Prime Minister of Great Qin

Ji Heng looked at a few people and said slowly: "These are actually the difficulties of reform, but in my opinion, they are not completely clear."

"The foundation of Qin's system lies in military merit."

"The existing hierarchical order in Da Qin, the superiority and inferiority, etc. are all closely related to the title."

"even……"

"It is an intuitive display of the level of the title."

"As for the twenty-level titles in Da Qin, from lowest to highest, they are Shi - Bi Dafu - Qing - Hou."

"As for the highest level of the scholar, there is no duty. The meaning is very straightforward. There is no need to serve. It is also exempt from duty starting from this level."

"In the past, when Guandong was not in chaos, the number of people who had reached the level of nobility in Guandong was very small. This also means that most officials also had to be replaced."

"This leads to the fact that these petty officials who are responsible for registering and arranging the replacement service have to go and perform the replacement service themselves after the arrangements are completed."

"However, the actual situation is that except for some areas where strict enforcement is carried out, most officials in Kanto do not have time to serve."

"So it's actually a privilege."

"That is, exemption from service."

"Although it is just a certain degree of inaction from the bottom, it has indeed become a private tacit understanding among local officials."

"If the secular official system is abolished."

"Many young and subordinate officials cannot reach the legal age of sixty, and naturally cannot reach the age of exemption. This will undoubtedly be opposed by many lower-level officials."

"They don't want to serve."

"And at the level of Bi Dafu, starting from the Duke Dafu, they are already regarded as high nobility. At this level, when meeting the county magistrate, the county magistrate can only bow to him without prostrating."

"Going up to public service is already the limit of civil service. If you want to go up further, you can only achieve it through the current year, that is, becoming a county magistrate, county magistrate and other county-level officials."

"For this level, there is no service, and these officials are worried about their own rights."

"Although they can refuse to accept official positions, there is no comparison with when they were in power. This gap will undoubtedly make many people uneasy and dissatisfied."

"And Qing is the first level."

"Starting from the lowest level, the fifth doctor, the actual benefits gained are not just the so-called land acquisition, no need to kowtow, etc."

"But other dignitaries receive honorable treatment."

"This kind of treatment is basically tied to the official position. Once the official position is gone, many preferential treatment will disappear. The higher the official position, the higher the special preferential treatment and the heavier the privileges."

"Once it is divested, it will be a great weakening for officials and their families. In order to protect their own interests and the interests of their families, they will resolutely resist."

"And this is the difficulty of restructuring. It affects too many groups and affects the whole body. If a proper solution cannot be provided, the world may be in chaos."

"Officials are complaining."

"But all of this is actually inseparable from the military merit system. Therefore, if you want to change it, you must grasp the key."

"Immediately initiate the military merit system."

"As for how to move, how to change, how to convince people, and how to satisfy most people, you need to go down and plan carefully."

"I believe that with your knowledge and talents, you should be able to come up with a certain solution, so I will wait for the rest of the officials to gather, that is, a month later, and then gather here again."

"Let's discuss it more thoroughly."

"What do you think?" Ji Heng looked calmly at Meng Yi and the others.

Zhang Cang and Meng Yi looked at each other with a solemn look in their eyes. Ji Heng clearly knew the difficulties, but still insisted on abolishing the secular official system. This made the two of them a little uneasy.

In particular, Ji Heng also wants to change the military merit system. This will only involve more and bigger things, and the number of people involved will be unimaginable, and the resistance will be ridiculously large.

Something happened slightly.

But it will shake the foundation of Da Qin.

Zhang Cang looked at Ji Heng and asked, "Isn't this a step too far? As soon as he comes, he wants to disturb the official system and the military merit system."

"This is too forward."

"I think the restructuring should be done step by step from simple to difficult, rather than hastily and urgently, as the saying goes, haste makes waste."

"Why rush?"

Meng Yi also said: "The court did have the idea of ​​changing the official system, but the matter was actually discussed in the court and ended up nothing."

"It must be impossible."

"But there are too many changes that need to be made, and they cannot be made in a short period of time. You are now responsible for restructuring, and you have the stability of the world on your shoulders. How can you make such a hasty decision?"

"I recommend."

"After all the other officials from the restructuring office arrive, we will discuss it together and decide on the situation of restructuring first, and then proceed steadily."

