Chapter 1919: Lazy and negligent administration, research and development of vehicles and ships
Changan, early morning.
?In the political affairs hall of the Han Dynasty''s Legal Affairs Council, Wei Duan, the official of the Legal Affairs Bureau, was sitting in the straight hall with an irritable look on his face, frequently looking out the door of the straight hall.
It was obviously still very early, and the sky was not yet completely bright.
Yesterday, after hearing about Zuo Fengyi, Supervisor Zhiyin found that someone was neglecting disaster relief and acting muddle-headedly, and then reported the situation directly to the Husband''s Palace. When Wei Duan inquired about it, he couldn''t sit still. He arrived at the Senlu Courtyard early today and looked at Zuo Looking to the right, I finally waited until the door of the Hussar Government Hall was opened and I started to work. After sitting for a while, I couldn''t hold it anymore, so I stood up and went straight to the Hussar Government Office.
? Today Xun You was on duty at the Zhengshi Hall. When he saw Wei Duan suddenly coming, he already made some guesses in his mind and ignored it. But after all, he was on duty today, so he asked, "What can I do if I come to the room?" 』
"This..." Wei Duan looked around, then moved closer and whispered, "I heard about Zheng County...I don''t know, my lord..."
Although the magistrate of Zheng County is not surnamed Wei, he has a good relationship with Wei Duan. In addition to some complicated marriages between relatives, he is usually somewhat filial. At least after Wei Duan became the doctor who participated in the law and suppressed the government, he I brought gifts for people of all ages.
Xun You''s face suddenly darkened after hearing this, "In the Zhengshi Hall, state affairs are the most important, how can we treat them as trivial after hearing about them?" 』
"But please allow me to make it easier..." When Wei Duan heard this, his face showed a bit of embarrassment, and he bowed his hands and begged.
Xun You had already fluttered his sleeves and said, "Let''s go!" If the Lord inquires, he will be summoned naturally. If there is nothing important, don’t come and chat! 』
Wei Duan was uneasy and felt a little bad in his heart, but he felt that it should not involve him. At worst, it would be like cutting off Xue Lan''s tail. Just cut it off again, so he looked at Xun You and ignored him. He wanted to speak several times, but finally left the political hall feeling slightly flustered.
Before he could leave the political hall, he saw Pang Tong striding in with his belly puffed out. Pang Tong raised his eyes and saw Wei Duan, his face suddenly darkened: "Where do you want to go?" 』
"I''m in a humble position...I''m..." When Wei Duan saw Pang Tong, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, and he didn''t dare to express his anger. It''s not that Pang Tong''s official power is more important than Xun You''s, but because Wei Duan knew that Pang Tong''s weight in the hussar position was greater, so he naturally didn''t dare to deal with it casually, "I heard from Zheng County..."
Before Wei Duan could finish speaking, Pang Tong snorted and said, "Before the appointment, you didn''t know the answer in the hall, and after the incident, you made false statements and sent them temporarily?" The important responsibilities of the country and the power of the people are like child''s play! The Lord is a humble gentleman, but stupid people are trying to bully him! The law of participation is here, but the law of corruption has been finalized? 』
Wei Duan lowered his head and rolled his eyes, "This will take some time..."
Pang Tong''s tone became even worse: "The main responsibility has not been taken care of. Is there any leisure time for others to discuss?" Shenlu is so leisurely! The Lord is also about to attend the ceremony, so why not stay here temporarily and drink tea together? 』
Wei Duan waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I just happened to pass by the Government Affairs Hall. I was thinking of the two princes, so I came to greet you. How dare I disturb the lord... This, I will return immediately... Farewell, farewell..." After that, he said Not daring to stay any longer, he left the Government Affairs Hall in a hurry.
Pang Tong snorted coldly, then rolled up his sleeves and walked forward.
It’s not that Pang Tong wanted to act so domineering on purpose, but because he had to do something, naturally he couldn’t be a good gentleman all the time. Especially the current Xijing Shangshu Desk.
