Chapter 1919 Lazy administration, research and development of vehicles and ships


    Chang''an, early morning.


    In the political affairs hall of the Dahan Senluyuan, Wei Duan, a senior official of the Senate and Suzheng, sat in the straight hall with an irritable face, frequently looking outside the straight hall.


    It was obviously still very early, and the sky was not yet fully brightened.


    Yesterday, I heard that among Zuo Fengyi, Zhi Yinjian found that someone was neglecting disaster relief and acting in a foolish way, and then reported the situation directly to Huqi Mansion. After Wei Duan inquired, he couldn''t sit still. Looking to the right, he finally waited until the door of the Hushi Government Affairs Hall was opened, and he started to work. After sitting for a while, he couldn''t hold back anymore, stood up, and went straight to the Huqi government office.


    Xun You is on duty at the Zhengshi Hall today. Seeing Wei Duan coming suddenly, I already have some guesses in my heart, so I don’t care about it, but after all, I am on duty today, so I asked: "Shen Lvdeng Room, what''s the matter?" 』


    『This…』Wei Duan looked around, then walked a little closer, and said in a low voice, 「I heard about Zheng County... I don’t know my lord...」


    Although the county magistrate of Zheng County is not surnamed Wei, he has a good relationship with Wei Duan. Except for the marriage of some crooked relatives, he is usually somewhat filial. Send a lot of things.


    Xun You''s expression sank when he heard this, "The government affairs hall is the most important state affairs, how can it be said to be trivial? 』


    『But please allow me a little convenience...』 Hearing this, Wei Duan also showed a bit of embarrassment on his face, and then bowed his hands and begged.


    Xun You has already waved his sleeves, "Let''s go! If the lord asks, he will naturally call, if there is nothing important, don''t come and chatter! 』


    Wei Duan was uneasy, feeling a little bit bad in his heart, but he also felt that he should not be involved. At worst, it would be like cutting off Xue Lan''s tail, and it would be fine to cut it again, so he looked at Xun You and ignored it. He wanted to speak several times, but finally left the Zhengshitang a little flustered.


    Before he walked out of the Political Affairs Hall, he ran into Pang Tong head-on, striding forward with his belly outstretched. Pang Tong raised his eyes and saw Wei Duan, his face sank suddenly: "Where does Shen Lv want to go?" 』


    『Humble position...My subordinate...』When Wei Duan saw Pang Tong, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, and he didn''t dare to show his breath. It''s not that Pang Tong''s official authority is more important than Xun You''s, but because Wei Duan knew that Pang Tong''s weight in the hussars was greater, so naturally he didn''t dare to deal with it casually, "I heard about Zheng County..."


    Before Wei Duan finished speaking, Pang Tong snorted coldly and said, "Before the appointment, you didn''t know the answer in the hall, and after the incident, you made a lie and sent it temporarily?" The important task of the country and the power of the people are like child''s play! The lord is a humble gentleman, but how can foolish people deceive him! Participating in the law has come, but the law of corruption has been concluded? 』


    Wei Duan lowered his head, his eyes rolled wildly, "This, it will take some time..."


    Pang Tong''s tone was even worse: "The main responsibility is not over, so there are other things to talk about?" Shenlu is so relaxing! The lord will also go to the hall, so Shenlu might as well stay here for a while, how about drinking green tea together? 』


    Wei Duan waved his hands again and again, and said: "I just happened to pass by the government affairs hall, and I was thinking of the two lords, so I came to invite An''er, how dare I disturb the lord... Well, I will return immediately... Farewell, farewell..." After finishing speaking, he also Not daring to stop any longer, he hurriedly left the Government Affairs Hall.


    Pang Tong snorted coldly, then swung his sleeves and marched in boldly.


    It''s not that Pang Tong wants to act domineering on purpose, but to do things, naturally it is impossible to be a good man all the time. Especially the current Xijing Shangshutai.


    Shangshutai, from the beginning of this position, is the place where the emperor used to restrain the prime minister, with a low position and great weight. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to further strengthen the monarchy, political affairs were not dedicated to the two government offices, that is, the government office of the prime minister and the government office of the royal doctor. Therefore, he ordered the Shangshutai to be in charge of the documents, read the memorials, and convey the emperor''s orders, so the status gradually became more important.


