Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 85 The Six Parts were not built in a day
"Gongtai, Zijing, how are you doing with the 'six ministries and one hospital' proposal that was handed over to you the day before yesterday? Mr. Lu has told me recently that many aristocratic families want to join in, so it's better to put this up at the beginning. It's good to avoid having to change it in the future and touching all parties." Bai Tu came to Chen Gong and Lu Su specifically to ask.

When Bai Tu, who was managing everything every day, took the time to write a proposal on "six ministries" when he was in Shucheng, he referred to the system of six ministries in three provinces.

Of course, Bai Tu can now be established only as an institution under the Yangzhou Mufu Office - as a state Mufu, Bai Tu itself has the right to establish a government, which means he can set up his own independent official office and arrange subordinate officials.

It's just that Baitu's six ministries and one court are not only his own government officials, but also have the authority to control Jiangdong local officials. In theory, they are a bit overbearing, but in troubled times, if this rule is broken, it will be broken.

It is precisely because it was in troubled times and Baitu was only a state pastoralist that three provinces were not established. Instead, the state pastoral office directly administered six ministries. At the same time, the original functions of the "Ministry of Industry" among the six ministries were divided into two, responsible for confidential research and development and manufacturing. The "Ministry of Industry" and the "Ministry of Civil Affairs" responsible for civilian manufacturing.

The other four ministries are the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment. There is no Ministry of War, but a "Privy Council" independent of the six ministries, which is responsible for important military affairs.

After all, the convenience of the six departments, in addition to the clear division of labor, also lies in mutual restraint.

Among the six departments, in addition to offering sacrifices, the Ministry of Rites is mainly responsible for establishing and promoting official education, as well as recommending and selecting talents; while the Ministry of Personnel is responsible for the evaluation, promotion and demotion of officials; and the Ministry of Punishment is responsible for the prime minister's internal litigation, as well as reporting and reporting. Officials commit crimes and commit crimes...

In other words, the evaluation before becoming an official depends on the Ministry of Rites, the evaluation after becoming an official depends on the Ministry of Personnel, and whether there is any overstep depends on the report of the Ministry of Punishment. As long as all three ministries are not defeated, the official selection system will not be controlled by certain forces. .

It's just that the current world is obviously not suitable for restricting the military. If you have to ask the Ministry of War for instructions at every turn, the battle will not be fought.

What's more, among the six departments, there must be many positions that are carrot pits for powerful families, and the "Military Department" is also involved, which would be a real constraint.

Even though there may be mixed advantages and disadvantages in the future, Bai Tu still chooses to make the military independent of the six departments now.

As for the reason why Bai Tu asked Chen Gong and Lu Su to serve as staff, it was not because he wanted them to add anything to the six-department unicameral system. On the contrary... he wanted them to redraw it into several simplified versions.

A fat house is not built in a day. Bai Tu's proposal is already "complete" and lacks the necessary adaptation steps.

Chen Gong and Lu Su were also prepared, and their faces were serious when they were called by Bai Tu.

When Bai Tu just said that he wanted to redo a court system, Chen Gong and Lu Su still had some headaches.

Even Chen Gong, who trusted Bai Tu's ability more than Lu Su, was a little disapproving at first - he believed that Bai Tu, who was born in the Yellow Turban, would have some overly idealistic ideas - dream-type rebels have this problem.

However, after really studying Bai Tu's six-part system, the two found that this almost complete central official position was so complete that... it was hard to imagine that this was actually imagined out of thin air!
From the emperor and the prime minister co-ruling the world, to the three princes and nine ministers, the dynasty was divided into internal and external, and then after Guangwu, the three princes vacated the throne, and the nine ministers each performed their own duties.

The changes in the court official position system are traceable and gradually optimized, while Bai Tu's six-department system has trotted out along the way.

If a mediocre person looks at it, he may think that this is a dream, but in the eyes of knowledgeable people like Chen Gong and Lu Su, this is a real step ahead... no, many steps!
How can a brand-new official system be perfected to this extent without any practice, relying solely on theoretical deductions?

Even this is not only the official system, but also includes the official selection system of the Ministry of Rites, the tax system of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the legal system of the Ministry of Punishments...

