The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 189 Decentralization and Jiedushi

The reason why he thought so much was that Zhao Xu needed to know the origin of the Jiedushi clearly before he could think of a specific way to solve this matter.

This Jiedushi really has a long history. It can be said that he is an old guy, an antique-level figure.

No wonder he dared to be so stubborn and didn't listen to the central government's orders at all. It turned out that he was an old-fashioned warlord.

How long has it been since you established the Great Song Dynasty, will people ignore you?But fortunately, the most powerful Jiedu envoys are still Zhao Kuangyin's brothers, and there is nothing wrong with them.

In the early Song Dynasty, following the old rules of the Five Dynasties and the old system of the later Zhou Dynasty, Jiedushi not only had to be in charge of the state capital, but also commanded one or several state capitals, called Zhijun, which was actually a small semi-independent kingdom.

In addition, many of the present Jiedu envoys are either Zhao Kuangyin's brothers or his subordinates back then.

These people are some generals who are good at fighting, and they control nearly [-]% of the power of the imperial court.

In other words, even if one day they want to rebel against the imperial court, there is no way to control them.

Isn't this very dangerous, now Zhao Kuangyin and his son are preparing to take back the power in their hands.

The separation of powers that Zhao Xu was talking about now, to put it bluntly, was a preparation for further limiting their power and then taking back the power in their hands.

"I think we should first decentralize the power of the local Jiedushi. They are the most powerful problem."

"First of all, our separation of powers is to limit their excessive power. For example, a Jiedu envoy holds military power, financial power, and local administrative power at the same time."

Such a Jiedushi is called a Jiedushi in name, even if he is called an emperor, it is not an exaggeration. You have gathered the military, political and financial power into your hands.

What else does the emperor have, he is the boss in your name, isn't that the case?Although the soldiers in these places still bear the name of the imperial court.

But they will only obey you, because in their minds, you are their most direct leader.

The emperor is only the object of their allegiance in name, but they have never met the emperor, they only know that you are their commander-in-chief.

In their eyes, you, Jiedushi, are their parents, and everything they have comes from you.

Besides, you still hold the administrative power of the military town where you are, which means that the political affairs in this area are what you say.

The appointment and removal of officials is not a matter of your words. Whoever disobeys them will be in your hands.

Their promotion depends on what you say, and the emperor and the court can't control them. Who do you say they listen to.

Under your Jiedushi's rule, all policies come from your Jiedushi's mansion, and you have the final say on how well they live.

Of course, the people under Jiedushi's rule depend on your actions to determine their life and death, and they can't count on the imperial court.

The most important thing is that you have the financial power. The special burial of salt and iron is the prerogative of the imperial court, and it will not work here.

These are all under the control of the Jiedushi. How much tax to collect and how to collect it are all up to the Jiedushi.

Think about it again, isn't the power of the Jiedushi a bit too big, even the emperor is envious of the Jiedushi.

As I said before, you are not the emperor, but in fact, you are the actual emperor.The local rich man, the local emperor.

"The first step is to stop allowing Jiedushi to control military, political and financial power by himself. It is too shocking for the world to be controlled by one person."

Zhao Xu didn't know what word to use to describe it, so he used a shocking word. In fact, he wanted to express that a Jiedu envoy with so much power was definitely a threat to the court.

"My lord, I don't understand why you said that. It is a gift from the imperial court to let them master so many. It also shows their ability. Why do you say it is shocking?"

Miao Xun didn't know what this shocking thing meant here.

Zhao Xu slowly picked up the teacup, and slowly tasted the tea in his hand. He came to the teahouse to drink tea!
"Sir, a wise man is sure to make mistakes. You are too careless. Don't you forget that the once powerful Tang Dynasty was harmed by the chief executive of the military town?"

"In the middle and late period, the feudal towns completely emptied the power of the central government. Later, Zhu Wen also destroyed the Tang Dynasty. Can you not shock the world?"

After hearing this, Miao Xun really yelled that he really made a mistake, he forgot about this one, and no court would be afraid of such a festival.

The lord in front of him is the future lord of a country, and he definitely thinks about the country first, and the Jiedushi is naturally an enemy he thinks of.

Zhao Xu started talking again:
"The reason why Jiedushi is so powerful is first of all because he holds military power in his hands."

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun, and holding military power means having a large number of troops in your hands, and with an army, you can straighten your waist.

