Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 1122
Chapter 1134

There were no less than a thousand people standing in the entire Taiwu Hall.Hundreds of civil and military officials is actually just a very general term. In fact, a country definitely has more than this number of civil and military officials. Even a small country that lives in a corner will have hundreds of thousands of officials.

Although the state of Wei adopts the three levels of state, county, and county, in fact, the prefectural governor is the governor, Biejia is the long history (equivalent to the current Shude), and Zhizhong is the deputy governor. State-level officials in the three provinces (officials at the state and ministerial level are third-rank or from third-rank) and twelve other duties are engaged in (equivalent to the current directors of various provinces and departments.) Taking Yanzhou as an example, the entire Yanzhou has a governor of the third-rank state , two from the third-rank Zhizhong and Biejia, 21 regular fourth-rank officials, seven regular fourth-rank prefects, 56 junior fourth-rank officials, and 200 county magistrates (the rank is determined by the population and economy of the county under jurisdiction, from eighth rank to The five grades are not equal).There will be more than [-] and nearly [-] high-ranking officials in one state.There are nearly [-] local officials in Wei State alone.As for Wupin, it is equivalent to tens of thousands of department-level and unit-level officials in later generations.

Although the number of officials in Yecheng was not as large as that of later Beijing officials, in fact there were quite a few officials.

These officials lowered their eyebrows and were pleasing to the eye, and no one whispered to each other.At this moment, Ran Ming sat on the dragon chair and suddenly said loudly: "A few days ago, someone raised the distinction between Hua and Barbarians. I would like to hear your opinions. What is Huaxia and what is Han?"

In fact, this question is not complicated, and no matter the senior officials or dignitaries present, they can answer it.To be an official in this dynasty, one must first pay attention to the quality of officials, which is naturally knowledge.Ran Ming's question can be answered.Of course, people who are officials all have an exquisite heart. Even if they don't use their heads, they know that Ran Ming must not be ignorant of the origin of Huaxia. There is no need to say the above explanation. What Ran Ming needs is definitely not such an answer. If he can't give an answer that is new and in line with the holy will, it is better not to answer.

The entire Taiwu Hall was silent, and the only thing left was the heavy breathing of the ministers.The Hua-Yi debate that refuted Wang Jian at the beginning has spread in Wei State, and various views have begun to appear, and some people even started to build momentum for Wang Jian in order to cater to Wang Jian.Put forward the theory of culture in China.

No one answered Ran Ming's question, so Ran Ming began to call names: "Where is Kong Fu, Duke Sheng Yan!"

"The minister is here!" Kong Fu had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "According to "Chunqiu Zuo Zhuan Zhengyi", it is said, "The etiquette is great, so it is called Xia; the beauty of obedience is called Hua.Because our family is between Huashan and Xiashui, it is called Huaxia! "

"Very good! Very good!" Ran Ming said, "Do you all agree with what Sheng Yangong said?"

"Ministers and others seconded the proposal!" Although Ran Ming's holy will could not be guessed, some ministers began to speak in line with Kong Fu, but they bowed their heads in silence regarding the cabinet ministers and ministers.

Ran Ming pointed to his arm and said, "We are all descendants of Yan and Huang, with the blood of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang flowing through our bodies. Do you know what this means?"

Wang Jian came out at the right time and said, "Please show me, Your Majesty!"

Ran Mingdao: "Before the Huns, there were Yuezhi in the north, Loufan and Baiyangwang in the south, Dingling and Hunyu in the north, and Donghu in the east on the grasslands in the north. , All the tribes on the grassland are called the Huns. Why do those tribes lose their ancestors and admit that they are the Huns? In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, it is good to be the Huns. They can invade the border of the Han Dynasty at any time, extort property, and plunder Women slaves. But now? Where is the Huns? The Huns were first conquered by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in Mobei, and their vitality was severely injured. Later, under the continuous attack of the Eastern Han army, they split into two parts. The founding of the country and the enslavement of the Central Plains. During the time of the first emperor, my Wei Dynasty raised troops to fight against the Huns, and defeated the Xiongnu five times before and after. The Huaxia tribe experienced the rise and fall of the Xiongnu tribe. In the past, Huangdi and Yandi fought for the leader of the Central Plains in the Battle of Banquan. Yandi lost and was incorporated into the Huangdi tribe, and then fought against Chiyou of the Jiuli tribe, thus forming today's Huaxia. After the fall of the Qin Dynasty and the rise of the Han Dynasty, we Chinese people all call ourselves Han people. Whether Yu ruled Kyushu, Qin established 36 counties, or the thirteen governors of the Eastern Han Dynasty were all Han people? In fact, it was not the case. In addition to the Seven Kingdoms, there are Baiyue, Dongyi, Qilan, Ba, Shu and other tribes. Because the Han Dynasty was powerful, they also accepted the etiquette and laws of the Han Dynasty, read and written the characters of the Han Dynasty, and later, they also sacrificed to the Han people. In the end, looking around the world, everyone is a Han."