Since the beginning of this position, the Shangshutai has been a place where the emperor used to control the prime minister. It has a low position but great power. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to further strengthen the monarch''s power, the two offices, namely the Prime Minister''s Office and the Yushi Dafu''s Office, were not dedicated to political affairs. Therefore, he ordered the Shangshutai to be in charge of documents, read memorials, and convey the emperor''s orders. Therefore, his status became increasingly important.
During the period of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, in view of the dictatorship of powerful ministers in the late Western Han Dynasty, he also deliberately weakened the power of the prime minister. Although Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong were again ranked as high as the three princes, almost equal to the position of prime minister, the actual power gradually moved to the chancellery. among. Daxing expanded the staff of Shangshutai, and eventually formed a huge organization with complex organization. It 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 whirlpool, although his position is not as good as the Third Duke, he has more authority than the Third Duke. It is not a position that people want to hold. No matter whether he is in office or in the opposition, everyone is staring at him. If you have strong qualifications, you don''t have to worry. After all, in the Han Dynasty, reputation had some effect.
But Pang Tong, of course, does not have much qualifications. He is not very old, and he has not followed the official path step by step. Therefore, as the Lord of the Secretariat, he will definitely attract dissatisfaction and criticism from some people.
?These dissatisfactions and criticisms are what Pang Tong needs. Because Pang Tong knew that the reputation of General Fei Qian must be innocent, noble, and benevolent. So, can there be pure innocence, nobility, and benevolence in politics?
?Where did those dark, despicable, and cruel things go, and who did them?
So, Pang Tong will handle the 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 awakening, and it is also Pang Tong''s burden. Who wants to be pointed at and scolded from behind every day? Who doesn’t know that doing more is worse than doing less?
Pang Tong did not care what other officials thought of him, because he knew that these things were his responsibilities and what he had to do from the day he followed Fei Qian.
Entering the government affairs hall, Xun You raised his eyes and looked at Pang Tong, without stopping his hands, he just nodded as a courtesy.
Pang Tong also nodded slightly in return, then sat down on the other side, waved his hand to drive out all the people in the hall, and then said: "My Lord worked hard to quell the disaster, but there was another man-made disaster!" Where does all this put the Lord''s grace? 』
Xun You finished approving the text on his hand, then put down his pen, smiled bitterly, and said: "The magistrate of Zheng County first compensated the deceased, and then blamed the official and punished the minor official for his negligence. The minor official committed suicide that night." In prison...it was clean and smooth..."
Pang Tong sneered and said, "These dirty little officials are mostly scapegoats!" If we conduct a thorough investigation, there will definitely be embezzlement and misappropriation! 』
This kind of trick is very common in officialdom. Knowing that the superiors are going to investigate, they all arrange a scapegoat. If nothing is found, they will naturally be happy, and the scapegoat will be kept for the time being until the next time. If any problems are found, they will all be blamed on the scapegoat...
??Anyway, a dead person will not defend himself, and the investigation will not continue. When the limelight passes, he will naturally be a good guy making money again.
『How long will it take for the land of three auxiliaries to be stable? There are such vicious and corrupt people! ” Pang Tong still said angrily, “If we are gluttonous with disaster food today, will we be able to use up all the military supplies in the future?” ! 』
Xun You sighed and said, "What we are discussing today is just an old illness. It is not a day''s cold, nor a day''s work..." Xun You naturally knew these things, and he also couldn''t stand corruption. But he felt that if the magistrate of Zheng County was dealt with, who would do the disaster relief work? Therefore, Xun You felt that he should maintain it for now, at least until Zheng County had finished this matter before dealing with it.
Xun You and Pang Tong in the political hall did not have the same opinions, but in the backyard of the Hussar General''s Mansion, it was a different scene.
"The reason why officials neglect Zhongtai and do things rashly is because they take official duties lightly, do not pay enough for their salary, and are unwilling to accept favors. They have lost the fundamental reason..." Fei Qian said slowly, "This is an official malpractice, and it is definitely not the fault of Zheng County. One person. 』
Although it was a pity, after Fei Qian heard what happened in Zheng County, he did not feel great indignation because of it. He even lost the sadness he felt when he was under Luoyang City. Instead, he considered class and struggle.
