The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 188 Dushi System

When Zhao Xu spoke endlessly, Zhao Xu himself didn't know what he meant.

But this Miao Xun actually understood it. This does not mean that he understood it, but that after thinking about it for himself, he felt that what he said was quite correct.

Thinking about the deeds of his ancestors recorded by his family, now that he thinks about it, it is true what Zhao Xu said.

Zhuge Liang has a lot to do every day, and he has to take care of all the big and small affairs of the country. It also records in detail that one day he went to see the soldiers' meals in person.

Then tell the logistics personnel what to do for the soldiers.What to eat, what standards should be followed for food, it can be said that I really did my best.

At that time, after watching it, I thought that my ancestors were really amazing, and they really loved soldiers like children.

No wonder the soldiers at that time loved their prime minister very much. Who can not admire such a person?

But thinking about it now, such things are all wrong, because Zhuge Liang didn't just ask the soldier about his food this time.

After that, he went to ask about it every day, which was a bit too much. This is not the route of being close to the people, but a laborious effort.

As the prince in front of me said, as a person in a high position, it is not impossible to pay attention to the people below.

It is appropriate to allow soldiers to have close contact with you, so that the people below can feel your kindness.

But if you don't continue with this kind of thing, don't you feel a little bored?You have to ask about such little things.

It will definitely disperse your energy greatly. What you should do is to strategize and then coordinate the overall situation.

You shouldn't have to ask about everything. You can properly decentralize power and let the people below do it. Isn't that great?
"My lord, do you want to talk about delegating power to specific officials?"

Miao Xun is not stupid, he just said that there is no need to do everything by yourself, you just need to take care of your own affairs.

People didn't say anything else, but the overtones are that you can't hold everything in your own hands.

But he himself can't directly say that I want to give the power in my hand to others. How can such a thing come out of his mouth.

You must know that his status is different now, so what he says will naturally be different, and it is likely to be the standard of the court in the future.

The more such a person is, the more he must be careful what he says, otherwise he will not let someone listen to him, so Zhao Xu is also like this now.

It is impossible to say everything. This means that there are still great variables in this matter and there is no final decision.

"Mr. is indeed very smart, and he understands at a point. I have this idea, but now is not the time."

He wanted to bring up the separation of powers, but he knew it was impossible, so he didn't bring it up and be attacked by others.

Now is the era of the supremacy of imperial power, and what is deeply rooted in people's hearts is to have the emperor's power alone.

Can the door still say that the emperor's power should be divided out? If you don't want to talk about other people, even Zhao Kuangyin's level can't be justified.

"Since it's about decentralization, I'd like to hear what my lord thinks and how to split power."

"Sir, I just brought it up on a whim. I haven't figured out the details yet, but I already have a rough outline."

According to Zhao Xu's guess, the separation of powers was a two-step process. One was to divide the power of officials, and the other was to limit the power of the emperor.

But it is absolutely impossible to restrict the emperor's power now, not to mention that he will become emperor in the future.

This limitation of imperial power is to limit his own power, which he doesn't really care about, what he really cares about is the power in his hands.

What he needs now is centralized power, a high degree of centralization, power that almost no one can restrain.

It's not that Zhao Xu is greedy for power, nor is he reluctant to bear his position. Otherwise, could he propose the separation of powers?

Because he has his own ideal, that is to unify the world, and unifying the world is not just a word.

Did I say unification is enough, whoever listens to me, the unification of the world depends on the upright teacher of the emperor.

Relying on the combat effectiveness of the army, relying on the financial and material resources of a country to gather them together and destroy the opponent.

Do you think these things can be easily done in an era where power is not highly centralized, and what the emperor says is golden words?

If the emperor's words are ignored and power is limited, who is willing to listen to him, and if there is any decision to be made, it is still necessary to discuss it collectively.

It will take a long time for the group to discuss, and such a great opportunity has already slipped away in vain.

So Zhao Xu deleted the idea of ​​restricting the emperor's power from his mind, not to mention whether it would work or not.

His ideal alone does not allow him to do this. Maybe he will do this, but it is absolutely impossible to happen now.

"According to my guess, I decided to disperse the power of officials. I still have this general framework in my mind."

It's not that Zhao Xu cut off part of it directly, saying that he only thought of limiting the power of officials.