    During the period of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, in view of the dictatorship of powerful officials in the late Western Han Dynasty, he also deliberately weakened the power of the prime minister. Although Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong were listed as high-ranking officials, almost as prime ministers, the actual power gradually shifted to Shangshutai among. Daxing expanded the staffing of Shangshutai, and finally formed a huge organization with complex organization, which also became the central nervous system of the government, also known as Zhongtai.


    Who wouldn''t be jealous of such a position?


    Being in the vortex, although the position is not as good as the Sangong, but the authority is more important than the Sangong. It is not a position of prestige. Whether it is in office or in the field, they are all staring at it. These, after all, in the Han Dynasty, fame still had some effect.


    But Pang Tong, naturally, he doesn''t have much qualifications. He is not very old, and he did not follow the official path step by step, so as the Minister of Shangshutai, he will definitely attract dissatisfaction and criticism from some people.


    These dissatisfaction and criticism are what Pang Tong needs. Because Pang Tong knew that Hussar General Fei Qian''s reputation should be clean, noble, and benevolent. So in politics, can there be pure innocence, nobility, and benevolence?


    Those dark, despicable, cruel things, where did they go, and who did them?


    So, Pang Tong will handle those things that are difficult for Fei Qian to handle, and Pang Tong will kill those who are difficult for Fei Qian to kill. This is Pang Tong''s consciousness and also Pang Tong''s burden. Who would like to be pointed at behind and scolded every day? And who doesn''t know that one thing more is worse than one thing less?


    What should be done is still to be done. Pang Tong doesn''t care what other officials think of him, because he knows that these things are his responsibility and what he has to do from the day he followed Fei Qian.


    Entering the Government Affairs Hall, Xun You raised his eyes to look at Pang Tong, and without stopping his hands, he just nodded his head as a salute.


    Pang Tong also nodded slightly in return, then sat down on the other side, waved his hand and drove out all the idlers in the hall, and then said: "My lord fought hard to quell the disaster, but there is another disaster!" After all these things, where will the Lord''s grace be placed? 』


    Xun You finished approving the writing on hand, then put down the pen, smiled wryly, and said: "The county magistrate of Zheng County first comforted the deceased, and then blamed the boss, punishing the minor official for negligence, and the minor official suspended himself that night." In prison...it was wiped clean and stable...』


    Pang Tong sneered and said, "Most of these nasty officials are scapegoats!" If there is an in-depth investigation, there must be a case of embezzlement and misappropriation! 』


    This kind of trick is very common in the officialdom. Knowing that the superiors will investigate, and then arrange for the dead ghost, if nothing is found, naturally everyone is happy, and the dead ghost will be adopted for the time being. If any problems are found, they will all be pushed on the dead ghost...


    Anyway, the dead will not defend themselves, and the investigation will not continue. When the limelight passes, he will naturally be a good man who makes money.


    『How old is Fang Wen? Then there are such vicious and corrupt generations! ’ Pang Tong said still angrily, ‘If you are greedy for disaster food today, will you run out of money for military use in the future? ! 』


    Xun You sighed, and said: "What we are talking about today is a chronic illness. It is not a day''s cold, nor is it a day''s work..." Xun You naturally knows these things, and he also can''t see corruption. But he felt that if the magistrate of Zheng County was dealt with, who would do the disaster relief work? So Xun You felt that it should be maintained for now, at least wait until Zheng County finished the matter before dealing with it.


    Xun You and Pang Tong in the Political Affairs Hall were not very unified, but in the backyard of the Hussar General''s Mansion, it was another scene.


    "The reason why the officials neglected Zhongtai and acted rashly is nothing more than the lightness of official duties, the lack of salary, the lack of favor and support, and the fundamental loss..." Fei Qian said slowly, "This is the malpractice of officials, not Zheng County. One person. 』


    Although it was a pity, after Fei Qian heard what happened in Zheng County, he didn''t feel great indignation because of it. He didn''t even have the kind of sadness he felt when he was in Luoyang City. Instead, he took class and struggle into consideration.


    When Huang Yueying heard Fei Qian''s words, she felt a little bit of agreement. She felt that even if Zheng Xian was dealt with, it would not be of much use, because how many years did Xiqiang fight? Has the big man lost too many official positions in these years? But year after year, there are still so many corrupt officials, corrupt officials are still so rampant, and there is no sign of any reduction. After dealing with Zheng County, it may be restrained for a while, but only for a while...