There were 25 dynasties in Chinese history, but the Han and Tang Dynasties left the deepest imprint on future generations. Even in the later generations of Ran Ming, there are Chinatowns all over the world.Chinese people would call themselves Han people, Tang people, but they would not call themselves Zhou people, merchants or Song people.In fact, this is easy to understand, because during the Han Dynasty, the Huaxia nation was formally formed, and the Han civilization circle was established, and the surrounding countries and tribes paid tribute to them.At the same time, the Han Dynasty was also the golden age of China, with brilliant achievements in the fields of military affairs, literature, history, art and science and technology. Along with the Silk Road, foreign exchanges became more and more frequent, and it became the world's leading power at that time.As for Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty who was honored as "Tian Khan" by all ethnic groups, don't think that "Tian Khan" is just an honorary title. In fact, this "Tian Khan" represents cultural identity. The dynasty used force to defeat the Turks, and forced the Turks to split into east and west. Then the Tang Dynasty conquered Goryeo and Xue Yantuo in the east, Gaochang, Kucha, and Tuyuhun in the west, and pushed the western border of the Tang Dynasty into the territory of Iran today.In the history of the world, there are three nomadic peoples with fierce names. The Huns were driven to Gaul (in today's France) by the Han Dynasty.The Turks were driven to the shore of the Red Sea by the Tang Dynasty.The huge achievements are there. Whether it is Huaxia or the surrounding tribes, they all agree that China is the suzerain state.

For national integration, culture is affinity, strength is the foundation, and blood is the orthodoxy, and the three are indispensable.

What Ran Ming said is the truth.In the face of absolute facts, there is no room for their sophistry.Speaking of this, Ran Ming said with emotion: "We are now in a period of great change. No matter the country or the nation, it is like sailing against the current. If we don't advance, we will retreat. If we still stand still and refuse to change, we will be conquered by other barbaric nations. , enslavement, or massacre. The Great Han created a splendid and splendid Chinese civilization. However, the turmoil of the Three Kingdoms for a hundred years hurt the vitality of the Chinese nation. Foot sheep". The memory of the past is the guide of the future. The great military strategist Wu Qi once said that the virtue of the mountains and rivers is not dangerous. So, what is the "virtue" that can stabilize the mountains and rivers?"

Prime Minister Wang Jian said: "The virtue of a husband and emperor is based on heaven and earth, morality is the main thing, and inaction is the norm."

Laozi said in "Tao Te Ching": "The sage always has no heart, but the heart of the people." Confucius said: "Those who govern the country with virtue can only be in peace." , to bring peace to the world.” Summarized the principles of the monarch to educate people with virtue and govern the country with virtue.The specific manifestation of this emperor's virtue is "upholding the will of heaven, obeying the hearts of the people, being diligent and dedicated, emphasizing oneself and others, emphasizing the morality and etiquette education of the people, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Be close to virtuous officials and far away from villains."

However, this point of view is only a very general statement. In the Ming Dynasty, the "Donglin Party" gang talked about it, using the words of sages to force Emperor Chongzhen to wear ragged clothes, become a vegetarian, suffer from severe malnutrition, and age prematurely. up.

Ran Ming shook his head and said: "Human rights, constitutionalism, democracy, rule of law, and freedom" are the universal values ​​that we should pursue.Apart from this, I don't know what kind of "virtue" there is.What are human rights?The simple explanation is the rights that people should enjoy because they are human beings.No matter who it is, even if you are the emperor, you can't kill a person without guilt, no matter if the person is a nobleman or a commoner.Borrowing a famous saying from Shang Jun (Shang Yang), "The prince who breaks the law is the same as the common people." To protect human rights and pursue a political and constitutional system, the so-called democracy is to brainstorm, let people make the best of their talents, and give everyone a space and stage to develop their talents .Freedom, this is a very broad term. What I mean is not to be free and unrestrained, but to be free within the scope of the law, and no one can interfere.After the people pay taxes, they can enjoy the fruits of their labor, and no one can interfere with the fruits of this enjoyment. "As long as the interests of the people are not violated, the people will support the emperor, and the country will last forever!"

