Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 321 Innovation Chapter Zhou Chong Discusses Politics ([-])

Qin Wang is the kind of person who has a very high vision and is rarely moved. But Zhou Chong's method is really good. In the eyes of ancient people like them, it is unthinkable and unheard of. No wonder, who called Zhou Chong said It's all the result of thousands of years of civilization. No matter how smart King Qin is a hundred times, he would never have imagined that he would be so impatient even if he was not in high spirits.

As the saying goes: there is no one who can't say anything in the world, but you can't say it right!

Zhou Chong understood King Qin's mood, and said: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thought that if he wanted to make officials clean and honest, he had to share power."

"Decentralization, what kind of power?" Li Si was startled, and immediately objected: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible."

King Qin's vision was much deeper than Li Si's. He knew that Zhou Chongduan would not be aimless, so he waved his hand and said, "Li Si, Mr. Zhou said that powers should be divided, but he didn't talk about dividing your powers. You don't have to worry, listen first before you talk."

These words hit the nail on the head, Li Si was secretly startled, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Li Si didn't mean that. Li Si said that if the local officials don't have enough power, it will be difficult to do things."

"Listen first, listen first, and then talk after listening." King Qin said without haste.

Zhou Chong continued: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thinks that the reason why the Zhou family fought for 800 years in the world for 800 years is that the power of the princes is too great, and the power of the princes is not limited within the normal range. Carry out re-division. The first thing to do is to separate the military from the government, and local officials only manage the local area and must not intervene in military affairs."

Military-government integration has a huge impact. Zhou Chong's words are based on thousands of years of history, and it is also the method we use in modern times.

King Qin interrupted Zhou Chong and said, "Military affairs, important national affairs, must be taken seriously. If the military and government are separated, then local officials will not be allowed to interfere in military affairs. Wouldn't military affairs be abandoned?"

"Your Majesty's words are very true. Military and state affairs must be taken seriously." Zhou Chong agreed with the keynote set by the King of Qin, saying: "Zhou Chong believes that maintaining a strong army does not necessarily require the integration of the military and the government. The separation of the military and the government can also be achieved. Your majesty, please think about it, if the imperial court sets uniform standards for the army, such as how far an archer must shoot and how many hits to be qualified, and what level of cavalry's riding skills, archery skills, and fighting skills must be achieved to be considered a qualified cavalry soldier , these can be settled. Usually, the army conducts training and tactical drills, but the deployment of the army does not have the permission of the king, and even a single soldier cannot be mobilized. When it comes to wartime, the king can send a good general to lead the army. So For one thing, it will not let the army training go to waste, and it will also prevent the generals from embracing their own self-respect.”

The King of Qin is a person who pursues power by nature. To divide his power is to seek death. It is no problem to strengthen his power. He will also do it if blood flows into rivers. Once the military and government are separated, his power will be more stable. There is nothing to say, Dao : "This is a good idea. By the way, when I was in Handan, Mr. Zhou suggested that I should build a school for the training of officers. I can see that Daqin should build such a school so that outstanding officers can learn and study new technologies. The tactics can not only guarantee the combat effectiveness of the army, but also ensure that the army can explore new tactics, and it can also prevent the generals from getting bigger. This is a good thing, let’s do it like this.”

Nei Shiten was a little puzzled, and said: "Your Majesty, don't you have no trust in the generals? The generals are loyal and willing to go through life and death for the King."

Qin Wang smiled and said: "Nei Shi Teng, don't worry. It's not that I don't trust you, on the contrary, I trust you very much. But, you have to think about one problem. What Mr. Zhou said is not a matter of one generation, but a matter of thousands of years. Big thing, can you, Shi Teng, live to be a hundred years old? You can guarantee that you will be loyal to Daqin and will not cause trouble, but can you guarantee that others will be as loyal as you?"

Nei Shiten patted his forehead and said, "No."

"That's it." King Qin analyzed: "Mr. Zhou is talking about a system that will be passed on for thousands of years, so it must be thoughtful, and there must be no mistakes."

"Oh, my lord, I understand." Nei Shiteng finally turned the corner and said: "When King Wu of Zhou divided the world, those princes were either flesh and blood with the surname Ji, or meritorious officials. At that time, they were loyal to the Zhou family. .It’s just that later, after a long time, the heroes died, and the flesh and blood were separated by relatives, and this disloyal heart also appeared, so the 800 years of Zhou Tianzi’s 800 years of the world became [-] years of war.”

Wang Jian bumped Nei Shiteng with his elbow, and joked, "General Nei Shi, when did you become a master, and what you said is so clear?"

Nesten laughed and said, "After hearing so many good ideas, I want to be smart!" Everyone laughed in unison.

Zhou Chong continued: "Your Majesty, it is not enough just to separate the military from the government. Finance and government affairs should also be separated."

When mentioning money, everyone's eyes light up three points, King Qin is no exception, his eyes shine brightly and said: "Yes, this is a good idea. The princes who were entrusted by King Wu of Zhou, the reason why they sit big is that they don't listen to the emperor in the end." The reason is that they have strength and can compete with the emperor. The army is a reason, and the financial resources are also a reason.

"With money, you can do things. Without money, what else can you do? May I ask Mr. Zhou, how to separate?"

According to the modern practice, Zhou Chong said: "Your Majesty, taxes from all regions should be collected uniformly by the imperial court. After the collection, as for the expenditure, the imperial court should uniformly spend. Of course, in order to meet the local conditions and avoid deviating from the local realities, you can The local officials are required to submit a list of expenditures every year, and the imperial court will approve the amendments before appropriating them.”

His words can be summed up in one sentence: all income and all expenses!The advantage is to prevent random use and corruption in various places.

Li Si is good at calculation, and he understood the disadvantages after a little thought, and objected: "Your Majesty, in this way, the local government will report to the imperial court, and the imperial court will then approve it after accounting. It is too cumbersome and requires a lot of manpower."

Regarding this question, Zhou Chong had a well-thought-out plan, but unfortunately before Zhou Chong said it, the King of Qin explained the mystery and said: "Li Si, what you said is a question, but you didn't expect that these prices must be paid. If Otherwise, let the local officials collect taxes and spend, and report to the court afterwards. How can the court revitalize the whole country? How can the widow control the whole country? How can the power of the whole country be concentrated in one place? If there is a war or a natural disaster Man-made disaster, how to mobilize the strength of other places to support? I have made up my mind, so let's do it!"

Li Si is also a smart person. As soon as he changed his mind, he immediately understood that the biggest benefit of doing so would be to strengthen the power of King Qin. King Qin could better control the whole country. He dared not say any more, and said, "Your Majesty is a wise man!"

The king of Qin was very happy, he chuckled, and said: "Mr. Zhou's methods are really good, there are so many! With so many good methods, I believe that the world will definitely be clean and honest."

Zhou Chong's words ruined his mood, and he said: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thinks that just doing these things is not enough, and it cannot guarantee the cleanliness of officials."

"Oh, Mr. Zhou still has a good idea?" Qin Wang stood up and said, "Quickly, let me know. Mr. Zhou has so many ways! It must be an unworldly plan, right?"

(End of this chapter)