    『Confucius said, a gentleman should have three provinces, but how much should he do? Fei Qian chuckled, "There are changes in the spring and autumn, and the sun and the moon change. Although rituals are permanent, it is difficult to adjust them to the right time." At the beginning of the Great Han Dynasty, there were few customizations, and when things happened, they increased. Noir rules and regulations have become cumbersome and difficult to introduce. Although a certain person has the intention to change it, but the world and the secular people can''t help but talk nonsense, so he uses Shenlu. This matter was all expected, and it should be done at the right time...』


    『As expected? ”Huang Yueying looked at Fei Qian, “Husband already expected it? 』


    Fei Qian nodded.


    There is nothing new under the sun.


    What is called taking history as a mirror is because history is a spring that rises spirally. Sometimes when you look at it, you will find that there seems to be a shadow reflected from the bottom and the top.


    The laws formulated by the class itself are a very serious and solemn display of the political form. How can it be full of loopholes, deal with it at will, or even turn a blind eye and interpret it arbitrarily?


    But the problem is that in the feudal dynasty, it is so confused.


    Just like a certain dictatorship system, it depends not on the name placed on it, but on the composition of those who specifically represent the dictatorship. The big landlord class occupies the main position, which is the dictatorship of the landlord class, even if it is called a classical democracy. The joint system is actually the dictatorship of the landlord class. If it is said that the big capitalists and big entrepreneurs occupy the majority of the representatives, then it is...


    So, if there is a problem in Zheng County, do all the officials under Fei Qian''s rule have problems?


    Not necessarily.


    However, the incident in Zheng County revealed a historical problem that spans ancient and modern China and foreign countries.


    Actually, before the final form of corrupt officials emerges, there is still an intermediate state of transition, which is the so-called slack administration. It may not be possible to determine whether a lazy official is a corrupt official, but lazy government is indeed a common form, and the various consequences caused are not necessarily much better than corrupt officials.


    The most fundamental reason for slack in government is that they don''t want to take responsibility, and interests are secondary.


    It is like the so-called "closed management" officials in various colleges and universities after the epidemic in later generations. If it is said that all of them have interests in the vendors and restaurants inside the colleges and universities. It doesn''t seem very appropriate. Perhaps some of them have this or that kind of interest relationship, but if they all have, it is suspected that one shot will overturn the entire ship.


    Therefore, it is more because the Shangshutai did not issue a clear government order. In order to avoid taking responsibility, the local officials would naturally choose to be lazy and lazy. As for the convenience of the people, is there any difficulty? That is more important, at a glance.


    Officials are also human beings, so it is natural for human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. So when encountering a problem like that in Zheng County, is it useful for the common people to try to explain the facts to the officials?


    Niu Sixia yelled for being wronged, is anyone listening?


    When will it be useful and someone will listen to it?


    After a life is caused, and this life will be exposed...


    If Supervisor Zhi Yin didn''t go, or went and didn''t look, or looked and didn''t ask, or asked and didn''t take it seriously, but if one of the links was not in place, then Niu Sixia would be quiet He died behind the bushes, and even his relatives may just think that Niu Sixia committed a crime, and they may beat the drums to complain, but most of them are unknown.


    So according to this incident, it is said that the county magistrate of Zheng County must be corrupt, but it is not necessarily true. In terms of facts, the Niu Sixia incident can only show that he is lazy and lazy in governing. However, in the laws of the Han Dynasty, the county magistrate of Zheng County did not commit any crimes of "relying on officials", nor did he rely on power, nor did he "reciprocate against others". "Weihuo" and "Weilai" are here, so according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, is the county magistrate of Zheng County guilty?


    In the Han Dynasty, incompetent officials were dismissed at most.


    So, is this the problem of the magistrate of Zheng County alone?


    Something happened, and the magistrate of Zheng County was arrested and beheaded to thank the world. Even if it can appease Niu Sixia, what problem can it solve?


    The so-called non double punishment.


    Seeing one catch one can indeed solve part of the problem, but that can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. For ordinary people, they naturally hope that they can solve them directly when they encounter something, but at Feiqian''s current level, it is impossible and impossible for him to face all the people in his territory and solve them one by one. The things we are facing...