Miao Xun heard that this is okay, and now that the local officials are powerful, they want to disperse the power in their hands, which is beneficial to the central government's rule.

His whole life has been to assist Mingzhu as his own responsibility, and now he naturally thinks from the side that is conducive to the rule of his assistant.

Now that the power of Jiedu in various places is too large, this is what he is most worried about, and he is also thinking about how to solve this problem.

He didn't expect Zhao Xu to say at this moment that he had the idea of ​​decentralizing the power of officials, which he absolutely agreed with.

As long as their power is divided, what else can they use to threaten the central government?

"Now that the lord has a general framework, can you tell me, I'd like to see what your idea is like."

"Sir, you think highly of me, right? If I have any brilliant ideas, I just have some ideas. Tell me, and let my husband take a closer look. The specifics are up to you to complete."

Zhao Xu could never think of the specific details. He could only come up with a general idea, and the rest had to be perfected by the ministers.

"What I want to solve the most is the issue of Jiedushi who threatens our place ruled by the Song Dynasty. What I want to do is to distribute their power."

Zhao Xu began to talk incessantly. The storyteller was telling the story over there, and he was telling his story here.

The term Jiedushi appeared relatively early, and Jiedu Jiedu means temperance and scheduling.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the imperial court began to set up a governor who represented the government and exercised power on behalf of the imperial court.

In the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, this festival-holding governor was renamed the Inland Governor's Mansion, but it was not established for a long time.

Because wars did not occur frequently during this period, the inland governor's office was set up for a long time only in places in the north to prevent nomads.

However, whether it is the governors holding festivals since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, or the inland governors' mansions in the Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties, they are all based on the land equalization system.

In other words, these systems cannot be implemented without the land equalization system, and the economic base determines the superstructure.

However, after Tang Gaozong and Li Zhi, the land equalization system was gradually destroyed, and land annexation was also very serious.

There are also some peasants who do not want to be oppressed continue to flee, coupled with a large number of refugees, the land equalization system has existed in name only.

At the same time, it also brought a large number of soldiers to flee, causing serious difficulties in national defense and putting the country in danger.

In order to strengthen the defense force and change the difficulty of recruiting soldiers when there is a temporary war, professional soldiers were gradually formed.

And it also appeared that a large number of soldiers were stationed in a certain area, and a temporary military town was temporarily set up.

These military towns gradually became institutionalized, and began to form fixed stations. In order to manage these large military towns, they began to set up special military chiefs, that is, Jiedushi.

But at this time, the Jiedushi was not a fixed official position of the imperial court, and only became a fixed official position later.

When Tang Xuanzong Li Longji was in power, Jiedushi gradually formed a fixed position, and eight Jiedushi districts were formed across the country: Pinglu, Fanyang, Hedong, Shuofang, Longyou, Hexi, Anxi, and Beitingyixi.

At the same time, with the two towns of Jiannan and Lingnan, it can be regarded as a large military area, forming ten large military areas.

Jiedu envoys govern the court on behalf of the court, command the troops of these courts, and the court grants them the power to conquer.

At this time, the Jiedu envoys were more obedient to the imperial court's orders, and they were also honest officials of the imperial court.

However, the imperial court forgot that the era when the central and central governments granted conquest powers appeared during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In the end, these became obstacles to the dynasty, and now the wise Tang Xuanzong used this trick again.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the governors of the four towns including Fan Yang and Pinlu Jie to make An Lushan launch the Anshi Rebellion that shook the Tang Dynasty.

In order to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, the central government of the imperial court has successively set up many Jiedu areas.

Many Jiedu envoys were also formed. These people later became heroes of the Tang Dynasty, and of course they were also Jiedu envoys of the separatist side.

The imperial court cannot restrain them, and all officials within his jurisdiction are appointed by them.

In other words, the imperial court has no right to intervene, and the position of the Jiedushi is not that he will be fine after he dies.

Instead, he can pass his seat to his sons, relatives, and even subordinates. At the same time, Jiedushi has both military and financial power.

This is like a small kingdom, and such kings have continued from this time to the present.

Its great power is not groundless, but formed under such historical origins. If we want to solve this problem, we still have to start from its root.

Zhao Xu had to know this if he wanted to solve the Jiedushi's problem, so he went through the information in his mind.

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