? Huang Yueying felt quite a sense of agreement when she heard Fei Qian''s words. She herself felt that even if she dealt with Zheng County, it would not have much effect, because how many years had the Xiqiang been fighting? Hasn''t the big man lost many official positions in these years? But year after year, there are still so many corrupt officials, and corruption is still so rampant, and it does not necessarily decrease at all. After dealing with Zheng County, it may be restrained for a while, but it will only be for a while...
『Confucius said that a gentleman must make three provinces, but how can he do so? Fei Qian chuckled and said, "Spring and Autumn change, the sun and the moon change. Although etiquette is permanent, it is difficult to adjust to the time." In the early days of the Han Dynasty, there were few custom-made rituals, and they increased in number when encountering difficulties. They often made rituals and regulations, which are now cumbersome and difficult to introduce. Although someone has the intention to change it, the world''s common people can''t help but talk nonsense, so he uses the law of participation. This was all expected, and it was the right time to do it..."
As expected? Huang Yueying looked at Fei Qian, "Husband, you had expected this?" 』
?Fei Qian nodded.
There is nothing new under the sun.
What is meant by taking history as a mirror is because history is like a spiraling spring. Sometimes when you look at it, you will find that there seems to be a shadow reflected below and above. Laws formulated by class are themselves a very serious and solemn manifestation of political form. How can they be full of loopholes and deal with them at will, or even turn a blind eye and interpret them arbitrarily?
But the problem is that the feudal dynasty was so confused.
Just like a certain dictatorship system, it does not depend on the name 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 panchayat The joint system is actually the dictatorship of the landlord class. If it is said that big capitalists and big entrepreneurs occupy the majority of the representatives, then...
?So, if there is a problem in Zheng County, does it mean that all the officials under Fei Qian''s rule also have problems?
Not necessarily.
??However, what happened in Zheng County revealed a historical issue that spans ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.
In fact, before the final form of corrupt officials appears, there is an intermediate transitional state, which is the so-called lazy administration. It may not be possible to determine whether an official who is lazy or lazy is a corrupt official, but it is indeed a common form, and the consequences may not be much better than those of a corrupt official.
?The most fundamental reason for lazy administration is that we don’t want to take responsibility, and interests are secondary.
?Just like the so-called "closed management" carried out by various universities after the epidemic in later generations, all the officials have interests in business with the vendors and restaurants within the universities. Doesn''t seem very appropriate. Perhaps some of them have interests in one way or another, but to say that they all have interests would be to overturn the whole ship.
Therefore, it is more because the Shangshutai has not issued a clear decree, so in order to avoid taking responsibility, local officials would naturally choose to be lazy and lazy in government. As for the convenience of the people, are there any difficulties? Compared with the crown of advancement on their heads, Which one is more important is clear at a glance.
Officials are also human beings, so it is natural that there is a tendency in human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. So when faced with a problem like Zheng County’s, is it useful for ordinary people to try to reason with officials by explaining the facts?
?Niu Sixia screamed that she was wronged, did anyone listen?
When will it be useful and will someone listen to it?
After a human life was caused, and this human life had to be exposed...
If Supervisor Zhiyin didn''t go there at that time, or went and didn''t look, or looked and didn''t ask, or asked but didn''t take it seriously, if any of the links were not in place, then Niu Sixia would be silent Niu Sixia died behind a bush. Even his relatives at home may just think that Niu Sixia has committed something, and may beat drums to complain, but most of them remain unknown.
Therefore, based on this incident, it is said that the magistrate of Zheng County must be corrupt, but it is not necessarily true. From a practical point of view, the Niu Sixia incident can only show that he was lazy and lazy in his administration. According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the magistrate of Zheng County did not commit the crime of "respecting officials", nor did he rely on power, nor did he commit "rebellion". Repaying personal grudges, naturally, could not be considered "respecting internal affairs". "Wei Huo" and "Wei Lai" are here, so according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, is the magistrate of Zheng County guilty?
In the Han Dynasty, incompetent officials were dismissed from their posts at most.
So, is this a problem for the magistrate of Zheng County alone?
When something goes wrong, the magistrate of Zheng County is arrested and beheaded to express gratitude to the world. Even if it can appease Niu Sixia, what problem can it solve?
?The so-called no double punishment for one crime.
