I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 737 Successor

Liu Jian knew that he couldn't get anything out of Jia Xu's mouth.

But he was able to analyze some practical situations from Jia Xu's words.

For a person like Jia Xu, if you ask him to express some ideas that may pose a problem to his own safety, this old guy will definitely take things seriously and not tell you. But one of the greatest advantages about him is that he He won't tell Liu Jian anything, but he won't make up lies to deceive Liu Jian.

In this regard, Liu Jian is relatively confident in Jia Xu.

Seeing Jia Xu's submissive expression below him, Liu Jian couldn't help but be amused by him.

What do you think of this old guy?
He obviously has enough ability, but he just doesn't dare to take action, but from his point of view, it's normal.

In this matter, there is no need for Jia Xu to offend the wealthy families in Yingchuan, Runan, and Nanyang counties.

You said you really pissed them off. How will he, a Liangzhou scholar, find a home in the court in the future?
Liu Jian can protect Jia Xu for his whole life, but can he also protect his next generation?
Who knows what the future will bring?
Liu Jian did not force Jia Xu because he already knew how to deal with this matter. He just called Jia Xu over and wanted to confirm with him again to see their attitude towards this matter. Are they all consistent? Facts have proved that what Jia Xu saw was the same as what Liu Jian saw.

There may be obstacles in the implementation of these new policies, including land transfer and tax reform, but the real key issue still lies in personnel appointments.

Therefore, it is still too early for Liu Jian to completely abolish conquest.

Liu Jian now pushed the imperial examination into the imperial court, but the imperial examination system still existed in the Han Dynasty.

The biggest problem still lies in the expropriation system.

Accumulation, sometimes, is indeed very important.

However, for Liu Jian, the three princes in the imperial court have been abolished by him, and other important positions are gradually being replaced with the rise of the imperial examination system. However, the talents produced by the imperial examination still have families behind them.

In Liu Jian's mind, at least he had to wait until the world was completely unified, so that he could completely free up his hands to refine the official positions in Han Dynasty and rectify internal affairs.

Liu Jian also thought about gradually canceling the conquest completely, but the current situation is not feasible.

But do you think the Xun family is to blame for this incident?
In fact, this is not the case. After all, these people are indeed talents for the country.

With the rise of Liu Jian's imperial examination system, these families will also use means to expand their power and influence. It is even possible that on the day Liu Jian dies in the future, they will find ways to make Liu Jian's imperial examination an empty talk. Forcing history to progress.

These families may be able to accept the losses to their economic interests caused by the imperial government's new policies, but no one is willing to bear the losses to their personnel interests, especially since Yuan Shao has been used to them for so many years.

When members of noble families entered the court as officials, they initially dedicated themselves to the development of the country. However, as the inheritance passed from generation to generation, the power of the individual family grew bigger and bigger like a snowball, and finally formed a powerful and powerful family. A huge power group that competes with the country and has the ability to subvert the country.

Isn’t this the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty?

Liu Jian knew that at this time, supporting these talents recommended by the Xun family would indeed be beneficial to the development of the country, but as time goes by, this would not necessarily be the case.

Because the imperial examination system has just been established a few years ago, first of all, the system is not perfect. According to the current county official positions in the Han Dynasty, the officials produced by the imperial examination system can only be satisfied with certain positions, but many positions Students of the imperial examination system disdain to work, and at the same time they are unable to hold concurrent posts. Therefore, many officials in government offices still have to rely on officials to recruit and recruit local officials to enrich the grassroots government offices.

The scholars in Yingchuan have received the highest education, and it is passed down from generation to generation. Even now that the Han Dynasty is establishing schools in various places, and state universities in each state cultivate countless talents for the country every year, in terms of foundation, for the time being, they are still They are far different from these noble families.

It can be said that now is a period when the imperial examination and the imperial examination system coexist.

The list presented to him by Xun Yu and Xun You obviously represented the close interests and nepotism of the Yingchuan gentry.

In fact, since Liu Jian implemented the imperial examination system in the Han Dynasty, this risk has become much smaller. At least the rise of the imperial examination system can prevent local families from using the imperial examination system to monopolize the promotion channels of the Han Dynasty.

The country is a huge operating machine, and it is impossible to stop and adjust. We must make adjustments while ensuring operation, and gradually get back on track.

But this does not mean that the imperial examination can cut off the ties between the major families of the Han Dynasty.

After all, there are still enemies in the south, and the personnel changes in the central system require a gradual process.

However, Liu Jian has also begun to think of ways to resolve this issue.

Printing, papermaking, and the popularization of schools at all levels are the best means to destroy these large-scale noble clans that formed gangs in the Han Dynasty!

