iron pots, hoping that Liu Bei would be aware of it. There is a business opportunity here, and then send a lot of iron pots to sell.

Or simply equip him with some production lines, so that he can produce enough goods here, sell them locally, and reduce costs and increase profits. Wouldn't it be great?

Fa Zheng stated in his statement that he decided to start price negotiations, and strive to sell the iron pot at about fifteen times the price, so that these strange-looking sea merchants will explode a wave of gold coins.

After the news of Liu Bei’s victory in suppressing the rebellion in Rinan County, he received two performances from Fazheng. The first one was to invite Liu Bei to open Shu brocade trade in Rinan County, and the other was to invite Liu Bei to open the iron pot trade. Performance.

After watching these two performances, Liu Bei smiled and said to the people around him that Fazheng has little qualifications and a big appetite, and he wants to swallow all the benefits of foreign trade by himself, so that everyone will work for him for nothing , the truth is a bit ignorant.

Cabinet member Chen Qun was amused by this.

"He only wanted to take advantage of one person, but he never thought that officials in other places also wanted to get the same benefits, and wanted to make money for the local area, and also wanted to get a share of the pie. He gave him all the production materials. How do those places make money? Woolen cloth?

Now the world is under construction, and money is being used everywhere. The more places that can make money, the less pressure on the court. Fazheng is too concerned with fame and fame. Your Majesty should warn you, otherwise you will be easily squeezed out by other officials. "

"You think he's very capable, so it's worth mentioning?"

Liu Bei looked at Chen Qun with a smile.

Chen Qun nodded.

"In just a few months after going to Nichinan County, he was able to negotiate so many things and reach so many agreements with foreign merchants. If he has enough supplies, I think he will be able to turn Nichinan County into an important port and trade place in the South. , Rinan County will definitely prosper because of this, the southern country needs such a Rinan County, Fazheng is also a rare talent."

Liu Bei laughed.

"You, Chen Changwen, can say such a thing, which shows that you are really optimistic about Fazheng. In this case, let me remind him a little bit, don't let him fall into the misunderstanding of self-satisfaction, and it can be regarded as saving talents. You also said that talents are rare. , I finally have a capable and willing talent, but I should cherish it, if I don't cherish it, I will suffer."

"Your Majesty is wise, the great man will surely prosper!"

Chen Qun saluted respectfully, and after a while, he looked at Liu Bei again, hesitated for a while, but still couldn't hold back, and said, "Your Majesty, you said you wanted to consider the suggestion made by the minister before, but I thought that the new dynasty The first establishment is the time when such regulations should be clarified, if no regulations are established at this moment, when should regulations be established?"

After Liu Bei instructed Fazheng's performance, he played it again. Hearing what Chen Qun said, he put down the pen in his hand and looked at Chen Qun.

"Changwen, I actually feel deeply about the things you mentioned. I myself have personally experienced the old system of selecting and appointing officials. I know the problems here, but this matter is of great importance. You still have to think carefully.”

Chen Qun salutes again.

"Your Majesty, in recent years, inspections have essentially stopped. There are almost no inspections in the counties. Except for those trained by Zhouxue and Taixue, almost all the officials appointed by the imperial court were appointed a few years ago. Officials, some of whom have served for more than ten years, are hardly replaced unless a crime is discovered.

The reason why there is no problem right now is because the world is in turmoil. Even if the imperial court does not take the initiative to transfer officials, it will replace some officials for various reasons. However, such a passive replacement is very different from actively replacing according to the system. , I hope His Majesty can see clearly! "

Liu Bei sighed.

A few months ago, Chen Qun, who had worked in the cabinet for a long time, submitted a memorial to him, which contained some discussions about the imperial court's system of selecting and appointing officials, his own views, and what he believed to be some shortcomings of the procuratorial system. There are also some improved ideas proposed.

In fact, the core meaning is that he feels that for so many years, especially during the six years of Liu Bei's rule, there has actually been a big problem with the appointment of officials in the entire Han Empire, and this problem is that there is no regulation.

In the old days, the imperial court used the procuratorate system as the system for selecting and appointing officials. Although there are many shortcomings, it is at least a system with clear provisions and is not something that can be manipulated at will.

After Liu Bei became a general and ruled the world, the investigation system has actually stopped.

The counties still chose Xiaolian, but after the list was reported to the court, there was no response or appointment. Therefore, for several years, the court hardly appointed officials according to the rules of Xiaolian, and all the appointments of officials were decided by Liu Bei himself.

Whether Xiaolian should be used or not is not decided by the locality, but by Liu Bei. If there are talents who can be used, then use them. , Punish them for not being allowed to re-election within three years and so on.

Personnel power is tightly controlled.

Because there are no regulations and clear provisions, officials in many places have not been transferred for several years, and those who were transferred were passively replaced due to wars, political turmoil, etc., not voluntary replacements. The difference is still very large Yes, Chen Qun was very worried about this.

"Nowadays, there are often rumors that are unfavorable to His Majesty, and many of them involve His Majesty's nepotism. I believe that Your Majesty appointed Liu Biao as the Governor of Jiaozhou before, because of this concern. I think that if there are many things in the past, there are still many things to worry about. If that's the case, now that the great cause of Dutian has been accomplished, what else can His Majesty worry about?"

Liu Bei glanced at Chen Qun who spoke earnestly.

"Zhang Wen, you dare to say anything, aren't you afraid that I will be angry?"