All aspects are included, and it can be said that if you can achieve one of them, you will be praised for future generations!
However, at the same time, the two of them also had a bigger headache - what Bai Tu gave them was a complete body that was not suitable for being achieved in one step. However, Bai Tu's advantage was that he knew it well, and unlike the Yellow Turban, he wanted to do it at every turn. The reason why overthrow and reconstruction is given to them as staff is that they still need to supplement the process.

In the past few days, Chen Gong and Lu Su also met and discussed frequently. During this period, Chen Gong also learned about Lu Su's talent and began to truly trust this "unexpected" talent that Bai Tu brought from Huainan.

The two even discussed privately how Bai Tu came up with the "six departments and one hospital" proposal. As Bai Tu's golden partner, Chen Gong gave a reasonable explanation.

According to legend, there was a sage in ancient times who could travel all over the country of Huaxu in a dream. Perhaps Bai Gong also had this kind of fate... In short, Bai Gong was really a god.

In his mind, Lu Su made a guess in the direction of the Heavenly Book based on his own circumstances, but he couldn't think of which volume of the Heavenly Book Bai Tu would get.

After Bai Tu asked about it at this time, the two of them also had dark circles and took out the revised version of the six-part unicameral system. Although it was weakened a lot, it was more in line with the current situation. At the same time, it also included Xiang Bai Tu's complete body. The process of development!
If Bai Tu can spend ten years to reorganize the mountains and rivers, then after the prosperity and peace, it can take more than ten years to consolidate. After that, it will take at least several generations of unwavering determination to achieve the final "complete realization". ".

For example, in Bai Tu's plan, the Ministry of Punishment will be the only department that handles criminal litigation. The Central Punishment Department will set up criminal halls in every state, county and even county. The crime will be discussed in court, and those who are dissatisfied may appeal to the superior punishment hall. Death penalty cases will be approved by the Ministry of Punishment.

The Ministry of Household Affairs also has a tax hall, which is responsible for taxation and household registration in the counties of the Prime Minister. The Ministry of Rites has an auditorium, which is responsible for local official education. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has a mintang, which is responsible for the coordination of projects in counties and counties...

And so on, in short, after all are realized, the county governor and county magistrate will be much easier than now, and the county magistrate's trial will become a thing of the past. It can even be said that the county magistrate will directly change from "Bailihou" to "Sesame Official".

Now the talent reserve alone is not enough to achieve the goal in one step, let alone the functions of all the ministries to reach the point planned by Bai Tu. Almost all of them are powerful people in aristocratic families, and can even be said to insert knives in the clan system - in the end even Lynchings under family law within the clan are completely prohibited.

You must know that even in the periods when emperors such as Hanwu and Guangwu were extremely powerful, the court's orders could only be implemented in the county town at most. In the countryside outside the city, it was basically intra-clan governance. This was no longer just an attack on aristocratic families and powerful people. The problem.

"Mr. Bai's foresight impressed the palace, but..." Chen Gong handed over the document hesitantly.

"Is it just unrealistic and needs to be deleted? Don't worry, I understand. This is what I asked you to do." Bai Tu took it.

However, after reading it, even though Bai Tu had been prepared in his heart, he was still grinning a little - he had been castrated in a disgraceful way - even so, in the hearts of Chen Gong and Lu Su, it was already a reform that spanned the ages.

The Ministry of Rites was weakened and was reduced to summarizing and reviewing officials' talent selection, reviewing and guiding prefects and county magistrates, and establishing official schools within the government... As for the more important prototype of the "imperial examination", it was directly reduced to the official school selection system.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Punishment are also similar, becoming the "assistants" of the local governor.

The functions of the Ministry of Personnel are relatively preserved, which is equivalent to the establishment of a department to evaluate officials.

As for the Ministry of Household Affairs... Chen Gong and Lu Su did not reach a unified opinion, because the tax system and the new household registration system mentioned in it have already cut the flesh of powerful families, and this cut is the most direct. Therefore, the scale must be properly grasped.

Bai Tu looked at it for half an hour, and then said: "Leaving aside the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Hall of Recruiting Talents and the Selection of Talents must be set up. If the aristocratic family conflicts... Let the news out today, and say that I, Bai Tu, have gone crazy. Abolish the inspection system."

In fact, Baitu is much more optimistic than Lu Su and Chen Gong, because they would not have imagined how much the production relationship will change after Baitu's technology tree is up. The basics have changed drastically, and naturally the following people will also "push"...

(End of this chapter)