With the army, there is the strength to protect oneself, and then to further seek greater benefits, all of which are based on having military power.

"Miao Xun also very much agrees with this point of view:
"This point is really good. The root cause of cholera since the Five Dynasties is the rebellion of warriors. A large part of the people are these Jiedu envoys with troops."

Miao Xun is also familiar with these wars since the end of the Tang Dynasty, and that time was not caused by the competition for territory between big and small forces.

If they did not have military power in their hands, this situation would definitely be greatly reduced, and Miao Xun was still confident about this.

Without military power, the bird has no wings, and the tiger has no teeth. There is nothing to be afraid of!

"Sir, you have to understand that only military power is not enough. Why should soldiers work for you?"

"It is driven by interests and it can bring benefits to these soldiers." Desire is the driving force behind human struggle.

Miao Xun also believed very much that these soldiers who followed the Jiedushi would not work for them if they were not driven by interests.

"Yes, sir is quite right, that is, Jiedushi can bring them benefits, personal benefits, otherwise who would work hard for them?"

That is to say, Jiedu envoys can bring the most direct benefits to their soldiers, that is, the issue of military pay.

These Jiedu envoys hold financial power in their hands, and money is not a thing at all to them.

"They said that I have the power to levy taxes, and I don't have to hand them over to the court. These Jiedu envoys are all wealthy landowners. If they want to use their military power, they must take back their financial power."

What else can you do without money? These soldiers can’t be said to open their mouths to share the benefits, but without the benefits, how many people are willing to follow you willingly?

After taking back the financial rights, what do you want to do with military pay? Don't you have to ask the central government for it?
As long as you can reach out and want the central government to reach out, it is tantamount to being strangled by the throat of life by the central government.

My central government is in control of your life and death, now I have the final say, and my words speak for themselves.

At this moment, you are like a clay puppet being held in your hand. I can pinch it as I want, what can you do.

If you cut off your money, I will see how long you can hold on in this era of milk is mother. This is no longer decentralization, but a direct withdrawal of power.

"This idea is good, but how to get back the financial rights is a very critical part."

Miao Xun admitted that Zhao Xu was right, but he still had doubts, that is, what method are you going to use to dare this matter.

This is not a trivial matter, but a major matter related to the stability of the country. If there is anything wrong, it may force those Jiedu envoys and feudal towns to rebel.

Originally, they were not interested in your court, but now that you have made such a statement, I have even more reasons to oppose you.

Don't make it to the end, the Jiedushi's power is not taken back, but he himself is taken in instead.

If this is really the case, you will definitely regret it, and besides, at that time, there will be no chance to regret it.

This question asked by Miao Xun is extremely good, but it can be regarded as a good idea, so it can be seen that Miao Xun is not a fool.

"Ahem, I really didn't think of this problem, but these things are solved by you smart people. I am only responsible for mastering the general policies and policies. I need to delegate power to my subordinates appropriately!"

Zhao Xu also said it in a serious manner, and he didn't think about how to solve this problem at all.

Besides, this problem is not a simple one, and there can be no sloppyness. He just wants to solve this problem, and he doesn't know how to solve it.

Here Miao Xun rolled his eyes, no wonder he said it was a general framework, but it really was a framework.

The shelf is probably ready, and it should be filled with things. You mean that you built the shelf, and let us fill in the things inside.

But since you said so, you are right, just like what you said just now, you are only responsible for the general direction, you are the helmsman, and we will do the rest slowly.

To be honest, my lord, you are not dividing power, you just want to take back all the power.

As for why Zhao Xu didn't mention the matter of administrative power, Miao Xun knew in his heart that as long as there was no military power or financial power in the locality, the administrative power would be meaningless.

When the people sent by the central government come to take over here, you will have no chance to resist, why don't you just obey obediently?
Without the backstage, you can't straighten your waist, so what's the use, so you don't need to mention this.

As long as the direction is not biased, it will be fine, which is very correct, and Miao Xun didn't say anything. At this time, the storyteller also talked about the climax, and everyone applauded and cheered for him.

At this time, there was a man who was dressed very formally, was not tall, and was wearing a hat that southerners usually wear, and was reaching into the pocket of the victim. '

Soon a money bag appeared in his hand. It turned out that this guy wanted to take advantage of the chaos to tie his hand and lead the sheep.

Hand, it is very smooth, but this sheep did not lead, because other people's sheep are still tied with a rope!
(End of this chapter)