The widespread dissemination of knowledge can eliminate their advantages and reduce threats to zero.

But it takes time.

And now this pass is where Liu Jian and the local gentry compete for time.

Originally it was Hebei, then Sanhe, Guanzhong, and now it has reached places such as Nanyang and Yingchuan. As Liu Jian's territory expanded, more and more nobles came to his jurisdiction. Liu Jian could not always use high-pressure methods to Check and balance them.

Liu Jian still had to battle wits and courage with them for a while before the effects of papermaking, printing, imperial examinations, and state universities could be fully realized.

According to Liu Jian's estimation, it would take the lives of his generation to achieve great results.

"Wen He." Liu Jian suddenly spoke.

Jia Xu's spirit suddenly lifted: "What are your orders, Prime Minister?"

"In Nanyang, Runan, Yingchuan and other places, in addition to the relationships between major families, you will immediately give the list of small and medium-sized powerful families with certain foundations...or even the families whose ancestors were eunuchs and the relationships between them. I'll sort it out."

Jia Xu was a smart man, and he knew what Liu Jian was going to do as soon as Liu Jian opened his mouth.

Jia Xu secretly thought: The Prime Minister is indeed not an idler!
"Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will definitely get this matter done as quickly as possible."

"Okay, let's go."

"Here!"

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After occupying Nanyang County, Yingchuan, and Runan, Liu Jian sent people from Chang'an to transfer two people who had just passed the imperial examination with excellent results to his army.

These two people were none other than his eldest son Liu Ji and his adopted son Yuan Chong.

The two who were still children at that time have now grown into young heroes. At the same time, they have received the guidance of famous teachers. Over the years, they have passed the imperial examinations step by step and become prepared talents in the court.

In order to train these two children, Liu Jian also let them enter the Prime Minister's Mansion, and at the same time came to his side for training.

The two young men were overjoyed after seeing Liu Jian. I don't know how many years ago, their biggest wish was to follow Liu Jian and make contributions.

"Congratulations, father, for taking Nanyang County and the land of Yuzhou. From now on, you can govern the world!"

Liu Jian waved his hand gently and said: "A little bit of land is nothing. For me, it is inevitable that I will finally get this world, but the key is how to govern this world. Now Yuzhou and The counties of Nanyang are a hard nut to crack, but they are also a testing ground for you. I wonder if you two are ambitious?"

For Liu Ji and Yuan Chong, this has always been their dream.

"If father is willing to trust us, then the child should share his father's worries!"

"For the sake of the big man, even if the children are heartbroken, they will not give up!"

Liu Jian nodded with satisfaction and said: "You two are still relatively inexperienced. I can't arrange for us to be appointed as the governor of a large county or as a county magistrate. However, I have decided to appoint you two as Cao Cao of the Prime Minister's Mansion." On behalf of the Prime Minister's Office, you can carry out pacification work in the local area. In addition, you can pray for the emperor's edict to let you two represent the imperial court to fully implement the new policy in Nanyang County and Yuzhou."

"This involves a heavy responsibility, and at the same time it will offend a lot of people, and it will also involve a battle of wits and courage. I think you all understand this, right?"

The two children immediately said yes.

Later, Liu Jian said: "I will give you five days to sort out a plan on how to implement the New Deal in Nanyang County, Yuzhou and other places, and then submit it to me, and I will give you a check."

Liu Ji immediately said: "Father, in fact, before coming to Wancheng, Hai'er and Ah Chong had already discussed this matter on how to implement the new policy in Nanyang County. The two of us also drafted some regulations and asked Father to review them. "

When Liu Jian heard that these two children were on their way to Wancheng, he made plans on how to implement the New Deal in the local area and was very pleased.

"It seems that your mother has educated you very well."

"Come, tell us what you think."

Yuan Chong then took out a piece of silk from his sleeve, which listed the items on how to implement the New Deal. It was obvious that each item was carefully planned by the two children.

Liu Jian listened to one sentence after another, and then told them what he thought the two children were shallow about.

The two children remembered it carefully.

Finally, Yuan Chong said to Liu Jian: "Father, when implementing the New Deal in Nanyang and other places, Aji and I thought about it and felt that the key issue is the appointment of people in the clan headed by the Xun family. Xun Lingjun is now He has served in the court in place of his father and has made great contributions over the years. Although he only cares about his father's foundation, if he recommends the sages of Yingchuan, he may also consider the interests of his family."

"I'm afraid that if the Yingchuan sages and Nanyang sages are appointed too much, trouble may occur many years later."

Liu Jian nodded with satisfaction: "It's rare that you can see through this."