    The best way is still to solve the commonality, that is, like enacting corruption laws, formulate relevant regulations and regulations on lazy government, and then there is a way to initially solve such problems.


    『So Cai’s sister was used by her husband as a weapon? ’Huang Yueying clicked her tongue, she didn’t know whether to express her praise or her indignation, “My husband is really willing to…”


    Fei Qian was a little dumbfounded, this is not the point of the incident, okay? Shouldn''t we pay more attention to Niu Sixia who died innocently? Fei Qian remembered that Huang Yueying gave Niu Sixia a farm tool for repairing back then, so he talked about this matter with Huang Yueying, but he didn''t expect that Huang Yueying''s focus was not on Niu Sixia from the beginning to the end...


    『Actually, it’s probably that Wang’s daughter is doing it...』


    Fei Qian explained a little bit, but he didn''t expect that it would be okay if he didn''t explain. After explaining, Huang Yueying''s ears seemed to stand up "swish", she stared at Fei Qian and asked, "Who is this?" 』


    Fei Qian stretched out his hand and flicked Huang Yueying''s forehead, "What are you thinking about?" ! It''s the concubine of the Wang family...Placing it next to the Cai family, the main thing is that they can really go on and watch... Otherwise, how many of those well-fed and well-fed noble girls in Zhiyinjian would care about the poor people? 』After all, Wang Zhen was born in the Mo family, otherwise, there would still be some class barriers between ordinary noble women and ordinary people.


    "It''s you..." Fei Qian turned his head and asked Huang Yueying, "It''s been a while, isn''t there a model? Why haven''t you seen the real body?" 』The model and entity of Feiqianwen are chariots and boats, or wheeled boats.


    Boat is a very important means of water transportation.


    As early as the ancient stone age in China, the earliest boats, canoes, appeared.


    Huaxia is considered one of the earliest countries in the world to manufacture canoes, and there are records of using canoes and paddles to cross the sea. Of course, some later generations said that the so-called "sea" may be just a larger lake or swamp. But in any case, the pace of human beings from land to water is naturally a very important step in the development of human civilization.


    Huang Yueying rubbed her forehead, pouted a little depressed, "Leakage..."


    "what? 』Fei Qian didn''t hear clearly.


    『I said, it will leak! Huang Yueying gestured with her hands, "Although the hole of the wheel shaft is higher than the water surface, some water will inevitably be brought in when the turning plate is used to rotate, and then silted up in the cabin... If the turning plate is made higher, there will be less water leakage However, the hull is not stable, and if there is a slight wind, it will roll...』


    The ship technology of the Han Dynasty already had rudders and anchors, but the technology of vehicles and ships was relatively mature in the Tang Dynasty. One of the reasons is that the Western Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty and even the Three Kingdoms were mainly concentrated in the northern territory. For the development of the southern multi-water system and hilly areas, it was only after the Jin Dynasty went south that the shipbuilding technology was developed due to the situation at that time. higher requirement.


    As far as Feiqian is concerned, if the whole journey from Sichuan to Guanzhong takes the mountain road and circles, one is that the transportation capacity is limited by manpower and horsepower, and the distance is farther than the waterway. Therefore, the development of water transport ship technology is natural. It was handed over to Huang Yueying, and the car and boat that was one dynasty ahead of the Han Dynasty naturally became the best choice at the moment.


    Although wheeled ships still have great limitations, such as not being able to enter shallow water areas or enter the sea, they are a boon to caravans that need to travel upstream and downstream, upstream and downstream. The load is heavy and there is a lot of transshipment. Only in some key stages, such as when ships are impassable or where navigation is dangerous, can be changed to land transportation, which can greatly save manpower and horsepower. For the development of the entire economy, the timeliness of government orders, and regional Control has a very important role.


    At this stage of the wheel ship, it is naturally impossible to use any steam to drive it. Instead, it adopts the relatively mature technology of the dumping water wheel in the Han Dynasty, and uses human pedaling to drive it. This technology is considered relatively mature in Feiqian , One plus one is used on the ship. I thought it should be a matter of course, but I didn''t expect that there seems to be a problem again...


    『Let’s go to Kunming Pool to have a look...』


    (end of this chapter)