In fact, the regulations of the common people in all dynasties are very strict. Even if you have money, you cannot wear silk.Even if you have money to buy a carriage, you can't ride in a carriage, because it will violate the system.This crime was very serious in ancient times, and if it was serious, the family could be ransacked and the family wiped out.Ran Ming was lamenting, how many brain-dead people are needed to formulate such a law?In fact, this law has been in common use since the Song Dynasty.From the perspective of market economy, this is completely against the laws of the market.Ran Ming didn't have any privilege bill issued by Wei State, and there were some restrictions on clothing and travel specifications, only for the government and the army.First of all, civilians are not allowed to wear military uniforms, official uniforms, or wear official guards of honor.As for how many horse-drawn carriages you want to make, or how many sedan chairs you want to take, it depends on your personal financial ability.If you have money, take 28 sedan chairs and no one cares about you.

What Ran Ming said is based on the political philosophy of later generations, which is naturally a bit refined in this era.However, it secretly catered to the ruling philosophy of Legalism and Mohism.

The common people are a huge group, and the power of this group is very huge, but what they pursue is not some kind of natural law and justice, or some kind of justice.What they pursue is real interests.Ran Ming abolished corvee and various miscellaneous taxes. Every farmer only needs to pay one-thirtieth of his own income to the state, and the rest of the income is at his own discretion.In the eyes of the common people, Ran Ming is the best emperor in the world.It was a project that originally required people to bring their own dry food and serve the country for free, because the imperial court would take care of the food for the people participating in the construction and pay wages every day.These common people had the emperor Ran Ming very much.

But they don't think about it, the roads that Wei State needed to build are still being built, even more than previous dynasties, and it's even crazier.The corvee that they had to bear for free was replaced by Wei's huge 600 million slaves, and the life cycle of these slaves was very short. Under heavy labor, many slaves would die of illness and exhaustion.They chose to turn a blind eye to the ragged slaves who could be seen everywhere.As long as there is any rotten scholar complaining about these slaves, the people will immediately smear them and spit them out, "The slave is your father!"

The concept of the common people is very simple, so simple and lovely.Absolutely not as fraternal as the Chinese people of later generations, who have never even drank American Coke (the original American Coke, there are not many people who can drink it in China), would worry about the hurricane disaster in the United States, and spend their whole lives continuing to Donate to American Disaster Relief.Faced with the dire straits of his comrades, he chose to turn a blind eye.People in this era have a clear distinction between grievances and grievances. In their eyes, only Han people are human beings, and other barbarians are not human beings at all.

Ran Ming opened this meeting, and he didn't really talk much, but he revealed a lot of meaning.The first is the distinction between Hua and Yi, which is outdated by the use of blood relationship and geographical division.In the distinction between Wei, Hua, and Barbarians, it can only be divided according to culture.

Be tolerant to diversity, tolerance is a virtue.China is me, and if I identify with China, I am Chinese.If you don't agree, you can only be a barbarian.

When Wang Ding was received by Ran Ming, Wang Ding was so moved that he almost cried.When Ran Ming asked Wang Ding to explore America, Ran Ming's status was not firm, but at this time Ran Ming was already close to a god.Du Ranming's fanatical admiration permeated the whole Wei country.Especially in Yecheng, Ran Ming would spare time every month to meet with a group of representatives of the common people, chat with them about their daily life, and listen to their difficulties and needs in life.Invite them to another meal.Although it cost little, it achieved very good results.

At least among the common people in Yecheng, many people have been received by Ran Ming. These people include ordinary craftsmen, families of martyrs, orphans, merchants, or the lowest level of common people.Walking into the imperial city, those Imperial Guards were full of murderous expressions, which made Wang Ding sigh. Give him a Imperial Guard, he can bring down America and give it to Ran Ming.

Ran Ming's palace is still plain and unpretentious. Ran Ming did not use huge and majestic buildings to show off the royal dignity. Relatively speaking, Ran Ming, who lived in the palace during this period, seemed to be growing fat.The body shape is obviously fatter than before.But in Wang Ding's eyes, such a wealthy Ran Ming has the appearance of an emperor.

(End of this chapter)