"In this case, have you ever thought about how to use Nanyang County's personnel appointments?"

Liu Ji said: "Returning to my father, I feel that since the imperial court now implements the imperial examination system, the main officials in Yuzhou and major counties should be appointed by the elites selected through the imperial examination, instead of just following Xun Lingjun's recommendation." , after all, my father also said back then that when establishing a country, law should come first!"

Liu Jian nodded and said: "Higher positions in the county should be arranged in this way, but officials are not selected by the imperial examination. What about the ordinary officials in the county? I'm afraid there are no less than a few hundred, do they have to be selected from those who took the imperial examination? And can the elected officials be able to suppress the local nobles without forming allies with them?"

Liu Ji was stunned when he heard this.

"This one……"

"Please ask father for advice."

"Ji'er, my beloved, you are able to see so profoundly, and I am very happy as a father. However, you cannot act too hastily. As far as Yuzhou and Nanyang County are concerned, the future threat of scholars is greater than the threat of powerful men."

"Remember, to deal with an interest group, you cannot do it alone or with a government order. If you don't have helpers, do you have to fight a group of them in a knife duel? So you must have helpers. , this helper, no matter how strong, must at least have the strength to fight against the scholars."

The two children seemed to have some understanding.

"My father wants to ask you, for now, who can you find as a helper in Nanyang and Yuzhou?"

Yuan Chong said: "I don't have a background in Confucian classics, but I have a powerful and humble family who can read and interpret sentences!"

Liu Jian felt deeply comforted by these words.

"Exactly, these are the people!"

"Yuan Shao has been in charge of Nanyang County and Yuzhou for many years, and interest groups have formed a large scale. Imperial decrees alone are not enough to control them! The local people are illiterate and have no climate. They cannot be your help. Even if they have the intention, they are unable to do so. Therefore, the current personnel situation The problem is, we need to vigorously promote the poor families. As long as we can implement the policy of land expansion and taxation to the end, the powerful and poor families will not be our enemies, but we will help them!"

Liu Ji's face showed excitement, and he seemed to have figured out a lot of things at once.

"We want to use the talents recommended by Xun Lingjun, but not all. We also need to use the powerful people from poor families in Nanyang County and Yuzhou who have been suppressed for many years in recent years, and we must vigorously support them. In this way, the talents recommended by Xun Lingjun can be used for us. If you use it, you can allow powerful people from humble families to break their chain of interests!"

Liu Jian said:
"That's it. To reform the New Deal, you need to work slowly and carefully. If a decree involves too many people, you can't overturn them all with one stroke. Remember that to do something well, you must unite the majority. , strike at a small number, do your best to win over those you can win over, and reduce the enemy's counterattack force to a minimum."

"You two remember, you must constantly unite those who can be united, eliminate your enemies bit by bit, and accumulate small stage victories to achieve the final fundamental victory!"

"The root cause of Wang Mang's failure is that he was eager for quick success and did not know how to adapt."

Yuan Chong nodded repeatedly, then thought for a moment and asked:
"Father, I have another idea. Some of the personnel appointments in Nanyang and Yuzhou are made by people recommended by Xun Gong, and some are people from poor families. However, among the people recommended by Xun Gong, they can still be divided in the future!"

Liu Jian looked at Yuan Chong with satisfaction, nodded and smiled.

"My son has indeed matured. You are right. Even among the scholars, there are people who can be used. I think Xu You is quite suitable."

"Xu You is greedy and his interests can drive him crazy. Yuan Shao's stupidity requires absolute loyalty, but loyalty is unreliable. Reliable interests are suitable."

"From now on, it is a test for you as a father. You use all means to instigate the small gentry and the powerful powerful people from poor families to dismember the large gentry in Nanyang and Yuzhou. Then you turn the spear and join the powerful powerful people to deal with the relatively small number of people. The little gentry."

"You have to know that on the political battlefield, people with different interests are enemies. As the ones in power, we are enemies of everyone in the world. However, with enough interests in our hands, we can also win over many friends on the political battlefield."

The two of them narrowed their eyes and slowly pondered the meaning of this sentence.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend... Therefore, we must divide the powerful and the scholars, win over the powerful, and attack the scholars..."

"Yes, so since my father started the army, he has repeatedly used his humble family to suppress the noble families. At the same time, he also deliberately created conflicts between the scholars and the powerful, and pitted the powerful and the scholars against each other."

"But this is a long-term solution, a century-old national policy, and it even needs to be extended to your generation."

"Next, this south is your brother's stage, just go ahead and do it! Once it's done, you'll be qualified to take over from your father!"

(End of this chapter)