"Your Majesty is not the kind of person who has no grace. If Your Majesty is unwilling to accept good advice, I must be a wise and protective person."

Chen Qun said respectfully: "But Your Majesty is not that kind of person, so I am willing to speak out."

"Just know how to put a high hat on me."

Liu Bei smiled helplessly: "Of course I won't get angry because of such a few words, but long article, I have considered all of what you said, and I also know that a standard system for selecting and appointing officials is very important, so I just asked the Ministry of Officials to preside over the selection of talents this time, using the method of examination, don't you also say that this is very good?"

"It's good, but it's still a passive move after the lack of officials, rather than a clear regulation."

Chen Qun said sternly: "I hope that Your Majesty can formulate a new policy for the selection and appointment of officials. Whether it is a review or an examination, the people of the world must always know how His Majesty selects officials. This is very important to appease the hearts of the world. thing!"

"Critical?"

"Yes, especially after Du Tian is over, there are no more people who interfere with the imperial court, and His Majesty's authority has spread all over the world. It is unprecedented that the world is in awe of His Majesty and dare not resist.

So at this very moment, it is His Majesty who needs to promote a new election strategy to declare orthodoxy and tranquility, so that the people of the world can settle down and accept the facts in the shortest possible time. "

Liu Bei was quite moved by Chen Qun's narration.

Previously, it was not that he hadn't considered the matter of selecting and appointing officials, but the main reason was that the world was in turmoil, and many different forces were mixed in it. Some people and some forces Liu Bei didn't want to manage at all, and didn't want to win them over. At that time, a new election was launched His strategy will inevitably be constrained by them, so he simply does not engage in these things, and only engages in "cronyism".

But in the current situation, it is true that the last batch of people who opposed him on a large scale have been killed by him, physically eliminated.

From the little thief to the old Zongwang, from top to bottom, he beat him all over the place, killing everyone who could be killed, and no one was still alive.

Almost all rebels who may appear in the future exist in their personal identities, and there is a high probability that they will not have deep-seated political reasons for rebelling because of some personal interest entanglements.

The enemy, which existed as a group or a political faction, no longer exists.

That is to say, at this moment, everyone in the world is already Liu Bei's "family". If we continue to appoint only "family members", we should also expand the scale to everyone in the world. Only in this way can we declare that Liu Bei is a person of the world The emperor of the people, not the emperor of some people.

The enemy is gone, they have all been killed. Now everyone obeys you and listens to your orders. It is really inappropriate for you to engage in nepotism. What is needed now is to establish a standard regulation for the world to see You accept their sincerity in the Third Reich.

That's probably what Chen Qun meant.

To be able to imagine this point, Liu Bei must admit that Chen Qun's political vision is quite sufficient.

Since he became an official, he has always played a secretary-like role next to Liu Bei. Now he has the role of a senior secretary. Except for a few business trips, he has never served anywhere else.

Even so, he was also the first person under Liu Bei's command to propose a systematic and standardized determination of the selection and appointment of officials. To be able to determine this matter in this way, it is obvious that he has seen the changes in the world situation.

Living in Luoyang and knowing the changes in the world's general situation is a bit like Zhuge Liang living in Longzhong and knowing the great changes in the world.

For this, Liu Bei admired Chen Qun very much.

He really deserves to be a talent who can put forward normative and institutionalized reforms. Although it should be decades later, but today, the young Chen Qun has noticed this matter and put forward his own views, which is quite rare up.

At least the group of people currently serving as senior officials are only doing purely administrative work, purely doing things. They seem to be used to Liu Bei commanding everything, Liu Bei making decisions, and they themselves are only responsible for the execution of things. Few of them can propose strategies in the world's general strategy the existence of cultural constructs.

To be honest, this is not conducive to the further development of the Third Reich.

Execution is indeed very important, but in the top-level decision-making circle, having a strategic vision and being able to propose strategic ideas are the most important talents. When it comes to execution, the middle and grassroots pay more attention to execution, and there are many outstanding talents in execution. , decision-making is a very important ability.

Those who are unable to put forward strategic ideas alone cannot hold high positions for too long.

This is also a hidden worry in the development of the Third Reich. There is a lack of enough decision-making talents with political and strategic vision. Liu Bei's own all-round ability display seems to have an unexpected reaction in this respect, which makes him quite dumbfounded.

That's right, the boss is so capable, I just need to execute it, anyway, I can't come up with a better strategic idea than the boss, it's better to lie flat.

After realizing this, Liu Bei understood that Chen Qun was a serious politician. Although he was not as versatile as Zhuge Liang, when it came to politics alone, his shining points were very obvious.

This kind of ability to notice the changes in the general situation of the world and the changes in the main contradictions of the country is something that no one can possess.

"Longwen, I can understand what you said, and I am willing to make some changes, but right now I am really short of manpower and energy, so I have some ideas, I wrote them down, you can read them Look, tell me what you think.

After that, if there are no big problems, we will treat this idea as a new system of selecting and appointing officials to be promoted in the future. But before that, you have to help me see what loopholes and deficiencies there are, and then think of ways to help. Let me judge whether this system is really feasible. "

Liu Bei searched and found a thin notebook. He handed the thin notebook to Chen Qun to read it.

Chen Qun took it and turned to the first page to read it.

Conception of the Imperial Examination and the Nine Rank Official Personnel Law?
(End of this chapter)