Ji Heng remained silent.

He glanced at Zhang Cang and Meng Yi indifferently, then moved his gaze to Chen Ping and Xiao He, and sneered: "Do you also hold the same view?"

Xiao He and Chen Pingping showed a look of embarrassment, but then nodded sincerely.

They actually knew that Ji Heng was very ambitious.

There are many things I want to do.

But some things just can't be rushed.

Once in a hurry, problems can easily arise, especially the abolition of the tenure system, which involves an absurd number of problems.

It is true that they are officials of the restructured government.

But it is also a Qin official.

If the skin does not exist, how can the hair be attached?

How could they not think more about the court?

Ji Heng chuckled, turned around, looked at the lake with the rising sun, and said calmly: "I know what you are thinking, but I can also tell you clearly."

"This can only happen quickly, not slowly."

"You can afford to wait because you are among them, but Da Qin cannot afford to wait. The world is actually a huge interest group."

"This group, as the world becomes more stable, will gradually move closer together and eventually form a huge barrier, blocking all possible variables."

"The restructuring of the world should not have been done during the reign of the second emperor. During the reign of the first emperor, the Qin Dynasty unified the world too quickly and indirectly overcame the old disadvantages of the six countries."

"Therefore, most of the first emperor's subsequent time was spent on pacifying Guandong, and he had no time to concentrate on restructuring. Da Qin's system was also careless."

"Now is the best time for restructuring."

"Once you miss it, it will only become harder and harder to continue, more and more useless, and even more and more difficult to advance."

"so……"

"There's no way I'm going to slow down."

"It's only going to get faster and faster."

"Therefore, the requirements for relevant officials will become higher and higher, so I deliberately made certain choices from the beginning."

“Choices are all purposeful.”

"The purpose is to use lightning speed to completely build the world's system while the world still has the motivation to reform."

"And you need to remember this too."

"You are officials of the Restructuring Office. Your purpose is for restructuring, not for other miscellaneous ideas and selfish motives."

"If your heart is not right, then don't blame me, and finally report it to the police, and you will be removed from the list and fully blamed."

Ji Heng looked indifferent.

Everyone's hearts trembled, and they no longer dared to underestimate Ji Heng. Ji Heng was clearly risking his life with great courage.

Zhang Cang said in a deep voice: "How much do you want to reform and how far do you want to go?"

Ji Heng glanced at Zhang Cang, turned around again, and said calmly: "I want to control the power in the world and stuff most of the power in the world into a cage." "Besides."

"I want the impact of the restructuring to be felt all over the world."

Zhang Cang's face changed slightly.

He took a deep breath, his eyes were very serious, looked at Ji Heng deeply, and bowed his hands respectfully: "Zhang Cang has learned a lesson."

Ji Heng nodded and said: "This month, you guys need to think carefully about how to convince others. If you are still the same as now, hiding it and never showing your true thoughts."

"Don't blame me for not predicting what I said."

Chen Ping and others looked at each other with some bitterness on their faces. Ji Heng's words were full of threats and warnings, and with Fusu's high regard for him, I'm afraid he would really listen to them.

It’s just that what Ji Heng has to do is too big.

It's so big that it makes people feel uneasy.

However, they still admire Ji Heng in their hearts. He dares to be the first for others and the world. He has no worries at all and only thinks about the world.

This kind of dedication to serving the public is really admirable, but they are different. They have more or less certain tendencies.

But it has to be said.

If you want to complete Ji Heng's instructions, you must spend a lot of energy and put in a lot of effort. There is no way to be lazy.

Several people raised their hands to Ji Heng and said, "I will do my best, I will do my best, and I will live up to His Majesty's respect and the requirements of the senior officials."

Ji Heng nodded and said with a smile: "In fact, there is no need to be afraid of the rapid changes in the world. Reform is largely due to forced changes."

“It’s hard to maintain things that don’t change.”

"Even if we can barely maintain it, it's just a patchwork. After all, there will be a time when it can't be covered. By then, everyone will be affected."

"Restructuring affects the present."

"The benefit is long-term."

"However, there is no revolution in the world without bloodshed and sacrifice. Please be careful and don't allow yourself to be plotted by traitors and your reputation will eventually be ruined."