Seeing that catching one can indeed solve part of the problem, that one can only cure the symptoms but not the root cause. For ordinary people, they naturally hope that they can solve it directly as soon as they encounter something. However, from Fei Qian''s current level, he cannot and cannot face all the people in his territory and solve them one by one. Things faced…
?The best way is still to solve the common problem, that is, just like formulating corruption laws, formulating relevant regulations and laws on laziness and neglect in government can be a preliminary solution to this problem.
“So the Cai family girls were used as weapons by their husbands? ” Huang Yueying clicked her tongue, not knowing whether to express praise or indignation, “My husband is really willing to give up...”
?Fei Qian was a little bit dumbfounded. This is not the focus of the incident, okay? Shouldn''t we pay more attention to some Niu Sixia who died innocently? Fei Qian remembered that Huang Yueying gave Niu Sixia a revised farm tool, so he specifically talked to Huang Yueying about this matter, but he did not expect that Huang Yueying''s focus was not on Niu Sixia from the beginning to the end...
『Actually, it was mostly the Wang daughter who was doing it...』
Fei Qian explained briefly, but he didn''t expect that it would be better not to explain. As soon as he explained, Huang Yueying''s ears seemed to stand up suddenly, and he 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 that Wang''s concubine... placed next to Cai, the main thing is that she can really walk down and see... Otherwise, how many of those noble ladies who are well-fed and well-fed will care about the poor people? After all, Wang Shu was from the Mo family. Otherwise, there would still be some class barriers between ordinary gentry women and ordinary people.
"It''s you..." Fei Qian turned around and asked Huang Yueying, "It''s been a few days, doesn''t it already have a model? Why can''t it be seen in reality?" 』Fei Qianwen''s model and entity are vehicles and ships, or wheel ships.
Ship is a very important water vehicle.
As early as the ancient Stone Age in China, the earliest boat, the canoe, appeared.
China is one of the earliest countries in the world to create canoes, and there are records of using canoes and oars to cross the sea. Of course, some later generations said that the so-called "sea" might just be a larger lake or swamp. But no matter what, the pace of human beings moving from land to water is naturally a very important step in the development of human civilization.
??Huang Yueying rubbed her forehead and pouted somewhat depressedly, "It''s leaking..."
"What? ” Fei Qian didn’t hear clearly.
『I said, it will leak! "Huang Yueying gestured with her hands, "Although the hole in the wheel axle is higher than the water surface, when using the flipper to rotate, some water will inevitably be brought in and then accumulate in the cabin... If the flipper plate is made higher, there will be less water leakage. But the hull is unstable. If there is a slight breeze, it will roll over..."
The ship technology of the Han Dynasty already had rudders and anchors, but the technology of vehicles and ships was not relatively mature until 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 on the northern territory. The development of the southern areas with many river systems and hilly areas was only developed after the Jin Dynasty went south and was forced to develop shipbuilding technology due to the situation at that time. Higher requirements.
For Fei Qian, if the whole journey from Sichuan to Guanzhong is to take the mountain road and circle around, one is that the transportation capacity is limited by human horsepower, and the distance is longer than the waterway, so it is natural to develop water transport ship technology. It was left to Huang Yueying, and the car and ship, which was one dynasty ahead of the Han Dynasty, naturally became the best choice at the moment.
Although wheel ships still have great limitations, such as they cannot enter shallow water areas or enter the sea, they are a blessing for caravans who need to travel upstream and downstream, upstream and downstream. With heavy loads and many transshipments, Feiqian only needs to switch to land transportation at some critical stages, such as where ships are impassable or navigation is dangerous, which can greatly save manpower and horsepower. This will be beneficial to the development of the entire economy, the timeliness of government orders, and regional Control plays a very big role.
At this stage of the wheel ship, it is naturally impossible to use steam to drive it. Instead, it uses the relatively mature technology of the overturning water wheel in the Han Dynasty and is driven by human pedaling. Such technology is considered by Feiqian to be relatively mature. , one plus one was used on the ship. I thought it should be a matter of course, but I didn’t expect that there seemed to be another problem...
‘Let’s go to Kunming Pond and have a look…’
(End of this chapter)