Zhang Cang and others' expressions changed slightly.

They didn't expect Ji Heng to take this matter so seriously, but thinking about what Ji Heng was going to do, they were afraid of being targeted and suppressed, which was inevitable.

They are in it.

How can we really stay out of it?

In a moment of thought.

Zhang Cang's eyes were uncertain, and he suddenly had a strange feeling about the month of free time left by Ji Heng.

This may not be left to them.

Rather, they are deliberately showing their attitude to the outside world, and will not do it in a hurry, nor will they start restructuring in a hurry, but will be methodical and step-by-step.

But this is just an illusion.

The real purpose may lie with His Majesty, because Ji Heng has already said that reform will involve bloodshed and sacrifice, and this is indeed a fact.

From the initial reform of Wu Qi to Shang Yang's reform, as well as other subsequent reforms, there has never been any bloodshed.

They killed countless old people, and then promulgated the decree and allowed the reform to proceed. But now, what about cutting off the heads of those people?

Or...

What fell off was their heads.

And if you want to kill people, you must at least command troops. Thinking of this, Zhang Cang silently glanced at Liao Ke and Li Zuoche. It would be understandable if he said Liao Ke.

But Li Zuoche was a bit abrupt.

Can he really bear this burden?

Zhang Cang looked suspicious.

Everyone else also had their own thoughts, chewing Ji Heng's words over and over again in their hearts.

At this time.

Ji Heng turned around and left.

He has said all the words that should be warned and explained, and the real results will be seen in a month. If these people are really passionate, they can naturally be entrusted with important tasks. If they are always worried, they can only be replaced.

Just as he said.

He didn't have that much time to take his time.

He can be slow.

Da Qin cannot be slow.

No one knows how many pairs of eyes in the world are staring at them, and no one knows how many storms have formed behind their backs.

If we cannot take advantage of the gap between Guandong and Guanzhong to settle some matters as soon as possible, we will only become more constrained in the future, and eventually...

It is difficult to continue and give up in the middle.

Zhang Cang and others watched Ji Heng leave, then looked at each other and the others before leaving one after another.

after a little while.

Zhang Cang and Meng Yi walked together.

Meng Yi said: "Zhang Shaofu, what do you think is the chance of what Mr. Zhong is planning to do, and how far do you think he can actually achieve it?"

Zhang Cang smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "You really think too highly of me. I can predict so much. For now, this restructuring is inevitable."

"It cannot be shaken by the outside world."

"At least from the current point of view, something must be done. Otherwise, how can I explain to His Majesty? How can I explain to the world?"

"It's just what happens next."

"This is really unpredictable."

He is telling the truth.

If it weren't for Ji Heng's planning, he wouldn't even have any confidence in this restructuring, and there would be no way it would succeed.

And it seems that His Majesty will support it, but in fact, it will only provide all support except actual support, and His Majesty will not give up easily.

Once it ends, it will inevitably lead to another more serious situation. This is not what His Majesty wants to see. Therefore, in the end, the restructuring government must complete it independently.

This is easier said than done.

Meng Yi nodded and sighed softly: "Now that the restructuring is a foregone conclusion, all parties in the world are waiting and watching. Some are full of expectations, some are watching indifferently, and some are waiting to see the joke."

"If it doesn't work out well, I'm afraid it will really make people laugh. But this matter involves too many people and things, is complicated and complicated."

"It's hard to get started."

Meng Yi, who had always been resolute, was frowning at this moment, full of hesitation and hesitation about what he was about to do.

Zhang Cang shook his head.

I don't know what to say, so I can only move forward. Since I have been entrusted with an important task, I can only do my best.

As for the rest.

It's up to Ji Heng to play the game secretly.

After leaving the imperial city, Ji Heng went straight back to his residence. When he arrived at the courtyard, he also smiled and said to Zhang Liang: "Brother Zifang, now that you have been pardoned by Fusu, you may not be able to earn it this time."

Zhang Liang laughed, not paying much attention, and said: "You are not afraid, so what should I be afraid of? I'm afraid many people are still paying attention and want to see how we will start."

"I don't know."

"This has already begun."

"The only difference is that it is not led by us, but by Fusu. The first step is not to change the life-long system that the outside world is suspicious of."

"But soldiers!!!" (End of this chapter)